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How the West Was Stung Hoedown at the GT Corral Tech to pay for new portal provider By Tony Kluemper at this point that many adminis- News Editor trators realized Tech had fallen behind in the technological ad- When students return to cam- vances in the area of communi- pus at the beginning of fall se- cation through the web. mester next year, they may be Once these concerns had been surprised to find a new look for raised, a group then began look- web communications at Tech. ing at ways to improve the web The change will take place with communications system on cam- the introduction of a new web pus. The process began when portal to serve all members of representatives from OIT start- the Tech community. ed looking at possible commer- Although the actual portal cial products that could be used has only been in development to establish a portal on campus for a few months, the idea of just to see what the product could such a web based communica- do. The group chose a program tion center is far from a new known as Campus Pipeline. idea. In fact, according to Asso- Hall explained why the deci- ciate Vice President of Enroll- sion was made to use Campus ment Services Barbara Hall, “The Pipeline in the preliminary stages. process started around 1998 “We settled on Campus Pipe- when different people on cam- line because it was built on Ban- pus kind of came to the conclu- ner, [the system used for all sion that we need more and better student records],” said Hall. “So communication.” it had native integration with The idea of a web portal sys- both Banner and WebCT. It By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS tem came about in 2000 when seemed like a good idea to at As part of Homecoming week activities, the Student Center hosted a “Hoedown at the GT Corral” along Skiles faculty began to complain about least look at something because walkway on Tuesday. Students were able to participate in a wide variety of western-themed enterntainment. problems with the WebCT sys- we were trying to decide: do we Shane Owens enjoys a ride on the mechanical bull, which was one of the most popular attraction at the event. tem that they used to communicate with their classes. It was See Portal, page 12 Former ECE prof Fun, rule changes mark homecoming events suffers fatal stroke By Madhu Adiga ing. The traditional events such as 101.5 radio station. Other events because of the sewer construction Senior Staff Writer the Talent Show and Tech Trivia drew good turnouts as well. on Brittain Drive,” said Chris Rev- Professor Emeritus Daniel Fielder remain a part of Homecoming, but “We had 25 teams sign up for ell, Ramblin’ Reck chair of the Mini of the School of Electrical and Com- Homecoming Week 2002 has additional events related to the “How the Outlaws water gun shootout, 500. “We met with Facilities, though, puter Engineering (ECE) passed been successful so far, with a few the West Was Stung” theme have and considering that the last time and got approval to return the race away Oct. 4 due to complications key changes. The Homecoming also drawn considerable interest. we had a water gun contest only to Peters,” he said. from several strokes, at 84. Fielder committee is made up of three stu- So far, general response has been nine teams participated, this is def- Over the summer, when the rules received both his master’s degree dent committees, the Ramblin’ Reck positive. All of the events were filled initely an improvement,” said Love- for Homecoming events had to be and Ph.D. from Tech in 1947 and Club, IFC/Panhellenic, and Student up by the middle of the week, and lace. submitted, construction around 1957. Center Programs Council. an estimated 1,000 people showed The Mini 500, sponsored by the Brittain Drive was still going on, so He began teaching in the ECE “All three of the committees got up to the kickoff celebration, “Hoe- Ramblin’ Reck Club, returns to Pe- the rules stated that the race would department in 1948, and helped together and discussed how better down at the GT Corral,” held Tues- ters Parking Deck this year. be at the Coliseum. In August, how- design new courses ranging from to make Homecoming something day on Skiles walkway. The event “Up until 1999, the Mini 500 ever, Revell and Katrina Badgett, transmission lines to combinatorics. that every student can enjoy, not featured rides on a mechanical bull, was always held around Peters, but Ramblin’ Reck Club Homecom- just certain groups,” said Kim Love- a shooting gallery, eating contests, in the last couple of years, we had to Ferst Center to lace, faculty advisor for Homecom- and country music blasted from Kicks move it to the Coliseum parking lot See Changes, page 5 host poetry event Professor Thomas Lux will Regents approve Calloway, Healey demolition present the first annual Bourne Po- etry Reading at the Ferst Center for By Daniel Amick Department of Housing’s Associ- the Arts later this year. Poets to read Senior Staff Writer ate Director for Residence Life. include Lucille Clifton, winner of “But [the plan] is doable on the the National Book Award, and Rita The Department of Housing re- timeline that’s been established,” Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner, among cently unveiled plans to demolish he said. others. The presentation was made the Healey building and Callaway Healey, Callaway and Burge possible by endowments from a apartment complex in order to make apartments currently provide on- prominent alumnus and Tech pro- way for new graduate family living campus living space for about 300 fessor. areas. The plan has received prelim- couples and families with children; inary support from the Board of 236 of them normally reside in Hea- Regents and is expected to be for- ley and Callaway. The goal is to Murder Mystery mally approved in November. increase the total number of spaces The plan calls for demolition to by about 100. theater Oct. 29 begin in the summer of 2003. Once “Part of the ability to attract the Death by Chocolate, a Murder demolition is complete, construc- best quality graduate students is to Mystery Dinner Theater event, will tion of new housing facilities will have at least some attractive, conve- take place Tuesday, Oct. 29 in the begin immediately on the old foot- nient, safe, efficient family hous- Student Center Ballroom. The event prints of Healey and Callaway. The ing,” said Morrison. The is sponsored by the Student Center project should be completed by Department of Housing, he says, Programs Board. August 2004, lasting a total of about has a responsibility to support the Tickets are $10 for students and 14 months. academic goals of the Institute. By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS are available at the Programs Area “That’s a quick, quick turn- Healey and Calloway Graduate family living centers will be demolished Information Desk. Vegetarian en- around,” said Dan Morrison, the See Housing, page 6 this summer to make room for new family units to be completed in 2004. trees are available upon request. 2 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique NEWS Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! From the archives... Last issue’s poll garnered 24 responses to the question: “What are you doing for fall break?” The ‘Nique’s top stories from: years ago: October 23, 1992— A proposed Undergraduate 10 Student Council resolution called for a referendum among students concerning President Pat Crecine’s actions of serving alcohol to minors. Roger Wehrle, acting dean of students, said that he would take a list of student concerns to Crecine.

years ago: October 22, 1982—The Registrar’s 20 Office announced that online registration would replace manual and batch registration. Students would not have to wait until the next day to find out if their schedules were cleared.

years ago: October 27, 1972—The 30 Student Center cafeteria decided to roll back its hours and close at 8:00 p.m. James R. Greene, Director of Food Services, said that there was not enough business after 8 to justi- Image by Ian Clark / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS fy keeping the cafeteria open any This week’s poll is related to Homecoming? How do you feel about later. To make up for this, addition- the changes made in the Mr./Miss GT contest this year? Tell us what al vending machines were expected you think at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique. to be installed in the Student Center Recreation Area. NEWS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 3

Council Clippings Senate and House GSS discusses final UHR focuses on Ramblin’ Night music department By Tony Kluemper By Daniel Amick News Editor Senior Staff Writer

The Graduate Student Senate discussed Tuesday’s Undergraduate House of a total of four allocation bills during Tues- Representatives meeting was the first since day’s meeting, while the remaining bills fall break, and the agenda was full. Repre- were tabled due to lack of representatives sentatives considered almost a dozen bills, from the organizations requesting funds. held an issue meeting on music facilities The first bill up for discussion was an and chartered half a dozen new student allocation to RHA to help fund the final organizations. Ramblin’ Night Nov. 15, the night before In what SGA Vice President Nate Wat- the Duke game. The bill had been present- son called “the most convincing argument ed at the Oct. 1 meeting but had been he’d ever heard,” about twenty members tabled until representatives from RHA could of the Acapella Club treated the House to a present more specific information on the demonstration of their singing talents. Short- event. ly after the performance a slate bill passed According to RHA President Ryan Span- chartering the Acapella Club as a new stu- ier, the group was asking for $8,000 from dent organization, along with Buzz Stu- GSS in order to cover part of the costs of a By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS dios, the Philosophical Society, the nationally recognized band to play on cam- Graduate coordinating officer Jennifer Matthews gives her report to the House. At Sophomore Summit and the Asian Stu- pus. “We are in the process of getting a Tuesday’s meeting, UHR discussed the status of the music department at Tech. dent Interest Association (ASIA). contract with Edwin McCain to perform UHR members were more hesitant to at the event,” said Spanier. pass a bill chartering the Atlanta Chinese Spanier also commented on the fact Bills Considered Christian Campus Fellowship (ACCCF). that in previous Ramblin’ Night events Some representatives were concerned that Undergraduate House of Representatives almost 50 percent of those attending had by holding services in Chinese, many mem-

Joint Allocation to Tech SWE Author: Jakarra Jones tabled ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ been graduate students. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ bers of the Tech community would be

Joint Chartering of Tech Korean Assoc. Author: Tim Callioux tabled ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Many senators expressed concern that ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ excluded. In the end the bill’s passage seemed

Joint Chartering of Acapella Club Author: Tim Callioux passed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ not enough people attended the Ramblin’ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ to hinge on whether non-Tech-associated

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Nights events to merit the $8,000 fund- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ participants in ACCCF would be granted

Joint Chartering of Philosophical Society Author: Tim Callioux passed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

ing. Some senators even suggested hiring a ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ member status. The bill was tabled until

Joint Chartering of Sophomore Summit Author: Tim Callioux passed

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However, Spanier pointed out that this is a Joint Chartering of Atl. Chinese Christain Author: Tim Callioux tabled Once the old business was finally dis- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

nationally-recognized band that will hope- Joint Chartering of Asian Student Assoc. Author: Tim Callioux passed pensed with, members turned their atten-

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fully attract a larger group of people. Joint Allocation to GT Cycling Club Author: Danny Puckett passed tion to the issue portion of the meeting.

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ECE senator Pelham Norville agreed Joint Allocation to Tech RHA Author: Chris Rankine passed Up for discussion was the state of music ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ with Spanier. “A nationally recognizable ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ facilities on campus. Representative-at-Large band will attract a lot more students than a Graduate Student Senate Mindy Park was in charge of the group

Joint Allocation to Tech RHA Author: Jennifer Matthews passed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ local band,” said Norville. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ that collected background information and

Joint Allocation to Tech SWE Author: Jennifer Matthews tabled ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

Furthermore, Norville also noted that ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ presented an overview of her group’s find-

Joint Allocation to GT Cycling Club Author: Joseph Jeong tabled

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Joint Allocation to GT Chess Club Author: Joseph Jeong tabled

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Joint Allocation to GT Canoe & Kayak Author: Roy Furbank passed

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Joint JFC & JCOC Policies Amendments Author: Alan Michaels passed

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Joint Allocation to Bahai Campus Assoc. Author: Dawn Reinhold passed

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Sliver Box nique.net/sliver “Art is a peaceful way for me to express myself.’ Yeah, well I prefer using a tire iron upside one's head. so you didn't call; what does that mean? just a hint: you can kiss me any time (please!) *ehem* has only one testicle. Check next week's tech up close for a pic go boes....yay for kab! bubbles i’d like to shout out to dees nuts and berries i do not like sex who does? paul does ian is a fiend it means that i may have been busy. or getting busy. 5 out of 4 people have a problem with fractions “I'm feeling nervous Tryin to be so perfect” even though I'm far from it because I'm a b&^%$! The errors in the paper will not upset me. The errors in the paper will not enrage me. Dammit. I should've just refused to open the paper. “There are times in the day when it is a lot more polluted than others.” What's “it?” The sky? The river? My Eggo? And what are you campar- ing “it” to? Other days? Other things? There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. A sex column would be great in the technique, and that tip about AIM is a good start!! I like that quote, “...Tech students don't place much value on things like FUN” La la la la la la la la la la *thhhpth*. Whoops. 'Scuse me. Yay for lauren quizzes! is it merely coincidence that the non-STaC cartoonist can't even spell ‘existence’? Ginny, I'd really like to talk to you some time. But AIM hates me. Sliver is BACK! Gimme some Ohs, baby . . . and don't forget those HBOs either. miami dolphins suck the worse rumor: Wolfman is dead 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. take that, roommate never found my white girl scholarship NEWS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 5

Changes from page 1 New music director ing chair, met with Parking and Facilities to get permission to return the race to Peters. “Parking was happy with mov- seeks strategic plan ing the race back to Peters, because it is easier to ask the students who By Daniel Amick hallmark of Georgia Tech: a pro- park around the deck to move their Senior Staff Writer gram that is unlike any other. I didn’t cars rather than to clear out faculty come here to try to duplicate some- and staff who park at the Coliseum The folding tables lining the pro- one else’s program or to find a way on their workdays,” said Lovelace. fessor’s office are still piled high to transplant an existing program Facilities was slightly more wary with cardboard boxes full of files here,” he said. because of all the areas around East and manila folders. Sitting at his Clark is now in the process of Campus that would have to be closed desk, Clark types at his laptop, then assessing the current state of Tech’s off in order to avoid hitting stu- fiddles with a printer that he saved music program and setting goals for dents in the race. “Facilities was from the scrap heap before making the future. “We’re formulating a stra- willing to compromise, however, some final note on his palm pilot. tegic plan for music,” said Clark. and as far as I know, there was no Meet Dr. Clark, Georgia Tech’s One of Clark’s immediate goals frustration in getting approved to new Director of Music. is to initiate “desperately needed re- have the Mini 500 at Peters,” said Clark officially started his new pairs and upgrades to the Couch Lovelace. role Aug. 1. Still fresh from his move Building.” The aging Couch build- Another major change has been into the area, Clark has to pause to ing houses Tech’s music facilities. in the rules for the Mr./Ms. Geor- recall his telephone number. Clark addressed UHR to try to gain gia Tech competition. Maggie Gear- By Andrew Salters / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “I have to re- support in push- hart and Ansley Stevens, co-chairs Students participate in the Krystal burger eating contest held on Tuesday member the ing for improved for the event, evaluated how best to as part of this week’s Homecoming festivities on Skiles walkway. pattern. I can facilities. recognize those who have truly been look at the “We’re formulating a A longer-term outstanding members of the Tech resented the Georgia Tech commu- high emphasis on GPA,” said Stevens. phone, and I’ve goal of the stra- community and found two issues. nity well. It seems more appropriate “We also did this to weed out memorized the strategic plan for tegic plan will be One of the issues was the age of to recognize students who have put people who had lower GPAs. We sound of the music.” to identify ways the nominees. In the past, nomi- in more time at this school, and don’t feel that a student with a 2.5, touch-tone,” he the music pro- nees for Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech competent underclassmen will have for example, no matter how much said. Frank Clark gram can better could be any year or class status. a chance to be nominated in the they’re involved, is a good repre- This unusu- Director of Music interface with “We had gotten a lot of complaints future, when they will have even sentative, because we do want peo- al talent is not other Georgia about the fact that sophomores and more credentials,” said Lovelace. ple who are academically strong,” surprising, giv- Tech programs. juniors were up for the award, when The other change implemented said Gearhart. en Clark’s background. A native of “There are obvious, obvious ties people felt like this should be an was to set a minimum GPA require- Lovelace says that she has heard Brentwood, California, Clark earned between computer science, electri- honor for older students,” said Gear- ment of 3.35, which is the GPA one of two types of student responses a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the cal engineering, architectural acous- hart. The rules now state that nom- required to graduate with high hon- regarding this change. University of Arizona and a Mas- tics [and music],” said Clark. inees must have entered Georgia ors from Georgia Tech. Previously, “People come to my office all ters in Horn Performance from Le- Among the best musicians he has Tech in fall 1999 or before, having results of the competition were de- the time to give me feedback, and land Stanford Jr. University. Clark ever performed with, says Clark, were completed at least three years. termined by one-third GPA, one- I’ve either heard that students think also holds a Bachelor of Music in radiological technicians from a lo- “We felt that even though a sec- third student vote, and one-third the minimum GPA is a positive Music Education from the Conser- cal radiation lab. ond-year or third-year nominee interviews. “We want well-rounded change, or they think that the re- vatory of Music at the University of “What I discovered is that there might be an outstanding student, students for this event. With this quirement is too high. With any the Pacific. is not a barrier, in fact there is a this event should be geared more system, we had students with a 4.0 change you make, you can’t avoid Clark plays horn, piano and string complementary relationship, be- towards seniors, since it is at the who may not have been as involved some negative feedback. Overall, bass as well as computer-generated tween people who think and are end of Homecoming and it is to as a competitor with a lower GPA, though, I think this is a good thing music. attracted to math and science and honor students who have really rep- but still advanced because of the for the event,” Lovelace said. This desire to combine music people who are involved in music,” and technology likely played a role said Clark. in pairing Clark and a technologi- “There are lots of different pos- cycling competition in New Mexi- not quick to agree with JFC’s rec- cally advanced school like Tech. sibilities. Whether those are realis- from page 3 GSS co. Although the bill was submitted ommendation. In mid-July, while chairing the tic and practical at this point in time, ment event. at the beginning of October, since Cycling Club president Ryan Department of Music at the Uni- I don’t know.” Although the debate seemed JFC did not have a scheduled meet- Fincher reported that club mem- versity of Southern Alabama, Clark While still settling in to his new evenly distributed between those ing due to fall break, the bill was not bers were currently out of pocket was offered the chance to come to position, Clark said he has already for and against the bill, when the presented before the event actually about $500 each due to the lack of Georgia Tech. It was not a hard been made to feel at home. vote was called, the bill passed by a took place. funding. decision to make. “I have been a faculty member at large majority. Due to these circumstances, un- Therefore, Norville motioned “It took me about a heartbeat to a number of institutions, but never Next on the agenda was an allo- der JFC policy, the bill was failed that the bill be tabled so that a fur- say ‘yes,’” said Clark. have I been greeted so warmly nor cation to the Tech Cycling Club to because it was deemed to be retro- ther investigation could take place “We really have the opportuni- had so many kind offers of assis- fund its recent trip to the national active. However, many senators were before next week’s meeting. ty to create something that is the tance,” said Clark. 6 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique NEWS

