Bridging student cultural gap through football

As more international students come to the University, it can be easy to forget that most things here are new to them.

The Daily Illini previously reported on fall 2014 enrollment, which showed that there are 658 international students from China, 132 from India and 126 from South Korea. With such large numbers of students coming to the University from these three countries and others, it is important to make international students feel at home.

Many students are highly involved in football festivities whether it be through tailgating, sporting their Illini orange on game days, or attending games and being a part of the Block I student fan section. 

Since this sport permeates so much of our campus environment, we think it is a great idea for Beckman to teach international students about the game to help them feel more included in campus activities and experiences.

In addition, an ESPN article showed that professional football is the most popular sport in America, so knowing the sport is not only beneficial for understanding campus culture, but also American culture. 

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