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FEATURES Thursday, October 2, 1997 - Page 9 60 Seconds Second wave of WMC-Budapest The second class of Budapest students arrive on the Hill, larger and more diverse How do you/eel about living in a double room as a triple? RICH SIMMONS Terror men's soccer team, Okorie Budapest program. Tisoczki, along Staff Writer is thrilled with having transferred with Nagy, discussed some of the to Western Maryland. problems students in the Budapest "At first I really A part of Western Maryland "Here, I have a computer," program experience upon arrival at College exists 4,547 miles away in Okorie said. "The facilities are so Western Maryland. didn't like it, but a building that once housed a Com- much better here than in Budapest." Both agree, that for many of the now we're like a munisteducationdepartmcnt. Out- He voiced opinions similar to Budapest students, American cus- side the Danube flows through bus- those of other Budapest students, toms may seem absolutely bizarre. family and we know tling Budapest, Hungary, and in- who say that while city life isn't the For example, the way Americans side resides the "campus" of same as it was in Budapest, "the each other's WMC-Budapest. Hill" has much to offer in other greet even casual acquaintances is far more open than most Europe- territory." WMC-Budapest is a col1abora- ways. ans are used to. For Hungarian stu- live venture with the Hungary- For example, they said the so- dents especially, this poses imme- Jaime Falcone based College-International cial-life is far better, with so many diate cultural distancing from Undecided Budapest. ThefirstclassofWMC- activities surrounding the main Americans. Bela said Americans bound students was inducted just campus. might find the Hungarians standoff- a few years ago, and they arrived Jorge Del Villar, another junior ish. on campus for the first time last from Budapest, says WMC- "There's three of us but if one of us is year. Now, the second wave of stu- Budapest is the best single option "It is how we are. Maybe liv- rule for so gone you still have someone to talk to. If dents from the Budapest campus of universities in Central Europe. ing under communist us this way, long may have made has arrived with a crescendo of in- Del Villar, a Business and Econom- though not consciously," Bela ex- we get too claustrophobic we go next temational flair. ics major, as are many of the stu- plained. "There are always differ- first class of WMC-Budapest's door." 18 consisted mostly of Hungarian dents from Budapest, has already ences of this sort, with each culture become involved in cam- actively Jennifer Haines transfer students. This year's crop pus life. He is the co-founder of believing one." themselves to be the 'right' of 24 juniors contains students Physical Education and Exercise Science the hispano-latino alliance. In a country thai was, until re- from Finland, Nigeria, Cyprus, Although Del Villar arrived last cent years, a bastion of commu- Mexico, Russia, Australia, and year, he is in the same class stand- nism, the old-world of Budapest even one American from Ohio. ing as the others arriving this year. has become one of the fastest grow- Toochukwu Okorte, or "Tokx" A native of Mexico City, Mexico, ing economic communities in Cen- "It's a disadvantage to his friends, is in the class of jun- his mother is the Mexican Ambas- tral Europe. iors that are the most globally rep- sador to Hungary. With the lifting of Communist because we're resentative class Western-Maryland Craig Nagy, originally of Ohio, rule, opportunities have arisen for cramped together. has ever seen. Okorie, whose nick- has also come from the Budapest the newest generation of Hungar- name means God" in his "Praise than many of the Older program. It's hot up here [on native tongue, hails from Lagos, other transfer students, Nagy ian youth. by President Rob- Wilh efforts the fourth floor J. " Nigeria. He is the first African stu- gram while overseas in the Air ert Chambers and Provost Joan pro- learned of the WMC-Budapest dent fo transfer from the Budapest Western Bryan Miller program, a fact for which he is Force. His wife is currently study- Develin Coley, the premium Maryland option for has become Undecided quite proud. ing medicine in Budapest. bright students looking for a chance An easy-going guy who fills the Bela Tisoczki is the first gradu- to enroll at college in the United position of forward for the Green ate student to come from the States. NeedAdvice? An Objective second Opinion? "I love my Then Submit your letters to roommates. I think The Phoenix's if you hate your New Advice Column roommates or if they smell that's Coming in the next issue ... real bad." Letters are accepted at the Decker Center Information Desk Regina Pearman . Undecided WMC students urged to "get a "They don't give you any comfortable life" - after college chairs. " Andrew Allen, Biology Remember freshman year? get out of here? Who can give you resume lab, practice interviews, It seems like a lifetime ago. the inside story of what it's like? stimulating discussions, and You spent five days doing orienta- How do you learn what you need hands-on demonstrations. "When I walked in tion stuff. You got an orientation todo to get ajoband live on your Juniors and seniors can re- on the first day it group, tons of materials, a student own? turn early from fall break for this orientor, a class mug, an advisor- On Tuesday, October 14, WMC free program, but registration is was horrible. I all designed to help you negotiate Career Services will olTer Life Af- limited. the transition to the new world ter College, an innovative pro- had to bunk all the called college. gram designed to help students reer To sign up, call the WMC Ca- at ext. 243 or stop by Office beds and Now, you've got a major. You get ready for life after gradua- Smith House for details no later know how things work here. tion. Alumni and employer pre- than October I. rearrange the Younger students look to you for senters will share inside tips on writing, resume furniture. " advice. But another big change is interviewing, to the "real world",and Courtesy ofWMC Career up on you- graduation. creeping adjusting Services Colin Quay The Real World. Life. more. For information. contact Karen Physical Education So how do you get an orienta- From 9 am unmS pm, this in- Noll Arnie. Director tion for the REAL world after you teractive program will include a ext. 243