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JUNE 10, 2010

UNIVERSITY PRESS, FAU’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER

VOL. 11 ISSUE 30

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Associate Dean of Students Terry Mena was one of the administrators present at the UP’s May 21 staff meeting. He didn’t seem too happy when the UP’s former adviser, fired on May 18, offered to work as a volunteer adviser. Mena’s inability to accept free help shocked alumni like Dori Zinn.

'"6 NBZ QVOJTI NF GPS QSPWJEJOH B GSFF MFBSOJOH FYQFSJFODF UP JUT TUVEFOUT See that column to the left? We call it the staff box. But this week, it’s just plain trouble. It doesn’t look any different, and that’s the problem. This standard staff box could get me brought up on student conduct charges. And if that happens, I could sue FAU. It all started back on May 18. That’s when FAU fired the UP’s adviser of KARLA BOWSHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 12 years, Michael Koretzky. He’s a journalist with 20 years of experience, but Student Affairs had unilaterally decided they were over him. They cited a reorganization of student media and kicked him to the curb with three days’ notice. Since then, Koretzky has kindly agreed to stick around as a volunteer. “I’ll continue to help you publish the cutting-edge journalism that has won this paper awards and its staff jobs,� he announced on May 21, his last official day. “I just

won’t get paid for it.� The administrators present for that announcement didn’t smile or warmly accept this free offer, despite the economic downturn. Still, they didn’t seem to mind as long as we filed paperwork for every UP meeting at which we wanted Koretzky to speak. “If that’s the capacity they would like him as, a speaker, I don’t have a problem with it,� FAU Student Media Director Marti Harvey told the Sun Sentinel on May 28. “They’re doing the paperwork, so everything’s fine.� But on May 30, I announced on my new blog, Owl Management, that I wasn’t going to do said paperwork anymore. I thought FAU was hiding behind paperwork and making the rules up as they went along. After all, none of my predecessors had to do paperwork for speakers (visit my blog to read their responses).

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Former UP adviser Michael Koretzky, a freelance journalist with 20 years of experience, was baffled when administrators didn’t accept his offer to advise FAU students for free.

After that, FAU changed the rules on me. Harvey told me on June 2 that, per FAU policy, advisers must be employees. By asking Koretzky to serve as a volunteer adviser, I was therefore defying policy — which is code for risking conduct charges — and “going outside [my] scope of authority,� she claimed. But attorney Adam Goldstein of the Student Press Law Center said that’s “bullshit.� “What authority do you need to accept volunteer help?� he asked me, laughing. “If you’re choking on the street and somebody wants to give you the Heimlich, are you going to stop them because you don’t have the authority to grant them volunteer EMT status?� So, then I went back to Harvey for clarification. She explained exactly what FAU’s legal department told her to tell me: FAU attorney Audra Lazarus “said you cannot meet with him on campus or off campus for the purpose of advising.� Goldstein said this mandate is illegal. “That’s a flat-out freedom of association violation,� he explained. “He’s not a leader of a terrorist cell. You can’t just say, ‘You can’t talk to people.’� So, now you know the story of why this week’s staff box just might get me brought up on conduct

charges and win me a chance to sue FAU — all for daring to insist that students continue to benefit from a professional journalist willing to volunteer his time. That’s why I’m hereby calling FAU’s bluff. If they really don’t want me to label Koretzky an adviser in the staff box or associate with him for educational purposes, they’ll have to submit their orders to me in writing.

Keeping the grown-ups in line Owl Management is the UP’s newest blog. It attempts to keep FAU administrators honest by bringing transparency to them. In other words, Owl Management reports the words and actions of misbehaving administrators that FAU doesn’t want you to know about.

To read Owl Management, visit www.upressonline. com and click on the new “Blogs� tab.

