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HOT: A great start

The Tech women's basketball team beat Iowa in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge last week, getting off to a 5-0 start for the third time in the past five seasons. We hope the good start bodes well for the team, which has made great progress under fourth-year Head Coach MaChelle Joseph. The great start will also hopefully get students out to the games to support the team, something that hasn't always happened.

NOT: Missing the target

The crosswalk between the East Campus dorms and the North Avenue Apartments has been the site of a number of dangerous pedestrian-motorist situations that almost resulted in injury. The police's solution of strictly enforcing traffic rules against jaywalking, however, is completely misguided-students need to pay attention before crossing, but drivers hold just as much responsibility.

HOT: Get competitive

The second annual IMS Research Competition had its kickoff celebration on Thursday. The partnership with AT&T and Nokia Siemens Networks has provided Tech a $5 million lab with industry-level Internet multimedia equipment and tools. Students are competing for $45,000 in prize money.

NOT: Unlucky seven

The Jackets lost to UGA for the seventh-straight time last week, matching our longest losing streak of the long-running rivalry. The loss, by a 14-point margin, will likely leave Tech playing in minor bowls, either in San Francisco for the Emerald Nuts Bowl or in Boise for the Humanitarian Bowl.