Letters to the Editor
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. There has been a massive lack of it over the past few months ever...
Strangers in a Strange Land
“What would happen if we included horizontal gene transfer in the model?” It was an intriguing question asked by a new Ph.D. student from Iran....
Do not confuse TV with real history
To compare dry lessons about names, dates and events in a history course with a dramatized, for-profit television program based on names, dates and historical...
Attention: millennials do care about politics
Initially, my letter to the editor was supposed to be about why I disagreed with an article the Technique ran earlier this month. Then the...
Addressing views on sexual assault
We are PAUSE (People Against Unwanted Sexual Experiences), and we are tired. We are tired of seeing you use your news source as a means...
A case for supporting Johnson, Buckley
Despite minimal media coverage (and even less positive media coverage) Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential nominee, is currently polling between five and seven percent, which...
Upgrading to electric buses a necessity for Tech
While the quality of Tech students and a Tech education has only risen in the past years, one aspect of Tech has remained relatively constant:...
Standing up to crude rhetoric
There comes a time when we must stand up and say, “No, no more.” The time might be abolition of institutional slavery, extermination in 1930s...
A rape survivor’s frustration with new USG policies
***TRIGGER WARNING: The following article contains information about sexual assault which may be triggering to survivors*** Almost two years ago, I was raped. I have...
The great danger of a social echo chamber
The world we live in is more divided than ever before. I am not just making a cutesy blanket statement here to entice you to...
What it means to be an American
At a recent travel immunization appointment at Stamps Health Center, the doctor was surprised to hear of my plans to visit India for a friend’s...
Nukuna, Mudrinich; the realistic ticket
Last week the Technique published its Consensus Opinion — its annual endorsement of one of the Student Government (SGA) executive tickets. In it, the Editorial...
Board of Regent’s new sexual misconduct policy threatens Tech’s progress
A new sexual misconduct policy goes into effect in July. In an unusual step, the Georgia Board of Regents has preempted all 30 colleges and...
Suresh, Nickel; campaign trail reflections
This campaign season has been an amazing experience, and we have just a little further to go. We wanted to take a step back and...
Nagela and Shane; “working together for progress”
When we decided to run for executive ticket, we started with a vision: we believe in a Georgia Tech where students of all backgrounds, cultures...
Brian and Megan; “advocating for the students”
We couldn’t be more honored to be running for Student Body President and Vice President. With our combined 5 years of internal SGA experience and...
Sara and Andrew; “change from the inside”
In Disney Pixar’s movie “Inside Out,” the protagonist, Riley, moves to San Francisco with her parents, turning her world upside down. At first, her emotions...
Anju and Ben; “connecting campus”
We’re both honored and humbled by the opportunity to campaign to be your Student Body President and Executive Vice President. We President’s Cabinet as VP...