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October 12, 1979
Foreign Students Increase In U.S.
“Learning different cultures is an advantage
BY JOYCE CALDWELL
Panther Reporter
because it is a beautiful experience.’'’
— Carmen Luzunaris
The number of international
students entering the United
States is steadily increasing.
Clark College has enrolled ap
proximately 280 international
students this semester.
They come from 21 different
countries such as: South
Africa, Ghana, Nigeria,
Liberia, Holland, Brazil,
Japan, China, the Virgin
Islands, the Bahamas, and
Iran.
International students have
various reasons for coming to
the United States and
specifically Clark College.
Most Nigerian students are af
filiated with the Nigerian Man
Power Project.
This project is funded by the
Nigerian government, which
allows students to attend
Clark College for 'two years,
and Mercer University for the
remaining two.
Reverend William
Henderson, College Minister /
Foreign Student Advisor, was
asked what hethoughtwere the
advantages and disad
vantages of being an
international student. He
summed up both the ad
vantages and disadvantages
by saying, one advantage
would be to leave home and
experiencing life abroad.
One disadvantage, he said,
would be language difficulties.
The succeeding paragraphs
are interviews with
international students des
cribing their views about cam
pus life.
Carmen Luzunaris,
originally from New York,
lives in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands. She is a sophomore
majoring in Sociology and
concentrating on Social
Welfare. She is a member of
C.O.A.S., Caribbean Oriental
Student Association, and also
affiliated with Kappa
Sweethearts.
Carmen says that campus
life is interesting. She feels the
education at Clark College
brings forth a challenge, with
a slight difference in
educational techniques.
“Learning different cultures
is an advantage because it is a
beautiful experience. One is
able to go home and relate
those experiences to his family
and friends,” she said. Carmen
has not experienced language
difficulties since she
understands different
languages. Spanish and Fren
ch, and dialects such as
calypso are the languages
Carmen understands.
The fact that state-siders
such as:Baltimoreans,natives
of Virginia, Alabama, Atlan
ta, etc. are not able to
understand people from the
Caribbean, according to
Carmen, causes a problem for
national students.
Mohammed Dehdashti, a
freshman from Iran, has lived
in the United States ap
proximately VA years. He is
majoring in Engineering here
at Clark because Iran has no
engineering programs.
Mohammed feels that the at
mosphere at Clark is warm
and sincere, and the students
are friendly and kind.
Mohammed lives off cam
pus, therefore he is not af
filiated with any clubs, but he
studies in the library frequen
tly.
The biggest adjustment he
has had to make is adjusting to
our English language. He
enrolled in the course,
“English as A Second
Language,” at Oglethorpe
University, which gave him
assistance in becoming
familiar with our language.
“The culture is basically the
same, except it rains too much
in Atlanta,” Mohammed said.
Monique Outten, a junior
majoring in Broadcast
Management, is a native of
Nassau Bahamas. She is an
active member in clubs such
as: Pearl Club, Women’s
Resource Center, and Clark
College Players.
According to Monique,
Clark’s atmosphere iW_united
in a sense, because there are
many activities to get involved
in. She feels coming to the
United States has broadened
her horizons. She has been
familiarized with new cus
toms, the attitudes of different
people, and has endured many
social experiences.
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Museum To Depict Black History
BY KATRINA JONES
Panther Staff Writer
The Afro-American
experience will soon be
recorded in a museum that will
recapture the black history
from slavery to the present.
Dan Moore, an Atlanta
multi-media producer, is the
founder and president of this
novelty project.
Moore, who is very excited
about the project, said the site
of the new office from where
the museum will be planned
was donated to them by Morris
Brown College.
“This building is going to be
renovated to accommodate the
entire first floor, and will be an
animated exhibit beginning
with Africa,” said Moore.
The museum project, called
“Collections of Life &
Heritage, a Georgia non-profit
corporation, is still in the first
phase. When the museum is
completed patrons will be able
to walk through black history.
Several galleries are
planned for the museum each
presenting a different aspect of
black history. Included in
these galleries are:
*The Genesis - a look of
Africa through an audio
visual presentation.
The Voyage - a replica of a
portion of a slave ship allow
ing patrons to sit in confined
areas and relate to the
traumatic experience.
The Captivity, The Eman
cipation, Reconstruction to
Renaissance, The Struggle for
Civil Rights and The Horizon
are also multi-media exhibits
that will be in the museum.
The Afro-American
Archives which is composed of
artifacts, relics and
memorabalia is also an
element of the museum.
In this collection there will
be an exhibit area displaying
exceptional blacks that have
made outstanding
achievements in numerous dis
ciplines such as Religion,
Science, Art and Culture, Law,
Politics, Economics and
Education.
Those blacks honored will be
historial figures as well as
contemporary figures.
“The initial $5,000 seed
money for Phase I of the
museum was raised by the
community,” said Moore, “but
we are not just limiting
ourselves to that of the black
community. Anyone that is
willing to help, we are willing
to accept their help.”
Moore said that studfents in
the AU Center are encouraged
to become involved in the
museum and that the audio
visiial room will be there for
their utilization.
The site of the museum has
not been chosen but Moore
said that the Atlanta Life
building at Auburn Avenue
and Piedmont is a possible site
for the museum.
Christian Fellowship In AUC
BY EILEEN HOCKER
Panther Staff Writer
The Atlanta University
Center has been blessed to
have three major national
international Christian
organizations represented on
its campuses. They are: Inter-
Varsity Christian Fellowship,
Campus Crusade for Christ,
and the Navigators. They exist
to help meet the spiritual needs
of college students and faculty
members.
Inter-Varsity Christian
Fellowship is a national
student movement
organization, active on cam
pus at many universities,
colleges, and schools of
nursing. It exists to establish,
assist and encourage students
and faculty members who will
be living witnesses that Jesus
Christ is God Incarnate.
Campus Crusade for Christ,
which originated in
California, is an organization
that seeks to evangelize and
disciple college students and
faculty.
The Navigators is an
interdenominational Chris
tian organization whose
primary aim is to help fulfill
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