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TECHNIQUEServing Georgia Tech since 1911 Human error causes false evacuation alert By N. Denisse Gonzalez when a group of students in the back At the ES&T building, Altizer Contributing Writer of the room told their professor of an was notifi ed by a police offi cer that emergency evacuation message they someone had sent out an emergency Last Thursday, following a had just received on their phones. As notifi cation for campus wide evacu- small chemical explosion in the the fourth-year International Aff airs ation. Ford Environmental Science and and Modern Languages major and “It was not something I wanted Technology building, the Tech com- his classmates walked away from to hear, because it was not a situation munity received a series of emergency campus, Hylton received a voice that would ever begin to warrant a notifi cation messages even though message with instructions to evacu- campus evacuation. We immediately the evacuation was restricted to the ate. Shortly thereafter, he received made a decision to retract the mes- ES&T building. two other messages to disregard the sage, before we knew who sent it or “It was strictly human error. evacuation notice. how it was sent. We are extremely Someone sent it out who evidently “Your heart speeds up, because sorry that it even went out. It was had the capability but did not have you don’t know what’s going on. a surprise and a disappointment,” the authority to send the message What wasn’t going on that they origi- Altizer said. and should have never sent it,” said nally thought was happening? At the Altizer did not disclose the iden- By Blake Israel / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Andy Altizer, Director of Emergency same time, I saw a news helicopter tity of the individual who sent out The Atlanta Fire Department responds to a report of an explo- Preparedness. fl ying over. I was totally confused sion in the Ford Environmental Science and Technology building. Peter Hylton was sitting in class on what to do,” Hylton said. See Alert, page 4

INCIDENT Approximate times of 12:24. Evacuation 12:26. Evacua- 12:32. Text mes- 12:33. E-mail 12:35. First evacu- 12:39. Auto- the emergency alerts alert text message tion alert e-mail sage retracting retraction of emer- ation alert auto- mated phone call TIMELINE sent to students. sent to students. sent. alert. gency alert . mated phone call. retracting alert. Students present feedback on Tech Rec proposal Dining halls go tray-less By Ranganath Venkataraman Senior Staﬀ Writer

Patrons of Brittain and Wood- ruff Dining Halls are noticing the absence of a previously essential entity: the tray. Th e tray’s absence marks another foothold that Tech has established in its response to the water crisis, according to Shequita Barnes, Dining Services marketing manager. “Th is was a decision that was made by Dining Services, with the support of Auxiliary Services. Some of the immediate need is brought on by the water shortage that we are experiencing locally,” Barnes said. By Andrew Ash / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Barnes indicated that, as a re- Posters showing new design concepts for Tech Rec are set up in front of the entrance. One of the new key design elements is a multi- gional organization, Dining Services purpose room to be incorporated into the current space. Students were able to post their comments on the the proposed changes. had a duty to play its role in help- ing to alleviate the water shortage By Emily Chambers to cover annual custodial, mainte- indicated that less than 10% of the design is an attempt to accommodate situation. Senior Staff Writer nance and utility fees, and SGA has student population used Tech Rec the growth areas of use, which is par- “Our governor has been work- allocated a portion of the Student on a weekly basis. Over just the past ties and group functions, while still ing feverishly to try to mitigate the Last week the Student Center Activity Fee to Tech Rec, paying year there has nearly been a 25% supporting all the previous uses of water shortage situation and we feel revealed plans to renovate Tech Rec, $30,000 to employ the student as- decline in regular student use. Dis- Tech Rec,” said Rich Steele, director that part of our responsibility is to the multi-purpose recreational space sistants who run it. Even with these satisfaction with pricing, food op- of the Student Center. try to support the initiatives that on the bottom fl oor of the Student Th e Student Center initially the state has, in reducing our water Center. Th e proposed renovations Photo illustration by approached the upper adminis- consumption,” Barnes said. Jon Drews / S TUDENT include the creation of additional PUBLICATIONS tration with a request for a capital Th e elimination of tray usage lounge space, a multi-purpose room, budget last March. In order to has proven to be a potent solution new seating options and billiard accommodate the growing to the water problem, according to areas and a renovated entrance. demand for event space, the Barnes. A display outside the facility idea of a multi-purpose room “We have to wash those trays displaying the new plans and was incorporated into the everyday,” Barnes said. Dining soliciting student input quickly renovations. Services’ research has shown that fi lled with sticky notes express- Th e Student Center was granted the tray-less initiative would save ing confusion over the purpose of tions and equipment a $230,000 budget for renovations a total volume of 3000 gallons of the added room and the impetus subsidies as well as ex- maintenance are also and upgrades this year, $30,000 of water daily. for what seems to be a change to the tensive lay-off s, price common complaints which has already been allocated on Th is number stems from a cal- Tech Rec identity. increases and cut-backs within Tech on the surveys, all of which are a new point of sale system for Tech culation that multiplied the water Over the past 10 years Tech Rec Rec, the center has still incurred over being tentatively addressed in the Rec. Th e system was put in place consumption rating of the dish has incurred signifi cant losses in $200,000 in lost revenue. redesign plans. earlier this fall. Th e funds will be machine by the hours taken to revenue, forcing both the institute Student surveys over the past 10 “Th e biggest concern was that supplied by Auxiliary Services, and clean trays. and Student Government Associa- years have also shown a signifi cant there were 14,000 square feet of space none of the renovation budget will be Th e program, which was initi- tion to step in to help cover costs. Th e decline in use of the space. Th e which lacked signifi cant use, and so Institute has been paying $50,000 student survey from spring of 2007 a change needed to be made. Th e See Tech Rec, page 5 See Trays, page 2 2 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique NEWS

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I don’t care, I never go It’ll be great to have the extra to Tech Rec - 34% room available - 9% Burglary Health-Safety 11/8/2007 11:45:00 hrs. 11/6/2007 12:00:00 hrs. Location: Athletic Association Location: Institute of Paper Science Criminal Trespass Incident: Report of stolen laptop and Technology 11/6/2007 16:00:00 hrs. computers Incident: Report of suspicious mail Location: North Ave. Apartments Incident: Report of damages to an Driving Under the Influence Larceny-Theft electronic exit sign and elevator 11/10/2007 4:09:00 hrs. 11/11/2007 20:00:00 hrs. button Location: Sixth Street Apartments Location: Fifth St. @ Spring St. 11/6/2007 21:33:00 hrs. Incident: Offender arrested for Incident: Report of stolen exit signs Location: Student Center parking driving under the influence of deck (Clydeck) alcohol and driving on the wrong 11/13/2007 23:28:00 hrs. It’s okay as long as bowling It’s a total step in the wrong side of roadway Incident: Report of a broken win- Location: Wing Nuts is still there - 14% direction - 43% dow and a damaged ignition on a Incident: Report of a stolen tip jar silver ‘04 Mitsubishi Lancer By Kenny Baskett / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Information This week’s question: 11/6/2007 8:00:00 hrs. 11/6/2007 4:26:00 hrs. 11/13/2007 14:50:00 hrs. Will you take future emergency alerts seriously? Location: North Ave. Apartments Location: Edge Athletic Center Location: Campus Recreation Center Incident: Report of a damaged call Incident: Report of suspicious Incident: Report of a stolen cell Tell us at www.nique.net box phone calls phone, camera, wallet and contents

about our sustainability efforts tions of their own to advance water Brittain, so you don’t have to wait GT dining could also switch to from page 1 overall. We have introduced various preservation. in line anymore just to get a tray, paper but still use trays. That might Trays measures in our operation that serve “I’m in support of the changes, plates, napkins, and silverware,” save just as much water but would ated on Nov. 12, was conceived a to preserve and protect our environ- largely because I think that Brittain said Mallory Williams, a fourth-year probably be more convenient,” said few weeks ago and was supported ment; and we will be doing more as and[Woodruff] can help spread Civil Engineering major. Phillip Grigsby, a first-year Aerospace for implementation in both dining time progresses,” Barnes said. awareness of the situation,” said The alternative proposals promi- Engineering major. halls. No decision has been made as Current emphasis, however, rests Alex Stroh, a fourth-year Biomedical nently featured the usage of paper Barnes noted that Dining Ser- of yet about the trays in the Student on the water conservation objective, Engineering major. plates. vices would keep in constant contact Center Food Court. according to Barnes, and she is hope- Other respondents felt that the “People tend to come at certain with students, in regards to their While the tray-less initiative is ful that students will reciprocate current arrangement was more times of the day, so a bigger issue future plans. a response to the drought problem, favorably to the situation. convenient than the previous setup, might be all the washing done “We will definitely be commu- Barnes said that Dining Services was “We hope that students serve as which was an added bonus to con- between peak meal hours,” Stroh nicating with students about the in a constant campaign to improve supporters or even champions of the serving water. said. status of the initiative, and I would its sustainability. initiative,” Barnes said. “It is great that the dining halls “Why not switch to paper during encourage students to look out for “We’ve been having discussions Respondents viewed the initiative are going tray-less. I actually enjoy the less busy hours and stop running postings regarding any future plans,” since the beginning of the semester favorably, and some had sugges- the plates being placed throughout washers entirely during these times? Barnes said. More brains than bucks?

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Graduate Student Senate Council GSS passes three funding bills at this point we can’t allocate 14,000 square feet of your student center to a space that is not being used,” Clippings Steele said. After 40 minutes of announce- achach week,week, electedelected membersmembers ofof thethe houseshouses ofof thethe StudentStudent GovernmentGovernment ments, the Senate approved their EAssociation (SGA) meet to consider allocation bills and talk about campus meetings and began consideration issues. Here are summaries of those meetings. of the fi rst bill, the Joint Allocation Undergraduate House of Representatives to GT Astronomy club. Th e bill passed last week in dif- fering versions by the House and the UHR passes allocation Senate and had been resubmitted after going through a conference committee. Th e fi nal version of the bill allo- bills, makes appointments cated fi ve-sixths of the club’s capital Bills passed outlay request and passed the Senate By Craig Tabita with 16 votes in favor, seven votes News Editor • Appointments to Institute-wide against and four abstentions. Committee Th e second bill brought before Th is week’s meeting of the Un- • Appointments to JCOC committee the Senate was the Joint Allocation dergraduate House of Representative to FreShGA.Th e organization was began with a pair of presentations. • Joint allocation to GT Astronomy requesting funds for the annual Th e fi rst was by Melissa Moore, Club (after conference commitee) One Night Stand event during dead director of communications for Aux- • Joint allocation to FreShGA week. iliary Services, concerning various Th e bill was amended to $909 out initiatives in which the department • Joint resolution on the regional of the prior year account per the Joint is currently involved, including the water shortage Finance Policy and passed the Sen- conservation of water in the dining By Robert Combier / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS ate with 24 votes in favor, two votes • Joint allocation to GT College Rich Steele, Director of the Student Center, speaks to the GSS about halls by eliminating trays. Democrats against and four abstentions. Th e second, by Student Center the future renovations that are going to be made to Tech Rec. Th e third bill of the morning director Rich Steele, concerned the was the Joint Resolution on the proposed renovations to Tech Rec, is [that of] the students,” Parvatiyar By Emily Chambers Bills passed Regional Water Shortage. Th e bill including the addition of a multi- said. Senior Staff Writer • Joint allocation to GT Astronomy was postponed. purpose room and various aesthetic She also discussed last week’s Club (after conference commitee) Th e fi nal bill voted on by the and functional upgrades to the space. emergency alert that was issued in Th e Graduate Student Senate Senate was the Joint Allocation to Only a few minutes were allowed error, encouraging all students to began their meeting with two pre- • Joint allocation to FreShGA GT College Democrats. Th e orga- for questions and after a couple had contact her with the times when sentations. • Joint allocation to GT College nization requested $576 to present been asked, executive vice president they received the alerts by e-mail, First Melissa Moore, director of Democrats Michael Moore’s fi lm Sicko. Th e Matt Peeples encouraged the others phone call and text message, as well Communications with Auxiliary bill described the showing as edu- to e-mail Steele. as the name of their mobile phone Services, spoke on upcoming campus cational, prompting debate in the During her announcements Anu provider. activities as well as campus eff orts Bills postponed Senate over the educational value Parvatiyar, undergraduate student Th e fi rst funding bill considered to conserve water, such as forgoing • Joint resolution on the regional of the fi lm. body president, encouraged people was the joint allocation to the GT trays in the dining halls, which saved water shortage “I’m not sure I am comfortable to stop by Tech Rec and view the Astronomy Club, a bill which the 3000 gallons of water. marketing a fi lm as educational when displays that are set up in front of House passed last week for the Moore fi nished her presenta- renovations to Tech Rec. Posters of it might have errors in it, and it is the entrance, where the proposed full amount requested of $1,206 tion with trivia and prizes for the the current designs stand outside of so obviously political,” said Senator changes are diagramed and students after suspending the Joint Finance senators. Tech Rec on display for the public Andrew Schulman. have been posting sticky notes de- Committee bylaws which specify Th e Senate also entertained Rich to view. Eventually the bill passed with scribing their reactions. Steele, director of the Student Cen- “We really need to have the 17 votes in favor, three votes against, “Th e voice that’s most important See UHR, page 7 ter. Steele spoke on the upcoming participation in Tech Rec grow, as and four abstentions.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver If we care so much about saving water, why not turn oﬀ the irritating of Tech traditions? ATO INDEPENDENT SOCCER, Champions of the world perhaps? 2 girls 1 cup > brittain food i’m so glad housing is washing the north ave windows in a water drought bring back the pumpkin on north ave north!!! Th at date auction was pornographic I sure wish we got Wednesday oﬀ for Th anksgiving.. lame LOST PET ROCK ---- reward is 20 gold in WOW I hate you, AE1355. IE, here I come!!! Joe, I have been meaning to tell you. You like boys. Hm... Does the CRC/Center Street boy have a receding hairline? Are you talking about me? because I can’t help it =( BoomerangBoy says “Come play at Yellow Jacket Park after 1”~ Hot indian chick who’s always in the Arch. building for the win~ You should introduce yourself to that guy with those things sticking out of his backpack sometime- nice teeth i’m somewhat disappointed with guitar hero III i hate ERROR - MAJOR RESTRICTION I just found another pile of cheese!!! Flirting is not a viable solution Oh Calculus, how I loathe thee! pew! pew! pew! two bits man- stop hitting on my BFF. none of us like it. What is with all these Bryant ads? next gormless twit (male or female) to enter a sliver saying someone is hot gets their sliver privileges revoked same goes for dating advice for the opposite sex, it’s pretty cliche by now nice vest stop the construction madness!! Th e Glee Club concert was better than you. 4 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique NEWS