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If you want to go What: Free kayaking trip for Broward students Where: Jupiter Outdoor Center When: Saturday, June 12, from 3 to 10 p.m. Arrive at the Davie Student Union by 2 p.m. to get on the bus that the university will provide for the trip. How much: Free How to prepare: Wear comfortable clothing and shoes that can get wet, and bring sunscreen and insect repellant. For more info: Contact Helen Pferdehirt at (954) 236-1251.

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Jupiter Outdoor Center, located on the Jupiter Inlet, offers kayaking and biking.

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If you think you can’t have fun without spending a dime this summer, just grab an oar. Owl Productions — part of the Broward Student Government — is organizing a free kayaking trip for 30 Broward students on June 12. “I wanted to do fun outdoor activities for the summer,� said Helen Pferdehirt, the student who coordinated the trip for Owl Productions. “I wanted to find an activity that was not only leisurely but good for you too. To go kayaking is actually a rather intense workout.� Jupiter Outdoor Center, located at the Jupiter Inlet, is where students will be heading for this trip. (For more information about the center, visit www.upressonline.com.) Students will be kayaking for most of the time, Pferdehirt said. Those who have never kayaked before won’t have to worry because there will be guides present and the kayaking will be done at an easy level. In the middle of their route, the students will get off at an island, where everyone will sit by a campfire and roast marshmallows. Lunch and transportation will also be provided for free by FAU. On the way back the students will also be given snacks.

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Two attorneys say FAU’s new president may have started her first day on the job in violation of state law. Over Memorial Day weekend, Mary Jane Saunders arrived at FAU. A week later, her first item of business was a Monday morning breakfast with the Board of Trustees (BOT). Media Relations Secretary Kristine Gobbo told the UP this meeting was “not open.� Student Body President Ayden Maher said some FAU-related subjects were discussed at the breakfast. “Chair [Nancy] Blosser talked about the BOT’s expectations from Saunders,� said Maher, as well as “new items coming online,� such as constructing a football stadium and the housing project called Innovation Village. Jim Rhea, director of the First Amendment

Foundation in Tallahassee, said when issues are discussed by a group like the BOT, such meetings fall under Sunshine Law, which governs public meetings. “They may not have been taking any official action here,� Rhea said. But, based on Maher’s comments, he added, “It seems they were certainly discussing official business and that would seem to me the sort of conversation that would be open to the public.� Frank Lomonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center outside Washington, D.C., said that the breakfast “certainly sounded like a meeting� and that it was probably not wise to conduct this way. “Whether or not this is a meeting that’s strictly covered by the Sunshine Law, it is a terrible precedent for a new president to be setting, that her first official act is to close a meeting,� he said. “It was absolutely a tone-deaf idea. If you’re trying to set the tone for your administration on the first day, this is the wrong tone.�

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Monday, June 7 9 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast with BOT at Baldwin House According to Kristine Gobbo, this is “a welcoming opportunity on both ends.� By both ends, Gobbo meant the Board of Trustees –FAU’s decisionmaking body –that hired Saunders (one end) and their newest hiree, Saunders (second end). They ate together. The thirteen invited members include Student Body President Ayden Maher.

Tuesday, June 8 9 to 9:30 a.m. Sun Belt Conference Call All of the presidents of the 13 universities that are part of the Sun Belt Conference, an athletic conference of teams mostly from the southeastern part of the nation, have a call to discuss related matters. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Senior staff meeting Approximately a dozen vice presidents of every single division of FAU answer directly to Saunders. This will be their first chance to do so. [Sources: Kristine Gobbo, assistant vice president of media relations, and www.flbog.org]

Wednesday, June 9 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. BOT Committee meetings (Audit and Finance Committee budget workshop/meeting) FAU’s fiscal year starts and ends in July. This meeting is the last of several to discuss and finalize the budget –totaling $587,304,379 –for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. 1 to 2 p.m. eLearning Committee eLearning encompasses all electronic learning for FAU, like online courses or use of Blackboard. President Saunders and Provost John Pritchett, also FAU’s ex-interim president, had created this committee to discuss the finances and methods of FAU’s eLearning.

