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Since September 6, the South Korean government has been handing out another round of COVID-19 relief funds to the bottom 88% of the income bracket. Eligibility is assessed based on health insurance premiums that are levied based on an individual's income and property owned. Permanent foreign residen
Debate
Hanbit Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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For the last few weeks, you probably received a number of emails about book clubs, talks, online book fairs, and other events. This month, The KAIST Herald interviewed the Reading Promotion Committee (RPC), the organizer of these events, to find out who they are and what they do. Could you briefly i
Interview
Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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Nowadays, computational methods are essential in almost all fields of science. Social sciences are no exception, despite the fact that they are often considered to be some of the most “traditional” forms of science. In order to learn more about this topic, The KAIST Herald interviewed Professor Lanu
Interview
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2021.10.01 19:05
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What separates livestock and pets? What allows us to enjoy meat from livestock when the thought of eating pets disgusts us? What makes us see livestock as food and pets as family? To put it simply, it is the deep bonds formed between humans and pets that separate them. As human-centric and selfish i
Debate
Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Kalbi, the prized and pampered pig who rose to internet fame for both cuteness and the looming threat of being eaten after 100 days, is in fact perfectly well. The video apparently showing him being butchered and eaten — which received three million views in only a week — was “a work of fiction”, an
Debate
Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Earlier last month, I flew from Incheon to Abu Dhabi. With my flight time being late at night and with COVID-19 travel restrictions, I did expect Incheon International Airport to be less crowded than usual, but I was still surprised to see it so empty. There were only a handful of people in sight. T
Column
Hanbit Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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As a Fall ‘21 freshman, I’ve only been on campus for about two hours total. I walked around, got my student ID, and left in a bus. Just two years ago, people reading that sentence would assume that I took a leave of absence.It’s an oft repeated phrase: we are living through crazy times. Sometimes, i
Column
Hyun A Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Every journey begins with a single step. Mine began in a place probably familiar to most students: in the spring semester of 2021, the worst semester I’ve experienced so far. I was juggling being editor-in-chief, doing my graduation thesis, taking classes, feeling sad that I am yet again unable to g
Column
Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Competing at the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of athletic ability — an opportunity for pride and patriotism while representing one’s home nation. One of the athletes talented enough to compete at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was an Australian-born Korean swimmer, Se-Bom Lee. He represented A
People and Community
Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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When we were innocent children first encountering the vast abyss called the Internet, the very first thing we learned, hopefully, was to not believe everything on the Internet — may it be Wikipedia in its early days, fake profiles on Myspace, or random strangers chatting you up in chatrooms. It was
Column
Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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As the days get longer and warmer, and as the threat of the pandemic diminishes with the promise of vaccination, the desire to go outside and enjoy the summer is getting stronger. I can’t wait for slow and lazy days relaxing in the sunshine, and I definitely need the opportunity to abandon the stres
Column
Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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Back in my dark edgy tween days, I was one of those ten-year-old girls who posted personality quiz results on Facebook every ten minutes. And so were my other friends at that time, but sadly they grew out of it pretty quickly. I, on the other hand, still take random quizzes just for the hell of it,
Column
Chrysan Angela Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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The debate on vaccine patent waivers has heated up on an international scale. Some are outraged against the current inequity of global vaccine distribution, citing intellectual property (IP) protection as the major cause of the issue. But countries like Germany and South Korea, as well as many pharm
Debate
Dong Min Kim Head of Society Division
2021.06.28 23:31
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As vaccination campaigns gain pace across the world, the effects of inequitable vaccine distribution are beginning to manifest. High-income countries that pre-purchased a bulk of vaccines are leading the pack in vaccinating their populations. Canada has vaccinated more than half of its population, a
Debate
Sean Tristan De Guzman Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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On April 8, a single Facebook post sent Korean society into uproar. The post contained a photo of the meal for the quarantined soldiers who returned from leave, and the low standard provoked outrage at how the military treats its own men. The informant, a soldier from the 51st Infantry Division, sai
Column
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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KAIST’s newest English professor, Josalyn Knapic, spoke to The KAIST Herald about her experiences before and at KAIST, and introduced her upcoming Creative Writing class, which will be opening next semester. Please introduce yourself to our readers. How and why did you decide to start teaching in Ko
People and Community
Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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Our generation has had almost our whole lives captured in photos, down to the mundane day-to-day activities. Dubbed the “selfie generation”, we have grown up with the modern technology that gave rise to the ubiquity of photographs. Although there is an argument for living in the moment versus obsess
Society
Jaymee Palma Editor-in-Chief
2021.06.28 23:31
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The KAIST Herald used to struggle to fulfill the key characteristic of an actual newspaper organization. Of course, the previous administrations of Editors and Heads worked hard, and every month, newspaper stands around campus were replenished with new publications. But with not many readers picking
People and Community
Sean Tristan De Guzman Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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As presidents go, one would be forgiven for thinking Joe Biden is on the standard side of things. Winning the election with the glow of political centrism, the 78-year-old has virtually never taken a radical stance throughout his political career, becoming a standard-bearer for moderate politics. He
Debate
Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:36
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It has been impossible to avoid hearing of Biden’s administration in recent news. Since his inauguration, Biden has been determined to spend most of his first 100 days in office overturning policies from the Trump administration. His implementation of the “Build Back Better” policy saw to repair the
Debate
Justin Jae Young Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:36