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Remodeling of the Student Union Building
Remodeling of the Student Union Building
The structure of the Jigok Community Center and the Student Union Building has changed by small degrees since it’s opening over 20 years ago. In 2017, March 21 the previous Student Cafeteria of the Jigok community center was remodeled into Haedong-Aurum Hall. After the remodeling of the Jigok Community Center, now the Student Union building is also undergoing remodeling work to further enhance students’ convenience and satisfaction.The Food Court...
Pioneer: TEDx POSTECH
Pioneer: TEDx POSTECH
The fifth TEDxPOSTECH took place on Nov.10. Four speakers were invited to share their ideas on the theme ‘pioneer’. A representative of vegan fashion brand ‘Not ours’, Shin Ha-na cast questions on existing companies which exploit the animals with no critical considerations. A photographer, Hong San who takes pictures that will be used for funerals, helps people confront the notion of death. Based on the affection of struggling individuals, she cr...
Stance Postechians Should Have towards the Inter-Korean Peace Treaty
Stance Postechians Should Have towards the Inter-Korean Peace Treaty
Regarding the consecutive 2018 inter-Korean summits and North Korea’s efforts for denuclearization, the World is attending to the Korean peninsula. This is because the Korean War – only to be temporarily paused due to an armistice – may come to an end this year. Since April, there have been four summits between Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea, where the two met in person and discussed the steps to the...
Pepero or War Veteran?
Pepero or War Veteran?
Korea is full of anniversaries named ‘~day’ to give meaning for specific dates. Such anniversaries are mainly created by companies as a method of advertisement. As a matter of fact, it is not wrong to say that such ‘day-marketing’ continues throughout the year. One of the most popular day-marketing is Pepero-day, Nov. 11. There are rumors regarding the origin of Pepero-day. Some say that Pepero-day started when middle-school girls in Yeongnam, Gy...
The Korean Women’s General Consumption Strike
The Korean Women’s General Consumption Strike
A group of women have declared against Korean society to boycott any purchase of economic goods on the first Sunday of every month. Starting this year on July 1, The Korean Women’s General Consumption Strike (KWGCS) announced the start of a boycott movement against consumption to show Korean society the importance of women’s role in the economy and the magnitude of women economic capabilities. KWGCS suggested three means of participation: 1) stri...