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On April 1, the KAIST International Scholar & Student Services (ISSS) Team invited all students, both Korean and international, to the first-ever Listen-Connect Open House event. Aimed at promoting an all-inclusive atmosphere at KAIST, the event hosted various student performing groups and offered a
Interview
Kyu-Ri Kim Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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Over the last year and the more recent four months especially, South Korea's drug scene has been rapidly gaining speed; not only are celebrities and public figures being investigated over illegal substance abuse, children are also being targeted as core victims by organized crime members smuggling m
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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If you grab a copy of the daily newspaper from the newspaper stand or open your news app every day, chances are that at least one article will be written about the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe. The never-ending missile showers, the ever-increasing bars on casualty charts, the calls for help an
Column
Aow Si Li, Sara Junior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 00:12
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Amidst the sudden barrage of news surrounding AI and the raised concerns about the future of AI-substitutable jobs, the question of where the line between robots and humans is drawn arises way too often for a question that has a somewhat evident answer: where the tangible stops.Suicide prevention ch
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.04.13 23:51
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Throughout history, only a handful of inventions truly changed the world. Similar to how the printing press accelerated the Renaissance and how the steam engine brought about the industrial revolution, AI has arrived to define a new era of humanity. Despite contentions against AI, the fact of the ma
Debate
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2023.03.27 00:02
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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
Policies Today
Kyu-Ri Kim Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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We’ve all gone through it at some point, feeling like we’re climbing a mountain of work without a summit, all the while aware of the seemingly successful adults around us, farther into their lives — with stable incomes, houses, cars, and families. It’s an experience most of us are probably all too f
Column
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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The waves undulating against the hull of a fishing vessel are suddenly interrupted by a forceful tug on the line. Hastily, the fishermen retrieve their catch. Nevertheless, instead of a thriving collection of fish, they discover a tangled mess of waste debris and unwanted marine animals, the majorit
Column
Muhammad Faizan Zahid Junior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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Last year, the Center for Global Strategies and Planning (GSP) and Startup KAIST launched the Global Entrepreneurship Summer Camp (GESC), a two-week camp that gave KAIST students the opportunity to experience Silicon Valley firsthand. Following its immense success, KAIST has revamped the program to
Interview
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2023.03.27 00:02
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As the Republic of Korea's 13th President Yoon Suk-Yeol's term nears its one year anniversary, news surrounding his spouse, Kim Keon-hee, continues to make the headlines among other political events as she actively gains supporters and critics alike. During President Yoon's electoral campaign, the n
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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Since the beginning of 2022, big tech companies have been laying off employees at a rapid pace, closing entire departments and discontinuing projects. Particularly, Google seems to be taking up most of the spotlight in media, with CEO Sundar Pichai explaining that the layoffs are a consequence of ra
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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AI has seen a lot of media coverage over the past decade. We’re at the point in history where the proliferation of AI is mostly regarded as a positive series of events; with the help of AI, we travel in self-driving cars, do our work more productively, and even get some sort of entertainment. Nevert
Debate
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.03.26 23:08
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On January 14, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Korea held the domestic final round of the "2022-2023 Research Challenge", a corporate investment analysis competition for undergraduate and graduate students. The participants, grouped into teams of three to five people, were assigned a compa
Interview
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.02.09 02:57
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If you use social media for at least an hour a day, chances are that you have heard of a man named Andrew Tate. An ex-pro kickboxer and a partially-banned social media star, Andrew Tate comes off as a man with a very documentary-worthy set of characteristics. Some see him as a misogynist who mistrea
People and Community
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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Looking at your schedule and to-do list for the upcoming week can be a daunting experience. Even before you get started, it causes stress and makes you wonder: “Just why on Earth am I so busy?” If you have ever found yourself overworked, losing motivation to continue with your duties, or constantly
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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Programs that help close the divide between the Korean and international communities of KAIST should be maintained. For this month, The KAIST Herald interviewed the participants, Seongjun Hong and Selahattin Fatih Keser, and the staff, Jongseok Lee, behind the KAIST Friendship Program. Hopefully, th
Interview
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.12.08 13:46
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Countries are often classified by their "population growth rates". Interestingly, what seems to be an underlying correlation — and perhaps cause — is its connection to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and general wealth. At first glance, third world countries seem to have the most rapidly
Debate
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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On November 15, the world’s population surpassed the 8 billion milestone according to the United Nations. Though we may briefly acknowledge, celebrate even, such an achievement, an ever-increasing population brings with it its own slew of significant problems. In lieu of these issues, finding soluti
Debate
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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You scroll down to see what seems to be the entire internet taking two opposing sides. A war of comments back and forth with no middle ground. It’s like watching the Red Sea part for Moses. Polarization has been increasing with the rise of social media. Broadly termed into common binaries, two oppos
Column
Evy Eun Hwangbo Junior Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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FTX, formerly the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, went from 32 billion USD to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 11 over a matter of just a few days. This has led to countless uproars, with many losing their entire life savings they had invested into cryptocurrenci
Column
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46