Another year has passed, and some of SMT will see new faces while others will be saying good-bye. SMT would like to give the opportunity for the 87th reporters leaving to say adieu. They have done their best over the last two years. It's been two years since you joined SMT. How do you feel knowing t

With the expansion in secondhand trading platforms, more individuals, including millennials, stay-at-home mothers, and office workers, have fallen in love with second-hand transactions. At first, we enjoyed the items, but soon after, we ran short on money, so we decided to take photos of them and pu

The Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Korea1)The 46th U.S. presidential election was held on November 3. Republican Party Donald Trump and Democrat Party Joe Biden were candidates on the ballots. The scuffle between the two candidates came to a head during their first TV debate. The two ca

Center of Issue, Sejong1)Recently the debate on relocation of the administrative capital, which started in the 1970s under former president Park Chunghee, has surfaced. In the 1970s, the policy was abandoned, but Roh Moohyun, former president, proposed the relocation policy once more. Roh was seekin

A virus has become an enemy of the human race. It has killed more people than an earthquake and has created more fear among people than a flood. Alongside human evolution, there has been a virus evolution. Humans are quickly seeking countermeasures against the latest virus. However, the virus mutate

It's 15 minutes before noon. There are plenty of cafés and restaurants to choose from in front of Sookmyung Women's University. You call your friend to decide what to eat. "The waiting line is long here. Do you really want to eat Pho? If we run, we could get to that Malatang restaurant! Or would it

Unconsciously, people keep pictures of life in their minds. Recalling those pictures, people with either say, "happy" or "sad". Like this, people could feel differently though they may be looking at the same picture. It could be that an individual was merely having a hard day when they interpreted t

Korea's Pride: Kang Kyungwha's Footprint1)Minister for foreign affairs Kang Kyungwha has received much global attention for her interview with the BBC. Kang said, “First of all, testing is central because that leads to early detection, it minimizes further spread, and it quickly treats those found w

SONG CHAERIMDEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL RELATION ’19 Please introduce your personal style to our readers. I value the situation when I dress. So, when I do active work or use my body a lot, I tend to wear a hooded T-shirt or a functional T-shirt with my favorite training pants. H

A mysterious man stands on a platform, and tens of thousands of people all dressed in the same outfits praise him. Even when the man speaks impolitely and shouts at them, the audience cries out "Amen!" and the people bow their heads like sinners. The audience is comprised of people from young childr

On January, a mysterious video quickly spread around the world on a social media platform. The video contained images of Chinese nationals in the city of Wuhan. All transportation services in Wuhan were halted by the government, and dust could be seen accumulating at empty gas stations. The city, on

Parents dread hearing several questions from their children, and some of them include: “Where do babies come from?", "Why do I look different from my brother?", "Why is my body changing?" Many parents fail to directly respond to them even though they know the answer. They feel embarrassed about spec

Noonsong A has recently become interested in foreign cultures and is thinking about going overseas to experience a foreign culture firsthand. She recalls that her friend Noonsong B, went to Canada on a student exchange. After only half a year as an exchange student in Canada, Noonsong B was able to

Receiving something from another person reveals that person’s heart as they took the time to think about you. Gift-giving is important for both the giver and the receiver. In the past, Korea offered people a chance to join various baking workshops, but these days, the kinds of classes are various fr

Fifteen years ago, a series of murders broke out in a city, which created a huge stir in the world. Although the entire nation put forth an earnest effort to solve the murders, the statute of limitations expired, and for 15 years the criminal went unpunished for the horrific crimes. The detective in

On July 21, at Yuen Long (元朗区) subway station, hundreds of people dressed in white carrying iron clubs and wooden sticks attacked citizens indiscriminately. Instantly, the subway station became chaotic and filled with the cries of hurt bleeding citizens. Two months after that affair, on October 1, p

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

“You must find your rights in the midst of struggle.” This is a key sentence from Rudolph von Yering's book, Struggling for Rights. The struggle he refers to is the eternal labor of the law. There is no law without struggle, just as ownership cannot exist without labor. Students at Sookmyung Women’s

At 5 p.m. on September 10, the Student Council Oneul hosted a press conference at the College of Science Room 651 at Sookmyung Women's University. More than 50 students participated despite the rain. On the agenda was the reporting of work carried out during the spring semester, the introduction of