School provides new information system for students: wireless LAN

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Volume 61, Number 10
September 28, 2015
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SGA requests inspection
of hidden cameras
By Jang Min-jeong
Visual Communication Design graduation exhibition held Amongst many graduation events held in
September, the Visual Communication Design major held a graduation exhibition at ECC. Students displayed the
fruit of their endeavor through their school years.
Photo by Kim Kyung-min
School provides new information
system for students: wireless
LAN and Eureka Innovation
By Yang Hae-in
The school has carried forward
plans for new information systems
this year, including the wireless
LAN service and the upcoming
Innovation Eureka project. Due to
the reformations that are currently
undergoing the developing process,
students are expected to enjoy
a more convenient campus life
regarding information systems.
Starting from Sept. 8, students
and faculty have been able to access
wireless LAN EWHA. Before the
wireless LAN was installed, students
in need of a wireless connection
were required to register through the
Eureka portal to receive an Olleh
WiFi ID.
However, as the Eureka system
itself occasionally had problems, the
previous WiFi connection system
made it difficult for some students to
register in the first place. It was also
inconvenient because the assigned
IDs expired automatically if not
used for 10 days. In order to reduce
such inconveniences for the vast
majority of mobile device users on
campus, Office of Information and
Communications (OIC) decided to
construct a wireless LAN network in
2014. With the new system, students
can connect to EWHA WiFi with
their student ID and password for the
Eureka system without registration.
“The school will endeavor to
build a wireless LAN network
that is highly accessible without
a blind spot,” said Kim Hoe-rim,
the manager of the OIC. “If there
are any problems, please report the
complaints about EWHA WiFi to the
IT OneStop Service Center and we
will readily try to solve it.”
Aside from the new WiFi system,
OIC is preparing another project:
Eureka Innovation. Eureka has been
a constant object of discontent,
The Eureka system prior to its enhancements requires frequent updates
and is provided via limited browsers due to security issues. Students are
looking forward to the new Eureka Web site that is expected to be easily
accessible.
especially because of the Java
system that required frequent
updates for security enhancements.
Students previously had to install
Java to get access to the Eureka
portal, but some students were not
able to download an appropriate
version of Java to access the Eureka
Web page.
Recognizing the demand for a
new system free of Java that is also
accessible on mobile devices, the
OIC started planning a new Eureka
Web site in 2014, and set to work
this year.
“The new Eureka Web site does
not require users to download any
other programs,” said Choi Suk-hee,
the manager of Information System
Development of OIC. “Students and
faculty will also be able to access
the PC version of the new Eureka on
mobile devices. For mobile devices,
services most frequently used by
students such as checking seats for
Chapel and grades will be provided
in a more readable form.”
Students are welcoming the
upcoming changes that have been
reflected upon their constant
complaints.
“ P r e v i o u s l y, w h e n I h a d t o
check my Eureka urgently, I had
to think about where I could find
a computer,” said Oh Ji-hyun, a
sophomore majoring in International
Studies. “I am glad that the Web site
will be compatible with all devices,
including mobile phones.”
The OIC currently reached the
final stage of development, testing
the system for errors and striving
to open the new Eureka as soon as
possible.
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Following the recent incidents
related to hidden cameras in the
Korean society, Ewha students
have raised concerns about possible
cameras on campus. Accordingly,
the Student Government Association
(SGA) had requested Student
Services to inspect the campus
bathrooms on Sept. 7.
The tension concerning hidden
cameras skyrocketed a few weeks
ago, when a woman was caught
secretly taking videos at a waterpark
changing room. Even before this
incident, personal hidden cameras
were found on several university
campuses in Seoul.
Such events caused Ewha students
to worry about the possible hidden
cameras in the school campus, to
which General Affairs has revealed
that the school regularly scans the
campus grounds. The school has,
in fact, been checking for hidden
cameras in bathrooms since 2013.
They have been inspecting the
campus annually, before the start
of the fall semester. This year, the
school held an inspection in July,
and to this point, no hidden camera
has been found.
The school informed that the
detection of hidden cameras began
with the concern about the safety of
students. As a women’s university
where students can be scared of using
bathrooms due to the possibility
of hidden cameras, the school felt
the need of an annual inspection.
However, the inspection has been
limited to the 1,500 toilets on
campus due to its large undertaking.
“The school will try to prevent
any crimes through strict inspection
and monitoring of suspicious
people,” said an official from the
General Affairs. “We also have
plans to inspect dubious areas where
cameras may be installed other than
restrooms.”
Considering the danger of the
issue, General Affairs is planning
to inspect the areas twice a year,
starting from 2016. Additionally
it will check the Ewha Campus
Complex (ECC) and Student Union.
Students are welcoming the active
measures the school is taking.
“I always become anxious when I
use a restroom outside of my house,”
said a student who wishes to remain
anonymous. “Almost obsessed with
checking for hidden cameras, I look
at the ceiling and screws in the toilet
stalls, which might turn out to be
hidden cameras. I think the school is
doing well in response to this issue.”
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School provides tutoring
to help foreign students
By Kang Na-min
From this fall semester, a tutoring
program that helps international
Ewha students with their majors has
started after a trial period. Cultural
Adaptation and College Adjustment
(CACA) focuses on improving
the self-learning ability of foreign
students. It also aims to help them
adapt to life in Korea.
“There have been continuous
requests for and attempts at creating
a program which can help foreign
students with their studies,” said
Chung Hyejung, director of Center
for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning. “Many foreign students
were suffering from low grades or
even academic probation. We hope
the CACA can help these students to
fully adjust in Korea and feel they
belong to the Ewha community.”
Through the program,
international Ewha students are
able to get one-on-one tutoring
from Korean Ewha students. The
selected tutors are mostly students
who previously achieved exceeding
grades in the same course. This
way, the tutees can receive more
customized tutoring.
“In the beginning of the semester,
we asked international students to
indicate two or three courses they
are having difficulties with,” Chung
said. “Then, we recruited voluntary
Ewha students as tutors. For the
tutors, the program will help them
improve their teaching and language
skills, and enable them to understand
different cultures.”
One of the key features of CACA
i s i t s o rg a n i z e d m a n a g e m e n t
system. Starting from Sept. 11, each
tutoring group will have at least 10
sessions during the semester. After
this semester, the teams will be
evaluated, to select the best teams.
There are suggestions that the
program needs to be expanded.
“My tutee from North Korea had
difficulties taking major courses
given in English,” said Yi Sun-a,
a sophomore majoring in Nursing,
who participated in the trial-run as
a tutor. “Along with the importance
of English in Nursing, I tried to
explain the English terminologies
in an easier way. As time went by,
she gained more confidence and we
became much closer as well.”
According to Chung Da-eun,
she hopes to promote the program
through diverse promotion channels.
She wishes to be able to provide the
program for more students who need
help but do not even know about the
existence of the program.
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