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Members of the Student Government Association (SGA), are seeking to remedy the problem of the lack of student involve- ment in SGA activities. Th is past week was SGA Week, an initiative organized by the Committee of Public Relations, headed by Brian Howell, a fourth-year Management major. Th rough- out the week, the SGA planned a variety of activities to raise student awareness of the SGA and what it does for the student com- munity at Tech. On Monday and Tuesday, SGA mem- bers displayed a comment board on Skiles Walkway and asked for input from passing students, who wrote down their ideas about a wide range of issues. By Jon Haeff ele /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS “So far we’ve received a lot of positive See SGA, page 7 Commuters endure road closure Projected Schedule: By Wade Cotton ground this spring, the transition to lanes shifted,” said the GDOT Contributing Writer the construction phase has already website. “Northbound traffi c will be begun. detoured to the 10th Street Bridge, 2008 Being situated in downtown At- On the project’s website, and southbound traffi c to the 17th lanta, Tech sees some of its students, www.14thstreetbridge.com, in- Street Bridge once the 14th Street Feb. faculty and staff commute regularly terested parties can look up “the Bridge closes.” 2008 to campus. However, commuters what, the why and how” of the Th e enforced delays will be lifted Techwood who come to campus from I-75/85 construction project. Th e website during higher risk travel times, such closes between and exit via Techwood Drive are states that the alterations will help as holiday weekends and in periods 10th-16th having to fi nd a diff erent way of the surrounding Midtown area see of inclement weather. coming to school. a 30 percent reduction in travel Th e total group of road closures Sept. Starting Feb. 9, Th e Georgia congestion. will include one lane of Williams 2009 Department of Transportation It is projected that there will Street, the section of Techwood Techwood (GDOT) began shutting down roads be less gridlock on I-85, although Drive between 10th Street and 16th reopens near 14th Street bridge. Techwood Drive will still see a fairly Street and the I-85 and I-75 south- Th ese closures are the fi rst in- heavy volume of traffi c during rush bound ramps to 10th and 14th. Signs Summer A student 2010 dications of the Fourteenth Street hour. on the southbound side of I-75 will posts 14th St. Bridge Improvement Project, also This construction will cause be placed to encourage traffi c to exit feedback Bridge known as “First Aid for the 14th.” temporary changes and alterations the highway at Northside Drive. on the wall opens to Th e project will add two new exit to the current traffi c conditions. In order to deal with the road traffi c on Skiles ramps to the bridge, as well as place Traffi c on the downtown connector closures, commuters coming to Walkway sidewalks on the bridge and streets will be greatly impacted. campus will need to use 5th Street during SGA connecting to it. “Delays are to be expected. At Week. 2010 Originally planned to break times, traffi c will be paced and See Bridge, page 6 By Jon Drews /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Laptops, cameras stolen from College of Computing By N. Denisse Gonzalez incident reports varying from lance system, they found nothing Senior Staff Writer stolen computers and cameras to had been recorded. evidence of forced entry. “Th e camera system was dam- Occasional laptop thefts are aged during a lightning storm an unfortunate fact of life at Tech, and was not working at the time but when several faculty and staff “All the [thefts] of the incident. Th e tapes that at the College of Computing were pulled showed nothing,” (CoC) showed up one morn- were the same. Hawkins said. ing to fi nd expensive electronic Either they used Bill Leahy, a lecturer at the items missing, they along with CoC, noticed at approximately police decided this was likely no a key or it was a 10 a.m. that a tablet PC and other coincidence. magician.” computer equipment had been On the morning of Feb. 7, taken from his offi ce. Th e equip- faculty and staff in the CoC ment, which is valued at $2,765, found that a number of offi ces Bill Leahy belonged to the Institute. had been searched and entered, CS Lecturer “All the incidents were the resulting in over $10,000 in same. Either they used a key or stolen property. No suspects have it was a magician. Th ere was no been named as of yet. Offi cer Grant Hawkins of forced entry and the door was As the day progressed, the the GTPD explained that when locked,” Leahy said. By Jamie Howell /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Georgia Tech Police Department police asked to review the tapes Over $10,000 worth of property was found to be stolen from the Col- (GTPD) received fi ve diff erent from the building’s video surveil- See Theft, page 2 lege of Computing when employees returned to work on Feb. 7. 2 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique NEWS

Technique Online Voice your opinion! From the files of the GTPD... Last issue’s question received 127 responses. Are the increases in the mandatory fees justified? Campus Crime

No, any rises in Yes, because of No, I don’t ben- Criminal Trespass Forgery-Fraudulent costs should be inflation and efit from many 2/10/2008 00:13:00 hrs. 2/8/2008 5:12:00 hrs. balanced with other added of the things eliminated waste- expenses - 31% funded by the Location: Woodruff Dining Hall Location: Student Center ful spending - 42% fees - 33% loading dock Incident: Report of fraud - illegal Larceny-Theft It’s unfortunate Incident: Offender arrested for use of credit/financial transaction but at least the 2/11/2008 14:15:00 hrs. criminal trespass, was transported cards. rise isn’t as big Location: Ford ES&T building and released to Fulton County jail as last year’s Incident: Report of a stolen laptop Burglary Indecent Exposure - 22% 2/11/2008 19:45:00 hrs. 2/9/2008 22:05:00 hrs. 2/11/2008 20:15:00 hrs. Location: Women’s Softball Field Location: Cloudman Residence Hall Location: Wingnuts Incident: Report of stolen assorted Incident: Report that a Honda Civic Incident: Offender arrested for in- packages of cookies was entered and items were taken decent exposure, was transported and released to Fulton County jail 2/9/2008 10:00:00 hrs. 2/7/2008 18:00:00 hrs. Location: Baptist Student Union Location: Alexander Memorial Traffic Accident Incident: Report of a stolen laptop Coliseum 2/8/2008 2:15:00 hrs. Incident: Report of stolen clothing Location: Hemphill Ave. / Ninth St. By Robert Combier / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Harassment / Eighth St. 2/7/2008 14:00:00 hrs. 2/10/2008 12:00:00 hrs. This week’s question: Incident: Report of a four vehicle Smith Residence Hall Is SGA doing an adequate job of serving students? Location: accident, injured transported by Location: Eighth St. Apartments Incident: Report of a stolen purse ambulance to Atlanta Medical Incident: Report of harassing com- Tell us at www.nique.net and contents Center munication

from page 1 “I noticed the carrying case was we think it was one isolated incident. checks performed in the evenings system to make sure it’s fully operable Theft moved from its normal spot to a We are checking other buildings of the CoC. for the future,” Hawkins said. Monica Sweat, also a lecturer at lower position [on the book shelf] more frequently now…and so far “As one of our primary focuses we GTPD is working with faculty the CoC, found that $4,950 worth when I arrived that morning. The this hasn’t been a trend. It seems like will now look at that building more and staff who have offices in the of laptop computers and digital Scribble was still there. I didn’t an isolated event but we are treating closely for anything suspicious,” CoC on preventive measures they cameras belonging to the Institute think too much of it until I learned it as something that could happen Hawkins said. can follow to secure the valuable were taken from her office. Accord- of the other losses. Nothing else was again,” Hawkins said. The College has also taken ad- equipment stored throughout the ing to the incident report she filed, disturbed,” Pilsch said. According to Hawkins, the ditional steps to ensure the building building. the only people with access to her All five people who filed a report GTPD is following up on leads they is secure. It has contracted