Word: chen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...PROTOCOL OF DEATH IN COMMUNIST regimes has traditionally been as elaborate as those of the empires that preceded them. So when Chen Yun died at 89 last Monday, the citizens of Beijing braced themselves for the usual run of lowered flags, martial music, and long paeans to his revolutionary contributions. After all, Chen ranked second only to Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping in China's pantheon of post-Mao leaders, and the two were often viewed as fierce rivals...
...This year, we moved from a passive to an active sign-up," Hunger Awareness Committee Co-chair Jason E. Chen '97 said, "Instead of sitting at the [entrance] of the dining hall, this year we made announcements inside the halls and went from table to table signing up volunteers...
...Chen said he was upset by the attitudes of certain students who refused to go hungry...
...disappointed with many people's responses when they heard about theday," Chen said. "A lot of people were anal andstubborn about giving up their meals, even if justfor one night...
...Chen also expressed disappointment that somestudents signed up for the replacement meal ofrice and beans but planned to go out to eatinstead...