The owner of the restaurant is Donggukian, Jun Joo sung, who graduated from the department of physical education. He received an award from the Korea CEO management in 2010 and was awarded first prize for being a small business from the association of Korean advanced ideas. His company, ‘Myungdong K
Lee Seung-hyun, Ph.D. and about 20 students from the school of management at the University of Texas in Dallas (UTD), U.S.A. will visit Dongguk University on May 17th. This visit is one of many where foreign universities will visit their Asian counterparts. There will be an introduction held at Dong
What is the best way to prepare for getting a job? By yourself, it can be pretty difficult, but thankfully Dongguk University has opened the Dongguk Career Lounge. As of May 3rd, 2011, graduating students can find the help they need on the 3rd floor of the main building. If you visit the Dongguk Car
Maybe you only think about chocolate and waffles when you think about Belgium. Belgium is an unfamiliar country to many Koreans. This year, Jonathan Grolman and Christophe Gilain, the first exchange students from Belgium, came to Dongguk University. To know more about Belgium and to introduce Korea
Kim Yeon-ah, Park Tae-hwan, Son Yeon-jae, Cha Do-ri... Besides playing their respective sports, many athletes get paid high salaries and become popular from other activities, too. They often attend special events or have interviews with the press. It shows their tremendous popularity which comes fro
Irina Alexandra IlesGuest reporter irina.iles@gmail.comWhen has beauty become a social responsibility?Our life as human beings is organized in groups which, in turn, form the society. Therefore, our activity evolves within the boundaries of a society and must consent to the terms imposed or, to what
A 2010 Gallup poll that centered on adult fears found that 40 percent of adults reported their biggest fear was speaking in public or in front of audience. Likewise, fear of public speaking is one of the common fears that all Donggukians have. From May 3rd, till June 7th, there is series of session
On May 4th, Dongguk showcased its school song as well as the cheering song at the 105-year anniversary celebration. The original school song was created by Kim Dong Jean and the cheering song was written by Lee Byeong Ju and recorded by Lee Hee Mok. They were created in 1960 and their old fashioned
Public concerns over food safety do not seem to have been alleviated following recent disasters such as the outbreak of domestic foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan that caused the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Daiichi. Though the government has
Irina Alexandra IlesGuest reporter irina.iles@gmail.comDear Seoul, I remember arriving here. A winter wind welcomed me with a frozen hello. Unintelligible words on the streets warned me that I knew nothing about the place I had alighted at. Unfamiliar faces stared at me as I was making my way throug
Kim Bo-YounDepartment of International Tradekimboyoun2010@nate.com Students at Dongguk University have started to wear the coolest clothes possible since spring arrived. There are several reasons for trying to look cool. However, I want to combine them with one major reason that I think most student
"I still don't have a boyfriend, but I’m interested in a boy whom I met a few days ago," says a girl to her friends at a cafe on the first day of April. If she cannot find a boyfriend by Black Day, a special day for people without lovers, she will eat jajangmyeon (black bean noodles) on April 14. Th
The numbers of North Korean defectors entering South Korean universities are getting larger and larger. In the case of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies about 120 North Korean students are registered and following their dreams. 70 students are currently attending Sogang University and there are a
Most people tend to get excited about movies mixed with fantasy because they provide a fresh and new experience that differs from their ordinary lives. However, the movie The Journals of Musan, directed by Park Jung- bum, does not rely on this factor to attract audiences and can do this on the merit
The Woman Career Development Center (WCDC) will hold a career planning program for female students of Dongguk University. This program, with the support of Ministry of Gender Equality & Family, will provide career counseling, career portfolio building education and image consulting for participants.
What do you see first when you enter Dongguk University? Whenever you step onto a university’s campus, the main entrance gives you the first impression of the university. Dongguk University has three gates: the main gate, Hye-hwa gate, and the rear gate. These are the “faces” of Dongguk University.
Dongguk University has launched a campaign where students can put their hands together to support the second founding in April. Putting hands together is a tradition that dates back to the Buddha and monks for Buddhism ceremonies and rituals and is an authentic way to say hello in India. It is a way
The day has come for Dongguk's first Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for female cadets. Beginning with seven universities last year, the nationwide female ROTC recruitment is continuing this year. Sophomore and junior students from 109 four year universities including Dongguk could apply to be
The TV drama Sign has finally ended. This drama is about a favored presidential candidate’s daughter who committed several murders. Her father attempts to hide the truth about these vicious crimes from the forensic doctors, prosecutors, and detectives who are eager to uncover the truth about the mur
On March 27th, the government based Educational Science Technology and Economic-Knowledge Department announced the results from its evaluation of "Second step of supporting academic-industrial cooperation". The government has focused on developing academic-industrial cooperations with universities s