I read about Nathaniel Hawthorne before reading his short story “Young Goodman Brown.” My knowledge about the author made me feel that this story is very similar to the author’s own Puritan familial history that involves his ancestors’ sin. So it was easier for me to understand the plot and the auth

A few months ago, I heard of the word ‘Sohwakhaeng’ for the first time from my mother. She said that drinking a cup of coffee every morning is Sohwakhaeng to her. I really wondered then if it had a certain meaning, so I searched for it on the internet. According to some articles, Sohwakhaeng is an a

Definition ASMR, an abbreviation for automatic sensory meridian response, is the sensory experience of indescribable psychological stability or pleasure. It is a response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or cognitive stimuli produced by the stimulation of the brain. The term ASMR, which is w

A 52 hour workweek system in South Korea aims at improving the quality of workers’ lives by reducing their laboring hours significantly and creating more jobs. It was implemented after the revised Labor Standards Act was sanctioned on 1 July 2018. This policy intends to shorten working hours and inc

Even a few years ago, the nation didn’t disclose the personal information of sexual criminals. In those days, citizens didn't pay a lot of attention to the issue of sexual offenders. This is partly because they assumed that sexual crime did not occur frequently. People usually thought that kind

Korea is now in a moral dilemma. According to the Jeju Immigration and Foreign Affairs Office, 561 people entered Jeju Island this year, and 549 of them applied for refugee application as of June 20th. This is twelve times the amount of Yemeni refugees as this time last year. These Yemeni refugees l

Do the students of Yeungnam University know that the our museum displays relics full of interesting histories? The Observer is going to introduce particular relics and their histories that are provided this year at Yeungnam University Museum. We hope students get some useful information regarding th

Nowadays as you walk through campus, you can easily find students who use an electric scooter, hoverboard, or another electrically powered mobility device. Such mobile devices are called ‘smart mobility’ or ‘personal mobility.’ Smart mobility refers to an electrically powered vehicle for just one pe

The Chunmaje of 2018 was held by the YU Club Association. It was held on September 6 and September 7. In fact, it had a very different atmosphere from last year’s Chunmaje. YU members could visit the flea market during the daytime and the rock festival at night. Kim Na-young, Paul Kim, Kwon Jin-ah,

As of 2 September 2018, the beginning date of the second semester, the system for checking Yeungnam University students’ attendance changed into the smart attendance system. The system asks students to download the relevant application on their cell phones and check their attendance through the Blue

만약 한글이 없었다면 오늘날 우리의 삶은 어떨까? 아마 길거리의 간판은 모두 한자와 일본어로 적혀 있고 우리말을 글로 나타낼 때 힘들었을 것이다. 우리글 한글이 있기 때문에 오늘날처럼 가족, 친구들과 SNS로 하고 싶은 말을 쉽고 간편하게 그리고 아름답게 할 수 있다고 생각한다. 오는 9일은 제572돌 한글날이다. 본지에선 한글날을 맞아 한글에 대해 알아봤다. 이 기사를 통해 독자 여러분에게 한글의 가치를 다시금 생각할 수 있는 기회가 되길 바란다.

오늘이 만약 내게 주어진 대학 생활의 마지막이라면 어떨까? 아마 항상 반복되던 대학 생활을 회상할 것이다. 머릿속에서 낡은 영사기가 털털 소리를 내며 추억을 상영하면 좋았던, 슬펐던, 부끄러웠던 등 모든 순간이 내 의지와 관계없이 떠오를 것이다. 대학교 1학년, 교복을 벗고 새로운 환경을 경험하는 것에 설렜다. 처음 만나는 사람들과 술을 마시고 얘기를 나누며 친분을 쌓았다. 공강 때는 모두와 어울리며 학교에서 마주치면 서로 반갑게 인사를 나눴다. 하지만 점점 친구들은 학생회, 동아리 등 각자의 활동을 하기 시작했고 예전처럼 함께 시