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facilityinGlobeeDormclosesat12sharp.”
their voices are not being heard. This lack of
access to the relevant information leaves a lot
to be desired by a number of students. One of
the anonymous claims on the reading room
Rightstostudy
As the library embarked on its first step to
issue in HUFS Facebook Bamboo Forest
its rebirth, it has left a spatial issue which has
bemoans, “I rather feel discontent about the
significantly impinged on HUFSans’ rights to
administration’s decision, which has usually
study.
been made internally. I wish the school to
The rights students harbor can by no means
cooperatemorewithstudents.”
be violated. They are invested legitimately
In terms of the lack of communication, the
to take advantage of the education they pay
university’s claim is that it is premature to
for and of related facilities to supplement
formallyannouncefutureplanswhichmaybe
academic pursuits. The situation, however, is
uncertainorlikelytochange.“Alargeportion
falling short of affording students with their
of the details regarding the remodeling is still
rightfulclaims.
under discussion, which give us difficulty in
The school’s administration has arrived at
providing a definite answer. The information
somealternatives;however,theycanhardlybe
on HUFS webpage announcement about the
anindulgenceforbeingfreefromaccusations.
library on HUFS website is something that
What included within the average tuition of
we can officially declare, so far,” replied the
around3millionwon(US$2,678)thatstudents
school representative, upon the question about
pay is the guarantee from the university that
theirsilence.
they will offer corresponding services in
return. The university is thus liable to offer
the promised value to students on par with
Andyes,itisallaboutmoney
their payment. Even though alternatives were
Despite the inconvenience, the blame does
developed due to much-needed renovations,
not solely belong to the administration.
studentsareshortabout1,400seatscompared
Due to financial shortages, which have long
to the past. Makeshift measures, in other
afflicted HUFS, the administration has been
words, cannot comply with fulfilling the
struggling to secure more facilities to provide
liabilityasaserviceprovider,sincetheyfailed
requirementsforstudying.
tomeettheoriginalpromisetheymade.
Poring over HUFS’ financial standing, the
cash-strappedsituationoftheuniversityseems
more obvious. The Net Working Capital
(NWC)ofHUFSin2018,thefinancethatcan
Talkingtoabrickwall
The school administration’s unilateral
beexploitedforanyactivitiessuchasenlarging
communication has persisted, and therein
facilities,is437millionwon(US$390,766).On
lies the factor that aggravated the pending
theotherhand,theaverageNWCof10private
issue. As for the effectiveness of a decision,
universitiesinSeoulamountstoalevelalmost
it is advisable to ask what the demands are
fivefold of that of HUFS, at 2,176 million
to people directly involved in the subject.
won (US$1,943,611). HUFS administration
In the case of remodeling, however, the
claimsthattheyhavereachedadeadlockasto
announcementofamerefactthatatemporary
commenceanynewinitiativerequiringmoney.
reading room is in operation falls far short of
“In order to expand reading rooms, it means
revealingthedetailsbehindthedecision.
procuring additional monies, which is almost
Shouldanylimitationprevailwhichimpedes
impossible. Even in the temporary room in
needstobemet,studentsdeservetoknowwhy
GlobeeDorm, we do not have any budget to
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