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It is graduation time again. Whether joining the social workforce or pursuing iMP
advanced studies, about four million Chinese graduates will soon turn a new page in )yee
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their lives. Still, no matter what, campus life will remain deeply etched on the minds 8"'x)y
of China's former students. What lies ahead for the country's graduates? XaI;2fMGI
Statistics released by relevant departments of China show that in 2006, graduates ?v]-^X=&
from all Chinese colleges and universities numbered 4.13 million, up 750,000 from b=
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2005 with a growth rate of roughly 22%. Hence, the employment tension further my^ak*N
intensifies. Meanwhile, various intangible barriers exist in social relations, regional uq7T{7~<
restriction, permanent residency and university's reputation have made the graduates' jrJR1npB
job-hunting process tougher. U
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Some analyze that against the backdrop of intensified employment tension for o.:p_(|hI
university graduates, needy students from rural and urban areas usually find H>7dND2;
themselves in relatively inferior positions. <dR,'
Some graduates realize that in order to get a job, they have to sign some "unfair /9ZcM]X B
treaties" that promise not to take the postgraduate exam or leave the company within I@7/jUO
several years, or they have to pay 5,000 Yuan for breaching the contract. Some K!{5[G
recruiters even declare openly that they only need students from famous universities, )na&"bJ
so graduates from other schools are not even entitled to apply. "ORzWnE4U
Currently the contradiction in China's higher education has transferred from entering :xeLt;
to leaving a university and from the difficulty in enrollment to employment after J%v5d*$.
graduation. It has become a common phenomenon that "graduates become jobless". ija:H'j
Should this problem not be tackled rightly, the employment issue would turn into a =G>(~+EA
new factor that causes social instability. ~uaP$*B[
College—A New Experience is#8R:7.:
Living at college, first of all, gives me a sense of responsibility, of being on my D!FaE N
own. My parents aren’t around to say, ―No, you’re not going out tonight‖ or ―Did you jz:gr=*z
finish your homework?‖ Everything I do has to be my decision, and that gives me the 3;
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responsibility of handling my own life. During the second week I was at college, I had >]$aoA#
to go out and look for a bank where I could open an account. Before that I looked in *3Nn
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the phone book since I had no clue about any banks around here or where they were Z!\@%`0$
located. I went to the bank and made decisions for myself—whether to have a
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checking or savings account and whether or not to get a MASTER card. womq^h6
Friendly people: that’s another aspect I like about college. On my first day (and X ,
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even now) people were nice to me. I came to Marymount University here in Virginia xb^Mo.\[
from New York and – even though I’d been here before—I was a bit confused about 9N
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where I was going. My mother and I drove in, not knowing the building we were !Yh}H<w0
supposed to go to, and the guard was especially nice: with a smile, he told us what #)74X%4(
building we were looking for and where we could park our car. Some upperclassmen U"5q;9#q
saw me and asked, ―Are you a new student?‖ When they found out I was looking for tV`&-H
my dormitory, one said, ―Oh, just follow us; that’s where we’re going.‖ Even now I J?jeYW
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feel comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with. h~ha
Finally—to add to my likes of college—I love having Saturdays off. Also, I love zqGYOm$r
to sleep in, something I couldn’t do in high school. =lrN'$z?%
How Can We Finance Our College Education? R<g =\XO'y
Nowadays, tuition fees for college are much higher than ever before. How to 1q!sKoJ<
finance our college education has become a matter of concern for many students, eTZ`q_LfI1
especially those who are from the remote areas. WEC-<fN|Y\
Actually, there are many ways to solve this problem. We can get the money from Ekf
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our parents. We can apply for a loan especially set up for college students. We can bOXh|u_3i
also acquire the money entirely by ourselves, keeping a part-time job in our spare @3 "DBJ
