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Not Your Typical College Student Who is Hon Chau Ma? To most students on campus he is known as ‘Eddy Ma.” He chose the American name Eddy because it is easier for his friends to say. Eddy Ma's home is Hong Kong, China where he previously worked as a financial clerk for an import export company. After only two years at the company he was promoted to the position of financial executive. He worked during the day and at night he attended, on scholarship, the Hong Kong Buddhist College. Eddy, who is 27, has studied the ancient Chinese Martial Art of Kung Fu for 19 years. He learned from various teachers, the oldest of which is 73 years old. After his many years of practice, he began teaching in Hong Kong and is continuing to teach interested students here, including ISU basketball player Robert McField. McField feels that it has helped him with his ability, quickness, and confidence. Eddy and McField appeared together on the Bill Hodges television show where Eddy demonstrated his technique against Coach Hodges and McField. Through some of his teachers in Hong Kong, Eddy has also learned some Chinese medicine theory. Eddy says, “If | know what is wrong with myself, | usually know what to do to get rid of the ailment,” but he adds, “I cannot take care of everything.”’ He brought with him various medicines from mainland China, all of which contain purely naturalingredients such as ginseng, cinnamon, camphor, and as stated on one bottle “dragon's blood.” Eddy himself is in excellent health and physical condition which is mostly attributed to his Martial Arts training and his diet. With the many pressures of college life, Eddy too finds it necessary to relax. One of his favorite escapisms is cooking. One could always visit Eddy’s room for a hot cup of tea and often the lucrative odor of various rice dishes eminated from his slow-cooker. Many residents of sixth floor Cromwell, Eddy’s home, sampled his tasty quisine. Some of his favorite foods are chicken, steak, and seafood. Eddy is not unlike many students here in that he does not like the dorm food, but he say, “‘l eat it anyway.” Eddy’s year has been filled with travel during SE RE SS RR ES ET TE OE Hon Chau Ma who chose the American name Eddy came to the states to obtain an education the holidays. Over Thanksgiving he went to Chicago and visited Chinatown and ate some “real Chinese food.” During Christmas he visited relatives in Maryland and had the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital which he was impressed with. When asked what he likes most about America, he replied, ‘Mostly | like the people here. They are real nice. My professors are kind, too” he added. He also likes American girls. ‘They are real naive and all the time they smile.’ Not unlike American students he misses his mother and father, especially his mother’s cooking. He is quick to add that he has much respect for his parents. Of his many friends here on campus Eddy has easily gained their respect through his honesty, wisdom, and humor. First and foremost in his life is his education. In 1977 Eddy won first prize for his writings on the analysis of the Hong Kong economy. In the same year he won the Excellent Prize award by the Affiliation of Independent Commission Against Corruption and Tung Wah Hospitals for his writings on corruption in Hong Kong. In 1980 Eddy graduated from college with a bachelors degree in business administration while maintaining a 3.50 GPA. He chose to come to a college in the states to begin work on his masters and chose ISU because of their quick response on his application to graduate school. He also applied and was accepted at other universities including Temple University and the University of Maryland. Eddy has completed two semesters here at ISU in the MBA program and currently has a cummulative GPA of 3.75, which is outstanding for any student and extraordinary in Eddy’s case considering August was his first time ever in the U.S. After he completes his masters degree he hopes to work here in the states for two or three years to gain experience and then return to his native Hong Kong. Myron Morphew Eddy Ma demonstrates the Kung Fu technique on victim Myron Morphew.
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