Who Scribbled on My Face?!

It happened at MT, where it's a part of college life. After dinner, the recreation time passed and the last event, the fireworks display, ended at 12 p.m. Most people started getting ready to go to sleep. Some others kept on partying, but I was so tired that I washed up early and went to bed around 1 a.m. Even through the noise, I slept deeply because I was so tired. Around 4 a.m., when everyone was sound asleep, I got up for a moment to go ...

An Unwelcome Guest in Spring, Yellow Dust

When the cold winter passes and spring comes with many things which start anew, there is an uninvited guest: the yellow dust. Yellow dust is a nature phenomenon where small particles of sand from the desert or yellow soil zone in China float in the wind and slowly fall down to the ground. It occurs usually in March to May and according to the National Weather Service, its frequency of occurrence has steadily increased since 1960. The sand can al...

The New Semester, the New Beginning

Hello, Kyonggi University students! The new semester of spring 2022 has started already. We expect that there are some students who are receiving Pharos No.135 for the first time. Let's wake up the brain with a simple crossword puzzle. If you complete the puzzle, scan the QR code, and send us a picture. This way you can finish your participation in the quiz event. Good luck!Horizontal1. A situation where there is no conflict, a calm and quiet st...

Ergonomic Items for Healthy Wrists

Over the last two years, most courses have been offered online due to the social distancing guidelines. To take online classes, students have had to use computers for a much longer time than usual. Using a keyboard and computer mouse for a long time increases the risk of wrist problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome. These kinds of diseases are called ‘the chronic disease of modern people’ because they commonly occur. For this reason...

The Profit Structure of OTT Services, Focusing on “Squid Game”

From the fact that Netflix's ‘Squid Game’, which was a hit worldwide, and Disney starting to provide an OTT service called ‘Disney Plus’, it can be seen that OTT service is a major trend these days. What type of revenue structure do various popular OTT services such as Disney Plus, Netflix, Watcha, and TVING utilize? The revenue structure of the drama producers, actors, and Netflix, which distributed the popular show ...

Discussion on the Pros and Cons of Mandating Vaccine Passes

Most people have completed the first and second rounds of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, although people have been vaccinated, there is no indication that COVID infections are decreasing rather, they are increasing. Accordingly, the government recommends a tertiary vaccination against COVID-19. If someone is not inoculated, their use of various amenities will be restricted, such as bars, karaoke rooms, indoor sports facilities, baths, PC rooms, ...

Meet a Quick-Witted Marketer, Jo Sae Rae

[경기대뉴스=최현정 ] Pharos had an interview with a senior in the major of Tourism Management at Kyonggi University, who is working at a public office. Hello, I'm Jo Sae Rae, in charge of marketing for attracting conventions at Mice Bureau, Incheon Tourism Organization. I am a quick-witted marketer who speedy catch what the other person wants and have the sense that “This will be more efficient for them.”Q. Is there any re...

Let's Play with Numbers

Hello, students of Kyonggi University. Autumn has passed, and winter, a beautiful season, has come. Therefore, we have prepared a simple math quiz. Look at the picture below and try to figure out the pattern for the numbers in the boxes at the bottom. Then find the number “?”.76th Cub Reporter·Go Eun Ji·dorothy0438@naver.com

Sports Stars in Entertainment Programs

The 2020 Summer Olympics, which had been controversial even before they started, have ended. Although the Tokyo Olympics began with many concerns, the public quickly got into the games. Everyone began paying attention as Olympic-related articles were published every day. The power of sports is great. After the Olympics, various TV entertainment shows covered their stories. We would like to introduce a different side of sports stars tak...

The Korean Mid-Autumn Holiday, Chuseok

Chuseok is a representative holiday of Korea. Chuseok falls on August 15th of the lunar calendar. It is also called “Hangawi” or “Mid-Autumn Festival”. In the past, when Chuseok arrived, all of the crops and fruits were ripe. Because of this, people made songpyeon with newly harvested rice and prepared lots of food such as newly harvested fruits to give thanks to their ancestors. Also, people enjoyed various traditional games and spent a...