A dispute over university students' academic dishonesty is stirring up debate both on and off campus. One daily newspaper reported that prosecutors indicted seven students at a cyber college on charges of cheating on an online examination. Even though university authorities said the prosecutors were
Ms. A (34) has been idle in her house for the past few days. She tried to get a job several times but she repeatedly failed. Whenever she applied to a company, her documents always passed its screening. However, she was always rejected at the final interview. She graduated from a brand name universi
Though many people proclaim they are for protection of environment, only a few people practice what they preach. For example, most of us use throwaway goods carelessly.From September 16 to 30, an exhibition that reminds us of our environmental problem was held at the Recycle Theme Plaza that is loca
Kim Ha-gie, a well-known writer in Korea, is a person with a unique record. While a student at Pusan National University, he experienced hardship and privation in prison because he was opposed to the military regime in 1980s. His most interesting fete was when he unexpectedly went to North Korea. "W
-A scene from the movie, "Oasis":Jong-du and Gong-ju were dating and Gong-ju said to Jong-du, "I am hungry." When they visit a restaurant, there were a lot of unoccupied seats. When they came into, the host suddenly said, "Sorry, the shop is closed." Jong-du said with a look of displeasure on his fa
This small country is flooded with broadcasting corporations. And TV viewers want exciting and useful programs. Each broadcasting corporation agonizes over how to seize more TV viewers and how to compete with its competition. That is why we now have Foodtainment (Food+Entertainment) and Healthtainme
President Kim Dae-jung's term of office is coming to an end. The 16th presidential election will be held on Dec. 19. The Post asked 190 DU students about their interest in the nominees and about the way the media is reporting on them...................................................................
The best way to survive in a harsh competitive environment is hard study. I will study hard! Today is the first day of my new study plan. I got up 6:30 a.m and arrived at the central library 7:30 a.m. Wow, I am proud of myself. I expect to take a good seat.When I entered in a reading room of the lib
Controversy has flared up over the U.S. Embassy's plan to construct a new embassy building and a high-rise apartment building near an old palace site in downtown Seoul. The U.S. Embassy plans to construct a 15-story embassy building and 8-story apartment building for its staff on the old Deoksu Pala
A street vender, Park Bong-kyu, attempted to burn himself to death in Junggu Office, Seoul Metropolitan City, on Aug. 23. It shocked us and publicized the vender's pain. On Aug. 21 and 23, the late Mr. Park was deprived of his tools on Chunggyechun street, because selling in the street market is ill
In his short poem, "Lack of Steadfastness," English medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer complains that the world, once "stedfast and stable," is now so "false and deceivable" that everything is "turned up-so-down" and "all is lost for lack of steadfastness." Then, he asks, "What makes this world to be so
The 5th "Making Songpyon and Sharing Love" was held by Women's Affairs (WA) in the first floor at Kyesankwan on Sep. 18. Songpyon is a special rice cake for Choosok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)."When I studied abroad, there were few opportunities to learn about Korean culture. So I want to give Dongguk
On my return to Seoul after the summer vacation, it struck me that traffic congestion had become appreciably worse during my absence. This was particularly disheartening since I had been under the illusion that things were actually improving, that all the efforts of city planners over the past two d
The administration's proposed five-day workweek system, starting in July next year, will trigger a sudden change in the leisure and tourism culture. The new system will allow us that the whole family much time to go out together. Furthermore, Korea's fine autumn weather is an additional attraction.
Korea suffered great damage from typhoon Rusa. Other countries including China and Germany also suffered from drought or floods. Natural disasters are getting worse because of environmental pollution. So, we must be concerned about the environmental problems. An international conference on the envir
Ten students from Sapporo Gakuin University (SGU) have visited Dongguk University (DU) from Sept. 9 to 16 under a reciprocal cultural exchange program. This program is part of the exchange agreement started between DU and SGU in July 2000. Every year, DU students visit SGU in July, and SGU students
I believe that three chances will come to me in my life. According to a common saying, only a person who get ready can catch a chance. I already caught my first chance. It was when I became the Post reporter.When I was disappointed with campus life, I heard about a reporter's life from my colleague,
In recent days, there has been a controversial dispute over sexual discrimination on "My Insistence" board in the DU homepage. Starting from the inquiry about escaping military service and the necessity of women student representatives, a lot of students have been questioning the discrimination issu
It is impossible for the DU Buddhist Hospital in affiliation with the College of Medicine and Oriental Medicine to open in December, even though the School Authority (SA) stated that the Buddhist Hospital will be opened within this year. However, the SA changed its position last month and said that
우리 문화에서 초록 색상은 자연을 상징하고 있다. 이는 영어표현에서도 예외가 아니다. 영어표현 'green'은 색상으로서의 의미 외에 자연을 상징하는 의미를 가지고 있다. 이미 한국어 속에 외래어로 자리잡은 복합어 'green belt'(자연보호구역)는 'green'이 '자연'이라는 확장의미를 가지고 있음을 보여주는 예이다. 또한 자연은 보호되어야 하는 최우선 환경보호 대상이므로 'green'이 '환경'이라는 또 다른 의미로 사용이 되는 것은 당연하다. 전 세계적으로 연결되어 있는 녹색당 명칭 'the Green Party' 속의