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This Semester 's First In-campus Environmental Inspection Completed

With all divisions’ cooperation, this semester’s first ISO14001 in-campus environmental inspection was completed on March 31. According to Inspection Group, all the members of Tamkang have made striking progress in the recognition of environmental management system after the inspection. And most of the advices given addressed some minor defects or enhancement of education and training; obvious defects were not found.

Fight against Viruses; Tamkang’s Broad Band Network Upgraded

In order to enhance the efficiency and the anti-virus capacity of stem network, Information Processing Center’s Section of System Management plans to renew stage by stage the apparatuses of stem network in Ching-sheng Building, Business Management Building, Science Hall, and Chemistry Hall before the end of April, and upgrade the old 155Mbps broad band to its eight times 1000Mbps.

Fu Jen’s New President Led Seventeen Executives to Tamkang

Last Wednesday (April 7) President of Fu Jen Catholic University Lee Chien-chiou led seventeen first- and second-level executives to Tamkang to visit divisions/sections of teaching, academic affairs and general affairs. According to President Lee, Tamkang’s progress is an obvious fact, and the purpose of their visit is learning and initiating two schools’ missions and friendship. He wished that Fu Jen would always stand together with Tanmkang on her way to future development. President Chang Horng-jinh has known Predisent Lee for many years. As Fu Jen’s alumni, President Lee said that he, like President Chang, is the first president that Fu Jen “produced natively.” Taking president’s position last year, President Lee said he has been learning to be a helmsman to lead the whole school to establish system step by step; therefore, he visited and tried to emulate Tamkang. As he pointed out, “We are here for cooperation, not for competition!”

TKU PRESIDENT CHANG VISITS A SISTER UNIVERSITY IN JAPAN

Tamkang University President Dr. Horng-jinh Chang attended the “2004 Northeastern Asian University President Congress” held by Hokuriku University, Japan, on April 9. Also, President Chang accompanied by Japanese Department Chair, Charng-huei Liou, and Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Vice Director, Ping-huang Chang, visited Kyoto University and a sister University Kyoto Tachibana Women’s University. He is scheduled to return to Taiwan in the afternoon on April 14.

ACCUMULATING WEALTH? TAMKANG SUES APPLE DAILY

“Our delegated lawyers have planned to sue Apple Daily,” remarked University President Dr. Horng-jinh Chang in the press conference for the quarrel on Tamkang Garden on April 6, in response to a report on Apple Daily entitled as “Tamkang accumulating wealth.” President Chang expressed that this report has caused tremendous harm to Tamkang’s reputation.

NOMINEES OF GOLDEN VOICE AWARD ADVANCE FOR THE FINAL ON MAY 1

Coordinated by Guitar Club, the preliminary contest for Golden Voice Award was held on April 2 at V101. A total of 110 teams participated in this event; after a whole day of competition, 11 teams for solo, 8 for composition, and 6 for duet advanced to the Final, which was to be held on May 1 at the Student Activity Center. The Award executive Teng-chun Yang, a sophomore from Physics Department, congratulated the advanced for their excellence; he also encouraged those not advanced to come back next year.

THE CONSORT OF SPRING: BIRDS CHIRPING AMONG FRAGRANT FLOWERS

When the azalea blossoms wildly around the TKU campus, diverse birds start their first movement of the Spring Consort. At this moment, the punky singer with its prominent red beak, the Black Bulbul, outshines the frequent fellows—Chinese Bulbul, Japanese White Eye, and Sparrow.

COUNSELORS RECOMMEND REGULAR FOOD, EXERCISE, AND SLEEP TO RELEASE POST-ELECTION SYNDROME

Though the presidential election was over more than three weeks, the related controversies are still going on and on. Many students visited the Counseling Section to seek for advices to release depression. To deal with the “Post-election Syndrome,” Fu Yen-wei, Chief of the Counseling Section, suggested students to “have compassion with those who hold different opinions, and be objective to the diversion of opinions.”

TEACHING CLASSICAL CHINESE LITERARY CRITICISM IN ENGLISH

Do you know that some teachers of Dept. of Practical Japanese lecture in English? Even a classic in Chinese Literary Criticism, Liu Hsieh’s Wen Hsin Tiao Lung can be taught in English. This semester, 23 undergraduate courses and 28 graduate courses are taught in English. Many colleges including Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Business, Management, Education, and Technology have this kind of courses, and some colleges like International Studies, Foreign Languages and Literature, and College of Engineering even have more than ten courses taught in English. These courses offer students not only a different learning experience, but also a chance to improve their English.

CHAIR OF DEPT. OF PHYSICS ARRANGES SUPPLEMENT CLASSES FOR MA STUDENTS

Last semester, Dept. of Physics dismissed two MA students, and it was the first case of dropping out graduate students in TKU. Many of those who were not dropped out but on the edge of flunking, some of them would be kicked out from school if they failed one more course. Chair Chang Ching-lin arranges a special course on “Quantum Mechanics” this semester, in which the post-doctoral researcher Lee Chung-chieh is to guide and assist these graduate students after school. “Students study harder than ever this semester,” Chair Chang said.