10/01/10: Campus Crime
Broken elevator On Sept. 13, around 7 p.m., a student was found trapped in an elevator at Center Street Apartments. A fellow resident had reported...
News
Surge in on campus bike theft
After a recent uptick in campus bicycle theft, the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) is encouraging students to reevaluate their bicycle safety on and off...
Tech hosts FutureMedia Fest
This past week, Tech hosted the Future Media Fest 2010, an interactive mash-up of talent, ideas, trends and technology hosted by FutureMedia, a global innovation...
OIT issue phishing alert
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) recently reported an increase in the number of phishing attacks against students and staff members. Phishing refers to the...
Graduate Student Suicide
Derek Benicewicz, a Ph.D candidate in the School of Chemistry, committed suicide this past week. “We can confirm the death of Derek Benicewicz. We are...
10/07/10: Council Clippings
Counseling initiative SGA announced an initiative to publicize the counseling resources available on campus in light of the recent incidences of students taking their own...
Ervin appointed new VPID
The Institute announced the appointment of Dr. Archie Ervin as the inaugural Vice President for Institute Diversity (VPID) on Tuesday, Oct. 5. As part of...
Alum donates $3.5 million for indoor facility
If approved by the Board of Trustees, the Athletic Association (AA) is set to get a new Indoor training facility for the Tech football team....
Tech hosts Family Weekend
Students’ relatives came to campus on Friday, Sept. 24 and Saturday, Sept. 25 to take part in Tech’s highest attended Family Weekend to date. The...
CoC holds panel discussion on future of Internet
In collaboration with NSF and Discover Magazine, Tech hosted a round table discussion about the future of the internet at the Georgia Tech Research Institute...
ECE professor arrested on racketeering charges
On Friday, Sept. 24, three Tech employees turned themselves into the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to face racketeering charges. Joy Laskar, a professor in the...
KUSTAR partners with Tech
Tech has formalized a partnership with the Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research (KUSTAR) to develop engineering based education and research initiatives in the...
Storm damages powerlines, buildings
At around 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, a 250 year old oak tree, affectionately known as “Shady” by members of Christian Campus Fellowship (CCF),...
DoPP information release frustrates students
A weekly “Internship Newsflash” newsletter sent out by the Department of Professional Practice (DoPP) to students on Sept. 10 contained a link to an Excel...
Surge in on-campus bike theft
After a recent uptick in campus bicycle theft, the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) is encouraging students to reevaluate their bicycle safety on and off...
09/23/10: Council Clippings
SGA camera The Undergraduate House voted to purchase a new DSLR camera for SGA’s use during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Although the bill...
09/23/10: Campus Crime
Forgotten assault On the afternoon of Sept. 18, GTPD received a call about a West Georgia University student who was beaten and thrown out of...
Students win GE Smart Grid challenge
An award ceremony was held this Sept. 16 for 12 Tech students involved in GE Energy Service’s Smart Grid Challenge Program. A yearlong endeavor, it...