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AS YOU step inside the subway to head home, you are surrounded by people whose eyes are glued to their phones. When you get home, your siblings are on their tablets, your mom is on her laptop, and your dad is watching the television. While we depend on these devices in our daily lives, they have res
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Jung Ye-won
2021.05.09 01:20
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WHILE MANY juniors dream of going to campus these days, I dreaded returning to campus in September. After a 19-month break, I was scared to set foot in the halls of Yonsei University. It wasn't as if I disliked university life in general; quite the contrary, it was once my dream to walk the clean co
Opinion
Park Ji-hun
2021.04.04 14:57
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MORE THAN a year has passed since Yonsei University implemented online education. Since then, students and faculty members alike have adjusted to the new dynamic. Even students who initially protested against online classes have come to appreciate certain merits of online learning. In fact, results
Opinion
Jung Dail
2021.04.04 14:34
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IN THE age of digital technology and social media, video marketing is only getting bigger [1]. As a result, the demand for videographers is growing, and people are starting to show interest in the emerging occupation [2]. The Yonsei Annals interviewed Karimiy Bunyod, a freelance videographer with ov
Career
Jung Da-il
2021.04.04 14:36
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HUMAN GENETIC disorders can be caused by more than 30,000 mutations in the human genome. These particular mutations are caused by point mutations, when a single nitrogenous base is changed, inserted, or deleted in the DNA sequence. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR ass
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Ahmad Qirrat
2021.04.04 14:36
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BEING A full-time student makes it tough to balance the stress of classes while also maintaining a social life. Although it is difficult, societal expectations push us to either extreme; people then cast the labels of “workaholic” or a “social butterfly” depending on our priorities. The outbreak of
Voice on Campus
Jung Ye-won
2021.04.04 14:36
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“MY NAME is…” The eliminated contestants of JTBC’s audition show Sing Again revealed their names for the first time before exiting the stage for the final time. This strange moment of emotional goodbyes and welcome reveals set the tone for the “reboot” audition show that captivated viewers with its
Take a Break
Lee Ju-won
2021.04.04 14:37
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AS WE step into a cinema and take a seat, the room darkens, and we are immediately captivated by the explosion of colors, actions, and sound on the screen. As lights come back up, we leave the theater inspired by the director that created the cinematic masterpiece, hoping that someday, we might also
Behind the Scenes
Jung Ye-won
2021.04.04 14:54
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YONSEI VOLUNTEER Coordinator encapsulates the Yonsei spirit: “serve others with an open heart, and contribute to the prosperity of humankind”[1]. Voluntarily helping people in need is an important part of being a responsible member of society. Yonsei Volunteer Coordinator is a club that epitomizes t
Behind the Scenes
Kim Da-eun
2021.03.07 20:08
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TRADITIONAL KOREAN medicine, also known as oriental medicine, has a profound history tracing back to prehistoric times. As an alternative medicine, it offers a different approach of understanding the human body. *The Yonsei Annals* interviewed a doctor of Korean medicine, Lee Jae-hee, to discuss wha
Career
Kim Na-yoon
2021.03.07 19:08
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ALL UNDERWOOD International College students who are in the Life Science and Biotechnology (LSBT) and Integrated Sciences Engineering Division (ISED) have to complete six general science courses. As an LSBT major, I encountered early on a flaw in the school system that hinders the fulfillment of thi
Opinion
Ahmad Qirrat
2021.03.07 19:09
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MY ROOM is my sanctuary. Binging on Netflix all day and taking frequent naps helped me evade responsibility and pressure from the outside world. The comfort of my room has not only deprived my life of spontaneity and excitement, but it has also distanced me from my family. I realized that as I grow
Travel Diary
Choi Dong-ha
2021.03.07 18:22
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AT COLLEGE, we learn how to research, write essays, and think critically. What we do not learn, however, are life skills such as the basics of finding and managing a home—critical knowledge that every fledgling adult needs to have under their belt. There is no need to fear for those who do not know
Behind the Scenes
Choi Dong-ha, Kim Nayoon
2021.03.07 18:17
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IT HAS happened all too quickly: within a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are already getting approval and being used worldwide. But as much as these vaccines have given hope, they have generated a significant amount of concern. The vaccines have been developed within a t
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Park Joo-hyun
2021.03.07 18:27
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WHEN YONSEI’S Housing Office announced housing applications for 2021, it brought up a myriad of concerns. Was the new semester on-campus with face-to-face classes? Was securing Seoul housing necessary? Students scrambled for answers on the Everytime app. Filled with anxiety and skepticism, some stud
Opinion
Lee Ju-won
2021.03.07 18:15
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PODCASTS ARE only getting bigger. In 2018, there were 75 million monthly podcast listeners in the United States, and now 164 million people are projected to be listening by 2024[1]. One of the main appeals of podcasts is their flexibility—with over 800,000 active podcasts that cover almost any topic
Take a Break
Jung Da-il
2021.03.07 18:24
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2020, what a year! When we thought things couldn’t get any worse, each month continued to exceed our expectations. However, we persevered and now it’s the final month of this dreary year. In the hopes of cheering you up and getting you into the holiday mood, we’ve prepared some funny stories of the
Reporter’s Pick
Annals Staff
2020.11.30 17:24
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ON FEBRUARY 2, 1968, 8-year-old Nguyen Thi Thanh woke up to the sound of gunshots. She hurried down to the basement to hide, only to be discovered by a group of foreign soldiers. As she climbed up, a bullet pierced her belly, causing her intestine to pour out from the open wound. Fainting slowly fro
Special Report
Phuong Nguyen
2020.11.30 17:00
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ARCHITECTS MUST maintain a delicate balance between form and functionality in their work. They are tasked, not just with designing buildings, but also with shaping a fundamental aspect of how we live and interact with one another. The Yonsei Annals met with the architect Kim Lee-hong (Class of ’99,
Career
Mun Su-hyeon
2020.11.30 03:38
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EACH PHOTOGRAPH is a memory. A bright blue summer sky, so blue it almost hurts to look. The first winter snow, soft white clouds piled over city streets, shimmering at night from the soft glow of the streetlamps. Photos preserve these moments long after they’ve faded from our consciousness, their cl
Behind the Scenes
Kim Da-eun
2020.11.30 03:43