V olume 45

September 2013

Intelligence Agencies : Status Quo Chong Haksenghwe : What are they up to? The SNULife Affairs Course Registration Blues Fall Fashion / ArtNine

Big Brothers Around the Globe

The Seoul National University English-Language Journal

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September 2013
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Editors Letter Feature Intelligence Agencies : Status Quo

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The Abrupt Dissemination of NIS Information Editorial : The Big Brother State SNU Society Campus News Chong Haksenghwe : What are they up to?

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The End of the Ahn Phenomenon

The SNULife Affairs

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Course Registration Blues A&C From Sleeve-Less to Sleeve-Full : Fall Fashion

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CHONG HAKSENGHWE : WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?

ArtNine : the Nuovo Cinematheque

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Perspective : Odds of Korea

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FROM THE EDITOR

After a sweltering summer, the Quill returns with its brief yet entralling-as-ever fall issue. During the break, a barrage of political issues have bombarded the headlines including the humanitarian crisis in Syria, alleged intervention into the Korean Presidential Election and the revelations regarding the National Security Intelligence in the USA. It is on the latter subject that Volume 45s feature section focuses on. The section kicks-off with information concerning the relatively unfamiliar history and structure of the National Intelligence Service. It then delves into the most recent issues regarding the agency from the Presidential election in Korea to the Mannings case, the Snowden case and the most recent Miranda case. Meanwhile, the SNU Society covers particularly captivating issues, with the new SNU Student Council setting out a myriad of unprecedented policies that have been impaired of for a long time as well as consolidating on the ongoing controversy regarding the schools online forum - Snulife. Much mistrust and complaints with respect to the fall course registration is also analyzed. Finally, the Arts and Culture section is intriguing as ever with tips about the upcoming fall fashion and the introduction of a new form of cinema - ArtNine. The section further encompasses a compelling read on the perspective of a foreigner living in Korea, before finishing off with a culture calendar for those craving to make the most of cultural events this fall. The Quill henceforth promises to be more profound in its quest to deliver the most accurate and up to date news on the campus, simultaneously incorporating analysis of key global events. As well as being more informative, the journal will be substantially more reflective and understanding of the perspectives of SNU students and specialists. Last but certainly not least, the Quill, as is the custom, is recruiting this fall semester. We most easgerly welcome any enthusiastic and passionate journalists from writers, photographers to designers who would like to work with the Quill. If you are interested or have any enquiries, please feel free to email us at snuquill@gmail.com. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HAESOL KIM

THE SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

uill Staff
Chief Managing Director Yeun-il Jeong Editor-in-Chief Haesol Kim Vice Managing Director Diana Dahyun Cho Feature Section Seo Kyoung Lee SNU Society Section Editor Eun Hur Young Min Son KyeongHwan Kim Bora Lee Seung Hoon Bae Arts and Culture Section Tselmeg Chuluunbaatar Celine Jeong Hyeon Moon Creative Director Suzanne Park Photographer Yeun-il Jeong E-Mail snuquill@gmail.com Website www.facebook.com/snu.quill Advisor Professor Eli Sorensen Professor Eui Hang Shin Printing Late Spring (0222698030) Design Sun Hee Kim

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diplomacy. And perhaps this term, this euphonic roll of the tongue, cushions the shocking implications that the common Joe could easily overlook. Just as a brief history, espionage and formal acts of unified clandestine activity appears in Egyptian hieroglyphs, which reveal a strong presence of court spies who were trained to uncover disloyal subjects and seek out weaker links who could be conquered and enslaved. The turning point and need for codes naturally came with the introduction of written messages, and these Egyptian spies were among the first known to use toxins from plants and snakes to carry out acts of assassination. Other highlights of espionage include the incident with the Trojan Horse, a mammoth wooden structure the Greeks gave to Troy as a gift, but actually contained several hundred Greek soldiers seeking vengeance. The Trojan Horse not only won the Greeks the war, but also became a historic symbol of Grecian potency and intelligence prowess. The Greeks would have been unable to become such a great empire without the underhanded plan to get within the castle walls of Troy. But perhaps the most famous ancient civilization that relied most extensively on intelligence information to function was Rome. For over a millennium, Romans built their famous empire with modern-like infrastructure and bureaucracy, through the employment of spies and intelligence agencies. Rome spied on neighbors to provide military reports and potential strength and even went on to manipulate alliances. It has been a widely accepted theory among professionals that this underhanded method of diplomacy actually allowed the Romans to become the widely influential empire that it was. As for modern intelligence, otherwise known as the Age of Empires (1700-1900), industrialization, economic expansion, and diversification of political regimes shook the worlds intelligence community. Sources, as well as technological implications of intelligence further developed, and in the dawn of the 20th century, marked by the Cold War, transformed into a highly technical field, involving cyberspace. Of course, breaches in privacy and diplomacy regarding intelligence agencies cannot be told without mentioning the United States and its Central Intelligence Agency. Only after World War II did the United States, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, coordinated on a country-wide government basis. A warhero named William J. Donovan became the first of the Coordinator of Information, and later head of Office of Strategic Services. This organization (OSS) had a mandate to collect and analyze strategic information. Then President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, thereby establishing what is today known as the CIA. It allowed for

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the nations intelligence activities correlating to and evaluating intelligence affecting national security. Then President George W. Bush signed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act which marked the beginnings of a huge reconstruction of the Intelligence Community by creating new positions that oversaw the National Counterterrorism Center and Intelligence Communities. This increased their power and gave way to problems and issues that we see rising now in light of basic citizen right violations.

