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4 The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday,
cholarship lures
foreign students
to UNC campus
Dy ERIC CHILTON
Staff Writer
you think of John
Motley Morchcad Scho-
you probably have
images of students from only the
United States. The scholarship
recipients come from across the
ocean as well.
UNC has gone abroad in its
scholarship choices. There are pres
ently 24 Morehead scholars who
hail from other foreign countries,
with 19 students from England and
five from Canada.
They possess one of the most
prestigious collegiate scholarships
in the nation. However, they face
the task of adapting to the United
States from the moment they step
off the plane.
James Dean, a sophomore from
London, said preconceived notions
about the American culture posed
problems when he first arrived.
"Before you come over here,
everyone is battering you over the
head with the idea that it is going to
be such a culture shock, but it was
not that big of a deal," Dean said.
Dean dismissed some of his ste
reotypical ideas after he had been in
the United States for a while.
"When I am home I find myself
defending America, and wanting to
come back. I really do like it here,"
said Dean.
Brock Dickinson, a sophomore
from Toronto, Canada, said the
adjustment was not very difficult
for him, either.
"We follow all your television,
politics and movies," Dickinson
said. "Therefore, American ideas
and customs are not extremely
strange to us."
Brien Lewis, a freshman who is
also from Toronto, said, "The
adjustment was not very hard
because Canadians do not view
Dull plot,
When a filmmaker attempts to
make light of personal subjects like
sex and adultery, he risks making
a jerk of himself. Denys Arcand's
"Decline of the American Empire"
shows a general absence of tact in
dealing with such touchy issues.
Vincent Canby of the New York
Times described "Decline" as a
comedy about sex.1 The film, how
ever, deals more with decadence than
sex, and the comical elements are
scarce and severely warped.
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Americans by stereotypes, due to
the close cultural ties we have with
the States."
While Briton Dean seems to
enjoy American culture and has
adjusted quite well, other English
Moreheads said they found the
adjustment a bit more difficult.
Victoria Spence, a freshman
from Yorkshire, England, said that
Southern hospitality eased her into
the society, but it also created prob
lems that hindered her adjustment
process.
"It (hospitality) was very nice at
first. So many people open their
homes to you and are so very
friendly," Spence said. "But after a
while their sweetness makes you
wonder if you are speaking to a real
person or not."
Freshman Jeremy Kelly, who is
from Elon, England, said he also
had adjustment problems.
"You never really feel as though
you are an integral part of the
American society, so you tend to
hang around with the other Brits a
bit more," said Kelly.
David Hermer, a sophomore
from Wales, said, "Some Brits have
never, and will never, adjust to the
American society."
Despite the difficulties of adapta
tion, Hermer said, the chance at
such a marvelous scholarship was
too great to pass up.
Most of those interviewed agreed
that the Morehead Scholarship
affords opportunities at a rich var
iety of experiences unlike anywhere
else in the United States.
Morehead Foundation director
Mebane M. Pritchett said that the
scholarship, which is fairly young,
holds its own against any other in
the world.
"IVe been the director for 15
years and I don know of any other
weak comedy situations sink foreign film
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The plot of "Decline" resembles
that of "The Big Chill" in that it
focuses on the conversations of a
group of French-Canadian friends.
Arcand sets up the irony by placing
the men in the kitchen preparing the
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scnoiarship in the world that
matches the total experience of the
Morehead," said Pritchett.
The scholarship, which rewards
its in-state recipients approximately
$5,000 per year, includes scholastic
expenses and living arrangements
for the school year. Out-of-state
recipients receive approximately
$8,000 per year. The difference in
the two grants is due to the tuition
differential between in-state and
out-of-state scholars.
The Morehead Foundation also
provides a paid summer internship
every summer for its scholars.
Moreheads from foreign countries
receive one free plane ticket home
dinner while the women work out
at the spa.
"Friends" might be a misleading
term for the middle-aged self-seekers
in this film. The action peaks when
Dominique (Dominique Michel), the
group's theoretician, talks about
sleeping with Remy (Remy Girard),
-.the, hostess's husband. The mood
obviously blackens from there until
the end because Dominique blurts
it out in front of the entire dinner
party, including the hostess, Louise
(Dorothee Berry man).
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The selection process is extremely
competitive, involving more than 40
public schools throughout Great
Britain and Canada. However,
methods of selection are different in
the United States than in England
and Canada.
Dean said the whole selection
process is much shorter in England
than it is here.
"We all met at a hotel in London
where you had one 50-minute inter
view and a dinner that evening,"
Dean said. "After dinner you get
this envelope that tells you if you
are selected for the last interview
the next day."
