Recently, the story of a university student who helped a homeless person on a street by giving her muffler away was widely talked about on and off the Internet. After the press report, Hana Financial

Illustration by Kim Ji-Sun.

Do you remember that no universities in Korea were included in the list of the top 100 global universities on last August’s Newsweek? Tokyo University in Japan ranked 16th, which was the highest among

Illustration by Kim Ji-sun

Ewha is set to launch its Global Ewha 2010 Project (GE Project) that aims to make Ewha a global hub for women’s education.The project includes constructing a solid education, research, and administrat

There are so many special days in Korea. I'm not talking about national holidays. I mean just "days,"like Valentines Day, White Day, Kiss Day, Teddy Bear Day, Rose Day, Pepero (chocolate stick cookie)

If there is one word that makes everyone feel slightly inferior, or at least feel a little less confident, it is likely to be the word ?ear.? In some ways, the feeling of fear is humbling. To feel fea

Like Samsung Electronics' seemingly eternal television commercial entitled 'Another Family,' in which clay animation appear to portray an ideal image of a loving family, numerous corporate advertiseme

On April 8, Seoul citizens were terrorized from the skies by yellow dust, reportedly the worst of its kind in four years. While car washes and sam-kyub-sal restaurants were having a heyday, most of Ko

Koreans have a tendency to react emotionally but forget easily. This kind of national reaction was not an exception when Representative Choi Yeon-hee sexually molested a woman reporter. Most people we

Have you seen the alumnae and students hanging placards and posters resisting structural reformation and tuition raise? Most demonstrations take place in the Pfeiffer Hall, where current president, Sh

Certain moments in life contain momentum and power. The key is to harness these moments for goal setting. Beginnings such as a new day and a new year all carry such momentum. Hence, for many people, t

During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, aside from talks on terrorism, avian flu, and ?ther members of the WTO?needing to give more flexibility for farm subsidies, the most emphasiz

October 9 was the 599th Hangul Day, the celebration of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, and its importance as one of Korea's greatest intangible assets. Because of its unique and systematic design, Hangul

Since the start of the semester, the campus has been rife with protests by students and alumnae against the dissolution of the College of Human Ecology, and, more substantially, the university’s unpre

By now everyone knows where her classes are. However, whether you are a senior or a freshman, you might not know about all the useful campus facilities available to you. This column is dedicated to he

A couple of recent events concerning education policies have brought to mind the mentality of the average Korean and the government's "consolidation policies." The core of this mentality is revealed i

To many people, summer means hanging out at pools or the beach to get a perfect golden tan. Not so long ago, a pale white face was desirable. If you were tan, it meant you spent time outside doing man

North Korea's recent statement concerning its development of nuclear weapons and withdrawal from six-party talks has set international society astir. Now the U.S. is taking a harsher stance against No

When students enter college in Korea, they attend many welcoming parties. Drinking at these parties has been a tradition for years because of the strong belief that drinking can break down emotional b