a private “It seems like common sense, but office were facilities employees, a with the police stated that they had have received as the case continues to security company to offer additional sometimes you forget. We want to teaching assistant, and herself. locked their doors the night before. be under investigation. The GTPD surveillance. A security guard will make sure we reiterate the impor- Thomas Pilsch, assistant dean of Only one report indicated that there is increasing patrol of the building monitor the building each day from tance of locking doors, securing students at the CoC, reported that were signs of forced entry. and the surrounding area to help 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. valuables, such as computers and a Scribble robot used for CS 1301 “The timeframe of when the prevent future incidents. They have “They are also re-keying a lot of projectors, and locking drawers,” had been moved in his office. incidents were reported overlaps so also increased the number of building the locks and upgrading their camera Hawkins said. NEWS Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 3 Council Clippings This week in Student Government ach Tuesday, elected members of the two houses of the Student Government Association, the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), convene to Econsider allocation bills and discuss issues facing campus. Here is a summary of those two meetings. By Corbin Pon, Assistant News Editor, & James Hite and William Brawley, Contributing Writers Summary of SGA Voting Th is edition of Council Clippings covers the Result UHR and GSS meetings from Feb.12, 2008. UHR Impeaches Representatives Bill and description UHR GSS Bill of the Week: S.O.S. In response to a loss of quorum two weeks ago, PASSED: Joint allocation to Students Or- the UHR brought impeachment proceedings Joint allocation to Sailing Club: Passed Passed ganizing for Sustainability, requesting $201.22 against several representatives who have been The organization requested funds to pay 34-2-0 21-3-2 to cover transportation and registration costs to chronically absent. ARCH representative John for two new recreational-use sailboats attend the Southeast Student Renewable Energy Tankard, ME Representative Abishkek Kumar and Conference in Valdosta, Ga. (passed GSS 23-0-1; Senior Representative Ronak Kamdar resigned from passed UHR 27-8-1) the UHR in light of the Articles of Impeachment Joint allocation to Taiwanese American Passed Postponed Th e funding that was being requested in the Joint that were fi led against each of them. Student Association: 35-2-0 1 week Allocation for Students Organizing Sustainability BME representative Michael Chervonski and The bill asked for travel costs for members bill would pay for the already-incurred travel and ML Representative Corey Myers had their Articles to attend the Intercollegiate Taiwanese registration expenses for students travelling to the of Impeachment approved by unanimous acclama- American Student Association Confer- 5th Annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy tion at the UHR meeting. Both Chervonski and Conference in Valdosta, GA. Th e conference was Myers were not present at the meeting and were ence. a place for students from various schools to discuss unable to address the UHR. climate change, sustainability eff orts and provides Th e vote on ECON representative John Akins’ Joint allocation to GT Engineering Stu- Passed Passed for them an opportunity to network with other Articles of Impeachment failed to garner the dents Without Borders: 26-0-0 33-3-0 students. three-fi fth vote that are required for impeachment The bill funds a trip to Seattle, WA for Eight students travelled to and attended the charges to be brought upon him. Th e Articles of members to attend the Engineers With- conference. When the bill came up for discussion, Impeachment were nullifi ed. Akin was present at out Borders National Conference. there was initially an issue with the fact that funding the UHR meeting and addressed the house, off er- would be provided for an event that had already ing as an excuse his taking of the LSAT and the taken place. Th is was an unusual circumstance preparatory classes that went along with it. Joint allocation to Students Organizing Passed Passed because funding is usually not provided for after for Sustainability: 27-8-1 23-0-1 the fact. Th e JFC recommended not funding the Condolences The bill funds a trip made by members to bill because the bill was submitted less than two attend the 5th Annual Southeast Student weeks before the actual event took place. Both houses passed a resolution expressing their Renewable Energy Conference. “Th is bill is allowed to be considered as a condolences to the family and friends of William post-event payment because it was out of the Sayle, a professor in the department of Electrical organization’s control,” said Nick Wellkamp, the and Computer Engineering who passed away at Joint allocation to Student Center Pro- Passed On agenda bill’s sponsor in the UHR. Wellkamp took the the age of 66 from pancreatic cancer. grams Council Concert Committee: 34-2-0 next week blame for the bill not being brought to the atten- The bill asks for $40,000 for the funding of tion of the SGA in time to be considered at the Next Week the Sting Break concert that is free for all appropriate time. Tech students and faculty. “I see no problem considering this bill,” said Next week the GSS will consider two joint al- MATH senator Mitch Keller, the GSS sponsor location bills which the UHR has already passed, Joint resolution expressing condo- of the bill. It was also argued that the organiza- to the Taiwanese American Student Association lences: Passed Passed unani- unani- tion was a new one and should be provided some and the Student Center Programs Council Concert The SGA expresses its condolences to Committee. mously mously leniency. It was the organization’s fi rst bill, and it family and friends of Dr. William Sayle. The was argued they should be allowed a manner of Additionally both houses will consider fund- leeway on the rules, whereas other organizations ing bills to the African American Student Union, Associate Chair of the School of Electrical such as the Black Graduate Student Association Campus Christian Fellowship, Students of Objec- and Computer Engineering, Sayle passed have faced sharp criticism recently for last-minute tivism, Muslim Students Association, Trailblazers away at the age of 66 from pancreatic funding requests. and Phi Psi Textile Fraternity. cancer.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver i never trusted chris. SLAYton (getting bff slayer) where does it say clicke even after dominating the primaries in georgia, obama has lost (almost) all of the georgian superdelegates to clinton... obama kicked butt in georgia.. 67% of the votes!! why is it sooo loud in the library today? and why is everybody star- ing at me?? Waqas omg i love hannah montana too! yes, it is bad that you cuddle with a guy who likes you but u don’t like. dont be a skank 4 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique NEWS CoC announces nation’s second robotics Ph.D program By Corbin Pon them prepared to tackle the chal- ting this program going, because... Assistant News Editor lenges that the highly interwoven there is the possibility to give Tech field of robotics, which requires a unique profile. Personal robotics... In cooperation between the Col- the expertise from a diverse list is something that will be very im- lege of Engineering and the College portant to people in the future,” said of Computing (CoC), Tech has Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair announced a new Ph.D. program “We are... excited of Robotics for the CoC. that is focusing exclusively on the about getting this The program will begin next field of robotics. Created by Tech’s fall, and the admissions process is Center for Robotics and Intelligent program going.... currently open. It is expected that Machines, the doctoral degree is Personal robotics... about 10 current students will move intended to become a place for those into the new doctorate program. The who will want to delve solely into the will be very goal is to bring in about 15 students realm of robotics. important... in the every year and to eventually build The multidisciplinary program the program up to a size of around will draw on the curricula from future.” 60 to 80 students. the fields of Computer Science, The program will have five dif- Computer Engineering, Mechanical Henrik Christensen ferent areas of focus, with students Engineering, Aerospace Engineering KUKA Chair of Robotics picking three of the areas to become and Biomedical Engineering. With their core competence. The five areas students being able to work with are mechanism, control, perception, all of these fields in their study of of subjects like Computer Science artificial intelligence and autonomy. By Eric Turner /STUDENT PUBLICATIONS robotics, the hope is that they will and Mechanical Engineering, will As an example, if a student is inter- Robots compete in last summer’s RoboCup competition. Tech’s new develop a broad, multidisciplinary develop in the future. robotics Ph.D. program is now accepting applications for fall admission. knowledge base. This base will make “We are very excited about get- See Robotics, page 5 Building Come to the Photo staff meetings ... Thursday at 6 6 at Thursday ... meetings staff Photo the to Come Flag the of 137 Room in p.m. NEWS Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 5

