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Students Speak: Memorable concert experiences

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Concerts offer a different perspective and a new, greater appreciation for the music all around us. No matter your age, location or favorite genre of music, there are always concerts and shows to be seen and new bands to be discovered.

Tech music program offers artistic outlet

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The rigor of classes, meetings, work and all other duties a student must endure may bring stress, but those who are musically inclined may find their niche in Tech’s music program, which offers numerous opportunities for students to thrive in the arts.

Company embraces musical conscience

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“If I had told someone five years ago I wanted to start and work for a company that created artificial intelligence for music-based applications, they would have laughed,” said Parag Chordia, Chief Technical Officer of khu.sh.

Techies Rocking Out

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Underneath all the tech-savvy nerdiness there exists a rich passion for music. To highlight and celebrate musicians in our engineering world, the Technique interviewed six different bands, each with current Tech students or graduates.

Organization profile: Investment Committee

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The complex world of investing may seem like nothing but a convoluted mess of numbers and percentages to many people, but the Georgia Tech Student Foundation Investments Committee offers a student-led education in investment matters and a chance to get real-world practice.

The Atlanta 500

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As Tech seniors begin to graduate or look toward graduation, one big question resides in the minds of these older students: where am I going to work?

Pumpkin carving for beginners

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Carving a pumpkin is not a difficult task to learn, but it requires patience and persistence to make something great. It had been about five years since I last carved a pumpkin and I’ll admit I was fairly anxious about how things would go, but with the advice of other carvers and some other tips, everything turned out swell. Here is the list of tips I followed:

Halloween commercialized, oversold

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Halloween is one of the most profitable holidays in the world. The last decade has seen a surge in the sales of elaborate costumes, which coupled with intricately -crafted masks and extensive handiwork became the rage in most cities. Americans spent over $5.07 billion in the year 2009 alone, with an average of $64.82 per person.

History and evolution of the holiday

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As the cold weather begins to bring in the colorful array of leaves and pumpkin carving, it also brings a holiday of sinister spookiness: Halloween. From small children trick-or-treating to adults just dressing up for fun, Halloween has been a celebrated tradition in Western culture for about 2000 years.

A holiday for both kids, adults

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Think back to when you were a young child: Halloween was the definition of everything wonderful. You got to play dress up, be handed candy by the fistful, and then stuff yourself silly with the bounty of the night. It seemed the month of October existed only to host this special holiday, but how has this holiday changed as we get older?

Halloween Tech traditions

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Most of these traditions come from superstition and Celtic origins, but what about Tech traditions? With all the Homecoming events, how is Tech keeping the Halloween spirit alive?
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