Intelligence Agencies : Status Quo

the history and current state of Intelligence Agencies around the world
BY SEO KYOUNG LEE

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency of America was established in 1947.

ntelligence agencies are organizations that are responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information and intelligence all in support for national security, defense, foreign policy, and of course, the rule of law. They usually are separate entities from the federal government of each corresponding country, and sometimes act as antagonists of the government, who advocates foreign policy and looks to uphold diplomacy as opposed to pure clandestine activity. Of course, all discretion is done under a responsible patriotic outlook for good of the country. Throughout history, they have been known to give early warnings of impending crises, protected national security, and played integral roles in promoting defense planning. Even in the very first presidential State of the Union Address, George Washington requested that Congress

establish a secret service fund for clandestine organizations. This was necessary against the outnumbering British, especially in the occasion with Paul Revere, who spread the word throughout the countryside via horseback when British troops were first spied. In Canada, it is called the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), China, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), Germany, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), and India, the Joint Intelligence Committee, just to name a few. But this lookout also involves a series of complicated covert affairs, often challenging gray lines of morality and sensitive borders of individual sovereignty. The very object of intelligence often goes hand-in-hand with espionage, cryptanalysis, cooperation with antagonists, assassination, communication interception, and other acts that would stunt

Mainstream media outlets spared some of their attention toward the cyber-industrial complex and therefore it moved from field operations and became more based in research and analysis. Now, even in the slightest unlikely instance in which privacy infringement or border-line illegal or illegal governmental activity comes into light, the potentially illegal behavior goes unpunished and even unnoticed; for example, even calls by Congress to investigate the Themis conspiracy were blatantly ignored by the Department of Justice, which set the whole thing in motion to begin with. This basically sets the stage for all the years and problems to come; a system so broken that there is no turning back. People all across the world are asked to trust the intelligence agency and private firms with increasing and accelerating access to information. We are at a stage where even the most limited laws in place can be broken with a swipe of impunity on part by the powerful. This all happening even as journalists and activists cross such people are targeted for destruction and terrorism by the state-corporations who use cyber technology, propaganda techniques, and surveillance authority to use the status quo to their advantage. And recently especially with Edward Snowdens disclosure of the extent to which the United States and Western allies have been monitoring its own citizens and in the process violating many of their privacy guarantees, it becomes more important than ever before to pay close attention to intelligence agency movements.

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An apocalyptic denigration
the abrupt dissemination of NIS information
BY HAESOL KIM
online companies using the same program. For his part, Snowden has been charged in the US with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence. Currently though, he has been given temporary asylum in Russia. Meanwhile, it was further revealed from the Snowden documents that GCHQ was tapping fiber-optic cables that carry global communications and was actually sharing substantial amounts of data with the NSA. In fact, the operation, codenamed Tempora, had been running for 18 months, tapping into 200 fiber-optic cables and monitoring 600 million communications daily. Albeit not being extra-legal, media outlets criticized the GCHQ for applying the law in an extensive spectrum in order to gather such immense volume of data. Yet the revelations did not stop there - it is still ongoing; whilst temporarily in Hong Kong, Snowden further exposed that the NSA had more than 61,000 hacking operations worldwide, including many in Hong Kong and mainland China, with the Chinese University, public officials and businesses being the main targets. Furthermore, in late June, Germanys Der Spiegel magazine claimed that having itself examined leaked documents from Edward Snowden, the NSA had also spied on European Union offices in the US and Europe. This included tapping the EU Council of Ministers and the European Council in Brussels, with European positions on trade and military matters apparently eavesdropped on in order to gain an upper hand in US-EU negotiations. Even traditional allies such as France, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea and India were tapped on which included a broad range of methods such as bugs, specialized antennae and wire taps. The US Secretary of State John Kerry simply responded that such activities to protect national security were not unusual in international relations, whilst the US Congress voted in favour of continuing such operations. Yet the recent scandal concerning the detention of David Miranda, the partner of a Guardian journalist who initially revealed the documents, in Heathrow Airport, the apparent interference of the Korean National Intelligence Service in the 2012 Korean presidential election as well as the US defense information disclosures by a US private named Bradley Mannings, has all severely impaired the intelligence services. Whilst some have justified the actions of intelligence agencies as necessary for security, others have labeled the organizations as immoral, deceptive and encroaching. Certainly, any more disclosures on a mass scale will likely permanently damage the reputation of intelligence agencies.

Editorial : The Big Brother State

BY HAESOL KIM
own government. This may all point to the very fact that citizens regard national intelligence services as genuine protectors from enemy forces. That has always been the defense of official government sources, who, whilst admitting that surveillance is going on, insist that it is only executed for the sake of their protection of their own citizens against terrorists and spies. It is a dilemma for all governments, who must decide between infringing the rights of its citizens by mass surveillance or infringing their lives yet simultaneously gaining information on potential enemy forces. Indeed, the current US government has chosen the latter as the Bradley Mannings case corroborates. Mannings, a US Army Private, was convicted on 20 counts of leaking mass US defense information to Wikileaks. Fortunately he was acquitted of aiding the enemy charges, but the very fact that he may have endangered the lives of US citizens was enough to sentence him to a harsh sentence. Albeit Amnesty International lamenting the harsh decision, citizens were more concerned with their own safety the fact that Mannings may have genuinely endangered themselves through those revelations. This further substantiates that a Big Brother society can be tolerated by the majority if their lives can be protected in an age where terrorism has become rife. Rather than the truth, citizens have become more concerned about the very safety of

David Miranda, a Guardian journalist, is being questioned about revealed documents of governmental intelligence agencies.

