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

Sookmyung Women’s University’s “Oneul,” which translates to English as “today,” works for a better tomorrow for Sookmyungians. Oneul is the 51st Student Council of Sookmyung Women’s University. Since the end of 2018, Oneul has planned and held many school events. A full year has passed since Oneul’s

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

Kid YouTubers, Is This Okay?1) The 2000s has seen a flood of information in society. Anyone and everyone can produce information and share it with others, creating new communities in virtual space. As a result, internet blogs and personal websites that record a person’s daily life or details informa

"Anybody should be able to do what they want to do according to their abilities and personalities, and not be restricted by the nature of their sex." For all of us living in the 21st century, this is what we have come to expect, but sadly, the world has not yet reached that ideal. From the 17th to t

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

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

Skipping school, Noonsong thought she could sleep until noon. The day felt like a national holiday. However, siren sounds from the television in the living room woke her up suddenly. What happened? Why was the television turned on? Running into the living room full of anger and worry, her emotions s

People often reflect on life and the world as they watch a drama unfold. From love to conflict, even the dark side of life, all of reality is portrayed in a drama. Dramas allow people to live a romance through the show’s characters and help the TV viewer take a serious and critical look at the world

“We want a safe school environment where we can study freely as much as we want.” This is not the desire of just one student. It is the voice of all Sookmyungians and women’s university students. As most students already know, students often feel threatened and afraid due to the presence of outsider

HONG YESEULDEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE '16 Please introduce your style. To me, unique means an unbalanced look that leaves a distinctive impression on others such as wearing a colorful flower pattern dress with comfortable sneakers or a casual school jumper over a dress. In other

On March 6, 2019, a guest lecturer was invited to speak at the Samsung Convention Center at Centennial Hall. The speaker was Ban Ki-moon, 8th UN Secretary General, and he gave a talk on the subject ‘From the Perspective of a Global Citizen’. The lecture was hosted by Main Library in Sookmyung Women’

Have you ever seen a Korean historical drama? You will likely have noticed that they all contain a king, his ministers, and a palace. Most Korean ancestors depicted on television are high society figures such as kings and queens. However, outside the palace, there are villages and marketplaces fille

“I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” This was the statement written on the khaki-colored jacket worn on June 21, 2018 by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump during her visit to an immigrant children's camp in Mexico, Texas. The media voiced various perspectives on the intent of wearing such clothing, and the

Starting October 2018, a trial of CCTV cameras in operating rooms was conducted over a 3-month period at Anseong Hospital in Gyeonggi Province for the first time in Korea. The hospital asked patients to give informed consent to allow the hospital to record their surgeries, and it has been confirmed

Bonjour, Sookmyungians! I’m Tintin, a news reporter from Belgium. I have had many adventures while traveling around the world. Oh, this is my companion, Snowy. He often helps me with his smart, sensitive sense of smell, but he also likes eating and playing so much that he sometimes causes trouble. T

After lunch, she heads to a café. There, she orders a coffee latte from the staff at the register and she waits for the payment. The staff lets her know the amount, and she turns on her smartphone to pay without the use of cash or a card. She inputs the cost and a password on her smartphone 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 November 7, 2018, a small flea market opened at the Queen Sunheon crossroads and in front of Myungshin Building. This flea market was managed by students participating in the Sookmyung Life Academy program organized by the College of General Education. All profits made in the flea market is to be