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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
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Enquete
Kim Ye-eun
2015.06.08 22:38
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CHILDREN’S DAY, Parents’ day, Teacher’s day, Buddha’s birthday and so on. Surprisingly all these holidays are on the very same, particular month of May. Especially as it has two family related holidays, May is often referred to as Family Month in Korea. As a result, there are many benefits regarding the Family Month, such as family discount services which provide opportunities for everyone to spend more time with their families. However, university students are often thought to have independent lives from their families. Then what about our fellow Yonseians? To see the current relationships be
Enquete
Namgyung You-kyung
2015.05.07 13:52
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IT HAS only been a short fifteen years since poet Shin Yong-mok has started publishing his works, but he is nonetheless a recognized and praised professional in his field. This is probably because he is full of confidence and spirit; he strives without hesitation to find and spread the truth within the world. Shin writes with a strong belief that we all have the right to know the truth, and he believes poetry is the road to the truth. Let us find out how he uses poetry to discover the truth. The Yonsei Annals: When and what inspired you to become a poet?Shin: I was a middle school third grader
People/Yonseian
Kim Ji-sun
2015.05.07 13:39
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TEN MILLION: this is the estimated number of people in Korea living with dogs, which is roughly about one fifth of the whole population. As such, dogs have become an indispensable part of people’s lives. Yet, behind this phenomenon lies another number of a different significance: 10,000. This is approximately the number of dogs abandoned every year. The sad truth is that it is not only the lives of dogs that are at stake. Animals that provide the meat that so many people love also face deplorable conditions of life in the farms. Some people may have heard vaguely that not everything is aright
Special Report
Moon Sook-hyun
2015.05.07 13:34
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MARRIAGE IS universally considered as one of the most important events in one’s life. In fact in Korea, it has become the norm that marriages be prepared for a long time and celebrated lavishly in big halls with many guests. Contrary to such norms of our culture and also what Hollywood movies show us, some cultures retain unique wedding traditions that may be quite unfamiliar to us. “What would your wedding be like?” Although this may easily be deemed a question with predictable answers, it may actually produce countless exotic ones from couples all around the world. India, abundant in intrica
Take a Break
Cho Yun-myung
2015.05.07 13:30
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USING FIRE to cook food was a turning point for humanity. Besides directly applying fire to food, many diverse methods of cooking were developed as time passed by, such as boiling in water, frying with oil, and so on. But still, there was no other cooking method possible without fire until the 20C. The invention of the microwave oven demonstrates how much humans have evolved in terms of utilizing technologies for basic needs. Microwave ovens may be considered the most scientific method of cooking best adapted to modern society. The principle of the microwave ovenThe microwave oven is an amazin
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Kwak Young-yoon
2015.05.07 13:21
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PANGYO IS acknowledged as the Korean Silicon Valley, given its development as a high-tech industrial complex. Unlike our anticipation that the city will solely be crammed with IT corporate offices, and bustling with cars commuting to work, Pangyo turns out to be serene and humble. An hour’s subway ride from Sinchon Station will lead you to two wonderful places to the springtime wind. A miniature Europe in Pangyo Many university students are eager to travel to European countries but abandon their dream because of a lack of time or money. Happily, Avenue France in Pangyo can revive these without
Travel Diary
Kim Ye-eun
2015.05.07 13:18
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A PRESSING ambience hangs over in the emergency room as a severely injured child is brought in. The child is in critical condition and has lost consciousness in a car accident. However, asthe child’s condition worsens, no urgent procedures are taken. What is causing such lapse? The child’s parents have refused to allowthe child to undergo surgery because they were committed Jehovah’s Witnesses. They believed that transfusing blood would disgrace the child’s soul and is therefore strictly forbidden in the Bible. In the end, the child’s very parents decided to let their own child face his death.
Opinion
Yim Ji-min
2015.05.07 13:18
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Enquete
Yim Ji-min
2015.04.01 19:26
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HISTORICAL DRAMAS are, by definition, dramas based on historical facts. Yet, the definition no longer seems to hold true nowadays. The actors are not speaking, behaving, or even dressing in the traditional fashion in accordance with the historical setting of the drama. In fact, some historical figures are portrayed in a way that strikingly differs from the records, which has profound consequences for the reputation of the figure in present society. Historical dramas, when dealing with actual historical figures and eras, should portray the background and people based on factual evidence. Many a
Opinion
Moon Sook-hyun
2015.04.01 19:12
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“PEEK-A-BOO!” FOLLOWED by a subsequent laughter are the sounds people often hear in many houses with children. We are so accustomed to these sounds that we never question why babies enjoy such a seemingly dull game. Surprisingly, the history of peek-a-boo is very long as well. The children in the painting Peek-a-boo drawn by Georgios Jakobides in 1895 also play the game of peek-a-boo. What has made little children, throughout the decades, burst out laughing because of this game? A renowned psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and object permanence shed light on this enigm
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Kim Tae-hyeong
2015.04.01 19:09
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A RUMOR that the world would end in 2012 spread rapidly at the start of that year on many social network service sites. It was not until the “judgment day”, which was came and went tranquilly as ever, that the rumor was proven groundless. Nonetheless, the unsettling hearsay had an extensive effect: not only had it created an air of anxiety, but it also prompted many people to think more carefully about the value of life. This month’s Voice on Campus asked students to imagine how they would go about their final day before the end of the world. Park Joon-woo (Fresh., UIC, Underwood Div.) I would
Voice on Campus
Kim Ye-eun
2015.04.01 19:06
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AT THE end of class, a professor wearing a notable T-shirt is standing in front of the classroom. The T-shirt has a golden print image of a person praying. He explains that it is Bi-cheon-sang* from the E-mil-le bell** cast during the Shilla Dynasty. In the midst of society’s indifference towards history, Professor Jo is full of passion and energy to revive Korean history and heritage. The Yonsei Annals met Professor Jo, who is not only a fervent professor teaching the class Korean Cultural Heritage, but also a director of the History Institute for the Appellation of Nations. Annals: What are
People/Yonseian
Paik Ji-eun
2015.04.01 19:01