Dickinson believes the Canadian
Another friend, Diane (Louise
Portal), contributes to the spa stories
with details of the sadomasochistic
sex she has discovered with her new
lover, Mario (Gabriel Arcand). The
stories come forth after Dominique
discovers the welts on Diane's back.
Another anecdote Diane offers
concerns her 12-year-old daughter
walking in on her in bed with a man.
A flashback of this shows the
bewildered girl screaming at Diane
to get the man out of her bed.
The men's stories also show
disregard for sex and for women as
well, or men as in the case of the
homosexual Alain (Daniel Briere).
They indulge in their scandalous
tales like writers of cheap Harlequin
novels.
Remy, the classic likable slimeball,
adds some questionable humor to
"Decline." Director Arcand cleverly
tries to inject wit into the depressing
themes through Remy's role. His
character is similar "to those played
by Michael Caine in "Blame It On
Rio" and "Hannah and Her Sisters."
Somehow, though, Remy's wrong
doings are not as acceptable because
empathizing with Remy is not as easy
as empathizing with Caine's
characters.
The existence of some funny
scenes probably saved the rest of the
occupied theater seats from being
vacated.
One amusing scene comes when
the men are talking about how they
despise having to dance with women
all night in hopes of later favors. The
men dance around and re-enact the
bogus conversation they have to
endure. "Woody Allen? He's my
favorite. Have you read 'Shogun?'
Acid rain? Terrible, isnt it?"
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are four of the 24 Morehead Scholars
selection process has a slight advan
tage over the British process,
because Canadian nominees actu
ally come to the United States for
their interviews.
"In Canada, the nominees go
before a Morehead selection com
mittee that conducts three inter
views and then sends you to Chapel
Hill for the final interview," Dickin
son said. "We are exposed to the
situation before we arrive for the
school year."
The foreign Moreheads enjoy a
summer enrichment program just
as the American Moreheads do.
Eight weeks of their summer are
spent in a paid internship provided
taking their comments at face value.
It is also entertaining to watch
Mario, Diane's sadistic superman,
jolt the scholarly yuppies with his
crude disposition. After crashing the
dinner party, Mario exhibits a
lasting sneer to reflect his boredom
with these stuffy intellectuals. . :
There are other times in the film
where Denys Arcand shows his
clever humor through the characters.
The problem is that these few good
scenes are smothered by the other
tasteless material.
Arcand uses graphic language to
show the frankness of the characters,
an element that creates an uneasiness
in some of his viewers.
The movie is in French with
subtitles, but that creates no problem
in following the different
conversations.
Arcand displays his real talent by
having his film appear as profes
sional as other motion pictures at
a fraction of the cost. One would
never think that "Decline" was
inexpensive because its appearance
Assault
chance of getting to the scene while
the suspect is still there.
"We will respond to anonymous
calls if the victims will just stop and
use a call box," Comar said. "If we
can get to the scene soon enough,
we can arrest someone on descrip
tion alone. The important thing is
to call the police immediately."
Comar said he didn't believe the
man was dangerous, just confused.
His behavior is not that of a rapist,
he said.
Sharon McMillen, area director of
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that hail from foreign countries
uy cne foundation. Each scnolar has
a different job each summer, rang
ing from a position at a police
department to a period of study
abroad.
The foreign Moreheads, despite
the cultural adjustments they must
face, enjoy campus life and say they
are making lasting friendships at
UNC.
Have they adjusted to all the
quirks of American life from fast
food hotdogs to fast-paced Ameri
can pastimes? Jeremy Kelly has
adjusted to UNC's favorite pastime
quite welL
"I have discovered basketball to
be quite interesting," he said. "Bas
ketball is a fantastic sport."
'Decline'
is so professional.
"Decline" shows skillful photogra
phic imagery. A window shot sug
gests Diane engaged in a masochistic
endeavor while Dominique talks in
the background. The subtitle reads:
"Our very existence is being eroded."
miense - implications ior a sexual
comedy. "
There are also many long shots
of the peaceful lakes that surround
Louise and Remy's cottage.
Girard's performance is impres
sive compared to the mediocrity of
the other actors.
"Decline" was nominated for the
Best Foreign-Language Film this
year, but it was no surprise to see
Arcand miss the award. Some films
can successfully show the humor of
pretty depressing issues, but
"Decline" does not rank . among
them.
Frankly, there are just too many
superb movies showing right now to
waste time trying, to find the humor
in "Decline."
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said the campus police were aware
of the problem and had some leads.
She said students needed to report
incidents of assault to resident
assistants or the area directors.
"The campus police doesn't have
the responsiblity of coming to the
area directors with problems like
this," McMillen said. "We (area
directors) have to hear about it from
the students or the resident assist
ants. I'm going to notify all the RA's
in my area and have them inform
the residents of what's going on."