The long-term use of masks has cast a shadow over the cosmetics industry. In the cosmetics industry, the use of color cosmetics is rapidly decreasing and as a result, the cosmetics industry is changing accordingly. To find out the current state of cosmetics industries, The Seowon News interviewed Su

In 2018, microplastics were detected in the daily salt that we eat. Plastic that was first invented 113 years ago is still not rotten and is being crushed into small pieces, eventually ending up on our dining tables. Simply put, we eat plastic that is not separated properly. Even though people know

What comes to your mind when you think of the movie Tangled? Perhaps a princess trapped in a castle who has very long shiny blond hair will come to mind. We can also relate to Rapunzel’s story in our lives because of COVID-19. Our daily lives are being altered, and we feel like we are trapped in a c

In August 2020, only 8,888 people traveled to other countries, down 96.3% from August 2019, thus many people cannot go on a trip this year. Hence the term ‘Untact Trip’ evolved. ‘Untact’ is a new expression that refers to non-face-to-face and non-contact methods.As a result, trips that are not const

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the Earth's temperature is constantly rising. In addition, the average global temperature from 2015 to 2019 was the highest measured in a five-year period so far. As the temperature has continued to rise, glaciers have melted, and the sea level

Crime is a factor societies continually have to contend with. However, recent crime trends are changing. With the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, total crime decreased by 3.5 percent compared to the previous year. However, if you take a closer look, the percentage of 'non-contact' violent crimes

Due to the uncertainty as to whether the number of COVID-19 infectees may surge, an important question worth considering is to ask "Is the quarantine process in the hub around the Seowon University campus going well?"The Seowon News inspected areas around Seowon University to find out more about thi

Due to the long lasting impact of COVID-19, our lives are changing. One of the most noticeable changes is through the emergence of an ‘untact’ culture.Untact is a newly coined term that combines the negative form ‘Un’ with a derived form of the word ‘contact’. In other words, untact culture refers t

Green infrastructure may be an unfamiliar term, but it can be defined as a network of spaces close to nature as an extension of the existing concepts of green space or an ecological network. Simply put, it refers to green resources such as parks and trees that people need to live in balance with the

Christmas is the biggest holiday in December. Let us find out what happens in the United Kingdom (UK) on Christmas through an interview with Professor Antony Miles of The Seowon University who is from the UK.According to the professor, one of the famous Christmas traditions in the UK is exchanging C

Recently, many airlines have launched a new travel package called ‘Flying without Destination’. ‘Flight without Destination’ signifies a flight that travels through a certain route without a particular destination in mind and then returns to the original starting point. The Seowon News interviewed J

The more rapidly society changes, the more psychological problems modern people experience. So, the need for counseling and psychology experts is increasing. Accordingly, Seowon University is planning to establish a counseling psychology department next year to strengthen the competitiveness of the

As environmental pollution problems become more serious, there are an increasing number of worldwide movements designed to protect the environment. Among them, there is an increasing effort to solve the problem of plastic waste.The Seoul Environmental Union started the ‘Plastic Mill’ project in July

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world has made great efforts to stop the spread of the virus. Among these efforts, The Seowon News would like to introduce the unusual punishments that have been implemented in Indonesia.In the town of Ryzen on the east side of Indonesia’s Java island, a punishmen

Non-face-to-face travel, which can be experienced online, has recently become very popular with people. The way to do non-face-to-face travel is by ‘choo experience,’ a way that people can indirectly travel through other’s travelling photos or videos. They can ‘window swap’ and share the interior an

In the movie The Great Gatsby, you can see many fancy and magnificent mansion interiors, such as diamond patterns on the wallpaper and spiral staircases etc. These interiors and similar features in the movie scenes are all related to the ‘Art Déco style’.Art Déco is a design and art style that was p

Information technology (IT) is geometrically evolving. The Fourth Industrial era is very close to our lives because of the recent COVID-19. Especially, as humans become more isolated in society, IT technology suitable for the current social situation is gaining attention. Examples of these technolog

In 2018 when a strong earthquake occurred in Po-hang, university buildings in downtown Po-hang collapsed. According to the Education Ministry’s data released last November, data showed that some national universities buildings in north Chung-cheong Province did not meet the safety standards for eart

Korean waves such as K-pop, K-food, and K-beauty, have increased the popularity of Korea all over the world. Just by looking at the Billboard chart, people can see that South Korea’s music bands BTS and BLACKPINK hold high ranking spots for their songs, an indicator of how popular Korean culture is.

During the summer vacation, the Education Innovation Institute of Seowon University conducted a program entitled 'Basic Plus'. The program is a learning-tutoring program in which a professor in charge coaches a small group of students in subjects such as Math, English, writing, and other maj