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Administrator steals $350,000 on P-card
The long and ongoing state audit into the use of procurement cards (P-cards) on college campuses has revealed that a Tech administrator had charged as much as $350,000 to Tech in national grant funds over a six-year period.
Read More...High enrollment sets new record
Tech’s current enrollment stands at 18,000, the highest in the Institute’s history. This phenomenon has two primary sources: a high retention rate and increased graduate enrollment. The high numbers can also be attributed to several subtle secondary sources, said Associate Director of Residence Life Dan Morrison.
Read More...UHR VP summarizes fall legislative activity in report
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Breaking the Bubble
sports
Ramblin’ back
Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball season turned the corner on Saturday, when the Jackets were able to pick up their first ACC victory over Virginia Tech, 81-70. The victory also snapped the Jackets three-game losing streak.
Read More...Swimming swept by Virginia Tech
The swimming team was swept by both the men’s and women’s Virginia Tech swimming team. The diving team did not participate.
Read More...Women’s basketball ranks No. 23 despite UMD loss
Football sends five to Senior Bowl
Basketball edges out N.C. State
Tennis beats Auburn, sends four to NCTC
opinions
Our Views: Consensus Opinion
Enrollment expands
Read More...Paul’s ideal platform may be unelectable
Oval office open for applicants
Our Views: HOT or NOT
New CS curriculum marginalizes street cred of geeks
focus
Tech competes in skydiving competition
Over winter break the Tech Sport Parachute Club made a 30-hour drive to Eloy, Ariz. for the United States Parachute Association (USPA) National Collegiate Parachuting Championships. Skydive Arizona, considered the skydiving capital of the United States, played host for the 87 skydivers from 10 universities, while the USPA provided judges and organization.
Read More...CHOOSE or LOSE
Students raise funds for charity marathon
MAC vs. PC
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF an admissions officer
entertainment
Blood strikes morose look into past
There Will Be Blood is a movie that has been garnering such extensive praise by critics it’s a shame that it has gotten such a limited theatrical release; despite this, the film will most likely gain instant status as a classic—and it should. This film is a reminder of a time when the importance of an actor’s performance (not special effects or action set-pieces) could make or break the impact a movie had on an audience.
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