In October 2008, through Keimyung University’s website, I found information about SAP (Study Abroad Program). SAP is a foreign language study program. This program’s main purposes are to raise students’ foreign language skills and to give them good chances to experience other foreign countries’ cultures. Moreover, it partially supports students financially. At that time, I wanted to have a special winter vacation different from vacations that I took before. Therefore, I applied to attend the SAP program. I applied to go to the Philippines. On January 10, 2009, I left from Incheon for the Phili
No.135Written by Prof. Lee Hughes / Drawn by KMG Cub Reporter Kang Aruem-songyi
Students participating in a game Hip-hop artist ‘Bobby Kim’ singing on stage Students watching the performances
Benefits of the Gazette When I first found out about the newspaper 3 years ago, I thought that Keimyung Universitiy was doing a fine job ensuring students are well exposed to English. Also, it gave me lots of opportunities to find out about university events and other good information for students. Nowadays, English is one of the most important things for students to learn and, through this newspaper, we can both learn English and find out useful information. In addition, the Keimyung Gazette gives good opportunities for international students who are not fully informed about school events bec
☆Nanji AreaSeoul is a mega city with a population of ten million. Unfortunately, in the past, the Nanji area received trash from all around the city of seoul. This was due to Seoul's rapid growth and need for waste disposal.However, thanks to those working in Seoul's City Hall, the Nanji area has been cleaned and it now contains an ecological theme park.Today, the Nanji area provides a wide variety program and good service to local residents. The Wetland Ecological Park for children in environmental education to help children understand the importance of the environment while the family unit f
On June 3, lawyer Kim Byung-joon lectured on “The Future of Employment of University students” in the multimedia room on the 3rd floor of the new Bauer Hall. He recommended seven things to students through this lecture: first, take the job students want; second, take a lot of trips; third, study something; fourth, play at least one musical instrument; fifth, have a hobby such as appreciating works of art in an art gallery; sixth, do exercise for your health; seventh, have a religion. He said to students that if they try to do these things, they can live a happy and beautiful life.He also said,
A book titled “The Two Faces of Humanity,” produced by public broadcaster EBS, was published recently. You may think the title of the book seems similar to the book called “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” because the title suggests two opposite sides of people. However, “The Two Faces of Humanity” shows how people change the way they behave according to the situations they face.What do you think controls human actions? Is it one’s own will or the circumstances we face? Researchers have participated in many debates and experiments about this question for a long time. The movie, “T
[ACROSS]1. One country and another country give and take some services or goods 5. "____ you speak English?"6. People who watch a performance or lecture 8. When you send a letter, you need the receiver's ____10. If you want to get to the other side, you must use the ____walk 11. "Don't waste your ____!"[DOWN]2. A fact-based film3. The President's office is in the ____ Administration Building 4. Actors in a movie play a ____ 5. If you climb a mountain, don't smoke ____ 7. A son or daughter of your uncle or aunt9. J. K. Rowling's ____ book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneIf you finis
Congratulations!Hur Joo-yeun (Sophomore, Dept. of American Studies) Yang Hee-jung (Senior, Dept. of English Language and Literature) Kim Min-young (Sophomore, Major in Police Administration)
The Gazette interviewed Rustam Boboev, who is studying in the Korean Language and Culture Program at the Center for International Education. Let’s hear his story about life in Keimyung University. 1. Would you introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Rustam, and I’m from Tajikistan. Tajikistan is located in Central Asia. I’m 24 years old. I came to Korea in October of 2008. I belong to the Center for International Education, where I’m learning Korean. Now I’m living in the beautiful Keimyung dormitory.2. How did you come to Keimyung University? Did you have any special reasons?I used to study in
Cons Since the Internet is commonly used, copyright problems have become more serious. Recently, France announced that if Internet users illegally download music or movies, they cannot use the Internet for one year. The illegal users are notified about their illegal downloading through e-mail. If they download something illegally once again, they are warned by letter. Finally, if they download once more, they cannot use the Internet for one year. The name of the law is “Three Strikes Law.”Nowadays, information is regarded as money, and the importance of it has become so high that users downloa
Park-ha graduated from the Department of Early Childhood Education in Keimyung University. She wrote many essays about rural life. The Gazette interviewed her and asked her some questions about her life and her essays. 1. What made you become an essayist?When I was 10 years old, I wrote a children’s verse called “Sundrops.” After that, my class teacher said to me, “If you become a poet, you can be a good poet.” Later, when I was a high school student, my high school teacher also told me like the other teacher had said. Even though I was very busy, I wrote some essays during my leisure times. W
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