Thursday, June 10 8:30 to 9 a.m. Broward County Education Consortium Policy (NSU – Davie) This is a Broward county specific discussion between university presidents in the county to discuss “higher education opportunities and possibilities for collaboration,� according to Gobbo. 4:30 to 05:30 p.m. Chancellor Frank Brogan – conference call briefing with presidents Before each meeting of the Board of Governors, a statewide university decision-making body, the chancellor, in this case Frank Brogan, FAU’s ex-president, will attend to questions any presidents might have regarding the agenda of the meeting. The next Board of Governors meeting will take place from June 16 at 1 p.m. until June 18 at 1 p.m., tentatively. This will be Saunders’ first time attending the board meeting that makes statewide decision involving funds, allocations, etc. At their last meeting on May 6, the board mostly discussed on-campus dorms.

Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13 Nothing is planned as of yet; according /to Gobbo, this is likely to change.

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The color of change their “neutrality� and legislative skill — all six hold leadership positions in the House. “These are people who are very educated on writing Two months ago, black students were angry when an statutes and legislation,� said Gentry. “They can take Asian SG leader tried to single-handedly rewrite the everything that these clubs and organizations want, rules for the largest “multicultural programming� process it, and be able to put it in the correct verbiage organization on campus — the one that spends and words for statutes,� the official rules that will more than $100,000 of student money every year govern the reformed umbrella organization. on freebies and food for celebrations What the cultural clubs and of everything from Jewish heritage to organizations want isn’t yet clear — part women’s history. of the committee’s goal is to seek out club Now, SG says it’s come up with a presidents and get concerns and ideas. more collaborative solution: a sixGentry insisted the entire process will person “reform committee� that’ll make be open and collaborative and involve recommendations. Facebook. One potential snag: This new committee Of course, the committee has already is two-thirds white, one-third Hispanic met, and they have some concerns and ideas and no-thirds anything else. of their own. Allison Gentry But that’s OK with Boca Gov. Allison “There are a lot of groups we don’t even Boca Governor Gentry, the white woman who appointed realize are around. For example, there’s and leads the committee that will change the way Nirvana, an Indian group,� said Rep. Boris Bastidas the powerful group known as Black Student Union at the committee’s first meeting on May 28. “If and Multicultural Programming (BSU&MP) looks, Muslim Student Association wants to do something, operates and spends. She said diversity doesn’t matter they don’t even realize [they can], and the reason is for the committee. because BSU&MP has been so focused on these “To me, I think it’s irrelevant, but I do see where [heritage celebration] months. We’re leaving people people would bring that up,� said Gentry. “I was out.� looking for neutral people, and it just so happens that Rep. Guilherme Massetti agreed, calling for more the white people aren’t as involved.� events that are, well, multi-cultural. She acknowledged that the Boca House of “BSU&MP’s programming is kind of un-inclusive Representatives, which she hand-picked the when you think about it. We have, like, a Native representatives from, is itself more diverse than the American Heritage Month and don’t do anything for committee: “There are people [in the House] who are other cultures [during that month],� said Massetti. active in BSU&MP now, and they have great opinions “Instead of relying on one culture having a month to offer,� Gentry said, “but I don’t want people not for themselves, why not have more events that are to feel comfortable coming to [the committee].� inclusive of everyone, like [the annual] Festival of Gentry said she chose her six (see below) based on Nations.� BRANDON BALLENGER SENIOR REPORTER

