“I really want to see the starry sky in the desert.”“Me too!”In the beginning, it was just all about stars. Only with the goal of “standing under the starry sky in the desert,” one of my dearest friends, So-jeong, and I made a promise to visit Mongolia some day in the future. It took about one and a
Many people might have heard the following phrases, “Be thou salt” or “This world’s light and salt,” which means to be an important person in the world. Being one of the necessities at the kitchen table, salt is not only used to emphasize or act as a symbol of importance, but it is also included in
Although the cryptocurrency fever among student communities in Korea seems to be dying down, the attention of the world is still focused on cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency regulation was even dealt at the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in March 2018, and even some c
Bitcoin was certainly one of the hottest issues in Korea at the beginning of 2018. There was an enormous interest in “virtual currency” within the students’ community due to its relative ease of accessibility and its unpredictable price fluctuations. As a movement for huge change is detected within
This semester is the last one for University Student A until graduation, but her graduation gown and cap are still a long way off. Just like A there are some students who will be in an ambiguous position when this semester ends at the end of December. They are graduation delayers, who are neither an
As of November 1st, there will be only a hundred days left until the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Many Koreans might still remember the touching moment when Pyeongchang was finally selected as the next host of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games after enormous efforts str
The finale of October is Halloween, a day on which ghosts and monsters are the main characters. It is certain that humans have been interested in the concept of fear and death for a long time. Humans are very contradictory, however, in that they always possess a fear of death but at the same time en
As the semester starts again in September, the campus will be crowded with Kingos who have enjoyed fun vacations. Some Kingos over here have challenged their limits and enlarged their experience through the summer programs of Sungkeum, the 49th student council of SKKU. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) now i
Ko Jin-Young, an undergraduate student at the Department of Sport Science, won the championship at the Jeju Samdasoo Masters, the 19th game of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) 2017 Tour, on August 13.As the game began on August 11, Ko finished the first round, hitting five unde
Professor Park Il-Heung’s research team has produced a Silicon Charged Detector (SCD) which was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on August 15. The SCD will be installed in the outer-module of the ISS and conduct the space mission for at least three yea
As the summer vacation arrives as soon as the stressful finals end, many Kingos might be planning to visit some exhibitions during the upcoming summer. In particular, the Pixar 30 Years of Animation Exhibition is being held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), which is located near the Humanities a
Are you comfortable when hearing the word “feminism”? Maybe some will say yes, but many will say no. Feminism is one of the hottest issues of today in Korea, but is also an issue that people hesitate to talk about. This is because feminism indeed is a sensitive topic to discuss, but it is certain th
Environmental pollution has been one of the most important issues in modern society for a long time. It is a topic that might be taken lightly by people who are living in the present; however, it is never awkward to stress its importance. As the influence of mankind on the Earth has grown enormously
“Fake news”, which became a worldwide issue last year when it was spotted as the driving force of Donald Trump winning the 45th United States presidential election, has landed in Korea as well. Considering that Korea will begin its 19th presidential election before long, there are expectations that
Jealousy Incarnate, a Korean drama aired on the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), recently came to end, drawing close attention for its particular love line with the lead female character being in love with two different lead male characters. Although this form of love is not the usually portrayed st