Definition ASMR, an abbreviation for automatic sensory meridian response, is the sensory experience of indescribable psychological stability or pleasure. It is a response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or cognitive stimuli produced by the stimulation of the brain. The term ASMR, which is w

A 52 hour workweek system in South Korea aims at improving the quality of workers’ lives by reducing their laboring hours significantly and creating more jobs. It was implemented after the revised Labor Standards Act was sanctioned on 1 July 2018. This policy intends to shorten working hours and inc

Even a few years ago, the nation didn’t disclose the personal information of sexual criminals. In those days, citizens didn't pay a lot of attention to the issue of sexual offenders. This is partly because they assumed that sexual crime did not occur frequently. People usually thought that kind

Korea is now in a moral dilemma. According to the Jeju Immigration and Foreign Affairs Office, 561 people entered Jeju Island this year, and 549 of them applied for refugee application as of June 20th. This is twelve times the amount of Yemeni refugees as this time last year. These Yemeni refugees l

Do the students of Yeungnam University know that the our museum displays relics full of interesting histories? The Observer is going to introduce particular relics and their histories that are provided this year at Yeungnam University Museum. We hope students get some useful information regarding th

Nowadays as you walk through campus, you can easily find students who use an electric scooter, hoverboard, or another electrically powered mobility device. Such mobile devices are called ‘smart mobility’ or ‘personal mobility.’ Smart mobility refers to an electrically powered vehicle for just one pe

The Chunmaje of 2018 was held by the YU Club Association. It was held on September 6 and September 7. In fact, it had a very different atmosphere from last year’s Chunmaje. YU members could visit the flea market during the daytime and the rock festival at night. Kim Na-young, Paul Kim, Kwon Jin-ah,

As of 2 September 2018, the beginning date of the second semester, the system for checking Yeungnam University students’ attendance changed into the smart attendance system. The system asks students to download the relevant application on their cell phones and check their attendance through the Blue

Nowadays, Korean people have been suffering more from fine dust than other countries in Asia. Korea and China, especially, have been experiencing severe air pollution problems. It has been a significant issue in Korea, and people have demanded the government to take some measures to reduce the damag

A Note on the Poet The poet, Kee-Chul Lee, was born in Geochang, Gyeongsang province in 1943. He made his literary debut as a poet through The Hyundae Munhak in 1972. Since then, he has published more than one thousand five hundred poems in eighteen volumes. In addition, he was a professor of Korean

YU's second International EXPO was held from May 10th to 11th, 11:00~15:00p. m. It was held at the front gate of Yeungnam University clock tower square. It was their second EXPO after their first successful EXPO. Can you introduce yourself?Hi. My name is Cha Min-seok. I am participating as the 1

My first memory of The Yeungnam Observer was more than ten years ago. At that time, The Observer published a campus map in English near the end of each issue. It was one of the few campus maps available for foreign faculty members at YU. While using the map, I discovered new places on campus and dis

I would like to extend my congratulations to everyone behind the rebirth of The Yeungnam Observer. The regular publication of any media form is no small endeavor, and these intrepid spirits have their work cut out for them. But this is not without reward. The sense of pride in seeing one’s efforts c

Representing about 100 members of the YNO(Yeungnam Observer) graduates who worked for the YNO and its predecessor the YNC (YN Chronicle) in the university, I warm-heartedly welcome the re-foundation of the YNO.As the YNO catchphrase says, ‘to bring the world to the campus and the campus to the world

Since I am also a member of the university, I thought with consideration when I was asked to write this congratulating letter. So, I decided to write about what I felt while working as a member of the Yeungnam University broadcasting system.The broadcasting system and the newspapers are a means to r

I sincerely congratulate the revived publication of The Yeungnam Observer, hoping for its continued development in this era of multimedia. The first volume of The Yeungnam Observer was published on May 16, 1969, reaching its 47th anniversary this year. It was suspended for two years beginning in 198

Do you know about the “creator?” Most people call him or her a YouTuber. This is the up-and-coming job among young people. It is a very famous and popular job in modern society that is faced with an unemployment crisis because being a creator carries very little risk. Anyone who has a cellphone can

As parents and their children become more interested in education, home-schooling attracts their attention. Home-schooling is a way of educating children directly at home without sending them to school. Many students choose to do home-schooling because they can’t follow the school’s curriculum or ha

Let’s figure out whether our university center has been playing their role adequately or not. Yeungnam University enacted the Regulation on Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse in November 2001 and established a Gender Equality Center in accordance with this regulation. Fol

Korea is embroiled with appalling revelations by women who have been sexually abused by men. This is the ‘Me Too movement.’ This movement started with a public prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun’s disclosure of sexual harassment from Ahn Tae-geun who was a senior Justice Ministry official at the time. Her discl