exchange student QIAN PENG performed several pieces on violin (photo, top), accompanied by LIN YIN LONG (Physics), who also has a cameo role in the new College video, “Inquiry begins here”. First-year student and accomplished pianist JESSICA CHU (Laws) was the accompanist for two separate voice performances – by SAYAKA RI (Science) in October, and NICOLE TANNER (Medicine) in March. Drawings by TAYLOR WILLIAMS (Architectural Studies) and JONATHAN LEE (Professional Accountancy) were showcased in the inaugural Morningside Magazine.
On 2 April 2014, the families of the Class of 2014 joined the Master, Fellows, and students of Morningside at an awards ceremony held during communal dinner. Achievement, Service, and Spirit Awards were presented, as well as awards for academic excellence. Students receiving Achievement Awards (photo, third from top, left to right) included: CHAU CHAK CHING (Computer Science), ADRIAN FONG (Laws), TARA LAM (IBBA), HENRY KWAN (Economics), and NIM YAP SHING (Biochemistry). Spirit Awards were presented (photo, bottom, left to right) to HINSON HO (Quantitative Finance & Risk Management), TARA LAM (IBBA), STRAUSS CHU (Quantitative Finance), CANDY MA (Architectural Studies), and NANRET SENOK (Laws). Service Awards are detailed on page 14.
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The College held its second campus-wide photography competition in March 2013; competition themes were Adapt, Community, and Noise. In keeping with last year’s event, undergraduates from all nine colleges were invited to submit photographs. The panel of judges this year included Morningside Fellow and Professor of Communication SASKIA WITTEBORN, and Morningside Junior Fellows JULIA HOBBS, DARAH PHILLIP, and BRIAN SKERRATT. Winners were announced at a Prize Ceremony held during Communal Dinner. Morningsiders captured First Prize in all three categories: ANTHONY POON (Adapt), MARIKO RABBETTS (Community), and DOROTHY LAW (Noise). The Grand Prize, a GoPro3+ video camera, was awarded to WANG HAORAN of C.W. Chu College for his photograph “Break Time”. Many of the submissions will be showcased in the 2015 Morningside Calendar.