On March 22nd, the Department of International Academic Affairs held a peer counseling session between the freshmen and the seniors on the 8th period. The freshmen got a chance to talk about their preferred majors with the seniors, as well as receive tips on how to get through the grueling life of HAFS. The seniors…
Harbinger will be publishing a series of articles over the next few publications featuring brief introductions to newly established clubs. As the first edition of our new project, we introduce the new behavioural economics club, Nudgepia. Nudgepia is a club inspired by the ideas of many behavioural economists who combine the fields of humanities and…
This is a portrayal of the modern man whose freedom of speech is restricted by society. Cartoon by Olivia Kim ’22
War has devastated people since the time immemorial. In modern society, many different kinds of wars are jeopardizing people’s lives and safety. Since 2018, the trade war between China and the United States is on-going. Currently, the two countries called a temporary truce. However, they are still imposing massive tariffs on each other’s products. In…
March 8th was the International Women’s day. Designated to promote women’s rights, the now UN validated day focuses on diverse issues related to women. For 2019, the International Women’s day theme was ‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.’ This year in HAFS, there was an exhibition held in one of the classrooms to celebrate…
Youngjin Cho ’20 Recently, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council drafted a proposal about attaching a ‘war-criminal’ sticker to a product from a Japanese corporation which employed Korean workers illegitimately under the Japanese occupation. When a verdict from the Supreme Court came to the fore, the Japanese government refused to accept the specified amount of monetary compensation…
These days, the “HAFS Confessions” has effected on a lot of students in HAFS. Originally, its purpose was to help communicate with every student in HAFS. Although, there is a new issue to dispute about whether HAFS Confessions is a good thing or bad thing. That’s because it has both advantages and disadvantages. Students can…
Doehyun Kim ’21 HAFS Jikbang, a website which allows students to reserve lecture rooms for club activities, is drawing out much confusion among students. Jikbang is an app based on an app which allows you to look for rooms for rent, created by a former HAFS student. Before the program was made, students had to…
Every year in March, members of the Department of General Affairs in the student council arduously run around our campus to inform students about the freshly designed “HAFS t-shirt” nominees. For those who are not familiar with this unique tradition, this event provides a summer necessity for students. The HAFS t-shirt is an approved, comfortable…
Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies has welcomed their 15th freshmen of 2019. The Freshmen welcome party was a major event held by the 14th student council and the other seniors in order to congratulate the freshman for being accepted in HAFS. The freshmen welcome party took place in February 28th in the gymnasium. Every performance…
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