Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Cultures And Time Volleyball team member Genie Settbn from Bar ranquilla Columbia, enjoys listenmg to musie while waiting for the van to be fixed, j Many international students have chosen to at- tend Oglethorpe, each with their own reasonsr- These students who come from countries all over the world are exposed to a change that is usually not experienced-byt native Americans JiifferentcultuiaL alues and styles are presented to these students, often for the first time. Although not as much of a culture-shock as the U.S. citizens tend to believe, a change nonetheless is experienced. Mauricio Amaya, from El Salvador, explains that most for- eign countries today are heavily exposed to the American-way, U.S. television programs, (includ- ing the news), American-made movies, and consum- er products are sold world-wide and thus decrease the effects of culture-shock. The move to Ogle- thorpe seems to have been simply a change of place™. Plaving some of the music from his naiiv country ' ot El Salvador, Mauricio Amaya em tertains the audience at the Night of the Arts. Taking a break from studying, Khalil Hourani discusses with some friends his plans for the up com[ing weekend. O.U. People

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Q B erte ' ?es t 9 • At Oglethorpe University, varying life$tyles add| to the overall versatility of the student body. The majority of the students attend college shortly after high school, but there are those, who for different -teasons, choose to wait. Ms. Cecilia Jenkins is one such student. CeeCee attended Oglethorpe in the ' 60 ' s and has returned to ' -oamplete her degree in Middle Grades Education. When asked about the changes she has noticed, she sfates, I am most aware of a change in the relation- ship between the faculty and the students. Our pro- fessors are not enthroned as monarchs of knowl- edge. They are supportive, encouraging, and sym- pathetic-beyond what should reasonably be expect- ed. — Othet returning students include Ms. Shari Booth and Ms. Hariet Powell. Many scheduling problems arise when one is a mother as well as a full- time student. Responsibilities and obligations in the home and on campus can be stressful. It is far from being an easy accomplishment to earn a college degree and care for a family at the same time. Changes within the family structure are necessary and compromises are common. But after all the extra effort put forth by these students and their families, it seems as if it will be a change for the better. — Eating an onion, having Limburger Cheese rubbed in your hair, and having shaving cream — battles were some of the things an O.U. Fresh- men endured during Rat Court Rituals. Cee Cee — (Raiford) Jenkins smiled throughout all of these trials and was chosen as the 1968 Rat Queen. O.U: People ii add|tion to being a mother and going S ool full time. Cee Cee Jenkins works in thi Curriculum Library. Cee Cee is also actively in- :s« Qtvexjlia. campus activities.

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This wonderful city of Atlanta provides us with Ttan examples of the expansion and growth need- id to enhance the meaning of the word progress. nFRere ' that Oglethorpe students are being offered Jaany new opportunities to grow along with the pity. -THeefiingesiate6very ' heferNeW4juil iingsha4 ' e-- been erected throughout thelcity m the past year, fconstant construction ari ' d expansion has taken pkce along the local interstates. New track has been laid down in the expansion of the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and the Lenox and Brook- haven MARTA stations have been added. New ih ' Opping centers have been built nearby to add :onvenience. New nightclubs and bars have al o apened their doors to Atlanta ' s rapid progress. Atlanta ' s cultural aspects have not been forgot-. :en in all this expansion. New galleries and theatres la-ve opened. The recently built High Museum of—; rt has continued to provide | changing exhibitions ?o enhance the aesthetic eiiviroriiiient of AtlaiTta ; .Qglethorpe ' s art gallery has also successfully been contributing to the community with its unique ex- hibits. New hotels have been built to host corporate — :onventioiis arid other social jfunctionsjof thje buli- Is Irher any rea {eft that Atlanta ' s eiiansionjilis lot touched upon? Certainly not ... for Atranta ' s . atogress provides us with .changes ftomall angles. Atlanta