[JSRC 학생기자] How can we deal with school shootings?

How can we deal with school shootings?

In the recent few weeks, there have been a number of school shootings. Several students and faculty members have fallen victim to guns. After these events, many students are worried about school shootings. How can we prevent these incidents?
Kyle Fadness (a campus police officer from Northern State University / Aberdeen Police Department) gives the following advice to students. First, since many schools, including Northern State University, have a campus no-guns policy, report any guns you see on campus to police officers, faculty members, or resident advisors. Also, report suspicious people, items, or social media postings to 911. Report anything abnormal! Your reports are helpful for preventing school shootings. Police will investigate your reports and thus help keep students safe.
Prevention is important: report any suspicious events before they become big incidents.

Weddings from past to present: What do college students think?

In the past, the institution of marriage was more significant. After all, marriage didn’t just bring a couple together; it brought a whole household together and thus simplified house and farm chores. Also, marriage could be useful for creating family ties. For example, marrying a daughter to the king would strengthen a family and increase its authority. It’s not surprising that many daughters of high officials competed to marry the king! In short, marriage was not just the business of the couple—it was family business, too.
As the significance of marriage has changed, so too are wedding ceremonies different from those of the past. Once, wedding ceremonies were community festivals. Villagers would hunt, feast, and dance at these ceremonies.
Currently, couples host a gorgeous (and expensive!) wedding that lasts only a single day. Weddings continue to change. Young people prefer simple, inexpensive weddings. For example, celebrity couples Na Young Lee and Wobin, Ho Ri Lee and Sang Soon, and the model Na Young Kim all held small wedding ceremonies. The legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States also point to changes in marriage and weddings.
However, even as the concept of marriage and weddings have evolved, students still hold traditional views on weddings.
In an interview done at Iowa State University Ames, the student couple Jieun Lee (interior design major, senior, 25) and Kwon Han (architecture major, graduate student, 26) said, “We planned to do a simple wedding ceremony, but it ended up totally different that we imagined. It’s not just our decision; we have to take into account our family’s opinion. Weddings aren’t as simple as we imagined.”
A wedding survey given to undergraduates at Iowa State University indicates that other students have similar views. But not all students, as one-third of students want to live alone. Chae Young Lim (statistics major, 24) said, “First of all, I want to be respected as an individual rather than as a member of a family. Once a person gets married, various titles come in front of their name, like “wife of…” and “mother of…” I don’t want it. Second of all, I am not prepared to take on the responsibility of marriage. I think I’m too immature to be responsible for a partner and a baby. Also, I don’t want to sacrifice too much to get married. I want to live in affluent circumstances rather than without any time or money to spare.”
Still, two-thirds of students ultimately want to get married. Sun Young Park (marketing major, junior, 25) said, “When you’re alone, it’s easy to get depressed. There’s no one to encourage you. When you get sick, there won’t be anyone to take care of you.” Let’s conclude with the thoughtful survey response of So Jung Lee (advertising major, junior, 23), who pointed out that even as marriages and weddings change, many more things stay the same: husbands and wives have to take care of each other and of their families.

The First Korean Black Friday

The Korean government will hold the first official Black Friday in Korea from October 1st to14th. The origin of the name “Black Friday” is as follows: retailers in the United States who sell goods with discounted prices on the day after Thanksgiving find their finances “in the black” after this Friday. Black Friday benefits the American economy: Black Friday sales amount to 20% of annual sales in America.
There will be some differences between Black Friday in America and in Korea. First of all, the American government is not involved in America’s Black Friday; rather, American retailers and manufacturers are the main agents. In contrast, the Korean government will lead Black Friday in Korea. Also, Korea’s Black Friday targets not only Koreans, but also travelers from China and other Asian countries.
The Korean government expects economic growth from Black Friday sales. Since MERS has weakened sales in Korea, Black Friday may be a turning point for the Korean economy.

Heung-min Son Transforms His Team

After Heung-min Son’s transfer from Leverkusen FC to the Tottenham Spurs (with a record 22M pound transfer fee), the Tottenham Spurs have won 3 league games in a row—even though they couldn’t win a single game before Son’s transfer! Before Son started on the Spurs, fans worried that Son couldn’t control the ball in the English Premier League, as EPL is the one of the leagues with the toughest body contacts, whereas Son is from a German league with less body contact. Indeed, Son played poorly in his first match (against Sunderland). Though the Spurs won this match, Son’s fans were not at all satisfied with his play.
However, in the Europa League home match against Qarabag FK (in Azerbaijan’s league), Son, who started as a center forward, scored two goals when his team was losing 0-1. This performance had an even stronger impact since it took place at a home game in White Hart Lane. Also, in the EPL home match against the club Crystal Palace (with which Korean player Chung-yong Lee is affiliated), Son fooled three defenders to score an amazing goal. Son was even selected by the EPL secretariat as the official Best Eleven of the 6th Round!
In the Spurs’ match against Manchester City, which is one of the best teams in the league, Tottenham won 4-1. Even though Son didn’t score a goal, he helped his team by tying up Manchester’s defense. It’s still early in the season, which is great news for fans eager to see more of Son’s great plays.