When students face the time to think about their graduation, one thing that they must take a careful look at is the table of required credits for graduation on the CNU portal website. This table is very useful when you want to figure the earned and the remaining credits for graduation. However, duri
Lawmakers in Korea are currently raising their voices to revise the political fund law which has allowed them to use the funds without oversight. After the death of a member of a legislative of the Justice Party, No Hoe-chan, the law revision has become highly controversial. As a student in Korea, I
I think #MeToo movement has affected our society. People who were silent about this offence are now coming forward and accepting the truth of the matter. It is good that they finally found this movement as a platform where they can speak about their experiences and help others who might have just go
The Chonnam Tribune asked students for their opinions on domestic and on-campus issues. Why don’t you read this article and make your own opinion? - Ed.[Domestic Issues] Juvenile Law RevisionAnn Seo-yeon (Freshman, Dept. of English Language and Literature)Recently, youth violence has been revealed o
Blind Recruiting at Public Sector President Moon Jae-in last June called for blind recruiting to be implemented in public corporations and agencies. People are sending their praises to the blind recruiting system, because it prevents prejudice based on educational background and experiences. This ne
As an exchange student, I had to choose some specific classes this semester. I could not receive any instruction messages, so I had difficulty in finding information about the classes. I think if the General Student Council (GSC) concerned itself with this kind of problem, it would be helpful for in
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
Lim Hyeong-cheon (Senior, Faculty of Economics) Last September, there were two strong earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 and 5.8 respectively in Gyeongju and North Gyeongsang Province. It caused vast damage to Korea. Then, how did the Korean government including the Ministry of Public Safety Security (MPS
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
Students of Ewha Womans University protested against the university administration’s decision to establish Light Up Your Future in Ewha College and have gone on sit-down strike demanding the president resign. I think it is hard for the students and the school’s president to reach a compromise due to
Seongju residents have protested against the government’s unilateral decision to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) at the Seongsan artillery base in the county. THAAD is used to find out about enemies’ weapons by using X-band radar and it can make Korea more secure against atta
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) disclosed recently a Panamanian law firm’s secret documents called the ‘Panama Papers’. The Panama Papers includes information about tax evasion and money laundering of wealthy people and public officials all over the world. When I fir
Recently, a series of child abuse cases, especially those caused by family members, have shocked our society. It made many people realize the seriousness of child abuse and led them to insist upon much more powerful laws and longer sentences for perpetrators. Although family members are most likely
Kim Hye-in (Sophomore, Department of Public Administration)The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claimed that Apple must unlock a terrorist’s iPhone because they needed information from the terrorist who committed the San Bernardino attack late last year. However, Apple refused to unlock the iPh
Kim Min-ji (Sophomore, Dept. of English Language Education)Recently, 39 lawmakers of opposition parties made a long relay speech to stall an antiterrorism bill in the National Assembly’s plenary session for nine days. We call this a filibuster. Through the unlimited relay speech of 192 hours and 25
During the Lunar New Year’s holiday, North Korea’s missile launch was a hot potato. North Korea has been concentrated on building up asymmetric military power in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia, with developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. Its launching a satellite is against the
Recently, South Korea and Japan came to an agreement about the ‘comfort women’ problem that has distressed us for a long time. However, the manner of negotiating seemed to be problematic. There is no respect for the comfort women who should have been in the center of the compromise. First of all, th
The Chonnam Tribune asked students for their opinions about some international issues. How about reading this article and making your own opinion?[Embracing Syrian Refugees] Jeong Jae-sung (Junior, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies) A photo of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee washed up on a Turkish be
The Chonnam Tribune asked students for their opinions about some social issues including state history textbook and Syrian refugee problems. How about reading this article and making your own opinion?[State-authored History Textbook Controversy] Lee Jae-ho (Sophomore, Dept. of Mathematics) A recent