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Fan’s Guide to 2011 Yellow Jackets Football

Fan’s Guide to 2011 Yellow Jackets Football

With little certainty surrounding the football team, we take the guesswork out of cheering for the Jackets with our fan’s guide to the 2011-12 season.

Meet the Class of 2015

Meet the Class of 2015

Tech’s incoming freshmen — most of them born in 1993 — are the Institute’s smartest, most accomplished and most diverse class to date.

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Ben Tarbutton III, Mgt 94, discusses his new role as chair of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents — and Georgia Tech’s bright future.

John Portman FORM

John Portman FORM

The famed architect has compiled some of his paintings, sculptures, designs and buildings in a new book of stunning photographs.

Tastes of Tech

Tastes of Tech

Barrelhouse’s innovative cuisine and Antico’s acclaimed pizza are helping make campus and the surrounding area a dining destination.

One Helluva Engineer

One Helluva Engineer

Don Giddens has spent most of his adult life at Georgia Tech. Now the dean of the College of Engineering is retiring, sort of. He’ll be back to focus on what he likes most: research.

Jacket Jesters

April Fools’ Day pranksters, MARTA riders dropping their pants while the trains are moving and improvisational comedy players are just part of the Georgia Tech community of jokesters.

What They Did for Their Country

On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Alumni who have volunteered over the years say the experience is life changing.

Calm Amid Chaos

Peter Rhee, chief of trauma surgery at University Medical Center in Arizona, was a calming force after a gunman opened fire outside a grocery store.

Shaping the Future of Media

Shaping the Future of Media

Social creatures, like the ones depicted in the cover illustration by J Chris Campbell, are atwitter over must-have communication tools.

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