NEWS BRIEFS topics,” Christensen said. Robotics from page 4 Th ere has only been one other Women’s self-defense Ph.D. degree in robotics, and it is BreakingBreaking ested in understanding how a robot located at Carnegie Mellon Uni- thethe class offered at Tech understands and moves through its versity (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pa.. environment, then they could study Christensen sees Tech’s program as Th e Georgia Tech Police De- artifi cial intelligence, perception complementary CMU’s program. Bubble partment will off er an hour-long and autonomy. CMU works on robots that are self defense class for women on “We are looking for students that deployed in the fi eld. For example, lot of things went on outside Feb. 23, 2008 at 4 p.m. Th e Rape are really interested in doing robot- robots that are used by the military Athe bubble of Tech in the past Awareness Defense system focuses ics...Some come in and say ‘I really or by those conducting a search and week. Here are a few important want to build these awesome robots. events taking place throughout Hezbollah commander on awareness, prevention and risk rescue mission. Tech’s focus is on ro- the nation and the world. reduction/avoidance and moves on Th is is what I bots that will as- dies in bomb blast to basic hands-on defense training. really want to sist or empower Danish newspapers A bomb attack in Syria on Th ose who are interested should do.’ [Th ose] are “[People] come people. reprint controversial Tuesday killed Imad Moughniyah, a RSVP by sending an e-mail to grant. the people we “What can senior commander in Hezbollah. [email protected]. are looking for,” in and say ‘I really we do to build Muhammed cartoons According to Reuters, Mough- C h r i s t e n s e n want to build these robots to help This week newspapers in inyah, 45, was at the top of a list of said. people in their Denmark reprinted the contro- foreigners that Israel sought to cap- USA Today editor to In the current awesome robots.....’ daily lives? [It] versial cartoons of Muhammed ture or kill. In the U.S. he was at the robotics indus- [Those] are the could be in an whose fi rst printing led to massive top of their list until the emergence speak on campus try, the people industrial set- outrage and deadly riots in the of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. who are build- people we are ting where ro- Muslim world. Israel has denied involvement in Ken Paulson, editor and senior ing robots for looking for.” bots do heavy According to the Associated the bombing; Hezbollah is claim- vice president of news at USA Today, companies like lifting.... It could Press, the newspapers made the ing that Israel placed the bomb in General Motors decision to reprint the cartoons as Moughinyah’s vehicle. will speak at the Ferst Center for the be in health care, In 1983, Moughinyah was impli- Arts on Feb. 20, 2008. His speech or Lockheed Henrik Christensen where there is a a show of solidarity after a plot was KUKA Chair of Robotics revealed to kill one of the cartoon- cated in bombings of the U.S. em- will be titled “Rebooting America: Martin have signifi cant aging ists , who had depicted the Muslim bassy in Beirut as well as U.S. Marine News for a New Generation”. Free been trained in of society.... It prophet with a turban resembling and French peacekeeping baracks; tickets are available for students, the traditional would be really a bomb with a lit fuse. the attacks killed over 350 people. faculty, and staff with Buzzcard at engineering subjects and then moved nice if we could help people with In 2006, when the cartoons The U.S. also has indicted him for the Student Center Box Offi ce. into the fi eld of robotics, according to [basic functions], so [they] don’t were fi rst printed, the Danish fl ag several other terrorist incidents as Christensen. Th ere is a lot of interest have to go to a managed care facility was burned in violent protests in well. Israel holds him responsible in getting people who are educated and [instead] stay in [their] home,” Muslim countries, which also saw for bombings in Argentina that Tech gets commu- in the variety of disciplines that Christensen said. widespread boycotts of Danish killed over a hundred people. encompass robotics. By complementing the work at products. The United States has unsuc- nity service honor “I think it will be something CMU, Christensen believes that While many Danish Muslim or- cessfully tried to detain him several that we will see. Where we go away the United States on the whole will ganizations have said that they are times in the past. On Feb. 11, Tech was named to from having people that are deep in be come more competitive with the not intending to take retaliatory “The world is a better place the 2007 President’s Higher Educa- a particular area... to having people work being done in Europe and in action, the fact that a right-wing without this man in it. He was a that have a broad profi le so they lawmaker is planning to air a fi lm cold-blooded killer, a mass-mur- tion Community Service Honor Asia. He sees that there are growth condemning Islam as fascist has derer and a terrorist responsible Roll. Launched in 2006, the list understand overall context but still opportunities for robotics in the many worrying that a new wave for countless innocent lives lost,” recognizes schools that “support have deep knowledge. I hope this is an future, and the Ph.D. degree is a of religious tension and violence said Sean McCormack, State De- innovative, eff ective, and exemplary evolution that we see at Tech. Th at we really good opportunity for Tech to will erupt. partment spokesman. community service programs.” will [address] more interdisciplinary expand into the growing fi eld. 6 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique NEWS

GDOT officials are optimistic from page 1 about the effect the construction will Bridge have on the downtown commute. “In or 10th St. by way of Spring Street the short term, it will affect traffic in order to avoid the construction. patterns greatly. Basically, the good Some see the construction as an thing is that it will be taking less obstacle to their time. We worked regular campus with Midtown commute. “In the short term, A lliance and “It’s purely a it will affect traffic will only have to great inconve- shortly inconve- nience for get- patterns greatly... nience the pub- ting off campus the good thing is lic,” said Katina that way,” said Lear, GDOT’s Jeff Baldino, an that it will be taking District Seven Aerospace En- less time.” Communication gineering major. Specialist. However, other Katina Lear L e a r a l s o students don’t believes that necessarily share GDOT Communication with the help of the same level of Specialist businesses giv- concern with the ing employees construction on the bridge. incentives to use mass transit, the Outside of the people who are project will come close to fulfilling driving to and from campus, local its projected goals of congestion Tech traffic will also be affected. A relief. By Jon Haeffele /STUDENT PUBLICATIONS new Stinger Green Route will be Officials say that the roads should Construction is underway on the new 14th Street bridge. The road closures are forcing commut- implemented to bypass the construc- be completed and functional by May ers who pass through the area to adopt alternate routes and deal with increased congestion. tion on the bridge. 10, 2010.

