Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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So, You ' re going away to college . . . What would it be like to really go- away to school? Not just one state away, or 7-8 hours away, but across one country over an ocean and into another a continent away? Exciting? Scary? Inviting? If we can ' t find out first-hand, we can pose such a question to many who dwell right here on our own Clarion Campus; they are foreign visitors from Iraq to Paki- stan to Nigeria to England, and even from Hungary! They ' ve left their homeland, their cultures, their family and friends for a brief taste of the American-way-of-life while they study here in Clarion. But not only have they come to study; they are here and getting involved - in groups, dances, clubs and they also publish their own magazine, The Horizon . Without a doubt, our foreign friends are for a time part of the Young American culture. But for a more personal response to the question posed earlier one foreign stu- dent, Imran Syed, from Pakistan, wrote a few lines upon his own impressions of America: When in Karachi, Pakistan, snowfall was a beautiful serene picture on a Christ- mas post card, and snowflakes were a beautiful powdery concept, no two alike in their pattern. However, on my first day in Clarion, I found out two other important things about snow; it was cold, and it was wet. But snow was not the only thing that necessitated adjustment. The Mary Tyler Moore show, Starsky and Hutch, Chips, and I Love Lucy had fostered a image of the U.S. as a laugh a minute - loving - good natured - thrill a second - adventure; alas, it was not. This is what I consider to be the greatest education one acquires in coming to the U.S.: an understanding of how things really work. One thing that abounds in the U.S. is diversity. Diversity in culture, ethnic origin, architecture, climate, political and philo- sophical views, etc., etc., variations from person to person, place to place. So by coming to America, by basking in the di- versity of America, I have gained an in- valuable breadth of vision. 26 Foreign Students Alka Mahale. Kavita Chopra, Imran Syed, Doris Heinlein, Fereshta Nasim. and Siu-Ching Chan are the staff members of Horizon, an interna- tional student magazine. Many of Clarion ' s foreign students participated in the Autumn Leaf Pa- rade in 1986 by wearing the costumes of their native countries. Getting involved is part of the college experience. Siu-Ching Chan works with the camera in the studio at TV-5 Siu-Ching Chan

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CUP Students lend a helping hand All too often in our society we find that people are afraid to reach out and touch one another. They are afraid to get in- volved or lend a helping hand, yet there exists a very special group of people who reach out in a significant way. They are blood donors, and they give the most pre- cious gift of all to their fellow man — life. In Clarion, the Red Cross bloodmobile pulls up once a semester and the lobby of Tippin Gymnasium is transformed into what looks like the operating room on M«A«S»H. Stations are set up across the room for the various aspects of the blood donation process. The first table is where you give your name and other general information. From there you move from table to table giving information, getting your temperature checked, and giving a sample of blood. When you reach the do- nation area, a nurse guides you to a stretcher and asks you to lie down. She takes your blood pressure, sterilizes your arm, and then ever so gently inserts the needle. In five or ten minutes it is over, and someone guides you to the canteen. There you can eat and drink the free food provided by the Red Cross. Giving blood sounds much more painful and complicated than it actually is. It only takes an hour from start to finish and there is very little pain. If you think about it, it is a very rewarding hour. You can eat all the peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches you want, and, on a more serious note, you get the satisfaction of knowing that your blood may help to save someone ' s life. -Beth Heidenreich 27