- The World of Pastel Tones: Teresa Freitas Photo Exhibition Pharos will introduce the Teresa Freitas photo exhibition, which is heating up SNS with pastel-toned photos. The exhibition was held from Saturday, January 29, 2022 to April 24, 2022 at The Hyundai Seoul, located in Yeouido. Teresa Freitas, a Portuguese artist, invites visitors to the moment when spring is in full bloom. As a photographer and content creator, she uses rich, pastel-toned colors to capture the world in her photos. Teresa Freitas w... 2022-05-06 정승혜
- Challenges Regarding Face-to-Face Classes Due to COVID-19 Currently, Kyonggi University's academic policy for the first semester of 2022 follows face-to-face teaching principles. According to the high number of new patients every day, there are frequent confirmed infections among students attending lectures, resulting in difficulties with regard to class attendance. When a student tests positive for COVID, they have to quarantine for 7 days, so they can't attend lectures. On the other hand, all... 2022-05-02 조연우
- The Opening of a New Semester: Photographs and Introductions of Lecture Halls Kyonggi University recently announced a policy to operate academic affairs in the first semester of 2022 based on the principle of expanding face-to-face classes. As a result, in March, the campus was full of energy after a long wait. As the semester began, the long-empty campus finally welcomed students excited with anticipation for college life. Many students will enter the quiet campus for the first time due to the social distancing policy ov... 2022-05-02 정승혜
- The Russia-Ukraine War: Between Conflict and Unity On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war. Russia conducted active operations in Kherson, Kyiv, and East Ukraine, fighting nine battels on that day. The horrors of warfare are making the world pay attention to the war, but the history between Russia and Ukraine is perhaps less well known. The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, thinks the Ukrainian root of ancestry, culture, language, and religion is the same as Russia'... 2022-05-02 최보윤
- Youth Hope Savings and Interest Rates As the Bank of Korea is expected to continue to raise interest rates in 2022, people are putting more money into savings. Among them, the Youth Hope Savings program, which ended its subscription on March 4, is a hot product that stands out. 2 million people gathered for a preview service conducted for a preliminary demand survey alone to inquire about membership qualifications. On the first day of applications, banks' servers crashed due to ... 2022-05-02 김현아
- Exploring Unique Local Stores in Suwon Recently, more and more people are using local stores to reduce the carbon footprint that occurs while using overseas delivery and home-delivery services. Various local stores like a refill station for zero-waste, a vegetable market for local farmers, and a regional specialized commodity laboratory for regional economic revitalization are in operation. Pharos would like to introduce three distinctive local stores in Suwon for students at Kyonggi... 2022-05-02 최보윤
- Was It a Choice or an Unavoidable Outcome? The Winter Olympics, which attracts the attention of people around the world every winter, ended on February 20. Again this time, many people cried and laughed at the performance of sports stars while watching the games. The Olympics are a festival for people around the world that goes beyond various differences in culture and nationality. The slogan of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was "Together for a Shared Future," which expresses the inte... 2022-05-02 김현아
- College Restructuring: The Only Key is Communication Last January, news came out that the Department of Creative Writing is in danger of being abolished. The school’s plans to merge minor departments had already been an issue for years. In 2017 and 2019, Kyonggi University tried to introduce a track system and restructure some departments. However, the student body thwarted the plans by participating in public hearings and passionately holding a candlelight vigil. About two years later, on J... 2022-05-02 최보윤
- Learning Useful English Expressions with K-Pop Stars The K-Pop industry is expanding its scale due to growing interest around the world. Many K-Pop artists are performing on stages around the globe, appearing as guests on various TV shows, and attending international awards ceremonies. For these reasons, some K-Pop stars’ fluent English skills are attracting attention, so Pharos will introduce some useful English expressions used in interviews by three K-Pop stars. Jennie of Blackpink &ldq... 2022-05-02 최보윤
- Controversy over the Election The biggest issue in Korea this year in 2022 is the presidential election. Pre-voting was held from March 4 to March 5. Suspicions that improper voting took place during special voting sessions for COVID patients during the pre-voting period have led to controversy. Accordingly, the people constantly demanded an explanation with doubts about the voting process that they believe to be not transparent or fair. Therefore, Pharos would like to learn... 2022-05-02 김윤중
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