glitches were,” Parvatiyar said. from page 1 Based on Friday’s meeting Al- Alert tizer is now preparing an AAR and the evacuation notice, but said that Improvement Plan for President corrective action was taken. The Wayne Clough and executive vice individual works in the Tech police president for Administration and communications center, from where Finance Bob Thompson. Altizer he sent the message. expects the report to list six or seven “We have several messages in pages of recommendations. the system that are preloaded for “Some people thought they fast notification. One is a general should have gotten [the messages], campus evacuation that we would but either didn’t opt in correctly or build upon. He tried to send that their phone carrier may have messed one out [for the Ford building only] it up. Some people complained and ended up sending the general there was too much clutter in the evacuation mes- e-mail message sage out,” Altizer from the vendor said. “The general we work with. Friday morn- A few people ing, administra- consensus is... claimed their tors and students [students] are... emergency no- met at an After tification e-mail By Blake Israel / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Action Report fustrated with... the went to their (AAR)meeting Students gather in front of the Ford Environmental Science and Technology building, as emergency messages, but they’re junk box, which services respond to the evacuation alert broadcast by Tech’s emergency notification system last week. to discuss what was a complete became the first glad they got them.” surprise to us. run of Connect- Another les- Group and was asked to lead a student message by e-mail, but those wishing Tech’s home webpage, the campus ED, the new Anu Parvatiyar son we learned focus group to evaluate the messages. to receive it by SMS or voice mes- cable network and a new siren system emergency no- Undergraduate Student was that some Action will also be taken to address sage must opt in on the passport. expected to be up in January to relay tification system Body President. people ignored the other concerns. gatech.edu website. The messages emergency messages to the campus Tech purchased. the voice mes- “The constructive comments would be sent out from the OIT community. Anu Parvatiyar, sage because are welcome. It’s going to make our operations center. Since the incident, the number undergraduate student body presi- they didn’t recognize the phone system incredibly better because “[The OIT operations center of people opting into the system has dent, was one of two students number…but the most widely we’re learning things especially on staff] are trained on it and would be increased by six percent to 15,550 present. received comment was that the mes- the technical aspect that we needed told what to send, either one of the users. “Right after the incident hap- sage needs to be more descriptive,” to know,” Altizer said. preloaded messages on the system “I think what happened last pened, I sent out an e-mail asking Altizer said. In the event of a crisis on campus, or it may be dictated to them right Thursday is one of the best ways for information from students…My Altizer has removed the evacua- five people are authorized to send an on the phone,” Altizer said. to increase participation in the inbox has been flooded, and that’s a tion message that was sent Thursday emergency notification: the executive If OIT cannot send the message, system. It’s sad that it had to be a good thing. The general consensus is from the list of preloaded messages vice president for Administration and those authorized to send the emer- message like that, that created so that they’re a little frustrated with the and has said that he will work around Finance, the director of Emergency gency notification can also send it much confusion…but it’s good order or the quality of the messages, the 130 character limit to create mes- Preparedness, the chief of police, the by logging on to the Connect-ED that these questions are coming but they’re glad they got them. I was sages that are sufficiently descriptive. deputy chief of police and the patrol website from home or authorizing up now instead of in the aftermath able to take that back to the AAR Parvatiyar was also added to the division commander. the police communications center to of something much, much worse,” meeting and share what some of the Emergency Notification Working Everyone on campus receives the send it. Altizer said he could also use Parvatiyar said.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver Horacio: I think you’re gorgeous. Please come eat with me more often. I fail as a facebook stalker We are building a fake-ternity... we are building it bigger. Reading slivers in dodd’s econ- no better way to stay awake. Dear Calculus TA, you’re not mine but you’re so fine Girl with knives in dress, where did you buy that? girl wearing orange shorts in the crc on tuesday: you are amazingly beautiful I’m going to simultaneously do both of them. ... As opposed to simultaneously doing one at a time? Eight topics? Are you serious? i want you. i need you. ...no, seriously. Single Suzie Hey Suzie, I’ll go drinking with you...as long as you help me cheat on my girlfriend. Tom is not from Boston, he is faking his accent. I need a cigarette. Now. And a beer. To the cause of NaN 1am fire drills: LEARN TO COOK! Heroin Hero will be the all time BEST GAME EVER!! rate my professor Emergency warnings are useless if we don’t know what’s going on!!! EVACUATE THE CAMPUS!!!! Oh wait, it was an accident. Sorry, I hit the wrong button. EVACUATE ENTIRE CAMPUS! CHEMICAL SPILL! Don’t panic. I have finally failed out of Tech after 8.5 years...at least I got 2 degrees in the process Tech needs to reimburse us for the minutes and texts they wasted. It’s not free, you know?! where can i get reimbursed for all those “emergency” texts? woman in the student center, it was a chemical spill so next time sit down and shut up instead of telling everyone the wrong information FOUND 1GB JUMPDRIVE in library. if you know make&content, contact [email protected] 12:26 Evacuate campus immediately; 12:34 Disregard previous message; will i go to lab at 3?; no, would be the much cooler answer; but i breathe lab as my hot TA suggested; so off i go to lab at 3 EVACUATE!! wait DON’T EVACUATE!!! The Cake is a Lie... AUGH I forgot to go to Free Lasagna Night~ How can I make a baby with my wife popping in and out of the room It might be a rock, but it’s not stupid NEWS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 5

among those the multi-purpose room Tech Rec from page 1 and the elimination of some of the current gaming space. The current allocated from student funds. design may also be modified to The current design plan was eliminate the vending section along submitted by the architectural firm the right wall near the entrance in ai3 Inc. two weeks ago, and does not exchange for re-instating more ar- yet have a price estimate attached. cade and video gaming space. The architectural firm has requested The tentative design of the multi- that any changes to the design be purpose room actually includes a submitted by Thanksgiving; how- glass wall that could be removed ever the design will not be placed during normal operating hours, on the market for bidding until only sectioning off the space when February 2008, giving the Student the room was rented out for an event. Center three months to make any However, the cost of the glass wall is modifications to the plans. potentially outside of the budgetary During the initial phase of design options, so alternative methods of no students were involved on the incorporating the room into Tech planning committee. While the Rec are still being explored. design was structured around the While the design is relatively desires of the student body as they fluid, the multi- were indicated purpose room is through surveys “At [students’] an integral por- and revenue, it tion of the reno- was not until suggestions we vation that will the current plan decided to get more be retained. was released “We origi- that a student student opinion nally viewed the review panel was through...message room as part of formed. Tech Rec, with “I feel that boards.” games such as last week was table tennis in- the first time Rich Steele side. However, students were Director, Student Center the design of the given input on multi-purpose the renovations room was based at Tech Rec,” said Jessica Calhoun, not only on Tech Rec needs but also a fifth-year Aerospace Engineering the needs of the Student Center as major and manager of Tech Rec. a whole, and there is currently a The students invited to discuss the shortage of this sort of contained design plan included members from event space. The multi-purpose SGA and the Student Center. room was a key part of our budgetary By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “The students we spoke to in proposal and if eliminated it could Students enjoy free time at Tech Rec. Students submitted their opinions on the architect’s proposal on the meetings with the architects significantly change our budget the intended redesign of Tech Rec this past week. Many concerns over the design have been raised. all voiced concerns about student options,” Steele said. involvement, so at their suggestion The main focus of the renova- and redecorated. replace the 37 year-old pin setters “Hopefully the renovations will we decided to get more student tions will be lounge space and the The $200,000 budget given to the which frequently break down and make Tech Rec a more inviting place. opinion through things like the additional room, but there will still Student Center for the renovations halt bowling. Tech Rec has not Every lounge has its character, and message boards. We are also plan- be gaming, with multiple projectors, will not cover extensive equipment been able to employ a full-time lane we really think that Tech Rec will ning on starting up a website so gaming systems, and lounge spaces upgrades. The video gaming systems mechanic in the recent past, and as be the place for people who enjoy students can post feedback there,” included in the current design. Tech that Tech Rec currently has will not such must cope with student mainte- gaming and billiards. We have over Steele said. Rec recently updated their lounge be upgraded, nor will the bowling nance and repairs of the pin setters. 18,000 students here at Tech, so we The student message boards space with the addition of couches lanes. The upgrade of the bowling system just want to have as much space for posted outside of Tech Rec relate from the upper level of the Student The bowling lanes need almost was a frequent request found in the them to use in the Student Center multiple concerns with the design, Center after that area was renovated $200,000 of maintenance work to sticky-notes on the display. as possible,” Steele said. 6 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique NEWS Musicians Network McLaughlin chosen as first Vice hosts indie rock band Provost for International Initiatives By Corbin Pon lot and you get to hear from students Tech involves itself are focused on Assistant News Editor how much [these experiences] means areas like job creation within the to them,” McLaughlin said. science and technology fields, and Steven McLaughlin, a professor McLaughlin’s experience in Tech’s previous experiences with eco- from the School of Electrical and industry revolves around his involve- nomic development for the Georgia Computer Engineering (ECE), has ment with several start-up compa- economy transfer over. been chosen to serve as the first vice nies. A company he was working These partnerships are empha- provost for International Initiatives. with worked a lot in countries like sized to be mutually beneficial. Not The new role was created out of the Taiwan, China and Japan. only can Tech impact development Office of the Provost’s continuing “[I’ve seen] the tremendous op- abroad, it also gains from partnering efforts to focus Tech on improving portunities, and [I] really appreciate with organizations doing research on its footprint on the global stage. how business is done.... in different topics that are more thoroughly ex- McLaughlin’s new position will take parts of the world,” McLaughlin plored in other parts of the world. on the responsibility of ensuring the said. As for initiatives at Tech, the quality of Tech’s global education, As a professor within the School International Plan and related pro- research and economic development of ECE, McLaughlin has had grams, such as study abroad will fall initiatives. under McLaughlin’s purview. “I’m a really strong proponent of “We’ve had a very good response international initiatives. I’ve spent a “You can have an [to the International Plan] since it lot of time in a number of capacities was initiated.... We need to expand abroad and [have] really seen the experience that those opportunities and system- value to the students, to faculty [and] changes how... you atize some of the processes, and to the state,” McLaughlin said. professor McLaughlin will have Increasingly, Tech’s international think. ” primary responsibility overseeing activities have been composed of that,” said Gary Schuster, provost elements of education, research and Steven McLaughlin and executive vice president for economic development. Vice Provost of International Academic Affairs. “One of the prime motivators for Initiatives “We’re going to spend increased this new position was to be able to effort on [programs] like the Inter- focus on all three... because more national Plan, to make [it] as attrac- tive to students as possible [and] to By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS and more of what [Tech does] in- longstanding collaborations with ternationally isn’t just one of those individuals abroad that span from [provide], hopefully, the financial A free concert was held in Yellow Jacket Park, Friday Nov. 9, with resources that will make it easier opening acts The Lasch and Lorien and headlined by Copeland. pieces,” McLaughlin said. personal relationships to research- To his new position, McLaughlin oriented ones. for students to do the International brings with him experience in all “I’ve been in the trenches, and I Plan. There will be a huge potential By David Lowry The concert was free for all stu- three fields where Tech has placed know what the opportunities and impact the more partners we can Contributing Writer dents with a BuzzCard, but a general its international focus. From 2006 challenges are for doing something engage and the more we can bring admission fee of $10 was charged to to 2007, McLaughlin served as big abroad... and to run a success- down barriers for students to go Last Friday, Nov. 9, Yellow Jacket non-students. deputy director of GT Lorraine ful program. Also having seen and abroad.... That’s my job, to bring Park shook as music echoed through- Many students found that the (GTL), Tech’s campus located in worked in so many different cultures those barriers down and provide out Yellow Jacket Park. Three bands, steps of the Campanille offered Metz, France. and collaborated with so many dif- more opportunities to go abroad,” The Lasch, Lorien, and Copeland, a good spot to listen without the “I’ve seen the kinds of experiences ferent kinds of people, it allows me McLaughlin said. started playing at 8:30 and didn’t charge. the students [have gotten] and how to have a strategic approach to build “All major US universities are stop until the morning hours. The Lasch, a four-person group those experiences have really changed new relationships... in different parts in the process of sorting out what Brought in by the Tech Musician’s composed entirely of Tech alumni, them.... Midnight in a train station of the world,” McLaughlin said. globalization mean for them.... The Network, the three groups performed opened the concert. As it was still stuck somewhere in Germany, you The basis for all of Tech inter- more we learn about what other uni- for hundreds of Tech students in a early in the evening, only a couple can have an experience that changes national initiatives deals with the versities are doing, we realize we’re loosely fenced-off area in the middle how it is you think.... As deputy di- establishment of partnerships. pretty far out ahead of the majority of Yellow Jacket Park. See Copeland, page 7 rector of GTL, you get to see that a Many of the organizations that of them,” McLaughlin said.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver the dead possum on hemphill is really pretty DISREGARD THE TEXT MESSAGE About evacuating campus. It was an accident. Everything is fine. ...sure, thats what the terrorist want you to think... is the library’s third floor quiet area not sacred anymore? today i finally realized that the aweful smell in my room was from two week old chinese food... registration is so stressful!! ATL law: ride your bikes wherever you please as long as your tires can handle the terrain suck it angry pedestrians my fridays so much better! if you want to know if the GT girls are single... check facebook. theres a reason we have them instead of wearing “i’m single” tatoos on our foreheads. attn pedestrians: keep ya head up! love, sliver bicyclist this is an emergency campus notice: GT enjoys adding panic to the already existing stress of its students. boys in my bed - yall make it worth getting up in the mornings. Call Dorian or/and Ali for a good time... be more subtle next time you slip roofies in my drink POOR DECISIONS!!!!! To “why are none of them interested in me???”: you probably come off wrong That’s what happens when you learn that every girl here is taken. the only reason the big boi concert sucked is because we go to a school full of nerds who didn’t attempt to dance or have fun Dear smelly kid who sits in front of me in ethics: have you ever heard of deodorant??? there are plenty of normal single girls here, but the guys 1. don’t know how to step up or 2. go too far and are stalkers i love slow jams! Hey GTIC, grow some balls and give us some free stuff!!! Whoops, another Friday lecture gone without a single note taken... Hey girls, why are all of you guys so mean? Where the hell is C-Papa when you need him? You need to call NEWS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 7

