A cultural forum for students took place at Gwangju Bank Hall in Yongjigwan building on June 5 and around 150 students, faculty and staff members attended the forum. Chonnam National University (CNU) arranged the forum to develop a desirable student culture and to promote cultural vibe among student
A cultural forum for students took place at Gwangju Bank Hall, Yongjigwn at 3pm on June 5. Chonnam national University (CNU) arranged the cultural forum to promote the student culture and cultural vibe among its students. CNU students chosen for the forum presented their presentations on given topic
The CNU Library has announced that Han Kang’s The Elergy of Whiteness was selected as the Book of the Year for the 2017Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT). Between April 3 and April 30, a total of 24,847 citizens participated in the voting to choose the book of the year using online and offline
There is a consensus that the roles of universities are changing in modern society, even though universities essentially devoted to education and research for truth-seeking in diverse disciplines. Many experts have criticized that useful knowledge and technologies for economic prosperity are crucial
People usually think politics is difficult and unrelated to their daily lives. However, politics affects every aspect of our lives. It is the reason we should care about politics and get involved in political activities. The first step towards a true democratic society is for people to participate i
Moana: Ocean! Do something. Help us.Maui: The ocean does not help you. You help yourself. You cannot sail?Moana: I am soft touch*.- From Moana* Soft touch: It means “a gentle way of handling someone or something.” You can use this expression like “Bess has a soft touch and can bring both sides toget
The inauguration ceremony for the 20th President of Chonnam National University (CNU) was held at Minjumaru on February 1. Eminent people including former CNU presidents, the National Assembly members, and the mayor of Gwangju participated in the ceremony to celebrate the president’s inauguration. I
Chonnam National University (CNU) hosted an annual one book panel discussion at the audiovisual room of CNU Library on November 29. As part of 2016 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT) program, this event drew more than 200 Gwangju and Jeollanam-do residents. Kim Geun-ho, professor of Department
The College of Humanities at Chonnam National University (CNU) held a ceremony celebrating the publication of a book on the college’s 68-year history and the opening of a special exhibit at the lawn plaza in front of the CNU History Museum on November 22. The college formed a committee to compile it
Korean’s democracy was realized by the noble sacrifice of numerous people for several decades. However, the society has lost trust because of the recent Choi Soon-sil political scandal. All people in this country are furious because they know that she has cozy relations between politics and business
Na Eun-ji (Sophomore, Department of English Education) The funeral for activist farmer Baek Nam-gi, who was struck by a police' water cannon in an anti-government rally in November 2015 took place 42 days after he died. He was in a state of coma for 317 days and passed away on September 25. The cau
Park Joo-young (Junior, Dept. of English Language and Literature) North Korea’s launching of nuclear tests has been a growing issue of concern across the world in recent years. International organizations such as the United Nations Security Council and the Nuclear Security Summit are taking action u
The Central Election Management Committee (CEMC) at CNU confirms the candidates for the President and Vice President of the 49th General Student Council (GSC), as of November 5. Three teams registered for the GSC election after receiving five hundred of recommender signature collections. They are as
Today’s bookstores have become cultural venues for local residents, not just a place to buy a book a nymore. It is not a thing of the past to make a trip to bookstores. A number of people used to visit bookstores around their neighborhood of residence to buy books but nowadays people prefer buying b
The Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) Korean 2016 program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has been successfully completed. On August 12, 2016, 24 American students, their home-stay families, Korean students and Korean teachers joined the closing
As one of the "Holy Lands" of the anti-Japanese colonialism movement, Soando is a beautiful island located in the southern part of Korea. The name of the island that means ‘a place where you can feel relieved’ has an interesting story. In the Joseon Dynasty, provincial governors and envoys that tr
Q1. I heard that when you first started to publish a webtoon, you were a student. Were there any difficulties in doing both work and studying together?: It was not hard for me to do both things since I just took a few classes. I always set my work prior to everything else. Sometimes, I took only one