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The government and the ruling party laid down several policies related to social issues for lower-income groups on September 8th. They agreed to spend 1.5 trillion won in next year’s budget as a ‘National Scholarship to help curb soaring college tuitions’. It provides subsidies for students from low
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김한나 기자
2011.10.11 18:09
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Since June 10th when tuition fee demonstrations occurred, more and more university students have participated in the protest, speaking out against their tuition fees which cost them an arm and a leg. However, the movement might have originated from the complaints about low quality university educati
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박유진 객원기자
2011.09.19 17:32
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If I were an anthropologist, the student variety shows that I have experienced at school and university in South Korea would provide excellent material for analysis. Cross-dressing – that is, boys dressed to resemble girls – is always included in such shows. The hall – whether at s
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Jacob Lotinga 교수
2011.09.19 17:26
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The referendum on the free school lunches program in Seoul on August 24th was a hot issue. Oh Se-hoon, the former Mayor of Seoul that opposed free school lunch, argued that excessive welfare is bound to bring about an increase in taxation and place a heavy burden on the next generation. However, in
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김한나 기자
2011.09.19 17:15
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The referendum on the free school lunches program in Seoul on August 24th was a hot issue. Oh Se-hoon, the former Mayor of Seoul that opposed free school lunch, argued that excessive welfare is bound to bring about an increase in taxation and place a heavy burden on the next generation. However, in
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김한나 기자
2011.09.14 10:38
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After publishing this, issue 310 of the Chonnam Tribune with my junior reporters, I am just a few weeks away from leaving the Chonnam Tribune. If anyone asked me to choose one word to describe the Chonnam Tribune, I would say ”bittersweet”. If I look back my last terms as student reporter, even thou
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박효경 기자
2011.08.04 14:24
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After publishing this, issue 310 of the Chonnam Tribune with my junior reporters, I am just a few weeks away from leaving the Chonnam Tribune. If anyone asked me to choose one word to describe the Chonnam Tribune, I would say ”bittersweet”. If I look back my last terms as student reporter, even thou
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박효경 편집국장
2011.06.03 14:45
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Whether you grow up in the UK, South Korea or China these days, the generation leaving university is having a difficult time. Having dutifully jumped through the hoops that were set by adults at middle school and high school, and having been hunched over a desk or at cram school until late every nig
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Jacob Lotinga 교수
2011.06.03 14:43
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“We encourage students to donate blood by recognizing blood donation as credit for volunteer work”. “The growing figures of blood donation from CNU Blood Donor’s House (BDH) show that CNU students are becoming global leaders with warm hearts.” It was definitely CNU that was mentioned above in former
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류승희 객원기자
2011.06.03 14:35
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When I joined the Department of English Education in September 2010, I had many reasons – good ones, I felt – for choosing Chonnam. Firstly, as a state university, Chonnam charges far lower tuition fees than private institutions do – though I still worry that students from poorer b
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Jacob Lotinga 교수
2011.05.08 01:12
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All professors try to give fair grades, and most students try to gain high grades – but rarely do we ask whether grading is necessary or helpful. The giving of grades raises some interesting questions, and the pages of the Chonnam Tribune seemed the most suitable place to confront several.As a
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Jacob Lotinga 교수
2011.04.05 17:32
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Last February, I heard that Chonnam National University (CNU) secretly moved to award an honorary doctor of philosophy degree to Mr. Chung Mong-joon. CNU’s plan to give an honorary Ph.D. to him failed twice before in 2007 and again in 2009 due to strong opposition and protests by CNU students and fa
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이한나 객원기자
2011.03.07 16:59
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As the new school year begins, the cold has decreased in severity and our campus has been filled with warm temperatures and budding flowers. Students’ hearts have started beating with expectations of a new semester. Freshmen in particular seem to be fresh and full of energy. No wonder they seemed th
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박효경 기자
2011.03.07 16:45
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People say that while we live our lives, knowing ourselves is as difficult as it is important. Why do you think it is important? A few days ago, a young singer on a TV show I was watching made me realize the importance. The young singer called “IU” said that “I knew myself perfectly. Although I was
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박효경 기자
2011.01.19 15:00
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1470호에 실린 전공영어강의는 세계화 시대에 발맞춰 나아가자는 취지에 비춰볼 때 얼핏 바람직한 것으로 보일지 모른다. 최근의 추세를 살펴보아도 영어의 중요성은 아무리 강조해도 지나치지 않다.그러나 학생들이 수강하는 전공수업에 영어를 전면 도입하는 것은 영어로 하는 수업을 피부로 느껴보지 않으면 알 수 없는 문제점들이 있다. 현실적으로 영어를 잘하지 못 하는 학생들은 수업에 전혀 참여를 할 수 없다. 또한 영어로 하는 전공수업을 이해하기 위한 기본적인 영어 실력이 안 되는 학생들 역시 많다. 수업을 들어보아도 외국유학을 갔다 온 학
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조영회(경영·06)
2011.01.17 12:26
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Over the past years, the government has asked universities across the nation to make various structural reforms. The merger and abolition (M&A) plan on similar or overlapping majors or departments is one of the controversial issues between the government and universities. Indeed, many universities h
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정하나 객원기자
2011.01.03 19:21
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Every last day of the year, I do not sleep until I hear the sound of the Watch-Night bell on TV. Whenever I hear the bell’s sound, I feel my heart fluttering with new hope. The day before yesterday, the bell resounded and a new year started once again. At that time, most people might look back on th
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박효경 기자
2010.12.30 13:47
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Whenever the end of the year is coming, many TV programs broadcast special shows which look back on their work for the year. They feature highlights of the year and in the final moments of the show, the emcee promises a better show the next year. Not only do TV shows do this, people have year-end pa
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이지우 기자
2010.12.20 21:08
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