Every third Monday in May—which is May 21 this year—is designated as Coming of Age Day. Those who are turning 20 this year in Korea are the subjects of this celebration, where it is estima
Like the ceremonies accompanying marriage, burial, and memorial after death, the coming of age ceremony is one ofKorea’s four traditional ceremonies that mark major steps in the life cycle. The coming
Seoul is the present capital of South Korea. Seoul had a long history. The city has played a leading role as the center of Korean national history since it became the capital of Joseon (1392-1910) whi
As in Korea, other countries around the world have a certain marking point for when an adolescent becomes an adult in the society. Whether this is through a celebration for their eighteenth birthday o
The main subjects of the upcoming Coming-of-Age Day this May are young adults who are turning twenty this year, typically in their second year of university. Most students usually celebrate the Coming
On the Coming-of-Age Day in the past, young men participated in the traditional gwan-rye by tying a topknot and wearing a traditional cylindrical Korean hat woven from horsehair filaments and young wo
For Koreans, the Ancient Kingdom of Goguryeo is more than a historical relic. Korean people consider it one of their grandest ancestral kingdoms. It was the first and the largest of Korea’s three king
Lee Yu-jin (Korean Literature, 3), who is currently the president of Ewha GREEN, an environmental club at Ewha, is not one of the typical environmental activists you might think of. Lee is an ordinary
Starting this year, the Union of Student Clubs has set up a new project called the Environment Preservation Plan. The Union of Student Clubs has signed an agreement with the Office of Student Affairs
Yellow dust storms from China and Mongolia have aggravated due to global warming and desertification. According to news reports this spring, yellow dust storms have started earlier and are expected to
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, people have had negative effects on the environment due to their desire to achieve economic development. The creators of pollution and those that were harming the
News reports in January said 2007 would be the world’s hottest year on record due to global warming and the El Niño effect. Now, the it is not yet summer, yellow dust is already blowing once ag
The final round of talks for the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was completed on March 12 in Seoul. Since the talk began in 2006, some students had established a group called the Ewha Student Gro
Hundreds of people gather in the streets of Jongno, a popular spot for street protests in Seoul. People opposing the dispatching of Korea troops to Iraq and Lebanon pack the streets. Pickets call for
Making a meaningful vacation is what every student likely dreams of. Some might plan to develop their career or some might take a break and travel abroad. Lee Do-kyung (Political Science & Diploma
Finding a friend in university is a little different from doing so in high school. As many freshmen in the past have had difficulty forming good relationships with their peers, theStudent Counseling C
Many say it is hard to make friends in university. Unlike in high school, there is no homeroom class and no regular classmates you can easily make friends with. At university, you must do everything o
Gojoseon was Korea’s first kingdom and is believed to have been founded in 2333 B.C. The original country name was Joseon. Later in history, a separate Joseon was founded by Yi Songgye in 1392. To dif
Q. I only meet my high school friends because I do not have any friends at my university. How can I make new friends at Ewha? A: First of all, university is very different from high school. During hig
Friends are just friends to Korean students studying at Ewha. However, friends mean more to those at Ewha with different hair, eye and skin color. “Korean students have their own life and family here,