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An ivory tower is a metaphorical location used to describe a comfortable position in life, which often implies seclusion of a person from the practicalities, difficulties, and realities of the world in pursuit of his passion and desires. It is a term widely associated with academia, as they enjoy re
Column
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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The recent move of the South Korean government to gradually increase the quota of medical school admissions has thus far been met with a mix of support and disapproval. This is spurred by recent cases of critical patients in rural areas being denied services in hospitals due to a lack of personnel.
Debate
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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9 years. I still can’t believe it’s almost been a decade since I started my journey in South Korea. From the young age of 14, just when I was already dazzled at the glimmering opportunities in the Philippines, South Korea showed me that there are even brighter stars I can reach. It taught my younger
Op-Ed
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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In a few weeks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is scheduled to officially award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to its winners, among whom are Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov, for their discovery of quantum dots.Quantum dots are extremely tiny particles whose size practicall
Society
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:39
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The Hallyu wave has transformed from a small deliberate force in promoting Korean culture to a global powerhouse bringing in billions of dollars for the South Korean economy. Not that many years ago, the South Korean entertainment industry was aggressive in its efforts to expand its global reach. Ac
Society
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:39
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As the field of artificial intelligence continues to expand on its possibilities, it is only a matter of time before such systems outdo humans on even a set of tasks that comprise professional job descriptions. Concerns about AI taking over jobs are growing day by day, especially with language model
Column
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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Team USA emerged victorious in the recent World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Antwerp, Belgium, winning its seventh straight gold medal for the Women’s Team Final. At the forefront of this victory was the renowned Simone Biles, who at the young age of 26, is breaking records after records in t
People and Community
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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Official language exams are global numeric standards that most institutions use to gauge a person’s proficiency in a particular language. KAIST alone requires standardized test scores like the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for English or the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), a g
Op-Ed
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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South Korean teachers are in the middle of a wide protest, sparked by the slew of unfortunate suicides of school teachers over the last few weeks. Teachers have been reporting incidents of receiving late-night calls and complaints from parents regarding their manner of disciplining students over una
Debate
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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Being relatively small compared to other departments, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) affords the luxury of sending its students to annual overseas trips. Such trips give participants the chance to learn and apply their knowledge more actively, as well as gain insight and
Feature
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41
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On May 25, the KAIST Education Innovation Day was held in the Chung Kunmo Conference Hall on the fifth floor of the Academic Cultural Complex (E9). The event was designed to acknowledge professors who employed unique and innovative teaching methods and share their efforts with the KAIST community, f
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 07:06
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On May 29, KAIST President Kwang Hyung Lee announced that KAIST has officially received a total amount of 1 billion KRW as a development fund from MVITRO, courtesy of its CEO Young Woo Lee, for the pursuit of joint research at the KAIST-NYU campus. MVITRO is a company known for creating home medical
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 05:07
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The Freshmen Sports Festival, hosted by the 19th Freshman Student Council and the School of Freshman, officially began on April 24 and is set to run until May 19. Usually held between freshman classes to encourage interaction among freshmen students, the festival has been reinstated for the first ti
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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On May 8, the KAIST Town Hall Meeting commenced in the Chung Kunmo Conference Hall located on the fifth floor of the Academic Cultural Complex (E9). Having been the third installment of the event, the Town Hall Meeting provides a direct communication avenue between KAIST students and the administrat
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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KAIST will welcome 2024 with a rebranded main campus as it expects most of its buildings under construction to be completed by the end of the year. According to Cheol-gyu Han from the Construction Team, four buildings that are currently in-progress are set to finish this year: the KAIST Art Museum (
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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On March 30, The KAIST Graduate Student Association Center for Human Rights (GSA-HRC) announced that it is officially awarding three professors its first KAIST Human Rights Professor Awards. These professors are as follows: Professor Dong-Sup Kim from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Pro
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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KAIST has made obvious efforts throughout its history to encourage convergence of multiple fields of science in research. A simple look at the various departments is enough evidence; while most universities offer more solitary, separate degrees for multiple fields, KAIST offers degrees that merge tw
Op-Ed
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:03
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A team of researchers led by Professor Jemin Hwangbo from the Department of Mechanical Engineering successfully developed a four-legged robot that could robustly navigate unsteady and deformable walking environments, such as sandy beach coasts or fluffy bed mattresses. The research was published las
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:03
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On February 28, the front entrance of the Academic Cultural Complex (E9) was populated with futuristic prototypes of vehicles as companies across South Korea showcased their products on the Future Mobility Technology Exchange. The event was a collaboration between the School of Electrical Engineerin
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:03
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On February 24, the International Relations Team (IRT) announced its selection process for the first KAIST-NYU Study Away Program to commence in the coming fall semester. This exchange program, as part of KAIST and New York University’s (NYU) partnership initiative launched in September 2022, gives
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.26 21:28