K-Pop the Vote!

This is the last week of classes of the semester, which makes it election week at Young-il go-dung hagkyo. I brought my camera to school to capture the flavor of campaigning as students stream in through the gates in the morning:







The number is the candidate's ID number on the ballot sheet, determined earlier by a random drawing. In addition to enlisting their friends to cheer for them, the wannabe politicos are responsible for providing posters identifying their policy platforms to go on this bulletin board:






There are seven candidates for president, and only one for vice-president. Among the platform issues:

• toilet paper in all bathrooms
  
• no hair length requirement
  
• no boring sports events--everyone should get to participate
  
• I have no agenda, but I will listen to you and try to do what you want
  
• 8th period (after school program) should be optional
  
• classes during the week after exams should be 10 minutes shorter
  

Mr Hwang and I both celebrated the power of the vote, but lamented that we had no rights to vote in this election! Personally, I'm all for shorter classes...