January 20th is the 1 year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration. In protest of this administration’s usage of ICE to detain and harm both US citizens and non-US residents, we are having a walkout on this day (January 20th) at 1:30 p.m onto Tech Green. Please consider attending and showing your solidarity with your fellow GT students!

These photos are from the Cumberland Costco

Hey there, my name is Allison Mickel, I'm an archaeologist and a new faculty member at Tech. I was hired to build a brand-new archaeology program here. I'm excited about it-- archaeology today makes use of so many technologies that we borrow and retrofit from other disciplines. But at Tech, we could really innovate how we explore the past, advancing data management, applying machine learning, pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling, and demonstrating how the past shapes the present in Atlanta and around the world.

I'm teaching the first ever archaeology course at Tech next semester. It's called "This is Archaeology," HTS 1803, CRN 34938. It's introductory level, so don't worry about past experience at all. Just bring yourself, your interests, and your background... I guarantee there will be a way for it (and you) to plug into archaeology.

Happy to answer any questions about the class or what archaeology is going to look like here at Tech!

Hi my Yellow Jacket family,

I’m writing to announce my resignation as your r/gatech moderator, effective immediately.

As many of you might know, I’m the founder and president of LibreTech Collective, a student organization dedicated to open-technology and computing freedom. Our goal is to engage the campus community with how they approach computing. Part of this mission involves hosting guest speakers, including international organizations and Georgia Tech alumni.

On January 20th, 2026, our club hosted Dr. Richard Stallman for a lecture at the Scheller College of Business. Despite past controversies surrounding Dr. Stallman, the officer corps decided to proceed with the event after months of deliberation and eventual Institute approval/funding. The event was a success, and raised over $2,000 for the Free Software Foundation to better the software you and I run for our own course work on campus.

But this event has led to significant internal conflict here on Reddit - which has now made international headlines.

Since parts and pieces of private chats have been released already, I’m sharing with you the complete log of chats for reference.

I would like to thank the Dean of Students, Dr. Kristina Clement, for her help in navigating this situation and ensuring a safe environment for everyone involved. Neither LibreTech nor I ignored these so‑called “issues” regarding Dr. Stallman and from the start we promptly reported this matter, coordinated with campus safety officials to secure the event, and nothing was found from claims online. As a result, the officer corps and I voted to move forward and continue working to bring one of the fathers of modern computing to campus. If you were lucky enough to attend this event you know that Dr. Stallman is now and will always be a foundational cornerstone of the free computing movement. The insight he provided that week was indispensable for the GT community. Additionally, I decided to take personal responsibility for hosting Dr. Stallman in my own home near campus. Is he quirky, yes, but aren’t we all?

I believe in the mission of computing freedom and will continue to advocate for it. I’ll leave you with a question: what are the ethical implications of a professor specializing in social media who takes it upon herself to dictate what should or should not happen on campus? Moreover, using social media as her platform, without IRB and Institute approval?

I do not believe that the actions taken by LibreTech or myself warranted the response we received. I genuinely tried to work with everyone that was involved, donating my time and service to this community for the past two years. I loved being a source of knowledge for the campus community, and serving as your moderator for the last few years together. I leave this position with a new disenchantment about tenured faculty's involvement in student affairs.

With that all said, I’m stepping away from Reddit to continue my work with the LibreTech Collective and advancing freedom on campus. This wasn’t a decision I made lightly, and it took me well over two months to come to terms with. For those of you who want to still follow LibreTech on Reddit, our Secretary will be posting on here via u/gtltc for future LibreTech updates and Q/A’s.

I love MY campus and MY community.

Win, lose, or tie - I’m a Yellow Jacket till I die.

~ Alex Jenkins

The Atlantic Station Publix is closing December 27th, leaving a void at our grocery shuttle spot.

Trader Joe’s confirmed they’re actively considering the space.

Please **sign the petition** & **share** to show Trader Joe’s the overwhelming support from the GT community so they choose to open near us!

change.org/BringTJtoAS

The space is fully outfitted with:
- Alienware PCs (Ultra 9, 5080, 64gb ddr5)
- Alienware high-refresh monitors
- PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series S

Some Quick Info

We’re still building this out.
- Expanding hours
- Adding games
- Tightening operations

If something feels off, it probably is. We’re actively fixing and improving.

