caption: Compared to other schools, Ewha provides fewer large scholarships. “Last semester, my GPA was 4.01: I got six A pluses and one B. I thought I could get at least one half of my tuition refunde

In a few days, membership of the National Assembly will be decided according to the votes cast by Korean citizens. No single individual or group will have a certain privilege to vote in the April 9 ge

According to Korea Environment & Resources Corporation, prices of reusing wasted resources like paper have increased significantly to 52 percent from 2003 to 2007. However, the rate of recycling h

According to a survey of 120 students, conducted by the Ewha Voice, 95 percent receive some kind of financial assistance from their parents. Among them, 27.5 percent get full financial support from th

Tapgol Park, located in Jongno, is a very peaceful place where everyone takes a rest in the busy downtown. However, it was once filled with thousands of Koreans waving Taegeukgis (Korean national flag

Starting from those students who entered Ewha in 2007, Ewha has required students to take at least four classes taught in English during their four years of university as a part of its Global Ewha 201

November was a month mingled with feelings of joy and sorrow for 500,000 gosams (high school third-year students) who took the college entrance exam on the 15th. Somewhere in that crowd of beginners s

St1004 or Street Angel (St is an abbreviation for street and 1004 has the same pronunciation as angel in Korean), starts the day not in the morning but at night. Established in December 1997, St1004 i

This December 19 will be the 17th presidential election day in South Korea. It may also be the first presidential election many college students can take part in, since the voting age was lowered to 1

On November 5, the Bank of Korea finally unveiled the historical figures who will be featured on new banknotes which will be issued by the end of 2009. For the new 100,000 won bill, the central bank c

In our busy lives, we struggle with our relationships with friends, become obsessed with getting good grades, and worry about our future. With the flow of time, we tend to forget the fact that we will

As smoking is known to be bad for health, some universities have taken steps to discourage smoking. On September 26,Konkuk University announced that it would give priority in admissions to nonsmoking

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis which started first in Thailand and swept over South Korea. Remembered as the worst national crisis after the Korean

Whenever a new semester starts, students buy textbooks for their classes. According to No Cut News, university students spend about 300,000 to 400,000 won to buy assigned textbooks every semester. For

“Are we in the right place?” We gaze around as we walk into the hospital trying to find a clue that indicates that this is a hospital for migrant workers. Although it is only 2:30 p.m. more than 140 p

Most university students have attended a gaegang party, a get-together hosted by a student association or club to celebrate the beginning of a new semester. Although many of these student associations

With the Hongdae (Hongik University area) as the representative example, when people think of university areas nowadays, they no longer think of quiet and calm places to study but of fights, robberies

American futurist and writer Alvin Toffler once told a reporter who asked him about the future of newspapers to consider changing his job. It might sound like a joke, but the future of the print media

“Why is this Korean leek in here? It should go into the kimchi (Seasoned Korean cabbage)!” “Oops, we made a mistake!”At 10:00 a.m., the volunteers of Freefood start moving to prepare lunch for the eld

One person wearing gojengee (pants that are widely worn in the countryside) and a big weave hat reminds us of a farmer toiling hard. When 10 to 20 young people are wearing those clothes, we think of a