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to student groups. SGA from page 1 “Currently, most students believe SGA is an extension of Georgia feedback from the student body. Tech, whose main purpose is to al- A lot of students this week have locate funds, when in reality it is a realized the accessibility of SGA,” representation of the student body,” Howell said. Howell said. “We’re receiving many sugges- On Wednesday and Thursday, tions,” said Anu Parvatiyar, under- the SGA office was open for all graduate student body president. students to visit. Representatives “After we take the board down, I’ll were constantly in the office, greet- be compiling these comments and ing students and addressing any forwarding them to the appropriate issues raised. committees for consideration.” Informational posters were set up The categories on the board inside the office and students were ranged from “What can we do to able to write their suggestions on raise cultural awareness on campus?” comment boards outside. to “What kind of new things should “Right now, we’ve mostly been our BuzzCards be used for?” There receiving ideas on improvements for was also a section for general com- student services, like BuzzCards and ments and concerns. the Stinger and Trolley systems,” The highlight of SGA Week Parvatiyar said. was Tuesday evening’s “Meet Your A look at how students reacted to Representative” event, which was SGA week and their general opinion held in Room 117 of the Student of what the SGA does for Tech reveals Services (Flag) Building and began at that while some simply do not keep 7:00 p.m., half an up to date with hour before the the SGA’s pro- regular Under- ceedings, others graduate House “We want students are disillusioned of Representa- to know that we’re with what they tives meeting. see as a bogged- Students who at- here for them and down political tended the event we value their process. mingled with “I don’t be- their represen- feedback.” lieve the SGA tatives and talked has real substan- about specific Nick Wellkamp tive power,” said concerns. Undergraduate VP of Kalin Richard- The weekly Administrative Affairs son, a third-year UHR meetings Ma na gement are always open major. “It is still to all students, but light refreshments subject to the administration and were provided at Tuesday’s event as is therefore not fully autonomous an added incentive. in its actions.” There is a very simple reason for On the other hand, some are more putting together all of the events optimistic about the SGA’s role in that made up SGA week: student campus life. government members have been “It’s a very influential organiza- noticing an increasingly marked tion, but it needs to become more sense of indifference towards the ‘public,’” said Lindsay Anglin, a first- organization among the majority year International Affairs major. of students. Some of the popular past initia- “I believe that there is a variety of tives that the SGA has planned factors for this apathy – for example, include GT Night at Six Flags, One many students on campus think the Night Stand, and Ruckus. SGA is mostly political, and they Currently, the SGA is working on aren’t very interested in policy,” said a partnership with Uloop, an online Nick Wellkamp, SGA vice president trading site that would allow for of administrative affairs. “We want better and more efficient exchange students to know that we’re here of books and other items among for them and that we value their Tech students, faculty, and staff. feedback.” But student enthusiasm and input “I think that since students pay are the factors that push the SGA to the student activity fee at the begin- achieve its goal of giving students a ning of the year, they forget about say in how the university is run. it afterwards and don’t realize that “We’ve had less student initiative we’re making decisions about their this year than we did last year, but money,” said Carola Conces, MATH we’re confident that that’s going representative in the UHR. to change through programs that However, the SGA’s influence will raise awareness about what the in shaping campus life extends far SGA does on a day-to-day basis,” beyond simply distributing funds Parvatiyar said. 8 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique OPINIONSpage 8

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OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION SGA outreach This week was Student Government Week, an SGA initia- tive to try to reach out to students and reconnect with the constituents that they represent. This worthwhile effort on the part of SGA draws much-deserved attention to SGA’s increased transparency and efficiency this year, while highlighting the areas that need continued improvement. This year began with marked improvements in the realms of transparency. The addition of personal response systems and a new online bill system created a means of viewing the fee allocation process in real time at www.gtsga.com. Unfor- tunately, this valuable asset hasn’t been used consistently this year. The comment portion of the website is filled with seem- ingly unmonitored spam; there is no way to view the individual voting records of representatives, despite the easy transfer of data from the personal response systems to a website; and the bills are uploaded infrequently at best. SGA also demonstrates the significant disconnect between representatives and their individual constituencies. Far too many students don’t know who their representatives are, or By Abhishek Jain / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS what responsibilities their representatives have. The Undergraduate House of Representatives had over $950,000 to allocate to student organizations and events at the start of the year, and the lack of communication between Urban renovation projects stalled students and representatives leaves that money effectively at Where am I going today? To the discretion of a very small group of students. While SGA the store, of course, to take advan- “People are starting to live has been historically responsible and cautious in their alloca- tage of the insanely cheap day-old and play in the city again, Valentine’s Day merchandise. I tions, it is crucial that students become more involved in the mean, teddy bears holding gaudy lace which is a refreshing change process so that the needs of every student are addressed, not hearts and gobs of candy wrapped of pace.” just the needs of the vocal few who understand how to use the in shiny red foil! All at ridiculous, rock-bottom prices! I’m so there… bill submission process. well; I would be, if only it took less Jonathan Saethang Representatives, especially those for the freshman class, time to get there. The closest store to Focus Editor should be encouraged to email, speak with and get to know their me on my way home from my co-op commute would be the Publix in constituents. Events should be planned so that those freshmen Midtown. Well shucks, the closure to be used by the residents. education and would not want to who had their representatives elected for them can meet their of Techwood Drive makes it much I applaud the City of Atlanta detract from the quality of education more difficult to access Midtown for realizing the need for such a in any way. But I do think that city representatives and learn about the many facets of SGA. Events from the ever-bustling Connector, system, and hats off to them for lawmakers need to reconsider the such as this could serve the dual purposes of increasing com- not to mention the dense traffic that taking this proposal into serious restrictions that they have placed on munications between representatives and constituents while was already clogging up the city’s consideration. Current Atlanta the revenue from the TADs. roads even before the closures. mayor Shirley Franklin is one of the It does not make sense to cut so also encouraging freshmen to become involved. Atlanta is experiencing an urban biggest supporters of the Beltline. much public funding from projects SGA needs to continue to make communication and outreach renaissance of sorts. New develop- The proposed transit lines could that are largely responsible for spur- to the student body their top priority, not just for one week of ments all over the city (i.e. Atlantic help alleviate the worsening traffic ring the city’s ailing economy. TADs Station, Lindbergh Center, etc.) situation in Atlanta. have been around for many years the year, but throughout the semester. Future administrations have revitalized areas that people However, the progress of the proj- not only in Atlanta, but also all over should continue the improvements begun this year. However, once deemed as useless land. High- ect was recently stifled by Georgia the nation. The funds are directly the effort cannot be one-sided. Students must also become rise condominiums are shooting Supreme Court ruling stating that responsible for acting as catalysts to up quicker than zits on a pubescent tax allocation district (TAD) funds areas and regional economies that interested in the affairs of SGA. They should make an effort teenager’s face. People are starting to could not be used to fund the Belt- people once thought were hope- to express what they need and want to their representatives as live and play in the city again, which line. TADs, implemented in 1985, less. Additionally, the projects have well as their expectations for SGA as a whole. is a refreshing change of pace. are used to provide public aid to widespread community support; the But with the renewal of the city many redevelopment projects, the residents should ultimately decide comes serious issues that need to most notable recent one being the how their tax dollars are spent. Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Edito- be addressed, especially in regards Atlantic Station community. Instead of cutting the school rial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions to the ability of the city to sustain The controversy arose because the component of TAD funding all to- of individual editors. its residents. As the city evolves, ruling disallowed school taxes, which gether, the city should reallocate the the transportation infrastructure comprise a good bit of TAD rev- funds where most needed. Obviously must evolve with it. I think that it enues, from being used for projects schools were not using any of the EDITORIAL BOARD is a given fact that the intense traffic not directly related to schools. This money that went to city redevelop- Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief can be attributed to the population means that several redevelopment ment projects, so any type of real- Kenny Baskett, Advertising Manager Craig Tabita, News Editor distribution in the city and the lack projects will be halted and possibly location would be an improvement Hillary Lipko, Development Editor Blake Israel, Online Editor of an extensive public transportation even cancelled due to the sudden on the current education financial Siwan Liu, Entertainment Editor Emily Chambers, Opinions Editor system to support it. withdrawal of public funding. situation. Jonathan Saethang, Focus Editor Jon Drews, Photography Editor That’s why I am such a fan of the I personally find that notion, It is silly to give the school Jenny Zhang, Layout Editor Hahnming Lee, Sports Editor proposed Beltline, a transportation much like the clearance V-Day systems an exorbitant amount of route developed nearly a decade ago merchandise, a bit ridiculous. At- money while choking the progress in a Master’s thesis by one of Tech’s lanta has struggled for many years of infrastructural improvements in Copyright Notice own. The proposal utilizes existing to become a world-class city with the city. Lawmakers need to think Copyright © 2008, Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. train tracks in a loop around the rich culture, a booming economy about what is best for the city as a The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part core areas of downtown, providing a and solid infrastructure to back it whole instead of getting hung up on of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from very much-needed link between the all up. Why are projects so vital to things that will keep Atlanta from the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein are those of the Editor or the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff neighborhoods on the fringe of the the city’s growth being tangled in a progressing into a destination for or faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology or the University System of Georgia. city. Additionally, the Beltline would web of bureaucracy? business, tourism and an all-around First copy free. Subsequent copies $1 each. provide more green space and parks Don’t get me wrong, I love public high quality of living. OPINIONS Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 9 Student registration still a necessity Last week, as many Tech “Most college students fer to remain registered in their students, myself included, cast home districts. This is fine. Most their votes in the Super Tuesday are in the unique position college students are in a unique primary, I heard several other to have a choice in where position to have a choice in where BUZZ students remark how they wished they register to vote. Around the Campus they could vote but couldn’t get they register to vote.” This does create a few prob- to their home precincts. In talk- lems though. The most common ing to some friends of mine who Hillary Lipko problem that students who Who did you vote for attend other schools around the Development Editor remain registered in their home state, I found that they had either districts face is being able to get last Tuesday? heard the same thing or felt that back to their designated polling they had the same problem. place to vote. Requesting an ab- As it turns out, very few of campus address. Campaign for Fair Elections, sentee ballot solves this problem, them realized that they could Students who wish to do this one incumbent council member but you have to remember to have voted absentee or even could should use the address of their attempted to take out an adver- request it before Election Day. have registered to vote using their on-campus residence as their tisement in Connect Statesboro, Request forms can typically school addresses. I told the few home address and fill out the a local newspaper, stating that be found on the website of the people that I overheard or talked mailing address portion of the students who had changed their Secretary of State for whatever to, and given that I now actually registration form using their voter registration away from their state you’re registered to vote in. have the ability and opportunity campus box address. parents’ addresses risked losing Georgia voters may also partici- to share this information with the Misinformation regarding their financial aid and could no pate in advance voting, which entire Tech community, I felt that this particular aspect of student longer be claimed as dependents occurs the Monday through I was obligated to do so. voting rights recently emerged on their parents’ taxes. Friday before Election Day at There is a lot of misinforma- somewhat prominently in Geor- Both claims are categorically designated advance voting loca- tion out there about what college gia when students at Georgia false. In addition to being subject tions. The application to vote in David Smith students are allowed to do with Southern University experienced to a misinformation campaign, advance is included on the Geor- Second-year EE regard to their voting rights. intimidation when trying to students who appeared to vote gia absentee ballot application, For example, I was surprised vote at the school’s precinct last reported being harassed and which can be obtained at www. “Mike Huckabee.” to conveniently learn, just in November. intimidated by uniformed po- sos.ga.gov/Elections. time to register for the midterm Following a very successful lice officers with regard to their Where you register to vote congressional elections, that voter registration drive at GSU, voter registration and residency is up to you. Perhaps you have a college students are allowed to during which about 1,000 stu- status. Fortunately, students at vested interest in the politics of register to vote using their school dents registered to vote in Bulloch Tech have not been subjected to your hometown, or you live in a addresses. County, candidates for local such tactics. Should something “swing state” and prefer to vote This is particularly conve- offices took a number of legally like this ever occur, though, it is there in national elections for nient for Tech students as there questionable measures with the important that students know that reason. Perhaps you prefer is a polling place in the Student apparent intent to prevent these their rights. the convenience of being able Center, which is the designated students from voting in local Despite being allowed to to vote in the Student Center, precinct for all campus residents elections. register to vote in Fulton County, who are registered with their According to the National some Tech students may still pre- See Vote, page 10

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Srujal Patel ‒ or ‒ Tech was never “fair” Graduate AE HOT NOT The apparent controversy thing is, the world didn’t end. I “I couldn’t vote because I am over the cost of a Coca-Cola is took it over, passed, and despite a easily resolved. Get a lightweight, struggle for a few quarters while an international student, but soft sided lunch box or cooler getting the first two years behind I like Obama.” and stash a couple of cold ones me, I graduated and became an in there with a cold pack when Ensign in the Navy, with orders to you leave the dorm. A 12-pack Pensacola for flight training. of cans is still $5.00 or less at the I can readily state that my grocery store, which brings the degree from Georgia Tech cost\ right down to around 40 (Bachelor of Engineering Eco- to 45 cents. nomic Systems from the School Dance all night No B.J. for V-day Fairness to students has always of ISyE) got me three nice civil- Dance Marathon last week- A holy day of television been a touchy subject at Georgia ian jobs during my career as an end raised over $34,000 for was declared this Wednesday Tech. When I started in 1969, it Engineer/Operations Research Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. when the writer’s strike ended. was the Math department’s job to Analyst, along with admission The 200 people dancing for char- Unfortunately, this victory was weed 4,000 of us down to 1,300 to earn a Master of Science in ity were part of the fifth annual inconveniently timed for the within two years . A friend I met OR/SA from the U. S. Naval marathon, which raised $15,000 Tech population, as comic B.J. later in life was an instructor in Postgraduate School. I’m still more than last year’s event. The Novak, one of the writers for the the Math department starting here because I learned how to event was attended by both stu- hit NBC show “The Office”, was Heidi Zachman around 1975, and he told me the overcome adversity, persevere, Graduate BC dents and kids from children’s forced to cancel his on-campus Institute made no bones about THINK, and not worry about hospitals around Atlanta, pro- show to attend a meeting, leav- the fact that trimming down what was fair. “John McCain.” viding an opportunity for Tech ing hundreds of campus couples the freshman class was part of The value of a Georgia Tech students to give not only their and singles without plans for their job. education is in learning how to money, but also their time. Valentine’s Day. I made my first ever F in a get things done when it’s not calculus class at Georgia Tech. easy, and it’s not fair. If $1.50 It was my first ever grade less than a C in my whole life. The See Fair, page 10

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Georgia’s requirement for a photo form to. So given that it’s so easy for is a table in the Student Center a few from page 9 ID to vote has been in effect. Voters If you are registering and voting students to register to vote locally, weeks before an election, a laptop Vote are realizing that their vote matters in Georgia, you must register by the there’s a polling place in the Student and a printer. in this election, perhaps more than fifth Monday before a scheduled Center, there’s hardly any excuse for For many Tech students, this even if you completely forgot that ever. election in order to be eligible to students who are eligible to vote to presidential election is the first one it is Election Day. The really impor- If you’re not currently registered vote in that election. Georgia also not do so. Absentee voting is nearly they are eligible to vote in. The first tant thing is that you vote if you’re to vote, you can register by mail now requires that voters show an ap- just as easy, and the difficulties sur- one I was eligible for was the 2004 eligible. Last Tuesday’s primary had using the National Mail Voter proved form of photo identification rounding obtaining an absentee election, and it was really pretty one of the highest, if not the highest, Registration Form. The form can be when they vote. ballot (like forgetting about it or exciting to vote for president for turnouts of college-aged voters in a obtained on the Election Assistance Here again, Tech students are finding the form) can be easily the first time. primary, ever. Commission’s website at www.eac. lucky, because since Tech is a state overcome. It would be easy for a For that matter, it’s pretty excit- Overall, Georgia’s primary had gov/voter/Register to Vote. The form school, your Buzzcard counts as a student organization to set up an ing the second time, too. I’d hate for the highest turnout for a presidential provides instructions on register- form of photo identification issued absentee ballot application drive, anyone to miss out on that excitement primary since 1980, despite this ing for every state and the address by a state entity, so you can use that since all states’ applications are because they aren’t aware of their being the first election in which you need to send the registration if you don’t have anything else. available online. All that’s required rights and options.

