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Address | 40 Kangnamro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do Kangnam University Newspaper The Kangnam Hakbo English Edition No. 102 Publisher : Shin-il Yoon • Executive Editor : Yu-jung Kang • Editor-in-chief : Lonnie Coleman • Managing Editor: Ye Rim Jeong March 06, 2024 No. 385 2024 Freshman Orientation Photo: Freshman Orientation Yerim Jeong 2024 Freshman orientation was held on Wednesday, February 28. The opening ceremony was held at the Mokyang Hall of Kangnam University, where student organizations and the schedule were explained, followed by college events and clubs fair, and a closing ceremony. The orientation provided freshmen students who are starting a new university life with useful information on how to design and manage their university life. It was an opportunity to introduce Kangnam Hakbo to freshmen students. At the closing ceremony, the freshmen students were energized by the performance of a central club and congratulatory performances by singer George and idol STAYC. The 37th Graduation Ceremony Students receiving academic excellence awards Photo: Yerim Jeong On February 19, Kangnam University held On February 19, Kangnam University held the 73rd Graduation Ceremony for the 2023 the 73rd Graduation Ceremony for the 2023 academic year at Woowon Hall. About academic year at Woowon Hall. About 1,000 people, including school officials, 1,000 people, including school officials, degree recipients, and parents, attended degree recipients, and parents, attended the ceremony to celebrate the graduation. the ceremony to celebrate the graduation. A total of 1,485 students received degrees, A total of 1,485 students received degrees, including 25 PhDs, 110 master's degrees, including 25 PhDs, 110 master's degrees, and 1,350 bachelor's degrees. At this and 1,350 bachelor's degrees. At this graduation ceremony, students were able graduation ceremony, students were able to wear Kangnam University's new degree to wear Kangnam University's new degree uniforms. It was significant because it was uniforms. It was significant because it was the first graduation ceremony to introduce the first graduation ceremony to introduce our own degree uniforms. Although it rained our own degree uniforms. Although it rained on the day of the ceremony, the lawn in front on the day of the ceremony, the lawn in front of the main building and the photo booths of the main building and the photo booths in Shalom and Woowon building were in Shalom and Woowon building were crowded with students taking pictures to crowded with students taking pictures to commemorate their graduation. ●YR Jeong: Hello. Can you introduce yourself? Yeji: I'm Yeji Lee from the Department of Global Culture. Miriam Miriam: Hi, I'm Miriam from Mexico. I studied at Kangnam University in the Department of Universal Art and Design. ●YR Jeong: How did it feel to graduate? Yeji I can't believe I'm graduating, and I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy my college experience more because of COVID-19. Miriam: I was a little worried before because I wasn’t sure about my future, but now that I’ve finished my studies, relaxed and happy. ●YR Jeong: Do you have any plans or future goals after graduation? Yeji: I already have a job, so I'm going to work. Miriam: I plan to start working and learn more about other things related to my major. I want to gain more life experience. ●YR Jeong: Do you have any commments for incoming students or for those who will be preparing to enter the workforce? Yeji: I regret that I didn't enjoy my college life much, so I wish they could enjoy their college life by participating in festivals and other events organized by the school. Miriam: Even if the college life can be hard and lonely, everything you do is worth it. It's a step that needs to be taken. Yerim Jeong jy898119@naver.com

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2 Kangnam University Newspaper March 06, 2024 No. 385 The Kangnam Hakbo Interviewing Winners of the ‘K-eyewear Design Awards’ Receiving the award Provide to Photo: Moonsoo Park, Jungwook Choi Certificate of award Provide to Photo: Moonsoo Park, Jungwook Choi On December 12, 2023, our school’s students named Jungwook Choi (Department of Universal Art and Design·3) and Moonsoo Park (Department of Universal Art and Design·4) won the grand prize at the K-Eyewear Design Awards. 1. What is your motivation that made you participate in this award? Jungwook: I had transferred to our school last semester, so I was looking for a contest to participate in. During searching for a contest, I did some volunteer works managing 3D printer and took a class about 3D printing which was taught by Professor Dong-ik Sin. While I was doing volunteer work, Professor Sin recommended this contest for me to join in, and Moonsoo, who was my colleague that was doing volunteer work together, was recommended too. As a result, I decided to participate in this contest with Moonsoo. Moonsoo: I usually participate in many contests, and this was one of them. It was recommended by Professor Sin, and first, I was going to participate alone. However, since there were only 2 weeks left until submission, so I decided to participate with another student. At that time, I got to know my colleague, Jungwook, while volunteering managing 3D printer. As a result, I recommended this contest to him and participated together. 