| After the Rejection of the Integration Plan, CBNU Held a Re-Vote |
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CBNU and Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT) have revived talks on a planned university integration. The integration push, which began after the government launched the 30 Glocal Institutions Initiative launched in 2023, was suspended once after a CBNU community vote rejected the plan in Dec. 2025. Resignation plans announced by President Koh Chang-seop, who had led the process, did not end the initiative. Further discussions between the two universities produced a revised set of terms, and a re-vote at CBNU has moved the integration procedure forward again. |
| COOP Opens Mega MGC Coffee on Campus |
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On Jan. 22, the CBNU branch of Mega MGC Coffee, one of Korea’s leading low-cost coffee franchises, opened on the first floor of the Chungbuk Pro Maker Center (S1-7). It replaced the former COOBNU 3rd branch. Shin Jin-woo (Dept. of English Language and Literature, 22), a student who often drinks coffee, expressed his excitement. He said, “It is good to have Starbucks on campus, but it can feel a bit expensive to buy every day. Having a low-cost option with large-sized coffee brand has reduced my financial burden.” |
| The Age of Taste, K-Illustration Fair |
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Since the late 2010s, with the emergence of “Insta-Cartoon,” personal character brands have rapidly increased within just a few years. As a result, K-Illustration has established itself not merely as drawings but as a culture and an industry. Artists with distinctive styles present their unique fictional worlds in various forms, including merchandise, postcards, stickers, and art books, offering charming and original images. Consumers have begun to select creative works that reflect their own tastes, rather than mass-produced products. |
| Rental Listings Surge Around CBNU |
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With the March 2026 semester now underway, “For Lease” signs are increasingly visible across the commercial district near the middle-gate of CBNU. Once packed with students, several cafes and restaurants closed their doors, prompting concerns that the middle-gate commercial district is visibly losing vitality and this downturn is rippling through students’ daily lives, small business owners’ livelihoods, and youth part-time employment opportunities. |
| The Impressive British Cultures: Tea and Musicals |
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CBNU operates an exchange program each semester, sending selected students to its partner universities abroad. A CBT reporter participated in the program and spent one semester in the U.K. from Sept. 2025 to Jan. 2026. While living in the U.K., the moments that British culture felt most vivid were not during trips to famous landmarks, but rather in the repetition of everyday. This article aims to share aspects of British daily culture that the reporter directly experienced, drawing on reportorial observations and interviews with local residents. |
| The Duchonku Craze: A Passing Trend? |
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Recently, the Dubai Chewy Cookie, also known as Duchonku, has been rapidly spreading on social media in a short period of time. Its exotic name, rich pistachio green color, and crispy and chewy texture have excited consumers’ curiosity, dominating various social media platforms. Just a few months ago, this dessert was relatively unknown, but it has now become a trendy dessert that people line up to eat, and it has expanded beyond cafes to be sold in various restaurants, leading to this exceptional phenomenon. |
| U.S. Political Changes Risk Study Abroad |
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Recent shifts in the U.S. politics have coincided with increasingly stricter policies affecting international students. Discussions surrounding stricter F-1 visa screening and employment visa barriers are seen as going beyond administrative procedures and closely reflecting the current political atmosphere. In particular, the Trump administration’s second-term emphasis on America First and MAGA (Make America Great Again) has brought international student policy to a core political issue, rather than treating it as institutional adjustments. |
| [Desk Column] A Society Quick to Anger |
| In recent year, reading comments under short-form videos on Instagram or YouTube can feel uncomfortable. Small inconveniences in everyday life often escalate into anger, leaving abusive comments or expressing hostility toward the creators. Actions that were once considered trivial and widely accepted have now become sources of serious conflict. |
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