나는 어릴 적부터 ‘글’이 좋았다. 함축적으로도 직접적으로도 누군가의 생각을 표현할 수 있다는 것이 좋았다. 죽은 사람이 남긴 생각도 글을 통해 읽을 수 있음을 생각하면 글은 하나의 타임머신 같다. 문학 속의 허구와 뉴스에서의 진실을 모두 담을 수 있다는 것은 언제나 흥미롭다. 이처럼 글은 수많은 형태를 띠며 우리에게 다가온다. 때때로 툭툭 내뱉게 되는 말과는 달리, 글은 적어 내려가면서 한 번 더 곱씹어볼 수도 있다. ‘말실수’는 있어도 ‘글실수’라는 단어는 없는 것이 이에 대한 방증인지도 모른다. 글이 여론을 움직이고 사람의 감정을 뒤흔드는 것을 보면, 우리가 불가능하다고 생각하는 것을 가능케 하는 신비로운 능력을 갖춘 듯하다. 그래서 글을 읽는 것도, 쓰는 것도 모두 좋았다. 그런 이유에서 포항공대신문사는 나에게 있어 당연한 도전이자 새로운 꿈이었다. 처음에는 학업과 기자 생활을 병행하는 데 어려움이 있지 않을까 고민하기도 했다. 하지만 그런 고민을 넘어선 너무나도 좋은 기회였기에, 수습기자를 지원한 선택에는 변함이 없었다. 그리고 감사하게도 선발 과정을 거쳐 수습기자로 활동하게 됐다. 나는 글이 가진 힘을 알고 있다. 이제부터 그 힘을 좋은 방향으로,

외국인들이 대한민국에 와서 가장 좋아하는 것이 있다. 바로 술이다. ‘왜 이렇게 좋아할까’, ‘외국에도 술이 있는데 한국은 대체 뭐가 다르기에 이토록 열광할까’ 머릿속에 생긴 질문들에 마땅한 해답이 떠오르지 않아 용기 내 외국인에게 물어봤다. 싼 가격으로 빨리 취할 수 있고 늦게까지 술을 마실 수 있는게 장점이라고 한다. 외국인이 바라보는 한국 술집의 장점이었다. 이야기를 듣고 보니 우리나라 사람들은 외국에 비해 술에 대해 수용적인 태도를 지니고 있다는 생각이 들었다.술과 담배는 건강에 위험하지만 쉽게 접할 수 있는 물품이라는 공통점이 있다. 이에 담배는 담뱃갑에 보기 흉측한 광고를 부착하고, 금연 메시지를 담은 공익광고로 금연을 장려한다. 반면 술은 유명 연예인들이 선전하는 주류광고가 길거리에서 흔하게 보이는 등 우리 사회는 술에 대해 부정적으로 생각하고 있지 않다.사회적인 분위기와 문화도 음주에 많이 수용적이다. 드라마와 영화의 소재로 술이 빠지지 않는 것은 물론이며 실생활 속에서도 MT, 회식 등 단체 활동에서 필수 불가결한 요소로 자리 잡고 있다. 책 ‘금주 다이어리’에는 이런 문장이 담겨있다. “다른 약물은 그걸 하는 사람이 이상하고, 끊는 사람을

길을 걷다 기억하기 쉬운 선율의 음악을 듣고 종종 그 노래를 흥얼거린 경험이 있는가? 이렇게 중독성 있는 멜로디를 비롯해 눈에 띄는 색상, 독특한 로고 등을 동반한 브랜딩은 다양한 방식으로 우리의 일상에 녹아있다. 브랜딩은 연상 작용에 기반해 소비자가 마치 브랜드와 연결된 듯한 감정과 경험을 제공해 상품의 이미지를 각인시키는 것을 의미한다. 브랜드는 소비자의 구매에 큰 영향을 주며 20세기부터 시장 경쟁에서 마케팅의 중요 수단으로 사용됐다.아이돌 산업에서 브랜딩은 주로 각기 다른 콘셉트를 주축으로 둔 마케팅 방식으로 진행된다. 아이돌 산업은 그들을 지지하는 팬덤을 중심으로 소비·생산의 차원에서 구축된다. 이는 소비자로부터 단순히 물질적 소비뿐만 아니라 감정적 소비까지 발생시킨다는 특징이 있어 홍보 전략의 중요성이 크다. 아이돌은 그들만의 △로고 △공식 색상 △응원봉을 필두로 다양한 콘텐츠를 선보이며 브랜딩 사업을 확장하고 있다.지난 2020년 데뷔한 SM 소속 걸그룹 ‘aespa(이하 에스파)’의 브랜딩 전략은 단연 확고하다. 데뷔 이전부터 유튜브를 개설해 그룹 로고 영상을 공개했으며, 이는 이후 공개된 모든 영상의 후반부에 삽입되며 특유의 효과음과 로고를

