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CITY DWELLERS these days often head off to the mountains to escape the crowded city, but they tend to overlook the subtle beauty of nature that surrounds them. After scrutinizing popular travel blogs and websites, people fall into the trap of only observing what they are told. The result is a bunch of clichéd photos taken after strolling through the same courses. So my advice for travelers is to look at what the place is meant to show rather than what they are told to see. Here is an account of what I have observed throughout the one-hour trip to Bugak Skyway. Watch, listen, and smell t
Travel Diary
Yeo Ye-rim
2016.10.04 00:04
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THE YEAR 1492 marked the beginning of an era of conquests, wealth, and power for Spain. When Christopher Columbus stepped onto the clean shores of the Caribbean, he was convinced that he was in India. The natives living on the continent were henceforth called “Indians”. In Columbus’ journal, these Indians are described as “all young and of fine shapes, very handsome; their hair not curled but straight and coarse like horse-hair … the people are ingenious, and would be good servants … they would very readily become Christians.” On the other side, for the natives, the encounter wit
Special Report
Yeo Ye-rim
2016.10.03 23:53
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IT IS September now and the vacation season has almost ended. Did you go the beach? Instead of a real ocean, how about the blue ocean of staycation, a recently increasing trend in Korea? According to market research company Trend Monitor’s survey reported this August, 56.6% of 1,000 adults answered that they do not feel the need to go traveling this summer vacation. Among these respondents, 72.1% said that too many people at travel sites, as well as overcharging during the vacation season, are holding them back. Other reasons were because they want to have a quiet time, because they have other
Opinion
Choi Ye-seon
2016.09.09 00:01
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A radio DJ in the morning, Horan at noon, and a member of Clazziquai in the evening; this month, The Yonsei Annals interviewed one of Korea’s busiest and most active singers, Choi Su-jin (’98, Dept. of Psychology and Dept. of French Language & Lit.). She released her solo album in August, and at the same time is about to make a comeback with Clazziquai in September. Horan was kind enough to meet us even after a long and tiring schedule. Throughout the interview, the secret of her logic in speech and values in her life were revealed. Annals: You had interviewed with the Annals in 2008. What is
People/Yonseian
Lee Kyung-chul
2016.09.07 01:13
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COULD YOU believe it if there was a place where you canfind 7 national cultural assets and over 50 gorgeous traditional architectures in just one city? Suwon, home to Hwaseong, is this month’s destination. Hwaseong was built by King Jeongjo, the 22nd king of the Joseon dynasty. King Jeongjo’s father Sadoseja was destined to ascend the throne. But he fell victim to factionalism, and died after being locked away in a wooden rice chest. After witnessing his father’s tragic death, King Jeongjo sought initiate political reform, and thus constructed a fortress for the purpose of moving Joseon’s capi
Travel Diary
Jo Eun-ho
2016.09.07 00:59
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THE BLOW of the whistle, the shot of the gun or the wave of the flag, followed by a thunderous cheer of the crowd, commences the game. With the 2016 Olympics held in Rio last month and the upcoming rivalry competition between Yonsei University and Korea University, we can see the sweat, passion, and sometimes tears of athletes competing in some commonly known sports. While nearly every country enjoys the thrilling and dramatic moments in soccer, rugby, basketball or baseball, people also get excited about some unusual competitions.No wife, no game Started in Sonkaj?rvi, Finland, the Wife Carry
Take a Break
Jeong Hong-bin
2016.09.07 00:54
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COUNTLESS FILMS are being released even at this very moment. With the increasing number of films, more people than ever, especially those in their twenties*, are watching movies. As there are many different genres of movie, there are also different kinds of characters. Some win the audience’s favor, while others raise eyebrows. In this month’s Voice on Campus, The Yonsei Annals asked Yonseians about their favorite movie characters and their reasons. Cho Eun-je (Fresh., UIC, Underwood Div.) “Deadpool” from Deadpool: Recently, I watched Deadpool for the second time and I was extremely engaged in
Voice on Campus
Seo Ji-hye
2016.09.07 00:39
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THE LOGO of Cittaslow, or “slow city” in Italian, is a snail carrying a small town on its back, symbolizing slowness. Snails choose slowness as their method of survival in the fierce ecosystem. They are also small and thoughtful creatures that would never eat a single violet; rather, they eat dead or wilting vegetables, conserving the environment. But perhaps the most representative feature of snails is that without their shell, which carries their major organs, they will die. The Cittaslow movement’s logo thus shows how people cannot live without their villages, just as a snail cannot live wi
Special Report
Choi Ye-seon
2016.07.04 23:41
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SOUTH KOREAN television shows have been subject to controversies surrounding their utilization of devil’s editing. Devil’s editing refers to a deliberate act of cropping a certain scene or dialogue involving a particular cast member of a show, which in turn, encourages the television audience to form a negative perception of that character and turn against him or her. Although numerous television performers have denounced devil’s editing and asserted how they were victimized by their deceptively constructed images, devil’s editing continues unabated in mass media. Devil’s editing carries a sev
Opinion
Kim Ye-eun
2016.07.01 20:12
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FOR MOST people, the Airport Express is merely a cheap means of transportation to Incheon or Gimpo Airport. However, the airport stations are only 2 of the stops among a total of 12, which means that it can actually take people to every corner of Incheon. With less than ₩10,000 in your bus card, you can leave immediately from downtown Seoul to the West Sea, where there are romantic parks and beautiful islands. Don’t worry about having to change your original schedule, because it takes less than an hour from Hongik University Station to Incheon International Airport Station. Ara-baet-gil, a rom
Travel Diary
Jeong Da-eun
2016.06.13 09:13
