An open letter to the next SGA administration
At the Technique, we have a dramatic tradition for a staff member’s last editorial piece before graduation. We call it a “swan song” because it...
Opinions
Women’s fashion
One of the truths of fashion is that trends are cyclical, to the point that many people joke that you should hold onto your old...
SGA Year in Review
An overview of SGA’s initiatives from 2023-2024 As the elections for the next Student Government Association (SGA) president and executive vice president come to a...
Women deserve fair mental illness representation
To be a man with mental illness is to be a man with mental illness, but to be a woman with mental illness is to...
Disney’s failures in live-action
The re-making of animated films as live-action ones is not a new practice. However, it feels like we have seen more of these remakes in...
The Institute’s student life is a terrible, cruel joke
Despite housing world-class academic programs and research labs, Tech has fallen short of its responsibility to, at the very least, provide services to its students...
SGA executive endorsement
Editor’s Note: This endorsement is being extended solely based on the platforms put forth by each candidate, and is independent of the debate conducted on...
Food service creates iPad kids
If you are like me, you feel slightly anxious when ordering food. Especially when the line is long and several people are behind you, ensuring...
Smoothies: the perfect ratio for a beloved beverage
What defines a perfect smoothie is, both literally and figuratively, a matter of taste. Across the five senses of taste — sweet, sour, bitter, salty and...
What do we do about Joe? It’s time for him to go.
Two years ago, President Joe Biden was asked to give a message to the two-thirds of Americans who believed he shouldn’t run for re-election. He...
Workplace allergy
Falling into one of the stereotypes that plague our generation, I suffer from a severe food allergy that warrants confirming if food from a pre-set...
IVF: Looking at Alabama
What will Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling affect? The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos, a part of the In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) process, can...
You gonna finna slay sis: Colloquial use of AAVE
Y’all be sayin y’all ate and left no crumbs. Meanwhile, the plate was never touched. Y’all be claimin you “served.” Meanwhile, I’m starved. Ya’ll be...
Diversity in living
When writing this, I am in no way trying to speak on behalf of any community or individual or experience other than my own as...
Looking into the SWEB Office
What do we want to see from SWEB going forward? We at the Technique recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Luoluo Hong, who...
Why solar energy cannot replace fossil fuels just yet
As modern institutions begin to address the climate crisis, ominous undertones about climate change seem to be ubiquitous on all levels of our education system,...
How sports fans fuel their love
Sports carry a special magic about them. They allow for the best of friends to become enemies for a short period and vice versa. No...
The male gaze is more inescapable than you think
The “pick-me” girl has taken over social media; it has become synonymous with a woman who values male validation above all else — her friends,...