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Body image is a complex issue. It stems from inherent expectations from both within and outside of any social group one takes part in. Unfortunately, body image expectations are a double edged sword — they can be the last motivating push towards self-betterment, or an impossibly unattainable goal th
People and Community
Justin Jae Young Kim
2023.05.21 16:23
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Following the rise of Korea’s popularity on the international stage with the likes of K-pop and K-dramas becoming household words, Hallyu, or the Korean Wave has led to Korea quickly rising as a desirable country for foreigners to travel to. Inevitably, this has simultaneously led to many coming to
Debate
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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Language education has always been a part of a comprehensive teaching curriculum. In most parts of the world, proficiency in a second language, most commonly English, is even considered as a prerequisite for social status and future success. South Korea is no exception — in addition to being taught
Debate
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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Halfway through his third year in office, President Joe Biden is standing amidst political and economic uncertainties. The US economy’s growth is cooling down, while Biden’s approval rating is nearing its lowest point during his presidency. Nevertheless, at the end of April, Biden officially announc
Column
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 15:33
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OpenAI is an American research organization primarily based on the development of artificial intelligence. Recent breakthroughs launched by OpenAI — notably ChatGPT and DALL-E — made headlines on news outlets. The organization was initially started as a non-profit venture in 2015 by tech visionaries
Society
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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If you’re a freshman at KAIST, then you’ve signed yourself up for a hell of a ride. Your bumpy road towards graduation will have lots of ups and downs, laughs and tears. But hey, you’re young, you might as well enjoy college while you’re at it and gain the most out of the next four years ahead of yo
Column
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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In mid-March, Chun Woo-won, the grandson of the late former president Chun Doo-hwan, uploaded a series of whistleblowing posts on his Instagram. He called his grandfather a “slaughterer” and claimed that his family, including his parents, committed a series of crimes, such as accumulating slush fund
Debate
Kyu-Ri Kim Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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Dictators have plagued the entirety of human history. No matter the era, there has always been someone whose overwhelming greed for power dwarfed any humanity they had left in them. Entire nations were plundered, societies have been stunted, and millions of people and their descendants have suffered
Debate
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2023.04.14 02:19
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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