kept below market level. Currently, Housing from page 1 residents pay between $700 and $900 Computing names new Dean per month. Healey and Callaway residents The decision to replace Healey By Sriram Narasimhan have been informed of the demoli- and Callaway rather than renovate Senior Staff Writer tion plan and will be forced to find came after several years of study. “I just want to hear what people off-campus housing by the move- According to Morrison, cost-bene- Richard A. DeMillo was recent- have to say about what’s out date of May 15. To facilitate fit analysis concluded that it would ly selected as the new Dean of the this process, the Department of be “ridiculously more expensive” to College of Computing (CoC), pre- working and what isn’t working Housing plans to communicate with renovate the 16 buildings of the viously holding the position of first [in the College of Computing].” surrounding area apartment facili- 1940s-era Callaway complex than Chief Technology Officer for the ties, hold apartment fairs for resi- to demolish them and rebuild. The Hewlett-Packard Company. DeMil- Richard A. DeMillo dents and provide families with a cost to renovate Healey was “with- lo is taking over for Dr. Peter Free- New College of Computing Dean relocation stipend of between $300 in a few hundred thousand dollars” man, who left in May for the National and $500. of the cost of new facilities. The 10- Science Foundation, and interim “What [the Department of Hous- story Healey building was construct- Dean Dr. Ellen Zegura. Tech, it was not much sooner that cations consulting. Before that, he ing] is not going to do is go out and ed in 1970. The former executive originally he learned of his appointment in was the director of the Computer rent an apartment complex for these The design of the Healey-Calla- left Hewlett-Packard midsummer the College of Computing. and Computation Research Divi- families,” said Morrison. way replacement has not yet been to take over as the director of the As the new Dean of Comput- sion at the National Science Foun- “That’s really not something that determined, but some guidelines have Georgia Tech Information Securi- ing, Demillo has a number of agen- dation. Tech can do, and is not something been established. The new facility ty Center (GTISC), but quickly da items for the upcoming year, This is certainly not the first time that is easily done,” he said. will most likely consist of several learned that he had also become a including the much-publicized policy that DeMillo is a face at the Insti- Morrison is confident that ev- buildings no more than six stories candidate for the vacant CoC dean changes for undergraduate Com- tute. He received his Ph.D. in In- eryone who needs new housing can tall. Families with children will live position, both of which had for- puter Science students and those formation and Computer Science find it. on the first three floors, limiting the merly been held by Freeman. Al- taking the introductory computing from Tech, at a time when the pro- “Not everybody wants to [move], need to use stairs or an elevator. though this came as a surprise, his courses. gram was not yet a separate college and let’s face it, it’s inconvenient, The size of units assigned to cou- decision to leave HP was well-in- “The thing that excites us is an but reported to the College of Sci- and we know that,” he said. ples will increase from Healy’s stu- tended. opportunity to apply as much ener- ences. One of the first graduates in Once construction of new facil- dio-style apartments to full “My job at HP was to pull to- gy and technology into the under- the nation to obtain this kind of ities is complete, former Healey and one-bedroom apartments. RES- gether technology and technology graduate program as we have into degree, he later taught at Tech as a Callaway residents will have priori- NET, cable television, Georgia Tech strategy under one umbrella, espe- our research program,” said DeMillo. professor from 1976 until 1987, ty access over any new residents. telephone service, and controllable cially during the HP-Compaq merg- DeMillo did not disclose the spe- and was the founding director of Morrison expects rent to go up in heat and air conditioning will be er. When the merger closed, a lot of cifics of the changing introductory the Software Engineering Research the new facilities but that it will be provided in all units. that work was done,” said Demillo. Computer Science class curricula, Center. “But the real reason was that this but he was enthusiastic about their Until he officially fills the posi- was the most attractive place I could potential in giving Tech students a tion Dec. 1, DeMillo will spend his UHR from page 3 replied Clark. be. Universities, from an industry rounded education. time with many of the student, fac- Other students described the fail- standpoint, are where a lot of the “It really is a conscious choice; ulty and administrators in the Col- condition of the Couch Building, ing condition of the Couch build- action is these days.” you can train people narrowly or lege of Computing. which houses the GT Music De- ing, its undersized practice rooms, In fact, during the mid-1990’s you can give people a broad set of “I just want to hear what people partment and Under the Couch. the holes in the floor, and unsuit- Hewlett-Packard’s top executive tools to equip them well for the have to say about what’s working According to the report, Couch was able acoustics. Textile Rep. Joey officers only consisted of the CEO. future,” said DeMillo. and what isn’t working. I have no constructed in 1935 as an elemen- Woodall said he thinks twice every The structural changes that took “The whole policy of non-col- resources to give yet, but I can cer- tary school and later “condemned time the band director tells him to place within the corporation were laboration was a symptom, not a tainly absorb information,” said beyond repair as it is infested with “take a deep breath.” intended to bring the disconnected cause. It has to do with the expecta- DeMillo. asbestos.” Park also examined the “Every time I hear that, I won- businesses of the computer compa- tions: for example, how hard to make Provost Jean-Lou Chameau com- music facilities of other comparable der, ‘Will some asbestos get in my ny giant, such as the printing indus- the assignments. If you are clear mented on DeMillo’s qualifications institutions, and found them to be lungs? Will I die in 10 or 20 years of try, under common investment with expectations, then lots of things to improve the College of Comput- generally superior to Georgia Tech’s cancer?’” dollars. take care of themselves.” ing even further. facilities. Representatives seemed to sup- When these industries had fi- Prior to being CTO at Hewlett- “Rich’s vision and three decades New Music Director Frank Clark port of the idea that SGA should nally reached a sound business model, Packard, DeMillo directed computer of experience are precisely what is also addressed the House, saying take an active role in promoting DeMillo felt that much work could science research at Telcordia Tech- needed to lead the College of Com- that a unified message came from better music facilities. Most speak- still be accomplished in the field of nologies, once a spin-off of Bell Labs puting to even higher levels,” said the student body would have a pos- ers received prolonged applause or information security, a growing is- called BellCore. Much of the work Chameau. “He brings experience at itive effect. What, representatives table-thumping. Members decided sue in industry and academia. Al- he did was in the beginning stages the highest levels of industry, gov- asked, should that message say? to draft a resolution to be voted on though this is what brought him to of e-commerce and telecommuni- ernment, and academia.” “The time for music is now,” during next week’s meeting. NEWS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 7

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A lot of things went on outside of the bubble of Georgia Tech this week. Visit www.bubble.nique.net to find links to complete arti- cles about the stories below and other important issues. Sniper death toll continues to rise, suspects caught Tuesday’s fatal shooting of Conrad Johnson in Silver Spring, MD is the tenth attack blamed on the sniper since the shootings began Oct. 2. According to law enforcement sources, a note was found near where Johnson was shot. The note was similar in lan- guage to the letter found after a Virginia shooting and on the Tarot card left behind near a shooting at a Maryland middle school, both linked to the sniper. Two men wanted for questioning in the wave of deadly sniper attacks were arrested early Thursday morning. Though they have not been charged, they are considered suspects. Theater audience in Moscow held hostage Twenty armed men took a theater audience hostage Wednesday and threatened to blow up the theater if police got involved. Police By Shelley Hoyal / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Andrew Salters/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS estimated that between 700 and 900 people were held hostage, The annual TEAM Buzz community although the gunmen allowed children and Muslim audience mem- service day took place last Satur- bers to leave. Police and an Alpha special forces unit went to the day, Oct. 19, around Atlanta. Stu- theater and sealed off the area. According to the Interfax news dents participated in various com- agency, the gunmen were part of a Chechen rebel suicide unit, munity service events in the metro- which includes 40 widows of rebels killed in Chechnya. politan area for the sixth year in a row. Groups such as Hands on Attack against Iraq could be pushed into 2003 Atlanta and Trees Atlanta requested volunteers to improve numerous It is uncertain that an attack to force Iraqi leader Saddam Hus- parks and wooded areas in the sein to disarm would begin this winter as previously predicted. An city. Participants also contributed attack in December or January is still possible if Iraq refuses to their time to helping Atlanta’s pub- accept a UN resolution restarting weapons inspections, but the lic libraries as well as children ser- U.N. Security Council still has yet to agree on the resolution. vices. This year’s event featured Military action could be delayed beyond winter and spring if Hus- over 2,000 volunteers consisting sein agrees to cooperate with weapons inspections. of students, faculty and alumni. This year alumni clubs across the nation Federal Reserve may cut rates next month participated in the event as well by volunteering in their local areas. The Federal Reserve, based on surveys done by its twelve regional Although the group had experi- banks, has reported that the economy is still performing at sluggish enced some problems raising funds levels, trying to recover from last year’s recession. The survey has in the beginning stages, these is- suggested the possibility of further cuts of interest rates in the sues were solved by the day of the upcoming months before the end of the year. Some analysts predict event. Organizers of this year’s that the Fed will cut rates for a 12th time this year in Nov. to make event were happy with the final sure that failing consumer confidence and a possible war with Iraq outcome. do not prompt another recession. By Shelley Hoyal / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS page 8

OPINIONS Editorial Board: Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 Jody Shaw, Editor-in-Chief OUR VIEWS Derek Haynes, Managing Editor Consensus Opinion Tony Kluemper, News Editor Sara Cames, Opinions Editor Campus Pipeline Jennifer Schur, Focus Editor Julia Trapold, Entertainment Editor Katie Neal, Sports Editor The benefits of the plan to implement a web portal to Scott Meuleners, Photography Editor incorporate some student-oriented academic websites, such Paul Horton, Advertising Manager as Oscar and WebCT, do not appear to be worth the estimat- Karl Guertin, Online Editor ed $1.5 million that the Institute plans to pay for the services. Although it is difficult to tell exactly what the purpose of the plan is, there would be some small benefit of convenience from having all of these related services on the same website. However, because most students frequently navigate the in- ternet, this easy accessibility does not appear to be necessary. Because it is difficult to see how the benefits of this program would be worth the amount of money that the administration is proposing to spend on it, perhaps it would be better if this money was put to other uses. As the quality of student life has recently been such a controversial issue on this campus, there may be many programs that this money could be used for that would produce much greater benefit than an academic portal through Campus Pipeline. For instance, the money could be used to renovate the Bookstore space, to hire more professors in order to reduce class size or to fund more campus-wide events like Ramblin’ Nights. Quote of the week: “If you can count your money, you don't Mr. & Ms. Georgia Tech have a billion dollars."—J. Paul Getty This year’s changes to the rules surrounding the Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech have both benefits and detriments. The grade cutoff is a good change that allows students from various Sex column has no place inTechnique majors to compete on even footing. While academic involve- In answer to Jen Schur’s ques- students may certainly make use of craze bandwagon.” If we as students ment is an important part of the Georgia Tech campus, it tion “If a school steeped in tradi- these if they so desire; however, a want to truly benefit from the Tech tion like Yale has sex …in their paper, newspaper is not the correct place reputation, we should do all in our should not be used in determining who the winner of the why doesn’t Tech?,” maybe those to find these discussions. power to enhance our image of re- competition is. Using GPA as a cutoff rather than a determi- in favor of a sex column should Aside from these points, maybe sponsibility, not decrease it, as Schur nant is ideal for recognizing the importance of academics consider the priorities of a newspa- the reason for the absence of a col- suggests. The pages of the Tech- per. umn discussing sex in the Technique nique may be used in many more while acknowledging that it may not be as important to this Traditionally, newspapers have results from a maturer mindset in mature and responsible ways than event as campus involvement. served as a means to present infor- Georgia Tech students than in col- discussing sex. One rule change that has not served such a beneficial mation and opinions about the hap- leges that do publish a sex column. During my first semester here at penings in the world, whether these Our Institution has a reputation for Tech, I have been very pleased at purpose is the rule that only students who entered Tech in the are large-scale like in the NY Times, attracting responsible, capable stu- the quality of the Technique and fall of 1999 are eligible to enter the competition. Organiza- or on a smaller scale like the Tech- dents, the type employers seek after hope to see this quality continue in nique or any other college newspa- graduation. future editions. tions should be able to enter any candidate that they believe per. Schur writes, “now it’s Tech’s represents the ideals of Georgia Tech. Every organization will Many other options are avail- turn to take our shirts of responsi- Dawn Parker nominate the people who the members believe uphold the able to find discussion of sex; Tech bility off...and jump on the sex- [email protected] values of “Progress and Service.” This rule eliminates the possibility of outstanding third years being eligible, a situation that seems strange, as a third-year student served as Ms. Georgia Tech over the last year. Students who are transfers are also blocked from participating if they have not been at Tech for more than four years. With all of the feeder schools and satellite programs that Tech is developing, transfer students should be considered just as eligible as students who entered as freshmen. Finally, because grades are not being considered in the ranking of candidates, student voting has become too large a determinant of the winner. Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech should be people that are respected by the student body, but the competition should not be primarily about popularity. By making voting 50 percent of the final results, the competition loses some of its prestige. Next year, the application for Mr. and Ms. GT should be expanded to include an essay. The application should count for one-third of the total, the interview should count for one-third and student voting should count for one-third. This way the candidates’ records will be weighted appropriately against the popular vote.

Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the By Matt Norris / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS opinions of individual editors. OPINIONS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 9 TECHNIQUE Make temporary improvements permanent “The South’s Liveliest College It’s Homecoming again, and if and upcoming freshmen are going Newspaper” Established in 1911 you have been on campus for a while, “I would suggest using the to be around, but it is equally im- you know what I mean when I say it improvements we make during portant to let it show who and what Editor-in-Chief changes for Homecoming. you really are. Being someone you Jody Robert Shaw The first thing you’ll notice is all these events as a guide to how are not can help with winning more • • • of the events that are taking place as things should be all of the time.” people over initially, but you can’t Managing Editor part of the Homecoming festivi- hide who you are forever. People Derek Haynes ties, but these activities are not the Scott Meuleners will figure it out, making a worse News biggest things going on around cam- Photography Editor situation for everyone when the truth Tony Kluemper, Editor pus nowadays . Everyone is clean- Tim Cailloux, Senior Staff Photographer comes out. Daniel Amick, Senior Staff Writer ing up their act and cleaning up the As far as Tech is concerned, I Sriram Narasimhan, Senior Staff Writer campus for when the parents and sure that when being visited we still to the prospective students as possi- would suggest using the improve- Madhu Adiga, Senior Staff Writer alumni arrive. show who we really are and don’t ble. ments it seems to make during these Opinions This is not unusual for Tech; hide behind Homecoming or Par- As for rush, I think the images Sara Cames, Editor events as a guide to how things should Billy Aslaner, Cartoonist there are many times in the year ents’ Weekend because we are em- that people put on can be both good be all of the time. Jennifer Hinkle, Columnist that this happens, Parents’ Week- barrassed to show who we really and bad for incoming freshmen. It Dining services shouldn’t only Matt Norris, Cartoonist end, rush week and Connect with are. is nice for fraternities and sororities provide good food to impress the Focus Tech. We cover up things so that Having been on both sides of to clean up their houses and do Jennifer Schur, Editor people who are paying the bills, but Kevin Shattuck, Senior Staff Photographer the people on the outside, whether situations like this, I can tell you other things so that incoming fresh- at all times during the year, because Kimberly Rieck, Senior Staff Writer they be parents, alumni, or incom- that it isn’t always good to put for- men feel welcome when visiting, in the end, if people aren’t happy, Josh Cuneo, Jennifer Lee, Eric Vogel ing freshmen, see Tech as a great ward an image that differs from the but sometimes they go too far and someone influential will hear about Entertainment place. way it really is. portray themselves as something they Julia Trapold, Editor the problems. Bryan Basmanowicz, Senior Staff Writer During these times of the year When I first visited Tech, I came are not. While it is good for getting All Tech students should try and Shelley Hoyal, Senior Staff Photographer you will notice that the food quality through the Connect with Tech new people to join your organiza- Joshua Cuneo, Andrew Goldthorp, represent themselves and their cam- Ron Henry, Joey Katzen, Pete Mocker, in the dining halls gets better, flow- program, and they definitely do any- tion, it does not always get the right pus for what it is the other 50 weeks Ananya Paul, Vivian Vakili er beds are filled with yellow and thing they can to make Tech look people to pledge and causes people of the year. We should have pride in Sports purple blooms, and the campus gets like the best place to be in the world who would be great assets to the our school and who we are. Tech is Katie Neal, Editor a general polished look. to spend for years. Granted, all col- fraternity or sorority to look else- Charles Frey, Senior Staff Photographer a wonderful place, and we need to Al Przygocki, Senior Staff Writer Not that there is anything wrong leges do this, but it does make it where to join the Greek communi- be sure to let all our guests see that. John Parsons, Senior Staff Writer with this, but it would be nice if we hard for kids coming out of high ty. Derek Haynes, David Rottman, If we cannot be true to the guests Tiffany Turner could have these improvements stick school to choose where to go when It’s hard enough to find a place during these times, then perhaps around for the rest of the year so all they see is a highly polished view to fit in as an incoming freshman, Production we as a community should look at Paul Horton, Adversting Mgr. that when the alumni, parents and of everything. most of whom haven’t really fig- who we are and try to change that Stephen Baehl, Copy Editor friends leave, those of us who are Since coming to Tech, it has not ured out what college life is really image so that we can be proud and Photography here year-round can still enjoy these really been what I expected, but I about and where they fit in. If peo- show the true Tech to the world. Scott Meuleners, Editor benefits. have enjoyed my time here and would ple are not being themselves when June Zhang, Darkroom Mgr. While the campus is something Ian Clark, Assistant Editor This is not to say that we shouldn’t do it again if given the choice. That welcoming freshmen during rush, to be proud of year-round, if we Bill Allen, Eric Aufderhaar, Danielle try to welcome those people but is why I became a Connect with how are freshmen supposed to make Bradley, Amamda Bryson, Christopher have to improve it for these types of Gooley, John Hersman, Kimberly that we should try to use these tem- Tech leader last year. While I did a sound decision on where to go? events, it would be far better to make Hinckley, John Jewell, Peter Jensen, porary improvements on campus as help perpetuate the image of a pol- What I’m saying is that it is fine Stephen Marek, Katie Oliff, Brian Oxford, these changes so they can be en- Adam Queen, Chris Raabe, Andrew an example for what things should ished Tech, I tried to be as honest to clean up your act and put on a joyed year-round by the campus com- Saulters, Daniel Uhlig be like all the time. It also makes and truthful with everything I said pretty face when influential people munity. Online Karl Guertin, Editor Associate Editor SGA needs clearer mission, better communication Daniel Uhlig Board of Student Ever since the SGA policy changes bringing in funding by fundraisers, Publications regarding financial power in early membership dues and corporate Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair “SGA must redefine its goals so RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. fall 2002, I have been left wonder- sponsorships. But SGA should still Billiee Pendleton-Parker, Advisor ing what exactly our Student Gov- that students can believe that it provide the majority of their fund- Advertising and Accounting ernment actually does now. Really, exists to serve their interests and ing needs. Nancy Bowen, Business Mgr. does anyone know? SGA is attempting to improve Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. Historically, SGA has been an their organizations’ interests.” its mission and its communication Donna Sammander, Advertising Mgr. over-complicated system where stu- Paul Horton with students. SGA’s Internal De- • • • dent organizations beg for mone- Advertising Editor velopment Committee is trying to Copyright Notice tary support of their interests (i.e. rewrite the bylaws so some of the Copyright © 2002, Jody Shaw, Editor-in- Chief, and by the Board of Student sports clubs needing funding for aforementioned improvements can Publications. The Technique is an official events). An organization would con- can make regard SGA, how are they vide a facility? Or the ones that com- take place. publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part of this paper tact an SGA representative who serving the students as so set forth pete almost every week, enjoy the A wonderful start to achieving may be reproduced in any manner without would then propose a bill. The house by their mission statement? support of many student fans, and any goal, though, would be for SGA written permission from the Editor or from the Board of Student Publications. would vote on said bill, and voila, On another note, who remem- even have a pep band out there root- to first work out its vision problem. The ideas expressed herein are those of the said organization would receive the bers voting for the members of JFC? ing for them? They should retain Three factions exist within SGA: Editor or the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the necessary funding. I think I slept through that one. the fame that they have worked so JFC, the Executive board, and the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff, or faculty of Georgia Tech, SGA decided in the fall semester JFC members are appointed by SGA. hard to earn. Why should money House / Senate body. By defining a or the University System of Georgia. of 2002 that dealing with financial We the students have no direct con- for student organizations be an is- clear purpose, and uniting these dif- matters below $2,000 was too ‘stren- trol over what JFC does in terms of sue at an institute that brings in ferent factions, SGA might actually Advertising Information Information and rate cards can be found uous’ a workload for their busy docket financial policy. millions annually? accomplish something. on our World Wide Web site at of discussing other matters. My ques- So what should SGA do? Well, An un-elected body should not But the biggest problem with www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/. The deadline for reserving ad space and tion is simple: since SGA handed since it will now have time on its get to choose how your money is SGA is not its division, or the fact submitting ad copy is noon on Friday, one week prior to publication. There are no over its ‘power over the purse’ to hands because it has delegated its spent. We listen to the endless cam- that it has delegated its power away, exceptions to this policy. For rate JFC, what do they do at those two only real power, SGA could reeval- paigning and we (some of us at least) or that the members do not care information, call our offices at (404) 894- 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 hour long meetings? uate its purpose on campus. They exercise our right to vote in SGA about the students, although each a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising space cannot be Granted, SGA was flooded with could take back their financial power. elections so that our representatives of these issues contributes to the reserved over the phone. The Technique office is located in room 137 of the bills that seemed destined to be passed They could hear student complaints can understand what we want them problem. What SGA needs is some Student Services Building, 353 Ferst based on the small amount of mon- on academic and administrative to do. We participate because we, strong leadership to address all of Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0290. Questions regarding advertising billing ey requested alone. And yes, slating policy and beg the faculty senate to the students who pay to attend this the many issues that have arisen in should be directed to Marcus Kwok at bills together can be efficient if it is make changes. They could return fine institution, want to have some the past year. I’m not talking about (404) 894-9187, or RoseMary Wells at sure that all of the bills will actually to serving the students, not their control over the monies designated the Executive board. I’m not even (404) 894-2830. pass. And yes, there are many bills own self-righteous, resume-padding by Tech as our own for student talking about any of the many com- Letter Submission Policy The Technique welcomes all letters to the that are submitted to SGA. But re- intentions. SGA must redefine its organizations. Clearly, the system mittees. Each individual member editor and will print letters on a timely and ally, now, SGA chooses to discuss goals so that students can believe of communication between SGA must become a stronger leader, be space-available basis. Letters should be hand-delivered, mailed to Georgia Tech ‘policy’ instead of discussing what that SGA exists to serve their inter- representatives and their constitu- aware of current issues at Tech, and Campus Mail Code 0290, or emailed to SGA was chartered for. ests and their organizations’ inter- ents has broken down, as demon- acknowledge the wants of students [email protected]. Letters should be addressed to Jody Shaw, Editor- Pop quiz kids: what policy chang- ests. strated by the uproar over the new and the organizations they belong in-Chief. All letters must be signed and es can SGA enact? A) Institute-wide One major problem that has oc- policy. to and learn how to fight for those must include a campus box number or other valid mailing address for verification academic policy; B) Administrative, curred this year is the problem with How should SGA apportion wants. purposes. Letters should not exceed 400 non-academic policy; C) none of the funding of Tier 3 organizations. money to our intercollegiate, Tier 3 The best thing the Internal De- words and should be submitted by 8 a.m. Wednesday in order to be printed in the the above. If you answered C, you Seems all of our club sports will be sports teams? On a case-by-case need velopment committee can do right following Friday’s issue. Any letters not probably just passed your first test taking a funding cut. Okay, some basis. Sports that require more money now is to be a strong body that meeting these criteria or not considered by the Editorial Board of the Technique to be at Tech. can deal with that. A limit on events, because of practice facility costs and helps the Executive Branch to cre- of valid intent will not be printed. Editors reserves the right to edit for style, content, In fact, these so-called policy fine. Some club sports don’t attend compete more because of populari- ate leaders out of the rest of the and length. Only one submission per changes SGA wishes to enact exist many competitions. But what about ty should receive the money they members. With these changes and person will be printed each term. only within their own bylaws. So the ones that need the money to need in a fair manner. Tier 3 clubs a strong vision, SGA might become Online since the only official changes SGA practice because Tech cannot pro- should also be quasi-responsible for a real power on campus. [email protected] www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/ 10 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique OPINIONS

Original Comic Fresmhmen OPINIONS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 11 Buzz Around the

Alison Baker Jake Moore Eric Fessler John Lin Campus ID Junior MGT Junior AE Senior BC Sophomore “It’s never-ending and “Looks like it's gonna “My money's going “I think it’s good for annoying, but the be done just in time toward it, but I never the progress of Tech.” improvements are for me to graduate.” get to use it.” necessary.”

Question of the week “What do you think about all the construction around Caitlin Crum Matt Collins Melanie Marshall Rebecca Reitman campus?” ChemE Sophomore MGT Senior PSYCH Junior BMED Sophomore “It’s noisy, but it’s for “I think it sucks.” “Let’s just say I like to “Construction is a Feature and Photos by Chris Raabe and Tim Cailloux a good cause, right?” call it destruction. royal P.I.T.A. because The poor squirrels.” students have more obstacles on campus.” 12 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique OPINIONS Classroom Controversies Jennifer Hinkel Game intros Portal from page 1 Drop Day Blues? Here’s what to do build or do we buy.” need Buzz The choice between building a Under quarters, students endured just push back the first test until the to keep a class based on a certain portal system of our own or pur- only ten weeks of class and could seventh or eighth week, rather than percentage of their grade. Leaving This year I have been very disap- chasing a product like Campus Pipe- drop classes until the end of the fifth testing earlier and allowing students room for final exams and projects, pointed in the starting introduc- line was one of the essential decisions week—or halfway through. Under to make decisions on grades that most professors should have about tions of our home football games. I made throughout the project. Some semesters, the term grew by six weeks are more complete. 30% of a student’s grade by mid- mean the whole video graphic with felt that building a portal internally of class, but Drop Day moved back Contrary to popular belief and term. Buzz flying by the Varsity is pretty would be more beneficial given the just one week, landing well within urban legend, a student without a Drop Day shouldn’t exist for the neat, but that doesn’t make me want fact that Cyberbuzz already has a the first half of the term. grade by Drop Day has no official sole purpose of letting a student to jump up and down for my team. setup for student organizations. Drop Day exists for several rea- recourse, except to petition the fac- ditch a class she’s failing; it should I feel sorry for our cheerleaders and “Basically we [Cyberbuzz] wanted sons: it lets students get out of a class ulty for a late withdrawal and hope also allow students to readjust their the Ramblin’ Reck Club because to show the group that we could they hate or are failing, lets people that they show mercy. While not schedules after they find out what they have to get the crowd pepped grow Cyberbuzz to better serve the change their schedule if it turns out giving a grade by Drop Day is widely other demands might be on their up while everyone is watching an students and the campus as a whole to be too demanding, and gives stu- frowned upon among the faculty, time. Some professors might find .avi on a big screen that is located on [as the portal],” said Maury Fuhrer, dents a chance to learn what a course giving a grade has never become a this fact surprising, but your course the opposite side of the field of where a student director of Cyberbuzz. is really like. Oh, and of course, it school policy. is not the only one your students are our team enters. However, Associate Vice Presi- gives us a reason to throw Drop Day Mandatory grades before Drop taking this semester. Over the past several years our dent of Academic Affairs Bob Mc- parties. But while Drop Day offers a Day might not solve the dilemma, Still, Drop Day practices will home games had a wonderful start- Math, who helped make the decision good way to pre- only become ef- ing introduction that got every Yel- to purchase the Campus Pipeline serve GPAs and fective if they below Jacket fan on his/her feet in no program, felt that there were cer- sanity while giv- “Drop Day practices will only come Institute time—the introduction of Buzz! You tain benefits to having the portal ing students a become effective if they become policy. There are know what I am talking about. The built commercially. “Although some- chance to “try many steps that band on the field, the tension of the thing you build yourself is perfectly out” a course, it Institute policy. Move Drop Day can be taken to upcoming game fills the air, when customized to your specifications only works when to halfway through the semester.” improve the cur- you hear that familiar announcer you would have to rebuild it every professors cooper- rent system. welcome “America’s number one time modifications come out,” said ate with the stu- Jennifer Hinkle Move Drop Day mascot… BUZZ!!!!” This, of course, McMath. dents and assign Staff Columnist to halfway was followed by our beloved Buzz In addition, the fact that Cyber- them grades be- through the se- running full steam to the center of buzz does not have access to stu- fore it’s too late mester to help the field and doing some crazy stunt dent records through Banner due to drop. however. One professor I had last students make more informed de- at the middle of the field. After- to the role of students as directors This semester, I had three classes spring gave out a one-point quiz cisions. Require that professors have wards, Buzz would proceed to run was also presented a problem for with no grades before Drop Day. In (What is the name of this course? a certain percentage of grades deter- full speed into the goal post. I don’t making Cyberbuzz the campus por- two of those classes, we had taken What is my name?) and passed it mined by that date. Provide real know about you, but when I heard tal. However, Fuhrer wished that tests during the sixth week, but they off as our “pre-Drop Day grade.” recourse to students whose profes- that introduction, I was on my feet those making the choice could have had not been graded. Curiously Such actions, beyond destroying the sors fail to do so, either by allowing screaming like a maniac. Now the looked at what Cyberbuzz could enough, the professors that wait until point of Drop Day, show disre- a late drop without penalty or by game starts up and I am not quite have done if that access would have the last possible minute to test also spect for both students and Insti- guaranteeing a passing grade. sure what is going on. been granted. end up being the ones who end up tute policy. Drop Day is another situ- I am a true Tech fan and I love “We have many programs de- shocking the class with lower-than- In other classes, where a final ation where Tech needs to take a my team, but even a true Jacket fan veloped such as schedule optimiza- expected grades and impossible-to- paper or project comprises most of step back and see what other uni- needs a little inspiration to get the tion that would have been great for decipher exams. While I had no plans the grade, professors might find lit- versities are doing. Some of them blood boiling. I’m sure that some students,” said Fuhrer. “I think they to drop any of those classes going tle reason to have a significant grade allow drops until the last day of the people think that it is neat for Buzz could have figured out a way for us into the tests, I would certainly have established by the sixth week. This semester. Others provide rules so to ride in the back of the Ramblin’ to have a faculty member that could liked to have the chance to drop at type of practice is especially stress- that Drop Day is fair and decisions Reck, but I think it restricts Buzz have access to Banner.” least one of them, now knowing my ful for students because not only do are informed. The sixth-week Drop from performing his primary re- In the end, Cyberbuzz represen- first grade. If Drop Day moved to they not have any grades, they also Day is a dinosaur left over from the sponsibility: getting the crowd ready tatives hope to provide better info the eighth week of the term (half- have no idea how their professor Quarters Age. It needs to be reex- to cheer on our Yellow Jackets. I’m for students. “Cyberbuzz will work way, as it was during quarters), I grades or what they expect. amined, revamped, and rewritten ready for Buzz to start my games off with whatever campus initiative would have had the chance to make Not only should Drop Day be as a policy that helps students and right. Georgia Tech chooses to go with,” an educated decision. moved to the eighth (or even later) guides professors rather than lead- said Fuhrer. “We just want to make Proponents of keeping Drop Day week of the semester, but students ing to stress, dissatisfaction, and Joey Woodall sure that students and organizations where it is say that professors will should also be able to decide whether misleading grading practices. [email protected] come out on top at the end.” pageFOCUS 15 Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 15 Maher makes laughs Eveland leads v-ball team Comedian and politician Bill Maher Setter Kele Eveland has led Tech’s volleyball FOCUS performs his act, which is filled with humor team this season in setting the bar of play at and politics, tonight at the Ferst Center. a higher level. The team is ranked 24th in Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 Page 25 the nation. Page 37 One night or one love? Students unsure Which is better—students examine the benefits and the detriments of random dating and longterm relationships.

