ALTHOUGH IT may seem like 2009 has barely started, two-thirds of it has already passed, and the second semester has come to the Yonsei campus. Indeed, a new semester means a new start for the students, and it  also provides students many chances to mature through learning in new courses, participating in dongahree activities, and so on. Yet, if spent in an effective and efficient way, the vacation is a time that can be more rewarding to students in that they can enrich personal experiences in various dimensions by focusing on a few certain things and fully devoting to them.

   In hope of seeking what best suits their needs, Yonseians have spent their past summer vacation doing different things. Some have gone on a month-long tour around Europe hoping to experience other cultures and heritages, and some have earned money by doing part-time jobs. There are also some students who have chosen to work as interns in organizations in order to gain experience working in a  specific field or possibly benefit when applying to the organization later on as regular employees. Despite those students' ambitious intentions for undergoing internship programs, however, some organizations do not provide any of the incentives expected by the students. Rather, they waste interns' capacities and passion by merely assigning them to do simple labor such as photocopying. Thus, in this month's Cover Story, The Yonsei Annals tried to find out the reality that lies behind internship programs, and to solve uncertainties and questions students may have concerning them.

   I hope Yonseians will make the right choices when deciding to go through internship programs, and avoid unhelpful ones in the future. Whether one does an internship program or not, I hope all Yonseians are able to use their upcoming semester as a driving force toward achieving their inner growth.

 Kim Hwa-young (Editor-in-Chief)
 annals@yonsei.ac.kr