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Address | 40 Kangnamro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do Kangnam University Newspaper The Kangnam Hakbo English Edition No. 100 Publisher : Shin-il Yoon • Executive Editor : Yu-Jung Kang • Editor-in-chief : Lonnie Coleman • Managing Editor: Su Bin Jung September 06, 2023 No. 383 2023 World Explorer Program From June 27th to 30th, an overseas field experience training was held, invited by our University Alumni Association. A total of 24 students were selected. They visited Osaka and Kyoto, Japan. In this training, only 24 selected students were able to participate because the university supported all costs for the participants. Team 1 directly visited Icuno, the maximum residential area for Koreans living in Japan. They investigated the daily lives of Koreans living in Japan and learned about the discrimination and poor treatment of Koreans living in Japan through an interview with the director of the welfare center. When asked for an honest review of the program, Team 5 said, "The school supports all expenses for overseas training, so there was no burden, but I wish we could proceed with recruitment and selection more quickly next time." Regarding the overall impression, Team 3 said, "I am satisfied that I had enough time to meet various people and experience various cultures. If you are interested in a country, I strongly recommend that you give it a try.” There will be opportunities to have a lot of great experiences if there is a lot of interest to participate among university students. Subin Jung popnew234@naver.com The Era of Global Boiling Has Arrived The era of global boiling has begun. The WMO (World Meteorological Organization) and the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Bureau released official data that it was the hottest July of Earth's observations. The heat wave caused a series of deaths around the world, and the temperature in Florida in the United States was higher than the body temperature. UN is dealing with some counter plans for the acutely-severe climate change. The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, emphasized adapting to the climate and the need for global action on climate finance. He said that even though climate change is in progress, we can prevent the worst-case scenario. “But to do so we must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition,” said António Guterres. Also, the G20 leading Industrial nations need to act on climate action and climate justice. Each country should recognize the seriousness and come up with measures to adapt to future temperatures and prevent climate change. In addition to the measures to be implemented at the national level, there are also small measures that we can practice in our daily lives. It is possible to participate by reducing your carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is a quantitative indicator of the impact of carbon generated in the entire process for products and services on climate change. There are lots of ways to reduce your carbon footprint. For example, creating less food waste, shopping sustainably by buying less, or trading in for an electric car. Since such ways are not difficult to implement, we should be able to practice small things first. The global abnormal temperature is expected to continue so much that the U.N. secretary-general, António Guterres, says this is only the beginning. We must recognize the seriousness of global boiling and try to prevent it as soon as possible. Yunseo Kim yunseolindakim@gmail.com

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2 Kangnam University Newspaper September 06, 2023 No. 383 The Kangnam Hakbo You Squared Discipline, effort and hard work may be the most effective ingredients to achieve success in most cases. But there is a secret ingredient that calls into question the effectiveness of hard work. I’d like to present a book called YOU2 (squared) that dismantles this misconception we have about working hard and brings us a new and fresh model with which we can become more productive or in other words, “squared”. The book begins with the story of a fly that uses all its strength hitting a thick windowpane to get out of the room, leading to a door open to the outside a few meters away. Well, this is a metaphor that there are always smarter and faster ways to achieve our goals if we have a good plan. The author of the book, Price Pritchett, tells us several things to keep in mind and recognize outdated thoughts that we must get rid of. It begins with a call to disagree with our current situation, this means to be disagreed with our old achievements to reformulate ideas about ourselves in order to manifest the hidden potential that is hidden in us and make quantum leaps to reach higher places, to unexplored territories. This is a risk we take by setting goals, by deciding to explore the unknown path and just like that you can be YOU2. “More of the same, usually just gives you more of the same.” (Pritchett, 1994) The author goes back to the fly’s story meaning old routines or behavior must change if you want to get a different result. However, we must recognize what are these behaviors and then think what new ones we can adopt to change the old bad ones. The next step might require less physical effort, but it does not mean will be easier since it is about thinking outside of the box, which means thinking beyond what common sense would allow. There are not worse walls than one’s own mind creates. A lot of faith, courage and consistency is needed which helps to focus on your end goal than the means to get there. Visualizing yourself achieving your goal can help you to not give up on the pathway to success. In conclusion, some take aways from this book are: • Don’t work hard, work smart • Take risks • Replace bad behaviors with good ones • Explore your hidden potential • Focus on the ends rather than the means to reach your goals Carlos Julio