Hiwassee College - Hiwassee Yearbook (Madisonville, TN)

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Michael Davis Tammy Deggs Kathy Delbridge Melanie Denton Angela Duncan Sophia Duncan Chuck Dunham Tammy Estes Tonya Everett Leslie Ferguson Reggie Finley Renee Fitzgerald Glen Foley Kendall Freeman Beth Gentry Janna Gentry Angie Gibby Tammatha Gibson Randy Givens Robert Gonzalez James Graham Vanessa Grimes Rachel Guthrie Joel Flackworth Nikki Hall Linda Hammer Gordon Harless Artis Harris Kimberly Harris Mark Hartzler Amy Hawk Ann Hawk Mark Haynes James Hemphill Monica Henn John Hess Teresa Hettrick Mark Hicks Shannon Holt Peggy Hooper Gregory Hope Robert Huffstetler Alfred Humphreys Wanda Hurst Marye Isbell Mike Isbell Eugene Jackson Brook Johnson Tracy Johnson Ian Jones Kimberly Jones Ricky Jones Tracie Jones Hiromi Kanai 20 CELEBRATING DIVERSITY FRESHMEN

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Billy Akers Christy Alexander Sherri Alley Terri Alley Johnny Amos Lana Jo Anderson Stephanie Anderson Bill Andrews Charles Archer Jack Aris Renea Arthur Denise Atkins Jay Bacon Karen Barr Jimmy Belcher Jeff Blair Tammy Blankenship Donna Blevins Rhonda Blevins Heather Bolt Michael Bott Greg Botts Carla Bowen Leanne Bradley Lane Breeden Alex Brindel Callie Brown Eric Brown Jeff Browning James Burnette Candy Burris Andrew Card Keith Chandler Todd Charnovic Chikako Chikawa Madelon Childress Tony Chou David Clabo Kenny Clifton Glenda Coffey Cindy Collins Charmin Collis William Collis Penney Courter Mike Cox Tammy Crabtree Tommy Craig Tracy Creamer Robin Cross Paul Curtis Beth Daugherty Betty Davis Denise Davis Kelly Davis CELEBRATING DIVERSITY FRESHMEN 19

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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY FRESHMEN 21 0 0$ DIVERSITY WORLDS OF WISDOM Each year lots of new faces come to- gether to make the freshman class at Hiwassee. This past fall there were sev- eral Japanese students joining the fam- ily. Coming to Hiwassee brings about many changes in their lives. They must adjust to the American ways which is not easy. Some of the changes they go through include learning to speak Eng- lish fluently, a change in diet and a ma- jor change in culture. Ask yourself: What would it be like for me as an American to go overseas and study in Japan? Maybe you’ll begin to understand the challenge they are fac- ing. I asked several Japanese students what some differences were between their colleges universities and Hiwas- see. To begin, the colleges do not have dormitories and students get to class by train each morning. The universities in Japan are very hard to enter. Each pro- spective student must take an entrance exam and make a very high score. The Japanese students studying at Hiwassee think that it’s easier to get into an American school than a Japanese one. A junior college in Japan is offered only to the women. All of the men must attend a four-year university or nothing at all. The professors do not emphasize class attendance — that responsibility is the students. As expected, if you don’t at- tend classes the test will be harder for you. These are just a few of the adjust- ments Japanese students have to make. By knowing them, we American stu- dents can better understand their chal- lenges, and maybe we can lend a helping hand. — Katie Wentworth