There is an annual event at Jeju National University, which is typically held not much after the midterm exam - athletics competition in May. The athletics competition, held by student council of each university, has some characteristics.First is 'competition.' The departments belonging to e
Jeju Island has various events to celebrate in May. People say that May is the best time for various events due to the warm spring weather. It’s the time during the year when the frozen winter has passed, and when it’s warm but not too hot. So, what kinds of May events were in Jeju?First of all, the
Recently, the garbage abandoned in a clean house in Namwon-eup, Seogwipo-si has not been collected for several days. As the garbage fully filled up the clean house, eventually the garbage intruded into the nearby sidewalk. It is because of the saturation of the northern garbage incineration plant in
Orchestral music means ‘ensemble that be composed of many kind of musical instruments.’ There are several types of orchestral music. The most typical type is modern symphony orchestra that consists of 60 ~ 120 players, under lead of a conductor. Besides that, there is the wind music orchestra which
Recently, you may have seen people in deep green or deep blue colored uniforms. They are ROTC members. ROTC is an abbreviation of ‘Reserve Officers Training Corps.’ By introducing the American system into our country to reinforce primary grade officers, it means a group was established at national u
Jeju’s second airport project is to build the airport on 4.96 million square meters of land in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo, at a cost of 4.8734 trillion won by 2025. A second public hearing for provincial residents is scheduled in early June to discuss land compensation for the construction of the second
The opening of Nokji International Hospital, which was promoted as the country's first for-profit hospital, was eventually canceled.Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong held a press conference at the Jeju Provincial Government's press room on the 17th of April. After the press conference, he announce
On May 14, there was a street demonstration at a university town and Jeollanamdo provincial office. People shouted slogans - "Release the martial law!" and "Go away Jeon Du-Hwan!" On May 18, in front of the main gate of Chonnam National University, the soldiers of martial law interrupted the stu
As the birth rate has been decreasing in Korea these days, universities in Korea have a great deal of trouble attracting students. It turns out that graduating from a university does not ensure successfully landing a high quality job. According to the Korean Minister of Education, Yu Eun-hye, it is
April Fool’s Day is on the first day of April. On this day, light jokes, pranks, and lies are permitted by people. The origin of this day started from France in the 16th century. France introduced the Gregorian calendar in the late 16th century, and they had to reset the New Year’s Day. Before the G
Why don’t we approve the censorship of weapons? Why do we want to shed more blood? Is it because of the money, the territory, or the inmoral human pride?We live in the 21st century but we still have wars, nuclear weapons, and suffering. Why don’t politicians lead us to learn to talk at a table with
On April 3rd, the Jeju 4.3 massacre victim commemoration ceremony was held. Bereaved families and citizens attended and comforted the victimized souls. At 10am, the memorial siren rang and at the same time the ceremony began. Representatives from all parts of South Korea including Doh-ol Kim Young-O
The single word ‘spring’ makes people excited. Jeju’s spring is the visitor that comes earlier than other regions in Korea because Jeju is relatively located in the far southern area. For this reason, spring festivals are held in advance compared to other places in the mainland. What spring festival
Jeju is suffering from garbage problems. The landfill is exorbitantly insufficient compared to the trash output. In this situation, Jeju recently exported 2712 tons of non-recyclable household garbage to the Philippines. Jeju lied to the Philippines that the garbage was ‘junk of synthetic resin,’ an
On March 4 of last month, there was a notification that the dormitory laundry machines that are available for free will be changed to paid laundry machines. The administration informed this to students after they already moved into the dormitory. Students opposed this by putting up a poster notifyin
When professors announce that there is a group project, students pray to be with members who at least participates in the project. This is because a lot of professors give the same score to all the members of the same group, which apparently means that even the students who did not actively particip
Have you ever seen cats that show off their cuteness surrounded by students while walking around JNU campus? Jeju National University has several cats that are loved by many students. Among them, The Islander introduces two cats that are especially cute and that frequently stop students' busy st
On March 29, the foundation of the Pharmaceutical College was confirmed. The 12 universities nationwide applied for the establishment of it, and three universities including JNU were selected through primary audit. Later, an onsite audit was conducted as a secondary evaluation from March 25 to 26.Th
On the April 16, 2014, a terrible and sad disaster happened. Sewol Ferry was carrying 476 people but capsized leaving only 172 people to survive. More than 300 people were gone, missing or passed away from the accident. The tragedy is more heartbreaking because the majority of the passengers were yo