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Vol 08, No 47 TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 2 Campus News 3 Inside Duksung 4~5 Feature 6 Opinion 7 Duksung People 8 Culture - New Name of April 4th - Me-media focusing on - Editorial: Can Me-media - To be Professional - Report National Cemetery Afreeca TV Be Journalism? - Voice of DS - Book Review newsis.com Introduction of the 47th Edition Afreeca TV Shows the New Paradigm of Media Kim MinJeong TV in 2013, and it was a name which fits BJ buys the Star Balloon and give it to the oppose this idea because the hard regulation Editor-in-Chief perfectly to the motto of the company: BJ. This Star Balloon is the best contributor discolor creativity, the strength of Afreeca ‘new continent of personal broadcasting.’ which raised the status of BJ to the ‘decent TV which comes from unrestrictedness. Media was always in a province of Moon YongSick the former CEO of job.’ Hong SeungHo, the head of the Media In this 47th edition, the VISTA deals specialist; it was hard work for ordinary Afreeca TV said, “The name ‘Afreeca TV’ Department of Afreeca TV said, “In any with the emerging trend me-media, people to own or manage the media because has a meaning of real-time broadcasting job, the top one percent people must earn Afreeca TV. On page four to five, it requires lots of money and professional which is different with established media lots of money. So that the business has we discover how me-media has been skills for broadcasting equipment and and has infinite possibilities.” Now the vision and can be developed.” advanced, what is Afreeca TV, repeated producing contents. However, since the Afreeca TV which runs over 5,000 However, Afreeca TV’s sadistic and controversy of provocative broadcasting ‘me-media’ such as YouTube, Afreeca TV broadcastings every day, has a millions lewd contents, which are the most criticized and the crisis of terrestrial broadcasting. and Potcast was introduced, the days have of viewers on a monthly average, and problems, begin from the Star Balloon. On page six, opposing editorials deal arrived that anybody can manage the media this year will be going to over 10 million Viewers respond to more provocative with a proposition of ‘Can me-media be without special skills or finances. Moreover, (according to KT Economics and Business contents than before, so the BJs broadcast alternative journalism?’ me-media made a new media paradigm that Research Institute on August, 2015). more arousing contents. The problem is At the ‘2015 Afreeca TV BJ Award’ held viewers can participate actively in contents. Proving its popularity, Broadcasting that the company which has to impose on December last year, Seo SooGil, the CEO Among lots of me-medias, the fastest-rising Jockey (BJ) of Afreeca TV became a strict sanctions to them close its eyes for of Afreeca TV said, “What we dream is the media is the Internet broadcasting ‘Afreeca promising job. Named BJ’s annual revenue the profits from Star Balloon. Besides, world where BJ is treated as the Best Job.” TV’ which celebrated its 10th anniversary is over hundreds of millions of won and the related regulations are insufficient. It seems it is getting so already. However, last March. many people go into Afreeca TV dreaming Therefore, some people say if it is hard as joining the ranks of acknowledged Afreeca TV was started from a service named BJ. The BJ’s income is earned from for the company to control personal businesses, the Afreeca TV has to have a of the IT Company ‘Nowcom’ in 2006. an item ‘Star Balloon’ which costs 100 won broadcasting strictly, the government has to sensibility of responsibility. Nowcom changed its name to Afreeca per unit. Viewer who wants to sponsor a intervene. On the other hand, other people [email protected] 비스타 47호.indd 1 2016. 3. 30. 오후 11:32 TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 2 CAMPUS NEWS ‘Leave of Absence System’ Has Changed: No More ‘Registered-Absence’ Existing Cha HyeRin these refunds instead; however, we cannot said, “We always get into trouble in dealing Junior-Reporter afford them now, either. Therefore, we came with them because we cannot count attendees up with a solution that involves moving the accurately. Unexpected cancelation of classes From this year, leave of absence system absence were then selected as recipients of a application date of the leave of absence earlier. occurred.” was changed and students follow this changed State Scholarship. The students were required There will be no students who have a leave of Changes in the leave of absence system rule. All ‘leave of absence’ processes would to refund a State Scholarship under these absence and register the semester at the same seemed to overcome these problems. be finished before the term registration period circumstances. The problem was that the refund time (students who are on the leave of absence However, students have to hurry applying for and therefore, the