The sight of foreign exchange students walking around Dongguk University (DGU) Campus has now become quite commonplace. These exchange students are truly global: some come from English speaking countries, and some from more traditional Asian countries. When the Post visited the Center for Foreign St
'Superbly shy' was perhaps the best way to describe myself when I first joined The Dongguk Post. Because of my shyness, it has taken a long time to become the reporter of what I am today. Although something must have initially attracted me to apply for the position of Post reporter, I first found it
The first time I went to the The Dongguk Post office to hand in my resume, I was immediately taken by the inviting atmosphere. I wanted to do something valuable and meaningful in the university: writing for The Dongguk Post, I hoped, would help me realize this dream. Since childhood, I’ve wanted to
Yor are (or were) a freshman, and you might have expected a happy campus life with your friends - and you now are struck down by a burning question that just pooped up suddenly - 'what did I do all these years, and what have I achieved.?' At that, you scramble all your wists to find an to answer to
In October, Joong-ang Daily evaluated universities by standards and reported top 28 schools. After that, many universities complained, and then each university president announced new ways in order to improve his university. Students were anxious to check the rank of their school.Joong-ang Daily sta
This fall semester I deliver the classes like "Culture in English Speaking Countries & Listening" and "Introduction to American Studies" in English. Last spring semester I offered classes in English again in such subjects as "American Culture and Film" and "Literature in English Speaking Countries."
The demonstration and dissension against the Government have been common in our contemporary history. In this time, however, they are extraordinary, which are against the Religious deviationism from the President. Actually the Governmental Religious deviationism is not a special case, but this Gover
DongGuk University(DGU) sent the students press group to Beijing Olympics. The press group includes the DGU's campus press Dongdaesinmun, The Dongguk Post, DUBS and general students who had chosen through the competitive rate 10 to 1. This event was the beginning of the academic-industrial cooperati
“I've come to look around the old Seoul Station." This is an old man in a long line, waiting to participate in the Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival(ASYAAF), which is held at the old Seoul Station. Many people were waiting for the opening ceremony of ASYAAF in spite of the boiling hot we
The Rotary Club is an organization of service clubs known as the Rotary Clubs located all over the world. There are more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries, and there are over 1.2 million members world-wide. The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians. The stated purpose of the orga
"I spend most of my time in Student Hall," she answers and smiles. Hiroko is a Japanese student, who came to DGU as an exchange student a year ago. The Post met with Hiroko on a warm spring day. Let's listen to her story.The Post: What made you learn Korean?Hiroko: When I was a sophomore at high sch
"You should act as if your legs can't move..., let's do it once more," a producer in DUBS required to the actors and actress. By the way, do you know how to say when you drank too much and forgot what happened? You can see the right expression in www.donggukin.org. From March 2008, The Post, Campus
In his article "Letter on Humanism" Martin Heidegger insists that "Language is the house of being." After the philosopher's statement about the language, various interpretations have been followed as to the implied meanings of the assertion. What holds these different understandings together is the
Dongguk University celebrated the centennial anniversary, last May 8, 2006. The university belongs to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism which is the most common representative traditional Buddhist order in Korea. The purpose and principles of the foundation of Dongguk University, as a spiritual ide
All the eyes of the world have been turned to 2008presidential primary election with keen interests. Super Tuesday on February 5 settled only the Republican race, leaving the Democratic race a fierce battleground ahead. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) took huge victories over the runner-up, former M
Let's Not Prank by Utilizing the New Technology!By. Kim Min I had a chance to see the play called Dark Play or Stories for Boys on Sunday, March 2nd 2008. This play was performed by the Seattle U. students and it was definitely one of the funniest plays I have ever watched. It was about the problem
"I try to read Korean newspapers and watch Korean news to improve my Korean" says Deng Jing, a Chinese student studying in DongGuk University (DGU) majoring in international trade. On a very cold day in January when the Post met Deng Jing in a coffee shop, she introduced herself as a Korea lover, wh
There is a consensus among ESL teachers that university students' English skills have improved considerably over the past decade owing to their determination to meet the stringent educational requirements of a hyper-competitive society. The student essays on the following pages are a testament to wh
Six months have passed since I became a member of The Dongguk Post. During this time I contributed to two magazines, got ordinary grades and worked as a tutor for three students. My busy schedule made me learn the importance of managing my time and money; it was harder than I expected. Now that I'm
Kwak Gyu-ryeongPost Reporterryeong@dongguk.edu What do you think about abortion? Some people support abortion rights because they think that an unborn child has no soul. Others are against abortion and regard it as murder. Society, however, is too quick to judge as murderers the poor women who have