ever have intelligence agencies been the subject of such substantial scrutiny on the political agency. Everything was meant to be clandestine, faultless and proficient. Yet in the past few months an extraordinary turn of events has had observers question their very existence. The affair burst forth in May when Edward Snowden, a former contractor and systems analyst for the CIA, leaked details of extensive surveillance by the NSA. The Guardian unveiled NSA documents ordering telecommunications company Verizon to hand over all its telephone data to them on an ongoing daily basis. That report was promptly followed by revelations in both the Washington Post and Guardian that the NSA tapped directly into the servers of Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication in a surveillance programme known as Prism. To make matters worse, Britain's equivalent, GCHQ, was also accused of gathering information on

eports that the US government had, for several years, tapped into the information of even its allies has perplexed leaders all around the globe; the revelations are untimely and unexpected at the very least, yet also unprecedented in its scope. The exposures revealed by Edward Snowden, a former contract employee at the US National Security Agency, have never been fully justified by the US government and there is little chance it will ever be. Hence it must be the priority of the US government to halt any more potential disclosures if it does not wish to lose its allies and the trust of its citizens. Yet the relative inaction of the governments concerned, who have apparently been spied on, has also meant that surveillance and spying is in fact prevalent and is nothing new in the international political scene. In fact, it may be regarded as presupposed and a fundamental right for citizens. Indeed, taking into consideration the scope of the leaks, no government has been markedly vocal in denouncing the US government with only rights groups at the vanguard. Bloggers are more curious about the path of Edward Snowden, rather the extent to which their lives have been tapped on by their

their lives and their loved ones. Yet to what extent people will citizens allow such surveillance? The political impasse in Korea may provide some answers to this question where the National Intelligence Agency is accused of directly interfering in the presidential election. Spying and surveillance has been a common issue, especially when Interior Ministers talk of additional CCTVs in our cities or the threat from the North, but the National Intelligence Service actually interfering in the election process is unprecedented, even worldwide. This has led to mass protests nationwide, although President Park seems unlikely to give in and apologize. The situation is likely to exacerbate after the head of the NIS, Won Sae-Hun refused to swear an oath in the during the investigation regarding the presidential election interference. Through protests and SNS, citizens have expressed their outright fury at what they call the real Big Brother Society, where the most important process of choosing the nations leader may have actually been rigged by an organization which was established to protect the lives of the citizens. It has caused far more controversy than the Snowden process, not least because even the investigation process and correlated protests are barred from being aired impartially in the media. The case demonstrates that, unlike the utilization of intelligence services to monitor potential criminals and protect its citizens, manipulation of the presidential election is too humongous an issue to ignore and that the truth will be pursued on until the very end. Nonetheless, with the development of technology, governments must be cognizant of being watched too as Wikileaks has successively proven. The governments arent the only ones watching they too are being watched.

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CAMPUS NEWS
College of Business Administration
SNU CBA opened the 2013 Summer Company Visit Program for Business students as well as double-major students. The 3-day trip includes tours to the central offices of Amore Pacific, POSCO, Hyundai and Samsung. Despite the relatively cost-efficient trip (60,000 Won including accommodation and transportation) the program is always in need of more participants. The program is launched every year sponsored by SNU CBA as well as different large corporations in Korea. As enriching the experience is both for your career search and SNU CBA 2013 Summer Company Visit Program networking, dont miss the chance to participate in the next Company Visit Program. participants

College of Humanities
In partnership with the Seoul National University Park, College of Humanities is opening a Young Professional Animal Life Development Project. There are four sectors to choose from: Pet Adoption and Care, Wild Animal Behavior Enrichment Education, Firefly Proliferation Education, and the Experience Developing Training Team. The program will be from September 2nd to December 31st, with 15 workers needed. Any student interested in the environmentally-friendly objective of the College of Humanities and the SNU Park can contact (02)500-7712.

College of Natural Sciences

The College of Natural Sciences (Building 24 near the central student center) has undergone construction that is expected to finish by 2014 March 14th. The width of the footpath will be narrower and the parking lot road will be altercated as well. The construction includes improvements in the external facilities and internal design for a more modern and clean atmosphere for both students and visitors.

SNU Philharmonic Orchestra

SNUPO have practiced for an extended period of time in preparation for the 43rd annual concert that will be held September 2nd in the SNU Cultural Center Auditorium. Audiences this year will be able to enjoy L. V. Beethovens Coriolan Overture, J. Sibelius Violin Concerto, and A. Dvoraks Symphony No. 8 from late 7 p.m. with no entrance fees.

SNU Womens Football Club

The SNUWFC have trained with their upmost effort this summer (four full days in a week dedicated to training only) for the upcoming Seoul National University Womens Football Tournament that will be held in our SNU campus this year. 12 different participating universities will show their school spirit through the competition during September 28th and 29th in the SNU campus soccer field in front of the Museum of Arts and the College of Business Administration. Let out the SNU school spirit by cheering for our proud SNUWFC!

