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No. 210 Bowling 'Green State University Friday, December 1. 1978 Foreign students travel over Christmas break ■ By Krijti Kehres However, he said he would feel much Christmas celebration is similar to Staff Reporter more excited about Christmas if he America's, but Australians celebrate it were going to his homeland. in the summer. During Christmas break many of the Many of the exchange students have University's foreign exchange students relatives in the United States who they "I THINK Christmas is more of a will disperse to all parts of the United plan to visit during the holidays. family affair here than in Australia States to spend the holidays with Ahmad Abdollahi, a graduate student because many people go to the beach on American families and friends. from Iran, will take a trip to Kentucky Christmas," she said. A. Melih Turkmen, a freshman from to visit a cousin who attends the Miguel A. Every, a freshman from Turkey, will celebrate Christmas with a University of Louisville. However, Aruba, has a number of places to go for friend in West Milton, a Dayton suburb. Abdollahi is Moslem and will not be the holidays. "I spent Thanksgiving with them and celebrating Christmas. "I don't know where I'm going yet. they invited me back for Christmas," It's still hanging in the air," he said. Turkmen said. "WE ARE JUST celebrating the A friend has asked him to go to Daniel Reed, a biology major from holiday, not Christmas," he added "I Cleveland for a week, his host family in Western Samoa, will travel to plan on coming back and studying the Bowling Green has asked him to spend Cleveland with his roommate. last two weeks." it with them and he has relatives in New "The break is too short to go home," Jersey that he might visit. HE EXPLAINED that he had Ya-Chi Chen, a graduate chemistry originally planned to just travel around student from the Republic of China, "I WOULD LIKE to go to a place the United States. said. Therefore, she is going to spend where there is lots to see and places to "But my roommate offered, so I'm Christmas with her sister in Kansas go," he said. going with him," he said. City. Joyce Cook, assistant to the director Jaindra V. Malde, a graduate student John C. Fait and his wife, Chery'., of the International Studies Program, from Kenya, is not really excited about probably will spend Christmas at their said that quite a few of the students are the holidays because there is "nothing home on Seventh Street, Mrs. Fait said. going home because they just want to to look forward to." He will be traveling The couple is from Australia and "get out." to California with a friend. Mrs. Fait said that the Australian "Normally they just travel," she added. A. Patricia Hagie, from Nicaragua, is one such student. She said that her News staff signs off parents want her to come home and she also would like to go because the political situation in her country might not allow her to another time. for fall, returns Jan. 4 Although these students come from all over the world, Christmas is not new Nowi Photo By Dovt Ryan This is the last issue of The News for fall quarter. Just like to them because it is celebrated everyone else on campus, we have final exams and papers due next everywhere. It's just that this year THE MORE THE MERRIER-Three-year-old Eric Klotz, son recently received shipment of Christmas trees lor sale at week and studies occasionally triumph over publication. most will be spending it in America. of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Klotz, helps Hal E. Rood unwrap a Klotz Flower Farm, 906 Napoleon Rd. The News will reappear Jan. 4, the day after the first full day of classes. Until then, we'll be enjoying the three-week vacation like everyone else-relaxing and eating as much good food as we can get our hands on. The advertising, production and editorial staffs of the News with all our readers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and an Rec center gets final preparation especially Happy New Year. By Terry Potosnak "And full steam ahead is the word for water into the pool will begin Monday, suggested by the Student Government Staff Reporter floors in the racquetball courts and McGuire said. Association, and reservations for the dance room," he added. The pool, whose water inlet holes center's various courts can be made for Inside the News Student Recreation Center con- FLOOR BOARDS HAVE been were installed last week, will cost about Jan. 4 beginning at 5 p.m. the day struction is approaching the home received for those rooms and they will $6,000 to fill. before. ENTERTAINMENT: Sweet Charity review is on Page 7. stretch as final preparations continue be installed Jan. 3. for Jan. 4 opening. Rec center administrative offices and "And everything will be on the road UNTIL THE CENTER opens, The center's racquet room and the control room have been occupied by the fourth as far as usage." McGuire around-the-clock security will watch Hlgh35F(2C) exercise rooms are "all set to go," rec this week and the large Samuel Cooper said. the construction site, because of recent LowZ0F(-13C) center Director Ben McGuire said pool is ready to be filled. On Jan. 2 and 3, the rec center will thefts, vandalism and attempted break- Weather 30 percent chance of snow yesterday. The pouring of 850,000 gallons of open for tours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. as ins, McGuire said. Five chairs and a lamp valued at about (1,000 were stolen from the center last week and initials were carved into the sport-tread floor in the women's Trustee sees elimination of exercise room, he said. Although repairs have been made, persons responsible for the theft have economic illiteracy a necessity not been apprehended and the fur- nishings have not been returned. Editor's note: This Is the seventh in a training. His professional experience four also believes that there is a public series profiling the nine members of the probably gives him the necessary in- demand for better awareness of Two students recently were caught in University Board ol Trustees. sight to notice such an interest- Ludwig business and economics. "I've had the an attempt to break into the center's is board chairman and chief executive feeling for a long time about a lack of pool area, McGuire said Those By Paula Wlnslow of L-K Restaurants and Motel, Inc. of economic literacy," he said. students have been referred to Stan- Staff Reporter Marion. "I FELT THE only way to solve these dards and Procedures. "THE FASTEST growing industry is problems of economics was to start Robert C. Ludwig said he "wants to the service industry of which I am a right here in Marion, Ohio," he con- Winter quarter programming also is be responsive to the needs of today's part of," he said. "There is not a good tinued, saying that one morning while underway, according to Kathy Rittler, society." having coffee with five business assistant rec center director. The newest member of the Univer- associates, a possible solution came to sity's Board of Trustees said he strives mind. The group formed the Marion A SERIES OF mini workshops to meet those demands through his Economic Council, which develops scheduled to begin in mid-January will activities in business, civic and educational economic programs for include instruction in squash, handball, University affairs. professional and for students from first racquetball, exercise programs, ar- Ludwig's involvement with the grade through high school. chery, weightlifting and stroke im- University didn't end when he "Our aim was to make it impossible provement for advanced, beginning or graduated in 1955 with a bachelor's to go through 12 years of education intermediate swimmers. Water babies degree in business administration. It without taking it (economic training)," and goldfish, swimming programs for continues in his role as a parent of two he explained. children aged two months to a year also University students and as a member of The council organizes seminars about will be scheduled during family-plan the Alumni Advisor)' Board for the basic economic problems and issues for hours. College of Business Administration. schoolchildren, teacher, clergymen, Sign-up for the workshops will begin And although the Marion resident businessmen and industry managers. the second week of January, Rittler was appointed to his nine-year trustee Now, he said, virtually every teacher in said, and students can pick up pam- post only last spring, he already is Marion is trained to incorporate phlets explaining requirements for the active as a member of the Board's business lessons into the regular programs at the rec center.