There are times when I truly wonder whether the expression "there is a time and place for everything" was coined in Korea. Indeed, so many aspects of life and culture here seem to be governed by the calendar, rather than by more pragmatic measures. Compared to life in North America and other countri
Recently, a committee of labor, management and government representative is having a discussion in the National Assembly about introducing the five-day workweek system. The media reported that the system may be put into practice by July, 2002. However, the system's introduction is becoming dimmer as
[Editor's Note]"The United States was attacked by terrorism. We may think this faraway attack matters little to us. However, let's suppose that a victim in the World Trade Center (WTC) knows your cousin who lives in New York. People on this earth are connected in this way. This is a human network. A
The Post reported on the first Queer Film & Video Festival in the 298th issue. People still had a misunderstanding of this sexual minority in 1998. The first Queer Film & Video Festival was not so successful. "Homosexuality doesn't touch Korea emotions, films which have it as a main subject are excl
Somewhere in the interior of Colombia, a small tribe of U'wa struggles against Occidental of Colombia (OXY), a U.S multinational corporation, demanding their right to live. Nine years ago, OXY bought some parts of U'wa territory for petroleum exploration. U'wa territory covers five states of Colombi
I have an acquaintance whose only hobby is fishing. One day, he asked me in a sullen tone, "In Buddhism why is fishing regarded as a sinful deed and banned totally?" He argued that from old times hunting has been a main resort of human beings' lives, and yet why is it sinful? His question led to a h
Employment season is drawing near. And lots of job-seekers are interested in TOEIC (Test of English for International Conversation). Here are some comments from people who have been living in TOEIC Frenzy.900 points: I realized how I could get a high TOEIC score. My tedious TOEIC training is over. I
In July of 2000, Prof. K, a DU professor in the Dept. of Sociology, sexually harassed an exchange student in Japan. (The Post already reported on DU students' opinion about Professor K's sexual-harassment scandal in the 323rd issue.)That October, School Authorities (SA) decided to dismiss Prof. K af
On August 21, the 337-member South Korean delegation, composed of civic, religious and labor activists, returned to Seoul from a weeklong inter-Korean joint celebration in Pyongyang.Upon arrival at Gimpo Airport, 16 people including Kang Jeong-koo, a professor in the Dept. of Sociology at DU, were l
The DU Translation Center for Tripitaka Koreana published Daejangkyoung, a complete collection of Buddhist Sutras, in Korean on Aug. 31.Publishing the Korean version is expected to help people understand Daejangkyoung, which originally was written in Chinese characters.It took 37 years for DU Transl
On Aug. 31, Journal of Buddhist Textual Studies was published in Korean for the first time by the Korean Buddhist Research Institute (KBRI) at DU.The KBRI started to translate the original Sanskrit and Tibetan text into Korean last November. Prof. Gwon ki-jong, chairperson of KBRI, stressed that the
On Sept. 14, Son Seok-chun, a director of Opinion & Media of The Hankyoreh, gave a special lecture on press reform in the Education Media Center in Haklim Hall.During the lecture, he said that it is natural that the tone of an article depends on a reporter's viewpoint, while stressing "The problem i
Job Support (JS) was finished with new services after reconstruction was finished during last summer vacation.The JS is planning to give students a chance to consult with counselors from various corporate personnel divisions. And students can surf the Net to get more information from the homepages o
As its former faculty advisor, it was an enjoyable and significant task for me to read The Dongguk Post closely from the first page to the last. To be honest, since I quit The Post as its faculty advisor, I haven't found a chance to read The Post from cover to cover again.Since The Post transformed
The United States of America, the world's sole superpower, has been shaken by the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.This crime against humanity shocked peace-loving people around the globe and caused them deep sorrow and put them into
The educational program "The World of Vocation," which is produced by EBS (Educational Broadcasting System), introduced five promising jobs including food stylist, publicity manager, record director, international lawyer and director of Internet shopping mall. Food stylist flashed into our mind with
Since last December, Humoo-Gag (nihilistic gag), a word play that puts smiles on people's faces, has been televised as "Comedy House" by MBC. Humoo-Gag originated with two popular comedians, Lee Jin-whan and Son Hun-soo. They say that the point of Humoo-Gag is to make people absentminded and to caus
The police is said to trample down the lowest resistance of the citizens, which became a hot potato in Korea society.On April 10, riot police used excessive force against the lawful protests of Daewoo Motor workers near Daewoo Motor's main plant in Inchon. The incident left about 20 people seriously
Oh, "Y," my lovely friend. Who's going to kick you out of this university? You are more valuable than my life. How about going out to talk with me?Well, do you know that we always have strikes against the School Authorities every April to earn 10,000 won? If you contribute 2 billion won to our unive
During the last few decades there have been enormous de- velopments in science and technology which have practically changed the face of the earth. But in spite of the great achievements in science and technology, we find that there prevails a certain chaos or confusion at all levels - Individual, S