Thursday, March 8. 1990 Oregon Daily Emerald Advertising Supplement
ISA is altering its image
A "Jim riminat ion-free
rone” has been declared
In students I hi' 1 ■ >r
etgn Student Or/ani:atton, .1 defend
er of international rights <inu' the
turbulent ’kK i-. upgrading it - image.
And the fir t thine to go was the
group’s name.
Hirer tor t arolini Steele aid the
word "foreign” was awkward and
outdated. It implied that a person
was alien or strange, and it blatanth
segregated international students
from their Ameru an <, ounterpart
A look it other organisations
around the countrv showed that the
I niversttv was one of a very few still
using the word "ton ign A vote wa
taken among the orgam:;ition and its
counterparts and the name wits
r hanged to International Student
A-', ii nation USA).
rhf I>A otlut, on tin.- second
floor ot the l \H , H't'ini small tot
the amount o| audent' it represent'.
Maps ant) t!.i_• - u«\ei the u all' on
holizmp the 1 'tu.lent attending
the l tiiver -it\ Isn: in m.i t lie
'A orld.
A majia itv ol the internut!' >na!
-Indents tome from Aon, although
people x < >nie from as iar awav as Bur
tnu, Nepal and Ireland. I 111' year t
t aunt no are represented at
Untvenstv, iih L. i ithree student'
from Russia for the first tune.
Aithoueh the ISA had a- ifi. i u
start in !’■»('ir. litre' dune that the
mtei nat ti inal tradition dates hack to
is7< Hie tir-i * lass ever .it tlu- l in
versus had one sttklenr from lapan
A .-tn.>{>• >lit.iti i iul a .1 -et e.
in the ' n N t,, provide a aitahte pi i. e
Ini iniernanonal uni Amen, in -Hi
dents to mtnsile.
Now , with the annual Internal ion
ai Festiuii an. I the week Is Interna
ti aia.l l . flee 1 i it , the ISA i
tending its rea. h
I heir main purpose is to promote
cultural, poliuvai and si
h tai aware
iu - ■ amt'in; tin ivnrral -indent
hikiv, i..inmumt\ and (lie interna
f 1. * i. 11 -I: i.let i! tin::: el\ i I lit ! . \
also help- nnv -tuderit- make a -u<
. e--ti.ll tran aii'ii ini ' tin l nr. cr--it\
a!el beyond
ulttlie -Inn k \\ i H k-1 u >} - are et
up durtru; orientation iveeL and toui
"t tlu- lampu- are .liven !'\ mote ex
peneiue.l international -t . lent
Next year the IS,-\ till m ’ .: folios',
up workshop- !i> help trident-- make
i.hu-tment- t hr> a.'In it tIn- vf it
I here .Hr ele\ ('ll I"' \ ittill.lt*"',
'A ! 1 Ilulu.li tl.. .\!; i. .in Student
\ mk I a f i o 11, the It .its Student (At mii
.11 loll .111.1 flic A . I.in* *fl I >1 No!
\m 'i.in Student A!: id 1 lii ISA
;u In a* ,m umbrella org.ini.uvtjon to
help the member group* turn non
more eileitiveiv ,md otter m.mimim
hTvu e to both indent* ,md the mb
I’l l Hip*.
\ >r I 11 • t ISA ( IN11, tor
III.Hilt.I Soeruki H 'oem.lh, the ISA I*
,i whole provide* ,i ll.u.'ll between
the llltel tuition,i! indent go Hip- .Hid
the general indent K dv and . mi
miinitv [In'. io-*poii*or ~evei.il
event during the sear with other
gt. nip* *iH h a* t tSI’lRC i. the Surviv al
t i nter, and the IMa* k Student
l Illon.
‘AX e do a k H . it netw. i king auI
ISA INre.iol l irolllie Steele, 1
think other org.int. at ton* an trying
to do the itile It go, I lor i* to e*
t ablidi m >me sort of an ire
I he .innu.il luteinaiion.il !e*tival
April ! •> 1 i i d.c, •! I lir i ci i
dcvond r. > diftctcni niinm itt' 1",
Ji'-pLivm.: i rati-- and i ukure from
(hat riL'ii >n. the hio|>!i',:lw >>i ilu
u. .I .itm - Sunday, April Srh when
hull :u' i.i. Ain. i, rlu M, IdK i iu,
tin Amiiii.i', A ci and t.unipc ill
will uiiiif lusicthcr for mutilation.il
. iti'tnf tollow»\l hv i amplm.' of
d.tiui ,ind MHhii irom the -a\ differ
i i.i . ontiiunu.
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AERICAN STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
ARAB STUDENT
CMOS
CHINESE STU DENT
AND SCHOLAR
ASSOCIATION
HONG KONG STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
PERMIAS
INDONESIAN STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
IRAN STUDENT
ORGANIZATION
JAPANESE STUDENT
ORGANIZATION
KOREAN STU'DENT
ASSOCIATION
MALAYSIAN STUDENT
organization
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ASSOCIATION OF
V iRWEGIAN STU DENTS
ABROAD
- KI I.TURA PILIPINAS
PHILIPPINE STUDENT
i iRGANIZATION
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STl DIM
\SSOCI A I K)\
Here are opportunities the International Student
Association pro\ides for tlie International students and
the l ni\ersit\ community:
• Information
Corner
Discover and learn mart about other countries
through our colorful collection of books, bro
(liurcs and pamphlets.
• Social Activities
and Sports Events
H alls over to the International Coffee Hour ev
er\ fridas for coffee or tea and talk to new and
old friends l >m ind and rela x during our un i
otts spoils activities.
• Cultural
Presentations
/ xperienee and heller understand diu rse eid
lures through our annual International /estival.
( ultural mollis mid \liek presentations
• Discussions on
Clohal Issues
■Share and exchange views on pressing issues ill
oryanzied Jorums
\\ h\ not stop m tor a chut uml take u break train
the sometimes hectic and trying school days at the
t Hi versif y.
I Ml KIIIIM .'III, ■ I SIMKSin 1)1 I IK I I .ON • M (.INI • I IK 'i III I • | .11(1 t II. I 111 .