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iSA Profiles

#UOiSA HalloweenDance

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N.E.W.S 03

What’s iSA? 04

Meet iSA 05

Halloween Dance Party 12

History of Halloween 14

Trick? Treat? 15

International Halloween 16

Halloween Treats 17

Events Calendar 18

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N.E.W.S. stands for North, East, West, and South, and it represents the international student body of the University of Oregon. N.E.W.S. is UOiSA’s newsletter that is published every two weeks. In N.E.W.S. you can find updated events around your campus and community, different cultures around the world, and most importantly the people around you. We have six constant sections in N.E.W.S.: Featured Star, Event Highlight, International Issues, Fun Facts, World Food, and a 2-week Calendar.

As a reader of ours, we want you to be able to learn more about the community and people around you. You are the most important part of N.E.W.S., for we value your opinion and feedback the most. We’d love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or ideas.

Please contact us at:uoisanews@gmail.com

Thank you for reading N.E.W.S., and helping us growing!

The ISA Newsletter Team11/11/13

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UOiSA is the University of Oregon International Student Association. We represent international students from all around the world. UOiSA assists international students with the transition to U.S. culture and society as well as the classroom environment. UOiSA also assists domestic students to learn about the international community on campus.

UOiSA is a student group that’s here for you! UOiSA is here to serve the global community through advocacy, events, and promotions. Coffee Hour, one of our weekly events, has traditionally fostered the interaction between international and local students for nearly 20 years.

We welcome everyone to join and be a part of our big family, and we’d love to hear your voice on how to make us a better place for you! Feel free to come see us at our office, and join all our events throughout the year! We would love to meet each and every one of you. Tell us what the international community has done for you. Everyone has their own unique story, share your stories and take us on a international adventure!

Tony:

iSA is a big family to me. As one of the parents in this family, I would like to take care of everyone in my family and see them grow. I really wish everyone in our family this year can try their best and make iSA the best year ever! Go iSA!

Hung:

iSA is a home for international students on the campus. It’s a legacy that has a 50-year history. I, along with the other members, carry on not only the tradition, but also a mission to make this place more welcoming and heart-warming for everybody.

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MEET iSACo-Directors

Tony Zhang

Co-directorAccounting & ISOM Senior

- When I first got here, I got a lot of help from both domestic students and international students. So as a return, I’d love to give back the help to the community.- I take two showers per day, and I can eat rice ALL day.

Hung Mai

Co-directorPublic RelationsSenior

- I joined iSA because I wanted to be a part of an amazing team, and to give back to the international community that helped me grow since i first got to UO.- I’m scared of spiders.

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Learn more about why we joined iSA and fun facts about us.

YOUR

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Program Team

Sandra Benny

Programs InternFamily & Human Services (FHS) / Chinese MinorJunior

- I love to serve people, and being an aspiring teacher, I feel like ISA will be a good fit for me to serve the international student body at the university, by simply being a listening ear or by advocating for them.- I love doing the dishes.

Steven Rao

Program InternProduct DesignJunior

- I want meet more people from different culture backgrounds.- I have burned 6000 Calories total within a day…

Renee Arnett

Programs internInternational Studies/ Spanish MajorJunior

- I joined ISA because I want to help connect all of the international students with the Eugene community as a whole.

Stephanie Imah

Programs / Event CoordinatorPublic RelationJunior

- I joined iSA because I really wanted to get to know more people from different cultural backgrounds and plus, I love planning events.

- I love hiking. I would probably be living in the woods somewhere if I didn’t have to go to college

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Hyunjae(Dustin) Jung

Programs InternBusiness Junior

- I joined ISA because I love ISA.- I am crazy about baseball and basketball.

Luoya Xu

Program InternPublic RelationsSenior

- I want to experience different cultures and make more friends from different countries and culture backgrounds.- I will work as a journalist in Dubai in winter break 2013.

The Program Team produces exciting events that introduce American culture and society to international students, as well as cultivating the interaction between international and domestic students.“ ”

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Christina Park

Office InternBusiness(marketing) / Economics minor

- I joined iSA because I know that I would regret so badly one day if i never try joining iSA before i graduate!- I can dance like there’s no tomorrow.

Mengshi Liu (Ashley)

Office InternNon-major exchange student

- The reason I chose to join ISA probably is that I wanted to get involved more in the international student group, and I wanted to make best use of my only year in UO.- I can do several things together at one time;and instead of eating to live, I live to eat.

