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8 MAY4,2005
FEATURE
Studentmovement,whereto?
Re-evaluatingtoday’sstudentmovementuponitspast
Runningroadoflife
A
pril 19, 1960, who can dare to deny the
comparingandcontrastingittowhattheyhave
Revaluation of current student
In-stepwithsociety
passionofyouththatcoveredthestreetsof
learned, knowing what is wrong and what is
movement
“IfHanchongryunhadbirthanddeathperiod
Hyoja-dong,Seoul?
right.
Nowthatdemocracyhassomewhatsettledin
just like humans do, I would have to say it is
T
he
recently
The demise of that lad whose corpse floated
Outside of university, ideologies that goes
Korea, there are opinions that say student
goingthroughtheperiodofdeath.Buthere,the
released film,
around in the shore of Masan with a teargas
against the current social system are repressed.
movement is no longer needed. The motive
deathisnotamurderorasuicide,butanatural
“Mal-a-ton,” a story
bombstuckinhiseyewasnotameredeathofa
Koreaneducationsystem,untiltheearly1990s,
power that drove students to stand in the front
death.Hanchongryunisgoingthroughanatural
about an autistic boy
youngsterbutofthepeopleofKoreaunderthe
had taught strong anti-communism ideology to
line of protest is no longer there, and
phaseoflife,”remarkedCho.
overcomesdisabilityby
contradicting“democracy”ofLeeSeung-man.
elementaryandhighschoollevelstudents.Any
diversifying of ideologies had made student
It is undeniable that current way of student
running a long race
It certainly is worth remembering what
document related to North Korea had to be
movementgrowweak.
movement will come to an end. What is
“marathon,”wasahugh
President Lee did to those who wanted
burned, and the owner of the document was
Hanchongryun,thelargeststudentmovement
importantistofocusonwhatneedstobedone
hit in Korea. Even
negotiationabouttheillegalre-election.Totally
imprisonedbytheNationalSecurityLaw,which
organization, for example, has been losing its
for the next generation of student movement
thoughthismoviesawa
ignored by the democratic president, student
stillexists,althoughnotasforceful.
power since 1996 Yonsei Incident. Under Kim
thantotrytobetterthecurrentone.
great success, ordinary
protesters were killed by the guns of the
Becausecollegestudentshadaccesstothesea
Young-sam administration, 438 members of
To do so, Cho Hyun-yun claims that
peoplewillstillhesitate
barricadedpolice.
ofknowledge,theywereacceptedassoon-to-be
Hanchongryun were arrested at Yonsei
Hanchongryun and other student movement
toparticipateinthelong
Student protesters against the contradicting
intellectualsbythesociety,futureleadersofthe
Universitywhilehavingtheirannualmeeting.In
organizations need to go through a self-
race. In Olympic
democracy had made Lee resign from the
nation. And also because professors and other
1997,thegovernmentnamedHanchongryunas
examination. “I understand that they are in a
games,marathonisheld
office--the beginning of the 2nd republic of
intellectuals supported student movement in
“anorganizationthatbenefitstheenemy(North
harder situation than before due to the opaque
atveryendofthegame,
Korea.
many cases, the people followed and agreed to
Korea)” and the persecution began. Since
view of knowing who the enemy is. In times
to encourage people
May 18, 1980, was the “unforgettable spring
collegestudents.
Hanchongryunwasfirstorganizedin1993and
like this, they need to associate more with the
around the world keep
inSeoul.”Gwangjuwasfullofodorofblood--
The second answer to why it has to be
until2001,1,077memberswerearrestedunder
society,goingin-stepwithit.Iftheyrefusetodo
challenging limitation
so, they are but some protest mania ? mania
blood of student protesters against the
students is that they were free from the social
this name of crimean offense. The persecution
ofhumannature.
emergencymartiallaw.
conflictssuchaslabor-managementrelations.A
naturally caused Hanchongryun to be isolated
whojustliketoprotestanddon’tcareaboutthe
TheimprisonmentofKimDae-jungandKim
laborerwhoistreatedhorriblybyhisboss,even
from the society, and student movement
meaning of it. History is not made by perfect
Here
in
Cyber
ParkBok-jin(E-04)
Jong-pil drew hearts of the people away from
ifheknewthatitwasn’tright,wouldn’tprotest
organizations dispersed with ununified
situationsnorisitbyperfectpeople.Itisbuilton
University of Foreign
President Jeon Du-hwan. After all, the martial
againsthisboss,becausehewillgetfired.
purposes.
faults and mistakes which creates nutritious
Studies there is one
lawmayhadbeentheonlyoptionhehadleftin
Students are different. They don’t know the
KimHyung-chul,aresearchfellowofCenter
elementforthehumanity.”
man who always try to
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
ordertokeepthepeoplein“control.”
