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OPINION
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VisitingKangMyung-soon,ministerof LeftoversMissionCenter
BeenThereDoneThat,withthePoor
ESTABLISHED1954
TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
“
I
amonlylivinginahardwaywiththe
leadofanall-nightvigilprayermeetingfor
higheststandardofcampusjournalismandacademicexcellence.
poor”. The minister Kang Myung-
nationalsalvation.Atthattime,thepresident
?President,Publisher
soonintroducedherselfinthisway.Shehas
of Ewha University was at the head of the
ChoKyu-chul
beentheheadofarelieforganizationforthe
street demonstration. She said, “I was
?ProfessorEditor
SungKyung-jun
poorandhaslivedwiththemfortwenty-six
impressedtoseethepresident’sactivity.”In
?EnglishAdvisors
FredBlair,LindaFitzgibbon
years.Herjobincludesbeingthedirectorof
fact, she decided to live for the poor,
?HeadEditor
JeonKyu-man
the Leftovers Mission Center, the principal
influencedbythepresident.
?EditorialConsultant
LeeSang-jin,SeongKuk-hwan
ofaschoolforpoorwomen,theprincipalof
?Editors
ChoHongJoo-hee,SongHye-min
II. Her remarkable activity in
theJoyfulHouse:aplaceofrestforchildren
?AssociateEditors
KamEun-jin,KimNa-hyun,LeeMin-a
and juveniles made by Ansan city, the
relievingthepoor
?Reporters
executive director of the Yeheun Sahrahng
In 1974, after she graduated from Ewha
KimJae-hyuk,KimMi-ji,
NahnumCommunityCorporation,etc.
University,shejustsetfootinsidetheboard-
KwonHye-mi
She has thought poverty causes severe
framedhousesofSadangdong.Atfirst,she
paintowomenandchildren.Soshetakesa
cared for the children there. So she made a
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lotofinterestintheproblemsofchildrenand
room for the children’s study and taught
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women.In1999,shereceivedtheWomanof
them.Sheeducatedtheminthatmannerfor
San89,Wangsan-ri,Mohyun-myon,Yongin,Kyonggi-do,Korea(PostalCode449-791)
the Year award presented by the Korean
approximatelytenyears.Then,in1986,she
Tel:(031)330-4113 Fax:(031)330-4581
Association of Female Organizations for
established the Leftovers Mission Center to
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recognition of her work in educational
fillthenecessityofhavingasystem.Started
ChoHongJoo-hee/TheArgus
activityforpoorwomen.
withapaltrysumofathousandwon,andthe
Editorial
Thiseventalsobecameanopportunitythat
MissionCentercontinuedtogrow.
madehertheprincipaloftheJoyfulUnion:a
Inthemiddleofthisprogress,theKorean
educate the teachers to teach them,and
impressed with the children calling her
small loan program not requiring collateral.
government borrowed enormous amount of
educate illiterate women. These programs
“Mom”.Shesaid,“whatthechildrenwantis
Shegaveaninterviewtoaradiostationafter
foreign capital from the IMF. This
were very meaningful in teaching the ways
not just a formal support but a warm
receivingtheWomanoftheYearawardand
circumstances gave her an open question.
forpoorwomen,whowerelookeddownon
concern.Thechildrenaresonsanddaughters
WhoIstheReal
someone in charge of City Group, which is
Because the IMF incident threatened the
fornothavinganychancetolearn,tolivefor
of all of us born in our society. So we are
supporting the loan program, heard the
basic right to live, simply conducting
themselves.
responsible for these children.”
interviewjustintime.Soonhegaveherthe
educational work had no effect any more.
The poor women’s school was
Continuously, she told her future plan, “I
job because he judged her to be the right
She soon set to work to improve the living
reorganized to be the Cooperation Yeheun
thinkaunitedwelfareeffortforthefamilyis
“SpoiledChild”?
person for the task to implant the will for
conditions of the poor. For instance, she
SahrahngNahnumCommunitylastyear.In
surely needed. As before, if we keep
self-supporttothepoor.
gave assistance to study rooms and free
fact, the movement of the Joyful Union is
considering the social problems such as
provision of meals at the same time. The
also one of main campaigns undertaken by
children’s problems, juvenile problems,
I.Anactivelifesinceyouth
Joyful House is not simply a facility for
thiscommunity.Asshownabove,theJoyful
women’s problems and old people’s
“
S
poiledChild”isacommentoftheUSPresidentaboutKimJeong-ilintheUS-
She attended Ewha University in the
givingoffreefood.Inthisplace,thechildren
Unionisanorganizationwhichloansfunds
problems,separatelymaybewewon’tsolve
Korea summit meeting. In the summit, Bush declared himself against the
1970s. In those days, she didn’t attend
eat merrily, play merrily, study merrily and
without collateral to the poor. Some people
the problems. For the above mentioned
SunshinepolicyofSouthKorea,harboringgroundlessenmityagainstNorthKorea.The
university well because the university was
talkmerrily.
