As conditions within the library infrastructure and systems continue to deteriorate, the libraries administration has put together a renovation plan to be executed in 2020 to address these issues. “We constantly have students talking about [...]
The Georgia House of Representatives earlier this month passed two separate bills which would allow concealed carry on Georgia college campuses and create tougher enforcement on lottery machines and use five to ten percent of [...]
The much awaited Highland Bakery opened this Spring Break, including a soft opening on Monday, March 25. Highland Bakery, located near Tech Tower, offers an extensive breakfast, lunch and dessert menu. “[The opening has been] [...]
From Thursday, March 14 at 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, students gathered together together on Tech Green to Stand for Freedom. This event, which occurred nationwide on over 400 college campuses, and promoted by the International Justice Mission (IJM), lasted for 27 hours in honor of the 27 million people across the globe who remain enslaved.
With the state legislature session halfway finished, Tech’s key institute leaders are continuing to push their 2013 legislative priorities to gain additional funding for the institution. “During the legislature, certainly from January to the end [...]
Earlier this week and last week, the finalists for the College of Sciences Dean position arrived at Tech and gave individual presentations to the Tech population. Of the three finalists, only Dr. Paul Goldbart is [...]
Recently, the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Athletic Association (GTAA) have been planning a football clinic to be held during the weekend after Hell Week. The one-day program will promote American football among international [...]
On March 2, 16 students competed in the Tech Chef competition organized by CHEFS, a cooking club at Tech, Stamps Health Services, GT Dining Services and the GT Campaign for EveryBody. The winner of this [...]
On Saturday, Feb. 23, a Tech student participating in an Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT) wild caving trip was injured as the result of a fall. He suffered several broken bones, but is expected to [...]
Details surrounding the recent disciplinary sanctions to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity (ATΩ) were released earlier last week. ATΩ, which was placed on disciplinary probation toward the end of January 2013, was being investigated by [...]
SGA is planning to create an Undergraduate Conference Fund to provide travel stipends for undergraduate researchers. With this, about 80 undergraduate students involved in research would receive $250 in research funding aside from other Institute [...]
House Bill 29 (HB 29), the bill that would allow those with concealed weapons licenses to bring firearms onto college campuses, is now being considered in the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. [...]
In past months, Public Nights at the Observatory, an observatory event on the Howey rooftop, has been canceled two consecutive times. While the reasons for delay are not dramatic, unsuitable weather has been the most [...]
Possible construction of new off-campus student housing at the intersection of 8th St. and Spring St. was announced earlier month at a meeting held by the Midtown Alliance. The project would be built by Ambling [...]
The Campus Recreation Center (CRC) is now the planning stages for a major renovation to the Roe Stamps Fields, commonly referred to as the SAC Fields. The plans being discussed involve a complete replacement of [...]
Each year, every Tech student pays $123 per semester for the Student Activity Fee (SAF), but most may not realize exactly where their money goes. The SAF goes directly to SGA’s budget for them to [...]
Midtown Alliance and the city of Atlanta have partnered in the construction of new bicycle lanes along 10th St. from Monroe Dr. to Charles Allen Dr., Juniper St. from 14th St. to Ponce de Leon [...]
The sequestration, absent congressional action, will go into effect on Mar. 1, cutting $109 billion dollars from federal programs. The cut, which was negotiated as part of the debt ceiling negotiations in August of 2011, [...]