Stacey Abrams speaks at HackGT on education and technology
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Stacey Abrams visited Tech’s campus for HackGT6 to discuss the organization she chairs, Fair Fight 2020, as well as to answer...
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Hillel, YDSA, admin. clash over free speech rights
Tech students are often involved in politics through active and vocal student groups. In April, the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) and Hillel chapters...
Cabrera sits down for interview with Technique
During the first days of his administration, the Technique sat down with President Cabrera to discuss his goals for his term and the future of...
Cabrera officially invested as 12th Tech president
On Monday, Oct. 28, Ángel Cabrera, the twelfth president of the Institute and the first Spanish-born president of an American university, was officially invested in...
‘Menstrual Product Program’ celebrates launch
On Thursday, Oct. 17, SGA’s Cultural and Diversity Affairs Committee (CDAC) hosted a public kick off in the Student Alumni House for the Menstrual Product...
Construction begins on West Campus green space
The Eco-Commons project is entering its first phase this fall with the start of construction of a communal green space on the north end of...
New ‘Hive’ computer creates buzz
A crowd of senior faculty gathered in the conference room on the bottom floor of CODA’s data center. The Tech Square building is white from...
YDSA educates on immigration
E In the pursuit of advocacy and education of the student body, YDSA hosted a teach-in on the undocumented student ban in place in the...
ECE hosts T.I., talks technology and education
On Monday, Oct. 7, rapper, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tip “T.I.” Harris visited Tech to speak about entrepreneurship, Tech’s community outreach and the relationship between technology...
Tech residents, Standard apt. management clash
If you want to live near Tech’s campus, but not in Institute-owned housing, then you are left with a handful of options. The Standard is...
Jackets, trolley join in Atlanta Pride celebration
Rainbow flags hung from flagpoles, windows, storefronts and homes this weekend to celebrate the 49th annual Atlanta Pride, one of the largest and longest-running LGBT...
Students debate contentious topics at Wreck the Vote
The Wreck the Vote Debate is an event sponsored by SGA and the Nu Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha inc. during the annual week-long...
Dr. Alveda King event advocates against abortion
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Students for Life hosted Dr. Alveda King for a lecture on campus. King is the niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
U.S. government considers ban on e-cigarettes
The Trump administration is considering banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the United States. The move comes after the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control...
Schultz death sparks outrage, promises, change
A look into the action and inaction from the Institute over the past two years Editor’s note: A previous version of this story listed Scout’s...
Hurricane Dorian lands over East Coast, causes states of emergency throughout Georgia state
This past Thursday, Hurricane Dorian finally made landfall in the coastal areas of Georgia. After sitting over the Bahamas for a long period earlier last...
New President Cabrera addresses Institute, lays out plans for tenure and Tech’s future
This past Thursday Dr. Ángel Cabrera, the new president of the Institute, addressed the student body for the first time. Throughout the speech he lauded...
Tech ranks highly among U.S. public universities, moving up from last year
On Monday, Sept. 9, U.S. News and World Report released its annual undergraduate rankings of 1,921 colleges from around the world. On this ranking, Tech...