L 'oN UWJed euelpul 'ewea, eJ~oN a I \f d .3E>V!SOd 's'n 3!Vl:I )l1ns I.e.• SCHOLASTIC Volume 127, Number 5 Xenophobia /zen-o-fo-be-al n (NL): Fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or anything strange or for­ eign Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary English, they say, is a challenging language for foreigners to learn. The grammatical constructions lead the student of English down a circuitous path FEATURES with exceptions to every rule, miles and miles of vo­ cabulary to traverse, and detours into potential idi­ 6/The World at Notre Dame omatic landmines. The Anglo-Saxon and romantic by Brother George Schmitz, C.S.C. roots of the English language pour words into a lin­ '''; guistic canal brimming with synonyms, antonyms, 9/A Synthetic Nation and homonyms. The multitudinous vocabulary by P. Suresh choices prove more complex to decipher than Ru­ l2/0utside Psychology bick's cube combinations. by Naji Boutros The American culture, much like its native l3/Humoring the 'Situation tongue, offers a kaleidoscopic view of itself to an by Luis F. Razon and Margarita F. Villalon outsider. Old-fashioned villues and, newfangled , methods, a friendly openness and a glossy superfici­ l7/The Tug of War ality strike many foreigners as disturbing signs of a by Santiago O'Donnell and Winston Griffin schizophrenic nation, a witch's brew and not a melt­ 19/Nothing Is Black and White ing pot. by Murray Leibrandt Yet still, f~reign students flock in greater numbers every year to study both our language and our life­ 23/A Jewel in the Crown style. International students here at Notre Dame and by Luiz Hernandez St. Mary's come from all over the world to become 25rqphill to Independence citizens of all four colleges, dorms, and campus ac- , by Joe Bongiovi . tivities. Despite their interest and determination to 30/The Endless Spirit discover America under the Dome, little effort is by Cam Sylvester made as a whole community to listen to the different perspectives of our fellow classmates from abroad. 32/ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the States .•• In this issue, Scholastic shifts its focus from the 34/Real Men Don't Play Football Dome to the globe as seen through the rich and di­ by Winston Griffin and Maher Mouasher verse experiences of the University's foreign students. Implicit in these articles is the authors' desire to overcome the hurdles of language and culture to ELAN communicate to the rest of us who they are, what 36/There Are No Kangaroos in Egypt they think, and where they call "home." Straight by Michael Varga from the horse's mouth (an idiom Mr. Ed and many foreigners might find distressing) these students' 40/The Shadow Boxer viewpoints offer a rare insider's glimpse into political by J urgen Brauer issues, literature, and landscapes spanning the globe. 42/0 People of Lebanon Scholastic's brave reach beyond the Dome could by Ronnie Karam never have been possible without the editorial advice and organizational expertise of Winston Griffin and 43/Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Collected Stories Maher Mouasher of the International Students Or­ by Mark Melchior ganization arid without the attention and enthusi­ 44/Resume asm of Fred Zimmerman, Scholastic's executive con- - by Sean P.A. McSweeney tent editor. DEPARTMENTS Calendar 3; Notables 4; Artistic Opportunities 48; WSND 50; idie banter 52 I.e.• SCHOLASTIC Volume 127, Number 5 Xenophobia /zen-o-fo-be-al n (NL): Fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or anything strange or for­ eign Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary English, they say, is a challenging language for foreigners to learn. The grammatical constructions lead the student of English down a circuitous path FEATURES with exceptions to every rule, miles and miles of vo­ cabulary to traverse, and detours into potential idi­ 6/The World at Notre Dame omatic landmines. The Anglo-Saxon and romantic by Brother George Schmitz, C.S.C. roots of the English language pour words into a lin­ '''; guistic canal brimming with synonyms, antonyms, 9/A Synthetic Nation and homonyms. The multitudinous vocabulary by P. Suresh choices prove more complex to decipher than Ru­ l2/0utside Psychology bick's cube combinations. by Naji Boutros The American culture, much like its native l3/Humoring the 'Situation tongue, offers a kaleidoscopic view of itself to an by Luis F. Razon and Margarita F. Villalon outsider. Old-fashioned villues and, newfangled , methods, a friendly openness and a glossy superfici­ l7/The Tug of War ality strike many foreigners as disturbing signs of a by Santiago O'Donnell and Winston Griffin schizophrenic nation, a witch's brew and not a melt­ 19/Nothing Is Black and White ing pot. by Murray Leibrandt Yet still, f~reign students flock in greater numbers every year to study both our language and our life­ 23/A Jewel in the Crown style. International students here at Notre Dame and by Luiz Hernandez St. Mary's come from all over the world to become 25rqphill to Independence citizens of all four colleges, dorms, and campus ac- , by Joe Bongiovi . tivities. Despite their interest and determination to 30/The Endless Spirit discover America under the Dome, little effort is by Cam Sylvester made as a whole community to listen to the different perspectives of our fellow classmates from abroad. 