How can I make Chinese friends?

[mr tin]

I know this question may sound a bit stupid, but I need suggestions to solve my problem of not finding Chinese friends. I have a medium-low Chinese level. I recently began studying at a university in Nanjing and live on campus. I thought that I would be able to meet tons of Chinese friends everyday, but to me it seems really hard to even approaching them. I try to go to eat at the canteen when it's packed of students so that I am forced to share the table with Chinese or vice versa. When they sit down eating, they generally just stare at the food and don't seem to even notice me. This espacially applies to girls. I ask them if I can sit to their table. They say yes, but then they just look at the plate. I try to start conversation, but other than replying with a few words, I am not reciprocated. (and I am not a bad looking guy).Last week I finally had the chance to chat with some guys during lunch. But after their 10 minutes eating sprint, they left in a hurry.Please can you give me some suggestions on "how to find Chinese friends in a Chinese university campus"? Maybe I've not been here enough?Thanks,Marco