04 Broadcaster Press March 18, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com Cultural diversity focus of Festival of Nations April 6 By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Area residents will have an opportunity to get the flavor of different cultures next month. From 6-9 p.m. on April 6, the annual Festival of Nations will take place in the Muenster University Center (MUC) Ballroom. The event will offer food from different nations, along with performances that highlight different cultures, in an effort to highlight the diversity of the USD campus. “It’s your opportunity to really get the authentic taste of food from different countries prepared by native cooks, and to see people in their traditional clothing sometimes, too,” said Carolyn Prentice, Ph.D. associate professor of communication studies. “It’s really a joyful occasion. It’s a celebration, and a time of enjoying (cultures) being different, and yet the humanity of sharing food and songs and things like that together.” The cuisine of approximately 20 different nations will be available that night, Prentice said. “We have a lot of international students, and they cook real, genuine Chinese cuisine, Indian food, African food,” she said. “This year we’re going to have a bunch of Latino food. Sometimes people, like Americans, reach back to their Norwegian heritage and things like that. “I always cook some American food, because there’s often people in the crowd who aren’t quite so adventurous. There’s just a broad range of different entrees, desserts and things like that,” she said. The event has been going for at least 15 years, with many members of the community and university staff returning each year, Prentice said. “If we count all the cooks and the performers, too, there’s at least 300 people there usually,” she said. “That pretty much fills the MUC ballroom, and we can’t really grow much more.” The Festival of Nations is organized by the International Student Club, with assistance from other student groups such as the AsianAmerican Student Association, the Chinese Student Friendship Association and the African Student Association. “We have to recruit cooks from all these different organizations and groups … and make sure they understand the details of cooking for this event,” Prentice said. “And of course recruiting performers and getting 1,660 Price includes: Design, Lettering, Setting & Cement Foundation Contact Marlon Mollet 605-360-9656 “Create a Legacy” their music, decorating, advertising. 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