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On May 19, 2018, Academia Sinica held its very own Summer Softball Fun\u2014Play Ball and Make New Friends event. Co-workers across the academy grabbed their gear and stepped out of their laboratories for a friendly game of softball! Players displayed true sportsmanship and team spirit.<\/p>\n
Organized and hosted by the human resources department, and with a team led by President James C. Liao, this event aimed to provide colleagues an opportunity to meet and interact with one another through a fun and relaxing game of softball. On the day of the game, with the bright sun shining overhead, every participant came enthusiastic, excited, and ready to play!<\/p>\n
To get the game started, Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee, President Emeritus of Academia Sinica threw the ceremonial first pitch, and President James C. Liao stepped up as the first batter up\u2014he swung and successfully hit the ball. Afterwards, President Liao and President Emeritus Lee swapped roles with President Liao pitching and President Emeritus Lee batting. President Emeritus Lee also got in a good hit. To add to the excitement, President Liao also prepared special autographed baseballs to give out to lucky players\u2014those with a quick eye and deft hand.<\/p>\n
A total of eight teams signed up and participated in the softball game. Team names were creative, clever, and humorous, eliciting quite a few chuckles. These teams included the \u201cJames Imperial Bodyguard Team\u2014The Strongest on Earth\u201d (\u5730\u8868\u6700\u5f37\u8a79\u59c6\u4f8d\u885b\u968a), \u201cTeam Earth & Environment\u201d (\u5730\u74b0\u968a), \u201cInstitutum Iurisprudentiae Team\u201d (\u6cd5\u5f8b\u6240\u968a), \u201cTeam \u2018Atom\u2019 Bomb\u201d (\u539f\u5b50\u5f48\u968a), \u201cTeam \u2018Black\u2019 Society\u201d (\u9ed1\u793e\u6703\u968a), \u201cInstitute of Astronomy and Astrophysics Team\u201d (\u5929\u6587\u6240\u968a), \u201cTeam Badass & Ah-kuan\u201d (\u715e\u6c23a\u963f\u5bec\u968a), and \u201cTeam \u2018I am a Genomics Research Center hot guy, right?\u2019\u201d (\u6211\u662f\u57fa\u56e0\u9ad4\u5e25\u54e5\u5c0d\u4e0d\u968a). Each team really put on their thinking caps and got their creative juices flowing for their team names.<\/p>\n
Many colleagues also brought their family to the softball game. The children\u2014little munchkins players\u2014running around the field made the event even more enjoyable. Researchers who are usually buried in their work had a chance to relax and enjoy a fun game with their family.<\/p>\n
These were all friendly matches played entirely for fun and enjoyment; no scores were kept. Winning or not was beside the point. This event was held to bring colleagues out of their laboratory and offices to experience the joy of playing sports\u2014breaking a sweat and stretching out their limbs while bonding with fellow peers and creating fond memories through a fun game of ball. Doing research requires much concentration and can be very brain-intensive, tiring, and energy sapping. Exercise can help our colleagues continue to be young at heart and maintain a youthful spirit and energy.<\/p>\n
For those colleagues who missed out on the fun this time around, fret not. Stay tuned for we will be bringing you many more fun games and opportunities for creative teams to showcase their athletic prowess and team spirit. Working as a team, Academia Sinica will surely hit many more home runs together\u2014both in softball and in research endeavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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