HOT or NOT

HOT: Cold relief

Being healthy is always hot-nobody finds runny noses or hacking coughs attractive. The Health Center's recent proposal to penalize students who skip their appointments is a great idea. Students who make appointments on a whim and later change their minds will no longer be able to monopolize appointment times that other, sicker students could utilize. A healthy campus is a happy campus.

NOT: Ice, ice baby

UGA hockey officials at the Jan. 20 matchup threatened police action to keep the Tech pep band from performing at the game, claiming it would hurt their home ice advantage. While the threat was "cold" and decidedly juvenile, it failed to help the Ice Dogs, who fell to the Jackets 7-4. Once again, UGA gives us a prime example with their petty tactics of why we keep such a strong rivalry going.

HOT: I'm walkin' here!

If we've said it once, we've said it a million times-construction on campus is a huge pain. And while the Instructional Center sidewalk may still not look like much, at least it's open again. Our standards are pretty low around here, and just being able to walk on the sidewalk again is a small thrill.

NOT: Another goodbye

Crit Stuart, the library's Associate Director for Public Services, is leaving for D.C. at the end of the semester. Stuart has made extensive contributions to the Tech community, including heading the East and West Commons renovation projects. His influence on the library will be greatly missed.