The hunt will be held at the Powhatan Recreational Complex, located on Powhatan Avenue between 39th and 43rd streets. To register call 683-3097. GPIS conference attracting students from many East Coast universities Research papers written by college students across the eastern U.S. will be presented during the graduate research conference Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Regional and Global Issues, Friday and Saturday, April 14-15. Students from such schools as Duke University, North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Johns Hopkins University will join Old Dominion students in presenting papers at the conference, which is sponsored by Graduate Programs in International Studies. Steve Yetiv, associate professor of political science at Old Dominion, will be the guest speaker for a career workshop during the conference.
All presentations are free and open to the public.
For more information call 683-4669. Geography major honored for paper on light rail Senior Andy Friedman, of Portsmouth, won first place in the Virginia Social Science Association s undergraduate student paper competition March 18 at the VSSA annual meeting in Richmond. Friedman, a geography major, received a plaque for his paper, Factors that Influence the Use of Light Rail Transit. Founded in 1926, VSSA is a multidisciplinary social science organization that promotes collegiality among members of the various social science disciplines. Senior Toast set for April 14 in Webb Center Faculty and staff are invited to attend an Old Dominion University graduation tradition, the Senior Toast, at 4 p.m. Friday, April 14, in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center.