after “higher authorities” to clarify systems in other countries. from page 3 the meaning, and the House agreed Another debate broke out over UHR to amend the bill to contain those this bill with Represntative Wil- granting two-thirds of the amount words. But afterwards, a debate liamson once again leading the BreakingBreaking needed; this was the lead-up to the broke out as Representative Andy criticism of the bill at hand, this thethe lengthy debate the House had later Williamson questioned the neces- time expressing concerns that SGA over the justness of the two-thirds sity of passing this sort of resolution, funding would be going towards policy. However, the Graduate since few would think that SGA a fi lm that he felt supported the Bubbleubble Student Senate did pass it under the opposes water conservation and political views of Hillary Clinton lot of things went on outside two-thirds policy, so the bills had to thinks lightly of the water shortage. and the Democratic Party, though Athe bubble of Tech in the past be reconciled by conference commit- Other representatives countered he admitted that he had not actually week. Here are a few important tee. As a result, the compromise was by saying that it was important for seen the fi lm but had researched it events taking place throughout health offi cials believe that the test to give fi ve-sixths of the requested SGA, as a voice of the students, to on the Internet. the nation and the world. was administered too early and amount, and the revised bill passed formally show administrators that Several other students spoke up were not found. There is a more the House 40-2. the students do care about this issue. in disagreement, including represen- Transplant patients sensitive test for HIV and hepatitis Members of FreShGA then tative Rahn who added that Tech contract HIV and HepC C, but it wasn’t used because doc- spoke about the One Night Stand students are smart enough to recog- tors said that it is more diffi cult and event that their organization is plan- “Let’s start talking nize the slant that any documentary Four transplant patients in Chi- time-consuming. With a organ do- cago contracted HIV and hepatitis C nation, there wouldn’t be enough ning for Friday, Dec. 7. One Night on campus about fi lm will have and encouraged the from an organ donor reported The Stand, falling on the Friday before funding of this bill to promote a time to use these tests, because the New York Times. A case of the HIV organs would quickly degrade. It dead week, is meant to serve as a these [political] discourse on the subject of health virus being spread through organ stress-reliever leading up to fi nals. care. Representative Williamson also is more likely to return a false issues.” transplant has not been seen in positive, which would lead to good FreShGA requested $996.50 and, cautioned that showing this fi lm over a decade, and this was the fi rst organs being thrown away. after approving the JFC recommen- Sarang Shah would open the door for the College reported transmission of both the dation of cutting the $200 requested Republicans to request funding to HIV and hepatitis C virus at the same for fl yers to $112.50 because they Physics Representative show a fi lm espousing their politi- time said health offi cials. Monkey cloning can be obtained more cheaply in cal views, such as a fi lm opposing Transmission through organ provides stem cells the Student Involvement offi ce, the Th e resolution passede 36-4 with one abortion rights, but representative transplant is rare, and this case House passed the bill 37-1 with two abstention and is now pending the Sarang Shah actually encouraged highlights a weakness in the system U.S. Researchers have cloned abstentions. GSS to consider it next week. the other political organizations to to test for infection in transplanted monkeys and used the embryos to Next, representatives of the Col- come forward with these sorts of organs. In most commonly used get embryonic stem cells reported Th e next item of business was Reuters. Shoukhrat Mitalipov and a resolution concerning the water lege Democrats spoke about their bill funding bills provided they meet tests, if the test is performed too early, an infection can go unde- colleagues at Oregan Health & shortage, emphasing the seriousness requesting $576 for a showing of the JFC guidelines. tected. Science University said they used of the problem and imploring “all fi lm “Sicko” on Th ursday, Dec. 6 “Let’s start talking on campus “Clearly, the organ transplant skin cells from monkeys to create higher authorities to take appropriate in the Student Center theater, with about these [political] issues. I’d community is going to think about the embryos and then extracted action to ensure the continuity of our the vast majority of the cost coming really like SGA to be involved with the issues raised by this, and we the stem cells from the embryos. water resources both now and during from the license fee. bringing that [type of discourse] to look forward to being involved In June, Mitalipov had given future droughts.” Representative Th e fi lm is the most recent by campus,” Shah said. in those discussions,” said Dr. some light details about the work Austin Rahn recommended adding fi lmmaker Michael Moore concern- After all was said and done the Matthew Kuehnert, director of at a conference in Australia, but the words “both in the Georgia Tech ing the state of health care in the bill to fund the showing of the fi lm the Offi ce of Blood, Organ and now it has been independently administration and the government” United States and a comparison with passed 35-8. Other Tissue Safety at the federal verifi ed by another team. They Centers for Disease Control and claim that there work shows it is prevention, which is investigating possible to clone humans and get merchandise. the Tuesday before the concert due stem cells from the embryos. from page 6 the incident. Copeland “Th is was the largest concert held to concern over SGA funding. The University of Chicago said Mitalipov’s team had to over- here for, perhaps, three or four years. “Did you wonder why you didn’t the operations took place in Janu- come two barriers to clone the dozen students were there to hear see any offi cial fl yers until Tuesday? ary, the donor was an adult who monkeys. First they needed to the fi rst song. But more and more We’d planned, but it hadn’t been died in an Illinois hospital after a clone a primate and then get the steadily trickled in. “I would love to see confi rmed yet,” Kento said. traumatic injury. The donor’s age stem cells. Dyes used in previous By the time Lorien began to play, But no matter the individual and sex was not disclosed. Two cloning apparently are toxic to the few dozen turned into a few this happen again. preference, many enjoyed the con- patients who became infected were primate cells. Making the em- hundred. “We were worried in the Defi nitely more cert. “It was a great evening,” said at the University of Chicago Medi- bryo involved taking skin cells beginning,” said Kento Masuyama, a Anna Oneil, a fi rst-year Psychology cal Center, one at Rush University and removing the nucleus. It was second-year Aerospace Engineering music in the park. major. Medical Center and one at North- then put in a nucleus-free egg major and member of the Musician’s Almost all students that attended western Memorial Hospital. cell and the egg cell behaves as Tim Cahill the concert agree on one thing: they Earlier this month, one of the if it was fertilized. The stem cells Network. By the time Copeland ar- patients tested positive for HIV and are then taken from the embryo rived on stage, a steady crowd was Second-year NRE want to do it again. hepatitis C. The other transplant a few days later. in attendance. “I would love to see this happen patients were then tested and also Mitalipov’s team used 304 eggs After the concert was over, again. Defi nitely more music in the found to be infected. from 14 rhesus macaque monkeys members from the three bands sat We worked really hard to prepare,” park,” said Tim Cahill, a second-year The donor had initially tested and ended up with only two stem and talked to Tech students while Kento said. Nuclear and Radiological Engineer- negative for both infections, but cell lines. selling and autographing their Th e concert was only confi rmed ing major.

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OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION Painful lessons The Institute confirmed this week that the emergency notice distributed to members of the Tech community last Thursday afternoon was a result of the actions of an individual who had the capability to activate the alert systems but not the authority to do so. Unfortunately, this is just one of the several implementation failures exposed by the system’s inadvertent trial run, and administrators must take steps to address the issues identified as a result of the mishap. The system has yet to undergo a formal test, and Thursday’s incident did reveal a number of good things along with the bad. The system actually worked, alerting the vast majority of those who signed up within minutes of the alarm being triggered. Also, most students paid attention to the notifications, rather than ignoring them like they might a fire alarm. Furthermore, the incident increased awareness of the system’s existence, and an additional six percent of the student body signed up to be notified in case of emergency as a result. The flaws, however, far outnumbered the positives. The fact that the message went out in the first place reveals a major issue. Only five people are authorized to set off the notification system, By Blake Israel / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS and anyone who is not among this group should not be able to trigger alerts. The incident also revealed a significant and dis- turbing lack of education about how students and faculty should Prayer won’t solve water shortage respond in an emergency. The reactions Thursday afternoon Thanks to Georgia governor can at best be called haphazard; some professors immediately Sonny Perdue, we no longer just “The severity of this drought cancelled class and told students to leave, others contacted have to worry about whether our demands that we proceed... routine water consumption habits administrators and yet others simply ignored the alerts. are conscientious enough to prevent with a reality-based strategy, Worst of all, the emergency notification failed to provide our state from going dry in a few not organized prayers.” sufficient instructions for how to best deal with the emergency. months. Now we also have to deal with the entire world laughing at The instruction to evacuate campus immediately and watch us in the process after the governor Craig Tabita local media is unrealistic—truly evacuating a campus of Tech’s held a vigil on the capitol steps to News Editor size would be a monumental undertaking. Indeed, it’s hard to literally pray for rain. To illustrate just how ridiculous imagine a scenario that would require a full campus exodus. this is, I have a thought experiment a cosmic fast-forward to the results attitude that seemed to pervade the The notification should give specific instructions instead, such for you to try. Suppose you do zero you seek. prayer vigil. as which parts of campus to avoid. studying for your final exams next For instance, if you are the The attendants did not go there month. In fact, suppose you stop governor of a certain southeastern to pray for wisdom or for guidance Due to this mishap, the Institute now faces the challenge of showing up to all your lectures American state, and data shows that as they attempt to settle this mess rebuilding confidence in the system. When it was first rolled out, from now on and throw away all the you are in the midst of an historic themselves. They apologized to the notes you’ve taken in the previous drought, you probably should start sky and expected their woes to be we noted that just one false alarm would undermine its objec- classes. Simply forget about school looking for some workable plans that washed away by the oncoming torrent tives. We are sad our prediction turned out to be prophetic. until finals. But then, to make it all can prevent your state’s residents of rain provided by their merciful To ensure the failures are not repeated, administrators must better, suppose you say a prayer for from suffering a devastating water master who was only waiting for a yourself before each test, asking for shortage. Perhaps if you are so in- simple, well-publicized request. now educate the entire campus on proper procedures for deal- divine guidance in choosing which clined you’d like to pray for wisdom That is what makes this not just ing with emergency alerts. The Institute could also do a better circles to fill in on the ScanTron as you gather the facts you need to a silly show of grandstanding by job of communicating updates to a situation on the fly by, for sheet and concocting short-answer enact prudent water conservation Perdue, who is rumored to have ambi- responses that fall just outside the policies, and the courage to see to tions for a higher office, and moves instance, setting up a dedicated website where students can grader’s B.S.-detection radar. it that the policies are enacted early it into the realm of truly obnoxious view the latest updates on an in-progress emergency. How do you think you’d do? enough to make a difference. behavior. The saddest part is that Would you make the Dean’s list or Somewhere along the way Per- by using religious language he was would the Institute drop-kick you due decided to veer from the path able to color this act of surrender as back to your parents’ basement of sensibility, with the departure something that many of his con- Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Edito- forever? culiminating on Tuesday when he stituents will perceive as honorable rial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions The answer is pretty clear and led a vigil where he and hundreds and commendable. of individual editors. nobody would be tempted to carry of others made a desperate plea to Forgive me if I consider this that experiment out in reality. Prayer divine authority asking simply for whole situation an embarrassment simply doesn’t work that way. rain to pour down on the region. to twenty-first century mankind. EDITORIAL BOARD Whether you are religious or not, a Never mind the fact that even a week Just a few miles from the capitol, Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief minimal amount of common sense of rain will not be enough to put a engineers, scientists and scholars at Kenny Baskett, Advertising Manager Craig Tabita, News Editor and a couple years of experience as dent in the drought we’re in. Perdue Tech are actively studying all kinds Hillary Lipko, Development Editor Blake Israel, Online Editor a resident of planet Earth should and the others apparently believed of problems facing our world and Siwan Liu, Entertainment Editor Arcadiy Kantor, Opinions Editor be enough to show that you can- that the divine can be bargained researching viable solutions. Their Jonathan Saethang, Focus Editor Jon Drews, Photography Editor not call upon the universe’s direct, with, has been purposely with- efforts yield tremendous benefits; Jenny Zhang, Layout Editor Hahnming Lee, Sports Editor telepathic help-line for something holding liquid sustenance from the organized prayers like Perdue’s are you need and have it simply willed southeast, and will only give it back just a distraction and give people a into being. All things happen for a when asked nicely. false sense of accomplishment. How Copyright Notice reason, and when you want things It is understandable to feel like all many of those people who showed Copyright © 2007, Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. to happen your way you need to act other possibilities have been explored up and prayed, and others following The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part intelligently and responsibly and and that we need to start pursuing last along at home, now feel like they no of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from with a purpose. If you want to pray resorts, no matter how remote their longer need to use water responsibly the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein are those of the Editor or the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff for guidance in doing that, I think chances for success, but surrendering because their prayers will solve the or faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology or the University System of Georgia. you’ll find yourself enjoying a bit is actually the worst thing we can do First copy free. Subsequent copies $1 each. more success than simply requesting right now. Yet, such despair was the See Prayer, page 10 OPINIONS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 9 Familiarity drives musical preferences Does the media brainwash “I’m...suggesting we horrible shame. our ears? Let’s face it, listening I know I’m acting like an to a commercial radio station for decide music is great elitist snob. I am well aware that, an hour is like a mix-CD played based on quality, not overall, people don’t care as much BUZZ repeatedly. Songs are not popular about music. It’s background Around the Campus because of an interesting struc- because we recognize it.” noise, funny lyrics, and a beat ture or an astonishing vocalist; for dancing. instead, only those with a chorus Katie Taylor I, however, think it’s art. I What would you add to shoved into your face at least five Copy Editor think it can perfectly express times in two and a half minutes the depth of human emotion Tech Rec? seem to garner mass attention. and deserves to be elevated to Why? Because it’s impossible to the same levels as literature and forget a line you hear five times highlight songs that everyone There are hundreds of bands studio art. in a song that’s played 10 times already knows? Where’s the joy in exploring new avenues of sounds When one listens to an ex- a day! discovery or watching a favorite never before combined, and they quisitely composed song—one I find myself humming “Fer- band climb to the top? are not that hidden! Nightwish, that’s actually written by the band galicious” days after the party I Interestingly enough, when a a band from Finland, is playing members—the person establishes attended played the song, simply friend says she listens to “every- at the Masquerade to a nearly a connection with the band. The because Fergie sings it so often. thing,” she probably only knows sold out crowd on Saturday. listener is sucked into an alternate It’s rather frustrating when my what’s on the top-40 countdown. They combine epic symphonies, world, one that sometimes eerily feet try to dance while my brain I tend to smile sadly when I hear opera, and heavy metal. Yes, you parallels his own. There is a sense goes crazy at the attempts in that answer and inquire, “Does read that right. Symphonies and of catharsis in hearing another spelling “delicious.” that include opera, flamenco guitars. build his experiences into a mo- For those exclaiming, “I love guitar, heavy metal, blues and But I’m not here to tell you mentum that explodes in the Fergalicious,” I challenge you to avant-garde jazz?” what bands are awesome and finale of a great song. Hasaan Butt think about why. What about a There is more music than which genres suck. I’m merely How many couples have a Graduate ECE song that includes the lyrics “I’ll what’s on Star 94! suggesting we decide music song that showcases their rela- be laced with lacey” warrants My point: A catchy hook is great based on quality, not tionship? Who doesn’t have an “Comfy leather couches and your love? Is it the beat? Fergie does not automatically make a because we recognize it. album they turn to in times of dancing in the video? good song. Even the a-b-c song All hope isn’t lost, thankfully. need? Who can’t identify with hookah.” Yes, it’s a fun song that wiggles for learning the alphabet gets Here on campus, for example, another person through music? your bum, and it’s great at parties stuck in my head, but I don’t hear WREK promotes a different Perhaps people have lost sight because everyone knows it. Yet anyone requesting it over and over listening experience—they of that in favor of familiarity with everyone knows it because it’s again. People get so excited when even ensure you don’t hear a catchy tune. ridiculously overplayed on com- a song they know comes on the the same song 10 times a day! I don’t expect masses of people mercial radio, not because it has radio or over speakers at a party, Maybe that’s why the average to suddenly rediscover what any merit that catches genuine as if it hasn’t been played millions Tech student doesn’t listen to it. makes music great. I only hope attention. of times before. I’m wishing for They don’t recognize the music, to point out that there is more MTV only worsens the issue others to realize that this isn’t a so the automatic assumption is with top-40 countdowns. Why good reason to get excited. that it’s crap. What a horrible, See Music, page 10

