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University Daily Kansan, October 13. 1980
International students have cultural picnic
By KATHY BRUSSELL Staff Reporter
Saturday may have brought perfect football weather, but for the members of KU's International Club who declined to spend the afternoon at Memorial Stadium, it provided the opportunity for a fall picnic.
Students from all parts of the globe met at Broken Arrow Park to sample foods of various cultures and talk about everything from the Royals' victory in the race for the American League pennant to international politics.
About 50 students were gathered around the park pavilion, and people
The picnic blended students from Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Taiwan.
Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland,
West Germany, the Philippines and
other countries.
"I SAT ON THE HILL to watch part of the football game," said Reggie delta Paz. Phillinines $7adult student.
"When it got to 14 to 0, I said,
'That's enough,' By the time I got over to my friend's apartment to pick him up, the score was 33 to nothing. That means, in only a few minutes, they would win 19 points," he said, shaking his head.
But there also were winners to talk about, and the Royals, who had won the American League pennant the day before, were a favorite subject of the day. Dela Paza said he was glad the team finally made it to the World Series.
Another table's conversation had
drifted to the difference between the United States and other countries.
"I think people are friendlier here in a way," said Britta Schmidt, West Germany graduate student. "It's easier to make superficial friends."
"For instance, when you meet someone, they'll say hello, introduce themselves and ask you how you are. But to make really good friends, I think that might be harder. At home, I had maybe four or five good friends, not a whole group. It depends on what you're looking for."
PEOPLE FROM different countries often have misconceptions about one another, according to Mohammed Alhumad, Saudi Arabia junior.
"The people in Arabia think all Americans are rich and drive big cars," he said. "But that's because a few years ago, the only Americans who went there were wealthy. They said everyone was like that."
Arabs are rich, too, because of the oil," he said. "The Saudi government is the richest government in the world, but it does that way for all the people there."
Traditional family life is different between the United States and Thailand, three students from that country said.
NO ONE WOULD think of putting his grandparents into a nursing home, they said. Children are responsible for keeping them healthy and usually means living in the same house.
Another topic was international politics. The recent victories of striking Polish workers have been good for their country, according to Krystyna Marcinkowski, a Lawrence graduate student originally from Poland.
"When I was in Poland a year ago, I thought, 'What's wrong with these people? What are they waiting for?' was what I thought, though, I could feel things brewing.
"Of course, many people think all
The Soviet Union still has a powerful hold on Poland, Marcinkowski said. The Soviets could easily occupy Poland and visibly run the government, but they benefit more by having Poland appear to be independent.
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Homecoming parade Friday requirements set for floats
The Homecoming parade will reveal "The Magic of Homecoming" as floats, the KU Pompom Squad and Marching Band make their way down Jayhawk Boulevard Friday.
The parade will begin at the Chi Omega Fountain on West Campus Road, follow Jayhawk Boulevard, turn left on Sunflower Road and end in the X-Zone parking lot near Memorial Stadium, said Brian Cappello, student coordinator of the homecoming parade.
Sixteen floats sponsored by registered student organizations have been entered.
Two types of floats will be judged: three-dimensional moving and three-dimensional non-moving.
They will be judged at 1:30 p.m. before the narade begins.
JUDGING RESULTS will be announced after the last float has been parked in the X-Zone parking lot.
Trophies will be given for the first three places in each category during the homecoming football pre-game show, and winning entries will be driven around the stadium track during the show.
Float entry guidelines require that floats be no more than 14 feet in width and 15 feet in height measuring from the ground. Floats must be inspected before they are allowed to participate in the parade.
IF THERE are floats that have minor things wrong with them that the float's builders can correct in a different way, their still will be in the parade, he said.
All floats will be inspected the night before the parade by members of a safety inspection crew selected by the Homecoming Committee.
After the announcement of the winning floats, there will be a peep rally in the X-Zone parloting lot.
Also participating in the parade will be the KU Men's Glee Club. Cars will carry KLZR radio station disc jockey Jayhayes. Coach DarnFarbaugh and his family and the family of Actress Chancellor Del Shankel.
The rock band Sunburst will provide music, and refreshments will be available in the parking lot.
Last year fraternities and sororites submitted all of the floats, but this year several student groups are participating, Cappello said.
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