2. Which feature did you consider the most when making the product to submit? Please give specific information about your product. Moonsoo: While we participated in the contest, its theme was ‘An eyewear design for the next generation’. We predicted that 3D printer will become popular in the future, we thought of designing product that could decorate glasses using a 3D printer. Jungwook: The first idea that we consider was to make glasses possible to detach freely, so we can use it as a face accessary. However, while receiving some advice from Professor Sin, we came up with a new idea on attaching some small deco on the glasses like decorating things on the crocs. It was based on the expectation that there will be lots of people who are interested in fashion in the future generation. 3. What did you consider the most while you prepared for the contest? Moonsoo: I thought that even if the design came out well, it would be no use if it wasn’t interested to the judges. Therefore, I was concentrated about construction. I also changed design three times. I think I tried hard to submit the product in 2 weeks, also considering the professor’s advice. Jungwook: If the hole where the accessories go into was clunky, it wouldn’t do job since it was not pretty. Also, it was hard to match standard, too. Therefore, I made a lot of concentration on the design. 4. Could you tell me how you felt while participating in the contest? Jungwook: Actually, it wasn’t very long since I have started to study about 3D printing. So, I thought that it would be difficult to make accessories at first, but surprisingly, I feel that it was easy, and I was able to enjoy it more. I also thought that I want to study about 3D printing more deeply. Moreover, it was happy to hear from our professor, who had watched over our product, told that we will get a prize, and hear from Moonsoo that we won a grand prize at the contest. Moonsoo: I didn’t think it was hard, or tiring to prepare for the contest since the design of the product was made by myself with various advice, and got a good result, which was very meaningful to me. It was my first contest that I won ever since I started to participate in many contests. Especially, I originally chose product designing as my career, it was memorable to have faith in me. 5. Since you two got a good grade in the contest, could you tell me the next phase that you decided? Jungwook: My career was related to graphic originally. Therefore, I want to study about UI & UX design and product more. Also I hope to choose my career between graphic and product areas. Moonsoo: I hoped to work at product area before I decided to participate in this contest. Also, I became a senior this year, so I want to design about specific things that are related to my career. Moreover, I want to participate more contests to get a various experience. It would be nice to join in many external activities. Yoonseo Jung judybest11@naver.com Image and introduction of award-winning works Provide to Photo: Moonsoo Park, Jungwook Choi

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The Kangnam Hakbo March 06, 2024 No. 385 Kangnam University Newspaper 3 Dopamine Poisoning The term "dopamine addiction" is sweeping social media. On social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram, it's common to see the term "dopamine addiction" being used as a meme. Dopamine is one of the neurotransmitters in the brain that makes us feel happy and pleased when we get what we want. Dopamine can help you feel motivated and rewarded. However, when we have too much dopamine, our brains become less sensitive to it which cause problems. This is where dopamine addiction comes in. Anna Lemki, author of Dopamine Nation and professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, suggests a way of restraining yourself and facing your pain. She explains that both pleasure and pain are processed in the same part of the brain, and if the scales are tipped in favor of pleasure, the brain will always try to bring them back to equilibrium. So, if you enjoy pleasure without moderation, you'll experience more pain. The key to prevention, she says, is to do things that make you less vulnerable to pain and more able to feel pleasure. Try a "dopamine detox," which is a way to give your body just the right amount of discomfort and pain to trigger the release of neurotransmitters that produce refreshing pleasures. Yerim Jeong jy898119@naver.com Excessive use of smartphone applications Photo: Adobe Stock The ‘Parent Fee’ Increased Mother and her baby Photo: Unsplash ‘Parent Fee’ is the amount of money that is given to parents who raise their children under 0 years of age. It initially started in 2023, leading by recent government of Korea. At first, the fee was given 700,000 won per month to parents who raise children under 0 years of age, and 350,000 won per month to parents who take care of children under 1 years of age. However, according to ministry of health and welfare, they will pay 1,000,000 won per month to the former case, and 500,000 won to the latter from January 2024. It is the first cash welfare system in the history of policies that is related to children’s welfare. As for applying, parents can apply by visiting the administrative welfare center where they live or apply online through related websites such as Government 24. It is also possible to apply through the ‘Happy Birth One-Stop’ service. Our government is expecting that this policy will help Korea’s situation which its birth rate of children is descending. However, there are some negative opinions too. According to the Korea Social Security Information Institute, based on data from the Korea’s national statistical office, the budget for Parent Fee takes 4.8 trillion won per year as of 2020. This budget accounts for 4.6% of the ministry of health and welfare budget as of 2022. In addition, there might be a controversy over fairness because parents who raise children over 2 years of age do not receive any benefits. To sum up, there are both advantage and disadvantage in Parent Fee. However, if people gathered its features and modified this policy, someday, parents can obtain much better one. Yoonseo Jung