{"587577":{"#nid":"587577","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 \u2013 26","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf this semester is getting tough, don\u0026rsquo;t be discouraged. Take time for yourself this week by attending a fun event. Mix work with play to keep your life in balance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EMonday, Feb. 20\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTSGA\/\u0022\u003EStudent Government Association Elections Info Session\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 7 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: Student Government Association Office (1st Floor of Student Center)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECelebrate Presidents\u0026nbsp;Day by attending a Student Government Association (SGA) Elections Info Session. The session will cover the layout of the Executive Branch and the Undergraduate House of Representatives, as well as the process of campaigning and voting in SGA. If you\u0026rsquo;re interested in running for any SGA position, attendance at an info session is mandatory. Additional info sessions will be held on Feb. 21 at 11 a.m., Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., and Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ETuesday, Feb. 21\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat:\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DESIGNatGT\/\u0022\u003E #ID@gatech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 8:30 a.m. \u0026ndash; 4:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: Stubbins Gallery (2nd Floor, East\u0026nbsp;Architecture Building)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn between classes, stop by to view the\u0026nbsp;design work from the undergraduate studios of the School of Industrial Design. The\u0026nbsp;exhibit will run until March 1. Support your peers and enjoy the fruits of their labor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWednesday, Feb. 22\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/586678\u0022\u003EFossil Wednesdays\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 4 \u0026ndash; 6 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: Cherry Emerson Building, room 326\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnleash your inner paleontologist during Fossil Wednesdays, every Wednesday through May 3. At these events, you will have the opportunity to study 30,000-year-old fossil specimens from rock matrix that have been brought back from Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming. These specimens are part of a research project that is examining how the community of species living around the Natural Trap Cave have changed since the extinction of certain species that used to live in North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EThursday, Feb. 23\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArtsAtTech\/?hc_ref=SEARCH\u0022\u003EClough Art Crawl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 4 \u0026ndash; 7 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Clough Art Crawl lets students to close their books, take a break, and enjoy the therapeutic effects of art. Come see the blank walls of Clough Commons transform into a make-shift gallery centered around the artistic works of Tech students, and enjoy live performances on opening night.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EFriday, Feb. 24 \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/587040\u0022\u003EAmbassador Luis Gallegos Visits Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 8:30 a.m. \u0026ndash; 1 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: 512 Means Street, Suite 250\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are invited to welcome Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva from November\u0026nbsp;2011 to June 2014.\u0026nbsp;He will give a lecture on the launch of the first international treaty recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities. The Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities just celebrated the 10th anniversary of its adoption by the United Nations. RSVP \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:will.greer@amac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESaturday, Feb. 25\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/238081999979888\/\u0022\u003EKappa Sigma Coffee House\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen: 10 a.m. \u0026ndash; 2 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere: Kappa Sigma House\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026rsquo;re on campus Saturday, visit the Kappa Sigma house for the group\u0026#39;s first annual Coffee House philanthropy event. This event benefits the Kappa Sigma Military Heroes Campaign, which provides assistance to wounded veterans upon their return from serving for the United States. 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