September/October 2010

  • Fly, Yellow Jacket, Fly

    Fly, Yellow Jacket, Fly

    Decades before students began donning a plush costume, black tights and Chuck Taylors to bring the Yellow Jacket to life, a Tech mascot of a different sort made a buzz on Grant Field, this one crafted from paper, plywood and steel. A photo in the 1948 Blueprint shows two students kneeling on the field during more

  • Soccer Club Reunites After Tech

    Soccer Club Reunites After Tech

    In 2004, the Georgia Tech men’s soccer club had one of its finest seasons. In the national championship tournament, the team lost to eventual champion Texas A&M on penalty kicks. Tech finished with a top 10 ranking. “We had guys who were freshmen, graduate students, PhD candidates and foreign exchange students that all contributed to more

  • Altitude With Attitude

    Altitude With Attitude

    Anita Lamb never had it easy finding fashionable clothing to fit her lean, 5-foot-10-inch frame. She laughed recalling how as a teenager she would unfurl the hem to add a couple of inches to a pair of pants or pull a pair of khakis down low on her hips to make them appear longer. Now more

  • Groh-ing a Better Defense

    Groh-ing a Better Defense

    After two successful seasons, football coach Paul Johnson isn’t dealing with many doubters over whether his triple-option offense can put points on the scoreboard. Georgia Tech scored nearly 34 points a game last season, good for 15th in the NCAA. But the team ranked only 56th on defense, allowing nearly 25 points per contest. With more

  • Model Behavior

    Model Behavior

    Mireille Murad may be the only owner and operator of a modeling agency that Georgia Tech has ever produced. “It’s like being a mommy to everybody and really impacting their lives. Some of the girls call me Coach,” says the 26-year-old Murad of her role at Atlanta-based Element Model Management. “Discovered at the mall,” Murad, more