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Over the summer, Chang Young Shin Student Activity Center opened its doors to students. The center, run entirely by students, consists of many facilities to encourage more student activity. One of the most unique spaces in the center, also maintained by students only, is the book cafe. The KAIST Herald met with the manager of the Book Cafe, Min seok Roh (Department of Biological Scie
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Ji Yun Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:49
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Many people will agree that today’s Korea is not a healthy society. From time to time, I hear people complaining how “ill” our society is. With the increasing number of reports on the recent tragedies, people not only mourn for the individual casualties but they also express deep sorrow for our sick society. This year has been filled with too many tragedies, not forgetting the Se
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:46
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On October 17, when the heartaches for the children who died in the “Sewol Ferry incident” have yet vanished, the ventilation grate in Pangyo collapsed, 16 people died on scene and 11 were severely injured. Major scale accidents like these haven’t been uncommon in the history of South Korea. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the history of Korea has been a hist
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Jung Wook Choi Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:46
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After a long day filled with assignments and quizzes, I sat in front of my laptop inside my dorm room to blow off some steam. Just as I turned on some music, however, an irritated shriek immediately came from my stuck-up roommate; “Can you please not? I’m trying to study here.” For a moment I felt immensely guilty for being a disturbance to those who were trying to study around m
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Young Jip Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:44
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Recently, a distasteful conflict erupted in a club I am part of; a member of said club (whom I shall refer to as A and feminine) had had unresolved issues with a club’s associate, and under slight alcoholic influence A expressed her anger in an uproar and undirected violence. For better or worse, I had left the room slightly prior to the incident, so when the expected emergency club meeting
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:43
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It seems as if students here at KAIST are always indifferent about policies set forth by the school and end up complaining when the school finally initiates them. Take the Munji Campus renovation project for example; Although nothing about the project has been settled yet, the school plans to either allocate the incoming freshmen, starting with the Class of 2019, to the Munji Campus, move the grad
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Jung Wook Choi Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 20:41
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KAIST is well known for its small number of female students compared to other universities. Not only in KAIST but also in field of science, we see more male scientists and researchers than females. As a result, there have been movements to encourage and support women scientists and students in the field, such as the event 2014 KAIST Women’s Night held on September 30. The KAIST Herald met wi
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:45
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The webtoon artist ChoiPippPyapp (unofficial spelling) has stayed in KAIST for six months as part of the artist residency program hosted by KAIST. The KAIST Herald had the opportunity to interview her during her stay, and her responses were no less interesting than her webtoons.Hello, can you introduce yourself and explain how you got to stay in KAIST?I’m Pipp (pseudonym), the author of the
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:45
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There has been much controversy about a policy whereby those who pursue careers outside the field of science and engineering after having benefited from the National Scholarship of Science and Engineering have to pay back every penny of the scholarship they have received or will receive during their time in school.. This policy became a hot potato in KAIST community last semester and accordingly a
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:44
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A performance art project by Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz has recently garnered a lot of attention. For her senior thesis, Sulkowicz is carrying her 50-pound dorm room mattress everywhere until she graduates, unless the university expels her alleged rapist. Sulkowicz claims she was raped two years ago by a male student in her dorm, but was too scared to file a complaint until meeting
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:38
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Few things are played down or misjudged as much as the act of eating alone. The notion that the act is a sign of reservation is worth questioning. Should there not be a reason that so many associate the following phrases or word – a lonely prospect, coping mechanism, humiliation – with this topic? T
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So Jung Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:38
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The Special Act on Child Abuse, passed in December 2013, was carried into effect starting September 29. The two cases of child abuse, the “Ulsan Stepmother Case,” in which an eight-year-old was beaten to death by her stepmother when she expressed hopes of going out with her friends, and the “Chilgok Stepmother Case,” in which the stepdaughter was constantly beaten and event
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Ji Yun Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:37
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There is More to College Education than CreditsBy Young Jip KimThe KAIST Herald Junior Staff ReporterMany eager students seek to study certain subjects on their own and receive credits by passing the course waiver exam. Their reasons include early graduating, relief of workload for the semester, or simply the feeling they would rather focus on certain classes instead of dwelling on courses they ar
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Young Jip Kim Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:21
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The course waiver exam exists for a reason – to enable students to forgo sitting through lectures on material they have already learned. A significant number of class hours is involved in receiving credit for a course; however, if students are already familiar with the course material, these classes can be a very repetitious and tedious ordeal. Thus, if students demonstrate that they are alr
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.06.03 18:20
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This June, six students from KAIST were sent on a global summer internship program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, for 8 weeks. They had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the multidisciplinary research-oriented environment and also a chance to participate in various social and cultural activities. The KAIST Herald met with five KAIST students, Chaehyun Lee, Ge
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Ji Yun Kim Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 12:09
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Jimmy Rim is an alumnus of KAIST and currently the CEO of K-Cube Ventures. In Korea, he is also recognized with the title "the youngest CEO in the industry." On September 19, he visited KAIST to give a short lecture on his career and aspects of venture capitalism and entrepreneurship. Fortunately, we were able to hold a separate interview and ask him questions on similar topics.Hello Mr
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 12:03
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Construction of Jang Yeongshin Student Union Building (N13-1) has finally completed. This building is very meaningful in a way that students actually took part from the building step to managing step which is not likely for other buildings in KAIST or in fact, in any other universities. KAIST Student Culture and Space Council is in charge of managing and running the place. To learn more about this
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Ah Hyun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 11:56
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The ASPIRE E-Olympics was held at KAIST last summer from August 7 to 9, marking the first time students from ASPIRE's five member universities were brought together to participate in an intercollegiate athletic event. The KAIST Herald met with three student organizers to hear more about the E-Olympics and its purpose.Can you briefly introduce yourselves?Kim: My name is Yoseup Kim. I am a student
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 11:46
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[Debate] Is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a Form of First World Luxury?Despite the increase in ALS research donations from the publicity it gained through the challenge, much criticism have also voiced that the challenge is either socially ineffective or more of a publicity stunt in the form of superficial benevolence. Is the challenge truly a socially positive activity or is it in fact a moral lux
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Dongsung Park Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 01:17
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[Debate] Is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a Form of First World Luxury?Despite the increase in ALS research donations from the publicity it gained through the challenge, much criticism have also voiced that the challenge is either socially ineffective or more of a publicity stunt in the form of superficial benevolence. Is the challenge truly a socially positive activity or is it in fact a moral lux
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Ji Yun Kim Staff Reporter
2015.01.18 01:00