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      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      student
      excavates
      in
      Hungary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      student
      Tasia
      Bulger
      took
      time
      to
      go
      to
      Hungary
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Tasia
      Bulger
     
     
      Post
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      had
      the
      fortunate
      oppor-
     
     
      tunity
      to
      travel
      to
      Gyér
      and
     
    

    
     
      Salgotarjan
      in
      Hungary
      to
     
     
      volunteer
      on
      two
      separate
     
     
      excavation
      sites
      with
      fellow
     
     
      classmates
      from
      UPEI.
      One
     
    

    
     
      “experience
      was
      completed
     
     
      in
      correlation
      with
      a
      directed
     
     
      studies
      course
      which
      I
      re-
     
     
      ceived
      credit
      for
      from
      UPEI.
     
     
      After
      completing
      the
      volun-
     
     
      teer
      work,
      I
      wrote
      a
      short
     
     
      paper
      documenting
      the
      ex-
     
     
      cavation
      along
      with
      a
      brief
     
     
      historic
      summary
      of
      the
      ex-
     
     
      cavation
      site.
      The
      second
     
     
      excavation
      was
      solely
      orga-
     
     
      nized
      on
      a
      volunteer
      basis;
     
     
      one
      of
      my
      professors
      sug-
     
     
      gested
      the
      site
      and
      organized
     
     
      the
      contract
      for
      myself
      and
     
     
      another
      classmate
      to
      volun-
     
     
      teer
      at
      the
      excavation.
     
    

    
     
      The
      two
      excavation
      sites
     
     
      were
      very
      different,
      both
     
     
      yielding
      unforgettable
      learn-
     
     
      ing
      experiences.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      excavation
      site
     
     
      was
      located
      15
      minutes
     
     
      outside
      the
      city
      of
      Gyor,
      in
     
     
      North
      Western
      Hungary.
     
     
      The
      excavation
      was
      located
     
     
      in
      an
      agricultural
      field,
      ad-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      take
      part
      in
      an
      archaeological
      dig
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jacent
      to
      the
      river
      Danube.
     
     
      The
      site
      was
      thought
      to
      have
     
     
      been
      a
      Roman
      watch
      tower
     
     
      AD
      150
      when
      the
      excavators
     
     
      originally
      begun
      to
      survey
      a
     
     
      few
      months
      prior.
      However,
     
     
      the
      site
      turned
      out
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      rest
      station
      for
      Roman
      sol-
     
     
      diers.
      Becky
      Wedge,
      a
      fel-
     
     
      low
      classmate
      of
      Art
      History
     
     
      and
      I
      worked
      under
      the
      su-
     
     
      pervision
      of
      two
      archaeolo-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gists,
      Szilvia
      Biro
      and
      Attila
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Molnar,
      and
      also
      had
      the
      op-
     
     
      portunity
      to
      work
      with
      five
     
     
      students
      of
      archaeology
      of
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      Pécs.
      spent
     
     
      two
      weeks
      on
      the
      site.
      The
     
     
      second
      excavation
      site
      was
     
     
      located
      inside
      the
      small
      town
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -of
      Salgotarjan,
      in
      Northern
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hungary,
      underneath
      a
      by-
     
     
      pass
      highway
      adjacent
      to
      a
     
     
      Tesco
      supermarket.
      The
      site
     
     
      was
      an
      urn
      cemetery
      abun-
     
     
      dant
      with
      pottery
      urns,
      bones
     
     
      of
      humans
      and
      animals,
      and
     
     
      other
      artifacts
      dated
      approxi-
     
     
      mately
      to
      the
      Migration
      pe-
     
     
      riod.
      In
      Salgotarjan,
      another
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      UPEI
      student
      Sarah
      Gilis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      myself
      were
      super-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      vised
      by
      Dr.
      Andrea
      Vaday,
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      prominent
      archaeologist
      and
     
     
      professor
      at
      Pécs
      University,
     
     
      and
      with
      another
      archaeolo-
     
     
      gist,
      Antal
      Szabo.
      Again,
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      if
      a
      bizarre
      twist
      of
      faith,
      I
     
     
      was
      reunited
      with
      some
      of
     
     
      the
      same
      students
      I
      had
      met
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      summer
      prior
      in
      Gyor,
     
     
      which
      made
      the
      experience
     
     
      even
      more
      enjoyable.
     
    

    
     
      Being
      able
      to
      travel
      to
      Hun-
     
     
      gary
      and
      participate
      in
      these
     
     
      excavations
      was
      an
      extreme-
     
     
      ly
      beneficial
      journey
      for
      my-
     
     
      self
      to
      experience.
      It
      enabled
     
     
      and
      challenged
      my
      network-
     
     
      ing
      and
      communication
     
     
      skills
      from
      my
      Bachelors
      of
     
     
      Business
      Administration
      de-
     
     
      gree,
      improved
      my
      French
     
     
      language
      skills,
      developed
     
     
      new
      friends
      and
      personal
     
     
      connections
      globally,
      and
      fi-
     
     
      nally
      I
      experienced
      a
      culture
     
     
      relatively
      unknown
      to
      my-
     
     
      self
      before
      the
      voyage.
      My
     
     
      reasoning
      for
      writing
      this
     
     
      article
      is
      to
      promote
      aware-
     
     
      ness
      with
      regards
      to
      the
      pos-
     
     
      sibilities
      for
      travel
      which
     
     
      UPEI
      offers
      through
      various
     
     
      departments.
     
