Campus briefs for April 17

Off-campus Congress reps. to meet with constituents

Newly-elected Student Congress representatives from off-campus District 6 have planned two meetings to meet their constituents and solicit ideas for next year.

The meetings will be held at 4 p.m. today at Weaver Street Market and at 6 p.m. Monday in the student government suite.

District 6 which represents off-campus undergraduates not living in Granville Towers or Greek housing is the largest Congress district.

Congress members said students who cannot attend either meeting are encouraged to e-mail their representatives instead with their comments and concerns.



Seniors to hold decathlon demonstrate acquired skills

The senior class will hold a decathlon event April 19 where groups of four individuals will be able to compete against each other in ten events that will test the skills they learned outside the classroom as students at Carolina.

The competition could require participants to demonstrate skills such as UNC history" ""cafeteria skills""" navigating campus and social mingling skills among others.

The decathlon will kick off at 1:30 p.m. in the Pit and teams should register online by sending an e-mail to Philip Nanney at pnanney@email.unc.edu.



Reception at Ackland to highlight senior artwork

The Ackland will hold a reception at 6 p.m. today to celebrate the work of seven senior artists graduating with a Masters in Fine Arts.

The reception will honor the work of Dave Sinkiewicz Nestor Armando Gil Gretchen Huffman John Hill Jr. Erin Paroubek Angela Grisales and Edie Shimel.

The exhibit displaying the student work will run through May 10