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The level of political involvement of the tech companies in the 2016 US presidential election was higher than ever, with over 57 million USD (over 98 percent of which went in support to the Democratic Party) donated to the elections. Back in July, over a hundred major tech companies signed an open letter against Donald Trump, calling him a “disaster for innovation”. The only high profi
Aspects of Society
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.25 13:02
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I thought adults loved apples when I was young. I remember a movie where a police officer spends years to find a criminal but lets the criminal escape after receiving an apple box as a gift. I asked my parents how the police officer could give up his work for just a box of apples. My parents told me adults cannot live without apples. Now I know what these “apples” were, and my parents
Column
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.25 13:00
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With the United States government deciding to back the self-driving car movement through federal auto safety regulators on September 19, the autonomous car industry has started to grow. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has been focusing on creating the core software and systems. Tesla has been testing its self-driving vehicles for recent months. Uber is preparing to pick up passengers in se
Aspects of Society
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.25 12:56
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KAIST has decided to remodel the Main Library, which was built in 1990, starting from March 2017 until March 2018. The school will be expanding its size by building and connecting the Academic and Cultural Creativity Building to the Main Library. The renewal is looking forward to providing up-to-date services for using the library. “Information Commons” will be placed on the first floo
Debate
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.25 12:53
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The expectations for the Galaxy Note 7 were extremely high. Many tech reviewers had praised the Galaxy Note 7 for it featured a glorious dual curved-edge display, an excellent battery life, and one of the best camera resolutions in the smartphone market. Samsung even had to postpone the release of the Note 7 in some markets as the production was not able to meet the demand of the new phone. Howeve
Aspects of Society
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.23 19:38
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Kenny Baker, the man best known for the Star Wars character R2-D2, passed away at the age of 81 on August 13 due to a lung condition he was suffering from for the past few years. Kenny Baker was found dead by his niece Abigail Shield at his home. She said that “it was expected, but it’s sad nonetheless,” continuing that “he had a very long and fulfilling life... [that] brought lots of happiness to
Obituary
Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2016.11.16 23:29
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On May 13, KAIST’s Safety and Security Team held the first commemoration of “Safety Day” at the KAIST Institute (KI) Building (E4) from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Safety Day was created as a reminder to KAIST of the explosion at a lab on May 13, 2003. Safety Day commemoration will be held every year to encourage safety among researchers and form a safe environment for research. Including K
News
Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 16:00
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On May 27, KAIST held a third public hearing for the new school logo candidates. Design Park, the company selected to design the new logo, provides a wide range of services, including naming new companies and creating new logos for companies and schools. It has been working on creating KAIST’s school logo for the past 10 months, after a campus-wide survey revealed that more than half of the
News
Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 15:52
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On May 22, Takhwan Kim gave a special lecture titled “Look into the Person.” The lecture was held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences building (N4), and was followed by an introduction to the KAIST Book Club’s mileage system. The KAIST Book Club has been inviting famous authors each semester to give a lecture to the students. Takhwan Kim is reput
News
Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 15:48