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Celebration to welcome Chinese new year
A group of 12 dedicated students will see their hard work pay off Saturday as they present "One Night in Shanghai," the Chinese New Year presentation for 2002.
The celebration will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Atwood Ballroom. The night will include a variety of entertaining events, including food, art booths, performances by students and a favorite from year to year: the lion dance.
Planning for Chinese New Year has been an on-going process since it began last semester, senior Wen Sze Foo said.
"We started talking about it last semester. We decided on our theme and broke into our committees," Foo said. "Over the break the decoration committee started on the backdrop. We looked for performers and planned the menu."
Once spring semester started, Foo and the rest of the planners kicked it into high gear to get ready for the night.
"When school started we began selling tickets and the performers started rehearsing," Foo said. "The decoration committee continued during the weekends and we've been selling tickets every day since the new semester started.
For the 12 planners, working to get everything in order for the night proved to be hard work.
"We have a lot of good helpers that are not in a committee," Foo said. "A lot of them help out a lot when we needed them the most � in the beginning when we didn't know what to do."
The intimate group worked well together, though, and in addition to creating a night SCSU will enjoy, they created a friendship as unique as their respective cultures.
"Over the break we always had committee meetings and in the different homes we would eat and chat," Foo said. "That is where we got most of our ideas from. We really got close to each other first."
That close relationship is the key to having a successful night, Foo said.
"We help each other relieve stress and helping out when a lot of people were saying they needed support. We work so closely, and we help when we can."
Saturday's theme, "One Night in Shanghai," mirrors some of the students' experiences in the U.S. It represents the blending of two cultures: Western and traditional Chinese. The night will incorporate that theme in the events that will occur.
Senior Su Sien Ong, who is one of Foo's "helpers" and who plans to attend the night, said some of the mixing of cultures will be seen in her attire.
"I am going to be wearing a cheong san � traditional chinese attire for females," Ong said. She said she bought the cheong san while in California and looks forward to wearing it for the special occasion.
A highlight of the night will be the lion dance, a tradition of SCSU's Chinese New Year Night.
"The lion dance, which is one of the most famous events during Chinese New Year Night, will be really cool," Foo said. "It takes a lot of hard work and practice everyday. We are planning on having three lions and two small lions."
Another highlight of the night will be the drama performance.
"I am looking forward to it," Ong said. "It's a typical love story that incorporates Chinese song with the waltz and rumba. It should be cool."
The highlight for Foo, though, will be seeing all her hard work pay off.
"I want to see it all come together," she said. "That will be my favorite part when it all ends and comes together nicely.
Tickets are still available for "One Night in Shanghai" and will be sold today and Friday in Atwood. Foo encourages people to purchase tickets early, as she is not sure how many will be available at the door.
Prices for tickets are as follows: $10 for faculty and staff members, $7 for students, $5 for children 4 to 12 and $4 for CSA members.
Tracy Ust can be reached at: [email protected]
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