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By GINIE LYNCH
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Although UNC is best known for excellence in the academic,
athletic and social realm, there is a whole other dimension to
UNC-Chapel Hill that many overlook the international ele
ment to the" University. UNC has a widely diverse student body
but the number of foreign students is relatively small by compari
son approximately 400 each year. Still, it is an important ele
ment that should not be ignored.
The best place to learn more about the international students
and activities is at the International Center, located in the
Carolina Union. The International Center acts as a resource base
with a variety of functions. The Center is here to provide foreign
students with counseling, especially related to immigration and
adjustment to the U.S. culture and to the university," Steve Ben
nett, a graduate student in social work and assistant to the direc
tor of the International Center, said. "The center also sponsors a
series of educational and cultural programs including the Interna
tional Festival and the International Career's Symposium," Ben
nett said.
Despite its small constituency, the impact of the center on inter
national students is vitally important. "Without the International
Center, the students would be lost, it's as simple as that." Jorge
Siman, a junior economics major from El Salvador said. "The
center," providesjrverything for the international students from
housing information to concerns about immigration problems.
Ursula Mich, a graduate student in Library Science from Ger
many, agrees. "My experience with the International Center has
been extremely positive Jill Bulthius, director of the center, has
been simply wonderful to me."
There are some students who see the center in a different light.
"The International Center is a bureauocratic organization and is
full of red tape," J.P. Kim, a graduate student said, "I think that
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needs to pay more attention to the foreign students' families,"
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Crucial to the linkage of the International Center is the Associ
ation of International Students (AIS), a club for all interested
students at UNC. Its purpose is to promote intercultural exchange
between foreign students and North American students. This is
achieved in a variety of ways. AID annually sponsors an Interna
tional Festival, pot luck dinners, and trips for foreign students. It
also holds weekly meetings which includes a cultural presentation.
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