Dosung Village Is Changing By Kang Min-hee, Student Editor When you think of leprosy, otherwise known as Hansen’s disease, what comes to your mind? Many people will come up with Sorok-do because it has been exposed in the media a lot. However, Dosung Village, which is locate
Wall Street, New York, the so-called financial capital of the world was crowded with young people from last October. They hold pickets with the written words, “NO more money for Wall Street and War, Demand Job & Income for Workers & Poor”. The Chonnam Tribune asked CNUians, “Why are young people gat
Kang Man-gil, Korea University emeritus professor, received the fifth Hugwang Kim Dae Jung Academic Award on November 3rd at Chonnam National University (CNU). He is a celebrated scholar who studied Korean modern history to get rid of colonial history. Professor Kang especially focused on the reunif
CNU Town Is Becoming a Space for Communication and Sharing Culture By Kang Min-hee, Student Editor Chonnam National University has almost 60 years of campus history and more than 17,000 students are coming and going around it. There are many buildings and spaces for shops and othe
Korea’s smartphone users number more than 10,000,000 and the number will continue to increase. The smartphone is now an important everyday item. Look around you! How many students use smart phones?
South Korea’s Changed Unification Policies Make Situation Worse By Kang Min-hee, Tribune Reporter Recently, South Korean policies toward North Korea are changing from the “sunshine policy” to a more hard-line policy. On December 27th, 2010, President Lee Myung-bak said,
Is Your Christmas the Same or Different? When you go around the streets, you can hear Christmas carols and see some shops decorated with colorful lights. It means Christmas is coming. Christmas is a big festival in Korea although it is not a traditional holiday. How do people
On November 24th, the vote for the 43rd General Student Council (GSC) was closed. Many students seemed to display interest in the election because two candidates stand for and there are a lot of noises such as deferred counting the ballots and dispute about candidates' qualification. Moreover, the
The number of international students who applied to Graduate Schools at Chonnam National University (CNU) has risen in recent years. The deadline for applying for graduate admissions for foreigners and overseas Koreans was November 5th. The number of international applicants last year was 135, but t
The International Conference of Union of Environmental Societies was held at the Convention Hall at Chonnam National University (CNU) from November 4th to 5th. The conference was held under the title ‘Climate Change and Green Growth’ and began with a keynote address entitled ‘Climate Change and Resp
Two Chonnam National University (CNU) students received an award at the Asian Culture Forum (ACF) on September 11th. They are Melanie Adan (Senior, Dept. of Communication) and Irich Marie Alarcon (Senior, Dept. of Communication). Melanie Adan and Irich Marie Alarcon are transfer students from the Un
Asian Youth Cultural Activists Meet at CNU By Kang Min-hee, Tribune Reporter The 4th UNESCO Asian Youth Forum and the 1st Asian Art and Culture Workshop will be held at Chonnam National University (CNU) from September 7th to 11th. About 120 young people including youth professionals and
New International Students, Welcome to CNU By Kang Min-hee, Tribune Reporter In 2010, Chonnam National University (CNU) has new 66 international students this fall semester; 43 freshmen and 23 transfer students. Most of students, about 62 students, are from China, and the other student
Buddy Program for International Summer Session By Kang Min-hee, Cub-Reporter CNU operates the 2010 International Summer Session from June 21st to July 14th and 14 international students participate in the session. The Office of International Affairs (OIA) also provides a Buddy pro