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THECOLLEGIAN
Friday, March 11,1994
CHINA: Teacher became 'outlaw' MAJOR: Choosing a major difficult for students
at Beijing but Wu was 1,500 miles
away conducting his part of the
movement in Anburi. Wu marched
his students down to the Municipal
Government Headquarters.
'1 was known to many people in
my province and I was a radical at
the time,'' Wu said. '1 tried to en¬
courage the students to participate
and all the students in my university
went out I was taking leadership in
my university. We went out in the
street and planned and demon¬
strated.'*
"The school authorities warned'
^ me many times not to get involved as
^ ^ateacher,"Wusaid;vThey said, 'It's
a movement strictly restricted to stu¬
dents, it's not your business. If you
participate you'll be in trouble."
"I didn't care, there were so many
young teachers that participated with
me that I was thinking as a citizen of
China that I should do my part"
'1 was very emotional because I
saw it as an opportunity for the coun¬
try to change. It was the Best time for
China to become a democratic sys¬
tem. It was a time for people to
struggle to win their rights."
It was not meant to be.
Deng Xiao Ping called the Chi¬
nese army in on the protesters at
Tianamen Square. Martial Law
was imposed. Hundreds of stu¬
dents were killed by machine guns
and tanks, r
"After the students were put
down, people were very, very sad,"
Wu said. "Wecried literally for qui te
a few days and we knew that our
country's progress towards democ-,
racy was now handicapped."
Wu had now made himself es¬
sentially an outlaw of the state.
The Public Security Bureau
watched his every move. The school
he worked for made him study
Marxism and Mao's teachings.
They made him swear that he would
never try to go against the govern¬
ment again. >>) *
Wu realized that he had to escape
China if he Was ever to find peace of
mind again.
"In Chinal had no future because
they treated me like an enemy," Wu
said.
With the help of a Christian orga¬
nization called "Fellowship of Art¬
ists for Cultural Evangelism" Wu
was able to leave China as a student
and he didn' t have to claim political
asylum, which would have kept him
from leaving China.
Wu got a job at FSU in the lin¬
guistics department two years ago
and lived with a host family for a
while. His wife, Tang Li just re¬
cently moved to Fresno from China
with their baby, Bei Bei. Wu enjoys
America and said he is happy here,
that the political and ideological
structure is in union with his way of
thinking.
"I mink the future is bright for
China," Wu said. "But China needs
a lot of work. People like me should
go back some day and work towards
that end.
"One day I will go back but I
think I should wait a little longer."
of nature," he said.
Casper called on educators to
review whether, or not undergradu¬
ates should be required to take
courses built around central ideas
and texts and whether they should
be required to take such standards
as English composition, mathemat¬
ics and foreign languages.
"It's been said before, that uni¬
versities, should solely concentrate
education on what the job market
needs," Arndt said. "The classic
goals of intellectual enhancement
and academic thinking have been
deteriorated." -if
"I think universities should con¬
centrate on teaching students the
basic skills like writing and com¬
municating, their future employer
will train them for the actual job".
.The dispute remains between
the academic goals of the univer-
. sity and the need to train students
for future employment
Similarly, the choice between a
major that you like or one that will
give you bene r prospects on the job
market remains an issue for di scus-
sionaswell.
"Esther Rolle Speaks Out"
TOPICS
• Women's Issues *
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| Publication Date | 1994 |
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| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1994 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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8—Back Page
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THECOLLEGIAN
Friday, March 11,1994
CHINA: Teacher became 'outlaw' MAJOR: Choosing a major difficult for students
at Beijing but Wu was 1,500 miles
away conducting his part of the
movement in Anburi. Wu marched
his students down to the Municipal
Government Headquarters.
'1 was known to many people in
my province and I was a radical at
the time,'' Wu said. '1 tried to en¬
courage the students to participate
and all the students in my university
went out I was taking leadership in
my university. We went out in the
street and planned and demon¬
strated.'*
"The school authorities warned'
^ me many times not to get involved as
^ ^ateacher,"Wusaid;vThey said, 'It's
a movement strictly restricted to stu¬
dents, it's not your business. If you
participate you'll be in trouble."
"I didn't care, there were so many
young teachers that participated with
me that I was thinking as a citizen of
China that I should do my part"
'1 was very emotional because I
saw it as an opportunity for the coun¬
try to change. It was the Best time for
China to become a democratic sys¬
tem. It was a time for people to
struggle to win their rights."
It was not meant to be.
Deng Xiao Ping called the Chi¬
nese army in on the protesters at
Tianamen Square. Martial Law
was imposed. Hundreds of stu¬
dents were killed by machine guns
and tanks, r
"After the students were put
down, people were very, very sad,"
Wu said. "Wecried literally for qui te
a few days and we knew that our
country's progress towards democ-,
racy was now handicapped."
Wu had now made himself es¬
sentially an outlaw of the state.
The Public Security Bureau
watched his every move. The school
he worked for made him study
Marxism and Mao's teachings.
They made him swear that he would
never try to go against the govern¬
ment again. >>) *
Wu realized that he had to escape
China if he Was ever to find peace of
mind again.
"In Chinal had no future because
they treated me like an enemy," Wu
said.
With the help of a Christian orga¬
nization called "Fellowship of Art¬
ists for Cultural Evangelism" Wu
was able to leave China as a student
and he didn' t have to claim political
asylum, which would have kept him
from leaving China.
Wu got a job at FSU in the lin¬
guistics department two years ago
and lived with a host family for a
while. His wife, Tang Li just re¬
cently moved to Fresno from China
with their baby, Bei Bei. Wu enjoys
America and said he is happy here,
that the political and ideological
structure is in union with his way of
thinking.
"I mink the future is bright for
China," Wu said. "But China needs
a lot of work. People like me should
go back some day and work towards
that end.
"One day I will go back but I
think I should wait a little longer."
of nature," he said.
Casper called on educators to
review whether, or not undergradu¬
ates should be required to take
courses built around central ideas
and texts and whether they should
be required to take such standards
as English composition, mathemat¬
ics and foreign languages.
"It's been said before, that uni¬
versities, should solely concentrate
education on what the job market
needs," Arndt said. "The classic
goals of intellectual enhancement
and academic thinking have been
deteriorated." -if
"I think universities should con¬
centrate on teaching students the
basic skills like writing and com¬
municating, their future employer
will train them for the actual job".
.The dispute remains between
the academic goals of the univer-
. sity and the need to train students
for future employment
Similarly, the choice between a
major that you like or one that will
give you bene r prospects on the job
market remains an issue for di scus-
sionaswell.
"Esther Rolle Speaks Out"
TOPICS
• Women's Issues *
• Showbuslness Career Roles
March 16,1994
7:30 p.m.
Upstairs Cafeteria Room 200
Students Free * f
General $3.00
Sponsored By USU Productions
-*■
r .
50 CENT FRIDAYS
@ BISLA'S
■ $.50 SELECT " !st & PEOPLE
V
BOTTLED BEER,
WELL DRINKS, &
SHOTS
$.75 IMPORTS
$1.50 34oz MEGA
MUGS
,* FROM 8-10pm
•L EVERY FRIDAY
BEFORE 8pm GET.
^NFREE.
■$1 OFF WITH
COLLEGE ID. ALL
NIGHT
■ MODERN ROCK,
HOUSE & TECHNO
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