This week’s GT Day at the Capitol highlighted the importance of the relationship between the legislature and universities, but it is important to distinguish between issues the legislature should resolve for the entire university system and issues that each school should resolve for itself.
Good evening, friends. If you don’t know who I am, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Two Bits Man, beardless contemporary of the great Funk Masta G. Wayne and long-time satirist at the Technique. I’ve […]
While the 2011 regular season of college football provided plenty of thrills for fans like myself, I couldn’t help but have this deflated feeling finding out that LSU and Alabama would play in a rematch […]
Being chairman of SGA’s Student Lobby Board has given me a unique and invigorating perspective on the importance of Tech’s interaction with our local and state governments. In my time working as a member of […]
The recent collaboration between Career Services and the Division of Professional Practice to build a common job-search site and clarify the roles of each is sure to make students’ lives easier, but it raises questions […]
I feel I must object to the editorial published last week regarding the scandal at Penn State, and the former head coach Joe Paterno’s role in it. In the editorial the author claims that Paterno […]
In the grand tradition of Tech, I procrastinated on this editorial. I waited until the night before I was supposed to hand it in to start writing. Furthermore, I will admit that I will probably […]
The loss of manufacturing jobs from the United States to developing countries around the world has often been cited as a marker of America’s decline as a global power in the twenty-first century. According to […]
As Tech students shake off the fire and brimstone of Hell Week, two obstacles stand between them and freedom: Finals Week and Dead Week. Dead Week is governed by the Week Proceeding Final Exams (or […]
The administration deserves credit for thinking of new ways of addressing crime on and near campus. However, the newly purchased Rave Guardian system does little to address real safety problems on campus.
There’s a certain cliché—“Words cannot describe how I feel right now”—that people often use to describe moments of extreme happiness and unbridled joy. The same cliché can be used to describe the exact opposite: moments […]
Last semester I took three senior-level CS courses. In one, I learned about the math behind why computers and algorithms can work. In another, I learned about the fundamental value of information and how machines […]
Last week, Suzanne Clary wrote a Letter to the Editor entitled “Fans’ attitudes reflect badly on all of Tech,” regarding students’ treatment of her and her brother, a Clemson student, during the Clemson game. To […]
To the fellow Tech student who attended the Clemson game with her brother, what did you expect would happen when you brought a fan of the opposing team into the student section? Did you honestly […]
Reading Alex Kessler’s “Sidelined music as valid as mainstream” a couple issues back left a bad taste in my mouth. Others in Atlanta’s metal scene agree: it paints a picture of the metal genre that […]
Tech’s victory against Clemson started a lot of chatter around campus, not just about the victory, but also about fan behavior at the game.
I love my Yellow Jackets. The school, the team and well, most of the time, the fans. But I must say that I have become increasingly disappointed in the fans over the past couple of […]
I am a graduate student at Tech, and I use the Stingerette on an almost daily basis. This letter is regarding the article about Stingerette services in the Technique two weeks back. The news about […]