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MONTH.
Students from all over the
world will have a chance to show
off their native country's tradi
tions and
customs as
International
Week 1992
begins Mon
day.
Opening
ceremonies
for the 13th
annual event will begin at 10 a.m.
Monday in the MSC Flagroom. In
ternational week is sponsored by
the International Students Associ
ation (ISA).
ISA President Rhonda Bolich
says the purpose of the event is to
let Texas A&M students and the
community know about the wide
range of people at A&M.
"If there was one thing that In
ternational Week is about, it's
awareness," says Bolich.
Bolich says there are several
people in the community who an
ticipate the event each year.
"You would be amazed at how
many people have international
experience in this community,"
she says. "They mark it on their
calendar and look forward to it
(International Week) every year."
This year's theme is "Hope in a
Changing World" and it will be
the second year for a model Unit
ed Nations, with 70 delegates rep
resenting 30 different countries.
Bolich says although the event is
fairly new, it should be a big suc
cess.
"A lot more people are in
volved this year, although it's still
small compared to other schools,"
she says.
Edward Kellerman, director of
the ISA Discussion Series, says
ISA has been very successful at
getting delegates from a variety of
countries.
"There are many international
students who know a lot of infor
mation about their countries,"
Kellerman says. "Delegates will
try to be as true to their countries'
policies and customs as possible."
The model United Nations
General Assembly and Security
Council discussions will begin
Wednesday at 7 p.m. and will last
until 10 p.m. in the Student
Congress Room in the new Uni
versity Center. It will continue all
day Thursday.
The discussions are also spon
sored by the Student Government
and the Jordan Institute.
Cultural displays featuring 42
countries will be exhibited all day
Monday and Tuesday in the MSC
and an international buffet will be
held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
on the second floor of the MSC.
The buffet will feature foods
from different countries and will
be prepared by students from
those nations. Tickets for the buf
fet and all other International
Week events are $8 and are avail
able in the Rudder Box Office.
Friday. It will begin at 8:30 p.m.
in Rudder Auditorium and tickets
are $3.50. Joint tickets for the tal
ent show and buffet are $10.
Director of the talent show
Karen Koestoer says the different
acts include singing, dancing, skits
and mock ceremonies such as
weddings.
"It's going to be very interest
ing," Koestoer says. "Last year it
was sold out, so get your tickets
fast."
Following the show, an awards
ceremony will begin at the College
Station Conference Center on
George Bush Drive. Tickets are $2
for non-ISA members and $1 for
members.
A talent show and dress parade
featuring 20 different countries
will conclude International Week
Awards will be presented to
the five best talent performances.
Ten professors and community
leaders will judge the perfor
mances.
Two other awards, the Ep-
pright International Student
Award and the Outstanding Com
munity Volunteer Award will also
be presented at the ceremony.
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annual "bloody cross," a three-mile (6 lap) run around I
quadrangle. The guidon bearer carries the company flag
the entire race. Baker is a sophomore engineering major.
Black greek organizations hold olympiad
Event showcases talent, devotion
By Matari Jones
The Battalion
Whether the organization's colors are red
and white, crimson and cream, purple and
gold or pink and green, black sororities and
fraternities from as far as Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Louisiana anticipate the third an
nual "Greek Olympiad" sponsored by the
Texas A&M chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi.
The Kappas call their Greek show "The
Greek Olympiad" to differentiate it from other
University Greek shows.
What is a Greek show?
The event, held throughout the country at
various times of the year, gives black fraterni
ties and sororrtte^ a chance to showcase their
artistic talents and demonstrate their undying
love, devotion and pride for their organiza
tions.
"It's a talent show that demonstrates a
marching, stepping style rooted in African-
American history", said J. Frank Hernandez,
former president of Kappa Alpha Psi.
Stepping, which originated in Africa, was
historically limited to pledges. Now, however,
it has progressed to being used by all sorority
and fraternity members.
Step, or Greek, shows evolved from sing-a-
longs in which fraternities and sororities
would get together and sing chants and hymns
demonstrating their dedication to their organi
zations.
The Olympiad premiered February 10,1990
in Rudder Auditorium and is usually held in
February in recognition of Black History
Month.
"This Olympiad allows us to be included in
the university without losing pur heritage,"
It i^ orle of the major ways to get all of the
African-American sororities and fraternities to
gether in one place to really show off one of
their many facets, he added.
The Greek show also serves another pur
pose as a fund raiser. The proceeds will be do
nated in the form of a$l,000 scholarship to the
most deserving high school African-American
male in the Bryan-College Station area.
"We are trying to encourage all minorities
to go to college," said Andre Bradley, a Greek
show co-chairman and Kappa Alpha Psi mem
ber.
Texas has six large-scale Greek or step
shows each year. Shows also take place at the
University of Texas at Austin, the University of
North Texas in Denton, Texas Southern Uni
versity in Houston, Sam Houston State Univer
sity in Huntsville and Lamar University in
Beaumont.
"One of our main advantages to having a
Greek show at Texas A&M is the central loca
tion," said James Quarles, current president of
Kappa Alpha Psi. "Plus, ours is the first to be
held in the spring."
On the West Coast, sororities ^nd fraterni
ties usually collaborate to hold Greek shows,
but in the South, individual organizations usu-.
ally host them. Kappa Alpha Psi member Con
nie, Miller said.
Last year's Greek show, held in G. Rollie
White Coliseum, started almost two hours late.
Opponents advocate
open adoption limits
Editor's note: This is the last in a five-
part series in The Battalion on adop
tion in Texas and how it has changed
over the years. Today's article focuses
on opposition to open adoption.
By Jayme Blaschke
The Battalion
See Organizers/Page 4
Adversaries of open adoption,
despite the positive experiences of
agencies in Texas, see the practice
as a threat, and are working to
limit the policy's spread to other
areas of the nation.
Mary Beth Seader, vice presi
dent of the National Committee
for Adoption, a Washington, D.C.
national advocacy group, said her
group harbors serious reserva
tions about the practice of open
adoption.
Although open adoption may
be appealing at an emotional lev
el, there may be negative Iraj
term effects, she said
"The last five years havesce
an increase in the attentiontl;
loss associated with a
received, but everyone mustrs
member to keep the loss in
spective," Seader said. "Over-eiF-
phasizing loss, like open ad
tions are doing, is not positive.
"If contact between bi
mothers and adoptive familie
continues the way it is now,
are going to be major
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