Campus roads are classified as part of the private land, so the traffic law is not applied to campus and speeding vehicles could not be controlled. Even if cars, and motorcycles over the speed limit, drivers do not receive penalty points or pay fines. These loopholes raise car accidents with student

“I’ve experienced displeasure with cigarette smoke on the college campus. Some students even smoke at building entrances where many students usually pass through. Nonsmoking students are obviously exposed to second-hand smoke on campus.” Kim Yoon-jeong (sophomore, Electronic Engineering), a nonsmoke

Youth unemployment has already come to the fore as a major issue in our society. Various neologisms have been introduced in every university town and the anxieties of the ‘twenties’ are expressed continuously. Despite their beautiful youth, the twenties stay up all night to write stacks of resumes.

Yeungnam University has been selected as a participant of the ‘Program for Industrial Needs-Matched Education' (PRIME business) by the Ministry of Education.The Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Foundation announced on May 3 that 21 universities including Yeungnam University were chos

“Money is like a string instrument. The person who doesn’t know how to use it properly will hear dissonance.”Anonymously on Facebook on May 6, a Public Administration student cast doubt over his department’s audit, the student union fee, and the audit on department or school fees. His post has emerg

To foster globally talented students, the Office of International Corporation at Yeungnam University provides many programs. The Buddy Program is one of the international exchange programs that helps foreign exchange students with their early and smooth acclimation in a new life in Korea through the

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I have given much thought to my time here while preparing for my last issue this semester. Looking back I experienced work that I could not have done in any other place. When I applied to the Observer, it was just because I was interested in English rather than an interest in journalism. However, I

I have a dream that all people at YU are happy. I think that I am not enough to be best. For that, I need to study more, play more and love more. Let me explain to you some ways that I want to become happier.What do you think about yourself? We are adults who can express mature and serious thought.

George Orwell in the novel ‘Animal Farm’ said, “All [men] are equal but some are more equal than others”. This seemed to have been the outcry of many people in regard to the media’s response to the atrocities that occurred in France, as well as the political condemnation made by politicians across t

Last November 14th, many people gathered at the Gwanghwamun sqauare in opposition of the government issued textbook, to resolve the Sewol ferry disaster and other issues. This public meeting began peaceful. However, conflict between the public and the police became aggressive, and farmer Baek Nam-ki

The women are one of the most valued contributors to society when a society believes that men and women are not equal it gives the opportunity to treat the genders in a different way which will cause social injustice, discrimination and gender disparities, in most of the countries women are treated

What is ISIS?The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or “Daesh” is an extremist militant group which was declared in June 2014, self-proclaimed to be the caliphate or Islamic State. It is led by and composed of extremist Arabs from Iraq, Syria, as well as some other countries. As of March 2015, t

IARC(International Agency for Research on Cancer), a WHO(World Health Organization) affiliated organization, announced ‘processed meat’ is a first division of carcinogen and ‘Red meat’ is SecondA division of carcinogen on October 26th. In the manufacturing process, ‘PAH(Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarb

Kidult is a word that combines kid and adult. It is used to refer to adults who keep their kidlike joy of life. In past, kidult was identified as the Peter Pan Syndrome which was used to describe people who deny their adults responsibilities and want to stay as kids. However, now the image of kidult

2015 Second Semester Lecture EvaluationA. Period 2015.11.30 (Mon) 10:00 - 2015.12.04 (Fri) 24:00B. Subject of Evaluation 2015 second semester all subjects ※ Except for work experience, special lecture, medical subject and other designated subjectsC. Method of Participation: Homepage → URP total

On November 3rd, the government approved the government issued textbook of Korean history for general usage. The government announced their textbook plan two days earlier than scheduled. Furthermore, Yun Gwan-seok, an assemblyman of The New Politics Alliance for Democracy, had suggested that there w

Yeungnam University students won the ‘participation prize’ from ‘Exhibit on Creating Financial Ideas, 2015’ by suggesting a smartphone app linkage of financial products that manage driver’s daily income.This contest has hosted by the Industrial Bank of Korea and the Asian economic newspaper since 20

Yeungnam University ranks 9th in the country for senior management positions in Korea’s 30 largest companies.According to the latest data analyzed by the Corporate Management Performance Assessment, ‘The Score CEO’, Yeungnam University ranked 9th in the country when counting the number of graduates

YU Chinese Students ‘PAN YINCHEN, CAO JUNWEI’ received the “Gyeongsan Mayor Award” along with 5 million won at the 2015 International Young Contents Show (Y-Con). Y-Con took place during four days from October 27th to the 30th at Gyeongsan Gymnasium. This event was hosted by Korea Creative Content A