September 6, 2002

An International-Student Adviser Faces Rumors, Fear, and Prejudice

By RICHARD MORGAN

Mihaela N. Metianu advises international students at Florida State University, where about 1,000 of the 30,000 students are foreign.

Q. What's changed in how you deal with students since September 11?

A. There are really two dimensions. First, we have to dispel rumors. Some have some truth to them, but most are just rumors. The other change is more of a concern that we may now be perceived as "INS people" more than advocates for students. People hear that, if they go home,

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