Raising the Black Student Admittance Rate
When I was first admitted to Georgia Tech, I was thrilled but knew it would be a culturally different experience than from Georgia State, where...
Opinions
Stop romanticizing OCD
Be a little OCD. The title belonged to a section on the front page cover of a magazine I had glanced over while waiting in...
U.S. senate endorsements for 2020 election
In this year’s election, I will be endorsing Reverend Raphael Warnock for U.S senate. Warnock is running to fill the seat republican, Johnny Isakson, left...
The complexities of the American vote
I consistently see evidence that the younger generations are not confident enough in the voting process in this country. Recently, I listened to an episode...
Asian Americans and the New Electorate
Like many people, Donald Trump’s election to high office four years ago set me on a path of political redemption, penance for previously having been...
Townhalls are passive, vote
The bizarre spectacle that was the separately-run presidential town hall events last week was interesting to say the least. “Saturday Night Live” did a great...
Vinyl records: they just mean more
There’s only a few things I like more than listening to live music. It’s one of those things you just have to see in person...
Black while at Tech
As a Black student at Tech, I have had my fair share of microaggressions hurled my way. When you hear the word microaggression what comes...
Keto diet misconceptions
Earlier this week, the U.S News & World Report ranked the ketogenic diet as one of the lowest on the “best overall” scale. This prompted...
Like it or not, climate change is ‘fracking’ here
In the 2020 Vice Presidential Debates last week, ‘fracking’ was a buzzword mentioned five times in a bid to undermine each other’s economic and climate...
Fall semester boundaries
Fall semesters are notoriously stressful for me. I’m not sure what makes them so much harder than spring semesters but it’s almost a ritual at...
No, football is not all that great
No football. No Tech vs. Georgia game, no Superbowl, no College Football Championship. It is a thought that seems to loom large on the mind...
The false promise of optimism
Twelve years ago, then-Senator Barack Obama told his supporters after the Iowa caucus that “Hope is not blind optimism. It’s not ignoring the enormity of...
A grocery store’s viral no-mask policy
Minutes away from campus, Produce Express-o, a newly-opened grocery store features the same facilities and products at competitive prices. What makes it different from its...
NOVID Brings New Meaning to Contact Tracing
In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 across campus, the Tech administration and SGA have partnered with contact tracing app NOVID. The app...
Journaling through the pandemic
Four years ago I made a decision on a whim to try out journaling, not knowing then that it would later become a decision I...
In defense of flip phones
It’s very easy to watch the other humans on the bus and think that they are sad, screen-addicted aliens. Each one is fixed on their...
Ten years too long: modern day segregation
October 13th, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Georgia Board of Regents Policies 4.1.6 and 4.3.4. These two policies ban undocumented students in Georgia (yes,...