32/ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the States .•• In this issue, Scholastic shifts its focus from the 34/Real Men Don't Play Football Dome to the globe as seen through the rich and di­ by Winston Griffin and Maher Mouasher verse experiences of the University's foreign students. Implicit in these articles is the authors' desire to overcome the hurdles of language and culture to ELAN communicate to the rest of us who they are, what 36/There Are No Kangaroos in Egypt they think, and where they call "home." Straight by Michael Varga from the horse's mouth (an idiom Mr. Ed and many foreigners might find distressing) these students' 40/The Shadow Boxer viewpoints offer a rare insider's glimpse into political by J urgen Brauer issues, literature, and landscapes spanning the globe. 42/0 People of Lebanon Scholastic's brave reach beyond the Dome could by Ronnie Karam never have been possible without the editorial advice and organizational expertise of Winston Griffin and 43/Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Collected Stories Maher Mouasher of the International Students Or­ by Mark Melchior ganization arid without the attention and enthusi­ 44/Resume asm of Fred Zimmerman, Scholastic's executive con- - by Sean P.A. McSweeney tent editor. DEPARTMENTS Calendar 3; Notables 4; Artistic Opportunities 48; WSND 50; idie banter 52 -. Editorial Board CONTRIBUTORS March 18-20 March 26 March 29-31 April 13-16 N.C:A.A. Fencing Cham­ South Bend High Schools Senior Formal: A weekend Campaigning for SMC Editor-in-Chief pionships: Angela Athletic Track Classic: ACCI for seniors to go all out hall offices Fieldhouse Kathleen McGarvey Joe Bongiovi is a Paul Komyatte is Facility/SMC and enjoy themselves! Pass Reem Mouasher Sanjeev Tak is a Pollitt Lecture for Living the time watching Second senior govern­ a senior govern­ is a sophomore sophomore Series: "Facing Reality In April 14 . General Manager ment major from ment major from Business and Art City, party on Rush Street, business major Relationships" with Patri­ The Crop Walk: A ten­ Williamsville, Munster, Indi­ major from stay in the luxurious Mary Ellen Am from Nairobi, cia Livingston, M.A., Palmer House, wine and kilometer pledge walk New York, who ana, and is a March 26 Amman, Jordan. Kenya, who is ,counselor and, National has traveled frequent contrib­ Pollitt Lecture for Living dine in the Grand Ball­ from Saint Joseph High Editorial known in his Consultant, Livingston As­ room, and dance until School and back. All Notre Jim Basile/News/Sports Editor extensively utor to Scholas- . American home Series: "Sexuality and throughout tic. s06iates. Held in the Ben­ Teens: Values, Conflicts dawn to the music of an Dame and Saint Mary's Kathleen Doyle/Campus Features of Stanford Hall dix Theatre, 7:30-9:00 eight-piece band! Go and students are urged to par­ Editor Central America. as "chief." and. Decisions." The Santiago O'Don­ p.m. Free. speaker. is Gary Ingersoll, have a great time, Sen­ ticipate. The proceeds go Ann Gallagher/Saint Mary's Editor nell is a senior iorsll to relieve the hunger prob­ Timothy Gianotti/Culture/Fiction Ph.D., Department of Ed­ government ucational Psychology, I. U./ lem around the wnrlo. Editor Murray Lei­ major from Fred Zimmerman/ Executive Bloomington. The lecture Naji Boutros is brandt is a Buenos Aires, March 22 & 23 Content Editor uncertain Cam Sylvester is will be held in Bendix March 31-1 graduate student Argentina. Maple City Postcard Club whether he is a a graduate Theatre, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Candidates for hall offices from New York, Show: Held in the Conven­ April 15 Graphics junior or a student from the at SMC: Mandatory meet­ the Big Apple. tion Hall in the Century "Brian's Song": Carroll sophomore, Great White ing for all those interested, Darryl H. DanielslExecutive Center; the show will be Hall (SMC). 7 & 9:30 p.m. Design Editor although he's North. H.C.C. held Friday, 11:00 a.m.- Admission is $1.00. Kathleen Keifer/Art Editor quJte sure that he Margarita is an Electrical Villalon is a 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Marketing Engineering junior Finance/ 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m .. Ad- Maher Mouasher Economics major mission is $1.00.