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Foreign stui from page 1 system in India is much like the U.S., basically democratic, slightly less liberal." Mondani said his wife, Vijay, have twc daughters, Aruna, 7, and Sunita, 3 months, DAVID MATHEW, of Durban, South Africa, anxiously wanted to work under Dr. John Ferm, a world reknown coal geologist. "Ferm just happened to be at USC," said Mathew, "So I am obtaining my Ph.D. here in coal geology." Mathew said USC has one of the best geology programs on the East Coast and is one of only two schools in the U.S. that train coal geologists. The other is Pennsylvania State University. "Therefore, I hope to stay in the U.S.," he said. Because no foreign student may seek employment until the immigration department permits, a student usually works on an assistantship, Mathew said. He ic piirrontNf L *? 4* .w v>u>uiv>^ iutuivcu in icsuircn ior me geology department. Concerning his views on the American political system, Mathew said he thinks the U.S. Government is fair to not let foreigners vote. Mathew said he does not feel foreigners should be allowed to vote if they are non-citizens. "To become a citizen is a privilege. To be able to vote is a privilege of citizenshin." *?nnnin/ioH v r, ?.? ?.V?iviuU\A4I CHING CHING LIN of Taiwan joined the student body at USC to obtain a master's degree in special education. She wants to work with mentally retarded children and has had some experience at Benson Elementary School in Columbia. Lin chose teaching as a profession because both of her parents teach in Taiwan. mu-.?L ? ?? * - - niuugii Lin s nusDand, Johnson, has been able to obtain graduate assistantships, she was unable to obtain any financial aid because the Special Education Program U.S. langua may handle From Staff Reports I^ancuncp i.<t onlv nnp nf tho crucial m.Aki?r? 0 0 - v..v ?# ?# W? VIIV upvviui |/1 UUlUlli professors who have foreign students i classrooms. Students coming from environments universities arc more politically influenced try to negotiate class requirements w professor, said William R. Folks Jr., a prof Business Administration and director of the of Inter-nation Business Study program. CULTURE DIFFERENCES can also problems. Cheating is accepted in some cultu some cultures where the American honor s> ludicrous, (it is) considered wrong not to hel] on tests," Folks said. Folks said care must be taken to assu students realize cheating is frowned on hen The problems encountered by foreign s depend on the subject involved. Math has ui symbols and concepts, so communication I are fewer. Those problems are emphasized ii subjects. "Our program is very fast-paced. Student) weak in the English language hurts ac M i J laiccis, ruins suiu. "I think it penalizes them," Folks said brilliant students get lower grades than tl capable of. Folks said he had a Chinese student in th program who had difficulty reading questions a grade one letter lower than he was capi "From a professional standpoint, I can't mi ?? n-ii s -? * * * cA^cpiiuus, r oiks saia. "we grade as objecti we can," Folks said but added that some students perform a few points below their p level because of language problems. dents? , Fund is supported by the federal govern' ment and is limited to American students. ? Her parents paid for her education before she married. The Lins hnvpn't hnH on? ?>oi ? - ..VIU uw J 1MI1 |J1UU1CIIIB i adapting to their new environment although Johnson doesn't like some American foods, such as cheese. I Lin said it takes her longer to study and do t research than American students because she lacks the background information needed for full comprehension. The Lins plan to return to Taiwan because of the flexible employment situation there and because it is hard to obtain permanent residence in the U.S. Legally, they are free to choose between returning to Taiwan or remainino in thic onimtmi THUY DANG is a native of Saigon, Vietnam. She obtained a Basic Educational Opportunity grant through the Talent Search Program at (JSC. Dang's family was initially sponsored by the First Baptist Church of West Columbia and her personal sponsor is Dr. Lila Bruckner, Director of the Communications Lab at USC, where Dang works. Dang left Vietnam originally because of the Communist takeover there in 1975. Her father was a captain in the South Vietnamese naw durine the war IAN WOOLEN, of Cambridge, England, chose to study geology at USC for the educational and travel opportunities. USC, in conjunction with the University of Wales, offered Woolen two summers of geology field work in Morocco, and he is now working on his M.A. in Moroccan Geology. The grant was possible through the International Program, the National Science Foundation and the British government which educated students who have