Implications of the Facebook crash
On the morning of Monday, Oct. 2, Facebook, along with several of its other major social media apps including Instagram, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, unexpectedly...
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Good friends, bad friends and art friends
I might be biased, but I like to consider myself a reasonably nice person. At the same time, if I was ever told to hand...
The joys and sorrows of Squishmallow hunting
If you have never caught yourself driving around town to stare at empty shelves at various Walgreens, Kroger and Five Below stores in search of...
Studying abroad while at Tech
Studying abroad is thought of to be the quintessential college experience; whether it be spending a summer taking classes at GT Lorraine, doing an LBAT...
A balancing act
The embodiment of Georgia Tech generally seems to revolve around academic and professional development. While these are important, time away from school cannot be discounted....
Celebrating Banned Books Week
The last week of September is International Banned Books Week. Started in 1982 as a response to a surge in banned books, this week is...
The perfect Arnold Palmer ratio
I was born in Seattle in early 1999, but have essentially grown up an Atlantan after my family moved here in November 2001. The only...
Making memories one hike at a time
For the past few summers, I have found solace from scooping ice cream for minimum wage by going outside. Sometimes that is just walking my...
“Devious Licks” TikTok trend
Senior pranks and kids stealing stuff from school is not anything new, but how far is too far? Due to a recent trend on TikTok...
Looking back on the history of Afghanistan
On Aug. 30 at 3:17 p.m., the last C-17 full of Americans left Kabul and Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie announced, “the completion of our...
Dissenting “Why I love our America”
In the Technique’s Volume 107, Issue 2 piece, “Why I love our America,” Micah Veillon expresses discontent for declining patriotism and argues for the appreciation...
Spontaneity and first-year social structure
Sometimes when I’m feeling particularly hungry, I go swipe in at the North Avenue dining hall to eat a quick meal before going back to...
It is okay not to know
One of the first assignments I had for my GT1000 class freshman year was to create a career plan complete with my ideas for a...
Too soon for music festivals?
COVID-19 adds a new risk to Music Midtown crowds It’s 85 degrees out and you are in the middle of a screaming crowd that smells...
Teaching different for learning differences
For the last year, I have been teaching lessons through an organization which connects art instructors to children with chronic illnesses. These hour-long lessons are...
Bike racks: the stories they tell and what they say about you
It is the classic shopping cart problem. A theory that supposedly tests someone’s moral character and capacity to be self-governing based on their decision to...
Making other people comfortable with your anxiety
I’m sitting in class thinking about the presentation I have to give in an hour, a presentation for which I do not feel adequately prepared...
The good kind of BS: pursuing an LMC degree
During my second year I was sitting in a lecture hall in Athens, GA at the annual Georgia College Press Association conference with editors from...