‘Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:’ These are two lines from ‘Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare.I never imagined myself becoming the Editor-in-Chief of The Sookmyung Times. Saying that, I never imagined ever writing a letter to its readers, so after

On February 13, Son Na-eun, a member of the girl group 'Apink' was criticized for uploading a selfie on her Instagram. In the photo, she is smiling as she holds her smartphone. The sentence on her phone case read: "GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING". While the words seem to express a similar idea to t

Few weeks have passed since the end of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Every player did their utmost best. People around the world saw ethical sports conduct the spirit of sports from their beloved athletes. I was deeply touched by the friendship expressed between two speed

Since a young girl, I have loved books. In particular, I was addicted to ‘hero’ stories such as 'The Arthurian Legends', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Harry Potter', and 'Odyssey'. Heroes gave me hope and led me to a fantasy land. Even now, I am still enthralled by fantas

Doesn’t it just seem like 2017 started just a day ago? Hard to imagine, but indeed we have reached the end of 2017. I still remember the start of my sophomore year. I was passionate and determined to meet all my goals for 2017. Though, in reality, some of them I was not able to achieve, I can still

November, and a week after midterms have ended, are you ready to enjoy life again after the stress and pressure of exams? I am sure some of you are planning activities with friends such as going to a movie, and others are dreaming of sleeping the days away in hopes of revitalization. Still others of

Do you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting thought the windWanting to start againDo you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cardsOne blow from caving inDo you ever feel already buried deepSix feet under screamBut no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there’s still a chance for you‘C

A year and a half has passed since I joined The Sookmyung Times. In the beginning, I began as a cub reporter, graduated to full reporter, moved onto society section editor, and now I find myself the new editor-in-chief of The Sookmyung Times. Being appointed editor-in-chief leaves me feeling both ha

I am the editor-in-chief of The Sookmyung Times, an English magazine on campus. This issue marks the end of my sojourn as editor-in-chief as I must end my work with SMT. 2017 was a great year for me and for Sookmyung Women’s University, which had its 111th birthday, and for The Sookmyung Times, whic

In March 2015, I started my journey with The Sookmyung Times. For just over 2 years, I have had the opportunity to meet lots of brilliant people and In March 2015, I started my journey with The Sookmyung Times. For just over 2 years, I have had the opportunity to meet lots of brilliant people and ex

I came to know this poem from one of my Department of English & Literature courses. It is one of John Keats famous works. He is representative of romanticism style writing. Although he passed away at the young age of 26, his work and outlook on life influenced the world. Sadly, he left the world bef

Roads lined with flowers are beautiful with bright their colours of pink, red, yellow and green. When the flowers on these roads are in full bloom, there is no darkness or desperation. The smell also brings a smile to people as they pass along. Their sweet smell attracts various insects that long to

Park Geunhye’s administration began with high expectations from the people. She is the first female president in Korean history, so she faced a great road ahead, but nearing the end of her time in office, her administration is the center of unprecedented scandal, connected to Choi Soonsil, the presi

On September 7th, students from the Department of Arts & Craft came together to voice their anger at Professor Ryu (48), a professor at Hoseo University. They claim he made a sexist remark while lecturing at Sookmyung Women's University as a part-time lecturer. According to students, he said com

The summer heatwave has ended. Autumn is now upon us. Even Chuseok, Korea’s Thanksgiving Holiday has passed. Soon it will be October and midterms will start. Looking around, the trees have all become yellow and orange and lost their green color of summer. While everyone’s favorite season will differ

During summer break, all SMT reporters gather to watch the movie, ‘The Jungle Book.’ The movie is a based on the novel ‘Jungle Book’ by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Rudyard Kipling. Numerous nations have turned the novel into various movie genres. Unlike most books turned into movies that received nega

The code of ethics valued by journalists is only kept if a reporter keeps one’s honesty; however, being honest is never an easy task. As a reporter of SMT, one of the hardest things I have to do is question the honesty of an interviewee’s response. As a softy, I found asking the hard questions diffi

Recently, I was impressed by the main character of Zootopia, Judy Hobbes. She is a confident rabbit whose dream is to be a police officer and make the world a better place. Although her friends, boss, and even her family advise her to choose the safe and ordinary road in life, telling her that no sm

Most people would prefer something new to something old. In fact, people generally want a new room, home, school, and so on. They also desire change in themselves. In modern society, this kind of desire is considered ‘self-development’, and today you can easily attain plenty of material in the form

My friend enjoys a unique hobby. He likes to play with Nano Building Blocks. One day, he bought me a Nano Lego Set and said to give it a try. To be honest, I wasn’t really interested in the gift, but to be nice, I decided to build the model and promised to show him the final result. Took me a week,