Judybest11@naver.com Choose to Stay Single In the past, marriage was essential to life. Getting married, having children, and starting a family were considered important. Recently, however, an increasing number of young people consider individual happiness more important than making a family. It's not that they can't get married, but "staying single" without getting married has become a trend for people in their 20s and 30s. Q. What do you think is the cause of choosing to stay single in society? Eunji(Global Culture·4): Unlike wedding entertainment shows such as "We Got Married," which were popular in the past, it is known that people can enjoy themselves alone enough like "I Live Alone," and people do not feel the need for marriage much. Also, the cost of getting married is burdened by the infinite rise in housing prices. Subeen(Global Culture·3): As prices soared economically, there was a burden, and the benefits of marriage or having children are not helpful. In conclusion, I think that 'Choose to stay single' was created as the desire to live alone while enjoying what they liked gradually began to be lined up. Soyeon(Global Management·3): They don't want to get married because of an environment where it is difficult to raise children, such as rising prices, the gap between the rich and the poor, and parental leave that is not easy to use. Q. Do you want to stay single? And why? Eunji(Global Culture·4): Yes, the social responsibilities and restrictions that arise when marrying economic reasons are too much. Subeen(Global Culture·3): No, I think that the happiness and fruits gained through marriage with loved ones are important and that people cannot live alone. Soyeon(Global Management·3): Yes, even if I get married, there is no guarantee that I can live a better life than now, and even if I get married and have children, I don't want to raise them insufficiently, so I want to live alone. Sobin Lee dlthqls3103@gmail.com Photo: Pixabay

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4 Kangnam University Newspaper March 06, 2024 No. 385 The Kangnam Hakbo Online Illegal Ticket Trade The dark side of tickets Photo: Pixabay Illegal ticket trades are the illegal sale of tickets, admission tickets, etc. at high prices, and a person who sells tickets is called a scalper. Ticket trades are particularly problematic in the performance industry, and singers are at war with scalpers as more performances increase at the beginning of the year. Singer Jang Bum-joon was scheduled to perform at a small theater in Seoul 10 times from Jan. 3 to Feb. 1, but canceled his entire concert reservation due to a large number of illegal tickets. Singer Sung Si-kyung, who is called "the illegal ticket grim reaper" in the music industry, made headlines by revealing on social media that he caught a scalper himself in November last year. Since tickets are a type of negotiable securities, transactions are bound to be made easily, but purchasing and reselling tickets that will not be used in an abnormal way can be seen as an act of taking away a fair purchase opportunity. This is the fundamental reason why illegal ticket trades are defined as illegal activities. However, the level of punishment is weak and the blind spot of the legal net is clear, so it is not possible to strongly refrain from indiscriminate illegal ticket transactions. Officials in the performance industry voiced the need to strengthen punishment for scalpers, pointing out that strengthening government-level punishment, developing scalpers response technology, and improving consumer awareness are all necessary. Sobin Lee dlthqls3103@gmail.com Last Hakbo Photo: Subin Jung I remember the first time I had to take over an acquisition and had to work hard to edit it all by myself. Although I wasn’t good at it, it seemed like I tried my best and edited it with passion every moment. As I get used to my duties and feel that editing time is getting shorter and shorter, new reporters come in and I’ve realized it's time to step back. Even when I return to second semester of first year, I would have continued to support Hakbo. It would be a lie if everything was positive, but I don't regret the experience because it gave me a useful enlightenment. The sense of mission I had as a reporter and the sense of responsibility I had as editor-in-chief over the past two and a half years was a great experience for me, and will remain a fond memory for me in the future. I would like to express my gratitude to the English and Korean Hakbo reporters who followed me. I will always support the development and progress of Hakbo even when I leave the team. Subin Jung popnew234@naver.com Spot&Story BLACKTOP COFFEE INFORMATION TIME: Open everyday 11:00 - 23:00 LOCATION Bverage types: coffee, latte, shake, frappuccino, smoothie, fresh fruit juice, etc Enjoy with cats and dog ! Lets play with various board games ! You can read comic book and books ! Introduction English Hakbo Hello! My name is Jennifer Kim, the new editor of KNU English Hakbo. I enjoy students playing soccer on a hot sunny day in summer, the crisp sound underneath me covered in red, orange, and yellow in autumn, and my personal favorite, flowers blooming in the start of a new semester and cherry blossoms showering the campus covered in pink during spring. I am currently teaching Academic English classes under the Liberal Arts department. I am located in Cheonunkwon 520 if you are in need of cup noodles! It’s my pleasure to be part of the Kangnam English Hakbo, and I will do my best to support the team. I’ll end with a quote by the 13th century Persian Poet Rumi, “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in a drop.” I hope you recognize your unique capabilities and embrace them in the bigger world. Have an awesome 2024. Jennifer Kim nniiffeerrr@gmail.com