Our Undergraduate SGA presidential endorsement: Brielle & Kyle
After a year of unprecedented changes at Tech, one more change is set to be finalized April 3, 2020 — barring a runoff, of course....
Opinions
Take a break for spring break
I am not saving the world over spring break, and that’s okay. Come March 16, you will probably find me either catching up on hours...
Home Park rules
Tech is revered as the pinnacle of engineering in the Southeast and one of the best engineering schools in the country. It provides increasingly challenging...
Being fat friendly
Navigating the world as a fat person can feel like a constant (sometimes literally) uphill battle. My first year here, I would look around the...
Correcting the freshmen orientation
Shifting the focus to campus life outside of studies Now that FASET in its current form is changing, it gives the perfect opportunity for us...
Review rhetoric in retaliation
I hate politics. But what fuels my disdain is less often the actual subjects of discussion and more the discussion itself. The perfect storm of...
Sexism in sports
It is no secret that the world of sports is a multi-billion dollar industry fueled by fans who show unwavering support from all over the...
Joys and sorrows of fostering
If you walked into my bedroom right now, you might be overwhelmed by the smell of baking soda and bleach. My bathroom and walk-in closet...
Misbehaved crowds interrupt concert experiences
Imagine this. You are in a large crowd, bright lights are flashing around you and You are blinded by the fog crawling off the stage...
Let me tell you about PLUR
Nightclubs, outfits that would not be worn in public, music that sounds like beeps, boops and forks in a garbage disposal and illicit drug use....
The college myth
“College is the best four years of your life.” So goes the popular adage about the university experience in the United States. But for many,...
Parking rules sacrifice campus safety over profit
Nearly everyone I have met here has a horror story about the Department of Parking and Transportation at Tech. Between the outrageous parking permit prices...
Opening up to enneagram
Hello, I’m Lane Elder, and I’m an Enneagram Type Four. The Enneagram personality test is often relegated to mystic-spiritual types or cutesy Instagram accounts, not...
The strength in introversion
Creating a space to welcome introverted individuals into collaborative work environments and leadership roles is beneficial for all personality types. I recently read a trend...
Holding on to my dreams
There is a poem by Mary Oliver which begins with the line, “You do not have to be good,” a statement that goes against everything...
On paying student athletes
Football game days. Men’s basketball game days. Women’s basketball game days. Volleyball game days. Practices. Workouts. Appearances. This is what it looks like to be...
Performative good
As a child, three things were permanently instilled in my character: it is more important to be excluded for who I chose to include than...
First generation pressures
One thing that I did not expect to have such an impact on my college career was my parents’ lack of college careers. I am...