From: ma@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china
Subject: Re: Anniversary for the Halloween Tragedy in University of Iowa
Date: 10 Nov 92 11:55:36 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <9NOV199219521664@rigel.tamu.edu>, c1h3384@rigel.tamu.edu  writes:
> In article <1992Nov9.115519.60526@cc.usu.edu>, ma@cc.usu.edu writes...
> [.........]
>>The article on CMD-CM is totally a biased THEORY. It ASSUMED that everything
>>on Lu Gang 's letters was true, then made the conclusion. The author used
>>interviews (if he interviewed a few people) just to support his conclusion.
> [.........]
>> 
>>Ma 
>>A former UI student
>> 
> 
> Ma, what you said is certainly acceptable to me. However, a simple statement
> would not change people's opinions. Granted, newspaper stories make mistakes,
> albeit not-very-serious ones. The question that has bothered me ever since
> I heard the story is that why those FORMER and PRESENR UI students, who who
> know those people involved in the tragedy, to tell us the truth? It seems to
> me there are a lot of versions of the story. Why do not you tell us what
> happened, not just your general comment?
> 
> Bob
> 
Bob,
  You got a good point. I want to know the truth too. The problem is I don't
do know the truth. I read all those articles and reports I could get, and try
to find what happened. 
  When I left UI Physics in 1987, I had 3 friends in that dept., Lu, Shan, and
another one. We had good time. The professors killed were also good guys. Of
course, no one is perfect. I don't exactly why it happened ,just like you.
So to be responsible to the audience, better not write a story. My posting is
just my opinion, or observation, just like anybody else's. I just see the
picture by the article on CND-CM doesn't fit the experience I had with those
people in those years. Then how did I know the article is simply Lu Gang's
view? I got all Lu's letters and statement. The only surviving friend collected
them for me. I believe everyone who read and compare the article and Lu's 
letters can get the same conclusion. I bet what the author did was that he
 formed the base from those Lu's letters and statement first, 
interviewed  some people, instead 
of getting general or complete picture, he emphasized and filterd what he
wanted.  I used the word "bet".
  Although to me they were all nice (even after I left Iowa. We, Lu, Shan, and
I had some big crabs in Baltimore during the 1988 spring meeting. Boy, that
was good. We gave our wooden hammers to Lu because he liked to collect things.
Maybe they went to D.C. after the meeting [Liu's article]. I don't know that
part), I still think Lu had personality problem. He couldn't adjust himself
to survive. He could n't get along with people, especially for long term
relations. He used to tell me about his problems, like girlfriend in China,
etc. I believe he couldn't even find a budy to talk about his feelings.
When one had some bad time (everybody has), it would help to just talk to 
somebody, to release the anger. That would make one feel better. Instead,
again I believe, Lu's bad feelings and angers was 
accumulated. That damaged his brain
so that he couldn't view the surrounding properly as an ordinary people.
He felt every one was against him. There was no way to live thru. 

  This is my THEORY.

Ma