Some people define classics as “the book that everyone knows well but no one does read.”This ironic statement is really true! We are frequently encouraged to read calssics and thosewho wen...

Why do people say that Autumn is the best season for reading?From a physiological perspective, fall gives the atmosphere to readbooks. The hormones in our body change according to the change of season...

Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU) is supporting its students to enter a profession to fit each Sookmyungian’s aptitude for a particular kind of job. In this context, SMU founded Career De...

As we don’t know who cultivates our rice and how hard their work is, Sookmyungians scarcely recognize the effort of leadership groups, especially Ambassador and Polaris. The Sookmyung Times (SMT...

Last August to September, MBC televised the well-received thriller drama Hon which was not only dealing with horror scenario but also with criminal investigation. The synopsis of the drama is about re...

March 2006, wondering that student ID number is telephone number, I got ID 0610219 and became a student of French Language and Culture, 06. Because the phone number of my house and whole family is &ls

On May, 2008, Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU) greeted sisters from Bangladesh, Ruksana Akter (RU), andAsma-ull-Hosna (AH). They, in 2009, study hard and walk around the campus wearing their t...

One often hears it said that travel broadens the mind; if you stay in your own country the whole time, your ideas remain narrow; whereas if you travel, you see new customs, eat new food, do new things...

As I grew old enough to settle my identity, I became more curious about the world and other cultures. When I entered college, I decided to achieve my goal that I had always wanted to be involved in in...

There is no one who wants to become miserable. People who want to study about authority approach Politics and who want to study about money approach Economics Science. Then, where to approach people w...

Have you ever watched a guide dog for the blind in Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU)? Then, do you know Kim Kyungmin (KIM) who is the dog’s master and undergraduate in the Division of Edu...

Summer is a chance for every student to keep on working, progress and evolve in many aspects of their life. Some are working to improve their skills (... and later their grades), some want to learn so...

Today, there are many college couples in Korea. Boyfriends and things relating to him would be one of the most interesting subjects to talk... when you are with your friends. Are the same circumstances h

In the last summer vacation, I traveled to Siem Reap in Cambodia. I had a chance to visit lots of places of historic interest. Among them, the most impressive relic is Bayon Temple. There, I found the

Education environment at Sookmyung has undergone major changes in recent years. In particular wehave witnessed how effectively Problem Based Learning(PBL), launched as the pioneering andrevolutionizing teaching and learning method at Sookmyung, has reshaped teaching and learningenvironment to empower students’ learning and leadership ...

Happy September! It’s a new start for the semester. I hope thateveryone had a great summer vacation. It is a new month andnew semester. You might have made a schedule or decided todo for vacation when a summer vacation started. How was yourvacation? Were most of plans performed? If you did notperform your plans, then are you ready for new semester? Doyou have any special plans and decisions in this semester? Ihave. As a new editor in chief in Sookmyung Times I will workvery hard and publish good quality of newspapers forSookmyungians.“This is a perfect time to think of wishes you want to turn intorealities and goals you want to reach. It takes a lot to set yoursights on a distant horizon and to keep on reaching for thosegoals. It takes a lot of courage and hard work, believing andachieving, patience and perseverance, inner strength and gentlehope. It takes a lot of giving it your best and doing the fantasticthings you do. But most of all, It takes someone as wonderfulas you.”— Collin McCartyThis explains what we need for our dream. And this shows thatit is a perfect time for setting a goal. Although you had not wellfilledvacation why don’t you set your sight on a distant horizonand specific plans for splendid new start? Forget about yesterday and let’s move on tomorrow. I am sure it might leadyou to successful future. With you, I will also make a concrete individual goal and try to make the outstanding...

Have you ever heard the Korean native plant Syringa patula? In 1947, Elwin M. Meader, a plant collector from the U.S., found a seed of Syringa patula on Baekundae, Seoul’s highest peak, located...

What makes your heart beat? Your favorite movie star? Your brand-new shoes? In my case, seeing legendarypeople who are enjoying or have enjoyed their own job makes my heart beat faster. That is why th

On the Sookmyung campus, I know one professor who does not have a cellular phone. In his office, there is no air conditioner on the wall. I once asked “Don’t you feel any inconvenience?&rd

Do you know Thomas Edison? He was one of the greatest and most influential inventors that ever lived. What about Henry Ford? As many know, he was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of mo