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Show Monday, October 3,2005 At A Glance News Editor: Blair Dee Hodges Phone: 626-7655 Chinese culture brought to campus By Maria Villasenor : editor in chief | The Signpost Campus Calendar Monday, Oct. 3 •Start Smart; a business startup seminar hosted by WSU's Small Business Development Center; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Ogden Business Information Center; 2444 Washington Blvd., Ogden; free. For more information, call 626-7051. •WSU Men's Rugby Club practice; 5 p.m to 7 p.m.; Social Science playing field; free. •WSU Swing Cats; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Ballroom C; $1. For more information, call 787-0867. •Arts and Humanities month. •3,5 - Wrestling Club practice; 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.; Shepherd Union Building Room 417; free. For more information, call Charlie at 626-7860. •3-5 - A Shared Vision; art exhibit by Kim Cridler and Valerie Hammond; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Kimball Visual Arts Center; free. For more information, call 626-6726. •Certified Nursing Assistant certification course; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Marriott Allied Health Building Room 327; $275. For more information, call 626-6600. •WSU Executive Lecaire Scries featuring Joe Johnson, Bountiful city mayor; 5;30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Barnes Bank Lecture Hall Room 110; WSU -Davis Campus; 2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton; free. Tuesday, Oct. 4 •Gay & Straight Alliance meeting; 8 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Junction; free. •This Generation meeting; 8:30 p.m; Shepherd Union Building Wildcat Lair; free. •Fifth annual Utah Construction Symposium; "Building America's Defense: 1939-1975"; 6 p.m.; Kimball Visual Arts Center; free. For more information, call 626-7351. • Live star show and a showing of "Hubble Vision II"; 6:30 p.m.; Lind Lecture Hall; $i/S2. For more information, call 626-6855. Wednesday, Oct. 5 •Photo exhibit display; "The Prisoners of War in Ogden"; Stewart Library; free. For more information, call 621-1800. •Asian Film Series; 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater; free. •Community Connecu'on Fair; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Ballroom; free. For more information, call 626-6090. •Wilderness Recreation Center campsite leadership and staff training pre-trip meeting; 6:30 p.m.; WRC Annex 9. For more information, call 626-6373. •National Depression Screening Day; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Rooms 338-40. •Convocations featuring MTV's "Real World Chicago" star Cara Kahn; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Wildcat Theater; free. •Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship; 7:30 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Room 325; free. For more information, call 815-7310. •Jazz in the Skyroorn featuring the WSU Jazz Ensemble; 7:30 p.m.; Shepherd Union Building Skyroom; free. For more information, call 626-6800. •LDS Devotional featuring pro •The Single Mom Connection; golfer Johnny Miller; 10 a.m.; LDS 1:30 p.m to 2:30 p.m.; Student Institute Building; free. For more Services Center Room 152; free. For more information, call 626-6090. information, call 621-1800. National and World Headlines SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. •Firefighters battling an enormous wildfire were able to contain 40 percent of it, as of Saturday. TIFTON,GA. •The beaten bodies of six Mexican immigrants were found within their separate homes. Police are looking for two men who targeted immigrants. BALI, INDONESIA •A series of bomb blasts killed 22 people on the resort island in southeast Asia. Terrorists are presumed to be behind the attacks. KHARTOUM, SUDAN •The African Union denounced the Sudanese government for coordinating with the Arab Janjaweed militia to attack civilians in the Darfur region. TRENTON, NJ. •A $12.5 million settlement may be given to four boys allegedly starved by their adoptive parents. One of the boys was 19 years old but looked only 7. •Due to escalating violence in Darfur against humanitarian aid workers, a United Nations chief. warned aid may end to safeguard the workers. NEW ORLEANS •Residents returned to open quarters of the city; local, state and federal officials created separate plans to rebuild the city. Though China and Taiwan may have a tumultuous history, the countries seem to happily coexist at Weber State University. The WSU Chinese Club holds weekly meetings providing Chinese students with the opportunity to connect with each other and also with the rest of campus. "They're in a different land, and they can find cohesiveness with kindred spirits," said Howard Chen, club adviser and WSU alumnus. "We don't object to other country's students, we welcome them." Taiwan is a democratic and autonomous part of the communist People's Republic of China. Though one province may be democratic in a communist nation, Brian Lee, president of the club and WSU electronic media junior, said everyday life is very similar in the two Chinas, but there is a discrepancy between civil liberties. "They still limit people," Lee said of human rights in China. "But the lifestyles are almost the same way." The legacy of human rights abuses in China seems to continue from the notorious years of the "Great Leap Forward," during China's early communist years. During that time, mainland China imposed communist reforms and thousands are estimated to have died in that time. Ethnic minorities were severely restricted in practicing their religions, languages and traditional customs. While those restrictions have lessened and China amended its constitution in early 2004 promising to