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Sometimes I wonder why the clouds aren’t purpleI mean I’ve always wanted to try it. but I don’t want to fall off a building, ya know?Why can’t happy hour be every hour?Here comes dat boiOH SHIT, WADDUPNow that Bob Ross is on Netflix, I will cease to have a social life because Bob Ross > everybody. Ever.Not that I even had that many friends to begin with. Braided bread is effing fancy you mother effer. You should have just made hamburger buns with that briochePeople who do things with facebook likes as their sole motivator are HORRIBLE PEOPLEBeer is liquid bread therefore everyone who doesn’t like beer should also hate breadBut , like actually, beer is GROSS!!!!!Bread is BAE. Almost as delightful as Bob Ross.Maybe bread is your bae. That explains YOUR APPEARANCE. OHHHHHHHHe really needs to stop caring about what people think about his shoes. We are not paid to be your fashion consultants. Thanks.Also, babies are ten times cuter than puppies and your face. com-bined.sublime and insomnia are too overrated. Have you been to sub-way Oh, and hello krispy kreme. I’m the next virginia woolfeKeep it loopyEverytime I watch tasty videos.

VIDYA IYEREDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Congratulations on your de-cision to attend one of the most prestigious institutes in the world.

Let me begin by the shattering your expectations — that four-year plan of yours, it is probably not going to play out the way you want it to. If this happens, pat yourself on the back because you’re doing college right.

It’s no secret that Tech is a difficult school, and though you may not be used to it, you may find yourself failing some assign-ments or perhaps even a class. However, I don’t believe little red x’s or letters on a transcript derail people from their goals. Tech, and college in general, is difficult because there is suddenly a huge responsibility thrust upon you in a new environment, and it’s easy to get scared and stick to what

you are familiar with. But if you stick with what

you know, why bother attending college? How will you grow as a person? College can provide you with a degree, that stamp of ap-proval that you are competent to work in the workplace, but more than anything, college provides the unique opportunity to sur-round yourself with exciting ex-periences alongside thousands of other bright minds.

Everyone around you is in the same boat — excited, lost, con-fused, and maybe even lonely. I can almost definitively guarantee you that you will never be able to have this equal of a playing field again.

Freshman year, is all about meeting new people and trying new things. Everyone is looking for a place to belong, so go and introduce yourself. Get to know everyone. Let these people open your eyes and share with you ex-

periences and ideas you had no knowledge of before. Become wiser and change your goals to reflect the person you’ve grown to be instead of the person you were. You never signed a contract that chained you to your dreams, so don’t be bound by them.

Deviate from structured goals and venture into unexplored ter-ritories. It’s going to be terrify-ing, but you should always bet on yourself. After all out of the thousands of students that ap-plied, you’re the one that made it to Tech.

Now, you’re not missing out on the college experience if you stick with meticulously thought out four-year plan. Your focus and drive must be impressive, but try not following it to a T because looking back, you don’t want to have any regrets. At the end of the day you aren’t going to remember the grades you made or your GPA. You’ll remember

the messy moments and laughs. Remember, you aren’t going to get a second chance to experi-ence college.

So no, college is not going to go as you may have planned, but don’t be disappointed. It’ll be way better than you could have imagined. Pulling all-nighters with your friends, drinking cof-fee for breakfast, lunch and din-ner, having a few nights you don’t even remember and a few regrets you wish you could forget — it’s going to be an exhilarating ride.

Embark upon this journey with humility and an open heart. It’s going to be rough and often times, giving up seems like a bet-ter option than pushing through. But believe me when you gradu-ate from Tech in the next four, five, maybe even six years, you’ll look back at this moment and be in awe at how little you knew. Welcome to Georgia Tech, Class of 2020.

The ‘Nique, as we call our-selves, had its humble beginnings on Nov. 17, 1911. Apparently, we were just as preoccupied back then as we are now with our football rivalry against U[sic]GA — our first issue revolved around an upcoming game against our old foe (a game that we lost, incidentally), and featured an article by legendary coach John Heisman.

