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♦MACINTOSH RENTALS* $39.00/term Color & Full Page* Mac Computer Lounge Monthly & weekly rates available . Latest software. Large work areas. Color printing, Assistance, arxl Training. Open l,ate. Clive t's A Look! 683-8945 •AIESEC A student organization for internationally aware future leaden in business, economics, international studies, communications and computer science. Meetings Thursdays 5:00 pm 332 Gilbert or call 346-1340 for mote information FRANCE Study in Poitiers or Lyon next year! / Ham UO credit / Pay UO turnon / Apply UO financial aid Application Deadline February 15 lot more info und oppluafum form*. lontiut Inter noiionol I tiuidhon and f:\i hange. Oregon Halt OO, M6 1206 j , It's Time To " Play A Little CREENBALL OREGON MEN'S BASKETBALL STUDENT TICKETS: $2.00 WITH CURRENT UO I.D. UNIVERSITY English Institute offers help By Eron Wttzel f ex the €>*Q>v Da-V £mer**3 Ask anyone who speaks English as a second lan guage — il is a confusing and sometimes illogical boast. Fortunately, the American English Institute offers help and support. Founded in 1077. the AEI is a program of the linguistics department but receives no University funding. The program is completely self-funding with most of the money coming from the intensive language program in which up to 195 non-matne uluted students are enrolled each term Each stu dent pays about $2,000 a term in tuition. These students are not in the University, but when they roach higher profit iency levels, they am allowed to take several University courses Many are preparing for the Test of English as a Foreign language, TOEFL, a proficiency exam required by most universities Tina Hung from Taiwan has spent three terms in the intensive language program and is pleased with the results. "Nine months ago. I could not speak English very well." she said Hung said she enjoys not only learning the lan guage. but also exploring the culture ' Just a textbook is not enough for me." she said. ' I want to understand American culture " The AT.I strives to give students more than just the ability to pass the TOEFL. There is an empha sis on cultural exchange. The tutor program, which is open to AEI and regular University students, employs up to 60 native English speakers. "Most of the people who want to be tutors here have a genuine interest in other cultures and lan guages." said Iris Move, tutor coordinator Move said the ideal tutorial situation is one where both students see an opportunity to learn and view each other as resources "1 expect them (the tutors) to be a constructive link linguistically and culturally." she said. Many students at AKI come from different cul tures and have questions for their American tutors about things they experience here As an example. Move said life in dormitories can lie puzzling to some international students because of increased independence, informality and noise they may not be used to Move also said that Americans <an seem distant to some international students "Americans tend not to reach out unless they are asked,” she said. .Sarah Klinghammer, intensive program coordi nator, agreed It is often difficult for internation al students to meet Americans. The tutor system is designed to combat that .” Move said tutoring international students can be valuable experience for those considering teaching abroad or working in the Peace Corps. "It is not an easy way to earn a student wage, so you have to have some other motivation,” Move said AKI also provides the Supplementary English Language Training Program, which administers ( lasses for matriculated international students who need to improve their English skills. Other AKI services include programs for international GTFs and special programs like seminars and ori entations for international business students. The AEI's goal is to help students team to com municate and study effectively in Knglish, but also to spread cultural understanding. Klinghammer said AKI expanded its range of programs in the past ten years and that it provides a valuable ser vice to the University. The institute enjoys an excellent reputation, Klinghammer said. A survey indicated most stu dents heard about the program through word-of mouth recommendations. Audience appreciates ‘Chronicles’ By Anne Moser-Komfeld f <y ?*** Or&QOK tX^fy t rrwrskf The opening night perfor mam* of the University produc tion of The Heidi Chronicles played to a soldout and appre ciative audience. The Heidi Chronicles, written bv Wendy Wasserstein and directed bv |ack Watson, is the storv of one woman's journey to self-acceptance and discovery from the mid-1960s to present day. The stark and simple set designs rely heavily on the actors' ability to carry the show Jenny Snider, who plays Heidi Holland, and Eric Friedman, who plays Heidi's good friend Peter Patron, are in complete command throughout the play. Friedman plays a guy charac ter, initially afraid to tell Heidi about his sexuality. As their friendship grows, their close ness relies not on the potential for romantic involvement or their past relationships with other love interests but on their honesty and openness with one another Friedman and Snider play their biting comedy and touching scenes together like two people who have known each for years Thu dam e scenes that move the play along from 19fi5 to 1977 in art one are the strongest. Using "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show in act two to bring us into 19H2 seemed a bit contrived It was difficult to relate the music to the story line. By 19H2 it didn't seem believable Heidi, or her crowd of friends, would listen to music like "The Time Warp.” The artistic effect seemed too difficult for the audience to grasp and appeared out of place. There are a number of strong performances in this play Shel ley Douma, who plays Fran/Molly/ Betsy/April, showed a wide character range. She was a radical feminist in tho 1970s. a shepherdess from Mon tana and a talk show host in New York. Tristan Cooley, playing Scoop Rosenbaum, was Heidi's first love. He is an obnoxious jour nalist who attaches a grade to everything. Brooke Totman plays Heidi's best friend Susan, lier character develops into a massively self-centered, materi alist producer from a high school senior drooling for guys who could twist-and-smoke. The Heidi Chronicles is a fun ny story that addresses signifi cant and constant changes American women and men have faced in the past 30 years. The play runs Jan. 20-22 at 8 p.m.; a benefit performance Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. for Womenspace; and Jan. 28-29 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be obtained by calling tho Univer sity Theatre Box Office at 346 4191 Think Again. Marines See ( .ipl.nn (.nsslcr Inmumiw .il lln O'lilmul 10 00 1 00 I UOO It") I ftooo
