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Page 3, THE PILOT Monday, January 19,1976 Introducing ... Nabeel Sakhnini NABEEL SAKHNINI By Tommy Swinney Gardner-Webb boasts of students from many foreign countries and certainly each of the countries represented are exciting and different. However, one particular stu dent stands out because of his interesting home coun try. He is Nabeel Sakhnini, a science major from Naza reth, Israel. There are several reasons why Nabeel chose Gardner- Webb. The first reason is that Nabeel’s father, who is pastor of Nazareth Baptist Church, attended Gardner- Webb and told Nabeel that Gardner-Webb is a Christian College and that the people are friendly. Ensemble Tour (Continued From Page 1) opening of the World’s Fair in Montreal, Canada. From that time to the present, they have toured the entire East coast from Canada to Florida. Members of the Ensemble are chosen by audition at the beginning of the fall semes ter. The number of singers averages 25 or 26. They come from every part of the United States and from several foreign countries. The Choral Ensemble per forms both sacred and secu lar music. The purpose of their sing ing is best ^stated by Dr. HUl: “The character and qual ity of the music performed by this group since its be ginning has been an effort at an attainment toward per fection, the reason being so that students can seek out quality in the music they will perform with their Intern Programs Announced Governor Jim Holshouser has recently urged North Carolina college students in terested in learning more about State government to apply for the 1976 State government intern pro grams. The Governor said that approximately 250 intern ship positions in state government will be coordi nated by the Youth Involve ment Office. These positions are for 12 weeks in the sum mer, and students wiU be paid approximately $125 per week. The second intern pro gram, coordinated by the In stitute of Government, will select 24 college students for summer employment. . The students will be paid to work on specific projects in state departments. Applications for the In stitute of Government pro gram should be mailed to the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill by Feb. 1. Ap plication forms are available at college placement offices, the Institute of Govern ment, or the Youth Involve ment Office, 401 North Wil mington Street, Raleigh 27601. future choirs. Such an effort at artistry is then handed on from generation to genera tion so to speak.” An outgrowth of the En semble is a group formerly known as the Upperclass men. They have recently adopted a new title, The The Varsity Singers be gan in 1972 due to an in creasing demand upon the Ensemble to perform secu lar, “pop” music for club or ganizations. A smaller group could travel easier to the various club functions, so the chorus was formed. The members of the Spring 1976 Ensemble are: Tim Ameen, Donna Bolton, Terri Bunting, Joy Burrell, Phil Campbell, Karen Chap man, Mary Beth Davis, Bettye Diggs, Shawn Gay, Henry Gilbert, Robin Hall, Vista Jones, Randy Kirby, Mickey Mayhugh, Brantley Mercer, Mike Mitchell, Dave Mingoia, Doug Parks, Kevin Rutledge, Becky Skipper, Pam Steele, Brooks Walker, Carolyn Wallace, Marilyn Wallace, Teresa Waters, Allen Welborn, Shannon WUes. The accom panist is Marian Gibson. This bit of parental en couragement began to in fluence Nabeel toward his decision to attend Gardner- Webb. Secondly, during a trip to the Holy Land, Dr. Poston visited Nazareth. While in the city where Jesus spent his early years, Dr. Poston paid a visit to Nabeel’s fam ily. Dr. Poston met Nabeel and added his encourage ment to attend this college. The third and most impor tant reason for Nabeel’s choice, is that in his native country there are only three or four imiversities and tui tion is very high. As an Arab student, Nabeel could not pick up the subjects he would like to study in any of those universities simply be cause authorities make it hard for an Arab to study there. Nabeel says that is one of the reasons Arabic students in Israel come to America to study. One of the hardest adjust ments Nabeel had to make was getting used to the Eng- glish language. In high school, Nabeel studied three languages, Hebrew, Arabic, and English. He says that in being able to speak fluently three languages he some times gets one language mixed up with another. Another adjustment Nabeel had to make was in getting used to the differences in the food and weather. Nabeel is very much im pressed with the way people live in the United States. He says that the standard of liv ing is higher here than it is in Israel. The houses, cars, and classrooms are much more comfortable. Nabeel points out that here, the people are used to heating and air conditioning whereas in Israel, the people have neither. They simply endure the freezing cold in winter and unbearable heat in summer. He says that he has learned through the situations in both countries to thank God for everything and not to complain. On attending college in the United States during the celebration of its 200th birthday, Nabeel feels that “it’s a privilege to every American to celebrate this birthday. It means a lot for me to be in America, with Americans while they are celebrating their country’s birthday. I believe the peo ple celebrate the bicenten nial in a beautiful way, which I admire.” Nabeel’s hobbies are sports, mostly playing soc cer. He also enjoys stamp collecting and reading. After graduation, Nabeel plans to return to Israel to serve and help the people in his hometown because of the need that exists there. Players Present 'Ah! Wilderness ’ The Distinguished Artist Series of Gardner-Webb pre sents the National Players in their performance of Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!” The comedy is being presented in Hamrick Auditorium tonight at 8 p:m. Admission is the Gard- ner-Webb I.D. card. “Ah, Wilderness!” is the story of an ordinary Ameri can family living in a small Connecticut town in 1906. The family’s greatest con cern is over the son, Richard, a high school senior and a “rebel.” Besides challenging his parents’ authority and disturbing them by his “rad ical” beliefs, Richard is pas sionately in love with a neighbor girl. The parents force the two lovers to leave each other, but after an in teresting turn of events, Richard and the girl get back together and the par ents live happily with the de cision. Coming as it did after a series of dark and brooding tragedies, “Ah, Wilder ness!” was in 1933 some thing of a surprise to O’Neill’s audiences. In this play, America, reflected in his bright vision, emerges from its adolescence. O’Neill has revealed a human heart. O’Neill’s later writings re turn to a more somber dis illusionment with the fail ings of humanity. “Ah, Wilderness!” glimpse into the lighter side of the au thor’s nature. The N'ational Players is a touring theatrical repertory company, based in Washing ton, D.C. Since 1949, a com pany of actors has gone on tour every year from Octo ber until May. The Players SOME MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PLAYERS. is the longest running classi cal repertory company in America. The National Players pre sent both modern and classi cal plays by such masters as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Shaw, Aeschylus, Aristo phanes and Moliere. They have performed over 3,500 times in 39 states, Canada, off-Broadway, on network television, the White House, and in nine overseas tours in Korea, Japan, Italy, France, Ger many and the Arctic Circle. At the end of this tour, the company will leave imme diately to present their cur rent repertoire to audiences in Asia and Europe. Several former members of the Nationsd Players have continued their careers and become famous in various fields of dramatics. A few well-known persons from the group are Walter Kerr (drama critic), Alan Schneider (Broadway direc tor), Robert Moore (Broad way and television director), John Voight of films, Mari- clare Costello, Gino Con- forti, David Sabin, Jack Knight and Laurence Luck- inbill of television, and Ken neth Kimmins, Bernard Mclnerney, David Rounds and Chris Sarandon of the New York Stage. The main cast of the play includes Gina Allured, James Kelly, Charley Lang, Christy Newland, and Alan Share. The play is directed by Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P.
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