What happens when the struggle isn’t real?
I have not struggled to get where I am today. Should I have? Most people at Tech were top of their classes in high school....
Opinions
Elevator etiquette: more than pressing the right button
I press the elevator button. Then I wait. On a good day, the elevator might get to my floor in a minute. Today, I stand...
Здравствуйте, Michael Flynn (Hello, Michael Flynn)
On a late December evening in 2016, Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to the Trump administration, made a call to the Russian Ambassador...
DeVos Nominated as U.S. Education Secretary- What should we expect?
For the first time in U.S. history, there was a tie in passing a vote in Congress. No, this was not to pass a piece...
The Web 2.0: a net of content producers
The internet, in some form, has been in existence since the late 1960s. ARPANET was networking computers as early as 1969. This is not to...
Gentrification: truly as evil as purported?
After the 1950s, suburban culture dominated the United States as the government invested in the Federal Highway Program and the Home Ownership Act in the...
Politics should not be only for lawyers and businessmen
Representative democracy — a type of government founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people. It is the kind of government...
Your hate will not silence me
Two weeks ago I found my “I <3 Israel” bumper sticker on my car covered by a Hitler sticker. I have been fortunate enough to...
Volunteering: an experience not to miss
It is a Saturday morning at 9 a.m. — where are you? For most Tech students, the response would be either in bed asleep or...
Deans need CIOS written responses
At a meeting of Faculty Senate this past Tuesday, changes to CIOS were discussed. SGA leaders proposed the integration of quantitative data from CIOS into...
A Tinder love story
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” This quote, scrawled on a napkin in the calming blue...
Elon Musk is not a Trump enabler
A lot has changed since Jan. 20, 2017. A Muslim ban was placed on seven countries with no history of attacks in America. A law...
Georgia HB-51 endangers victims
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Earl Ehrhart, HB-51 aims to fundamentally alter the process for dealing with how sexual assault cases are handled at Georgia universities...
Marijuana still banned for the wrong reasons
If you have not heard, the Georgia Senate is voting on a bill that would allow patients with PTSD, HIV-AIDS, chronic pain and other diseases...
Separating athletes from their personal decisions
To football fans, he is a streak of lightning. A character straight out of a video game, dodging hapless would-be tacklers as he bolts up...
Supreme Responsibility
In accordance with Donald Trump’s campaign promises, the president nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the supreme court left by the unexpected death...