from page 9 Act” (Georgia HB 154) and leftist students and trustees) collectively Soon after the Emory event, an Alerts. To subscribe, send an Fair dominance of academia so incom- determined to remove Harvard embarrassed President Chace issued e-mail to [email protected]. pletely that I hope you will accept President Lawrence Summers (a a new policy: the university could edu with a subject of subscribe for a Coke is deemed unfair, then an intellectually diverse argument to former Clinton cabinet member) check ID’s to restrict attendance, and gtpd-weatheralerts-public. This is figuring out how to bring one from broaden this discussion about it. It because they detested what he said- cat-callers will be removed. a separate system than the Georgia home for 1/3 the price is the thing is because I support free speech and specifically, that perhaps men and We ought to promote intellectual Tech Emergency Notification Sys- a Tech student should do. intellectual diversity at Institutes of women excelled at unequal rates in diversity sure, but intimidation, tem (GTENS); it is unlikely that Leave the whining to the Bull- higher learning that I support this math and science because of some theft and heavy-handed orthodoxy we would have time to send out a dogs. Bring your own cold coke to act. To illustrate this I only need a innate or physical differences. compromise the “free exchange of GTENS alert during a sudden and enjoy after class. Heck, bring two few examples, one of which is in our Intellectual diversity or free ideas.” The public paying for these threatening weather situation like and share one with a girl, and give own backyard-literally. speech is a convenient prop when you educational ventures has a right a tornado.” thanks that it’s not 1969. That was Last October David Horowitz agree, but that is not the challenge to know whether the purveyors of GTENS was implemented after the first year women were admitted appeared at Emory University to for Americans. We are challenged intellectual enlightenment are living the Virginia Tech shooting. It was on an equal basis with men, and there discuss Islamofascism and the tactics to allow speech we don’t like. Bjorn up to their own ideals. created to inform the whole campus were only 25 coeds in the freshman of al-Qaeda. I won’t elaborate here Cole laments resurrecting “the losers quickly about an (ongoing) crisis on class. Cokes were cheap, though. on the taunts, catcalls, mockery and in the market of ideas”, the Technique Shawn Buckley campus. So how come this system is Twenty-five cents. So at least we had verbal intimidation that Horowitz about the forced discussion of mi- 4th-year CE not able to keep up with a weather that going for us. received before he opted to leave the nority opinions. (Sounds just like alert? Okay, tornados can be fast, stage; you can view it for yourself “political correctness” to me.) but hey, they also are trackable and Howard Tillison on Youtube. Each argument tries hard but GTENS lacks crucial swift maybe even predictable. Graduate, 1974 Last year during some overnight does not succeed. Since when was response Maybe I should also sign up with hour here at Tech, a group of thieves the popularity of ideas a criterion the Homepark neighborhood watch Atlanta universities need sought to disrupt a week-long silent for speaking on campus? Far more This morning (Feb. 6) we all got email list, in case a psycho starts campus memorial to the victims of people in this country believe a “Campus Advisory” regarding a shooting over there and then crosses intellectual diversity abortion by stealing over 30 crosses al-Qaeda is a threat, than believe weather alert. Great, it’s nice that we 10th Street...GTENS might not be from the lawn next to Skiles. that George Bush orchestrated get this. However, the passage that fast enough for that. The editorial board and Bjorn Finally, in 2006, the faculty of the 9/11. While Emory greets Cynthia got my attention was this: Cole represent the “Intellectual nation’s most well-known university McKinney warmly, David Horowitz “Faculty, staff and students can Claus Christmann Diversity in Higher Education (despite the wishes of most alumni, gets mooned. (and should) sign up for Weather Grad AE pageFOCUS 11 Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 11

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By Ben Keyserling the Lambda Sigma sophomore what their kids have overcome Contributing Writer honor society. Dance Marathon and how the hospital has helped has since become an independent them through all that,” Bell At noon last Saturday, Feb. organization. Craig Rawe, one said. 9, over 200 people danced the of the members of the steering Th e proceeds benefi t Chil- day and night away for a worthy committee, commented on the dren’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a cause—helping children who growth of the organization. network of hospitals that includes need medical care. Tech’s fi fth “[I hope] it will become Egleston, Scottish Rite and annual Dance Marathon had one of the more established Hughes Spalding. Children’s offi cially begun. philanthropy organizations, Healthcare of Atlanta is part of Th irty minutes later, young up there with TEAMBuzz and Children’s Miracle Network, Albin Blunt-Alcantra got up on [Tech Beautification Day],” which treats all patients under stage and introduced himself. Rawe said. 21 years of age. Th e funds raised Standing next to his mother, Another one of the organiz- through Dance Marathon are the upbeat boy told Dance ers, Kevin Bell, described what used to cover the cost of patient Marathon participants of his distinguishes Dance Marathon care. medical struggles and the journey at Tech from those at other Children’s Healthcare is through Children’s Healthcare schools. unique in its devotion to children of Atlanta. Serving as an offi cial “Th e event is just…a chance and their families. Miracle Child opening, Blunt-Alcantra’s story for the kids to have some fun and Chelsea Ashworth described the reminded participants of the hang out with college students... child-centered environment at chief benefi ciaries of their ef- people just understood that [the Children’s Healthcare. forts. Dance Marathon is “for kids are] the purpose of what we “I don’t want to call the hos- the kids.” do,” Bell said. pital a fun place...but Children’s Michael Casner introduced To help understand this pur- was a good place to be,” Ash- the concept of hosting a Dance pose, organizers called on many worth said. In terms of family Marathon to Tech’s campus Children’s Healthcare patients support, parent Lisa Olendahl in 2003. Casner had heard of to speak. said, “Th ey’ve just held our hand similar events at other universi- “We call these Miracle Fami- through the entire process.” ties. Th e fi rst Dance Marathon lies, and they are basically the was hosted on Mar. 19,2004 by families who tell the stories of See Dance, page 14 PUBLICATIONS / STUDENT By Ben Keyserling Tech commemorates Black History Month By Reem Mansoura attention to these contributions he on Feb. 25, 1870. is to improve the Black experience the community,” said Candace Staff Writer dedicated a week to the celebration Th is year at Tech, the African at Tech by providing uplifting and Mitchell, a second-year Computer of the people and events throughout American Student Union (AASU) entertaining events while exchanging Science major who is the Black His- Every February marks the begin- African American History. Th e sec- integral knowledge and culture to tory co-chair for the AASU. “We ning of Black History Month in the ond week of February was chosen in the entire student body. received the honorable recognition United States and Canada. Created order to incorporate the birthdays of “We challenge each Founded in 1968, AASU was as Burdell’s Best Organization of the in 1976 by Afro-Americans for the both Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick student to improve formerly called the Georgia Tech Year for 2007, and we are currently Study of Afro-American Life and Douglass. Afro-American Association. Its celebrating our 40th anniversary on History, Black History Month was Th ese birthdays are not the only themselves...thereby purpose was to provide support for campus this year.” an expansion from Negro History signifi cance February holds. On positively impacting black students on campus. One of Although we’re already halfway Week. Carter G. Woodson, the Feb. 23, 1868, civil rights leader their major accomplishments was through February, the AASU still has director of the Association for the W.E.B. DuBois was born. He was the community.” establishing the Offi ce of Minority a lot of events planned for the rest of Study of Negro Life and History, also the co-founder