BO KNOWS PHONES AND SO COULD YOU BY WORKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TEUEFUND • EARN $6 00 PER HOUR PLUS BONUS • SCHEDULE VERY FLEXIBLE HOURS • RECEIVE EXCELLENT SALES EXPERIENCE • WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC • RAISE MONEY FOR U OF 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS STOP BY AND APPLY 2001 FRANKLIN BLVD. 346-3433 Academic standing, hospitality draw international student body Adjusting to school can be challenging By Jiff in Arboleda Emerald Contributor Maria ijiaw is a Vapi from the island of Yap. part of the federated States of Mic ronesia loc ated stnar k in the middle of the I’ac die < )< can Leave came to the University two years ago to study husi ness She harl heard about the sc hool from a woman from l ex as she met when she worked fot the Mic ronesian govern ment .liter high school "When this lady learned that I was thinking of studying in the I S, she recommended UO." La.iw said "She had been here and she had i ome to Im e Lugene Laaw is one of ahoul ! MOO GREAT ★ COPIES ★ international students who will be attending the I'niversitv this fall between -4(1(1 and 500 of them will he here for the first time International students make up about H percent of the 1'iii versitv student population Tom Mills direi lor of Interna tional Services, said he believes it is tile school s good academii reputation specifically its standing as one of the top 20 reseati li universifies in the i ountn . that attrai ts a large number of students from abroad lie said he also believes that the t 'ni\ ersitv's lor alion in a state as environmentally con si nms as Oregon adds a lot to its attrai tiveness to internation a I students "In |apan Oregon is per ( eived to lie a 'fresh' state, and the I'nnersitx benefits from this reputation." Mills said International students also i nine to a ppm iate the rei ep liveness ot the Pilgeue Spring lield ( onimunitv to people from different countries and‘cul tures I eresita Knmellini is a < ol lege teacher from Panama on rolled in the < linii al psvcholo g\ graduate program She s.iid she finds the people in laigeno more open to international stn dents like her than are people in bigger i ities stn h as New York bigger i ities have a lot of other things to think about, so tor them, international students might he no big deal." she said. Hut international students have some problems to contend with, too They have more ad justments to make than Ameri can students. "In the beginning, every thing was hard." said Lilliana Sancho, a Costa Rican t.iking her graduate studies in oompu ter si nun e education ''You don't know the people, the Ian guage. the culture You come here used to a different way of life." Language differences can he a big obstai le to hurdle, as San i ho found out when she arrived List year She learned Knglish in (iosta Rica and attended a si\ week Knglish course in New York before coming to Ku gene full she still had some difficulty during her lust tew months You |nsi gel used to the Ian guage after you do everything in Knglish, ' she said. Kamellini also pointed out that at the start some cultural different es made tier feel out of place People from Latin America ai e friendly in a d i ft ere ill w a\." she said "I lent in the l' S . sometimes you talk to somebody one day then the next cfa\ they might not talk to you, perhaps bet auso they .ire busy "When 1 stopped thinking that they did not yvant to speak with me I felt better Culinary differences can be a problem, too Iaiarv did not eat broccoli yy lien she fust arrived here, "because it reminded me of a certain sea animal lb.it we have bat k home, " she said, but she has suit e learned to like the vegetable. Turn to STUDENTS. Page 23 Chinese Restaurant BM&dd PMLidri ^44 1275 Alder St 683-8886 Serving: Fast Lunch, Hest Chinese Food, Inexpensive. Oriental Buffet Lunch Downstairs Hours M-F 10:30-4:00 Sat 11:30-4:30 Try Our Dinner Upstairs Hours M-F 4:00-8:00 Sat 4:30-8:30 I DINNER SPECIALS EVERYDAY I x H X H X H x F-" X u; TKE • THE • TKE • TKE • THE • TKE • THE • THE • TKE • THE • TKE • TKE • TKE • TKE • TKE TAU KAPPA EPSILON International Fraternity □ Fall Rush 1990D □ 1695 Hilyard • 687-0794 TRAD/TION OF EXCELLENCE • a mi • m m i • a mi • a mi • a mi • a mi • a mi • mmi • a mi • a mi • a mi • a mi • aai • a mi • a mi X X X X X H t: For health insurance, check with state Farm. Call Phil Hillstrom 185 E. 12th Ave 485 6161 Near Campus