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Editorial
Voicing Opinion in
Public Ensures Liberty
I
n an unusual criticism of institutional learning, two Korean university students last month said that
thereisnoreasonforanyuniversitytoexistanymore.TheirremarkshavecreatedripplesintheKorean
university community as well as in the cyberworld. For many reasons, as the two argued, Korean
universitieshavefailedthemeaningoflearning.Eventhoughthetwostudentsdidnotcomeupwithspecific
alternatives to the university system, their message is loud and clear- there is no alternative for constructive
criticismandforvoicingstudents’opinionsopenly.
Kim Ye-seul, a junior at the Korea University, hung a poster at the backgate of the university’s business
schoolthatread,“TodayIquitbeingauniversitystudent.ImeanIgiveadenialtoit.”Kimalsosaidinthe
posterthatuniversitiesinKoreahavebecomemerelyanauthorityforissuingcertificates,whereeducationis
ofsecondaryconcern.ShethinksthatKoreanuniversitiesdonotnurturestudents’potentialsandonlytrain
themtosecureagoodemployment.SomeoneattachedanotenexttoKim’sposterthatread“Isupportyour
brave choice and you are not alone.” A blog supporting Kim was also created in the popular web portal,
Daum.
Afterjust19daysofKim’shangingtheposter,anotherpostersupportingKimwasseeninCollegeofSocial
SciencesbuildingattheSeoulNationalUniversity(SNU),consideredtobethetopmostuniversityinKorea.
The poster titled “Today I deny the university and start fighting” was authored by Chae Sang-won, a junior
attheuniversity.HesaidthathewashighlyinspiredbyKim’sact.HealsoaddedthatencouragedbyKim’s
poster,hedecidedtoexpresshisownthoughtsontheproblemsoftheKoreanuniversitysystemthatwereso
longsuppressedinhismind.However,unlikeKim,hedidnotleavetheuniversitybutchosehisownwayof
solvingtheproblemsoftheuniversitysystemwhilebeingapartofit.Hesaidhewillbeginhiscampaignby
callingforareforminsomecoursesprovidedattheSNU.
The two incidents created a uproar among the the college students because of their extreme and idealistic
nature. What is more important here is the revealation that the students’ concerns can be voiced publicly
when they act together. Kim’s was a brave and courageous act that helped lots of issues concerning Korean
universityeducationtosurface.Eventhoughthesetwoincidentsmaynotimmediatelychangetheuniversity
system,itisimportantthatthevoicesofstudentsareheardopenlyandinpublic.Itisalsoimportantbecause
theconcernsoftheuniversitystudentshadnotbeenheardortalkedaboutopenlyinpublicuntilrecently.
It is important to voice our opinions in public. To do this, a correct understanding of our own social
problemsisrequired.Weourselvesshouldbetheoneswhostarttoanswerourquestions,solveourproblems
and create alternatives. It is high time for the university students to come together. However, most of the
students are not eager to make their voices heard. They focus more on their personal matters than on the
socialissuesprimarilybecausetheyarenothopefulthattheirvoiceswilleverbeheard.
The problems we students face are best understood by a fellow student. The problems that exist in the
universitysystemaffectusimmensely.Ifwehavenointerestinourownsocialissues,therewillbenooneto
solve them. No matter how insignificant these issues look, they may very well develop into significant ones
affectingthethesocietyasawhole.Itisimportantthatweallworktogetherandvoiceouropinionsloudand
clearandalsotrytooffersuitablealternatives.Aseriesofsmallchangescanbringamajorpositivechangein
oursociety.
Editor-in-Chief
HwangJeong-hyeon
www.theargus.org

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