of the National Educational Development in 1980. It the month. Join them on Th ursday chose the second week in February Association for the Advancement of Candace Mitchell wasn’t until 1993 that they changed Feb. 21 for the Black Arts Festival as Negro History Week. Woodson Colored People (NAACP) which was Second-year CS their name to the African American from 3-6 pm in the Piedmont room. earned his PhD from Harvard and created on Feb. 12, 1909. Th e 15th Student Union. Th at Saturday, Feb. 23, there will be was the son of former slaves. In his amendment, which granted blacks “We challenge each student to a Black History Month celebration studies, he was troubled to fi nd no the right to vote, was passed on Feb. has a variety of activities planned improve themselves through profes- with Mayor Shirley Franklin begin- mention of African American contri- 3, 1870. Hiram R. Revels, the fi rst for Black History Month. AASU is sional, social and personal achieve- butions to American history. To call black senator, was sworn into offi ce a student organization whose mission ment, thereby positively impacting See History, page 14 Chinese New Year celebration provides sights, sounds By Vivian Fan fi rst month, where it remains to envelopes fi lled with money as gifts to Staff Writer this day. Th is celebration has spread children by their elders. In the U.S., throughout Asia over the years due the holiday is celebrated in the same Th ursday, Feb. 7 marked the to the Chinese empire. fashion, but also with a large dinner beginning of the Lunar Year of the Because the holiday is based on fi lled with family and friends. Rat, otherwise popularly known as the lunar calendar, the day of the New “[My favorite part about Chinese the Chinese New Year. Celebrated Year is subject to change according New Year is] defi nitely the whole on the fi rst day of the new year with a to the U.S.-accepted Gregorian family dinner with ten dishes. It’s new moon, the holiday is celebrated calendar. In Asian countries such as defi nitely good to see my family again not only in China and Taiwan, but China, Korea and Vietnam, the New since we hardly get together,” said also in countries all across Asia Year often acts as a one to three-day Ginger Tsai, TASA secretary and including Korea, Japan, Vietnam holiday from business and govern- second-year Biomedical Engineer- and the Philippines. ment services. Regardless, each year ing major. “Chinese New Year is engineered the holiday is celebrated among the At Tech, Chinese and Taiwanese as an annual event for the Asian com- Asian community with food, gifts students are celebrating not only munity to reunite,” said Steve Hsieh, and other festivities. within their family, but also in their a fi rst-year Biochemistry major. Within the Chinese and Tai- respective organizations. Although In 104 B.C., Emperor Wu of wanese communities in particular, Chinese and Taiwanese come from By Jon Haeff ele/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS the Han dynasty implemented and New Year’s is celebrated with new Vendors serve different Asian delicacies during the Chinese New Year proclaimed the holiday to be in the clothes (often red) and giving red See Year, page 15 celebration held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Chamblee, GA. 12 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique FOCUS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF a Tech police officer By Hamza Hasan insurance and proper registration. Staff Writer Though the day watch includes more calls, the more serious calls occur at Because of its urban surrounding, nighttime. “Fortunately, we don’t Tech’s campus is subject to many have a lot of serious calls we tend to criminal offenses ranging from lar- on campus,” noted Sgt. Searcy on the ceny to traffic offenses to burglary. general safety of the campus. The Georgia Tech Police Department Officer Grant Hawkins, who (GTPD) serves the Tech community coordinates the Crime Prevention with a variety of departments, from program at Tech, describes the role the easily visible Patrol Division to of being a police officer. “No day is the specialized Tactical Team. the same, no call is the same,” said GTPD’s headquarters are on Officer Hawkins. “It keeps you on Hemphill Avenue, next to the Park- your toes,” he continued, showing ing Office. The department is housed the frequency of infractions on By Eric Turner/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS in two adjacent buildings from campus. A simple ride around for an Tech Police Officer Grant Hawkins watches over Skiles Walkway during a class change. The Tech which work is directed. However, hour will usually show a number of Police Department patrols all parts of the campus 24 hours each day to provide a safe environment. most of the work is done everywhere minor crimes, like outdated tags for around campus by the highly visible licenses and speeding. Even police- violence in that GTPD officers break their shifts, which during day watch be surprised to find that female Patrol Division. There are officers on officiated impounds are common, up fights calmly without the use of consist of seven to eight officers, one impersonators and prostitutes loiter patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a occurring several times a month, guns, whereas in Atlanta police of- sergeant, one lieutenant and three at places like the parking garage at week, all year round. They cover all usually for faulty registration and ficers have protocol to do otherwise. detectives or investigators. the corner of 4th Street and Spring infractions from traffic violations other legal issues. “We’re here for the students and “We have a lot of jurisdiction on Street. to larceny. He also states the differences of their safety.” boundary streets, but we mainly Theft is still a major issue at Tech, Sergeant James Searcy explains being a campus-based police offi- Debriefing for the officers is at focus on students,” said Officer especially with individuals who pig- some of the components of patrol- cer: “Here it’s campus and student 7:00 a.m., and it consists of daily Hawkins, even taking into account gyback or tailgate inside residence ling. “On day watch it starts to get focused...Our approach is very dif- tasks at hand and general informa- the various crimes and suspicious halls. As ever, students must keep busy 2:00 p.m. on,” said Sgt. Searcy ferent.” Officer Hawkins provides an tion. After debriefing, officers set activities between North Avenue after impounding a vehicle without example of misconduct and minor about their work and commit to and 5th Street. Most people would See Police, page 15

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Cheating at Tech Violations of the Honor Code not taken lightly By Maria Carter The Honor Code is an educational distortion, Warwick said. the Office of Student Integrity. From coordinator, the student attends a Contributing Writer document created to cultivate a com- The Honor Advisory Council there, the coordinator gathers facts hearing before the committee. The munity based on trust, academic (HAC) is a student organization and holds confidential meetings with committee makes a decision based Have you ever found it easier to integrity and honor, according to that exists “to raise awareness of the the student. Accused students can on the facts, including all pertinent copy work from the members of your www.deanofstudents.gatech.edu/ honor code throughout campus, select either the judicial coordinator information from the professor. group project instead of putting the Honor. promote adherence to the honor code or the Honor Committee to make Facts and figures on academic answer into your own words? While Any academic misconduct can be and improve the ethical quality of the decision. violations can be found in the Office academic misconduct occurs in all campus life,” said Kiersten Petersen, of Student Integrity. Each semester, subjects, students should pay close the HAC Treasurer. the Office of Student Integrity as- attention to the collaboration policies “Most cases that Council members offer presenta- “It is extremely sembles reports of academic and non- for those courses which rely heavily tions and counseling as part of their academic violations and releases this on group and lab work. I see are in lab commitment to educate the campus. important for information to campus leaders. Students in courses that rely courses and in Neither professors nor students students to read “It is extremely important for heavily on group projects or labs are required to report cheating or student to read and be familiar with may be more likely to cheat on their computer science any type of academic misconduct and be familiar with the Georgia Tech Honor