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A Satisfying Campus Life Without Grievances: FAQs and Advice
There are many negative situations that we might face in personal terms during our campus life. Mostly our classmates don’t know much about which institutions in the school to go with complaints about problems that can occur anytime and anywhere in the university. How can we deal with our various types of complaints in most effective and convenient way while studying at Kyonggi University? The Pharos investigated the types of problems...
2019-09-03 박신의
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The Unacceptable Man, Son Jong-kook
Have you heard the saying, “A nation that forgets its past has no future”? This saying has been critical for Koreans and it has frequently been quoted. History is essential because there will be a better future with fewer mistakes made by learning from history. In Korea, we often consider Japan when hearing this idea. Recently, there was anxious rumbling on campus that Mr. Son, the former president of Kyonggi University and a trouble...
2019-09-03 박신의
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A Shortcut to Ruin, Drugs
Problems associated with drugs have been in the spotlight consistently. There are a lot of people that criticize celebrities who have been implicated in drug scandals because they know the drugs are banned by law. However, many persons don’t know why these drugs are illegal while alcoholic drinks and cigarettes are legal. Also, because of a lack of information, many people do not know what effect these illegal drugs have on the body. Adding ...
2019-09-03 박신의
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The Wind of Foreign Foods Has Been Blowing
These days, foreign food has become a craze, with the release of foods using special foreign spices such as Mara ramen and Mara gimbap. Even college students enjoy eating foreign foods, as can be seen by the “maratang” culture on college campuses. Also, you can often see people consuming unusual foreign foods on TV and YouTube. Through media exposure, interest in foreign food has been passed on to the Korean people and currently forei...
2019-09-03 박신의
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The Dormitory Siren Malfunction: How Long Will We Wait?
Since last year, the Kyonggi Dream Tower has been evacuated frequently with sirens ringing due to malfunctions. Without knowing the exact causes, many of the sirens go off, though they don’t go off in all the rooms. Most students, but not all, evacuate after hearing the sirens in the hallways or reading comments posted on the community website. If this had been a real emergency situation, it would have been a terrible accident in which som...
2019-09-03 김진
- Three Maleficent Substances: Are They Okay? The intake of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine is increasing among of modern persons. All three substances are toxic and bring about side effects and disease. Especially, alcohol is known to be a carcinogen. However, almost no one knows about these substances’ maleficence. Therefore, the Pharos will talk about how detrimental these things are. First of all, let’s talk about the maleficence of alcohol. There are... 2019-09-03 이가은
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Who is the Owner of the School?
Recently, there was a big issue in some majors, and the issue was about restructuring. It was also a big issue that the school intended to introduce restructuring without discussing the matter with students. The students whose majors were to be restructured opposed the plan vehemently. In particular, some majors showed their opposition to the school plan because those majors were to be shut down or merged. They sent the signatures of st...
2019-09-03 김진
- Strap on a Knapsack and Go Out! If we get asked what we have to do as college students, one of the answers would definitely be to take a backpacking trip. A backpacking trip is perceived of as an essential experience for university students in Korea. It is also common for students to work in a part-time job to gather sufficient money to go on backpacking trips. Why do students want to go on backpacking trips even when it means spending a lot of money and time? A... 2019-09-03 이가은
- Meet a Guardian Angel of Cats Some cats living around our school are getting the attention of students. Students pay attention to the cats on campus, and they take care of the cats with affection. A manager of a social media site called “College Student Sympathy” even selected all the colleges’ feline mascots, and the cat of E-Square was chosen as our school’s mascot. Meanwhile, there is one student who is especially devoted to protecting the cats. Jeon Chae-ah colle... 2019-09-03 최소연
- Mullae-dong: Colorful Waves Penetrating into a Rusty Town There is a town in Yeongdeung-po, Seoul, which was well known for its steel and cotton weaving industry. Through the decades, the steel industry slowly faded away, and Mullae-dong is now being reorganized into a cultural zone by artists’ works and people’s effort. Mullae is the name that was given to this place because there were many spinning machines called “mullae”. The empty spaces along the streets became the canvases of artists. ... 2019-09-03 최소연
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