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More than 80% of KAIST students live in one of the 19 dormitories inside and outside the main campus. For most of us, these residences often serve as the first taste of independence. However, beyond the convenience it offers, there are several challenges that make dorm life more like a living hell t
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Jan Brey Espia Head of News Division
2024.04.23 22:10
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A common phrase that can mean one of two things: either that you shouldn’t hasten your pace and enjoy life as it comes, or that you should speed up everything you do to be efficient. More often than not, the latter never comes to mind when we think about the concept of time. We wake up, listen to ba
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Aow Si Li, Sara Assistant Editor
2024.04.23 22:10
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Answering “So how did you two meet?” is often one of the first hurdles that new couples face — and it usually comes from parents and close friends. The answer to this question has changed drastically over the years and is often an indicator of which generation the couple grew up in. Nowadays, the mo
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Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2024.03.23 00:49
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As I enter my senior year at KAIST, I’m forced to face a question I’ve been dreading for years now: “What are you going to do after you graduate?” I’m sure most of you have thought of the same thing. While some are lucky enough to know what they truly want with absolute certainty, others, like me, a
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Benedict Fabia Staff Reporter
2024.03.23 00:49
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9 years. I still can’t believe it’s almost been a decade since I started my journey in South Korea. From the young age of 14, just when I was already dazzled at the glimmering opportunities in the Philippines, South Korea showed me that there are even brighter stars I can reach. It taught my younger
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Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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I’ve been a Herald reporter since the beginning of my life at KAIST. It was the first club I ever joined as a university student, not necessarily thinking of it as a community to be a part of. I simply wanted a way to enhance my writing — to force myself to write regularly — and, sure, make some ext
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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Being in a good environment is absolutely crucial to our development. I cannot stress this enough when I say that being picky is a good thing when building your surroundings. People seem to naturally hate chaos and seek order in every possible aspect of life, creating systems where we switch between
Op-Ed
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:39
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Since the results of the allocation and adjustment of the 2024 National Research and Development (R&D) budget were announced by the government in late August, talks among students about the possible implications of the major budget cuts are still ongoing. When minor issues with school operations ari
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Hae-Rim Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:39
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One unassuming night, I found myself in a discussion of who’s wealthier with some of the new freshmen from this semester. One’s family owns this company, while another owns that company. As someone who admittedly comes from a less fortunate household, it didn’t take long before I felt left out of th
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Jan Brey Espia Junior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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You’ve missed your alarm again. You hurriedly dress yourself, grab your bags, and run out of your dormitory. You jump on the nearest electric kickboard, speed your way to class, park on the first empty section of footpath that you see, and run into the lecture hall. If you relate to this, you are pa
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.10.13 21:19
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Official language exams are global numeric standards that most institutions use to gauge a person’s proficiency in a particular language. KAIST alone requires standardized test scores like the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for English or the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), a g
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Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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It’s fascinating how most interactions between foreigners and Koreans differ by a huge margin from interactions among themselves, especially in a university that is gradually becoming more international. KAISTians have been stereotypically classified under one of two categories: the kind, friendly,
Op-Ed
Aow Si Li, Sara Junior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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If you are reading these very lines in our newspaper, perhaps you’re one of the very few ones that still do. In this modern world, technological tools, especially the internet, have made it easier than ever to access all kinds of information from all parts of the world. High chances are you are read
Op-Ed
Jan Brey Espia
2023.06.12 07:06
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As an undergraduate student living on campus, the most accessible meals are those at cafeterias or the on-campus convenience stores (maejeoms). Looking for a cost-effective three meals a day? KAIMARU (N11), East Cafeteria (E5), and West Cafeteria (W2) have self-service sections where you can pile on
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Aow Si Li, Sara Junior Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 07:06
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"Who is a true KAISTian?" — this thought crosses my mind pretty much every single day as I doubt my place in our school. Don't get me wrong. To me, KAIST provides a well-equipped environment for its students; there is a balance of various activities to indulge in while they grow to become leading re
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Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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As we approach summer and KAIST students slowly begin to shed their long padded jackets and sweatpants, we begin the annual tradition of becoming more self-aware of our physique. The solution many students turn to is to start hitting the gym religiously. Although I can’t personally speak for the spe
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.05.21 16:23
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Earlier this year, KAIST announced that on-campus jobs have been created to support more international students via the Work Scholarship Program. Per KAIST’s announcement through the KAIST Portal, the new jobs are: table cleaners at cafeterias, traffic safety officers, energy use inspectors, KAIST C
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Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2023.04.14 02:19
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Most of my friends are unaware that I have been struggling with a health condition that makes it hard to walk longer than a few minutes. It happened around a year ago. Having been an active person all my life, this sudden change in what my body could do had a huge hit on my self-worth and happiness.
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Evy Eun Hwangbo Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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KAIST has made obvious efforts throughout its history to encourage convergence of multiple fields of science in research. A simple look at the various departments is enough evidence; while most universities offer more solitary, separate degrees for multiple fields, KAIST offers degrees that merge tw
Op-Ed
Sean Tristan De Guzman Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:03
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The concept of single-sex education is not unheard of. In most parts of the world single-sex education can be found mostly in boarding schools, private academies, or schools with a special focus on a particular set of subjects or activities. KAIST, on the one hand, implements co-education, which is
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02