SNUPOs 43rd annual concert poster

SNUWFC players training for the upcoming SNU Womens Football Tournament

BY EUNHUR

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Chong Haksenghwe :
What are They Up To?
BY DIANA CHO
Scene of the manifestation against the recent affairs of the National Intelligence Service at the City Hall Plaza.

he SNU student council known as the Chong Haksenghwe is the student government within Seoul National University and covers all aspects in relation to the student body of SNU. The council is made up of a president, vice-president, presidents of each college within SNU and the president of the student associations or dongaris. With a total of fourteen people, the SNU student council is a strong council that manages to hear out the problems and issues that face the students. That its ups and downs throughout the school history along with the councils various revisions and changes has shaped the organization is a certain fact. Furthermore, as any government or association is prone to, criticism is an inevitable problem, yet Chong Haksenghwe has shown immense participation and willingness to seek the improvement of the SNU society. First and foremost, the council has been active, along with other universities councils, by condemning the governments lack of discipline towards the alleged scandal interfering with Koreas presidential elections last

year. The Korean Herald published an article based on the conference the SNU Student Council held in front of the Supreme Prosecutors Office on June 20th. It should also be noted that the SNU Student Council has a strong perspective on government and their political views are highly influential as a leading university in Korea. In regards to this recent political seminar, comments on the councils webpage have criticism from those who complain about the lack of attention towards plagiarism within the school. A large portion of the criticism the council receives is due to what issues are taken into consideration: the fact that the coucil holds responibility as a solely school-related association, issues within the SNU campus, versus the fact that it is also a group that feels the concern towards other out-of-school issues, i.e. politics. On a more positive note, the criticisms may have been replied with the councils recent conference with the school officials this past August 11 th. This important gathering consisted of four Chong Haksenghwe members with eleven of the school headquarter officials. The following

topics were discussed: the requirements of the Shiheung International Campus, the regulations and withdrawal of jangteo (marketplace), the General Nominating Committees regulations and insurance of establishment and the participation of students in the Board of Regents. The four main topics were discussed in depth and in regards to each issue, the council requested student opinions to be strongly taken into consideration. The Shiheung International Campus topic was stated to have had no final decision on what was to happen, but the council requested on information to be provided. The second issue, jangteo

Photo of the four Chong Haksenghwe members with the school officials at the 48th meeting. Photo taken by ganaa @snu.ac.kr.

policies, has been tightened and a consensus on the reduction of jangteos and stricter rules on students having jangteos. This issue first sprung due to policies on alcohol intake on campus as well as the students lack of responsibility in cleaning up after the event. The council also requested for guarantee on the regulations of nominating committee members that professor, officer and student all are put together when ballots for voted nominations are counted along with the insurance for students participation on the board. The main issues were discussed thoroughly and some decisions were made whilst some were implied, but the student council managed to make points clear. The council managed to also discuss other issues concerning registration fee procedure, on-campus shuttle bus routes. The recent meeting held was Chong Haksenghwes 48th meeting with the school officials and was the first in 21months. The 49 thmeeting is anticipated for some time in September and there are high hopes for many of the students demands to be met.

The expected issues to be discussed for the 49th meeting are not only the unresolved issues, if unresolved, from the above, but also more recent problems students have had specifically with the sugang webpage for class registrations. This was a very recent issue that was brought up to the council due to the sites instability during the class registration period causing students to be unable to apply for needed classes. The council has

already informed the school of the issue, but final conclusions have yet been made. Chong Haksenghwe has indeed been involved both for on-campus issues as well as off-campus issues as messengers of the students of SNU. The hard work that they have done over the summer vacation has clearly been paying off with new resolutions and compromises for the betterment of the SNU society.

SNU students and Chong Haksenghwe members holding signs that state We condemn the National Intelligence Services Political Intervention. Another protest against the presidential elections. Photo taken by daehakga.kr.

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The
BY YOUNG MIN SON

Affairs
The SNULife has been under renewal since the last week of August. Photo: www.snulife.com

he transparency of online communities is always debatable. In comparison to a handful of members with unlimited access to all information; the majority of the users have a rather limited access. While the majority of the users activities are limited to what other users give access to read and comment; the system operators have full access to all users movements on the web. Although system operators full access is necessary for maintenance, few users are wary of the invisible hands of the operators, and these concerns are to no avail. As a user, there are two options either to blindly trust the operators to be honest and fair or to turn a blind eye to their influence. Neither option is satisfactory but it is not easy to find a working solution. Seoul National University online student community, otherwise known as SNULife (http://www.snulife.com) has recorded over a hundred twenty thousand members this year, keeping its title as the biggest online university community in Korea. SNULife was created in 1999 by five graduate students when the traditional university culture of gathering at the university square was losing popularity. As the name suggests, SNULife was organized to allow students share information about SNU life. Now, SNULife allow users to share anything from their favorite restaurants to their political views.

More often, however, users like to post their personal concerns or opinions and communicate with the SNULife community through the comments that can be posted below the original post. Despite the amicable atmosphere, maintaining SNULife has been a real challenge. SNULife system operators have been bombarded with criticism in the past. In November of 2006, SNULifes flimsy security was revealed by one of its users. The users were not only enraged by the fact that non-SNU members could easily create SNULife account through false accreditation but also that strangers could easily view private messages that were being sent within SNULife. Seoul National University Central Information and Computing Institute, responsible for operating SNULife at the time decided to temporarily close down SNULife, only to officially reopen the site three months later on January 2007 after restoring its database. Few months back in April, the concern for privacy resurfaced when two SNULife users got into an argument. One of the members stated in comments that the member will ask SNULife operator, an acquaintance, to find out personal information about the other member. Although no personal information was revealed, the mere thought of someone having access to personal information brought out uneasiness

within the SNULife community. Soon after the heated debate concerning access to personal information, SNULife system operators elucidated that only a limited number of SNULife operators (two operators) have access to limited personal information such as the members name and student number for management purposes only. The operators further expanded on their concern by stating that there have been numerous talks within the operators concerning removal of all personal information not necessarily for ethical reasons but for the possible systemic failure. With the April affair still lingering, SNULife has been swept under another rumor. This time the problem started inside the SNULife operation team, when an anonymous SNULife operator selectively removed uploads on SNULife. The operating team explains that after the elections in Korea, there were lots of suggestions on imposing some form of sanction on uploads. Therefore it was decided to manually monitor the bulletin until a system is set in place. Meanwhile, a user had uploaded a post of an individuals personal issue using inappropriate language. At the time, the operator responsible for monitoring the message board decided that the post contained too much profane language and therefore decided to remove the post. Soon after

