2008 Woodie Awards
International Bazaar Friday offers variety of food, fashion
By: Courtney Hime
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: News
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Students can enjoy cuisine from Pakistan, dance from Japan and fashion from Mexico tonight at the International Student Association's (ISA) annual International Bazaar.
The bazaar, themed "A Thousand Cranes for Peace in Burma" starts at 6 p.m. today in the Union Building Ballroom. There is a $2 charge for admission, or students can bring one canned good and pay $1. Half of the proceeds will be donated to efforts to educate women in Uganda. The other half will go to relief efforts in Burma.
Rajai Bimbo, advisor for ISA, said the event has grown in the past few years, with this year being the largest in recent memory.
"It's changed, I think, and it's grown in a way that it has become more multidimensional," Bimbo said. "There's going to be musical performances, dance performances, a fashion show, food, as well as academic and international exhibits."
ISA vice president CoraLyn Newman Lowe, a junior, said students can expect food from Bangladesh, Jamaica, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, among other countries. In addition to the array of food available, the event will feature traditional dances from different countries, a fashion show and a photo booth that will provide students with souvenirs of the event.
Newman Lowe said though the bazaar has featured dances and the fashion in the past, ISA is trying to make the performances more appealing for students.
"The performances are going to be a lot flashier than they were in the past," said Newman Lowe. "The fashion show is going to be more of an entertainment portion and less of an 'explaining different clothing' portion. It's going to be more of a professional fashion show."
This year is also the first that ISA has actively tried to involve the Greencastle community.
"This is the first year that we're trying to actively invite members of the community, so I don't know how big it will be," said Newman Lowe. "We're not expecting it to be too big, because it's the first year, but in the future, hopefully it'll get bigger and bigger."
The bazaar, themed "A Thousand Cranes for Peace in Burma" starts at 6 p.m. today in the Union Building Ballroom. There is a $2 charge for admission, or students can bring one canned good and pay $1. Half of the proceeds will be donated to efforts to educate women in Uganda. The other half will go to relief efforts in Burma.
Rajai Bimbo, advisor for ISA, said the event has grown in the past few years, with this year being the largest in recent memory.
"It's changed, I think, and it's grown in a way that it has become more multidimensional," Bimbo said. "There's going to be musical performances, dance performances, a fashion show, food, as well as academic and international exhibits."
ISA vice president CoraLyn Newman Lowe, a junior, said students can expect food from Bangladesh, Jamaica, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, among other countries. In addition to the array of food available, the event will feature traditional dances from different countries, a fashion show and a photo booth that will provide students with souvenirs of the event.
Newman Lowe said though the bazaar has featured dances and the fashion in the past, ISA is trying to make the performances more appealing for students.
"The performances are going to be a lot flashier than they were in the past," said Newman Lowe. "The fashion show is going to be more of an entertainment portion and less of an 'explaining different clothing' portion. It's going to be more of a professional fashion show."
This year is also the first that ISA has actively tried to involve the Greencastle community.
"This is the first year that we're trying to actively invite members of the community, so I don't know how big it will be," said Newman Lowe. "We're not expecting it to be too big, because it's the first year, but in the future, hopefully it'll get bigger and bigger."
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