Georgia Tech students take the 'T' on campus signs

[September 29, 2011]  ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) -- This college prank is brought to you by the letter "T" and the students at Georgia Tech.

The letter "T" is disappearing from signs all over campus, costing the school more than $100,000 in repairs. Officials at the school in Atlanta are asking students to knock it off.

Undergraduate President Elle Creel tells Fox 5 Atlanta (http://bit.ly/rhIzSg) the tradition of stealing the "T" off Tech Tower began in the 1960s. But this new ritual involves taking a "T" from everything from stadium signs to book return bins in front of the campus library.

Student Katie Simmons says many buildings have been defaced, and a "T" has already been stolen off a new building.

Student leaders recently launched an amnesty program to try to retrieve some of the letters.

[Associated Press]

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