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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, April 19, 1993
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Exposition celebrates different cultures
International students display articles for Festival of Nations
By Jess DeHaven Kansan staff writer
A cultural exposition on Friday provided some international students with the chance to show off symbols of their native countries and reminisce about their homelands.
The event, which was in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall, was part of the 41st Annual Festival of Nations presented by the International Students Association. Several groups of international students set up tables displaying photos, books and crafts from all across the world.
Natasha Keenan, St. Petersburg, Russia, freshman, said many of the items at her table traditionally were used by the Russian people. These included shoes from the 19th century that were worn by slaves and a matreshaka, a set of wooden dolls that are stacked inside one another.
"The matreshaka is really a symbol of a woman," she said. "It shows the childbirth cycle. Each doll gives birth to another."
Keenan said that the Russian crafts were a link to her home, but that some aspects of the United States weren't that different from St. Petersburg
"It's really a very modern place," she said. "Of course, there is quite a difference in the economic situations."
The displays of Pona Bali, Jos, Nigeria, sophomore, included masks, snake-skin walks and carved horns.
"The big difference is that here things are much more modern, and you tend to think of yourselves rather than the whole." Bali said. "When I finish school, I will get a job and take care of my parents, which is opposite of many people here who don't seem to have respect for their elders."
Parker Leung, Hong Kong senior, said most of the items at his booth, which also included items from Macau, reflected the importance of festivals in his culture.
Buket Oatay, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, junior, said several of the displays on her table came from her own home where they are reminders of her country. Oatay said she thought the festival was a good idea for people to learn about international cultures.
"We've got such a rich cultural heritage, and so much of who we can be seen through the festivals," he said.
"They need to have more things like this because you see many things you would never see unless you actually go to the countries," she said. "It also makes me proud to represent my country because people really seem to want to learn about the countries."
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
Rathini Sivasubramaniam, Lawrence junior, shows off a bit of her native Sn Lankan culture during the International Student Fair in front of Stauffer Flint Hall. Sivasubramaniam was showing a passersby different sculptures and assorted symbols of Sn Lanka on Friday.
Awareness week to publicize AIDS
By Vicki Bode
Kansan staff writer
Students can play a safe-sex veri son of Hollywood Squares this week as part of the AIDS Awareness Week sponsored by Student Senate AIDS Task Force.
This week is the second annual AIDS Awareness Week on campus. Events are scheduled today through Thursday.
Highlights of the week include the music for Life Concert 8 p.m. Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1119 Vermont St., which will feature local performers. Saturday is the third annual Walk for Health pledge walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the South Park gazebo, 11th and Massachusetts streets.
The fourth annual Douglas County AIDS Awareness Week, or Red Ribbon Week, also is this week.
Patrick Dilley, co-chair of the AIDS Task Force and co-director of KU's Center for Sexual Health Education, said, "It is difficult to get people to come to AIDS activities. It is not a fumic topic. So, we are trying to make it a fun way of getting the information across."
Rose Rousseau, executive director at the Douglas County AIDS Project, the goal of the aware
Each day has a different theme, Dilley said. Today's is alcohol and AIDS, tomorrow's is condom awareness, Wednesday's is community awareness day and Thursday's is condom utilization day. Prizes will be given out at some events.
— Cordwain Carnival: 10.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m in front of Wescall Hall Events include bobbing for Easter eggs and a dart board game.
Sources: Douglas County AIDS Project,
Student Senate AIDS Task Force
— Ecumenical Remembrance Service will be held for people who had died of AIDS related causes. 7 p.m. Thursday at Haskell Indoor Junior College.
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ness week was to raise money and educate people without boring them.
"We are afraid that people are so used to hearing about it that it doesn't snink in anymore," she said. "We don't want people to be shocked, but we want them to know that it's not going away."
- Sate Sea on the Beach Campaign
10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. in front of Wescott Hall. Free non-alcoholic "See on the Beach" drink will be even out.
Week's events
The Third Annual Piezo Cup Soccer Tournament benefits the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Douglas County and Arrowmont Settleme
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