Student A, who is from the provinces, recently has had a lot of financial worries. He feels sorry for his parents for burdening them with tuition fees, house rental costs, and living expenses. Moreover, textbook costs for this semester are also very expensive. He wandered around the copying stores n
Unbelievable things are happening. A series of incidents occurred in Dongguk recently remind of what happened in 1980s in Korea. It is highly regrettable that these shameful things could happen in 21st century at Dongguk University, whose alumni played a great role of democracy pioneer in an era of
Thinking of today’s society, the success depends on hard work, luck, and friends.When people succeed, it is usually thought by every common man that the success depends on hard work. Perhaps, there is an element of luck involved. Your luck comes from working hard and taking the necessary actions. In
After President Park Geun-hye said that criticism toward her has gone too far, the Prosecution Service announced plans for an ongoing internet monitoring program after September 16th. This was set up to investigate the spreading of false information, or extreme cases of defamation against individual
English Essay Contest is an annual event held by The Dongguk Post. It is intended to boost an interest in English writing and globalization of students. In 2014, it was held on November 5th and 19 students participated in the contest. Students had to choose either ‘Every obstacle is an opportunity’
The student councils of major universities such as Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Dongguk University publicly criticized the Joongang Ilbo university assessment. They argued that the evaluation standards has drifted from the essence of education created a hierarch
Right and Wrong. What do those words mean? In Dictionary.com one of the definitions for right is “That which is morally, legally, or ethically proper…” The antonym or opposite of right according to Dictionary.com is wrong which states “That which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodnes
Everyone can commit a crime during one’s lifetime. The kinds of crimes are various. They are from crimes against morality to felonies against a law. Also there is a punishment for a crime that we have to tell a punishment occurred on a social common notion that person who damage to others has to rec
Reporters of Dongguk Media Center visited ProPublica, located in Wall Street, as a part of overseas reportage last July. The first impression of ProPublica was ‘simplicity.’ Only a small doorplate was put up in front of the office. Considering that ProPublica is one of the most influential investiga
The HelpBy Kathryn StockettThis is a story of three different women who pulled through difficulties and overcame their limits in 1960s America, when segregation and racism was severe. Three women, who did not appear at first to have many similarities, joined together and made the world more humane a
The ‘Delight Innovative Convergence Jump-up Industry-University Cooperation Seminar’ was held by LINC Agency on September 18th in the Orchid Room at the Grand Ambassador Hotel. About 80 people were invited to this seminar, including Park Jung-keuk, the Vice President of scholarships and Baek Yang-so
The Dongguk Autumn Festival was held from September 16th to 18th. The donation booth was operated by the volunteers of Chamsaram Volunteer who have signed to donate their bone marrow and organs. Many students have participated to help campaigns, and all the money was donated to an organization, whic
To commemorate the 108th anniversary of Dongguk’s foundation, a special ceremony was held on September 17th at Lotus Hall, to officially appoint 19 famous graduates of Dongguk University as celebrity ambassadors for the university. Kim Hee-ok, the President of Dongguk University, Shin Young-sub, the
Here in South Korea, there is really no room for second place. Adults and students alike, are expected to go hard or go home. Despite the fact that South Korea is not so sympathetic about being in the second place, they are extremely hearty about giving people a second chance, a chance to erase thei
The book Why Nations Fail seeks to explain what makes some countries progress and others stagnate. Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, co-authors of the book, say that it is the nature of the nations’ institutions that make the difference. Economists, who agree with the broad-based surveys and analys
Have you ever heard of Gaekkum? It does not mean ‘bad dream’ literally. Gaekkum is an educational program for growing creative personality. It is hosted by CML Laboratory of Dongguk University and College of Medicine from Choong-ang University, supported by the Ministry of Education. Through Gaekkum