UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Thursday, April 7, 1994 7 Workshop attempts to ease transition International students seek aid in English By Geraldo Samor Special to the Kansan Geng Sun, Jinan, China, sophomore would like to converse more with other KU students, but language is a tough barrier. "There must be a long time for a foreigner to master English as a native speaker," Sun said. When Luisa Flores, Panama City, Panama, senior, came to the United States, she said she thought Americans were colder than she expected. "But today my best friend is an American," Flores said. To help international students like Sun and Flores who struggle with issues as diverse as language difficulties and human relationships, Counseling and Psychological Services is sponsoring a workshop at 7 tonight at the Conference Room in Watkins Memorial Health Center. "This workshop is intended more for students who have been here for some time and feel that there are things for which they need more adjustment," said Irene Powch, Lawrence graduate student and organizer of the event. Powch said that because some international students put so much time in academics they might not be happy with their social life. Other students may get too excited about the newly found freedom and get in trouble academically, she said. "For some people the adjustment may create a cultural identity crisis," said Daphne Johnston, assistant director of International Student Services and an adviser for international students. "On the surface you look like an American, but there is a part of you that is still Brazilian, Chinese, or whatever your cultural background is," Johnston said. The workshop will be divided into informal introductions, short lectures on the stages of cultural adjustment and small group exercises. Pouch said that during these exercises students would be encouraged to think about in which adjustment stage they were and where they would like to be. Students might have many family expectations toward their academic achievements, Powch said. "I have found that more among Asian students." "It will be a discussion of expectations," she said. of adjustment that international students usually experience. The stages vary from anticipation, while the student is still in his or her home country, to the normal stage, when the student has faced the highs and lows of the adjustment process and has already adapted. One handout that will be used during the workshop describes six stages Powch said that when students neared graduation, they had questions about going back to their country. She said international students asked themselves how they had changed and what was new for them. They also wonder if they will be well-accepted in their home country, she said. International Student Services and the Applied English Center will send representatives to the workshop. Enrollment is not required, but students should call in advance. The phone number for Counseling and Psychological Services is 864-2277. Admission is free. Whitewater overplayed in media, poll suggests The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new poll suggests President Clinton is right when he says Americans are sick of hearing about Whitewater, his ill-fated Arkansas real estate investment now under investigation by a special prosecutor. More than half the 2,001 people questioned in a Times Mirror poll released Tuesday said there has been too much news coverage of Whitewater. "In most cases, you get 7 to 15 percent saying, 'Hey, guys, stop it.' In this case it's 55 percent. That must mean something," said Don Kellerman of the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press. The previous record for dissatisfaction with the media was set in January 1987, he said. The target then was coverage of the Iran-Contra affair. More than 80 percent said Whitewater is disrupting the government's efforts to fight crime, improve the economy and reform the health care system. And nearly one in four said officials are paying too much attention to scandals, personal matters, sensationalism and Whitewater. Poll director Andrew Kohut attributed part of the malaise to Whitewater. He said the affair "is putting a damper on the gross national spirit." Skepticism about the economy also is contributing to low morale, Kohut said. "People don't quite believe in the recovery," he said, and many are having trouble making ends meet. Nearly half the people in the survey cited financial pressures when asked to identify their family's biggest problem. More than half said they or a relative had lost a job, taken a cut in pay or benefits, or seen layoffs at their workplace. 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