Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2003

The Path to Matur i ty Law Shuk-man President of the Student Unionof Chung Chi College 2002-2003 Expectations and Reality Law Shuk-man experienced her first disappointment with student associations when she discovered that the student union of her secondary school was hand-tied by enormous constraints set by the teachers, and the officers were, strictly speaking, only student helpers. I n the end, she chose to devote her free time to volunteer work in the community. A f t er one semester at The Chinese University, Shuk-man and some of her like- minded friends decided to run for the 2002-3 student union election of Chung Chi College. Their aim was to serve fellow students of the college and experience the freedom o f ope r a t i ng as an au t onomous student organization. During the process, however, reality often fell short of ideals. 'The Student Union lacked resources and, although the college had set aside funds for student activities, there were many limitations. Commercial sponsorship was out of the question because we did not want to give away the naming rights of our events in exchange for money. So we weren't able to organize activities that were appealing enough to our fellow students.' Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2003 24