At the time, we were Tech’s second student news-paper, preceded by The Georgia Tech. In 1916, the papers merged, and since our name survived, we like to pride ourselves on being Tech’s longest running student newspaper.

We have chronicled everything from the first ap-pearance of George P. Burdell on Tech’s rosters in

1920 to the peaceful, voluntary desegregation of the Institute in 1961. Of course, we have kept up faith-ful coverage of Tech sporting events, including the 222–0 whopper of a football victory (the largest col-lege football victory in history) over Cumberland Col-lege in 1916.

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EVAN GILLONNEWS EDITOR

WHICH MAJOR SHOULDI CHOOSE?

Congratulations! You made it to Tech; now decide what you want to do with the rest of your life before Phase II registration ends. However, unless you’re able to point to an epiphanic moment in your childhood where you dis-covered your life’s purpose, you are likely still figuring things out, and Tech’s here for you while you do that.

You do not have to choose a major immediately. Take time to look up information for each major and related career fields on each majors’ respective school website. Meet with academic ad-visors in various fields, and never tell yourself that something is just “not for you” without trying it first. Talk to older students about their experiences with certain classes and majors, and do not get discouraged by how challenging a class is.

Most importantly, search for your passion. A high salary is defi-nitely an eye-catcher, but it is not the only thing that matters. Tech provides an excellent academic ex-perience and great job placement — find something you love doing and do it.

WILL I HAVE TIME TO JOINA CLUB OR ORGANIZATION?Transitioning from high school

to college is difficult — in many ways, your life is about to change like you have never expected. It’s no secret that Tech’s academics are challenging, and there’s a gen-uine concern for having time to do well in school, but that doesn’t mean dropping all of your inter-ests when you step onto campus.

Student organizations are a great way to continue partaking in activities you enjoy. Tech uses OrgSync as a library for all of the over — 400 organizations that exist, where contact information of clubs’ executive members and meeting times are listed.

If you’re into Anime, here’s a club for that — in fact, it is one of the oldest in the state. Want to try out skydiving? No? Then may-be the Underwater Hockey club is your thing. If you like chess, working out, politics or anything in-between, it probably exists. Even yours truly, the Technique, is listed.

Don’t get swamped down with school. A healthy balance between work and play is the key to aca-demic success.

WHERE CAN I GET BOOKSAND SUPPILES?

When it comes to books and supplies, Barnes and Noble is king. You can buy both new and used textbooks on the top floor of the store with BuzzFunds or per-sonal money. If Barnes and Noble doesn’t have it, check the Engi-neer’s Bookstore on Marietta St, and you’re sure to find it. Be sure to price compare between mul-tiple sources so you know you are getting the best deal.

For anything out of the range of normal school supplies, log right on to Amazon. Sign up for that student Prime discount and order away. Lookout for the new Amazon pickup location open-ing in Tech Square this August, which provides free one-day ship-ping and same-day pickup.

If you’re looking to get cheaper school supplies there are groups on Facebook where students sell their used school supplies and typically charge reasonable prices.

WHAT IF I DON’T GET THE SCHEDULE I WANTED?

So you didn’t get the schedule you wanted — don’t freak out. There are 3000 students trying to get into that same intro class you are, so naturally, it’s going to be difficult. If your schedule doesn’t reflect your Courseoff masterpiece by the end of Phase I, keep your eye out for Phase II which lasts the first week of fall semester. More importantly, keep checking for classes to open up every day of registration as students drop and add classes throughout the dura-tion of the week.

Worst-case scenario, you can always get into that elusive class opening next semester. What’s the rush? You’ve got five years ahead of you anyway.

WHAT IS GREEK LIFE AND HOW DO I JOIN?

You have probably heard a lot about frat guys and sorority girls before you came to college, both positive and negative. Take all of that and throw it out the win-dow. Greek life at Tech is entirely unique from other colleges in many ways, and is worth looking into if you are even slightly inter-ested. Greek life simply describes the 40 fraternities and 14 sorori-ties that exist both on and off of Tech’s campus.

