Vintage fashion means faded or crumpled used clothes, or a trend to like to wear those clothes. In Korea in 2000 or so, vintage fashion gained popularity with teenagers. As vintage fashion wins recognition as a style, people have gotten more interested in it. Although many items in those vintage sho
People here often have the perception that my friends and I are not Malaysian. Yes, they know that we are from the South-East Asian region but they just do not know which country. It is often “Are you from Indonesia?” “Are you from Singapore?’ or even sometimes “Are you from Vietnam?”. No offense to
The decline in reading books has been an issue in our society and university students seem to be included in the area. According to the University Library Statistical Analysis 2012 by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Education Research Information Service, the annual book rental of university
History, history education, and the school textbooks are indispensable to the constructions of human’s and their society’s identities. History, says David Lowenthal in The Past is a Foreign Country, is so essential to form “the identity” of the individual, the community, or the state, and to “streng
“We Help Each Other to Live Together.” It is the catchphrase of ‘Eruhwa’, a welfare facility for the elderly Koreans in Kyoto, Japan. Kim Do-dae(78) said, “We are like family in Eruhwa.” She is one of the first generation Korean residents in Japan who immigrated to Japan during the Japanese colonial
Chonnam National University (CNU) will provide students with enhanced library services and resources. The CNU Library received about 80 million won (which charges 22 percent of the total Education Ability Enforcement Project) and decided to use this budget to improve its services such as enhancing r
CNU operates various reading programs such as the Library’s Reading Club and “Dadok-Dadok” from the Center for Teaching and Learning. Some departments promote students to submit book reports for graduation requirement instead of a graduation thesis or examination. Among the programs, Dadok-Dadok par
Recently, we can see people, so-called buskers who are singing or playing a musical instrument on the streets around Chonnam National University (CNU), particularly when the weather is good, or on weekends. In the past street performance or “busking” was perceived as playing music or performing in a
There is no perfect energy source in the world. Each one has its own pros and cons involved. Currently nuclear energy is one of hot issues in our country. Nuclear power is widely considered as a somewhat dangerous and problematic, but manageable source of generating electricity for the time being. P
In Britain, buskers were commonly known as minstrels until the 20th century. It is very common to see buskers on the high streets (shopping areas) of British towns and cities. The most common types of busking are playing music, comedy shows and human statues but many other types of busking take plac
The Chonnam Tribune interviewed two buskers, Park Jae-hyung (Senior, Dept. of Korean Lang. & Lit.) and Moon Yong-ju (Freshman, Chosun College of Science & Technology) who are members of busking bands ‘*23#’ and ‘1%’ respectively and shared their stories related to busking. -Ed. These days, you are b
The Chonnam Tribune introduces two foreign professors who have a relationship with Chonnam National University and their book that recently won a Russian award. -Ed. Douglas Stuber (Chonnam National University), Elena Katyshevtseva (Professor, Izhevsk State Technical University) and Ivan Kuznetsov (
The sunlight of Uzbekistan in June was hot and bright. Walking on the street for only five minutes on foot, my back got damp with sweat. The People of Uzbekistan said that they are accustomed to hot days with high temperatures over 40 Degrees Celsius. However, their interest about Korea was much hot
In the era of globalization, we are witnessing many cities, regions and countries, which intensively compete for attracting diverse investment and resources. Global cultural events are one of their principal targets to hold. It includes the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and World Exposition. Of
This is the first part of the 3-part special series on various topics covered through the 2013 Summer Overseas Coverage of the CNU Press and Broadcasting Center from June 24th to July 2nd. This first article is about Singapore's performing arts venue, Esplanade in relation to the search for identit
The Chonnam Tribune inquired about attractive places on Yongbong campus on Facebook and selected five places that students recommended. - Ed. Metasequoia RoadThis place makes me feel a desire to walk. Walking on the road, I can relax on sunny days. - Kang Jun-hyeok (Senior, School of Biology Science
As a new semester begins, the university campus is full of energy from its students. Some students are running along the streets on campus so that they will not be late for their classes, and cafeterias are crowded. We can see club posters attached in conspicuous places to recruit new members. It is
1968The Chonnam Tribune was first published on July 15th by the proposal of Professor Kim Tae-jin, who insisted that establishment of a university English newspaper to exchange information about academic activities with foreign universities. 1969The newspaper became a monthly newspaper published in
The Chonnam Tribune has been in circulation for the past 45 years and is the official English newspaper of Chonnam National University (CNU). Focusing on the zeitgeist, spirit of the times, it has always been a tool of expression for the CNU community. However, there are issues that the university p
The University-Industry Liaison Office of CNU was established on February 5th, 2004 to promote industrial development through the research of technology growth and transfer. It aims mainly to implement university-industry cooperation, to provide services for intellectual property protection and tech