Women's self-determination should be taken for granted. The movement to obtain it was not always easy. In Korea, abortion was once illegal, but despite being illegal, it was sometimes performed. It was done secretly and illegally. It has been a controversial topic for many years and various discussi

All people need help in life. No one can survive without the help of others. People who help us are called Helpers. They guide and comfort us and even push us towards solutions. They are always your absolute supporters. Then, who can be a good helper? To find the answer, The Sookmyung Times met Kwon

One year after COVID-19 was reported in China, the cumulative death toll from the pandemic has exceeded 0.1% of the world's population. Activities in all areas of healthcare, economics, education, and culture have had to be restricted, and this has resulted in a global economic downturn. A large-sca

This is the first 'The Sookmyung Times' of 2021. An unimaginable year has passed, and a new year has begun. How are you planning on spending the school year? Will you be complacent and go along with the status quo or will you show some fresh innovation?Personally, I would love to stay in the previou

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

People communicate with others in various ways. For example, a musician delivers their story through the lyrics of a song and a novelist delivers their story through the written word. There are even those that communicate with others through drawings. The drawings of characters and stories deliver s

Since I was young, I really wanted to visit other countries, especially the United States. However, after entering university, my desire for an overseas experience weakened as my mind became preoccupied with worries about getting a job and job preparation. Then, I saw an announcement for the Disney

We lived, are living, and will live. Going through life, people have constantly considered the possibility of time travel and wish to make a time machine. People often desire to go back into the past or to go forward into the future in order to make changes to the present. If time travel became a re

Our Planet Changed by COVID-191)Daily life is quite different from what it was about a year ago. COVID-19 has brought about changes to our eating, clothing, and living. The COVID-19 influences both people's lives as well as the global environment. Satellite imagery showed that air pollution in China

From January 11 to 14, a local expert from Yongsan gave a special lecture through Snowboard e-class. It was sponsored by the Industrial-Academic and hosted by Sookmyung Women's University Humanities Research Institute. Anyone interested in the subject of the lecture was able to view the e-class. The

2021 has arrived. As we all faced hardship because of COVID-19 in last year, many people are welcoming 2021 with open arms. People greet the new year in various ways. Some celebrate by listening to certain songs because there is a strong belief that the first song listened to in the new year will se

New semester is beginning, but this semester will be online due to COVID-19. A few weeks ago, Noonsong completed her course registration on Sookmyung Portal. After many attempts to sign into the Portal, she was finally able to get on SnowBoard to start her morning lectures. Suddenly, a window appear

The Film Industry's Movement to Get Out of the Crisis1)On January 4, a notice was posted on the Cheongwadae's National Petition Board entitled "Please protect the film industry from collapsing due to COVID-19". The notice clearly showed the current precarious state of the film industry and it can be

On November 28, 2020, the HULT PRIZE competition was at Sookmyung Women's University. HULT PRIZE is a global startup competition organized by the Hult Prize Foundation and sponsored by the UN. The competition challenges university students from around the world to solve social problems through a bus

On December 17, 2020, an event was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of SMWU's ROTC. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, only a small number of people, namely SMWU president and ROTC officials, attended the event. Others participated via Zoom. Founded on December 10, 2010, SMWU's ROTC

The alarm went off, and someone crawled out from the bed. Waking up with chaotic hair, she stretches on the bed to wake up fully. After a shower, she takes a seat on the sofa and turns on the TV. She feeds her pets and then has breakfast, leftovers from the night before. Her routine does not differ

With the spread of COVID-19, concert halls that were once filled with screams and shouts have been empty. Many concerts that were scheduled to be held offline were canceled. Singers expressed their apologies and concertgoers who would have enjoyed the performances fell into a deep sense of loss. How

PARK CHAEEUN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE '21 Please introduce your personal style to our readers.I usually wear denim, but today I felt a skirt would look better as it is spring. I'm also wearing a white sleeveless shirt with fancy lace, which I think it's lovely style. I matched it

Last semester, Sookmyung Women's University recruited participants for its 'Learning Community Study Group ONE' and 'Learning Community Study Group Hak' programs. The 'Study Group ONE' program is a learning activity in which students in the program selected their own learning goals such as earning c