time and doing a full-time job in summer and winter holidays. Or we can ask our tc/ jY]'32
parents for most of the money and earn the rest in our spare time in college. E& ]_U$
As far as I am concerned, I prefer the last way. I don't want to depend entirely on r5)f82pQ
my parents, which will be a burden to them. Nor do I want to work in my free time for =g2\CIlVU6
the tuition alone, because I would like to have enough time for my school work. If my 0*{p Oe/u
parents pay most of the tuition for me, I will work part time for the rest and this, I AIfk"2
believe, can make my college life rich and colorful. YHh u^}|jQ
Introduction of My College s}!"a8hU`
I'm a student at Maebashi Institute of Technology in Gunma. It is located
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between Komagata and Shinmaebashi on the JR Ryomo Line. It's only 10 minutes D[W}[r
from JR Maebashi station on a bus or a taxi. %0(>!SY
Maebit was originally founded in 1952 as a junior college and it evolved into a HjPH
four-year college in 1997. Today there are some 700 students in both the junior +2(PcJR~
college and the four-year undergraduate school. tQnJS2V"{u
Our school offers two sets of programs, the day course and the evening course. ~p!QSRu~,b
Students can choose whichever suits their conveniences best from those two courses. 73#9NZR
Many lessons here are taught in small-sized classes. mZ &]
I'm in the Department of Information Engineering. My field of study is Robotics. { r X5
The first period begins at 9:30 a.m., which is rather late, and the last period of the day Xa\
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course ends at 4:55 p.m. The classes for the evening course begin at 5:45 p.m. and end [ 1D)$"
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Maebit's campus is not very large but it has a lot of flowerbeds and plants. On ^)'||Ly
campus there are the library, the club building, sports fields, the student union hall, otZ JY)
the laboratory building, and many other facilities. Our department building lies in the <m9JXO:5
northwest corner of campus. This building was built about five years ago, and
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everything is still new in this building. @~Rk^/0
There are many clubs, but I'm not a member of any club. One of my friends is a Kjvs@~6t
member of the Tennis Club in which there are 5 members. They practice every <C2c"=b
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. They are hoping to make it into the best 8 in the 34^Q5B~^J
coming intercollegiate tournament. |O
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I like my college. I have already made some good friends and we're enjoying our | eK,Td%
school life. ;2 \<M6
Coping with Stress in College W>UjUq);
College life can be very stressful. Sometimes parents, faculty and others tend to +._f.BRmX.
idealize their college experience and remember it as that idyllic time when they had ],WwqD=
few worries or responsibilities. To students currently attending college, however, the Gu<W:n[
process is often stressful and frustrating. The competition for grades, the need to uV#-8a5!
perform, relationships, career choice, and many other aspects of the college !G@V<'F
environment cause stress. 3" 8t)s
But before condemning stress outright, we need to understand that stress is only hlt9x.e.A
harmful when it is excessive. Much of the stress that we all experience is helpful and h6K!|-Gq.
stimulating. The challenges of life tend to be stressful and an attempt to avoid stress i]V
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completely would lead to a rather boring existence. The problem comes when you h:eN>yW
experience too much stress. Ul7,k\q@
There are four primary sources of stress: the environment, (noise, pollution, 3ytx"=B%
traffic, crowding, and the weather), physiology, (illness, injuries, hormonal &n,xGIG
fluctuations, and inadequate sleep or nutrition), students’ thoughts (negative self-talk, 8JFnB(3xU
catastrophizing, and perfectionism), and social stressors (financial problems, work ajg7xF{l)
demands, social events, and losing a loved one). Symptoms of stress appear in many UzP@{?
forms. Some symptoms only impact the person who is directly experiencing stress, 0EF,uRb
while other symptoms may have an impact on our relationships with others. AqTR.}H
Although some stress reactions are part of deeper and more serious emotional Ta!m%=8
problems, many are not, and can be handled with relatively simple counseling and +^o3}`
stress-management techniques. Developing a balanced lifestyle, gaining perspective `"-`D!U?$
by discussing problems with other students or tutors, specifying relaxation techniques, lUy*549,
and clarifying your values and cultivating a sense of life meaning can help you relieve |sDG>Zq?
