Assault survivors, poet speak at Take Back the Night
The Kessler Campanile was filled with students and candlelight on Thursday, March 15, for the eighteenth annual Take Back the Night event. A component of...
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Asst. tennis coach arrested Tech’s assistant men’s tennis coach Conor Pollock was arrested Saturday, March 24 on charges of the rape of a 23-year old...
Report shows accounting errors at CRC
The SGA Joint Committee on Fiscal Responsibility (JCFR) released a report auditing the Tier III sports clubs accounts maintained by the CRC, stating that “the CRC is not following consistent and quality accounting procedures” with a $7600 discrepancy between the records of SGA and the CRC.
Dolphins draw crowds to aquarium
Approximately 1,500 students flocked to the Georgia Aquarium this past Thursday night on March 1 for Georgia Tech Night at the Aquarium, hosted by the Student Center Programs Council (SCPC) and the Residence Hall Association (RHA).
MOVE builds homelessness awareness
From Sunday, March 4, to Wednesday, March 7, members of Mobilizing Opportunities for Volunteering Experience (MOVE) lived in tents, cardboard boxes and sleeping bags set up in front of the Campanile as part of the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Students mugged near library
Two students were attacked early Thursday morning walking to their car parked near the intersection of Bobby Dodd Way and Fowler Street, according to an alert sent out to campus by GTPD. The victims were walking back from the library at 3:00 A.M.
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.
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.