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While Gentry emphasized that “There’s nothing that I know for, like, 100 percent or anything,� it’s already been suggested that BSU be divorced from MP and reverted to the lower “club� status it once held. “I feel like a lot of people have discussed the idea of the multicultural aspect of it remaining a program under the governor’s cabinet, whatever you want to call it,� said Gentry, who was quick to supply something in the next breath. “The name Council of Diversity Enrichment [CODE] has been thrown around.� The possible name change was one of the main things that upset BSU&MP supporters when the House started drafting reform legislation in April. Another reason was not being informed in advance or consulted on the legislation. BSU started at FAU in 1970 and has long been the biggest advocate for multicultural programming on campus. Once, that made BSU and MP seem a natural fit, and because of it BSU has benefited from higher “program� status and significantly more money than other mere “club� cultural groups on campus, such as Jewish Student Union (JSU) or the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS). Concerns about equal spending among cultures, and whether other cultural groups feel included under the banner of BSU, have gradually changed that perspective. But Gentry has suggested some kind of financial compensation if BSU does become a club again. At the May 28 meeting, Gentry said, “We might make it so they get the maximum funding from COSO [the Council of Student Organizations],� referring to the organization that determines how much of students’ money clubs get each year. That maximum would be $10,000, which sounds

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Nicholas Scalice Speaker Pro-Tempore

Matthew Owens Campus Budget Chair

Amanda Phillips Parliamentarian

James Shackelford House Secretary

Guilherme Massetti Ways & Means Chair

Boris Bastidas Campus Action Chair

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organization currently code-named CODE, Gentry said. “You can’t have ASU, JSU, and no BSU,” she said, going on to describe some sort of House-like assembly with representatives from each of the cultural clubs who would collectively decide on programming. Gentry also doesn’t want BSU to feel alone if they get demoted to a club. “I would feel responsible to make sure they had support their first year, and it wasn’t just, ‘Hey, we’re done, go be a club and deal with COSO or whatever,’” Gentry said. “We’d want to support them.”

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FEATURE FAU Surf Club President Andrew Fletcher executes a frontside air on May 27 in Juno Beach. The waves were bigger than normal for South Florida because of an extratropical low 300 miles off the coast. Fletcher recently graduated from FAU with a bachelor’s degree in international business.

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It’s not just FAU’s baseball team that is tearing up the school’s record books this year. The FAU Surf Club is also creating history. Finishing in third place at the East Coast Regional Championships (held in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., on April 8-11) and good showings during season competitions won FAU a spot at the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Championships for the first time in school history. The championships take place June 16-19 at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, Calif. “FAU’s third-place [finish] at the East Coast Championships launched them to No. 1 in the Florida standings,� said Janice Aragon, executive director of the NSSA. “FAU will be seeded second amongst East Coast teams competing at the Nationals.� While FAU heads toward its first National Championships, it does so leading larger schools like the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida, a feat the team is proud of. “I’m really excited. I’m trying not to think so much about it,� said Gaby Betancourt, a member of the team and a senior international business major. “It’s a big contest, and when we get there it’s going to be hard not to notice all the people.� There are numerous age categories at the National Championships. However, FAU surfers are only competing in the collegiate category, and they expect to do well. “If we go out there and only a couple people are happy with how the conditions are, then it’s up in the air,� said Andrew Fletcher, president of the FAU Surf Club. “But if everyone goes out there and does a really great job and is having a good time, and the waves are fun for them, then we may take first place.� However, it has not always been fun and games for the FAU Surf Club. The team had its fair share of difficulty in making it to the National Championships. According to Fletcher, FAU only funds one trip per semester, which forced the club to pay its own way for the season contests in the hopes that it could advance to the Nationals.

“We paid everything out of pocket. The school didn’t help us at all with any funding throughout the semester. We paid for all the contests’ entry fees, which were about $55 a person, and we paid for gas and food,� said Fletcher. “However, they are being very helpful with the Nationals trip, so it’s paying off for us.� The Surf Club also had a long road to travel to make it to Nationals in the competitive sense. Matched up against teams like UF, which have more support from their alumni and outside sponsorships, it has been tough for FAU to pull together a team with the drive to succeed, especially without support from the home crowd. “A lot of these schools have full sponsorships,� said Fletcher. “Like, UNC-Wilmington is fully sponsored by Quiksilver. They take the team seriously and help organize.� At the collegiate level in the NSSA there are two regions: the West Coast and the East Coast. Each region has a regular season that requires teams to attend at least three of the six contests offered by the NSSA. If the requirement is met and the team places well, they are invited to their Regional Championships. The top teams from the Regional Championships qualify for the National Championships. Ultimately, 16 teams are invited. “I think we’ll do well. I know that none of us have ever been to NSSA National Championships, so that will be a first for all of us,� said Gaby Betancourt. “Some of us don’t have that much experience, but I think this big contest in California will better all of our surfing, and it will be fun.�

