Updated Jun.24,2003 17:22 KST

College Students Unsure About Roh
College students are dissatisfied with President Roh Moo-hyun's performance in office so far, but have high expectations for the rest of his term, said a professor at Seoul National University who recently polled students on their opinions of Roh.

Teaching in Seoul National's Graduate School of Public Administration, Kim Kwang-woong asked 457 students who take his "Modern Society and Leadership" class what they thought about President Roh's leadership; 47 percent said that Roh had made mistakes that had weakened his authority.

Asked whether Roh had sown confusion about his policies, 52.5 percent of the respondents said yes, 16.9 percent said no and the rest said they were not sure. When asked whether they thought Roh's policies would settle down soon, however, 72.4 percent said yes.

On whether Roh is the right president for Korea at this time in history, 4.4 percent said they agreed strongly, 37.1 percent agreed, 18 percent disagreed and 40.6 percent neither agreed nor disagreed. (Kim Seung-bum, sbkim@chosun.com )