By Charles Frey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Scott Francis and Katie Harper enjoy a relaxing view of Tech while sitting on a bench near Cherry Street. Have they figured out how to make a serious relationship work successfully while in the Tech environment? Students at Tech and across the country are divided about which option is the more popular, or more healthy during random hookups or solid relationships.

By Eric Vogel someone with whom one is not in a meet new people, and if a serious As for other Georgia colleges and jumping into a hookup are sexually Contributing Writer serious relationship. relationship would hinder doing so, universities? University of Georgia transmitted diseases and pregnan- The Wheel cited the many diffi- Gibby said it was “dependent on student Michael Lentz thinks “it cy. According to the American So- Freedom from parents and age- cult classes and activities that con- personal strength.” would be quite easy to attend school cial Health of-consent laws have made sex prev- sume student life as possible Gibby’s hallmate, Martin Ryan, and have a girlfriend or boyfriend at Association, one alent throughout the nation’s college perpetrators, leaving no time to com- joked that college was a “time to the same time.” in five people in campuses, with, on average, more mit to a serious relationship. Tech stay in your dorm room and play He’d definitely pre- the United States than seventy percent of students re- freshman Charles Gibby feels the computer games.” fer something have an STD; porting having sex within the past same reasoning applies to Tech, stat- The group unanimously agreed, “with less bag- two-thirds of peo- school year, according to the Amer- ing that students’ have “no time for however, that upper-classmen were gage,” howev- ple who have an ican College Health Association. anything serious. It just doesn’t ex- more likely to commit to a relation- er, STD are 25 years In the October 1 edition of The ist.” ship than freshmen, most of whom mentioning of age or younger, Emory Wheel, Emory University’s Sophomore Katie Larkin dis- do not feel they are ready for a seri- that college and many student newspaper, it was reported agrees, however, explaining that while ous commitment yet. Larkin also was “definitely a aren’t even that many of EU’s students have it’s harder to “get one going,” a seemed unconcerned by the possi- place to meet new aware that given up monogamous relationships relationship is not difficult to main- people,” and that they’re in order to fulfill their desires; stu- tain. a relationship carry- dents now prefer carefree “hook- Bowers verified that a “relation- could inhibit him ing ups.” That said, what is the situation ship does require a lot of time and “People hook up from doing so. It should them. Es- here in Tech’s humble corner of attention to be nurtured,” and that because they find be pointed out, though, pecially Atlanta? it is sometimes difficult for students that while UGA has common among First, let’s clarify the definition to devote enough time to a relation- something intriguing slightly more women college campuses is of a hookup. Dr. Mack Bow- ship. He reiterated that “being very, about people they than men, Tech (in case Chlamydia, HPV ers, Assistant Director of the very busy doesn’t usually cor- you hadn’t heard by now) i s (Human Papillo- Georgia Tech Counseling Cen- relate with a strong relation- don’t know, making more than seventy percent male. mavirus), or genital warts, and ter, said he has “heard it used in ship.” an instant intimacy Not all Georgia colleges share genital herpes. And, of course, reference to picking somebody Rennak, while concurring the hookup-over-relationship men- pregnancy is always a possibility when up in a party or a bar and that a heavy course load with them an tality, however. North Georgia State people have sex. sleeping together.” makes a lot of people feel adventure.” University student Katie Bir said Georgia Tech has a wide variety Senior Craig Rennak they don’t have time for relationships were more common of resources available for students said it can also be used “to relationships, feels that if there, but pointed out that NGC- who have or think they may have describe the beginning two people are “really look- bility that it might be harder to SU is a “military school” where most STDs or other sex-related problems. of a dating relation- ing, not just being lonely,” meet new people after she gradu- girls come “attached, engaged or The Wellness Center offers free con- ship,” to meet with then they can succeed. He also ates, saying “I don’t think it’s that looking for a husband.” Even she doms and STD counseling. The friends (“we’ll pointed out that long term re- hard to find people outside of col- admitted, though, that “freshmen Health Center has various other con- hookup at the lationships “don’t require the lege.” As for whether she’d prefer a are basically looking for a good time,” traceptives available as well, includ- mall”), or to be same kind of attention” as relationship to something more ca- expanding that she herself didn’t ing birth control pills, Depo-Provera given something moving from person to sual, she said it “depends on who “feel ready for the responsibility [of injections, VCF spermicide and di- without earning it person, so, in effect, [the person] is.” a serious relationship] just starting aphragms. They also offer emer- (“Can you hook me up with the heavy course load Gibby, who is part of Tech’s Navy out at college.” Her advice: “Just gency contraceptive pills (for use the answers to last night’s “might actually cause more ROTC, said he was “definitely” less don’t rush into anything,” remind- after intercourse) for $12.00, as well homework?”). For the pur- long-term relationships.” likely to meet new people after col- ing readers that “if you’re not hap- as testing for STDs including poses of this article, the term When asked whether he felt that lege, saying “I’m in the navy, there py, something is wrong.” “hookup” refers to having sex with college was an important time to are no women.” Other things to consider before See Dating, page 21 FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 17 Lux finds success in bringing poetry to unlikely place By Jennifer Lee in designing the posters. ‘Poetry at ago, two endowments, simultaneous felt like it because they were there,” ble embarrassment for Georgia Tech Staff Writer Tech’: simply because we heard it yet independent of each other, were Lux said. “Here, I’m sort of the only if we didn’t pull it off.” so many times—usually with a ques- made for poetry at Tech: the Bourne person doing something like this. Radio ads that were scheduled Strange: for once, I’m not the tion mark.” Poetry Chair, which Lux currently And that’s fun, to be fulfilling that to run this week have been can- one asking the questions. Georgia Tech may be an unlike- holds, and the McEver Visiting Chair kind of need.” celed, although a paper ad will run “So how do you like writing for ly host, but that only serves to make in Writing, a rotating position which This year is the cul- with a “sold-out” banner. “It looks the school paper?” Thomas Lux, the event even more impressive. “It’s Lux was the first to hold two years mination of 14 good for Georgia Tech,” Murchi- Tech’s Bourne Poetry Chair who a phenomenal literary lineup,” said ago and which poet Steven Dobyns months of in- son said, adding somewhat apolo- I’m here to interview, asks me, be- Lux. “All four poets are really good will assume in 2003. tensive getically, “It may discourage people fore I even get a chance to gather my readers. It’s just a huge literary event, “I don’t know how many other who show up that night thinking thoughts. certainly the biggest ever at Tech, endowed chairs there are in uni- they’ll get tickets, so maybe we’ll I pause, not prepared to speak and perhaps in the country.” versities across America— avoid a mob.” about myself, and then respond with How was such an amazing line- maybe a dozen total—but “We always assumed that a mixture of surprise and amuse- up assembled? no other school has two,” Lux there would be at least a cou- ment: “I like it a lot.” “Poetry is a relatively small world,” said. ple hundred seats open that The interview is unusual, indeed. said Lux. “I’ve been publishing for Emphasis is on not only shar- people could just walk in But then, so is the idea of poetry at 30 years, so you meet other poets all ing the gift of the endowment the night of the event, but Georgia Tech. And perhaps that’s the time. Billy is a friend of mine, with Georgia Tech, but with the that is not necessarily the the reason there’s been so much and taught at Sarah Lawrence with Atlanta community as well, through case now,” said Lux. buzz generated about the upcom- me. Dobyns is one of my oldest classes and events like the poetry “That’s a good ing Bourne Poetry Reading poet friends. Rita Dove I’ve just reading. Also exciting is the fact problem to have, that will take place this com- met over the years, and that there are four other poetry events though,” he adding Monday, Oct. 28, in Lucille Clift- planned for this year. ed. the Ferst Theater, featur- While the Bourne Poetry Read- plan- Tick- ing four of the nation’s ing is Lux’s brainchild, his assis- ning, etholders in- top poets—US Poet tant, Ginger Murchison, also con- clude invited Laureate Billy Collins, plays a big role in the event. “She’s tacting guests of the Steven Dobyns, Rita the one that takes care of the busi- poets, de- poets, the Dove and Lucille ness,” said Lux. “Without her, this ciding ven- Bournes, the McEvers, Clifton—as well as would not have been possible.” ues and the Institute, and the Ivan former Atlanta may- Murchison is an Atlanta poet advertising. Allen College. About a third or so or Andrew Young, and writer who met Lux at a poetry Their hard of the tickets are held by students. who will be host- workshop in Detroit. Lux had ac- work has paid off, When the box office opened to sell ing the event. cepted the Bourne Chair position, though, as tickets for the event tickets, “[they] went like confetti in “One of the and was looking for someone who were completely sold out two weeks a windstorm,” said Murchison. In coolest things,” knew the Atlanta area well to help before the reading, and Murchison addition, there are also people com- said Lux, “is him make a bigger impact. “I just still has people calling her to ask if ing from all around the Atlanta area when people sort of bumped into the job,” she there is any way to get tickets. Orig- and some from even further, such hear ‘poetry at said. inally, the two were hesitant about as faculty and students from other Tech’ and While Murchison may hold the having the event in such a large colleges as far away as Tennessee they ask me, on unassuming title of assistant, both venue as the Ferst Center. “We took and South Carolina. ‘Why?’ And isshe and Lux are equally passionate a risk in deciding to have it in that But behind all of this is Lux and I always say, an- about the event. Lux, as Bourne space or a much smaller space,” Lux Murchison’s dedication to poetry ‘Why other Chair, teaches two classes: a poetry said. “It was always, ‘Can we pull at Tech in a general sense. “We’re not??’” poet I writing workshop and a class in this off?’” going on the premise that there is “It’s know American Poetry, and speaks of Murchison added, “I thought it nothing antithetical between mak- kind of whose Georgia Tech and its students with was very energetic for us to book ing art and being an engineer,” said oxymo- work I enthusiasm and warmth. Having the theater, to think about there Lux. “Poems are made things: the ronic,” he like.” previously taught at Sarah Lawrence being 1200 people in there, or more.” same kind of attention, the same continued, noting the The College, poetry “was something that Lux said, “The development peo- kind of labor that is needed by an flyers for the event that are posted story be- was taken for granted—that you ple at the Ferst Center are just as- engineer also applies to the art of around campus, “and we like that. h i n d the event is could study with some of the best tonished. They warned us at the poetry. The first reading is designed That was part of our conscious plan unusual, as well. Three years poets in the country whenever you beginning that this could be a terri- to launch that idea.” 18 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique FOCUS Stingerette confessions: saving stranded students nightly

By Kimberly Rieck 2:30 a.m. because, according to Ri- Senior Staff Writer chards, there were not many calls between two and four a.m. in the “Good evening Stingerette. So past. you’re at IBB. Okay, you’re at the The Stingerette does operate dur- library going to 1073 Atlantic. Okay, ing the Holiday seasons. The only we’ll be there. You’re welcome,” said days that the service does not oper- LeRoi Lipscomb. Before pointing ate are Christmas Day, New Year’s out that it is the campus library and Day and Thanksgiving. not the club with the same name, Unlike the Stinger service, the “There are some students that we Institute directly employs the Stin- have this dialogue with. Stinger- gerette drivers. The current staff is ette, as per policy, does not go to all full-time with most working the any establishment that serves alco- hours of six p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The hol,” said Lipscomb. vehicle inventory consists of two It’s a typical night at the Stinger- handicapped-accessible vans and four ette office, which is located inside regular vans. The service also oper- the Parking office. The Stingerette ates during the day for handicapped service is responsible for providing students. However, the daytime ser- a safe alternative mode of transpor- vice is prearranged. Drivers have a tation for students late at night. The copy of each student’s schedule and entire setup consists of a few com- arrange to pick them up at desig- puters, two phone lines and a radio nated areas and times. communicator to drivers. The of- While Lipscomb notes that most fice has six full-time drivers on staff. of the calls are coming from Atlan- Lipscomb alternates between his tic Street and the destinations are to duties as driver and serving as the the Marta station and West Cam- dispatcher for the night; Anthony pus dorms, there is one surprise for Richards is the evening supervisor the night. A student calls to cancel on duty. By 9 p.m., Lipscomb has his pickup. Anderson and Lipscomb already answered 100 calls. In be- are shocked because students hard- tween coordinating the actions of ly ever call to cancel a pickup. The the drivers, Richards helps Lipscomb courteous act saves the office valu- answer the phone and keep track of By Andrew Saulters / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS able time. Each late arrival and no- the calls. LeRoi Lipscomb, Stingerette driver, radios his location to the Stingerette office, in the Parking office, and finds show creates a ripple effect After each call, Lipscomb inputs out where his next destination for the night will be; Lipscomb enjoys the camaraderie he cultivates with students. throughout the whole system. The the information into an Excel spread- drivers end up getting behind sched- sheet. The spreadsheet contains in- over 100 miles each and collectively ber of calls significantly decreases; schedule was inconsistent because ule on their pickups, which could formation on the amount of time it made over 200 pickups. “It’s an the office only receives between 50 of the student drivers’ hectic class be potentially dangerous at late hours. took for the driver to reach the call- unusual job in the sense that you and 60 calls a night. When the call schedules, midterms, tests and fi- No-shows can increase the average er, origin of the call, final destina- leave work and you come back to traffic is slow, Richards said drivers nals. In addition, it was not fair to pick up time of eight to ten minutes tion of the caller and the number of work the same day. You have to go out around the campus and cam- the students who had to attend class to over 20 minutes. people picked up. The process is have a very good internal body clock pus perimeter to offer any people during the day and drive until the Despite the late hours, complaints tedious and antiquated compared to be able to deal with leaving here they see walking a ride home. late hours of the night. Back when from students and Atlanta’s driving to the technology available today. at 2:30 in the morning and coming In many ways, the service is still it was student-run, the shuttle ser- conditions, the drivers say they en- However, Lipscomb said a group of back at six p.m. in the afternoon,” fairly new due to the changes in its vice ran from six p.m. to 4 a.m. joy their jobs. “You see these folks Computer Science graduate students said Lipscomb. structure. When Richards came to Now, the nighttime service consists every day and you build a nice rap- are working on developing a new On an average night during the Georgia Tech in 1992, students ran entirely of adult non-student driv- port with them. That personally is system for the office that would more fall and spring terms, the office re- the Stingerette service. While many ers. Richards said there are students what I like about the job more than efficiently keep track of the infor- ceives between 220 and 240 calls. colleges have student-run escort ser- who help out with the daytime ser- anything else—the camaraderie I mation. The most Lipscomb said he had vices, Georgia Tech’s service was vice. have with students,” said Lipscomb. By the time 2:30 a.m. comes encountered in his year on staff was plagued with problems when it only Each night the office stops tak- around, the small staff has logged 258. During the summer the num- had student drivers. The pickup ing calls at two a.m. and pickups at Stingerette number: (404) 894-9649 FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 19

