Stories that I Knew“This is the last chance.” This is the word that I repeated over and over again before my exchange student exam. Actually, I was a repeater to be an exchange student. Lo

Let’s turn the clock back a bit. In the first week of March 2011, the Korean stock market passed 2,000 points once again, but Korean economy was still struggling with securing pricestability in the midst of global economic crisis...

It’s May, a shining season for weddings. The meaning of wedding is more and more becoming luxury itself. However, the wedding does not mean an event any more but a culture because there are so many professional efforts, like wedding producer, to make a wedding’s flower bloom. Although, not long ago it was narrowly represented by wedding planning or wedding consulting, it is embedded in the major field of study now. Then, what makes it to become a study? The Sookmyung Times (SMT) looked into the study of Wedding Culture and Business...

There is a reasonable ground that France has gained fame as a nation of press. Freedom of thepress, offering newspapers freely for university students, and what in addition to these gives France its reputation? They have whole universities specializing in journalism...

Sookmyungians, it’s May. Koreans call May the month of family events. You are very busy in preparing for one’s days and several celebrations. Maybe, those bother you. However, I am sure May will bring you pleasure soon. And, best of all, May will be a tonic for your close relationships and your important people. Talk, play, love with your family and friends...

What I do first, once I decide to challenge myself to do something, is research. It means facing reality first before dreaming about itpointlessly. Likewise, to study abroad as an exchange student required I do (and maybe you, too) tons of preparation and research. Gettinga TOEFL score was just one slight part of this process...

Your hands can be someone's eyes. Here is Sookmyung Braille Volunteers (SBV) lighting up disabled people's lives with their hand typing. Through them, many people's lives are brightened, and SMU also broadens among schools for blind in the whole country. The Sookmyung Times (SMT) met Han Bo Kyeong (HAN) who is a representative of SBV...

“First of all, I better modify the abbreviation of Visual Merchandising, VMD. This term came from Japan to Korea, so only Japanese and Koreans use VMD for visual merchandising or visual merchandiser. When you search for VMD in English at the World Wide Web or research papers, it won’t tell you what VMD is in thefashion industry. The right abbreviation is VM, which stands for visual merchandising. Currently, most Koreans use VMD rather than VM, but the situation has to be improved step by step.”...

The old media such as newspapers and magazines have been faced with a crisis within the rapidly changing news media. While there has been widespread speculation that the survival of the print journalism is threatened, the broadcast media that represent the status of the old media also are encountering new change with it...

Sookmyungians, how is your night going? This question may sound somewhat weird to you, but I am very serious because I can’t sometimes fall asleep late into the night and I am not talking of primary insomnia, I mean your big worry which makes you toss and turn sleepless in bed night after night...

How would Korean classes differ from those in other countries? The Sookmyung Times (SMT) interviewed exchanged students, Sookmyungians and professor what differences they found and asked how they...

Recently, the numbers of elderly who live alone has risen and singles have led to low birthrate and graying. Because of this, the meaning of pets is changing from the thing to fondle to a friend or family...

While many of Korean people still are not feeling that Korea has become a multicultural society, it is true and a fact by any measure including the recognition of United Nations...

The online media such as Internet, newspaper and I-phone have swallowed traditional media; as a result, the subscription rates have gradually declined so that South Korea has one of the lowest...

In the 21st century, people live in a global village. Lots of foreigners visit Korea, and also many foreign students come to SMU to study. However, unlike a global world, in SMU, Korean students and foreign...

Abraxas started in 1999. The students who loved bowling made a club and it has been going on ever since.They gathered just because they love bowling and they wanted to enjoy it with other people. “I first bowledin the winter vacation after the College Scholastic Ability...

It is a new semester of 2011! Did you have a nice winter vacation?Through 2010 Winter Global Explore Program, I visited to Paris, France during the vacation. It was awesome! As a member of Sookmyung...

The night of January was cold and grey. Russian was spoken everywhere which I couldn’t understand at all, and all the people looked angry. That was my first feeling toward...

Fastes de Versailles (Honor of Versailles) is the word which can explain the golden age of France. From Louis XIV to Louis XVI age was the period of the Renaissance of Europe royal family culture, so throughout Exposition Spéciale du Chéteau de Versailles, people can see the splendid art of French royalty. Not only portraits of the French royal families but alsothe picture of the Versailles Palace are on display in the arts center...

Seollem means making someone’s heart flutter. After watching aspecial show, have you ever clapped your hands? Have you ever seen the expressions of the performers when you clap your...