{"id":114847,"date":"2023-11-24T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T00:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/?p=114847"},"modified":"2023-11-24T09:31:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T00:31:56","slug":"waseda-weekly-wrap-up-oct-31-nov-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news-en\/2023\/11\/24\/114847\/","title":{"rendered":"Waseda Weekly Wrap Up – Nov.6-10"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Happy and Sad Times, You Always Have Waseda\u2019s Anthem \u201cAlma Mater\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u201cEbicha-Zone\u201d is a Waseda Weekly column where Waseda faculty members from a variety of fields reflect anonymously on the theme \u201cWhat professors want to tell students.\u201d This time the column is about Waseda University\u2019s anthem \u201cAlma Mater.\u201d The translated version begins, ” Northwest of City great and fair, In the wood of Waseda\u2026\u201d Can you sing it?<\/p>\n

There are many people who first truly felt a part of Waseda University while singing the Waseda anthem (and referencing the lyrics) at their entrance ceremonies. I am also one of those people. I\u2019d like for you to think about how many times you have sung the Waseda anthem since your entrance ceremony. The number is probably too high to count for some. On the other hand, there are probably those who haven\u2019t sung it even once. At the graduation ceremony the anthem is sung again, but I see students that still can\u2019t sing it without looking at the lyrics. As a faculty member and alumna of Waseda University, it makes me sad.<\/p>\n

Waseda\u2019s rival, Keio University, has a school song accompanied by the unwritten rule that it cannot be sung while drinking alcohol. Waseda\u2019s anthem, however, can be sung not only at entrance and graduation ceremonies, but also when the Waseda baseball team wins or loses to Keio, and during drinking parties. It is both a school song and a fight song with mysterious power. It brings us together as a united Waseda. Waseda\u2019s anthem can make you proud and can make you love Waseda even more.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s in good times or bad, why don\u2019t you try singing the Waseda anthem when you get the chance? Then, at the graduation ceremony, remember it and take it with you as you leave Waseda and move on to your next adventure. I look forward to watching you sing it loud and proud.<\/p>\n

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Waseda University Students Start Soccer Club for Adults, Renovate Empty Houses, and Cheer Up their Hometown<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Waseda University student Jion Ariyama (4th<\/sup> year, School of Human Sciences) founded Saltista Hashimoto FC<\/a>, a soccer club for adults, along with two friends in 2021 in his hometown of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. He now serves as the club\u2019s vice president. Unusual for an adult soccer club, 90% of the 77 members carry out the day-to-day activities related to the club, including coaching, accounting, and website management. On top of this, from last year, the club has begun contributing to their local community by renovating vacant houses in the city. For this article Waseda Weekly spoke with Jion about his experience starting the club and his future plans.<\/p>\n

Waseda Weekly asked Jion his reason for starting a soccer club and he shared that his long-time friends approached him with the idea during his first year at the University. It was also in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic while various restrictions applied to club activities. The club currently plays as part of Kanagawa Prefecture\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> division league but is preparing for promotion to the 2nd<\/sup> division. When asked how a soccer club began renovating houses, Jion replied that his goal has always been to provide opportunities for practical experiences to as many students as possible and that focusing only on soccer restricts the possibilities. He was looking for ways to support his local community and one of the club members happened to be a student in the Department of Architecture, so he suggested that renovating the empty houses would be a win-win for both the students, who learn new skills, and the local residents, who were troubled by the vacant houses.<\/p>\n

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What is Carbon Neutrality? Waseda Community Members Share Why It Should Matter to You<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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In this article, Waseda Weekly sought answers to the question, \u201cWhat is carbon neutrality and why should it matter to us?\u201d from Dr. Yasuhiro Hayashi, Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society\u2019s Director and Faculty of Science and Engineering Professor, along with Waseda students. The WrapUp will focus on Professor Hayashi\u2019s responses. In recent times, the phrase \u201cCarbon Neutral\u201d has become more popular. It means to balance the emission and absorption of harmful greenhouse gasses to have a net zero production of harmful gasses. In October 2020, the Japanese government announced its goal to make carbon neutrality a reality by 2050. In November 2021, Waseda University also committed to carbon neutrality and announced the Waseda Carbon Net Zero Challenge 2030\u2019s<\/a>. The following year the Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society<\/a> was established and has been working on many different initiatives intent on changing the future positively.<\/p>\n

Waseda Weekly spoke with Professor Hayashi about what the Waseda Carbon Net Zero Challenge is, as well as the role of the Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society. He explained that the challenge has three missions: state-of-the-art research<\/strong>, human resource development<\/strong>, and achieving carbon neutrality on campus<\/strong>. Of these, human resource development requires effort across faculties, while state-of-the-art research requires collaboration between the public, private, and academic sectors. The Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society plays the role of coordinator between faculties, and it also serves as a hub between companies and the University. In this sense, the creation of a carbon neutral society requires more than just reducing CO2 <\/sub>, but also demands significant societal change. We need approaches that center not only on science and technology, but also social, economic, environmental, and even psychological measures.<\/strong> With this in mind, the Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society created an undergraduate degree program called \u201cNet Zero Leader\u201d that crosses the boundaries between \u201cliberal arts\u201d and \u201cscience\u201d and creates leaders who can promote carbon neutrality in any industry, around the world, while still a student and also after graduation.<\/p>\n

Professor Hayashi shared that, \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful that Waseda students take initiative <\/strong>and many are good at seeking out their peers<\/strong> when they come across issues related to research that they don\u2019t understand.\u201d This is what makes Waseda students particularly suited to further develop and eventually solve the current research problems.<\/p>\n

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