EAS (English for Academic Success) Presentation Competition is going to be held for the first time. It is intended to promote students’ presentation skills as well as to enhance confidence in speaking English. Freshmen who are currently taking the EAS1 course can participate in this competition. Thr
Celebrating the 108th anniversary of Dongguk University, a Buddhist initiation ceremony was held on May 21st at Paljeongdo. In the past, several Buddhist initiation ceremonies took place by each college. This year, however, the Buddhist initiation ceremony was held for all Donggukians, including the
Dongguk University Baseball Team took the throne by winning the National University Baseball Championship Series twice in a row, in 2013 and 2014. They also conquered five series in last year and this year including Spring University Baseball League. In the final, Dongguk team beated Inha University
Starting from the jump ball of 24th, March, KB University Basketball League began its journey. Dongguk University Basketball Team gained six wins out of nine games so far, ranking itself at 4th place. No experts expected this well-fight of Dongguk before the League began. At the center of this sensa
Michelle Obama recently made a visit to China’s Peking University. Well, it’s no doubt that her main prominence has always been regarding education and health. Thus, in her recent speech in Peking University, she addressed the importance of studying abroad and why experiencing different cultures was
Electricity is one of the most consumed forms of energy in South Korea. In 2010, South Korea’s electricity usage was 24.5 percent of its total energy consumption, higher than the average usage within the OECD countries (22.5 percent). According to the Korea Electric Power Corporation, electricity co
Our lives are changing at anunprecedented pace. Transformationalshifts in our economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological systems offer unparalleled opportunities, but the interconnections among them also imply enhanced systemic risks. Of the many conceivable ways in which poss
In 2002, John Goscha, then attending Bobson College, suddenly wondered what it would be like to cover the whole wall with paper and use it like a white board. However, as paper is not reusable, he would have had to repaper the whole wall after it became full of his scribbles. At this point, he devis
When we are in high school, we cannot wait to walk around the campus and finally enjoy our stress-free lives in college. It all seems like a dream, full of exciting adventures ahead of us. Many students get to the campus with that same tingling feelings. With butterflies in our stomach, we start out
It seems to me that from the time you enter a university – you are given a ticket, and that it is up to you to define where that ticket takes you. There are of course limitations that you set on yourself that the environment and society sets upon you, but there are also incredible opportunities with
Exactly a week ago from today, Sochi Winter Olympics that brought tears and joy to many of us came to an end. Among many spotlighted sports stars, the brightest was without a doubt, Kim Yuna.Yuna, a born-to-be skater, delivered much more than what figure skating normally does. Last week, she bravely
Emergency and accidents may happen once in a lifetime, but no one can be certain of when. Universities should offer students a first-aid education since they have not received any proper education or have forgotten it. Naturally, it is questionable if students can deal with emergencies well. Accordi
Students will be able to spot many changes in restrooms from this semester onwards. The Office of General Affairs began Dongguk Toilet Cleaning Campaign in December of last year. At the end of second semester of 2013, the office removed all trash bins in toilet cubicles of Main Hall and Business Hal
The Office of Strategic Planning will expand the number of professor who can benefit from a performance-related payment system. Until last year, only associate professors and assistant professors were eligible for performance-related payment. Starting from this year, the system will be applied to fu
The 46th Student Council (President Jung Won-bin, Vice President Park Woong-jin) and the 27th General Girl Student Council (President Choi Eun-mi, Vice President Lee Su-ji) start their official activities from this month. The Student Council begin the semester by running an educational campaign and
The Liberal Arts Department has been renamed as Dharma College starting from the 2014 academic school year. Until last year, it was literally a department that is considered to be subordinate to the concept of a college. However, as it changed its name to Dharma College, it has the same status as ot
Choi Min-ah, a sophomore studying in the Department of Sociology, spent most of her winter break working at a cafe and giving tutors to students. She needed to work all seven days of a week so she can earn enough money to cover next semester’s tuition. “I am tired of working every day, but I do not
On November 7th, very early in the morning, at around 4 A.M., the students in Namsan Residence Hall heard a fire alarm. Students, who were sleeping deeply, went down to the first floor following the instructions being announced. Other students ran about in confusion through the corridors. Female stu
The Office of General Affairs announced that they implemented Security Sector System starting on November 21st. Before this system was introduced, one security guard was in charge of patrolling two or three buildings. The weakness of this building quota system is that it leaves a blind spot in terms