AIJI continued to present a host of experiences to this year's students.
Students continue to monitor news stories that have been covered by them. The Hyperion story, of course, was huge. Students compared what they knew and had reported with articles from other news media.
All were concerned with the student from this campus who had meningitis and who has subsequently died. This was the second medical story of interest since we arrived on campus. The first being that of University President Abbott gift of a kidney.
**Friday treated staff and students to trip to Tabor, South Dakota, site of Czech Days for some 85 years.
An estimated 30% of Tabor residents dress in ancestral costume. Accordian music fills the air. Kolachi's abound. Twenty-four thousand of them to be exact.
There is a generous mixture of retirees and young families in attendance. People from all over the United States are in appearance as well.
**Saturday was a hot and humid day. AIJI staff must have ordered the weather to accessorize the trip to the Sioux Falls Water World Park. Water was just what was needed by students to relieve the heat and humidity that all experienced. A dip in the pool, a race in the go carts, a game of paint ball, an ice cream bar, all served to provide a break from an intense two weeks.
**Today, Sunday students were allowed to sleep in, with work resuming in the afternoon.
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