Most readers realize that media recently have been focusing mainly on sensational events. First, We can easily find news on ‘Dongguk University (DU)’ in the newspapers almost everyday. Few Donggukians would be glad to read the articles headlined with our school's name. The media are very busy critic
Seo Dae-chan.Seoul Nat'l UniversityCollege of social science Before starting my monitoring, I would like to express my thanks to my friend who gave me the honor to monitor The Dongguk Post. I think that university English magazines should give crucial view points on various social issues for the rea
At some point in Shin Jeong-ah’s charade, she became delusional. She has deluded herself into believing that she really does have a Yale Ph.D., regardless of what Yale says. It was much easier for Ms. Shin to actually believe her own lies than to go on pretending that her public persona was not a bi
The title is from a famous poem, "Les feuilles mortes" by a late 19th century French poet, Remy de Gourmont. I would like to ask the same question to DU students. Or rather, I would ask, "Have you ever heard the sound of treading on fallen leaves?," since the students, I think, are too busy with the
When you decide to buy new clothes, do you think it is your choice? Or do you think the movie you choose to see is your choice? If you say yes, then you are under illusion. The things that you think you decide to do may not be what you really want, but what mass culture wants you to do. I remember I
A hiking trail not far from the Blue House is finally open to the public after being closed for decades. Most hikers enter the trail at Changuimun (Northwest Gate), one of the 12 gates of the ancient walled city of Seoul and itself worth a visit. For the gate is steeped in antiquity as well as moder
At the first scene, Westin Chosun Hotel seems to be so big for me to enter. All those red carpets and ornaments hanging on the wall made me small in the world of 17th century - baroque style hall. I thought that hotels were for VIPs and someone like that. But now, I realized that great places are no
A deal was reached to end the long Korean hostage ordeal. The 19 Korean Christians freed by the Taliban after six weeks in captivity arrived at Incheon airport. They apologized for putting their country through a wrenching worries and anxieties. “We owe a big debt to the Korean government and people
Kim Na-eunQ.Have you ever made a mistake at The Dongguk Post?A.Unfortunately.... Yes, I have. When I had just become a member of The Post, I helped a senior to write an article. The 357th Cover Story dealt with president Oh Young-Gyo's inauguration. So we need his picture for the cover. I found pict
As an editor of international desk, I have been following continuous conflicts in several countries. One of the most shocking events is the Taleban's abduction of 23 Koreans in Afghanistan, which has made me change my indifferent attitude about international relations. After the Taleban took the 23
By Kim Sung-joong Professor, Faculty Advisor Dept. of English Lang. & Lit. We all know that less and less people are reading poetry. But still, we are teaching poetry to students. Why? It is amazing to find that the question on the usefulness of poetry was already posed about 200 years ago. Thomas L
Nuclear weapons are not just mistake in an otherwise healthy world. They are the logical outcome of an aggressive way of life and the result of materialistic world-view and industrial culture. There is a conceptual revolution in the realm of sciences. The old materialistic mechanistic Newtonian conc
There is no hope that the world will be able to get the future prosperities in the Middle East without resolving the enduring Palestinian-Israeli conflict that even connected with the disastrous Iraqi quagmire was in many ways. It is not certain if Students of Dongguk University recognize the facts
What I noticed immediately about Norris Hall, the engineering building where Cho Seung-hui went on his bloody Virginia Tech rampage, were its black, brown and tan stones. A friend of mine is a Virginia Tech alum, and when he reminisces about the campus he always mentions how these stones dominate it
I first want to express my thanks to my friend, a reporter at the Dongguk Post, who gave me the honor to monitor for the Post. This is my first encounter with the Post, but after reading several issues, I am already in love with the magazine.I hope to have a chance to continue reading it in the futu
Surfing the Internet, I happened to see some funny questions under the title, "The Are You Romantic Test."One of the questions in the test goes like this: "What would you prefer to get for Valentine's Day?"As a professor of Romanticism, I was relieved-since this could mean my field is not antiquated
hile walking on a Florida beach this past winter I came upon a group of young boys playing "Pirates of the Caribbean," the Disney blockbuster starring Johnny Depp. Their mimicking of pirates piqued my interest in the language spoken in the movie; so, I rented the video and listened. Pirates of the C
Understanding of Korea's race issues through American Studies The International Winter Camp on U.S. Studies 2007 was held at Pyung-Taek University last February sponsored by ASSA(American Studies Students Association in Korea) and U.S. embassy in Korea. I participated in the camp with honor as a mem
Thanks to my acquaintance with the Editor-in-Chief of The Dongguk Post, even though I am not a Dongguk University student, I read The Dongguk Post. I know how difficult it is to make a magazine as I am working for an English magazine at my university. Above all, I want to congratulate the reporters
In Buddhism, every living thing is viewed as equal in value because every life is understood in the principle of cause and effect. Although there would not be an absolute answer for the understanding of humans, it is clear that everything follows the principles of karma and samsara(rebirth). Everyth