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ISLAND-WIDE GERMAN MAJORS CONVENE AT FRIENDLY MATCHES

The annual “Rhine Cup” of friendly matches hosted specifically for and by the German departments from various universities in Taiwan will take place this year at TKU on May 27 and 28. Faculty and students from universities such as Fu-jen, Dong-Wu and Chinese Culture will attend.

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST—FROM A JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE

Several professors from the Nagasaki University of Japan have been invited to present papers at a symposium featuring the mutual influences of the eastern and western cultures on each other on Tuesday, May 23 at the Liberal Arts Building. The symposium is organized by the Chinese Department, the Graduate Institute of Chinese Linguistics and Documentation and the Association of Chinese Seas Studies. They will be instant interpretation provided at the presentations by two professors from the Japanese and Chinese Departments respectively.

TWO SISTER UNIVERSITIES FROM GERMANY AND JAPAN ARRIVE FOR A VISIT

The President of The University of Leipzig, Germany, Prof. Dr. Franz Hauser and his wife, accompanied by Prof. Ralf Moritz, the Chair of its Sinology Department will arrive on May 25 for a visit. They will meet with two TKU Vice Presidents, Dr. Feng Chao-kang and Dr. Kao Po-yuan, together with other heads of colleges and departments for a briefing and presentation, which will be followed by a luncheon.

TKU SINGING CONTEST CLOSES WITH TALENTED BRIGHT YOUNG STARS

The finals for the 20th Golden Voice Awards, a singing contest that has had quite a history in TKU were held on May 12 at the Student Activity Center. The biggest winner of this evening was Yang Deng-jun, a senior of the Department of Physics, who walked away with the Best Creative Song and the Best Song Composition. Other winners include Hsu Zhi-jay, a grad student of the Future Studies, who won the third place in Duet and Creative Song, whereas Tien Yi-zhe retains his crown in Duo.

LITERARY MASTERS INVITED TO JUDGE THE 22ND FIVE-TIGER HILL LITERARY AWARDS

The judges for the 22nd Five-Tiger Hill Literary Awards met on last Friday, May 26 at the 308 conference room of the Chemistry Building to decide on the winners for various categories, including the first time ever Wu Fu Kang Special Award. The results will be announced on June 2 at the Chung-ling Chemistry Hall to all the contenders in a ceremony presided by TKU Founder, Dr. Clement Chang and President, Dr. Flora Change.

LET LOVE OF SPORTS REIGN!

As an impetus to having more students engaging in sports, the University has decided that a re-vent is necessary to the organization of existing P.E. classes. Thanks to the completion of the new spacious stadium, in a year’s time, students, particular freshmen, will be able to choose classes according to the sport they like, rather than the year and the department they belong to. And the enrollment has to be on-line.

DR. FLORA CHANG DEMONSTRATES THE MERITS OF WALKING

NEW CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION EMERGE AFTER INTENSE CAMPAIGN

The final vote for the 12th Chair and Deputy Chair of the Student Association was cast last Thursday, May 18. The results were announced in the same evening at 11:30 on Five-Tiger Hill with He Jun-horng, a sophomore of the Department of Economics, and Hsu Chu-hang, a sophomore of the Chinese Department coming out as the winners who received 3,375 votes. They beat their opponents, Lin Zhi-yu, a junior of the Department of International Trade and Lian Shi-han, a sophomore of the Spanish Department by 1,704 votes. The voting rate was 20%, 2% higher than last year—an encouraging sign for student self-governing at TKU. Just image, the turn-out rate could have been better had it not been for the Typhoon Pearl on that day. The new Chair and his partner will swear in today, May 22.

A TOTAL BAN OF SMOKING INDOORS IS TO BE ENFORCED

A smoke free campus may be possible one day. Starting next semester onward, smoking indoors will be strictly enforced and smoking while walking outdoors will be considered a violation.