Sexual Molestation Occurrence at CWNU

The Campus Journal
No. 205
Changwon National University
MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015
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CWNU held the 46th anniversary
of its foundation and the 1st Proud
CWNU’s People Awards Ceremony on
March 20th in the central laboratory
for science & technology. Guests
participating in the event were Gang
Gi-yun, a member of the National
A s s e m bly a n d t h e p r e sid e nt of
CWNU Reunion, Prof. Choi Haebeom, a candidate for the CWNU 7th
presidency, and the CWNU 2nd, 3rd
President Lee Suo. At this anniversary,
long-term employees were presented
with an award certificate. President
Lee presented it and the recipients
i ncluded P rof. Dong Seong-si k ,
Kim Gi-min, Gwon Tae-in. “I really
thank staff members, students and
all the participants for attending the
anniversary. CWNU shouldn’t settle
for the present. The reason we could
continue to grow and develop was that
we made ceaseless efforts and devoted
ourselves to learn. CWNU has to
become a university competing with
the world by looking toward the next
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and vision” said President Lee in his
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president, delivered a congratulatory
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Then the 1st Proud CWNU’s People
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by Seong Jae-ho, reporter
Sexual Molestation Occurrence at CWNU
R e c e n t l y, s e x u a l m o l e s t a t i o n
in universities is becoming more
widespread. It is shocking because
most of us expect high morality from
professors. CWNU was no exception
from a recent issue of sexual molestation
in the university. One of our professors
(Prof. Park) at CWNU was accused of
sexual molestation and bribery from
part-time lecturers by three Chinese
students in July 2014. However, Prof.
Park was acquitted for lack of evidence.
After that, the university brought a
suit against him for the alteration of
an official document, a violation of
the Electronic Financial Transaction
Act, speculation etc. However, the
disciplinary punishment was the same
as the first lawsuit. This February,
CWNU re-litigated him on the same
charges.
According to the office of academic
affairs, this case was referred to the
disciplinary committee on March 23,
in order to determine what level of
punishment to impose. They haven’t
formally announced the settlement
yet. Now no classes for Prof. Park are
currently being held. Two plaintiffs
are studying for a doctor’s degree at
CWNU. About this issue, one of the
students at College of Natural Science
said, "I had been proud of CWNU for
the national university. However, after
seeing the headquarters of CWNU's
passive attitude on the problem and lack
of responsibility to this matter, I was
very disappointed. I think that before
media reports, the university didn’t
patch matters up quickly. I hope CWNU
gets better about this.”
At anytime or anyplace, the problem
could go on. What we need to know is,
with our attention on the problem, we
can protect ourselves.
by Park Sarah, cub-reporter
CAMPUS NEWS & SURVEY Ⅱ
The Campus Journal | MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015
Is it Really New?
▲Complaint from a boarder regarding dormitory ‘BTL(Built Transfer Lease)'
CW NU's new student dormitory
‘BTL (Built Transfer Lease)’ was
completed earlier than the expected
completion date. Despite that a month
hasn’t even passed, the dorm is causing
great inconvenience to students which
has aroused a controversy about poor
construction.
‘Miss Kim’ who is currently living in
BTL said “The wallpaper split is deep
enough that I can even see the concrete
wall” with a look of anxiety on her
face. The other students complained
regarding the present state of the
water service facilities. Boarders have
frequently suffered from the occurrence
of water being shut off. Even when the
system was working properly, red water
came out of the tap. ‘Kwon’ a freshmen
said” the administration office told
us that the red water would stop if we
turn the water on for approximately 5
minutes. However, it still came out for
more than an hour.” He also added that
because of this, it got to the point where
he had to wash using water from the
purifier. Parents urged that something is
needed to be done and there should be
no more signs of danger. In response,
the dormitory administration’s head
chief executive said, “The issues that
the students filed are all addressed at the
present moment.” She also added that
there is utterly no need for the boarders
to be concerned for their safety.
Even though the problems are all taken
care of, the officials should not have
provided any of these flaws regarding
the dormitory which has caused anxiety
to boarders from the beginning.
by Jeong Seung-in, cub-reporter
Respect Individual’s Creative Works
▲A percentage of correct answers
▲What do you think is the main reason that people
▲What do we have to do to protect copyright?
infringe copyright?
How much do you k now about
copyright? Copyright means the legal
right to be the only producer or seller
of a book, play, film, or record for a
specific length of time. Many people
are not interested in copyright so they
often infringe upon it. To know about
copyright is important. Therefore, we
conducted a survey of 300 students
to f ig u re out their k nowledge of
copyrights.
