{"202931":{"#nid":"202931","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech\u2019s Global Campus Comes Alive during Culture Fest","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach April, the Tech community celebrates its well-known diversity during the multi-week Culture Fest event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the Office of International Education and Global Jackets, the event is designed for Yellow Jackets to celebrate their own cultures and discover others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough our events, we offer all students the chance to learn about the cultures represented at Tech, meet students from different backgrounds, sample food from different cultures, and have fun,\u201d said Kate Overstreet, an industrial engineering major and president of Global Jackets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFestivities this year kick off April 1 and will include events old and new. On April 8 at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=200071\u0022\u003EInternational Food Fest\u003C\/a\u003E, a Tech tradition for more than 30 years, a communal table of international cuisine will let attendees globetrot their way through lunch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso that day, the Georgia Tech Language Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=200081\u0022\u003ELanguage Caf\u00e9\u003C\/a\u003E will bring together native and non-native English speakers for casual conversation, giving everyone a chance to practice whatever their second language may be.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur ultimate goal as an organization is to showcase the diversity of Tech\u0027s campus while encouraging cross-cultural cooperation,\u201d said Overstreet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther events throughout the week include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMonday, April 1: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=199791\u0022\u003EInternational Coffee Hour\u003C\/a\u003E, 6-7 p.m., Tech Rec, Student Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, April 2: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=199801\u0022\u003EInternational Trivia Night\u003C\/a\u003E, 6-8 p.m., Tech Rec, Student Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, April 3: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=199811\u0022\u003EInternational Karaoke Night\u003C\/a\u003E, 7-8 p.m., Under the Couch, Student Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFriday, April 5: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=202911\u0022\u003ETaste of Latin America\u003C\/a\u003E (sponsored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers), 6-8:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaturday, April 6: International Film Screening (sponsored by the Latin American Student Organization), 8-10 p.m., Student Center Theater\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, April 9: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=203031\u0022\u003EIsrael Fest\u003C\/a\u003E (sponsored by Hillel), Kessler Campanile\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the Office of International Education and Global Jackets, the week lets members of the Tech community celebrate their own cultures and learn more about others.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hosted by the Office of International Education and Global Jackets, the week lets members of the Tech community celebrate their own cultures and learn more about others."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-03-28 16:57:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:55","author":"Kristen 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