Postechians, by nature and necessity, are readers, and English readers at that. Whatever your position here, you probably spend a good portion of your life working your way through textbooks, journal articles or even student assignments. English reading is a big part of our work lives, so we sometimes start to feel that reading is the same thing as working. I think, however, that a lot of us are also lovers of reading. Sure, we have to read some things, but we know the exquisite pleasure of escaping between the covers of a great read, too. The pure escapism of fantasy, romance or mystery novel
Opinion | Raymond Close | 2012-04-11 19:39
“If you don’t eat meat, what do you eat then?”Most often, the “Vegetarian Spotlight” is a cause of discomfort. When I eat with someone I meet first, I dread the moment when the conversation turns to my dietary choices. One day, during break time, my project leader realized that I did not eat the pizza or chicken that he ordered for his team members. After asking the stereotypical question that most Koreans might pop, he made a face and forced me to have some; from his point of view, he ordered foods for team members, and I, as a member of the team, should at least pretend like I’m eating some,
Opinion | Reporter Lee Suh-young | 2011-05-04 12:12
What is your resolution this year? Most of us begin a new year, resolving to work out more, save money for backpacking, or study harder. Now that it’s April already, and one quarter of the year is already gone, it would be good time to face an inconvenient truth: How is your resolution going?I don’t know about you, but my resolution, to work out regularly, is falling apart. I googled “why resolution” then the search engine auto-completed my query with the following suggestions: “why resolutions fail,” “why resolutions don’t work,” and “why resolutions don’t last.” If all POSTECH resolutions di
Opinion | . | 2011-04-13 00:59