First of all, we give them 5 true-false
questions about copyright.
Q u e s t i o n n u m b e r o n e i s: T h e
copyright disappears if the author dies.
The answer is ‘False’. 91% of students
gave the right answer. Copyright is
available for 70 years after the author
dies.
Question number two is: It is an
i n f r i ngement of copy r ig ht if we
uploaded music which we downloaded
from online music websites legally on
our blog. The answer is ‘True’ and 72%
students correctly answered.
Question number three is: It is an
infringement of copyright if a hospital
shows a movie for free for patients in
a hall. The answer is ‘True’. Only 37%
students gave the right answer.
Question number four is: It is not an
infringement of copyright if someone
shows highlights of a movie which is
edited. The answer is ‘False’. More than
half of students gave the wrong answer.
Through these questions we recognize
that students don’t know well enough
about copyright. Remember, you cannot
use others’ works for a commercial
purpose which you buy for a personal
purpose and you should be permitted
before you use others’ works.
Next, we asked ‘What do you think
is the main reason that people infringe
copyright?’ They don’t know that they
infringe copyright.’(54%) and ‘They
think it is waste of money.’(46%)
account for similar percentages.
Most students feel the need to protect
copyright so we asked them ‘What do
we have to do to protect copyright?’
34% of students said it is important to
promote copyright information (30%).
And then, education about it (30%),
toughen penalties for pirates (22%) and
strengthen the crackdown on illegal
downloading sites (14%) are followed.
CWNU has a lecture named ‘Easy
to know copyright’. We encounter
many copyright problems in college
life (writing theses, reports and in
class). We can learn how to handle
these problems. If you are interested
in copyright, how about attending this
lecture? We hope CWNU students will
be mature cultured people who respect
works which individuals expend time
and efforts to make.
by Jo Yu-na, cub-reporter,
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OPINION
MONDAY MARCH 30 , 2015 | The Campus Journal
What do you think about?
To the Readers
Think Outside The Box
'A larva is generated naturally from
rubbish'
Surprisingly, people thought like
this for 2,000 years. Besides, people
usually regarded insects as damaging
to them and as products of the
Devil. Currently, people know that
a butterfly goes through complete
metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a
butterfly via the pupa stage. However,
only 300 years ago, people thought
that caterpillars were completely
different from butterflies. Because
they believed that a caterpillar is
generated naturally from mud and
piles of garbage, it was quite hard for
people of that time to face the truth
that a caterpillar is the same being
as a beautiful butterfly. People even
called a butterfly 'a summer-bird' that
makes an abrupt appearance when
the weather is warm.
So, how can people think outside
the box? Due to the paintings of
Ma r ia Sibyl la Me r ia n , p e ople
could believe that caterpillars are
equal beings to butterf lies. This
German girl didn't think of insects
as annoying creatures, nor regard
insects as products of the Devil. She
only liked to observe them with full
curiosity. One day, she discovered a
butterfly coming out of its cocoon.
She drew pictures after seeing it, and
collected the paintings into a book.
The book marked a turning point in
entomology, which had been nothing
more than vain discussion.
The most remarkable aspect of this
story is that Maria was able to make a
great discovery because she was free
of a fixed idea that dominated people
for 2,000 years. We know that we are
enclosed with many stereotypes. You
have zipped up your mouth, afraid
to be looked as a weird person if you
say some of them are wrong. It is
OK to hear that you are crazy once
in a while. How about conducting
yourself in what you really want to
do? Maybe it is the way to become a
creative person.
by Jeong Won-kyeong, editor-in-chief
The Student Union Fee
By entering the university, students pay a student union fee to their major. This
money is used for school events and departmental events which help freshmen
school life. However, some students are having doubts about this money and
question whether they have to pay, and why they have to pay about two hundred
thousand won. What do you think about this?
I’m the student president of the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Tr a d e S t u d e n t s’
Association. So I am well informed
about the use of the student union fee
compared to other people. I can say
clearly that the student union fee is
really fair. When we collect the student
union fee, the amount of financial
burden is reduced relatively, and you
don’t have to pay too much for school
events like MT, and the athletics
competition. Besides, the student union
fee is used for the welfare of students.
Some pens, paper and other stationery
in the major room is all from this
fee. Also, all detailed statements are
disclosed to the public, so you can see
the bills or details freely at anytime.
Don’t think too critically and with too
much doubt. Including myself, many
students working for the students’
association are trying to do our best.
