Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 ♣ Volume 93, Issue 21
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news

WREK decides on transmitter

While other students went away for the holidays, WREK staff logged in close to 200 hours of work during the winter break in preparation for the new high definition (HD) transmitter that will be installed this spring.

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by N. Denisse Gonzalez . 2008-02-01

OIT’s Cleanup secures private data

Lost laptops and poorly secured desktop machines can lead to costly data leaks. The Institute is taking steps towards preventing such outbreaks by locking down or eliminating sensitive private data stored on computer systems all over campus.

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by Craig Tabita . 2008-02-01

Alum Klaus speaks to students about latest endeavors

Fraternities hold voter registration drive with Super Tuesday looming

Council Clippings

News Briefs

Breaking the Bubble

sports

BATTLE OF ACES

Tech’s top ranked and defending national championship team improved their record to 2-0 on the season with 7-0 sweep over No. 29 South Florida. The Bulls were 6-0 before heading to Atlanta to face off against the Jackets. The win increases the Jackets consecutive winning streak to 18 dating back to last season and their home winning streak to 22 dating back to the 2006 season. With the second consecutive sweep, the Jackets have now won every single point they have played this season.

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by Matt Hoffman . 2008-02-01

Women’s basketball comes up short against Duke

The women’s basketball team lost its second straight game against a ranked ACC foe, falling against Duke at home, 73-47.

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by Hahnming Lee . 2008-02-01

Men’s tennis beats Lipscomb, Gardner-Webb

Men’s basketball wins in OT at Virginia

Swim team tops Vandy, Emory

Hockey sweeps UGA for first time since 2002

opinions

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion

State legislatures nation-wide are currently considering versions of the Georgia House Bill 154, the “Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education Act”, a bill which claims to support the free exchange of ideas.

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. 2008-02-01

Learn issues first, be president later

Blogging by choice, not by necessity

Methodology matters when determining intelligence

YOUR VIEWS Letters to the Editor

focus

Students host blood drive with Red Cross

Last Thursday, Jan. 24, the American Red Cross Club held its annual January Blood Drive. Tech sponsors for the event included Mobilizing Opportunity for Volunteer Experience (MOVE), the American Red Cross Club and Delta Sigma Phi.

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by Hamza Hasan . 2008-02-01

The ailing economy: Students discuss potential effects

Guest lectures on true hauntings

Tech plans to open new international campus in India

Frank Warren discusses his PostSecret project

entertainment

I’m Not There enchants

This film is not Walk the Line. It’s not Ray or Capote. It’s not even really a biopic, at least not in the usual sense of the word. I’m Not There gives us a film about Bob Dylan where the focus is not Bob Dylan—not his life, anyway. Instead, the film’s focus is a complexly structured examination of artistry. We get a dissection of the artistic mind, and we see the interactions of that mind with the outside world. The result of this bold experiment is a far richer film than its biopic predecessors.

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by Daniel Griffin . 2008-02-01

Wright wins with Atonement

Untraceable leaves no mark

Heigl charms in decent 27 Dresses

Two Bits Man advises freshmen on delicate art of switching majors