MLK: A Day to Remember
“In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a [...]
“In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a [...]
As a Tech student, it is sometimes difficult to find a way to stand out. However, Tiffany Curtiss, a fifth-year MGT major, has done just that by being recently elected to the position of President [...]
Dorm life is a major change from life at home. With rooms shaped like jail cells and curfews no more, we find ourselves caught in the irony that is college life. Over the years, institutions [...]
A new year not only bring a new semester, but it is the traditional time for people to make an attempt to change something they do not like about themselves. Unfortunately, it is also the [...]
By Melissa Hardman Contributing Writer With today’s economic recession, a good job is more important than ever. On-campus jobs have always been desirable because of the short distance to travel to work, flexible hours that [...]
By Aaron Parkman Staff Writer Americans are bombarded with advertisements for the latest weight loss miracle from every angle. No matter what kind of plan, pill or purchase they are, what most of these things [...]
Spring semester is infamous for lacking the magic, energy and excitement that pervades the Fall semester atmosphere. The football games, the start of a new school year and the general feeling of a new beginning [...]
“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 [...]
People from all over the world call Tech home. Diversity Week, sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs and held Nov. 10-14, celebrated Tech’s status as a global community. An annual event, this year’s theme [...]
Among serial killers, car accidents and heart disease is a killer that is as silent as it is deadly. Odorless, colorless and tasteless, this killer is hard to detect, yet it is the leading cause [...]
Networking is perhaps the most important skill one can possess in the business world, yet it is not often understood by college students and new graduates. A good business network provides support, industry news, advice [...]
Georgia Tech’s annual Student Appreciation Day in April, more commonly known as Sting Break, has been the stage for renowned bands and artists such as Ludacris, T.I and OK Go, with the concerts capping off [...]
While some consider the quest for truth a personal endeavor, one group has taken it upon themselves to stimulate a campus-wide conversation regarding the “real answers” to life’s most difficult questions. “Veritas” — the Latin [...]
After many months of campaigning and debating, Barack Obama has sealed his place as the U.S.’s current president-elect. With a strong opposition from McCain and a much stronger lineup of candidates than in the recent [...]
By Aaron Parkman Contributing Writer At the heart of Tech’s school spirit is the white-and-gold clad cheerleading team, known for their ability to enthuse large crowds of Yellow Jacket fans. Composed of both men and [...]
The website for Tech’s 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) shows a table of young, smiling women enjoying a catered meal. Upon closer inspection of the background of that picture, one can spot two glassy-eyed, half-asleep [...]
Techno music pulsing in the air, brightly colored LEDs flashing in rows and random patterns and towers of energy drinks stacked against the back wall. While these might seem like sights encountered at a concert [...]
Brandon “Swaff” Swafford of the GTGs and Tommy Klemis, owner of Junior’s Grill, are a reporter’s dream. They’re two of the most personable and quotable people that one can find on Tech’s campus. Put them [...]