If you're a college student, regardless
of what you're currently majoring in,
you may have paid a student union fee
once or even more than that. Students'
association asks us or, in some cases,
even punishes us for the fee. Sometimes
it's rather unaffordable. Besides they
ask us to pay it all at once. However, we
pay our own bills whenever we attend
events, don't we? That is also wrong
and unjust. Furthermore, they often say
they're keeping receipts so we can visit
their office if we are doubtful. However,
who would dare knock on their door
to ask questions about these sensitive
issues?
Although it is true that the students’
association tries to sponsor school
events for students, I want them to
solve our doubts. I hope every student
is satisfied with their school life without
any complaints sooner or later.
by Kim Hyun-woo(Dept. of International
by Dilettanna (Dept. of Biochemistry &
Trade)
Health Science)
Chaotic Crowds
by Luke Hanson
Language Education Center
This past weekend I took a short train
ride to Wondong to enjoy the spring
weather. I had no idea what kind of
hectic crowd I was getting myself into.
I was surprised by the sheer amount
of people going to the exact same
place, which I didn’t even know was
a festival until I arrived, the crowd
was overwhelming and f lustering.
Apparently thousands of people did
know about it.
The biggest problem I noticed about
the festival in Wondong, and have
noticed in many other occasions, is
the lack of organization and safety
measures. Everyone who arrived by
train needed to get to the main area
by way of a steep, hazardous staircase
which had no railing and falling off the
side would cause serious injury. With
many oblivious children and other
people pushing through, it’s a wonder
▲The crowded arrival platform at Wondong Station
how anyone didn’t get hurt. The other
big issue was at the top of the stairs:
a non-existing walkway over roots,
rocks, and uneven ground on one side
of a guard-rail or walking beside traffic
with no sidewalk on the other. Where
are people supposed to walk aside from
these awful and dangerous conditions?
Well, the other option was waiting in
an extremely long line for a bus to take
people 10 minutes up a hill.
Anyone who’s ever been to Gwangalli
for the annual fireworks festival knows
how crazy the crowds are there. It’s an
exhausting and painful process to get
to and from the event by any means
of transportation. Couldn’t they run
more subway trains during the event? I
understand how difficult it is to manage
crowds at times like these, but there
needs to be improvement.
Maybe you remember the tragic
incident last October outside of Seoul
when 16 people died at a crowded
concert because they were standing
on a ventilation grate. People should
not accept the poor safety conditions
of public places because these are
serious problems which cost lives. The
government as well as festival and event
organizers need to make necessary
adjustments to make populated areas
safe for everyone.
In conclusion, crowds are a serious
proble m at p opu la r eve nt s. T he
government and festival organizers
need to do more to keep people safe.
All walkways and pedestrian traffic
areas should be safely accessible. There
should be hand railings for people to
hold and to prevent people from falling
from steep places. Automobile traffic
should be routed away from crowds of
people. There should be clear signs to
direct people. There should be more
trains, buses, or subways during the
festival to reduce the crowd size more
quickly. It is essential that the people in
charge anticipate the size and tendencies
of crowds and plan accordi ngly.
When this is not done, it is extremely
dangerous and sometimes fatal.
The Campus Journal |
PEOPLE
MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015
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Who Is The King of Reading the Book?
▲Park Woo-sub received an extensive
reading award for reading 142 books
last year (left side)
What would be a great way to spend
school life more meaningfully? Reading
books is one way. It is a medium to
experience many things indirectly. Also,
reading many books during university
life will be a treasure after graduation.
Today, I interviewed the graduate who
borrowed the most books from the
school library. Let’s talk about who he
is and why he borrows so many books.
Q. Why do you visit the school library
so often?
Park: The main reason is, it’s my
usual habit. Because I don’t have TV at
home, instead of watching TV, reading
books has been my usual habit. So
naturally, I visit the library and borrow
books.
Q. What kind of books do you usually
borrow?
Park: I’m mostly i nterested i n
historical novels, so I borrow them
mostly. I’m also interested in novels so I
borrow them frequently.
Q. Are there any books to recommend
to our students?
Park: I want to recommend Tae Baek
Mountain Chain written by Jo Jeonglae. This novel is an epic novel so the
content is long, but it is not boring. In
addition, we can accurately know about
past events through the book.
Q. What is the advantage to reading
many books during your campus life?
Park: Books help to experience many
things that we can’t experience in daily
life. I can have various experiences as
I read many books. Also, these various
experiences help my dancing which is
my major. So I recommend students to
read many books because they can get
various experience.
Q. What are good points and bad
points of our library?
Park: First, the advantage is that our
library has good accommodations. Also,
it has many kinds of books. However,
the weakness is that the loan period is
very short and the limit to the number
of books checked out is only three. It is
too little, in my opinion.
