Experience more of Atlanta using MARTA
Many students go days without leaving campus, staying only in their Tech bubbles and ignoring the city around them. Though it might be nice to...
Life
SCPC wins gold at Techyo 2021 Olympics
Atlanta history was made in 1996 when the city hosted its first Olympic games. Last week on March 4, the Student Center Programs Council (SCPC)...
Wearable technology & global bioinformatics
With a commitment to “creating the next,” Tech has been one of the nation’s most research-intensive universities. U.S. News and World Report ranks the Institute...
Addressing COVID-19, educational inequity
Whether it be addressing learning loss, equal access to technology or making sure every kid gets a meal to eat, public schools and communities across...
AASU’s annual Black Leadership Conference
On the weekend of Feb. 26, the African American Student Union (AASU) successfully capped off Black History Month by hosting its 17th annual Black Leadership...
Minoring offers major educational benefits
This week, the Technique spoke to students taking lesser-known niche minors to learn what drew them in and what they plan on doing with their...
Cooking & relationships at Flavorful Fridays
On Friday, Feb. 12, as a part of their Well-Being Weekly series, GT Health Initiatives held a one-hour workshop, “Flavorful Fridays.” The theme of the...
Smith Hall: Brotherhood of communal showers
Of all the freshman dorms on campus, Smith Hall is the most notable — and the least regarded. As incoming first-years were self-selecting their dorms,...
Home Park, UHouse, The Mark: Right for you?
Off-campus housing is a popular option for students who want some freedom away from the Tech campus, or perhaps just a laundry machine that actually...
Lawrence Ross discusses college campus racism
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted a talk with author Lawrence Ross to discuss the experiences of Black students...
Providing support with Black Mentor Jackets
Mentor Jackets has been going strong through the Student Alumni Association (SAA) for some time now, but Jeanne Kerney, CE ‘84 and president of the...
‘76 Days’ documents pandemic on front lines
On Thursday, Feb. 4, a panel of Tech professors discussed the critically-acclaimed documentary “76 Days,” a film about the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, with its...
Exploring disparities and vaccine rollout
With almost 10% of the United States population having received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the healthcare system is facing an unprecedented challenge....
Computational media’s tri-college curriculum
Often received with perplexed looks and blank stares, Computational Media (CM) is one of the smallest and unknown majors at Tech. With only 211 students...
Tech Alumna joins 11Alive weather team
At five years old, Melissa Nord was terrified of thunderstorms. Now, she is an Emmy-winning certified broadcast meteorologist, having covered everything from winter storms to...
Power of a post: democracy in a digital age
The 2020 Presidential Election broke many records, including the highest voter turnout since the 1900 election, with over 66% of the eligible voting population participating....
Find your own niche with club recruitment
As the spring semester gets underway, so has recruitment for many of Tech’s student organizations. This includes Ramblin’ Reck Club, Student Center Programs Council (SCPC),...
Expressing emotions, creating art with Robots
Engineering and art are often seen as polar opposites, but this past Monday, Jan. 25, director of GT Arts Aaron Shackelford interviewed alum María Santos...