College of Education students’ voices were throughout Inha University on October 9th. The National Education College Student Alliance (NCESA) is an organization that was inspired by ‘subject training special process' released in 2009. It was created for the common causes and demands of all College E
On October 1st, 2010, Dongguk University established the 'English Zone' in Hyehwa Hall. The purpose of this area is for DU students to improve their English by having conversation about various topics. It's open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays. Foreign professors visit the 'English Zone' all the time, a
From October 5th to the 13th, the staff from the International Programs & Education office of Dongguk visited the United States to make new agreements and to sign contracts with three universities. On October 5th they went to the University of Texas in Dallas. A meeting was held there with about ten
The College of Business Administration presented a video lecture for the first time at Dongguk University. On October 13th, a Business Administration professor from Michigan State University (MSU) gave a lecture about business leadership in room MBA 202. Lee Byung-Chul, a College of Business profess
The Woman Career Development Center (WCDC) will hold a special lecture program for female students of Dongguk in November. This program will be about improving skills for English Presentations. The lecture will be held through two days on the 3rd and 10th of November spending two hours for each day.
“Huh, huh, tap, tap pant, pant.” The sound of feet on the asphalt and the huffing breath just spread around the Namsan Park in the morning. It reminds me of the scene of the famous Nike advertisement in which women are running the road without any string to attach. One exchange student of Dongguk Un
"The Post life will be paid off" / By Noh Yoo-raI became a Post reporter after six months of apprenticeship. I applied to become a reporter just to gain experience and to find out what kind of work they do. In other words, I applied to become a reporter with a light heart, maybe that's why I went th
The post interviewed Yoo Hwa-soo, who participated in the 2010 biennial special art exhibition in Gwangju. The special art exhibition introduces young asian artists who are under 40. The exhibition was held from September 1st to September 5th, 2010 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center. Yoo Hwa-soo di
At the moment three exchange students are taking the Sustainability and Environmental Challenges in the 21st century course. It is a general education class held on Mondays and Thursdays. The Post was fortunate enough to meet with them as they were talking with each other after class. The three came
“GET YOUR GATSBY ON, Roar back to the ‘20s-and the Jazz Age- on Governors Island…. The 1920s come to life at the Jazz Age lawn Party on Governors Island, where folks dance to the Dreamland Orchestra….” This statement is from an article in New York Post issued on August 6th, 2010 about the Jazz Age L
Recently Koreans heard the astonishing news that one of their idols, Choi Yun-hee, killed herself. She was a famous copywriter who appeared on various TV talk shows. The reason for her suicide was because she had an incurable illness. Even more astonishing was that her husband took his own life as w
When I first visited Paris, in 1970, I didn’t expect to see a giant Elvis Presly effigy dominating a cinema district. The “British invasion” (Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who and others) had already swept America, diminishing Elvis in the eyes of a generation of white Americans who were hip to the b
Jeonggakwon, a temple located inside the campus of Dongguk, has been holding Buddhist ceremonies in English and Chinese, since celebrating its third anniversary of the Saturday Buddhist ceremony. With the increasing number of foreign students at Dongguk, Jeonggakwon offers both regular English Buddh
“Auditioning over all nation people,” hanging out its sign from the start of the shows Superstar K, cable channel Mnet’s music show, begins. The show, modeled after foreign TV talent shows “American Idol”, has its formula for discovering ordinary people with extraordinary talent. Superstar K is cred
“Midnight is coming. Still Crowds are forming. Coffee shops are open and a variety of people are chatting with friends, absorbed in a book, and working on with laptop computer. It feels like the middle of afternoon in this place.”For many people, some daily routines would not finish with only a day.
From July 1st to October 1st, the Capstone Design contest exhibit was held and was successful. It aims to demonstrate the value of commodities through programs with professors, students and industries. This contest’s grand prize was given to the ‘Nerd-herd’ team. Their work was about ‘walkers for pe
The 2010 Homecoming Day event was held on October 2nd at 4pm in the Middle auditorium. Originally, the event was supposed to be held in Manhee Square and Roof Gardens, however because of rain, the event location was changed. Many alumni, donors, and supporters of Dongguk were in attendance. The coll
The Post interviewed a Dongguk University (DU) student Yoo Hyun-jin, who attended the University of Oslo (UO) as an exchange student. She majors in English Interpretation and Translation at Dongguk University and she’s continuing her study of English Literature in Norway. Ms. Yoo shared her unique e
"I'm so tired of eating at the school cafeteria! The menu is almost the same everyday and it's hard to find a healthy meal!" Nam Suk-hyun, a student of Dongguk University (DU), grumbled, although she had already turned her steps towards Sanglokwon. The conditions that most of students are faced with
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) opened an online international industry technology guide which will allow domestic researchers to make use of the information. Development of a study on the common ground establishment project by Kong Young Dae, a chemistry department professor of DU, was chos