University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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TAN ITALIAN SUMMQR Architecture students at UK discovered why Italy was known as the Ctty 0f the Enr ehantement during the summer of '74. From May through August, 17 students ws- tted France: Germany. watzertand and England while stationed Tn Ventce, Itaty tor the pur- pose of studying archttecture. 'tlt's sort of a European program, though not exactly an exchange. Basmatty, it tnvotves mov- Tng the school of architecture to ltaty, ex- Dtained Lucy VanMeter, one of the partictpahng fifth year architecture students The program had been geared tor the summer of '74 HT Ttaly hoping t'for one thtng Tt was cheaoerf sand VanMeter. The students met for a formal class oncea week. They also traveled together on tietd trtps and t'spent many afternoons m cafes discuss- ing what we had seen, SBTd Tom Dutty. an- other partlepant. We got up around 6:00 am. every mornmg and went to Open Market to buy groceries We didn't just go to study armtecture but to learn to adjust Iwing HT 21 place Tike Venice tor a summer, said VanMeter. Everything was different Food. Tight butbs, furniture, houses, stdewalks and mainty the language which cause hours of confusion ?or at! of us, she continued. The group made short :nps to small towns outszde VENICE because, as Duffy descnhed Ti, t'that's where the great architecture is We spent a lot of hme sitting in the square in the middle of town jUSt watching peopte, Venice was a cultural center and seaport where people came from atl dlrectlons, Duffy said. VanMeter added. 'We detinttely learned a lot and loved every moment, even the studytng. '7' TOP LEFT: Debbte Zabomwskl wo'kmg en 3 protect TOP RIGHT1AlormdesxgnedhyKetthMum BOTTOM LEFT: A form by Keith Muth BOTTOM RIGHT: A k lee that tlew bnetty. was constructed at tm Inn and ptywood rods and set to tltght by an archttectme :tass on a mntly Novemae' dayt

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30 Host family in third year Aimed at promoting cultural exchange between foreign students and Kentuckians, IH' ternatlonat Student Services' Host Family Pro gram tS tn its third year. Seektng atso to overcome the culture shock and language dttflculties a foreign student en- counters upon coming to UK, the serwce has placed approxtmately 20 per cent of the unwer- sity's 500 torelgn students with host families. A very deep friendship often develops between the student and the family, said Daisy Yang, 3 servnce counselor The host tamlly has no hnanmal resporISt blhty tor the student and prior mutuat consent IS required tor placement. The program's goal is to ahow the torelgh student to see a part of American hte on a personal level As a result the host family atso gains an might to the student's parttculat background. Although she teats the progtam tS success- tut, Yang would hke to see a cvty-WIde expansion. TOP LEH: ded Pratt ut Rhmlwa IUP RIGHT: Chung Yt Max Ltu hi the Repubhc ut Chum BOTTOM LEFYt Carlos DnRochn M ant BOTTOM RIGHT: Fuouz Rahtmn of Mn, D. DOLKART K. DANSHY i a I, h. c, x byt Unit for stm mm belt tmp nlnc m0: par Pro des mat dldr tht war war tuit mo: phrt peu nut 0th! wer zilia Ken see: sore tOIt