March 14, 1996
Issue No. 3

•Editor's Note
•Alumni & Graduate Students' Words
• Student News
• What do you think of our newsletter?
•  Teacher News
• Astrological News

Student News & More...

Chen Chen-kan (陳振淦) reports happy full time teaching at Overseas Chinese University (僑大先修班), where she is busy with students hoping to place well in the national entrance exams. She also teaches part time right here at Fu Jen in the College of Business and Management.

Cynthia Shin-feng Wu says to Father Vargo, "No matter where he is, I hope he enjoys himself. And Brother Koss? No matter where he is, I hope he enjoys himself too. Thanks a million for all the help you both gave me."

Fred Chih-wei Chang says to Father Bauer, "Your letter opens a window of memory, through which I catch glimpses of those happy days at Fu Jen." Father B. responds, "Fred, are you sure you know me?" "I am now in London with a group of students," writes Joyce Yang on the back of a colorful post card. "What depiction would be appropriate for this city? Apparently, amazingly freezing and absolutely cultural. It's a city of literature." It sounds to the editor as if our traveling alumna had thoughts of Dr. Berkowitz, too. "Today I'm going to visit London, Westminster Abbey, and next weekend Stratford-Upon-Avon for Shakespeare's old place." Well, well, Joyce. Settling back into your teaching life down south must have been a little tame after all that gallivanting.

Judith Chen talks of a mix of mythology, movies, and mysterious peregrinations. "A comparative study (a very simple one) of Chinese and Greek and Roman myths in my mythology classes makes me very excited. I am busy but happy. . . . and I haven't missed several good movies such as Seven, The Bridge of Madison County etc." Judith hoped to take off to interesting places over the Chinese New Year break, maybe even Hawaii.◆

　

Our former secretary and Roving Reporter Josephine Wu sends late word from New York University's Program of Dance Education that from her apartment perch on the 24th floor of a brand new bldg., "I can see the Statue of Liberty out my window. . . . I miss the grad. students I know, wish they'd write to me. I'll dance May 3 in a program in the library of the Lincoln Center." We're proud of you, , Joey.

　

Jennifer Chiu (邱文媛) and her husband welcomed a new small friend into their life since our last publication. Their little gem is called 李庭恩, and Jennifer sparkles all over when speaking of her son. A new photo veri-fies that he's a handsome, lusty looking little chap, too.

The newsletter's Roving Re-porter got a warm reply after a fax message to Florence Lee (李小清) about her recent contribution to the stork report. "Yes!! You can surely mention my little baby in the coming newsletter, as long as anyone would re-member and care about me." Florence's little baby is 亭卉, but she calls her 小乖. "She can talk, but it's an unknown language, and she can smile now, too. Except for that, there's not much she can do. But she's still the most wonderful superbaby to me." Florence offers advice that Jennifer just might also assent to - - "If you don't have much time, don't ask any new mama or papa, 'How's your little baby?'"

Undergraduate secretary Julie Lee (李玉鋆) reports that her son 李治平 now has 16 countable teeth. The editor says, "Thank you, Julie, for a touch or two of computer coaching for this Newsletter." Our prayers are with you and your husband as you prepare to welcome a new little friend to your family.

Maybe one day those beautiful kids of yours will be our graduate students.◆

Kudos for students who have passed major exams in preparation for their thesis topics

Clara Hung - Updike's Rabbit Novels . . . Ellen Chen - Selected Works of Fitzgerald and Austen . . . Yvonne O Yang - John Fowles and The French Lieutenant's Woman . . . Alex Ma - Seventeenth century British Poetry . . . Dorothea Tung - Nineteenth century American Poetry . . . Eleanor Shih - Poetry of Chaucer . . . Louise Yin - De Foe and Moll Flanders . . . Cynthia Chang - The Contemporary Novel . . . Vicky (Victoria) Chen - De Foe and Robinson Crusoe/Moll Flanders . . . Ivy Huang - American Fiction . . . Michelle Huang - Fiction of Toni Morrison . . . Grace Yang - Fiction as Literary Genre . . . Janet Lin - Medieval Drama ◆

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Yvonne O Yang in Shakespeare's Comedies . . . Alex Ma in Advanced Latin - Augustean Poetry . . . Louise Yin in Contemporary Feminist Theories . . . Cynthia Chang in William Butler Yeats . . . Vicky (Victoria) Chen in Stage History of English Drama . . . Ivy Huang in Contemporary Criticism . . . May Tsai in Contemporary Drama . . . Joanna Hsu in Translation Practicum . . . Grace Yang in Poetry of Walt Whitman . . . Belinda Chiang in Translation Practicum . . . Janet Lin in Comedies of Shakespeare . . . and Julia Chang in Poetry of William Butler Yeats ◆

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The Newsletter Editor asked the new Graduate Institute secretary Judy Peng a few essential questions: WHAT is the most boring aspect of your job? Judy: Answering people on the stupid telephone when they ask about courses we don't even offer! THE most frustrating thing about your job? Judy: Putting up with people who mix up the sounds of 'Julie' and 'Judy'. THE most surprising thing about your job? Judy: That my boss is such a humorous fellow. THE most terrifying moments you've experienced in official duties as secretary? Judy: Stuffing myself with all the chocolates I got from kind professors and students at Christmas time [THANKS A LOT!], and trying to eat as much as two certain people around the table with me for the 尾牙 dinner.◆