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...last Saturday that the independence-leaning administration of President Chen Shui-bian executed the coup de grace. In an iconoclastic ceremony that took place under the protection of riot police, Chen officially changed the name of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a massive blue-and-white monument occupying a swathe of central Taipei, to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. Inside, a new exhibition to commemorate Taiwan's democracy movement, entitled "Goodbye, President Chiang," was being prepared for unveiling. Outside, scuffles took place between police and several hundred protesters loyal to Chiang's memory...
...Chen Yun Chung is one of about 20 activists who have been camping out in shifts on the grubby tile floor of Queen's Pier since April 26, the day after the government closed the former ceremonial port for visiting British dignitaries. Chen, who is also a professor of urban planning, and members of this loose-knit coalition of non-profit and student groups are determined to stop the Hong Kong government tearing down, or relocating the historic structure to make way for a new highway and ongoing land reclamation project that is reshaping Hong Kong's waterfront. "People feel...
...Preservation activists are critical of the authorities efforts to bypass local preferences in their efforts to get rid of the pier. "Just changing hands from British governors to Beijing governors doesn't change much," says Chen. "After ten years, we thought we got rid of colonialism, but we are still here...
...resident dean, received the Levenson award for junior faculty. Chapman often advises students after they complete a course with her, and she tailors her course syllabi to complement students’ interests, according to SAC Chair Michael R. Ragalie ’09. Mathematics Teaching Fellow Chen-Yu Chi received his prize for his “tireless devotion” to students, Rosier said. Chi would stay until midnight to review with students the night before an exam, according to a student who recommended him. Interim President Derek C. Bok said in his remarks last night that...
...confirmed that his organization will support the UC proposal. Zhao was given the e-mail address “Zhao2@fas,” and the freshman class alone boasts aliases Zhang32, Zhang34, and Zhang39. It seems that getting a great alias is all about timing. Take Christopher T. Chen ’10, for example, who miraculously claimed “Chen@fas.” But cases like his are few and far between, and some addresses end up as slightly embarrassing. Margaret M. Wang ’09 chose “Mmwang.” Wang...