New SAWL in 2019 written by 20603 Kim Seonwoo

Sawl has changed a lot every year, and 2019 is not exception. Some of the changes have made Sawlians more comfortable and while others haven’t.

Student Auditor

The student auditor system was introduced in the second semester with the 15^th Student Council being established. The members who consist of the organization were the delegates from each class. They were chosen from each class. On average, there is one student of student auditor in a class. Student auditors elected the leader of the grade.

In 2019, it doesn’t belong to Student Council because it was established starting during 2^nd semester. In 2020, it will be included as one of the departments in Student Council. Their main role is to supervise the Student Council. The members also receive ideas or complains from their class and talk about them at the meeting that is held every month. The captains from each class also transmit the opinions of classmates, but with the student auditor, it would be much easier for students to express their opinions.

Yoojeong Seo, the leader of the 2^nd grade student auditors said, “We monitor the activities of Student Council, collect and deliver feedback from the students to make the school more advanced.”

She said that they will collect suggestions from an anonymous chatroom in KakaoTalk and assess the monthly activities of each department and deliver them to the Student Council through the regular meetings with student auditors of each class. She also added that Sawlians should know that the student auditor is an independent department from the student auditor, and it will always listen to the students, so they should make the most of the board of student auditors to create and maintain the democratic school.

 

Study Café on 6^th floor

Last year, Sawl Garam, the original book café of Sawl, was installed, and it became one of the Sawlians’ favorite places to study at. Since a lot of students want to use that facility, there weren’t a sufficient number of seats for everyone.  

To solve this problem, a new study café was installed in the hallway on 6^th floor. Even though there aren’t various things such as bookshelves, it’s enough for students to study or to use their computers. This study café offers WiFi, so it helps students to work with computers more easily. The passwords are on the wall.

Kim Donghee, 2^nd grade student Chinese major, said that she is one of the users and she would continue to use that facility.

“The WiFi machine works very well. Also, before the new study café was installed, there was less space where to use Wifi in Sawl.” she said. “So, I think that the new study café will be useful for students.”

She also added that if there were an air conditioner or heater, it would be better.

 

Book Concert with Authors and Music

On August 26^th, the authors of What Makes Us Human Beings (무엇이 우리를 인간이게 하는가), the book Sawlians read during the 1^st semester, came to Sawl to share the ideas with students. They also answered students’ questions.

Cheon Ju Hee and Kim Minseob, the two of the eight authors came and talked about their story such as why they decided to write about that topic. They also talked about the messages they want to give people through the stories they wrote. With their personal experiences that they shared with Sawlians could not only understand the meanings of the book but also have a chance to think about what makes us human beings.

Also, Simsim project, a fusion music group, also participate in this concert. The group consists of Jeong Haesim who sings and plays the Gayageum, Korean traditional instrument, Woojin who arranges the songs and plays the guitar, and Woozi (Lee Wooyoung) who plays the bass.

The music group and students sang together a song based on a poem they had read.

Also, Dodream, the Nanta club in Sawl, performed at the beginning of the concert. There was a photo spot where students could take pictures. There was a special event where the authors choose one of the book covers that Sawlians made.

“We are pleased to see these various book covers based on our story. It’s amazing to see the connotations on your covers. We really appreciate your efforts. Thank you.” said the authors.