protect human rights, the country is still considered "a highly repressive state" by the Human Rights Watch. A recent article in Time magazine described a campaign where Chinese officials forcefully sterilized women and forced abortions. China's onechUd policy often allows for two children, and is lenient in poorer provinces, but sometimes those laws are enforced, "Once in a blue moon they'll come down," Chen said. Chen said his wife, who rjas passed away, was almost taken by government officials in her province of Guilin when she was a baby; but when she cried, the youngest of three children was mistaken for a boy and was left with the family. A weekly series exploding the native countries of Wildcats Chen said the women's liberation movement has reached China, but men still have more rights. He said child custody automatically goes to the father in the event of a divorce. Amanda Hsi, WSU Chinese club treasurer, said in Taiwan, parents could have as many children as they want. The business administration senior said mainland China's economy is even starting to supersede that of Taiwan's. Before, Hsi said, people wanted to go to Taiwan because it was so much richer. Now, Hsi said she is thinking of going to China to look for a job once she graduates. Chen was in southern China last January for almost five months. He often travels to China, and while his official reason for going is to teach English, he unofficially teaches Christianity. Chen said government officials know he's there to teach religion, but they just look the other way. While the communist government prohibits religion, it has allowed some religious missionaries, but not all; missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . have to settle in Taiwan. Cameron Matheson, WSU computer science freshman, went on a two-year mission in Taiwan for the LDS church. "It was pretty rad; I liked it a lot," he said. Matheson is considering a minor in Asian studies and is a member of the Chinese club, where he can continue to speak Mandarin. "I'm hoping I could maybe keep the language fresh," he said. Chen said his goal for the Chinese club is to offer all students a place where they can learn about Chinese culture and Chinese students a place to use their language. "It's a relief to hear people talk in your native tongue," Chen said. The Chinese club will meet every Wednesday from 2-3 pjn. in the International Students Office. Students also have the opportunity to view Chinese culture through cinema The next installment from the M50 Greatest Chinese Films" series will show on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in the Wildcat Theater. "Da lu," or "The Big Road," was filmed in 1934 and explores the lives of workers building a road amidst the threat from the Japanese before World War II began. The series will continue throughout the year, and on Oct. 28, a guest lecturer from China will introduce the contemporary film "Guizi laile," or "Devils on'the Doorstep."' Zhang Jianyong is a film ediurf-* and will speak in the Wildcat Theater at 7 p.m. More information is available on the WSU history department's events Web page, which can be accessed through departments.weber.edu/history. You can reach reporter Maria Villasenor by calling 626-7121. Look at what's coming up in The Signpost Wednesday News Features Sports BAKU, AZERBAIJAN •Opposition groups and police violently clashed during a rally protesting the country's 2003 elections. •The third and final candidate for vice president of student affairs reviewed. •Bound by the law: Students weigh in on several regulations that affect them. •Final score from the WSU women's volleyball game against Idaho State University. BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN ANBAR,IRAQ •An American millionare blasted off aboard a rocket . »The United States launched Operation Iron Fist headed to the International Space Station. The sci- near the Syrian border to root out insurgent supentist paid an estimated $20 million for the flight. port systems. •Student senate's weekly meeting to discuss a shuttle between WSU-Davis and Ogden campuses. - Smoking and drinking laws •Results from the cross country teams' run at the Montana Invitational in Missoula, Mont. Crossword ACROSS 1 Strip in the Middle East 5 "Vissid'arte/'e.g. 9 Flippant 14 Alimony payers 15 Muscle spasms 16 _ Lumpur, Malaysia 17 Process flour 18 Making mistakes 20 Bean curd 21 Part of GTE 22 Buries 23 Throw out, as light 24 So far 26 Stink 28 Leading 34 Victory gesture 36 Goose eggs 39 Thread roller 40 Slacker 42 Cote denizen 43 Pace 44 Summer house 45 Avoid a clear response 47 AOL, (or one 48 In dispute 50 Sunday night NFL outlet 52 Jimmy of "N.Y.RD. Blue" 55 Jug handles 58 Bind morally 63 Ump's call 64 Latin & others - Tuition laws see Solutions page 9 10 11 1? ^ H 16 22 73 Vanities Delicate diva DOWN Broad 1 "Beau _ " Packs down 2 Fundamental Rotary-phone truth feature 70 Novelist Bagnold "Romeo and Juliet" director 71 Secret hoard Sharp as a tack 72 Bridge seat 65 67 68 69 - Hookah bar laws 5 On the line 6 Ticks off 7 In a cold, hostile manner 8 Horned viper 9 Onion covering 10 "Travels with My 11 Wise 12 Pronounce indistinctly 13 Gabs 19 Heart 25 Palliated 27 Pound and Stone 29 Bob of the PGA 30 Mimic 31 Towering over 32 Sorry 'bout that! 33 Lead balloon 34 " __Zapata!" 35 Prepare to publish 37 Alter a skirt's length 38 Be obligated to 41 Raised railways 46 Whole that is more than the sum o\ its parts 49 Manipulated 51 Half-pint 53 Ancient region of Asia Minor 54 Albacores and bluefins 56 Brit's wireless 57 Winter vehicles 58 Makes a choice 59 Spoiled child 60 Capital of Peru 61 Little pranksters 62 Jagged cut 66 Pindar work Want your club's activity included in the Campus Calendar? 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