Jan Davis explored Tech, Atlanta, space during time here By Joshua Cuneo activities that she realized the situa- not had a dual major like that. All of town neighborhoods. She even re- Staff Writer tion she was getting herself into. my electives were hard. I mean, I fused to travel outdoors on campus But she never shied away from a had all engineering and science classes at night, opting instead to take the By the 1970s, Georgia Tech had challenge. and very little else. But, I like learn- newly-installed Stinger busses. long established itself as one of the “I was never one to…let the fact ing and I like studying, so it was When Davis managed to find a most prestigious engineering uni- that I was the only girl in my class okay. And the other thing is, I tried break in her studies, she would take versities in the country, and its in- [bother me],” she said. She recalled to finish in three years, which was MARTA—another recent transpor- corporation of women into its that she was often the only girl in really dumb.” tation innovation—to the Under- campus had started to improve con- the classroom. Her situation was another exam- ground or to the recently established siderably. But that wasn’t why Dr. Yet it was easier for her to ignore ple that was gradually helping to Lenox Square. She traveled even Nancy Jan Davis enrolled in the the plight of Tech’s women than it alleviate the fear that the presence of farther her sophomore year when fall of 1971. had been for female graduates from women would “dumb down” the she acquired a car, and she fondly “My dad, not being a technical the 1950s and 60s. Tech had con- institute. Women, it was turning recalls hikes up Stone Mountain person but nevertheless emphasiz- structed its first womens’ dormito- out, had to face the same academic and tubing down the Chattahoochee ing education, said, ‘Well, you ry in 1969, so finding living quarters rigors as men. River. should go to a school with the name wasn’t a problem. Davis also rushed Nevertheless, Davis was one of Davis even found time to partic- “Tech” in it,’” she laughed during with Alpha Xi Delta, which provid- only two female ESM majors, a fact ipate in the local Presbyterian church a recent interview, “and Georgia ed her with leadership opportuni- that still affected relations with her and attend the Tech football games. Tech seemed to be the closest.” ties, mentoring from Tech alumni, professors and her students. Her But, she said, she didn’t date much. Davis’ parents were extremely and athletic opportunities. department, in a notable turnaround “Georgia Tech guys didn’t date Geor- encouraging toward her endeavor In addition, Tech had started from Tech’s traditional treatment gia Tech women…because they to major in a technical field, pro- permitting women to major in non- of women, took particular interest couldn’t impress us with how much Photo Courtesy 1975 Blueprint viding her with both moral and engineering fields of study. Davis, in her work, but, she said, that often they knew about calculus and…that Jan Davis smiles for the yearbook. financial support. She received fur- already an engineering science and earned her the resentment of some kind of stuff,” she laughed. ther encouragement in her youth of her male classmates. She found more time as an up- She flew three successful shuttle mis- from a female engineer in her home- To compound these challenges, perclassman when she realized that sions, performing a variety of scien- town of Huntsville, Alabama who “I was never one Davis felt that nobody—save those she was needlessly rushing the aca- tific experiments and earning herself was working with the Marshall Space affiliated with her sorority—looked demic process and decided to slow recognition as one of only nine Geor- Center during the great space race to…let the fact that I out for her, including Dean of Stu- down. Even with her college-level gia Tech graduates to travel into of the 1960s. was the only girl in dents James Dull. She survived, she work from high school, it took her space. “She helped me understand what said, thanks to the sorority’s men- the normal four years to graduate. Even though she was a bioengi- engineering was and that a woman my class [bother me]” toring and nurturing and her own Recently married, she then attend- neering and not an aerospace engi- could do that,” she explained. She Jan Davis persistence. ed Auburn and earned a mechani- neering major, Davis noted that this was also inspired by the Apollo 11 BS Biology, ‘75 Davis also had to face issues of cal engineering degree to improve didn’t hinder her from achieving mission, whose launch she attend- personal safety. Tech still didn’t her chances of finding a job, since, her eventual dream of space flight. ed with her parents in the summer offer women’s athletics, so she was she said, there wasn’t an open mar- “It really doesn’t matter [what you of 1969. forced to run track and swim at off- ket for bioengineers at the time. major in]. You find something you Davis was, in fact, so focused on mechanics major, was able to pur- campus facilities. “We didn’t really After college, Davis went to work really, really want to do, because her academics and her future ca- sue a second degree in biology when feel safe,” she said, since the facili- for Texaco for two years before ap- when you find something you real- reer as an engineer that she never Tech initiated its bioengineering ties were seedy, especially at night. plying for a position with NASA. ly want to do, you’ll be good at it. realized that Tech was still prima- program in 1971. This was, she She felt even less secure when At- She spent some time at the Mar- We’re (NASA’s) looking for people rily a men’s university when she recalled, a tremendous workload. lanta began experiencing a propor- shall Space Center in her home- who are top-notch in their field, applied. It wasn’t until she started “I think I would have enjoyed tionally high rate of muggings and town of Huntsville before being and you can be in any technical receiving advertisements for men’s the experience a lot more if I had the degradation of many of its down- accepted as an astronaut in 1987. discipline and do that.” 20 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique FOCUS Student takes dating cues from TV show, enjoys being single

By Scarlett Williams the breakup, Benitez has since picked her adventure one Thursday night: meet new people,” said Hall, who them. She parked herself and her Independent Florida Alligator up the pieces and embraced the in- Night on the town with her long had just moved from Palmetto. Hall girls in front of the men’s bathroom dependent lifestyle of her favorite brown hair still wet from a shower looked forward to a fun night of girl and roped in a few. (U-WIRE) Following a recent Sun- New York City sex goddess, Brad- bonding, but before getting dressed, “Would you like to dance?” one day night episode of HBO’s “Sex shaw. Benitez is one of many col- she first checked in with her long- cowboy asked in true old-fashioned and the City,” Michelle Benitez sits lege women ditching the pursuit of “Watching distance boyfriend to let him know manner. Benitez agreed leading him at her computer as if she were Gaines- a M.R.S. degree for the M.E. de- she wouldn’t be home for their night- onto the dance floor for a fun night ville, Fla.’s version of heroine Car- gree. The number of never-been [Bradshaw], I realized ly phone call. full of line dancing. rie Bradshaw, the show’s blond married women ages 20-24 has dou- that I couldn’t think of While Hall used up her cell “The next day at the pool,” Ben- bombshell writer who continues to bled from 36 percent in the 1970s phone’s free evening minutes, Ben- itez continues typing while munch- look for love in all the wrong places. to 73 percent in 2000, according to a single reason why I itez raced back to her apartment to ing on Fruit Rollups, “my girlfriends Although Benitez doesn’t have the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau. need [a boyfriend] blow-dry her hair. and I met up to recover from the kinky blond hair like the show’s Benitez and other “Sex and the A few minutes later, Benitez, Hall night before.” actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Benitez City” fans still take notes from Brad- right now.” and UF freshman Zandy Parrimon Wearing her favorite pink biki- easily could pass for Penelope Cruz. shaw in encore presentations played Michelle Benitez strutted into 8 Seconds, a down- ni, Benitez walked onto the deck She pulls up her long dark brown throughout each week on HBO, UF Student town nightspot. with her brand new portable stereo hair with a rubber band and begins even though the series is over. Inside, the lights flashed to the system in hand. She couldn’t help typing in her journal about her pre- “Tonight, Carrie was complete- beat of twangin’ guitars and fiddles bragging to her girlfriends about vious few days’ events as a newly ly consumed with her boyfriend,” as Benitez flashed her wristband to the great deal she got. single woman. Benitez types in her journal. “Watch- after a treadmill run to relieve breakup the bartender and grabbed her cran- “I got this stereo at a pawn shop “I’m proving that women can be ing her, I realized that I couldn’t anxiety, Benitez knocked on the door berry and vodka. Hall and Zandy, for the little—” and she stressed single and happy,” writes Benitez, think of a single reason why I need of her neighbor, UF freshman Mary both 18, proudly grabbed their two little “—diamond ring my ex gave 23, whose University of Florida boy- one right now.” Hall. waters. me on an anniversary.” friend suddenly broke up with her With all the fun Benitez has had “Let’s go meet some boys!” Ben- Drinks? Check. Boys? Next mis- Benitez popped in the CD of to be single. in the past few days, one can’t blame itez persuaded. sion. Though initially devastated by her. Typing furiously, she recounts “That would be fun, I need to Benitez knew just where to find See Single, page 21 FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 21

realize that singleness is His calling Single from page 20 to accomplish great things, not just Dating from page 15 a plan B,” Buck said, pulling back her cascading long red curls to cool her new crush, John Mayer, and off in the pool. “Whether or not I Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV, Syph- then reached in her bag to catch up remain single all my life, I was called ilis, Hepatitis B and (if symptoms with Bridget, the English heroine to be single today. I don’t worry are present) Herpes and HPV. Stu- in “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” about future relationships. That’s dents can also “Ask Dr. Buzzy” anon- “Have you ever read this?” Ben- God’s job.” ymous questions about sex, STDs, itez asked Hall, who was sunning Intrigued by the title, Benitez or anything health related at http:/ nearby. “This book is great! Bridget placed “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” /www.wellness.gatech.edu. really helped me realize that while on her book list to read next. Until Aside from the aforementioned all single people have ups and downs, then, Bradshaw, Jones, her girlfriends health risks, hookups can have neg- you eventually reach a point where and her journal have all provided ative psychological effects as well. you are actually happy by yourself.” good therapy for Benitez. Bowers said that “if sex is intro- Meanwhile, across the pool deck, Ending her journal entry, she duced before an emotional connec- another of Benitez’s neighbors, UF creates a list on why it is great to be tion, it can be very detrimental.” sophomore Stephanie Buck, took single. “No. 5,” she types. “Count- According to Bowers, by hooking off her headphones to talk about a less possibility. I can do what I want up, people are doing one of two different approach she chooses for without worrying about another things: they are either prematurely living a fulfilled single life. person. advancing their relationship with The night before, while Benitez No. 4. Not having to worry about each other to an extremely high lev- sang along to country songs, Buck where a relationship is going. I have el of intimacy, in which case their sang praise music at UF’s Campus since dumped my wedding maga- relationship may become “based on Crusade For Christ meeting, where zines. sex,” where the participants don’t she said she likes to meet guys who No. 3. Time for reflection. How even necessarily like each other; or, respect her for her faith and are not do you think this journal began? they are committing to “non-inti- By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS after her body. No. 2. Feeling sane. Why is that mate sex,” which often brings feel- This pair isn’t afraid to show their attraction for one another on the dance Buck, 19, has never watched the when a girl tries to talk to her guy ings of guilt and dirtiness to it. floor—only time will tell if a hookup is in store for them after their dance. hit series “Sex and the City.” She about the relationship, he automat- In fact, Rennak said that among also never read “Bridget Jones’s Di- ically thinks she’s psycho? students in the Tech community, Bowers suggested loneliness as Another reason people hook up ary” because she prefers reading And No. 1. Feeling complete all the event of a girl walking home in one of the reasons people hookup, is because they find something “in- Christian books such as Joshua Har- the time. In a relationship, I was the clothes she wore the night be- saying that many hooker-uppers are triguing” about people they don’t ris’ “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” and half a person. It feels good to be fore after hooking up carries with it “wanting companionship right away” know, making an instant intimacy Elisabeth Elliot’s “Passion and Pu- whole again.” such strong feelings of guilt that it without going through the typical- with them an “adventure.” He also rity.” Carrie Bradshaw couldn’t have has become known as the “walk of ly long process of building a serious noted that, for others, its simply a “God-centered books help you written it any better. shame.” relationship. “way to meet people.” FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 23 Tech Up Close