socialconflicts.Surely,itmaybesomethingthat
for Comparative Democratic Studies,
“After the self-examination, student
fight against human
Students of Chonnam National University in
makes them look immature, but, at the same
commented, “The major problem of current
movementfacestwothingstothinkabout.One
limitation. Park Bok-jin, a fifty-five year old sophomore of CUFS,
Gwangju were on their way to school just as
time, what makes them pure. Students are free
studentmovementisthattheydon’tknowwhat
ishowtocommunicatewiththecampussociety,
majoring in English, is the one. He is a student in CUFS but he plays
before, not knowing anything about the
and the other is how to communicate with the
other roles as a father of a son and a writer specializing in marathon
emergency martial law. Students were beaten
society in general. I cannot stress enough how
issues. At the first interview with the Argus, Mr. Park grinned and
with no reason. Naturally, students started
important it is to keep the two pillars parallel.
proudly handed his business card “Marathon essayist,” which is first
protestagainstthemartiallawatthefrontgate
Sofarstudentswentonstrikeagainstthetuition
written in business card in Korea. Mr. Park is CEO of shoe-making
oftheiralmamater.
fee raise, which is resulted by the
company Korimex Inc. In the past 27 to 28 years he has exported his
Congruent with the student protest, an
communication with campus society, but did
products to a company located in Great Britain. As he frequently met
innocentcitizenonhiswayhomewasbeatento
notcommunicatedwiththesociety.Itisamust
Britishbusinessman,helackedacademicfieldinEnglish.Thenhehada
death. On top of that, numerous women, who
torealizethereisnocampusdemocracywithout
chancetoseeanadvertisementonCUFSanddecidedtostudyEnglishat
hadnorelationtotheprotestwhatsoever,were
socialdemocracy.Itwouldbereallynicetosee
there;Butitwasnoteasy.Hisfamilymembersdeclinedhisopinionsince
raped on the streetside helplessly by the
the president of a university and president of
hewastooold.Hewasinhisfiftiesthattime.
military.
student council going on one-man strike side-
Hestartsadayat5o’clock.Hejogsaboutanhourandstartshiswork
The entire city of Gwangju was in furious
by-sideatthegatesofMinistryofEducationfor
from9a.m.andcloses6p.m..Hedoesnotstopthere.Whenhereturned
anger against the president, but it only caused
financialsupportforuniversityeducation.”
househetakeslecturesoncomputer.HethencomesHUFStotakeoff-
massivecasualtiesbeforethepowerfulmilitary.
“However, all these is for nothing if the
linelecturesfrom2p.m.to6p.m.everySaturday.Ashistoughschedule
Tanks and other military weapons which
student body disagrees to the student
proves his diligence, the assistant instructor of English recommend Mr.
originally exist in purpose of national security
movement,” he said. “Students nowadays are
Parkasaclassrepresentative.
invadedthecity,whatcanbesaidmore?Butthe
becoming more and more dull to what’s
Mr. Park won the first prize on “The CUFS’ 1st essay contest.” Mr.
citizensofGwangjugrewstronger.
happening outside of his or her little world.
Park said CUFS has many advantages compared to off-line campuses,
Itwaswe,thestudents,whostartedthefight
Students are carrying more TOEFL, TOEIC
“ThegoodaspectofCUFSisitsavestime.MostoftheCUFSanswere
for freedom. Student movement has played
books rather than the humanities or social
playingbothroleasstudentandabusinessman:IthinkCUFSansuses
crucial part of history before then, and until
science books. This could mean that the
more time efficiently than students who go to off-line universities. But
now.
universities are doing their job well by
CUFSans do not held off-line meetings frequently because we are all
KimHan-sem/TheArgus
producing robots that reads and writes, but is
busy,sothebanbetweenstudentsarenotthattight.Hecontinued,“Ifelt
StudentprotestersarefightingagainstthepoliceonMay1.
Whyithastobestudents
thattheonlyjobfortheschools?Schoolsneed
Korea’s education structure is still left behind compared to other
To the question why has it always been
fromtheconsequentialeffect.
to fight for. It is not so easy now that the
to grow students into pre-intellectuals, not pre-
developednations.Ifwestrengthenourinformationtechnology,wewill
students who led the protest movements, the
This applies not only to Korean college
dictatorshipnolongerexists.Hanchongryunand
technicians.”
soonseeagreatadvancementinon-lineeducation.”
best answer would be that they have more
students,buttomanyothercountriesthroughout
other student movement organizations need to
“Anotherproblemamongstudentbodynowis
Mr. Park started marathon in mid forties. His business went well,
freedom; meaning freedom of speech, freedom
EuropeandAsia.Studentsinforeigncountries,
be unified. They need to be unified under one
that they are self-centered. For example, while
annuallymarkingtradesurplusexpandingmarketshares.Hefelthislife
ofknowledge,andfreedomofculture.
