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Apr 08, 2009 [Student Essay] Is Turkey Asian or European? As a Turkish citizen living abroad, I have received countless questions from foreigners related to Turkish history, politics and culture. However, none of the questions has been asked more frequently than that of whether Turkey is Asian or European.

Apr 08, 2009 [Faculty Essay] From Rocky To Rocky Balboa I saw "Rocky" in 1977 and watched "Rocky Balboa" three decades later. In both movies, I saw a mirror image of myself - as an aspiring young man who boldly challenges the champion, and as a pathetic aging man who bores people by telling the same stories of the good old days over and over.

Apr 08, 2009 YOU Hwa-jin '94, A Doctor-Turned-Judge Doctors, judges and lawyers may seem to be three unrelated professions, but they do share something in common - they all solve problems. Yet few would have the chance to experience and compare all three careers.

Apr 08, 2009 Invited Lecture from Chang Ha-joon '86 SNU invited Chang on April 7 (Mon.) as a special lecturer. He gave a lecture titled "A Time of Flux for the World Economy" to about 500 SNU students.

Apr 08, 2009 Dare To Compete Though all of Seoul National University’s runners failed to advance to the second round, all of them smiled. The University’s athletic team competed in the 64th National Collegiate Athletic Championships.

Apr 06, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Can A Professor Be An Angel? Both in Korean and American universities, it is not easy for undergraduate students to earn straight A's.

Apr 06, 2009 [Faculty Essay] A Scenario of Hope The next generation will surely be ours because Korea has an advantage in high standards of manufacturing capability.

Apr 06, 2009 An Underground Singer From SNU If the name Chang Ki-ha sounds unfamiliar, you may not be entirely in tune with the Korean entertainment world.

Apr 06, 2009 Professor SUH Young-bae Elected as IUCN Regional Chief SUH Young-bae, Professor of Pharmacy, has been elected as new chair for the Asian regional committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Mar 26, 2009 Possible Changes After Incorporation of SNU SNU senior staff members has unveiled a draft of its plan to transform its governance structure into one of s corporate entity by July 2010.

Mar 26, 2009 Osteoporosis May Raise Risk for Vertigo People with osteoporosis are much more likely to have vertigo than people with normal bone density, according to Professor KIM Ji Soo's research.

Mar 26, 2009 Interview with Professor Emeritus PAIK Paik Nak-chung is a professor emeritus of English literature at Seoul National University and a well-known pro-unification figure.