March 7, 2007 By Charles E Harrison Lion's Eye Staff Writer ceh5025@psu.edu \ The fight of the typhoon that came to Delco was not of any tropical sort, but the name of a song. The sonorous battle between notes emanated from Chinese string instruments such as the Guzheng, conducted by Ms. Junling and Ms. Wong, of Peter Tang’s Chinese Ensemble. Together they crafted exquisite har- mony in the Classroom building lounge for the Chinese New Year celebration. “The band was a good choice. The music is relaxing. Where’s the wine?” said one student. The organization’s members ~ mances. ‘She promised us an enjoy- able traditional Chinese new year celebration, music and great raffle prizes. Immediately after she left the microphone, music began and a lion came from out of no- where, dancing, and occasion- ally brushing up . - » 34 42 8 ¢ ~ ‘ The Lions Eye purchase of bonsai money trees, which ward off bad luck. Even the Tai Chi performance contained symbolism, it utilizes slow move- ment and internal energy. The crowd in this behind this spiritual celebration, the Asian American Club, were well dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. Jade Chen the president of the club gave an interac- tive introduction to the event keeping the crowd’s minds off the aroma of the pend- against people in the crowd, [photo from google.com celebration had the gathering smiles as it passed with its furry tail and beard. The Chinese new year is a celebration which contains symbolism in everything. Red colors are immeasurably displayed in clothing and opportunity to learn much. Mr. Wu, one of the performers explained to us that one of the instruments used, the Erhu a Chinese type violin can imitate people’s language. He also said ing cuisine and on the upcoming perfor- decoration and there is an influx in the .that it is typical for people during this Page 3 celebration for people to meet and greet one another you by saying we wish you make a fortune. : When the intermission came in the performance Jade suggested everyone eat. The ensemble continued to serenade the crowd while the line for food gradually lengthened, some of the cuisine consisted of succulent roast pork and chicken fried rice. “All of which was delicious, I don’t care too much for pork, but this is tasty, I hope there’s seconds,” said another student. As everyone enjoyed their food and listened to the music the raffle began. After a little searching for a ticket holder or two no prizes remained. Even the crowd didn’t leave empty handed, yielding golden chocolate coins and little souvenirs. Upon the ending ~ of the show, the performers welcomed students like Peter Spizzeri to make an attempt at playing an instrument. Mr. Tang then wished everybody a peaceful and healthy Chinese new year. Middle East, Getting Cold? [Crossword Answers By Paul Michael Hurych Special to the Lion's Eye batman@psu.edu Early in February Rus- sian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for what he said was its “almost uncontained” use of force around the world. He claimed that the use of unilateral force against countries in the States, and specifically the Bush administration and a diminishing number of Re- publicans, think that the US is always right? The answer that I keep coming up with is that we aren’t right always right. Putin simply called the US out on double standard that it has been displaying. We are living in a time where our civil middle-east has spurred a new nuclear arms race due to many sovereign na- tions wanting the means to protect themselves. Not to mention that president Bush broke the non-proliferation treaty by continuing to work towards a missile defense system, thus threatening the balance of mutually assured destruction with Russia held since early in the Cold War Putin has been under criti- cism from the West for quite some time due to the dissolu- tion of his cabinet and per- ceived power mongering with oil over nearby countries. Isn’t it a bit hypocritical for the US to criticize Russia for exercis- ing power over other countries when it has been doing the same thing? : What I have been wonder- ing for quite some time now is what makes the United ~ around the world to conform to national, or international, are never black and white. It all depends on which side you’re on. Imagine if the US were in a position where another world power was trying to force its will upon us with the threat of military action. We wouldn’t like that very much would we? Trying to force other nationg what we think they should Photo from google.com liberties are becoming virtually non-existent all in the name of “safety.” Now we’ve reached a point where the Bush admin- “istration claims that it will not abide by any legislation passed by the new.democratic congress pertaining to the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Yet we criti- cize totalitarian regimes around the world for “threatening liberty.” Ihave news for all of you; liberty is being threatened here at home every day. What we need to start to realize is that Politics, local, do is kind of like telling your neighbor that they can’t put in a new home security system at gun point because you don’t think that they need it. Please don’t mistake - what I’m saying. I believe that the US has a right to defend its own sover- eignty. However, I think that right extends to every other sovereign nation in the world so long as it does not infringe on the same right of other na- tions. 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