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FORTY-SIX STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH PH. D. DEGREE THIS YEAR

According to the Office of Academic Affairs, there are 46 graduates with a Ph. D. degree this year. All these graduates attended the graduate ceremony. TKU President Flora C. I. Chang moved the tassels and conferred diploma upon every graduate students to congratulate on their graduation.

STATUE OF FIVE TIGERS HAS BE UNVEILED

A unique statue of five tigers that stands on top of the steps that leads to the newly built Shao-mo Gymnasium was unveiled by the Founder, Dr. Clement Chang in the afternoon of June 2. Many faculty members, senior staff and student representatives were also present.

ISRAEL'S REPRESENTATIVE TO TAIWAN INTRODUCES ISRAEL POLITICS

College of International Studies (CIS) held this year’s Tamkang Forum on Israel on Wednesday. CIS stated that although there is no graduate program of Middle Eastern Studies, issues related to this region, in particular, those of Israel is of great importance to scholars and students here. In recent years, the political situation in Israel has been turbulent to say the least. Any crisis there can trigger an international tension. Therefore, this forum is an opportunity for have an in depth understanding Isreal’s dilemma. For this purpose, Ruth Kahanoff, Israel's representative to Taiwan was invited as the key-note speaker.

TKU HOST THE FIRST EVER CONFERENCE ON TIBET

The First Cross-Strait Conference on Tibet, hosted by the Center for Tibetan Studies, will be held next Friday and Saturday in Chung-ling Chemistry Hall and Ching-Sheng International Conference Hall. The opening ceremony for both the conference and the Exhibition of Tibetan Buddhist statues as well as ceremonial objects will be held at 11 o’clock next Friday, presided by Dr. Flora Chang, TKU’s President. The conference consists of five sessions. Professor and scholars from TKU and other universities will present their papers. Kan Jin-yi, Tan Yao-jhong, and Wu Kuan, the head of the Center for Tibetan Studies will present for TKU. In addition, the five sessions will be moderated by Shieh,Philip, the Director of Center of General Education and Core Curriculum, TKU, Won Shih-jia, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan Tibet Exchange Foundation, Rao Ni-ma, vice principal of Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, Hsiao Jin-soong, the head of Fakuang Graduate of Buddhism, and Liu Guo-wei, the chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

THE ENTREPRENEUR ELITES DISCUSS ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF TAIWANESE BUSINESSMEN

As the economic contacts between China and Taiwan have enjoyed a great expansion, the Department of Business Administration is going to hold a conference on “The case practice on the business management of Taiwanese entrepreneurs” at the Ching-sheng Memorial Hall.

CHINESE MAJORS DO WHAT THEY DO BEST—CHINESE LITERATURE

Winners of the 22nd Five-Tiger Hill Literature Awards were announced on May 26. All of them are the students of the Chinese Department, except three, who are from different departments.

DELICIOUS ZHONG-ZI BRINGS HOME SWEET MEMORY

With the advent of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, the Office of International Exchanges and International Education prepared a feast of Zhong-zi (sticky rice with various fillings) and Chinese cuisine for exchange students. The feast was held on 5th May, at the exchange students’ corner in the Foreign Languages and Literatures Building.

SOME PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR BEING SOMEONE ELSE!

Campus Impersonation Competition, hosted by CTITV and assisted by the Student Associates and the Department of Mass Communication, TKU, took place in the afternoon at May 26. Wang Shi-yu won the competition and received NT$ 20,000 prize money. There were seven groups of students participating in the competition and everyone did their best at the performance. Wang won by imitating Chio Kong and other characters such as Chao Chien-ming and MC Hot Dog. In addition to wonderful imitation, the speed by which he changed the clothes also impressed everyone on the spot. Wang said, “I really like Chio Kong. Although Chio Kong likes to imitate his fellow entertainers, he always does it in a natural way and it usually becmes his own style eventually.”

TKU WON THE GOLD AT COLLEGIATE BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT

This year’s College Billiards Match, held by St. John’s University, ended on May 26. TKU billiards team competed with other 23 teams and captured the gold medal at the finals. They were undefeatable this year, which was a great disappointment to the National Chung Cheng University, who were hoping to retain their title from last year. Chiu Tung-kuei, TKU’s coach, was proud of his players and their performances. For instance, Kao Shih-jin, Li Chong-yin, and Wu Yin-jiao, who won the gold medals in the tag team match last year, played very well this year, too. Huang Ya-feng, one of the more experienced players of TKU billiards team, and Chen Ji-hao, the leader of billiards team also helped to clinch the victory. Chen stated that this would the last match for him, the graduate-to-be, so it was a bit stressful.