The Chonnam Tribune asked students for their opinions on the various topics of social, political and human rights issues. - Ed. Army Discharges Transgender Soldier Yulia Gladkikh (Sophomore, Dept. of English Language and Literature)Instead of kicking the soldier out of the military after coming out
Over the past few months, wildfires have been raging across Australia. Millions of hectares of forestry have been burned to the ground, and countless animals have died or lost their homes to the flames. The Fire Season is unfortunately not a new phenomenon in Australia, but this year, it has reached
The Library Annex is now available to anyone without going through the identification process. It has caused a chronic shortage of seats in reading rooms at the annex. I think admission to the annex should be allowed only to current students and graduates within the past five years. Some of the grad
The adoption of a real-name online comment system has become a controversial issue after a renowned celeb’s suicide. I know of several celebrities who have committed suicide because of malicious comments. I think those comments could be a big part of celebrities’ depression. I also see many abusive
Every year around the beginning of November, Chonnam National University (CNU) hosts its “International Day” event on campus. Since international students’ nationality gets more diversified, CNU tries its best to make this day as special as possible. On November 7, approximately 2,500 students celeb
During the last Chuseok holiday, I was channel surfing at my parents' place and came across a documentary by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel. You might have heard of him because of his book 'Justice: What's the right thing to do'. In the documentary, he and about twenty members of the audience
As a foreigner, making friends with Korean students is not easy. There are not many programs on campus that give us the opportunity to do so; while CNU hosts several events all year, those are often exclusive to either international or Korean students, rarely both. During my time in Korea, I have me
I can find useful information and read interesting stories from this magazine. I should have read it earlier. But I did not know about this magazine before. The part I was most impressed by was the story that some students studied abroad. I also have experienced living in Ireland. It reminds me of m
It is not hard to find overflowing garbage cans and recyclable trash put into the wrong bins on campus. There are no bins to recycle properly outside the buildings, and certain bins in the buildings are overflowing with trash and recyclables. The problem of plastic waste overflowing, mainly includin
During the course registration period for this semester, students complained about the lack of seats in mandatory courses and online registration system due to its technical errors. Even worse, some students who connected to the registration site using Internet Explorer failed to sign up for their p
Last August, controversy continued over a nominee for Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s corruption allegations surrounding his family, including his daughter’s college entrance and scholarship awards. Personal morality and ethics are more important than professional abilities and policies for cabinet membe
In recent years, we have seen unexpected natural disasters such as extreme weather, super typhoons, frequent earthquakes, and severe drought all over the world. Scientists agree that climate change has caused those abnormal catastrophes. Then what can we do for mitigating climate change? To answer t
The movement of boycotting Japanese products and traveling to Japan has been launched in Korea in response to Japan imposing export restrictions on Korea. Many Koreans are participating in the movement, but some people push boycotts to the extreme and even blame people engaged in Japanese-related jo
Thanks to widespread K-media, Korean culture is a boom and also studying Korean language is rapidly becoming popular across the United States. American undergraduate and graduate enrollment in Korean language courses has increased 13.7% compared to previous census results, according to the Modern La
On the cover page of the last issue, there is one Korean student and some foreign students. Before reading the Cover Story, I roughly expected what the main content of the magazine was going to be. Many students including me are very interested in learning foreign languages. Chonnam National Univers
It is interesting to pinpoint that issue No.353 was written perfectly. There are numerous reasons to prove the fact in this article. Firstly, the Chonnam Tribune magazine included useful information about programs where every student can be involved. For instance, the article written by Lee So-hyun
I got to know about the magazine named ‘Chonnam Tribune’ by chance. Overall, it was a magazine that could provide useful information in many ways such as school news, current events, and culture. I read the Global Campus most impressively. I did not have the opportunity to study at a foreign univers
International students also have to do course evaluations to see their grades. The mandatory system is not effective to get feedback from students for improving a professor’s practice. I quickly passed through the assessment sheets without thinking deeply, just to see my grades. Professors don’t see
Student activity fees are necessary for organizing student-led programs and events that enhance students’ campus life. Student councils of each department should manage money in a transparent way. I heard that one of the student councils spent money for other purposes, and some departments’ students