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ABROAD Continued from Page 1 more from living and talking with the natives than he did at universities in Lyon and Tubingen. Jensen frequented city bars and traveled by train through the countryside, striking up conversations with Europeans as he went. "You can study a country’s politics in a book or from a professor, but talking to people in a differ ent country, seeing how those policies affect their lives, that's a different story." Jensen said. "By talking to Germans about the recent violence against foreigners, you start to understand what dri ves people to carry out attacks against others." he said. Europeans also quizzed Jensen about the nature of American politics. "Lots of people in France and Germany see us ns Puritans. If a politician has an extramarital affair here, his career is ruined. There, it's not such a hig deal. Lots of people would tell me. 'It doesn't mean he's not an effective representative, " he said "It really changed some of my ideas about Amer ica." said Jensen, who is also working toward French and German degrees in hopes of becoming a U.S. foreign diplomat. International studies Professor Galen Martin said many of his students will combine their major with other degrees such as sciences, business, commu nications and English. "You can take almost any traditional path and internationalize it.” Martin said. "You get insights and training not found in a normal career path.' While a term abroad can be educationally enrich ing, financing such a trip can be difficult. Senior international studies major Karvn Brown spent three months at a university in the former Soviet Union last summer and said she is still feeling the debt "It was insanely expensive, almost $5,000. My family helped me out, but it's really difficult to come up with that kind of money," Brown said. International studies professor Phillip Young said financial aid is available to most students if they arrange their trip through the University 's Office of International Exchange. Students truly unable to finance their trip can always opt for an international experience inside the United Statos. Young said. "If they don't qualify for aid and simply can't afford it. we try to find an appropriate internship hero in America that involves some international aspect, like an organization dealing with refugees," Young said. Douglas Jensen Young said, however, that about 80 percent of his students do manage to finance their tent) abroad And some students even manage to turn their trips into money-making ventures International studies senior Greg Brooks English returned two months ago from a year's study in Costa Rii:o and is currently opening his own Guatemalan import/export trading company. "The university classes were just a sideline to the people you meet, the contacts you make." Brooks English said. Brooks-English said his time abroad gave him the language and cultural skills to make his business venture viable. "1 really got into Spanish — I spoke it. dreamed it. lived it. ate it You just come out learning more than you would at any university." he said. Marlin said the international studies department implemented the requirement two years ft go "Wo found that most new students who were coming to international studies had already trav eled abroad." he said. By making foreign study a requirement, the qual ity of a student 's education is enriched, he said. "It really shows up in class discussions when people have lived abroad; they can offer their |>er sonal observations and lots of different viewpoints.” he said. ET ALS MEETINGS Student Senate will meet today at b p.m »» EMU Century- Room A For more information, call 346-0*30. 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Ski Clothes 40-70* OFF *3 Vs*- £ /a ULLR SKI SHOP Corner of 7th & Chambers 683-1977 T-SHIRT Continued from Page i game, which is no whore near the actual case.” The Borwmefer printed the letter Feb. 4. Freshman Brandon Burroughs, a Phi Delta Theta member, wrote a classified ad in response to Spruill's letter. Burroughs' ad ran the next day. "Kristen Spruill. Thanks for your concern But we made a killing on the Civil War T-shirts. P S. When walking through the park, watch for strangers in the dark." it read. Spruill said the classified ad was an inappropriate response to her letter. "When I mad the first part. I thought. 'God. what )erks.'" sho said. "When I read the P.S.. I was really offended. I didn't think someone was going to come in the middle of the night and attack me. but l thought they had completely missed the point. They were continuing to see this as a joke. ' Spruill said at first she was angry only at Burroughs for writing the ad. Now. she is angry at the Barometer for run ning it. No Barometer staff members have apologized. Burroughs and his fraternity have acknowledged their actions, she said. On Feb. H. another ad by Burroughs was printed: "Kristen Spruill and all offended, the ad that ran on Friday was cruel and tasteless. We apologize deeply. S.M." Several Phi Delta Theta members had the T-shirts printed up to raise money around the time of the Civil War game. Burroughs said he didn't know which members were involved Burroughs said the classified nd was meant as a joke However, he later realized the ad could lie taken as a threat. Burroughs and other fraternity members mot with Spruill the week after the nd ran. They agreed to conduct a rape aware ness forum at the fraternity house and to help with the col lege's Take Back the Night event. "The whole situation is a complete learning process," Burroughs said "Rape is something some people don't know much about. I hope people realize how serious the issue is." Despite Spruill's frustration with the Barometer. Kama Spencer. Barometer classified supervisor, said the classified ad was printed because of ignorance. Neither the woman who took the ad nor the woman who typed it into the computer saw the T-shirt or Spruill's letter. "I feel really bad it ran. bul I don't see how it could have been avoided." sho said "There was only so much wo could read into the ad We didn't have the background to interpret the ad." Barometer Editor Cynthia Dougins said about eight people have written lutturs to the paper in reaction to the ud. Half of those letter writers complained aliout the newspaper’s policy regarding classified ads "or lack thereof." Douglas said. The newspaper won't print "obscene" ads. Douglas said She said she defined "obscene" ads ns ads that include foul language or sexual innuendos. No one from the classified department showed the ad to Douglas Indore it ran. "We've never had a situation with a threat." she said. "If I saw the ad I probably would not have run it." Douglas said she is dismissing some changes with Spencer, Barometer business manager Lesley Kylo and Barometer media adviser Frank Ragulsky. However, those changes would not include chunging existing classified policy about what to print "Then we get into sticky issues like freedom of expression and tastefulness and censorship." she said. However, Douglas said sho is considering requiring night editors read the classified page r If all It took was a half a second to help save a tree, would you do it? The aneuier M prubabkt ya* Hu! how? 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