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International Perspectives
Timmerman Tours Scotland
By Sally Schiel
The junior year abroad
program has always been a
drawing card for St. An
drews. It had particular ap
peal for Stewart Timmer
man, who has returned to St.
Andrews after spending his
junior year at Stirling
University in Scotland.
In collaboration with Bob
Anderson, Timmerman ar
ranged the year abroad so
that he might take upper
level accounting courses not
offered here. His Scottish
ancestry added to the appeal
of spending a year at Stirling.
Despite studies that Tim
merman admits were dif
ficult and quite time-
consuming, he had the op
portunity to compete on the
swimming team and attend a
hang gliding training
weekend in the Scottish
Highlands. Because Stirling
helps to fund such extra
curricular activites, the cost
to the students remains low.
Timmerman found the
broad national and economic
Backgrounds of the students^
Beth MarHmsen has rttumei from Japan
body to be coupled with a
diverse mixtre of political
and social views. Compared
with their counterparts in
Laurinburg, the students at
Stirling were “much more
aware of the world around
them than we tend to be”
said Timmerman.
That awareness extended
into the classrooms-where,
for example, British systems
of accounting and labor rela
tions were compared with
those of other nations-
including the United States.
Martinsen
Returns
By Beth Davison
One of St. Andrews’
students has returned this
semester from a year of study
abroad in Japan. Beth Mar
tinsen, a senior majoring in
English, lived in Japan from
August 1982 through July
1983. Martinsen stayed on
Honshu Island and during
the first part of the year she
lived with a Japanese family.
As for the rest of her stay she
resided in an International
Dormitory.
While in Japan, she
studied reading, writing, and
phonetics of the Japanese
language. She also learned
about Japanese history and
took a course in understan
ding the Japanese woman.
During her stay in Japan, she
took advantage of the travel
opportunities and was able to
visit much of the country.
Martinsen said from her
study abroad she learned
“how to be accepting of
other ctiltur« and not be
rash in judgements about my
own or any other countries.”
tober 7-9.
2) Registration will be held during the hours of 8:30-12
noon, 1:30-4:00 in the Registrar’s office, October 12.
3) Each individual registering for an international course
will be expected to make a deposit of $750, providing us
with the resources to secure the most advantageous
plane/train tickets and to pay whatever deposits are re
quired to secure lodging, etc. The remaining amount for
each trip will be due on Wednesday, November 30, again
taking advantage of your Thanksgiving holiday to gather
in the rest of the money.
4) Each interested student should schedule an appoint
ment with the professor(s) leading the trip(s) that interests
you. In addition, do make an appointment with Vickie
King if you will need to work out financial aid/loan provi
sions. Do that right away!
5) If you have other questions or concerns, let’s talk. I
look forward to that prospect and will try to be as helpful
as possible.
Good news has arrived from Anne Woodson regarding
the St. Androids residing in Brunnenburg Castle. I’ll share
those letters with you in the next “column.” The Stirling
group is in place amid braes, moors, haggis and late
twilights (Pam, Bevin, Marguerite, and James). John
Perkinson has settled with this Japanese family (mom,
dad, and two samll children) and classes have begun at
Kansai Gaidai. Rene Portorsnok should be in place in
Spain and Michele Francois leaves on the 30th for her year
at St. Andrews University in Scotland.
We welcome a host of new folk who join this community
from all around the world. A special word of welcome to
Miki Horiguchi, a sophomore from Kansai Gaidai, Yuriko
Naitoh, a junior from Shikoku Christian College, JoAnne
Christopher from the Virgin Islands, Marcelo Benasaat
from Argentina, Jung Choi from Korea, Richard Amoako
from Ghana, and Bill Chen from Taiwan via Argentina. In
addition, we are delighted to have some Americans joining
us who have lived outside the country for a great deal of
their lives-Susan Sadeghian who comes from Germany
and Hannette Marian from Brazil.
A special word of greeting to the Altman family. Harry
Altman is our Missionary-In-Residence and is teahing
math and computer science. He is a member of the faculty
of Shikoku Christian College. With him over the year is
Yuriko, his spouse and their two daughters Kristen (15)
and Erin (11).
Bach of these individuals bring fresh insight and needed
perspectives to this community. We celebrate their
prescence in our niidst and are grateful that they will help
widen our “windows on the world.”
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Yes, according to Wannall, it
has, and the students will
soon see their rewards for
adhering to the new policies.
Plans have been made to im
prove the Cove snake bar,
which, in the past, has been a
money-losing operation.
These plans include opening
a Friday night coffeehouse in
the Cove, to heighten interest
and provide a place for
students to share talent.
As far as improving the
food service as a whole,
Wannall reiterated that
SAGA has always been open
to suggestions, but that the
suggestions and/or com
plaints should be more
specific than that the “food
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(stinks)”. Communication to
SAGA can be made through
the SGA student food com
mittee or on food service
evaluations, which Wannall
claims will be available soon.
Concerning any aspect of
SAGA service, and more sep-
cifically, the I.D. card pro
cedure, students have been
invited to help develop an
easier system. With no other
choice for the present, we
should be sure to have I.D.
cards (with food service
numbers) on hand, and not
be too surprised if someone
in uniform approaches us
and asks, “Do you have
anything you’d like to
declare before passing
through customs?”
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• Merle Norman Cosmetics
• His and Her Hair Styling
• Tatming Booth
Hours: 9 til, Tues. - Sat.
College Plaza Shopping Center
276-0243