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PLENTY TO LEARN FROM INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT BSU SHAÉ HEDGESPETH FOLLOW THE LEADER SHAÉ HEDGESPETH IS A SENIOR MAGAZINE JOURNALISM MAJOR AND WRITES ‘FOLLOW THE LEADER’ FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HER VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO SHAÉ AT TMHEDGESPETH @BSU.EDU.
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Register for classes? Check. Visa? Check. Passport? Check. Prepare to travel halfway across the world? Check. These are only some of the things on an international student’s checklist. They come from different countries, including China, France, South Africa and Iceland, and traveling from their home isn’t always the easiest thing to experience. Walking down McKinley Avenue or studying in Bracken Library, we see international students, but do we ever take the time to get to know them? Everyone has heard the expression, “Birds of a feather �lock together.” Maybe it’s time to group ourselves with birds of a different feather. I have a roommate from China who doesn’t speak English well and isn’t quick to understand many American traditions. Living with her gives me a small peek into her world and helps me to understand her culture better.
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Bracken Library, we see international students, but do we ever take the time to get to know them? Everyone has heard the expression, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Maybe it’s time to group ourselves with birds of a different feather. » The number of international undergraduate and graduate students at Ball State has steadily increased over the past �ive years from 343 to 654 students. With so many international students making their way to Ball State’s campus, helping them with the transition has to be the No. 1 priority. I recently had the pleasure of having an international student in the journalism graduate program ask me about being on the staff at the Daily News. At �irst I was a little shocked that she would ask me about my experience writing
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for the school newspaper. While we talked about the options from writing for a magazine to writing for a newspaper, I studied how she interacted with her friends, who later joined our discussion. I came to �ind out that the only difference between international students and American students is the language barrier. Although they come from a different country, international students aren’t that different than Americans. They are still young adults, they still like going to the movies, and they still like hearing
the latest gossip, even if it is in another language. In a generation where global communication is key, making connections and getting to know students of various backgrounds is important and can bene�it you in the future. The Rinker Center for International Programs provides immigration counseling to the Ball State community. The center helps students broaden their horizons by offering study abroad programs and helps those acclimating to the United States. Immigration-related services include: • Transfer between Ball State and other U.S. academic institutions • Employment applications • Reinstatement applications • Travel endorsements • Applications to change nonimmigrant status • Production of immigration documents for prospective interna-
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tional undergraduate and graduate and professional students • Applications to obtain, amend and/or extend H-1B, faculty/ staff status Culture Exchange, a program that allows a student or group of students to present information on another country, is presented by the Rinker Center every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Room 102. The program gives students a chance to learn about the culture of a different country by having a student native to that country speak. Countries featured in the series have included France, Ghana, China, Sweden, Nigeria and India. I �ind learning about different countries and cultures an interesting and unique way to see how people from other places live. Take some time and get to know someone with a different background than you. It will be a rewarding experience.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5 -- You feel like you’ve been put on the spot by a sibling or friend. Work it out by using your imagination and intelligence. Humor helps.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6 -- Devote maximum attention to your favorite person’s desire-of-the-moment. It could be great fun to discover how to accomplish the improbable.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 5 -- Your mind may be on food all day. You want to sample several cuisines. This may make dinner preparations complex.You could always eat out.
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