Summer course list expanded
This summer Tech is expanding course offerings in an attempt to increase enrollment. With the recent budget crisis, Tech needs the increased summer tuition revenue...
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Tech to move forward with Peterson at helm
Back on Oct. 25, the Tech community was reeling from a disappointing Homecoming football loss to Virginia. Little did anyone know that at the same...
Quest for the best: Overview of the presidential hunt
The selection of George P. “Bud” Peterson took place mostly behind the scenes, but the process was methodical and required the input of many different...
The last transition: A look at Clough’s beginnings
The selection of Tech’s 11th president echoes back to the selection of its previous leader 14 years ago. On July 11, 1994, Wayne Clough was...
Countdown to the inauguration
Barack Obama may have had a parade, a star-studded concert and 10 balls to mark his inauguration, but Tech knows how to roll out the...
Microsoft VP shows off Windows 7 to packed house
The Klaus Building resonated with a chant of “What’s the good word?” on Wednesday after Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president at Microsoft for Windows and...
Ruckus service closes
Tech students have access to one less free music downloading service following the shutdown of the Ruckus Network. Ruckus, a digital rights management (DRM) service,...
Council Clippings
This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from Feb. 17, 2009. Finding Common Ground Finding Common Ground, an organization seeking to...
Campus Crime
String of Vehicle Break-ins Between Feb. 13 and Feb. 18, 10 incidents of vehicle break-ins were reported to the police. The primary locations of these...
Wikipedia founder Wales chats with students
Over 400 students and faculty stuffed into the Tech Square Research Building Ballroom and the additional overflow room to see and hear Jimmy Wales, founder...
New flexibility to pass or fail
After two years of pushing to change class registration, the Student Government Association (SGA) has finally gotten approval from the Faculty Academic Senate to allow...
UNDER THE SEA
“What do fish and Coke have in common? Bubbles.” A huge sign with these words greeted the crowd of Tech students and guests who filed...
Rising HOPE costs trigger cuts to book allowance
HOPE recipients could see their scholarship funds diminish starting next year. State officials predict that in the 2010 fiscal year, beginning this July, the costs...
SGA calls for tuition change
Last week SGA approved a resolution that endorsed the reversal of the Guaranteed Tuition Plan, commonly referred to as “Fixed for Four.” SGA stated that...
AT LAST: PRESIDENTIAL FINALIST NAMED
He’s a sitting university leader, accomplished thermodynamics scholar and a former walk-on college football player with eight patents to his name. With the confirmation of...
Fee increase hurts graduate student budgets
Lost in the initial student outcry over the mandatory student fee increase approved by the Board of Regents late last semester, the voices of Tech’s...
SOS builds bicycle rental program
Volunteers from Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS) have begun overhauling Tech’s stock of abandoned bicycles. Left locked to campus bike stands after the end of...
New living options attempt to bridge student-faculty gap
Housing is encouraging Tech students to “Think Big” for the 2009-2010 school year. Plans have been finalized to give students the option of living in...