I went to listen to a panel discussion hosted by the East Asian Studies Department on the issue of Taiwanese national identity. It was refreshing to listen to a rational, well-balanced, argument-suppported discussion on a typically irrational and emotionally-charged topic. I'll admit I'm generally biased towards the Taiwanese independence side, but I definitely appreciated the facts and statistics that were presented minus the political spin. Plus, the audience was well-behaved, too.

Oh, and bonus... saw TACL's Anna and TASA's Jeff there too. It's nice to know people who care about the issues.