Foreign food, foreign clothes and foreign dance will highlight International Education Week.International Education Week is a collaborative effort by the Student Activities Board, Student Government, the International Student Association, the International Cultural Center and LSU International Programs.Organizers have events planned each day to raise awareness about international culture on campus, said Jacob Brumfield, Campus Life adviser assisting with the program’s organization.Organizers are trying to get both international and other students involved with the events planned, said SG Assistant Director of Organizational Outreach Mili Reyes.Reyes, who is an international student from Honduras, said she wants the average student to learn enough from the events to stop stereotyping international students.The week’s events begin today with Tower of Babel hosted by the Foreign Language and Literature Department at noon in the Atchafalaya room. Tower of Babel consists of an educational presentation on each language at the University, Reyes said.The week continues Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Red River Room with a discussion of Socialized Medicine and what it is like to live in a country with national health care. “Students can benefit a lot from this because of the debate going on right now of health care in this country,” Reyes said. Also on Tuesday, a panel consisting of five international students and two American students who have traveled abroad will discuss culture shock and the challenges of living in a different culture.On Wednesday, organizers will have food from about seven different cultures in Free Speech Alley from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Global Threads, a fashion show featuring clothing from different cultures, will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Live Oak Lounge.Friday sees the conclusion of International Week at 6 p.m. with a dance hosted by the International Cultural Center. RaKeema Thomas, chair of the Multicultural Awareness committee on the Student Activities Board, said not only will international students perform their country’s dance, but American students will have the opportunity to learn how to do the dances. Organizers also have various faculty-focused programs planned for the week.”The chancellor and the administration is really trying to internationalize the campus,” said Kendra Brumfield, who is helping organize the faculty events. “We are trying to promote that goal by getting the faculty to think about designing and participating in study abroad programs and research abroad.”—-Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at [email protected]