Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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LEFT: As part of an International Studies presentation, this is a scene from the Chinese play Marriage Customs in China. BELOW: Assistant Prof. Miss Helene Fuller during the oriental plays. During the school year, the univer- sity hosted students from other coun- tries. The cultural exchange which re- sulted was beneficial to both the inter- national students and to the individu- als from the American way of life. Miss Helene Fuller, an assistant pro- fessor in the English department, was advisor to the group, and taught a special English class for them. One of the academic areas explored by the foreign students was a com- parison of marriage customs from dif- ferent cultures. The study was con- ducted using the dimension of theatre. After viewing a play entitled mar- riage Customs in Ibo Land, students responded by writing about their own culture's marriage norms. The stu- dents attended all Miami University Theatre productions in order to learn, in the abstract, other cultural charac- teristics of America. A Delicate Bal- ance was one such production; pro- ducer Martin Bennison discussed the play with the students before their at- tendence. As part of the English class for foreign students, poetry exercises were required. A Puerto Rican pa rtici- pant contributed a poem which dealt with the impersonality of a complex society; it is printed at left.

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Photog ropth eon Krous Lonesome world of friendly be- ings, Thou have changed for me to see. In the post you have crashed, In the future you will ash. Lonely world of friendly be- ings, Is it poison you have re- ceived? Trust has grown with lonesome me, Is this the way; that I shall be? Crowded world of hateful beings, Notions spurred at their beliefs. Trust decreases with power and might, Crowded or lonesome, What is right? - Angel Manuel Cruz Puerto Rico

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Now almost a campus tradition, Miami University Student Foundation's 2000 Bike Race was held on Miami Field, and this yea r, as in the past, was planned to coincide with Little Sibs Weekend. By so doing, MUSF contri- buted to the range of activities availa- ble to the visiting family members, and at the same time insured a greater au- dience for their undertaking. The 2000 Bike Race pitted twenty bicycle teams against each other in a highly competetive event. A successful showing depended on teamwork and endurance on the part of all members of the team. There were no set number of laps each team member was required to complete. Instead, the group itself could decide the break- down of laps among its members. Bicycles were provided by MUSF, one per team. Prior to the Saturday event, pre- liminaries were held to narrow the field of entries to the necessa ry twenty teams. Fraternities and independents alike pooled their talents in order to formulate a winning team. For the third straight year, the win- ning team of the MUSF 2000 Bicycle Race was Hey You, Too, an inde- pendent group. In second place was the Theta Chi team. The proceeds for the Miami University Student Founda- tion event went toward the establish- ment of student schola rships, aimed at recognizing academic excellence tnot necessarily monetary needi. The Bike Race is the largest money-making event sponsored by MUSF. In addition to the 2000 Bike Race, another bicycle activity was begun by MUSF to compliment the event. This was the Cycle Rally - a timed bicycle course which awarded a bicycle as first prize to the cyclist completing the course in the most average amount of time. This event was held during the week following 2000. Teamwork aha Ehdurohoe PhotosiLinn Howell As a means of acquiring funds for scholarships and for entertaining stu- dents and their sibs, the 2000 Bicycle Race was a successful venture. It is sure