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30 March 2023 Helping hands Al-Names says he expects to reach his potential with an education obtained in the United States. "So, I came here first for the school," Al-Names says. "I have a friend from Yemen here at the same time. is school gave me the opportunity to see myself. I never believed I could be out of the country." He said his major — business analytics — is being taught for the first time this year at Methodist. Al-Names, who is president of the eight- member executive board of the international student association, said the Global Education Office has helped him since his arrival on campus. "It has a lot of goals," he says. "One is to make sure international students have a place to go. ey take care of admissions for international students and who comes from our country." Astha Khatri, 23, has been a Methodist student for roughly four years. "I got a good scholarship," says the native of Nepal. "It's a smaller school. It's easier to ask questions. It's peaceful." Khatri is a double major, pursuing business administration and financial economics. Her minor is business and entrepreneurship. "Pangea," she says, helps students share their heritage. "It's a festival where people try to present our own culture like here. I present my traditional clothes and my country through me." She hopes to become a manager or perhaps a CEO for a nonprofit organization. "Sometimes, I miss home," she says. "I call and talk to Manno. I come and talk to her. We get to know each other's countries. We learn things from them. … We get to know America and, in turn, we are making ourselves better." 'Pangea' Methodist University students from countries worldwide will dress in the colorful and traditional attire of their homelands to perform music, dances, and poetry readings; spotlight their artwork; and present a fashion show. e show will begin at 8 p.m. March 23 at Huff Concert Hall, 5400 Ramsey St. Admission is free. by Clayton Britt & Sons 910.868.8319 3703 Bragg Blvd. Fayetteville, NC 28303 customercare@spaandpoolworld.com Household Trash Once a Week Yard Waste Once a Week Recycling Every-Other-Week Bulky & Limb Every-Other-Week Learn your schedule: FayeeevilleNC.gov/solidwaste 910.433.1FAY (1329)

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