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The Korean Club offers language and culture

By SARAH KNOWLTON

guage courses offered currently at WSU.

Learning about a different culture allows you to see
things from a different angle.
It really gives you a different point of view and thats
important, especially I think
for people at a university
level, Eli Alexander, membership coordinator for the
Korean Club, said.
Mia Jang, president of the
Korean club, said students
are welcome in the McKay
Education Building room
333, every Friday from 5 - 6
p.m. to learn Korean listening, grammar and conversation skills.
Were students and being able to experience a different culture through club
activities, such as these,
gives you a broader sense of
whats going on out there
and
how
people
do
things, and I think that
can be really helpful for
your personal growth,
Alexander said.
Weber State offers a
wide variety of culture and
language clubs.

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The University Village

was filled with the aroma
of Asian spices as the Korean Club celebrated Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving,
with dumplings and kimchi
pancakes.
The Korean Club was
organized four years ago by
a former WSU student from
Korea to give students the
opportunity to learn more
about Korea and expose
them to a different culture.
It began with just a few
members and has grown to
more than 20 members from
different countries.
I want to try Korean food,
I want to meet Korean people and I think if I get those
opportunities to meet these
people, it will eventually
improve my Korean as well,
Thomas Ferris said.
The club meets five times
each semester to celebrate
Korean festivities and eat
traditional Korean food. In
addition to these meetings,
they recently began teaching the Korean language to
interested students, as there
are no formal Korean lan-

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The Korean Club making dumplings to celebrate Korean Thanksgiving.

Best Buddies goes beyond friendships

By ANA AUGER

intention is to improve the

lives of both participants
and create lasting friendships.
Daniel Wakeham, Best
Buddies Chair at Weber
State University, got involved with the program
while he was searching for
service opportunities.
The Best Buddies program is a lot of fun, and a

sports reporter

Looking for a friend, or

perhaps a best buddy?
Best Buddies, which
was founded in 1989 by
Anthony K. Shrivers, is an
international
nonprofit
organization that pairs intellectually disabled adults
with college students. The

great way to get involved

and do service, Wakeman
said.
Currently the Best Buddies program at Weber
State has more buddies
than they do student volunteers. The program is actively looking for more students to get involved. The
Best Buddies program is a
school-year-long commit-

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ment and it is the volunteers responsibility to stay

in contact with their buddy
and attend events.
Kyle Simmons, a former
Weber State University student, decided to join Best
Buddies when his friend
suggested it. Since then,
Simmons said hes learned
a lot from his buddy, Forest.
The program is more
beneficial for me than it
is for the Best Buddies,
the kids are really smart
and are extremely good at
teaching you to enjoy the
simple things in life, Ive
learned a lot from Forest,
Simmons said. Forest is
not a program, he is my
friend, and my best buddy.
Students have the opportunity to learn patience
and a better understanding
of what life is like through
disabled buddies eyes.

The memories that will be

made will be unforgettable
and life changing.
Best Buddies has eight
formal programs, one of
which includes College
programs. Weber States
Best Buddies College program offers opportunities
to offer a Buddy many
group activities such as
movie nights, bowling and
pizza, carnivals, WSU basketball and football games,
a Valentines Day dance
and Lagoon Day. You also
have the option to schedule your own activities
with your buddy.
Joseph Maes, director
of special needs, has been
involved with Best Buddies for two years. He got
involved with the program
when he was involved with
the Special Olympics as the
chair through the Center
for Community Engaged
Learning at Weber State.

Dont be afraid to get

out of your element and
get out of your comfort
zone, Maes said.
When working with a
Best Buddy, Weber State
asks students to contact
their buddy once a week via
text, email or phone calls.
They also ask that they attend organized group activities and see their buddies twice a month.
This is one way to get
involved and help change
societys views on people
with disabilities.
To join the Best Buddies program here at Weber State, go to the CCEL
office on the third floor of
the Student Union building and fill out a questionnaire. From there, students
will be matched with a
Buddy.
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Questioning Interpersonal, Institutional and
Structural Systems of Racial Oppression

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Building 3 Ballrooms

Shepherd Union
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

October 8

Reception: 5:30 - 6 p.m.

Readers Theatre Performance
of the David Mamet Play, Race
by Good Company Theatre: 6 p.m.
Followed by a panel discussion
For more information contact:
Teresa Holt, teresaholt@weber.edu

October 9

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:20 a.m.

Session 2: 9:30 - 10:20 a.m.
Session 3: 10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Keynote by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson:
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Luncheon and Roundtable Discussion
(RSVP to Luncheon at weber.edu/diversity):
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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LGBT Resource Center
WSU Community Education Center

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John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics

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One of the many events Best Buddies participants attend is WSU basketball games.

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