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World Cup fever 2 " XJUI '"6 TPDDFS DPBDI ,PT %POFW Head coach Kos Donev has been in charge of FAU’s men’s soccer team for over two decades, so it should come as no surprise that the European native is very opinionated about the main event of the world’s most popular sport: the FIFA World Cup. Soccer’s ultimate showdown, the World Cup — which occurs only once every four years — has been going on since 1930, and UP: What is your earliest World Cup memory? Donev: The 1974 World Cup was my very first World Cup that I watched, which was held in Germany. Prior to that, I played soccer, but I could never really watch it on TV as a kid. When I took my first World Cup, I was hooked on the TV, watching every game. UP: Did that basically make you decide that you wanted to be a part of soccer for the rest of your life? Donev: I really think so, because at that time I was around the age of 12 or so, and although I was playing with the kids on the streets and so forth, when I saw the first World Cup, that’s when everything clicked. UP: Where were you when you watched that first World Cup? Donev: I was in my former country, which is Yugoslavia and now is Macedonia, and I was in my village watching in my neighbor’s house. UP: What do you think of this World Cup, the first one to ever be held in Africa? Donev: As the world has seen many different changes, I think certainly the timing is right for the event to be held in different parts of the world and different continents where everybody has the opportunity to view these events. It is an awesome thing that FIFA has given the chance for other places to bid [to host the event]. UP: What are your plans for the World Cup? Will you be watching a lot? Donev: I’m going to be trying to watch as much as I can. At the university we run 10 weeks of soccer camp, so we’re going to try and incorporate our camp with the World Cup, and try to at least once a week make it to campus [to watch] one of the

yet only seven different nations have been able to come out of the tournament victorious. That could change this summer, as 32 nations take to the field for the first World Cup ever to be played on the African continent. The UP spoke with Donev to talk about his thoughts on the 19th edition of the tournament, set to kick off in South Africa. From who he thinks will win it all, to how he plans on watching the tournament, here’s what Donev had to say:

morning or afternoon games at the Student Union or cafeteria, whatever I can record. And on the weekends I’ll pretty much be taken by the games. UP: I’m guessing the players are excited for that. Donev: The camp is excited [and] the coaches are excited, so it’s going to be a World Cup-fever camp. UP: Who are your favorites to win the World Cup? Donev: I really like and favor Spain. Primarily, they have players that come from a number of quality club teams, but particularly Barcelona and Real Madrid. The way the players mesh together, their camaraderie, the way they play on the field, it seems like they all know each other and things click well. They have a very, very good chance to win.

a Spanish player. I’d say David Villa. UP: What other players from other countries are you expecting to do well? Donev: I think Wayne Rooney is going to do very well for England. And although my disappointing prediction was Argentina, I think that Lionel Messi is going to do extremely well this World Cup compared to what he did in 2006. UP: Give me a prediction: Who will be in the final, and what will the score be? Donev: If I predict Spain to be the winner, they have to be in the final. The other country will be a European country. It could easily be someone like France. Scores in finals are usually low, so I’d say 1-0 for Spain.