jonestradacarlosjulio@gmail.com The Uncomfortable Truth of Zero-Sugar Starting with Zero Cola, zero sugar and zero calorie products are being mass produced. In addition to drinks, zero calories increase in various ways such as ice cream and snacks. Today, zero drinks serve as a diet savior for many people, but are zero foods safe to eat? Foods that claim to have zero calories typically contain artificial sweeteners such as erythritol and aspartame to create sweetness instead of sugar with calories. These foods are not completely zero calories. However, if they are less than 4 kcal per 100ml, they can be marked as calorie-free. According to a study by the Runner Institute published in the international journal Nature Medicine, erythritol, which is used as a substitute for sugar in zero foods, is a hidden factor in causing cardiovascular disease. A high level of erythritol in the blood of people with endocardial vascular disease creates a high risk of stroke or heart attack. Concerns related to intracardiac vascular disease have been found despite various concerns and objections. Drinking zero can actually help lose weight but zero drinks can stimulate one’s appetite by the sweet aftertaste peculiar to zero drinks. Also, drinking zero every day increase the risk of abdominal obesity by 1.5 times. Therefore, it’s better not to drink. Yunseo Kim yunseolindakim@gmail.com Healthy Pleasure The key word in the consumption trend these days is "Healthy Pleasure", which is literally a combination of words and means "enjoy health care." The main factors of this trend are relative to the COVID-19 pandemic and consumption habits of the younger generation. Throughout the pandemic, an interest in health has spread not only to the middle-aged, but also to the younger generation who tends to prioritize the process over the results. It seems that the need to take care of health through fun and stress-free methods has increased. According to Shinhan Card's consumption analysis, in the growth rate of the amount of use of major exercise areas by young generation (born in 1980 to 2005), online PT(Physical Training) 373% and tennis courts 336% in 2022, compared to 2019. They are playing tennis, golf, indoor climbing, hiking and pilates that they are interested in. Healthy pleasure has changed the food culture. People enjoy foods that taste the same, but have low calories, such as konjac tteokbokki and sugar-free ice cream. On Instagram, ‘#DietDiet ‘is 6.48 million posts and ‘#DietDiary’ is 2.73 million posts. They share diet recipes and record them, akin to writing a diary, in social media. With this trend, the food industry companies are rapidly releasing low-calorie foods and zero-drinks. Yerim Jeong jy898119@naver.com

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The Kangnam Hakbo September 06, 2023 No. 383 Kangnam University Newspaper 3 KNU Meets Kansas University This year marks the 5th year that students from Kansas University and Kangnam University have participated in the International Academic Seminar. This event was held regularly but had been postponed due to the pandemic. Now with restrictions being withdrawn, KU was able to visit South Korea once again. Kansas University is a four-year American university located in Lawrence, Kansas. The seminar was held with numerous topics from Kangnam Students and Kansas university students. Kangnam students presented topics related to extracurricular programs in the educational department, early childhood education, and special education. After an initial presentation that included key facts about Kangnam University, there were great presentations that discussed the curriculum of early childhood education and a performance from the SoRiChatGi – a sign language club that was formed in 1993 in which students perform sign language with songs for the special education department. The presentations from Kansas University covered various history about their university including their famous mascot the “Jayhawk” and spoke on several different topics. They spoke on the differences between types of college exams that exist in South Korea and America, as well as university life in America. There were some significant presentations that included the discussion of what it was like to grow up as an Asian American, and how K-Beauty presented double standards in education. The event was both entertaining and eye-opening and was a great moment in showcasing both the exciting things that were going on in the education department at Kangnam University, and the exciting events and differences in education instruction in Kansas. Prof. Lonnie Coleman lwcjr333@gmail.com Sustainable Museum A lot of carbon emissions occur throughout the process before and after exhibitions in most museums. It discharges 3 to 4 tons of waste at a time during a large exhibition. Waste is usually gypsum boards, plywood, steel frames, and plastics for description section of works. All structures such as temporary walls and sheet paper attached to them are dismantled and discarded without being reused. In addition, in most exhibitions, transportation accounts for the largest portion, so the carbon footprints rise. Domestic and foreign museums are considering exhibitions for the environment, and culture & art circles around the world are paying attention to the problem. In the new museum definition adopted by International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 2022, a noticeable change is that it specified sustainability. According to a 1987 Brundtland report, sustainability is ‘the meeting of the needs of the current generation and the needs of the future generation without constraining the possibilities of the future generation.’ Therefore, sustainable museums should consider eco-friendly systems that reduce carbon emissions for future generations. In the domestic art world, several attempts are being made on eco-friendly exhibitions. In the exhibition of Sustainable Museum: Art and Environment at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, reusable paper was served for promotional prints, and temporary walls were built, however paint and sheet paper were limited. The temporary wall was also hung on the wall without finishing it with plaster. Wooden plates were used instead of plaster walls, so there is no waste left except for accessories such as screws, nails, and wires. In addition, in order to limit the use of plastic boards for the exhibition description section, the calligraphist wrote down the descriptions of all works by hand. The actual waste was displayed behind the work, showing an unconventional move. There are also attempts to change the museum system. The Samsung Foundation of Culture, which owns the Leeum and Ho-am Museum of Art, stated in its sustainable management report that began uploading in 2022, it will provide exhibition commentary and tour programs as a "Leeum Digital Guide" instead of paper brochures, or send mobile tickets instead of paper tickets. In addition, electric vehicle chargers are installed in parking lots to reduce energy use. The report details that greenhouse gas emissions decreased from 4,489.36t (tCO₂eq) in 2019 to 3,803.67t (tCO₂eq) in 2022. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, no longer issues tickets and checks. Smart ticketing systems and QR tickets were introduced to minimize the issuance of one-time paper tickets in each exhibition room and QR leaflets were introduced to reduce leaflet printing. This system has established an eco-friendly viewing culture. Since art and museums play a social role in taking contemporary issues sensitively and displaying them, the change to a sustainable museum should present contemporary issues such as the climate crisis. Also, it serves as an important institution that can lead the changes in people’s daily life. Yerim Jeong jy898119@naver.com

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4 Kangnam University Newspaper September 06, 2023 No. 383 The Kangnam Hakbo Global Camp in New Zealand Our University International Exchange Center held the 2023 Summer Global Capacity Building Camp at the English Language Academy affiliated with the University of Auckland, New Zealand from June 26th to July 21st. Q. Please introduce yourself and tell us about your motivation for joining the camp. Jehyeon: I'm Jehyeon Jeong, a senior in the Department of International Trade. I wanted to communicate with native speakers in English. Yongjin: I'm Yongjin Jung, a senior in the Department of Business Administration. I want to find a job at a foreign company after graduation, so I decided to support this camp to learn English communication. Q. What activities did you do? Jehyeon: On weekday mornings, we took General English class from 8:15 am to 10:15 am, and Business English class from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. We had free time in the afternoons and weekends, and during the week we visited the zoo, towers, bays and mountains in Auckland. Yongjin: We communicated with foreigners from other countries through a program called Meet2chat, which is an after-school activity. Then I participated in a speech contest and made a presentation in English in front of the public. Q. What did you feel at this camp? Jehyeon: The natural scenery was really nice. Each sea has different colors, and even the same sea has different colors depending on the weather every day. People were laid back, so I had a magical experience relaxing together. I realized that where and with whom I live is important, and I am now able to draw a clearer picture of the shape of the place where I will live in the future. Yongjin: The best thing is that the beach and the beautiful scenery are nearby. After class, having the time to organize my thoughts while looking at the beautiful beach helped me a lot. In addition, I participated in a speech contest, took 1st place, and participated in an ELA interview, which greatly improved my ability to communicate in English with confidence. Q. Would you recommend this camp to other students? Jehyeon: Highly recommended. I had to speak with every situation in English, and being exposed to these situations helped me improve my skills naturally. Also, through the interview tasks, I learned things about myself that I didn’t realize before. I think that the experience of living in abroad will be a great asset. Yongjin: Through this camp I gained the confidence to converse with foreigners, and the experience of winning a speech contest gave me confidence that I could express anything in English. I would like to recommend it to everyone in the hope that more students will build international exchanges in the future. Subin Jung popnew234@naver.com Introduction New Cub Reporters My name is Jung Yoon-Seo, a freshman of KNU. I’m a double major, in the Silver Industry and the Department of Cultural Contents about Korean and English. Last semester, I was interested in joining the Hakbo, but I hesitated because I didn’t have enough confidence that I could perform well as a journalist. However, after the first semester ended, I thought it could be a good chance to join, since I feel like I’ve adjusted to university life, and I enjoy writing. Overall, I’m very honored to join the KNU Hakbo Team. I look forward to making a lot of memorable experiences during my time here. Yoonseo Jung judybest11@naver.com My name is Lee So-Bin, a sophomore in the Department of Global Culture. I'm happy to be able to work as a cub reporter of the Kangnam English Hakbo first. I wanted to do meaningful activities after coming to university, and now I think I can achieve my wish through the activities of English Hakbo. I'm very interested in social issues, so if I can write my own articles about my interests and arouse empathy from others, it means a lot to me. I look forward to my growth through this activity and I hope it will be the most memorable experience of my college life. Sobin Lee dlthqls3103@gmail.com