First Korean Gay Marriage SNU Health Service Center The DIVING GULBI Residential College of SNU

Seoulism:Lets talk about Korea

V olume 46 November 2013

Spring Fashion / Physiognomy

Rock N Roll SNU

A photo from the 2013 DIVING GULBI by Yeun-il Jeong

The Current State of Homosexual Rights

The Seoul National University English-Language Journal

Editors Letter Feature Gay rights, from where and to where A Pope for All Social Responsibility and the Russian Olympics First Korean Gay Marriage SNU Society Campus News Editorial: Stop the Mocking and let the Talk Begin! SNU Health Service Center

SNU Call, always there for your sensitive needs ROCK N ROLL ON CAMPUS Study Hard, Play Hard Trend or Threat: Residential College Prospects of SNU The First Ever SNU Cup Lets talk about Korea... in Korean! A&C Perspective : Praying for our Seoul Facing Physiognomy Tea Time in Peace WEARING THE SPRING 2014 Photos Culture Calendar

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November 2013

Volume 46

The End of the Ahn Phenomenon

ROCK N ROLL ON CAMPUS

TEA TIME IN PEACE

FACING PHYSIOGNOMY

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The seemingly endless hot weather has subdued and a new breeze of cool air now surrounds the SNU campus. Festivals and exams have largely finished, yet social issues still remain unresolved. That is why the SNU Quill persists in reporting authentically as well as offering the freshest news for our readers to enjoy. With the crisis of print newspapers, it has become evermore important for media to report information as accurately as possible. With human rights an increasingly controversial issue in numerous areas of our society, this volume, the Feature Section was determined to focus on gay rights. Gay rights has recently triggered debate across the world with issues ranging from constitutional changes to the Pope, the Olympics in Sochi as well as the first gay marriage right here in Korea. Meanwhile, as ever, the SNU Society delivers the latest information going on around the campus including the examination of the school health/welfare facilities and the potential birth of a new Campus in Siheung. It also reports on a new international student journal and updates on the womens league at SNU as well as coverage of the SNU Music Festival. Of course, our Arts and Culture Section is as colorful as ever, featuring enchanting pictures from the SNU Fall Festival, an intriguing inspection of Asian physiognomy, an inspection of the Gilsangsa Temple in Nakseongdae and a foresight into the fashion in the Spring of 2014. I would also like to introduce the new members of the SNU Quill. Writers Thibaut Magerman, Min Ho Kim and Ki-Baek Kim and designer Paul Grau will be joining the already very professional line of members in the Quill. With a fundamentally solid and diverse background experience in areas of journalism, academics and design, I have no doubt that the four members will all immensely contribute in further advancing the Quill and very much look forward to their dedications. As the new Editor-in-Chief, I hope to deliver as much accurate and up-to-date information to all readers in the SNU campus as well as illustrate our views concerning a spectrum of issues. This volume, Young Min Son is the new Editor of Arts and Culture, Eun Hur, the new Editor of SNU Society and KyeongHwan Kim the new Editor of the Feature Section. Diana Dahyun Cho is our new Vice-Managing Director whilst Yeun-il Jeong remains the Chief Managing Director. I would also like to express gratitude to our former Editor-in-Chief, Yun Hwan Chae for the unrelenting passion he has shown for the Quill with such consistency. Last but not least, I give unreserved thanks to Abhas Maskey, Hee Kyung Lee, Junghyun Baek and Regina Lee for their services to the Quill. We have together had a wonderful time together and hope for the very best for each and every one of you. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HAESOL KIM

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Chief Managing Director Yeun-il Jeong Editor-in-Chief Haesol Kim Vice Managing Director Diana Dahyun Cho Feature Section Editor Kyeonghwan Kim Seo Kyoung Lee Bora Lee SNU Society Section Editor Eun Hur Soojin Cheon Tselmeg Chuluunbaatar Min-Ho Kim Ki-Baek Kim Arts and Culture Section Editor Young Min Son Celine Jeong Hyeon Moon Seung Hoon Bae Thibaut Magerman Creative Director Suzanne Park Web Director Paul Grau Photographer Yeun-il Jeong E-Mail snuquill@gmail.com Website www.snuquill.com www.facebook.com/snuquill Advisor Professor Eli Sorensen Printing Late Spring (0222698030) Design Sun Hee Kim

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show that same-sex relationships were quite common and socially accepted among ancient Greeks. Partnership would usually occur between an adult man, the lover and a young boy, the loved. Same-sex relationships were occasionally blamed for harming the social order but they were still common and accepted. In ancient Rome also, if between the appropriate social classes, same-sex relationships were approved and all emperors except one are known to have had male lovers. It was not until the Middle Ages that discrimination and persecution of gays became dominant. With the advent of Christianity, same-sex relationships, usually between males, were condemned as a sin. Same-sex relationships between females, namely lesbianism, were not officially restricted as those of males but it was not because lesbianism was deemed acceptable but rather anything concerning sexuality had to be related to men only. The famous theologian Aquinas Thomas had presented condemnations on homosexuality with the logic of the natural law. He argued that special sins are against nature, as, for instance, those that run counter to the intercourse of male and female natural to animals, and so are peculiarly qualified as unnatural vices. In the Renaissance period homosexuality was heavily oppressed under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Homosexual activities, which were legal in most areas of Europe were now punishable by death. From then on homosexuality has gone through a dark tunnel for hundreds of years. As time passed by, assumptions that homosexuality is a symptom of psychological illness were added to its charges, even suggesting the possibility of degeneracy. It was only from the 18th century onwards that European countries started to decriminalize and emancipate homosexuality. The United States played a big role in gay rights movement in the 20th century. With the British influence gays in the US were oppressed just like their counterparts in Europe were. Homosexual activities were treated as a sin under the name of sodomy, which is a negative term derived from the city of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible, and were punishable by death. With the rapid population

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2013 Gay Pride in Amsterdam, one of the most pro-homosexual places in the world

Gay rights, from where and to where

*The models in the picture are not a real couple

BY KYEONGHWAN KIM

ope Francis, the 2014 Russia Olympics, and an open wedding ceremony of a Korean film director in Chungmu-ro. The common factor that combines all of these seemingly unrelated three issues is the gay rights. All of these three have been at the core of big controversies concerning the gay rights. Long story short, the pope was heavily criticized by some conservative religious groups for giving a speech that could be interpreted to support gays, some athletes have announced to refuse to participate in the Russia Olympics due to its infamous abuse of gays and the wedding was the first public gay marriage in Korea designed to attract public attention. So what are gay rights? Why do issues concerning gay rights, both for and against, draw so much attention and fuse? Gay rights demand to not be discriminated based on sexual orientation and receive fair treatment in fields such as parenting, immigration, military service, recognition of

same-sex relationships and so forth. Supporters of gay rights argue that sexual orientation should not be the basis of judgment for ones value, that gays are the same as everyone else so it is by natural order that they be treated equally. On the other hand, there have always been opposition of gay rights rooting from religious beliefs or from heterosexual promotion of social order. To genuinely understand the meaning of these controversies, a thorough understanding of the history of gay rights is necessary. Historical figures show that almost all ancient civilizations recognized same-sex love or sexuality regardless of east and west. In Chinas ancient dynasty of Han (206BC-220AD), emperors are known to have had at least one male sex partner or more. Also in India, the famous ancient love treaties of Kamasutra talks about emotions between the same-sexes. The earliest documents about same-sex relationships track back to ancient Greece. The documents

The Stonwall Riots are considered the starting point of gay pride movements

growth of America after the Civil War, urban centers to foster homosexual subcultures were formed. Gradually, with ups and downs, gay culture came into the light and began to be accepted in the society. Then, on June 28, 1969 a landmark in gay rights movement took place: the Stonewall Riots. The Stonewall Riots, which are considered to be the turning point for all the gay rights movement around the globe, were evoked by a police raid to a gay bar called Stonewall Inn located in the village of Greenwich, New York. In the early morning hours of June 28th, police officers raided the bar to arrest men that dressed like women only to be met with demonstration from the gay community. Being relatively small in scale, the demonstration didnt bring much change to the society at first, but a year later when about 5,000 people gathered for the commemorative march, it drew a big attention from the media and became the leading incident of modern gay pride march. The history of gay rights clearly shows that the paradigm on gays has had, and is still having, its shift. However, the current situation is too complicated that it is hard to tell what kind of future awaits gay rights. On one hand gay rights seem to be thriving more than ever; more countries are holding gay pride marches, increasing number of people, both the general public and the socially influential, openly support gay rights and more countries are officially recognizing gay relationships, even marriage. On the other hand of these rosy changes, a lot of gays, if not all, are suffering from discrimination in everyday life, hiding their love or even choosing to go against their sexual orientation and seek to find a normal partner. Worse yet, many countries still have laws oppressing homosexuals and some even sentence death penalties for homosexual actions. The three examples mentioned in the beginning are just the tip of the iceberg of the controversy and the conflict that is currently going on. What the future holds for gay rights and how the future will evaluate the present regarding gay rights, it seems, will only be known when the time comes.