this decision, the writer and some users protested against this action and the post was revived with an apology from the operators for bringing concern to their users. The problem lighted up when the users thought the operators were discriminating certain posts. The idea that an anonymous individual may delete another users post can be uncomfortable. However, at the time when there was no system to allow users to evaluate the uploaded material, it is clear that the operators were monitoring the site with the best intentions. Like any other rumors, the rumors concerning SNULife operators misconduct has spread rapidly suggesting that the operators deleted uploads that contained negative views on the operators personal issues. The title of system operator comes with certain roles and responsibilities. As long as the problem of possible misuse of this monitoring system exists, it is easy to see how manual monitoring can be misused. If it was possible to delete someone elses negative comment about you with just a few clicks, what would you do? Despite the fact that other readers will not give a second glance, the fact that this offensive post will remain online for anyone to read can be irritating. After all, the upload will quickly get buried under other uploads. What difference would it

make to just simply delete it? A user can easily upload or delete his or her posts and even report offensive feedback. If there is one thing a user cannot do is to delete other users posts. Deleting other peoples posts defeats the whole purpose of having an open community. Hence, managers with the access to selectively remove posts can seem like a violation of users rights. Neither the user nor the operating team has an upper hand. This is a two way street. For this once, this incident can be forgiven as an honest mistake but the SNU community should not have to tolerate another incident like this one. After the renewal of SNULife, the new SNULife is going to change the users inability to delete offending or inappropriate posts. Luckily with the reconstruction of SNULife, system operators have decided to operate a sanction by allowing users to report what users consider to be inappropriate. How this saction will be operated has not yet been confirmed but with the sanction in place, the users will be able to determine which post gets to stay or leave. SNULife is also currently fighting a battle with anonymity, since guaranteed anonymity can further complicate the problem of online transparency. Providing absolute anonymity so that the uploaded files cannot be traced back to the writer can lead to infinite number of problems

itself. The problems associated with anonymity may be more disastrous than the concern of misusing personal information. The word anonymity is to some extent like an oxymoron while it suggests a free, open community; it also guarantees untraceable privacy. The problem concerned with withholding personal information seems pretty simple. Being able to trace back information back to the writer can be useful under certain circumstances. This does not mean operators should have a full access to other members personal information but it may still be necessary to store personal information for unexpected circumstances. SNULife operators have had their ups and downs. They may have made some mistakes in the past but it was never intentional. In addition to the added security to enhance privacy of SNULife users, the reconstruction of the website will have new functions that will help users to easily manage their posts and comments. Furthermore, the operators will increase accessibility of the column section and improve the sharing function between users. It is impotant to note that although SNULife operating system may not be perfect, it is continuously evolving to better support the SNU community.

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Course Registration Blues

BY SEUNGHOON BAE
he beginning is the half of the journey is a proverb true and understood among students, especially on course selection days. To obtain popular or essential lectures, students have been using macro programs and even cash to acquire the desired outset of schedule for the semester. As much as SNU has advanced in course selection from analogue to digitalized format for all students to have a shot at, it still lacks security and dependability. Such was the case of this semesters course selection when the connection error was created from overloading the servers of outsourcing companies that SNU relied on. College Administrative Building has explained that due to greater amount of macro programs, servers were unable to hold back. Troubling news is that there may not be a sufficient way to be redeemed from what has happened. Unlike 2009 only the odd number students were affected and for such reasons, there will be more acceptances for paper applications. Courses with greater priorities like Biology 2 are irreplaceable, yet out of lack of choice students are removing their actual plans and resorting to non-mandatory lectures. Kim Jin Hyeon (Dept. of Engineering, freshman) stated his case. My student number ends with an odd number, so I started to warm up my computer and began by clicking numerously on August 1st. The first

semester resulted in a disastrous outcome which gave me motivation not to repeat such mistakes again. However, thanks to anxiety I could not sleep until 3 AM. I had every part of the operation set up completely; alarm clock aligned at 6:30 AM, computer turned on. As soon as it became 7AM, I was clicking the mouse but for a long while it only showed the loading screen. Kim found that it was due to the usage of macro in hindsight. The first semester, I turned off without knowing and lost many courses I wanted to. This time, I messed up because I did not turn off the loading screens. No complaints were made, as I was not even aware of the situation so far until very recently. I will substitute the non-mandatory lectures during grace period. Yu Dae Hyeong (Dept. of Humanities, freshman) tells yet another story. On August 1st I logged into sugang.snu.ac.kr as usual in PC cafe near Hankuk University of foreign studies. I made plans separately in case a macro infestation appear on loading screen and prepared for the desired course among my lectures; freshman seminar for linguistics study in cinema. My rituals involved using security codes for preventing errors or any other misuse of my ID during such important sessions. Yet the PC froze up and I had to make a switch to different plans after all the courses I initially planned were taken by odds

and evens system. These are familiar stories to most colleges. Many popular courses like freshman seminar and statistics 101 have fiercer competition due to advantageous time slots or smaller admittance numbers. Even basis of discipline lectures and non-mandatory lectures are acquired through illicit exchanges if required. Primary cause of these underhanded dealings is due to the controversial odds and evens system of course selection. SNU uses esoteric halving system that divides course selection from end numbers grouping. Sometimes the demands are met from each side, but sometimes they are not. When courses happen to fall into luck of the draw or coincidences where the popularity fall to one side, it causes needless limitation for already-spirited course selection. The administration board has not taken kindly to macro usage and implemented new plans with little success. Primary example would be the security code input for every time an individual wishes to make changes in course selection. Another feature was to block dual screen by logging out after 10 minutes of inactivity. As we know, these measures introduced in 2012 were overrun this year. Above all else, SNU must firstly stabilize the servers to provide an opportunity for all students and come up with a means to prevent macro program usage.

