The endless line of anxious, heeled Ewha students at the Student Union is one of the unique sceneries of the beginning of every semester. The spectacle of a hundred or so Ewha students scrounging for
“Who said female college students only drink coffee?” Do not imagine the typical image of a female university student with shoulder length wavy hair sitting in front of a sun lit window, l
Any Korean would have at least had some basic understanding of the 1919 March First Movement. On that day, two million Koreans poured out into the streets across the entire peninsula to fight against
Three ballerinas, all in different costumes, pile up together. Their facial expressions are too different to believe that they are described as being of one motion. One dancer has a greedy face that l
Have you ever wondered what the numerous white rock-lookalike chairs placed irregularly on the empty grass next to the front gate are? You might have just passed by those ‘things’ without
Pottery jars of different shapes point the empty spaces around the Ewha Womans University Museum with an eclectic palette of reds and yellows. These prehistoric jars are called onngi, and all those on
There is a radio program that gives a moment of respite for people from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand who are living a working strenuously in Korea. A Multicultural Family Radio Broadc
Close your eyes, and listen to the old wooden floor panels creaking down beneath your feet. Quiet murmurs, hums of prayer, and a small clanging of the chandelier hanging from the ceiling will fill you
Professor Lee Jong-mok (Korean Painting) received a phone call from the drama production team of Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in February earlier this year. The team requested Lee to help them make
College Fashion Week was conducted for the first time in 2008, to delve into the stylistic world of fashion from November 21 to November 22. For two consecutive days, there were over 12 different fash
Wall Street may have failed us, but Reform Street and a good half an hour dig in the closet still promise that coveted one-of-a-kind skirt. In the eyes of Yoo Hyun-jong, manager of Reform House, even
Bright sunlight cast into the small window of the practice room for Korean Music majors, suddenly, a cranky voice broke the tranquility of the room. “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? De
With 5,000 won, one can enjoy a scrumptious meal at the ECC food court. However, with the same 5,000 won, one can go to Imjingak, the northernmost area of , and enjoy a train trip, watch a movie, visi
For some reason, the entire Korean population is split into two groups: those who remember the glory of the 1988 Seoul Olympics Opening Ceremony and those who simply cannot. The latter are often tease
1. Dancers at the Seoul Namsan Festival perform a Korean traditional dance accompanied by the traditional drum, the buk.2. A 600-meter-long rice cake at the Icheon Rice Cultural Festival.3. Participantst at the Gwangju Kimchi Festival hold the kimchi they have made during the event.
In October 1945, when Korea gained its independence from Japan, Ewha finally got its name “Ewha” back. It had been called Kyungsung Women’s College, and before that, simply Training
Hidden deep within the Ewha campus, right behind the President’s residence, is a small yet beautiful Korean traditional house. The closer you get, the lovelier it looks. Its name is Ah-ryung-dan
During the first few days of the semester, students stand in a line to register their used books to sell at the Student Union Building. The next morning, students wearing high-heels run through the do
Even if everything is fresh and exciting for Ewha students at the start of the new semester, it is not so for their shoulders. Students’ shoulders sacrifice themselves to become hangers for fash
The members of the Ewha Faculty Tennis Club play games every day As a child, many of us might have enjoyed the task of imagining our divine homeroom teachers going about their mortal lives: going to t