SCPC Fine Wine course: nothing to whine about
See. Sniff. Sip. Summarize. That is the philosophy Dr. Blake Cherrington, Certified Wine Educator, employs when appreciating the art of fine wine. Through Student Center...
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Campus Spotlight: Andrea Fletcher
An avid volleyball player and cook, Andrea Fletcher is a third-year CS major from John’s Creek. She currently TAs CS 3600, Intro to Artificial Intelligence....
Cultural club “cares” for Chinese orphans
On March 3, despite the gloomy weather, China Care held their Carnival with Street Market in Skiles Courtyard. This event featured Chinese street food for...
Selma screening hopes to spur race discussion
This past week the African American Student Union (AASU) and the Student Center collaborated to host a free screening of the film Selma, followed by...
New Tech minor focuses on “major leagues”
Students may have noticed a new minor gracing Tech’s online minor offering page: the Sports, Society, and Technology (SST) minor. A 15 hour undergraduate minor,...
Breaking “Tech Bubble” leads to growth
Among the many paths that a student can follow, studying or working abroad is one that offers particularly strong potential for both excitement and fear....
North Korea’s growing “entrepreneurialism”
On Feb. 16, Justin V. Hastings, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Comparative Politics at the University of Sydney, visited Tech to discuss North...
Startups engineered in Crecine apartments
The fifth floor of Crecine apartments on West Campus is brimming with makers and hackers participating in the 2014-15 Startup House. Startup House is a...
Guilty before innocent: Serial lawyer speaks out
On Feb. 9, Rabia Chaudry, the lawyer involved in the influential Serial case, visited Tech to give students, faculty and visitors a general overview and...
Students to vote on $35K donation
Keeping campus in the spirit of giving, the Student Alumni Association (SAA) has opened voting to the student body for the Gift to Tech. The...
Dr. Schaffer reminisces on Tech’s traditions
Tech has changed a great deal over the past five decades, but one presence that has remained constant is the rumbling good humor of Dr....
Students Speak: Reflecting on admissions process
With the 2015 Early Action freshman class averaging 1488/2196 on the SAT and 32 on the ACT, the admission’s rate statistics for each class at...
Colombian ambassador discusses country’s growth
On Thursday Jan. 5, the Office of International Initiatives in conjunction with the Office of Hispanic Initiatives welcomed the Ambassador of Colombia to the United...
Campus Spotlight: Carli Walker
The Technique sat down with Carli Walker, President of SAA and a South Carolina native, whose first choice college was Tech. A member of Alpha...
VentureLab creates startup culture
With 303 startups launched, $1.1 billion in outside capital, and a No. 2 ranking for incubators in the United States, VentureLab at Tech boasts some...
Tech receives EU focus award
This past November, the European Commission awarded Tech a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence award. This award is a three-year award of $125,000. Tech was...
Dugatkin discusses altruistic behaviors
As part of the Frontiers in Science Lecture Series, Dr. Lee Dugatkin spoke to Tech students, faculty and members of the Atlanta community last Thursday...
Zajic researches coffee shop hacker
Two major issues within the last couple years greatly illustrate the growing presence of the hacking culture: the Snapchat incident of 2013, where users’ phone...