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Tuesday, December 3,1996
Center helps foreign students adjust to UNC
■ The International Center
eases students into social
and academic life.
BY SARA YAWN
STAFF WRITER
International students experience both
American culture and academic life at
UNC, and the University’s International
Center works to bring these students the
best of both worlds.
“One of the major issues when they
first come is adjusting to American cul
ture,” said Jean Hughes, associate direc
tor of the International Center.
International students often face a very
different academic structure and teach
Towns prepare for seasonal celebrations, events
■ Local groups and towns
are planning Christmas and
Hanukkah events.
BY JULIA WOOD
STAFF WRITER
With Christmas and Hanukkah ap
proaching, local churches and organiza
tions are busy preparing for the holidays
with special programs and ceremonies.
The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro
will be holding events to usher in the
holiday season.
The Chapel Hill Downtown Commis
sion will hold a holiday tree-lighting cer
emony Friday from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. on
top of the Rosemary Street parking deck.
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“If Not Us, Then Who?” Resource Day campus and local organizations will
provide information on World AIDS Day and HIV/AIDS in the pit from 1 0am-2pm.
Confidential HIV Testing • walk-in testing will be available for individuals and groups
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“One World, One Hope” Multicultural Extravaganza
keynote speaker Laurie Aaronson will discuss living with HIV and the Loreleis, CHispA, OPEYO, BSM Gospel Choir, Sangam,
Harmonics, Unheard Voices, Vietnamese Students Association, and others will perform. A candlelight vigil will follow this event.
S fi A section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be
displayed at residential halls Nov. 25 - Dec. 6.
Call 962-9701 for details.
UNC-Chapel Hill World AIDS Week T-shirts
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ing style, said Jiffer Bourguignon, presi
dent of the International Student Asso
ciation. “A lot of students come here,
and they’re not used to the workload,”
she said.
Hughes said homesickness and fi
nances were further concerns for interna
tional students.
The International Center offers sev
eral programs to help international stu
dents in their transition to UNC.
The center helps to familiarize inter
national students with the University and
the community through an extensive ori
entation, Hughes said.
“(The orientation) includes some ad
justment issues as well as some informa
tion about academics,” she said.
The orientation also acquaints stu
dents with some of the fun things to do at
Robert Humphreys, executive direc
tor of the Downtown Commission, said
the event had been held annually for
about 10 years.
“The Downtown Commission created
the tree-lighting and singing event to be a
kickoff for the parade,” he said.
Humphreys said the event would start
off with an hour of entertainment by
church choirs and high school marching
bands and culminate with the lighting of
the community holiday tree, which will
stay lit throughout the holiday season.
The Hillsborough Area Chamber of
Commerce will be holding its Tenth
Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour on
Sunday from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Amy Westbrook, Communications
Specialist for the Chapel Hill-Orange
County Visitors Bureau, said the tour
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UNC and possible activities the students
might like to participate in, Hughes said.
Volunteer programs at the Interna
tional Center pair international students
with American students or members of
the community for interaction.
Two additional programs, the English
Conversation Partners Program and the
International Women’s Conversation
Group, help to improve participants’
English skills and introduce them to
American culture, Hughes said.
The Speakers Bureau encourages stu
dents to share their culture as speakers
for various groups. The goal is “to en
courage students to go out into the com
munity,” Hughes said.
An American family or individual
helps to teach an international student
about American culture in The Host Fam
highlights historic homes, churches, inns
and public buildings.
Westbrook said tickets are available at
local businesses. On the day of the tour,
ticket holders are to go by the tour head
quarters at the Old Orange County Court
house to pick up a program.
“With the program, they can visit the
sites in any order they wish,” she said.
“The tour is meant for people to enjoy
and see the historic area at their leisure. ”
Mike Scheinberg, Program Director
for N.C. Hillel, said the Hillel Founda
tion will be holding several events cel
ebrating Hanukkah, which takes place
from Thursday to Dec. 13.
He said a Hanukkah menorah lighting
will be held in the Pit at 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, the first night of Hanukkah.
On Saturday, the group will hold a spe
cial Hanukkah dance from 9 p.m. to 1
p.m. Hillel foundations from around the
state have been invited to participate in
this event.
“Hanukkah is a time of miracles, so it
is also a time of celebration,” Scheinberg
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The American participants bring the stu
dents into their houses for dinner or other
events or take them on excursions in the
community, Hughes said.
“For American and for international
students, the host family program and
the English Conversation Partners Pro
gram seem to be the most used,” Hughes
said.
The center’s programs and the sup
port of the community are very helpful to
international students, Bourguignon said.
“The people are very friendly,” she
said.
There are currently 952 international
students at UNC. The highest percent
age of students comes from mainland
China, followed by India and Taiwan,
Hughes said.
said.
