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be performed this weekend on International Night.
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of ISA volunteers worked all day
Sunday preparing for International
Week and International Night.
“I don’t think I’m allowed to say
I’m tired,” Georgiades said. “I get
energy from them. I was impressed
to see how willing people are to
work like that.”
Georgiades said in his native
country, Cyprus, people observe a
religious custom and habit of not
working on Sunday. But with Inter
national Night less than a week
away, Georgiades said he can’t help
but be committed, even if it means
working on Sunday.
He added the upcoming events
offer students firsthand experience
— culture and information they
can’t always find in books.
A total of more than 200 volun
teers will help make International
Night a success, and food from 25
different counties will be served.
This week’s events are part of a
$19,000 project for which ISA
members have spent countless
hours preparing.
International Week kicks off to
day with an international parade of
students, who will march down
13th Avenue dressed in traditional
clothing from their native countries.
The promenade will end in the
EMU Amphitheater, where Africa
Day will begin.
Dipa Malakar, from Nepal, and
Jennifer Huang, from Taiwan, are
the co-directors for International
Week. People who may not have a
lot of experience with international
cultures will be introduced to
everything from African drumming
to a workshop on Chinese painting,
they said.
This year’s celebration differs
from last year’s because there will
be a performance on Tuesday,
Americas Day, by the Native Ameri
can Student Union. Asia and Pacif
ic Day, on Wednesday, will feature
international storytelling, including
Japanese folk tales.
For more information about the
week’s schedule of events, contact
the ISA at 346-4387.
343-4480
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Peace Corps to visit U of 0
April 24 through April 27
There is a critical need for volunteers to teach English overseas!
Apply now and be abroad by this Summer.
Information Booth: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
EMU Amphitheatre (4/24)
ASUO Street Fair (4-25-27)
Video presentation and Q&A: Noon to 1pm (4/24 & 4/25)
EMU International Resource Center (above post office)
Join us for a showing of “Redefine Your World.”
Slide Presentation: 6:30 to 8:30 pm (4/25 only)
EMU International Resource Center (above post office)
Discover the real story behind life overseasthrough slides
and stories from returned volunteers.
On-campus interviews are 5/17 & 5/18
Call Skye Mendenhall at (541) 346-6026 to schedule an interview.
(800) 424-8580 - Option 1
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YOUR WORLD!
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Law School
BOOK Buyback
■ Court Cafe at the Knight Law Center
April 23-27 & April 30-May 4
10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
■ Main Store
April 23 - May 7
Regular store hours
UNIVERSITY of OREGON
BOOKSTORE
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International Student Association
Presents International Night 2001
Sunday, April 29th, 2001 • dining & performance 5-10pm
dining: 5pm, 5:40pm, 6:20pm, EMU Skylight and Fir Room
performance: 7:30-10pm, EMU Ballroom
Tickets available at the UO Ticket office
$10 students, $13 general public, $7 13 and under, children under 3 free
International Week
April 23-27: Events in the EMU Amphitheater • MON: Africa Day • TUES: America Day •
WEDS: Asia and Pacific Day • THURS: Europe and Middle East Day • FRI: World Forum Day
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all over
campus.
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