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Who am I to judge? Pope Francis starts changing attitude towards gays among the Catholic community

A Pope for All

BY BORA LEE

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ince the day he was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known widely as Pope Francis, has raided the headlines. He was the first Pope to succeed a living, retired Pope in modern times and the first from a Latin American country. He warmed the hearts of the poor by refusing to live in his palace and astounded atheists by saying even they were redeemed by Christ. He has again and again displayed great

humility, washing the feet of a nonCatholic criminal and posing for selfies with young faithfuls. Hopeful whispers sprung out from everywhere. Was the Catholic Church finally remaking itself? Was the once detached and judgmental Church coming back to the people? The biggest shock, however, was to come in July aboard a plane back from a trip to Brazil. Responding to reporters on the plane, the Pope struck

a remarkably different tone concerning gay priests. If they accept the Lord and have good will, who am I to judge them? he stated. They are our brothers. The Pope elaborated on his statement recently on an interview that was published on September 13 by Jesuit journals. The most highlighted passage was the following: A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of

homosexuality. I replied with another question: Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person? We must always consider the person. The Popes tolerance has been met with jubilation by gay rights activists. Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT rights advocacy group in the United States, responded by saying that Pope Francis has pressed the reset button on the Roman Catholic Churchs treatment of LGBT people. President Barack Obama, himself a supporter of equality for gays, stated that he was hugely impressed with the Pope for embracing people as opposed to pushing them away. Headlines screamed rain on parched land. Liberals expected the dawn of a new era and showered Pope Francis with praise. Meanwhile the conservative branch of the Catholic Church was spooked. Those who stood in the frontline in debates against gays and had quoted previous popes when pointing the finger felt abandoned and expressed their dismay. A writer in the National Catholic Register, the oldest Catholic newspaper in the United States, stated he was disturbed and that the Pope with a few words had unsettled so much. One blogger has gone as far as to call the Pope, utterly reckless, theologically misleading and borderline heretical. However, much of the Popes words have been taken out of context and exaggerated by the media. It has been depicted as if the Church was finally opening its arms for gays and departing from its previous stern doctrine. However this is not the case. What Pope Francis did was merely reaffirm the centuries old Church teachings in a more benign tone. The Vatican has always held that

homosexual acts are sinful, but homosexual tendencies are not. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it is stated that the reality that some people are sexually attracted to the same sex is not negligible. However men and women should not have homosexual relationships as doing so is a grave depravity and contrary to the natural law. They should practice celibacy and only then will they be equal to the eyes of God. Overcoming such desires is bound to be a trial and the Church advises other Catholics to help homosexuals become integrated into society and not discriminate against them. It is widely believed that many gay faithfuls seek priesthood as a way of practicing celibacy and escaping from societies that reject homosexuality. Studies have put the number of gay priests between 10 and 60 percent. These priests lead largely closeted and demoralized lives, unable to talk about their pain in a hostile environment. However instead of embracing these members of clergy, the Church has distanced them further after a series of damaging gay scandals broke out in the last decade. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI signed a document that barred celibate men who present deep-seated homosexual tendencies from priesthood. It was deemed that they were incapable for the job as homosexuality gravely hinders them from relating correctly to men and women. Pope Francis remarks in the end change little. It is still a sin to act on homosexual desires and the Church doors remain closed for gay priests. The Pope also didnt mention samesex marriage which is the most debated topic regarding gay rights today. What he did change, however, was the tone. He was compassionate and merciful, less judgmental and dogmatic. The

words Who am I to judge were a huge departure from intrinsic moral evil. He also chose to use the colloquial word gay which his predecessors have treated as a taboo. The first impact of the change is that it gives breathing space to gay priests. From the highest rank of their own institution came a message of love and tolerance. Father Gary Meier, a gay Catholic clergyman, remarked joyfully that it is such a breath of fresh air to hear something different than the antigay hostility that we hear from so much of the hierarchy of our church. Many critics expressed the hope that this could reopen the debate concerning whether celibate gays deserved priesthood. The Catholic Church has much to gain from this change as well. For long, the Church has been disliked and mocked for its unwillingness to change with the times. Pope Franciss remaking of the Churchs role, from a conservative voice to an open field hospital where the maimed can find comfort, is much more attractive to those outside. It is expected to attract more believers, especially those of the younger generation. The real impact of the change, then, is in itself - that there was change, that even the most traditional institution of the world is capable of change. The Pope has shown that he can step away from the past and take a new direction for the future. Indeed, this is no sign of an imminent revolution. A long road seems ahead and Pope Francis is aware of this. In his interview with Jesuit journals he said that, Many think that changes... can take place in a short time. I believe that we always need time to lay the foundations for real, effective change. He has started to lay the foundations. He has indicated that the door is closed, but perhaps not locked. This may be enough for now.

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Social Responsibility and the Russian Olympics

Will the Russian Olympics be a milestone for Russia to be a homosexually open country? Not quite yet.
BY SEO KYOUNG EUNICE LEE

tephen Fry, renown British spokesperson, author, and activist, makes a desperate call for direct appeal against Russia hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, and he urges the International Olympics Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge and fellow Committee members to take a firm stance on behalf of the shared humanity it is supposed to represent. Russia has been known for beating gay teens outwardly flamboyant with their sexuality, correcting lesbian girls

through public rape, and murdering fellow Russians while police merely watch. Consensual homosexual sex was decriminalized in the early 1990s but the law itself has gained leniency over recent years. In response, a nationwide vigilante organization goes around the country kidnapping and torturing young gay Russians in order to punish and cure them of their gay sexual orientation. Ten gay activists showed up at a January demonstration in Voronezh were beaten nearly to death by an angry mob, and the body

of one of the protesters was found after he had been sodomized with beer bottles and set on fire. Another was found and trampled to death in later months of the demonstrations. Graphic videos, negative messages, and explicit photographs of such victims have leaked onto the darkest corners of the Internet via social media. The videos and photographs often feature not only the victims face, but also the ones committing the crime--meaning that prosecuting the criminals would be easy, but the Russian government

does not deal with such crimes against gays. Those appalled by the huge disregard for even the most basic human rights is a travesty of international proportions. Academics have been even drawing a line of similarity between Putin and tyranny, of committing a violation of human rights against a certain group of people. By allowing Russia to host the Olympics, it can be seen as approving Vladimir Putin a stage despite all the blatant evidence out there that incriminates him. The Olympics are a series of historical events unbarred by wars and other country conflicts. It even goes as far to settle domestic conflicts and put some of the issues on pause as athletes and leaders from all over the world gather to celebrate moral beauty, aesthetics of sport and the promotion of equality. The interlocking five rings individually represent the colors of all nations, with no exception, and is rightfully the embodiment of an international symbol. Essentially, the Olympics can be categorized as some of the most memorable and meaningful highlights of ones life. Such an event marked by a unified surge of nationalist pride, and a coming together of countries ought to be unstained by any kind of discrimination. Unfortunately, the International Olympics Committee made a historical stain on the Five Rings when the 1936 Berlin Olympics proceeded under the tyrant who passed into law, two years earlier, a legislation that single handedly called for a targeting persecution of a minority whose crimes amounted to nothing but the accident of birth. This domineering ruler cut Jews from academia and tenure of public office and even went so far as to force the police to turn a blind eye to Jew beatings and

encouraged public shaming of these individuals. Such deeming allowed him to gain tremendous support and allowed him to become a recognized leader both home and abroad. The Russian government, under Vladimir Putin, is marked by uncanny similarities. The Russian governments new law condemns so-called gay propaganda that now encourages people to report suspected LGBT neighbors to local authorities. A directly translated notice reads Increase your vigilance when you talk to your neighbors, when you are checking your mail and in elevators. The notice from the Russian government continues, you can easily become a target of homosexual propaganda. There is one step from being homosexual and to start propaganda of homosexuals and molesting decent people. After a random report to authorities, police members raid homes of the suspected gays and extract articles of clothing and confiscate electronic equipment for the sake of investigation. This was especially alarming when activist and lawyer Nikolai Alexeyev, accused by a Russian parliament member of having homosexual characteristics, had his home invaded one afternoon by reporters and investigators. He expressed high skepticism regarding the legality and unfounded basis of the raid. Such characteristics categorize the behavior of Russias actions as a descent into Nazism and multiple times the international community advised against such persecution. US President Obama even went so far as to put off his annual diplomatic with Putin, speaking negatively about Putins violation of human rights of political, racial, and sexual minorities. If the IOC still provides a stage for this tyrant despite all these

international and moral conflicts, it can pull the rug from everything the Olympics are supposed to embody. In order to protect and continue the Olympics as a laudable symbol worthy of international recognition celebrating the existence of all mankind, the IOC is highly encouraged to take a firm stance against the Russian persecution of gays. Olympic sport is completely exempt from the slaving chains of politics and banality of international relations. The coming together of nations, in other words, represents a cultural competition. If the IOC and the international community both stand idly by as they watch history once again repeat itself like that of Berlin, it will scar a blatant mark on humanity. Edmund Burke once said, All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Civilians of the modern world have a moral obligation to not stand idly by and allow for the same mistakes to occur again.