doubt the success or failure of this loan
problems are connected with each other
seriousdeclarationofBushhadmajorrepercussionsalloverthepeacefulrelationships
often ordered to close. Naturally she could
Also she took an active part in women’s
program. The minister Kang Myung-soon,
closely.Thereforeallofusshouldendeavour
developingbetweenNorthandSouthKorea,because,Americashowedthattheytreated
notbuthaveinterestinactivitiesoutsidethe
affairs. Firstly, she founded Yeheun
however,saidaboutthis,“Ibelievethatthe
to build up an institutional systems for
theNorthasanenemy.
universityratherthanthestudiesinside.
Women’s School and became the principal.
program will settle down successfully.
solvingtheseproblemsfully.”
TheNorthKoreangovernmentimmediatelylacedintoBush’sattitudebyboycotting
Shetookanactivepartinadongarinamed
By the way, the students of this school are
Because I also believe in humanity.” She
The minister Kang Myung-soon is now
the ministry meeting between North and South Korea. And, they alerted the South
theFederationofChristianCouncils.Shefelt
just mothers. Because she thought the
showed some successful examples to us
gettingreadyforanotherlifelikethis.
Korean government and Bush to break off the present peaceful atmosphere. As we
thatuniversitystudentsshouldapproachthe
motherswithinadequateschoolingshouldbe
while smiling. But realistic problems won’t
know, the Sunshine policy was the most or the only fruit of the Kim Dae-jung
poorwhileshewasonthecouncil.Shealso
literateenoughtoeducatetheirchildrenwell.
be ignored . She laid bare her heart that
government.So,theKimgovernmentisrackingitsbrainsforasolutiontothisproblem.
led an active life on the student council. In
Next she established a poor women’s
warmhelpinghandsareacutelyneeded.
But,thissituationisnotonlyourproblem.TheoffensiveforeignpoliciesoftheBush
1972, when the October Revitalizing
school as part of the relief planning. The
ByKimJae-hyuk
administration are raising troubles all over the world. In the Asia, the administrations
Reformswereproclaimed,sheservedasthe
workwascomposedofthreedetaileditems.
III.Herfutureplan
ReporterofNewsSection
havetakenathreateningattitudeoverthesellingofweaponstoTaiwan.ThenChina,the
presidentofthestudentcouncilandtookthe
Oneistoeducatethechildren,anotheristo
She remembered that she had been
firstpotentialenemyoftheUS,iscriticizingthepolicyforinterferinginitsdomestic
affairs.IntheArabworld,theadministrationhasalreadybombedthecentralpartofIraq
inrightaftertheinauguration.Also,theallyofAmerica,IsraeliskillingthePalestine
people by weapons made in the USA. In Europe, they offended its traditional enemy
RussiabybanishingRussiandiplomats.Thebanishmentproblemwasaretaliatoryact
MyYouthfulnessToldMetoGoforFreedomofPress
causedbythebanishingofanAmericanspy.ThisactionisonlytostimulateRussiafor
aneo-coldwarforwhichtheBushadministrationiselaboratingaplan.
Inaword,theAmericanadministrationissearchingforawar.Ortheyneedtohave
potential enemies. The National Missile Defense (NMD) which was made by the
young reporters were victimized during the
Freedom of the Press Statement, a promise
authoritarian government. I couldn’t allow
LeeMin-a/TheArgus
conservatives and the munitions companies of America. They emphasized that the
press-seizure of the former military-backed
that they would live up to by action for
myselftobeatease.”
NMD is needed for protection of America and their allied nations from a war crisis.
administrationofParkChung-hee.Thenthe
uprightjournalismjustafewmonthsbefore
He continued on with his idea on the
Also,theyfeelsurethattheyshouldoppresswithpowertheirenemieslikeNorthKorea
dismissed reporters formed an organization
theylosttheirjobsin1975.
virtue of being a true journalist. “It is very
forworldpeace.TheirpeacebytheNMD,however,hasagreatgapwiththepeaceof
todemandadeepapologyforthewrongful
ProfessorKimtriedtocoverthedarkside
important for reporters to give judgements
thewholeworld.
