| Summary: | •X ' • I • HI march 14, 1980 the concordian page 5 After living in Africa Missionaries' kids are back in the States There's something in the pasts of Bryan Larson, Carol Mundschenk, and Claudia Robert that unites them in a common bond, and sets them apart from the "average" Con-cordia freshman. Claudia said she'd "wish it on anyone/1 What is "itT-growing up as a mission kid. * All three were born in the United States, but were not destined to stay. At the age of two, Carol followed her parents from Minneapolis to Paris, even-tually settling in a village in Cameroon, West Africa. Her father is an evangelist in the bush and helps two other pas-tors direct 117 churches. Claudia was born in Fargo, but has few early memories of the city—she also left at an early age, spending a total of 17 years in Madagascar, an island off Africa's east coast. There, her father is the high school direc-tor. Although Brian didn't leave as early as Claudia, he too accom-panied his family to Madagascar. Bryan's father graduated from Concordia with an English ma-jor, became a pastor, then decideed that he wanted to be a doctor. He interned in Fargo and Denver but was determined to offer his skills to an underde-veloped country and set up a practice in Madagascar. Bryan's family is now residing in Water-town, S.D. For most Concordia students, it wasn't until freshman year that the act of leaving the nest was fully acknowledged. But, imagine leaving-home at kinder-garten age as Carol and Claudia did. Both spent most of their pre-college education at board- Candidates Continued from p. 1 see the vice-president and pres-ident during the year, not just when they*re out campaigning." Communications between SA and students and working with the council of commissioners are - two of the duties of the vice-president, according to the Stu-dent Association by laws. The vice-president can "coordinate student organizations on cam-pus," says Johnson. "Many or-ganizations that come before Student Senate don't really know how to present budgets or how to get funds or what to do to be an organization." She feels that the vice-president can help organizations present budgets, "but more importantly, it can organize some type of publicity like handing out the SA newslet-ter, like open forums where students could fire questions at your executives during the year to make them accountable for what's going on. It's not the students' fault that there's apa-thy, it's the system's." What must be done to change the apathy v is to change the system, notes Johnson. Besides the open forums, changing the Student Senate location from the library to the Tabernacle would help, comments Johnson. "There has to be more expo-sure," she adds, "to me that's the key." Olson is an international rela-tions major and an economics and religion minor. He is a member of the campus life facilities committee, CREDO committee, was a communicator and is a lifeguard at the pool. "I was involved in a lot of Olson about his reasons for running for vice-president., "and last year I really missed it a lot." "The main thing I see the vice-president doing, and the most important," says Olson, "is communication—keeping the lines open—keeping the arrows going both ways between the students and administration." That's not the easiest thing to do, he comments, "but I think there are a variety of ways of doing it." Olson considers that fact that he will be living on-campus next year as - an advantage. . .Til be a junior instead of a senior and I think that helps because you know more under classmen.it's an-additional ear to the ground because you're younger and hanging around on campus." "We're looking into possibili-ties with using the (SA) Forum Column (in the Concordian)" to improve communications," con-tinues Olson, and the monthly newsletter which is in the by-laws ot the constitution. "But you really don't need both," he comments, "it would be kind of redundant. .we'll work through those kind of means." Olson notes that "there are a lot of things the administration doesn't realize that the students want. . .that they should know the students want." He feels that this problem works both ways because "there's things that happen in the administra-tion that I didn't ever know about. : .1 think the students would care about them if they heard about them." Some of the issues Olson mentions that students are con-cerned with are breakage fees, the tenure policy of faculty, and the food service being closed over break. 