THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Come experience the Wonders of Asia ISA and Kearney International Center host Feb. 13.
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MATT EBERLINE A&E Editor Each year, Minnesota State University, Mankato hosts many students from a wide range of cultures and nationalities across the world. As such, there are a plethora of events held throughout the school year that celebrate and showcase the variety of cultures here on campus. The International Student Association and the Kearney International Center are hosting one such event, called “Wonders of Asia,” on Saturday, Feb. 13. According to Alena Joseph, a publicity coordinator for the event, Wonders of Asia will be a “showcase of seven different Asian nationalities, including South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal.” The event will be split-up into two parts, with the first half beginning at 6 p.m. in the CSU Lower Level. According to Andrew Orth, a Graduate Assistant at the
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mnsu.edu Kearney International Center, the first half of the event will feature booths for each culture and will showcase a variety of foods from each nationality. “There will be six appetizers and then a dessert and a drink,” Orth said. “It will be more of a fair style where students can come through and taste all of the different appetizers.” The second half of the event will begin at 7:30 p.m.
in the CSU Ballroom and will feature performances by students from the represented cultures. “From 7:30 to 9 there will be performances and also a fashion show at the end,” Joseph said. “The second half will be in the CSU Ballroom and the first half will be in the basement of the CSU.” Other cultural celebrations will be held throughout the semester as well, including Africa Night on Saturday, March
19, and the International Festival on Sunday, April 10. Ticket prices for Wonders of Asia are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and free for children ages six and under. For more information about the event, or to order advance tickets online, visit the event’s online registration page at https://secure2.mnsu. edu/eventsconferences/?department=asa.
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Anthropology Department prepares for another successful Anthropology Day celebration Review of Sia’s latest release
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LUKE LARSON Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb.18, Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Anthropology Department is set to host a celebration on campus in honor of World Anthropology Day. The festivities, to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Trafton North room 359, will feature tours of anthropology laboratories, an opportunity to learn more about the study of anthropology, prize drawings, cake, and, to top
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CONNECT: mnsu.edu it off, an informative talk entitled “Women in Power in African Communities: The Case of Tanzania” given by Fulbright scholar Dr. Rosemarie Mwaipopo, who is currently visiting Gustavus Adolphus
College. The topic is especially relevant as Tanzania, as of recently, now has a female vice president for the first time in its history. Dr. Mwaipopo worked at the University of
Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for twenty-three years. Last year was the inaugural
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