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FROM SLEEVE-LESS TO SLEEVE-FULL

TREND FOR THE FALL: FROM COUTURE TO STREET
BY CELINE JEONG HYEON MOON

You get a pair of boots. Boots are the annual answer for the fall and winter seasons. Only the details change. This years trend seems to be the skinny and lengthy. If one day during Fall, you woke up late and you have ten minutes to get dressed up, you go straight to your closet, pick any kind of little black dress you own and a pair of tights and match them with the overthe-knee boots. If it is winter, throw on a coat whether long or short. You will look as polished and modern as any woman working for Vogue.

cocktail dresses with full sleeves. With rounded shoulders on your top, you can look both modern and retro, reminding us of the 60s when Givenchy designed dresses, suits, and coats for Audrey Hepburn, and when Balenciaga created a new measure for high fashion through his precise tailoring. The curvy major details, instead of strict edges that are often spotted at Carolina Herrera, give soft, yet bold impressions. Alexander Wang, Stella McCartney, Jil Sander, and Christian Dior are some of the good examples that you can take a look at.

5. Velvet
The dense and rich tone that velvet brings out from a single piece of clothes is extraordinary. It not only makes one look super luxurious, it also gives that warm but edgy look that roots from the European traditional clothes. Velvet returns to the runways every winter, placed at different positions with altered elaborations. Tom Ford used black velvet to draw creamy margin lines on the skirts, while Valentino applied velvet on the skirt areas edged by black satin. Oscar de la Renta designed plum velvet pants, while Duro Olowu and Bottega Veneta created divine lengthy skirts with velvet, decorated with colorful embroideries.

3. The Fishermans Sweater

What is classy is what lasts because it is good for us, because it is timeless. The fishermans sweater seems like a clich?, but it comes up with the most distinguished, elaborative details. Marc Jacobs, The Row, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo, Alexander Wang, Burberry, and so many more designers contributed to the parade of fishermans sweaters, each with different lengths, fits, seams, and textures. Go out for a shop and pick up the one that matches your personal aura the most. That is all that matters because the sweater is versatile; it goes well with just about everything from wide-leg pants to long ruffled skirt. Get the rich look now!

rom Zara to Theory and to Chanel, shoppers feet have been busy trying to fill up the closet with the colors of summer and the heaps of energy that comes with them. Neon hot pants with MACs Candy Yum Yum lips were hot and Lana Del Reys Summertime Sadness called for sleek blue sleeveless dress. Now however the August rush of storm and endless sun rays are gone: it is time for some cool wind for a change. No matter how much money you have spent on filling up your summer wardrobe with what was most trendy and fashionable, you only have much more to spend on the fall-winter wardrobe that is right at the brink of falling on top of our head (and onto toes). Note that weather never waits for you to get readily dressed up. Not to worry though. Here are some guides you can follow to make sure every penny you spend on fashion is worth its value and that you are not behind what is most current.

1. Slouchy Track Pants

Think back to when Isabel Marant put the jogging pants on the runway for SS 2012. Paired with Isable Marants wedge sneakers, it looked awesome and it worked big times. Such sportif attire has long been a major symbol of what is truly luxe and this fall is no exception. Stella McCartney and Suno came back this season with classic sportive pants without frills and without noisy colors. Chloe brought up a blue leather baggy pants that narrows tight on the ankle. The Row and Calvin Klein added the chic versions by letting the garments flow straight down in dark colors.

4. Rounded Shoulders
This fashion-forwarding look makes the fall and winter look absolutely amazing no matter how thick your layers may get under the low temperatures. It is a posh but tough feminine look that ranges from sport dropsleeve shirts to cocoon coats and to

2. The Sleek, Straight, Over-the-knee boots

It starts to snow and you want to stay fashionable without getting your clothes messy. What do you do?

Whether you are going to a class, a meeting, a date, or an exciting night-out, you will want to be stunning, to be impressive, and to be remarkable. Fashion is a way to show your looks and project your modern sense to your boss, your friends, your lover, or even a complete stranger. Fashion, however, requires money, and money is not the easiest thing to get. Being a constant tracker of seasonal fashion trends is being a wise spender. Never forget that whether you are buying a ten-dollar shirt or you are getting a thousand-dollar skirt, fully knowing what you want, what is a must, and what you are purchasing is key to turning into a trend-setter from a trend-follower.

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September 2013. Vol. 45

EatNine Bistro accomodates both the ticket booth for ArtNine and a cafe/restaurant.

