The Manager’s Playbook
A cursory glance at the basketball court during a collegiate game indicates ten players and a handful of referees. On the benches, coaches yell out...
Sports
Super Bowl super for football alumni
This year’s Super Bowl features a former college lacrosse player, a Lady Gaga halftime show and two Tech alums. Both the Falcons and the Patriots...
No national attention, but track and field improving
At the beginning of the spring season, the luminaries at the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (conveniently abbreviated USTFCCCA) ranked the...
Pastner living up to reputation as quick starter
Josh Pastner was cut out for coaching college basketball at a very young age. When he was 13, he already began scouting high school basketball...
Timeout with Alison Lavery
There was a plan, and it wasn’t an unreasonable plan. I had started planning for my fall study abroad to Ireland during spring semester, way...
Recruiting update: Paul, Pastner and the prospects
With National Signing Day on the horizon, it’s a good time to examine what recruits Tech has picked up over the past year. Because of...
Women’s hoops under radar, above expectations
Center stage in recent weeks has belonged to the Tech men’s basketball team, and not without reason. With impressive conference wins over NC State, North...
Women’s tennis graced by national spotlight
With a 7-0 sweep of Portland and a 6-1 win over Oregon this past weekend, the Jackets have showed some early returns to validate their...
Ramblin’ With Sam Costa
With nine total seniors and graduate students, including eight who run distance, the Tech men’s track team has plenty of experience. Serving as role models...
Timeout with Harsha Sridhar
At the beginning of the men’s college basketball season, I was given a few words of caution by a friend who has watched Tech sports...
Full-court Press with Josh Okogie
While the spotlight for Tech men’s basketball is mainly on coach Josh Pastner in his first season for the Jackets, some players are quietly having...
Happy ending for Tech football season, seniors
Fans who gave up on Tech football after an embarrassing loss to UNC would be pleasantly surprised by recent events. The team finished up their...
Men open ACC play better than expected
Over the break, the Jackets men’s basketball team began conference play with the toughest three-game stretch of any team this season. In a span of...
Timeout with Harsha Sridhar
After a montage of cheerleaders, football players, a surgeon wearing scrubs and a Florida Gators bandanna, the scene shifts to actress Wynn Everett standing in...
Swimming and diving prepares for ACC slate
Asked about the composition of the 2016-17 Tech swimming and diving team, Coach Courtney Hart does not hesitate to respond. “We’ve really been pushing a...
Recap: Tech beats UGA
For the second time in three years, the Jackets have beaten the University of Georgia in football. With the 28-27 win over the Bulldogs, Tech...
A Closer Look at Student-Athletes
At Tech, student-athletes are students first. Their grades are not inflated, they are held to higher standards, and they do have plans for post-graduation life....
Ramblin’ With: Leah Thomas
Leah Thomas is a dietician and nutritionist and director of the Total Person Program. Hailing from Oak Ridge, Tenn., Thomas has led the more holistic...