Well, another year is almost over. As many people realize as they get older, time appears to pass by more quickly. Ten years ago today, people were preparing for the new millennium – have the years really gone by so fast? Fortunately, we survived the doomsday scare mongers’stories and are here almost ten years on. But what happened this year? Was it particularly eventful? Let’s have a look at some of the key moments of 2009… Undoubtedly, the most important global event that took place this year was the inauguration of America’s first black president, Barak Obama, on January 20. The signi
Whenever I look back on my college life, I remember confusion and anxiety about the future. Looking at the other side, I want to go back to that period since it was when all possibilities and potentials existed in my life. Therefore, the most important things for you to do in college are finding your own talents and planning your future. I would like to suggest four steps to follow. 1. Endeavor to find your own talents In my opinion, the most suitable time to find your unique talents is while you are in college. You have already grown up enough to be aware of your good points and shortcomings.
I’m pretty sure that most Koreans know the word hyvaa hyvaa, which means “good” in Finnish. Yes, it’s from the TV advertisement for Xylitol gum. The ad says, “Finnish people chew Xylitol gum before going to bed to keep their teeth healthy.” Guess what? Finnish people do not chew Xylitol before they go to bed! How do I know? Because I lived there! Yes, I studied in Finland through an exchange student program last spring semester. I had a fantastic time there and would like to share my story. My first day in Finland was on January 3, and it was -20 degrees when I arrived at Helsinki Airport. I h
No.138Written by Prof. David Lyons / Drawn by KMG Editor Lee Eun-ji
Have you heard of the American dream? The American dream is a dream of immigrants to the US. Many immigrants there believe in the American dream, but, in reality, can it come true?In this story, the main character, Hance, was born in the Netherlands. When he entered university, he went to London, and met Rachel in England. They got married and had a son, Jack. They also dreamed of the American dream like many other couples. His wife, Rachel, was smart and a famous lawyer, and a mother who loved her son very much. She wanted to open her own law firm and educate their son in the US. So, they dec
On November 12, the Dean of Academic Affairs announced Keimyung is going to carry out seventy-five minute classes along with the fifty minutes classes from 2010. Seventy-five minute classes are to improve the efficiency of three credit classes.Seventy-five minute classes have many advantages. First, they can increase the efficiency of study. For example, fifty minute classes cost much time calling the roll, so it was hard for the students to study effectively in the remaining time. In addition, while the previous break time was only ten minutes, it has increased to been fifteen minutes, which
On November 13, President Synn Il-hi was appointed as the Chairman of Daegu Love Campaign. He will be involved in this capacity for the following two years. Daegu Love Campaign was founded in 1996, and now consists of 137 local communities. They encouraged the opening of fences and neighborhood love by donating money to people. They have received support money of one billion, seven hundred won from Daegu Bank.
On November 20, the first preparatory meeting for the 2009 Winter Overseas Volunteer Corps was held in Euiyang Hall at 4:30 p.m. This program is divided into three teams for Cambodia, the Philippines, and Laos. The Philippines team will leave Korea on December 28, followed by the Cambodia team on December 30 and the Laos team on January 12. Each team is to stay at its destination country for 12 nights.The meeting was composed of an introduction of the leaders of each team, the volunteer program, and the countries the volunteers are to go to. In the introduction of leaders, Kim Yong-il, the dea
The 47th General Student Council (GSC) and the 26th General Women’s Council (GWC) elections were held on November 19. The ballots were cast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the polling place in each college. The elections progressed with the votes for and against each GSC and GWC candidate.The ballot counting took place in the Audio-visual room on the 4th floor of the 1st Student Union Building from 11:48 p.m. Kim Yoo-jae (junior, Department of American Studies) and Lee Kwang-min (junior, Department of Urban Engineering) were elected as GSC president and GSC vice-president respectively, gaining 6,
On November 10, an international exchange program with Algoma University was introduced in the multimedia room, New Bauer Hall, at 2 p.m.The talk started with an introduction of Keimyung’s international exchange programs. First, the exchange scholarship program in which Keimyung students can study in sister schools was introduced. The next program where Keimyung students can participate was the European Union Industrialized Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Program which enables students to study in four European universities. The four countries are England, Poland, Finland, and Slove
Preparing kimchi for the event University staff making kimchi People waiting to taste it
On October 6, the 2009 Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Award was held in Japan. More than two thousand works were exhibited, coming from many parts of the world. Go Jin-gown, a student in the Department of Industrial Design at Keimyung University, won the first prize in this contest by presenting his work, 'Gesture,' as it was highly valued for its use of commodities and its potential market value.The mobile phone that he designed was made to function as a camera, mp3 player, and telephone automatically by the typing of users who clutch the phone. Go said, "I got the idea while I was thinking how
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