Greek organizations are bro-ken into four categories, the Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), which is women-only; Interfraternity Council (IFC), which is men-only; Multicultral Greek Council (MGC); and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), commonly known as the “Divine Nine.”

If you are interested in joining an IFC or CPC fraternity or soror-ity, you should plan on “rushing”

during the first week of school. More information can be found at greek.gatech.edu.

HOW IMPORTANT IS MY BUZZCARD?

Your BuzzCard will be your first best friend at Tech. With a combination of BuzzFunds and Dining Dollars, your BuzzCard allows you to enter into your dorm, pay for laundry, buy those really good “Dirty” potato chips, enter and exit exams, pick up post-office packages, get access to certain buildings after hours and so much more.

You can get your card on the second day of FASET on the top floor of the Barnes and Noble, where your aspiring freshman face will forever remain on that piece of plastic. Try not to lose it, because more than the grief you will experience from the loss of that extension of yourself. A lost BuzzCard is a $30 fee for a new one, and for subsequent replace-ments, the fee only goes up.

WHAT IS IT LIKE LIVING WITH ROOMMATES?

You and your roommate will be two peas in a pod (or four peas, if you’re in a quad), if you learn to accept that living with roommates requires patience. Dorms gener-ally have the same quiet hours for studying, so try to respect that for the sake of yourself and your bud-dies. You’ll have a Peer-Leader (PL) if you’re doing freshman ex-perience who will be there to help with any problems that you might have, both large and small.

Life will be easier for every-one involved in your room if you keep a clean workspace, work separately from where you study and respect the sleeping patterns of your roommates; do not steal their things and set clearly de-fined boundaries. If you respect your roommate, they will respect you. If you genuinely have a prob-lem communicate that to your roommate, of if you really want to switch, you can talk to your PL and they will try to help you out.

Photo by Jamie Howell Student Publications

The Georgia Tech Barnes and Noble is a great place to get textbooks, your Buzzcard and any other school supplies.

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Junior and senior undergraduates can complement any Georgia Tech Bachelor's program through this interdisciplinary certificate. There are 4 classes for a total of 12 hours.

For more information, contact: Laura.Alger@coa.gatech.edu 404-385-7089

Benefits of a Certificate in Construction Management:

A certificate in Construction Management expands your professional options as your plan to graduate and begin your career.Certificate students are permitted to participate in Building Construction’s annual Career Fair and related career and networking events.

The certificate coursework leads to 2nd area of expertise on resume.Potential to intern in Building Construction related positions.6 credits of the certificate may later be applied to BC master’s

On Campus ResourcesNICK JOHNSONMANAGING EDITOR

ACADEMICSEvery hero needs a sidekick,

and Tech provides incoming stu-dents with the resources they need to succeed.

From an academic standpoint, students have top-tier aid in the form of the Center for Academic Success (CAS). CAS offers stu-dent-led help PLUS sessions and 1-on-1 tutoring. PLUS sessions are like going to class, except it’s led by an older student who took the class and understands how to succeed in it. It’s a great supple-ment to lectures as PLUS leaders will usually explain the material further and provide extra prob-lems to go over.

1-on-1 tutoring is where stu-dents should go for that extra per-sonal connection to someone who understands the class. These tu-tors have seen dozens, sometimes hundreds, of appointments across several subjects they specialize in, so they know with great detail how to help their tutees.

CAS also provides the Com-munication Center (or Commlab) where students can seek help with resumes, presentations, applica-tions, posters and other essential modes of communication.

The Office of Minority Educa-tional Development (OMED), the Society of Hispanic Professional

Engineers (SHPE), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the Asian American Student Asso-ciation (AASA) and every other group with an acronym out there are also great resources to tap into, especially for networking. These groups will often host events and bring professionals to give talks. Again, networking.

Those are all in addition to the academic advisors, teach-ing assistants and the professors themselves, who are not actually the antagonists in this story. Yes, despite being the cause of many students woes, they can also hold the keys to succeeding in the class that they know better than most others ever will.

Good students will take ad-vantage of these resources. Great students will do so multiple times throughout the semester and throughout their time at Tech.

