PHOTOS: South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo, a tradition since 1963
About 600 people came out for food, fun and education during the annual South ·¬ÇÑapp School of Mines Cultural Expo on Saturday, March 29 on the Mines campus.
South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo
Butterfly dance
A Chinese butterfly dance during the South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo.
Mines Cultural Expo
About 600 people attended the annual South ·¬ÇÑapp School of Mines Cultural Expo on Saturday, March 29 at the Surbeck Center on the Mines campus. The event started in 1963.
Cambodia
The Cambodia station serves attendees at the Cultural Expo.
Nepalese dance
A woman performs a Nepalese dance during the Cultural expo.
Mines Cultural Expo
South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo emcee and Mines alumni Yash Naik, left, asks 11-year-old Rapid City homeschooler Ezra Heilman to spell the capitol of Argentina. Heilman got the first word right but a little off in the second in attempting to spell Buenos Aires.
Mines Cultural Expo
South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo emcee and Mines alumni Yash Naik, left, shares a laugh with student Macy Sager of Rockford, Illinois as Sager tries to guess the spelling of Switzerland's capitol. Sager's answers included a j and "the o with dots over it," educated guesses no doubt, but the answer is Bern.
Ramen challenge
Competitors work their way through a college staple, ramen, topped with spicy South Korean buldak sauce, during an eating contest at the Cultural Expo.
Ramen challenge
The Cultural Expo featured an eating contest with a college staple — ramen noodles — topped with buldak hot sauce, a South Korean spicy specialty.
Iranian food
A woman serves Iranian fare during the Cultural Expo.
Capitol guess
South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo emcee and Mines alumni Yash Naik, left, shares a laugh with student Macy Sager of Rockford, Illinois as Sager tries to guess the spelling of Switzerland's capitol. Sager's answers included a j and "the o with dots over it," educated guesses no doubt, but the answer is Bern.
Mines Cultural Expo
At the South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo on Saturday, March 29 the Indian station served a classic: curry chicken with rice.
Mines Cultural Expo
A young girl took a shot at spelling the capitol of Vietnam, Hanoi.
Nepal
The Nepal station served up delicious meat and potato dishes.
Nepalese dance
A woman performs a Nepalese dance during the Cultural expo.
Mines Cultural Expo
The Indian station served a classic: curry chicken with rice.
Butterfly dance
"You can come and see some of the world in your own backyard," said Suzi Aadland, a specialist with the Mines Ivanhoe International Center.
Nepalese dance
A woman performs a Nepalese dance during the Cultural Expo. The current number of international students at Mines is about 110, from more than 35 countries enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Oceti Sakowin
The Oceti Sakowin Native American station served frybread with a berry sauce.
Nepalese dance
According to the Ivanhoe Center, international students have historically constituted approximately 5% of the student population at Mines.
Butterfly dance
A Chinese butterfly dance during the South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo.
Mines Cultural Expo
The Surbeck Center at South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines was full Saturday, March 29 for the annual Cultural Expo. The event has grown since its inception in 1963.
Belly dance
Sultry Shimmy performs a belly dance during the South ·¬ÇÑapp Mines Cultural Expo on Saturday, March 29 at the Surbeck Center on the Mines campus.
Dance party
An impromptu youngster dance party broke out during the Cultural Expo.
Dance party
An impromptu youngster dance party broke out during the Cultural Expo.
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