Student awarded prestigious Astronaut Scholarship
From high school to his third year at Tech, aerospace engineering major, Jonathan Walker has contributed to his community in the name of science, and...
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CoC receives $1.4 million from NSF for outreach program
Tech’s College of Computing received an additional $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its Georgia Computes! (GC) program to extend the program...
OIT Security panel offers social networking safety tips
Big Brother is watching, and your little sister, Aunt Sally, too. And probably somewhere around 300 of your closest friends, come to think of it....
Earth Augmented
Remember when Google Earth first came out? Many of your friends, classmates and even your parents began to check their computers and phones to get...
Center for Music Technology redefines music interaction
What is music? For such a simple-sounding question, it’s one that carries a lot of clout. For one person, it might be a life-long passion...
GT Dining hosts environmentally friendly competition
Tech Dining halls are competing against each other for the gold medal in green services. Brittain and Woodruff dining halls and the Student Center Food...
BioMed bunny bares all for Playboy’s “Girls of ACC”
With football season and the ACC in full swing, many students do their part at Tech to show their school spirit, whether it’s attending the...
Apollo 16 astronaut inspires
Twelve men have walked the moon. Only nine are still alive. This past Tuesday, Tech students had the opportunity to listen to the experiences of...
Rosh Hashannah marks new year for Jewish students
L’shana tovah! Sundown on Sept. 18, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will begin and ends at nightfall on Sept. 20. While Georgia Tech doesn’t...
Students debate health care options, policy
Ask any student what the hot-button political issue of the day is, and if “healthcare” isn’t the first thing out of their mouth, it should...
H1N1: Students share experiences about recovery
The very mention of the words “swine flu” is all it takes to have several students clutching desperately for hand sanitizer, but several students have...
WPA pilot for LAWN offers security, convenience
LAWN’s reluctance to admit us to the Internet is something that many students at Tech have tapped a toe at once or twice. Whether your...
LED lights offer potential green alternative
What used to only be found in instrument panels and holiday lightbulb strings, LED (light-emitting diode) technology shows great promise in lighting the way for...
The Gossip Wars
Ever since kindergarten and elementary school, we were taught to say “if we don’t have anything nice to say (about anyone), don’t say it at...
Dragon*Con provides outlet for fantasy
Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media convention in the US; the convention focuses on gaming, literature, science fiction and comics. The convention was held Sept. 4-7...
Facebook v. Twitter
At the end of a long day filled with classes, the first thing many students do is go back to their dorms, apartments, or houses,...
Alumnus seeks seat on Atlanta city council
Tech has always touted its position as a producer of global leaders and innovators, both in terms of technology, finances, and politics. Soon, though, it...
Homecoming invites all students to step under Buzz’s ‘Big Top’
In just under one month, Tech will host its annual Homecoming events for the 90th time. Homecoming week will take place Oct. 11- 15 this...