deadline for making an deadline was earlier than the date of State cannot be the recipients of State Scholarship).” the leave of absence beforehand because the application was brought forward. According Scholarship acceptance; therefore, students had The previous system also had another deadline has moved up a month. The leave of to the revision, students would be aware of it. to pay back the money before they received it. problem in the ‘course enrollment system’ absence application period in the fall semester Before the revision, applying for a leave of The Student Service Center said, “There because it resulted in discordance between will be from early in August to the end of absence was permitted after the registration were many complaints about refunding State reported-attendees and the real ones. the final-exam. More detailed information is period. This system created problems when Scholarship. Most students could not afford to Discordance was caused by students who obtained from the Student Service Center: students who were registered for the next refund it within few days because the money enrolled classes despite they were going to 02-901-8622. semester but later applied for a leave of was substantial. Each time we have covered apply a leave of absence. The Service Center [email protected] Changes Made To the Graduation System Kang KyuMin their graduation status between ‘Graduation/ Sub-Editor Continue Studying/ Process Completion’ state. The system is for students who have studied Duksung Women’s University (DWU) there were too many unpaid undergraduate more than eight semesters. The application changed the graduation system as of December (graduate-to-go) students who would form is on online. Han SeEun (Political 1st, 2015. The existing regulations only had postpone graduation until they found a Science and International Studies, 12) said, “I two options (graduate or continue studying) for job or were too busy working to finish the have an optimistic opinion about the change. graduate-to-go students; however, the school requirements. The school has historically Most students worry about getting a job and has now introduced a ‘Process Completion’ made these students pay for at least one whether they should keep studying or graduate, state. Therefore the school will now accept lecture because the low graduation rate when students enter the fourth year. However, applications from students indicating their registered as a poor performance indicator on graduation requirements within 12 semesters the revised system has reduced my fears and it choice between ‘Graduation, Continue government surveys. However, this process (including 8 fundamental university semesters). remains easy and convenient to apply for.” Studying, or Process Completion’ states. The triggered many complaints. Students who Lim HyunSun (Fashion Design, 12), a “The changes were made in consideration revision was made to prevent students from did not require the extra credits would have graduate-to-go student, claimed “I believe of students’ existing complaints about the graduating or delaying graduation against to pay for an unwanted class. Moreover, it the ‘Process Completion’ state would be inappropriate graduation status against their their will. The ‘Process Completion’ state is would be difficult for working students to efficient for students who want to get a job will. Currently, we are looking forward to for students who have finished school credits attend the classes. from a company that does not want graduated see how the changes will go. After a few but who have not yet completed their major To solve the problems, the school revised students to apply. However, the state would semesters, we will reconsider students’ graduation requirements. the graduation system to include a ‘Process have been better with longer semester terms. complaints on this new system.” said the DWU Before the revision, students had to apply Completion’ state. Students in this state will I believe that 12 semesters are quite short for register’s office. For more information, check for ‘Continue Studying’ state or at least one not have to attend or pay for the unwanted many students.” the DWU website (www.duksung.ac.kr). lecture. This change was made because class. They only have to complete their major Graduate-to-go students have to select [email protected] Focus More Clearly Who You Are with the Counseling Program Kang TaeHee love-life, career options, diet and overall Junior-Reporter anxious-depressed issues. She wants students to overcome these ordeals, to find their inner- or introversion, sensing or intuition, thinking self and concentrate on their brightness. “Our or feeling and judging or perceiving. The center is always open to them, to any student SII assess one’s potential vocational success who needs help.” she added. through testing vocational interest patterns, Kim MinGyung (English language field and preferred working environment.