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First Korean Gay Marriage

South Korea has recently joined the club where gay couples proclamate their marriage. Could this mean Korea is opening up to those closed in closets?
BY HAESOL KIM
stream in central Seoul, with a choir and various artists performing a musical tribute. The partners sang to each other to illustrate their love story and the ceremony was dubbed Kim Jho Gwang-soo and Kim Seung-hwan's Righteous Wedding. The two men made their vows in front of guests of approximately 1,000, including Kim-Jhos mother, prominent movie director Byun Young-joo, renowned civil activist Paik Ki-wan and numerous other celebrities. Holding a concert-style marriage as the first ever public gay marriage in Korea, Kim-Jho, 48, an openly gay activist, and his 29-year-old partner were clearly trying to defy the convention, sending out a message to a society with extremely traditional values that keeps most homosexuals from coming out, let alone pressing for legal approval for same-sex unions. Holding his partners hand tightly before the ceremony, Kim-Jho declared in a news conference that now people cannot but call us as a married couple as we have had a wedding, He further added that, it is important whether or not we become a legally bound couple. But more importantly, we want to let people know that gays can marry too in our society. Unsurprisingly, the marriage has starkly polarized the country where homosexuality is still rarely spoken of. The proceedings were, in fact, disrupted briefly when an unidentified man rushed onto the stage and threw food onto members of the choir. Gay marriage is a sin. It destroys society and families! he shouted. The man claimed himself to be an elder in a Christian church and was quickly detained by police. Another man, Hong Jeong-Shik, who was head of a conservative activist group called People Saving Society, tried to intrude, yet the couples friends were able to stop him. These incidents substantiate how conservative some sectors of Korean society remain regarding such issues and that the country has a very long way to go before legal gay marriage is ultimately realized. Director Kim-Jhos announcement in May that he was holding the event made him the first South Korean show business personality to do so and only the second to ever come out publicly. Homosexuality itself is not illegal as article 31 of the Korean Human Rights Committee Law states that, no individual is to be discriminated against on the basis of his or her sexual orientation. However, social attitude towards gay identity is still detrimental and in turn, most resolve to conceal their sexual identity. Gays and lesbians have been subject to hate crimes in the past, with one gay man sprayed with hydrochloric acid in 2008 by an acquaintance. New Zealand last month became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize gay marriage, with Australians now travelling there to tie the knot. Thailand, prevalently considered as one of the most liberal countries in the region, does not recognize same-sex marriages, but a civil partnership law giving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples the same rights as heterosexuals is being prepared to be drafted into law. Kim-Jho, nonetheless reiterated his determination to apply to get his marriage legally registered after the ceremony; with support of gay activists they will even consider filing a petition with the Constitutional Court if the government refuses to legally recognize their marriage. Even some South Korean lawmakers have backed an anti-discrimination law that embraces gay rights. Jin Sun-Mee of the Democratic Party, who attended the ceremony, said the couple represented the true meaning of love. People in love should be encouraged to be together. Not allowing people to marry because of their sex is discrimination. She added that the ban on same-sex marriage infringed gravely on the intrinsic rights of citizens. Yet legal progress has evidently stifled due to conservative Christian legislators who staunchly oppose recognition, claiming that it would destroy the essential building block of society and traditional values. Besides, Christians make up about a third of the population, with parishioners split into a wide variety of denominations. Christian and other religious groups have also emerged, adamantly rejecting any kind of compromise regarding the incrementing of Gay rights. Kim-Jho, for his part, has directed a myriad of films, which have generally been well received by domestic audiences. He came out in 2005 during a screening and co-founded a production company Rainbow Factory with his partner that specializes in LGBT-themed films. The couple affirmed that they will use the wedding money gifts they received to launch a centre for LGBT issues. They seemed determined to continue a fight where they are almost totally isolated and much support will have to be sought before anything in terms of legal progress can be achieved. Such achievement is a predicament even in liberal countries; France recently became only the 14th country to legalize gay marriage after New Zealand and the Netherlands, but even here public opinion was divided over the move, which ignited unwavering opposition from conservative lawmakers and anti-gay groups.

hilst the world is engaged in a contentious debate concerning the legality, morality and necessity of gay marriage, South Korea remained tranquil, seemingly oblivious to an issue which was and is still a grave taboo in the society. Yet out of nowhere last month, on the 7th of September, South Korean film director KimJho Gwang-soo decided to marry his long-term partner of nine years, Kim Seung-Hwan. Perhaps more staggering was the fact that the ceremony was strikingly public, with the couple exchanging vows on a bridge, albeit the fact that same-sex marriage remains extra-legal in the conservative Asian country. Dressed in white, Kim-Jho and his partner staged a 2-hour ceremony on a stage overlooking Chunggae

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CAMPUS NEWS
College of Social Sciences
The College of Social Sciences opened the 6th Open Lecture of The Asian Research Institute with the topic of Asian education. Panels included Shin Ui-hang, an alumni from the College of Liberal Studies discussing about the Chinese High School Education curriculum, Lee Han-gil, Joong-Ang Ilbos specialized journalist in education discussing about Hong Kong and Singaporean Education and more. The lecture is conducted in a discussion format where participants and students can directly interact with professionals of the specific field.

College of Law
The College of Law will be opening the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition on the 22nd of February 2014 in the Seoul National University Law School. Content of discussion will be identical to the Willem C. VIS Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition that will be executed on the 31st of March 2014. The competition will be held in English with 2 members per team. Any law students of SNU are open to participate until the registration deadline November 22nd. Contact (02)880-9094 or yoonjy@snu.ac.kr for more information.

Seoul National University Student Mentor Program

Sponsored by the Joong-Ang Ilbo Institute of Education, SNU is opening Gongshin Camp (translated to God of Studying Camp) in which students of SNU are partnered with a mentee ranging from elementary to middle school students starting from December 29th 2013 to January 11th of 2014. Campus mentors will be given the opportunity to provide various life lessons and studying tips to the aspiring young knowledge-seekers. Date of registration will be from September 24th until November 1st. More information can be sought at http://www.gongsincamp.co.kr/ or contact (02)365-7887/ gongsincamp@joongang.co.kr.

College of Liberal Studies

Starting from their establishment in 2009, the College of Liberal Studies opens an annual Major Fair in which students not only from the College of Liberal Studies but also other departments, receive information about the diverse colleges within school. This events aids to Double-major, Minors and College selection process with departmental representatives opening one booth each. This year was no exception as the event was held in the College of Liberal Studies lobby with more than 11 colleges attending.

Department of Clothing and Textiles

With the theme of Change the department of Clothing and Textiles opened the 32nd fashion show with clothes personally made by the students of the department as well as graduate students. This is an event where all the students year worth effort and inspiration come to fruit for the audiences who are able to enter without a fee. This years SNU Fashion Show was yet again a big success as the students inventive creations were on display for numerous spectators to witness.

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Editorial: Stop the Mocking

and let the Talk Begin!

BY KYEONGHWAN KIM

SNU Health Service Center

How well do we know about the benefits as SNU students?
BY MIN HO KIM & EUN HUR

ow do you think we should treat gays? A teacher asks. We should execute them. A student answers. A strong answer, even horrifying. Ashamed to say, that student is me. It was in a small group discussion session in Canada about ten years ago. I was not serious about the execution but rather joking. It may have been the childish mind of a twelve-year-old to look tough by being somewhat radical and show off to his friends. However my radical response was not met with too much stir. Mocking homosexuals was a common matter for joke in the culture I was in. For elementary school kids in Canada back then, at least in my school, relating someone to be gay was just a way of making fun of the person and showing dislike to homosexuality was a way to be cool. I believe and hope things are different there now and I apologize if anybody there had been hurt from my thoughtlessness. I witness with great regret almost every day that the way homosexuality is treated in Korea is not much different from the childish culture I was in ten years ago. In a lot of group gatherings in Korea, homosexuality is still a popular matter for jokes. Often people mock each other of being gay, relate homosexuality to anything weird or funny and shout A toast for those gays! just for fun.

How should we view this mocking on gays? First, is it justifiable? One can be against gays and dislike them, or even hate them. It may not be agreeable but acceptable as everyone has the freedom of thought. But mocking them is different. Disliking and exercising that dislike outwardly is completely different. Even if we put aside the laws like the right not to be discriminated, how would the person being mocked feel? The fact that his/her sexual orientation, which is without doubt a crucial part of ones life, is in itself a matter to be ridiculed would definitely hurt the persons feelings, to say the least. No one has the right to hurt an innocent persons feelings. Then, where does it come from? I believe it comes from the lack of knowledge. Lack of knowledge leads to disinterest and disinterest leads to careless behavior. When I hastily argued to execute them, I barely had any knowledge of homosexuality. I did not know that it was quite common, and I did not know how a sensitive matter it is. Same situation is happening in Korea. Homosexuality is a social taboo that nobody should speak of, let alone teach. In consequence, most people hardly know about homosexuality therefore they do not bother hearing out the earnest shouts of sexual minorities and end up hurting them whether they meant to or not. Global issues that struck the world such as the Popes speech or the Russian Olympics did not draw much attention in Korea. Domestic one like Kim-Zhos public gay marriage did not either. In this disinterested society, genuine social debate cannot take place. Statistics or online communities all show that there are a lot of homosexuals in Korea but nothing is really being done for a change. More talk, both public and private, needs to be done to inform the public of the lives of homosexuals and arouse their interest. If that is done, it can even go as far as to initiate talk in schools: proper education about homosexuality. So lets stop the mocking, and begin talking!

n need of urgent medical attention, dialing the local emergency number is the best option. Hospitals exist for these jobs. For SNU students then, what does the Health Service Center exist for?Established in 1957, the Seoul National University on-campus Health Service Center (HSC), located next to the Student Center (building number 63) is responsible for managing the health of students and staff. Although perhaps not to the extent of hospitals, the center can attend to medical problems and provide a variety of medical services. However, only a minor portion of students has actually experienced these services. In response, the HSC has tried to changethe perceptions of students on the institute and to raise awareness of the health issues. In the beginning of this semester,the Health Week

campaign was held as a major promotional event in front of the central administrative building with medical service provision such as free health screening. Despite these attempts though, the HSC still remains unknown to many of the students. In particular, foreign students needed more assistance in receiving information about this service. More attention and use from the student body will be necessary to make more efficient use of the facilities, as well as to offer more convenient health services to the much needed students. In order to inform students of the HSC, the Quill conducted a questionnaire on a sample of 100 SNU students to investigate the current situation of student awareness on the center.

