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Controversy Over Pass/No Record Policy
With the advent of Mueunjae Undergraduate Studies, POSTECH has decided to implement the Pass/No Record policy (PNR) starting with the first Mueunjae students. Hoping it will help the freshmen adapt to their college life, the Office of Educational Affairs and Records (OEAR) brought up the PNR policy on the ground that such policy will ‘prevent any hesitation to explore various classes that arises because of the pressure to get a higher GPA.’With the PNR policy, professors of classes including Gen...
Vegetarians in POSTECH
On Oct. 1, five Postechians started the first day of ‘Life of Vegetarian’. It is a project by MODAM, Student·Minority Human Rights Council, for students to understand and appreciate the vegan lifestyle by experiencing their vegetarian lifestyle and lifestyle. The participants lived as lacto-ovo vegetarians for five days, thus not eating any animal products except milk and eggs. Additionally, they carried out several missions such as asking whether foods served in school restaurants included meat...
Japan’s Ludicrous Statements about Past Misdeeds
Japan’s Ludicrous Statements about Past Misdeeds
On Oct. 3, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited the atomic bomb victims living in Hapcheon County and kneeled to apologize to them. Hatoyama is considered one of the ‘pro-Korean groups’ in Japanese politics. Since his retirement, Hatoyama has harshly criticized the current Prime Minister, Abe Shinzo, about his visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and has asserted that Japan should acknowledge and compensate for the Japanese Military Sex...
Movie Subtitles - Who Makes Them?
Movie Subtitles - Who Makes Them?
This April, one film was a hot issue. Due to its translation error within the subtitles, the movie’s ending and character personalities were misunderstood greatly. Many upset audiences raised complaints regarding the translation mistake and the responsible translator. This raised an important question: How are movie subtitles created?Subtitles are a major source of comprehension and communication within various foreign media including movies, TV ...
Revenge Pornography, a Reflection of Our Society
Revenge pornography has become a big issue nowadays. Recently, a female K-pop singer Gu was blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend, Choi, with sex videos. After Choi broke up with Gu, Choi sent Gu two videos of him and Gu having sexual intercourse and threatened her that he would “end her career as a celebrity” whilst he “had nothing to lose”Regarding this case, a petition asking for Choi and other revenge pornography assailants to be sentenced to prison was uploaded on Oct. 4 to the Blue House website...