The Technique
The Technique, Georgia Tech’s student-run newspaper was a major part of my college career. Throughout my five years at Georgia Tech, from contributing writer to Editor-in-Chief, I worked to make the newspaper a better organization and uphold our mission to serve the Tech community.
LAYOUTS
A significant part of my role as Features editor was to layout the "Life" section for the weekly publication of the Technique. This requires a proficiency in Adobe InDesign, and a basic knowledge of Illustrator, as well as an eye for design while adhering to AP style guidelines. Below are some of my favorite layouts and stories that we (the Features and Design team) had done.
EDITORIALS
Life-long lessons from children's shows
It should be a given that, as humans, we respect each other and our surroundings. However, we seem to have lost a hold on that concept in today’s society — and perhaps we’ve never really had a grasp on it in the first place. This isn’t an issue that is confined to one demographic either — the lack of respect and rights for women, the impulse to murder innocent people and the hunger for power and control that often is the motive for sexual harassment, assault and domestic violence are pervasive issues around the world...
Diversity is about celebrating individuality
While in Tech’s Office of Institute Diversity, I had a revelation that my ideas of diversity were entirely wrong. The dictionary definition of diversity was less than helpful. “(n.) The state of being diverse; a range of different things.” What is the first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word “diversity?” Black advocacy groups? Feminist movements? LGBTQIA support networks? We’re viewing it all wrong. Diversity isn’t about these minority groups — at least not entirely...
Speculating on distaste for classical music
Benjamin Zander, conductor, piano teacher and captivating orator, breaks society into three distinct groups.
The first group includes the people who absolutely adore classical music, who go to the symphony and have their children play a classical instrument. The second is those who don’t mind it— “a little Vivaldi in the background doesn’t do any harm”—as they kick back after a long work day, and finally the third group is people who never listen to classical music and are indifferent to the genre.
However, I think there’s a fourth category...
Livestock: The hidden catalyst for climate change
Trust me, I love burgers. So much so, I spent this summer going to (almost) every burger joint in Atlanta to find the best burger, from Farm Burger to Yeah! Burger to Cypress Pint and Plate (Grindhouse wins). However, the point of this article isn’t to talk about my burger eating endeavors, but to bring to light a more controversial issue. I was recently exposed to a problem that I did not know existed until the end of this summer, an issue that if fixed could change the course of our planet for the better...
Quit being afraid of GMOs
Many people believe that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are bad. It has been driven into society that GMOs are not natural, and are therefore a bad thing. And until I did my research on them, GMOs held a negative connotation for me as well. I mean, without GMOs, Dennis Nedry would still be alive, right?...
FEATURED STORIES
LIFE: THE ORIGINS OF THE TECHNIQUE
One might question the significance of a newspaper on Tech’s campus. Literature, at a Tech school? Thought-provoking editorials? Encouragement of the arts? Unfathomable. Who could have thought of such blasphemy? The answer to that is Albert Blohm, the founder of the Technique...
ENTERTAINMENT: CHEF TODD TALKS MICRO-FOOD HALL OPENING
This summer introduced Tech Square’s micro-food hall, the Canteen, a place where students, faculty and employees can enjoy a hearty breakfast and smoothie, a sandwich for lunch, a falafel pita for dinner and a drink at the bar at night. Planned and executed over the course of a year, the Canteen brings fresh food to a diverse range of tastes, dietary needs and budgets in one central location...
LIFE: TECH STUDENTS REACT TO SHOOTING AND VIGIL AFTERMATH
Campus has seen many new visitors from external media outlets this week all attempting to cover the events surrounding the death of Scout Schultz.
The Technique would like to address the views of several students in order to provide some insight into the actual thoughts and feelings of the student body...
SPORTS: NATIONAL CHAMPION HANLEY SETS SIGHTS ON FUTURE
It started with an episode of Survivorman, an eleven year old kid who was bored as hell, and a dead frog...
LIFE: TECH HOSTS FRANCE ALUMNI USA LAUNCH PARTY
On Tuesday, March 28, the Consulate General of France and Georgia Tech came together to launch France Alumni USA, an interactive network created first to enable students to connect with alumni...
LIFE: REMEMBERING THOMAS LUX
On Feb. 5, 2017, Tech’s own Dr. Thomas Lux passed away at age 70. He was considered to be an influential poet in contemporary American poetry and graced Tech’s campus with his presence as head of Poetry@Tech and as teacher of poetry member in the LMC department...
LIFE: ELLEN, FOOTBALL AND CATS
The smell of kitty litter permeated the air as eager Ellen fans from all areas of Georgia congregated in Callaway Plaza on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.
On Monday, Jan. 30, Ellen tweeted a cryptic message: “If you’re around @GeorgiaTech/#Atlanta area, keep your Wednesday free.” From that day until Wednesday, Tech’s campus was buzzing with talk of Ellen’s appearance on campus...
LIFE: GT ASCE STANDS OUT AT REGIONAL CONFERENCE
On a cloudy Thursday morning at Tech, the concrete canoe was loaded into a Penske rental truck and last minute preparations were frantically made for the Steel Bridge competition.
The Georgia Tech chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was bustling with excitement in anticipation of the annual ASCE Carolinas Conference at UNC Charlotte from Thursday, March 30, to Sunday, April 2...