With the move to remote classes, Tech students have had an increase in online testing. The choice has led to an increase in the use of Respondus Lockdown. “I have to use a lockdown browser with a camera every single time I take any assessment for any class. I never […]
Author: Brooklyn Driver
Changes coming for Academic Calendar
Tech students received an email from the Registrar’s office in March informing them of the “new standardized time slots and minor changes to our academic calendar,” beginning this fall. “One week was added to the calendar—from 14 weeks to 15 weeks,” Karen Lykins, Chief Information Officer, said. This fall, classes […]
Supporting research for ALS
The Tech Chapter of Phi Delta Theta spent two days in Nashville volunteering for the Live Like Lou Foundation. This foundation supports research to develop a treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, more commonly known as ALS. ALS is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. This is a degenerative disease that slowly destroys the […]
Student on the street
#8220;Have you ever had to use lockdown browser? If so, what has your experience been like with it? “I really did not like having to pay fifteen dollars for it but also it only lasts for one semester so if you take two semesters of classes you have to […]
Tech’s Master Plan Calls for Road Closures
Tech will begin closing several streets on campus to vehicle traffic beginning this summer. These will be permanent changes to the campus landscape that were part of the master plan from February 2014. “Peachtree Street will be closed to vehicles from Wings Up Way to A Street. Stadium Dr. will […]
Unrest after mask mandates lifted
This month, the Governors of Texas and Mississippi announced they will be ending their state-wide mask mandates. There are 11 other states that do not require a mask mandate, Tennessee being one of them. These states have not required masks across the state, instead leaving the decision up to individual […]