Office Team Fundraising Team

Catherine Li

Fundraising internCommunication Disorders & Science /Special Education and Music (Minor)Junior

- I joined iSA to bring students from different backgrounds together with domestic students to learn about American life. - Sometimes when I get hyper I start to laugh out of nowhere or I laugh about something that happened 3 months ago.

Hsiang-Ting Li (Amy)

Fundraising intern Pre-business

- I joined ISA because I would like to help international students to enjoy life in Eugene. - I’m tall and I play basketball.

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Publicity Team

Lily Chen

Publicity Officer Economics / Minor in BASenior

- I joined iSA because I want to give back to the International Student community before I graduate.- I have a dog and I have a weird laugh.

Kyung Hoon Jeong aka David

Social Media InternPsychologyJunior

- I joined iSA to collect resources and people for world Domination. JK, As a citizen of the world, I feel compelled and inspired to serve the international community. - I use to have a British accent. Can still do one objectively well.

Hillary Fowler

Graphic DesignerDigital ArtsJunior

- I joined iSA because I was looking for an internship that was related to my major and found the ISA internship.. Plus I wanted to make international friends!- I worked at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom last year.

Ihn Que Lee

Photographer Business AdministrationSophomore

- I joined iSA to meet international friends and make a better community for International students. - I love you all!

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Esther Kim

Photographer International studies / BA minorSenior

- I joined iSA because I wanted to meet new people and and learn from differences.- I want to become a rock star and surfer who lives in Hawaii.

Alejandra Gutierrez

Newsletter InternPublic RelationsJunior

- I joined iSA because I want other students to explore different cultures and traditions and to help international students feel welcomed. - I absolutely love cupcakes and Nutella.

Ina Song

Newsletter InternBusiness Junior

- I joined iSA because I love meeting people from all over the world and getting to know different cultures through them.- I rather watch cartoons than anime.

The Publicity Team promotes iSA’s name and activities on the UO campus, as well as the Eugene community as a whole.“ ”

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Taaj Orr

Newsletter InternBiology/ SpanishFreshman

- I joined iSA because it gives me the opportunity to become familiar with other cultures and create new bonds with people from all over the world. I couldn’t ask for a better thing to write about!- I have my own blog and site for my art. My main catchphrase is buttersnaps.

Kangtae (Ethan) Kim

ISG Advocates International studies in Business / Minor Economics Senior

- I joined iSA to communicate and interact with people from different countries, and to work with great people.- I do like silly jokes.

Megan Garland

ISG AdvocateInternational Studies / ChineseJunior

- I joined iSA to help connect the diverse groups on campus!- I have been to 19 countries by age 19

Joshua Lee

ISG AdvocatePsychology majorSophomore

- I joined iSA to use my talent to help other international students!- I am missing 10 teeth.

Stacey Goldberg

ISG advocate International studies / ChineseSenior

- I joined iSA because I wanted to engage with students from all over and connect them to the Eugene community as well!- I’m obsessed with the squirrels on campus! ”

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iSA HalloweenDance 2013 #UOiSA

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iSA HalloweenDance 2013 #UOiSA

.....Sweet Memories......

Thank you everyone who came to our iSA Halloween Dance Party 2013. We had around 450 wonderful people joining us, and we enjoyed and loved having every one of you. You are what makes iSA a better place, and you were what made the dance party fun and alive!!

To check out more pictures from the halloween night and more coming up events, please go on our facebook page: facebook.com/InternationalDuck

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The History of Halloween

Halloween is a holiday that we all have celebrated since we were very young. When we were small, we would dress up in our favorite costumes and go out with our friends and compete on who had more candy by the end of the night. Halloween, wasn’t always celebrated this way though, before it used to be much different. The word Halloween comes from “All Hallows’ evening” originated from Celtic tradition. During those times, there was a fire festival called Samhein (Sah-ween) and it marked the beginning of winter. During this time, it was believed that the door between the world of the dead and the living would open. The Celts believed that the undead would roam around the world of the living, so in order to keep the spirits at peace, they would prepare by leaving food out for them, they would sacrifice animals on their behalf and they would light bonfires in order to guide the spirits back to the underworld and keep them away from the living. In order to hide their identity, the Celts would then dress up in scary, ghostly costumes. By doing this, the spirits wouldn’t recognize them as “living” and they wouldn’t harm them, which allowed the Celts to go from one house to house to eat food. It was their version of trick-or-treating. Instead of getting candy, they would dress up and go eat food at different houses throughout the night.

