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New academic support program to help students during the pandemic and beyond

Natalie Boutwell on March 5, 2022 in Life

In the face of pandemic-induced academic challenges, Tech’s new Learning Assistant (LA) program was created to facilitate interactive learning within classrooms across campus. The LA...

Tips & Tricks: How to wake up to your alarm

Taylor Campbell on March 5, 2022 in Life, Tips & Tricks

Everyone has done it — set an early alarm and planned to have plenty of time to prepare themselves for the day ahead. When you...

A look inside the mind of Buzz

Jack Purdy on March 5, 2022 in Life

Earlier this semester, members of the Technique staff sat down for an exclusive in-person interview with the Institute’s beloved mascot and manager of mischief, Buzz. ...

Horizons make-a-thon bridges STEM and art

Hope Williams on March 1, 2022 in Life

While Tech students work on their physics homework or learn how to integrate, they may not realize that their technical education can be applied to...

The Technique’s first Black Editor-in-Chief

Jannat Batra on February 25, 2022 in Life

In 1961, Tech became the first public university in the Deep South to peacefully integrate without a court order when Ford C. Greene, Ralph A....

OMED houses Women of Color Initiative

Hope Williams on February 25, 2022 in Life

As Black History Month ends and Women’s History Month begins, one initiative on Tech’s campus is focusing on the intersectionality of race and gender, not...

NPHC supports Black community at Tech

Natalie Boutwell on February 25, 2022 in Life

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article misidentified Zeta Phi Beta as an active organization on Tech’s campus. Zeta Phi Beta does not meet...

Philonise Floyd on building a better future

Abigail Sara Mathews on February 25, 2022 in Life

On Feb. 9 the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the African American Student Union (AASU), hosted the 2022 Black History Month...

Home Depot CEO discusses leadership in adversity

Abigail Sara Mathews on February 18, 2022 in Life

On the evening of Feb. 10, Tech hosted the newly promoted Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Home Depot, Ted Decker, at the Bill Moore Student...

A Note from Me to You connects campus

Hope Williams on February 18, 2022 in Life

As students prepare for upcoming exams, projects and presentations, many may be in need of support from their community. The Campaign to Connect: A Note...

A discussion with founders of meetGT

Sophia Abedi on February 18, 2022 in Life

The Technique had an opportunity to virtually sit down and interview the co-founders of the new matchmaking platform brought to campus, meetGT. After almost two...

Scholar discusses solutions to New Jim Code

Abigail Sara Mathews on February 14, 2022 in Life

On the afternoon of Feb. 7, the School of History and Sociology (HSOC) presented the second installment of their spring 2022 speaker series entitled “The...

Effective Altruism supports impactful careers

Hope Williams on February 14, 2022 in Life

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article misspelled the name of Tech’s Effective Altruism president. It is Michael Chen, not Michael Chem. Many Tech...

Tips and tricks for finding time to exercise

Andy Borst on February 4, 2022 in Life, Tips & Tricks

February is finally here, and with its arrival comes a sacred tradition for many on this campus and around the country: the abandonment of New...

Annual Sibs Day scratched for a second year

Natalie Boutwell on February 4, 2022 in Life

For the second year in a row, Sibs Day at Tech has been cancelled. The event, first created in the spring of 2015, typically hosts...

Increasing sustainable investing practices with ASI

Hope Williams on February 4, 2022 in Life

Sustainable investment and fossil fuel divestment by colleges and universities have received increasing attention as the climate crisis continues to worsen. Fossil fuel divestment refers...