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IF SOMEONE asks you what you would choose to eat for lunch, you could probably answer without much thought. However, if someone tells you that you could only eat three foods for the rest of your life, you might not choose as easily. Some people will choose their favorite dishes while also considering long-term health effects, and some will choose foods that they would expect to enjoy eating forever. Let’s hear the three foods that Yonseians would choose to eat for the rest of their lives, ranging from seafood and meat to instant noodles. Park Jee-youn (Fresh., Dept. of Clothing & Textiles)With
Voice on Campus
Hong You-kyoung
2015.11.05 03:04
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THE TERM “bamboo ceiling” refers to the barriers that impede people of Asian descent from progression up the corporate ladder. This phenomenon is especially conspicuous in countries in which Asians are minorities. Tim Southphommasane, a Race Discrimination Commissioner at Australian Human Rights Comission, noted that people of Asian ethnicity make up only 1.9% of all executive management positions in Australian firms. The small number of Asians in leadership positions can be attributed to minority stereotypes, in which non-Asian superiors regard Asian workers as having inappropriate qualities
Opinion
Kim Ye-eun
2015.11.04 00:42
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ONE DAY of the year, you can dress up as anyone from your wildest dreams and beg for free candy on the streets. Getting dressed up with gory details of blood and knocking on strangers’ doors and threatening them for candy would send you to jail on any other normal day, but not this day! You guessed it: Halloween! Unfortunately, Halloween is not too big of a celebration in Korea, but the tides are changing as places like Hongdae, Itaewon, and Gangnam are hosting more and more extravagant Halloween parties for everyone to enjoy. Of course students of Yonsei University would not have escaped the
Voice on Campus
Kim Yeon-seung
2015.10.08 21:12
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THE MECCA of greenery surrounding the World Cup Parks was once a mountain of trash. The parks were built on a place previously called Nanji-do, which served as Seoul’s trash landfill site since 1978. Before long, the once fertile land became polluted with gas and leachate. The citizens decided to revive the dying land in 1996 and started to care for the surrounding environment. As a result, Nanji-do was reborn as the World Cup Parks - the land of nature and life. Only 25 minutes away by subway from Sinchon station, the three World Cup Parks are Pyeong-hwa Park, Ha-neul Park, and No-eul Park, w
Travel Diary
Kim Yu-jin
2015.10.08 19:36
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MARKING THE 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo delivered a statement on Aug. 14. In his statement, Shinzo echoed past leaders’ remorse for Japan’s actions during World War II, but did not offer a new, formal apology of his own. Just one day later, South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed dissatisfaction with Shinzo’s speech while emphasizing the importance of Korea-Japan relations. From these events, it is evident that Korea and Japan are still struggling to improve their strained relationship
Enquete
Hwang Celine
2015.10.08 16:55
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THERE EXIST a lot of do’s and don’ts when it comes to relationships, even from the very beginning. How a typical Korean couple is supposed to start a relationship seems quite peculiar: either one of the two has to officially “confess” his or her feelings to the other, then starts the counting of the days since they met. If either one of a couple has not made the “confession,” their relationship cannot be recognized as normal, which is why it is very common for friends to pry about which one of the two has made the confession, when, and how. As most relationships are based on a specific startin
Opinion
Cho Yun-myung
2015.10.08 16:54
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The BEAUTY trend to follow nowadays is “inner beauty.” As people have started to care more about what they eat and how it affects what they look like, inner beauty became highly popular. Many beauty programs are now broadcasting the benefits of healthy juices such as detox juice and green juice to promote this notion. Moreover, shops selling healthy foods are gaining commercial supremacy and vigorously opening shops on main streets. The trend is evident around every corner. Inner beauty can be achieved in numerous ways. One of them is through drinking healthy juices. In this article, three dif
Take a Break
Choi Ye-seon
2015.10.08 16:48
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OCTOBER 10 is Pregnant Women’s Day. This day was made to overcome low birthrate and encourage a social atmosphere of caring for pregnant women. Moreover, it was made to cultivate a positive image of pregnancy and giving birth. Pink chairs for pregnant women have recently been installed in the subways. Stepping into the subway, it is now hard to avoid those eye-catching pink seats with even the floor painted in pink to resemble a carpet.Seats designated for pregnant women were available in the past. Such seats were placed in every subway and bus but people did not know much about them or were n
Opinion
Choi Ye-seon
2015.10.08 16:48
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THE CLEANSING of teeth is a habit adopted by people throughout history. Some ancient peoples rubbed their teeth with cloths or swabbed them with vinegar as methods to clean their teeth. Among them, the Egyptians are known to have been the first people to use toothpaste, made from powdered pumice and vinegar. But science has supplied us with numerous toothpaste ingredients today that the ancient Egyptians never would have dreamed existed. After every meal, people habitually squeeze toothpaste onto their toothbrushes. Have they ever wondered if the chemical ingredients are safe? What is inside a
Lightbulb
Kim Hyo-jin
2015.10.08 16:46
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OCTOBER NINETH is Han-geul Proclamation Day. It is an anniversary established to celebrate the superiority of Han-geul and cherish the virtue of the language and the great achievement of King Sejong. An ingenious invention, Han-geul was created in 15C by King Sejong and his fellow scholars. Now, Song Cheol-eui, the 10th President of the National Institute of the Korean Language, showcases efforts to reinforce the values of the Korean Language and encourage its proper use for the modern day Koreans. The Yonsei Annals: What is your goal as the 10th president of the National Institute of the Kore
People/Yonseian
Hong You-kyoung
2015.10.08 16:44
