On March 8th, there was a press conference held by the feminists who support supplementing eight more of cleaning workers of Dongguk University. It started off with Kim Yeo-jin, one of the feminists who support Dongguk University’s cleaning workers, saying, “March 8th is World Women’s day. As femini
“Are you not lonely? You look pretty these days. It makes me feel I am in a trouble.” This statement was revealed when the prosecutor Seo Ji-hyeon disclosed her experience of the senior prosecutors sexually harassing her. Other than the senior prosecutor mentioned above, there were other prosecutors
Recently, the new occupation of “content creator” has emerged. According to the Chosun Newspress, in 2016, compared to 2015, people spending their time watching YouTube increased by 65 percent. Likewise, YouTube fever has been sweeping across the country. As an increasing amount of personally create
For the upcoming 2018, the election of the student councils, the General Representative Council (GRC), and the Preparing Committee for Graduation (PCG) took place from November 20th to 23rd. In the vote counting, the “Turning Point” party (Kim Jung-do, Song Su-hun) was elected as the 50th General St
Starting from last September, the Central Library of Dongguk University has been constructing a Learning Commons Zone. This plan is a part of the ACE+ project, which supports universities to develop better teaching systems. The Learning Commons Zone will provide students with a place to take a rest
In a country where mandatory duty is known all too well, students are begging for the question of, “Does English testing at the university level fall under the same obligation?” After careful consideration, I came to the conclusion that the answer is “yes!” You might be wondering, who this man that
“Mamihlapinatapai” is the longest and hardest word to be translated in the world. It means a quiet, urgent, and subtle look between the two-people hoping the other person to do something essential to each other but which they do not want to do. At first, I thought it was interesting and suddenly I r
1. We Need a Languageby Lee Min-kyeongThis book offers several solutions for each of the situation that women might feel discomfortable with. The author wrote this book, wishing that females could no longer be victimized by sexual discrimination. 2. Self-esteem Classby Yoon Hong-gyunIn this book, th
In order to support students who are wondering about their learning strategy, the Center for Student Counseling is providing an opportunity for students to take the Self-Regulated Learning Test (SLT). SLT is an examination that allows the students to evaluate their self-regulated level and let them
On September 22th at 5P.M., there was a great debate for the direct election system for the president, and democratic governance. The representative of the Council of Professors of Dongguk University, the president of the General Student Council, the policy director of the Student Council of Postgra
According to a survey done by Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS), nine out of ten freshman year students chose working part time as one of the things they would like to do during vacations. The main reason was to earn their living expenses by themselves. A lot of students have put getting a part time
Recently, there were a considerable number of postings about how students faced with difficulties living in the school dormitory in “Dongguk Bamboo Forest,” a Facebook page where the students of Dongguk University share their thoughts. The postings were mostly about inspectors coming by the dormitor
The central library of the Dongguk Universrity will hold a “Book Review” contest. In order to encourage the students read more books, the central library decided to hold a book review contest. This contest would proceed from 11th of October to 10th of November. Students can download the application
According to the The Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC+), there will be a new program called, “Campus Living Lab.” It is a program which students, companies, and the local community gather and settle the conflict. Jung-gu district, Dongguk University, local government, and local comme
To be honest, I never thought I would be able to make my opportunity to write my own “debut essay.” I remember my first time writing an article, which was about the national examinations. That week was probably the toughest week I have ever had in my university life. I told every single person I kno
On May 5th, 2017, Lee Jong-bae, the representative of the Retention of the Bar Examination Union, protested at Yanghwa Bridge, shouting for the retention of the national bar examination. Around this time, there was another controversy. Before the election, the Minjoo, the ruling party, announced a p
From April 21st to June 9th, the students in the Department of Film and Digital operated the project called “ChaCha Cinematheque.” It offered an opportunity for the students in Dongguk University to watch several classic art films and share their thoughts about the movies. The program was offered ev
On June 23rd to 24th, there would be a camp hosted by the Central Library of Dongguk University. By this event, students will be provided an opportunity to walk along Namhansanseong, the Manhae Maul (village), and Baekdamsa reflecting themselves with the nature. Only students in the undergraduate of
On April 28th, a press conference regarding the actual qualification as a president of a university for President Han Tae-sik (Bogwang) was held by the Student Council of the College of Social Science. They required the reinvestigation of the plagiarism by President Han. For about three years of Don