As a new semester and a year begins, it is the time to set resolutions and commit to new paths of self-improvement and moderation. It is the heart pounding moment to organize plans on going on a diet,
The year 2011 has allowed me to learn and grow in various aspects.It was my first ever in university, and my mind was full of questions: I didn’t know what to do and where to start. That was why
I have been asked to offer my thoughts in this first edition of the Ewha Voice for the academic year 2012. Many issues could be addressed – from the political rise of Kim Jong-un to the politica
Moving to and living in a new country and environment were never challenging for me. However, joining the Ewha Musical for U (EMU) was an obstacle for me.Loving to sing, dance, and play musical instru
One of the keywords to describe the 20s is “passion.” Under the name of passion, the 20s merge into reckless adventures, try something unexpected, or aim for a goal so unrealistic that eve
Last semester I received a call from a Seoul area high school teacher who inquired about the use of an uncommon English collocation that a student had written on her cloze test. The teacher thought th
I have recently watched the movie “The Help” which is about racism in America back in the early 1960s. In the movie, white people even make a separate toilet for their African-American hou
If you are currently an exchange student or an international student in Ewha, reading this editorial for Ewha Voice, I say that you are lucky. If you are not an exchange student or an international st
Earlier this month I attended a conference about competition in the Korean society (SBS’s Future Korea Report: Competition Dilemma). Presenters lamented that there is excessive competition in li
For a school that brags of accepting the most foreign students into its doors than any other universities in Korea, a remarkably few number of students say they have met or greeted some. When was the
I am soon facing my first full year at Ewha after this semester. The most outrageous sight that caught my eye when I first entered Ewha was students doing everything on their own, including eating and
In this highly competitive and result oriented society, where we do not even have a time to have a small chat with family, it is not surprising that we have forgotten the importance of reading books o
We study, eat and live in a wonderful environment, especially in Ewha. However, are you truly grateful for what you have? If you are under some kind of depression derived from your poor grades or rela
Everyone likes to feel special, and enjoys making other people feel special, too. One morning last week, I phoned my neighbour from the apartment parking lot and told him in my broken Korean that he h
Already being in the second semester of my freshmen year, so far, I am proud for being an Ewha student. However, if I were to mention an improvement Ewha needs to make, it would be the number of Engli
If the idea that the official name of Ewha, “Ewha Womans University” might have been misspelled or grammatically wrong ever crossed your mind, you are not alone. Generally, “Womans&r
About ten years ago, when I studied business related subjects, I had come to believe that the goal of company was to maximize profit. One day I read a case study about a US power plant company, and a
Living in a country which ranked as the second-highest college education costs and going to one of the high-ranking private universities for tuitions, thinking about high tuitions is not an extraordin
The Korean economy’s dependence on foreign trade is nearly 90 percent, so the Korea’s case would be somewhat different from that of Japan, whose dependence on foreign trade is only about 2
As an overseas Korean student, taking ‘Korean Language and Writing’ comes as a burden. Often, Korean taught language classes weigh down overseas Korean students.Due to the school’s p