In March 2010, the Cross and the Crescent in Nigeria again fought against each other and over 500 people were killed. "At dawn, a militant group began to shoot around to get people out on the street, and then they drew their knives on those people," explained, Peter, one of the community members tal
When friends of mine who used to live and teach in Seoul return for a visit, they always say how much the capital has changed for the better. One such friend moved to Singapore in 1995, and on a visit in 2005 he commented on how much the quality of the air had improved. Others appraise the architect
The 12th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul The International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul 2010 (IWFFS 2010) on the catchphrase is ‘See the World through Women’s Eyes!’ 102 drama episodes of twenty-seven countries will show during festival period. You can meet these movies that dealing w
How many times do you laugh out loud in a day? Laughing is the most important factor for living a happy life. However laughter is hard to come by these days. For example when you read the newspaper there are no happy or exciting articles anywhere within the pages. Isn’t there any way to reverse the
“The film Avatar was absolutely fascinating, interesting, entertaining and touching. The Pandora jungle and the scenery could easily be the best in film history. I strongly believe that the Navis are the best digitally created characters since Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. The special effects a
Over 741,000, 104,000, 14%… ’ What are these numbers for? These numbers represent how many students stay in America. According to a report of The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System(SEVIS) on January 2010, there are about 741,000 students in U.S.A who come from other countries. Korea has
IntroductionThe Global Career Development Internship Program (GCDIP) is a 7-8 week program offered by the University of British Columbia (UBC), Continuing Studies to international undergraduate students preparing for a professional career. The GCDIP curriculum is a combination of interactive communi
3D graphics and the iPhone are among the present day’s best technologies. Many people want to learn about these technologies. At Dongguk University (DU) there are classes which are one step ahead of the curve.The first of these classes is Computer Graphics. Computer Graphics is a major class require
Dongguk University (DU) has a nice Main Library. Many students find this very useful, however, foreign students may not be able to use the Main Library easily. In order to solve this problem, the Main Library has been putting up signs in English since early April. These signs can help students avoid
Celebrate the day of Buddha's coming! Jeonggakwon will hold a Lotus Lantern festival for the second consecutive year. Donggukians can participate by writing a wish on a piece of paper inside the lantern, then hanging their own lotus lanterns all over campus. The reception is going to start on April
Dongguk University is going to give a welcome concert for freshmen at the university central library located on the 2nd basement floor on April 7th, from 12-1pm. Rather than holding the concert in the assembly hall (where previous concerts were held), the concert will be in the central library to al
On March 25th, the 1st entrance ceremony for graduate students of the Temple Business Management program was held in Jeonggakwon at 3:30pm. The period of the Temple Business Management course is one year, in which graduate students will learn how to run temple, how to do mission work, marketing, fin
On March 16th, Dongguk University (DU) held an alumni meeting at Lotus Hall. The purpose of the meeting was for communication between DU staff and alumni. This meeting delivered DU's present conditions: the progress of the College of Pharmacy, remodeling of buildings, and the improvement of educatio
The ground breaking ceremony for the college of pharmacy will be held in Ilsan on April 29. Dongguk president Oh Young-gyo will attend the ceremony.
The School of Social Sciences allows a special chance for students to converse with the Dean every Tuesday from March 23rd to June 15th. The meeting place is in the lobby of the School of Social Sciences at noon. Those who attend will take a walk along the Namsan trail and eat lunch at 'Sangnokwon'.
From April this year, DU's Information Services & Education will set up a new detection system for computers which might be infected by bot programs. Bot is a program which allows a hacker to have remote-control of other computers for various purposes. Last July, hackers spread Distributed Denial of
The English cafe “High Hill", which opened last August, is eager to serve Donggukians. High Hill is equipped with many of the latest English DVD’s and English magazines. All cafe customers should feel free to converse in English in a leisurely atmosphere. Only English speaking is allowed in the cafe
Dongguk University’s 48th 112 ROTC will contribute a portion of their first salaries towards their junior ROTC after being commissioned second lieutenants. The total amount of the scholarship is 12 million won ($10,000). This will combine with the 'ULTRA 112’ scholarship that ROTC seniors have been
The Center for Korean Language Education (CKLE) in Dongguk was selected by the government to be a Korean training institution for Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) students for the first time. The CKLE will start Korean language training to government-invited foreigners from April 1st and
As of April 1st, a basketball competition called “Home and Away” is about to begin amongst several Korean universities. The first match to be played will be against Joongang University. Eleven universities are participating in the event, such as Yonsei, Korea, Kyounghee, and Myoungji. A total of 11