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Trick? Treat?{ fun facts of Halloween }

• The recipe for candy corn hasn’t changed since the 1900’s.

• Halloween is the second largest (commercial) holiday in the U.S

• Halloween is celebrated all around the world.

• If you are over 12 years old and want to go trick or treating in Illinois

you get fined.

• In Alabama it’s illegal to dress up as a priest for Halloween.

• “Thriller” is the most played song during October 31st.

• To meet a witch, put your clothes inside out and walk backwards on

Halloween night.

• Before pumpkins, people used to carve turnips.

• Halloween is a national holiday.

• The birthplace of Halloween is in Ireland.

• In the UK, white cats are supposed to bring bad luck.

• There is always a full moon on October 31st.

• Snickers, Kitkats, M&M’s and Reeses are the number 1 candy of choice.

• More candy is consumed during October than in any other month.

• If you see a spider during Halloween, it means that a dead relative is

watching you.

• Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

• The scariest haunted house in the world is located in a cave in

Eugene, OR.

• Pumpkins are actually a fruit.

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International HalloweenWhat is Halloween? What does it represent? Each answer varies as each country has their own distinct tradition. Explaining Halloween would be like reading the dictionary. Many different interpretations, ideas and traditions are being added. Join me on this international trip to discover what Halloween means to everyone!

First, we will take a look at the United States of America. Originally, Halloween was celebrated by the Celts, but it didn’t take long for traditions and ideas to spread. Halloween is celebrated in the United States every October 31. Every year, on this day, children and adults dress up in costumes and go from door to door getting as much candy as their bags can carry. Pumpkins are carved and turned into glowing Jack-o-lanterns. Many people have been celebrating Halloween at costume parties! Can you think of a better way to celebrate Halloween than with your friends?

Now, we head south to Mexico and Central America where Halloween is celebrated in a different, yet interesting way. Día de los Muertos, also known as ‘The Day of the Dead’ is a festival that is a celebration of the dead. The Day of the Dead would be celebrated on November 1 and 2. The celebration would start out with families visiting the graves of their loved ones and decorating them with flowers, candles, etc. This celebration marks

the understanding of the. existence of life and death. The memories of loved ones are shared and this helps bring people together by celebrating the role that their ancestors played in the larger community. Food and beverages would be exchanged and placed by the altar or gravesite. This was to provide the departed souls with the fundamental necessities when they returned to earth. A popular food is bread of the dead (pan de muerto). Who would have thought that Halloween would have a deeper meaning than this?

Continuing to South America, we come across the celebration known as the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls. This is a well-known holiday as it is celebrated in the Philippines, Singapore and Mexico as well. Feast of All Saints or All Souls Day is celebrated on November 1, respectively on the same day as the Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico. This celebrates all of the Saints that remained independent of any pagan influence. The Feast of All Souls was the offering of prayers to the departed souls. Most of these souls were not cleansed or have not atoned for their past sins and these prayers would help them with their atonement.

Are you tired yet? I hope not, there is still so much to learn! Next, in India, there is a tradition that is called Pitru Paksha and this is a time in which our ancestors are honored.

Similar to Mexico and Latin American countries, China shares the tradition of All Souls Day, which is also known as QingMing Festival. The Qingming festival is celebrated from April 4 to April 6 yearly. The Qingming festival is seen as a combination of happiness and sadness. During these festivals, all of the cemeteries would be filled with people who came to clean the tombstones and offer sacrifices. These sacrifices would be various things, food, and flowers, likeable things that belonged to the deceased person. Incense would be burned and they would bow before the tombstone. Lanterns would be lit at night so that they would look like “god’s lanterns”. However, there is a festival that is called Yu Lan and this is when ghosts and spirits, including the spirits of deceased ancestors, come from their resting place. This is different from the QingMing Festival because the deceased are believed to visit the living. Yu is celebrated on the 15th night of the 7th Chinese month.

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International HalloweenThis is also celebrated in Taiwan.

Another festival that is celebrated is the Obon Festival, which is similar to the Ghost Festival that is celebrated. The Obon Festival is also known as the Festival of Lanterns. Folk dances, also known as the Bon Odori are done. The Bon Odori signifies the setting aside of one’s ego to do a unselfconscious dance. The Bon Festival is when spirits of the dead are said to return home to their families and so similarly to Latin American traditions, incense is burned and graves are visited. Lanterns are sent to help the spirits find their way back to the other world. This celebration is also seen in Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, and Korea and in the United States and Canada.

