Anyone who starts something for the first time feels nervous. Even the people who are accustomed to their jobs say, “It is always nerve-wracking to know that still so many things are left to do.
The emergence and spread of smart phones have enriched our lives in so many ways that would be unnecessary to even mention. One way that I do want to point out, however, is the unlimited auditory acce
“Youth unemployment? It makes me mad every time I hear that term!” said the CEO of a minor enterprise in a lecture I attended. “Nowadays, people say that youth unemployment is a prob
After receiving the demonstration authentication in 2011, Ewha has once again received the certificate of authentication for the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) on Feb. 14. To
“What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three at night?” This is the riddle Sphinx gave to Oedipus. As well-known, the answer is human. As an infant, he crawls on
Dear students of Ewha, are you lonely? Is it not hard for you to say, “No, I am not lonely,” all the time?Loneliness visits us when it is least expected. Whether somebody has a lot of peop
After almost three years of working at the university press —two years as a reporter and another year as the Editor-in-Chief—I believe it is safe to say that I now have a better understand
t is amazing how time flies. A year ago, I was a scared little girl just graduated from high school, and now I am almost through my freshman year. When I got the acceptance letter from Ewha, I was rea
School’s out. Almost. I recently received an email from my former student asking how to study English. She wanted to spend the winter vacation to really work on the language skills that she had
The year 2012 is a power-shifting history to be remembered; following Russia’s presidential election in March, France had its presidential election in April and the United States recently reelec
Walking through Ewha with the trees shedding leaves to the ground, it is easy to witness tourists sightseeing the seasonal view and taking pictures of the beautiful campus. However, these tourists are
I bet many of students know about Cinderella, a famous fairy tale written by German Grimm brothers. It is an archetypical success story of ordinary people that they can also make their dreams come tru
When we walk into a classroom, we see students who come in and place their bags on the seat next to them as they sit down. Others who follow in don’t bother to ask and just move on to take anoth
When sitting down in the corner of a cafe, I can hear a lot of things. Most conversations are about a thrid person who’s not there with us. By listening carefully, I can learn every small bit ab
One day in Incheon my Korean–Australian colleague and her daughter took me out to a buffet lunch. The buffet was in a wedding hall open to the public. Its dining room was crowded with a big, noi
Yonsei University announced its recently revamped policy which will drastically limit course retakes on Sept. 26. Yonsei revealed the new policy was an effort to reestablish once lost credibility of t
Socrates, a Greek philosopher, once said, “know thyself.” However, it is extremely difficult to truly acknowledge who we are by ourselves. It is through other people that we objectively un
The smartphone is the perfect spy gear of days of yore: there is a camera, a video recorder, a video player, a music player, a mobile computer and a touch-screen interface. There is a live video confe
From Sep. 24 to 27, the Ewha Student Government Association (SGA) and student councils from each colleges and student committees held “I Wish” week as a collective action. The main theme o
In my Business Communication class, we learn how companies are quickly adopting new ways of communicating with customers, suppliers, employees, and stakeholders. Social Networking Services such as Fac