총 8페이지

2 JUNE5,2006
www.theargus.org
OPINION
Editorial
Spicysoundmakesspicylife
Thinkwhatyouread,
it is undeniable that the music industry has
ByAnna
been depressed. However, we can not tell
readwhatyouneed
ReporterofCampusSection
whetheritisgoodorbad.Sinceitistheflow
ofthetime,weshouldquicklyfindawayto
R
ecently, Delispice announced sixth
solvetheproblems.
album titled as “Bombom.” Choi Jae-
W
hatisthelatestgossipthatisgoingaroundonportalsites?MostKoreansfrom
hyuk(I-93)whoisinchargeofthedrumand
Reporter: You have been performing
across the country. What was the most
teenagerstotheelderlyknowtheprivatelifeofafamoussinger.“Thefamous
YunJun-ho(I-90)whoplaysbassguitarare
singer‘A’wasa‘Nalrari’;atrouble-makingpopularstudentwhenshewasinhigh
membersofDelispiceandalumniofHUFS.
memorableperformance?
schoolandbrokeupwithfamoussingers‘B’and‘C’.”Insteadofusefulinformation
Both of them majored in Italian. Let’s give
Choi: We give performances in various
forinternetusers,storiesandgossiponcelebrity’sprivatelivescoverportalsites.
aneartotheirstoriesabouttheirschooldays
ways,soeveryperformanceisspecialtous.
Thismightbetheresultfromcelebrity-basedheadlinenewsthatareontheportal
andmusiclife.
However, if I have to pick one of them, I
sitesanditisreallyregrettabletoseehowitiseffectingus.Portalsitesarequickin
personally like University performances the
Reporter:Canyoutellusaboutyour
offering all sorts of news for internet users to get information as fast as possible.
most. I can feel the energy and the passion
However,thefloodofnewshavecausedmanyinternetuserstospendmuchtimeon
school life? What kind of activities did
thatstudentshaveformusic.Theymakeme
youdothen?
uselessinformation.
excited and remind me of my old times. I
Whenusersareusingtheportalsites,theydon’tthinkmuchaboutwhattheyread
Yun Jun-ho: I entered “Outsider” of the
also have great memories for provincial
andhowtheirideasarebeingfloodedwithunimportantinformationonother’slives.
main dongari when I was a freshman and
tours. We can meet new people in a new
Here’saresomeproblemswithportalsitesthatneedtobepointedout.
learned bass guitar for the first time. The
place which refreshes us with totally
ChaHyun-jin/TheArgus
First,itgivesmoreweightonentertainmentnews.Rankingthehighesthitsarethe
activitiesof“Outsider”isthegreatestpartof
differentatmospherefromSeoul.
Mr.YoonandChoiaretellingtostoryofmusic.
newsaboutentertainersorTVstars.Whydoweneedtoknowabouttheentertainer’s
mymemoryinmyschooldays.
Reporter: Do you have anything to
privatelives?Howcansinger“D”buyingahugehouseforhisfatherandanactor“E”
Choi Jae-hyuk: I took lessons on drum
openingarestaurantbehelpfulinformationtoourlives?Thenewsontheportalsites
for the first time in the “Outsider.” At that
Reporter:Whatwasyourmotivation
ideasforthem?
saytostudentsofHUFSasseniors?
toformagroupandpublishanalbum?
should try to help readers to obtain news on important issues that are of principal
time, I had to practice so much that I
Choi:ThethingsthatIcomeacrossinmy
Yun: The most important thing is to
concerntoday.
crampedalmostallofmyschoolhoursinthe
Yun:Wewantedtodosomethingspecial
lifearethegreatestsourcesforthewordsin
enjoy, whatever you do. Acquiring skills to
Second, stories on the portal sites have gone even further there is now gossip of
morningandwenttothedongariroominthe
before we graduated. So we organized a
mysongs.Ialsogetlotsofhelpfrommovies
conqueritsfieldisadangerousidea.Doing
non-celebritieswithoddstories.Thereisnewsonpeoplewithshockingorsurprising
afternoontopractice.
band and wanted to make a performance
and books especially when I write songs
somethingoutofdelightandhappinesswill
personalinterestanglestoraiseinterestofthereaders.Itdoesnothelpreaderstogain
independently. Then we were able to make
about love stories. They offer me indirect
letyougainskillsandknowledgesnaturally
usefulinformationandreadingoddstoriescanactuallybeawasteoftime.
