News Briefs

Meeting addresses post-storm options

A town hall meeting regarding resources available on campus for Tech students affected by Hurricane Katrina will take place Tuesday, Sept.. 6, from 9 to 10 p.m. in room 117 of the Student Services Building.

The meeting will feature representatives from SGA, the Dean of Students office, the Counseling Center and Financial Aid. For more information, contact undergraduate student body president, David Andersen, at president@sga.gatech.edu, or Counseling Center director, Ruperto Perez, at ruperto.perez@vpss.gatech.edu.

SGA continues Six Flags ticket sales

SGA will continue to sell tickets for the trip to Six Flags until Sept. 8 for $15. Tickets will also be available at the park on Sept. 9 for $25.

Parking is included with the purchase of a ticket, but a free shuttle bus is available with a ticket obtained one week before the event.

Over 5,000 students attended the event last year, and over 7,000 attended the event in 2003, its first year. The event marks the start of Ramblin' Nights.

Pritchett accepts new position

Amy Pritchett, an associate professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, was recently appointed to serve as the David S. Lewis Associate Professor of Cognitive Engineering.

In her new position, Pritchett will be able to continue her study of methods and processes that assist in technological design and support human cognitive performance.

NASA presents Young with award

NASA recently presented John Young, an Aerospace Engineering graduate of 1952, with the Ambassador of Exploration award. This accolade honors the efforts taken by astronauts on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.

Young was the first to fly six times and launch seven times. He is the only NASA astronaut to have piloted four types of spacecraft.

His involvement in the Apollo 16 mission as commander marked one of his career highlights. It was his second trip to the moon. Young retired in 2004, having worked longer than any astronaut in NASA history.

Young served as chief of the NASA Astronaut Office for 13 years and as an associate director of the Johnson Space Center for eight years.