Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"People in the United States don't realize how much freedom they have," Noh said. "They take it for granted. A 1 / ' ... /\nu ivorca is a poor couniry. 11 is run oy a dictatorship, and there is little freedom." NOH, WHO has been in the United States for nine years, has been working for the Korean Service of the Voice of America, a United States Information Agency radio program, since he moved to Washington, D.C., from Chicago last year. Noli now docs a radio program on colleges around the United States, and was at USC Friday interviewing Provost Frank Borkowski and other university officials. "I am impressed with the University of South Carolina," Noh said. "The university is run good, and the people in South Carolina arc the most friendly that I have seen." He said he spends much of his time on the road doihg research on college campuses for his program. "WK HAVE tone to the Midwest and the Northeast Now, we are doing research on the college campuses in the South," he said. Oil his Southern tour. Noli visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Clemsoti University, Hob lones University and USC. "Clcmson has a much bigger stadium," he said. "But they put more emphasis on their athletics. USC is an academic university. It is much bigger than many of the places I have been to." . :jfc- I< ' * %BK h - I i Br ;JSBB' JBr I I Hp / I can help in a lot of ways as you graduate The Card can help you be ready for business. It's a must for travel to meetings and 1 entertaining. And to entertain yourself. \/nil nan ' ico it t r\ Km/ n u/nrrlvnKcr* fr\v jr wu v^uii v4 ii iv./ uuy u lit; vv vvcuv^iuuc iwi work or a new stereo The Card can also help you establish your credit history, which can help in your future So call 1 800-528 4800 and ask to have HKwMMa a Special Student Application sent to you Or look for one on campus The American Express Card. Amvii h Don't leave school without it.SM O I'M', Amrn. ji. k?| ir- tr.ivrl U< I in.I sr,x ?,. i , In. "In Korea, I am an extremist, a liberal. In the United States, I am considered a little conservative." - Si Ciang Noh Korean journalist According to Noh, the small number of Korean students in the United States is because the Korean government doesn't allow high school students to visit, and it costs too much money to attend college in this country. "THF.Y DO not want to expose high school students to the freedom here," he said. "If they did, the students might then criticize the goverment, and they don't want ik-H " Noh said most Koreans feci the United States is a "good" influence and will make the right choices for Korea. But Koreans don't understand the freedom allowed in the United States, including the freedom of being able to criticize the government. "If you dare to criticize the government of Korea, you will be put in jail or fired from your job. In Korea, I am an extremist, a unerai. 111 me United States, I am considered a little conservative," he said. Noh said he fears the Korean government may one day blackmail his family in Korea. However, he said he has a commitment to his profession and must report the facts. He said he once taped a speech giver by a Korean dissident and re*ad it on the air. The Korean underground taped the reading, and Noli received much criticism because of it. "Rill it i<? mv inh " hr? t.:iirl "I a:iv ln?r?? in il>?? I lnii.>/l States to help my people. They don't know what real freedom is." I NEED EXTRA MONEY? | I A HYLAND Li PLASMA CENTER I 1620 Gervais St. I Incurs: roon.-rri. u 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. I Call for an appointment. Phone: 254-2280 Ul 1 I First-time donors please arrive ^fiawJbssilk K I before 4 o'clock j | rs] shakes^eapEI NFVFH KKIPW/ jpnni i 1i? t i?i 1 i n il. yy * PILOT PEN. 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