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System emergency Camile Hart ‒ or ‒ Second-year BIOL HOT NOT Am I ever thankful for the system following this incident, implementation of the new cam- but some changes should be made “A mini amusement park.” pus-wide emergency notification and someone held accountable. system. If it hadn’t been for the To mess up an emergency situ- three different urgent evacuation ation like this is inexcusable and notices, three recalls, and one could have been very costly. notice only for the Ford building 30 minutes after the event, there Nathan Jackson may have been panic. [email protected] While I honestly am very Third-year NRE thankful that this incident re- Now with fewer trays Rec wreck sulted in minimal injury, the fact Public transportation Tech dining halls have tem- Despite the fact that the that it could have been so much needs greater reach porarily stopped providing trays feedback gathered from students worse and that Tech handled to students in response to the this week regarding the plan for it so poorly is troublesome to In regards to last week’s ongoing drought that has struck Tech Rec renovation has been say the least. Obviously, the editorial about public trans- Georgia. According to Dining, largely negative, the Student messages can be altered per the portation, I think we all agree washing the trays used up an Center is pressing along with situation—would it have been that public transportation is an estimate of a whopping 3,000 the effort. The current outcry too much trouble to give the effective way to deal with traffic Bailey Wright gallons of water a day. In light lends credence to the fears we campus more information than and pollution. Cities like New Second-year ENVE of the strained water conditions, expressed last week, that failing to “Evacuate campus immediately York and London have great the minor inconvenience caused seek student representation in the and tune to local media for ad- transportation systems that are “What is Tech Rec?” by the need to carry food from earliest stages of a process could ditional information”? Maybe used by millions of people. In the line to the table one plate at a lead to a gulf between students something about what happened? Atlanta, we have a bus and rail time is surely worthwhile. and administrators. Where we should go? Where we system, MARTA, which serves shouldn’t go? DeKalb, Fulton, and the city of I don’t know what actions are being taken to improve this See MARTA, page 10

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stop, which will probably involve YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MARTA from page 9 some walking, mostly likely in blistering heat, waiting for the bus, Atlanta. The question posed was, and probably getting stuck in that Tech Rec plans upset regulars “Why aren’t more [people in Atlanta] very same traffic congestion that Every day for the past four years TechRec’s revenue comes from rent- revolving around gaming, billiards, using public transportation?” As a you were hoping to avoid. When TechRec has been like a second ing out space, the groups choosing and bowling. daily commuter on the MARTA you get to your destination, you home to me and many others who to gather there come for the billiards My logic here is that those 54 rail system, I find myself with some will either be too early or too late, agree that changes are necessary. and bowling. percent of people who have never vis- authority on the subject. since the bus doesn’t stop where you However, the proposed changes There are many students on ited TechRec fall into that category The major reason that people do need it to at exactly the right time have been made with little input campus looking for a place to hang because they don’t care for any of not use MARTA is not that they don’t that you need it to. And frankly, it is from the students who spend their out at night while all other facilities those things. They would rather be care or the $1.75 trip is too expensive not cool to ride the bus—no offense evenings there and really know and on campus have long closed. doing other things, such as sports, (need I mention gas prices?), but to those who do. care about TechRec. TechRec could easily fill this dance or any other activity at Tech. that MARTA doesn’t travel where Yeah, we all want to help the Many of the proposed changes, void by offering a lounge atmo- For me, this is perfectly acceptable, they need to go. MARTA’s rail lines environment and save ourselves which would reduce or take away sphere where friends could share and the means for them to do so basically consist of two lines. The from a traffic headache, but until activities that define TechRec, lack games, drinks, and food late into already exist. North-South line goes from the Atlanta gets a subway system that is that input while alienating the the night. Such an area could easily Being a huge gamer myself, I airport to the city of Sandy Springs on par with those in New York and regulars. be placed where the multipurpose come to TechRec to play games and with a branch that terminates in London we can’t expect everybody In interviews and presentations, room currently sits in the design, and be with friends and people who also Doraville and the East-West line to use it. The solution? I propose we Mr. Steele has said that no area of would be consistent with TechRec’s enjoy gaming. For us regulars who starts in Avondale Estates and ends start an “it’s cool to ride the bus” TechRec will be eliminated. How- mission. spend more time there than prob- west along I-20 inside the perimeter. campaign and more seriously start ever, behind this guarantee lies the As a TechRec regular for the past ably everyone else at Tech, TechRec So basically unless you are starting making some noise that we want a reality that under the changes, areas few years, I have a vested interest in is fine just the way it is. and ending your trip somewhere public transportation system that for games like air hockey and foosball its future. Improving TechRec is a Why, then, is the Student Cen- along this 48-mile stretch, the rail will really fix our traffic problems, will disappear. When this was raised great idea. I just wish someone had ter going out of their way to gut a lines are useless to you. not just more bike lanes, as one recent at this week’s SGA presentation, Mr. consulted with those who know it significant portion of TechRec so The next question is, why don’t proposal suggests. Steele said that they could be accom- best and care for it most. that they can try and attract people people use the bus system? It is in- modated in “a storage closet.” who aren’t big on games or pool? Not convenient. First you have to figure Sylvia Strauss One of the proposed goals is to Daniel Hunnicutt only will the proposed changes cut out which bus or buses you need to [email protected] increase TechRec’s appeal as a loung- [email protected] down TechRec’s overall business, take. Then you have get to the bus Fifth-year ME ing area for everyone. In trying to Fourth-year CS but too much of an increase of traffic create more lounging space, however, into TechRec will drive some of the tive and seek out music by bands some ill-conceived ideas have been Renovation risks alienat- regular clientele away. from page 9 you haven’t heard before. Music proposed, including restricting gaming core audience I also have to question how adding Music fans are experiencing a renaissance ing to one small section of the back a meeting room will help TechRec to music than spelling “delicious” with the advent of technology and wall, which would eliminate stations When I first heard about the attract a wider variety of students. and “banana” in a song. There’s the internet. More bands can afford including the popular Dance Dance proposed renovations to TechRec, Sure, they’ll walk through that love, pain, happiness, confusion, to create music, and more fans have Revolution. I quickly asked myself what would walkway into TechRec to get to that anger, strength and the fullness discovered ways to share it. Another proposal would install possess the Student Center to room for their dance class, but how of humanity expressed in a guitar Take advantage of local sources, stadium-style benches facing new think renovations even needed to many will actually stay and bowl a lead, a bass breakdown, a soaring like WREK Radio and Under the TVs above the bowling lanes, which be done. game or shoot a round of pool? vocalist, acoustic strumming and a Couch. Talk to your friends and find would not be comfortable or func- Apparently, since TechRec If you truly wanted to attract rolling drumbeat. out what sounds make them tick. tional given the noise level. doesn’t cater to everyone at Tech, they more people, add more activities or For once, be a rebel. Take initia- Find music that gives you chills. There are over 17,000 students feel the need to change. However, I things to do; don’t take space and at Tech, a large number of whom wish to submit that TechRec does resources away. are looking for an inviting place not need to cater to everyone at Tech, I agree with a previously stated from page 8 We don’t need to ask for divine to hang out and have fun. I agree and that trying to make it do so will opinion that the administration has Prayer intervention to solve problems like that changes should be made to ultimately be bad for it. become increasingly disconnected this water shortage; those who draw these students in. However, A survey that was put out by from the student body’s opinions. problem? think we do need to quit playing the proposed multipurpose room Auxiliary Services said that about This latest escapade only proves this The severity of this drought de- make-believe and get a grip with would hurt the friendly lounging 54 percent of people have never idea further. mands that we proceed intelligently reality before Lake Lanier turns into atmosphere that TechRec has de- visited TechRec. Why do you think with a reality-based strategy, not Lanier Crater and riots break out at veloped over the years and which that is? Andrew Chiang organized prayers that accomplish Publix over the last remaining stock should be built upon. Currently, TechRec serves as a [email protected] nothing. of bottled water. Even though about a third of social hub for students, primarily Fifth-year CS

sliver www.nique.net/sliver At this point in the semester we all give up with everything from school to social abilities “Rawr rawr rawr!” ~FireFox Ironic? Oﬃcial parking truck parked on sidewalk on 5th Street... ahhh long live the days of dump truck UGG boots look retarded. period. that bagpiper guy needs to come back to west campus truche is the word of the day ok,..here to the confused creepy tech boys,..just because a girl is nice and talks to you, doesn’t mean shes interested, and it doesn’t help your case to follow her all the way home. Scary!! Looks like someone needs a visit from the tooth fairy! pageFOCUS 11 Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 11

SPLISH-SPLASH! BEE MOVIE SWARMS ONTO SCREENS Get a fi rst look at prospects for Tech’s swimming Jerry Seinfeld lends his voice to the main character of FOCUS and diving team as they face off against other Bee Movie, a Dreamworks animated fi lm about a bee Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 ACC teams this weekend. Page 27 that boldly befriends a human. Page 19

GOING GREEN AT TECH Green Neighborhoods on Streets of Steel Visiting professor discusses ways to develop eﬃ cient and sustainable infrastructure

By David Lowry Contributing Writer

Images of houses bulging with solar panels, air turbines and geothermal heating are the typical things that come to mind when thinking of promoting sustainable and green cities. However, University of Georgia professor Dr. Jack Crowley thinks that there is more to consider. Dr. Crowley, who spent 10 years as the dean of the UGA School of Environmental Design, spoke Nov. 7 at the College of Architecture. Students and faculty interested in the feasible development of a sustainable transportation infrastructure listened to him speak about his ideas. Crowley opened by saying he was “taking green from a fi scal perspective.” To do this, he focused on two large ideas: an effi cient infrastructure and changing transportation. To start, Crowley discussed pipes and why the current method of laying down pipes is ineffi cient. Th e current way that towns go about laying pipes is like this: they dig a trench, lay a small pipe and wait until they need to re-dig the trench and lay a bigger pipe. Th us more trenches are always being dug and more pipes are always being laid. “I call that the Trench Syndrome, a highly complicated phrase I made two days ago,” Crowley said. Instead, Crowley suggests that companies lay a single, slightly larger pipe so that only one trench needs to be dug and more people can be satisfi ed. He also emphasized

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By Jon Drews /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Greek organizations kick off recycling initiative By Hamza Hasan opened up. is a huge initiative for the Greek put most of his latest eff orts towards He also acknowledged the work Contributing Writer Th e location of the Waste Fa- Community to get to this point,” said the GNA and its management. Th e of the other chapters for their com- cilities is between Fowler and Tech- Cindy Jackson from Tech Facilities GNA coordinates and works with mitment to follow through with In the push towards an envi- wood, in an alley next to Phi Gamma Solid Waste Management. all the facilities management of the the plan. Waring recognized Buck ronmentally conscious campus, Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha. Th e site’s James Waring, IFC Greek Excel- Tech chapters and houses. By nature, Cooke, the Greek Advisor for Tech, the Tech Interfraternity Council collection includes cardboard, mixed Tech Facilities has also involved itself along with the leaders of the IFC (IFC) and the Greek Neighborhood offi ce paper and aluminum cans. with the process. and the Panhellenic Council. With Association (GNA) have begun the Cardboard is already a recyclable “This is a huge Th ere are seven chapters in the the primary governing bodies fully campus’ fi rst Greek Recycling Pilot substance, but no offi cial program initiative for the participating zone, zone 1. Th ese immersed in the project, the begin- Program. With a combined eff ort greatly encouraged its salvaging. Not chapters include fi ve fraternities ning of the pilot program became an among Tech Facilities, the GNA, the only has the support for recycling Greek community to (Kappa Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta, instant success. All of the essential IFC and the Panhellenic Council, grown, but also the various materials get to this point.” Tau Kappa Epsilon, Th eta Chi and goals were met at the start. the program has a positive outlook have expanded. Zeta Beta Tau) and two sororities Tech Facilities distributed the in its future. Though the initiative is an Cindy Jackson (Alpha Gamma Delta and Zeta Tau allotment of space and the actual With an extensive Earth Day enormous step in the collaboration Alpha). Separated simply by location, storage for waste products. Th e seven program and expansive recycling of the Greek Community and its Facilities zone 1 seemed a good choice to test chapters worked together and pro- programs throughout campus, push towards recycling, there is the program out and fi nd results, as moted internally the recycling of recycling at Tech has reached new still much to accomplish in the next many of the fraternities in this zone several materials. Th e program has heights, especially in 2007. Th ough few years. Th e Greek Community is lence chair and a fourth-year Me- are some of the largest and most shown visible success in the fi rst few the Greek Community at Tech has split into seven zones, and one zone chanical Engineering major, has been diverse on campus. months of its launch. respected these programs, the ini- is actively participating in the pilot a key fi gure in the advancement of the “One thing I saw was that the With the original aims achieved, tiative to recycle in the community program. program. As the chair, Waring typi- Greek community...would be recep- the supporting organizations are began Aug. 27 this year, when the Th e instigation of the program cally works with the vice president tive. I’m really proud of what we’ve Greek Community Waste Facilities itself is a notable advancement. “Th is of IFC in its administration but has done so far,” Waring said. See Greeks, page 13 Tech earns a grade of “C” on sustainability report card By Maria Carter Transportation, Endowment Trans- Change and Energy category. Ac- Contributing Writer parency, Investment Priorities and cording to the report, “Ineffi cient Shareholder Engagement. Each energy equipment and systems are A report published late last month section is assessed separately, and the being replaced, and energy audits by the Sustainable Endowments overall scores are cumulative. have been performed for selected Institute revealed a “C” grade on For the administration section, buildings. Th e aquatic center has a Tech’s overall sustainability. Th is Tech received a “C.” According solar array, and researchers are devel- grade is unchanged from last year. to the report, “President Clough oping an off shore wind farm.” Th e College Sustainability Report has signed the President’s Climate Th e report also states, “[President Card 2008 is the result of a study Commitment and Tech has set Clough] has committed the Institute conducted on 200 public and pri- explicitly stated goals to reduce to climate neutrality and the opera- vate universities with the heftiest material consumption, water runoff , tions department has embraced sus- endowments. and the use of natural resources. Th e tainability by applying a multitude Seven divisions of the report Institute for Sustainable Technology of energy conservation eff orts.” card contribute to a university’s and Development works on both In the area of Food and Recycling, overall score: Administration, curriculum and campus initiatives Tech received a “C.” Twenty-nine By Ben Keyserling /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Climate Change and Energy, Food to promote sustainability.” The Klaus Advanced Computing Building received a silver LEED and Recycling, Green Building, Tech earned a “B” in the Climate See Report, page 15 certifi cation, which is a rating of a building’s overall sustainability. 12 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique FOCUS FOCUS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 13

