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HOT: Band on Parade

Tech's band was selected this week as one of only two college bands to participate in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The parade performance marks a fitting celebration of the band's 100-year anniversary, though the accompanying bill of approximately $500,000 that the band must now raise funds to cover is enough to dampen some of the excitement.

NOT: www.CareerFair.com

Students who attended the career fair this week found themselves questioning why they had bothered dressing up, as a significant number of the companies present simply told them to submit their resumes online. Apparently the fair is no longer about getting hired; rather, it is about dressing up really nicely and walking around to panhandle for increasingly ridiculous freebies.

HOT: Ramblin' Back

The Ramblin' Wreck led the Jackets onto the field against Samford last weekend, just as it has at every home game since 1961. Congratulations to the Ramblin' Reck Club for their prompt renovation after the historic car's tragic accident this summer-The Wreck looked better than ever.

NOT: Volley Fall

Tech's volleyball team got off to a great start on Friday but could not keep up the momentum, losing games to Arizona and Kentucky on Saturday and failing to defend the Georgia Tech Classic title. On the plus side, the Jackets put an end to Georgia's 25-game winning streak to open the season.