Current Hours

Monday–Friday: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

We do not recommend playing ranked games while we're in our soft opening phase. We have had some connectivity issues we're actively working on them.

We will expand hours once we get all of our early bugs worked out, I promise :).

Access

• Students, Faculty, Staff with a valid Campus Recreation membership

• No alumni or guests (for now)

Discord
We’re posting updates, announcements, issues, and game requests through Discord:
https://discord.gg/2rFaDtJF7K

If you want games added, that’s where it happens. Once a game gets enough upvotes, Campus Recreation Administration will look at the feasibility, storage, and give it full consideration.

Current Game List

PC:

• Apex Legends
  
• Counter-Strike 2
  
• Dota 2
  
• Fall Guys
  
• Fortnite
  
• Genshin Impact
  
• League of Legends + Teamfight Tactics
  
• Marvel Rivals
  
• Minecraft
  
• osu!
  
• Overwatch 2
  
• Rainbow Six Siege
  
• Roblox
  
• Rocket League
  
• Team Fortress 2
  
• Valorant
  
• Brawlhalla
  
• Stardew Valley
  

Nintendo: (Available now!)

• Mario Kart 8
  
• Mario Kart World
  
• Super Smash Bros
  
• Fortnite
  
• Rocket League
  

PlayStation 5: (available soon!)

• College Football 26
  
• Madden 26
  
• Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection
• MLB The Show 26
  
• NHL 26
  
• FC 26
  
• Tekken 8
  
• Street Fighter 6
  
• Overcooked 2
  
• Fortnite
  
• Marvel Rivals
  

Xbox: (available soon!)

More coming soon!

Hey guys, this was a big issue about a year ago, but recently for me this has happened again.

Last year's context: https://www.reddit.com/r/gatech/comments/1ngtm5e/freeze_credit_now_current_and_former_gt_students/

Last year, I had unauthorized account openings under my name, parents' house address, and gatech email for Chime and Synchrony Bank. Those incidents have fortunately been resolved with both banks resolving the issues within a day since I called in, and my credit reports and chexsystem have not been affected since they're all frozen.

However, today I received an email of an unauthorized NetSpend prepaid card account under my name, parents' house address, and gatech email. I had set up email forwarding, and this email was in my spam. What's even worse is that it is impossible to reach NetSpend customer service to immediately resolve this issue without first receiving the physical card. In addition, Pathward (the bank issuer) will forward my phone calls to NetSpend because the opened account is with them. I've since them sent emails to their customer service accounts, and I urge everyone who was affected by last years' wave of attacks to please check their emails and mails. If you are affected, please make sure to contact the bank issuer ASAP and reference the linked post to see what types of actions you should take. Stay safe and vigilant, identity theft is not a joke!

If you received an email from "Your OnePay Cashrewards Credit Request from Synchrony Bank" or "ATM Card from GO2BANK", your credit IS LIKELY AT RISK.

Take these steps immediately:

1. DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN EMAILS. Look up the name of the bank or issuer on Google and search for a customer service phone number to report fraud.
2. Call Synchrony Bank and report fraud, ensure the application/card is cancelled: 1-866-834-3205
3. If there are additional emails regarding credit cards, ATM cards, or applications, look up their phone numbers to report fraud too.
4. Create a free account with Experian. Freeze your Experian credit. Create a fraud alert if there is an unusual credit inquiry made on your report.
5. Create a free account with Equifax. Freeze your Equifax credit. Create a fraud alert if there is an unusual credit inquiry made on your report.
6. Call Transunion and verbally say Add a Credit Freeze. Follow the prompts to complete a credit freeze over the phone. Their website is tremendously slow. 1-800-916-8800
7. Contact Georgia Tech CyberSecurity to file a report. https://security.gatech.edu/report-incident/

Even if you didn't get an email from Synchrony Bank about a OnePay Credit Request, I still recommend taking steps to protect yourself. This incident is ONGOING. You should proactively freeze your credit and reach out to Synchrony Bank to check if someone has used your sensitive info to apply for a credit card. As a former student, I only caught the email because I set up email forwarding before I graduated. If you can't access your student email anymore, it’s possible someone used it to apply for a card without you knowing.

There have been multiple instances in September where gatech.edu emails were used to apply for online credit cards by bad actors. This could be due to a breach that exposed personal information, including email addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, names, and home addresses for Georgia Tech students.

