Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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AT THE MOVIES While her younger sister chats with the ticket sellers, Adelle Ortego buys two tickets to the film Gremlins. The cost was $2 per person. on Sibs ' Weekend AHH. ' What was I gonna do with my little sib? Well, whatever it was had to watch what I said or did be- cause the informer sib still had to retu rn home. Oh well, it wasn ' t so bad; we didn ' t fight once all weekend. Gina MacFrederick THE LINEUP Sibs pile off buses on a rainy Friday night. The bus arrived at 8:30, an hour late. — D. Engle BLACKJACK David Ross, senior, and his sib Chris Cruze play a hand of Blackjack with Monica Franz at West Vegas. The West Green-sponsored event featured prizes such as autographed hockey sticks and T-shirts. 24 Sibs Weekend

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If » M £ N ou; Ioolt what you»De done WANNA DANCE? A crowd gathers to watch a group of students perform a traditional Chinese dance The street fair ran from 10 to 4 on May 21 . Athens had the whole world in its hands just for a day as the 7th An- nual International Street Fair took over Court Street. More than ?0 student organizations and 80 nationalities were repre- sented in the collection of native food, dancing, costumes and crafts. Alan Boyd, director of international student and faculty services, said about 900 people attended the 6-hour fair. The fair was the culmination often days of events during International Week. Many foreign student organizations sponsored festivities that were an attempt to inform and enrich Americans about the culture and tradi- tions of other countries around the world. Senior Dawn Strahler commented, The International Street Fair brought culture to Athens. It was exciting to watch the different countries perform their native dances. I teel the fair offered a potpourri of things for people of all races, creeds and religions. I found the event to be fun and exciting, said senior Dell Robinson. International Week opened with the Indonesian Food Festival, sponsored by PERMIAS — Indonesian Students Association, which featured native food, a slide show, and dance. Ticket sale proceeds were donated to the Athens county Children ' s Services. The Muslim Student Association sponsored an Islamic Center open house to create better communication about the Islamic religion. The open house commemo- rated the Muslim holy month, in which a partial fast is observed, followed by a sampling of Muslim food. Paintings, books, crafts and stamps were displayed at the Chinese Cul- tural Exhibit and Sale, which was sponsored by the Chinese Student and Visiting Scholar Club. India Night featured songs, folk dances, a slide show, and as a special treat, a dramatization of an Indian Wedding was performed. Darwin Loftan, a sophomore, com- mented, It was really enlightening to see things of a different culture being displayed here at OU. The International Street Fair really showed the diversity and pride of OU ' s international students. Senior Regina Randall stated, I thought it was extremely interest- ing and I learned a lot. You get a real sense of the world when you are around all of those different nationalities. You want to be like them and experience their world. The African Student Union put on a dazzling display during its African Cultural Show. Members performed an ancient war dance called Sibaca, which was once a ritual in Swaziland to excite warriors before battle. Today the dance is purely athletic and is performed in competition an- nually. Despite a brief shower that cleansed the fair and all its participants, the day was a perfect opportunity tor Athenians to experience other culture ' s traditions and beliefs in a very authentic way. Each year, International Week festivities bring the diversity of the world ' s cultures and its people a little closer together. By Erin Powell

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N OU; Ioofc what you ' ve done Brothers and sisters got a grasp on the campus experience when OU hosted Sib ' s Weekend February 19-21. The University Program Council offered many activities to please even the pickiest sib. As the sib ' s busses arrived at Baker Center Friday, an artist was on hand to draw their caricature, while refreshments where being served in the lobby. The OU Bobcat and Bobkitten were available for a photo session, and as a special souvenir, Sib ' s Weekend ' 88 shirts were sold. — D. Engle I bought my 15-year old sister a bottle of cheap wine and got her really drunk, says Marilee Morrow laughing. But seri- ously, it was a great chance for us to catch up with each other. Freshman Tom Hampton said his sister had a lot of fun . . . we went to a hockey game and I showed her around campus. She saw where everyone hangs out and got a feeling for what this place is like. The UPC sponsored Puttin ' on the Soaps at Memorial Audi- torium. Students and their sibs could meet two popular soap opera stars and learn about their careers. Saturday night the International Food and Fashion Show was held in the Baker Center Ballroom. The Black Student Cultural Programming Board sponsored a Variety Show in the ballroom, and several dorm councils held games and awarded prizes to the winners. Many of the uptown bars opened their doors to sibs my stamping them underage. For many sibs, it was their first real taste, (no pun intended), of OU ' s infamous bar scene. Freshman Michelle Liberatore was dismayed by the outrageous lines to get in — my favorite places were in- credibly overcrowded and there were little people everywhere drinking alcohol. Freshman Andrea Cuttara agreed that Sib ' s Weekend was a lot of fun. It was a great chance to spend time with my sister in a different environ- ment without worrying about mom and dad. The West Green Council sponsored West Vegas Night Saturday evening. It featured an auction, prizes and gambling so students and sibs could sample the wild life of Vegas. One dollar in real money could be exchanged for $400 in play money to gamble at the tables. Although the financial risks weren ' t nearly as great, the money that was raised will be used to support future West Green events. The council provided virgin drinks, so the underage members of the crowd had an alcohol-free alternative. The Frontier Room also dealt with the weekend ' s younger partiers by holding a non-alcoholic Happy Hour Saturday night. Overall, Sib ' s Weekend was a great success. Even though many brothers and sisters head off to college at one time or another, there ' s no reason why sibs can ' t maintain the closeness that they ' ve always shared. As Paul McCartney said, Let ' em In ... to your life. Qstendorf BUS STOP Waiting for his bus to take him home, D.J. and his older sib sit and talk on the wall. D.J. was not yet in high school. Student Life