Have you ever thought about other places to go in the summer besides the beach? Or have you ever made a plan to go someplace that’s hard to get to or not usually visited? One place you might want to visit this summer is Taebaek. Taebaek is a city located in Gangwondo and is becoming a popular summer destination because the temperature is low and the air is cool. There are also many things to see, including the Sunflower Festival.1. Sunflower FestivalEvery summer, there is a sunflower festival at Taebaek Guwau village. There are a lot of beautiful sunflowers and wildflowers to see and a lovely
Nowadays, there are many programs in which Keimyung students can learn English. Among them, the Gazette wants to introduce the Korean American Friendship Circle (KAFC). KAFC is different from other programs. Students can use English and experience American culture with Korean families, US families, and other students.1. What is KAFC?KAFC stands for Korean American Friendship Circle. It is a program for exchanging culture between Koreans and Americans. Sponsors from the US Army in Camp Walker and Korean families and 6 or 7 students from universities in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do become one team
Keimyung University announced that the Department of Police Administration distinguished itself in the recent police test and national examination on April 29. The 62nd police cadet test was the first exam in which the Department of Police Administration produced 3 successful students, Jeon Yujeong (28), Kang Cheongil (27), and Kim Minjeong (26). Also, it was the first time that Keimyung produced a female police cadet (Kim Minjeong). Keimyung students declare over 10% of the successful candidates.The Department of Police Administration produced 67 police officers (including 1 police cadet), 1
Most university students are not really interested in national security. The reason why they are not interested in national security is their interests are mostly focused on employment. However, every year the Korean Army and the US Army participate in Key Resolve. We are training for unexpected attacks. Our national security exercises are important to us because of North Korea’s warning about war. Because of North Korea’s warning, we need to know about Key Resolve.Key Resolve is training to advance the ability of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command to react in an urgent situation. This trainin
When: March 22 (Fri) ~ June 30 (Sun), 2013Time: Weekdays 09:00AM ~ 6:00PM / Weekends ~ 7:00PM (extended time)Closed Mondays (enter 1 hour before closing time)Where: Daegu National MuseumPrice: Adults 12,000 won, Teenagers 9,000 won, Toddlers (over 36 months) 7,000 wonThe weather is getting better and there is a photo exhibition which at other times is hard to see. This photo exhibition by National Geographic is called “The Records of the Beautiful Days” and is held at the Daegu National Museum.There are five exhibition themes: winged animals, walking animals, underwater creatures, eye-opening
Professor Choi's research team from Keimyung University has developed the Desorption Portable Electric Wheelchair. This is affordable and changeable between electric-powered and hand-operated. Also, this solves the electric wheelchair’s problem that it can’t be loaded into a car because of its weight and volume.The wheelchair was made by three students who have worked on it since July 2012. The research team made two test products funded by the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and donated one to our university and one to Dongsan Hospital.The benefit of this is the total weigh is less t
Keimyung University donated 20 million won for residents who were damaged by the forest fire in Pohang. According to the vice-president of management, Keimyung University delivered the money along with words of comfort. This fund was raised by the whole staff of Keimyung University.Also, the university gave one million won to the staff of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.In addition, Keimyung University looked for KMU students damaged by the fire and the extent of the damage to give them special scholarships. The vice-president of management said, “There are many students from Poha
· Written by Authur Conan Doyle, translated by Cho Mi-young· Genre: novel· Published in July 2006· 575 pagesHow much do you know about Sherlock Holmes? If you only know Sherlock Holmes from movies or British TV dramas, it means you don't know him completely yet. You can see Holmes’ reasoning power in them. But is it the real Sherlock Holmes made by Arthur Conan Doyle? The book Sherlock Holmes Representative Short Stories is a chance for us to meet the real Holmes. There are 7 of Arthur Conan Doyle’s best works in this book.Before describing the book itself, it is important to know something ab
Nowadays, energy drinks have rapidly increased in sales. Also, there are many advertisements that emphasize the effects of energy drinks and they catch people’s eyes. Energy drinks seem to give us some good effects. However, many news and media announced that energy drinks are not safe anymore and they give us many side effects.First of all, an energy drink is a beverage to supply energy when people feel fatigue. Energy drinks’ major ingredient is caffeine. The daily recommended amount of caffeine is 400mg for adults, 300mg for pregnant women, and 125mg for teenagers, which means three cups of
Keimyung University recently had a program for children and the elderly called “Mentoring Service Program for Children”. About 80 children from Namgu, Dalseogu, and Dalseounggun's multicultural and low-income families visited 28 elderly people who live alone. The children delivered letters and handmade presents and performed various activities for them. This event, which was designed for children to learn the value of sharing and helping others, ended January 11.Park Ji-won who is a 6th grader at Bongduck Elementary School said, “I visited an elderly person’s house on the advice of my teacher.
The Foundation Support Group of Keimyung University, which was selected as the Leading Foundation University by Small and Medium Business Administration, held a special lecture, Establishment on eBay, for people who are interested in buying and selling things on eBay on January 11 at the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation building on Sungseo campus. This site is the world number one electronic commerce site.Kim Young-mun of the Foundation Support Group lectured about basic preparations for establishing an account, essential knowledge for sellers, on-the-job training in registering produc
Nam, Jun-gu, a senior at Keimyung University majoring in Japanese Language and Literature, was awarded the first prize at the 12th University Student's Japanese Competition. His topic was “Passive Life” and he presented in excellent Japanese that although he has lived driven by others, he has enjoyed his life.He said, "I wasn't interested in entering university but my friend recommended this major. I won this prize, now I feel interested in being here. If I enjoy and am satisfied my life, even though other people pushed me to do this, the result will still be optimistic and good."His victory i
This year, there were two Korean movies which had over ten million filmgoers. The Thieves(13.02million) and Gwanghae(11.5million) are these movies. However, if we look attentively, a poison called “big movie companies monopoly” exists. Big movie companies monopolize production and distribution in the movie market. There are 3 big movie companies, CJ, Lotte, and Showbox, and numerous small movie companies in Korea. These big movie companies possess over 90% of Korea’s movie market. Big movie companies show their movies at their own multiplex theaters. In addition, the screen quota system forces
*Beomeo Art-street Unoccupied stores in the Beomeo underground shopping area in Suseong-gu have changed into cultural and artistic places. You can see local artists' works and easily experience culture from other countries in several spots. *Beomeo E-street Also, empty stores in the Beomeo underground shopping area have become stores where you can use English. There is an English library, cafeteria and convenience store. E-street gives people chances to use English, so many parents and students are expected to visit. Let's visit Beomeo underground street! It is full of various things you can e
On November 20, Keimyung University Caritas, Keimyung College University, and Daegu Office of Education had an event called “Loving our neighbors and giving kimchi” to help underprivileged people at Adam’s Chapel.The ingredients of kimchi were prepared by Keimyung University and Keimyung College University staff who donated 1% from their salaries every month. Using those ingredients, the university prepared kimchi for 1100 houses. Also, they made a line over 100m long to make kimchi for 5 hours at Adam’s Chapel. Keimyung Caritas prepared 5kg of kimchi and rice and packed them in a box. They wi