Yale Bulletin and Calendar

March 8, 2002

Volume 30, Number 21

The troupe marked the occasion with vocal and instrumental music rooted in Korea's traditional rural folk culture. Known as Poongmool drumming, the music is usually performed while standing and is often used in parades.

Commemorating the Birth of a Nation

On March 1, 1919, a group of Korean leaders launched a campaign to end the nation's occupation by Japan. Although
that movement was quickly crushed, it set the tone for the nation's successful bid for independence 26 years later.

On March 1 of this year, members of Unity: The Korean Drum Troupe at Yale and Hanppuri: The Korean Students
at Yale gathered on Cross Campus to celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the March First Independence Movement.

Freshmen Hye-Jin Kim (left) and
Kim Won were dressed in garments
drawn from Korea's royal traditions
and its folk culture, respectively.

Juniors Brian Han (left) and
Jin-Woo Chung demonstrated
their national pride by wrapping
themselves in the Korean flag.

The troupe concluded its celebration by joining in a circle and chanting in Korean: "Let's find our culture, learn about our history."

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Alumna is new director of Yale Center for British Art

Writer Salman Rushdie ponders the effect of fear . . .

Former U.N. official calls for international effort . . .

Professor Kazdin will head Yale Child Study Center

Funding renewed for program to attract students to sciences

In Focus: Project Assert

Psychologist examines the making of 'memories'

D.C. mayor heralds dawning of the 'century of the city'

International meeting will assess status of women in physics

Women's Health Research wins grant for community outreach

Commemorating the Birth of a Nation

Benjamin Clark Jr., former manager in Yale's Dining Halls, dies in Texas

Yale Books in Brief

Campus Notes