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By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ENTERTAINMENTpage 25 Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 25 Truth about Charlie? Basketball Preview Read the review of The Truth About Check out a preview of both the men’s ENTERTAINMENT Charlie to see if it’s worth seeing to learn and women’s team, due to start up this the truth. Page 27 season soon. Page 40 Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 Bill Maher brings his political commentaries to Tech By Vivian Vakili Maher also avoids the seemingly surprise that this comment was seen Contributing Writer constant debates on where certain as offensive by a network that is part networks stand on the conservative of the Disney corporation. Regard- “Politically Incorrect with Bill to liberal spectrum. Rather, he being the cancellation, Maher says that Maher”: a provocative name. When lieves that the media is, above all, he is not bitter, and that he is in- you ride Alone, you ride with bin lazy. The media, according to Ma- deed surprised that it lasted this long. Laden—an even more provocative her, should “confront conformity.” In fact, he says that he does not title. Both the former and the latter He finds the media to be too unilat- blame ABC any more for firing his are Mr. Bill Maher’s claims to fame. eral in their approaches to events. show than he would a tobacco com- The former is a television show Perhaps it is his credo of “confront- pany for trying to sell him ciga- that aired for nine years, first on ing conformity,” however, that re- rettes. Nevertheless, Maher says he Comedy Central and then on ABC, sulted in the cancellation of his show. is not yet ready to retire, and hinted before being cancelled in June. The Why did “Politically Incorrect at possible future programming. latter is the book that is the pivotal His current tour, entitled the point of Maher’s current tour enti- “Ride Alone Tour,” is named after tled, “The Ride Alone Tour.” Maher sees himself as his new book, When you ride Alone, Who exactly is Bill Maher? Is he you ride with bin Laden. Maher said simply a political provocateur, or is a commentator, his book is a series of posters, styled there more to this man? In other simply commenting on after old propaganda war posters. words, what has he really got to say? One poster features a picture of a In a recent interview, I attempted news rather than man about to be euthanized on one to answer these questions. actually uncovering side and a picture of a suicide pilot Bill Maher, a graduate of New running a plane into a building on York’s Cornell University, grew up the stories. the other. The caption reads, “Which in a home where newsworthy issues suicide do you care about?” were continually being discussed. Another poster featuring an old His father’s involvement in broad- woman smoking a joint basically casting was the main reason for this, with Bill Maher” end? Most think forwards Maher’s Libertarian views, and perhaps this is what prompted it has something to do with his show which include legalization of mari- Maher to pursue news also. Maher that aired Sept. 17, 2001, shortly juana. Maher acknowledges that just defines himself as a comedian and after the September 11 attacks. Ma- like there are Democrats with dif- commentator, but wants people to her had mentioned during this par- fering views, there are also Libertar- know that he is not a journalist. ticular show how the hijackers on ians with differing views. His brand Maher said that he believes true the planes had actually risked their of Libertarianism subscribes to the journalists are the ones that actually own lives by piloting the planes and idea that everybody should be able venture to the hub of the action, being in them when they smashed to do what they want, as long as immersing themselves in the situa- into the World Trade Center, where- they are not hurting anyone. tion in order to accurately report as the United States opts to send its Talking to Maher about the cur- news events. Maher sees himself as bombs from 2,000 miles away, far rent state of political affairs, it was a commentator, simply comment- detached from any real harm or ac- obvious that he has a bit of an aver- Photo courtesy of Bill Maher ing on news rather than actually tion. Bill Maher, a well-known political commentator, will be performing at uncovering the stories. At such a delicate time, it was no See Maher, page 29 the Ferst Center tonight. He is also hosting a book signing this afternoon. Campus haunted house scares students The Ring disappoints By Bryan Basamanowicz the end of the fist ten minutes of Senior Staff Writer the movie, Katie is dead and Becca has been committed to an asy- Dreamworks’ new horror lum. thriller, The Ring, definitely of- The story follows the trail of fers a few frightening moments Rachel Keller, an investigative and capitalizes well off the ultra- journalist looking into the si- spooky, urban myth routine, but multaneous deaths of Katie and there are enough holes in the three other adolescents. Her production to make waiting for search takes her to a small cabin the video a good idea. resort where the teens had spent The first scene sets a genu- the former weekend. There she inely frightening mood for the discovers an unmarked tape. It film. The show begins with Katie is at this point in the film where and Becca, two adolescent girls, the audience is actually privi- in the bedroom of an empty house leged to view this homicidal tape. talking. Becca is explaining to Those who have a fetish for the Katie how the recent surge in weird should enjoy this segment. cell phones and satellite televi- Keller tracks the source of this sion has filled the air with so tape through a twisted history of many signal rays that human brain murder and psychosis that even- cells, organic receivers and trans- tually leads her to a small horse mitters of information, are per- ranch in which the secrets of the By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS petually being tampered with and tape’s origin are steadily revealed. Students enjoy the Towers Haunted House from two years ago. Every fall, the residents of Towers construct destabilized. The Ring features the acting a haunted house, open to the public, that benefits various charities and draws a number of Tech students “Everybody knows about it, talents of Naomi Watts (Mul- the government, corporations, holland Drive) and Martin Hend- By Ron Henry in the attic of the Towers dorm and and the guys try to act macho, which but no one is doing a thing about erson (Windtalkers). Watts’ Contributing Writer provides a charitable donation by is usually pretty funny.” it.” Becca’s techno-phantasma- performance is definitely note- charging one dollar or a canned food On the nights of the haunted goric discussion transitions to a worthy, but her talent might ex- Trick-or-treating may be a thing for admission. house, many Towers residents get tale of an urban myth about a tend beyond the requirements of a college student’s past, but there The Towers Haunted House has involved by helping escort people tape that, when watched, results of her character, Rachel Keller. are a few people on campus who are become a well-known tradition on from the entrance to the attic and in the viewer being notified by Henderson, on the other hand, making sure the spirit of Hallow- campus, and as such, it is not un- back again. The event has been very telephone that they only have doesn’t do much for the film een is not forgotten. common for hundreds of people to successful in the past because it has seven days left to live. aside from supplying the male On the nights of Oct. 30 and 31, show up on Halloween night to promoted community building while After taking in Becca’s story, role in a sketchy and unmemo- Towers Residence Hall will be put- brave the haunted house. also providing for a good cause. Katie confesses to having viewed rable romantic side plot. ting on its 12th Annual Towers Towers Residence Hall Staff Ad- Last year, it was estimated that a tape and received such a phone Haunted House, open to the pub- visor Michael Clements said, “The call exactly seven days ago. By See Ring, page 27 lic. The haunted house takes place girls usually do get scared quite a bit See Towers, page 28 26 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Enterprise: Star Trek’s newest series through the eyes of an avid fan The first hint that the series was First contact with other popular spe- dynamics that wouldn’t have worked destined to travel in a unique direc- cies from previous series? (So far, in the earlier series. The ship is caption was the lack of a “Star Trek” we’ve seen the “introduction” of tained by Jonathan Archer, who’s preceding the title. And rightly so, the Klingons and the Ferengi.) something like Captain Kirk and for the series—set roughly 100 years Since the series features the first something like Captain Picard— before Captain Kirk’s explorations— voyages of the human race beyond an adventurous yet contemplative is almost entirely devoid of a Feder- the solar system, we pick up a lot of explorer who maintains even more ation, Warp 9 capabilities, universal early Star Trek history that lends of an open mind than the “previ- communication devices, quarter- perspective to the earlier series. Vul- ous” captains. He struggles to main- sized communication devices, rep- cans, it appears, were not always the tain friendly terms with his first licators, holograms, androids and benevolent allies of humanity but officer, Subcommander T’Pol, a many other things that have come once upon a time tried to discour- Vulcan scientist (and the show’s fe- to define the so-called Star Trek age human technological develop- male sex bomb—she wears the stan- continuum over the past 36 years. dard skintight outfit) assigned to The Enterprise itself is another observe the humans during their clue. The exterior design somewhat explorations. As the series progress- resembles the Enterprise from the Since the series es, she slowly becomes less skeptical original 1960’s series, but it shines a features the first about humanity’s sense of respon- metallic gray instead of a polished sibility. white. The interior is cramped and voyages of the human Then there’s Chief Engineer just as colorless, seeming more like race beyond the solar “Trip” Tucker (the male sex bomb), a space-bound submarine than its a born Southerner and the most luxurious counterparts. system, we pick up a openly passionate member of the And we can dismiss any linger- lot of early Star Trek crew. He carries a strong resent- ing notion that Enterprise will play ment for the Vulcans for their un- by the same rulebook when we hear history. willingness to share their knowledge, the theme song. Instead of an or- but he’s gained a little respect from chestral fanfare, we get a rehash of T’Pol in particular and her species Rod Stewart’s “Faith of the Heart.” ment. Considering humanity’s lim- in general. He’s also improved rela- I adapted to the change fairly ited control on its emotional re- tionships with stuffy Englishman quickly, though, and I realize that sponses and its tendency to rely on Malcolm Reed, the Weapons Of- it’s not a bad series at all. In fact, I’m intuition inferior to their own prac- ficer, who prefers to maintain a low willing to equate it to its predeces- tice of supreme logic, they predict- profile and a nonexistent social life. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures sors (but then, as an avid Trek fan, ed that human intervention into Malcolm speaks arrogantly of his The cast of Enterprise, the newest of the Star Trek series, began its second the studio could broadcast Captain the galaxy’s affairs would be destruc- British culture, condemning Amer- season this year. The series takes place before any of the other series. Picard mowing a lawn on the holo- tive. Furthermore, humanity’s first icans for indulging in Superman deck, and I would probably enjoy contact with the Klingon race did comics while he educated himself By Joshua Cuneo and tone of the first four Star Trek it). not end in bloodshed—as previ- in the works of Dickens. Staff Writer series (that’s Star Trek, Star Trek: Since it’s uniquely different, it’s ously believed—but in brotherhood. Ensign Travis Mayweather, the The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep impossible to predict what direc- We have yet to learn how this rela- pilot of whom we’ve learned little I think I kept my expectations Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, tion the series will take. Will we get tionship took a tragic turn. so far, seems to be overjoyed to es- for Enterprise too rigid when the for those few who do not know) so I to witness the birth of the Federa- The senior crew aboard the En- cape his father’s cargo ship and will- show premiered a year ago. I had was in for a mild culture shock with tion? The initial conflict between terprise is just as unique and very grown used to the signature style this latest addition. Terrans (humans) and Klingons? captivating, exhibiting interpersonal See Trek, page 29 ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 27 The Truth About Charlie remakes a classic, with mixed results By Andrew Goldthorp given Demme’s fascination with the Contributing Writer master of suspense. Whereas Charade had consider- Jonathan Demme has never been able amounts of humor and witty a director to shy away from risky dialogue keeping its viewers laugh- filmmaking. In previous efforts, ing and mystified at the same time, Demme surprised and stunned Demme’s outfit is a far more dark moviegoers with films such as Si- and cynical view of the situation. lence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. His casting of Tim Robbins as the Now he has taken the challenge of U.S. Embassy Official could not remaking a classic with his new film have been any better. Along with The Truth About Charlie, a slightly Robbins, Demme’s cynicism works modified version of the 1963 film particularly well in the film’s most Charade. The end result is a mixed engaging scene, which finds New- bag of camera tricks, changing iden- ton being passed along the dance tities and a shaky romance that falls floor from Wahlberg to the French short of the on-screen success of the Investigator and finally into the arms original film. of one of her husband’s former co- “It’s a damsel-in-distress thing,” horts. Joshua Peters, played by Mark Wahl- The romance between Newton berg, explains to a French Investi- and Wahlberg never seems to quite gator. No one line better describes catch fire, thus marking one of the the nature of the film centered on film’s weaknesses. It’s the primary the damsel, Regina Lambert, played area in which the film fails to live up by Thandie Newton. to Charade. Certainly distressed with the al- Demme must have known what ready failing three-month marriage a monstrous task it would be to to husband Charles, Newton escapes duplicate the chemistry exhibited to the Caribbean for a relaxing va- in Charade between Audrey Hep- cation. However, a return to her Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures burn, the glamorous, graceful and flat in Paris finds her furniture and In The Truth About Charlie, Regina Lambert, played by Thandie Newton, tries to unravel the mystery behind her quintessential damsel in distress as belongings destroyed, no trace of husband’s death and a missing six million dollars, and Joshua Peters, played by Mark Wahlberg, steps in to help. she played so perfectly in a variety her husband, an empty bank ac- of films, and Cary Grant, who may count and two French Investigators lie’s partners in the operation are investigation on the unknown where- that the viewer may be somewhat never have been as slick and cun- hounding her for details. The In- now after Newton, who they sus- abouts of the six million, the identi- frustrated with the limited number ning as he was in what would be one vestigators inform her that Charles pect to be in possession of the ran- ty of her husband’s killer and the of standstill shots, particularly in of his final films. was killed while she was suspicious- som money which they believe is real identity of Wahlberg’s charac- the early stages of the film. ly on vacation, thus implicating her theirs. ter. But Demme gets high praise for The Verdict: Demme earns kudos as a possible suspect. The wild card in the storyline is Demme’s camera work in the putting his own take on the film, for taking on the challenge of re- Surprised by the news, Newton Wahlberg’s character, who has a film is at times impressive, especial- while still remaining loyal to Cha- making a classic, which contained then comes in contact with a Unit- strange way of continually running ly his close-up scene at the Paris rade. Considerable risks were nec- two of Hollywood’s biggest stars of ed States Embassy Official, played into Newton. There is instant at- airport with Newton and Wahlberg essary in remaking a film one critic the 20th century, but in the end the by Tim Robbins, who explains that traction between the two. Howev- where he rotates the camera through called the greatest film Alfred Hitch- spectacular suspense sequences, in- her husband was part of a 1998 er, as the film progresses, Newton multiple 360 degree turns of the cock never made. In fact, The Truth cluding a must-see chase scene for failed covert operation in Sarajevo, discovers that Wahlberg’s intentions couple. But at times, the camera is About Charlie in its sets and theme possession of the six million, are in which he kept a six million dollar may not be as true as they seem. so busy following the actors’ move- seems more like a Hitchcock film, overshadowed by a lackluster ro- ransom package to himself. Char- This leads her to conduct her own ment through the streets of Paris which should serve as no surprise mance.

Ring from page 25 tion. These mistakes are seriously doesn’t seem to work. It regrettably but afterwards you don’t feel as if it have a good twist of story that just sobering and heartbreakingly con- comes off like a cartoon-like scene was worth the alarm and you’re ready doesn’t feel like it’s connecting The film’s choppy editing de- taminate the excellent narrative and transition resembling something in for the movie to be over. properly on film. tracts considerably from its flow. A premise. This film could make a an old Adam West Batman episode. There is nothing much to the Maybe a few more weeks on few key changes in the editing might spectacular book. After a while the sudden loud climax aside from its shock value the cutting board and a later re- have redeemed some of the film’s Furthermore, I counted at least noises and other shock frights be- which, once absorbed, makes the lease date would have salvaged some allure as a horror flick. The moody one point in the film where the gin to tire the audience. This pro- filmgoer ready to head for the door; of this film’s worth as an outstanding narrative of the piece is legitimately infamous “ring” flashes on the screen cession of wearing on the audience not because of fright, but of sheer horror film. scary, but as you watch it, you find for a millisecond after an intense eclipses the film’s surprising but once weariness of the film’s relentless at- yourself picking out the silly mis- scene. An interesting attempt at be- again poorly executed climax. The tempts to be the next Shining or The Verdict: A scary story, but a takes made in the editing and direc- ing strange, but unfortunately it just climax no doubt rattles your senses Rosemary’s Baby. Once again, we hollow execution.

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Morton’s personal favorite was Ann Pitini, the Residence Life Towers from page 25 a dark tunnel partially made of Plexi- Coordinator for Harrison and Tow- glas, so that when a strobe light was ers, is impressed at how much time Sunday a chilling depiction activated, one would see creatures and effort the residents put into the By Ananya Paul While the crowds sing “We Shall 250 cans and $150 were raised at reaching out to attack in the tunnel. haunted house—efforts that she Contributing Writer Overcome” in the background, the event. The cans are usually do- Morton commented, “I really believes pay off. “The Department the film also reveals the British nated to the Atlanta Food Bank and can’t describe how terrified those of Housing is very pleased that stu- Bloody Sunday, directed by army, including Major General the money is donated to a different people would get.” In fact, people dents can take on a large project Paul Greengrass, is a foreign doc- Ford and his reckless orders. charity each year, chosen by the res- jumped out of the tunnel so quickly such as this,” stated Pitini. umentary and a laborious film A significant flaw in Bloody idents and staff members coordi- that residents had to create a chute Prior to this year, the Residence to say the least, with the fre- Sunday would be its inefficiency nating the event. so that nobody would be injured. Hall Association has provided much quent swoops of the camera in character development. Green- The first haunted house was cre- So far, there has never been an inju- of the funding needed to create the around the actors almost nause- grass seems to concentrate on ated in 1991, starting as a small ry at the haunted house. Haunted House. Harrison-Towers ating at times. the action part of this day and community building idea in the Staff members heading up the Hall Council President Matthew This documentary re-creates not so much on the characters Towers Hall Council. At the time, event this year are hoping that some- Bergins said, “Most of the expen- the lethal events of Sunday, Jan. involved. Perhaps it is because Bob Morton was the Residence Life where between 30 to 35 residents sive items, such as costumes and 30, 1972, in of the chaot- Coordinator for Towers Hall. Mor- major props, have already been ob- the district of ic scenes, vi- ton, now the Assistant Director of tained for this year.” Derry, a olent Housing, thought up the idea of a As such, funding for the haunt- Catholic re- At times the audience shootings, haunted house when noticing the “The haunted house is ed house is coming predominantly gion of may feel like its and the con- sheer magnitude of space in the at- from the Harrison-Towers Hall Northern stant move- tic after a routine fire inspection. a huge community Council, which passed a $200 bill Ireland. This marching along at the ments of the The idea was gratefully accepted builder—not just for to provide for the extra necessities. day, known protest and singing camera. by the Towers Hall Council and, The haunted house is open to as “Bloody With the due to the ingenuity and hard work Harrison and Towers, the public, and while those that come Sunday,” is Civil Rights Movement parade’s of the residents, was a huge success. but for...freshmen.” are largely freshmen, upperclassmen when 13 un- hymns, adding to the chant in the The program was lauded by the that have past experience with the armed background Residence Hall Association and also Ann Pitini haunted house show up every year. Northern realistic feel. and dialogue won awards at the national residen- Residence Life Coordinator Because the idea is new to the Ireland Civil barely heard tial program convention. freshmen that live in or near Tow- Rights Asso- through the In the past, the Towers attic has ers, there is usually a large East Cam- ciation demonstrators lost their crowds, action takes more prev- been split into about ten different will come out to help create and pus turnout, especially among the lives while protesting the British alence than anything else. At rooms, each room containing a sep- decorate the haunted house. For Freshman Experience Halls. “The internment of Irish citizens. times, the audience may feel like arate scene. Residents are needed the few weeks prior to Halloween, haunted house is a huge communi- Bloody Sunday summarizes the it is marching along at the pro- not only to build the rooms but also residents are given the opportunity ty builder—not just for Harrison events of that day, a day haunt- test and singing Civil Rights to act in these various scenes. to bring their ideas to life by con- and Towers, but for the entire fresh- ingly remembered in Irish histo- Movement hymns, adding to the Clements stated, “The residents structing the rooms for the event. man class,” said Pitini. ry, but vaguely by the rest of the realistic feel of this film. that build a room usually want to be While all residents are invited to This year, Harrison Hall is at- world. Despite its lack of character an actor in their room on the nights help, the construction process is tempting to contribute even more James Nesbitt performs bril- development, Bloody Sunday does of the Haunted House.” mostly left to the residents of Tow- by holding a small event in coordi- liantly as the Protestant activist leave enough plot for Ivan Coo- Ideas from the past have ranged ers Hall and Harrison Hall. The nation with Towers Haunted House. Ivan Cooper. As the leader of per and a few other characters, from a pitch-black maze to a dizzy- peer leaders of Towers Hall usually Harrison is hosting a trick-or-treat the protest and the favorite spokes- such as an arrogant British Ma- ing suspended tunnel to a chainsaw help organize the construction pro- event from 9 to 11p.m. on Hallow- man of Derry, he has himself jor General and a young Irish- massacre. One year, a group of stu- cess and maintain order on the nights een night. The admission fee is sim- become a follower of Martin dents managed to haul wheelbar- of the haunted house, but the event ply the ticket that is acquired from Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi. See Sunday, page 29 rows of dirt upstairs to the attic and is predominantly a freshman initia- created their own graveyard. tive. See Towers, page 29 ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 29 Technique Crossword: Before and After (I)

