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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1979
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By LAURA RUTHERFORD
Battalion Reporter
Ihe Vahdat sisters are afraid.
Jsal, 24, Ghazaleh, 23, and Tala
|dat, 19, are from Iran. They are
;emed about their future in
;rica.
“I don t want my situation to be
t really worried, worried that
erica might go to war with
— Asal Vahdat.
of
he months4 lardized because of this,” (the
and other i wan situation) Asal said in an in
lew Sunday. ‘‘1 hope they can
1 . . ork it out and somehow get it over
-Q to imagine'; H ”
U< h a ^iuatiorr p ]e three A&M seniors have been
niov 1 ue ‘InitTica for four years and all have
e economyi n p 0 sure gained from their time
certainly raist L
ii.uy professionptti n g around the living room of
great, howess l- house in blue jeans, they seem
conscripts, portable with the American lifes-
The Vahdat sisters said they came
to Texas because tuition for foreign
students was less in Texas than any
where else. This has since changed.
In addition, Asal and Ghazaleh plan
ned to get their degrees in bio
engineering and Texas A&M is the
only university in Texas that offers
undergraduate degrees in that field.
Tala caught up with her sisters
scholastically when they transferred
because Asal and Ghazaleh lost so
many credit hours. “But,” Asal said,
“That’s A&M!”
All three plan to graduate in May.
Tala will receive a political science
degree.
The three started their in America
when Shah Mohammed Reza Pahla-
vi was in power in Iran. Now, with
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini plac-
teer armylias;|
real test,
o be that,
can muddle
of social poliq
Bath, writes
id laughter, talk about diets
sisterly quarrels they appear to
a normal college student lifes-
But in reality, they face prob-
many students never dream of.
hi really worried, worried that
rica might go to war with Iran,”
said. She speaks for all her sis-
accepting the role of older sister
levelheadedness, control and
ist the right amount of emotion.
Ihazaleh, the link between Asal’s
yllheadedness and Tala’s subdued
musiasm, expresses their fear in a
bn personal way. “From the time
id revolution started, all the time
elhink, ‘What is going to happen to
■ she said. “You just can’t con-
mtiate; indirectly you think about
When the trio came to America
I and Ghazaleh spoke very little
mi sh and began English classes at
outhern Illinois University. Tala
Kile English well enough to begin
school immediately.
Jala got her diploma after only one
ear of high school in America, even
wugh she had attended high school
roae year in Iran. This is because
Kiian high schools require such a
eavy course load.
“From the time the revolution
started, all the time we think,
'What is going to happen to us?’
You just can’t concentrate.’’ —
Ghazaleh Vahdat
ing ever-increasing restrictions on
Iranian women, the Vahdat sisters
face the possibility they may not be
able to use their degrees if they re
turn to Iran. This is coupled with the
fear that if they stay in America they
may never be able to see their pa
rents again.
They said their parents visit them
about once a year, staying several
months each time they visit.
“As long as they can renew their
visa they stay here, when the immig
ration officer says ‘no, that’s it they
go back. Tala said with a smile.
Their parents have been on vaca
tion in India for the last month, but
the sisters are afraid of what will hap
pen when their parents return to
their home in Tehran.
“If my parents go back to Iran
right now, I don’t think they will
ever be able to come see us again,”
Ghazaleh said.
“Never seeing them again, I
can’t think about it,” Tala said.
Telling Tala to accept the fact it
might happen, Asal said, “That’s
what worries me, that’s why I don t
n
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;kend was a winner for Texas
M University in more ways than
Not only did the football team
erge victorious, but pledges to
MU, the University-owned and
crated public television station,
ike all previous records.
4ore than $7,200 was pledged to
MU during special programs
ladcast during the football
ekend.
During Friday’s live telecast of the
ipe Bonfire and accompanying
1 practice that was followed by
special Aggie films — “We’ve
ver Been Licked” and “That Cer-
Spirit” — a total of $3,402 was
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The sisters, all of whom have very
high grade point ratios, said the
situation is not really affecting their
grades, but they added they are hav
ing a had time.
“When I study, I study, but when
“Now, when most of the students
see me they think I am Khomeini.
They forget I am a student here
and haven’t done anything.’’ —
Ghazaleh Vahdat.
I go to bed at night I can’t really
sleep,” Asal said. “I’m thinking of
this situation all of the time.”
Although they said people here
have been really nice to them, they
said they don’t feel they are totally
accepted.
“We got dirty looks before be
cause we were foreigners, Tala said.
“Now,” Ghazaleh said, “When
most of the students see me they
think I am Khomeini. They forget I
am a student here and haven’t done
anything.”
The three said they were raised in
an upper middle class family.
“We are not considered rich
in our country,” Asal asid.
“We were kind of spoiled, never
far from something familiar,” Asal
said. But they all agreed things are
alot easier on them because three of
them are together.
No matter what has happened,
they said they liked their life here in
America. “It’s quiet here,” Ghazaleh
said.
Asal had a different perspec
tive of their life here. “I just like the
way of living here ”’ she said. “I’m
living for myself. I’m comfortable
and there is more privacy.”
They compared the city ol Tehran
to that of Manhattan Island. Asal said
she use to love the traffic but, “Now
that I’ve lived in a small town for a
while I don’t think I could ever live
in a big city again.”
The trio said it is their goal to
adopt American customs and cul
ture. They said they even plan to put
up a Christmas tree this year. The
sisters are Moslem and don’t cele
brate Christmas as part of their reli
gion, but they said everyone here is ,
so involved with the occasion and
they want to get involved.
The sisters say they don’t date
often. “It is not in our culture to date
that much,” Ghazaleh said. They
said they have already had proposals
to marry but they prefer to wait.
They said some foreigners marry
Americans just to get a permanent
By KRIS WIESE
Battalion Reporter
In case you haven’t noticed, the
chimes that used to ring every 15
minutes at the Memorial Student
Center haven’t been heard this
semester.
According to the Rudder Theatre
Complex office, which is rsponsible
for their maintenance, the chimes
have been patched many times in
their 29-year history. However, last
semester they broke and could not
be repaired again because of age.
The sound of the Westminster
chimes will soon be heard again,
though. Jeff Mason, Class of’81 pres
ident, said the class has decided to
purchase a new clock and chimes as
its gift to the University.
“We haven’t made an official
announcement,” said Mason, “be
cause the Class of ’80 hasn’t pre
sented their gift yet, and we don’t
want to compete with them. This is
their senior year.
“It has been voted on by the class,
though, and has been unofficially
approved by the administration,”
Mason added.
The project will cost the class
somewhere between $8,000 and
$12,000.
Mason said there will be several
differences between the old chimes
and the Class of ’81 gift.
The new set will have an indefinite
life span. Mason said. “This should
be the last chimes the University has
to have,” he said, adding that the old
set had an expected life of 30 years.
In addition, the new clock and
chimes will come with a speaker sys
tem that will have a one-mile listen
ing radius, so the chimes will be
heard all over campus, instead of
only in the vicinity of the MSC.
The new chimes will do more than
sound the time, too, Mason said.
Tapes will also be purchased which
will play “The Aggie War Hymn”
and “Taps.”
Mason said several dates have
been discussed for installment of the
new chimes.
“Right now, we are considering
Parent’s Day this year. That would
be after the unveiling of the Class of
80 s statue of E. King Gill,” he said.
That date is subject to change.
Mason said. “Recently, several
members of the class have brought
up the idea of waiting until the be
ginning of our senior year before
playing the chimes. The idea has had
strong support, so we may wait until
next year.”
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