1 H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | Full Gospel ^^^Him^^H Business Men's ^^^Br •• *-^^H Chapter meeting ^^BH^i2> '^•I^^^H Monday at B'y^M^^^^^I Ramada Inn Featured speaker at the Fargo-Mhd. Chapter of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International Monday March 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, Mhd. will be Jeff Frankhauser. Frankhauser was raised in Fergus Falls. He spent two years as a military policeman in the U.S. army. He has been a civilian policeman for the last six years, the last three of which have been spent with the Fargo Police Dept. He also graduated from Bismarck Jr. College and NDSU. You are invited to attend as Jeff is excited about what Jesus is doing today and will be sharing how Jesus and the Holy Spirit have become involved in his life and minister through him not only in church but in his daily work as a policeman. The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship is an interdenominational organization for the furtherance of Christian fellowship. Mm II•ill Illlllli iiU HI 1HUI mm liii ing schools. Carol describes that first day: "It was really hard for me to £0 away at first but then I. saw that everyone was in the same boat.the first night's the hardest, just like in any situa-tion. Bryan attended the same school as Claudia and spoke of the strong education, under a highly-qualified staff. He stated that "there, studying plays a big role," therefore "coming to col-lege was easy." Speaking of her education away from home, Claudia says, "I have only good feelings about it—it made me more indepen-dent." Rut the missionary's kids lives weren't all work. Fun came in such forms as swimming, "camp-ing trips, mountain climbing-even hiking in rain forests. Claudia Bryan were both Letters Continued from p. 2 To the Editor- It is amazing that some people still hold such a naive image of the United States that \frey are unable to see it as an opressor. Randy Stengel, in a letter to the editor in the March 17 Concor-dian, condemns John Snustad and Phil Hatlie for making such an admission of guilt. Mr. Stengel states that he does not believe "that the U.S. should play the part of the 98-pound weakling on the beach who let's everyone kick sand in his face." It seems that he misinterprets who is weakling and who is the bully. He also asks where the United States has forced democracy upon a country. Does he not realize that the reaUquestion at stake is in Iran? The United States is as imper-ialistic as the Soviet Union. We have colonies within which we have helped to establish and maintain governments contrary to the wishes of the people. Iran is the most obvious example. I would even be willing to say that these countries are our satel-lites. We are simply more subtle - (and less honelt) in our abuse of other countries. Mr. Stengel claims "the Rus-sians don't go by the same book." The evidence indicates that actually we both play by the same militaristic book, but that we as Americans attempt to keep our cover more clean. Bob Hulteen involved in out-reach teams in Madagascar. Although at Carol's school they occasionally got movies, for the most part entertainment was not dependent upon techn-ical devices—the same holds true for Bryan and Claudia. Claudia reveals, "It was a very relaxed atmosphere, more- so than here. There you didn't have to be entertained." Although they didn't attend school with the natives of Mad-agascar and-Africa—except per-haps the elite—Bryan, Carol and Claudia do have their impres-sions of the people. Bryan notice the atitude of gratitude among the people of Madagascar and he also reports that "people accept you for what you are." Claudia said that she "loved the people, yet some really resented us—the color of our sk in meant exploitation and wealth, but once they got to know us personally they were really sincere." Carol enjoyed the people of Africa, yet as she put it, "We were always looked up to, being that we were white we could never be regarded as equals— we were always missionaries." One might wonder why mis-sion kids would come to cold Minnesota for a college educa-tion, after year-round warmth. Claudia points out that most of the missionaries are from here and come here on visits, there-fore it isn't entirely strange. Perhaps Carol relates the real answer: "I wanted to experience tundra weather!" Now that they've been here nearly a semester and a half, the time was ripe to ask which culture Bryan, Claudia and Carol prefer. Bryan says that he would "lean towards life in Madagascar - it has more things that hit home for me (like the out-doors." For Carol, "Africa is great-it's home. There aren't as many pressures, social and materialistic. You just have what you *have." And Claudia, once again, would "wish it on anyone." Volunteers needed The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center ot Farjjo will be starting its spring training program on March 29. Interested persons should call 293-7273 for more information. OFTEN IMITATED . NEVER &> DUPLICATED t. • 310 Carter A vc 236-0550 232-9908 MARCH WINDS Blow a Windfall. of Lovebird earrings, in 14K yellow gold Welcome the romance of Spring with these loving earrings.designed by Jewelmont. neubarth classifieds Wanted; Full or part time wait-ers/ waitresses at Chi-Chi's Mex-ican Restaurant. Must be 21 or older. Phone 282-8070. Ask for Laura. Typewriter Rent*] Save at A-l Olson Typewriter Company, 635 1st Ave. N. 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