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Carpe Diem.
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By Chiew Zhi Wey
Kampar, 2 Dec (J-on) - There was a sudden event organized by the Christian Fellowship today at the Block C Cafeteria, UTAR. Around 30 people started singing Christmas carols, surprising students.

（金宝1日讯）想要一圆小本创业的梦想？欢迎挑战跳蚤市场。

笔者是在填鸭式教育下诞生，机械式的教育下被培养，被灌输考试成绩的重要性。所以，笔者向来仰慕西方教育，他们并不会被扣上“Copycat”的罪名，反而他们可以从游戏中学习，嬉戏中吸取知识。然而东方人却并不以为然，那为什么西方国家还是可以培育出优秀既有创意的贤能呢？
稍早前，亲爱的政府曾考虑把小学入学年龄降至5岁，在父母怕输心态下，难道以后的小孩必需3岁入幼儿园，5岁上小学？那他们不就只有短短两年的欢乐童年。更甚的是，切勿忘记，怕输的孩子不就是怕输父母俨然造成的吗？
如果孩子在小学时就明白什么叫做“自由”，笔者猜想他宁愿永远不长大吧。如果孩子因为默写拿“B”，手掌被迫默默忍受藤条的折磨，他或许祈愿自己从来没有得到上学的机会。

By Cheong Jing Wen
Kampar, 30 Nov (J-on)- Two students have been trapped in between ground floor and first floor of Block D’s elevator for one and half hour this morning.
The victim, Raymond, a Biomedical student said that the elevator stopped all of the sudden yet luckily the lights, ventilators and emergency bell are still working.

By Avineshwaran Taharumalengam
Kampar, 30 Nov (J-on)- It was a fun filled moment for many of the students at Block C Cafeteria, UTAR, who participated in the Waka- waka flash mob, an event organized by the First Aid Society.

By Oh Chin Eng
George Town, Nov 27 (J-on): Former Penang Chief Minister, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu’s demise was given a state funeral here in recognition to his huge contribution to the state. His body is now lies in Dewan Sri Pinang in Lebuh Light until Sunday for the public to pay their final respects.

（金宝25日讯）大马开辟有诗专栏的第一人-郑云城到访拉大，分享经历之余，大大鼓励年轻人加入写诗行列。

By Lee Pei Suang
Kampar, November 25 (J-on) - Students who have yet to pay their tuition fees by last week were terminated by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).
According to a Division of Finance (DFN) officer, terminated students are required to pay a reinstatement fee of RM100 together with the late payment charge to continue their studies.

by Khaw YY
Photo by Oh Chin Eng
November 23 (J-on) - Students falling sick in campus no longer need to go to Kampar new town with the newly opened Utar Wellness Clinic in Block C.

（金宝21日讯）拉曼大学生们，现今的你是处于做 梦的阶段，还是追求梦想的旅途上？
就如“敢于追求梦想”（Dare To Dream）顾问老师刘惠云所说，部分的大专生仍旧以浑浑噩噩，毫无生活目标状态度日子。
李政旺与许君仪，受邀出席由辅导组同侪辅导小组举办的“敢于追求梦想”（Dare to Dream）分享会。
李政旺，一名只有19岁的广告系2年级生，”凭一部教育纪录短片赢得今年“The Royal Commonwealth Vision Award”的银奖。他15岁那年，也在“Anugerah Filem Pendek 2006”中以“无毒品的幸福家庭”（Keluarga Bahagia Tanpa Dadah）取得最佳十大短片电影制作之一。
李政旺坚信“self-motivation”（自我激励）。
许君仪，即将毕业的新闻系3年级生，J-ON创办人之一。由中四起，欲成为一名记者的她，除了在马新社（BERNAMA）度过3个月的实习记者生涯，更曾前往芬兰参与限于新闻系学生及记者的“外国记者研讨会”（Foreign Correspondent Programme）。
对于李政旺，努力追求梦想，最重要靠自身激励。“You Believe You Can Do It.”（你相信你是可以做到的）是他给予追求梦想者的名言。
Life is Choice
出道近十年的光良，坚信这“life is choice”，生命需要不断地做选择，并且留着后路给自己。
曾经梦想当科学家的他，却在10岁那年学习钢琴，而慢慢喜欢上音乐，开始了他对音乐梦想的旅途。

（金宝19讯）“会唱歌，还要会写歌，生存在娱乐圈的功夫必须很了得… …”相信大家对这首歌耳熟能详了吧。对，它就是2008年娱协奖的主题曲，也是第一届拉曼大学华文歌曲创作比赛（音.杨）的主题曲 - Star。
据了解，这次的创作比赛共吸引了三十多项作品，惟晋级至决赛圈就只有仅仅的10项作品。
大会邀请了三名资深的音乐人担当大会的评审，他们分别是以往曾担任UTAR Idol评审的范雅福老师，第三届绝对Super Star女子组亚军赖淞凤，以及音乐才子伍家辉。
张家旗凭着一首《I’m sorry》夺下了当晚的最佳演绎歌曲、最佳歌曲、以及最佳人气。歌的旋律当中串插了杜德伟的经典名曲《Feel so sorry》，让他觉得不再对身边的人感到“sorry”，因为他得到了大家的肯定。
作为j-on记者的我昨晚出席了音杨这个活动，对这场活动的评语，我只能用“感动”来形容。人因为“梦”而伟大，顿时在现场的我也觉得输赢也不重要了，因为他们的歌曲，他们的“梦”已经成功的传达给在场的每一个人。
而我写这篇稿的今天，我也出席了今天“Dare to dream”的交流活动，一个是刚为梦想起步的创作比赛，一个就是坚持自己梦想而成功的例子，两者都是勇于追梦的活生生的例子，你是否也应该以他们为榜样吗？

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
By CC, Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Banking & Finance
Seeing KTAR's ban on UTAR students from entering the college's compound due to dress code problems, it was actually started much earlier, but we were not informed in a proper way, or I should say officially.