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HOW CAN universities encourage students to enjoy their university life? The answer is that the university should provide better studying environments for students and prioritize the students’ needs over financial interests. Yonsei University has done so to some degree, as it continually tried to provide space for students by constructing the Yonsei-Samsung Library where students can more easily reserve seats and use meeting rooms for group projects. However, recently, Yonsei University finished the construction of Baekyang-ro and created a beautiful campus. Yet, did the Baekyang-ro project hav
Opinion
Lee Kyung-chul
2016.06.13 09:07
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“MY DREAM is to help people with disabilities walk comfortably and independently in their everyday lives.” The future of people with mobility disorders in the lower half of the body is expected to be brighter thanks to our alumnus, Jung Yoon-jung. She graduated the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Yonsei University in 2009, then went on to UC Berkeley to get her PhD degree. She and her colleagues together established a start-up business there called “SuitX”. Last February, they won the first prize at the International Competition of the UAE AI & Robotics Award for Good with their invent
Lightbulb
Hong You-Kyung
2016.06.10 00:59
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“NATURE IS driving design,” Hugh Herr said, during his TED talk on bionics in 2014. As the head of the Biomechatronics* research group at the MIT Media Lab and also a double amputee, Herr gave the inspirational speech while wearing bionic legs he designed called the BiOM, the world’s first bionic ankle-foot system. His legs do not move stiffly, but rather display smooth walking and running movements mimicking those of a natural human limb. Along with such bionic technology, brain-computer interfaces (BCI) have also recently been developed, showing potential to help people with disabilities far
Lightbulb
Cho Yun-myung
2016.06.10 00:54
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COLLABO IS the 53rd Students’ Union of Yonsei University. Collabo’s campaign promises included a reevaluation of the mileage course registration system, an increase in the number of school buses, an expansion of computer rooms in the library, and much more. A number of pledges have been fulfilled, such as MovingCollabo, which is a delivery of morning fruits to dormitory students, and an opening of a market for second-hand books. Collabo also offered numerous services and events to the students, such as Moving Collabo and an open forum for the Seodaemun-gu candidates running for National Assemb
Enquete
Kim Yu-jin
2016.06.07 16:28
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BUAM-DONG IS where Yun Dong-ju, a reputable poet who lived during the 1930s and 1940s, stayed when he studied at Yeonhui Technical School, the predecessor of Yonsei University. While studying literature at Yeonhui, he resided in writer Kim Song’s house with his friend Jeong Byung-ook. During these times, Yun would climb Mt. Inwang, where he would polish his poetic concepts. Byeol hyeneun bam (Night counting the stars), Jahwasang (Self-portrait), Ddo dareun gohyang(Another hometown) and many other poems of Yun Dong-ju that are still loved by Koreans were written during this period. Thus in memo
Travel Diary
Choi Ye-seon
2016.05.11 00:54
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AT ONE point in your life, you might have yearned to rewind time to a moment in the past, or fast-forward it to the future. The Yonsei Annals found out what Yonseians miss of their childhood, or look towards in the future. If you were given an opportunity to become any age you want, and to live for however long you’d like, what age would that be? Kang Joo-youn (Fresh., Dept. of Nursing) These days, I feel like I want to live in this time forever. I could not be happier than I am right now. Being admitted to Yonsei University and attending nursing courses assure me that I was made to be a nurse
Voice on Campus
Hong You-kyoung
2016.05.11 00:31
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SOUTH KOREA has one of the largest gaming industry markets in the world. Yet, due to strict regulations on gaming, the gaming industry in the nation has declined during the past several years. Fortunately, this year the government announced that it will relax some regulations that had discouraged game companies from expanding, and even pledged to increase support, as it started to acknowledge its dominant position in the global market. As the government took a step back and sought to remove several restrictions on gaming, the future of the gaming industry seems bright once again. Development o
Special Report
Hong You-kyoung
2016.05.11 00:03
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ON NOVEMBER 30th last year, an amendment to the Income Tax Law was passed by the National Assembly. This amendment is particularly noteworthy because it includes a new article regarding priest taxation: from 2018, religious practitioners, who have been exempt from paying taxes since the establishment of the South Korean government in 1948, are mandated to pay taxes. Even though the religious practitioners still retain many privileges in many aspects, this law shows significant progress. Since Lee Nak-sun, the former minister of the National Tax Service, first raised objection to the questionab
Opinion
Jeong Da-eun
2016.05.10 15:13
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RECENTLY, THE Ministry of Education has proposed the Program for Industrial Needs-Matched Education (PRIME) program. The initiative, as its full name implies, promises to subsidize those universities that reform their academic structures to produce more students with majors that match the demands of industry. Many universities, in turn, are enforcing large-scale reforms of their academic offerings by closing or merging humanities or arts majors that are considered less advantageous for employment. This trend has raised criticisms that universities are turning virtually into prep schools for jo
Enquete
Jeong Da-eun
2016.05.10 14:58
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A BIZARRE trend is taking place in the South Korean media: just aboutanyone can go online and become a Broadcasting Jockey (BJ) to perform his or her talents. Some show off their eating or gaming skills, some dance and sing, and others simply talk, just like television hosts. Meanwhile, the audience can freely chat and ask instantaneous questions to the BJs on live. Besides, fans can shoot star balloons* for the BJs. As a result, BJ has become a popular job, promising both fame and money. However, BJ-ing voyeurism is heading towards the wrong direction as young BJs are subject to downright sla
Opinion
Yeo Ye-rim
2016.05.10 14:23