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4 OCTOBER4,2005
COVERSTORY
ThedormitorylifeinWangsan
T
hismonth,thethemeofthecoverstory
just take it. Second, their life is better than
inTheArgusis¡°Housinglife.¡±College
thatofthestudentswhocookforthemselves.
students have a variety of housing forms.
For instance, the dormitory offers regular
Among them, The Argus plans to treat the
meals and a PC room, a study room, a
dormitorylifeinWangsan.
playroom, a tennis court, sporting goods as
Doyouknowthemostrelaxedstudentsin
wellasastoreinitandsoon.Andtheylead
Wangsan?Theyareundoubtedlythosewho
adongariactivitywithoutrein.
reside in the dormitory. Even if the
But living in the dormitory has some
dormitory is located in the campus, it takes
defects as well as merits. Above all, they
nearly half an hour for students to attend
must miss their family. The dormitory
classes by taking ¡°Bbang-cha¡± in the busy
students envy the students who come to
morning.Suchstudentsaccountforasmany
schoolfromhomebecausethosestudentseat
as10%inWangsan.
breakfastwhichtheirmothermakeandwhen
In the beginning of a session, there is a
theyaresick,theyhavefamilytotakecareof
formalorientationinthedormitory.Withthis
them.Next,thedormitoryhaspoorfacilities
event, the council of the dormitory gives a
for taking showers, for doing laundry, for
coupon for every room to order snacks and
hanging out the wash to dry, and for
promotemutualfriendships.Therearemany
preserving food. In addition, there are not
sceneriesmanyothersinthedormitoryother
enough computers in a PC room. And they
thantheseevents.Somestudentsrushedfor
tend to have a bloated face because of not
seats in a PC room and a reading room
enoughnutrition.
during a test period particularly. Others run
Allplacesaresuretohavegoodthingsand
to refectory to take meals with training
badthings.Althoughthedormitoryhassome
clothesandpullinghatsovertheireyes.And
defects and falls short of many things, the
after meal, students enjoy talking with their
students have all things to do in the
friendsoreatingsomething,regardlessofsex
dormitory. And they manage to adapt
LeeEun-young/TheArgus
in front of the dormitory. Or chatting in a
themselves to the dormitory life well. And
Clockwise:dormroom, playroom,cafeteria,bathroom
dormitorystore.
they go to school today after they wake up
This dormitory life has some advantages.
outofthesecondfloorbed.
Somethingspecialindormitory
First, it is very close to school so if it
suddenly rains or in case students drop
AwaytodormitoryinWangsancampus
thegnments, they go back to the room and
Oneofintrestingthingindormitoryisthat
silence. After drinking 2,000cc of beer, we
itiseasytohavemeetingwithmanypeople
started talking, we got a bag on. After
inHUFS.Bangtingisoneofinterestthingin
drinkingwewenttoNoraebang.Wedanced
Thenecessariesinthedormitory
dormitory. This following story is based on
and sang together and was lost to shame.
Onedormitoryroomiscomposedoffourpeople.Dependingtotallyonluck,
realepisodeofoneofwomanindormitory.
With feel something lacking, we said
¨çBathing basket : A shower stall in the
¨êCap : As college students became
peoplelivingindormitorycaneithermeetgoodorbadroommate.Thissurvey
(Ringing)
goodbye to each other and got back to the
haveselectedgoodandbadroommatebestfive.TheArgusaskedfiftystudents
dormitory is a public facility, so most
interested in beauty little by little, they
¡°Hello?¡±
dormitory.
whoarecurrentlylivingindormitoryofWangsancampus.
students have their own baskets to put
wear lenses regardless of sex, make up
¡°Hi, this is room number 000 of men¡¯s
The next day, I was going down to the
their shampoos, rinses, toothbrushes,
theirfaces,etc.Butafterreturningtothe
dormitory. We just pressed any number of
cafeteria dressed up with big box t-shirt,
Bestroommate5
Worstroommate5
toothpastes, body cleansers, hair
dormitory, they wear their glasses and
women¡¯s dormitory. I think this is kind of
sweat pants and wore glasses. When I got
treatments, towels, soaps in them and so
removetheirmakeupssostudentscannot
relationship. How about having a date with
intothecafeteriaIwasfacedbyamanwhoI
1.Someonewhobuythefood
1.Someonewhogrindsteethinbed
on.Thentheygototheshowerroomwith
recognize each other even between close
us?Askyourroommateshowdotheythink.
met yesterday. I was so surprised, so I
plentifully.
(54%)
(46%)
thebaskethandily.
friends. Therefore, students in the
Iwilltellyoumycellularphonenumber.¡±
screamedandruntowardtomyroom.Iwas
¨èToiletrolls&Tumblercup:Studentsin
2.Someonewhostudysohardat
2.Someonewhoplaysonthe
dormitoryhabituallyusecaps.
This is how dormitory people have
so embarrassed, so I couldn¡¯t go to the
¨ëA fly killer : ¡°Ah~~~k!! A mosquito in
room.
(26%)
computeruntildawn.
(24%)
the dormitory have their personal tissues
Bangting.
cafeteria again and had to go hungry. After
3.Someonewhocleantheroom
3. Someone who dirties the room
and cups to use when they go to a
ourroom!¡±Sometimesthereisanoisein
When I first had Bangting with men¡¯s
that day, when I meet the guys I just run
oneself.
(8%)
regularly.
