General Education:Empowers Students with Broad Knowledge and Practical Skills By Son Hyun-jee, Student Editor As the difference between general and liberal educations when applied to higher education at universities remains unclear, people usually make no distinction between the two. In this article
CNU Can Step Forward To Become a World Class University through ESP By Hwang In-sik, Student Editor The world is becoming a global village through communication technology which breaks down language and cultural barriers. It gives a chance to university students to study abroad through a variety of
There Is Hope for Employment:Let’s Hope We Can Get a Decent Job By Pyun Ja-seong, Student EditorHwang In-sik, Student Editor The government has implemented a university information disclosure system since 2008, a number of universities have reported falsely their graduate
Employment Rate: It Should not Be an Indicator to Evaluate a University By Kim Hae-in, Cub-ReporterLim Seon-young, Cub-Reporter The Chonnam Tribune interviewed Professor Park Goo-yong (Department of Philosophy) about the social role of the university and the low employment
Clubs for Employment By Jo Hye-min, Cub-Reporter ‘Navigate Economic Ocean and Finance Economics Club’ in the College of Business Administration prepares for employment in various economic and management fields and has two subsections called Neo-PEC and Neo-Media. Neo-PEC is
Foreign Students Bond with Each Other By Jang Bo-ram, Guest Reporter The Chonnam Tribune interviewed the three presidents of the International Student Unions at Chonnam National University (CNU) on October 26th. – Ed. Most International Student Unions at CNU have bee
“General Student Council Should Listen to Students’ Voices” By Kim Hae-in and Jo Hye-min, Cub-Reporters The Chonnam Tribune interviewed Cho Jung-kwan (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Diplomacy) about the brief history of student unions at Korean un
More Student Participation Can Build a Better General Student Council By Son Hyun-jee, Student EditorHave you ever seen the numerous hand-written posters for the 18th Presidential Soccer Championship, 2012 CNU Yongbong Festival, and the ‘Half-price’ Tuition Fee-related eve
What Makes Culture?‘All Eyes on Korea’ through Korean Lenses By Rigoberto Banta Jr., Head Student Editor What comes to our mind when we think about Korean culture? Most of us will think about people in hanbok, the traditional Korean clothes, and to some maybe a wonderful tea ceremony in the late aft
“Oppan Gangnam Style”Finally, the World Has Recognized K-pop By Lee Ji-song, Overseas Correspondent “Oh, are you from Korea? Then do you know Gangnam Style?” When I answered the question of my origin in San Francisco in the U. S., the person who asked the question added other questions ‘Do you know
A Brief History of the Korean Wave By Son Hyun-jee, Tribune Reporter Hallyu, also known as the Korean wave has spread like a fever across the world beyond Asian countries. Though the word, ‘Hallyu’ was originally used to refer to the popularity of Korean TV dramas and pop music in the mid 90’s in Ta
Watch Out ‘Healing Trend’ By Son Hyun-jee, Tribune Reporter If you search ‘healing’ on the internet right now, you can find lots of materials related to it. Buddhist monks invite us to temple stays to heal our exhausted bodies and souls, and Jeju Island welcomes us to its
Healing Books and Movies Sometimes we get hurt for many reasons, for example, uncertainty of the future, relationships with friends or family and others. These make us find the different ways of healing ourselves. How can we heal our wounded hearts? Now the Chonnam Tribune
Healing Ourselves: We Have the Power to Revitalize Our Life By Pyun Ja-seong, Student Editor ‘Healing Syndrome’. Now all the people in Korea are trapped in an attempt at healing. What is healing? It can be defined as a cure for both the body and the mind, especially for yo
Chonnam National University (CNU) has a core idea called ‘Human Creative’ to make a new leap forward in reaching its 60th anniversary. There are many student societies suitable for its purpose at CNU. The Chonnam Tribune visited ‘Green Action’(virtuous person) and the ‘Robot Research Initiative (RRI
Chonnam National University (CNU) has organizations dedicated to research and activities that accord with the core idea of CNU’s 6oth Anniversary, ‘Human-Creative’. The Chonnam Tribune visited two centers as the key examples of Euiin (righteous person) and Yein (artistic person) among the organizati
This upcoming Saturday is the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Chonnam National University (CNU). Its members have been preparing for this anniversary by planning a variety of events under the theme of ‘Human Creative’, which is CNU’s new vision to commemorate the 60th anniversary and to cultiv
Last February, a New Progressive Party, called Jinboshindang, announced its youth policy entitled “Make the Sampo Generation Have a Romantic Relationship” in order to promise the electorate that the party would make an effort to reform social circumstances for young Koreans. The word Sampo is made o
After the Podcast Naneun Ggomsuda (I’m a Petty-Minded Creep) got attention from the public, podcasts has emerged as an alternative option to traditional media. Here we have three excellent well loved podcasts. Issue Teoleojuneun Namja (The Issue Presenter)This podcast, also known as “Iteolnam”, is o
The dynamic nature of South Korean politics has been most evident in the roles of online civic storytellers—those who are both willing and capable to talk about civic issues online—in the restructuring of media and political environments. The influence of online storytellers on the Korea