There are still so many more traditions to talk about, but there’s only so much paper! Can you believe that everyone has their own unique way of celebrating Halloween? Halloween is a way of establishing new connections within the community. It is a time where you can let go and have fun with friends and family. How do you celebrate Halloween? Send us your story! We are always open to hear about your experiences!

Halloween TreatsDuring this time of year it’s completely normal to get a bit of a sugar craving or a sweet tooth. What better way to combine that sweet craving with seasonal spices and flavors than to try some of these delicious treats?!

VooDoo Doughnut

VOODOO doughnuts has unique creations that are a perfect balance of crazy and delicious. The ideal do-nuts for October, is their “Voodoo doll doughnut.” It’s covered in chocolate, filled with raspberry.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin goes well with everything, es-pecially when you have it in a nice, warm latte. Eugene City Bakery has amazing bread, but they are also very well known for their drinks. This seasonal latte is the perfect remedy for a rainy or cold day. Stop by the bakery to get your latte!

Pumpkin Cupcakes & Pie

If you are craving for the taste of pumpkin within a pie or cupcake that simply melts in your mouth, you must stop by Sweet Life Patisserie. They have the most exquisite desserts you could ever wish for. This is a manda-tory stop for you whenever you are in Eugene, especially during pumpkin season!

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Event Calendar...........Week 7- 8

11 12 13 14 15 16 176pm: ASA Meet-ing @Rogue Room

5pm: KP Meeting @ MCC

6pm: HKSA Meet-ing@MCC

5pm: APASU Meeting @MMC 7pm: UO Quackin’ Me Up Comedy Com-petition

7pm: TWSA Meeting @Friendly 106

7pm: Switchfoot@McDonald Theater

7pm: The Black Dahlia Murder, Skeletonwich, Fallujah, Noisern@WOWhall

4-6pm:The Meet@Mill Center

5pm: VSA meet-ing @MCC

6pm: IBEC Meeting 7-8pmASU Metting

7pm: Rootdown@McDonald Theater

9pm: Lynx and Tender Forever @WOWhall

4-6pm:iSA Coffee Hour@Mill center

6pm:JSO Meet-ing@Pircific 16

7-8pmPSU Meeting @ MILL Center 7pm: Fall Big Bands Concert

9pm: Head For the Hills with Betty & the Boy@WOWhall

10pm-2am: PIC Asian Night@Studio 44

10am-5pmEugene Satur-day Matket

9pm:Hot Buttered Rum@WOWhall

Last day to:• Drop a class (mark of ‘W’ recorded)• Change grade options (Grad-ed or P/N)• Change vari-able credits

2-4pm: Diwali (the festival of lights)@the FIR room

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Initial registra-tion for Winter 2014 starts

6pm: ASA Meet-ing @Rogue Room

5pm: KP Meeting @ MCC

6pm: HKSA Meet-ing@MCC

8pm: Meat Puppets with The World Takes@WOWhall

5pm: APASU Meeting @MMC 7pm: UO Quackin’ Me Up Comedy Com-petition

7pm: TWSA Meeting @Friendly 106

8pm:The Green with Kimie@WOWhall

4-6pm:The Meet@Mill Center

5pm: VSA meet-ing @MCC

6pm: IBEC Meeting 7-8pmASU Metting

8:30 pm: Son In Law: A Ducks After Dark Movie Feature

9pm:Aaron Carter@WOWhall

Last day to:• Submit Masters Statement of Completion to the Graduate School• Hold final oral defense of doctoral disser-tations

Online Course Evaluations for Fall 2013 open on DuckWeb

4-6pm:iSA Coffee Hour@Mill center

6pm:JSO Meet-ing@Pircific 16

7-8pmPSU Meeting @ MILL Center

10am-5pmEugene Satur-day Matket

6pm:Shook Twins headline GRR-RLZ Rock!@WOWhall

8pm: Fall Fea-ture Dance Con-cert: Dancing People Com-pany

7-9pm: iSA Thanksgiving Dinner@Speancer View

8pm: Nortec Collective Pres-ents:Bostich + Fuss-ible@ McDonald Theater

• Important Dates • Campus Events • Community Events

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Photographers: Esther Kim / Ihn Que Lee Content Editors: Alejandra Gutierrez / Ina Song / Taaj OrrGraphic Designers: Hillary Fowler / Ina Song

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