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GT Arts and GTMN collaborate for Battle of the Bands

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For a campus where most students spend their days in classrooms, labs and study spaces, Tech’s Battle of the Bands offered a different way to experience the Institute: through guitars, drums, vocals and original music. The event, organized through a collaboration between GT Arts and the Georgia Tech Musicians Network (GTMN) , brought student bands together f

Raising the Ratio? Investigating the gender balance at Tech

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Spend enough time at a Tech football game, and one will likely hear students cry, “Raise the Ratio!” For decades, students have replaced the phrase "To cheer the brave and bold” with “To raise the ratio” in the school’s fight song. However, looking at the numbers, is the ratio actually rising? While the gender balance at Tech has yet to become even, the perc

Tech volleyball team starts year off strong

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Tech Volleyball heads into ACC play this weekend after wrapping up their non-conference schedule Saturday night. The Jackets began the season undefeated, winning their first seven matches before falling to every ranked opponent and finishing 8-3. Opening the season at the Cyclone Invitational, Tech dominated a weekend that saw them drop just one set. With 10

Georgia Tech alumnus Thomas Fanning named sole finalist for USG chancellor

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Thomas A. Fanning, M.S. IM ‘80 and HON Ph.D. ‘13, has been named the sole finalist for chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents announced Fanning’s selection Sept. 16 following a national search for a successor to Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who announced his retirement in April. Perdue will conclud

Gen Z’s hatred of Carrie Bradshaw speaks volumes

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Since the HBO series “Sex and the City” premiered in 1998, the show’s protagonist, Carrie Bradshaw, has drawn a myriad of mixed reviews. The show follows columnist Carrie and her best friends as they navigate romance and adulthood in New York City. They make questionable decisions, fall in and out of love and pursue successful careers, all while making time

Alliance Theatre’s ‘Purpose’ delivers a powerful family portrait

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The Tony Award-winning play, “Purpose,” made its debut at the Alliance Theatre on Aug. 28. Following the reputable Jasper family, headed by former Civil Rights activist and pastor Solomon Jasper, the dramedy tackles the damaging family dynamics that ensnare its members to each other. “Purpose” begins with a monologue. Main character Nazareth Jasper (played b

GT Night at Six Flags brings Jackets together

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For Tech students, the beginning of a new semester means settling into their routines — finding classes, meeting classmates and getting acclimated to life on campus. For one night, Jackets trade their routine for roller coasters, games and uninterrupted time with friends at GT Night at Six Flags. GT Night at Six Flags, organized by the Student Center Program

Everything we know about ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’

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Two student extras were interviewed regarding their involvement in certain scenes. They have been anonymized to protect their privacy. After returning to school after Labor Day weekend, students may have noticed a few changes around campus — namely that everyone seemed to now be attending Metropolis University rather than Georgia Tech. The library towers had

Meet the faces behind the Wednesday Market

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The Wednesday Market is a Georgia Tech staple, making food, jewelry, clothes and more available to students as they bustle between classes. This year, many vendors are selling at Tech for the first time. Malcolm’s Macabre Media is on the east side of Tech Walkway. There, Malcolm and Mel sell trinkets of all kinds, from crochet animals to stickers to prints.

‘Biophilia’ exhibit invites Tech to slow down

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For Belinda Person, a tree is more than something that grows; it’s a lesson in resilience, patience and staying connected to where you came from. That idea is at the center of “Biophilia,” a small exhibition on display at Georgia Tech’s Interactive Media Zone (IMZ) on Price Gilbert Library’s Grove Level, running until Sept. 11. The exhibition combines four p

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