During the second week of May, there were diverse ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary of Dongguk University(DU), such as Centennial Ceremony, Open Music Concert, The Big Festival for Donggukians, and several international conferences. Those ceremonies met our expectations of declaring what we were
"If a salamander is hurt, it hurts me. And my respect for the mountain makes me oppose the construction on it!" This is why Buddhist nun Ji-yul is protesting against the railroad construction through Mt. Cheonseong, and why she is on a hunger strike for the rights of animals and plants. Some Buddhis
The Post reporter asked me recently to write a 'Monitoring' column for the their magazine 멦he Dongguk Post? I do have to repeat, however, that I was very impressed with the quality of the Dec. 8 issue. I know how difficult it is to write in a foreign language, and the quality of the English was, I t
This article will explore the Native American's criticism about the origin of European American's ideologies in Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead. With its provoking narratives, Silko asks us the question, "What is America and why do we need to think over our true historical identity and try
The reader of The Dongguk Post will notice two different things from former editors. One is the timing of publication and the other is item changes. First, let's talk about issues. Some items aren't hot issues nowadays like the raising of tuition fee and King and the Clown. Students who are used to
The half-Korean football player Hines Ward is planning his first trip to the land of his birth - a country he knows little about. While Ward is a national hero not only in the United States but in Korea, too, his early years were not easy. He was born in Seoul but left with his parents to settle in
Near the end of an arirang Heart to Heart, an American professor was asked by the host to give a few words of advice to English Conversation teachers. The distinguished professor has been teaching ESL for most of his life, and his advice to teachers was as sagacious as it was succinct: "Don't talk t
Shortly after arriving in Korea and starting work as an English Instructor, one of the very first differences I noticed was the difference in Classroom culture. I remember being rather taken aback by the behaviour of some students. Now, obviously, I understand all these differences and accept them a
On the 17th of February, a big banner congratulating graduates was posted on the front gate of Dongguk University (DU). It was a good day for florists who had displayed flowers near the gate and inside the school. The campus was like an amusement park with people everywhere and street vendors sellin
Dongguk University is famous for Buddhism. Therefore, it's easy to find monks who study in the library, eat in the cafeteria and walk around the campus like other students. The differences between monks and students are just their clothes and shaved heads. But, are they really the same as us student
The most important criterion in judging a magazine is a very simple one: how interesting is it? Well, I found ‘The Dongguk Post’ to be quite interesting. There was a wide range of articles and I was curious to read about some of the issues facing young people in Korea and at Dongguk University. Some
Richard Ford(1944 - ) is one of the contemporary American novelists drawing a sketch of contemporary America in his various works: A Piece of My Heart(1976), The Ultimate Good Luck(1981), The Sportswriter(1986), Rock Springs(1987), Independence Day(1995), Women with Men(1997), and A Multitude of Sin
"DU will force students to study hard and we will make the campus a center of study. Even though it will challenge them, the students will appreciate it when they see result," President Hong Ki-sam said in a major newspaper. Some students agree with his opinion because a well-developed intellect is
A Chinese journalist coined Korean Wave after observing the influence of the pop group HOT on the youth of his country. This locution now applies to the influence of all Korean mass entertainment throughout China and Southeast Asia, especially soap operas. “Winter Sonata” and “Dae Jang Geum” are ste
On 12 February 2004, a team of South Korean researchers, led by Woo-Suk Hwang of Seoul National University, reported in the online edition of Science that they had successfully derived an embryonic stem cell line from a cloned human blastocyst. The publication of these experimental results had sever
As I read the last issue of the Dongguk Post, there were many points that I thought should be recognized about the magazine. There were many strengths as well as weaknesses of last month's issue. By definition, a "magazine" is a periodical that presents a variety of topics, usually on current events
Do you remember Guus Hiddink, Korea's soccer coach during World Cup 2002? He made a great result in 2002. All Koreans wore red T-shirts and went out to cheer the Korean team. He always told his players to "communicate a lot with each other." He thought that Korean players didn't talk enough to team-
A year ago an American friend of mine who was visiting Korea for the first time stopped by the Dongguk campus to appreciate its Buddhist culture. I showed her several places and things with Buddhist overtones: the Buddha Statue, the three elephants, Jeonggak-Won, Daegak-Chun, and the Museum. Though