Consensus: Concealed Carry
Yet again, gun rights advocates are trying to push the Ga. General Assembly to pursue legislation that would legalize concealed carry on and around college campuses in the state.
Consensus Opinion
Consensus: Piracy Protection
As many Tech students are aware, this past Wed., many popular websites protested a pair of bills (known as SOPA and PIPA) by either posting calls-to-action (as with Google) or blacking out entire sites (as with Wikipedia and Reddit).
Consensus: Legislative spending
This week’s GT Day at the Capitol highlighted the importance of the relationship between the legislature and universities, but it is important to distinguish between issues the legislature should resolve for the entire university system and issues that each school should resolve for itself.
Campus Careers
The recent collaboration between Career Services and the Division of Professional Practice to build a common job-search site and clarify the roles of each is...
Mobile emergency app fails to address campus safety issues
The administration deserves credit for thinking of new ways of addressing crime on and near campus. However, the newly purchased Rave Guardian system does little to address real safety problems on campus.
Game day behavior reflects poorly on Tech, shows lack of class
Tech’s victory against Clemson started a lot of chatter around campus, not just about the victory, but also about fan behavior at the game.
‘Occupy’ highlights students’ apathy for world events
Despite mixed reactions from the press, the Occupy movement has spread from Wall Street to major cities all over the country—including Atlanta. For several days, protestors have occupied prominent parts of the city, with Woodruff Park playing home to most of them.
Stingerette reform needed
The recent uptick in campus crime has put a lot of scrutiny on campus services, including the Stingerette.
Safety requires campus wide response
Recent crimes both near and on campus—beginning with the robbery at gunpoint in Home Park a few weeks ago and the recent attacks on women—have started a conversation about campus safety.
Stealing T’s
SGA’s “Keep the T in Tech Week” has brought attention to the campus-wide issue of stealing T’s from campus signs. This new “tradition” does a great deal of harm to the Institute, both financially and aesthetically, and likewise causes much greater harm than benefit to campus life.
Conference expansion
Following the developments of the past few days in the arena of conference expansion, the ACC is set to welcome Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh as its two newest members.
Block Seating
For student organizations at Tech, block seating is an important part of the ticketing process, which SGA has taken partial control of in order to ease the logistical strain on the AA.
Remembering 9/11
This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of a defining moment in many Tech students’ childhoods: the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This weekend, people across the country will reflect on those who were lost that day and what this event has meant for their lives.
State of the Institute
With his State of the Institute address on Tuesday, Institute President G. P. “Bud” Peterson gave his thoughts on the state of affairs at Tech; however, we feel that his speech left much to be desired.
Consensus: Classroom Communication
To foster a warmer relationship between students and professors this semester, faculty were encouraged to spend a few minutes on the first day of class...