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Pandora’sBox
sa- sa- su
By JeonSeong-jin
ofCampusSection
W
henthereisanend,anewbeginningsoonfollows,justasinnature.Flowersdryup
when winter comes, only to bloom again in spring. Animals sleep during the cold
season in order to reemerge months later with renewed vigor. So it is with HUFS.
Overcomingpastchallenges,theuniversityissteppingaheadtoreachanewbeginning.Butasit
doesso,severalhurdlesstillremaintobecrossed.
Astimepasses,socialvalueschange.Universitiesplayavitalroleinpreparingyoungmenand
women to meet life’s challenges, and as such have sought to offer an education of both wider
scopeandimprovedquality.Foritsefforts,HUFShasbeenatthevanguardofhelpingtocreate
atrulyglobalizedKorea.Andwhilelaudable,suchprojectsdonotcomewithoutcertaincosts.In
thecaseofHUFS,schooladministratorswereforcedtoraisetuitionfees,whichhavelongbeena
sourceoftensionbetweenstudentsandtheuniversity.
A freeze on tuition fees remained in place until just prior to the start of the application
period this year. While it is understandable that the university is pushing to expand both its
curriculumandotherprograms,whatwasparticularlyupsettingwastheattitudetakenbyschool
representatives towards the fee hike. Certain professors were obstinate in their unwillingness
to negotiate, while misunderstandings between GSC members led to bitter disputes. Web sites
connected to the university became filled with furious attacks from people on both sides of the
issue,withthetruthbecomingincreasinglyobscuredunderthevitriol.
Whilethingshavequieteddownoflate,thetruthremainsuncertain.Worstofallisthatmembers
oftheuniversitybecamedividedduetoacompletelackofcommunication.
Astheseasonrollsononecanonlyhopethatthisfractiousstartwillleadtoamorefruitfuland
productive year. The British journalist Sydney J. Harris once said, “Regret for the things we did
canbetemperedbytime;itisregretforthethingswedidnotdothatisinconsolable.”Asissues
liketuitionfeescontinuetobedebated,perhapsthisprocesswillhelpcreateafutureofopenand
sinceredialogue.WiththeonsetofSpringHUFSshouldlookforwardtoaperiodofregeneration
and growth. Though Myeongsu Lake is frozen, and the trees on the Minerva square are bare,
it does not mean that they are dead or gone. Someday warm winds will blow and revitalize the
University.
richard@hufs.ac.kr
2010
MARCH

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