Oregon daily emerald., January 08, 1976, Page 3, Image 3

Mexico
Program offers study, fun
Drawing by JoAnne FaWgran
Groups pledge hunger strike support
The Iranian Student
Organization's (ISO) hunger
strike got a shot in the arm
Wednesday when several groups
in the University community
pledged support.
The strike is being held to
protest the planned execution of
10 political prisoners in Iran by the
Shah's government. They were
sentenced by a military tribunal
and will be shot by firing squads.
The ISO calls the political
prisoners "patriotic revolution
aries," and claims that the
government uses these tactics “to
get rid of people the Shah doesn't
like.”
Announcing their pledges in a
press conference in front of the
EMU, the ISO was joined by the
Friends of the Farmworkers, the
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Editor's note: This is the second in a series on student opportunities to
study abroad. Today’s story deals with studies in Mexico.
"There is no substitute for the kind of first-hand experience this
program will offer.”
So says David Hudson, director of the 1976 summer workshop in
Cuernavaca, Mexico, being offered by the romance languages
department. "It’s a lot of work," he says, “but it's a good way to spend
the summer.”
The "work” includes studying four weeks at Cuauhnahuac, a
specialized language school in Cuernavaca. Hudson says the
instruction offered there is intensive and at different levels according to
each student's preparation. Besides classroom work, excursions and
conversation hours are part of the curriculum. Grades will be assigned
by the director of the program based on information from Cuauhnahuac
and a personal evaluation.
By WALLY BENSON
Of the Emerald
The basic program, for which the student earns six undergraduate
credit hours, lasts from July 1 to August 1, excluding travel time. More
credit is available if the student wishes to stay longer, as he can earn
nine hours credit for six weeks of study, and 12 hours credit for eight
weeks.
Eligibility requirements are rather easy to meet, according to
Hudson. “A student needs to have successfully completed one year of
college Spanish and, if he wants University credit, he must be enrolled
in the summer session,” he says.
The total cost for the four-week program, including transportation,
tuition and room and board, approaches $800. “However,” says
Hudson, “if a student doesn't wish to get University credit, he doesn’t
have to pay our tuition.”
The costs of the program need not be borne entirely by the student,
as a limited number of $100 Stickles scholarships are available from the
romance languages department. And, says Hudson, Cuauhnahuac is
offering two full tuition scholarships—one to a chicano and the other to a
student in extreme financial need. “The University’s Office of Financial
Aid may possibly be of service, too,” he says.
Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation,
and Hudson says it’s about a four-day trip by bus. Living arrangements
will also be left up to the students, although information on lodging in
Mexico can be obtained from Cuauhnahuac. Hotels, motels,
apartments and some lodging with Mexican families will be available.
Hudson says this program is done every year and has been very
successful. If more than the expected 30 students sign up, Hudson says
he.will be able to accommodate them through the use of another school
in Mexico.
The program allows the student to improve both his mastery of
Spanish in a formalized context,’’ says Hudson, “and to develop
personal preferences in a freer study of both the Spanish language and
the Mexican culture.”
Besides the academic benefits, Hudson points out that the weather
is great. There is a perpetual springtime climate there. It never gets too
hot or too cold.”
Interested students should contact Hudson in the Department of
Romance Languages, 686-402I.
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