One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
5 mn readAs a Georgia Tech undergraduate, Anna Pinder, ME 03, heard rumblings about the ANAK Society and swirling rumors about its role on campus. The mystery intrigued her, especially as she read the names of departing ANAK members in the Technique—a public unmasking that remains one of the society’s longest-held traditions. “Still, I honestly had no […]
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2 mn readVideo game publisher Ubisoft plans to lay off more than 150 employees as part of its plan to close a studio in San Francisco that maintains XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter. The move will affect 152 workers, according to documents Ubisoft filed with the state. In a statement released Tuesday, the company said XDefiant did not […]
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4 mn readAs the stoppage enters its third week, the parties are still far apart on key issues. A strike by 55,000 union workers for Canada Post that began on Nov. 15 is headed into its third week. Canadians have not received mail delivered by the postal service since then. Canada Post said on Dec. 5 that […]
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3 mn readRacist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. They generally used a […]
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3 mn readAmid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers. The hacking campaign, nicknamed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, is one of the largest intelligence compromises in U.S. history, and it has not yet been fully […]
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3 mn readBecause obesity can lead to many adverse health outcomes and conditions such as type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular disease, and even increased risk of colon or breast cancer, most of us are interested in any way we can keep excess weight off. While nothing impacts weight management more than a healthy diet, a close second measure that’s proven […]
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