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Students navigate classes on Tech international campuses amidst COVID-19 concerns

Lane Elder on September 25, 2020 in News

While students in Atlanta maneuver testing sites, online classes and shifting housing announcements, other Tech students experience life as a Yellow Jacket taking classes on...

Student Center demolition begins

Natalie Boutwell on September 17, 2020 in News

Shortly after the semester began, the Campus Center Project entered its demolition phase, meaning that parts of the former Student Center, specifically the wing housing...

Students organize “die-in” on Skiles

Jannat Batra on September 6, 2020 in News

At 12:00 pm on August 17, the Young Democratic Socialists Club (YDSA) in partnership with the United Campus Workers of Georgia (UCWGA) at the Georgia...

SGA tackles COVID-19, campus concerns

Yesha Thakkar on September 6, 2020 in News

Amid COVID-19 concerns, the Student Government Association (SGA) has taken many steps to facilitate an easier transition to Tech this semester and create guidelines that...

Tech Tests NOVID App

Jahziel Villasana-Espinoza on September 2, 2020 in News

SGA and the Tech administration have selected NOVID, created by Dr. Po-Shen Loh of Carnegie Mellon University, as a recommended contact tracing app for the...

Tech confirms COVID-19 cluster after first week of classes

Taylor Gray on August 23, 2020 in News

Editor’s Note: Earlier today, we received a tip regarding a Greek organization, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, on campus and the organization’s number of reported positive coronavirus...

New ICE guidelines put international students in limbo

Jannat Batra on July 9, 2020 in News

With 23% of Tech’s student demographic consisting of international students, nearly a quarter of the total student body now faces the possibility that they might...

Fall instruction guidelines leave faculty and students frustrated

Jannat Batra on July 6, 2020 in News

Update: At 7:21 p.m. on July 6, Tech’s Coronavirus Task Force sent out an email with updated guidelines for the fall semester. Although the CDC...

Online FASETs help new students transition during pandemic

Andy Borst on July 2, 2020 in News

With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in the U.S., incoming freshmen and transfer students have been attending FASET orientation sessions online to avoid further spreading...

Boil advisory issued after water main break on West Campus

Taylor Gray on June 27, 2020 in News

On Saturday, June 27, around 12:30 p.m., Atlanta residents took to social media to report sudden water outages around the city. Students living on and...

BME professor receives coronavirus-related NIH grant

Mason Favro on June 26, 2020 in News

Professor Krishnendu Roy, the Robert H. Milton Chair in the School of Biomedical Engineering, and his research team were recently awarded a grant by the...

Technique Interviews Grad SGA Pres. Lea Harris

Anushri Kumar on June 26, 2020 in News

The Technique sat down for a virtual interview with Lea Harris, incoming president of the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA), to learn about her plans...

Riots break out following death of Rayshard Brooks

Sophia Tone on June 16, 2020 in News

On Friday, June 12, Rayshard Brooks was killed by two Atlanta Police Department officers. The officers came to the Wendy’s drive-thru, located on University Avenue,...

SGA Calls for Solidarity amid Atlanta Protests

Sophia Tone on June 13, 2020 in News

On Monday, June 1, Tech’s Student Government Association (SGA) issued a formal statement concerning the protests in Atlanta over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna...

Atlanta Protests Racial Injustice

Jahziel Villasana-Espinoza on June 10, 2020 in News

On Friday, May 29, thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of downtown Atlanta in a protest against racial injustice in America, marching from Centennial Olympic...

Tech Plans to Slowly Reopen

Alejandro Desrochers on June 8, 2020 in News

On May 28, the University System of Georgia (USG) approved Tech’s plan to slowly return to campus. With ramp-ups in campus activity beginning in June,...

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