Beverage Vending Machines in HUBS

If it is a nuisance for you to drop by the convenience store on the 2nd basement to get some drinks, a vending machine can be effective to get what you want without going down the stairs. Around the campus, you can easily spot out these beverage vending machine selling diverse kinds of drinks. Of […]

Low Birthrate Issue Leads the Country to a Demographic Crisis

For the past decade, South Korea has suffered a severely low rate of childbirth. The country’s total fertility rate, or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during their lifetimes, was reported to be at 1.24 as in 2015, far below the 2.1 persons needed to sustain the current population. Today’s post will […]

Everything the Wangsimni Station Has to Offer

E-Mart (이마트): E-mart holds the largest amount of space in the Wangsimni Station (왕십리역). It is a large supermarket market that consists of a wide variety of goods. On the first floor you can fine all the fresh produce and refrigerated items. Fresh fruit in Seoul is very expensive in comparison to the US and […]

Gangneung Danoje Festival

Korea’s annual Dano (단오) holiday, falling on May 5th of the lunar calendar each year, is one of the three most celebrated holidays in the nation. While Dano is one of the three major holidays together with the Lunar New Year (설날) and Chuseok (추석), its customs have been largely forgotten. However, the traditions and customs of […]

Korean Handicrafts

If you walk through Insadong, one of Seoul’s historic areas, you’ll notice all of the beautiful handicrafts for display and for sale. This is of no surprise of course. Seoul has a long history of wonderful craftsmanship that many people, both Korean and foreign celebrate. Not only will you see traditional arts and crafts, but […]

Purchasing Necessities for Your Life on Exchange

As the semester is wrapping up, I want to give some advice to incoming exchange students on what to bring to Korea and how to get your hands on some of the necessary items you won’t probably pack with you.   Medication One of the things that appears most on these types of lists of […]

HY-COOP

HY-COOP 하이쿱) is a student cooperative association that Hanyang University’s (한양대학교) students, and the school personnel can participate in. It aims for promoting the welfare of the member of the association and democratic business that contribute to the community. It is special that HY-COOP is managed by Hanyang University’s students. HY-COOP is the field placement […]

Glitters’ Week During the Spring Festivals

We, Glitters, finally have thrown up our second event during this year’s school festival. The Hanyang University festival lasted over 3 days, beginning on May 24th and ending on May 27th. We decided to hold this event for 2 days, which were Wednesday and Thursday. It’s because we think that those are the most populated […]