Do you know the meaning of “white night”? White night is the phenomenon of the sun not going down below the horizon, at a high latitude, in summer. In the novel White Night, two characters’ lives look like a white night.Ryo-ji and Yoki-ho experience their first love with each other. However, one day Ryo-ji witnesses a scene in which his father has sex with Yoki-ho, who has been forced into prostitution by her mother. He then kills his father by stabbing him with scissors and kills his mother to conceal his crime. Yoki-ho kills her mother by opening a gas pipe and letting the gas leak. The murd
No.134Written by Prof. Lyons / Drawn by KMG Reporter Jang Min-seo
))((. Can you imagine what it means? It just looks like a typical emoticon that we often use on the Internet. It looks like little birds singing "caw-caw"; it also looks like two fishes heading in opposite directions. However, the youngest character in Me and You and Everyone We Know thinks that it means "back and forth." There are lots of such marks that are so modern and creative like this mark in the movie, making it seem a little bit strange and phantasmal. However, as time goes by, you will naturally get into it more. Me and You and Everyone We Know is a wild-eyed observation of the wa
Tipping is a common business practice which originated back in eighteenth century coffee shops in England where tipping was a way “to insure promptness.” Patrons dropped their money (tip) in a collection box. These days, people in numerous countries and in many situations leave tips after service is completed. Tipping takes a significant part in the hospitality industry, especially in hotels and restaurants. According to recent studies, over US$26.4 billion was given to service personnel in the restaurant industry from customers as tips in 2003 in the US alone. In Korea, however, hotels have d
What word comes to your mind when you think of forsythia, azalea or rape flowers? Spring! Among these flowers, maehwa is the most famous for notifying the start of spring. Even though I was busy during the start of the new semester, I wanted to feel the mood when spring comes so I went to Maesil Farm, located in Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do.♣ Maesil FarmMaesil Farm is located beside Sumjin River. Approximately 100,000 trees are planted in the land space of 300,000 pyeong, and 400,000 people visit here every year. Maehwa flowers come into full bloom in March, making a beautiful scene for visitors
The Gazette would like to introduce Jack Blanchard, an exchange student from the United States of America, through our interview with him. He is studying at the Department of History in Keimyung as an exchange student for one year. 1. Would you introduce yourself? My name is Jack Blanchard. I’m from Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. I’m 22 years old and I’m in my fourth year of school at Georgia Southern University as a history major.2. Why did you choose to study in Korea, and why in KMU? Korea offered a study program that was unlike most any others offered. If I chose Europe, I would b
Advice for the GazetteWhen I studied at Daemyeong Campus, I contacted the Gazette for the first time. I used to read the Gazette as I am always wondering what is happening on Seongseo Campus, and I got really excited about it. Since the Gazette became a magazine, I started to read it regularly. As a reader of the Gazette, I think the Gazette is a very useful English newspaper because it has various information and many exciting corners. However, there are two things I want to advise to the Gazette. Every page of the Gazette has so many letters and it sometimes makes me lose my interest. I wish
On April 6, Keimyung University held an academic affairs conference and announced admission plans for 2010. The admissions system and registration of students were the most noticeable points. To ensure fair judgment in selecting students, and Keimyung University is to construct a new digital admission system to raise objectivity and to minimize errors through cross-checking student data.In addition, incoming freshmen will now be allowed to register in specific departments, rather than colleges. This is expected to increase students' feeling of attachment to their department. It is also expecte
Keimyung University plans to establish a special institute related to Korea culture. As folktales are often being overlooked, a special institute plans to do folktale studies, looking into their simplicity, rusticity, practicality and our ancestors’ humor and comicality. Professor Kwon Jeon-soon said, “I take much pride in establishing the special institute for the first time in Korea. I will not only concentrate on Korean folktale studies but also other folktale books, and hold exhibitions for foreigners.” The traditional folktale institute plans to open on April 20th at Daimyung campus. Also
Students of the College of Fine Arts organized a wall painting volunteer team and promised to make beautiful wall paintings on April 1. They are going to draw wall paintings in the dark areas of cities, such as in public facilities, guard posts, and land bridges. In addition, local residents can also participate in the volunteer work. Lee Se-ho, a student of the Department of Interior & Environment Design, and the head of the volunteer team, said, "I feel proud that we can do wall-painting for the local community, and I believe that through this event local residents can gain more interest in
President talking with professors Professors enjoying the buffet
On March 26, a spring concert by Rinnai Pops Orchestra was held in Keimyung Art Center. This concert was the first of the 2009 Hope Sharing Concerts and planned to share hope with local companies’ employees, employers, and foreign workers who suffer from the global economic depression. Rinnai Pops Orchestra, the only corporately funded orchestra in Korea, performed original music Album from the movies The Mission, Titanic, and Bungee Jumping of Their Own. In addition, the musical singers Jung Hwa-jin and Seo Je-rok were invited and sang songs passionately. Keimyung University has a plan to hol
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