however, did not fight against dictatorship and
purpose which agrees with their own ideology
the student council goes on strike against the
was too stable and found himself bored. His stable life brought him a
Freedomofknowledgeiswhatcontributesthe
military government, but led reformation
and, at the same time, benefits the student
tuition fee raise, there are many students who
motive to join marathon. Mr. Park’s marathon record is incredible. He
most to student movement. University campus
movementandeducatedthepeople.
body.” Cho Hyun-yun, director of Institute for
canbecarelessaboutit.It’sbecausetheywould
hadfinishedracesotimessuccessfully.Herecallstherecentmemorable
is a major source of knowledge for different
AfterWorldWarI,China,withnoreasonof
theStudyofDemocracyandSocialMovement,
getthebenefitalongwiththeprotestersanyway.
race was the Boston Marathon held in 2002. But he said Jeju Ultra
ideologies and opinions. As college students
being against the western humanism, sent a
added,“Inthe1960sand1980s,whenthecivic
These are so called ‘free riders.’ Free riders
Marathon was the most unforgettable record in his life. The marathon
have privilege of environment more open to
representativewithsevendemandstotheworld
organizations were not so many, they could
don’tforeseewhattheyaredoingcaneventually
courseis200kmlongandrunnershavefinishedthecoursein36hours.
such options, they can reason the society by
powers. Seven demands include: Renunciation
produce a synergy effect when united. Now
hurt them. They don’t recognize the irregular
Mr.Parkwasthe28thrunnersamong160participants,finishingwhole
of influence the powers have on China,
there are numerous civic organizations and
job issue relates straight to themselves,” added
distance in 32 hours. “Spectators only see numbers but I want them to
withdrawal of military forces of each power
movementsallacrossthecountry.Theproblem
Cho.
focusmoreontheeffortsthatmarathonersputtopreparethislong-run-
stationed in China, turning over management
is,allofthemcombinedcannotproducehalfof
race,”headded.
right of postal services, abolition of consular
theenergyof1980s.”
Park not only run as a marathoner but also work as peacemaker for
jurisdiction, returning of leased territory,
Beside the lack of unification of purpose,
blind marathoners, helping disabled ones to finish the race. He said
returning of concession, and approval of
another reason for weak student movement is
working as a peacemaker was not easy since he both has to care the
freedomoftariff.Buttheproposalwasignored
lack of communication with what the society
disabledpersonandhimself.Asblindpeoplecannotsee,heusuallybump
by the powers, and the conference was
requires.Hanchongryun,asmostpeopleknow,
withotherrunnerssoMr.Parkmadeanideatoattachatinybelltohelp
concluded with transferring of interests
insistsonattainingre-unificationofKoreawhile
thedisabledonetoavoidfartherbumping.
Germany had gained from China after the war
therestofthesocietyhasinterestotherwise.The
HeisalsocalledGodeokDalimi,Godeokistheplacethathelivesin
toJapan.
causeoftheisolationisnotonlyresultedbythe
and Dalimi means a runner. He said the merit of the marathon is
On May 4, 1919, Students of Beijing
distortionofinformationbythegovernmentand
concentration people could hear inner voice while running. “I think
University arose against the unfair result of
mass media, but also the fault of the student
peopleshouldnotjudgethemselvesonwhethertheymakegoodorbad
ParisPeaceConference.Wholestudentbodyof
protestersfornotbeingsensitivetotheflowof
results,butcountontheirsincerityattitudes.Sincerityattitudesarecrucial
the university declared leave of absence,
thesociety.Choremarked,“Studentscannotbe
ingredient for learning. There is even an old saying ‘Make endeavor
followedbycoalitionofentirechinesestudents
blamed for not being able to stay in with the
everysinglesecond’.”Helastlygaveanadviceforstudentswhowantto
from middle school level up. These students
society, though. They were shocked. Shocked
start running. “Marathon is solitary sport that can’t be accomplished in
startedJapaneseproductboycottmovementand
bythegreatchangeinthesociety.Thesociety
oneday.Startthedayearly.Trytoexpandyourgoalstepbystep.”Mr.
educated the people of China about the issue.
hasbeenchangedineveryperspectivepossible
Park’splanistobeabridgebetweenKoreaandabroad,introduceKorean
TheChinesegovernmentbegantorepressthem,
towardsneo-liberalism.Theyshouldhavetaken
marathonworldwidewithhisEnglish.Hisstepdoesnotstophere.
whichonlymadetheprotestspreadouttoanger
theproblemwithmoreconfidenceanddivideit
Hanchongryunoncandlelightvigil.
theentirenation.
intosmallpieces.Forexample,iftherewere10
ByLeeSang-hee
The result of 5.4 movement was ineffective
problemscomingatyouallatonce,takeoneby
ByKimHan-sem
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
compared to the potential it had. But it is
one to solve them. This is what brought about
ReporterofNationalSection
OnMay18,tanksinvadedGwangju.
reviewedasthestartofreformationinChina.
theisolationofstudentmovement.”
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