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Hammond, Mordel launch SGA Presidential campaigns

News on March 30, 2012 in News

As the election for SGA Undergraduate President and Executive Vice Presidents gets going, both Hunter Hammond and Eran Mordel look to prove to the student body that he is the best Tech student for the job.

Re-hand grasps win at InVenture

Lauren Brett on March 30, 2012 in News

Students, faculty and community flocked to the Ferst Center on Tuesday, March 13, for the 2012 InVenture Prize. In the competition, Tech undergraduate students submitted their own inventions, in the hopes of winning the grand prize of fifteen thousand dollars, the free services of a patent attorney, and acceptance to Flashpoint, Tech’s startup accelerator program.

Assault survivors, poet speak at Take Back the Night

Online Editor on March 30, 2012 in News

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...

News Briefs

Lauren Brett on March 30, 2012 in News

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

News on March 9, 2012 in News

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

Lauren Brett on March 9, 2012 in News

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

Aakash Arun on March 9, 2012 in News

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

Mike Donohue on March 8, 2012 in News

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

News on March 2, 2012 in News

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

Online Editor on March 2, 2012 in News

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

Lauren Brett on March 2, 2012 in News

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

Technique on March 2, 2012 in News

[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

Mike Donohue on March 2, 2012 in News

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

Technique on February 24, 2012 in News

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

Lauren Brett on February 24, 2012 in News

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

Angela Powers on February 24, 2012 in News

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

Online Editor on February 24, 2012 in News

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

Lauren Brett on February 17, 2012 in News

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.

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