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Do You Find the Health Service Center to Be Helpful?

Factors Influencing Students' Knowledge of the Health Service Center

Are You Aware of the Recent Renovation on the Health Service Center?

Are You Aware of the Various Benefits that the Center Offers?

While the HSC may not be as big as a hospital, for many general medical problems, they get the job done. As a result, when the students were askedDo you find the Health Service Center to be helpful? 82% answered yes, agreeing that the center was beneficial and was doing their job well. However, although they may find it helpful, the students are not aware of the full extent to which the HSC can be helpful for them.There are still many who are still not utilizing the luxuries that HSC is offering the students and are missing out on various opportunities. Whenasked the question of whether they knew of the existence of an on-campus healthcare center, approximately only 8% stated that they were not aware of this service.The majority of SNU students do know that such a center exists.

Do You Know that a Health Service Center Exists on Campus?

Foreigners' Responses

However, the problem is that the HSC needs to be better at introducing itself to the students. Only 36% of those who answered actually discovered the center by direct contact. These were those who visited for a freshman physical exam (22%) and an orientation (14%). In fact, the same number, 36%, of people responded to have learned of the centers existence after seeing the building while walking by. The remaining people, around 28%, answered to have only heard of the center through indirect sources. The factor of greater concern is when observing the foreigners that partook in the survey. It is true that only 8% were not aware of the HSC; however when magnified, this percentage shows that it is comprised of 19% foreigners. Perhaps that number does not immediately jump off the page, but the following factors will amplify the problem to a much larger extent. What can one do in order to get attention? There are many ways. Firstly, some are direct and active. One can raise their voice, motion with larger gestures or actions, or make actual, physical contact with others. Other methods are more passive. One can change what they wear or try new make-up and cosmetics. But what could a building do to get attention? Amake-over, or in HSCs case, a renovation of its facilities could definitely draw more people to access their services more frequently. Moreover, knowledge of such improvements would enhance the centers image for students. It increases the centers reputation, showing that

Direct Contact

Indirect Contact

the school cares for its students and that they believe the center is worthwhile. A simple, straightforward question asked the same surveyed students if they were aware of the recent renovation on the HSC. About 79% of the students answered thatthey were not aware of the reconstruction. Although this percentage is understandable, a closer investigation of the body of students reveals more interesting results. From the previous study, there were two sets of students: those that discovered the center through direct contact (Freshman physical exam and the orientation), and those through indirect contact (other methods). Of those who found the center through indirect contact,only 19% were aware of HSCs recent make-over. This percentage is closer to only half the percentage of those who were aware of the renovation through direct contact.

This result indicates that most people will most likely remain oblivious to the changes, let alone the benefits, of the center until they step inside the building itself, as merely hearing about them is not attracting their attention. While aesthetical changes to the buildings interiormay help attract students, the effects were found to be minimal. However, the principal reason people visit would be for medical services.The center offers an assortment of different tests, vaccinations, and check-ups for registered students at the school. The following question asked to find out if the surveyed students were aware of these benefits. About 74% were aware and the rest were not. Then again, this result is not too surprising since many students are not closely associated or informed of the center itself. Nevertheless, there is a need to inform the students who are missing out since the majority do not even know of their existence. In fact, some of these benefits are exclusively free for the schools students. Rather than searching for offcampus options on medical assistance, students should look into the aid that is already being provided. Surely, people who had merely heard of the HSC would have visited it at least once during their time at school? This is no over exaggeration of any sort. Some of those surveyed are likely to have actually entered through the HSC doors, just once in their lifetime. Students were given a question regarding the frequency of their visits to the HSC. Results showed that 45% of students utilized the health

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Frequency of Visits

Do You Think There Could Be Improvements on Informing People About the Center?

SNU Call, always there for your sensitive needs

BY SOOJIN CHEON
member of the SNU community is allowed free counseling on condition of anonymity. This is a huge issue in Korea where psychological illnesses are still considered a major taboo, according to Dr. Yang(The Jin Chungdam Clinic). Thanks to anonymity, SNU Call enjoys a high usage rate of over 5000 hours each year. According to the report SNU has submitted to the Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee late June, 521 people have received a total of 5550 hours of personal counseling. However, this is still not enough. The number of SNU associates diagnosed with depression have grown from 89 in 2008 to 371 in 2011 and tripled to 1008 in 2012. Those suffering from instability have also multiplied from 194 in 2011 to 526 in 2012. Although SNU explains that such astronomical increases are due to altered standards of depression and instability since November 2011, 2012 had 521 people requesting counseling, less than 558 in 2008. Moreover, out of the 20 SNU people who committed suicides in the last 10 years, none of them had received any counseling from the school. Surely, we must be doing something wrong. Suicide is a side-effect of economic development, says Professor Gwak(Seoul National University Psychology), and it is time our society contemplate deeper on suicides. The economic development has brought on various consequences such as increased competition, higher expectations and lower returns. Although SNU associates may enjoy a privileged recognition in the society, the expectations are that much higher too. Social changes such as gradual abolishment of National Bar Examinations by 2017 and sudden feeling of emptiness after enrolling in the countrys top university are both some of the regular causes of stress for SNU students. Despite SNUs attempts, the lack of public recognition of SNU Call results in low usage rate. SNU Call has 2 emergency counselors, 6 full-time agents and varying number of student volunteers available 24 hours. Agent Cho emphasizes SNU Calls ability to alleviate ones stress and solve dangerous situations in a safe environment of anonymity. For the SNU community uncomfortable with expressing oneself or visiting a therapist, SNU Call helps provide efficient consultation without direct confrontation. When needed, help is just a few numbers away.

care service yearly and 42% of students had never experienced the medical service provision in their school life. On a positive note, the remainder of the sample student population enjoyed the service monthly whether for vaccination shots or general medical attention from the doctor. Nevertheless, there is a hidden catch behind the optimism.Of the 13% of students who visited the center monthly, half of them had entered this year. In other words, only half of this 13% had only visited the center once in their entire school life. By moving the number of students, that entered this year, into the yearly category, the results displayed a new graph. This means that in total, a staggering 93% of the population visit the health service center yearly or never. This means, only a miniscule proportion of the large student body is visiting the center. Unless one believes in the cliche?, love at first sight, it is highly unlikely that first sight or a single visit to the health service center will be sufficient to attract students. When asked if students believe there is room for more promotion about the health service center, more than 82% responded with a definite yes. Numerous students with health issues may neglect the ideal option of visiting the student health service center with the reason being low awareness. With this in mind, the health service center must seek more effective ways to publicize their positive presence in the school so that the faculty can provide the service to a

more wide range of the student body. The majority of students may know of its existence, but many have yet to actually venture within its walls and explore the wondrous benefits that the center offers.Many of the students who have actually experienced the HSC services have actually had a very positive outlook on the institution pertaining especially to the level of convenience. This further emphasizes the lost opportunity of SNUs effort to heighten the life quality of students. Foreigners in particular, are missing out on much of the opportunities. There must be future efforts so that the student body becomes aware of the fact that center is not some dangerous alleyway. The HSC has already offered their helping hand to the students and staff; the decision is up for them to make and embrace.

uicide is such a cliche in Korea. It appears at least once on the news every evening. News about suicide has become so mundane that it affects us no more than does the news about North Korean belligerence. Moreover, rank-obsessed Koreans we are, most of us know that our country also ranks No.1 in the world suicide rate. In the smaller hemisphere, SNU has had its own suicide problems too with 20 suicides during the last 10 years. For a long while, the SNU Center for Campus Life and Culture has been welcoming students since February 17th, 1962, along with the SNU Mental Health Center since 1964. The most recent and perhaps the most personal addition to SNU students mental health support services is the SNU Call, which took off in 2008. Available 24 hours for all SNU students, professors and personnel, SNU Call provides on-the-phone counseling on suicidal compulsions, violence, unnatural behavior and other psychological problems. The biggest advantage of SNU Call is that any

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Both the performers and the audience enjoyed the DIVING GULBI

The Ganggamchan Band was the first to perform in this semesters DIVING GULBI.

