The Spectator

Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Dan Levandusky International Night on Nov. 7, included a fashion show and the opportunity to sample cuisine from around the world.

Editor's Note: Staff writer Larry Guthridge also contributed to this article.


International Night was held in the Frank G. Pogue 'Student Center's seminar room on Saturday, Nov. 7 and was sponsored by the International Student Association (ISA.)

The event featured live entertainment and cuisine that showcased the multitude of nations that represent Edinboro University's international student body. Karim Hossain, physics professor and international student advisor, said that International Night is one of the ways Edinboro University allows its domestic students to experience many different cultures.

"We cannot be outside the world, so we wanted to bring the world to them," he said.

The evening began with opening remarks from Edinboro President Jeremy Brown and other organizers

"We are doing our best to promote our international population at Edinboro University," said Brown.

"Edinboro has an international heritage and what makes this place so diverse is the people from different countries and cultures who come here to share with us their cultures , ideas and experiences."

There was a wide range of performances during International Night that kept the audience interested and entertained. The evening began with belly dancing by North Coast Dance with another group of dancers performing the classical South Indian dance style of Bharatanatyam. After the West African dance group Zuma Zuma performed, the audience took an intermission and sampled cuisine from countries such as India and Mexico.

In previous years, ISA members had to make all of the food, but this year, ISA had the food donated by Chartwells.

Felix Eshesimua, a member of ISA and one of the main organizers of the event, said planning International Night was time consuming because ISA collaborated with members of the community to help make International Night a success.

"We tried to reach out to the community to find dancers and to get other elements together," he said. With the food aspect, we asked individuals to submit recipes for the food and give it to Chartwells."

Once the food was served, more performers graced the stage. Many students chose to rap about their countries, while others recited poetry.

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