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Campus bike thefts surge since end of fall break

Over the last month, the campus has seen a surge in the number of stolen bicycles. As of Wednesday, 11 incidents of bicycle theft have been reported to the police in the first three weeks of November, compared to the same amount being reported in the entire month of October.

Design changes delay library extension

Since the beginning of the fall semester, the Library’s parking lot has been fenced in, awaiting construction for the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC). However, visible progress on the building has been limited.

• Student committee on alcohol awareness reports findings

• Summer class offerings to be expanded despite budget cuts

• News Briefs

• Campus Crime

• Council Clippings

• Breaking the Bubble

Men's Basketball scores first win against Winston-Salem State at home

Sophomores Gani Lawal and Maurice Miller each posted double-doubles in the first game of the men’s basketball season, leading Tech to a 92-47 victory over Winston-Salem State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum on Friday night.

Women's Basketball wins two out of opening three, perfect at home

The Tech women’s basketball team returned home to face Kennesaw State on Wednesday night to start a three-game homestand. The Jackets took an early lead in the first half on a three-point basket by sophomore guard-forward Alex Montgomery started the scoring with a quick three following the tip-off. Kennesaw answered with a three of their own before Montgomery hit two more three-point shots within the first six minutes of the half.

• Volleyball drops to Miami, Florida State on the road

• Georgia vs. Georgia Tech Preview

• Bill Curry: 'A Class Act'

• Fans rushing the field raises safety concerns

Making the grade

A USA Today article this week about college athletes being encouraged to pursue easier majors to ensure sports eligibility placed the spotlight on Tech. The numbers showed that 82 percent of juniors and seniors on the football team were MGT majors, compared to only 11 percent for all other upperclassmen, suggesting that NCAA standards and their implementation by the Athletic Association may be doing a disservice to these student athletes.

• Want happiness? Seek experiences

• Auxiliary Services fails Tech students

• Networks made outside of class shapes Tech experience

• Our Views: HOT-or-NOT

• Your Views: Letters to the Editors

Recent Tech graduates "Tech For America"

“Educational inequity is our nation’s greatest injustice,” claims the Teach For America website, www.teachforamerica.org. Students in low-income areas are less likely than their middle-class counterparts to earn a high school diploma. Only about 50 percent of them will graduate by the time they reach 18 years old. Of those who do, just 10 percent will go on to earn a college degree.

• Diversity: it’s not just black or white

• FAU death raises carbon monoxide poisoning awareness

• Alumni, students reconnect on LinkedIn

• Programs Council releases Sting Break concert survey

Mae

Norfolk, Va.-based rock band Mae played to a small but dedicated crowd at the Burger Bowl last Friday.

• Lively Tomlin enchants Ferst Center audience

• Tech’s Fletcher releases success

• Swift makes Fearless country gold

• New Bond film loaded with action, lacks in story