ROCK N ROLL ON CAMPUS The DIVING GULBI: Battle of SNU Bands

BY KI-BAEK KIM

eople shook their heads when music came out from the stage. The chongjangjandi the field in front of the Administration Building was crowded with throngs of people eating, drinking and singing. It was the second day of the Seoul National University Autumn Festival, and the day of the DIVING GULBI. The DIVING GULBI is the most famous music festival in Seoul National University. It gives bands in SNU the opportunity to perform their music in front of the whole school. The event is held twice a year, usually on the second day of the schools regular spring and autumn festival. The music festival was first held in 2000 and it has continued until today.Surprisingly, todays renowned artists from SNU have participated in previous DIVING GULBIs. The well-known singer Jang Ki-Ha and the band Broccoli Nomajo performed in this music festival when they were still amateurs. In the past, thefestival was originally known as theDIVING

GROOVE, but later it was changed to DIVING GULBI. The name may seem quite awkward because gulbi is a type of fish that has nothing to do with music. However, gulbi is used as a metaphor describing the bands continuously come up to stage one by one. Unfortunately, not every band in the school can play during the DIVING GULBI. During the show, only seven bands are chosen to play their music. Bands must be qualified from the MINI DIVING GULBI, which is the qualification round in which any band can participate. Nevertheless, applicants must know that there is a limit to the number of bands which can play during the big event. 18 bands can play during the MINI DIVING GULBI. Bands must apply through the website of the SNU Festival Committee (chukhasa). They must click as fast as possible because the performers are chosen on a first-come-firstserved basis. Even people outside SNU can participate if

more than half of the band members are SNU students. During the MINI DIVING GULBI, each band is given 14 minutes to prepare and perform their sessions. Bands are penalized when they stay more than 14 minutes up stage. The performance of each band is assessed by the 17 participants. The SNU Festival Committee also evaluates the performances, but these scores take up only 30% of the total score. The six bands with the highest scores are qualified to the DIVING GULBI. Even if a band does not get into the best six bands, the band can still qualify to the next round. The SNU Festival Committee chooses the band whose performance was most relevant to the theme of the festival. Bands which compose songs have bigger chances to advance to the DIVING GULBI because there must be at least two bands which perform their own songs during the show. The DIVING GULBI went through many changes. In the past, the MINI DIVING GULBI did not exist. There was no qualification round as there was no limit to the number of bands that could play in the music festival. However, as more and more bands participated in the DIVING GULBI, the festival became too long and it became necessary to have a preliminary stage. There was another major change in 2007. The SNU Festival Committee allowed literally anyone interested in music to participate the DIVING GULBI. Normally, the music festival was only open to bands, but in 2007 the festival was opened to individuals as well. However, later it returned to its original form. In the autumn of 2012, the MINI DIVING GULBI was combined with the Gwanak Electronic Music Symposium. The MINI DIVING GULBI became a part of the Gwanak Music Syndrome, the biggest music festival on campus. The Gwanak Music Syndrome starts at 17:30 with the MINI DIVING GULBI and

continues over midnight. The music festival is held at the Seoul National University Amphitheatre, which is behind the College of Pedagogy. Seven outstanding bands performed in the show. The Ganggamchan band started this semesters DIVING GULBI singing their song NakseongdaeYangachi. The second band to perform was Jewangjeolgae. They were the only metal band to enter the DIVING GULBI. The audience jumped from the ground as Jewangjeolgae played the metal version of the popular k-pop song Bar Bar Bar. Following the metal band, MOBAN came up stage. The keyboard sound was noticeable during their performance. After the noisy and exciting stages were over, a peculiar band, AmumaldoAnhalgeyo, stood in front of the audience. Just like the name of their band, which means say nothing in Korean, most of their songs did not have many lyrics. While other bands performed many songs, AmumaldoAnhalgeyo played only three songs, each lasting around ten minutes. The three quiet and serene songs of the band calmed down the audience. The stage was heated up again by 11:30 and Tamarin who had many fans on campus. A rather unique band called MatthewMatthewHomeMatthew came up stage. This band was the only band with a non-Korean member. The band played a Daft Punk Medley with their outstanding vocal who both sang and rapped. The last performing band of the DIVING GULBI was theSamhosun Butterfly who joined the show as a guest. The professionals finished off the fourhour-long music festival. This years DIVING GULBI was a success as it always hve been.

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Study Hard, Play Hard

The Gwanak Game League
BY MIN HO KIM

oth players sat at opposite ends of the stage, staring intently in front of them as they stretched and rolled their wrists to prepare for the next hour. They had waited for this hour-their hour. Everything that happened before, every opponent they encountered in the preliminaries, did not matter anymore. They were only focused on the grand prize of the tournament. As the final rays of sunlight began to dwindle, the spotlights turned and focused to the final two competitors on stage. Below, the crowd started to gather in the middle of the grounds to watch the spectacle that was to take place. And as the commentators initiated the countdown, the Gwanak games were soon to unfold. Some schools celebrate their partying and festivities through sports with rival schools. Across the Pacific, American schools immerse themselves in their renowned college football or basketball rivalries. Even inside the country, Yonsei and Korea universities hold their own hotly contested competition with their annual fall sports festival. At SNU however, although such heated rivalries may not exist, there are other numerous events, like the Gwanak Game league, a tournament perhaps less spirited than the aforementioned competitions, but

stress from school work. For the competitors, the night was a battle for the grand prizes- a scholarship worth a semesters tuition fee for Starcraft and a professional gaming mouse for LOL. For the passionate fans, the games provided an exciting night to watch their favorite games on a large screen at school. Among these fans, for the Starcraft enthusiasts, the tournament was meaningful to relive the wondrous moments of the past.To elevate the nostalgic atmosphere even more, Hong Jin Ho, a legendary Starcraft pro gamer during its wondrous craze, visited to help host and commentate on the competition.

The game essentially introduced Esports in Korea.

Backtrack 10 years ago when Starcraft dominated Korea. The gameessentially introduced E-sports in Korea.If one were to ask a Korean about the Starcraft a decade ago, chances are that he or she would know the game. In fact, the Korean might actually be able to name a few Starcraft pro players. Successful pro players became household names, almost as famous as the Korean celebrities in their time. Professional leagues werebroadcasted on television, just like any other sport. In Korea, the game engraved itself in the nations culture as a professional sport. Playing a computer game was and, since then, still is considered a legitimate career. The once prolific Starcraft scene and its players have now become legends. Especially with the recent rise of LOL, several people have already started to forget the glory that the game had

once achieved. Indeed, in todays world of gaming, it is severely outdated in almost every aspect of gameplay.However, there are still some who yearn for the golden ages, and none as much as Kim Hyeong-joo (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, 13), the winner of the final Starcraft competition in this semesters Gwanak Game League. Of course I miss it! The fact that I wont be able to see my favorite pro-gamers anymore is a pity, he stated, and probably echoed the enormous fan base of reminiscing loyalists as well. Especially, considering that Hyeong-joo had previously trained to be a pro-gamer himself, he provided deeper insights to the game. Regarding the potential factors that propelled Starcraft to its success, he stated, The various strategies that can be created is the games greatest strength. While most games consist of clicking certain skills or distributing certain stats and levels, in comparison, Starcraft offers more flexibility to dictate the game as the gamer freely

Students gather around the Chongjandi to enjoy the intense gaming of the participants

nonetheless just as interesting. The Gwanak Game League is a gaming tournament hosted every semester between the schools students. This semester, the event was on the last day of September on the grass area in front of the administration building. It was a day fit to host arguably two of the most popular games in their respective time periods. The first of the two was the final competition for the now-extinct 90s craze in Korea, Starcraft, while the second was possibly one of many upcoming competitions for todays massively popular game, League of

Legends . The tournament was particularly entertaining because fellow students were competing. Furthermore, with numerous booths nearby serving snacks and fun activities, the entire area was in a festive mood. In such an atmosphere, people without even basic knowledge for computer games could simply just cheer along with the crowd and enjoy the night. The tournament this semester was special for different groups of people. For the ordinary, on-looking student, the event was a night away from academics, perfect for relieving the

extensive array of strategies. In other words, both games continuously challenge the players to find more effective strategically methods to win. The game will never stop to be challenging and thus will always be entertaining. Nevertheless, all games are elastic. As time progresses, technology advances and games get better. Life for pro-gamers is therefore mostly short and one-dimensional. Not all players are able to find new jobs, transitioning and adapting into another game, and find success. Hyeong-joo believes that the time will come for the tides to turn. He states, I think that games are dependent on the trends of their current time. Although LOL may be dominating now, in a few years, it will eventually lose its position. With new, up-and-coming competition always being released just around the corner, games are pressured to maintain their success. According to the trend, Starcraft has had its turn shine and now, until the next suitor comes to challenge the throne, it should be LOLs time to reign.But this does not mean that the predecessor is being entirely forgotten. Although the original Starcraft may have come to an end, the game will forever remain a legend, etched into the history of E-sports.

Kim Hyeong joo, the winner of the final Starcrafts competition with his full scholarship reward

desires. In light of this, Hyeong-joo also provided his thoughts on the currently escalating LOL trend. He stated, The items you can put on and customize, the champions you can select and combine contribute to constructing a wide variety of strategies.From his reasoning, the secrets to Starcrafts and LOLs respective successes were its

Although LOL may be dominating now, in a few years, it will eventually lose its position.

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Residential College Prospects of SNU

BY DIANA DAHYUN CHO
Students protesting at Acropolis holding a large banner that states Against Shiheung Campus.