BY YEUN-IL JEONG

f you are a frequent movie-goer and if you are also getting somewhat tired of the recent Hollywood/Chungmuro flicks covered thick with cliches and over-done CG, you might want to dig in a little further into the diverse areas of cinematography. But since all the theaters nowadays seem to be only focusing on major blockbusters churned out for the easy public eye, one might find the cultural barrenness of Korean film scene rather frustrating. At this point, what it comes down to can be summed up as one small question: so what other options do we have? Having said this, boy have we got the right venue to guide you through your expedition towards the deeper ocean of cinema. Yes, youve heard about it, the cinematheque. What you did not know, however, is that there is a cinematheque called ArtNine just up close around SNU campus. As we go up the elevator to the top floor of Megabox Isu, a beautifully set bistro awaits us and people can be seen having a cup of coffee or munching brunch menus or pastas. Strolling down the bistro, there is a big terrace waiting for us to enjoy the view of Seoul skyline and the Gwanak mountain. But wait, where is the ticket booth to the theater? As surprising as it sounds, the bistro itself is the ArtNine theater ticket booth. Instead of having two separate spaces to accommodate both a cafe/bistro and a movie theater ticket booth, ArtNine decides to combine these two and let the filmbuffs enjoy themselves while snacking, brunching and talking about film with their fellow

movie lovers before and after the viewing. ArtNine aspires not to be a place where movie-goers just watch movies and leave, but a place to actually take time and discuss about what they have just seen. In fact, the whole idea of cinematheque was built on the aspiration of letting the film-lovers have a place, a cinematic sanctuary, to enjoy particularly classic and art-house films and freely discuss about the matter. That was what Henri Langlois had in mind when he first built the Cinematheque Francaise, the first cinematheque in the world, at the heart of the Chaillot Palace of Paris in 1935. Ever since then, numerous cinematheques has been sprouting around the globe and in 1974, the Korean Federation of Film Archives (KOFA) had

been founded. Even though ArtNine is not the official Korean Cinematheque, it aspires to hold the banner of a conventional cinematheque by screening carefully handpicked art-house films that are low in budget, yet high in cinematic quality. Apart from the fact that ArtNine is the most brand new and also very close to our home ground, the theater has its other significance as a cinematheque for it is the official hosting ground of CineFrance. CineFrance, an event held by the French Culture Institute of Korea, is a weekly event solely dedicated to french films carefully selected by the film master in order to introduce the seemingly bottomless french film scene to the general Korean public. Each month, CineFrance announces a certain theme of the movies that they will be screening and this

month, their main theme is about French cult films not very well known to us. The fact that ArtNine aspires to be a hardcore art film theater is a lure for not only us filmbuffs but also for those filmdoms who work in the field of cinematography. Just last week, I was at the theater to enjoy an afternoon watching a movie starring Mathieu Amalric and while talking about the movie with my friend after the movie was done, Mr. Jo Jae-hyun, a famous actor showed up and sat at the table right next to us talking with his friend about the movie that he just saw. As ArtNine grows, more and more filmdoms like him are anticipated to visit the theater and enjoy watching good movies. Who knows? If you are lucky enough, you might actually meet Bong Jun-ho or Lee Byunghun spending his afternoon there right beside you someday.
Location: Isu subway station (Line 4&7) Exit no.7 Megabox theater building 12th floor Business hours: EatNine Bistro - 11am to 11pm ArtNine Theater-8am to 11pm Ticket price: 9,000 won / film Fore more info ArtNineTheater - cafe.naver.com/minitheaterartnine CineFrance - www.institutfrancais-seoul.com

The Cinematheque Francaise in Paris

CineFrance september theme is about French cult films. (Above is of April)

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Perspective : Odds of Korea

BY TSELMEG CHULUUNBAATAR
to your age, the time you spent in your mommys belly. So you have to clarify if you are saying your Korean or the other age. The next thing people wonder would be your blood type. It was pretty much bizarre to be asked to write my blood type on the application form for my students card. However, Koreans believe that the blood type of a person can tell a lot about their personality. Which might just have some truth in it. Who knows? I believe the concept first came from Japan. Food is such an important thing culturally and historically. Koreans believe eating and drinking together makes people closer rather than in a classroom or an office. It was odd to be always asked Have you eaten? or Lets eat together sometime later (which sometimes never happens). Its like a Hello, how are you?, a way of showing that you care. Popularity of Korean food is massive all over the world. Aside from its deliciousness, the screens have made an important role. A friend from Chicago said Seeing a broken hearted girl stuffing herself with bibimbap late night crying, drinking soju at a tent bar on the banks of Han river, or ordering a jjajangmyun looks so yummy on the dramas. I want to do it all while Im here. Another thing the foreigners are startled about is how dull Koreans are to the threats from North Korean. In fact it has become something so ordinary that the issues have been going on for years since they were born. Whenever tensions rise between the Koreas, the foreigners are anxious about the possibility of a war. Even the whole world, media is watching over, but Koreans would say Its all just a fuss. Nothing will happen. No worries. And nothing happens like they say. I remember receiving a call from my terrified family about a shooting at the YeonPyeong Island in 2010, while I was at a movie theater. After, I rushed out to Myeongdong street, just to see Seoul all calm and normal, everybody busy minding their own business. The streets of Seoul is always bustling with people. You will get bumped, bump people, pushed aside, stepped and step on peoples shoes. For me, in that case, people will apologize and shake hands (also an odd custom of my country, Mongolia). At first, I would stop and search for a hand to shake, but everybody just carries on with their busy life, rushing somewhere. Now I do too. Since I come from one of the lowest densely populated countries to the second largest metropolitan city in the world, it felt so crowded. Lining up at the shop counters, waiting to get a table at a restaurant, subway packed with people, streets flowing with people shoulder to shoulder is not a common scene youll see back in my country. There is even more fascinating things you will discover yourself. With all these odds and new things; vast amount of more people are coming to live and love Korea more. You learn something unforgettable along the way to cherish it all your life.

