The Technique, also known as the "
Nique," is the official
student newspaper of the
Georgia Institute of Technology in
Atlanta,
Georgia and has referred to itself as "the South's liveliest college newspaper" since 1945. As of the Fall semester of 2011, the
Technique has a weekly circulation of 10,000, distributed to numerous locations on the Georgia Tech campus and a handful of locations in the surrounding area. The first issue of the
Technique was published on November 17, 1911, and the paper has printed continuously since its founding. The paper publishes weekly throughout the regular school year and primarily covers news, events and issues specific to the Georgia Tech community. In 2004 it was one of 25 collegiate newspapers to receive the
Pacemaker award from the
Associated Collegiate Press.