WAM brings important issues to light

This March marks both Women’s Awareness Month (WAM) and the 11th year of the Women’s Awareness program at Tech. Started in 1997 by Jennifer Orr, the former president of the Women’s Student Union, the event was originally known as Women’s Awareness Week and included a week’s worth of programming to discuss and increase awareness of women’s issues at Tech. Since its inception, WAM has grown to include community outreach, service and informational presentations.

Students give back during break

Spring Break offers Tech students a chance to get away from the stresses of school for a week. Students traveled to many different places ranging from home to the beach, involving themselves in a range of activities wherever they went.

La Unidad Latina facilitates discussion on cultural identity

Last Thursday, the library played host to a small but diverse group of students who gathered to discuss various cultural issues, such as conflicting cultures in life at Tech. The mood was very comfortable and mellow, a perfect environment for such a serious discussion.

Renowned physicist discusses Einstein’s Dreams

On March 5 in the Management Building, Alan Lightman, a renowned physicist and novelist, gave a lecture to interested Tech students. The event was organized by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors Program.

Night of Diversity premieres at Tech

This past Monday, at 8:00 pm, the Student Center Theater hosted a diverse selection of entertainment performances from a host of different organizations. Diversity Night, an event celebrating the diversity of Tech’s students, was hosted in honor of the first anniversary of the chartering of the Georgia Tech chapter of Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.