Chapter 69: For the Honor of the Department!
TL: EtudeUpdated from novelbIn.(c)om
The day after the dinner party, the manipulation of public opinion began in full force.
Dong Wenhaos ability to control content was indeed strong. With just five people, he completely mobilized the atmosphere of the entire forum. All registered users began to participate in the discussion about the campus belle, sparking widespread debate in a very short time.
Liu Yiyi from the Literature Department is considered a campus belle? Nonsense, shes just somewhat elegant at best!
Please, a campus belle of Linchuan University should be stunning, not this plain-Jane type!
The Literature Department is not up to par. The Law Department has two freshmen this year, one named Chu Siqi and another named Hong Yan. Their beauty is what qualifies as a campus belle!
Why are people from the Law and Literature Departments so confident? Our Media Departments senior Fang Xuan is the real campus belle, okay? Shes even appeared on Linchuan TV!
Come on, our Engineering Departments Wu Meng is the campus belle!
Hahaha, Im laughing. A campus belle from the Engineering Department, which is like a monastery? What kind of dream can produce that?
Enough, enough, stop arguing. Our Computer Science Departments unanimously recognized campus belle is senior sister Liu Tian, come and debate if you disagree!
The Computer Science Department is hardly any better than the Engineering Department. Just go to sleep.
The number of forum posts surged with the popularity of the topic, quickly filling the entire confession wall and anonymous treehole.
This phenomenon wasnt surprising. After all, in their student days, who didnt have a dream goddess? If you say someone else is prettier than my goddess, I definitely cant agree.
Among the girls, the competition was even more intense, even among dormitory roommates. They were ruthless in the battle for beauty.
So what if youre fair-skinned? I have a bigger bust, doesnt that count for something?
What does a big bust matter? I have a curvier figure!
Previously, there was no comparison, or perhaps it was embarrassing to compare, but the forums campaign ignited this fuse.
Moreover, since the forum allowed anonymous posting, even frenzied criticism of a roommates looks wouldnt harm their friendship. It was simply delightful.
Additionally, the matter of who was the campus belle wasnt just about looks; it also involved departmental honor and the clash of opinions between men and women.
Why should the campus belle be from your department?
Why cant the campus belle be from our department?
The Literature Department head, now in his fifties, felt an impulse to grab a kitchen knife and chop down the internet cable. He lamented the declining admission standards of Linchuan University over the years, wondering why they were admitting such ostentatious individuals.
Meanwhile, similar scenes were unfolding in other department offices.
Everyone found this mysterious forum and the sudden campus belle competition quite entertaining, each having their own opinions on who was attractive and who wasnt.
Its not that teachers are inherently stubborn; those in professions involving young people are often more susceptible to popular culture.
Some teachers were well aware of which female students were beautiful, which male students were handsome, which girls were into dating, and which playboys were juggling multiple relationships. They too would gossip in the office, especially the middle-aged female teachers, whose interest in such matters often exceeded that of the young female students.
However, they maintained a professional demeanor in front of students. After all, who among us isnt a spectator in the world?
But when this matter reached the Engineering Department, the reaction was slightly different.
In recent years, recruiting for the Engineering Department had been challenging due to a lack of interest from female students. Knowing the department wasnt popular among women, male students were also reluctant to enroll.
Fresh high school graduates rarely insist on becoming architects. Even academic achievers consider the male-to-female ratio when choosing a major.
Why?
Why should I live in a monastery when learning anything is still learning, and there are plenty of popular professions? So, the entire Engineering Department was rallying behind Wu Meng as the campus belle, with even the student council subtly encouraging likes. If the campus belle were from the Engineering Department, it would be a huge boost for next years recruitment.
Recruitment highlights: The department has a campus belle, and the dormitories have air conditioning.
Simultaneously, the University Committees office also noticed this new forum called Zhihu. They found it odd, especially as they already had an official, albeit barely alive, forum. The emergence of this new forum, particularly with people from the old forum recommending it, was causing quite a stir.
I heard this forum was created by a student from our school?
Seems like it.
Which department? Is it registered?
Not sure about that.
The website is well thought out, just a bit too entertainment-focused. Adding some educational material would be good, perhaps lectures from professors across departments. That would make it a true campus network.
Principal Wang, if Im not mistaken, we have a forum like that, but I hear even dogs dont use it.
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