your stress in college. 7l4InR]
Sports i:NJ>b
From the earliest times, people have held sports competitions. The athletic few 5G
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compete on the field while the rest of us participate from the safety of our seats. @p?b"?QaB
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Today sports are certainly as popular as ever, and because of radio and television, we ;RTrRh0v
can now compete from a distance. Q*oA{eZY
In fact, for important competitions, the whole world becomes one big stadium. PAO[Og,-
It is hard to say why humans like organized games. The reasons that we enjoy
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sports probably differ from person to person. Whether little kids are kicking a ball +A.a~Stt
around a city playground, or million-dollar-a-year athletes are playing in a modern 3e!a>Gl*
stadium, the excitement of competition, motion, discipline, and beauty are in the air. 8/kx 3
Who doesn’t stop to watch a ball game in the street or a swimmer in a pool? What 6>P
parents are not proud to see their children carried off the field by thankful fans? For SFXfo1dqH
the players, the joys of sportsmanship can include punishing self-discipline and the VAG+y/q
friendship of teammates. LgD
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Then there is special thrill that comes only to a lucky few. It is the thrill that c=U$$|qHV
comes from hearing thousand voices shout your name. But personal victory is only GXAk*vS=G
one kind of victory. In every game someone must lose, but mankind wins every time 6vp8LNSW
an athletic record is broken. It is this aspect of sports that brings people together.
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Even in defeat, no one says to an athlete, ―So what?‖ You say, ―Good try!‖ And ]R3pBC"Jv
when your pride gets hurt and your muscles are sore, you say to yourself, ―That’s part &xMJ^Nv
of the game. I’ll win next time!‖ 4q2=:"z4
How to Deal with School Pressure <^X'f
College can be a very demanding time for students. Professors, class projects, and r>:7${pF
extracurricular activities can all contribute to a stressed-out college student. While spoWdRM2
you will undoubtedly experience stress as a college student, following these tips may VTgbJ{?
help keep college stress at a minimum before it becomes too hard to handle. 3I{ta/(
Prioritize your schoolwork. Identify what is most important. If you have a %?9r (&
presentation to give this Monday, don’t write a one-page review that’s due in a couple J#OE}xASoA
of weeks; prepare for the presentation first. Likewise, if you have an assignment that N@du.d:
requires a lot of work, put it at the top of your list. When you prioritize your work, i2%m}S;D9
you will be more efficient. By becoming more organized, you can reduce your stress 7)6Yfa]I%
level drastically. '|A5a+[
Talk about your problems. Talking about your problems will help ease your tension MnrGD>M@|
and anxiety. Seek a trusted friend or see if your school has a counseling A>1p]
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center. Talking to others will not only help you feel better, but it will also help you GPqB\bxb'
find more ways to deal with those problems that are causing your stress. Ev|{~U
Adopt a positive attitude. If you are always negative, stress will overwhelm you. By w)y9!li
looking at things in a positive light, you will not only reduce your stress, but you will $CYpO}u#
also feel better about yourself. Give yourself pep talks: ―I can do this. I will not stress f [I'j0H%
over this.‖ ]ieA?:0Hi
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Take time to relax. To maintain peak performance and reduce your amount of stress, `zOAltfd
you should take time to relax. Performing some sort of physical activity for thirty eYX_V6c
minutes three times a week will considerably lower your stress level. Throw a Frisbee C.e|VzQa
with your friends, watch your favorite TV show or enjoy your alone time. Taking the Xgth|C}k
time to relax will help reduce your stress level. 4l!Yop0h
The Need of Iron _x|8U'|Ce
How do we get more young people to increase their consumption of iron-rich l:Xf(TLa
foods? Many nutritionists are advocating the fortification of a number of foods. This ~aR='\<