HEALTH

Saving the world isn’t all about making good grades, though. Many students struggle to get through school, not just academi-cally but also mentally. It can be-come overwhelming, and that is why the Counseling Center exists. Students can make appointments (or rush a meeting in an emergen-cy) to talk about stress manage-ment, wellness and other mental health topics with licensed psy-chologists, therapists and counsel-

ors. A good few friends are also an excellent resource.

More targeted resources exist in the Women’s Resource Center, the Veterans’ Resource Center, the LGBTQIA Resource Center and the Learning Assistance Program for students with disabilities.

For physical well-being, the Campus Recreation Center (CRC) is the best possible re-source, with plenty of equipment and pool space. Campus is also large enough that students can go for nice sightseeing walks or runs. On the other hand, Stamps Health Services is a student’s first stop for when the walking flu takes over campus again.

TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCHTo scratch that urge to create

something neat, the Invention Studio hosts 3D printing, an elec-tronics shop, a machine shop and everything else needed to bring ideas to life. Students who want to be part of something they won’t fully understand until they’re se-niors should look for undergradu-ate research. The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) under the Center for Ac-ademic Enrichment (CAE) con-nects students with professors to work with. Not only is this good networking and icing on the re-sume, professors who grow fond of students write the best recom-mendation letters imaginable.

Photo by Will Folsom Student Publications; B: Photo by Jamie Howell Student Publications

Pictured are the CRC and Clough building. These are two of the most popular locations on campus across all students.

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Things to do in AtlantaKRIPA CHANDRAN

ONLINE EDITOR

Atlanta is an incredibly di-verse and exciting city; no matter what your interests are, you can be sure to find something inter-esting to do. For starters, be sure to adventure around Tech’s own campus. Right down the street from East Campus, you can find the World of Coke, where you can sample Coca Cola flavors from around the world. A block away from there, you can check out the Georgia Aquarium, which is the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. Just a few feet away from there, you can meander around Centennial Olympic Park and frolic in the fountains.

If you’re a lover of the arts, be sure to check out the High Mu-seum. They always have exciting new exhibitions to check out. Definitely visit the Fox Theatre where you can watch the musi-cals you love less than a mile away from campus. For more informal, yet “artsy” scenes around Atlanta, be sure to walk around Little Five Points, or just go running around the Beltline, where you can also go skating or biking in the Old Fourth Ward skate park. If you enjoy the outdoors, head over to Piedmont Park or climb up Stone Mountain.

Atlanta is also host to several conventions, such as the wildly

popular DragonCon. There are also several food festivals happen-ing around the city, where you can experience truly unique foods with an Atlanta twist.

For those of you music lovers out there, Atlanta is a major mu-sical hub in the Southeast, and there are plenty of incredible con-certs all year long at some truly unique venues, such as the Mas-querade or Tabernacle.

There are some other interest-ing places around Atlanta if you’re looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon, be sure to take a walk around Ponce City Market

or catch a movie in Atlantic Sta-tion. If you’re interested in out-door markets, there are plenty all around the city, including Krog Street Market, which features unique artwork. Sure Atlanta is a relatively sprawling city, but there are many ways to get around.

Don’t be afraid to use MAR-TA; its inexpensive and a great way to get to many really inter-esting areas around the city. Also, you’ve got the option of using Uber or Lyft to get to pretty much anywhere else in the city, so go get out there and explore this great city around us.

Photo by Blake Israel Student Publications

The Georgia Aquarium is the largest in the nation. Its close proximity to Tech makes it a great place to spend an evening.

JONATHAN LONGLIFE EDITOR

Tech’s 400 acre campus, the great green behemoth in the heart of Metro Atlanta, can prove to be intimidating to the uninitiated. Much like learning to cook or read, getting around campus is a skill that takes time and effort to master. Unlike cooking and read-ing, however, being able to navi-gate Tech’s campus is a vital part of succeeding as a Yellow Jacket.

