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The Death of Campus Dining at SNU

Do Quyen

During lunch hours at Seoul National University, students assemble at cafeterias and restaurants. The most extensive lines form for the 1,000-won meal (천식), a longstanding program valued for its ac...

Inside SNU’s Club Culture: Where Students Compete to Belong

Lim JunSeop

Twice a year, the Grass Square at Seoul National University transforms into festival grounds. Rows of tents rise, banners flutter in the breeze, and music fills the air as students call out to thos...

From Blueprint to Breath: Student Identities in SNU’s Architecture

Lee Doyeon

The power of architecture is often easy to overlook. While SNU students spend hours on campus every day, the physical environment fades into the background, going unnoticed because it is a constant...

Visible Space, Invisible Issues: A Report on Spatial Imbalance at SNU

Lim JunSeop

Every semester, Seoul National University’s Gwanak campus buzzes with students flooding out onto the walkways, crowding the buildings, and filling every sunlit bench. But while the campus grows liv...

A Closer Look at the “Inclusive” International Life at SNU

Do Quyen

In recent years, Seoul National University has intensified its push toward globalization. From outbound exchange partnerships to short-term summer programs, SNU has focused its efforts on expanding...

The Uphill Struggle: Relearning Effort, Pride, and Balance at SNU

Dorothea Rosskopf

There’s a hill you have to climb to reach Seoul National University—and I don’t just mean that figuratively. When I first told people I’d be studying at SNU, the responses came quickly and almost a...

In Search of SNU Student Council’s Missing Backbone

Lim Seoyeong

Seoul National University students welcomed their 64th student council president in December 2024. On November 4th, 2024, the Seoul National University Election Committee hosted a debate between th...

Can Signal solve personal mobility problems in SNU?

Lee Dohyun

As a Seoulite of 10 years, I have noticed a novel addition to the city: electric bikes and scooters. They’re everywhere—streets, apartment complexes, private property—and they’ve made their way ins...

Living with the dead, for they helped us stand

Kim Mijin

We live with these people, but they’re not alive. Their footsteps are right here, but we can’t hear the thudding sound. Still, we see them every day – they’re spotted here and there on the school c...

The General Student Assembly votes to demand the resignation of President Yoon

Hyun Joo Young

On the night of December 5th, the students of Seoul National University gathered in the fields of Acropolis to demand the resignation of President Yoon Suk-yeol: a protest against Yoon’s abrupt dec...

Creating space for passion: SNU’s Central Campus Clubs that foster personal hobbies

Lee Jae-seo

What’s your current fixation of interest? Maybe it’s the intricate perfume-making, or an impulse to go learn scuba diving; perhaps even bird-watching. Either way, SNU probably has a space for your ...

Navigating Academia in a Foreign Space: An Interview with Professor Vanessa Lim

Choi Su-yeon

Vanessa Lim is a professor at the English Department of Seoul National University—a part of the school’s growing international faculty. As she shares her journey that has taken her across the glob...

Sustainable development: Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies 9reserves nature amidst construction

Park Da-som

Currently, around one-third of Gwanak Mountain, home to Seoul National University’s largest campus, is occupied by buildings for educational purposes. As Seoul National University continuously stri...

Growing influence of franchise chains at SNU

Kim Hyeon-yool

University campuses across South Korea are experiencing a surge in the presence of franchise chains. Seoul National University boasts a remarkable 60 franchise outlets (including various restaurant...

Private campus tours impact SNU campus life

Lee Si-un

“[Private campus tours] are too noisy and make campus life uncomfortable,” said a Seoul National University student. “It’s fine for them to come to the campus, but it seems they shouldn’t enter spa...

Another view, another inconvenience

Kim Min-seo

In 2022, a grass field was newly built in the heart of Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus. As it provided space for the school’s shuttle bus stop, the free shuttle system started to operate ...

ChatGPT – The future of learning or a cheater’s tool?

Choi Sung-min

A machine that writes your essay for you as you sit back and relax. A tool that solves all your math problems in the time it takes to open your textbook. For students from any era struggling with c...

How to Become a Sports Expert in SNU: Introducing the DTM program

Kim Min-seo

A longtime dream of mine has been to become South Korea’s leading sports marketer: I would actively facilitate the inclusion of Korean sports athletes into broader international leagues. However, b...

CMP and SMP welcomes you unconditionally

Baek Ji-min

Though there are many different ways of meeting new people on campus, it is relatively more difficult to make connections through spontaneous encounters–i.e., without engaging in academic pursuits ...

SNU’s establishment of the “Advanced Convergence Department” —Concerns within the campus

Oh Ju-yi

Seoul National University (SNU) has announced the establishment of a new department, the Advanced Convergence Department, to cultivate advanced interdisciplinary talents from those enrolling in the...

Making connections from around the world: An introduction to SNU Buddy

Lily Meckel

In August 2022, I flew to Seoul for my exchange year at Seoul National University (SNU). I was full of excitement and nervousness—I was moving across the globe to a country I had never been to, whe...

Proselytisation on campus: A personal review

Kim Hae-soo

Being confronted by individuals who ask about your religion and knowledge about the bible is not a rare experience – especially on our school grounds. But who are these people? Where do they come f...

Beware Freshmen: Your classmates are not who you think they are!

Lee Seung-ku

“Hello. I am Lee, and I am a Freshman this year.” Introductory messages fill the Kakaotalk chatroom which had just been made to welcome incoming freshmen enrolled in Seoul National University’s Pol...

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