Trend or Threat:

esidential colleges (RC) have become both trend and threat in the higher education system of Korea lately, and SNUs perspective towards the system has varied as well. Residential colleges are simply universities that require all students to live in dormitories, thus expanding the education system not only within the classroom, but in the students living quarters as well. This then promotes a sense of community as students are obligated to live and study amongst each other. Examples of well-known RCs would mainly consist of the prestigious Ivy Leagues like Harvard, Yale, U Penn and Princeton, along with Oxford and Cambridge. It is no coincidence that these leading schools are grouped in this category as the aforementioned schools RCs have proven to benefit students in specific ways. However, universities in Koreas recent rush to becoming RCs have not been fully favorable to the majority of its targeted audience. This year, Yonsei University expanded its campus grounds to Songdo in Incheon and opened their residential campus for the Underwood International Campus (UIC) freshmen. This action was met with great opposition, but still managed to pull through and all first year UIC students have moved to the Songdo Campus dormitories. The reasons to why students were so against this new program ranged from the physical location of the campus, being outside of the city, to the more internal issue of the lack of relationship that first years would have with their upperclassmen, commonly known as the sunbae-hubae relationship. However, Yonseis school officials see the program in a different and more

positive perspective. Judging by the outcome of the Ivy League and other outstanding schools mentioned above, the RC system is believed to enable the utmost sense of community within students and engage in the main aspects of communication, creativity, convergence, cultural diversity and Christian leadership. All are optimistic attributes, but why the students are so against the proposition lies elsewhere. Surprisingly, the last-minute announcement of the creation of the Songdo RC campus was what offended most students. It is unclear why Yonsei delayed to announce such a major change, but the inevitable fact of the Songdo campuss establishment was already opened months ago with about 10 percent of Yonseis students moved to the new

Is the schools proposition for controlling students lives genuine means for a holistic education?

grounds. Ehwa University also opened their own residential campus this year alongside Yonsei University, despite both sides student opposition, located in Paju. SNU on the other hand has yet to open any new campus grounds, but speculation begs to differ due to the plans of a new campus in Shiheung. The new campus is currently the main hot potato issue of SNU and has been the conflict dividing the SNU administration and the SNU student council ( Chong Haksenghwe ). SNULife has been busy with all the criticism against the prospects of the Shiheung campus and the student council has constantly posted negative propaganda as well. The council recently took urgent action by holding a candle protest at the Acropolis, located between the main library and school headquarters, Wednesday of October 16 at 4:30pm. In order for this gathering to happen, the council members and other advocates went around different classes asking students to come out and show their support. They also handed out fliers and had students sign

a petition in agreement to banning the Shiheung campus plan. The fliers requested the need for action as soon as possible and strongly persisted students to come together as a whole. The October 16th protest was titled as, 10.16 Urgent Action, and had the subheading, Is the schools proposition for controlling students lives genuine means for a holistic education? The main reason to this strong protest is no different compared to both Yonsei and Ewha Universitys former situation; it is the lack of information and abrupt decision making. The intended purposes of an RC campus are undoubtedly noteworthy, but there is more to the picture if SNU is planning on doing this without much consent from the student body. Currently, the information that the SNU student council has gathered from the meetings with the administration are completely vague and frankly ambiguous. How much of the student body or what portion of the student body will supposedly be moving to the new campus has not even been told,

nor when this significant change will occur has been stated. Ultimately, the students have no idea what is going to happen and the panic of not knowing is clearly upsetting and defeats any sense of trust between the students and the administration. Similarly, the Songdo campus was a sudden change that significantly sparked a great deal of tension between the students and the administration, and the same problem is happening in SNU right now, but the greater dilemma is that the administration is seriously losing credibility and trust. Eun Sue Jeong (Biomaterials Engineering 11), believes the following, The issue at the moment is really the lack of communication between the students and the administration making it harder for us to trust the admin in what theyll do for the prospects of our education. Judging by what has occurred so far, it can be stated that the RC campus plans are not the main issue and conflict in the situations of the universities. Indeed, the RC ideas are new to Korea in its entirety and may possibly not be as compatible to the students as it was in the USA or the UK, but the window for opportunity and change is not something to easily disregard. The concern aside from RC plans is the struggle between students and school administrations. Whats done is done in the case of Yonsei, Ewha and other schools in the nation, but SNU still has the chance to mend and mitigate the tensions that are causing unrest within the student body. Besides, as stated above, the purpose of the RC plan is intended to be beneficial. Communication must be restored, and both sides must reconcile: The students of SNU deserve the right to know what is happening, but at the same time should not be completely against a new change.

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SNU Woman Football Club hosts the first ever national university amateur league
BY EUN HUR

The First Ever SNU Cup

he first ever national university amateur football league sponsored by the Seoul National University Woman Football Club (SNUWFC), the SNU Cup was an exhilarating experience for all SNUWFC players, 14 participating universities, and spectators. The rainy autumn weather of SNU was not enough to cool down the passion of the league participants as they were either always on the field or supporting other teams from the bench for all games. Reason for the participating teams heightened passion lies in the league selection process. When SNUWFC declared that

there would be a female university football club league held by the physical education department of SNU with originally 12 participating teams, college teams signed up nationally. Even once the 12 teams were chosen to partake in the event, two additional universities personally asked to be able to participate in the league, portraying the fact that this league was a much anticipated event for all. The grand opening ceremony on September 27th announced the beginning of the three days that would be historical with the kick-off by the three heads- Director of

Physical Education of Seoul National University, Chairman of Korea Federation of Womens Football, and the Professor of Seoul National University Women Football Team. Preliminaries were executed in a round-robin league and later in a tournament form. Home team SNUWFC won 3rd place in the tournament, but the process was not a walk in the park. Team C, in which SNUWFC were picked to be part of meant direct competition with two of the strongest teams in the whole league, Korea College of Physical Educations FC Chunma and Ewha Womans Universitys E.S.S.A. Chae-yoon Kim (College of Business Administration, 11) who was a full-time player for this league explained her teams apprehension, we were worried that we would not even pass the prelimineries as our direct game teams were one of the best teams in the league. Our hardwork and perspiration was not wasted though, as we won E.S.S.A by 0:1 and tied null with FC Chunma. In the total of four games that SNUWFC played in, the much successful results were: 1:0 winning against Ewha Womans Universitys E.S.S.A., 2:0 winning against Sungshin Womans Universitys Veronica, 0:0 tie between Korea College of Physical Educations FC Chunma , and 0:2 loss to Kyeonghee Universitys Kyeonghee LIONS. The responsibilities of having to organize all the details of the events, from ordering the cones to negotiating sponsorships, did not stop SNUWFC from physically preparing for the games. The weekly practice sessions were even more focused and rigorous, as the team players knew that the process would be hectic. A training camp session was held regardless of the numerous plans and appointments, where all members participated with enthusiasm towards the anticipated event. As it was the first time for the members of SNUWFC to organize such an

event, while simultaneously having to practice and maintain the best condition, the players did inevitably receive a lot of mental stress. Jin-sol Jang (College of Education, 11) expressed her experience, the most strenuous aspect of this years league was juggling between playing on the field and organizing the game. All our members did not have time to rest after each game, as we had to run around planning the next game and preparing items so that the league would not dissatisfy any of the participants. The mornings were especially more hectic and waking up early during dawn became part of our lives for the three days of the league. All the members efforts were to avail, as there were no unexpected happenings but only a smooth play of intensive games. Even with several injuries disabling some members from playing during the game completely, they relocated their passion for the team and competition by pouring extra effort into the planning process. Jang expressed her gratitude of the successful league and the development she has experienced through this process the most special lesson that I have learned through the 2013 SNU Cup was the extent of impact that unified vision can give to an individual. Whether our members were playing on the field or on the bench, we all had one same goal in mind to make a successful league. We supported each other like never before and our teamwork shined at its best these past few months. With Korea College of Physical Educations FC Chunma taking the champion, and Kyeonghee Universitys Kyeonghee LIONS taking the 2nd place, SNUWFC did not take their 3rd placement for granted. They celebrated their competitors winnings with the utmost happiness and without doubt ended the ceremony with more life-long companions.

The full SNUWFC crew during the competitive three-day league

All participants from the 14 university teams celebrate the opening ceremony

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Lets talk about Korea... in Korean!

A platform of communication for foreigners that speaks out in Korean
BY TSELMEG CHULUUNBAATAR & YEUN-IL JEONG

more closely to the Korean culture. While working in the embassy, I was even more mesmerized by the whole situation of Korea and finally decided to take off to study in SNU. Hyunhee: Hello, I am Hyunhee Ju from Harbin, China and I am currently the vice editor-in-chief of Seoulism. Originally, my parents were Koreans so technically, I am a Korean Chinese. I learned Korean from my parents from when I was very young. I came over to study in SNU for I always thought that I would like to get my university education from where my family is originally from. So I got into SNU as a design major and worked for the SNU Newspaper for 2 years as a photojournalist. That is when I got to know the existence of Seoulism. Sayuri: My name is Sayuri Kai and I am from Osaka, Japan. I currently study Korean Literature as an exchange student in SNU. My major back in Osaka University is also Korean so I decided to come over to Korea to be in the center of the culture and have a peak into it. I am currently a part of the writing staff of Seoulism.

community to initiate a forum of conversation. Hyunhee: In a deeper sense, for some, Seoulism could become a way to disclose the current problems of the Korean society in regards to its foreign residents. One of the popular notions among foreign students in Korea is that Korea may be an opened country to foreigners, but it is still in that phase where not the whole part of the nation is in tolerance with their existence and cultures. However, we feel that regardless of the diverse motifs of Seoulism, it is crucial that we gain sympathy and also some popularity so that we could talk about more intense stuffs in the coming days.

One last question. So why is the name Seoulism?

