​​​​​​​From July 3 to 14, the 2023 Summer Vacation Global Capacity Enhancement Program was held for Sookmyung Women's University students. This program provided diverse special lectures on overseas employment strategies that are suitable for enhancing students' aptitude. Information related to forei

Hello, Sookmyungians! Did you all enjoy the sweet two-month summer vacation? It was very hot this summer, but I hope you all had enough rest.The hot summer heat disappeared and September came closer to us. What kind of plans are you making to start the second semester with? Aren't you nervous about

What is the first thing that people do when they come home after a hard day? Perhaps that's just washing their hands. Today, people use soap in various colors, shapes, and textures. What if we could choose our preferred scent and color to make a special personalized soap? This time, the SMT reporter

The Mid-Price Is Gone1)Chanel raised prices four times in 2022 and has done so twice already in 2023. Currently, Large Chanel Classic flap bags retail at 15.7 million won, up 98.2 percent in four years. Despite the high price increase, demand for luxury products remains high. Lee Eun-hui, a professo

Noonsong recently heard the news of the death of Lee Woo-young, who created the cartoon Black Rubber Shoes. He is known to have been struggling for a long time due to a legal dispute over the copyright of his cartoon. Noonsong was saddened by his death because she remembered enjoying the animation b

YANG SE-RYEONGDEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE '23 Please explain to our readers about your style using this year's color, Viva Magenta (Pantone 18-1750).Viva Magenta is a dark pink that gives a strong feeling. As soon as I saw this color, I thought it looked like a socially uncluttered c

Gugak, traditional Korean music, is a music genre that reflects the nation's past culture and lifestyle. Nowadays, it is reproduced in various ways. Instrumental sounds such as haegeum, geomungo, and taepyeongso used in Korean traditional music are combined with the K-pop genre, and the songs of gug

Looking at all the photos that I took last fall and winter, it all feels like a dream. All the beautiful scenery and beautiful smiles in the photos were taken when I was an exchange student. Those times showed me a different world and broadened my perspectives. I always had a vague dream of living a

Are there any webtoons you are enjoying? Webtoons are one of the biggest fields in Korea now since they have different plus points such as accessibility compared to comic books. In addition, due to the nature of a webtoon, readers can feel livelier as they scroll through it. For this reason, many pe

The World Has Taken a New Turn with the Advent of Chat GPT1)Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually developing rapidly beyond the limits of technology. Chat GPT (Generated Pre-trained Transformer) is attracting great attention around the world with its breakthrough performance. This is an AI chatb

Minimum Wage Except for Foreign Migrant Domestic Workers1)On March 21, an amendment was proposed to the Act on the Improvement of Employment of Domestic Workers. The amendment could help support families who have difficulty affording childcare by bringing low-wage foreign domestic workers to Korea.

Close your eyes and think of yourself lying on a country bench. Can't you feel the sound of birds singing, the sound of the gentle breeze, the smell of flowers? It's hard to see in the city, but when you go to the countryside, you can easily feel birds playing the violin and the wind whispering in y

Noonsong read several articles in the ALUMNAE section of The Sookmyung Times and learned that some alumni who had graduated from SMWU are making achievements in a wide variety of fields. She wanted to achieve something great just like them and shine a light on the name of Sookmyung. She became curio

On March 11, an old mother and her son were found dead after a fire in their apartment in Gimpo, Gyeonggi. Due to the fact that the house was full of trash, the police speculated that the woman, who is thought to have died a few days before the fire, had likely starved. It indicates that the victims

A one-on-one job clinic is being operated at the Job Plus Center on Campus. The nature of the counseling varies depending on one's grade. Career counseling is usually conducted for the lower grades and employment counseling for the upper grades. Each session lasts 40-50 minutes, and it is possible t

On April 12, 2023, 'What's The Next,' a lecture on the vision of global leaders was held at Sookmyung Women's University Snowflake Square Hall to commemorate the 117th anniversary of Sookmyung's foundation. Perry Ha, the founder of Global Venture Capital Draper Athena, was invited as a speaker of th

Jo Yoo SuyeonHello, everyone! My name is Yoo Suyeon, a second-year student majoring in the Department of History & Culture. I am very happy to join the 91st Sookmyung Times group. As I have many interests in various fields, I think working as a reporter fits me perfectly. For me, 2023 is a year of c

With advances in media, art is no longer confined to solemn museums and we can access it anytime, anywhere. Some criticize this phenomenon, saying that the dignity of art has disappeared. However, pop art has a variety of charms because it is made with everyday materials and is full of colorful visu

The Sookmyung Student Creativity Space has been launched at Sookmyung Women's University for the benefit of students. It is located on the first floor of the Student Union Building, where Snow Bridge used to be. Operating hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m, based on the second week of May. The space was crea