Supporting Atlanta’s efforts for Amazon
New headquarters could bring rapid development
Opinions
The inordinate power of a sensational headline
It’s easy for me to get upset by the things I see in the news. I’m too sensitive, too affected by the terrible things that...
Let’s talk about the “Oklahoma condition”
Every state has its own stereotype, but few carry the obscurity of those at the center of the country. I would know: I am from...
Diary of a disenchanted Peer Leader
Being a Peer Leader (PL) can have its ups and downs. Despite sometimes regretting becoming one, being a PL has given me some good stories...
The NFL’s patriotic protests
This weekend, what was initially just a drop in the bucket became a deluge when many NFL teams and other professional athletes knelt or locked...
Why you should hire a female engineer
I’ve raised my hand and asked a question in a computer engineering lecture only once. I asked if a bus (a wire) on a schematic...
Giving a voice to those unheard
Bringing about real change through action teams
Scout Ahead: What comes next?
I met Scout Schultz two weeks ago. DM Smith 011 was packed with pizza boxes and passionate students on a Tuesday evening (standing room only...
President Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes’s classic novel “Don Quixote” is considered by many scholars to be one of the greatest works of literature of all time, and...
Music Midtown’s letdowns
I love live music. I frequent the Tabernacle, Masquerade, Center Stage and Buckhead Theatre. I was pretty excited when Music Midtown released their lineup for...
Incendiary rhetoric divides us at a crucial time
Coming together to support the most vulnerable among students.
Pursuing design in an engineering world
Being an Industrial Designer is tough, because no one out there takes you seriously enough. Engineers seem to think you are just an artist, while...
Do not disparage your English class at Tech just yet
English classes at Tech get a bad rap. Students often consider them a free class and do not put in the effort. However, like most...
Livestock: the hidden catalyst of climate change
Trust me, I love burgers. So much so, I spent this summer going to (almost) every burger joint in Atlanta to find the best burger, from...
Making MARTA smarter
Begun in 1965 with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act and approved by a referendum on the sales tax that funded it in 1971,...
The stigma of mental illness: embracing flaws and accepting who you are
It’s hard enough having to deal with the day-to-day struggles of my mental illness. It’s even harder to hear someone say that I shouldn’t be...
An early-semester grievance roundup
Another semester at Tech is now underway, and, as such, I have a bunch of complaints that need to see the light of day. First,...