4차 산업기술은 다양한 분야의 산업 프로세스 최적화, 로봇 및 자동화 시스템을 이용한 무인화 등에 있어서 핵심적인 역할을 해 오고 있으며, AI(Artificial Intelligence)는 4차 산업 기술 중 가장 대표적인 핵심어라 할 수 있다. 국내외 환경 분야에서도 이러한 시대적 흐름에 맞춰 4차 산업형 기술을 적용해 환경 모니터링 및 관리, 지능형 서비스 제공, 새로운 형태의 가치 창출 등이 추진되고 있다. 우리나라도 인공지능, 사물인터넷, 빅데이터와 같은 4차 산업혁명의 핵심 기술들을 환경 분야에 적극적으로 접목하고 있으며, 환경부는 △빅데이터 △IoT △AI △드론 기술을 바탕으로 데이터 통합, 예측 기반의 환경관리 효율화, 모니터링 고도화를 추진하고 있다. 또한 탄소중립 실현과 정온한 환경 추구라는 새로운 형태의 사회적 요구에 따라 많은 기업에서 ESG 경영 또한 추구하고 있다.그러나 사회경제적으로 매우 민감할 수 있는 환경 분야에 있어서는, 응용하고자 하는 분야에 대한 전문적 지식(도메인 지식)과 융합되지 않고 단순하게 적용되는 AI 기술은 자칫 잘못된 결정으로 귀결될 위험이 있다. 특히 정제되지 않은 데이터가 사용될 경우 이러한 현상이 심화될

Student housing is a crucial issue directly related to the well-being of Postechians. The POSTECH dormitories comprise of 20 men's buildings, three women's buildings, and one Residential College (RC), with a maximum occupancy of 1375 undergraduates. The Postech Times reached out to Sung-Chul Kwon, the Director of the Housing Service Team, to compile accurate information about Dormitory operation. According to the Housing Service Team, out of 1478 undergraduates, all 1280 who wished to live in the dormitory could enter the dorm. The policy of accommodating all Postechians in the dormito

The Undergraduate Research Program (UGRP) is a STEM research competition hosted by the POSTECH Innovation Center for Education and is opened specifically for POSTECH undergraduate students, and exceptionally Yonsei University undergraduate students in collaboration with POSTECH students. In a team of three or more, students are encouraged to choose and investigate a research topic of their choice over the course of 10 months. The motivation behind this program is to provide students with a unique and hands-on experience to conduct their own research with an advisor and research funds of up to

Recently, a domestic and foreign research team collaborated and successfully devised a transplantable cell sheet for a wound. This cell sheet can be transplanted to a large and complex affected area like burns. Thus, the cell sheet is expected to present a new paradigm for wound regeneration treatment. A joint research team of Professor Sungjune Jung (MSE), Prof. Róisín M. Owens (University of Cambridge), and Prof. Jae Ho Kim (Pusan National University, School of Medicine) published a journal regarding the method to deliver a cell sheet to a target tissue, in the world-renowned scientific jour

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized numerous industries. For example, ChatGPT, an AI platform powered by deep learning, is widely recognized for its remarkable capacity to perform various tasks, such as writing, translating, and coding, by simply answering questions. However, this process requires extensive learning, resulting in increased power consumption and delayed calculation time, thus requiring efficient semiconductor technology. There is a need for a high-performance AI semiconductor device that is power-efficient, durable, and accurate. To meet this demand, a research team

Shortform. A phrase that is synthesized with “short” and “form”. Recently, a considerable number of people talk about how long they have spent on screen rolling with watching shortform and how addictive it is. Famous platforms such as Instagram, Youtube and TikTok all provide shortform content, where most people spend time vacantly. Thinking it as a problem, TikTok reported in early March that they had decided to decide to restrict users under the age of 18 to only watch for 60 minutes in order to raise awareness of how much time young users are spending on its app. In order to continue using,