dismissalsinanefforttorestoretheirhonor
of the 1970’s in Korea. Even though such
on a story as quickly as they can. That
Above all, the total crisis of war is on the decrease than in the former days. North
in the name of fighting for democracy in
articleswerecensoredandhardlyprintedon
judgementrelysonhow,whatandwhenthe
Koreachangeditsforeignpolicytoescapeitscumulativeeconomiccrisis.Especially,
journalism.TheDongaStruggleCommittee
paper, he reported from student political
reporterwillbeabletomakeasuitableitem
the 6.15 South-North Joint Declaration brought on the faith that the North is a
for Press Freedom is their official title, and
activism to prayer meetings for the
out of something. My youthfulness told me
reasonablecountryatleast.Also,noonebelievesthatthemissilesoftheNorthcanfly
ProfessorKimChin-hongintheDepartment
imprisoned. One of the prisoners was Yoo
thatareportershouldbebrave,quick-witted,
awaytoAmericabypenetratingtheirdefense-line.ItisnottoneglecttheNorth’spower.
ofCommunicationandInformationwasone
Hong-joon, a progressive activist who is
yetsincere.Icanneverregretmyworkwith
ItistruethatanycountrythathascouragetofightagainstthesuperpowerofAmericain
of the 131 members of the Donga Struggle
now a renowned writer and gives lectures.
theDongaStruggleCommittee.”
KimChin-hong
aworldwarwon’thappen.ChinaandRussiaarethesameinhavingnointentionsof
Committee.
Professor Kim interviewed Yoo Hong-
After the Donga Struggle Committee for
ProfessorofCommunicationandInformation
war against America. They are no longer a communist society evidenced by their
“It’s a relief that the government has
joon’smotherwhilehersonwasinjail.He
Press Freedom was approved for its
openingtheirmarketsaftertheColdWar,theireconomicsystemsaredependingonthe
finallynotedourstruggleasamovementfor
got hold of Yoo’s letters and kept them for
democratic movements this year, the
M
“made in USA”. The victory of war is decided on by economic power, because, it is
arch 17, 1975. 3 AM. Two hundred
democracy,”ProfessorKimstartedpointing
records that might prove what it was like
members of the committee gathered on
hardlypossiblethattheywouldcauseanunnecessarywar.
unidentifiedmenburstinthroughthe
outthefactthatwasannouncedinFebruary.
backthen.Unfortunately,hehadtogetridof
March 17 to recollect that night in 1975
Also,theNMDisthesystemonlyfortheUSA.Itforcestheiralliednationsuchlike
door swinging wooden clubs. They were
“But I could never forget what we went
themforitwasdangeroustokeepanything
which drove them into becoming rogue
SouthKoreanottopulleddowntheclagmireandnottoescapethefearcomplexabout
drunk,yetviolentenoughtodrag150orso
throughinthedecadeoftherulebymartial
that showed one was involved in “lefty’s
reporters. They marched up to the firm and
war.And,theAmericaneconomymeetsthenewmunitionsboomwhentheirenemies
resisting employees out of their working
law.”
ideology”.Soon,ProfessorKimwasactually
demandedtheauthorities’apologyagain.
are fired on by missiles of the NMD. Of course, peace by the NMD will be possible
area. The gang was assumed to have taken
DongaNewspaperandDBSwereknown
takentoandowntownhotelandwaslocked
Even if there were no obvious political
after all the enemy has died. We are oppressed by the NMD which keeps away war.
orders from the Donga management to
for their public confidence when Professor
upforaweek.Hewasonthevergeofbeing
censoring as in the past, the stark fact was
Also,wearelookingoverthefactthattheBushadministrationmakesspecificcountries
disperse the sit-in strike that rose from the
Kim was a reporter for its National Section
tortured in a filled tub by the agents sent
that the Korean press should go with the
astheirenemy.TheNMDisjustaviolencebythesupremepowerofAmerica.Thewar
workers of the Donga Newspaper and
in the 70’s. The articles were written by
fromthegovernment.
recent drift of public opinion in reforming
is not occupied by the “gang countries” such as North Korea, but the “police of the
DongaBroadcastingSystem(DBS).Mostof
young and honest reporters that covered
“Young people these days might not
press,ProfessorKimadded.
world” could make a war with excessive power. Peace isn’t attained by more
the strikers were reporters, anchors and
news rather aggressively toward the ruling
understand why I chose the hard way,”
strengthenedpower.
producers and they were discharged that
government at the time. Donga fell under
Professor Kim smiled when The Argus
night from their jobs without any clear
government control in its contents of its
commented that there were easier ways to
ByLeeMin-a
explanation.
newsstoriesandwassuppressedfinancially.
