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Kinza Fatima, international exchange student from Balochistan, Pakistan, smiles outside University Center East. Fatima is studying at the university for the Fall 2021 semester.

America through the eyes of an exchange student

Kinza Fatima, Guest Contributor November 18, 2021

I am honored to be studying in the USA this semester as a cultural exchange student. Even though I am here studying for just one semester, I got to learn, relearn and unlearn so many things that have overwhelmingly...

Junior English major Deena Bregheith laughs with Raheil Inaim, a childhood friend, on FaceTime Tuesday at The Loft. Inaim grew up with Bregheith in Palestine but moved to Canada after high school and they only see each other when Inaim visits her home country.

‘A strengthening experience’

Megan Thorne, Features Editor May 6, 2016

The Shield interviewed three international students to see how they were acclimating to life at a U.S. university. In this weekly series, The Shield revisits Deena Bregheith, a junior English major from...

Ecuadorian students feel aftershocks of quake

Gabi Wy, News Editor May 2, 2016

When Facebook friends asked Hans Bernabe if his family was alright, he had no clue what was going on. The senior business management major said when he found out there was a major earthquake in Ecuador...

(Right to left) German international student Tim Haverkock jokes around with freshman history major Logan Tedrow, Paraguayan international student Sandrita Sanabria and German international student Sandra Quest Tuesday by Reflection Lake. Many international students will head back to their home countries after this semester. Sanabria wanted to get her friends together before they part ways.

Far from familiar: Hard to say goodbye

Megan Thorne, Features Editor April 13, 2016

The Shield interviewed three international students to see how they were acclimating to life at a U.S. university. In this weekly series, The Shield revisits Sandrita Sanabria, a junior international...

Far From Familiar: From giraffes to squirrels

Megan Thorne, Features Editor March 18, 2016
The Shield interviewed three international students to see how they were acclimating to life at a U.S. university. In this weekly series, The Shield revisits Souleymane Mamane Illia, a junior English major from Niger, Africa to find out about his spring break and cultural differences he has noticed recently.
Sandra Sanabria, a junior international studies major, shares a dish from Paraguay, her home country during the International Food Expo Friday in Carter Hall.

Far from familiar: International flavors

Megan Thorne, Features Editor February 24, 2016
In this weekly series, The Shield revisited Sandrita Sanabria, a junior international studies major from Paraguay, to see what it was like to represent her country at the International Food Expo.
Soleymane Mamane Illia, a junior english major, sits outside Cloud Gate at Millennium Park over the weekend.

Far from familiar: Travel, trouble and pizza

Megan Thorne, Features Editor February 18, 2016
The Shield revisited Souleymane Mamane Illia, a junior English major from Niger, Africa, to find out about his trip to Chicago and his recent experiences.
Junior international studies major Sandrita Sanabria makes a snow angel for the first time in her life in the Quad on Thursday. Sanabrita is from Paraguay, so the recent winter weather has been her first experience with snow.

Far from Familiar: Snow place like home

Megan Thorne, Features Editor January 28, 2016
The Shield revisited with Sandrita Sanabria, a junior international studies major from Paraguay to see how she was doing a week after we spoke with her. This past week, she has enjoyed Arabian food, a snowstorm, went to Pump it Up and had a snowball fight.
Photo courtesy of Judener Fontilus

International student turns to GoFundMe for help with tuition

Rachel Christian December 2, 2014
Haiti native Judener Fontilus needed help paying his tuition, so he turned to GoFundMe, a crowd-sourcing website that allows groups and individuals to fundraise for any personal or organizational cause.
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