Ever since the pandemic, over-the-top media services (OTT) have been an inseparable part of our life. This phenomenon led to not only a boom in the industry but also global recognition and exports of Korean content (K-Content). But this hype seems to have inspired some wrong people. Both Korean and global OTT have been pulling their hair out over an illegal streaming website. Estimated 10 million users each month and a total of over 1.8 billion views, the site has illegally distributed many contents on their site, including many popular K-Content. Considering that domestic OTT platforms’ month

If I were to define my relationship with writing, my answer would be “a passionate pain”. Writing pains me, but at the same time makes me passionate, unlike anything else. Good writing is hard to accomplish, but the joy of having written a good article is an unsurpassable feeling. For me, writing is an art that requires craftsmanship, patience, and rhythm. Every writing has its own unique story, which I like just as much as the writing process itself. To be more specific, stories of people’s lives and thoughts intrigue me more than anything in the world. Getting to know someone’s story and the

As a kid, I loved to play with LEGO. The joy of the LEGO craft was searching for one fitting piece from a pile of blocks and assembling the selected pieces in the proper orientation. Writing uses a similar mechanism to building a LEGO work. The first step to writing is finding the right terms with definitions and connotations that match my situation. In the next step, I have to order the words so that the sentence convey my thoughts and intent. Although this process can be time-consuming, but finding unique words, sentences, and, eventually, text from an infinite possibility is the beauty of w

As an assistant reporter for The Postech Times, I am passionate about promoting a global perspective through journalism. I believe that the newspaper requires dedicated individuals who possess the necessary skills to tackle challenging issues, and I am confident in my abilities to do so. My goal is to convey the essence of POSTECH to audiences worldwide through my writing. My journalism life began in high school where I worked for an organization that produced and distributed school newsletters. During this time, I wrote articles covering industrial technology and student news. This experience

『The Road Not Taken』Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth:Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim….Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference This is part of a poem, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The words “and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference” always touched me. As a person who always dares to take a new road, beco

Once in class, I asked a Postechian how much money it would take before he would allow someone to put a tattoo on his body. He was a person who did not currently have any tattoos and did not plan on getting one in the future. He said that he would only consider it for 100 million KRW, and other Postechians nodded in agreement. The conversation highlighted the reluctance of individuals to allow an indelible mark on their bodies against their wishes. Indeed, even a simple line drawn on one's back could be difficult to accept, as it would still be a permanent and unwanted alteration to one

Have you ever wondered if you are a follower or a pioneer in your lifestyle? Followers are people who tend to go along with the crowd. They are comfortable following the traditions and norms of their culture or society. They may be risk-averse and prefer to stick with what is known and familiar rather than trying something new. They often adopt lifestyles that are common or popular. Pioneers, on the other hand, are more likely to explore new lifestyle choices. They are curious and adventurous, and they enjoy trying new things. They may be more open to different ideas and perspectives, and they

I lived a very lazy life during summer vacation. I always played until past 4 A.M. and fell asleep and didn’t wake up until 2 P.M. During those three months, there were many goals to achieve, such as taking an English test, studying foreign languages, and getting a driver’s license, but nothing was achieved, and the second semester began. As winter vacation came back, I reflected on my life in the previous summer vacation. Unlike when I couldn’t achieve anything, I decided to wake up early and start the day and make time to do what I wanted to do. However, trying to get up early from the begin

Most Korean citizens over 18 and under 60 years old have a duty to join the National Pension Service (NPS). Those without an income and payment history are exempt from the national pension until they are 27 years old. However, when they become 27 years old, they are forced to join the NPS and must pay more than 9% of their income. When a citizen over 18 years old earns their first income, they must join the NPS even though they have student or military status. As some Millennials and Generation Z (MZ) started to pay their pension, the NPS is a hot potato among the students and a subject worth

The concept of privacy is often brought up in public discussions and its importance cannot be overstated. It is also a concept highly vague and abstract in nature, such that, if one is asked to elaborate on the reasons why it is important, they often fail to provide any profound explanation. Indeed, privacy is important because every individual is an agent of free will – this should be respected at all costs. This alone, however, seems to be a weak justification for the great levels of emphasis put on it. The principle of separation of powers is often associated with the political philosopher