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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
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Okay, so here it goes — my last article for this publication. It’s really weird for me to think that I’ve been part of The KAIST Herald for four years now. Over those four years, I’m happy I got the chance to make some friends along the way. I’m thankful that I got to write about some of the things
Column
Berhane Weldegebriel Senior Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:46
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The East Asian region is widely known for its highly fast-paced working culture. From the perspective of Confucianism, hard work and dedication are best put into use if one prioritizes the community’s welfare over their own. In South Korea, Japan, and China, respect for the elderly, loyalty to socia
Debate
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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Kakao co-CEO Namkoong Whon resigned from his post on October 18, three days after a fire at their Pangyo data center shut down most of Kakao’s services. During his televised apology, Whon expressed the heavy burden of responsibility he felt for the incident and vowed to do his best to restore the fa
Debate
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.11.17 23:11
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While browsing through some old hard drives, I recently came across a collection of old home videos that my parents had filmed in the mid-2000s. Hours of footage that I thought were lost to the past decade; faint memories that I now realize made me into who I am now. Most of them depicted a candid w
Column
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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“Thankfully, the human mind is a squishy little thing — you can trick and mold it to your desire.” So went one of the earlier articles in June's issue of The KAIST Herald in the context of overcoming mental struggles and issues. But it is nonetheless important to highlight that the human mind is jus
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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Elon Musk is often regarded as an eccentric individual that strays away from what would be expected from the world’s richest man, currently with a net worth of 196 billion USD. He is surrounded by a lengthy history of near-fanatical antics, from smoking marijuana on the Joe Rogan podcast to recently
People and Community
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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On October 15, factory workers for Paris Baguette stumbled upon the gruesome scene of their colleague’s mangled corpse. The deceased 23-year-old female worker was reported to have been operating a sauce mixer machine during her graveyard shift when her upper body got caught in the machine, leading t
Society
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.11.17 23:11
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On the night of October 29, following the lifting of the mask mandate for the first time in three years, about 100,000 people gathered in Itaewon for the much anticipated Halloween celebrations. The excitement came to a close by 10 p.m., when an uncontrolled crowd crush broke out in a narrow, steep
Column
Kyu-Ri Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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This month, The KAIST Herald interviewed Ysa Margarita San Juan, the President of KAIST International Student Association (KISA). Over the past two semesters, KISA has seen a growth in popularity and acceptance among the international community. In this interview, Ysa shared with us some of her thou
Interview
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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Picture this — it is a normal Tuesday afternoon. You just came back from lunch with your coworkers to the office, ready to work on a task your boss specifically asked you to take care of by the end of the work day. After putting a couple of hours into the project, you realize that it would take you
Column
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 13:18
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Last month’s article on cancel culture remarked on the freedom we as individuals have to speak out for differences in opinions. As an extension to this, the issue of cancel culture on an online platform is more complex, and it seems important to question, analyze, and perhaps reconsider the purpose
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 13:18
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This month, The KAIST Herald had a chance to interview members of KI House — a program in which international students from KAIST can sit down for one-on-one Korean lessons with volunteer teachers — who participated in and won first place in the national “Dokdo Love” Korean speaking competition held
Interview
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 13:18