When children face a problem, most of them would run to their parents or teachers first. When they get into a fight at school, their teachers and sometimes also their parents get involved. Their youth

The written language is powerful. A concrete message defies time, and for centuries has conveyed ideas and innovation well past the foreseeable future.For the last two issues of Ewha Voice this year,

The world is full of rules, kept in place by clear rewards and punishments. For example, an average person would not commit murder because he or she is afraid of the law. However, it is not only the f

Last month, the residents of Gang-seo District were all over the news for their fierce opposition against the establishment of a special needs school in their area.The construction of the school has b

Convenience stores are indeed convenient. They are great in that not only do they sell literally all kinds of goods, but that many of them are open for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It does not m

On Aug. 25, Lee Jae-yong, the acting chairman of Samsung, the grandson of the company’s founder, was sentenced to five years in prison for multiple crimes including embezzlement and bribery.In a

Individuality is often ignored in Korea. From their younger years, Korean people are mostly taught by rote and do not have enough time to think of themselves or share their opinions with others. They

Usually, during first-aid classes at schools, teachers highlight the importance of shouting “Please, the person in the red dress, help me!” instead of “Help me!” during an emer

“Between B (birth) and D (death), there is C (choice).” This rather well-known phrase refers to the unchanging truth that your life is an unbroken series of making choices. From life-chang

Many people today face a number of stressful situations in their lives. The stress could be caused by many different factors - studies, grades, workplaces, or even social relations. It would be nice i

“Trend,” by dictionary, is defined as a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people behave. However, in Korea, trend has become the imperative rule of living lif

On May 17, 2016, a 34-year-old man stabbed a 23-year-old woman to death after hiding in a public bathroom, waiting for a random victim to wander in on her own. The murderer’s misogynic stance wa

This semester, Ewha has cut down its liberal arts courses of the sports department to just three - golf, swimming and tennis. The wide variety of sports once open to all students including squash, new

“Odyssey School” is an alternative one-year education program for students going from middle to high school. A year at the Odyssey School is more than just a school year, but seen as a &ls

One of the hottest keywords around the end of the year would be “president.” Including the President of the Republic of Korea, most Koreans’ interest is also on future President of t

Few weeks ago, I found out a new soap opera which is gaining its popularity these days. Surprisingly, its title was “Working Mom, House Daddy.” The protagonist, Mi-so, struggles to balance

For a few decades, Korean peninsula had seemed to be safe from the threat of earthquakes. However, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Gyeongju three weeks ago told us that it is no longer true. The strong

The number of workers, especially young ones in their twenties, who receive the so-called “passion pay” has sharply increased in recent years, according to recent statistics. Young job see

In front of the eyes of audiences from all around the world, the 20-year-old Korean fencer is putting a spell on himself. Sitting in a white uniform, the youngest competitor in the competition, Park S

When I first learned English in elementary school, there were two vocabularies that confused me; “Expectation” and “Prediction.” It seemed similar in meaning and redundant in u