Q. Finally, Is there anything more to
say to our readers?
Park: This is the time of your youth.
We can never have our youth back
again, so enjoy it without regret.
by Ma Jung-min, cub-reporter
Run with Pace Maker!
Which club has won the enormous
prizes in CWNU? That is ‘Pace Maker’,
the economy of science club. I met
Baek Jung-eun (Dept. of Economics),
president of Pace Maker.
Q. Would you introduce Pace Maker
simply?
Baek: Pace Maker is the club of
economy of science. We do various
activities about economy with people
who are interested in getting a job in
the financial world, regardless of major.
Q. Is there any special standard to get
into Pace Maker?
Baek: First, applicants should be
CWNU students, and only freshmen,
sophomores and juniors can apply. We
don’t care about major, but applicants
have to prepare some basic economics
knowledge equivalent to the levels of
the principles of economics.
Q. What are the main activities in
Pace Maker?
Baek: First, we do newspaper scrap.
We choose economics newspapers
and read them. After that, we share
our own thoughts. Second, we analyze
economic issues. Through this activity,
we have time to do a presentation about
economic effects in Korea and to the
world. Last, we hold a symposium. We
compete in our club, and the winner of
the symposium competes in the Gyungnam symposium.
Q. What is the secret of winning the
enormous prizes?
Baek: In our club, there’re only
people that have the same goal. So we
communicate easily and effectively.
Q. What is different about Pace
Maker compared to other clubs?
Baek: Our club has a tradition and
system inherited since 2012. We have
an alternating current between seniors
and juniors. Seniors who graduated and
got a job help juniors as mentors. That
is the most important difference about
our club.
Through the interview, I was able to
see that Pace Maker has a really strong
friendship and will. How about apply to
▲The president of 'Pace maker', the
club of economy of science
Pace maker next semester?
by Oh yu-ju, cub-reporter
From 30 years ago till now
▲ He said, “Widen your horizons,
expand all over the world and work for
humanity.”
Many people have made an effort
to make CWNU better today from 30
years ago. We met Prof. Kim Gi-min
of Dept. of Special Education, who has
taught students for 30 years.
Q. What was your starting point to
become a professor?
Kim: I entered CWNU to become
a secondary teacher and Pedagogy
was my major. However, I was in
trouble because I felt it didn’t suit my
personality after starting to teach in
the fourth year. After thinking it over,
I went to graduate school and studied
more due to suggestions from seniors.
At that time, the Dept. of Special
Education didn’t exist and there was
just the Dept. of Education. CWNU just
recruited a person whose major was
educational philosophy and I took the
first step, being hired as an instructor in
CWNU on September 1st in 1984.
Q. Do you have any difficulties at
work?
Kim: In other professors’ cases,
they can do lectures because their
depar tments don’t change. In my
case, the number of subjects I could
teach decreased due to the creation
of the Dept. of Special Education.
Diminishing the need to teach students
was a bit difficult and a worry for me.
Q. If you had a rewarding moment at
work, when was it?
Kim: Dept. of Special Education is
a place to develop teachers teaching
d isabled ch ild ren. W hen I see
students passing a teacher recruitment
examination, and instructing their
juniors during the student teaching,
truly, I feel it is worth teaching students
enthusiastically as a professor.
Q. Lastly, if you have any hope for our
students, what would it be?
Kim: I’m sad that, though students are
worried about employment and studied
hard because of youth unemployment,
it doesn’t always work out. Personally
I want students to display their own
abilities globally, widening their
horizons and getting out of the fence
called Korea. Not just looking to get
into a major company, I want them
to do many worthwhile works like
volunteering in poor countries and
teaching the poor because I’m sure our
students have intellectual, moral and
upright abilities.
by Choi Hyeon-kyeong, cub-reporter
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INTRODUCE
MONDAY MARCH 30 , 2015 | The Campus Journal
The Beautiful Store: Sharing Brings Happiness
It is important that we know exactly
wh at we wa nt t o do. I f you a r e
interested in helping people in need and
protecting the environment, here is a
good company to work for. It is ‘The
Beautiful Store’ which is a mediumsized typical social enterprise.
About the Beautiful Store
The Beautiful Store was established
under ‘Expansion of Sharing Culture’
i n 20 02. It s m a i n job is sel l i ng
donated recyclable materials, helping
underprivileged people and supporting
public beneficial activities with its
profits. The head office is in Seoul and
stores and circulation centers which
classify the donated products are all
across the country.
