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The ongoing coronavirus crisis has led to the emergence of several unconventional social behaviors. While many of these are harmless and even amusing — such as the rise in binge shopping or the sudden interest of many in home baking — others have brought grave consequences. The latter include the sw
Editorial
Zunnoor Awan Staff Reporter
2020.09.25 19:46
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Why Koreans Need to be AlliesBy Seowon Choi Junior Staff ReporterAs Koreans, we may question whether the protests for the death of George Floyd are relevant to us. We may ask why we should even care, when Black people did not particularly stand up against racism towards Asians at the height of the c
Spotlight
S.W. Choi and S.T. De Guzman
2020.06.23 01:47
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Recently, all attention has been on the heart-wrenching murder of George Floyd under the hands of a Minneapolis ex-police officer. Videos of the officer kneeling on the neck of the unarmed black man for more than eight minutes — even after he was dead — circulated on social media, spurring outrage f
Editorial
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2020.06.23 01:47
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Hong Kong’s decades-long democracy is reaching a tragic end. The Chinese parliament has approved new security laws for Hong Kong, banning “treason, secession, sedition, and subversion” in the city. Critics say that the law will enable prosecution for political crimes, and ultimately erode the “one c
International
Dong Min Kim Staff Reporter
2020.06.23 01:47
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KAIST is one of the few universities in the world that gives unconditional scholarships for all international students. Its Vision 2031 explicitly states its goal of becoming a “world bridge” through globalization. However, in the KAIST campus, “globalization” is an intangible concept that remains o
Spotlight
Jaymee Palma Assistant Editor
2020.06.11 13:58
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Thousands of women leave their homes each year to become domestic workers in the Middle East. In the last two decades, many — most of them coming from Southeast Asia and Africa — have headed to countries such as Lebanon, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in the hopes of making a decent living to support thei
Editorial
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2020.05.26 21:58
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The South China Sea (SCS) is home to abundant marine life and has bountiful reserves of oil and gas beneath its surface. Unsurprisingly, these rich waters have been strongly disputed throughout history. In the present, China has invoked its historic claim over the SCS, claiming almost its entirety a
Spotlight
Sean Tristan De Guzman Head of International Divis
2020.05.26 21:58
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The Post-Corona EconomyBy Jehyuk Cho Junior Staff ReporterWith South Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak appearing to be fully under control, social distancing measures were eased and citizens seem eager to resume their previous lives. Gyms, restaurants, and cafes slowly attracted more customers, providing a
Debate
J.H. Cho and D.M. Kim
2020.05.26 20:46
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In most cultures, religious institutions play a central role in everyday life. People seek guidance from their religious groups on many matters, however novel or complicated, to the extent that some regard religious advice more highly than the instruction of scientists and government officials. Ther
Editorial
Zunnoor Awan Junior Staff Reporter
2020.04.30 21:49
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is infamous for suppressing any public freedoms that threaten its political control, marked by mass surveillance and “re-education camps” in Xinjiang and Tibet. Preceded by such a poor record on freedom of expression, the CCP’s censorship has reached a new low in th
Editorial
Dong Min Kim Staff Reporter
2020.04.30 21:49
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Most international students choose to come to KAIST under the impression that it offers an international-friendly atmosphere, as advertised to aspiring overseas applicants. But upon arrival, many are met with the stark opposite of what they expected, facing problems involving language, culture, and
Spotlight
S.T. De Guzman and J. Palma
2020.04.19 23:27
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Even though KAIST is the South Korean gold standard for top-tier research institutions, its conduciveness to cultural diversity — or rather, lack of — remains its kryptonite in the global landscape. Not only is the KAIST international community underrepresented in both the student population and fac
Spotlight
Sean Tristan De Guzman Head of International Divis
2020.04.11 22:38
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Turning the TideBy Dong Min Kim Staff ReporterOn February 19, when reports of new coronavirus cases from a Shincheonji church in Daegu flooded in, South Korea’s chances of containing COVID-19 seemed hopeless. To some extent, having gloomy expectations was justifiable, and the nation has reported tho
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D.M. Kim and H. Lee
2020.04.02 21:35
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The first months of this new decade have been a whirlwind of catastrophic events. A series of massive bushfires ravaged several regions of Australia before torrential rains swept through and reduced their severity. The assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani sparked short-lived tens
Editorial
Sean Tristan De Guzman Head of International Divis
2020.04.02 21:35
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Our passion for writing is the main reason why we, reporters of The KAIST Herald, publish the school newspaper. We work hard for our publication, but the busy environment that we live in sometimes hinders us from maintaining it as a priority. Swamped with coursework and trying to keep a personal lif
Editorial
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2020.04.02 21:35
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A Struggle for DemocracySix months have passed — what started as peaceful marches against the extradition bill introduced in Hong Kong have developed into a major political crisis. People who feared that it would allow the Chinese government to encroach on Hong Kong’s independent legal system are no
Debate
J.S. Lee and S.T. De Guzman
2019.12.20 22:57
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The KAIST Herald interviewed a student from the first batch of internationals accepted to KAIST in 2007. Please introduce yourself.My name is Rashad Aliyev. I am from Azerbaijan. I first came to KAIST in 2007 as an undergraduate student in computer science. Currently, I am a PhD student in the Schoo
Interview
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2019.12.20 22:57
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Thirty years ago, crowds of Romanians filled the Palace Square in Bucharest where Nicolae Ceaușescu, a communist dictator who ruled Romania since 1965, was going to address the nation. Ceaușescu planned to show that he still had power over the country despite massive protests against the government,
Editorial
Duman Kuandyk Staff Reporter
2019.12.20 22:57
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If the Tables TurnedBy Wednesday afternoon, my hands are stained red. I’ve been serving as a Korean class TA this semester, and it’s an endless stream of grading quizzes and workbooks. The students, some conducting graduate-level studies far beyond my capabilities in science and engineering, struggl
Editorial
J. H. Lee, J. Park, B. Weldegebriel
2019.11.27 17:13
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While the Hong Kong demonstrations have been dominating international headlines, tensions are also flaring on the other side of the Pacific. Thousands of protesters have flocked the busy streets of Santiago, Chile following an increase in the capital’s subway fares by 30 Chilean pesos (CLP), or abou
News
Sean Tristan De Guzman Head of International Divis
2019.11.27 17:13