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Show THE FORUM April 14, 2004 7 Undergraduate Research Fair Exhibits Real Variety Eric Interpretation of Ophelia. Tim Assay Rathofer Staff Writer called his presentation Victims of Lost On April 9 the Undergraduate Design: Tracing the Ruin of Civilization Through Hamlet and Research Fair was held in Gore Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There were many different displays at the fair. Many were involved with biology. Some of the srudents experi- ments were successful, and others were not. Michael Clifford, Jihyei Jang and Maxi Miller all worked together on an experiment dealing with dissolving cell walls and allowing the cells to uptake' RN A. They said their experiments didnt succeed, but they would let someone else take up where they left off. They seemed more enthusiastic about having done the research and the experiment than worried about it not Endgame. Some of the titles were eye catching. Ben Austins presentation Cold War Chinas occupation of Tibet and its contradictions. As usual the U.S. is pretending to be the good guys while actually being the bad guys, Austin said. Cory Heller called his presentation From dur-- Rambo to Platoon: The arboretum contained many of the research dealing with what one might think of Crystal Pratt presents her psychology research to an interested passer-b- y ing the Undergraduate Research Fair on April 9. Popular Acceptance of 1980s Viet Nam One of the basement philosophy. Films. Heather Brown entitled rooms contained the paper actual science, physics, biology and chemistry. But there were many students who presentations on many differ- ent topics and subjects; many were about English, history or conducted their research on other topics. her research Gender and Identity in Shakespeares Hamlet: A Modern He analyzed the change movie from a in which the hero never gets ng ophy of history. His main idea was why it (history) needs to change and and why be more it doesnt analyze its roots. Austins, Hellers and Andersons presentations were all based on their senior theses. Because their theses would be very long for a presentation, they had to use only the most important parts for the presentations. All three agreed that compiling the presentation was difficult, but they had all done countless hours of research. (Its) fun sometimes, but it gets old. If depends on your topic. Its a very interesting process, Heller said while reflecting on his research and -- presentation. - For more information about the Undergraduate Research Fair, contact Mary 05 Jane Chase at 832-230- 1. classes. Lost Continued from pg. 1 apply for benefits and jobs. The refugees only have 18 months sparked curiosity. Austins presentation was about the U.S. involvement with working. as 7 Philosophy of History, in which he looked at the philos- self-critic- al Contradictions: the United States and Tibet 1942-194- hurt to the more realistic Vietnam movie such as Platoon. Stewart Andersons presentation was entitled Workings Towards a New to learn English and understand the culture until they are required to find a job and provide for themselves. Tahmina Martelly, a former resetdement coordinator for the International Rescue Committee, gave her own experience, of coming to American as a refugee. Martelly was around 17 years old and attended high schools in America, which was hard at first because she did not speak English. She recalled her first encounter with eating a hot dog at the neighborhood She thought it was made of real dog and by the look of it, wondered what body part of the dog it was from. She says still today, even though she knows what a hot dog is made of, she just cant bring herself to eat one. Martelly is also starting a computer class to help refugees understand computers in this ever growing technological world. Augustino Mayai, one of The Lost Boys, gave his experience of resettling here in Utah. When Mayai came to America he knew how to read but did not speak English. This made it difficult to place him in the correct English bar-bequ- e. He talked about how he did not have any transportation and how hard it was to understand directions. He recalled his frustrating experience of trying to get enrolled in college and finding a job. Currently, Mayai is attending college and is working on a sociology major. Abraham Gai, another Lost Boy, also talked about the cultural differences in food. He talked about how it is difficult to eat some American food. Gai explained the difficulties of finding a job as well, but said We might not have what we need, but we know what to do. He explained his frustration with trying to get an education. To receive financial aid you have to make under $15,000 a year and attend school full time, so not many of the refugees qualify. Gai also helps other refugees find jobs. Currently he has 50 clients looking for jobs. Those interested in volunteering to help the resetdement of refugees can contact the International Rescue Committee or the Catholic Community Service at Many volunteer A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING Pick Up Your Qmmm pass Stariing Wednesday, April 14 After 10:00m mo s. mar. 801-328-10- positions are available including internships and helping refugees with computer skills. 05 ..r.nuim wM- i W MM V til kJh m hoi parstonsgai 1& tin i p&il&a |