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THE EXCITEMENT of the summer is fleeting, but the heat still lingers, unpleasantly moistening every nook and cranny of the sweat glands. This summer was supposed to be productive, full of fortuitous events, wild adventures, and maybe even a sweet budding of a summer romance. Instead, it consisted of blasting the air conditioner to the maximum and sitting at home watching friends on Facebook taking opulent trips to Europe. Well, hold onto that last grappling hook left of summer and come on this zany adventure offering the sweet summer splash you desperately deserve. This particular adventure co
Travel Diary
Kim Yeon-seung
2015.09.11 17:03
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DID SOMETHING just slip your mind while flipping to this page? And are you currently holding a smart-phone in your hand? If so, you might be unnecessarily overusing a smart-phone. On average, Koreans spend about five hours on smart-phones each day, according to National Information Society Agency (NIA). Those hours spent on using smart-phones may not seem like a huge deal but there are risks. The more people rely on the convenience of smart-phones, the higher the chances of memory loss. An overwhelming usage of smart-phones seems result in a negative side-effect, digital dementia. What is digi
Lightbulb
Kim Hyo-jin
2015.09.08 01:56
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TWO MONTHS ago, a video of two Caucasian girls dancing to the Korean girl group 2NE1’s song “I Am the Best” while wearing outfits inspired by traditional Chinese clothing was uploaded on YouTube. However, soon after it was uploaded, many viewers criticized the girls for what was taken as cultural appropriation in the video. According to the Oxford Reference, cultural appropriation amounts to “the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, or practices by one cultural group from another.” Furthermore, the term is often used to describe Westerners who inappropriately adopt aspects of min
Opinion
Hwang Celine
2015.09.08 00:17
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UNLIKE OTHER countries, criminal psychology is still an unfamiliar subject of study in Korea. Not many people are aware of what criminal psychologists or profilers actually do. In such an environment, Professor Lee Su-jeong (’82, Dept. of Psychology), currently teaching at Kyonggi University, is a criminal psychologist who has taken the lead in developing criminal psychology and training profilers in Korea. As a proud alumnus of Yonsei University, she has not only contributed much to the society by solving criminal cases but also has appeared in many television programs, such as I Want To Know
People/Yonseian
Kim Yu-jin
2015.09.08 00:00
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THE MONTH of September greets new students and welcomes familiar faces back to school. Students become excited imagining the semester ahead of them. Everyone dreams of a different ideal college life, such as a campus romance, pursuit of real knowledge, or enjoyment through club activities. In this month’s Voice on Campus, the Yonsei Annals interviewed various students about their fantasies regarding college life and how different or similar reality is compared to their imagination. 1. Yoon Seon-min (Jr., Dept. of Library & Info. Science)My dream college life starts with walking through a pleas
Voice on Campus
Kim Yu-jin
2015.09.07 23:59
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IN 1956, the very first fashion show in Korea marked the beginning of the fashion trend in this modern era. Since then interest in fashion has spiked in Korea, with many people being very sensitive to trendy clothes. Interestingly, fashion trend has continuously received huge influences from notable popular contemporary musical figures. As celebrity musicians gain social influence, fans emulate their clothing as well as their music. 1960s - Yoon Bok-heeGeneral interest in western suits and skirts peaked during this period, which also brought the birth of Korean westernized fashion. At the same
Take a Break
Hong You-kyoung
2015.09.07 23:50
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WORKAHOLIC IS a person who has an unrelenting need to work at the expense of other pursuits, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. In other words, it refers to people who prioritize their work over everything else. As the number of workaholics has increased in modern day society, a tendency to over-generalize many hard-workers as workaholics has appeared. Hard-workers are frequently regarded as workaholics, with many people casting frowns at their life style. Moreover, society puts an undue criticism on workaholics, while not heeding the societal background behind them. We should clearly
Opinion
Hong You-kyoung
2015.09.07 23:40
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JUNE BRINGS feelings of ambivalence to students; the dreadful finals are just around the corner but so is summer vacation! Vacation is a time not only for relaxation but also for great opportunities – a chance to go on an adventure. Thus, a trip to another country would be a refreshing experience worth spending a month or two. If given the time and money to travel abroad, which country would be the choice of Yonseians, and why? The Yonsei Annals asked Yonsei students of various years and departments about their dream summer vacation in a foreign country.Ju Sang-uk (Fresh., Dept. of Educa
Voice on Campus
Kwak Young-yoon
2015.06.08 22:56
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IN THIS epoch of ours in which people with disabilities are considered a social minority, it is naturally part of society’s moral norms to help them and meet their needs. However, beliefs and actions that seem so natural that we do not consider them twice are often the ones that desperately need rethinking. Kim Hyeong-soo (’95, Dept. of Korean Language & Lit.) - higher education supervisor at the Korea Students with Disabilities Network for All and also a founding member of Guernica, the one and only student club at Yonsei University which aims to protect the rights of students with disabiliti
People/Yonseian
Cho Yun-myung
2015.06.08 22:51
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EVEN IN busy subway stations, we often witness people with their eyes glued to their smartphone screens. Whether it be a tired salary man catching his breath after a long day or high school girls giggling together, many people seem to enjoy reading webcomics or “comics that are published on a website.” Koreans refer to these webcomics as “webtoons,” a combination of the two terms, web and cartoon. Reading webtoons has become cultural phenomenon in Korea and a popular way of relieving stress for many people. The webtoon fever in Korea The history of webtoons is rather short. In fact, it began d
Take a Break
Yim Ji-min
2015.06.08 22:45