Word: joo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...uncertainty produced by the election caused panic on the South Korean stock market, which plunged nearly 26 points, to 618.73, its largest one-day drop ever. But many South Koreans seemed pleased at the prospect of at last having a counterbalance to one-party rule. Said Han Sung Joo, a political science professor at Seoul's Korea University: "The government will just have to make the necessary concessions." One thing seemed sure to change. Roh has promised to submit his record to an unspecified form of referendum shortly after the Olympics in September. An Assembly vote, once considered a possible...
...University has no justification for it at all. If the discriminatory, educationally unjustifiable anachronism of "legacy" is only a necessary financial evil, let the University acknowledge that fact--at least to itself, if not to the public--rather than use "legacy" favoritism as a defense against criticism. Thomas Wuil Joo...
Experts say Kim Young Sam appears to be gaining momentum as the middle-of- the-road candidate. Notes Han Sung Joo, a Korea University political scientist: "Both Kim Dae Jung and Roh Tae Woo are opposed by a majority of the voters. Kim Young Sam is clearly the most electable." He adds that the contest is becoming a race between Roh and Kim Young Sam. No one, however, is quite ready to count out Kim Dae Jung. Though Han believes Kim Dae Jung will capture little more than 30% of the vote, he could still win if the minor candidates...
Cover: Illustration by Joo Chung...
...Editors: Victoria G. T. Bassetti '86-'87 Joseph F. Kahn '87 Matthew A. Saal '87 Nina E. Sonenberg '88 Copy Editor: Jennifer M. Frey '90 Feature Editor: Robin L. Alpers '87 Editorial Editor: John Ross '87 Sports Editors: Jessica A. Dorman '88 Jonathan F. Putnam '88 Photo Editor: Bub-Joo S. Lee '88 Business Editor: Brent J. Martin...