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“The World Awaits” with Tastes and Tattoos at Embry-Riddle

Daytona Beach, Fla. , February 7, 2007

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“The World Awaits” with Tastes and Tattoos at Embry-Riddle

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 7, 2007 -- Students from around the world will offer tantalizing tastes and temporary tattoos at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus on Saturday, Feb. 24.

“The World Awaits” is the theme of this year’s International Day, a tradition at the university for 20 years.

Music, food, arts, and information will be available to visitors at booths and displays representing Africa, the Caribbean, France, Hungary, India, Singapore, and many other places from which Embry-Riddle students come.

Visitors may purchase tickets to taste and sample mouth-watering foods from many nations. Also for a fee, students from India will paint temporary tattoos on visitors’ skin, using henna dye, in highly decorative designs that adorn brides during traditional Indian wedding ceremonies.

Other entertainment at the International Day will include:

* A student from China will perform traditional Chinese ribbon and fan dances.
* A group of students will give tae kwan do demonstrations.
* A group of Indian students will perform Indian dancing moves.
* A student from Saudi Arabia will play the oud, a Middle Eastern stringed instrument.
* A Honduran student will play the guitar and violin.

Admission to International Day at Embry-Riddle is free and open to the public. Activities will take place on campus from 1-5 p.m. in the John Paul Riddle Student Center. For more information on the day’s events, call (386) 226-6579.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 40 baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.embryriddle.edu, follow us on Twitter (@EmbryRiddle) and facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity, and find expert videos at YouTube.com/EmbryRiddleUniv.