Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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• ' • f-e ' A- m Flag Ceremony Honors International Students by Kris McGowen (The Megaphone) They come from far away — over oceans, mountains, equators, rivers, and borders. They come from ancient countries and new. Most have grown up speaking a foreign tongue in a culture quite different from that of America. Their names may be as difficult to spell as Ewout Barendregt or as simple as Bernard Brown, but they all share one thing in common: they are fo reign students who have chosen to study at SU. On Sunday, September 22, Friends of the In- ternational House sponsored the second annual International Flag Ceremony. In this ceremony the students representing their various native countries describe what their flags mean and carry them through the commons to be mounted on the wall. The flags are arranged in alphabetical order beginning with Brazil just to the left of the American flag. Bernard Brown and David Walter are Brazil ' s contribution to SU. The Canadian flag is just to the left of Brazil ' s. It is placed there in honor of student Mike Hazell. Francoise Mouroux is the French representa- tive, and Prabha Ganapathy and Ashok Mittal are here from India. Kianoush Kian is the resi- dent Iranian and Amos Sendolo comes from Liberia. The Malaysian flag is next, representing sopho- mores Azizah Aziz, Noradila Ismail, Rosmala Hussien, and Nor Haliza Rahman. Abraham Alvarez and Idalia Pinon are from Mexico. The Netherlands contributed Ewout Barendregt, Rutger Helbing, and Jurrien Pen- tinga, Maria Siu is from Panama, Fiorella Cer- uti is from Peru, Lena Hoegfeldt is from Swe- den, and from Zimbabwe is Ruth Gwindi. The evening was highlighted by several inter- esting events. The Dutch students, Jurrien Evout, and Rutger all broke into their national anthem as their flag was mounted. All three gave a moving acappella rendition of what sounded suspiciously like a Dutch drinking song. In fact, Ewout Barendregt spent most of the reception afterwards trying to convince amused guests that it was indeed the national anthem of the Netherlands. Maria Siu from Panama gave a thought-pro- voking description of what she interpreted her national flag to mean. The Panamanian flag is divided into quarters, with one red square, a white square with a blue star, a blue square, and a white square with a red star. She said that in her opinion the red square symbolized North America, the blue square represented South America, and the stars were the world and universe. In the very center, where all squares come together, is Panama, which is the bridge of the world and universe. The most touching part of the ceremony was the opening address by President Roy B. Shil- ling. He said that the presence of the students from overseas benefits both the faculty and students of Southwestern, and helps us recog- nize and remember our world citizenship. He expressed hope that every student here at Southwestern studies at least one semester abroad and that more foreign students will en- roll here. Calendar — 25

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Septemb D 10 Student Elections offer a chance for leadership. 11 Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobbs record for most hits - 4192. 17 Sororities give out open bids. 19-20 Devastating earthquakes rock Mexico - killing more than 7000. 22 Farm Aid, Willie Nelson ' s attempt to help the nation ' s farmers, takes place in Champaign, 111. 22 International Students raise their flags in the Commons. 22 Fraternities hold Upperclass Rush. 26 Secretary of State, Myra McDaniel addresses students and others as a part of the Jessie Daniel Ames lecture series. 24

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d Octolo er 2 Actor Rock Huson dies of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). 3-5 Stephanie Smith, Candy Oertling, and cast give fantastic performances in Mask and Wig ' s crimes of the Heart. 11-13 SU welcomes alumni home! 1 1 Pikes win University Sing with Pikes of Penzance Alpha Delta Pi is second, and Delta Zeta finishes third. 12 Alumni Association present awards. 14-18 Reality sets in - Mid-semester week haunts students. 24-27 SU gets a break - Fall break 27 The Kansas City Royals take the World Series in 7 games. 26 — Calendar