【文章內容簡介】 mittee, told the press last week that the standards had been drafted to make sure that students of all ages learn to write their characters correctly and beautifully. Elementary schools in some areas already require students to practice their handwriting skills, but there are no examination standards. The mittee is also working on handwriting examination standards for college students, Wang said.Responses to the Language Committee39。s proposal have been mixed. Many people recognize the need to emphasize handwriting technique, but they question whether it is necessary to make calligraphy training mandatory.What do you think? Is it necessary to introduce handwriting exams into college education?YesGood handwriting is an important part of China39。s cultural heritage. It would be a shame to lose it.1. College students these days rely heavily on puters. If handwriting exams are not introduced, in the long term, they will simply forget how to write characters and this will seriously affect their language skills. It is necessary to maintain a certain standard through exams.2. Good handwriting is also a very practical skill for students39。 future careers: Although it is not much used nowadays, calligraphy training builds character as it is necessary to devote a considerable amount of time to its repeated practice. It also gives practitioners a sense of achievement.3. Excessive reliance on puters has bee a modern disease. Many young people are unable to manage without them. Mandatory calligraphy training would help them understand the value of the nondigital world.NoHaving good handwriting is a personal choice and shouldn39。t bee yet another academic burden.1. Computers will one day make handwriting pletely obsolete, therefore it would be a waste of college students39。 time to force them to take handwriting classes.2. There are many styles and schools in Chinese calligraphy, and students could choose different styles. It is very difficult, even impractical, to set fixed standards for judging and examining handwriting.3. Calligraphy would be a good elective course to offer on a college curriculum, as interested students would gain much from such training. However, the course and exams should not be mandatory and bee a burden to students.calligraphy 書法elective 選修課程heritage 傳統(tǒng)ideology 思想意識mandatory 強制的obsolete 荒廢的rectify 調整reliance 依靠Bonusroll out開始進行，推出產品The pany rolled out its new advertising campaign last week.那家公司上個星期開始了新的一輪廣告宣傳。4. Should we let Xu girls speak?Should universities invite entertainers to their campuses?TAIWANESE sisters Xu Xiyuan (Big S) and Xu Xidi (Little S) descended on Beida39。s campus last Sunday, causing quite a stir.The duo were promoting a fashion brand and attracted hundreds of screaming fans to Beida39。s Centenary Hall. The gig was a great success, with the sisters telling students how to keep fit and dress stylishly. Only a few days before, however, some Beida students