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	International Students Face Trouble With Visas in Post-Sept. 11 America By Samantha Kiyomi Witt Special to AsianWeek Beloit College, a small liberal arts school in Wisconsin, suffered a financial set back this school year due to the denial of F-1 student visas for five international students from China, India and Russia. What may seem like a minute handful of students at Beloit College translates to extensive numbers at universities throughout the United States. Ron Nief, director of public affairs at Beloit College commented, “International students … are an important part of this small college, with more than 50 countries represented. As opposed to ten years of no problems, this year we have five students that have been rejected one or more times and that we are working to get cleared.” COMPLETE STORY...		APA Surfers: At Play in the Fields of the Lord (Feature) International Students Face Trouble With Visas in Post-Sept. 11 America (in National News) Creating Their Own Space (in Bay Area News) Fashion and Compassion (in Business) The Forgotten Giant (in Sports) APAs Capture Images of War (in A&E) Emil Amok: Let Us Occupy You! (in Opinion)

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