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FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR OF AUSTRIA VISITS TKU
TKU BRINGS HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NATIONAL MBA SOFTBALL CUP
LATE JAPANESE PROFESSOR DONATED BOOKS TO TKU
A KINDRED SPIRIT--VICE PRESIDENT OF IUPAC WITH TKU PRESIDENT
E-PROJECT FOR GRAND HOTEL HAS WON AWARD FOR DESIGN
MPs AND SCHOLARS FROM ICELAND HAVE ARRIVED FOR A DIALOG WITH TKU
CLEAN UP OUR BEACHES CAMPAIGN KICKS IN AS DECEMBER ARRIVES UPON US
CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKE IS GREETED EVERYWHERE
Lin Zhi-ying, a sophomore of the History Department is a celebrity in his own right, even though he shot to fame by imitating a Korean singer and celebrity on a variety show on TV two weeks ago. With this TV exposure, he has become easily recognizable wherever he goes now, be it on or off campus. His popularity was well tested when he was recognized by an elderly lady, who strikes as an unlikely TV fan, while traveling on the MRT not too long ago. Lin, though a bit shy about his new-gained fame, is positive about the attention he is getting, for the celebrity he is often mixed up with, in his own wording, is at least a “decent guy.”
THANKSGIVING WAS NOT FORGOTTEN AT TKU
The Graduate Institute of American Studies celebrated Thanksgiving last Wednesday with a traditional feast completed with a turkey, of course. All students on the program were invited and so were many international students at TKU. Dr. Huang Chieh-cheng, the Director of the Institute, explains that they would like to use this occasion to provide some sense of “home” to people who could not go home for a reunification, as, like our Moon Festival, he points out, Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings. Homesickness can be of particular unbearable for our international students and foreign scholars on campus; hence, having a turkey dinner was the least he could do. Greta Mancilla from Guatemala, for example, was very grateful that someone such as Professor demonstrated such thoughtfulness to people like her.