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Maher from page 25 Whatever is said about Bill Ma- Towers from page 28 Sunday from page 28 her, it can never be said that he does sion towards certain trends. For one, not speak his mind. It did not take entering the Towers Haunted House. Freshman Experience funds will be man who risks his life to save his he mentioned how he felt the dis- me any more than fifteen minutes Residents of Harrison Hall, whose used to decorate Harrison Hall for girlfriend. The movie seems to re- playing of United States flags on to find that he is a very funny, ani- doors are denoted by a door-hanger the event. volve around these characters more cars was rather ineffectual. He would mated, influential, witty, and opin- or pumpkin, will be handing out Construction and preparation for than the whole group of protesters. rather Americans do something more ionated individual. candy to any trick-or-treaters. Staff the Haunted House will continue All in all, the movie struggles to concrete in the fight against terror- What did Maher reply when asked members will be monitoring all four for the days leading up to the event, keep its boundaries between narra- ism, such as save a gallon of oil. what he would do if he had power floors of Harrison Hall to ensure as the campus prepares itself for the tive and documentary, but never is Asked about his sentiments re- tantamount to that of the presi- the safety of all residents involved. dark nights of Halloween. Each year, it boring or unsentimental. With garding the impending war on Iraq, dent? “I would legalize marijuana Andrea Thompson, a Peer Ad- the involved residents strive to im- an abrupt ending but a message un- Maher said he felt that it “smells and get my friend out of jail.” visor at Harrison, said, “I think this prove upon haunted houses of the forgotten, this movie succeeds in funny.” He said that he is usually will be a lot of fun as a new event for past. educating people about the day while for military intervention, but he feels Bill Maher will be performing at the residents to get involved with.” With the addition of the Harri- leaving viewers shaken at the end. that this war is somewhat suspi- Ferst Center tonight at 8 p.m. He will Thompson has helped to raise son trick-or-treat event and the hard cious, that it could just be “a diver- also be hosting a book signing from 5 $50 from each Freshman Experi- work of the residents, the 12th an- The Verdict: Bloody Sunday, a day sion by the people in power to get to 6 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Book- ence Hall Council to pay for the nual Towers Haunted House should of injustice immortal in Irish histo-

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The protagonists wear revealing Homecoming2002 Mock Rock provides entertainment for all outfits a bit too often for my taste, and there are scenes that seem to have been written specifically to show off the actors’ well-built figures. Occasionally these makes sense (in one episode, Trip wanders about the ship in his underwear because he was trapped in a decontamina- tion chamber during a hostile inva- sion), but Star Trek has always been about characters, not sex, and too much of the latter can detract from the former. Yet the show does maintain that sense of wonder, idealism, optimism and open-mindedness that has made the franchise so great since the first Star Trek episode was broadcast in 1966. The crew meets new species, travels through time, discovers new scientific phenomena, and learns a few things about themselves and each other in the process. I will crit- icize the show for being a bit formu- laic in many of its episodes the first season, but the first season of any series tends to be one of the worst as the show attempts to establish itself and gain a loyal audience. After only three episodes, the second season is By Peter Jensen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS promising to be a dramatic improve- The annual Mock Rock competition was held at the Ferst Center last Sunday night. A sister of Chi Omega Tau (left) performs in their Western ment. number; a brother of Alpha Tau Omega (middle) dances a jig in his underwear; and two sisters of Phi Mu (right) work the twin factor. So if you’ve never seen Star Trek, then I recommend tuning into this show some time. Most of the epi- turous with the show’s progression. sonal philosophies, and personali- seen more evolution in the show’s sodes are self-contained (although Trek from page 26 And finally, we have Dr. Phlox, ties that fit in with the show’s style crew in one season of Enterprise than there are a few that deal with a run- a Denobulan (anew species in the and direction. This crew might not I did after four seasons of Voyager. ning plot with a temporal cold war ingly tolerates the quirks of his col- Star Trek continuum) who mans have worked as effectively in the Nevertheless, I do have one com- and time-traveling aliens) and re- leagues. the ship’s sickbay. He practices med- previous series, and each character plaint: the show exploits the sex quire no background knowledge to Communications Officer Hoshi icine with flora and fauna from a is augmented even more because appeal of several members of the enjoy them. Since it’s set in the ear- Sato is all-around bashful and ex- variety of planets, and he speaks the show is distanced in setting from crew beyond what I would consider liest days of Star Trek history, you hibits limited confidence in her abil- with an unwavering optimism that its predecessors, introducing a new proper for the franchise. While sex don’t have to cram in reruns of the ities, which has affected her we should all take to heart. environment with fewer established appeal has been prominent since previous series to appreciate this one. performance from time to time, al- Like every Star Trek series, we rules that provides greater flexibili- the original series from the 60’s, it’s What a great phenomenon. What a though she’s become more adven- get a unique blend of cultures, per- ty for character development. I’ve been kept a bit subtler before now. great idea. What a great show. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 31 Live List ...101010101010101010101010101...... Two Bits

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Even the bookstore are dying to get their “I’m non-erect at Georgia Tech, 10/30 What the…?/Jack West 10/26 Hank & Anitra/Christian Jones T-shirt wearing Georgia Bulldog, clothes on Tech Students and to and what am I doing here?” 10/31 Whytesnake/Gunz’n’Rozes 10/31 Hank & Anitra “Uga” is way too shy to give the then get these Tech Students into Sincerely yours, Mr. Bits Man. 40 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique pageSPORTS 40 Are you a winner? Petit Le Mans Check out the football forecast American endurance racing comes to SPORTS winners and go vote online for this Braselton. Check out the rides and week’s pics. Page 38. the race. Page 39. Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 by Will the Jackets crash the “big dance?” the Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball numbers 58.3 Starting quarterback A.J. Suggs’ pass percentage for this season. Suggs has completed 105 of 180 passes for 1,202 yards and seven touchdowns with six interceptions. 6-2 The ACC standings for the Geor- gia Tech Volleyball team. The team beat the Wake Forest Demon Dea- cons last Saturday in four games. With the win, the Jackets improve to 20-4 overall. 7 Number of letter winners returning this season for Tech’s men’s basketball team. The team has one of the nation’s top recruiting classes this year.

Photo courtesy Georgia Tech Sports Information By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Sonja Mallory will be the starting center again this year for the Jackets. 6’6’’ sophomore Isma’il Muhammad averaged 7.1 points last season 57 The 6’5’’ senior earned second-team All-ACC honors last season. and is considered a serious defensive asset for the Jackets this season. Number of times true freshman tail- back Ajenavi “Ace” Eziemefe has By Finny Turner women’s game here at Georgia Tech By David Rottman thing. I think it helps our players to carried the football this season. Ez- Contributing Writer and this is one of those.” Contributing Writer believe that the work they put in is iemefe has run for 234 yards with “The great thing about it is that recognized. But, that said, we need two touchdowns. On Oct. 18, the Georgia Tech it’s open to the public, but for our October is drawing to a close, to go out and do it. Much of that Women’s Basketball team kicked team, it is big because we give the which means that it is time for a stops once the games begin." atlanta off what promises to be an exciting players all of their practice gear for new season of Georgia Tech bas- Without a single senior scholar- season with its annual Midnight the first time and for the freshmen ketball. Paul Hewitt and his ex- ship player, the leadership role falls thrashers Madness. At the event, the ladies all of a sudden, they truly feel like tremely young Yellow Jackets come upon junior shooting guard Marv- signed autographs, had a scrimmage, they’re part of the team,” Berenato into this season on a high note, fol- in Lewis. Lewis is by far the most number and gave away pizza to the first 100 added. “The whole night with the lowing a great finish to the 2001- experienced player on Tech’s ros- challenge fans. Not only was it a fun way to team dinner and everything that 2002 campaign and with a top ten ter. Over the past two seasons, the hint: Agnus Berenato introduce the eight freshmen to Tech goes on at the Coliseum really starts recruiting class. Tech returns three 6’4” Lewis has started 60 games, supporters, but it was also the start the team bonding for us and we can starters and four key contributors more than the rest of the Yellow of the important team-building pro- go to work for real.” from last year’s squad that went 15- Jacket roster combined. The junior cess. Unlike many of the other un- 16. The preseason magazines pick from Germantown, MD is a pure 15 Coach Agnus Berenato, who is dergrads that were able to go on the Jackets to finish as high as third shooter who is consistent from the starting her fifteenth season as the vacation during their fall breaks, in the ACC. three-point line as well as the chari- Here’s the number...what does it head coach, said, “For us, practic- the team left for its retreat and start- "It's a good thing to be thought ty stripe. represent? ing at midnight has become a tradi- ed regular practice Wednesday. of highly," said Hewitt. "If people The loss of point guard Tony tion. We’ve worked really hard to think you're the third or fourth best To enter email the Sports Editor at establish some traditions in our See Women’s Bball, page 37 team in this league, that's a positive See Hewitt, page 39 [email protected] with the correct answer to the challenge. Maryland 34, Tech 10 A winner will be selected from among the qualified entries. The winner will receive a pair of tickets to an Downs tramples Jackets in second half play Atlanta Thrashers home game, where admission is always $8 for a seat in By Ryan Peck online the $36 section with a student ID. Contributing Writer Visit www.atlantathrashers.com for more info on college nights. Coming off a stinging home loss to Wake Forest on Oct. 5, the Georgia football Tech football Jackets looked to re- bound strong against Maryland and forecast on get back to the winners’ bracket in a Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Thursday night conference clash last deck week in College Park, MD. Notre Dame vs. FSU It didn’t happen. Iowa State vs. Texas Event Date Despite sloppy first-half play, the Penn State vs. Ohio State MG at Nelson Invitational 10/25-27 Jackets were still very much in the WT at ITA Regionals 10/25-28 game, trailing only 6-3 at intermis- Iowa vs. Michigan MT at ITA Regionals II 10/23-27 sion. However, it was at that point USC vs. Oregon VB vs. Virginia 10/25 that the second half began, and the Harvard vs. Princeton MS vs. Emory 10/25 Jackets’ chances against the Terps Miami vs. West Virginia WS vs. Emory 10/25 came to a screeching halt. FB vs. Virginia 10/26 Maryland walk-on running back LSU vs. Auburn VB vs. Maryland 10/26 Chris Downs torched Tech for 212 Alabama vs. Tennessee VB- Women’s Volleyball, FB – Football rushing yards, 183 of them coming Submit your picks at: MG- Men’s Golf, WT- Women’s Tennis in the game’s final 30 minutes. The By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS MT-Men’s Tennis, MS- Men’s Swimming Will Glover advances the ball against the Vanderbilt defense. At Mary- nique.net/footballforecast WS- Women’s Swimming See GT-UM, page 35 land last week, Tech gained many yards, but had few points to show. SPORTS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 39 Sports Feature Hewitt from page 40

Akins will be the hardest for Hewitt to replace, given Akins’ perimeter play and leadership. This burden will most likely fall upon highly touted freshman Jarrett Jack. Jack, who stands at 6’3”, is the only true point guard on the roster, and thus will be thrown into the fray early. Jack appears to be the latest in a line of great Yellow Jacket point guards. Joining Lewis and Jack in the backcourt will be sophomore B.J. Elder. The 6’3” combo guard showed the ability to play both backcourt positions last season as well as the strength and toughness to guard small By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS forwards in a three-guard lineup. By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The strength of this Georgia Tech Sophomore guard B.J. Elder and sophomore forward Ed Nelson are two of the seven returning letter winners for the men’s basketball team. Motorsports fans were allowed close views of some of the hottest cars in club is the frontcourt. Led by last endurance racing at the Petit Le Mans in Braselton, GA. year’s ACC Freshman of the Year Ed Nelson, the Yellow Jacket front- 6’10” McDonald’s All-American has me,” Head Coach Paul Hewitt said. court is deep and talented. Nelson drawn favorable comparisons to “With me, the line blends between is already established as a legitimate Kevin Garnett because of his pe- freshmen and sophomores. The only GT alumni race at Le Mans low-post threat that is not afraid to rimeter game and ability to run the guys I can count on to play solidly, bang inside. Alongside Nelson will floor. consistently like veterans, night in By Scott Kretschmann earn an automatic spot in the fa- be another sophomore, the 7’1” Auss- The 6’7” sophomore guard/for- and night out, are Marvin and Rob- Contributing Writer mous 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. ie, Luke Schenscher. Schenscher ward Anthony McHenry is versa- ert.” The race is definitely not what has spent the off-season bulking up, tile, but had a disappointing freshman “They know what it takes to win. The little town of Braselton, GA. most would think of when auto rac- and is now up to 255 pounds, about campaign. McHenry has the abili- They know how hard we worked to hosted one of the largest events in ing is mentioned. It takes place over 40 more than when he stepped on ty to play three positions, but looked get there. They went through all motorsports on Oct. 12. The fifth 1,000 miles or 10 hours (whichever to campus a year ago. rather lost last season, often having the struggles last year. Maybe by annual Petit Le Mans took place at comes first) around a 2.5 mile wind- The bench is loaded with front- to think too much rather than let- the end of the year, the sophomores Road Atlanta and proved to be a ing road course. It is the true test of court talent. Isma’il Muhammad, a ting his basketball instincts kick in. will separate themselves.” truly unique experience for race fans endurance for both man and ma- 6’6” sophomore small forward, Junior Robert Brooks, while lack- With great momentum from the and non race fans alike. chine. brings tremendous athleticism and ing offensive skill, brings hard-nosed 2001-2002 campaign, Paul Hewitt Many fans took time off to camp This year’s winner, the #2 Audi tough defense to this team. How- post defense and athleticism to the and this club have a shot at being a out in the infield of the track and R8 driven by Rinaldo Capello and ever, Muhammad’s productivity is frontcourt. Tech also has a good force in the ACC. With plenty of watched the competitions and prac- Tom Kristensen, finished the race limited due to an inconsistent pe- shot blocking presence off the bench young talent, size, and athleticism, tices the entire week. Petit Le Mans in approximately 9 hours and 28 rimeter game. in 6’9” freshman forward/center Georgia Tech has the ability to hang is the pinnacle of American endur- minutes. The overall win, however, Tech fans are drooling over fresh- Theodis Tarver. with any team in the league, though ance racing in the American Le Mans man power forward Chris Bosh. The “This is such a young team to many questions remain unanswered. Series, and the winners in each class See Le Mans, page 38 34 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique SPORTS

Beyond the White and Gold Tech will top Cavs 24-21 By John Parsons Advantage: Virginia My chance to be the Ramblin’ Wreck Senior Staff Writer Linemen: Pass protection is about equal. Tech By John Parsons annon Sharpe must be on steroids. ed about big early season match- Quarterback: has managed almost a full yard more Senior Staff Writer How else do you explain his 212- ups. For Virginia, Matt Schaub has put per carry than Virginia, despite equal yard, 2 touchdown game at age 34? • The LA Galaxy won the MLS up good numbers overall, but they talent in the backfield. Keeping the In honor of Homecoming If you think this sounds stupid, con- Cup with a thrilling 1-0 victory are slightly skewed by a pair of 300 ball on the ground would seem to Week, I’m using my favorite col- sider what people say about Barry in extra time…and a few people yard games against Wake Forest and bode well for Tech as Virginia’s run umn gimmick, the random col- Bonds every day. Just a thought. almost care. Duke. He has failed to break the defense has been porous. Other lection of babble. I’ll call this my • Now that hockey season has ar- • In more important soccer 200 yard mark in the last two games. than the second half against Mary- impression of a Ramblin’ Wreck. rived, it is time to gripe again about news, Euro 2004 qualifying is Tech is still waiting for a quarter- land, Tech’s run defense has been • After game two of the World 1 point being awarded to teams for underway and England tied back to step up. Suggs and Bilbo good. Both lines get to the quarter- Series finished 11-10, a number Macedonia who tied Liechten- both have TD/INT ratios to close back. of players from both teams stein. Wouldn’t it be amazing to even, although Bilbo has gotten Advantage: Tech jumped on the conspiracy theo- “I don’t normally plan if…never mind, the England/ little playing time. Schaub has 19 ry bandwagon and claimed the Liechtenstein match will be about TDs against just 5 picks. Linebackers: balls are juiced. My explanation? more than a two or 10-0. Advantage: Virginia The tackle numbers jump of the The pitching isn’t good. Jarrod three weeks in • I don’t normally plan more page for Virginia’s linebackers, but Washburn is the only bonafide than two or three weeks in ad- Running Backs: Virginia has defended almost twice ace on either team, so shouldn’t advance, except in vance, except in the case of March Eziemefe and Clinksdale have been as many plays as Tech. When scaled a few high scoring games be ex- the case of March 1, 1, 2003. Roy Jones Jr. versus serviceable and running back since down the numbers are even. The pected? John Ruiz for the WBA heavy- Hollings’ injury, but Virginia has a linebackers are the heart of both • The 49ers Kevan Barlow 2003. Roy Jones Jr. weight crown. It’s one fight that’ll good one-two punch in Wali Lun- defenses and both teams can expect should consider the witness pro- versus John Ruiz for be worth the exorbitant pay-per- dy and Alvin Pearman. Still, Vir- good play here. tection program. Not only did view fee, in a group of 5-10 fel- ginia averages just 124 yards rushing Advantage: None he fumble at a critical juncture, the WBA low boxing fans, of course. per game, while Tech has averaged he decided to run out of bounds heavyweight crown.” • A couple weeks ago I started just shy of 150 over the last three Secondary: just AFTER the time expired in a poll for the greatest sports vid- games. Tech will likely give their Once again the position is a dead the 4th quarter. Good job there, eo game of all time. So far, Tec- running backs more chances to pro- heat. Both teams get reasonably good guy. mo Super Bowl holds a slim lead duce. play from their defensive backs, but • While we’re on the Niners, an overtime loss. Excuse me. Did over RBI Baseball, but there aren’t Advantage: Tech nothing spectacular. yes, Terrell Owens is a jerk, but you say points for losers? I know it’s enough responses to justify a col- Advantage: None he sure is an entertaining jerk. I overtime, but they LOST. The BCS umn. Send your votes to Wide Receivers: personally hope he keeps it up. isn’t this retarded. [email protected] Virginia will have the most talented Special Teams: • I think the Michael Vick • The first BCS standings are out along with the reasoning behind player on the field in Billy McMullen. Despite Manget being 2-7 on field Bandwagon is officially full. If and U(sic)GA is number five. Any- your vote. Creative responses may He draws a lot of double coverages, goals, he hasn’t been kicking terri- you haven’t been amazed yet, one think this will last? No one be published in a future column. but the rest of the corps is talented bly. All of his misses have been from take the blindfold off. outside Athens, of course. You can proclaim the greatness enough to make up for that. at least 45 yards out. Virginia has • I wish Dan Reeves would make • Is there anything more useless of the game, brag about your Tech needs Jonathan Smith to be seen four misses from inside 40 yards. like Charles Schwab and plan than the first two months of the video game accomplishments, or more consistent, so as to compli- Tech has an advantage in the punt- his retirement. Hmm…anyone NBA and NHL regular seasons? tell a story about an exciting vid- ment Watkins and Glover. With- ing game as Tech has gotten better else notice the eerie resemblance? When over half the league makes eo game tournament you hosted out great depth, Tech’s receiving punts and returns from their per- • Next conspiracy theory: Sh- the playoffs, it’s tough to get excit- over a winter break. corps slips to being just above aver- sonnel. age. Advantage: Tech SPORTS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 35

