Spring Break
International students learn about football
By: Kenny Ryan
Issue date: 10/3/07 Section: News
"I think this is really important because it unites the campus as a whole," said Rachel Plugge, a junior psychology major and vice president of the MSC. "It gives people access to the information, and gives them a chance and a means to be a part of A&M,"
Plans are in the works to expand the symposium to other sports.
"We started a baseball one last year and this year we started a basketball one," Lasley said. "Both will be in the spring."
MSC Hospitality will take the students to Midnight Yell Friday night and Saturday they will join them in the stands for A&M's football game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The week-long event is focused on getting international students involved in A&M's culture.
"The purpose of the event is to bring international students into the fold, into the mix of what's going on in A&M," said Austin Kurth, a senior political science major. "[The students] come from China, Iran, Korea, all over the place. They are used to a different lifestyle than if you grew up in Dallas, so this is an experience to reach out to them and teach them about our culture. "
Kurth summed up the spirit of the evening in his closing address: "No matter where any of you are from, we are all Aggies."
Plans are in the works to expand the symposium to other sports.
"We started a baseball one last year and this year we started a basketball one," Lasley said. "Both will be in the spring."
MSC Hospitality will take the students to Midnight Yell Friday night and Saturday they will join them in the stands for A&M's football game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The week-long event is focused on getting international students involved in A&M's culture.
"The purpose of the event is to bring international students into the fold, into the mix of what's going on in A&M," said Austin Kurth, a senior political science major. "[The students] come from China, Iran, Korea, all over the place. They are used to a different lifestyle than if you grew up in Dallas, so this is an experience to reach out to them and teach them about our culture. "
Kurth summed up the spirit of the evening in his closing address: "No matter where any of you are from, we are all Aggies."
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