Blue Planet Run campaigns for clean water Greeks from page 11 By Reem Mansoura to the hotel to have dinner and get and we’d choreograph running times throughout the year to sponsor the looking at expanding the reaches Contributing Writer ready to repeat the same process for so that the film crews could capture project. They ask for a donation of of the program. Waring predicts the next 94 days. This system of run- the runners,” Rokhlin said. 30 dollars, which would provide that by January 2008 at least two Blue Planet Run involves 20 ning allowed time for the runners to Rokhlin, like other interns on the someone water for life. to three other zones will have joined ordinary athletes running 15,200 be interviewed by the media. project, would sometimes travel up “Thirty dollars is nothing. We’re the recycling program, and by this miles across 16 countries and three The remaining 270 days of the to 11 or 12 hours a day, capturing trying to stress how significant this time next year all the zones and continents 24 hours a day for 95 days. year are spent planning for this event pictures and encouraging the worn- onetime donation is. Give up a nice their respective chapters will be Unthinkable? On the contrary. as well as raising awareness and out athletes. Over a year in advance, dinner once in a while, and help fully involved. According to Blue Planet Run, a funds. Ignition Inc. is a marketing Blue Planet Run sends out scouts to us turn this vicious crisis away,” After assembling all the zones non-profit organization whose goal agency hired by Blue Planet Run to Asia, North and South America and Rokhlin said. and the various fraternities and so- is to provide water to third-world increase the awareness of this world- Europe. These agents are responsible Online contributions and activa- rorities, Waring hopes the program areas, “we can and must begin today wide water crisis. for tracing out the routes of the tions are the largest sources of money. will expand its recycled materials to alleviate the catastrophic burden Vicki Rokhlin, a fourth-year next year’s race. The work must be During the run, a baton would be to include glass, plastic and other placed on over a billion people who, passed at certain exchange points. substances. Within the next few every day, must drink unsafe local These exchange points, or activa- years, the Tech Greek community water, or travel long distances on foot tions, are a time for the runners to will show nearly unprecedented to search for safe water for themselves share their personal experiences with progress in the Southeast’s campuses’ and their families.” the audience gathered at these points. push for an environmentally-friendly This organization is the first of its Runners would quiz the crowd, hand atmosphere. kind to raise awareness by sponsoring out free prizes, and rally support and Next week marks the deadline an around-the-world race. donations for Blue Planet Run. for the paperwork for this project, The race began June 1, 2007 when Tech has been heavily involved in and all these developments will a team of 20 ran through parts of this project for several years. Recent take several years to blossom fully. 16 different countries which include Tech graduates and Tech students The simple commencement of this the United States, Great Britain, intern at Ignition Inc. “Janell Stu- mission is remarkable. France, Germany, Russia, China, art is a recent Tech graduate who “It’s great that we’re leading the Austria and the Netherlands. The worked as an intern with Ignition way for these initiatives,” Waring 20 runners were divided up into five Inc.,” Rokhlin said. “Janell had the said. teams of four. Management major, recently worked extremely accurate. difficult task of mapping the routes, Everyone can still do their part Every day the runners would get on the project. Currently, applications are pour- directing the runners,and working to promote Tech’s policy of think- up, eat and then run. Each member “I was an intern at Ignition Inc. ing in from athletes who want to be as a night pilot on the road.” ing green, even outside of the Greek of the team would run for 90 min- over the summer,” Rokhlin said. “I a part of next year’s race. Rokhlin, The Blue Planet Foundation, community. In Housing and other utes, and then rest in the vans while was approached by the president of also a member of the runner recruit- which puts on the Blue Planet Run programs at Tech, Facilities has pro- another member of their team took the company who learned I was fluent ment committee, processes these event, currently has 130 water proj- vided useful and extensive recycling over. Each team was responsible for in Russian. He told me he wanted applications. ects funded in 13 third world nations. services. There are many recycling running six hours every 24 hours. me on the project.” “We typically have about 300 The magnitude of these projects locations throughout the campus, With four teams in place, this Rokhlin acted as a translator applicants apply. We narrow these impact over 100,000 lives. including ones for aluminum cans, guaranteed that someone was run- between the runners and the in- 300 down to 20 runners through The project is a great way to mixed office paper and plastic bottles. ning all day, every day. An average terviewers. the online applications, phone inter- bring relief to developing countries. These facilities are available for of 160 miles was covered on each “We would wake up and organize views, and online video conference Interested students should check general use and for the promotion day of the run. At the end of the day, press conferences...we would educate interviews,” Rokhlin said. out the website at www.blueplan- of a healthier environment both on the exhausted runners would return the press on what Blue Planet Run is, Blue Planet Run also raises funds etrun.org. and off campus.

$45 ca ,000 sh aw in ards! 14 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique FOCUS SGA initiatives support sustainability on Tech’s campus By Vivian Fan on water conservation amidst the little attention paid to the resources environmental organizations have Each of the three organizations Contributing Writer current crisis. Since 2001, Tech’s needed to sustain that growth. Tech made it their cause to promote such has also made it their cause to pro- Atlanta campus has nearly doubled is well aware of this situation and has improvement. mote this effort. On Nov. 13, SGA While the push for a more eco- in building square footage. Because developed a campus master plan that This effort included handing out passed a joint resolution acknowl- friendly and sustainable campus of LEED certification requirements, is mindful of resources at all stages flyers and advertising on Skiles, in edging the current water crisis and has increased greatly in the past few which rate the design, construction of development,” said Sarang Shah, facilities and in campus housing, dedicating money to encourage months, Tech’s efforts are only the and operations of buildings striv- chair of SGA Planning and Develop- addressing the need for students to lawmakers and the administration latest moves in more than a decade ing to be green, the growth has not ment Committee. save energy, recycle and conserve to take action on the cause. Students long effort to clean up and promote necessarily been a detriment to the “The Campus Master Plan, water. for Sustainability is promoting a greener campus. Tech’s adminis- environment. Tech currently has ten which guides new construction and “In the long run, we would like sustainability in other facets, such tration, student body and various renovation on campus, has specified Housing and Facilities to perma- as replacing disposable Styrofoam organizations such as the Sustain- key sustainability goals of reduced nently put up general conservation plates and plastic utensils with more ability, Facilities and Infrastructure “The master hybrocarbon emissions, reduced tips around campus, just like the biodegradable materials and creating Institute have combined forces to material consumption, reduced ‘save the juice, turn off the lights’ a compost system to convert raw promote this cause. plan incorporates water consumption and reduced stickers Housing puts up next to food waste. As early as 1997, Tech began sustainable growth storm water runoff. The concept light switches. We also plan on “It’s also really important for working to create sustainable growth of sustainability is taught in many continuing the cooperation we have everyone who wants to promote inside and outside of campus. Sus- in its design classes at Tech, and more and more with all the different environmental sustainability and conserve water tainability, which is the relationship aspects.” research efforts are being devoted to organizations on campus and the to talk about these issues at every between human building needs sustainable technologies, practices, administration to promote a united opportunity. Creating an ongoing (political and economical) and en- Sarang Shah and policies,” Wellkamp said. vision of conservation and sustain- conversation about conservation, vironmental issues, has reflected on While Tech’s effort for a more ability as we tackle other problems including helpful tips, is the best Chair, Planning and each decision made by the Institute sustainable campus has been prolific such as recycling [and] energy use,” way to encourage others to do their Development Committee from how the Institute deals with so far, the students and administra- Shah said. part,” Queen said. its resources to how it affects those tion are still far from their goal of resources. attaining a more sustainable campus. “[Sustainability] is clearly one of LEED certified buildings includ- Currently, the water shortage in the the administration’s top priorities: ing the Ford Building, Whitaker state of Georgia has highlighted the concept of sustainability was BME, Management and the Klaus for the administration and student incorporated into Tech’s mission Building. In spite of this growth, body the needed changes in Tech’s statement, and Dr. Clough recently Tech has managed to decrease its master plan. signed the American College & water usage by 23% since 2001 and “Emory was just named among University Presidents Climate Com- maintained water usage at 300-350 the top 20 environmentally friendly mitment,” said Nick Wellkamp, vice million gallons annually. Tech has campuses...in some aspects we do president of Administrative Affairs managed to incorporate the idea very well, such as good building prac- for SGA. of sustainability inside and outside tices and using condensate and drain In order to incorporate sustain- of the classroom under its Campus water to irrigate the campus...[but] ability and create a greener campus, Master Plan. I feel there is a lot of room for Tech’s administration has focused on “The master plan incorporates improvement in other areas,” said constructing more LEED (Leader- sustainable growth in its design Carly Queen, president of Students By Ben Keyserling /STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ship in Energy and Environmental aspects. A major problem in this state Organizing Sustainability. All the drinks in this icebox are in recyclable containers. Tech is Design) certified buildings and has been unbridled growth with very Various student leaders and creating programs to promote sustainability awareness on campus. FOCUS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 15

Tech also earned a “B” for the to the report, this grade is based on STEPS TO A CLEANER WORLD Report from page 11 Transportation section. the fact that “the Institute has not 7 According to the report, “Tech made any public statements about percent of the colleges and universi- operates its own transportation active ownership or a proxy voting ties surveyed earned an “A” for this system that annually carries 2.1 policy.” 1. Offi ce Paper category, making it the area in which million people and supplements Th e College Sustainability Re- Those old tests, hand- schools achieved highest. According the city of Atlanta’s Metro Atlanta port Card obtained its information to the report, “Th e Institute composts Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Tech through independently- outs, and copies can yard waste and has an award-win- mass transit system. All eight of the conducted research, in addition to R be put to good use. ning recycling program [which] Tech Trolley vehicles are powered by surveys on campus sustainability includes a regional recycling day...an natural gas and… [f]ourteen percent policy and endowment shareholder annual student of the motor pool practices. 2. Newspaper move-in/move- is electric and 20 Emory University’s overall sus- out collection percent of the tainability score was a “B-,” while the The Technique is and re-use pro- “The Institute relies vehicles use some University of Georgia received a “D.” good for reading gram; and the on the principles of form of alterna- Harvard University, Carleton Col- E publication of tive fuel.” lege, Dartmouth College, Middle- and recycling. ‘Th e Green Pur- sustainability in its In the area bury College, University of Vermont chasing Guide.’ campus strategic plan of Endowment and University of Washington all 3. CardboardCardboard Tech off ers some Transparency, earned an “A-,” the report’s highest fair-trade coff ee and its campus and Tech received an cumulative sustainability grade. Moving?Moving? RecycleRecycle and encourages landscape master “F.” The justi- Th e Sustainable Endowments youryour boxesboxes insteadinstead its food service fi cation behind Institute is a non-profi t organiza- C provider to pur- plans.” a failing score, tion based out of Cambridge. Th e of tossing them. chase products according to the Institute is “engaged in research and locally.” College Sustainability report, is that education to advance sustainability 4. Milk Jugs The report Report Card “the Institute has in campus operations and endow- also partially ad- no known poli- ment practices,” according to their Surprisingly, milk jugs Sustainable Endowments dressed the fate Institute cy of disclosure website. are not biodegradable. So of large quanti- of endowment For more information, or to view Y recycling is a must! ties of oil used holdings or its Tech’s individual assessment, visit at Brittain and shareholder vot- www.endowmentInstitute.org/sus- Woodruff dining halls: “[Tech is] ing record.” tainability/profi les2008.html. currently running a biodiesel pilot UpUp ttwowo lletteretter ggradesrades ffromrom llastast 5. Glass Bottles program with used cooking oil from year,year, TechTech earnedearned itsits onlyonly “A”“A” Glass bottles are not just dining services.” forfor InvestmentInvestment P Priorities.riorities. trophies for your dorm̶ For the Green Building category, AccordingAccording toto thethe report,report, C Tech earned a “B.” According to the “Th“Th e eI n Institutestitute a i aimsms t too they are recyclable. report, “Th e Institute relies on the optimize investment principles of sustainability in its return and has also campus strategic plan and its campus made several invest- 6. Aluminum Cans and landscape master plans.” ments in alterna- Need caff eine to keep you Additionally, the report states, tive energy, most of up? Just make sure to “Th e new management building is which are in venture L LEED Silver, a new construction capital funds.” By recycle the cans. project is seeking LEED Silver cer- comparison, twenty- tifi cation, and ten other buildings two percent of schools were designed following LEED in the study also earned 7. Soda/Juice Bottles standards.” anan ““A”A” fforor tthishis category.category. These plastic bottles may Accreditation programs and InIn thethe f finalinal section,section, rating systems from Leadership in Tech’sTech’s “Shareholder“Shareholder Engage-Engage- be bigger, but they’re not Energy and Environmental Design ment”ment” rreceivedeceived aann ““F.”F.” AAccordingccording E By Ben Keyserling /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS harder to recycle. (LEED) are nationally recognized standards for environmentally-re- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) awards sponsible buildings. various certifi cation based on a building’s sustainability rating.

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ies in Europe have better mass transit time, we want more miles per gal- Companies think of establishing there would be revenue. Land near from page 11 systems and are more concentrated. lon, giving less money to highway efficient infrastructure as a gamble. rail hubs would skyrocket in value. Streets Cities like Atlanta, Phoenix or Los systems,” Crowley said. Just like the company constructing People would begin to accept the new the importance of optimizing the Angeles, on the other hand, have less Finally, Dr. Crowley talked a hotel would take years to get out methods of transportation. usage of a single pipe by mixing its developed public transportation and about the obstacles barring change. of debt, converting to a denser, rail- “For example, MARTA is a good use. “It’s like the idea of a parking suffer from urban sprawl. Everything from habits and skepti- driven infrastructure would take beginning. It’s got a long way to go, lot,” Crowley said. “Automobiles prevent density cism to trucking lobbyists and the years to make any revenue. but it’s a good beginning. And that’s The “parking lot” is the idea that and encourage sprawl,” Crowley American Automobile Association Yet Dr. Crowley asserts that all that it takes,” Crowley said. a single parking lot could satisfy said. Density is an idea that Dr. try to prevent change. “They would multiple organizations. Say, for ex- Crowley emphasizes just as strongly lose money, and they don’t like it,” ample, that a Chick-fil-A, an office as mixed use. Denser populations Crowley said. building and a church share a single require less space, less pipes, less He also emphasized that scarcity parking lot. The Chick-fil-A and could promote a more efficient in- office building do not require park- frastructure. His last slide showed ing on Sundays, while the church a sketch of a car driving away in the only requires significant parking “Water shortages distance. “It’s a car, hopefully driv- on Sundays. will drive trends in ing off a cliff into the setting sun,” Instead of the Chick-fil-A, the Crowley said. office building and the church all the right direction. During a question-and-answer having their own parking to match A sustainable session after his presentation, Dr. their peak necessity, they can coor- Crowley responded to several key dinate and share a single parking infrastructure issues. One student asked whether lot. By mixing use so that multiple implies mixed use.” larger pipes will contribute to urban groups can use a single resource, sprawl. “Well, yes. And it takes a everyone saves money, space and Dr. Jack Crowley benevolent dictator to control it,” time. “Thousands are served, more University of Georgia Crowley said. efficiently,” Crowley said. A benevolent dictator is a person, When asked if this will ever actu- or a council of people, that are will- ally happen, “...water shortages will ing to control the expansion and drive trends in the right direction. cars and ultimately less resources construction of the infrastructure A sustainable infrastructure implies to be sustained. in a town. mixed use,” Crowley said. “Automobiles also prevent rail When asked where the leadership When Dr. Crowley began to talk development,” Dr. Crowley said. He will come from, Crowley said, “It is about the current state of transpor- suggests that rails are only efficient in going to happen. It’s just a matter of tation in America, his most signifi- dense areas, such as London or New when...not everywhere at first, but cant point became apparent. “The York. As cars prevent density, they it will start somewhere. And that’s automobile took over the country,” prevent rails. He also accuses the all that it takes.” Crowley said. “Look at the differ- current tax system as being ruinous In conclusion, Crowley explained ences between new automobile cities for transportation as a whole. the largest obstacle: lag time. “It’s By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS and older pre-automobile cities.” Gas taxes are volume-based, not all about money...and if it takes 15 inse and repeat: A facilities staff member waters the plants Pre-automobile cities, such as value-based. “This is fatal...construc- years before they make any money, from a tank filled with reclaimed water from all over campus. New York, Boston and most large cit- tion costs rise hugely. At the same it won’t happen,” Crowley said. R

