The Physical Education Building is open, but the pool will be closed until further notice for cleanup and repair. Learning Mandarin Two students of the Mandarin language, Laura O'Reilly and Samantha Smith, are off to Taiwan, all expenses paid. The two students worked their way through the intricacies of Chinese with such diligence in the past two terms that they arrived at the top of their class. They then applied to the Canada-Taiwan Exchange Program in competition with about 100 students from across Canada. The program pays air fare and living expenses so that students can attend language courses at a university in Taiwan, while soaking up Chinese culture.
Study is covered for six months and can be renewed.
With instructor Dr. Lee Rainey, students learned basic grammar, speaking, and how to write Chinese characters. The success of the course has been capped with these awards, said Dr. Rainey.