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Students learn street styles with Urban Dance Grooves

Madison Lee on September 13, 2012 in Life

Urban Dance Grooves is a total-body fitness program for students looking to get in shape and practice the latest moves. Teaching rhythm and physical coordination, participants can work up a sweat learning techniques that have evolved from hip-hop culture.

Hapkido teaches principles of combat, defense

Vance Berry on September 13, 2012 in Life

Hapkido training not only aims to improve physical techniques, but also helps to teach the student self-defense skills that can be applied in real life.

Students Speak: Is a personal fitness regimen an important part of your routine?

Aaron Tumulak on September 13, 2012 in Life

This week, students were asked to describe their workout routines—specifically, how often they hit the gym and whether or not they stick to planned routines on a daily or weekly basis.

Tips & tricks to taking public transit

David Raji on June 29, 2012 in Life

For many Atlantans, the MARTA system is simply a method to avoid paying for parking at the airport. For others, though, public transit is a...

BeltLine to provide redevelopment

Anna Arnau on June 29, 2012 in Life

The City of Atlanta is undertaking a comprehensive, urban redevelopment project that is among one of the largest of its kind in the country. The...

T-SPLOST set to provide transportation funds

David Raji on June 29, 2012 in Life

With July 31 quickly approaching, special interest groups in Atlanta are working to promote or denounce the upcoming referendum on the Transportation Special Purpose Local...

Studying hot spots offer right mix of comfort, convenience

Lorelyn Kilby on April 20, 2012 in Life

Preparing for finals, like any major battle, takes finesse, planning, strategy and most importantly, willpower.

Late night at the CULC

Madison Lee on April 20, 2012 in Life

With finals right around the corner, students are trying to make the most of the time they have left by studying into the night.

Student Speak: Dead Week policy open to interpretation, confusion

Gaines Halstead on April 20, 2012 in Life

Traditionally established to be a somber and assignment-free week before finals, Dead Week has become a much contested topic.

Preparation,foresight keys to assignment success

Avanti Joglekar on April 20, 2012 in Life

Each mode of evaluating a student’s grasp of course objectives requires a different approach to preparation; preparing for a multiple-choice exam is very different from preparing a paper or presentation.

Food, events help students de-stress

Aaron Tumulak on April 20, 2012 in Life

Near the end of every semester, organizations hold programs, events or services for the student body. Whether it’s the anticipated midnight breakfast in the Student Center or a surprise performance by some ensemble in the library, exams aren’t the only things going on around finals week.

Greeks add value to various aspects of college

Madison Lee on April 13, 2012 in Life

The sense of community that comes with joining a Greek organization, along with the history and traditions of the organization itself, attract many students to pledge.

Alternate fraternities provide various options

Avanti Joglekar on April 13, 2012 in Life

Alternative Greek organizations offer opportunities for professional, service, leadership and scholarship advancement.

Student Speak: System provides opportunities for networking, leadership

Emily Moran on April 13, 2012 in Life

Greek life influences every aspect of a student’s life.

History lends itself to major aspect of campus

Lorelyn Kilby on April 13, 2012 in Life

In the late 1700s, college-attending men would be assigned or encouraged to frequent a literary society, a place where they would debate different issues, gather information from their peers and build friendships.

Fraternities, sororities enthrall with song, dance

Julia.wayne on April 13, 2012 in Life

Greek Week 2012 came to an end last week as sororities and fraternities competed in the last two traditional events: Greek Stroll and Greek Sing.

Young Democrats & College Republicans at Tech

Emily Moran on April 6, 2012 in Life

With the national election looming just over the horizon, both College Republicans and Young Democrats are working to provide a venue to help students better understand the current political climate.

UHR, GSS fund campus groups

Lorelyn Kilby on April 6, 2012 in Life

Most students have heard of the Student Government Association, some could even point out the undergraduate or graduate student body presidents if they saw them, but far fewer students have heard of UHR, the Undergraduate House of Representatives and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS).

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