Fraternities have been around since the establishment of universities in Europe. Many of these fraternities were groups of university intellectuals who shared similarities. Today, fraternities and sororities (the female counterpart) number in the thousands around the world. Though the concept of the fraternity has changed dramatically over time, there are so many out there with so many different purposes that there is something for everyone.

If you asked a Chinese person if they felt that a Taiwanese person was Chinese, they would most likely respond that they were. However, if I knew someone was Taiwanese, I would never dare ask them if they felt they were Chinese.

Growing up in a Chinese family, you never hear enough stories about how it was back then—at least not according to my parents. They love to talk about the old days and that’s how it was all the time.

“You Americans will look at us with fear and then, you will respect us.” I do not totally agree with those two statements. The United States already fears China. How can anyone not fear a country that has one-sixth of the world’s population?

Our first edition of Halfway Magazine has been quite successful. We have received a lot of responses both good and bad. Many of these responses were very similar in opinion and thought, except for one which stood out amongst the rest.

Growing up, I listened to all forms of music. When I was really young, I was really into rock music. There was just something about cranking guitars and the hard beats of the drums that really caught my attention. Then, you put that together with lead singers like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith or Axl Rose of Guns ‘N’ Roses and you had awesome music.

Minutes before the curtains went up, I was standing backstage telling the band, “Once in a lifetime opportunity is right here. Let’s have fun. Let’s rock!” On that note, the whole band screamed in approval. It was our chance at that moment. We heard the people on the other side of the curtains. I was nervous, almost shaking. I was sure my band members were feeling the same way.