Laleo

Last Friday the newly formed student organization One Voice hosted Laleo, a benefit concert at Under the Couch. The concert’s purpose was to inform participants of the reality and horror of child sexual exploitation, especially in Atlanta. To emphasize the purpose of the concert, One Voice decided to name the event Laleo, a Greek word meaning “to speak.”

TBD seeks projects

This year for Tech Beautification Day (TBD), the TBD committee wants Tech students to expose the ugliest parts of campus. In an effort to completely rebuild and redesign the event, the members and executive committee of TBD have initiated multiple programs in order to stir up excitement for TBD ’08, which is taking place on April 5. Of those programs, the Stop the Ugly photography and idea contest is one of the ways that TBD is trying to appeal to more students.

Students unite in advocacy

With increased awareness in the media about living green and buying organic, it is no surprise that student advocacy groups are sprouting up all over campus.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF the new FASET director

Every summer, thousands of Recently Acquired Tech Students (R.A.T.S.) participate in a Tech tradition dating back to 1972. FASET, an acronym for the Familiarization and Adaptation to the Surroundings and Environs of Tech, is an orientation program for freshmen, transfers and their guests.

Speaker series promotes Islamic awareness

Last Thursday marked the second event in a four-week long series of lectures, film screenings and open discussions held by the Muslim Students Association. Taking place in the Student Success Center’s Clary Theatre, MSA invited speakers from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta to speak with students about the topic of Islamophobia.