Reporter: Were there episodes or
our very own performances nearby the
experienceswhicharemostinspiring.
thoroughly. Only then, you will be able to
something that you cannot forget from
Third,headlinesstronglytemptreaderstoclickandreadthearticle,butitscontents
Hongik University where we held meetings
Yun:IkeepadiarywhereIwritedownall
grabtheopportunities.
in fact are different from what the headline seems to refer to and contain useless
yourschoolyears?
onmusic.
the things which are touching and
Choi: I didn’t know what to do in the
information.Justseeingasensationalwordandclickingtofindnothing,makesmany
Yun:Asyouknow,HUFSholdsaschool
Choi: Until publishing our album, we
memorable. I put down things that I find
future when I was in school and greatly
usersfeelfutile.Thesamethingshappenonthestreetstandnewspapers,especially
festival annually in May, and our dongari
practicedeveryweekends.Newmelodywas
impressive from movies, talks, and many
concerned about it. Just do your best under
theso-calledyellowjournalismnewspapers.However,asforthenewspaperaperson
planned to give a performance. Back then,
created in the practice room and was
othertrivialthingsinmylife.WhenIwrite
the given circumstances. Your efforts will
hastobuyitinordertoreadthenews.It’snotasconvenientasaclickontheinternet
theOpenAirTheaterwasnotconstructed,so
performed before our guests right away.
songs, my daybook becomes the dictionary
become your abilities, which will pay off
anditdoesn’tfillourthoughtsorflooduswithshallowinformation.
freshmen had to keep an eye on the
Thosewerethemostexcitingtimeswehad.
forthewords.
someday.
Finally, reading useless information steals our valuable time. Following just fun
equipmentsandtheoutdoorsettingallnight.
One day, some people from a music
Reporter: The music industry has
stuff,userssurftheinternetwithoutanyaimorgoal.Withaportalsiteasthestarting
Lookingaftertheequipments,wewerecold,
companycametoseeourperformance,and
After The Argus met them, we felt their
pageitwastesmyprecioustimeidlingonuselessthings.
sowebroughtchairsfromthelecturerooms
we were able to publish our music for the
beendepressedbyMP3s,whatareyour
open mind as musicians. In addition we
thoughtsonthissituation?
Sincethereistoomuchunproductiveandunconstructiveinformationontheportal
andmadeafirewiththem.Wewereableto
firsttime.
found out that they were real pioneers in
sitesandasaresulttheDabgeul,repliestothenews,arenotideasthatarein-depth.
keepourselveswarmthroughthenightwith
Yun:Ithinkthemusicindustryhasbeen
modernrock.Let'slookfortheirunexpected
Reporter:Youhavewrittenthelyrics
Discussions about the news are not developed with various creative opinions. It
it.Fortunately,nobodyrealizedwhatwedid.
greatly influenced by rapid development of
stridesinthefuture.
makesourthoughtsshallowandlessproductive.Writingonsuchunimportantissues
for your songs, where do you get the
thesuper-highwayinformationnetwork,and
anyanna@hufs.ac.kr
becomesawasteoftime.
There is one alternative method to avoid useless gossip on the internet. It is
Blue Print
switching the internet site with a portal site as starting page. Users click to the
entertainment section without thinking, mostly by habit, so changing the internet
starting page with an academic page or a helpful information page may prevent us
fromdoingit.Butitdidn’ttaketoolongtoreturntotheoriginalportalsite,because
other web pages were much slower. Making a decision between entertainment and
Listeningtowhatconfuciussays….
goodusesofvaluabletimeonusefulresourceisaconflictthatmanyofusface.The
portalsitesshouldprovideviewerswithproductiveinformationandstrivetomakeit
moreusefulandworthreading.
electronic dictionaries, “Confucianism.”
seenallovertown.Thefirstwhichbecomes
numbers before the apartment building
How can this be, the last Confucian school
immediately apparent are names. Soccer
number, Korea vice-a-versa. Standing
closed many years ago and Confucius’s
superstar Park Ji-sung is referred to as Ji-
outsidemylocalwineshop,Iwaschuffedto
booksTheAnalectshavelongbeenreplaced
Sung Park on the Manchester United
see they were having a special. “50 to 30
with books on science, social sciences and
website.
discount,” the sign blazoned. At home the
mathematics. Confucian styled academic
The Korean use of family or clan names
same sign would have read, “30 to 50%
assessment of poetry writing has long since
before individual names demonstrates the
discount.”Koreaagainpreferstogofromthe
turned to formal exams and internal
focus at the collective to the individual
greaterunittothesmallerunit.
assessment.
clearly.Moreover,Iwasalwayssurprisedby
Although Josun styled Confucian schools
It has been my observation that
Korean’shabitofcallingsomeonebyatitle
closed generations ago, its roots are deeply
Confucianism is frequently used as a
rather than their names. This use of titles
woven into Korean society at large.
synonym, in the context of studying East
over individual names constantly reinforces
Althoughrarelyspokenabout,Confucianism
Prof.MarkNicholson
Asiancultures,forcollectivismorsomething
the collective structure over the individual
underlies much what makes Korea unique.
to illustrate difference from western
person.
