University inherently served as an autonomous sanctuary of learning. In recent years, however, a number of universities have been commercialized and even merged into corporations. It makes universities' original role weaker and causes numerous side-effects; an absence of pure studies. decline of st
A college student by the name of Lee recently agonized about what kind of gift to get for his girlfriend on their first anniversary. “I always want to give my girlfriend the best, but since I am a student who cannot afford expensive gifts, I decided to buy her some cosmetics which I heard would be o
“When I was a sophomore, one of my friends found out that I was doing Il-Co, due to my Deok Nae. She kept asking, so I had no choice but to come clean and admit that I was a member of an online community. Yet, she soon revealed to me that she was also a member of that same community. Since then, we
Lee Myung-bak, the 17th President of Korea pushed ahead with a number of reckless schemes during his term in power, despite public opposition. Projects such as the four river refurbishment scheme, in
Project competitions have become an important part of resumes for university students. They have also become problematic on several points including issues like copyrights, social pressure, and indiscriminate participation. The Hanyang Journal sheds light on the pros and cons of project competitions. -Ed.
“Sexjong University” – this is the nickname that Sejong University is being called after some erotic photos of its students spread through the Internet. The photos were images of stu
Starting the new semester, there are many protests by university students or civic groups against the high price of tuition fees. Those kind of protests have been recurring year after year, but Korean universities show no sign of changing their stances. This year, Hanyang University announced that it will increase the tuition fee by 2.9 percent. In this recent trend of tuition fees, The Hanyang Journal seeks for the fundamental reasons and solutions for it.
During the vacation, Hanyangians who walked out of the Aejimoon could not ignore the various banners and tents in front of the New Administration Building. On hHot summer days with the temperature goi
Hanyang University (HYU) was established in 1939, and it had its 70th anniversary last year. In its 71-year history, a large number of events have happened inside and outside the university. To delive
Last Sep. 24, 2009, a married couple who were addicted to Internet games left their three-month-old daughter to starve to death. The 41-year-old husband and 25-year-old wife were both game addicts. Af
Last year, the election for HYU? General Student Association of Seoul Campus for year 2010 failed once again, following the one which took place the year before. The reason for this failure was that the rate of students who voted were under 50 percent. Along with this, the vote rate of South Korea is decreasing as the time goes. The Hanyang Journal has took a look into the reasons for this phenomenon, and the solution to this. -Ed.
Recently in Korea, news and articles online have been flooded with the issues on sexual assaults. With the increasing rate of sexual assaults in Korea, criticisms on the level of punishment against the criminals of sexual assaults are rising. The Hanyang Journal diagnoses the current condition in Korea, coming up with an appropriate solution through foreign model examples. -Ed.
Face of HYU Dark Blue, Forsythia, Lion, Dove. These are known as the symbols of HYU (Hanyang University). Lim Hyo-jung, a freshman in School of Business, said, “I recognize blue and lion as the
In March, most of the bars around the universities are full and noisy. Most of the freshmen face at least one welcoming party a week from the seniors. Even though the problem of excessive drinking and
It has been 70 years for Hanyang University (HYU) Seoul campus and 30 years for Ansan campus. Status of the HYU has been growing both academically and environmentally since its establishment as Dong-A
.▶ Colleges under consideration to be merged at HYU are the College of Engineering, the College of Architecture and the College of Information and Comm unications ▶ The College of Engineering at HYU d
From May 3, the candle light vigil first began in Seoul, in front of Chunggye plaza. There has been a huge group of cramped citizens, angry at the government policy for importing American beef. Also ..
The conflict arising from lending class rooms to Hanchongryun by GSA ledresignation en masse. The HJ explored the meaning of the ideology to theuniversity student and the root of disbelief from student movement.
Not Low School,But Law SchoolOn February 4, the Ministry of Educationannounced that lawschools in Korea would be required to have a US-style student quota cap. Of the 2,000 student