Council Clippings
This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from Jan. 27, 2009. Bike Rental Program Last week’s bill to provide Students Organizing...
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White House honors two professors with awards for early career excellence
Nick Feamster, professor in the College of Computing, and Kim Cobb, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, were awarded the Presidential Early...
Opportunities still await students at career fair
The recent downturn in the economy and the growing strain on available jobs has affected many people, including recent college graduates. However, a large group...
Mold damages WREK archives
Over this past winter break, WREK radio suffered extensive damage to their storage facility in the annex building to Alexander Memorial Coliseum. A steam pipe...
Homboldt Award honors Landman
Uzi Landman, a professor who has been with the physics department for over 20 years, was recently awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S....
Record numbers turn out for Spring Rush
Tech students interested in participating in the Greek system had a chance to get to know Spring Rush and tour the various fraternities on Tech...
Council Clippings
This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from Jan. 20, 2009. Bike Rental Program The UHR and GSS both thoroughly debated...
WREK loses athletics deal
The Athletic Association (AA) and International Sports Properties (ISP), agreed to a new 10-year partnership that will pay Tech nearly $50 million but cuts in...
Campus MovieFest continues at Tech despite close call
As students have spent the week zipping in and out of class to stay out of the cold, their classmates participating in Campus MovieFest (CMF)...
New student fee to cover budget shortfall
Calling an early morning meeting of the Georgia Board of Regents, the 18 member body voted on Dec. 3 to plan for an eight percent...
MARCHING ON MANHATTAN
Last year, the marching band finished celebrating its 100th anniversary by performing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27. Every year, two university...
Library finds funding for renovations
In this time of belt tightening and economic slowdown, the library has managed to acquire the funds to being another round of renovations. The rehabilitation...
Smart Money ranks Tech third best bang for buck
According to the December issue of Smart Money Magazine, Tech was rated as the third best value institution of higher education in the country, outpacing...
Regent fails to disclose thousands in deals with the state
Though state universities and colleges paid at least $869,000 in 2007 to Allan Vigil, a member of Board of Regents, through his Ford dealership, in...
Spending freeze halts purchase of new vans
For many years, student organizations in need of transportations to conferences and other events could rent vans from the Student Center. At the start of...
Campus bike thefts surge since end of fall break
Over the last month, the campus has seen a surge in the number of stolen bicycles. As of Wednesday, 11 incidents of bicycle theft have...