The simplest and most effective method of getting around is also the most difficult: walking. While it may seem daunting, a cross-campus walk from the 5th Street Bridge to the CRC takes little more than 20 minutes. Bikes, and even the occasional unicycle, are a common sight, but Tech’s love for inconvenient hills and staircases make them more of a burden than a help. With proper planning, a daily schedule can be planned to the second due to the predictabil-ity of walking times.

For the risk-takers, however, Tech’s bus service can turn an up-hill hike into a quick, air-condi-tioned miracle. While most peo-ple associate Tech with White and Gold, to students of the Institute its colors may as well be Red, Blue and Green. Tech’s bus routes, bearing the names of these three colors, can be an integral part of the college experience if used cor-

rectly. Waiting for busses can be a half-hour affair, but on good days it can save valuable time and hard-earned calories. Along with the Trolley and Stingerette, the bus system gives students an efficient but unpredictable sys-tem for getting around campus. In most cases, however, walking is the only way to guarantee time-ly travel.

Tech’s parking system makes getting around Tech by car es-sentially impossible. Parking out-side of one’s assigned lot will very likely result in a ticket, making cars really only useful for travel-ing around Atlanta rather than campus itself. Even then, between MARTA and Uber there are plen-ty of viable ways to get around the city without a car.

If its a little late at night and you’re nervous about walking home, call a Stingerette, a free late-night cab service. Another good option is the Midnight Rambler, for those who don’t want to call a Stingerette.

Barring time and weather con-straints, walking is the most effec-tive way to get around campus. The bus and trolley systems can be helpful with some lucky tim-ing, but other than that it usually isn’t worth it. At the end of the day, though, there is really no ex-cuse not to go out and experience Tech’s beautiful campus and the surrounding areas.

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DAVID RAJIOPINIONS EDITOR

At Tech, students are sur-rounded by a veritable smorgas-bord of dining options. The three dining halls on campus tradition-ally provide most of the suste-nance for freshman. Among them are North Avenue, Brittain and Woodruff, the former two being located along Techwood Drive on east campus and the latter resid-ing on West Campus.

Freshman meal plans, which are often highly encouraged by Tech administration, permit ac-cess to the dining halls on either an unlimited or weekly basis (12 visits per week), depending on the plan. Each dining hall usually has regular offerings, but a good amount of the options tend to change from day to day.

The second area that is imme-diately obvious is Tech’s Student Center. Roughly centered within the campus, the Student Center features easily recognizable restau-rants including Chick-Fil-A, Taco Bell, Subway and Panda Express. All are located on the first floor, along with the newly opened Blue Donkey Coffee.

On the second floor, Twist-ed Taco, Ray’s N.Y. Pizza and Dunkin Donuts coexist with a number of other eateries. It should be noted that, while meal plans do not cover the majority of options

in the Student Center, students may use their meal plans “swipes” from select vendors in the after-noon on certain days.

Important to mention as well are the variety of food trucks that usually dot high-traffic areas of campus around lunchtime. In the past, they have collectively pro-vided another source for diverse options for food.

The Starbucks in Clough is one

of the building’s defining features; it is not difficult to spot a student clutching a white paper coffee cup while hurriedly walking to a study spot. Be wary of planning on visiting during a class change, as lines tend to get very long near or on the hour. If you’d prefer to acquire coffee elsewhere, multiple buildings, including the College of Computing, have historically had coffee carts which are opera-

tional on weekdays. Coffee vend-ing machines can also be found in a variety of places on campus.

If on-campus selections are proving tiring, a quick venture across the highway on Ferst Drive will take you into Tech Square, which boasts many eateries. Only restaurants on the south side of the street have accepted Buzz-Funds as payment.

Walk a little further east and

north and you’ll start running into classier spots. Noodle, on Eighth and Peachtree, satisfies any craving for ramen and the like. Cafe Intermezzo, also Peachtree, serves elegant faire along with amazing desserts until well past midnight, making it a great spot for a late night date. Sushi enthu-siasts should stop by Steel, which offers a wide selection as well as authentic, tableside-made wasabi.