    

    
     
      My
      experiences
      began
      as
     
     
      requirements
      for
      a
      Fine
      Arts
     
     
      Directed
      Studies
      course
      and
     
     
      resulted
      with
      being
      asked
      to
     
     
      return
      to
      participate
      in
      more
     
     
      excavations
      by
      the
      archae-
     
     
      ologists
      who
      I
      worked
      with.
     
     
      Definitely
      a
      rewarding
      expe-
     
     
      rience!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Diversity
      Office
      to
      host
     
     
      UPEI
      Diversity
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Maria
      Durling
     
     
      Diversity
      Office
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Diversity
      Office
      at
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      will
      be
      hosting
      its
      first
     
     
      annual
      Diversity
      Week
      from
     
     
      Jan.
      19
      -
      24.
     
    

    
     
      A
      highlight
      of
      the
      week
     
     
      will
      be
      an
      address
      on
      Jan.
      22
     
     
      by
      Ben
      Yang,
      well-known
     
     
      throughout
      Canada
      as
      an
     
     
      insightful
      and
      inspirational
     
     
      speaker
      on
      issues
      of
      global-
     
     
      ization
      and_
      cross-cultural
     
     
      communication.
      He
      will
     
     
      speak
      at
      1
      p.m.
      in
      the
      W.A.
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
     
     
      Yang
      is
      currently
      Director
      of
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      Toronto’s
     
     
      International
      Student
      Centre
     
     
      and
      an
      instructor
      for
      the
      In-
     
     
      ternational
      Educator
      Train-
     
     
      ing
     
    

    
     
      Program
      at
      Queens’
      Univer-
     
     
      sity.
      He
      also
      serves
      as
      chair
     
     
      for
      the
      Canadian
      Bureau
      for
     
     
      International
      Education
      Im-
     
     
      migration’s
      advising
      com-
     
     
      mittee.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      activities
      during
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      week
      will
      include
      movies,
     
     
      displays,
      cultural
      activities,
     
     
      international
      foods,
      presen-
     
     
      tations,
      and
      much
      more.
     
    

    
     
      Ruth
      Freeman,
      coordinator
     
     
      of
      the
      Diversity
      Office,
      envi-
     
     
      sions
      the
      week
      as
      an
      oppor-
     
     
      tunity
      to
      explore
      and
      share
     
     
      the
      increasing
      diversity
      of
     
     
      the
      university
      community.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      spirit
      of
      diversity
      rec-
     
     
      ognizes,
      acknowledges,
      and
     
     
      celebrates
      what
      makes
      us
     
     
      different
      from
      one
      another,”
     
     
      she
      says.
      “But
      it
      also
      seeks
     
     
      to
      build
      on
      what
      we
      have
      in
     
     
      common
      and
      what
      unites
      us
     
     
      across
      boundaries
      of
      class,
     
     
      gender,
      ethnicity,
      religion,
     
     
      language,
      culture
      and
      abil-
     
     
      ity.”
     
    

    
     
      All
      Diversity
      Week
      activi-
     
     
      ties
      are
      free
      and
      open
      to
      the
     
     
      public.
      A
      schedule
      of
      events
     
     
      will
      be
      available
      in
      early
     
     
      January
      on
      the
      Diversity
      Of-
     
     
      fice’s
      website
      at
      www.upei.
     
     
      ca/studentservices/diversity-
     
     
      office.
      For
      further
      informa-
     
     
      tion,
      please
      contact
      Ruth
     
     
      Freeman
      at
      628-4332
      or
     
     
      rfreeman
      @upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      week
      starts
      on
      Monday,
      January
      19
      at
      12:00
     
     
      Noon,
      McMillan
      Hall,
      WA
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
     
     
      Opening
      Ceremony
     
     
      Awarding
      of
      Prizes
      for
      the
      “Diversity
      at
      my
      Uni-
     
     
      versity”
      Photo
      Contest
      Slide
      show
      presentation
      of
     
     
      all
      photos
      submitted
      to
      the
      photo
      contest
     
     
      Free
      cake,
      refreshments
      and
      Diversity
      Ribbons
     
     
      International
      Foods
      available
      in
      the
      Courtyard
     
     
      Café
      all
      week
      long
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Time:7:00
      pm,
      The
      Wave
     
     
      UPEI’s
      first
      ever
      Drag
      Queen
      Beauty
      Pageant,
     
     
      hosted
      by
      the
      Rainbow
      Alliance