Tyler: (Laugh) It was actually a really hard decision. I mean, when we first started out, we did not have a concrete idea about what we could be, so we did not want to limit our possibility with a name. And also, the reason why chose Seoulism instead of some name like Koreanism is because we wanted to examine the city of Seoul which aspires to be the hub within the world as the city authorities claim and introduce the ever diverse environment of the region. You see, in a foreigners view, Seoul is an enormously interesting city for it offers so many places that have to do with foreign cultures. However, we feel that the Seoulites have yet been given the opportunity to properly appreciate their grateful surrounding and thus, Seoulism is here to help them out.

lobalization is taking place everywhere, it is no longer surprising to see foreigners walking in the streets of Seoul or taking classes along with Koreans. The integration of multiculturalism is having its turn in Seoul, making it into one of the most diverse metropolitan cities in the world. This reminds us of the concept of the salad bowl, but only this time, it is put next to a kimchi stew. Yet, as the Korean society indulges in the exuberance of diversity, both the Koreans and foreigners seem to witness an invisible line separating them from making a deeper relationship; putting emphasis on the cultural differences and closing off each other with the excuse of language barriers. That is why an enthusiastic group of foreign students have gathered up to start a means to break the ice: to come to a mutual understanding through a means of communication. They voluntarily established what is now called Seoulism, a web-based magazine written in Korean by foreign students residing in Seoul. First of its kind, its key purpose is to overcome the misunderstandings and prejudices put toward each other through writing about life in Seoul as international students, differences and similarities in culture and society. As Koreans say, Getting started is halfway to completion. Even though it was launched just recently on the 1st of July, 2013 at SNU, Seoulism is now stretching out to writers from universities all around the nation. Seoulism now consists of 3 board members and 12 writing staffs, providing them with not only a platform to discuss about all

things Korean but also a way to share their knowledge of the Korean language. For foreign students, this is thought to be incredibly inspiring, yet a bold step to take. Popularity of the Korean language is increasing-not just because of its greatly enjoyed entertainment materials, but on an academic level as well. Being a Korean speaker is an important advantage these days. Also, it is exciting to see foreigners expressing their different views of Korea in Korean, where even Koreans will be interested to read. Within their short time of operation, they have already gained their regular readers and are expanding day by day. Not just foreign students in Korea but Koreans living abroad, people who once lived in Korea are their readers from all over the world. Seoulism members have recently had an opportunity to get out on the streets to ask the Korean people about their opinions toward Seoulism on Hangul Proclamation day (National Korean day) and just a week before that, Quill has had the chance to meet the initiating founders of Seoulism.

Alright, so please tell us a little bit about Seoulism. How did it all start?
Tyler: So when I decided to come over to SNU to study international relations, I had to partake in Korean language course for a year and it was then when I started thinking about the general need of a platform of communication between Koreans and foreign students in Korea. As you can easily guess, among many wonderful things that were welcoming me, there were sometimes certain incidents that were to do with misunderstanding and time to time, prejudice. However, the fact that concerned me the most was that foreign students have their own separate lives totally segregated from the Korean society. They have their own groups, they only speak and partake in their own languages and cultures, etc. After seeing all this, I knew that I had to start something. That is when I realized we, the foreign students could come forward first, instead of sitting back and waiting for the Koreans to reach out to us, by writing about our own thoughts in the Korean language.

Hello, could you first introduce yourselves and about your relationship with all things Korean?
Tyler: Hello, my name is Tyler Rasch, the editor-in-chief of Seoulism. I am from Vermont, USA. My first encounter with Korea was when I started working for the Korean embassy in Washington D.C. Of course, I was interested in Korea before that for the whole concept of orient in opposition to occident inspired me a lot while studying international relations in university and thus chose to look

What exactly is it that Seoulism aspires to be then, what is your future agenda?
Tyler: Since we are just starting out right now, we would like to see to what extent Seoulism could stretch out to be. Of course, all the starting members have more or less different views toward the future of Seoulism; me, for instance, would like Seoulism to be a means to gather foreigners and Koreans altogether so that we could become a

From left: Tyler Rasch, Hyunhee Ju, Sayuri Kai

You can check out Seoulism at http://seoulism.tistory.com or on their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Seoulism

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Perspective : Praying for

our Seoul

BY THIBAUT MAGERMAN
washing their hair and brushing their teeth. This is not even sniffing, this is more like snoring. Snoring awake in this city which is like a dream. I guess culture is a combination of small differences: while European blow their nose, Korean rather sniff. When I have no class, Im going to town. Seoul subway gallery looks like an anthill. Regiments of Korean bugs swarm underground, then suddenly show up at the surface of the Earth. Every single insect is now hurrying to its own business in order to deserve and keep its insignificant role in society. Walking in the subway, I can see pretty young girls who had surgery and wear pirate eyepatches, O my monstrous Seoul. Those ladies look like female Cyclops. Soon they all will have the exact same face and their name will be Nobody. Coming from old Europe, I did not have a clear idea on how you actually would be, O my Seoul. While studying in Paris I barely knew two persons in Korea: leader Kim Jong-un and singer Psy. Side A to make people fear, side B to make people dance. Dance is indeed inter alia what one can find here, O my clubbing Seoul. Bars in Itaewon that are crowded with aliens. Soju and Cass. Cass and soju. Koreans and foreigners inoculating together the forgetful poison and singing loudly the same human complaint. In Europe, politicians always show great concern and scare whenever theres some sign of diplomatic tension between South Korea and the North. Capitalist countries seem to feel that the mere fact that Juche still exists is outrage to the supposed Free World. But the fact that North Korean regime still stands is not actually bad news for the West. Protestors who are expecting something else than our capitalist democracies may say: We dont want this capitalism anymore, it oppresses the poor and crushes human beings. But then, the capitalist beast just has to raise his sharp forefinger and answer: See, do you prefer North Korea?. This kind of answers actually constitutes a big problem in European politics. Because it tends to pretend that there are only two possible ways: fierce capitalism or communism such as North Koreans. By isolating communist states, by demonizing their leaders they managed to make us believe that our liberalism was the only natural and viable solution.

aving previously studied in America and Europe, I was looking for an experience in Asia. Once I got admitted, I was very surprised to hear the price for a room at Seouldae dormitory, O my sleepy Seoul. I first thought this was for one month, which would have been normal in Paris. It was in fact for the whole semester. Here at the dorms I say Hello everyday to next doors Korean boys. They never greet me back, O my lonesome Seoul. During two weeks, I thought for some reason those guys were mad at me until, on a rainy evening, one of them kindly proposed me to loan his umbrella. In order to wake up, I can rely every morning on this deafening concert of Korean students sniffing while

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November 2013. Vol. 46

Facing Physiognomy
Your destiny could be determined by the shape of your face
BY BAE SEUNG HOON
responsible for the sudden boom in face reading, but it did rekindle the interest many Koreans possessed about face reading. To many foreigners this study of first impression rings an uncomfortably familiar bell of racism and sexism; but is gwansang dangerous as an outright artificial selection of social standard? That would depend on those who take face reading into a certain degree of caution. One symbolic scene from the movie is when the face reader deduced the husband as the murderer due to a lack of harmony between the couple. This type of behaviour would normally be considered irresponsible and unreasonable, but the past was a different time. With lack of knowledge or communication there was but few methods which allowed people to establish trust with strangers; observation of physical features. Gwansang was not alone in judgement of nature and person as other techniques like Feng Shui and YinYang balance was conceptualized. European versions of face reading focus on analytic approach of personality, advancing to various fields like Phrenology, the study of human skulls. Doctors determined the guilt of criminal activity of person whether the skull of particular man was nonconforming or prone to violence. Nowadays, phrenology has been excluded from the scientific community for a good reason. Due to role of Eugenics and concept of master race in WW2, governments started to take a harder stance against racism and discrimination of physical features. So while foreigners may be surprised at how physiognomy is still accepted to quite a few people. While it may be no different than palm reading and horoscopes, there are many folk tales and accounts of gwansang being effective in real life even to this day, told from elders to youth. There are plastic surgeons that specialize in fixing the facial features according to the benevolent gwansang. Despite the fact that the face reading applied in the modern day is disadvantageous to women (as the techniques were created in the past when women were unequally treated)

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wansang, the movie released in 2013 is a fictionalized account that mixes the historical background of chaos that lied dormant after the death of 5th King of Joseon Dynasty, Munjong. The protagonist, one of the best face readers in Joseon, is pulled into the political turmoil and machinations that run rampant in the court. The movie alone is not

couples go and find out each others gwansang to see if they are compatible with contrasting results from separate face readers. Physiognomy still affects Korean society despite its lack of scientific evidence. Truthfully, this particular ambivalent fortune telling is not the cause but effect of rampant appearance worship. Judging by appearance has always been popular from the past, but with severe case of lookism (appearance based discrimination) in concurrent Korea, face reading may be a result of overwhelming addiction to superficial features. What the dear customers and inquirer are forgetting is that modern gwansang is a complicated process that involves the observation of all facial features and recombinant of such parts into greater portion or even the whole face. As Asian forms of face reading is centred to prediction of future it leans toward vague cold reading which may even differ among other face readers in terms of different categories like work or romance. In varying aspects of impression or physiognomy, the subtle interpretations differ on the same face as well. Face reading is not set in stone though its authors and disciples would like to tell us otherwise. The ultimate goal of gwansang would best be believed as a quick judgement of a person from first encounter and to provide a note to the self. Observing the reflection could lead to a possible third person observation, thereby empowering confidence or caution about how one would greet colleagues or partners. Moreover, the continuously told

factoid from all face readers is that gwansang can be changed with the practice of self discipline and control. According to their wisdom the surgeries and cuts made to face are ineffective in controlling fate while having a positive outlook on self and progress can change even the worst gwansang, with its vise versa being true as well. At best, face reading can be seen as

statistics and inductive reasoning continued from the past. With all uncertain future foretelling, this form of pastime would not be something so passionately pursued. Rather, those who imagine that face reading of self can affect the others spectrum should view it as an early opportunity and work on improving the self by action and words rather than attending to outward appearance.