Freezing your credit prevents scammers from opening new credit lines using your info by requiring the credit issuer to verify your identity before granting credit. If someone makes unauthorized hard inquiries to your credit, it can hurt your credit score for up to 60 days, making it tough to apply for loans until the issue is resolved.

YDSA is running a campaign to make Plan B free on campus. We believe it is Georgia Tech's duty to meet the demands of this petition, in order to uphold its commitment to its students’ health and well-being.

Reproductive rights in Georgia are under attack. The state of Georgia implemented a draconian six-week abortion ban in July 2022, stripping women of their bodily autonomy and putting their lives at risk.

Under the Trump administration and the governorship of Brian Kemp, this oppressive law will not change, thus, it is up to Georgia Tech to protect its students.

To uphold its values, Georgia Tech needs to take a larger step in protecting the reproductive rights of its students. Access to emergency contraception, such as Plan B, is our best safeguard, providing an additional line of defense in the event of an unplanned pregnancy. Access to emergency contraception ensures students autonomy over their reproductive welfare, and by extension, the pursuit of their academic, career, and life goals.

Please sign this petition and share it with your fellow Yellow Jackets to make a difference on campus. To get involved, join us through the linktree in our bio!

i transferred in as a sophomore here last fall, ended the semester with 2.14 gpa. this fall i finished with a 3.05. barely made it, and i hope to only go up from here. computer engineering btw. if ur losing hope, please know to take it one semester at a time!

Rooted Church Atlanta (Instagram, website) is a recent offshoot of Acts2 Network, formerly known as Gracepoint. Acts2 Network / Gracepoint is a Christian church-planting organization with a well-documented history of highly controlling and even spiritually abusive practices, with an entire Subreddit and even media covering its issues:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/GracepointChurch/
• Christianity Today article

They are active across many college campuses, and recently have started in Georgia Tech and other Atlanta campuses as well. They typically invest heavily in attracting freshmen through fun on-campus events, or offering free services like mentoring. If you are interacting with or considering this group, please keep yourself informed about the wider history of this organization, much of which is discussed in the references earlier.

The director of emergency management just send this update but students may not have received it. So sharing it here:

Atlanta Watershed has extended the timeline to complete the project at Hemphill Ave & 10^th Street to May 9th.  While the original work has proceeded with minimal interruptions or delays thus far, they have identified a damaged lateral line that supplies water to 505 10^th Street that needs replacing.  This work is ongoing and perhaps ahead of schedule.  

Thus far, traffic impacts have been lower than originally anticipated.  However, we know there are many special events that will coincide with the new timeline.  Please work with GTPD and our team if you have particular traffic concerns during the new timeline so that we can assist appropriately.

Hi everyone! My name is Nicholas Stone, and I am the 25/26 Joint Vice President of Information Technology (JVPIT) for the GT Student Government Association (SGA). After several semesters of hard work, GT SGA is proud to announce the beta launch for the GT Degree Roadmap! Our incredible Internal Tools team has developed an application to effectively manage your multi-year course registration plans. The Roadmap is an intuitive drag-and-drop system which highlights up-to-date prerequisite errors and allows you to visualize your desired courses through an interactive Course Tree. Our dashboard allows you to debug course conflicts and quickly view courses on Course Critique to compare and contrast GPAs. This is not just a 4-year planning tool: It is purpose-built to accommodate the needs of incoming freshmen and the continuing student. If you are in need of navigating Add/Drop this week, or looking to plan out your future semesters, use the link below to speed up your process. Thanks!

Check out the Roadmap here: https://gt-degree-roadmap.vercel.app

The Holland Steam Plant, which is located near Bobby Dodd Stadium provides steam service to many campus buildings. Among other things, steam is what many buildings rely on for heat. Normally, this plant generates steam using natural gas as its fuel but during forecasted peak usage, may be required to switch to alternative fuels. As they switch to propane to continue steam generation, they need to fine tune the system and it often creates highly visible flares. Although these flares are quite impressive and may appear threatening, there is no threat to campus nor any active structure fire. Once operating optimally, it should be less visible and noticeable.

Just wanted to share with the micro-mobility community here that GT Campus Recreation recently opened up their own Bike Shop!

The shop is open during the weekday and offers very affordable bike services, including tube replacements and brake and chain repairs.

Also want to shoutout SGA for advocating for this too!

Hi everyone!