workasareporterforabigpressfirm.“Most
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
Twenty-six years have passed since these
Finally, the reporters declared the 10.24
ofmyco-reporterswerefightingagainstthe
LettertoTheArgus
ANNOUNCEMENT
CrisisatDaewooMotoraddsmorefaultstoKimGovernment
Rallyoncampus
The Argus is pleased to announce the
new 7 cub-reporters who have been
selected through examinations. They
T
I
heexcruciatingpaindevelopsdayafter
price. But his courtesy is not going to last
Secondly, the incomprehensive creditors
of jobs and the doesn’t want the whole
am a freshman at the Kyunghee
are : Lee So-jung (FE-01), Yang Joo-
daytothe1750laborerswholosttheir
unless he does something to the forgotten
weren’tfitforthejob.Theylenttremendous
enterprise. They are tricky managers and
University.IreadtheMarchissueofThe
young (IC-01) from the Imun campus
jobstwomonthsago.Andtheheartbreaking
unemployedworkersoutinthestreets.
amount of money to Daewoo without any
would be taking healthy and efficient parts
Argus and found quite a lot of articles on
menace is about to occur to many more
Two years ago, Daewoo went into work-
previous scruntiny. They either trusted the
leftinDaewooMotor.Itwouldbebetterfor
struggles lead by students on and off the
andAhnHee-yeun(A-01),HaKyung-
laborerswhoarescheduledtobefiredfrom
out to recover from the debts related to
firmtoomuchorthecorruptionbetweenthe
the laborers to buy the company and run it
campus. I realized that this fight people are
hwan(E-01),KangHan-a(S-01),Kim
theDaewooMotor.
insolvent operation. But after the work-out,
banks-enterprises-government made the
themselves. But the government will not
leading to stop the tuition hike wasn’t only
Sang-min(CSE-01)andOhEun-hyuk
ForoverayeartheDaewooworkershave
4,300 workers have left the enterprise and
creditors stay quiet. It is a well known fact
allowthistohappen.
aboutalimitednumberofpeople,butabout
(EC-01) from the Wangsan campus.
been fighting for their jobs against an
2,794morelaborsareonthevergeoflosing
that Kim Woo-choong has spread money
Stillthefightmustgoon.Thegovernment
everyone.
TheArgusexpressescongratulationsto
incompetent government and their falling
their jobs. The company has gone bankrupt
into the politics. This is another good
has to taken responsibility and hire the
I, myself was involved in such struggle
thecub-reporters,hopingthattheywill
company. But with lack of power and
andtheheadoftheownerhasrunawaynot
example between the relationship of the
alreadyfiredworkers.Whetheritisdoneby
few days ago at my school. It was my first
support, the struggle against survival in this
totaketheblame.
governmentandcompanies.
foreign investment or by the government
time being there with the entire school
becometruejournalists.
countryisshadowedbythepoliciestakenby
Nevertheless,Daewoocorruptionisdueto
Lastandthemostviciouscriticismshould
itself.
yelling, chanting and learning wonderful
thegovernmenttoday.Withtherestructuring
three reasons. Firstly, Kim Woo-choong’s
go to the government. President Kim has
They can’t abandon the laborers who
new songs classified as the people-song.
The Argus is expecting more of 67th
pullingdownworkersandmakinghundreds
careless drive into the world economy. He
tried to overcome the contradictions in the
worked for countless hours to improve the
Frankly, I don’t know much about these
cub-reportersthismonth.
ofirregularworkforceseveryday,President
hasbeenshouting“WorldManagement”and
economy by lay-offs and selling companies
company. President Kim has to stop his
problems but I hope to learn as much as I
TurninyourapplicationsbyApril13.
Kim administration is taking risks to
extendinghiscompanytoeverycornerofthe
to foreign companies. Daewoo Motor was
savagerampageagainstthemandreturnthe
can, in circle of my friends and senior
overcome the economic difficulties. He has
world, using the country’s taxes to pour in
agreed to be sold off to Ford Motors for a
pressure to the chaebols. The struggle must
classmates.
beengeneroustochaebolsbygivingtrillions
richesfromfarawayland.Buthisfirmhad
lessthanonetenthofwhatitreallycosts.
goon!
WrittenTests:April13
of wons to the distorted firms while cutting
weakfinancialstructuresandpooranalysing
ButafterFordrefusedtheoffer,theprice
Interview:April14
thousandsofjobsinaddition.Givingforeign
skills. Daewoo Motor didn’t have what it
ishittingthebottom.GMislookingonfora
Formoreinformation
investment the advantage to buy up
took to become a world-class motor
new deal, but it doesn’t seem worth the
LeeHee-kyung
02)961-4153,031)330-4113
AhnHong-duk(DP-00)
profitablecompaniesinunimaginablycheap
company.
ordeal.GMisnotoriousforcuttinghundreds
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