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The Daily Collegian
CatUomla Stale University, Fresno
Founded in 1922
Tuesday, September 1,1967
'Theatre at the
U* kicks, off
Fall '87 season
By Tracy Cone*
StaffWriter
The Theatre Arts Department at
CSUF is gearing up for what it
hopes will be another successful sea¬
son.
"Theatre at the U" will begin its
season with "Light Up In the Sky,"
a comedy by Moss Hart about a New
York theater production crew.
The play will be directed by
Phillip Walker, who also directed
the same production here at CSUF
back in 1951.
Walker jsaid "Light up in the Sky"
was written by whom he considers
to be one of the top writers of
comedy, and said he is happy to be
directing it for a second time.
Walker said he hopes to attract
some of die actors he directed in the
1951 version. "Since moat of the
actors are still around, I would like
to try and get them together to see
the play," Walker said,
According to Walker, the play has
recently been gaining popularity.
It has had a kind of resurrection,"
Walker said. "It ran m Los Angeles
and is currently turning in London."
"Light up in the Sky" a scheduled
to tun Oct 1-4 and 7-10 at CSUF.
Included in the rest of the season
will be five
works by
medics and a performance by the
Portable Dance Troupe.
Theater-goers may be somewhat
disappointed to find that there will
not be t musical in the season's fine-
«*•
Sea FLAXS, page 7
Behind the Bamboo Curtain
Students offered China Semester
By Alexander Lim
Staff Writer
. If you have ever harbored dreams of
packing up your gear and running awsy to
far-off lands to sea fascinating people and
places- like the famous sojourner Marco
Polo did centuries ago — dream no more.
If all goes as planned, approximately
15 CSUF students will be going to China
in January for what the program's co¬
ordinator, Professor Jen Shicn-min, said
will be an "unforgettable semester."
Jen, an anthropology professor, led a
party of eight students to Hangzhou in the
fall of "1986 — the first CSUF trip behind
the "Bamboo Curtain."
According to Jen, "Since China closed
its doors to the outside world in 1949,
there has been many internal changes —
the people, the culture and traditions —
that almost nothing is known about the
nation which boasts about having one of
the oldest cultural traditions in die world.
"We are organizing this program not
only to learn from her people, but also to.
find out what we have to offer China," Jen
said.
"That first expedition was so successful
that two members of our parry decided to
stay behind to continue teaching in China
for the rest of the semester," Jen add.
The two students, John Evans and James
Jeffers, were both originally offered an
extension of their stay until the end of die
spring semester in order to continue.
their teaching of basic. English language
classes — part of the program —* which
they had began near the end of their stay.
• Evans, who was teaching at Hunan Uni¬
versity, and Jeffers, who was at die
Communication College in the Changsha
direct result of the contacts he had esta¬
blished during his visits to the People's
Republic.
He proposed the idea for the China
Semester to representatives of the Hang¬
zhou University on one visit and received
a favorable response, resulting in the first
1986 China Semester.
He conducted an eight-week language
course and several orientation sessions for
those who signed up for the First program
and intends to do the same for the 1988
trip. k
"One of the more important aspects of
our visit is 'to set up basic English classes
to be conducted by the students, during the
last weeks of their stay in China," he said.
"And while this .is not compulsory,
members of the expedition are encouraged
to do so." Jen said he will personally
prepare the teaching materials for the
courses.'
Professor Dirk H. van der Elst, Chair of
the CSUF Anthropology Department will
lead the group, to China because Jen will
be coordinating the program in Fresno.
1 have always seen China as the real
hope of stabilizing* the balance of power
between Russia and the* United Stales, and
this trip to the People's Republic will
present the perfect opportunity for me to
study the country and her people first
hand," said van der Elst
Van der Elst said hat hopes the
contacts he establishes on this visit will
get him an invitation to return to China
for several yearn. He plans to study the
at a
ing in China until the end of the 1988
school year.
They (Evans and Jeffers) are some of
the more interesting,cases," Jen said." But
all the other students have also made
valuable contacts. And most important of
universities there.
CSUF vice president for Academic
Affairs, Judith Kuipers, went to Hangzhou
earlier this summer to decide upon guide¬
lines which might be implemented to
improve the program, Klassen said.
If the second China Semester proves to
be as successful as the first, similar pro¬
grams will be established in the near future
with universities in and around the cities
of Beijing, Xian, and in the southern part
of the country near Hunan, Klassen said.
Klassen added that almost all of the
cost for the China Semester would be
absorbed by the airfare from here to China
and within China itself, to the 13 cities
on the itinerary.
"Students interested in going won't have
to worry about food and lodging because
everything will be provided by the Hang¬
zhou University," Klassen said. "They will
also receive about 200 RMB (Chinese
dollars) per month. "
"This is made possible because we have
a standing arrangement with Hangzhou
University offering partial scholarships to
their students who come to CSUF. Four
students from Hangzhou came to CSUF last
year as part of the
.That is tito only way that w« can
discover the true ideological perspectives
of the Chinese people," he said, adding
that whatever we know of China now k
hmited to die propaganda allowed oat of
the country by the government.
