Gogh, a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, comes alive with eye contact and blinking, the elegant ballerina in Dancer on Stage is dancing, the Woman with a Parasol looks backwards and her skirt is fluttering, the Women in Tahiti draws near, and the sound of pipe by a boy is heard. Does this sound to

The newly coined term in Korea, ‘Honsul Namnye’ embodies a sense of empathy for today’s youth because it reflects the reality of their culture. In other words, it puts into perspective the life of youth today, such as the increased number of young university students preparing for the public servant

No one can deny the respect given to the leader of a group. The group head holds a special place on all scales, from as big the national scale to as small as a study group. Thus, 2016 is an important year at Sookmyung Women’s University. This is the final year of Hwang Seonhye’s presidency, and the

On September 12th, two days before Chuseok, internet communities were buzzing with people panicking and flustered. The posts were about the communication disruption to users of KakaoTalk due to the powerful earthquake on the Peninsula. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.8, the biggest since measu

Early last September, tons of packages arrived at the first floor of the National Assembly Hall, all delivered in the name of Chuseok. However, next year’s Chuseok gift-giving practice will be almost impossible to see as the ‘Kim Young-ran Law’ was just went into effect starting September 28 of this

The cultivating and managing of a bamboo forest has become trendy. On average, about 10,000 visitor visit universities’ bamboo forests, and the number of visitors to more famous bamboo forests around the name is about 200,000. The types of visitors range from enrolled students to ordinary people. Ha

On September 8th, Sookmyung Women’s University hosted the Insahae Job Seeking Festival at Hansangeun Lounge in Centennial Hall from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Insahae is the name of Sookmyung Women’s University’s alumni association, members of which are human resource officers in companies such as CHANEL,

A lady stands wearing a splendid evening gown adorned with a brilliantly jeweled crown. Everyone is shouting out congratulations to her. She replies with, “What a wonderful night! I will endeavor to create world peace!” Just who is this lady? Miss Korea, Ms. Jinsol Kim. In reality, Ms. Kim did not r

Have you heard the song ‘Journey to Myself’ by Buzz? The lyrics discuss a journey to find and love oneself. People have fallen in love with the song since its release because it is cheerful and light, in direct contract to these days more common love songs. The song led this reporter down a path of

From July 19th to 21th, a program that allowed Korean adoptees and their U.S.A. families to visit Korea to experience Korean culture was held. The program was hosted by Sookmyung society services team and Sookmyung Institute for Multiculture Studies in Korea and ‘The New York Albany Rainbow camp’ an

Recently, China has raised its status in the world. There are Chinese experts influencing all aspects of life from world markets to global politics. Due to its geographical proximity, Korea is especially influenced, which has driven the number of people learning Chinese to soar. According to one rec

What does the word ‘party’ mean to you? To most university students, party is something strange rather than something familiar. However, club IM is bringing the “party” to university life by energizing students and generating joy in daily life. The club is also establishing a healthy party culture a

On April 27th and May 13th, candidate hopefuls for the 19th Sookmyung Women’s University President Election gathered to present their campaign policies and visions for the school at the auditorium of Queen Sunheon building. A preparatory committee for the election was specially established and consi

The by-election for the 48th Student Union President at Sookmyung Women’s University was cancelled. Originally, the 48th Central Election Management Committee had set elections for last year; however, the election was called off due to the disqualification of FORWARD seonbon, which had been deemed i