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LOSING THE TOUCH CONCRETE JUNGLE Tech’s basketball team lost their home A UGA professor, Dr. Jack Crowley, ENTERTAINMENT opener for the fi rst time since 1980 to lectured at Tech on implementing UNC Greensboro. Page 28 sustainable infrastructure. Page 11 Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 Hansel and Gretel fl ourishes By Daniel Griffi n monotonously along. With the addition of Staff Writer Humperdinck chose to compose his libretto puppetry, the At- in Sprechgesang, a vocal technique straddling lanta Opera presents When thinking of opera, the name Engelbert singing and speaking, and it quickly becomes Humperdinck’s classic Humperdinck is probably not the fi rst composer to obvious that this was a huge mistake. While Hansel and Gretel. spring to mind, and this would be with adequate perhaps working better in his native language cause, as the 19th century German composer had of German, though doubtful, translated into only one particularly popular opera, Hansel and English, the vocals sound jagged and humdrum. Gretel, adapted from the well-known Brothers Humperdinck’s idea was to combine traditional Grimm tale. Th e Atlanta Opera now brings this opera with a heavy dose of German folk, but opera to the stage, adding a new twist to the classic unfortunately, it fails at both. Th e composition that showcases one of Atlanta’s burgeoning art is lackluster, in every way contrasted to Wagner’s forms: puppetry. transcendental movements, and the folk is defi - With Germany’s long tradition of puppetry, cient in the bravado and bombast for which the this interesting addition to the opera never seems Germans are known. that foreign. And with the choice to hire a young Th e vocals hover around the same range, not director, Basil Twist, steeped in a rich puppetry impressing in many respects at all. Th ough, the background, it’s obvious the Atlanta Opera was performers can hardly be blamed, as the composer looking for this type of reinvention. created a piece where the vocals are overshadowed Indeed, the puppetry takes center stage in by nearly everything, including a thoroughly this opera, sometimes even overshadowing the mediocre orchestra composition. vocals as well as the orchestra. Seemingly slight However, a few of the songs are striking, es- and minor animal puppets in the background pecially a prayer sung as a duet between Hansel often steal the stage, as a cat, moved by two black- and Gretel just before the fi rst act ends. Th eir gloved hands, dances merrily in the window sill voices are pitch-perfect, harmonizing with a or a strange vulture-like scavenger, suspended by soprano and mezzo-soprano that rise into the strings, swoops continuously overhead. shifting night like the angels that hover above Humperdinck, while apprenticed under their prone fi gures. Richard Wagner for a time, is simply no Wag- In addition, the puppetry is truly mesmerizing. ner. His composition lacks the cohesiveness Of particular magnifi cence was the movement and structure of Wagner’s, while the vocals and orchestra often mesh poorly and meander See Hansel, page 19 Photo by Michael Skinner/STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Devil reveals dark drama Classic talent

OUR TAKE:      the surrounding events and family relationships returns to awe that set Devil apart from the rest. Morrissey, CITY SCENE By Daniel Spiller Th e story was written by fi rst-time screenwriter former lead Contributing Writer Kelly Masterson. Th e fact that this is her fi rst singer of the Medieval Times screenplay is almost shocking considering how now broken- Until about a week ago, I had never seen any intricate and detailed everything is. Also, now up British On Friday, Nov. 23, Medieval of Sidney Lumet’s fi lms. After reading that state- that we’ve reached Oscar season, I defi nitely would rock band Times Dinner & Tournament ment, most fi lm buff s have probably completely not count her out for a Best Original Screenplay The Smiths, will host a Georgia vs. Georgia disregarded all of my opinions about fi lm in the nomination. wowed Tech themed performance in past and will continue disregarding from here Th e story is not only good in the plot itself, but crowds at honor of the annual Tech-UGA on out. But I promise I’m trying to atone for my also in the way it is told. Th is is largely attributable Atlanta’s game on Nov. 24. Th e show will irrefutable lapse in judgment. to both Masterson’s story as well as Lumet’s direct- Tabernacle feature a yellow knight pitted Sidney Lumet is responsible for some enormous ing. Th e plot is not chronological in its telling of Nov. 12. against a red knight as part of titles from the past, including 12 Angry Men, Ser- events, but instead takes a nonlinear path to create Image Courtesy of BBC a “football-themed dinner and pico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network. Th e movie I maximum suspense. Lumet pieces the parts together show. happened to see last week using transitions that By Hanjie Song was Dog Day Afternoon, initially feel jarring Contributing Writer and that movie happens and out of place, but Variety Tech and to deserve all the praise grow to become im- As a full-fl edged believer in the cult of Th e it receives. portant and unique Smiths, seeing the lead singer Morrissey live Let’s Try This! Well it just so happens to the movie. is nothing short of a religious enlightenment. that Mr. Lumet recently Lumet does a great Fortunately, the ex-front man of the British rock DramaTech’s next perfor- completed another fi lm job at keeping the landmark was able to grace Atlanta last Monday mance will be a double feature called Before the Devil story in its own tight, at the Tabernacle. show consisting of Variety Tech, Knows You’re Dead, and little world. Th e focus Along with guitarist Johnny Marr, Morrissey a musical review, and Let’s Try after seeing it along with stays only on the formed the musical group Th e Smiths in the English Th is!, an improv troupe. Th e Dog Day Afternoon, I am characters that are city of Manchester. Joined by drummer Mike Joyce show will run from Nov. 29 to completely onboard with pivotal to the progres- and Andy Rourke, the reign of Th e Smiths lasted Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Drama why people appreciate sion of the plot. Th is from ‘82 to ‘87; however, its legacy did not stop Tech theatre. Student tickets Sidney Lumet. Image courtesy of Linsefi lm limitation on char- after the bitter break up. Often hailed as the most are $5. Brothers Andy (Phillip Director Sidney Lumet releases new hit acters creates a sense infl uential indie rock band of the ‘80s, Th e Smiths Seymour Hoff man) and based on Kelly Masterson’s original screeplay. of claustrophobia have cast shadows over a considerable number of Hank (Ethan Hawke) are and urgency, causing artists ranging from Radiohead to Andre 3000. Hands On Atl. hard workers, but due to circumstances in their tension to escalate throughout the fi lm. Since the break up of Th e Smiths, the lead singer’s personal lives, both are becoming desperate for As far as the acting goes, Phillip Seymour solo career is far from disappointing; Morrissey Benefi t Concert money. Th e plan to get out of trouble is simple; Hoff man and Ethan Hawke are excellent in the materialized eight albums with the last one being Andy convinces Hank to join him in a scheme two main roles. Both actors have to emotionally released last year. On Nov. 25 Patti Labelle to rob a small suburban jewelry store owned by run the gamut for their parts, and they end up Morrissey’s visit to Atlanta on Nov. 12 was not and John Legend will perform an old couple. But then everything goes wrong. demonstrating how versatile they really are. Other his fi rst one in recent times; the vocalist was also at Philips Arena for the Hands Terribly, terribly wrong. notable performances are Albert Finney as the invited to play in Chastain Park in July. His earlier On Atlanta Community Benefi t But that doesn’t sound very unique, does it? Th en vigilante father of Andy and Hank, and Marisa performance brought much negative reaction from Concert. Th e concert will also why am I singing Lumet’s praises? It is diffi cult Tomei as Andy’s wife, Gina. his fan base due to the venue. Season ticket holders feature the winners of Hands On to talk about the plot of Devil without giving too It looks like Lumet has another winner on his appeared to have a much more heavily invested Atlanta’s youth talent competi- much away or detracting from the suspense. As hands. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead isn’t one interest in their food, wine and conversations than tion. Tickets are now available you can see, the basic plot of “jewelry/bank heist of the biggest movies of the year, and it’s not meant from $50 to $500. gone wrong” has been done a million times, but it’s to be. It is, however, probably one of the best. See Morris, page 21 18 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Squidbillies creates strangely amusing world

By Evan Zasoski the wrong impression about what fairness, there is a certain charm to it, Th e big question, though, is “is and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Senior Staff Writer happens in any given quarter-hour and the look is defi nitely intentional. it good?” For me, it’s a pretty mixed to be enjoyable will probably get episode of the show. It’s not like they were shooting for bag. Th ere aren’t too many laugh out greater mileage out of Squidbillies For my money, Adult Swim’s More accurately, each episode Hayao Miyazaki and fell short; this loud moments, but the show can be than I did. shameless absurdism peaked with might be described as a stream of oddly mesmerizing at times, and for As a DVD set, though Squidbillies the fi rst couple of seasons of Aqua consciousness riff on a theme. For a show about talking squids featuring is actually pretty top notch. It has Teen Hunger Force. Since then, it just instance, in one episode the son, very few characters that could even plenty of extras, including interviews seems like they’re trying to be weird Rusty, needs to get an education, be reasonably described as human, with the creators, deleted scenes and for the sake of weird. I’m looking at and his father decides to take on the Squidbillies somehow manages to script readings from fi ve unaired you, Squidbillies, the DVD of which matter personally. After that, a series capture some weird little slice of the pilots, which beats the pants off is now available for purchase at your of education-related misfortunes overall tenor of living in the rural when DVDs just have some scripts local media outlet. befall Rusty and the show ends. It’s South. It’s diffi cult to put into words, available to be read. On the whole, Squidbillies tells the story of four not exactly Faulkner, but it doesn’t but if you’ve ever spent any time out for someone who enjoys Squidbillies, Image Courtesy of Adult Swim redneck squids in rural Georgia: really pretend to be. in the country, Squidbillies will ring this DVD set would probably be a a father, a son, a slutty aunt and a Th e characters look like some- strangely true. good investment. But it’s not for demented grandma. Th ere’s also thing drawn on the back of a bar Also, like I said, I think Adult everyone, and for anyone on the a sheriff to whom awful things napkin, and the backgrounds look was a vveryery Swim’s bizarro schtick is wearing a fence as to whether or not to pick periodically happen. However, the like folk art inspired by something deliberately chosen aesthetic. It’s the bit thin. Th ose that found the likes it up, I’d go with “no” just to be on phrase “tells the story” might give drawn on the back of a bar napkin. In animation equivalent of lo-fi . of Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim the safe side. Badfi sh delivers exciting, mellow tribute to Sublime By Casey Doyle career just taking off . Th eir music is another great. Th ey self-describe rock, intertwined with traditional and energy that Sublime was known Contributing Writer best described as rap/rock, or as the Irish drinking music. Th ey are a very for. Th ey played songs such as “Date band would say, “hop-rock.” Th eir high energy party band. Th ey played Rape” and “Santeria” during the Students are always looking for vocalist, known as Southpaw, has a “This Halloween their hit single, “I Feel Like Drinkin’ show, which caused the crowd to inexpensive local concerts. The unique style, one that can only be performance of Tonight” from their album Blood, erupt in excitement, singing along Masquerade on North Avenue is compared to that of Kid Rock. Sweat, & Beers, and when they did, to every word. often home to many concert-goers. At the concert, the entire crowd Badfi sh would have it seemed as though all the drinks in When Badfi sh fi nished their set On Halloween night, the venue was quickly got into the music. Cap Gun made Sublime the room were raised to the ceiling list, the stage went dark, but the especially lit up; Badfi sh, a Tribute played one of their hit singles, “Step in a salute to the song. Th e Bastard crowd continued to roar. Finally, to Sublime, was headlining. Up,” from their album Shooting proud, and it Suns were defi nitely an interactive the band returned to the stage. Th ey Most of the fans were in costumes, Blanks. Th e band clearly fed off of defi nitely left the band, keeping the fans upbeat and slowly pulled their gear together, and ranging from a Braves player to Jesus the energy of the fans, creating an ready to party. then busted out in one of the most to a fl amingo. Th e costumes only en- exciting atmosphere. As the set list crowd wanting Finally, Badfi sh took the stage. popular Sublime songs, “What I hanced the mood of the night, which progressed, Cap Gun Criminals more.” Th ey were originally named Scotty Got.” Th e venue went crazy, as did was to enjoy a laid back party. continued to own the stage. Th ey Don’t, but changed their name to the band. Th is Halloween perfor- Th e fi rst opening band, Cap Gun got the crowd buzzing, setting off a Badfi sh after the Sublime song (off mance of Badfi sh would have made Criminals, came onstage at about 8 great night of music. their music style as drunk rock. It their 40 Oz. to Freedom album). Sublime proud, and it defi nitely left p.m. Th ey are a local band, with their Next came Th e Bastard Suns, is pretty much reggae infused punk Th ey came on stage with the intensity the crowd wanting more.

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Bee Movie buzzes into box office Hansel from page 17 OUR TAKE:   choosing his career. On a trip with of the movie’s funny situations arise Movie involved the film’s plot and of the Witch’s forest. the “pollen jocks” Barry gets between Barry and Vanessa’s the horrible inaccuracies used to Unlike in most theatre, here, By Philip Tharp separated and almost killed, boyfriend Ken, who is voiced convey the moral of the story. These we see the trees and forest shifting Contributing Writer before being saved by Vanessa by Patrick Warburton. Many issues become prevalent towards around Hansel and Gretel as they Bloome, who is voiced by laughs in the movie are derived the latter half of the movie, and al- become lost in the woods. Our char- With the first promotional mate- Renée Zellweger. The two from situational humor pro- though the story is directed towards acters don’t simply move through a rial for Bee Movie dating back to over form an unlikely friendship, vided by sight gags or physical a younger audience, there was very two-dimensional set; instead, the a year ago, including a live action and, while with Vanessa at comedy. little credibility in the reasoning world pivots around them, bending preview featuring Steven Spielberg, the grocery store one day, Another positive note was used to express the importance of and rushing across the stage to depict audiences had high hopes that writer Barry learns that humans the excellent CGI used for bees in nature. their desperation. Jerry Seinfeld had created a hilarious have been stealing honey the film. All the characters The facts used by the writers are The Witch herself is a massive, movie to follow in the footsteps of his made by bees. The rest appeared lifelike, and much taken to the extreme, and, despite the awe-inspiring puppet, standing much loved TV show Seinfeld. of the movie focuses like last year’s Monster tremendous suspension of disbelief approximately 20 ft. tall with the The film’s voice talent is packed on Barry’s attempt to House, Bee Movie seam- usually required for children’s mov- singer in her upper half of the figure with A-list stars and is peppered sue the human race for lessly integrates real-world ies, the glaring factual errors were and several puppeteers controlling with cameos. Although the movie stealing the honey. characteristics into an ani- almost impossible to ignore. the lower half. She commands the doesn’t disappoint when it comes to The film succeeds mated fictional world. Despite the lukewarm reception stage with her fluid movement and Seinfeld’s characteristic quips and in providing amuse- Additionally, the score by critics upon its initial release, Bee relinquishes it only after she is tricked Image Courtesy of DreamWorks jokes, the film’s plot leaves something ment for both adults and for the film, provided by Movie is far superior to this year’s into her own expanding fireplace. to be desired. children through a variety Rupert Gregson-Williams, earlier awful CGI-animated film Baring the deficiencies of Hump- Bee Movie follows Barry B. of jokes and slapstick comedy. provided an excellent Shrek 3, and it is definitely worth erdinck’s composition skills, Hansel Benson (voiced by Jerry Seinfeld), In a style similar to that of counterpart to the actions the price of admission. Although and Gretel continues to entertain, a recent college graduate in the bee the Shrek trilogy, Bee Movie taking place onscreen Jerry Seinfeld assembled a crew of owing to the innovative puppetry and community, as he embarks on the contains many references and immersed the A-list talent for his major studio often playful dialogue. It’s apparent decision-making process that will to pop culture. The rapport audience in the debut, he should have spent a little that the magic here is maintained not determine the job he will have for between Vanessa and Barry surroundings of more time developing the story. It by the original opera, but instead the rest of his life. Barry rejects “bee carries the movie well, as the an imaginary uni- isn’t surprising why it was called Bee by the unique layers of motion that convention” and decides he wants connection between the two verse. Movie, as a more apt title for the film have been laid on top of it. to see the outside world before characters seems authentic. Several The main problem inBee would have been B movie. Portugal. The Man discusses band life, inspiration By Wade Cotton Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld. came back to the venue right as the who soothed the crowd with simple, backstage, sweaty and worked. A Contributing Writer “When you have a season of those, opening band was about to begin. calm, emotional acoustic music, full quick rest, then it was time for the you’d be surprised how quickly the Gourley met us at the door, and in his of heartfelt folk lyrics. headliner, Rocky Votolato, to head Check. One more line off the list time passes,” John Gourley said. Once Portugal came on the up to the lights. We stood backstage of things I need to do before I die: The band also recommended stage, it was a completely different and watched the folk singer, who was hang out with a favorite band. Izzy’s in Minneapolis as having “The groove, the experience. The groove, the intensity, just as prodigious in his own genre, I did a review for a marginally “the best ice cream,” and they told intensity, the lights, the lights, everything picked up for the rest of the show. popular and amazingly unique band a story about a “really creepy” rest for what was an incredibly intense I really don’t have the vocabulary named Portugal. The Man, and I had stop where they found mannequins everything picked experience. While tour director Ian to tell how amazing that night was. the pleasure of getting to talk to the in the bathtub. up for what was an Shaw controlled their flashing light Portugal isn’t just a band of great mu- trio, John, Zach and Jason, before Now, don’t get me wrong, Zach show, Portugal jammed away with sicians that make great music; they their show at the Loft on Oct. 12. and Jason sat down and talked for incredibly intense songs from all over their albums. make even better people. Congenial, According to the band, their a while, but seeing as Atlanta traffic experience.” The final song, a slowed down tribal friendly, accommodating, Portugal favorite music is “mostly just the had held them back about an hour, version of “The Devil,” was simply are just good guys to know. On top Beatles,” though they added that they needed to get ready and set up euphoric with its thumping bass and of that, they play amazing tracks there are some newer bands that they some equipment. congenial manner, asked if we were bluesy solos. night after night. also like. On the road the guys enjoy So that was that. The other in- headed up. We did go in and watched After the guys walked off stage, As John Gourley said after the watching Arrested Development, Curb terviewers and I left for a while and the openers, The Great Depression, we got to talk about the performance show, “It’s all about that groove.”

