Korea University has decided to make scholarships only available to low-income students. The university hopes it will help low-income students concentrate on their studies, not on working at part-time positions. Likewise, prominent U.S. colleges have already begun abolishing scholarship allotment to

To modern people living in today’s rapidly changing 21st century, holidays are mere rest days. However, the word holiday is derived from ‘holy’ and ‘day’ which means a day of religious obligation compliance. In modern times, the meaning has expanded to include both religious and non-religious celebr

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

What comes to mind when you think of Taekwondo? The image will likely include strong and flexible kicks, and another possible image can be loud bursts of noise discharged after deep concentration and originating from one’s strong willpower. Like most others, many Sookmyungians probably hesitate to r

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,

After a hard day at work, everyone loves to come home and watch TV while enjoying a bunch of snacks. Most TV shows are aimed at making people laugh. In Korea, one of the best shows on TV at the moment is Infinite Challenge. It has been on the air over the last 10 years and has shown many changes to

Recently, the idea of abolishing the bar exam has become a topic of hot debate among students dreaming of becoming judicial officers. With the introduction of law school institutions, the bar exam was considered unnecessary. The bar exam was then scheduled to be abolished in 2017, but the Department

Up to now, what has been the most important thing you value in life? Some might say power or love, and others may shout out beauty or family. Everyone has different priorities in life, and people go about life trying to protect and achieve each value. A number of students on campus are working to pr

Kkwaenggwari, Janggu, Taepyeongso, what do all of these traditional instruments have in common? Not sure? Here’s a hint: people played them and still play them during the farming season. Now do you know? Pungmul* of today is very similar to that in the past, but it is rare to see Pungmul as it once

"If chosen for the Sookmyung Times, I promise to do my best and that the Sookmyung Times would take precedence over other tasks." These were my final words during my interview during the SMT cub-reporter recruitment. Five semesters have passed since that day, and now I have been with the magazine

Sunwoo, the reporter with SMT had never seen so many placards as what were posted in front of the Myungshin building since entering Sookmyung. Over the last few months, there have been many incidents that have hurt Sookmyungians’ self-respect and love of the school. However, these situations have br

Have you ever noticed that some elevators in Korea have replaced the number 4 with the letter 'F'? Four is considered to be bad luck, even causing death in Korea because the number 4 is expressed as the Chinese character 死, which means death. Have you ever been told not to present your signi

Nowadays, most first year students ponder whether or not to participate in off-campus activities. They are undecided because they cannot guarantee the activities will benefit their futures. Sookmyung Women’s University offers students numerous chances to join clubs such as leadership groups and the

Under the warm autumn sunshine, people enjoy soccer. Every player runs to kick and follow the ball. After soccer, everyone pants and is soaked with sweat. Who do you imagine was playing? A group of guys? Nope. The players were our very own Sookmyungians. The Sookmyung Times met the president of FC S

Some people insist women universities should become coeducational because there is no longer a need to promote the education for females. That is, Korean society now enjoys equality among the sexes in terms of education. Indeed, some women’s universities in Korea have widened their student body to i

Finally midterms have ended. Besides me, huge numbers of students at Sookmyung were enjoying life as a college student without any concern for the upcoming exams. It is only after the exams that we are now reflecting on our personal satisfaction and whether we could have done better if we hadn’t pro

Every day people see various signs that ban things. ‘No Pets Allowed’ and ‘No Bicycles Allowed’ are a couple of common ones that you might see at a subways station or at a restaurant. However, the ‘No Kids Zone’ sign is starting to appear more and more frequently. A ‘No Kids Zone’ is an area that pr

“Sookmyung power, Sookmyung mascot. We're NiViS!" Wearing sparkling blue uniforms and engaging in spectacular cheer choreography, NiViS empowers Sookmyungians. As a Sookmyungian, you've surely heard or seen at least one performance during your university life. The club has numerous practice