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With the collaboration between SAP SE, an international enterprise software company, and KAIST, a new course for the Department of Business and Technology Management (BTM) has been introduced: “Special Topics: Enterprise Business Solutions with Artificial Intelligence” (MSB481). In the course, SAP S
Interview
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43
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One of the most evident advantages that comes with a 10,000 to 20,000 debt reduction is a radical shift in financial lives of millions of borrowers. There are more than 8 million Americans who will have their student loan debt forgiven in full if Biden’s plan comes into reality. Being one of the cau
Debate
Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43
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Student loan debt has plagued Americans for years, but it has been an issue that few politicians dared to address. During his 2020 presidential election campaign, President Joe Biden made waves by making a promise to millions of Americans that he would forgive their student loans. Though Biden’s pol
Debate
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.09.25 22:43
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Cancel culture is perhaps one of the most used — and abused — terms in contemporary times. By definition, to cancel someone is “to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media”. Cancel culture started from calling
Column
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2022.09.25 22:43
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I never would have imagined my life would turn out the way it has so far. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot; unfortunately, I soon realized that I had a crippling fear of heights. After that, I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. I joined debate competitions in middle school and found quite a lo
Column
Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2022.09.25 22:43
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BTS fans all over the world have been holding their breath for the past two years as the fate of their favorite group’s military service exemption is left hanging. Just three days before Jin, the oldest member of BTS, turned 28 on December 4, 2020, the parliament announced a revised Military Service
Debate
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.06.14 00:20
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Any person with a male Korean friend or sibling would be aware that military service in South Korea is mandatory for all men. Since 1957, all Korean men between the age of 18 and 35 are required to perform compulsory military service to protect the country from any potential attacks or war with the
Debate
Suyoun Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:20
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To whom it may concern,As I write this letter, I look back on the (almost) four years I spent in this institute — how I landed in Korea as a first-time international student, how I cried upon receiving an A- in a subject I thought I excelled at, and how I told everyone to read my first published Her
Column
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.06.14 00:20
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Twitter is the social media equivalent of a gas station’s bathroom wall: it might keep you entertained for a bit — heck you can even partake in the “shitposting” too — but if you stay there long enough, it sure is going to stink. It’s a place filled with people who would happily feud with a complete
Column
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:20
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As a follow-up to last month’s article on the importance of developing healthy coping techniques in moments of stress, The KAIST Herald visited the Stress Clinic at KAIST Clinic Pappalardo Center and anonymously interviewed students who received help from Pappalardo. For those who found themselves r
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:20
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The pandemic has shown the importance of online education more than ever. With schools shut down and left barren, teachers had to let go of their traditional ways and adapt to the digital world. However, one educator has leaped beyond that — way before the pandemic — and is helping millions of stude
People and Community
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:20
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Every June, we commemorate Pride Month to promote a more inclusive society towards members of the LGBTQ+ community. Although tolerance for queer people is still not the default — especially in Korea — progress continues to be made, slowly but surely, not least due to the efforts of LGBTQ+ organizati
Interview
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:20
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“How do you speak English so well?” others often ask me. My answer, in a half-joking manner, would always be, “Colonialism.” Which, when you think about it, is not too far from the truth.Every June 12, my country, the Philippines, celebrates its annual Independence Day in honor of the day we first d
Column
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.06.13 22:25
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In an attempt to revitalize the KAIST campus culture, President Kwang Hyung Lee initiated the QAIST New Student Culture Competition last year. The school plans to implement the ideas proposed by the winning teams. The KAIST Herald interviewed members of the Grand Prize winners, Stella Yolanda of KAI
Interview
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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YouTube, the second most visited website worldwide, is one of the most successful examples of acquisition. It was bought by Google for 1.65 billion USD just a year after its establishment in 2005 and is estimated to be worth up to 160 billion USD in 2022. How could a mere startup blow up its net wor
Debate
Jihyun Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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Although startups are also businesses by definition, not every business is a startup. Similarly, not every executive entrepreneur responsible for the management of their company is a founder. The major difference between both definitions lies in their individual end goals and strategies to achieve t
Debate
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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“History repeats itself,” goes a quote often repeated by anybody vaguely familiar with past and current events. An authoritarian populist gets elected president? Hey, I’ve seen that before! A territorial war breaks out in Europe? Been there, done that! A plague spreads like wildfire and puts the who
Society
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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Last month, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) came under fire for a discriminatory special discount policy on Children’s Day. The original announcement said that up to two accompanying guardians of children would receive free admission to seven royal tombs and palaces on May 5, but children
Aspects of Society
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.05.23 21:56
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It does not take long to convince the average person of the bad side of corporate — capitalism, greedy power-tripping elites, illegal labor, you name it. For STEM students and researchers, there is basically only one alternative career: academia. Compared to its industry counterpart, working in acad
Column
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.05.23 21:56
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We are all guilty of whataboutism. It happens so frequently that it’s no exaggeration to say it is almost encoded in our genome — no less than our animal instincts. From a young age, siblings use it to avoid chores or punishment. “Why do I have to wash the dishes today? You didn’t help set the plate
Column
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56