FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1969
TH& DAILY NEBRASKAN
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foreign students . . .
Language is
chief difficulty
Rochester, N.Y. (I.P.) What pro
b'ems do foreign students face in ad
justing to American culture and
academic life?
; In a new University of Sochester
booklet based on a study of foreign
students at the University, Muriel
Nixon Rising, UR foreign student ad
visor, and Barbara Copp, a graduate
student from Canada, report on ad
justment experiences In such areas
as:
Language. This is the chief dif
ficulty for most foreign students,
particularly those whose native
language is structurally very different
from English (e.g., Asian languages).
Students whose ability to use English
is limited may find humanities
courses harder than technical or
scientific courses, since technical
terms are likely to be similar in all
languages. They also report more
difficulty in understanding lectures
and conversation than in reading and
writing in English.
GRADING. Because in many coun
tries exams are given only at the end
of the year, foreign students fre
quently are not used to mid-term ex
ams, quizzes and homework.
Some are unfamiliar with objective
tests; however, a few students from
Asia report that they are accustomed
to more objective tests, based on
memorization. (One student com
plained that professors would not
change grades, as is fairly common in
other countries.)
Student-faculty relationships. Some
foreign students have trouble ad
justing to the informal .relations
between U.S. faculty and students.
Many male students initially find it
difficult to accept women as
teachers.
RELATIONSHIPS with other
students. Most foreign students said
that Americans are friendly and
cooperative. Nearly all said they had
American friends, but many felt the
friendships were superficial or in
volved only academic matters. (Some
r - -Tiit that orins '"no busy
to become involved with foreigners.")
..itinf. Most find dating "too ex
pensive." Some Europeans consider
the American dating system too
formal. Asians and Africans report
the most difficulty in adjusting. Of
those who do date, most date other
foreign students.
Campus life. Many foreign students
report difficulty in finding rooms
-ai'se of insufficient facility with
English and because of discrimina
ted that "the University should take
..... mat "the University should take
the initiative in providing ac
commodations for foreign students.'
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! Nebraskan
I Applauds
New officers of Eta Kappa Nu, elec
trical engineering honorary, are: Tony
Kozlik, president; Dean Bender, vice
president; John Propst, recording sec
retary; Terry llafer, bridge corre
soondent: Pat Quinn, treasurer.
Newly-elected executive officers of
Women's Residence Halls are: Pam
Novicki, president; Jill Jackson, vice
president; Connie Reyes, secretary;
Ruth Swan, treasurer.
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Math positions open
Interviews for the fall mathematics
counselor positions will be held on
May 6 from 1-4 p.m. and May 8 from
9:30-12 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
All interviews will be held in room
810, Oldfather.
Applications will be considered from
those students who will have com
pleted at least one course beyond the
calculus sequence by the fall of 1?R9
and plan to enroll in at least one
mathematics course during each
semester of emplopment as a coun
selor. Application forms and the interview
sign-up sheet are posted beside the
door of room 832, Oldfather.
Monday's Nebraskan :
last issue
Monday's Daily Nebraskan will be T
the last issue this semester. It will
be a 10-page paper, including in
terviews with students and faculty
whom the Nebraskan editorial staff
has chosen based on their ideas, goals -and
thoughts.
Rather than name Outs anding '
Nebraskans, as in the past, the -Nebraskan
has chosen this semester'
to present members of the University-
community whose contributions''" '
reflect their beliefs and commitments.
The Nebraskan will resume publica-" '
tion the first week of the semester
next September. t.
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Huskers
keep looking
for coach
Nebraska basketball coach
Joe Cipriano is continuing
his search Monday for a
replacement for assistant
basketball coach Bill Har
rell. Harrell, who has been at
NU two ydars, has accepted
the head basketball coach
ing position at Mor'ehead
State University in Ken
tucky. He will report to the
new school in mid-May.
The former athletic direc
tor and head basketball
coach at Shelby County High
School in Shelbyville, Ky.,
served as NU's assistant
varsity coach his first year,
and this past season coach
ed the NU freshman squad
to a 9-3 record.
His 11 year coaching rec
ord in high school shows 244
victories and 82 losses and
bis prep teams during his
last four years of coaching
won 106 games and lost only
16 matches. He has coached
3 championship teams, in
eluding the Kentucky State
title squad in 1966.
He was named Kentucky
coach of the year in 1965
and won Associated Press
and United Press Interna
tional Coach of the Year
honors in 1963 and 1966.
"He's added a lot of new
ideas to our program," Cip
riano said, "and we hate to
see him go."
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