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Dokdo, Korea's Beautiful Territory Coveted by Japan
On January 1, 2024, there was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency assigned a tsunami warning and advisory throughout the whole country. According to the tsunami warning status map, Hokkaido and Tottori are displayed in yellow, and Dokdo is included among them. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested against the Japan Meteorological Agency and demanded corrective measures, and various experts ins...
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The Place Where the Time Goes By Slowly, Hanok Stay “Buksudam”
People usually search for special places where they can spend time in a private way while they are not disturbed by other external factors. Catching up with this social demand, there are various mobile applications that can reserve interspace. The most common example is the party room. On special holidays, such as the beginning and end of the year or Christmas, renting a party room is so popular that it is impossible to make a reservation less t...
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The Shinbundang Line: A to Z
The Shinbundang Line began operating on October 28, 2011, and is currently one of the major public transportation systems connecting Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The Shinbundang Line was built as an express line for the Suin-Bundang Line, aiming to provide a faster connection between Gangnam and Pangyo with an innovative slogan of “15 minutes from Gangnam to Pangyo.” The Suin-Bundang Line takes a roundabout way to Seoul through Bokjeong St...
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The Right to Die with Dignity, Euthanasia and Social Discussion
Euthanasia has long been at the center of debate. Euthanasia, which means ‘merciful death,’ is a system that allows near-death patients suffering from pain to choose intentional death to escape from pain. For patients who are about to die due to a major or difficult-to-treat disease, the quality of their lives is significantly reduced. They often determine for themselves that they cannot even maintain human dignity. Euthanasia can pr...
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Susan’s Wonderful Day
77th Reporter • JOE YEON WOO • amyjoe0213@naver.com
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Start of the School Year with Pharos
It is March, the month when the new semester begins. Pharos welcomes all freshmen who have taken the first step in their campus life. Pharos has prepared a quiz with useful information that will help new students follow their dreams at Kyonggi University. If you answer the quiz questions correctly and send the answers via DM to Pharos's Instagram or by email, you will be entered in a lottery to win a prize. Let's start the new semester w...
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Paying through the Nose: Jeonse
For the past few years, jeonse fraud has been surfacing nationwide. Jeonse fraud means that the deposit is not returned even after the lease is terminated. The worst reality of the Korean estate market was revealed in December 2022 when the press reported that hundreds of tenants were unable to get their jeonse deposits back because of a few “villa king” landlords whoowned a large number of “kkangtong houses.” As the inve...
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Youth Diabetes, Is Tanghulu the Culprit?
Recently, tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack coated with fruit sugar syrup, has become a craze. This has become a trend due to ASMR of people who run YouTube channels. It began to be widely used as a material for ASMR videos due to tanghulu’s unique hard and crispy texture and sound. Starting with this, it was spread to short platforms like TikTok, Youtube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Also, since tanghulu can be made easily, producers a...
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Repeated DUI? It is More Dangerous than a First DUI
DUI (Driving Under the Influence) means driving an automobile after having consumed too much alcohol. According to traffic laws, Article 44, Clause 4, “It is forbidden to drive when the driver’s blood alcohol level is more than 0.03%.” The number of DUI offenses decreases every year, but repeated DUI offenses occur over 44% of the time. Through this, people can affirm the seriousness of repeated DUI offenses. The government has...
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Do You really, REALLY Know KGU?
Kyonggi University was founded on November 8, 1947, when the Joyang Nursery School was established in Yeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. In 1979, it moved to the current Suwon Campus. Now, the Seoul Campus has moved to Ahyeon-dong, Seoul. Most colleges are located at the Suwon Campus, and the Seoul Campus hosts the College of Tourism and Culture. Currently, there are 7 colleges, 42 departments, 8 graduate departments, and 18 majors. The symbolic flo...