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"Got Culture?"
That's the slogan for this year's International Week at UL, which begins Monday with a kickoff party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Student Union Porch.
The weeklong celebration showcases the world's diversity with the campus as its melting pot. At UL, one can find more than 600 international students from more than 90 countries.
"Basically it's like traveling to a hundred countries in the span of a week," said Titilayo Makanjuola, 20, a biology junior with the International Student Council.
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Makanjuola is from Nigeria and said the week is a time for international students to get out and expose themselves to as many different cultures as possible. You can only learn so much about a person in the classroom, she said.
This year's events include parties, pageants, movies and dances and all but one is free to the public.
Admittance into the International Dinner and Ball costs $7, but inside students can experience a world of flavorful food prepared by the students.
Madeline Peņa, 21, a broadcasting sophomore originally from Guatemala, is in charge of the Miss International Pageant scheduled for Monday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
Peņa said International Week aims to raise awareness and bring different cultures together.
That includes American students, which both Peņa and Makanjuola hope to see more of this year.
In year's past, participation by local students has been less than the council would have liked. Makanjuola said that's likely due to the fear of the unknown.
But, "this year things are going to change," Peņa said.
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