On May 3rd, 2018, the 13th temporary steering committee was held at International Hall 9B217 in the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in order to discuss whether to permit the sale of alcohol during the upcoming Daedongjae, a term referring to Korean university festivals in May. On May 1st, 2018
Although university students have their hands full with completing homework assignments and working part-time, some of them are sparing extra time for something else: extracurricular activities off-campus. For the past few years, extracurricular activities off-campus have become essential for employ
As the days begin to warm up and the flowers begin to bloom in April, people start to go outside more to enjoy outdoor activities; Kingos are no exception. Since both campuses of SKKU are especially full of cherry blossoms in April, most Kingos go around the campuses and take pictures. As Kingos mov
On February 6th, 2018, the National Graduate Student Labor Union issued a statement, asserting that more than 70 SKKU graduate students were soon to be “fired” because of the school’s decision not to hire graduate students as assistants from February 28th. In its statement, the union insisted on the
Sungkyunkyun University (SKKU) held its 2018 Matriculation Ceremony on February 27th at Suseong Hall on the Natural Sciences Campus. Prior to the ceremony, on February 26th, 31 academic board members, including the university president Jung Gyu-sang, headed to Daeseongjeon, the “Hall of Great Achiev
On February 8th, 2018, the Ministry of Justice held the finals of the 4th “Law of Faith” Conference of Law Enforcement, and the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) team won the grand prize for proposing a legislative bill that supports pregnant women and anonymous births. The conference was held for the
On October 5th, 2017, the New York Times shook the world with a story detailing decades of allegations of sexual violence against famous American film producer Harvey Weinstein. Ever since the first report, there have been more than 100 victims who have exposed Weinstein’s crimes, and a series of al
On October 1st, 2017, FC Barcelona’s league match against Las Palmas took place inCamp Nou, the home stadium of FC Barcelona, but was oddly played without anyspectators. The reason why the game was played behind closed doors is that the 2017 Catalan Independence referendum took place in the Catalan
On August 14, 2017, eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil and bifenthrin were first found in two chicken farms. According to thorough investigations conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) on chicken farms, eggs produced from 52 farms, as of August 21, wer