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Contributing Writer Russell Crowe plays Richie and directing are both astounding, end up being nominated for awards Roberts, the detective in search of and a majority of the writing is good. like Best Picture, Best Actor and American cinema history is fi lled the gangster importing the newest Th e good certainly takes precedent possibly Best Original Screenplay, with gangster fi lms, with many of heroin craze, “Blue Magic.” Little over the not-as-good, but it’s just hard but in all honesty I think a fi lm like them considered to be some of the does he know he is searching in all to get the unnecessary moments out Eastern Promises would be better top fi lms of all time. Among these are the wrong places. Lucas has never of my head. suited. fi lms such as Th e Godfather, Goodfel- shown up on the drug industry’s And I may get quite a few negative Despite my negativity, if you are las and Scarface, to name a few. radar with the police, so he must reactions for saying this, but the fi lm a gangster junkie who just can’t get Ridley Scott’s new American not be the person in charge of the doesn’t really seem to stand out. Yes, enough of New York in the 1970s, Gangster may very well be considered heroin distribution… right? it is based on true events, and, yes, Al Pacino, mobsters and extremely Image Courtesy of Universal Pictures by many to be a fi lm deserving a spot Although the fi lm is chock-full of Frank Lucas was one of the biggest illegal activity, then you will prob- among those elite classics. But is all Oscar-worthy performances, it feels drug dealers in U.S. history, but ably fi nd yourself loving American the hype and excitement justifi ed? extremely long and drawn-out and the writing for the fi lm could have Gangster. It’s just not for everyone. Th e fi lm takes places during the could have accomplished the same been better. And if for the past 500 or so words era of the Vietnam War. Frank Lucas, things in about half the time. I left the theater feeling very un- you have been shaking your head and played by Denzel Washington, is a Not a lot happens for such a sure of my opinion of the movie. And rolling your eyes after every phrase, Manhattan drug tyrant who imports long movie. I was hoping for a little throughout the entire 157 minutes, then I have hopefully either intrigued heroin from Asia and eventually less conversation and a little more I found myself feeling extremely you enough now to want to see the turns his business into the monopoly action. uninvolved in its events. movie, or I have simply reaffi rmed of the illegal drug industry. He is a Th e conversation between char- up of: important events and events In my opinion, American Gang- the fact that you disagree with me. big family man who wants nothing acters is extremely well written, but that we could have done without ster has thus far been over-hyped, Either way, I have done my job. Jay Cliff ord performs solo at the Variety Playhouse By Trevor Stittleburg better or worse. Still, Cliff ord’s music mance did not disappoint, and both ford played a few tracks solo along Jay played a lengthy and satisfying Contributing Writer cannot be easily placed into one cat- Cliff ord and his band showed their with the bass player of Slow Runner, set, and his solo music shows promise egory, as some of the new tracks have personalities on stage. Perhaps it was John Gray. Some of the songs that in its own right. Jay Cliff ord came to Atlanta pop-friendly lyrics mixed with edgier the drastic change in line-up from followed were from Jump Little and played to a decidedly small but beats and rhythms. A good example the recordings on Driving Blind, Children’s fi nal full-length record, devoted crowd at Variety Playhouse of this is the title track, which has a but the live performance sounded Between Th e Dim & Th e Dark. Clif- last month. Cliff ord recently released repetitive, catchy chorus against a more distant than expected from ford performed the title track from his album Driving Blind under indie less mainstream beat. the recorded versions of the songs. the album with the band and joked label Th irty Th ree and 1/3. Cliff ord’s performance of “Don’t However, in each song Cliff ord’s that he tried to get his former JLC As former vocalist and guitarist Be Fooled,” also from Driving Blind, vocals rose above all else and provided band mates in via satellite. of Jump Little Children, Cliff ord is a also had a pop-driven feel. However, the familiarity that drove home the Cliff ord seemed to have more veteran of independent music and has for many his powerful vocals are performance. success with the crowd while playing spent considerable time developing inseparable from the contemplative About halfway through the show, songs from his CD, however, and his solo career since even before the and innovative music of JLC. Th is the band left the stage for Cliff ord to interestingly, the crowd seemed to be band called it quits in 2005, after is defi nitely audible in “Paralyze,” play “Cathedrals,” a track from Jump there to see him play his own music developing a large grassroots follow- another track from his solo album, Little Children’s Magazine, and one and not his former band’s. ing over the previous decade. which had a much less pop-friendly of the more popularized songs Clif- Now that it has been two years Cliff ord’s album is certainly a feel. ford has been involved with (it was since he parted ways with JLC, change from the music he is more In previous tours, Cliff ord has featured on the TV show Everwood). Cliff ord is expected to play his own well-known for as a member of literally played solo, but this time It was unfortunate that the show had show in his own style, and the lack Jump Little Children. In Driving he played with a full backing band, such low attendance, as Cliff ord’s of audience reaction to his rendi- Image courtesy of Thirty Three and 1/3 Blind, he takes his music in a more consisting of members of the opener performance of “Cathedrals” was tions of tracks from his old band Formerly of Jump Little Chil- mainstream direction, whether for at the show, Slow Runner. Th e perfor- impressive. After “Cathedrals,” Clif- demonstrated that fact. However, dren, Jay Clifford has gone solo.

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By Robert Zimmerman 81. Puppeteer Tony the performance itself. Morrissey United Features Syndicate 82. Fairy tale opener made a daring return four months 83. Seeing red later to the venue of choice: The ACROSS 86. Show biz union: abbr. Tabernacle. 1. A Gorgon The diversity of the crowd rep- 88. Sorcerer resented Morrissey’s fan base quite 7. Disables 90. Warship in 1862 battle proportionally, ranging from the 12. Actress Lupino 92. Bundle elderly who fell in love with The 15. “__ daisy!” 94. Rent Smiths’ very first single to newly ex- 19. Like some Schoenberg music 95. Go on foot posed teenagers. Disregarding their 20. Ascend 96. King’s channel levels of exposures, it is universal to 21. Persona __ 97. Mutilate claim that their fanaticism towards Morrissey is inarguably fervent. 23. Submit to authority, in slang: 99. Vigoda or Fortas Despite the welcoming atmo- 2 wds. 100. Lucille and __ sphere, the playlist was somewhat dis- 25. Conventioneer 101. Louisville’s river appointing for most of the Morrissey 26. Golfer’s achievement 102. Truck stop sight fanatics in the crowd. Morrissey 27. Fertilizer compound 105. Grable asset opened with the landmark Smiths’ 28. Toughen, as a material 107. Hammer’s target song “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before,” which 30. High alert 110. AFL partner ignited the crowd’s energy. With 31. Strong brew 111. Piercing cry the powerful and provocative follow 34. Anti-discrimination agcy.: 113. Greek colonnade up of “Irish Blood, English Heart,” abbr. 114. Miss Winger Morrissey continued to sustain the 35. Hospital count 118. View from Dubrovnik 36. Sets a price 120. Cheer: 3 wds. 39. Long swimmers 123. 2008 is one: 2 wds. “As the act came to 40. London broadcaster 124. Zodiac’s ram 24. College of the Redwoods site 77. Untie an end...the fans’ 42. Three squared 125. Flowery 29. Tied at the finish line: 3 wds. 79. “Exodus” hero fervent spirit rose 44. Hall-of-Famer Dawson 126. View from the Uffizi 32. Dad in Dijon 84. Nobelist Morrison along.” 45. Big boats 127. Greek letter 33. Fix on an idea 85. Cube-maker Rubik 46. Kobe neighbor 128. Mother-of-pearl 35. Van Dykes 87. Small battery dedicated crowd. 48. Speech pattern 129. Medieval tales 36. Priestly vestments 89. Retriever, for short Afterwards, the songs were pri- 51. Bouillon’s English cousin: 2 37. Appear 90. Bad break marily composed selections from his wds. DOWN 38. Like some shorts: 2 wds. 91. Ma Joad, for one newest album, which has not been 53. Suave 1. Verb with over, up or out 41. Base 93. F-18, e.g. as well received as some of his older 55. Tapestry 2. Lab device 43. Depression-era inits. 95. Abelard’s love albums. However, even Morrissey’s 57. Tiny fish 3. Quarterback Flutie 45. Cobwebbed area 98. Actress Carey slightly uninspiring songs couldn’t 58. Misfortunes 4. Sam and Vanya 46. Jars 100. Flap quench the enthusiasm of the crowd. 59. Lunch time, for many 5. “ __ alive!” 47. Aspirin, e.g. 101. Ancient theaters As the act came to an end, the 61. Actress Merrill 6. Rinso rival 49. Timekeeper 102. Milan’s La __ playlist also regressed into Mor- 62. Hideout 7. Victory crowns 50. Jessica of 1995 “Rob Roy” 103. Sea duck rissey’s more celebrated songs, and 64. Would-be CEOs: abbr. 8. Dillon of “Gunsmoke” 52. Ga. neighbor 104. Bugs __, Chicago gangster the fans’ fervent spirit rose along. 65. June 6, 1944 9. King with golden touch 53. Special physical effort: 2 wds. 106. Scope lead-in During the last song “First Of The 66. NCO: abbr. 10. WNW’s opposite 54. Warty hopper 108. Molded serving Gang To Die,” literal waves of human torpedoes were launched toward the 67. Fermented drink 11. Body fluids 56. Fill to the max 109. Dote on front of the stage, propelled by fans 69. The universe 12. Mindless 58. Unethical 111. Utter underneath them, in a vain attempt 71. Tom of the 1990s “Late Late 13. Love, to a fault: 2 wds. 60. No in Novosibirsk 112. Mongol title to have themselves launched onto the Show” 14. Morning-after remedy, per- 63. Fliers of fable 115. Sitter’s handful stage, only to find the intercepting 73. Kind of intersection haps 67. Most populous continent 116. Give a PG lines of security. 74. E-mail command 15. Mausoleum item 68. Flips through, as pages 117. Pro votes The conglomeration of excite- 76. Base line? ment did not depart as the English 16. Petco Park player 70. GBS 119. Broker’s icon left the stage, as he threw his 77. Legal claim 17. Warrior’s mount 71. Inasmuch as offering shirt into the crowd, fans tore it 78. Melt 18. Dry goods measure 72. Cologne’s river 121. A Gershwin apart to ensure acquiring their own 80. Shakespeare heavy 22. Salon supply 75. Cash 122. Crowd the trough pieces.

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TECH TAKES 41-24 WIN OVER DUKE

By Blake Israel / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Ben Lipford / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Ben Lipford / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Blake Israel / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS

By Ben Lipford / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS The defenders stop Duke receiver Eron Riley. The defense dominated the offense, limiting them to under 200 total offensive yards and getting across the line for eight total sacks. Top, from left to right: Demaryius Thomas goes up for a pass; Jonathan Dwyer powers forward; Philip Wheeler gets another sack; Troy Garside gets a tackle. By Hahnming Lee a presence on the fi eld,” said junior hamstring again. During an easy “[Th e direct snap play] had been some passes that could have led to Sports Editor quarterback Taylor Bennett. run into the endzone, he stepped out on the shelf for about three weeks big gains and fi rst downs. While Choice ended up with an of bounds and immediately began now. If you did it every week, a bunch “As a whole, I thought the receiv- Last week, Tech defeated Duke impressive output, he started the walking over to the sideline. of snaps, I think people would get ers did well. We let some get away in front of a nearly empty stadium game off struggling to return to “I didn’t know what [the injury it. I think by…doing it some, not from us this game, but they’ll bounce in Durham, 41-24. It was Tech’s form. He had several short runs for was]. I went over and talked to him doing it some, I think it keeps them back and everything will be good. fourth straight victory over Duke, little to no gain and fumbled a ball and he said ‘Hey, it’s just tight on off balance,” Gailey said. I’m not blaming them for anything. the only ACC team yet to win a in Tech territory. It was collected me. Let me get it wrapped and let’s Bennett came out with a better It happens, it’s a part of the game,” conference game. by Duke cornerback Leon Hall for see what we can do.’ Obviously, he performance than his game against Bennett said. Senior Tashard Choice returned a 24-yard touchdown. could play [after that],” said Head Virginia Tech, fi nishing 11-for-23 Th e junior could have easily had to the lineup after missing the game “If I was a little bit healthier, I Coach Chan Gailey. with 218 yards, one touchdown and two touchdown passes if it was not against Virginia Tech and gained 170 probably would have ran the ball After he came back, the team one interception. for a bizarre play on the opening yards on 23 carries. He added two more, but I had a mistake. I [fumbled] began rushing the ball with Choice Bennett and his receivers strug- drive. After throwing a 53-yard touchdowns, bringing his season the ball, but other than that we did to run off time from the game clock. gled to connect on passes with each pass to James Johnson to start off total to nine. OK,” Choice said. One of the team’s favorite plays to run other, with several drops commit- the game, he completed a pass “It was big [to have Choice back]. Choice also gave Tech fans a scare during the game was the direct snap ted by the receivers. Th is was most to D.J. Donley that looked like a He’s a big part of our team, our during the second half when it looked to the running back, often sending notably evident with freshman personality of everything. He’s just as though he may have injured his Bennett to the sideleine. Demayrius Th omas, who missed SeeSee DukeDuke, pagepage 2727 Basketball loses home opener to UNCG by By Akshay Amaraneni thethe Staff Writer added 16 points and three assists while Dwayne Johnson scored 11 points, all on free throws, and added numbers Th e Jackets’ basketball season fi ve assists and fi ve rebounds. did not start off on a positive note last Friday when they lost to UNC- During the fi rst half, Johnson got Greensboro at the Th rillerdome, the fi rst three of his points on three free throws when Matt Causey fouled 1980 83-74. It was the Jackets fi rst home opener loss since the 1980-81 season him behind the arc. Th e free throws put the Spartans up by one. Tech and Th e last time the men’s basketball when Tech lost to Western Carolina. team lost a season home opener. Dur- Th e Jackets played well in the fi rst Greensboro went basket-for-basket until Landon Clement was fouled ing that year, they lost to Western half, taking a four point lead into the Carolina and went 4-23. Th is even- second half. Still, they were never in on a shot and hit one of his two free throws. Prior to the foul, Tech tually led to the Bobby Cremins era control of the second half. at the Flats. Fully healed from last season’s head coach Paul Hewitt was called back injury, Anthony Morrow led the for a technical foul. Th e Spartans team with 23 points on eight-of-18 missed the technical free throws. shooting and three-of-six behind After freshman Maurice Miller, in his fi rst start, tied the game with two 11 the arc. Morrow also chipped in six rebounds. Jeremis Smith added nine of his own free throws, Hines led a Th e number of consecutive years points and 10 rebounds. fastbreak score that ended with a Tech has been bowl eligible. Th e win For the Spartans, Kyle Hines car- layup and a Mouhammad Faye foul. against Duke guarantees at least a ried the team for the fi rst half before Hines made the free throw and Ben shot at a bowl game for Tech. Th ey Stywall hit a three for the Spartans By Jon Haeff ele / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS his teammates made it a game in the are projected by most to go to a Maurice Miller drives to the basket. He fi nished with 10 points and two second half. Hines totaled 25 points lower-tier bowl like the Music City assists. He shared time with Matt Causey at the point guard position. and nine rebounds. Mikko Koivisto See UNCG, page 25 Bowl or the Emerald Bowl. SPORTS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 27