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Tea Time in Peace

A lookthrough into Jidebang at Gilsangsa temple where you can enjoy some traditional tea in tranquility
BY YOUNG MIN SON

he coffee frenzy in Korea started with the deep green twin tailed mermaid Starbucks logo when it became the high fashion item for Gangnam ladies. Not a moment too soon, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Twosome Place, Angel-inUs, Caffe Bene, Hollys Coffee all started commercializing their line of highly fashionable coffee. In this fast paced society, where every minute counts, a simple coffee break is hard to come by. Even if you do walk into a

coffee shop for some peace and quiet there is an endless clicking of the keyboard and an on-going buzz from pep talk.There are times when we look for study or book cafes where we can grab a coffee to type away to meet our deadlines or to have a group meeting. However, there are times when we want to rewind, take a break, and recharge. If you are looking for somewhere to take a break from this uptight setting, and go enjoy some peacefulness, perhaps you would like

to try Jidebang. Jidebang is part of the Gilsangsa temple run by Jung-yu Sunim. While most temples are known for their shrines, Gilsangsa temple is more famous for its Jidebang cafe-andcultural space. Strictly speaking, Jidebang is not a cafe (although it is well known for its heart-warming tea) but a cultural space that holds numerous exhibitions throughout the year. There is in fact an Antique Craft exhibition currently being held at

Jidebang until November 7th. In order to seek out Jidebang, you can either take the local Gwanak 04 bus to Insudang Pharmacy station or walk through the Nakseongdae tunnel when you get off Gwanak 02 bus at Inhun apartment station. First comers may be hesitant to enter Jidebang. Mainly it is because you will find yourself entering the shop through the basement. The entrance feels almost like an opening of a cave cool and snug. The charming entrance is preserved for the temple up stairs, where you will find yourself looking at a beautiful wall of tile art that leads to the shrine room. When you first enter Jidebang you will find yourself in a small, dainty shop with warm yellow lighting. The large, bold mix of wooden furniture breathe out restfulness. On one side of the entrance, you can check out neatly arranged rows of books, while on the otherside you can examine an interesting collection of pottery on display at the counter. What is unique about Jidebang is that if you observe the interior of the Jidebang carefully, you will be able to find small pieces of artifacts that were once part of an old temple. In fact, no two seats are alike at Jidebang. The donut shaped rock that is being used as a table was once a top piece for a well, while the large wooden square table in the center was once part of a wooden floor. Jidebang in Korean literally means a small room that is next to the large, main room. Usually, it is a small space for Buddhist monks to take a break and enjoy a light conversation. Here, Jung-yu Sunim has opened Jidebang doors to everyone. It all started when Jung-yu Sunim wanted to provide a casual space for people to take a short relaxing break. In here, not even moody background music is around to disturb the peace. You may not be able

to order caramel frappuccino with whipped cream or rainbow colored macarons but you can order various types of coffee, tea, latte, shaved ice and home baked cookies. What makes Jidebang special is that most of the drinks and snacks being offered here are made by the Jung-yu Sunim herself. If you order Dutch coffee, you would be drinking a cup that took 30minutes to brew (provided that it takes 2 minutes to brew a droplet of Dutch coffee); and your quince tea is made from the quince that was handpicked from Jung-yu Sunims back garden. In the Summer, if you order Koreans favorite dessert, red bean shaved ice, you will not be served with red bean paste from a can but Jung-yu Sunims handmade Korean red bean paste. There is definitely a different vibe here. You do not have to wait in a long line or wait for your buzzer to go pick up your drink. You will not be served on a plastic tray in mugs or paper cups. Instead, you will find your tea served in a rather coarse looking ceramic cup; and your dessert on a leaf or a plain wooden plate. Whats more, the unfamiliar weight of brass utensils completes the humble table setting. The wood, stone, ceramic, and even the brass seem to blend nicely with the modest and soothing atmosphere of the Jidebang . All the food and beverage offered at Jidebang costs 6000won. This may seem a little pricey but Jidebang definitely has something unique to offer a nice cup of organic home brewed tea in peace and quiet. Furthermore, you will be able to leave feeling somewhat revived. The regular customers here highly appraise the serene space that is so difficult to come by now-a-days. It is their wish that this perfect petite space remain as a place to unwind and relax.

Top piece of a well that is now being used as a table at Jidebang.

Korean red bean shaved ice topped with Jung-yu Sunims home-made red bean paste.

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WEARING THE SPRING 2014

Any fashion you walk into at this time of the year, the biggest news would be Spring/Summer Ready to wear 2014 fashion show. The busiest fashion week is coming to an end: a parade of brilliant new designs flashed through between the end of September and the beginning of October. No matter how gorgeous a brand had labeled itself during the last fashion week, all that matters is the current runway show. Thank god the designers are talented enough to fabulously lay out extremely inspirational clothes each season.

BY CELINE JEONG HYEON MOON

Here are some selective lists of the most memorable pieces.

Chanel's theme for 2014ss RTW was a "painter's palette". The entire range of colors from white to black was stroke on dresses, jackets, skirts, and bags by brush. The tweed suit was still there, only more colorfully, and more energetically. Some of them torn on both sides of shoulders, some of them torn on just one side, some of them with asymmetric collars, some of them with bigger squared collars - the variations were plenty. What made the runway look even more exceptional was the makeup. All models were deeply highlights on their eyes with electric shades of rainbow colors. "I wanted to some colors, a fraicheur" Karl

said. "Life is not red carpet. I wanted to be daily." So instead of going chic and inaccessible, he decided to design with colors. And some more. A great surprise was spotted at Valentino. It went ethnic! The minimalism was still hanging, but a full monotone could no longer be the key word of Valentino

runway. The maxi dresses were elaborated with very little details and little colors. However Valentino stayed romantic by toning down the colors and making the dresses really long and soft. "We didn't want to be engraved in people's minds as party-dressesonly. We wanted to be real-life and daily." said Chiuri and Piccioli. Imagine that. It would be absolutely stunning to wear a Valentino dress for a regular summer day. Dior opened up with thousands of lianas and orchids hanging above. It was a set of color-dense floral decorations, which introduced us to the mash-up of letters, colors, and silhouettes. Dior's traditional mid length skirts turned into floral prints blended with strips of letters. The floral prints were beautifully colored in blush pink, grass green, vivid orange, and other wonderful splashes. "The idea was to make the delicate rose garden become poisonous" said Raf. He, of course, did not forget to include his iconic tuxedo suite in black. At the show finale, there was an additional march of a surprise collection. More pragmatic lines of dresses than the previous, colored mainly in metallic silver. The Dior stilettos were absolutely black and pointy. "Women should be heard, and before that they have to be looked at. Bold clothes make us look visible" said Miuccia. "Fashion is my interpretation of feminism. I wanted to be a nasty fighter" she chuckled. The entire face of the runway walls were filled with huge streestyled art of female faces. The extremely vivid colors of hair, eyes, lips, and clothes hit all the audience with a huge strike. The faces were simplified. These paintings on the walls

were directly seen on the collections. Sparkly bra figures above the jackets and shirts were impressive and highlighted. The effect of knee-high socks were particular as well. By layering them right above the shoes for spring and summer, the socks made it seem like the models were wearing boots. Boots, however, would be too hot to wear under the summer sunrays. A fashion show that most definitely connects the digital print and fashion happens at Mary Katrantzou. A fashion design prodigious has just started making herself known and her dresses are insanely creative. The silhouettes are very firm and modern with strictly fixed margin lines. Her prints include close-ups on oxford shoes, silver buckles on leather strips, and exceptional blossom of lively flowers. The colors were unquestionably bright and light but strongly dense and statement-worth. It has not even turned winter yet, but it is already exciting to have a glimpse of what will go trendy the next season. Other than the names above, there are still too many amazing sets of wardrobe. Marc Jacobs showed his dark imaginations of the middle ages. Christopher Kane's high use of bright colors of see-through fabrics with wandering arrows and letter prints. Fendi made the models dance in layers and layers of pastel colored sheets in gradation. Giambattista Valli was a modern romantic with clusters of delicate flowers. The lists are endless. As the shows are held in Milan, London, New York, and Paris, thousands of photographers and popping millions of flashes. The models leaving the show are a huge part of the pleasure of a fashion week. Another fashion week is over, and another fashion week to attend. All the more exciting things shall appear across the stage in front of us.

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SCHEDULER

Culture Calendar
BY YOUNG MIN SON
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1
Seoul Photo Festival Seoul Art Center (~12.01) Korea Magazine Festival Sejong Center for the Performing Arts(~11.04)

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The Metropolitan Opera Maria Callas Hall Moscba Philharmonic Orchestra Sejong Culture Center (~11.03)

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JoongAng Seoul International Marathon Jamsil Stadium

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Rainbow Asia Exhibition Seoul Art Center (~12.05)

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Korea Fashion Design Contest Seoul Trade Exhibition and Convention Maestro Namse Gum Classical Music Concert Chungmu Art Hall

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Rice Wine Expo COEX (~11.09)

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Candenza for Soul Chungmu Art Hall

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Kyung-wha Chung Violin Recital Seoul Art Center Herbie Hancock Concert Chungmu Art Hall Il Trovatore Opera (~11.10)

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Bonjour! Opera Concert Maia Callas Hall

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Sports Seoul Marathon Worldcup Park

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Man of LaMancha Chungmu Art Hall(~02.09)

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Carmen Opera National Theater of Korea Inspire the World Seoul Cafe Show COEX (~11.24)

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Wicked Charlotte Theater(~01.26) Hakase taro, Amaury Vassili Concert Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

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SunWook Kim Piano Concert Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Dynamic Duo Concert Olympic Park (~11.24)

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Ghost Musical D-cube Art Center(~06.29)

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