▲ Kim Min-ju (’16, Korean History) holding the picket requiring a democratic election process of the school president. Photographed by Lee Che Yeon. |
August 8 marked the last day of the relay picketing jointly held by Korea University Student Union (KUSU) ABLE and Yiman-Chongchong, a task force (TF) team congregated for democratic election of the school president. Everyday since August 1, two people each took turns holding the picket on campus shouting for students’ voice to be heard in the election process. Kim Min-ju (’15, Korean History), the Head of the Division of Human Rights who took part in the protest on August 8, stated, “There are many oppositions regarding the participation of students in the presidential election because they think students are mere consumers of the school.” However, she added that “the idea of people electing their king was once considered not reasonable” and expressed the hope that direct election soon will and shall be held.