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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
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The question, “What makes people happy?” seems to be as old as time. It continuously follows curious minds throughout their lives, perspectives on it reshaped after every other major life event or change in mindset. Some believe that the key to happiness lies in finding one’s true self; others in he
Debate
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 13:18
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Within a species, one of the few factors that determines a specimen's rank is the ability to overpower others, often through control. However, in our society, power takes form in many different shapes — wealth and intelligence among others. If we define intelligence as the inherent ability to make d
Debate
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 13:18
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Whenever I find myself struggling to fall asleep late at night, I tend to turn to YouTube and its depthless library of entertainment. Ranging from investigative journalism to fanfictions of the most obscure TV shows, the algorithm knows what will keep our eyes glued to the screen. One such genre tha
Column
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.10.14 13:18
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On September 26, Russian president Vladimir Putin granted Edward Snowden Russian citizenship. Snowden rose to infamy in 2013 when he leaked confidential documents from the US National Security Agency (NSA), detailing how the US government was unlawfully surveilling not only Americans, but also anyon
People and Community
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.10.14 10:51
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“Quiet quitting” has been the new trend, particularly among young adults on social media. Described as the “antidote to hustle culture,” the movement rose as a repercussion of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.But what exactly does quiet quitting look like and what are quiet quitters’ real attitu
Column
Mira Dhingra Junior Staff Reporter
2022.10.14 10:37
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On September 8, the British royal family announced the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, merely a year after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, and just a few months after celebrating her seventh decade on the throne. Her death undoubtedly marks the end of an epic era. Since the coronation of Eli
Obituary
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43
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Over the past few weeks, videos and pictures have surfaced depicting Finland’s prime minister, Sanna Marin, attending what appears to be a party night at her official residence with her friends. As expected, these leaks were followed by a fair share of criticism from the public, calling for a more s
People and Community
Jun Seong Kim Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43
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For the past few years, there have been numerous trending posts and articles about the economic crisis faced by millennials and younger generations. It seems that young adults in their working age find it increasingly difficult to reach the level of lifestyle of their predecessors. Some simple achie
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43