Main Business
The Beautiful Store helps many poor
people throughout large business areas
as a social enterprise recognized by the
Ministry of Labor. Also, it is the core
of regional life environment movement
by running more than one hundred
▲ The Beautiful Store which is located in Changwon
reusing stores in Korea and a fundraising campaign for national support
is actively ongoing. Besides, it supports
fair trade and tries to create design by
practical recycling.
Mission & Vision
T h e B e a u t i f u l St o r e e x i s t s t o
contribute to the changing eco-friendly
culture by reusing and recycling. Its
long-term aim is to generalize awareness
of reusing and to promote development
of community by social activities. Also,
as a non-profit corporation, it pursues
high efficiency and public interest at the
same time.
The right people for the company
Dedication to the company, gratitude
for relationship, and morality. These are
the chief factors of desirable employees
in the Beautiful Store. The company
wants talent from those who are not
only devoted to their role but also to
maximize other members’ ability by
taking the lead.
Recruitment and working condition
Successful candidates passing public
employment go through a probationary
period of three months, and then
transfer as an assistant administrator
after evaluation. Bonuses are given four
times a year for permanent positions
and promotion is only made on the
basis of demonstrated abilities. Also,
various programs are provided in order
to strengthen capabilities of members.
Excellent workers and long-ter m
employees have a chance for overseas
studies and voluntary study groups
consist of more than five people and are
supported by the company.
Working in the Beautiful Store only
to earn money without any public spirit
would be a very hard and worthless job.
However, if you empathize with the
company’s philosophy and truly want
to work for social welfare, it would be a
great opportunity to realize your dream.
If you have any questions or need
more information, visit http://www.
beautifulstore.org.
by Lee Ha-eun, cub-reporter
The Various Spring Festivals in the World
▲ India has Holi Festival, ‘The festival of colors’
Most of people think that spring is the
most beautiful season of the year. Don’t
you enjoy the lively feel of spring? Let’s
find a variety of spring festivals in the
world.
Ji n h a e G u n h a n g Fe s t iv a l i s
representative of cher r y blossom
festivals in Korea. During the festival,
more than 50 events like Chungmu
Gong (Admiral Yi Sun-shin’s) memorial
ceremony, the naval band march, the
honor guard review, an essay contest
and photo exhibition will be held to
boost the festival atmosphere.
In India, the Holi Festival was on
March 6th this year. It is also known
as ‘The festival of colors’ and is held in
the whole country of India on the last
month according to the Hindu calendar.
In this festival, people of all ages and
▲ Valencia’s firework festival
both sexes play and spray color paints
and powder. Even in the caste system, it
was celebrated regardless of their social
status and has been the most important
national holiday in Hinduism. After the
war of colors at noon of the 15th, people
bathe in the sense of wrapping up the
last year and at the same time welcome
the coming new year.
Several cities in eastern Valencia,
Spain celebrate a 5-day traditional
spring festival. They hold a fireworks
festival and end it by burning the dolls
installed on the streets. It originated
from the local customs of burning
sundries used in winter. The dolls are
various in size from 8 meters to 30
meters and characters from politicians
of humorous expressions to famous
animation heroes.
▲ In Swiss’ Seksseroiten festival, they burn Boegeu
The Netherlands, home of tulips, is
famous for its world flower industry. In
Keukenhof Park, they open the world’s
biggest f lower festival, Keukenhof
Flower Festival for 2 months from the
end of March to May.
Switzerlands’ Seksseroiten festival
opens on the third Sunday and Monday
in April. In Grossmünster, Zurich,
they used to ring the bell at 6 pm
on the spring equinox (March 21st)
to announce the starting of spring
eve r y yea r. Sw iss’ Sek sse roit en
festival was originated from that
tradition. 2 thousand children and 25
guild members wearing a variety of
traditional costumes march on the
street. In the center of Seksseroiten
plaza, ‘Boegeu’ which looks like a
snowman is fixed. Boegeu, a giant
snowman is a sculpture made of straw
representing a winter oldman. At 6:00,
more than 100 fireworks in a row blow
up from Boegue. It signifies getting out
of the dark heavy images of winter and
welcoming a new lively season.
I n m id -Ap r i l , T ha i l a nd hold s
Songkran Festival. Thai people cherish
water so in this festival, they splash
water on each other in a sense of
cooling down the heat and purifying
themselves. Songkran Festival has
various attractions such as ‘Miss
Songkran Contest’ and ‘Custom Parade’
aside from the water splashing.
We looked though the world’s various
spring festivals. This time if you are
interested, why don’t you search for a
national spring festival?
by Kim Yu-jeong , cub-reporter