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[Commencement] Commencement speech by President of SNU at 78th Graduation Ceremony
[Commencement] Commencement speech by President of SNU at 78th Graduation Ceremony
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Proud graduates of Seoul National University, Ph.D., Master's, and Bachelor's!     I deeply congratulate you on your graduation.   Appreciation and gratitude, memories of many encoun...
[64th SNU Student Council Election] The vision for SNU’s sustainable future
[64th SNU Student Council Election] The vision for SNU’s sustainable future
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Hello. I am Kim Min-gyu, candidate for the 64th SNU Student Council President, running under the campaign name, Signal. Through this contribution, I would like to introduce our vision and our commi...
[81st Edition] Letter from the Editor
[81st Edition] Letter from the Editor
Min Yun-geun
Dear readers,For the past couple of years, I have been contemplating the space that The SNU Quill occupies within our largely Korean-speaking university—where our English publication fits into the ...
[Opinion] Sound of EDM or Buddhist Enlightenment?
[Opinion] Sound of EDM or Buddhist Enlightenment?
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
“Pain(Pain) from the high prices! Pain(Pain) because Monday arrived so quickly! Pain(Pain) because my friend is so well-off!” 1 belted out ancomedian turned EDM DJ, clad in the robes of a Buddhis...
[Opinion] Unknown Waters
[Opinion] Unknown Waters
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Being queer means that you cannot be innocent. Lying is a part of being queer, a part of queer living. Sometimes this is fairly intuitive, for example, you could think of a person in a same-sex rel...
[Opinion] The Experience and Role of International Students Regarding Diversity at SNU
[Opinion] The Experience and Role of International Students Regarding Diversity at SNU
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Stepping into my first lecture in Seoul National University, I was greeted with a much different classroom picture than I was used to. Everywhere I looked, there was a sea of black hair, and the ai...
[Opinion] Challenges to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Is there a possible bargain?
[Opinion] Challenges to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Is there a possible bargain?
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Political scientists have long been interested in why parties are unable to identify or implement a bargain before resorting to or terminating a war. But our bargaining models generally assume ther...
[Opinion] The prospects for reducing poverty and inequality in Asia and the Pacific
[Opinion] The prospects for reducing poverty and inequality in Asia and the Pacific
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Mid-February 2024 the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) released a report on the progress of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in this part of the world. While signi...
[Opinion] Human rights in SNU: the matter of being here and now
[Opinion] Human rights in SNU: the matter of being here and now
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Two years have passed since our campus became re-energized back to pre-COVID times. With the revitalization of the student community—leaving behind the atrophy of online semesters—the SNU Human Rig...
[Opinion] Disasters reveal a society's true face
[Opinion] Disasters reveal a society's true face
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
Disasters reveal aspects of society that are normally invisible. They identify the mechanisms leading to negative outcomes, expose the values a society prioritizes, show resource allocation, and un...
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