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Not for the First TimeThe peace talks that took place on April 27 between the leaders of North and South Korea are signaling the de jure end to the Korean War. Though the ceasefire was signed in 1953, the two sides were still officially in the state of war. This is not the first time for the two Kor
Feature
Duman Kuandyk and Juhoon Lee
2018.06.19 22:45
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A proper government fights the problems faced by the people, while a government of idiots fights the people themselves.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Head of International Division
2018.06.19 22:30
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Last month, Vladimir Putin, as expected, won the elections in Russia.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Head of International Division
2018.04.11 14:24
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While the Ottoman Empire was “the sick man of Europe”, the International Division was the terminally ill man of our newspaper.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Head of International Division
2018.03.29 03:44
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A few months ago, Russia celebrated the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. The events that preceded and happened during the two revolutions of 1917 are described in The Empire Must Die, a new book by Mikhail Zygar.
Column
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2018.01.31 21:16
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January 7 was the D-day for the filmmakers. On that day, James Franco won the Golden Globes award for Best Actor in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role of Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist.
Column
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2018.01.12 23:37
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On the rainy Friday evening of November 17, one could see a group of international students rushing to get to the International Center (W2-1). The reason behind this so-called “sprint” was the new seminar conducted by ISSS; “How To Study at KAIST” is a topic that will never become irrelevant for students here.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:42
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On October 26, people were rushing to get to KAIST ONE — perhaps the most well-known event for the international students here. After its presentation on September 21, Turkey had passed the torch to Morocco. The representatives of the Moroccan Embassy in Korea also attended the event, giving a short ceremonial speech at the start of the presentation.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 19:42
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The trend of the so-called “touristification” of places, where infrastructure is being changed in favor of visiting tourists, has been growing slowly but surely. This summer, anti-tourism protests took place in Barcelona, where vandals were damaging rental bicycles and slashing the tires of city tour buses.
News
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 19:30
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Recently, the Parliament in Kazakhstan introduced its proposal of using the Latin alphabet as the script for the Kazakh language. A significant amount of people had supported this idea, hoping for better interactions with Kazakhstan’s cultural neighbors: Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan.
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2017.10.23 23:41
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Foreigners who teach subjects other than English while holding E-2 visas are at risk of being deported due to a new policy introduced by the Korean Ministry of Education. Several academies have been investigated by the immigration office and faced closure when it was revealed that they had employed foreign teachers with E-2 visas to instruct other subjects.
Debate
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2017.09.25 15:40
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On May 1, Netflix released a trailer for the fifth season of one of its first original shows, House of Cards. It seems the tension will rise up to even higher levels.
Weekend
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 01:10
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Back in 2014, not many people considered Guardians of the Galaxy a success — after all, it was difficult to take seriously a superhero movie featuring a raccoon and a speaking tree. However, Guardians turned out to be one of the best and definitely most original movies of the Marvel Universe. In fact, the movie was so successful that producers gave a green light for the sequel’s produc
Weekend
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 01:06
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The University of Aberdeen, a British public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland, has made a decision to open a new campus in South Korea. Established in 1495 as the fifth oldest institution in the English-speaking world, the University of Aberdeen will open its new branch, located in Hadong, in the coming September.Prior to the agreement, a delegation of nine members from the provincial gov
News
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.05.03 22:41
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In a recently published study, Stanford University biologists found that when exposed to stress, corals are subject to activate an ancient group of genes. Three coral colonies on Ofu Island, American Samoa, were studied for their reaction to stressful situations including high levels of oxygen, ocean acidity, and high temperatures. The days with highest temperatures were where a considerable diffe
Highlights
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:56
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It was revealed that Universal Studios have hired the Coen brothers to revise the current screenplay of the Scarface reboot.The Oscar-winning brothers are to start their new project soon. Joel and Ethan Coen are known for directing and writing screenplays for Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, and Inside Llewyn Davis.This is not the first time the Coen brother
Weekend
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:49
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On March 3, Nintendo released its new console, the Nintendo Switch. After a few weeks of sales, it had already become the fastest-selling Nintendo product in history, giving hope to the company after consecutive years of financial losses.Known as NX in development, Nintendo Switch is a “hybrid console” that allows players to use it in a variety of modes: it can be connected to the TV v
Culture
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:37