The severe cold has gone, winter has passed away, and now spring is about to come. March 2016, two years ago from now, I applied as a cub-reporter of the Sookmyung Times. I can still remember the moment when I had an interview in order to be part of the Sookmyung Times. I was a bit nervous but I thi

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

During course registration periods, students do not always get the schedule they hope for. Instead, they are often disappointed, and as such, become sensitive and edgy over the registration policy for courses. Sookmyung Women’s University has its own unique registration system and policy that differ

As you enter the dark room, you will see twinkling lights. You will also hear loud pop songs that make you feel as though you were at a club dance party. Every part of the room shines from the neon lights. Can you guess what this place is? It isn’t a party room or a club. It’s a bowling pub! Here yo

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

Have you ever imagined making products using your drawings? What do you imagine yourself creating? Perhaps it would be something very meaningful to you and bring joy to your daily life. One person has started her own similar business. She turns children’s drawings into products that bring happiness

As exams approach, you might be searching for good places to get rid of stress. One such place SMT would like to introduce to you is a place full of lights and digital images. Lights sparkle amongst each other and digital images are lively shown all about the room. It appears as though digital art v

‘Please vote during the Student Union election’. ‘The deadline to cast your vote is Friday 5 o’ clock. Please vote’. These types of utterances were often heard during the early part of March inside most university campuses in Korea. At Sookmyung Women’s University, members of the Emergency Planning

Doraemon is an animation character that likes sharing his belongings and ideas with Jingu, his bestfriend, to help Jingu lead a stress free life. Do people like Doraemon really exist? Well, one Korean sure comes close. He is a volunteer counselor at Seven Big Sisters. He listens to the worries and o

Course registration has yet again come upon us. Sookmyungians will be busy setting up their timetables for the coming term. When deciding which courses to enroll in, students often take into consideration comments like “this course will kill your GPA.” Too often than not, these comments are taken mu

Have you ever gotten into an argument with friends when you were convinced you were right and they were wrong and you kept insisting, claiming that if asked, everyone nearby would agree with you? The book Vegetarian teaches us that no one is perfect because everybody is unique. ‘Han Gang’, author of

Last January from the 21st to 31st, one painting became the center of a hot debate at the satire cartoon exhibition ‘Soon, Bye!’, which was held at the National Assembly Member’s Office Building. The painting entitled ‘Dirty Sleep’ was a drawing satirizing President Park GeunHye. In the painting, a

According to Jongam Police Station, a 65-year-old taxi driver was arrested and charged on January 9. On January 3rd, a woman uploaded a video on the internet that showed her and her friends trying to hail a taxi around 3 a.m. The driver refused to drive the women to their destination saying that his

On February 26th, Sookmyung News opened a special lecture entitled “In Design for Reporters of Sookmyung News and The Sookmyung Times". Each school vacation period, The Sookmyung Times and Sookmyung News host special guest lectures with the purpose of improving academic journalism on campus, and th

“Brrrrring”A Sookmyungian’s phone rings. She grabs the phone and reads the message. It is from Sookmyung Women’s University Prime. The message details newly designed programs made for students in the College of Engineering but that are also open to all other major students as well. The Sookmyungian

“Darkness cannot defeat light; Falsehood cannot defeat truth; Truth cannot sink; We will not give up.” These are the lyrics from the song, “Truth cannot Sink”, which was composed to commemorate the anniversary of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. Every Saturday, the song is sung aloud by millions of citizens

The Institute of Career Development Center held 1:1 career counseling sessions on January 2, 2017 to help Sookmyungians who are preparing for employment in the year 2017. The session was divided into three counselling parts: employment, documentation, and interview preparation. At employment counsel

Have you ever heard the famous saying, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow"? It was spoken by Albert Einstein who led the future of humanity by establishing the theory of relativity. Today, the world stands on the edge of 2016, wishing each other a 'Happy New Year.'