The abundance of injuries sus- decisions on some vital fourth-down for both basketball and volleyball GT-UM from page 40 tained by Tech may very well be an plays later in the second half, where Eveland from page 37 and was a team captain for both indicator of poor conditioning. he threw short of the first-down that she is soft and tender, a real sports in high school. Her personal- short but stocky Downs also added Other than the injuries, the Jackets marker on a couple of occasions. people person who gets her biggest ity lends itself to being the quarter- three touchdowns, all in the second also seemed to physically wear down The lone bright spot for the Jack- joy from helping kids and soaking back of the team, and as the setter in the second half, particularly on ets was the play of senior wideout half, propelling the Terps to a 34- up their innocence. for the volleyball team, that’s what defense—a decided bulk of Mary- Kerry Watkins. Watkins hauled in 10 victory. Downs continues to fill On the one hand, she’s a tall, she is. She’s a natural leader and in for injured Terrapins running land’s offensive yardage was accu- nine passes for 127 yards. He is athletic woman whose hobbies in- always has been. back, Bruce Perry. Last year’s ACC mulated in the second half. The second in the conference in receiv- clude weightlifting. On the other The Eveland house was always a offensive player of the year has been Tech line was continuously blown ing and is averaging 16.8 yards per hand, she’s a girly girl who enjoyed busy place, crawling with neighbor- sidelined all year with a severe groin off the ball. The blitz was largely reception. playing dress-up as much as she hood kids playing games and hav- injury. ineffective, which was perhaps hin- Preseason All-American candi- liked playing sports and who was ing their problems solved by Jay dered by the sloppy field conditions date Luke Manget also continues to The 24-point loss was Tech’s voted homecoming queen in high who also served as a volunteer coor- in Byrd Stadium. Because of the struggle with his placekicking. The worst defeat since dropping a 34-7 school. dinator and diversity counselor at decision to Florida State in 1998. ineffective blitz scheme, Maryland senior from Conyers is only 3 for 7 On the one hand, she’s a multi- East Kentwood high school. The only thing consistent about receivers found sizeable holes in the on the season, and he badly missed talented athlete who competes as Eveland learned to be kind to the Jackets’ play in College Park a 45-yard field goal to end the Jack- hard as any one and loves the world everyone and to seek understand- was the miscues. Such has been the ets’ first possession of the game. of athletics. On the other hand, ing of people instead of rushing to Manget’s lone conversion was a 19- case the past couple of weeks. The “We missed a field she was her high school’s valedic- judgment. The Evelands also have yard chip shot that brought the Jack- Jackets consistently shot themselves torian and chose Tech as much for a policy of open communication. in the collective foot with costly goal, fumbled on the ets to within 6-3 late in the second its academics as for its volleyball They never let a problem simmer turnovers, foolish penalties, and poor quarter. 20, things that you program. beneath the surface, preferring in- tackling, just to name a few mis- Things do not get easier for the To understand Kele, you need stead to argue it out and get it re- takes. can’t do and win in Jackets. Remaining on the sched- to understand how she grew up. solved as soon as possible, no matter ule is upstart Virginia (winners of “We moved the football, it’s just this conference.” Kele is one of five children, four the consequences. that something we have done very six straight), undefeated N.C. State, Chan Gailey girls and one boy, born to athletic The working world was not quite well all year [score in the red zone], perennial conference powerhouse Head Football Coach parents. Jack played rugby and Jay as friendly to Eveland when she was we didn’t get done [against Mary- Florida State, a feisty Duke squad played volleyball at George Wash- in high school. One Christmas, she land],” said Gailey. “We missed a that took N.C. State to the wire in ington, and it was no surprise that worked at Honey Baked Hams show- field goal, fumbled on the 20, things Tech secondary. There were also Raleigh last Saturday, and Georgia, all five children had athletic tal- ing people their special order hams far too many arm-tackles and Ter- who is an unblemished 7-0. The that you can’t do and win in this ents. and asking if they would accept their rapin skill players were able to break Jackets will likely be favored in only conference.” Her oldest sister Mya also played orders. It wasn’t the customers who Keeping with the 2002 theme, free and simply outrun the Jackets one of those games. volleyball at GWU and is now a were the problem; it was her lazy the injury bug also bit the Jackets all defense on several occasions in the According to Gailey, the Jackets makeup artist. Next up was Derik, co-workers. Kele only worked there night long. The first to fall was decisive second half. have but one way to approach this whose promising baseball career was for four days, but claims that it felt leading tackler Keyaron Fox with a The third quarter was obviously difficult stretch. “The next game is cut short by an automobile acci- like four years. Her other experi- our undoing,” Tech head coach Chan the next game,” he said. “You don’t leg injury. Running backs Ajenavi dent, and is now attending Grand ence with the wonderful world of Gailey said. “I don’t really know look any further than the next game, Eziemefe and Gordon Clinkscale Valley State in Michigan, and is in part time jobs was as the women’s would also go down, leaving the what happened. I think we had guys and you try to find a way to win this better shape than before the acci- fitting room attendant at Meijer. Jackets with freshman walk-on P.J. in the right spots, but we just weren’t one. You challenge your players to dent. Her sister Breanna is cur- After cleaning up after one kid’s Daniels to carry the bulk of the tackling.” regroup. You go practice, you go rently a pole-vaulter training to be “accident”, Kele knew that her two- rushing load. Daniels tallied his The struggles of junior Tech quar- work, you go fight, and you hang a decathlete at Kansas State. The week career in retail was over. terback A.J. Suggs continued. Suggs together. That’s the only way I know first career score with less than two youngest Eveland, Ki, is a high Hopefully, life after Tech in the completed 28 of 45 for 272 yards, how to do it. There’s no magic wand minutes remaining in the game for school junior with a promising fu- real world won’t be quite as unsatis- the Jackets’ only touchdown of the but made a crucial mistake on the you can wave. It takes hard work ture in volleyball. fying. After graduation, Eveland has night. Cornerback Marvious Hes- first play of the game when he was and focus to get it done.” Being the middle child in the many options including playing ter and backup quarterback Dama- flagged for an intentional ground- This final stretch will be tough; middle of this house of athletes, volleyball in Europe, staying at Tech rius Bilbo were also shaken up, but ing penalty back to the Tech one- lucky breaks are one thing that have it’s not that surprising that she be- as a graduate assistant or finding a yard line. He continued to overthrow eluded the 2002 edition of the foot- their injuries were not of the game- came involved in team sports from job working with kids, either teach- receivers, and he made some poor ball Jackets all season long. ending variety. an early age. Kele won many awards ing or coaching. 36 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique SPORTS

Le Mans from page 39 Swinging into Action Scott Schnugg

and the sports bar at the track. fore a long series of cautions around football After some time spent perusing 4:15 p.m ate up almost forty-five the tents and ogling the cars, the minutes of the race under a full forecast roar from the track beckoned once course caution. more. The cars themselves were However, once the race was back impressive enough, but the feeling up and running, the competition nique.net/ of them passing as you stood next to was fierce up until the end. The footballforecast the track was even more exhilarat- Audi teams dominated, showing their ing. superiority for yet another year. Due to human nature, the most Once the #2 car crossed the fin- exciting part of every race is seeing ish line, fireworks went up and the wrecks occur. celebrations began. Some drivers Unlike NASCAR, Indy, and oth- celebrated victories, some celebrat- Last week’s er circular track racing, ALMS raced completing the race, and others winners: es require that you have a little luck just celebrated the end of the sea- to be in the right place at the right son. time to see a crash, but in a 1,000 The fans all seemed exhausted Joey Woodall mile race, there are always bound to following the long day, but every- be plenty. one seemed satisfied with the expe- There were many spectacular ones rience. It was definitely the most Shelby Lux this year, with some cars colliding racing one could take in for a $45 while others suffered mechanical ticket. One year from now, Oct. Jay Alexander failures and just careened into a tire 18, 2003, the roar of those engines wall. Seventeen of the Forty-eight will once again return to Road At- cars in this year’s race did not man- lanta and provide a good days es- Demetria Mitchell age to complete it. cape from the average day in the life The race was on record pace be- of a Tech student.

By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Scott Schnugg teamed with Trevor McLeod to win the “B” doubles draw at the recently-contested Georgia Tech Invitational. SPORTS Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 37

who enjoyed a breakout season in Women’s Bball from page 40 2002, earning second-team All-ACC honors, while leading the Jackets in This year, the women have a lot lina Nov. 17 in the opening round. scoring (14.1) and rebounding (8.0). of first to look forward to. To begin For the first time in the program’s She also led the ACC in blocked with, they are able to boast one of history, the women will have a na- shots per game (2.0). the top recruiting teams in the nationally televised game. It is set to Joining her in the starting five tion. The All-Star Girl Report ranked air on ESPN 2 Feb. 16 against Vir- will be senior guard Nina Bärlin, an them the as the No. 11 class in the ginia at 2 p.m. honorable mention All-ACC pick a nation. Besides the WNIT tournament year ago despite missing the team’s Kasha Terry, a 6’3’’ forward from and the nationally televised game, final 12 games with a knee injury. Douglasville, GA heads the fresh- Tech will also have the formidable After making a full recovery from man class up. She has been tabbed task of facing off with at least six the injury, Bärlin returns after set- as one of the nations top 21 impact teams that appeared in last year’s ting a school record with her 7.9 players for 2003 by NCAA Tournament, including assist-per-game average a year ago. www.womenscollegehoops.com Georgia State (Dec. 18) in the pre- The third returnee to the start- and as one of the 10 freshmen to ing five will be junior Fallon Stokes watch by Women’s Basketball Mag- (Atlanta, Ga.), who emerged mid- azine. The women have seven play- way through the year to make 16 ers this year who are six feet or taller, “We’ve worked really starts and average 10 points and 4.9 and half the roster is from Georgia. hard to establish rebounds per game. Beyond the addition of the fresh- Four other veterans will likely men, Coach Berenato says the team some traditions in our play bigger roles for the Jackets in has even more to look forward to women’s game here 2002-03, as junior guard Megan this season. at Georgia Tech and Isom, junior guard Alex Stewart, “This year we will reach two great junior guard Jasmina Pacariz, and milestones in our program,” Bere- this is one of those.” sophomore guard Nefertiti Walker By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS natos said. all return to the roster this year. Kele Eveland, Tech’s first-ever ACC rookie of the year (for the year Agnus Berenato “The first of those is to be invit- With such a talented group of 2000), is currently second for assists in Georgia Tech history. Women’s Basketball Head ed to play in the Preseason WNIT. women, who Coach Beranato says Coach The committee could have selected worked extremely hard during the any teams from around the country off season in individual workouts to play in the event, and to be se- conference slate, along with Atlan- and in the weight room, the team is Eveland leads v-ball squad lected not only to compete but also tic Coast Conference rivals Duke, sure to make wonderful strides for By Al Przygocki this year as she was named ACC to host a first-round game is very Clemson, North Carolina and Vir- the program. Senior Staff Writer player of the week and was the MVP exciting for our program.”“ ginia. “Our whole goal this year is to of the Georgia Tech Invitational. A “The second milestone is to have The sixth NCAA opponent for out work, out-hustle and out-play Kele Eveland is the setter for the junior, Kele has already moved into a game televised nationally on the Jackets will be in-state rival Geor- our opponents in every facet of the 24th ranked Yellow Jacket Volley- second place on Tech’s all time as- ESPN2. We have a great rivalry with gia. For the second-straight year, game, from recruiting, to academ- ball team (20-4 overall, 6-2 in the sists list, but it is her leadership and Virginia and it should be a very the match-up with the Bulldogs will ics, to small details, to getting in the ACC). As the setter, she is the team’s competitive fire that stand out, not competitive game. We’ve taken our be part of the ACC/SEC Shootout, weight room,” said Berenato. quarterback with the ball going just her statistics. recruiting to a national level and sponsored by the Chick-fil-A Peach “We’re really dedicated to those through her hands on virtually ev- Eveland is a study in contrasts. this is a huge step in the direction Bowl at Philips Arena Dec. 27. goals and we want to go to the NCAA ery point. She was Georgia Tech’s On the court, Eveland appears to that we want our program to be Tech will look to its three re- Tournament,” Berenato added. “I first ever ACC rookie of the year in be a cutthroat competitor with a headed in.” turning starters to provide leader- hope that people will come out...and 2000, earning team MVP honors win at all costs attitude. The truth is The Preseason WNIT will start ship. Heading up the list of returnees see us and want to be at our games in the process. for the Jackets against North Caro- is senior 6’5’’ center Sonja Mallory, throughout the year.” Eveland is having a better season See Eveland, page 35 38 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique SPORTS

ing out as staff for the race. Georgia Hill and the Terraces were two of LeMans from page 39 Tech was also represented by alum- the most popular locations, but in a ni on the race teams, including one 10 hour race, it was best not to stay is not the only title to be had. In driver. in one place for too long. ALMS racing, there are 4 individu- A day at the race was quite a Wandering through the paddock al classes of cars. next to the pits was always interest- The LMP900 and LMP675 class- ing, as you could see cars being es are purpose built race cars, while “Georgia Tech’s own worked on, the remains of earlier the GT and GTS classes are modi- wrecks, and had the chance to talk fied street cars such as Porsches, GT Motorsports team to team members and drivers to Ferarris, and BMWs. had a display set up, gain their perspectives on the sport. The cars on the track were not The track also included a ven- the only ones that were impressive and many of its dor village halfway between the start/ to behold. members were finish line and the far end of the In the infield, there were many course, which was handily placed displays of cars by manufacturers helping out as staff for to take a short break and enjoy some such as Panoz, as well as parking for the race.” browsing through all sorts of race the many car clubs in Atlanta. Even merchandise and eating some un- the cars of many spectators were an surprisingly overpriced food. There impressive sight to behold. was a relatively wide variety between Georgia Tech’s own GT Mo- workout, since enjoying the race the vendor village, the Paddock Grill, By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS torsports team had a display set up, meant hiking to watch it from many Seventeen of the Forty-eight cars in this year’s race did not manage to and many of its members were help- different vantage points. Spectator See Le Mans, page 36 complete it due to accidents, hitting tire walls, and mechanical failures.