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Editorial
The Beauty of
White Noise
ESTABLISHED1954
I
f someone asks me “What is the one thing you always carry with you?”
Withoutasecondthought,theanswerwillbein-earheadphones.Itakethem
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for the students of Hankuk University of Foreign
everywhere, no matter how big of a hurry I am in. From the moment I get
Studies, TheArgus, the oldest campus English
upinthemorningtothemomentIfallbackasleep,lookingformyearphoneshas
magazine in Korea, pursues the highest standard of
becomearitual.Sincetheyarealwayspluggedintomyears,itfeelstransgressive
campusjournalismandacademism.
nottokeepitclosertotheplacewhereitbelongs:inmypocket.
I plug them in not only to listen to music, but also to isolate myself from an
?PresidentandPublisher
Prof.KimIn-chul
excess of noise. The feeling of someone whispering in my ears gives me the
feeling of remoteness, blocking almost 100 percent of the sound I hear. The
?ExecutiveEditor
Prof.NamWon-jun
conceptof“artificialdeafness”wasnearlyabouttobecoineduntilIrealizedwhat
?Editor-in-Chief
MoonChae-un(R-3)
was really crucial in my life. It was just another normal day until I found that I
?AssociateEditors
JangYu-jin(D-3)
had not brought my earphones with me. I thought about stopping and heading
KimTae-young(IEL-3)
back to my place to grab them several times, but my laziness prevailed. I just
NaGeum-chae(CFAC-2)
had to make my way to the subway, feeling uncomfortable and uneasy at the
same time. Then a seemingly insurmountable, existential challenge struck me: a
?StaffReporters
JangSoo-hyun(IS-2)
challengetokeepmyselfintactonthesubwaywhiledoingnothing.Iconsidered
KimMin-ji(F-2)
staringblanklytosignalmydispleasure.
KwakHyun-jeong(PA-2)
Many minutes passed, or maybe more than minutes, and at some point, the
OhJu-yeong(CIT-3)
people around me came into my vision. The people on the subway were, in
ParkChang-hwan(G-3)
fact, exactly the kind of people you would see in coffee shops, or on the streets,
?CopyReaders
Prof.MerrileeBrinegar
workingthroughtheirownissues.Theywerenodifferentfromalltheothersthat
Prof.MichaelHeinz
I had seen before. Something, however, was a little different this time. I noticed
Prof.ToddJobbitt
a cute couple sitting together, deep in conversation, and I eavesdropped on their
conversation.“Itreallywouldbetterifthefilmmakerwasfemale,”andthenthey
?Illustrator
YoonJae-seo
started to talk about the film they probably saw on that day. “Do you think the
girl should have made a different choice?” One ranted, the other paused, and
theyendeduplaughing.Theirconversationwasfullofwarmth,andnothingelse
could have felt this alive. I could imagine the city appeared in a movie that was
all bright squalls of traffic and neon signs, and the loose crowds on every street
corner,laughingandsmoking.
Takingtheearplugsoffenabledmetohearthesoundoflifevividly.Notonlythe
sounditself,Icametorealizethereissomethingcompellinginpeople’slives,and
thatweoftenmissalotinourlifebypurposelyavoidingthis.Musictrulymakes
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ByMoonChae-un
Editor-in-Chief

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