September 07, 1972
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…THE MICHIGAN DAILY i hursday, September 7, 1912 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Ihursday, September 7, 19/2 foreign students share cultures By PAUL RUSKIN Diversity is the word that best describes Rive…
… Gauche, where students from 80 different coun- tries come together to exchange ideas, learn about each other, and just plain enjoy themselves. Located at the corner of East University and Hill, Street…
… language nights at Rive Gauche, when everyone speaks a certain for- eign language. During the past year, French, Spanish, Indian, Chinese and Arabic language nights were held, among many others. ISA has a…
… countries and Americans. He says that foreign students experience a great deal of pressure when they first come to the University be- cause they must produce aca- demically while trying to adjust to a new…
… language and culture. As a result, most foreign stu- dents fall into a pattern of spend- ing most of their time in the li- brary, never m e e t i n g many American or foreign students except people from…
… their own country. At the same time, In-Kuin Kim complains that "most American students pass up a golden once in a lifetim'e opportunity by not meeting the foreigners who are at the University." To…
… alleviate this situation, ISA was organized three years ago. Besides its social activities, an intensive off-campus introduc- Center provides students with u .. 1 4 ISA also sponsors a variety of tion to…
… American culture during legal counseling of this sort. educational programs through- the weekend before school be- A second major concern of foreign students is money. Al- out the school year. For instance…
…, gins. Included in this orienta- hough the center doesn't pro- every March the ISA, along with tion, which costs $25, is infor- vide students with financial aid, n. the F o r e i g n Student Board mation…
… International Center is workshops on the third world, According to the center's much less active in providing women throughout the world, and Assistant Director Jim Mont- foreign students with social ac- the…