he feeling of melting into new cultures and experiencing it by firsthand is something so wonderful. Even after three years of living in Korea, I still find its uniqueness and new oddness everyday of which I wonder if you can find anywhere else but Korea. Korea is an overly foreigner friendly nation. They may seem a little shy at first, but when you rightly break the ice, even the language barrier is not a problem, you will be bombarded with questions about yourself. In no time, you will feel welcomed and close. Most likely, the next question after asking about your name would be how old you are. In other countries it might come as a bit rude; its something you get to know as time goes by. But due to their cultural respect for the elders, they will decide how to address you accordingly. Also, one other thing about age is that it is counted differently in Korea. But it is very simple. You just add one more year

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To our Readers
Having joined the club in the fall of 2011, already two full years have passed since I started writing for the Quill. By the time I was recruited, the SNU Quill was in no shape to be called sound and sustainable. The club had just lost its academic adviser, professor Shin Kwanghyun, due to his sudden and tragic passing as we all recall. With the loss of its captain, the Quill was like a stranded ship out in the deep blue ocean without a heading. Still, my predecessors managed well enough to keep the club and the magazine alive and going. However, it can be said that we were constantly hanging by a thread ever since then. Having been founded in the early 2005, the SNU Quill is now heading for its 10th year and frankly, I feel that we are in our worst shape than ever before. Without any funding from the school or any other organizations, we are constantly short on money and highly in debt. Not to mention the working expenses for which our members themselves pay for every occasion, small advertisements that the reporters scrape together barely make ends meet when it comes to printing costs. The fact that we are the most ill-equipped student English media firm in the country also gravely burdens us as we do not own any premises to work collectively. However, the thing that troubles us the most is the absence of a professor to advise us. Yet, within the heart of an utmost hardship, I have also witnessed improvements. The current staff, despite the poorest of conditions, is more competitive than ever before, jotting down sharpest of insights that penetrate the status quo of our society, driven solely by the sense of mission to enlighten the SNU student body with their talents blooming out of the tip of their pens. For this, I feel grateful to be in SNU, one of the most prestigious schools around the globe for it is only here that I would be able to work with such gifted minds of our time. Also, thanks to some hard work of the board and some of the professors, we were able to contact the dean of student affairs of SNU and are currently en route to discuss about launching the SNU Quill as the official SNU English magazine. Though as promising as it sounds, SNU Quill still requires a lot more support from the school and the readership for a slight turn for the worse could mean the end of SNU Quill and thus the end of English journalism in the history of Seoul National. As a student of this school, I personally would not be too happy for that to happen and I believe that the readership certainly would wish the best for the clubs prosperity. They say that the darkest hour is right before the dawn. I very much am one who believes in this piece of wisdom. However, I also believe that with the right support and effort, the light that we will see (and see, we will!) will be more radiant than any summer morning sunshine that any person has ever witnessed. So it is my most sincere plea to all our readers out there to keep supporting the Seoul National University Quill, the ONE and ONLY English journal of SNU to date as we promise to continue our endeavor to be the BEST student English journal in the world. Thank you. CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR, YEUN-IL JEONG

Culture Calendar
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Sun 1
SNU Wind Ensemble Concert Seoul Art Center

Mon 2
London Kings College A capella Concert Seoul Art Center SNU English Musical SNU Student Lounge (~9.3) SNU French Musical SNU Dure (~9.3)

Tue 3
Exhibition Love Impossible SNU MoA (~11.24) Kwang Young Chun Exhibition SNU Moa (~12.29)

Wed 4
New York Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Concert Seoul Art Center Lee Sora Concert Lotte Card Concert Hall (~9.29)

Thu 5
Seoul International Experimental Film Festival Cinematheque Korea (~9.12) American Idiot the Musical Original Cast Blue Square (~9.22)

Fri 6
European Jazz Festival Mapo Art Center(~9.7) LIFE Photo Exhibition Sejong Culture Center (~11.25) Helmuth Rilling & BachCollegium Concert Seoul Art Center

Sat 7
One Hiphop Festival Ilsan Kintex Groove Drum Festival Olympic Park (~9.8) Paju Folk Festival Imjingak Concert Hall (~9.8)

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Gangnam Symphony Orchestra Concert Seoul Art Center Opera La Traviata Sejong Culture Center

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Wednesday Cinema SNU Culture Lounge

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SNU German Musical SNU Student Lounge (~9.13)

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Silkroad Music Festival LG Art Center Kammersinfonie Stuttgart Concert Seoul Art Center

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Lets Rock Festival Nanji Hangang Park (~9.15) Kun-Woo Paik Piano Recital Seoul Art Center Cho Sumi Park Concert Olympic Park (~9.15)

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Brazil Film Festival Raemian Gallery (~9.16) Korea-Japan Festival COEX

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Seoul Metro International Subway Film Festival (~9.30) SNU Spanish Musical SNU Student Lounge (~9.17)

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Steve Aoki Concert The A Hall

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Just Magic Concert Lotte Hotel Seoul (~9.22) North Korea Human Rights International Film Festival Film Forum (~9.21)

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Yuhki Kuramoto Concert Seoul Art Center

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Omnium Gatherum Concert KT&G Sangsangmadang

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Persons with Disabilities Film Festival Mokdong Broadcasting Center (~9.27)

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Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra & Myung-Whun Chung Concert Seoul Art Center (~9.25)

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Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (~9.30) Indie-AniFest Seoul Animation Center (~9.30)

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Gaeulbanghak Concert Olympic Park Hagen Quartet Concert LG Art Center

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Wouter HamelConcert Olympic Park Spyair Concert Hongdae V-Hall (~9.29)

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Unai Urrecho Trombone Recital Seoul Art Center

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Seoul Wind Ensemble Concert Seoul Art Center