NADH late-night attendance remains weak
Despite the reinstatement of 24-hour service and hot breakfast at North Avenue Dining Hall (NADH) earlier this semester, student traffic between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. at NADH remains weak.
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Students hold conceal carry license debate
Students gathered on Feb. 23 for an open forum to share student perspectives regarding the proposed Georgia House Bill 981. HB 981 would allow the concealed carry of a firearm on all educational campuses in Georgia, except for private institutions that choose to maintain their restrictions. Should the bill pass, Tech would not be able to opt out of the requirement to allow concealed carry on its campus.
Tech facilities seek LEED seals
As the emphasis on green technology has continued to increase over the past few years, Tech has become home to more LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings. LEED is a certification that can be awarded to buildings that meet certain requirements established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This certification verifies that a building was designed and built using environmentally friendly strategies.
Georgia primary GOP candidate profiles
[media-credit name=”Ian Bailie / Student Publications” align=”aligncenter” width=”711″][/media-credit] Newt Gingrich [media-credit name=”Gage Skidmore / Creative Commons” align=”alignleft” width=”168″][/media-credit]Newt Gingrich represented Georgia in the House of...
GOP race sees talk of college, science
As the Republican presidential nomination race hurtles towards its ten-state Super Tuesday contest on March 6, the four remaining candidates have each staked out positions regarding higher education, as well as science and technology. Concerns about a growing national debt and suspicion of college-educated elites have colored each candidate’s rhetoric as their public statements have drifted rightward since the beginning of the campaign.
Nique Housing Guide
The Department of Housing will be releasing a new method of selecting rooms for this fall. Get all of the details on the new process in the Nique's Housing Guide.
Alternative instruments take spotlight at competition
The College of Architecture host the Margaret A. Guthman Musical Instrument Competition last week, awarding top prize to Marco Donnarumma of the U.K. for his wearable instrument project.
Camp to teach RATS traditions
Next year’s freshman class will get the chance to receive a crash course in Tech’s traditions due to a new initiative from Tech’s Office of New Student and Sophomore Programs. Called Wreck Camp, it is designed to help incoming Tech students grasp the full scope of the Institute’s traditions and to supplement the quick rundown of campus customs that FASET orientation introduces.
Students flock to Woodruff Center
With over 600 students attending the latest Tech Night at the Woodruff on Feb. 16, the partnership between the Institute and the Woodruff Center for the Arts is going strong.
X-Degree searches for identity
As the X-Degree Committee hammers out the various details of the design-your-own-degree program, the problem of what to call it has proven unanswerable.
Filmmaker urges scientists to tell stories
“I have come to bring you some shocking news – scientists do in fact descend from human beings,” said Randy Olson, one-time scientist and now filmmaker, to a full LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management on Wednesday.
Campus shows off creativity at Art Crawl, TechArts
The Institute, normally known for its graduates’ skills in math, science, and engineering, bucked those expectations this week through a series of events showcasing the creativity that resides on campus. The Clough Commons Art Crawl and the TechArts festival combined to display a new side of the normally quantitative campus.
Police arrest repeat offenders
Police recently arrested two suspects who had been previously convicted of crimes on Tech’s campus. Both arrests came as a result of tips given to officers by students.
Students teach peers through TechBurst
The Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) is planning to launch a new project entitled “TechBurst,” a consolidation of student-made videos to help facilitate peer-to-peer...
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Prof., alumnus join national academy Barbara Boyan, the Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair in Tissue Engineering in the College of Biomedical Engineering and William George, who graduated...
REACH scholarship announced, Tech to match funds
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal stood outside Clough Commons on Tuesday as he announced the state’s newest need-based scholarship.
Called REACH (Realizing Education Achievement Can Happen), the scholarship is designed as a need based scholarship program. REACH will provide another form of financial assistance to students who might otherwise not have the opportunity to attend college.
Physical education proposed for HPS 1040
HPS 1040, a general health and fitness class all Tech students must take to graduate, may soon face the addition of a physical education component.
Arad shares design experience
Michael Arad, Tech alumnus and designer of the 9/11 Memorial in N.Y. City, spoke as this year’s guest speaker for the College of Architecture’s Douglas C. Allen lecture. Arad’s design for the memorial was chosen out of over 5200 entries in Jan. 2004, and he has spent the last eight years working to see his vision become a reality.