Your sojourn as editors is coming to an end. How do you feel knowing you are leaving SMT? MSH: SMT has been a part of my daily life since the start of my university life. I can’t believe I will no longer be an active part of it.SHR: It’s hard to sum up my feeling in just one word because I’m going t

Which Umpires Do You Want, Human or Robot?1)In baseball, there are many factors that can change the flow of the game. One of them is the umpires’ call. In baseball, it is very important whether the pitcher’s ball is a strike or a ball, which is determined by the strike zone (S-zone). The S-zone is t

Most people think having the same disease with someone is just to sympathize and share the pain suffered from one disease simply. However, people suffering from the same illness can understand each other in various ways. They may have different backgrounds, genders, and family trees, but they quickl

Everyone lives with pain. Sometimes the pain can be healed with just a single word, but other times the pain cannot be healed even with a hundred words. It is impossible to compare the extent or magnitude of pain each person feels, but we can feel each other’s pain by sharing and empathizing. Korea

People can do a multitude of things through language. They can see the world more widely as they speak and read, and they can communicate with more people through it. Many people are trying to learn a new language, but it is not easy to make the new language one’s own. Some people will suffer unwarr

On a peaceful escape away from a dense forest of concrete apartments, I look out the window, surrounded by the emerald sea in Jeju. It was a paradise for someone from a busy urban area. Jeju is truly a paradise for busy urbanites. Like Jeju, society needs to put a stop to everything from time to tim

When asked ‘What kind of person are you?’, most people look for their acquaintances to get the answer. Although only they would know best about their personality and strengths, people define themselves through others’ eyes. Suppose you are given a mirror, a sheet of paper, and a pen and are placed i

June, when the cherry blossoms that had been blooming until last spring fell and the whole world turns refreshing green with bright sunshine. SMT reporters went to meet today's interviewee who has been having busy days since the beginning of this year. She was working for minority and youths, having

After waking up each morning, Noonsong, a freshman living in Sookmyung Residence Hall (Myeongjaekwan), heads to the common room lounge to find something to eat for breakfast. After getting a bowl of cereal, she readies herself for the day of lectures and leaves her room 20 minutes before class begin

“Customer is king”. These words were often heard in the service industry until recently. Workers used to receive training on how to meet consumer demands regardless of their manners. Employees were told to keep smiling to consumers. In addition to workers, consumers used to believe that they deserve

From March 4 to 29, the exhibition 'Dream of the Imperial Family of Korean Empire, Flame of Independence at Sookmyung' was held at Sookmyung’s Heritage Hall and in the lobby of Queen Sunheon Building. The exhibition was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the March first independence movem

From March 5 to 7, Haeoreum Festival was held on Campus I. It’s a welcoming festival for freshmen and gives university clubs, leadership groups, and the student council an opportunity to promote their activities. On each day of the festival, clubs and leadership groups operated booths that were deco

In the afternoon on a lazy weekend, Noonsong (translated as Snowflake in English) rolls about in the bed. With the new semester beginning, Noonsong feels pressured and tired, so she turns on the food delivery app. Unable to decide what to eat, she spends her time just looking at the various foods. A

In the yearbook that you find accidentally while cleaning your room, you will have likely noticed a lot of faces you haven’t seen for a long time. Though all of the people you see will not be close school buddies, you may wonder what those former school mates are doing right now. Looking at their ph

On January 16, the 13th Annual Conference of Sookmyung Project for Asian and International Relations (SM-PAIR) was held with the slogan of ‘Science and the Next Phase of Humanity’. Its theme was ‘Humanity and the Sciences’ and was conducted on the 3rd floor of the Veritas Building. SM-PAIR is the Ko

On September 5, a program designed to details how to use academic information was carried out in Song Youngsook Media Lab in the Main Library of Sookmyung Women’s University. This program’s aim was assisting students to improve their knowledge by learning how to utilize the library’s resources and i

Meaningless World Made by the Moo-Mean GenerationLet’s think about vacations. Most of our memories will be of traveling or enjoying a hobby with friends not staying at home. However, more and more people today are finding their own meaning in the meaningless things at home. Some people enjoy looking

On July 30, a special summer orientation program for foreign students was held in room 505 of Centennial Hall. The name of the program was Sookmyung International Summer School (SISS), and it was held by in partnership with the Center for International Affairs and Cooperation and the leadership grou