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The Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themed festival in South Korea with gatherings occurring annually from 2000. Since 2015, the event has taken place in Seoul Plaza excluding the years in which public gatherings had been banned due t
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Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 07:06
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On February 3, a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, US. 11 rail cars were carrying high-hazard chemicals, including vinyl chloride, a known cause of respiratory issues and, in extreme cases, cancer. The Ohio train derailment signifies something beyond a simp
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Kyu-Ri Kim Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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Internationally, on October 6, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific intergovernmental body first established in 1988, elected Hoesung Lee of the Republic of Korea as its new Chair. Six candidates had been nominated for the position and after a run-off with contender Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Hoesung Lee was elected by 78 votes to 56. The election took place in Dubrovn
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Sang-Wook Ha Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 08:37
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In KAIST,in continuation of September issue’s summary on the telecommunications industry policies in Korea, the following paragraphs report on the updates and the rising tension between the mobile network operators (MNO) that are competing to obtain better-quality frequency bands in the frequency spectra auction administered by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC). Refer to last month’s Polic
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Wan Ju Kang Senior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 08:35
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In KAIST,What constitutes the essence of college life - the casual drinks, impromptu talks, and nights out - seem eternally sandwiched between exam weeks. There is no better demarcation of what makes college life bearable or intolerable than the uncomfortable acknowledgment of looming exams. Thankfully though, in the weeks leading up to exams, life is culturally rich, mainly due to the innumerable
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So Jung Kim Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 08:34
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Internationally, “open access” has been a hot keyword in the past month, as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation declared that all research projects funded by the organization must enable open access to their papers immediately upon publication, and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announced that they would be making all their articles freely available online. In other news, the Euro
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 05:30
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As the year ends, many legislative activities see to complete parts of the yearly goals. Sejong City have expedited their relocation plans and the Korean Brain Research Insitute (KBRI) have finally become official. Meanwhile, a research force has been created to address the new changes to the Korean education system from past October, and senator Kang from the October issue has come forth with new
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 05:28
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Starting next semester, Spring semester of year 2015, the course add/drop period will be rescheduled to one week before and one week after the start of semester. Even though it will still be two weeks, students will be only able to attend and pre experience the courses only for one week.It is hard to imagine what it would be like to have course add/drop period one week before the start of the seme
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.11.09 05:27
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Internationally, some significant policy news in the past month included the appointment of the first female director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), a climate deal made by European Union (EU) leaders, the United States (US) government’s temporary ban on gain-of-function research, and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) plans to produce millions of Ebola vac
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 23:36
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Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) Suggest Greater Government Investment in and Support For Intellectual PropertyOn November 9, HRI presented their comparative economic study on the characteristics of domestic investment in intellectual properties (IIIP, unofficial acronym). In the report, Korea’s IIIP budget has increased greatly from 4.0% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000 and 5.7% in 2
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 23:33
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New Amendment for the Double and Minor Major StudentsWith the help from Undergraduate Student Council, the school finally noticed amendment of school register regulation starting this semester. There have been two big changes that could greatly affect undergraduate students, especially who are exceeding their regular eight semesters on study in KAIST, and for those who hope to apply for the double
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 23:32