"Not Here or There" (by Darcy Holdorf)

Chinese students find it hard to relate to the undergraduate party scene at OU, recently named the nations number one party school. Andy Liu moves into the dorm room he shares with two American roommates in Perkins Hall, surprised to find a Chairman Mao poster and skimpy, pin-up posters hanging on the walls. Andy has been at OU for three years and has yet to take a single academic class, struggling to test out of the English program.

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Chinese students find it hard to relate to the undergraduate party scene at OU, recently named the nations number one party school. Andy Liu moves into the dorm room he shares with two American roommates in Perkins Hall, surprised to find a Chairman Mao poster and skimpy, pin-up posters hanging on the walls. Andy has been at OU for three years and has yet to take a single academic class, struggling to test out of the English program.
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One of the most difficult adjustments for international students is figuring out how to take care of basic necessities; grocery shopping, buying a phone, taking the bus. Most Chinese students in Athens make regular trips to WallMart. Clara Zhang, left, and Chen Yi Tao, both in their first quarter at OU, buy tissues, shampoo and microwave pizza on a recent trip. 05/17/2011

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One of the most difficult adjustments for international students is figuring out how to take care of basic necessities; grocery shopping, buying a phone, taking the bus. Most Chinese students in Athens make regular trips to WallMart. Clara Zhang, left, and Chen Yi Tao, both in their first quarter at OU, buy tissues, shampoo and microwave pizza on a recent trip. 05/17/2011
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An ashtray in the courtyard of Scott Quad is filled with cigarette butts on a rainy afternoon. Most of the Chinese students in Scott Quad are in full- time OPIE classes and are bored by the mundane language classes. They kill time by taking smoke breaks together or playing games in the common space.

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An ashtray in the courtyard of Scott Quad is filled with cigarette butts on a rainy afternoon. Most of the Chinese students in Scott Quad are in full- time OPIE classes and are bored by the mundane language classes. They kill time by taking smoke breaks together or playing games in the common space.
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The Chinese community in Athens is notoriously isolated from the rest of the student body due to cultural differences and the language barrier. Students in Scott Quad cook noodles in a rice cooker in their dorm room. From left, Ma Wen Qi, Zhou Yi Ming, Song Kai Li, Monroe Pan, Bill Zhang, and Zhu Zi Yang eat noodles in a dorm room at Scott Quad on April 26, 2011.z From left, Ma Wen Qi, Zhou Yi Ming, Song Kai Li, Monroe Pan, Bill Zhang, and Zhu Zi Yang.

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The Chinese community in Athens is notoriously isolated from the rest of the student body due to cultural differences and the language barrier. Students in Scott Quad cook noodles in a rice cooker in their dorm room. From left, Ma Wen Qi, Zhou Yi Ming, Song Kai Li, Monroe Pan, Bill Zhang, and Zhu Zi Yang eat noodles in a dorm room at Scott Quad on April 26, 2011.z From left, Ma Wen Qi, Zhou Yi Ming, Song Kai Li, Monroe Pan, Bill Zhang, and Zhu Zi Yang.
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"Popo is such an optimistic girl, she can overcome anything. She helped me a lot. Some Chinese students in Athens, they just study everyday, don't have some idea, don't have some dream. But we are different, we have a lot of plans for the future." -Andy Liu Andy Liu and Popo Huang kiss in Kroger Grocery on April 28, 2011

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"Popo is such an optimistic girl, she can overcome anything. She helped me a lot. Some Chinese students in Athens, they just study everyday, don't have some idea, don't have some dream. But we are different, we have a lot of plans for the future." -Andy Liu Andy Liu and Popo Huang kiss in Kroger Grocery on April 28, 2011
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"I don't want to do what other people do. I want to do something different." -Popo Huang Popo leaves Bentley Hall after a philosophy class on May 5, 2011.

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"I don't want to do what other people do. I want to do something different." -Popo Huang Popo leaves Bentley Hall after a philosophy class on May 5, 2011.
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Three weeks after arriving in Ohio, Clara Zhang lives in Scott Squad where close to 85% of the residents are Chinese, and is waiting for an American roommate.

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Three weeks after arriving in Ohio, Clara Zhang lives in Scott Squad where close to 85% of the residents are Chinese, and is waiting for an American roommate.
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Many of the Chinese students in Scott Quad spend the majority of their time in their rooms. In an attempt to get students more involved with American students the Resident Advisors hold events such as the Disney-themed Party held on Saturday April 16. Yvette Zhang, a Resident Advisor in Scott, knocks on doors to try to convince residents to participate.

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Many of the Chinese students in Scott Quad spend the majority of their time in their rooms. In an attempt to get students more involved with American students the Resident Advisors hold events such as the Disney-themed Party held on Saturday April 16. Yvette Zhang, a Resident Advisor in Scott, knocks on doors to try to convince residents to participate.
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From left, Shuaixin Jiang, Yuxi Li, Qiannan Chen, Yunci Rong and Ziheng Shen, members of the Chinese Student Scholars Association, plan the Chinese masquerade ball on April 20, 2011

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From left, Shuaixin Jiang, Yuxi Li, Qiannan Chen, Yunci Rong and Ziheng Shen, members of the Chinese Student Scholars Association, plan the Chinese masquerade ball on April 20, 2011
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“I want to study the real university classes more, to live a more formal American college life. I watch the American college students walking around, having meals, I can’t feel that life now,” says Clara Zhang, who is in her first quarter at Ohio University.

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“I want to study the real university classes more, to live a more formal American college life. I watch the American college students walking around, having meals, I can’t feel that life now,” says Clara Zhang, who is in her first quarter at Ohio University.
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