Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, commonly known as Tech Tower, is a historic building and focal point of the central campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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11 Facts About Tech Tower
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Georgia Tech Tower students have several times stolen the letter 'T' from one of these signs, a prank once tolerated but now strictly forbidden.
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Tech Tower then shook hands with each of the 500 students present.
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Tech Tower is built in the Victorian style with Romanesque Revival influences.
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The headstone of Sideways the dog is located near Tech Tower's rear entrance, as is an informational placard detailing Tech Tower's early history, donated by the Class of 1932.
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Tech Tower is considered an iconic representation of Georgia Tech and of higher education in Atlanta.
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The students were caught by Georgia Tech Tower police acting on a tip provided by an anonymous informant.
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Tradition of stealing the 'T' from Tech Tower has inspired copycat crimes involving other signage.
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The Georgia Tech Tower president returned it to the Virginia Tech Tower president in September 2012 along with an apology.
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In late 2001, a group of Georgia Tech Tower students calling itself the "Caldwell Liberation Army" stole 32 'T's from signs on 16 campus buildings over a period of two nights.
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In February 2006, it was noticed that small vinyl 'T' stickers were being stolen from informational signs located around the Georgia Tech Tower campus, creating confusion for visitors and new students.
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