(14%)
restroom and drink something. Some
the dormitory because of flies or
dormitory I was nervous and excited. The
awayoractlikeIdon¡¯tknowthem.Ithought
4.and5.Thepersonwhohavemany
4. Someone who doesn¡¯t washing
roomsbuylargerollsandusetogether.
mosquitoes.Therearemanykindsofflies
nextdaywhenIgotthephonecal,lmeand
only I was doing like that. But my friends
¨éDetergent : Students who attend school
boyfriends. and when talk with
himself/herselfwell.
(10%)
likebees,flies,mosquitoes,mothsandso
my roommates decided to have a date with
toldmetheyaredoingjustlikeme.
roommates,easymymind.
5. Someone who eat instant cup
from their home do not care about the
on in and around the dormitory. Then
them.Wecalledthemandmadeadate.
WhenIheardofsomecouplesmadefrom
(3%each)
noodlesinsidethedormroom.(6%)
laundry because their mothers nearly do
students,particularlygirlstudents,cannot
We met in front of the dormitory after
Bangting,Ifeelreallybadandthinkthat itis
it.Butthedormitorystudentsdothewash
livewithoutaflykillerspray.
dinnertime.Theywerealreadytherewaiting
impossible thing. Anyway, I will have
for themselves and they prepared some
forus.First,wehadanawkwardsilence.We
Bangtingnomore.
detergents.
wentintothebarwithouttalking.Wesetin
Lookingfor
25thHUFSFBS
ahouseasforeigner
SingingCompetition
A
ccordingtothegovernmentalstatistics
August 2005. The boarding charge was
diningtable,justtonameafew.Sleepingon
in2004,about16,000foreignstudents
300,000 won per month. The landlady was
the floor was uneasy at first but now he is
werestudyinginKorea.InHUFS,thereare
warmheartedandunderstandingsoMarkfelt
quite comfortable with it, because of the
manyforeignstudents.About50studentsare
freetocomehomealittlelateondayswhen
Korean under floor heating system, Ondol.
studying as exchange student this year and
hehadplansintheevening.Alsomealswere
Another different thing is that in England,
189 foreign students are studying at HUFS,
served whenever he wished, which was
whenrentingahouse,largesumsofmoney
considering the foreign students who are
pleasant. Although there were some
for deposit is unnecessary. In England, the
studying in language institutes on HUFS
convenientfacilities,therewasstillalackof
doubleamountoftheactualrentfeepaidfor
campus, this number maybe even bigger.
things that were quite uncomfortable. For
the first month, and then monthly rent is to
The Argus met one of the foreign students
example, he had to share the shower room
be paid. Half of the first rent fee is given
and found out how he managed his stay
andbathroomwiththeothermembersofthe
back when moving out. Of course, the rent
whilestudyinginKorea.
house.Inmosttimeshehadtogetupearlier
feeinKoreaischeaperthanEngland.
Mark Thomas (28) is from England,
than others to wash. Also, there was no
After living in Korea for a few years, he
majoring in English Education. He came to
televisioninhisroom,sohehadnoaccessto
nowisaccustomedtoresidinginKorea.
KoreainSeptember2001.Hisfriendstudied
learning Korean through mass media.
As we can see from above, Mark mainly
at Foreign Language Training & Testing
Wheneverhewentoutfordinner,hefeltthat
receivedhelpfromhisfriendswhenhehad
Center in HUFS and introduced it to Mark.
it was a waste of money because meal fees
to look for a house. For exchange students
Markstayedwithhisfriendnearschool.The
wereincludedinhisrentfee.
and foreign students in Korea, there is a
housethathewasstayingwasrentedthrough
InAugust,Markmovedintoahouseand
helpful assistance in International
a licensed real estate agent. The house was
livedwithhisfriendinone-roomapartment.
Cooperation Department. They have an
made up of two rooms, a bathroom and a
Therentwas100,000woneachpermonth.
affiliated organization called International
kitchen. When renting a house in Korea,
Thedepositmoneywasnotchargedbecause
Students Office. It helps to promote
large sums of deposit money are required.
hisfriendwasfamiliarwiththelandlord.
friendship between international and
The company which Mark¡¯s friend worked
Atfirst,livinginKoreawasanunfamiliar
domestic students, and also for foreign
atlentdepositmoneyforrent.Markandhis
andnewexperiencebecauseitwasdifferent
students to adapt quickly to the Korean
friend each paid 150,000 won per month.
from England. No beds, no carpets, no
culture,includingthehouseseeking.
Mark lived in the house for 3 months and
returnedtoEngland.
In September 2002, Mark came back to
Korea and studied at Foreign Language
Training&TestingCenter,hekeptonliving
ThisisyourbrainonOctober6
at the house he lived before. In November
2003,hisfriendquitthecompany,soMark
movedintoadormitoryinForeignLanguage
Training & Testing Center, which is on the
?When:October6Thursday5:30p.m.
5thfloorofthiscenter.Therentingfeewas
200,000wonpermonth,twopeopleforone
?Where:ImuncampusOpenAirTeather
room. There are convenient facilities for
students like educational equipment like
?GuestStars:CryingNut,Rocktigers
cassette deck and public shower rooms. It
hasa12P.M.curfew,Marklivedtherefora
?Judges:ImJin-mo,SungWoo-jin
month.
After he graduated from Foreign
?Hostedby:FBS
LanguageTraining&TestingCenter,Mark
started self-boarding. He heard about the
house through his friend. He entered
YangSun-young/TheArgus
Department of English Education of HUFS
Anotherforeigner,AlexandraOlafromPolandislookingatnoticeforrent.
in March 2004. He lived at the house till

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