The battlefield has been set for World War III
The last major war among global superpowers ended on September 2, 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. This was the same year that Arthur Clarke, author of […]
Disappointed by the entity that is Donald Trump
On my most recent ride from the airport to the school I have called my home for the past couple of years, my cab driver and I got onto the topic of the presidential race. […]
Racism not tolerated on campus
We are dismayed to learn of the racial slurs an African-American student recently endured while walking on campus. Georgia Tech does not condone discriminatory language or behavior of any kind and if these allegations are […]
It’s okay to feel alone, but know that you’re not
It’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to not have it all together. It’s okay to be sad, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even depressed. Our culture places a disproportionate amount of value on happiness. Many […]
Underestimating the power of sleep is foolish
A new batch of freshmen have been installed at Tech, and they bring with them a host of vestigial attitudes. Perhaps the most liable to damage new students is the idea that sleep is an […]
When home becomes just another house
I’m not sure when it started to happen. Maybe it was during my full year away in Atlanta, moving every semester, with only intermittent visits back, consisting of only two or three days at time. […]
Could I have a pair of pockets, please?
My freshman year at Tech, someone had stolen my phone.. I take complete fault for my lapse in judgment, but let me explain. I was attending Garba hosted by Tech’s India Club and didn’t have […]
To leave, or not to leave, that is the question
In what I like to call the Greek-o-nomic crisis, Greece is facing an economic dilemma: to leave the Eurozone, or to stay. Before this crisis, Greece was the 40th richest country in the world, but, […]
The disastrous downfall of Reddit
Over the last several weeks Reddit has undergone some major changes — from the demise of /r/fatpeoplehate to the firing of Victoria Taylor (respectively dubbed “The Fattening” and “AMAgeddon”) to the eventual CEO change from […]
Thank you for helping me grow
This past spring I accepted a seven month internship with General Electric through their early identification Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP). I was nervous but thought it would be like many of the internships I […]
Removing Publix stop is an inconvenience
While Parking and Transportation Services is not a popular branch of Tech’s operations, they had not bothered me until the recent announcement of the reduced Publix trolley stop service. As a carless student, I prefer […]
Fewer electives could mean less tuition
If there is one problem that just about any college student in America can relate to, it is the problem of rising tuition. There has been nearly a fifty percent increase in tuition from ten […]
Well written females in Game of Thrones
The end of every Game of Thrones season brings a deluge of pain and emotion along with wild fan theories, and this season ending was no exception. The internet was flooded with millions of fans […]
Coming to accept failure
One thing I have learned in my time at Georgia Tech is how to really fail. Before my time here it wasn’t even an occurrence I could fathom much less think that’d I’d be experiencing […]
It is time to do more than just exist
As a senior member of the Technique, I have known for a while, at least in the back of my mind, that I would be writing this swan song. I have wrestled with the idea […]
It’s time to get a little bit LOST
Being a senior at Tech on the verge of graduating in less than a month, I have recently had a lot of time to look back and reflect on my time at the institute. And […]
More professors, fewer buildings
So as I transition from Tech student to Tech alumni, now might be a good time to talk about alumni giving, since Tech will not wait long before asking for even more money from me. […]