Andforfinalthoughts,anothercornyjoke;
C
onfuciussays,“Tomakeeggroll,push
individualism. This residue of the aged
Bilingual business cards are quickly
Confucius says, the best way for a
it!” Back at home, Confucius is
philosophyofKungFu-Tzustillhoversover
becomingthenorminSeoul,Koreanonthe
universitystudenttoturnhislifecompletely
typicallyusedasapreludetoacornyjokeor
Korean society and the dichotomy with
frontandEnglishontheback(impressively,
aroundistoget90degrees!
togeneratecleversayingsinfortunecookies.
westernindividualismcanstillbeseentoday.
often in Chinese or Japanese also). Look at
“Korea,it’salwaysthetotaloppositeofwhat
IwouldliketofocusonhowConfucianism
theaddresses,theHUFScampusinEnglish,
you’d expect,” Nollaig said, a comrade of
illuminates some of the differences
mightstartattheperson’soffice,thenemun-
mineinMohyun,soonaftermeetinghim.In
foreigners find from their home towns.
dong, Dongdaemun, and finally Seoul. But
a Korean classroom, ask about the
Think of eastern thinking going from the
the address in Korean starts in Seoul and
differencesbetweenwesternersandKoreans,
collective to the individual and western
finishes at the specific office, here again
typically students look at each other
thoughts from the individual to the
emphasizing the collective. Western
muttering, “yoogyo,” looking in their
individual. Ample evidence of this can be
apartments give mention of the apartment
(EnglishDepartmentHUFS,MastersCandidate)
LettertoTheArgus
Necessitytowithdrawstrike
Thestudents’pointofview
KimSun-woong/CartoonistofTheArgus
I
S
believe that the
Unless they do so, the students’
tudents’ damage
employment,isinabadsituation.Sincethe
strike has gone too
inconvenience and dissatisfaction will be
was caused by
informationforinternshipsoremployments
far. The library and
continued.
laborunion’sstrike.
is not notified well, students have
student service center
Thelaborunion’sstruggleisnecessary.It
On campus, students
disadvantages from it. Especially, the
are not properly being
is definitely a good way to express their
are complaining about
biggestdrawbackforstudentswouldbethe
operated and many services are being
rightfulrightsandtoprotectit.Also,itcan
their discomfort as the general strike has
lack of information on enterprises’ open
ESTABLISHED1954
stopped. All kinds of students from
make a strong motivation in performing
been going long. Each department is not
invitation and special consultation
freshmen to seniors who are preparing for
school services sincerely. However, the
operating smoothly. In this situation,
appointments.
PublishedmonthlyexcepttheschoolholidaysbyandforstudentsofHankukUniversityof
jobapplyingaregettingnervous.OnlyThe
students are losing their patient by the
students feel the most discomfort at using
In addition, rest rooms in buildings are
ForeignStudies.TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
Argushasbeenreportingarticlesrelatedto
minute.
the library. Because books are not in their
remaineduncleanandtheydon’tevenhave
higheststandardofcampusjournalism.
the strike and there are a few demanding
Thefirstplacewhereyoucanexperience
rightplaces,studentshavedifficultyfinding
toilet papers. And the noise from the labor
messages being sent to the readers in
this inconvenience is the library. Students
andborrowingthebookstheywanttoread.
unions’ demonstration distracts many
?President,Publisher
ParkChul
columnnowandthen.Butthereseemstobe
have to pass through piles of disorganized
To minimize students’ discomfort, student
students.Theunexpectedlongstrikecaused
nosignofimprovement.
books.Also,thebathroomsinthenewmain
workerswereemployed.Butduetothelack
by the dispute between school and labor
?Editor-in-Chief
LeeSang-hee
Unlessyou’reoneofthosestudentswho
buildingmakeeverybodysick.Itissodirty
oflabor,itstillseemsnottoworkwell.
unionisgivingstudentsonlyinconvenience.
?EditorialConsultant
have a lot of interests about what is going
andinsanitary.
Then,howaboutthepresentsituationsin
The authority of school and union need to
JoHyun-mi,KimJae-hyuk,ParkMin-shik
around in school, you probably still don’t
Last but not least, the scene of the labor
other departments? First, student service
compromise the dispute and withdraw the
?AssociateEditor
LeeJin-woo
knowwhythelaborunionstartedthestrike.
union members’ setting up tents and
centerisnotreissuingstudent’sIDcardfor
strike as soon as possible, so they could
EvenIdon’tknowexactlywhy.Everybody
demonstrating behind the new main
those who requested it. Also, students who
keep students from undergoing many
?Reporters
Anna,ChaHyun-jin,KimJeong-eun
I asked about it to, gave me different
buildingcannotleaveagoodimage.
are preparing to study abroad during
discomforts. School has to be a place for
?ProfessorEditor
answers and eventually they all said that
Soon, the final exam and summer
vacationarehavingalotofinconveniences
students.
ChaeMyung-su
labor union is on strike because they want
vacationwillgetstarted.Duringthisperiod,
because the department of foreign
?EnglishAdvisors
AhnMyung-ja,ChoSung-eun,MarkNicholson
theirpaytoberaised.SoIhavenochoice
itismyhopethattheschoolandthelabor
cooperation is not providing consultation
but to believe what they say about it.
union come up with an agreement and put
well.
JangKyung-jin(S-03)
However, I think that there must be other
onendtothissituation.
The undergraduate office is also not
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having a good operation in processing
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The labor union should make efforts on
students’ requests for a temporary absence
Tel:(031)330-4113
usyourimpressionsoropinions.
attracting the students’ attention and
from school or a double major. Likewise,
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explaining why they had to start the strike
JungEun-hee(J-05)
the career development center, which is
andjustifyingtheiractions.
responsibleforhelpinggraduatingstudents’

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