The Chonnam Tribune Assessment Committee discussed the previous issue of the magazine. Two committee members expressed their opinions and put forward some suggestions to Tribune editors on this page. - Ed. At the very first glance, the simplicity of the designs for the Chonnam Tribune including issu
The English language version of CNU portal website, newly provided from last spring semester, enabled international students to have a better understanding of the education system of the university. Before the English version came out, it was difficult for international students, including me per se
On April 28, 2018, Korea had one of its historical moments. Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un met on the tense border that cleaved the Korean peninsula in two. Both leaders pledged to make peace, but many details in their joint declaration are still yet to be worked out. As a foreigner living and studying
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
Jeju, a beautiful and well-known touristic resort island has recently become one of the top controversial issues in the country. The number of refugees fleeing the civil war in Yemen and seeking shelter on the Island through its visa-waiver program rapidly increased in the year 2018. Jeju's tourist
The Chonnam Tribune Assessment Committee discussed the previous issue of the magazine on April 9. Two committee members expressed their opinions and put forward some suggestions to Tribune editors on this page. - Ed. After reading this No.349 Tribune, I was very impressed with some of the content. F
The Chonnam Tribune Assessment Committee discussed the previous issue of the magazine on April 9. Two committee members expressed their opinions and put forward some suggestions to Tribune editors on this page. - Ed. I was pleasantly surprised by the content of the previous issue, number 349. It is
No Rooms for Students in ECC I heard that there would be no rooms for student councils in the new Education College building tentatively called the ‘Education Convergence Center’ (ECC), which is planning to be open in the second half of this year. Although these places are currently in the College o
Social Networks on Campus I am not a heavy user of social networking services such as the CNU Bamboo Forest (the Facebook page) or Everytime (the well-known application for timetables) and yet there are some good reasons to spend time on them. Students can find their lost items, flirt with attractiv
Online comments about the news are considerably influential nowadays because they are public opinion in themselves. The ‘Druking’ scandal showed well how comments can be rigged and they easily affect people. Online anonymity should be protected because of the freedom of expression, although it can l
Undergraduates are obsessed with high grades since most companies consider grades as a major barometer of diligence. Within the framework of relative evaluation, students should compete with each other and hardly be driven by pure intellectual curiosity. It is such a shame that test scores are only
This year is the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement. Obviously, there are numerous implications we can draw from this important chapter of Korean history that led to the birth of democracy in the 1980s. The Chonnam Tribune spoke with international students about their perspectiv
If our school had a system to approve the excused absence of employed students before graduation, it would be good for students to take up opportunities that come their way while attending school. However, as with any other systems, there may be students who would take advantage of this benefit. Eve
I think a TOEIC score should not be accepted as a grade for the Global Communication English class. If this class were to accept a TOEIC score as a grade, the objective of the course might be lost. The majority of students would rather take the TOEIC test than the course’s examination and in time, t
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has affected North-South Korea relations in many ways. In one particular event, when North and South Korean athletes were able to participate in one event as a single team, the people of both countries would have shared much joy and happiness to have unity displayed 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
My opinions in this review about the last Tribune magazine are going to be separated into three categories; design, contents, and composition. At first, this magazine’s design was neat so that I could read it comfortably thanks to a neutral color. I liked it because of the unification and cohesion o
The last issue, number 348, was dedicated to CNU life alterations as well as various types of interesting topics. The decoration was done perfectly by using calm colors, which are good for students to read without being bored. There were many topics about controversial issues including gender equali
Years ago, something happened and my life had stalled. As a post-doctoral researcher, I was doing experiments in the laboratory day in, day out. All of a sudden, I could not lift a finger in the lab. I could not get to sleep at home. It was like “I couldn’t even read books, let alone write,” stated