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POSTECH Microscope: a Student in the Fitness Room
POSTECH Microscope: a Student in the Fitness Room
After replacement of old equipment, there looked more people in the gymnasium fitness room than before. There was a freshman in sweatsuit of POSTECH rowing team, Lee Do-hyun (Mueunjae 18).“Today was the first day for my class to go the gym for Physical Fitness class (GEDU151). You know, the main entrance is closed except for special events and we should use the side entrance. By the way, only I and my two friends went to the side door and I reali...
Extraordinary is Ordinary: just another ordinary queer life
Extraordinary is Ordinary: just another ordinary queer life
My name is KIMUSANG.Kimusang means the most common last name in Korea ‘Kim’ pronounced in Japanese.I am a 33-year-old TOEIC instructor. I began my career in 2009. The year 2018 is my 10th anniversary! :) I’ve been working hard as a TOEIC instructor for my students but there has been always something missing. Something that completes me. I wanted to find it for a long time.In 2015, my close friend came out to me as a lesbian and I was surprised th...
Sin Tax- Its purpose and outcome
Sin Tax- Its purpose and outcome
As economy developed and life standards improved for many, pleasure goods became prevalent. Tobacco, marijuana, alcohol, and even sugar are goods categorized as goods consumed as means of pleasure. However, many of such goods generate negative externalities as they cause poor health conditions and addiction. To prevent such outcomes and supply the state budget, a type of excise taxes called ‘sin tax’ was made and applied in several different coun...
Unnoticed Side-Effect of Drone Development
Unnoticed Side-Effect of Drone Development
People can easily see the benefits of drone usage from package delivery to firefighting. With such motivations, experts and even regular citizens have been updating drone’s hardware and software to enable drones to perform various tasks. However, little did they know about the dark side of the drone usage.On Nov. 14, 2017, the International Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons was held in Geneva of which more than 100 nations were part. The...
South Korea to reform its military service
South Korea to reform its military service
Alternative military service to be available in Korea from 2020On July 28, Korea’s constitutional court ruled that the military service act article 5, which regulates the types of military service, is unconstitutional because it fails to offer alternative services. However, the court made sure that military service act article 88, which punishes any person who refuses to serve the military without justifiable grounds, is constitutional. The court...