Jackets limited the Blue Devils to The special teams also gave the Duke from page 28 nine first downs and 146 yards of Jackets great field position through- Swim and Dive team total offense. They forced a fumble out the day, pinning Duke inside touchdown. Unfortunately, Donley that led to a touchdown and had their own 20 five times. Senior was tackled and the ball popped into eight sacks. They created pressure placekicker Travis Bell also hit two prepare for ACC meet the endzone, where Thomas jumped the whole game, dominating at the field goals on it and recovered it for an unlikely While Duke was able to give Tech touchdown. a small scare early in the game and “When [that fumble] came out I “If I was a little bit late in the third quarter, they had just thought, ‘Oh gosh, I hope he gets little to no support from the fan on it,’ not ‘oh gosh, no touchdown,’” healthier, I probably base. The nearly empty stadium had Bennett said. would have run no discernable student section and The fumble highlighted a day of fans who seemed to cheer louder for unusual mistakes for Tech. Besides the ball more, but the UNC loss to N.C. State than for that and Choice’s fumble, the team I had a mistake. I their own team. also gave up a rare blocked punt for “We really talked about [the lack the first time since Nov. 29, 2003. [fumbled] the ball.” of atmosphere there] all week, and It was senior punter Durant Brook’s I addressed it last Sunday night be- first punt block ever. It led to a Duke Tashard Choice cause I’ve been around long enough touchdown that pulled the team Senior Running Back to know it myself, it’s not just some- within 10 points during the third thing somebody is telling me. I am quarter, 34-24. Earlier in the game, able to talk to the players about that Bennett threw an interception that line of scrimmage. and I thought they handled that part was returned to the Tech 18 and The defense allowed only one long about it very well,” Gailey said. eventually led to a field goal. This touchdown, accounting for nearly Tech hosts the last two games of gave Duke a 10-7 lead in the first half of Duke’s total yards. On a first- the season at home, with UNC com- half. In all, Duke scored 17 of their and-10, Duke quarterback Thaddeus ing up tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. The 24 points off of Tech’s miscues. Lewis threw a 64-yard bomb to Eron Jackets won the game against the Tar Still, Tech’s defense was able Riley to score a touchdown and bring Heels last year, 7-0, and Chan Gailey By Ben Lipford/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS to prevent too much damage. The Duke within seven points, 24-17. is 4-1 against them overall. Mauricio Sousa helps his team finish first in the Men’s 4x50 Medley relay. The team competes against several ACC teams this weekend. By Randy Darnowsky the competition intimidate them. Staff Writer Agatha Kwasnik broke a new school Final Four banner stolen at AMC record in freestyle, and freshman By Craig Tabita they are all only physically accessible “We’re going to do everything we The GT Swim and Dive team Christine Chuang made fantastic News Editor from a ceiling catwalk. But the only can to continue to stress security [at will host four ACC schools and one timings to put her on pace for the banner targetted by the apparent the Coliseum],” said Wayne Hogan, non-conference school this weekend national tournament. The basketball teams opened thief was the one commemorating director of public relations for the in the annual Georgia Tech Invita- “To make an NCAA [tourna- their seasons at the Coliseum Nov. Athletic Association. tional. The three-day long meet will ment], you need a certain time, and 9 in front of thousands of fans, but “We’ve had other problems there feature intense competition among even though I’m a little off that, one thing was missing: a banner “We’ve had other through the years, [due to] the fact the schools. I’m going faster than I ever have,” hanging from the ceiling marking problems there that there are so many doors, so “We’re trying to get to the NCAA Chuang said. the 2004 Final Four appearance of many entry points, and so many [competition], so the times we are This season, Tech has several the men’s team. through the years.” keys,” Hogan said. trying to accomplish are not just for opportunities to perform well at The banner, which reads “NCAA The police report assessed the winning against [teams] but to also meets against daunting competi- Final Four – National Finalist 2004,” Wayne Hogan value of the banner at $550. Hogan get closer to the NCAA competition. If Tech can make great leaps was reported stolen on the morning Director of Public said that the AA is not going to im- tion,” said Mickey Malul, co-captain over their opponents, they have an of Nov. 4 by Doc Hill, a facility Relations mediately purchase a replacement. and breaststroker. excellent chance to win at the ACC manager at the Coliseum. Accord- “We have not discussed a replace- Tech has been preparing most and NCAA tournaments. ing to the police report, Hill noted ment of the banner yet. I think we on their mentality. The main focal “We don’t let our opponents get that the banner had been present on the 2004 season, in which Tech’s need to let the investigation run its points for Tech at the meets were in the way of us. We know what we Friday night, and no signs of forced men’s basketball team went 28-10 course and see if by some miracle to have the correct mind sight, a need to do in the pool and we go out entry were found. en route to its first and only national the banner turns up somewhere positive attitude and concentrat- there, every single time we race, we The banner is one of many hang- championship apperance before before we spend money to replace ing on winning. Thus far, the team do it and we just race our best…,” ing from the ceiling at the arena, and losing to Connecticut. it,” Hogan said. has shown that they will not let Kwasnik said.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver We are building a fake-tenity... we are building it bigger. fri dodd’s econ would not happen with the technique i came back drunk while i had a connect with tech kid... why is it you want to make out with me when you are in a relationship, but now that you aren’t, you don’t?! Girl with Pink Mustang... I like how you express yourself The false evacuation message was NOT funny - I missed a test Hey! my CA sucks too! technique slivers, when even match.com fails It’s Illidan football! it’s getting cold... can i get a cuddle buddy? Delta D- We are building a fake-ternity... we are building it bigger cuddle buddy cuddle buddy, anyone? I’m a girl! 2 bits freakin’ zamboni the SAC ﬁelds. I’m tired of looking like the Jolly Green Giant every time I go out there to play soccer hey nick, 2 inches or 2 feet? or johnny depp? Why do I need to take biology to become a chemical engineer? Whyyyyyy?! This class has become the bane of my existence... I truly cannot wait for the Notre Dame v. Duke matchup...in football. It’ll be one for the ages Hmm... If research doesn’t work, I could try to run for Governor or the U.S. House of Representatives... I wish I was better at giving out compliments. Earth to AUX and OSA: Don’t send Tech back to the pre-Spriggle times, or I’ll have to come back and play moderator!!! What ever happened to Finding Common Ground? We should have failed that. To the gal who was talking about Obi-Wan: I live in NAE room 804 if you want to hang out. IT TOOK jESUS 3 DAYS TO RESPAWN. TALK ABOUT LAG!! LAWL what is wrong with gears? I love the second ﬂoor of the library. stop throwing water balloons out of north ave south! 26 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique SPORTS

NORTH CAROLINA (3-7, 2-4) VS. GEORGIA TECH (6-4, 3-4) By Robert Hazelwood

By Blake Israel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Blake Israel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Passing Defense vs. Taylor Bennett Pass defense is UNC’s strongest suite. Led by senior lineman Hilee Taylor with Last week, junior quarterback Taylor Bennett bounced back from a disappointing nine sacks, they are ranked No. 26 against the pass, giving up 201 yards per game and performance against Virginia Tech, throwing for 218 yards and one TD at Duke. The compiling 11 interceptions. Last week, the Tarheels returned two passes for touchdowns performance was a bright spot in an otherwise spotty passing game. Should Tech fail and recorded four sacks in a 31-27 loss to N.C. State. to establish a running game, Bennett will need to have another strong showing. Rushing Defense vs. Tashard Choice UNC’s defense had trouble with N.C. State’s rushing attack last week, allowing 167 Senior tailback Tashard Choice appeared healthy last week, running over Duke for yards and three TDs. They have been mediocre throughout, allowing 139 yards per 170 yards and two touchdowns in his ﬁrst game back since undergoing knee surgery game on the ground, and are ranked No. 50 against the run. The Tarheels will need to in October. Choice, who leads the ACC in rushing with 1,034 yards, is the star of a play at a higher level Saturday if they hope to slow down Tech’s talented runners. talented Jacket backﬁeld that ranks No. 17 in the nation in rushing yards. T.J. Yates vs. Defense Redshirt freshman T.J. Yates has passed for nearly 2,300 yards and 12 TDs for the While Tech’s 6th-ranked defense has had another great season statistically, the Tarheels this season. However, he has also thrown 16 interceptions. Since UNC rushes blitz-heavy style has at times proven vulnerable when unable to pressure the passer. for only 94 yards per game, Yates can be expected to throw a lot, giving Tech defensive Tech’s defensive success at UNC will hinge upon whether or not Vance Walker, Darrel coordinator Jon Tenuta plenty of chances to send his trademark blitzes. Robertson, Phillip Wheeler and company can rush T.J. Yates into making mistakes. Spread: Tech by 10 SPORTS Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 • 25

season at Tennessee State, defeating Volleyball beats four ACC teams UNCG from page 28 the Tigers 99-85. Unfortunately, Tech’s inability to score points also By Randy Darnowsky to follow up. With the Spartans up plagued them during much of the Staff Writer by 6, Morrow hit a jumper followed first half in Nashville. by Miller scoring two points on free Morrow scored a career-high 31 The volleyball team is on track to throws. The teams traded baskets points and a career-high 10 rebounds qualify for the NCAA tournament until Gani Lawal stole the ball for to go along with four assists. The after defeating No. 14 Duke and an easy dunk and was fouled on the game did not start out well for Tech Wake Forest this week. This, com- play. Lawal made the free throw to though, as they hit just one of eight bined with victories over Virginia put Tech up by six. three point shots in the first half. and Virginia Tech last weekend, has Greensboro made it look easy Tennessee State played the Jackets improved Tech’s resume. Last week’s when they tied the game again, but tough the entire first half and led go- games moves the Jackets to third with Tech up by one, Smith put the ing into halftime by four. Tech found place in the competitive ACC. ball in the basket and was fouled their shooting stroke in the second “Right now, we’re concentrat- on the way up. half. The Jackets ing and we’re just right behind the He hit the free hit 22-32 shots [highest ranked teams]. We keep throw to give the “Unfortunately, and 6-12 behind proving a point in every game that Jackets the four the arc. Clinch we [can] play [and] that we deserve point lead into Tech’s inability to started the scor- to play in the NCAA [tournament] By Colin Ake/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS half time. score points also ing with a three with all of the ranked teams…,” Callie Miller and Allie Niekamp go up for the ball. They helped lead When Tech point basket just said Callie Miller, starting libero Tech to a win against ranked Duke, their only ranked win of the year. came out during plagued them during 11 seconds into and defensive specialist. the second half, much of the first the second half. The Jackets played well during one of the most exciting matches of a grand total of 43 kills for the night. they looked like State followed their three-game sweep against the the season. Miller had a career night Middle hitters were led by Nikki a completely dif- half in Nashville.” that with their Demon Deacons. After tying the and junior captain Talisa Kellogg Kaminskas and made significant ferent team. The own three when school-record in digs on Thursday helped bring the Jackets’ playing to contributions to the Jackets’ of- Spartans came Gerald Robin- night, Michelle Kandell surpassed it a whole new level by getting 20 kills fense. ready to play and the Jackets looked son hit one from downtown. by notching 16 more on Friday. for the fourth consecutive game. Last week, the Jackets defeated defensive for much of the half. State maintained their lead for Chrissy DeMichelis led the of- Furthermore, Niekamp provided Virginia Tech on the road and were Greensboro flipped the score about three minutes into the second fense against Wake Forest by posting tremendous help to the team by led by DeMichelis, who had one with seven straight points to take a half when Clinch hit his second three 17 kills and also adding three blocks assisting out in at least 67 game of the best nights of her career by six point lead and never looked back. to give Tech the lead for good. Tech to her totals. In fact, DeMichelis situations on Thursday night. notching career highs in kills and Tech got within one point when managed to push the lead to 20 with earned the ultimate game-winner The Jackets beat the two ACC blocks in a single match. Lawal scored on a fast break dunk seven minutes left and were able to in the second game of the match by teams from the state of Virginia “Our coaches are making a bigger following a Miller three pointer. That maintain it until they won the game. spiking the ball well. during the previous weekend. Tech impact on [our improvements]. Each was as close as the Jackets would get, Despite the Jackets scoring streak “I was very excited that we just players from all side of the court practice, we try to make the cut better as Greensboro continued to pour on in the second half, they still gave beat Duke, who is nationally ranked, showed out against the Cavaliers at practice,” Miller said. the points. The Spartans led by as up 85 points. and this is such a huge opportunity to in a tense five-game match. Kandell This weekend, the Jackets will many as 14 points in the second half. The Jackets had a size advantage make it to the NCAA’s this year…We stopped the opposing team from square off in their final home matches Morrow ended the game with a three inside and that showed with a 40- beat [Wake Forest] in three, and scoring and set a personal record of the season against Florida State pointer at the buzzer to decrease the 30 advantage in rebounds. The size we’re really just trying to prove a for digs in a single game. and Miami before ending their lead to nine points. advantage showed on the box score point here,” Miller said. Furthermore, team players Kel- season on the road against Boston Tech had a quick turn around as well where Tech outscored State The Jackets beat the Blue Devils in logg and DeMichelis combined for College and Maryland. before their first road game of the 48-18 in the paint. �� 24 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique SPORTS

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