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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Georgia Tech's College of Architecture and the Consulate General of France this weekend will host "Outer City/Inner Suburb: The Physical, Social and Cultural Fabric Beyond the Center," a symposium of discussions, presentations, and films that will compare the suburbs (or "banlieues") of France and Atlanta. Remember the media frenzy over French race riots in 2005? The social conditions of France's diverse and oftentimes disadvantaged suburban communities have made them infamous for civil unrest, and will be the focus of this weekend-long scholarly soiree. Additional attention will be paid to civil issues facing Atlanta's own suburbs.