For more long term invest-ments in food and often times a healthier option, students can sojourn to Publix, located on the corner of 9th and Spring Street. It generally offers the nearest reliable grocery selection, and is conve-niently located nearby to the Mid-town Marta station. Note that the Tech Trolley stops at Publix all operational hours on weekends, but only after 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Just outside of west campus lie several much-loved establish-ments, including Sublime Do-nuts, which recently announced that it would be now open 24/7 to satisfy that sweet tooth. Howell Mill Road and Northside Drive are dotted with popular spots like Five Guys, Cookout and Vintage Frozen Custard.

Lastly, students with difficult financial situations may apply to Klemis Kitchen. The service was instituted to ensure that no stu-dents have to go hungry due to lack of funding.

Photos by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Above are two popular campus eateries. To the left is the Quad Cafe, a modern coffee bar in the Biotech Quad. To the right is VietNomies, a food truck that offers popular Vietnamese dishes.

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Tech TraditionsALEXIS BRAZIERHEAD COPY EDITOR

GEORGE P. BURDELLBorn on April 1, 1903, this

Tech student has become a legend around campus. Not only does he possess nearly every degree that Tech offers, but he also has at-tended Harvard and fought in World War II. To this day, he still appears on campus, and will even sign up for classes and events.

In case you missed it, George P. Burdell is probably not a real person. Instead, when Ed Smith enrolled at Tech in 1927 and re-ceived two applications in the mail, he used the second to enroll a ficticious persona — Mr. Bur-dell. He enrolled George in classes and was even able to convince professors that Burdell was in fact a real student, filling out exams for Burdell to maintain the illu-sion. Burdell graduated from Tech in ‘31, and continued as a Masters student at Tech as other students picked up the task of maintaining Burdell’s grades.

The tradition of Burdell is still alive and well on campus. You’ll see his name on sign up sheets, at football games, and even writing articles in the Technique.

THE VARSITYTo sum up the Varsity in a sin-

gle word: greasy. It’s overpriced, it’s loud and rowdy, and it’s some-

where every freshman needs to eat at. Though the food may not be particularly impressive, the expe-rience is.

As a restaurant that’s been at the heart of Atlanta and in the hearts of Tech students for 88 years, every student should eat there at least once — just to say they have. There is a vast menu of options to choose from: burgers, hotdogs, onion rings, french fries and more burgers. They are prob-

ably best known for their onion rings though, so these come most highly recommended.

So whenever you get the chance and are feeling brave, steel your stomach and head over to the Varsity.

MINI 500The Mini 500 is a tricycle race

that has been on campus since the 1960s. It is a 15 lap race that can be completed as a relay between

up to 4 racers. Most fraterni-ties and sororities have teams of their own, but other organiza-tions like the freshman experience dorms will also race. There is a fee associated, but if you race with an organization they will usually cover this.

It’s not uncommon that bikes will break down mid race, and be-cause of this teams can also have a “pit crew” to keep the bikes in working condition. The race is

chaotic, energetic, exhausting and fun! If you can’t partake in it, be sure to cheer on your team.

RAT CAPSGetting straight to the point:

don’t wear the RAT caps. Yes, they were once a Tech tradition, and yes, maybe freshman used to have to wear them. The perjorative word being “used.”

As ridiculous as these caps may look though, they will have a cer-tain place in every Tech student’s heart. They symbolize the begin-ning of some of the most exciting years of your life.

It is traditional to write down the football games and scores on the cap, and makes the RAT caps worth it. Even if you aren’t partic-ularly passionate about football, this writing will be something that will bring you back to a time you’ll likely remember with much affection.

THWGIt is clean, old fashion hate!

Tech’s long held rivalry with u[sic]GA began in 1891 with hostilities toward school colors. Naturally, the line, “To hell with Georgia!” garnered the most attention. Learn it. Know it. Shout it, loud and proud.

Be sure to look out for the Technique’s annual “To Hell with Georgia” issue the week before the big game.

L: Photo by Michael James Student Publications; C: Photo by Jamie Howell Student Publications; R: Photo by Jamie Howell Student Publications

Pictured are the Varsity, students participating in the Mini 500 and students wear-ing the ubiquitous RAT cap. All these are traditions most freshman chose to take part in.

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