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Editorial
The Human Footprint
pt.1: Agriculture
ESTABLISHED1954
Publishedmonthlyexceptonschoolholidaysbyand
for the students of Hankuk University of Foreign
I
fyoueverreadaboutGreco-Romanmythology,youwillknowthatmostof
Studies, TheArgus, the oldest campus English
thegodsaregrumpyandbad-tempered.Meanwhile,Demeter,thegoddessof
fertility is a very rare figure with gentleness and authority at the same time.
magazine in Korea, pursues the highest standard of
campusjournalismandacademism.
The myth does not cover her much, maybe she is too kind for her hot-tempered
fellows.However,herroleisreallyimportantasshepresidesovergrainsandthe
fertilityoftheearth,whichisdeeplyrelatedtothecycleoflifeanddeath.
?PresidentandPublisher
Prof.KimIn-chul
When her daughter, Persephone, was abducted, Demeter put everything else
?ExecutiveEditor
Prof.NamWon-jun
asideandsearchedforherdaughterinvain.Hersorrowandangerburntdownall
?Editor-in-Chief
NaGeum-chae(CFAC-2)
the crops on earth, and lands soon became barren. Upon Demeter¡¯s curse, great
droughtandconsequentlyfaminearrived.OnlyafterZeus,kingofthegods,came
?AssociateEditors
KimMin-ji(F-2)
tosootheheranger,allmortalsmanagedtoavoidextinction.
KwakHyun-jeong(PA-2)
Demeter has silently watched and supported the growth of mankind from the
OhJu-yeong(CIT-3)
ancientGreekeratocontemporarysociety.Indeed,agriculture,hergreatestgiftto
ParkChang-hwan(G-3)
thehumanrace,isthefoundationofthecivilizedworldweseetoday.Itstillisa
?StaffReporters
ChoiYun-jeong(ELC-1)
keyindustrywhichcannotbereplacedbyanything.However,Demeter¡¯sanxiety
JungMin-yeong(CIT-3)
toKoreanagricultureisgettingdeeperthesedays.
KimJi-hyeon(IIT-2)
Weseelessgreenthaneverbefore.Thetotalfarmlandareahasbeendeclining
MunJi-hyun(ELLT-1)
due to the urbanization and industrialization. People indiscriminately import
YooChan-heum(ELC-1)
cheap foreign farm products, weakening the competitiveness of Korean produce.
Most of all, young people are not interested in farming. And that is the biggest
?Illustrator
ParkJin-na
problemastheyaretheleadersoffuture.
Whetherwewantitornot,futureisalwaysbeforeus.Wewillsoonhavetotake
action to solve the problems which the present human race is facing. Avoiding
themisnodifferentfromhandingoveratimebombtoourchildren.Sothen,what
canwedo?
The only things that can brighten up the future are the courage to fight against
what we fear and the passion to learn about what we are not familiar with.
The Argus hopes readers have time to ruminate about the value of agriculture,
realizingthatitisnotjustadistastefuldrudgery,butthesourceoftoday¡¯srichness
andglory.Godblessallfarmworkersthroughthesetoughdays.
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Editor-in-Chief
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