New International Students: Let’s Experience Campus! By Kang Min-hee, Student Editor & Seo Jung-eun, Tribune Reporter A new semester has started. The campus is bursting with students including anticipative freshmen. This year, Chonnam National University (CNU) admitted more for
Joyful Comeback to CNU! By Kim Sun-woo, Tribune Reporter How many people on our campus can picture an image of Chonnam National University (CNU) about 30 years ago? There will be, of course, only a few people who can remember our campus back in the 1980s -- apart from several senior fa
South Korea’s Changed Unification Policies Make Situation Worse By Kang Min-hee, Tribune Reporter Recently, South Korean policies toward North Korea are changing from the “sunshine policy” to a more hard-line policy. On December 27th, 2010, President Lee Myung-bak said,
The LEC’s Popular Teachers By Kim Han-na, Tribune Reporter It is no longer an unfamiliar sight to see Korean students saying hello to foreigners who order coffee at the Angel-in-Us Cafe next to the Language Education Center (LEC). In general, Korean students feel ill at ease talking wi
. Chonnam Tribune Needs a Little More Light to Read- Criticisms and Suggestions for Improvement of Chonnam Tribune - By Kim Sun-woo, Tribune ReporterJang Keun-won and Seo Jung-eun, Tribune Cub-reporter It has been a year since Chonnam Tribune changed from a bimonthly magazine to a biwee
Tongkeun Fried Chicken Divided South Korea By Ahn Seon-woo, Tribune Cub-reporter Fried chicken is a very popular food in Korea; many people like to eat it through a delivery service. Nowadays, fried chicken has been a very hot issue since Lotte Mart, which is a Korean la
North Korea Rains Shells on Yeonpyeong Island By Hyeon Ji-yeong, Tribune reporter On November 23rd, North Korea fired roughly 200 artillery shells onto Yeonpyeong Island. Consequently, two marines and two civilians of South Korea were killed and a total of 21 people woun
Language Barriers Are Nothing- Choi Hyeon-ran, An Intern at Gwangju International Center - By Kim Han-na, Tribune Reporter Do you have foreign friends? Or have you ever talked with foreigners? It is very difficult for people who do not speak the same language to communicate. Unlike most
Challenging Students Take It All By Seo Jung-eun, Tribune Cub-reporter Do you like the word Dojeon, the Korean term for ‘challenge’? This concept always provokes a person to have a dream and makes them apply themselves to what seems impossible to accomplish
2010 English Essay Contest Chonnam Tribune, a campus English newspaper published by Chonnam National University (CNU), hosted the 2010 English Essay Contest over a period of four hours on November 6th, 2010. The contest was open to university and high school students living in Gwangj
On November 6th, the 2010 English Essay Contest (EEC) was successfully held over a period of four hours. The Chonnam Tribune had the chance to meet the students who received the Grand Prize in the university and high school divisions.
University DivisionGrand Prize-winning Essay Winds of Change Reach Ivory Tower By Kim Ji-hong, Junior, Department of English Education, Chonnam National UniversityFor a long time, studying meant something that was done in books and papers. It used to be considered sacred, and people thought scholars
Korea has been undergoing dramatic changes in traditions in the past few decades. One of the most controversial issues at the moment is the role of corporal punishment in the educational system. Up until now, students have been spanked or paddled for misbehavior such as failure to come
G20 Seoul Summit Raises Korea’s Status By Oh Uhl, Guest Reporter The 2010 G20 Seoul Summit was held at the Convention & Exhibition (COEX) Center in Seoul on November 11th and 12th. The South Korean government tirelessly prepared for the Summit meeting as a host country.
“CNU Is a Nice Place for Achieving My Goal”-Prof. John Gerard Fisher- By Park Hyo-gyeong, Student Editor At the beginning of this semester, Chonnam Tribune reported several new foreign professors who were appointed this year, 2010. Prof. John Gerard Fisher, whom I met, is one of them.
South Korea-EU FTA Opens a Giant Market to the World By Jang Min, Guest Reporter South Korea and the European Union signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on October 6th. The deal shall take effect on July 1st, 2011 and it will cut billions of dollars in industrial and agri
Japanese Universities’ Efficient Globalization Drive- Kyoto University - By Bak Han-byeol, Student Editor The Chonnam National University Press and Broadcasting Center (CNUPBC) sent special overseas teams to cover Japanese universities’ efforts to improve their global competitiveness
China-Japan Territorial Dispute and Global Politics By Kim Han-na, Tribune Reporter Last September 8th, Japan arrested a Chinese trawler captain, Zhan Qixiong, near the East China Sea islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, when his fishing boat collided wi
We Are Ready to Be One By Jang Min, Guest Reporter As the world has gotten smaller, CNUians are required to have a global mind and international thinking. In order for CNUians to be qualified as members of the global village by creating an authentic international community on campus, Ch
Foreign Minister’s Resignation May Cause Diplomatic Problems By Kim Sun-woo, Tribune Reporter The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Yu Myung-hwan, has decided to resign after accusations of nepotism, his ministry’s hiring of his daughter on September 4th. Yu’s resig