Local churches will be holding ser
vices to celebrate Christmas in the com
ing weeks. University United Methodist
Church will hold a Moravian Love Feast
on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
Sheila Woods, an office worker at the
church, said tea and a pastry are served at
the feast, and hymns are sung.
“It grew out of a Moravian tradi
tion,” she said. “It’s a little unusual and
very beautiful.”
Bob Dunham, pastor at University
Presbyterian Church, said his church is
doing several service projects during the
holiday season. “We are collecting mer
chandise for families we have adopted,”
he said.
Other churches are celebrating the sea
son through music. The Chancel Choir
at University Baptist Church will be pre
senting Sleepers, Wake! by J.S. Bach on
Sunday at 11 a.m.
All three churches will be holding
candlelight Christmas Eve services at
various times.
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Extra precautions needed
before leaving for holiday
■ Most campus break-ins
occur the night before
students leave for break.
BY CHERRIECE WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
Your exams are over, you’ve packed
up your things and you’re ready to go
home for some rest and relaxation over
Winter Break. You do one final check of
your worldly possessions and discover
that someone made off with your prized
walkman and No Doubt CD while you
were packing your car.
“Christmas seems to be the biggest
problem for people because it’s the long
est break,” said Jane Cousins, spokes
woman for the Chapel Hill police depart
ment.
Lt. Angela Cannon, crime prevention
officer for University Police, said most
on-campus burglaries occurred the night
before a break.
Every year, University Police puts out
a list advising students on what they can
do to avoid being burglarized, Cannon
said.
She suggested that students have a
friend help them when making repeated
trips from rooms to cars and that they not
AARONSON
FROM PAGE 1
HIV undoubtedly has changed
Aaronson’s life in some ways. Her body
has undergone drastic physical transfor
mations in the past two years. She has
lost 50 to 60 pounds.
But what she hasn’t lost is her sense of
humor. She jokes with friends that HTV is
a great diet.
Sensitive to medication, Aaronson
now focuses on spiritual healing. She
said she was putting a lot more personal
time into exploring the concept of faith.
Campus Calendar
Tuesday
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. —A free informational program for faculty,
staff and students titled “The ABCs of In-home Child Care” will be held
in the Toy Lounge of Dey Hall.
UNC parents and parents-to-be will have an opportunity to leam
about different home-based child care options, including nannies and au
pairs, from representatives of community and private child care agen
cies. The session is sponsored by the Employment Services Depart
ment. For more information call 962-1483.
4p.m. —New York filmmaker Su Friedrich will presenthernew film
“Hide and Seek” at the Carolina Theater. The presentation is free and
open to the public. The event is sponsored b-yhe German Department.
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meredith College will present an information
sessiononthe evening degree program for adult women titled "Meredith
After 5” at the Kresge B. Park Center on Meredith campus.
7 p.m. The UNC Young Republicans will present guest speaker
Tom Joyner, of the “Tom Joyner Show,” in 209 Manning Hall. All
students are welcome to attend.
8 p.m. North Carolina State University will present “First
Tuesday Jazz,” featuring Bobby Hinton and the Shades of Blue, at the
African-American Cultural Center on the N.C. State campus. Tickets
are $5 for general admission, $3 for students.
items of Interest
Triangle Hospice ’ s Unicom Bereavement Center will present “Liv
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who want to leam more about coping with their grief in an educational
setting, on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Unicom
Bereavement Center.
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leave their rooms unsecured. She also
said students should securely lock their
possessions in the trunks of their cars
while returning to their rooms for more
luggage.
Cousins advised off-campus students
not to leave valuables in their apartments.
She also said these students should get
timers for their lights, radios and televi
sions.
Off-campus students should have
someone pick up their mail, and they
should cancel their newspaper delivery,
Cousins said.
“Students should try to make it look
like they’re at home as much as pos
sible, ” she said. Cousins said thieves had
a tendency to target apartments where
they knew students live.
While students are being urged to take
precautions for the long break, the sea
son has been safe for students’ posses
sions so far Both Carmon and Cousins
said very few burglaries were reported
over the Thanksgiving break.
Cousins said there was no increase
over the weekend. “This weekend was
no different from any other weekend as
far as burglaries are concerned, ” she said.
Carmon said, “The only burglary I
know of was someone trying to break in
to a vending machine in the Student
Union.”
“I was really stressed about time and
how much I have left,” she said. “I’ve
become much more of an optimist. To
day is today and I’ll make what I can of
today.”
Aaronson still wrestles with her plans
for the future, whether to pursue a doc
torate degree or to find a job at a commu
nity college. Regardless, her goal is to
teach.
Some would say she already is.
“I see Laurie as very passionate about
issues,” Thompson said. “She has a real
desire to make a difference. She’s willing
to take risks to educate others.”
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