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Boca campus grill and bar Coyote Jack’s might be closed this summer, but FAU isn’t going to let students go hungry. Starting on June 28, FAU will be adding a test summer meal program. They are also offering a different selection of places to eat than last summer. Unlike previous summers, both Papa John’s and Wendy’s, two popular offerings, are open this summer, according to Stacy Volnick, FAU’s interim assistant vice president of financial affairs. “We really had a lot of interest from students to open Wendy’s for the summer,� said Volnick. Last summer, Coyote Jack’s was open while both Papa John’s and Wendy’s were shut down. But because Coyote Jack’s does less business during the summer, Chartwells decided to act upon student response and change the summer venues, Volnick said. In addition to keeping these shops open, FAU’s Dining Services also extended the hours for Einstein Bros. Bagels and kept Chick-N-Grill open. Students such as Markivia Thomas, a sophomore nursing student, are showing an interest in more fast food establishments being open instead of the

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traditional sit-down restaurant. “I wasn’t too pleased with the selection [last summer],� said Thomas, who was found grabbing a quick bite to eat from Wendy’s. “It wasn’t my style.� This trend toward wanting more fast food might be due in part to the proximity of the Breezeway cafeteria to the dorms. According to Volnick, data obtained from Chartwells shows that FAU’s students, faculty, staff and visitors won’t walk far to get to their food. “Trends tell us that customers will not walk more than five minutes to get to a food venue. Five minutes is the absolute max. Three minutes is ideal,� said Volnick. While some students might follow that trend, others seem to buck it. “Things are definitely better this year,� said Shaun Sullivan, a graduate mathematics student, “but personally, I wouldn’t mind walking more than five minutes.� According to Volnick, Chartwells’ data shows that students in the Boca Student Union would prefer to go to Coyote Jack’s or Outtakes, while summer resident students living in the dorms would prefer to be at the Breezeway cafeteria, the same area that increased its service this year.

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FAU officials are also catering to summer resident students this year. Currently, FAU has no summer meal plan for students who reside on campus during the summer months. But beginning June 28, FAU will offer an optional pilot summer meal program. Officials are still working out the cost, but Volnick said the program will feed approximately 100 students. The plan gives students one buffet-style dinner a day. However, the meal will not be served at the Centre Marketplace, due to overhead costs. As of press time, a meal area has not been selected. Students seem to enjoy the idea of having a summer buffet open to them as it gives them the option of stockpiling food. “They have to have it!â€? exclaimed Layla Oliveira, a junior in hospitality management who used to be a resident student. “I love the cafĂŠ. When I went, I would end up bringing a big box [full of food] home.â€?

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Sushi and a stroll Take a night walk through the beautiful Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens while you listen to the beat of taiko drums. Sounds like a very romantic date. For the price of a movie ticket, you could be gaining points with your date for trying something different and refreshing. Tickets are $7, and if you’re interested in watching a taiko performance, it’ll only cost you an extra $2. On June 11 starting at 6 p.m., whether you have date, are with your friends or treating yourself, you can have your sushi and eat it too. For more info, call (561) 495-0233.

verbal skills and are energetic, then Cracker Barrel wants you! Experience is preferred but not necessary. Part- and full-time positions are available. For more info, visit www.snagajob.com.

Supercon is baaack ‌ Get the ultimate anime and comic book fix when you meet the voiceover stars from Invader Zim and Aqua Teen Hunger Force at the Florida Super Convention in the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Convention Center in Miami. Starting Friday, June 18, enjoy cosplay, watch anime music videos, and mingle with guest stars such as movie star Tia Carrere, Syfy’s Ghost Hunters, Richard Horvitz, the voice of Invader Zim, and Dana Snyder, the voice of Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s Master Shake. The Supercon contests and amazing programming continue over the weekend. ^_^! Weekend passes are $35 before the day of and $40 at the gate. For more info, tickets or contest guidelines, visit www.floridasupercon. com.

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Become an international friend Want to literally make friends from around the globe? You’ll undoubtedly hit it off with the international student whom you’ll soon be socializing, hanging out and simply having fun with. Become the bridge between worlds and make a new friend in the process. Apply to the International Friend Program by Aug. 9. For more info on the application process, contact Mihaela Metianu at mmetianu@ fau.edu.

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