The peas that have gone rotten
Sometimes I feel like I have lived through two different versions of the same year. It almost feels as if we are in the Twilight...
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Make mental health of students a priority
A year ago, many of us were filled with uncertainty about the near future as we packed our bags, unsure of how much to take...
Black while at Tech
Because I grew up in a predominantly white city and am now attending a predominantly white institution (PWI), maintaining my Blackness has always been an...
Unity for me, but not for thee
For the first time in ten years, the Democrats control both the House and the Senate. It has also been a decade since, Republicans not...
Election day road trip to Pennsylvania
I spent all of Election Day 2020 driving. Like, the whole entire 24 hour meaning of a day. My housemate, Hannah, needed to complete an...
Undergraduate SGA Executive Ticket Endorsement: Kyle & Salmata
This 2021 undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) presidential race has been like no other, and both Kyle Smith and Salmata Barrie and Sam Ellis and...
Letter from Sam and Ajanta
Hey all! It’s Sam and Ajanta here, and to say we are honored to be on the ballot (elections.gatech.edu) is an understatement. Our time in...
Black while at Tech
Last week marked the start of Women’s History Month and ever since then, my social media feeds have been littered with uplifting and celebratory hashtags...
Art under capitalism
Like most kids, I imagined an artist’s life to involve late mornings full of coffee and poetry, and late evenings spent hammering away at a...
Award shows are the worst
Every time Ed Sheeran wins a Grammy, I am reminded of how pointless and flawed award shows are in their current form. It is not...
Putting books back in the library
When I first arrived on campus last fall I remember asking around as to where the library was, and I was told by a friend...
CPAC sparks thoughts about populism
“Donald J. Trump ain’t going anywhere.” These were Ted Cruz’s words to commence the 2021 CPAC event in Orlando, Florida that lasted from Feb. 25...
‘The Lion King’ parallels life
Movies come and go but there are certain movies that share a story that can leave a meaningful impact for many years ahead. One movie...
Who are cities made for?
They are not made for you. They are not made for me, either. While cities may be made more for one person over another based...
Change in social media use throughout the pandemic
In the last year, many have relied upon social media as a means to escape from or cope with what seems like the world going...
Making light of LMC majors
Every Liberal Arts student at Tech has been there at one point (or many points): you’re hanging out with a group of perfectly nice people...
The parallels of ATLA
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008 and was recently relaunched on Netflix in 2020. The animated series will always hold...
The tragic death of prudence
The second sentence of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence states that “prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be...