The Technique is published annually by the Caltech Graduate Student Council (GSC) for the Graduate Student Office. For new students, this book is a guide to life at Caltech and Los Angeles. For others, this is a reference to essential services and information. The Technique is distributed to incoming graduate students. Anyone else who wants a copy of the Technique should request it from the Graduate Student Office. The online Technique contains all the information in the print version. It also contains links to the online resources mentioned in the text, and allows reader input through discussion groups and comment posting features.
Four-digit numbers preceded by an x (e.g. x6049) are campus telephone extensions. Add prefix 395- when dialing from off campus. Four-digit numbers preceded by one number and an x (e.g. x4-6120) are JPL extensions. Phone numbers without an area code are within the local calling area of (626). Incomplete email addresses (e.g. abc@its) are used within the campus network. Add domain name caltech.edu when sending emails from a network off campus. Hyphenated numbers (e.g. 153-58) are campus mail codes. At Caltech, the second number is the building number, and the first number is the room number where mail is delivered, and at JPL, the first number is the building, and the second number is the room. If only one number is listed, it is the building number. Consult the map in the back of this book for more details. Off campus, Mapquest links are often included.
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e-mail the technique editor(s): teknique@its.caltech.edu
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contact the gsc publications committee: gscpubs@its.caltech.edu
We are always looking for new and updated reviews of restaurants and other businesses in the L.A. area. You can submit a review directly to the editors by using our easy, online submission form. Additionally, we are looking for photos of local restaurants and businesses to add to this online version. Please submit your electronic photos to us at teknique@its.caltech.edu. Each review and/or photo submission will enter you into one of our twice-yearly prize drawings.
The Technique is produced in the summer every year. The website is updated and maintained year round. The editors are selected by the GSC from those who are interested. Please send an email to GSC (gsc@its.caltech.edu) if you are interested. The past editors of the Technique have been:
All information in this book was reviewed for accuracy before publication. Since changes inevitably occur between annual editions, however, we suggest that you contact establishments/offices directly to confirm current information.
This year's Technique was typeset using Adobe InDesign CS 3.0.1 and published by Delta Printing Solutions in Valencia, CA. The photographs, map, and some international greetings were scanned in and edited using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. The online version of the Technique is written in HTML, DHTML, and javascript.