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...lush hillside in northern Taiwan, the late dictator Chiang Kai-shek smiles benevolently-over and over. Here he is astride a horse or brandishing a book; there he stands, extending a fatherly arm to the busloads of visitors that show up daily to see this collection of statuary, located next to the Generalissimo's mausoleum 40 km southwest of Taipei. Plaques inform inquisitive onlookers where each piece originated, but none of the candy-coated descriptions explain that this collection came into being because these statues are unwanted and have been dismantled from schools, colleges and municipal buildings across the island...
...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...
...planned the activity as some sort of war game, were both killed when an Adams group calling themselves “The Black Hand” threw hand grenades into their closed car on Tuesday. Since then, the war has raged without pause. CEB Vice-Chair C. Kai Wu ’09 is reportedly in hiding in Mather-occupied River East. Orders to shoot him on sight have been issued by most of the remaining House Committees (HoCos). Calls for peace have gone unheeded. In Leverett-occupied Radcliffe today, a large group of demonstrators was dispersed by a battalion...
With Yardfest right around the corner, FM decided to sit down with the social programming gurus themselves, College Events Board (CEB) Chair S. Adam Goldenberg ’08 and Vice-Chair C. Kai Wu ’09.1. Fifteen Minutes: What are the most significant difference between this year’s and last year’s Yardfest?S. Adam Goldenberg: The most significant difference is that this year the organization is much more student driven. Last year it was organized by administrators and students that called the Yard Fest committee, it was an ad hoc committee brought...
...he’s starting to go into the next phase of his life, the fact that he was able to work hard and really commit himself this year is impressive.”The men’s two additional fencers, senior saber Dan Sachs and sophomore foil Kai Itameri-Kinter, both placed 15th individually.The Crimson women also boasted some strong finishes in the form of four All-Americans.The female epee fencers, so instrumental to the squad’s success throughout the season, faced one of the toughest fields of competition in the tournament. McGlade and sophomore Maria Larsson...