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It's no easy task to prepare, but European Night entertains MU crowd
European Student Association puts together a night to show off their food, music and more
Rachel Crews
Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: News
The annual ISOSU event, European Night, presented some unique challenges for its planners this year, but from the audience's perspective- it went off without a hitch.
The MU Ballroom hosted the event Sunday night. Many OSU students, faculty and people from the community came to enjoy the event.
The program included violin performances, Azerbaijani folk dances, a Russian guitarist, an Italian opera performance, French piano pieces and Greek folk dances.
The varied program flowed smoothly, but the work to put it together was gruelling.
"The food was difficult to cook this year. We wanted to try and keep a nice restaurant atmosphere, how it is to share food with family in Europe," said Nadia Payet, the Web master for European Student Association.
Payet is from France's Reunion Island, which is in the Indian Ocean.
Dzhamal Amishev, president of the European Student Association, said planning for the event required several hours a week since November 2006.
Amishev is a doctoral student in forest engineering. He has taken 16 credits this term and has a 4-month-old baby in addition to planning this year's event.
"I'm thankful for all of the volunteers. It is impossible for one person to do this alone," Amishev said.
The four-course dinner served at this year's event was coordinated by faculty advisor Luca Lucchese. Lucchese is originally from Verona, Italy.
"I've been involved in the European Night for the last three years," Lucchese said. "I like to cook. The European students know this so they have me in charge of the food." Luccese, along with 10 student volunteers, put together the four-course dinner for hundreds of attendees in two days.
Eugene Zhang, assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer sciences, attended the night with his wife and son. This was their first time coming to this event
"This is an impressive night," Zhang said. "The order of things has been pretty professional. I can see a lot of work was put into this."
The MU Ballroom hosted the event Sunday night. Many OSU students, faculty and people from the community came to enjoy the event.
The program included violin performances, Azerbaijani folk dances, a Russian guitarist, an Italian opera performance, French piano pieces and Greek folk dances.
The varied program flowed smoothly, but the work to put it together was gruelling.
"The food was difficult to cook this year. We wanted to try and keep a nice restaurant atmosphere, how it is to share food with family in Europe," said Nadia Payet, the Web master for European Student Association.
Payet is from France's Reunion Island, which is in the Indian Ocean.
Dzhamal Amishev, president of the European Student Association, said planning for the event required several hours a week since November 2006.
Amishev is a doctoral student in forest engineering. He has taken 16 credits this term and has a 4-month-old baby in addition to planning this year's event.
"I'm thankful for all of the volunteers. It is impossible for one person to do this alone," Amishev said.
The four-course dinner served at this year's event was coordinated by faculty advisor Luca Lucchese. Lucchese is originally from Verona, Italy.
"I've been involved in the European Night for the last three years," Lucchese said. "I like to cook. The European students know this so they have me in charge of the food." Luccese, along with 10 student volunteers, put together the four-course dinner for hundreds of attendees in two days.
Eugene Zhang, assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer sciences, attended the night with his wife and son. This was their first time coming to this event
"This is an impressive night," Zhang said. "The order of things has been pretty professional. I can see a lot of work was put into this."
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