Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 ♣ Volume 93, Issue 23
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Women's tennis wins national championship

Last weekend, the Tech women’s tennis team joined Georgia, Florida and Stanford as the only other teams in ITA indoor history to win its second straight ITA national championship. The competition is held annually in Madison, Wisc.

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by Akshay Amaraneni . 2008-02-15

Golf starts season at University of Hawaii

The men’s golf team kicked off their Spring season over the weekend at the University of Hawaii Hilo Invitational at the Waikoloa Village Country Club in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

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by Matt Hoffman . 2008-02-15

Basketball loses to Huskies on the road

No. 17 ranked UConn handed Tech a loss in the Jackets’ final out-of-conference game of the regular season, 80-68. This loss was Tech’s first on the road in nearly a month and dropped Tech’s overall record to an even 11-11 on the season.

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by Matt Hoffman . 2008-02-15

Softball splits opening weekend of games

A pre-season ranking has not been a common occurrence for Tech teams, especially in softball. After starting the season with their highest ranking in program history at No. 17, the Jackets could only manage to split four games and were dropped from the rankings.

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by Akshay Amaraneni . 2008-02-15

Swimming team anchored by solid leadership

The men’s swimming team has gained valuable experience during the course of a dramatic season in front of their home crowds. The team captains have started to form unity among a diverse group of individuals. This year, the team has developed very quickly and has been pushed by a newer recruiting system to reach a new level of competition with the championship competitions coming up.

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by Randy Darnowsky . 2008-02-15

Women's basketball falls to No. 3 UNC, routs Savanah

The Tech women’s basketball team held No. 3 North Carolina to 13 points below their season average, but were unable to take advantage of their good defense as they lost 75-61 to the Tarheels last Sunday at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

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by Akshay Amaraneni . 2008-02-15

Men's tennis remains unbeaten

The men’s team was able to pull out a victory over No. 56 Mississippi State this past Sunday. They did not win in the same convincing fashion as the first four games, but they were able to remain undefeated and improved their record to 5-0. Mississippi State fell to 1-2 in the spring season.

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by Hahnming Lee . 2008-02-15

Beyond the White and Gold

Sometimes, we as mere citizens fail to realize the true problems that plague the state of Georgia. So what, some lakes are low. Overachievers are blowing a bunch of wind about how the K-12 schools are failing. And some mellow-dramatic doctors are worried about the state of hospitals. What we as people fail to realize is that the main problem with Georgia revolves around the way the NCAA chooses its college football national champion.

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by Matt Hoffman . 2008-02-15