successfully completed certain rigid exams, ige, culture M 52 :ap sTudents WHILE FOREIGN students here c be proficient in English, business pro s facing universities are offered in English n their German. This, Folks said, would situation. where "The key thing is to establish a fin fartrl rv ? * * ?.w as-a-secona-ianguage program" at US ith the d. Bruce Marshall, associate diret essor of merit and International Studies, ^sa Master there are language problems" dealir students. However, most foreign students "s cause otherwise, we wouldn't be seeing res. "In Marshall said. He said most foreig 'Stem is tended schools that offer English, so si p others least familiar with the language. Thi study abroad are "a small selected I ire that ?*of course, they've been more rigoi It also depends on where they con itudents countries tend to produce highly moti liversal more than other countries. Taiwan* roUbles super students," Folks said. 1 verbal The foreign students haven't let lang stop them. They are willing to come 5' being academic matters, he said. :ademic ROBERT M. STEPHENSON .Jr., cl . Some mathematics and computer science de ley are foreign students express themsleves "People who are more outgoing ten le MBA language." he said. and got "Coming to college is a major ac ible of. most foreign students. They won't ike any chances from their system as an Am ively as said. "In undergraduate programs, ce foreign of the Carolina community are not p otential terested in coming to college. We d See PROFESS* Three USC foreign students joyable experience are, left to i Diaz, from Panama, and Ian Woolen said. When he first arrived in Columbia, V was faced with the common proble transportation and housing. A membc local church has worked with Wool obtaining the proper furniture necessities for himself and his ft "Without her kind efforts, my family Cover ph< Left, Lucy and Dlovc their cour See othei page 4. grams^'some Correction I, French and be the ideal The story on U The Gamecock c it-rate English- The incoming cl ;C," Folks said. not "small," Ricl ;tor of Govern- of academic affai id, "UDviously of Medicine, said, ig with foreign Until the medi< 1 Administration ti ire the cream; classes, those of them here," Physical Science ,n students at- Dean Roderici tudents were at Donald''. e students who Tuition for in-st few." is $4140, not $138 ously selected. For the first thi le from. Some cent and the stat< ivated students grant will pay 801 ese have been Psychiatry, not j Psychiatric Insti ;uage problems Dr. George Sar in for help on Hospital, is direcl t the medical scho was taken from th lairman of the Dr. George H. tpartment, said the medical scho well on paper. The "family rc J A - * u iu team me taught at Richlai Practice departn hievement for Weymouth obje get as many USC's medical s< erican," Folks The "start up" | rtain segments >articularly inon't get many ORS, page 4 ? who find attending the university an enright, Naval Mondani, from India, Diovelis Woolen, from England. wouia sun be sleeping on the floor," he said. Woolen After receiving his permanent resident tns of status last year, Woolen has made plans to r of a remain in the U.S. "There is just so much to en in see," Woolen said. "Life is getting much and better as I learn to adapt better." imily. Woolen is married to a native of New and I Jersey, and they have two children. - ! >to: Corelli, from the Philippines, ?lis Diaz, from Panama, wear itries' native dresses. ' foreign student stories, SCs Srhnnl nf MpHifinA in fho l'inn 1/1 ,cc"? ...vv>avs?iV li* VIIV UU1IV A "f lOOUt \J A ontained several errors as corrected below: lass of medical students this fall of 24 students is ?ard J. Weymouth, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean rs and director of admissions of the USC School It is average for a new medical school class. i cal school moves into the renovated Veterans j tospital in 1979, most first and second year the basic sciences, will be in Coker and the buildings. i Macdonald's name was misspelled "Macate students is $1380 and for out-of-state students and $414, as reported. -ee years of the V.A. grant, the grant paid 90 per i 10 per cent of faculty salaries. This year, the >er cent and the state 20 per cent of the salaries, psychology, will be taught at the William S. Hall tute. tiano, identified as chief oncologist at the V.A. :or of the division of hemotology and ontology at ol. Material on Sartiano and the cancer center ie Columbia State and Record newspapers. Bunch Jr. is chairman, not dean, of surgery at ol. ilated subjects" The Gamecock said would be nd Memorial Hospital are part of the Family lent of the medical school. 1 eied to use of the word "university" to describe :hool, a college within a university. j grant from HEW was $420,000, not $240,000.