Crisp autumn breezes tend to make Kingos feel melancholy and lonely. During this emotional time of the year, Kingos can stabilize their moods by spending time with their best friends or reading a book. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) asked some Kingos which book they would like to give to their best friend
The Hera Seoul Fashion Week (SFW), which is the largest fashion show in Korea, was held for five days and ended on October 20th, 2018. Every year, a lot of influential people in the fashion industry show their works there. Among them, there was one Kingo pursuing her dream with her own fashion style
The Background of the ControversyThe women’s student council at SKKU is an independent organization under a central steering committee, consisting of female students. The women’s student council on the Natural Sciences Campus was abolished after a student referendum for abolition in 2014, but the on
From October 4th to 5th, the 2018 Festival “ESKARA” was held on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Sciences Campus. The official title of the festival was “2018 ESKARA Youth Festival: Finding Huge Dreams.” Preparing for this festival, the 50th student council, “S:with,” said t
On October 6th, 2018, Han Seung-jin (Chinese Language and Literature / Fashion Design, 14), won the emerging-designer contestatthe 2018 Gangnam Festival. Since 2007, the festival has been held by Gangnam-gu to help promote its fashion industry. Recently, as more and more foreign tourists come to the
October is a month when Kingos get busier studying for the midterms. Since getting good grades is very important to most Kingos, exams can be a stress and burden to them. Therefore, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) asked some Kingos about their special experiences from previous exam periods. Amy (Senior, Ps
Introduction of Electronic Attendance SystemFor the convenience of both Kingos and faculty members, an electronic attendance system has been newly introduced to SKKU. In lecture rooms where the new attendance system has been applied, Kingos can check their attendance easily, using their smartphones.
A research team led by Kim Hyun-jin, a professor of the Department of Physiology at the School of Medicine, has discovered a new process to regulate autophagy, which is an intracellular degradation system where subcellular organelles are destroyed and new ones are built to replace them to help a bod
On September 12th, the 50th student council, “S:with,” officially launched the new website “SKKU:ter” for Kingos after some had already tried the beta version for a week. The name of the website, SKKU:ter, got 39.7% of the vote in a recent poll that was taken from August 23rd to 25th out of five sug
Zombie narratives are not new. They have been around for quite some time. Regardless of genres, most of them have revolved around monstrous zombies, and therefore we are quite used to hideous-looking ones. They are, however, changing now: some of them appear almost like humans. This article examines
On September 17th, the United States (US) government announced that the country would impose tariffs of 10% on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which went into effect on September 24th.Escalation of the US-China Trade War In his statement on Sep
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hokkaido on September 6th, 2018, turning the lives of thousands of people into total chaos and resulting in the deaths of 41 people.Unexpected Disasters in Hokkaido Shortly after it was hit by heavy rains from Typhoon Jebi, which was the strongest storm
On September 13th, the Korean government announced tougher measures to impose more property taxes on houses and restrict mortgage loans in order to stabilize the housing prices in the country.Details of the New MeasuresHousing prices in main regions including Seoul, Sejong, Busan, and adjacent areas
A Korean man in his sixties was infected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus after his business trip to Kuwait, which has sparked new fears of infection around the country.The Outbreak of MERS Again in 2018 On September 4th, a 61-year-old Korean man was diagnosed with
The Korean Peninsula is the home of 74 million Koreans. Outside of the peninsula, however, seven million Koreans also exist. Celebrating the upcoming Korean Day on October 5th, it would be meaningful to have an opportunity to find out how these Koreans are living. Therefore, the Sungkyun Times (SKT)
By this October, Korea’s big three telecommunications companies, LG Uplus, SK Telecom, and the KT Corporation, are expected to finish choosing 5G equipment suppliers and to start building the 5G network. They are planning to launch 5G smartphones in Korea in March 2019. Getting ready for the new gen
October is the month where we see yellow ginkgo leaves and the end of the year beckons. Some Kingos may be in deep thought about their future and others may start to prepare to spend a semester or a year abroad as exchange students. This fall, an outbound exchange student briefing session will be he
People can learn about history through visiting museums. And, when it comes to Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), there is a university museum where Kingos can feel the flow of history of SKKU in their daily routines. Most Kingos, however, might not be aware of the university museum and probably have n
In October, when only a couple of months remain until the end of the year, many Kingos must be extremely busy studying for their midterms and doing assignments. It is, of course, important for them to do their best at their tasks. Nevertheless, just like there are “rests” to show the certain length
Hangeul Day, when Korean people celebrate the invention and their use of Hangeul, is in October. There are many ways of celebrating the day, and lots of people have been trying to spread Hangeul all over the world. In particular, the calligrapher Lee Sang-hyun is one of them, who has been trying his