The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that E-land Park, a franchise company running Ashely, Nature Kitchen, and others, did not pay the equivalent of 8.372 billion won in wages to 44,460 part-time workers. In other words, an individual parttime worker was cheated out of 18.7 million won, or

On November 8, 2016, a new president of the U.S.A was elected. Because of Korea’s relationship with the U.S.A, whoever the American people vote for affects Koreans. The two main candidates were Hillary Clinton from the Democratic Party and Donald Trump from the Republican Party. Donald Trump was fav

Last 2011, the government announced PHMG, PGH, CMIT, and MIT to be the primary causes of lung ailments in patients who used sterilizers. However, because of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s patchwork regulatory system, everyday products containing those sterilizers were kept on store shelves.

Baek Namgi, a 69-year-old farmer, died at 1:58 p.m. on September 25th at Seoul National University Hospital. It was exactly 317 days after falling into a coma brought on by a water cannon blast to his head by police during a rally protesting the liberalization of rice imports on November 14, 2015. T

Television shows such as ‘Guerilla Date’ and ‘One Night and Two Days’ are being filmed on university campuses. With the accepted idea that campuses are open to the public, Sookmyung Women’s University has also recently been the background for a shoot in which SHINEE performed. Besides being a TV sho

With the world shrinking, people are moving about from nation to nation. Even at Sookmyung Women’s University, there are plenty of exchange students from different countries such as China, America, Morocco, and so on. Though most students are friendly, some students show signs of xenophobia, the fea

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 average temperature on this past August was 34.5 degrees Celsius, an increase of about 3 degrees from last year (31 degrees Celsius). Until recently, home electrical charges were decided on a 6-category basis, and taxed accordingly. For example, the home that used under 100kWh was only charged 6

On Thursday July 28th, 2016, students at Ewha Women’s University started to demonstrate against the school. All arguments stemmed from the school’s ‘Future Life University‘, a college established for people in the labour force with highschool diplomas. Ewha Women’s University plans to establish two

August 15th has a lot of meaning for Koreans. It is the day Korea regained its independence from Imperial Japan in 1945. Koreans commemorate the day by displaying the Korean flag, called Taegeukgi. The day before Independence Day, on August 14th, Tiffany, a member of Girls Generation, a popular girl

At the moment, minimum wage is 6,030 won per hour, but from 2017 it will increase by 7.3% to 6,470 won. Some are arguing that this 7% is still too small to match the cost of living in Korea and that the percentage should equate to the economy situation. The opposition party has already said that the

THAAD is an acronym for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, the American system for defense against missiles. The system detects enemy missiles through the radar and then destroys them using defense missiles. THAAD was developed to bring down ballistic missiles before they reach their targets. THAD

Part of the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea is a marginal sea encompassing an area stretching from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan, roughly 3,500,000 square kilometers. It is surrounded by six countries, namely China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia. T

Kim Hyesoo, Department of Law ‘16 at Sookmyung Women’s University, struggles to comprehend the English instructions on her laptop. Still, she makes a genuine effort to understand. Why is she working at it so intensely? Is she studying English? No. She is trying to purchase some overseas products in

‘What would you most like to do in life?’ ‘How do you want to live?’ University students have been asked these questions continuously their entire life. Regrettably, even if a student has an answer to the questions, they are not likely to have truly reflected on the questions before responding. All

Describe your classroom. Most of us would likely say a professor and a room full of students. Also, a good number might say, with a great amount of certainty, that there is only one voice, talking; the voice of the professor. Sound familiar? Ironically, Korea requires students to be self-expressive

What do you call people in their twenties who live off their family’s wealth? Among many phrases, ‘born with a sliver spoon with one’s mouth’ is the most commonly used one. Nowadays when the phrase is spoken, it is usually uttered in a bittersweet tone. People tend to lightly joke about other’s weal

“Beware of the hidden cameras on stairs and escalators. This is a frequently photographed area.” Are you familiar with this warning at subway stations? Even if you were not aware of the warning, most Sookmyungians use their purses to hide their backside when going up stairs or escalators. Students w

Take a piece of paper and write down 10 books you’ve read and would recommend to your friends. Did you find the task hard? If it is hard, don't fret, you are not alone. Many university students will find the task difficult and might find themselves stuck remembering the names of any books they’v