Tech partners to host first Atlanta Science Festival
Starting March 22, Tech, Emory University and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the founding groups, are presenting the first annual Atlanta Science Festival (ASF), which is...
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Board of Regents passes tobacco ban
The Board of Regents (BOR) on Wednesday approved the Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus policy, effectively banning all tobacco products from University System of Georgia (USG)...
Number of thefts rises in NAA
On Feb. 25, the Area Manager of North Avenue Apartments (NAA), Andrew Pasch, issued an email detailing safety and security measures to residents, prompted by...
GTPD opens new communications center
After late December, the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) upgraded their Communications Center so that the new station includes access to more security camera monitors,...
GTSF presents student organization allocations
On March 2 at the last home women’s basketball game, the Georgia Tech Student Foundation (GTSF) presented checks to multiple student organizations during a break...
Georgia Tech Starter has first fully funded project
This month, Georgia Tech Starter, the world’s first peer-reviewed, university-based crowdfunding platform for research projects, had its first project reach its full funding goal. The...
Phi Kappa Tau faces interim suspension, multiple violations
The Alpha Rho chapter of Phi Kappa Tau has been placed on interim suspension by the Division of Student Affairs, pending the completion of an...
ThinkBig launching startup house in the fall semester
Starting in the following academic school year, students living on campus will have the option of living in the Startup House, a new ThinkBig community....
MOVE organizing Sting Hunger Now
On March 6 and 7, Tech’s Mobilizing Opportunities for Volunteer Experience (MOVE) will hold their second annual Sting Hunger Now Event as the culmination of...
STAC major merges into LMC
Tech’s humanities school, the school of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), is rebranding its Science, Technology, and Culture (STAC) degree program as simply “Literature, Media,...
SGA Committee launching silver leaf initiative
This month the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Sustainability Committee is in the process of beta testing their Silver Leaf Initiative. This new initiative is primarily...
InVenture prize finalists prepare for competition
On Feb. 25, the finalists of the InVenture Prize showed displayed their project ideas in front of a panel of judges for a mock introduction...
Campus services carnivale event expanding this year
On March 4, Campus Services and departments involved in student life will be holding an event called Campus Services Loves Students Carnivale on the first...
Student opinion divided on tobacco ban
Student opinion on the Board of Regent’s (BOR) Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus policy, introduced at last month’s BOR meeting in committee, is split according to...
UHR adjusting elections code
On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) approved UHR Bill 14U024 to change the Election Code of the Student Government Association...
Campus reading programs to change
Starting in May, the Tech Center for Academic Enrichment will be changing the First-Year Reading Program into a new freshman program called Project One. The...
OMSCS makes progress in it’s first weeks
One set of students undeterred by this years winter weather are students in the Online Masters of Computer Science (OMSCS) program. Many are still adjusting...
Food truck tournament coming to Tech
On Feb. 25, 16 food trucks stationed on Tech Green will sell various cuisines to Tech students and staff from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....