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	Vol.7, No 31, October 21, 1999
	Study abroad fair hits CSULB By Elyse Medlin Daily Forty-Niner Cal State Long Beach students weighed their international options with representatives from overseas programs Wednesday afternoon at the annual Study Abroad Fair. The event is sponsored by the CSULB Center for International Education, which has its own study abroad program but hosts the fair so that students can explore other programs. An alternative to the traditional international program was offered at the Up with People booth. Students who participate in the yearlong program will experience a new city every 5-6 days, for a total of 70 cities. "This is not go to a class and take a test," said Ashley Borden, an Up with People representative. "It's so new that most students need to walk away and think about it." Up with People participants will perform in a two-hour Broadway-style show in each city. A student need not be a theater arts major to participate in Up with People. Students can contribute through stage and technical work. College credit may be earned through the program, if preapproved by the student's department. CSULB freshman Trista Thomas said she had a good experience when her family hosted three students from the program. "They were only there for a few days, but when they left, my little sister was crying because she missed them," Thomas said. "They still write us postcards." The Peace Corps offers a two-year volunteer program to interested students who want to serve and become a member of the society in a foreign country. "It's grass-roots, international development," said Jason Rothbard, a Peace Corps representative. "You go in and live at the level of the people, and use a skill that you've already acquired." Junior psychology major Erin Quinn was among the many students who inquired about the Peace Corps program. "I think it would be a wonderful experience, and it would change your outlook on the world," Quinn said. In fact, 70 percent of surveyed students said they would study abroad if given the opportunity, said Eric Tiettmeyer, editor of Student World Traveler Magazine. Tiettmeyer said the new hot spots for international study are Africa and Egypt, along with the most popular European destinations such as France and Italy. Some students may qualify to study abroad for free. "They can use their financial aid to go study in, for instance, Nepal," CSULB study abroad coordinator Cecilia Fidora said. CSULB is offering a study program in London for spring of 2000. Students will have the opportunity to study with CSU faculty in the English, history and comparative literature fields. The application deadline is Nov. 5.		Study abroad fair hits CSULB   Students learn about life from dead   Spirits of past passengers haunt ship Scared stiff   Beer too costly   Money makes celebs unaccountable Faces of Halloween   The Flying Dutchman   Friendly ghost may haunt downtown furniture store   Halloween's origin not so frightening Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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