Student artists frequently have study problems

Posted: May 9, 2005

Monday May 9, 2005, China Times of Taiwan
Reported by Lee AnJun

Three years age, Zaizai Zhou YuMin applied to Chung Kuo Institute of Technology for suspension of study because of excessive absences. Later he retook entrance examination and was admitted into the extension division of Hsing Wu College. But lately his study has run into problems again. He may not be able to graduate in June for the same reason of excessive absences. In the year book just published yesterday, Zaizai is in group photo and head shots of graduates wearing gowns. You only find him in the activity photos.

Zaizai's company says frankly that Zaizai has tests being withheld from at least one subject. Nothing can be done. He just has to study one more year.

May 1 was the day Hsing Wu College held the event of welcoming newcomers and say goodbye to graduates. Everyone had to attend by school rules. Otherwise the penalty was one minor demerit and 8 session's absences. Zaizai was one of the absentees.

On that day, Student Affair section head Lin CongZhao asked the student union through a microphone in his hand to do the roll call and handed in the attendance sheets. A raffle was held; the prizes included NT$5000, NT$10000 and refrigerator, water dispenser, DVD, and what not. Students who won prizes went up the podium to collect their prizes gladly; some absentee students had also won raffle prizes. Lin CongZhao said, "The worse tragedy in life is that your name was drawn out to win a prize of NT$1000, but you were not able to collect the money. Instead you would get a minor demerit and 8 session's absences.” Students laughed at the teacher's joke. After the raffle, Lin CongZhao said that students could read the demerit list of students the following week on the bulletin board.

But it's been a week; the demerit list still hasn't been posted. It's as if Zaizai and other students have been spared. But some students are not pleased with it. One student reveals, "I and my classmate didn't attend the event last year, we had to donate blood 3 times to avoid the minor demerits"

After being informed of the contents of the exposé, Lin CongZhao is not pleased, "I've been holding this position for 6 years and I have never issued demerits to any students. This year I hope the absentee students will personally hand in 100 invoices to the Genesis Foundation. If Zhou YuMin was not present on that day, he would not have any special privilege. He will have to do the same thing. If anyone in his class acted falsely to protect him, I will definitely investigate it. As for last year, I asked the absentee students to clean the communities. Where did the blood donation coming from?" With respect to what Lin CongZhao has said, the student responds, "I swear I donated blood to waive the minor demerit. If I lie, I'm willing not to graduate, just like Zaizai!"

Zaizai's manager Zhi XiangLi says frankly, "He was indeed absent on May 1, but we haven't received any notice of donating invoices Zhi XiangLi says that Zaizai has been missing a lot of classes this semester because of sickness and work. And it all happened on Sundays. Since he thought he couldn't graduate because of tests being withheld, Zaizai had overlooked the significance of attending the event of welcome new students and saying goodbye to graduates.."

Hsing Wu College has a few student artists besides Zaizai: He JunXiang, Yuan JingTian, Zheng YuanChang etc. Lin praises He and Yuan a great deal, "Those two are well-behaved good students. Like regular students, they have attended the last 3 on 3 basketball tournament.



Zaizai may not be able to graduate in June because of missing too many classes.

English translation by laiou2002 (www.vicpower.net)