According Dr. Peter Klassen, dean of the
School of Social Sciences, CSUF is
seriously considering expanding the pro¬
gram in China and forging ties with other
87 Football
Preview.
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| Title | Sept 1, 1987 Pg. 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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| Full-Text-Search | The Daily Collegian CatUomla Stale University, Fresno Founded in 1922 Tuesday, September 1,1967 'Theatre at the U* kicks, off Fall '87 season By Tracy Cone* StaffWriter The Theatre Arts Department at CSUF is gearing up for what it hopes will be another successful sea¬ son. "Theatre at the U" will begin its season with "Light Up In the Sky," a comedy by Moss Hart about a New York theater production crew. The play will be directed by Phillip Walker, who also directed the same production here at CSUF back in 1951. Walker jsaid "Light up in the Sky" was written by whom he considers to be one of the top writers of comedy, and said he is happy to be directing it for a second time. Walker said he hopes to attract some of die actors he directed in the 1951 version. "Since moat of the actors are still around, I would like to try and get them together to see the play," Walker said, According to Walker, the play has recently been gaining popularity. It has had a kind of resurrection," Walker said. "It ran m Los Angeles and is currently turning in London." "Light up in the Sky" a scheduled to tun Oct 1-4 and 7-10 at CSUF. Included in the rest of the season will be five works by medics and a performance by the Portable Dance Troupe. Theater-goers may be somewhat disappointed to find that there will not be t musical in the season's fine- «*• Sea FLAXS, page 7 Behind the Bamboo Curtain Students offered China Semester By Alexander Lim Staff Writer . If you have ever harbored dreams of packing up your gear and running awsy to far-off lands to sea fascinating people and places- like the famous sojourner Marco Polo did centuries ago — dream no more. If all goes as planned, approximately 15 CSUF students will be going to China in January for what the program's co¬ ordinator, Professor Jen Shicn-min, said will be an "unforgettable semester." Jen, an anthropology professor, led a party of eight students to Hangzhou in the fall of "1986 — the first CSUF trip behind the "Bamboo Curtain." According to Jen, "Since China closed its doors to the outside world in 1949, there has been many internal changes — the people, the culture and traditions — that almost nothing is known about the nation which boasts about having one of the oldest cultural traditions in die world. "We are organizing this program not only to learn from her people, but also to. find out what we have to offer China," Jen said. "That first expedition was so successful that two members of our parry decided to stay behind to continue teaching in China for the rest of the semester," Jen add. The two students, John Evans and James Jeffers, were both originally offered an extension of their stay until the end of die spring semester in order to continue. their teaching of basic. English language classes — part of the program —* which they had began near the end of their stay. • Evans, who was teaching at Hunan Uni¬ versity, and Jeffers, who was at die Communication College in the Changsha direct result of the contacts he had esta¬ blished during his visits to the People's Republic. He proposed the idea for the China Semester to representatives of the Hang¬ zhou University on one visit and received a favorable response, resulting in the first 1986 China Semester. He conducted an eight-week language course and several orientation sessions for those who signed up for the First program and intends to do the same for the 1988 trip. k "One of the more important aspects of our visit is 'to set up basic English classes to be conducted by the students, during the last weeks of their stay in China," he said. "And while this .is not compulsory, members of the expedition are encouraged to do so." Jen said he will personally prepare the teaching materials for the courses.' Professor Dirk H. van der Elst, Chair of the CSUF Anthropology Department will lead the group, to China because Jen will be coordinating the program in Fresno. 1 have always seen China as the real hope of stabilizing* the balance of power between Russia and the* United Stales, and this trip to the People's Republic will present the perfect opportunity for me to study the country and her people first hand," said van der Elst Van der Elst said hat hopes the contacts he establishes on this visit will get him an invitation to return to China for several yearn. He plans to study the at a ing in China until the end of the 1988 school year. They (Evans and Jeffers) are some of the more interesting,cases," Jen said." But all the other students have also made valuable contacts. And most important of universities there. CSUF vice president for Academic Affairs, Judith Kuipers, went to Hangzhou earlier this summer to decide upon guide¬ lines which might be implemented to improve the program, Klassen said. If the second China Semester proves to be as successful as the first, similar pro¬ grams will be established in the near future with universities in and around the cities of Beijing, Xian, and in the southern part of the country near Hunan, Klassen said. Klassen added that almost all of the cost for the China Semester would be absorbed by the airfare from here to China and within China itself, to the 13 cities on the itinerary. "Students interested in going won't have to worry about food and lodging because everything will be provided by the Hang¬ zhou University," Klassen said. "They will also receive about 200 RMB (Chinese dollars) per month. " "This is made possible because we have a standing arrangement with Hangzhou University offering partial scholarships to their students who come to CSUF. Four students from Hangzhou came to CSUF last year as part of the .That is tito only way that w« can discover the true ideological perspectives of the Chinese people," he said, adding that whatever we know of China now k hmited to die propaganda allowed oat of the country by the government. According Dr. Peter Klassen, dean of the School of Social Sciences, CSUF is seriously considering expanding the pro¬ gram in China and forging ties with other 87 Football Preview. inside Se«pag»s3,4,5an46 1 |
