Ga. college students protest state immigration policy
High school students from around the state met at the Arch on UGA’s campus to protest the newly implemented immigration policies regarding the documentation of students’ immigration status.
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Sorority recruitment experiences record participation
Due to an overall increase in the percentage of women in the incoming freshman class, a record number of 400 girls went through sorority recruitment this past week, and with each girl who filled out a preference card receiving a bid, 315 girls ultimately accepted bids from sororities.
Clough Commons set to open
The G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons will open its doors to the Tech community for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Dean’s Office to be restructured
The Office of the Dean of Students is restructuring some of its offices as some will leave to go to work in the Center of Academic Success and some will join the Office of the Dean of Students.
National debt deal to impact major student aid sources
U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Act will raise the country’s debt ceiling, cap discretionary spending over the next ten years and alter various federal financial aid programs.
Breaking the Bubble: Aug. 19
U. of Miami booster reveals impermissible benefits from 2002-10 An 11-month investigation by Yahoo! Sports into the U. of Miami’s athletic program revealed that dozens...
Campus Crime: Aug. 19
Mistaken identity Just before midnight on Aug. 3, a GTPD officer pulled over a driver who ran through a red light at the corner of...
Deficit deal cuts Stafford Loans, maintains Pell Grants
After months of tense negotiations, which, at times, seemed likely to make the U.S. Treasury run out of money, President Barack Obama signed the Budget...
USG Chancellor Huckaby visits Tech, meets leaders
Chancellor Hank Huckaby, the newly selected leader of the University System of Georgia (USG), visited the Tech campus this past Tuesday, July 19, to begin a series of tours at the campuses of USG universities.
Center of campus slated to open soon
Following months of construction for the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC), the center of campus will begin a series of openings next week.
NCAA punishes Tech for violations
A 20-month NCAA investigation into Tech’s athletic program culminated last week on Thursday, July 14, when the NCAA announced that Tech had committed major violations related to its football and men’s basketball programs.
RoboJackets compete at RoboCup 2011
During the second week of July, Tech’s robotics team, the RoboJackets, represented Tech in the 2011 RoboCup world event, held in Istanbul, Turkey. The RoboJackets performed well and advanced to the playoff rounds for the first time.
Tech hit hard after major NCAA violations
After a 20-month investigation, the NCAA fined Tech $100,000, stripped its Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship win from the 2009 football season and put the school on four years of probation due to infractions from the football and men’s basketball team. The NCAA committee on the case cited the Institute’s lack of cooperation in the investigation as a factor in the decision for the punishments.
GameStop, new dining options to open in Tech Square
Many changes are to arrive among the shops at Tech Square in the coming weeks.
Tech to join manufacturing initiative
At the request of U.S. President Barack Obama, Tech will be participating in a new national initiative to promote domestic manufacturing research and technology.
GT Savannah students react to changes
Discovering that a university’s undergraduate and graduate programs are being phased out can come as both a surprise and a disappointment to students, especially when they are pursuing their degree at that university. The students of Georgia Tech-Savannah (GTS) were no exception, after Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson accepted a series of recommendations on June 15 to end the degree programs.
Campus Crime: 07/08/11
Construction violation Officers responded to a report of two males being inside of the construction site near Fourth Street in the early morning of June...
Atlanta hosts DAMOP international physics conference
Last week, the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) of the American Physical Society (APS) held its 42nd annual meeting in Atlanta.