Use of the smart card system has started. Both students and faculty can use a smart card as a replacement to their ID cards, cash & check cards, and for electronic checking in their attendance. It

YU distributed small plots of land to 285 local residents and 62 faculty members through a process of internet application from 27 March to 6 April. A total of 4,100 pyeong are provided for those who

Ahead of Teacher's Day, YU professors donated one hundred million won to the university. On May 11th, ten professors of the Computer Science Department of the School of Electrical Engineering, includ

Prof. Barry J. Marshall, Nobel Laureate in Physiology in 2005, was invited by the School of Bio-technology to give a lecture at the Humanities's auditorium on 3 May. In his lecture, Prof. Marshall ta

You may have heard that life is a journey, or rather a series of journeys, consisting of unforeseen obstacles and often times, strenuous ascents that require great effort and perseverance. Each journe

Park Jung-heum, JuniorDept. of Cultural Anthropology E-learning is emphasized as a new educational program in local universities ahead of the ubiquitous era. With the beginning of the 21st century, Ye

Jung Ho-hyung, Post-graduate Mechanical Engineering The Republic of Korea and Japan have continually disputed the sovereignty of Dokdo island, both of them claiming it to be their own. Obviously there

Chris MalpassOld Dominion University, Virginia, USA The "Land of Morning Calm"is nothing but an idea until you have the chance to experience it firsthand. I spent ten days in Beijing, China

Blue Grapes Yi Yuk-sa July in my native placeIs the season of blue grapes ripening.When the village legend grows in clusters,The distant dreaming sky lies imbeded in each fruit;When below the sky the

Kim Kyung-a, SophomoreDept. of Archaic Sino-Korean Education Have you ever heard about 'the old man slave' shown by the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)? Most viewers must have been embarrassed or ev

Bae Jun-young, JuniorDept. of Politics & Diplomacy There are not many students among us who have been abroad. Sometimes, people who traveled abroad are envied by their friends. There are two reaso

Shin Won-gyu, Senior Dept. of Englsih These days interest in Korean history is growing rapidly. This can be seen with the rise in popularity in TV drama titled 'Jumong'. This drama encouraged people

Have you ever heard of the Keochang International Festival of Theatre (KIFT)? This year, the 18th KIFT opened on July 28th and ran until August 16 at Suseungdae, Wicheon-myon, Keochang-gun, Gyeongsang

Choi Jae-mokProfessor, Dept of Philosophy This article is an introduction to the full text of the above-mentioned paper, which will be presented at an international conference co-hosted by Princeton U

As of the first day of September 2006, Yeungnam University (YU) will officially start its 'U-campus' program. Construction is ongoing around the university, and the 'U-campus' theme will be promot

Byun Jeong-pilInternational Coordinator, Korean Alliance against KorUS FTA The South Korean government announced in a sudden that it opens the negotiation on an FTA with the U.S. on 3 February 2006. F

Korea and the United States of America have had problems with each others' positions with regard to establishing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The difficulties with regard to the practicalities inher

Heated controversy rages within and beyond Korea due to the advent of negotiations on a Korea-U.S. (KORUS) free trade agreement (FTA). The Yeungnam Observer (YNO) investigated the impact of a potentia

On 25 July 2006, Kermit L. Hall, the President of State University of New York at Albany, visited Yeungnam University (YU) at the invitation of Woo Tong-ki, the President of Yeungnam University. On th

Yeungnam University recruited 18 professors for the second semester of 2006. Out of 18 professors, 15 professors were selected through an ordinary process of employment, and 3 professors were recruite