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ACS 5K run raises thousands for cancer research

Kaleigh Sawyer on September 2, 2011 in Life

On the early Saturday morning of Aug. 27, over 100 students gathered to volunteer, participate or just watch one such specific event: the India Run for Hope sponsored by the American Cancer Society Foundation.

Students respond to turmoil in Libya

Ben Goldberg on September 2, 2011 in Life

In the past few months the world has witnessed tensions escalate between the Libyan people and its government to the point of war. NATO countries...

How to find an off-campus apartment

Alex Kessler on August 26, 2011 in Life

Why do students look for off-campus housing as an alternative to life within Tech’s boundaries? Living away from the school offers a variety of both financial and social options that are not possible on campus.

Diversity easily embraced in record setting freshman class

Lauren Townsend on August 26, 2011 in Life

When Tech’s 2,575 freshmen started fall semester Monday they represented Tech’s most diverse class.

Students learn to cope with increased tuition rates, fees

Alex Kessler on August 26, 2011 in Life

As the world turns the United States eclipses into the shadow of an economic recession. Times are tough for government and industry, but what does...

Sodexo revamps menus, adds healthier options

Andrew Nelson on August 26, 2011 in Life

Dining on campus will undergo a healthy upgrade this semester as Sodexo, Tech’s food and dining service provider, adds Mediterranean cuisine to their regular menus.

Finding arts and music at a technical university

Lauren Townsend on August 18, 2011 in Life

Tech is a school simply for technology, without any creative minded students who love art or music, right? Wrong. The Institute has developed many programs...

Navigating your freshman year at Tech

Alex Kessler on August 18, 2011 in Life

The most important thing is to have a good footing early on. In your early years it is worth it to find some good direction. Here is some advice from older Tech students who have been around campus for a few years.

Preparing yourself for college

Siddharth Gurnani on August 18, 2011 in Life

One of the exciting things of college is being independent. But independence comes with responsibilities; from academics and networking, to doing laundry and other chores to taking care of your nutrition and health, you must learn the balancing act quickly.

Networking 101

Jessica Swafford on August 18, 2011 in Life

Before long, school starts, tests come, the thought of planning for the future has disappeared and we get caught up in the challenges of daily life. This is especially true for job searching and resume building.

Campus farmer’s market blossoms at Tech once again

Lauren Townsend on July 21, 2011 in Life

With the growing backlash against highly processed foods, eating locally-grown, organic food is becoming an ever-increasing health trend among much of the American society.

Students respond to end of shuttle program

Madison Lee on July 21, 2011 in Life

On Friday, July 8, the Space Shuttle Atlantis made the final ascent from space not only for itself, but also for NASA’s 30-year-old shuttle program as it concluded STS-135, the Shuttle program’s final mission.

Library workshops helping to advance knowledge

Jonathan Vallecillo on July 7, 2011 in Life

With e-books, Powerpoint presentations and other forms of computer software becoming the standard medium through which students create and develop ideas, a large educational void has been left for students to fill themselves.

Exploring Atlanta for dummies – or Techies

Gaines Halstead on July 7, 2011 in Life

The summer semesters can be a slow and uneventful time for many Tech students; only so many games at the bowling center or levels of Portal 2 can preoccupy an idle student, but when campus life begins to grind to a halt and things begin to look dreary, there is still hope yet.

Liberal arts add variety to Tech curriculum

Allyn Woodward on June 24, 2011 in Life

While Tech may be known primarily as a technical university, many other non-scientific majors at the Institute are beginning to emerge toward a more prominent...

Flying Club offers Jackets chance to take to skies

Lauren Townsend on June 24, 2011 in Life

There are not too many of Tech’s various clubs and organizations that can say they have their meetings at two-thousand feet, but that is not the case for the Georgia Tech Flying Club.

Stimulant drug use rising among Tech students

Gaines Halstead on June 24, 2011 in Life

With short-summer finals concluding this week, students at Tech will be spending the next few days recovering from dreaded all-nighters and gratuitous amounts of energy drinks as a result of their efforts to cram those last few CS 1371 notes before the big test.

Tech students to compete in China this summer

Technique Staff on June 8, 2011 in Life

While many students may be going to China for work or studying abroad this summer, three students will be traveling there to compete against entrepreneurs from all over the world in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (PolyU Global Challenge)...

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