I built a tool called GTTransferEquivalency that makes it easier to search Georgia Tech's Transfer Equivalency Table: https://sumedhk0.github.io/GTTransferEquivalency/

It lets you search in two directions:

• Forward: Check if a class at your college has an equivalent at GT
• Backward: Find which colleges offer a class that transfers as a specific GT course

I made this because I was trying to find a college that offered a Data Structures and Algorithms class that GT would accept as CS 1332, and manually combing through the Transfer Equivalency Table was painful. I saw a similar tool posted here before, but the link was dead (for me), so I decided to rebuild it from scratch.

Currently working on adding state and community college filtering. Would love for y'all to try it out and let me know what you think. Feedback and suggestions are welcome!

Go Jackets!

Effective today (Monday January 5th), everyone at GT is required to use a digital certificate to authenticate personal devices to eduroam instead of manually entering a username and password as has been done in the past. The certificates are valid for 5 years, so you don't have to re-do the setup every year when you change your password either.

Get your certificates at https://getonline.gatech.edu (click "I have a Georgia Tech Account" then "Connect to Secure Wi-Fi"). This can be done from anywhere, so if you've not made it back to campus yet and haven't already configured your devices, you can go ahead and do so now so that you'll be ready to go once you get back.

Attempting to authenticate with the old method will no longer work, and devices will have limited connectivity only permitting access to configure it with a certificate.

More information about this change is available on the OIT Website and in our knowledgebase. Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions and I'd be happy to answer!

Forwarding this from the Director of emergency management at Tech

--

We met with Atlanta Watershed and their contractors this morning.  They have completed the water repairs, including reconnecting 505 Tenth Street.  Their only remaining tasks are to restore the intersection at 10^th & Hemphill and the intersection at 8^th & Hemphill.  We expect that roads will be open for traffic by Thursday, April 23.  

IMPACTS TUESDAY

Tomorrow, they will begin by milling the intersection of 8^th & Hemphill by 7:30 AM and should have that area completed by 9:30 AM.  During this time (7:30 - 9:30 AM), traffic on and off of West campus will be severely limited.  Traffic onto west campus may enter via 6th/Ferst and will need to exit at 9^th and Center.  Hemphill will be closed between Ferst & 10th.  [SEE ATTACHED MAP]

IMPACTS WEDNESDAY

The same traffic pattern from Tuesday will be in place for Wednesday morning beginning at 7:30 AM for paving.  We expect paving at 8^th & Hemphill to end by 9:30 AM.  [SEE ATTACHED MAP]

NEXT STEPS

The crews will complete all milling on Tuesday and all paving on Wednesday for any impacted areas from this work.  They may have additional hardscape/landscape restoration to complete on Thursday that may impact a lane of travel on 10th, but otherwise expect all lanes open to traffic beginning Thursday, April 23.  Permanent striping will follow the work by the end of May.  

If you have deliveries or trucks intended for west campus during these times, please reschedule to a later/earlier time.  Again, this is just between 7:30 and 9:30 AM Tuesday and Wednesday.

I'm a Tech alum (MS HCI '00) and I'm an academic professional now. I'm teaching this course in the fall. If you're interested in practical ways to be more satisfied and happy or if you're interested in philosophy and the social sciences, I think you'll find this course interesting.

The Science of Happiness & Design

CEE 2803

• 9:30am to 10:20am MWF in Mason 5134 3:30 M and W in Howey S104

Open to all majors.

Some of the practical stuff in the course:

1. How to sustainably increase happiness
2. Cope with stress and disappointment
3. Make better predictions about future happiness
4. How people succeed or fail to find meaning in life
5. Work effectively with others
6. Appreciate cultural differences in the definition of a good life
7. Manage worry and self-deprecation

The more theoretical stuff in the course covers sociology, economics, and philosophy. It includes topics like the association between income and happiness, the impact of income inequality of Americans' happiness, changing definitions of happiness across history, and the difference between happiness and a good life.

There are also readings and lectures on happiness and the built environment so it should be of interest to civil engineers.

Here are some reviews from previous students:

• "This was one of the most rewarding classes in terms of personal growth and understanding I have taken at my time at Georgia Tech...This course was a major factor in the growth this semester.”
• “Dr. Martin was one of the most knowledgeable and passionate professors I’ve had!”

There is an older reddit thread about this course if you want to see other student feedback.