SENIOR JEFFEREY NOLASCO and fres hman Vv1lka Guerra sing at aSpanish devotional Nov. J. Guerra said worshipping inher natIVe languagemade the experiencE more meaningful. oR. KECK LlU SHICHANG FILLS HIS PLATE in the cafeteria during lunchtime Sept 27. As part of theSino-American Studies Institute, 16 Chinese schola rspursued master's degrees in education at Harding. .(, ROBERSON Scottish twins choose faith over prestige JJ uniors Hannah and Laura Vick, identical twins from Stirling, Scotland, were both accepted to the University ofSt. Andrews, a prestigious school in St. Andrews, Scotland, and home of England's Prince William, yet they turned it down in favor of Harding. The two said they rejected the opportunity to attend St. Andrews because they wanted to attend a Christian school. "There are no Christian universities in Britain at all, especially ones affiliated with the church of Christ," Laura said. "The biggest churches have aoout 30 members in them; ours has probably 25. The only way to study in a Christian atmosphere is to go to the States." Hannah said it would have been difficult to attend the church of their choice if they had gone to St. Andrews, because the church of Christ was small in Scotland. "In fact, there isn't even a church of Christ near the school," Hannah said. "It's an hour-and-a-half drive to our home church from the school." Deciding to attend school in Arkansas over Scotland was difficult at first, but after a while Laura said she was excited about it because it would be "a new experience." Hannah, who was older by 17 minutes, said she also had mixed feelings about her decision at first. "It's kind of scary moving countries, but it's kind of cool breaking the mold," she said. Laura said people sometimes said they thought it was odd that the women decided to come to America for their college education. She said it was not all that strange to her because America was already a part of her heritage. "Our mom is from Scotland, but our dad is actually American," Laura said. Hannah added that her dad had some experience with American Christian universities. "He'sanAruericanmissionary, but he didn't attend Harding," Hannah said. "He went to Abilene Christian University." Harmah and Laura's older brother Robin also attended Harding; he graduated in December 2003. When she arrived at Harding, Hannah said nothing about the university took her by surprise. "I knew everything about Harding before 1got here, like curfew and dress code stuff," Hannah said. However, Hannah said she still had to do some personal adjusting during her first year. "It was rough," Hannah said. "I didn't know anyone that well, and 1 didn't have my close friends.1think if Laura wasn't here too, r would have been more homesick." The women both said they became accustomed to Harding and eventually had their own groups of friends. Laura said that once they graduated from Harding they would have to decide in which country they would each live. "It's hard to pick one country over the other, because they are both part of me," she said. "I don't think 1 could say that I would be staying in one forever and not the other." Hannah said it was a tough decision and did not know what she would decide. "No one knows what's going to happen in the future; it gets so complicated," she said. -STACEY (ONDOLORA 37 -INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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