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Spring has sprung, the sun is out, and soon cherry blossoms will decorate the campus with pink petals! As the world awakens from its winter slumber, what better way to embrace its spirit than through the pages of a breathtaking book? Herald has compiled a list of the best book recommendations to sat
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Ospanova Rozaliya Junior Staff Reporter
2024.03.23 00:49
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For many students in Korea, both international and local, the act of joining clubs is not always necessarily out of passion for the club’s activities, but more often for the prospect of socialising and making friends. It’s common to see pre-existing friend groups entering many top-ranked universitie
Analysis
Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2024.03.23 00:49
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Open-world action-adventure games have always been the leaders of the video game industry. Every year, video game publishers please their audience with fresh, intriguing, and captivating titles. What makes the genre so popular, in my opinion, is the mystery behind every game’s setting. Imagine buyin
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Fuad Samadov Head of Culture Division
2024.03.23 00:49
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In 2021, award-winning director Denis Villeneuve captivated the world with his adaptation of the notoriously “unadaptable” masterpiece by Frank Herbet — Dune. Three years later, Villeneuve once again leaves audiences in awe with Dune: Part 2, a sci-fi cinematic experience that will remain unmatched
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Benedict Fabia Staff Reporter
2024.03.23 00:49
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The Hunger Games film franchise that set the early 2010s on fire is back, with the new film The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, directed by Francis Lawrence, literally taking us back to the early days of the Hunger Games in a post-war Panem. From the physical background to the young
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Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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Spending an evening captivated by the rich instrumental tones and emotions at a music recital. Leisurely admiring colorful paintings while strolling through a museum. Enjoying the deft movements of dancers at a dance show. Oftentimes, these experiences seem like a luxury, especially during the busie
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Hae-Rim Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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College has never been all about just studying. Of course, education is what we are here for, but what really makes our student life memorable are the people surrounding us. KAIST is well-known for hosting intellectually capable students, but it so happens that KAISTians are not only book-smart, but
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Fuad Samadov Head of Culture Division
2023.12.19 00:37
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“HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND” — the words engraved on the Apollo 11 Lunar Module’s descent stage, left behind as the ascent stage detached and flew up into lunar orbit, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the spa
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Alazar Teka Gemechu Junior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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Lay-vay, loi-vay. Whichever pronunciation you choose, please don’t forget it the next time you introduce Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir. Garnering a whopping total of 12.3 million and counting monthly listeners on Spotify, she has created quite a stir in the modern jazz scene following a video essay from her
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Francis Erluph Barro Cabanting Junior Staff Report
2023.11.19 16:39
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“I could never be of both worlds, only half in and half out, waiting to be ejected at will by someone with greater claim than me. Someone full. Someone whole.”I received this book in a paper bag parcel from Tallo, my half-white, half Asian — “Wasian '' — college friend. The Asian-American book recom
Culture
Rachelle Huh Contributing Writer
2023.11.19 16:38
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If I surveyed KAIST’s international students and asked what their perception of a university party was before arriving in Korea, it would be a safe bet to assume most students’ responses would be vastly different from what they have since experienced. The most common portrayal of university parties
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.11.19 16:38
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Online movie streaming has never been more popular. Services such as Netflix, Disney Plus, and Prime Video have made exploring our taste in cinematography easy and affordable. With just about 10 bucks a month, one can get access to a plethora of movies and series of different genres filmed all aroun
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:38
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Picking an institution for one’s studies is, perhaps, one of the major life decisions that all of us have been faced with at least once. When it comes to choosing the right place, many factors come into consideration, such as academics, research output, and tuition fees. However, once you step foot
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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As the scorching heat of summer dies down, the sky is ever so high and clear; the breeze becomes cooler, and the leaves stain themselves in shades of red and yellow — it’s time to go on a hike.Hiking is a pretty common pastime, almost a tradition, in Korea. From a young age, kids are led up low moun
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Hae-Rim Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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Ahsoka, a spin-off series from the main Star Wars franchise, began on August 22 with the release of two pilot episodes. Directed by Dave Filoni, it is centered around Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker’s former Padawan (a Jedi Apprentice in the Star Wars universe), the series canonically fills in the lat
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.10.13 21:19
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Whenever I visit The Hyundai Seoul, the most popular mall in Seoul, I am always amazed by the long queues outside luxury brand stores like Dior and Gucci. What’s truly astonishing is that most of the people in line are women in their 20s to early 30s who are already carrying a handbag of another lux
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Sung-Bin Park Junior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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Jujutsu Kaisen is an anime and manga series that follows the life of three student sorcerers and their teacher Gojo — the most powerful sorcerer in the series — as they join a secret organization to battle curses and evil sorcerers using their supernatural powers to protect humanity from dark forces
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Balsam Al-Hadithi Junior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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The 2023 Daejeon International Wine Expo took place on September 3 to 10, with the week-long program separating events for sommeliers, professionals, as well as the general public. The expo was open to regular wine enthusiasts on September 8 to 10 during the Wine Trade Show, providing both domestic
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.09.25 16:41
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Released on the same day in July, the long-awaited Barbie and Oppenheimer have already grossed over 2 billion USD at the global box office. The worldwide success can be attributed to “Barbenheimer’s” massive following on the Internet and mass media. A stark distinction between the two movies’ visual
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41
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Known for mind-bending films such as Memento and Inception, as well as the critically and commercially successful The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan is one of only a few directors in Hollywood whose name alone could convince people to buy a movie ticket. The status that Nolan holds among fil
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41