Code and academic work. “Most cases that I see courses...” to the Honor Advisory Council; the...Honor Code.” Student Code of Conduct,” said are in lab courses and in computer however, it is strongly recommended Ericka McGarity, assistant dean of science courses. The nature of the Michael Warwick that students with any doubt as to Ericka McGarity students and director of Student In- courses is such that students think how to handle a certain situation tegrity. “Both of these documents are that plagiarism will not be caught,” Honor Advisory seek advice from an honor advisor, Director of Student extremely important in order for the said Michael Warwick, Honor Ad- Committee Chair Peterson said. Integrity Georgia Tech Community to keep its visory Committee Chair. HAC provides advice for students high standards of honesty, leadership When caught, students often cite accused of misconduct and holds and ethical development.” lack of time, difficulty of the course, considered an Honor Code violation, confidential drop-in office hours If chosen to make the decision, If one is interested in participating ignorance that the action is consid- according to Warwick. The most every weekday in the Student Ser- the judicial coordinator will do so with those students involved with the ered cheating or simply ‘everyone prominent types of violations include vices Building. based on sanctioning guidelines. If Honor Code, The Honor Advisory else was cheating,’ as their reason unauthorized access, unauthorized If accused of academic miscon- the student is not satisfied with the Council is currently recruiting new for cheating, Warwick said. None collaboration, plagiarism, falsifica- duct, a student will be approached sanction, the student may appeal. members. Applications are now of the justifications are acceptable, tion of work, alteration of a grade, by the professor who then reports the When a case goes to the Honor available online at www.honor. according to the Honor Code. deliberate falsification, forgery and matter to a judicial coordinator at Committee, instead of the judicial gatech.edu. 14 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique FOCUS

To let everyone rest, there was a History from page11 Dance from page11 musical performance by Kyle Wyley and a dance by the Atlanta Falcons ning at 2pm in the Student Center Throughout the event, organizers cheerleaders. Ballroom. included activities that kept dancers “It’s a really great event and every- The weekly AASU meeting will engaged; along with each story from one is having lots of fun,” said Cyndi be held on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the a Miracle Family, dancers learned an Jackson, one of the dancers. Student Center Theater beginning additional installment of the Morale Dancers each wore a colored at 11am. It will feature a discussion Dance; the Morale Dance energized headband corresponding to their about the history of black Georgia dancers and allowed everyone an morale team. Each morale team Tech students. Thursday, Feb. 28, the opportunity to laugh. had a leader who provided support AASU will host a series of speakers. Dancers could even compete for fundraising and linked dancers From 4-5:30pm at the Library-Neely in a marathon, in which dancers to the Dance Marathon Steering room, David Tereshchuk will speak pinned paper numbers to their shirts Committee, the group behind the about the Rosewood Massacre, a and pledged to whole event. documentary he wrote for ABC dance for the During the news and the Discovery Channel. entire event; it “I don’t want to event, morale By Ben Keyserling/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS At 6 p.m. in the Alumni House, concluded with a call the hospital teams competed The Dance Marathon Steering Committee poses after the event with a African American scholar and author dance-off judged against one an- check for the funds to be donated to Children’s Miracle Network. Anthony Browder will be discussing by Big Rob of a fun place...but other to display the GT Idea. 95.5 The Beat. Children’s was a the greatest team “Black History is normally recog- Local dance spirit, with the nized during the month of February, organizations good place to be.” winner taking but we strive to honor and uplift our came out to ex- possession of a heritage throughout the entire year,” cite dancers with Chelsea Ashworth Spirit Stick. Mitchell said. demonstrations Miracle Child The largest “African-Americans have con- and lessons. morale team tributed immensely to American Tech ’s Gold this year was the culture. Our innovative efforts and Rush Dance Pink Team from the great measures taken by our Team performed a routine before Phi Mu, with over 100 members. The ancestors have advanced the way joining dancers in an installment of team that brought in the largest sum the world works today. It is impor- the Morale Dance, while the Tech of money was the Blue’s Clues Crew, tant for other cultures to be aware Salsa Club demonstrated and taught which consisted mainly of members of Black History because there is a their own dance. of FIJI. They raised $18,143.50. great chance that it impacts your life The Tiny Bunch dance troupe Last year, Dance Marathon raised in some way every day. I encourage performed a swing dance routine, a total of $19,384. the entire student body of Georgia followed by a lesson in swing danc- “We implemented a lot of Tech to be open-minded and take ing from Ben Lovelace of Down changes...not only [to] the structure that further step of being involved South Swing. of the event, but the fundraising as a in the awareness of Black culture,” Organizers included a number whole. People were more dedicated,” Mitchell said. of activities for those who did not Rawe said. To learn more about Black want to dance. Musically inclined At the end of the night, the History Month and the events participants could compete in a total donation amounted to over By Ben Keyserling/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS that will take place at Tech, visit Rock Band tournament, while others $34,000 to Children’s Healthcare Students gear up to participate in a game of Rock Band during http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/aasu/. competed in a poker tournament. of Atlanta. Dance Marathon. This was one of the many activities available. FOCUS Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 15

GTPD and the faculty and staff, Police from page12 checking references and review- Year from page11 ing applications for these serious up their vigil and protect themselves positions on campus, as well as different countries, their cultures from these perpetrators by abiding general criminal investigatory work are very similar. Each year, the Tai- by residence hall rules. otherwise. wanese Student Association (TASA) Of the calls made in the last few “If crime continues to happen in at Tech works with Emory’s chapter years, there have been no murders, an area, we’ll do stakeouts in certain to set up a booth to sell food at the four instances of rape and nine locations,” said Detective Cassandra Chinese Cultural Center’s Lunar situations of aggravated assault. Davis. The division also implements New Year festival in Chamblee, In the same years, there have been non-detectable cameras in hotspots Georgia. The event occurred on Feb. 19 robberies, a notable 116 motor and collaborates with local Atlanta 9-10 and drew out a large crowd. vehicle thefts and an astounding area police. The event not only draws out local 1,629 cases of larcenies. GTPD Though GTPD works hard to Atlanta residents of many cultures, can only do so much, especially if ensure the safety and peaceful pro- but students from Tech, Emory, students leave their valuables open ductivity of the campus, students Georgia State and the University for the taking. are required to take measures to help of Georgia. Occasionally, strange calls will themselves and the police. By adher- “I think [working together at the happen. For example, last week ing to crime prevention methods and festival is] an excellent bonding op- outside the CRC three men were simply following campus conduct portunity between two prestigious selling supposedly foreign food from rules, a student can ensure his or schools,” said Jerry Chen, a first-year a cooler. Not only is the activity suspi- her own safety as well as another’s. Emory student. cious, it is also very dangerous. “The students are the eyes and ears This year, the Emory and Tech Though officers followed protocol of the police department,” says Of- TASA booth sold various kinds of and removed the establishment, they ficer Hawkins. cakes similar to “Chinese waffles” or also found the instance to be at least To learn more about crime “pancakes” but with fillings includ- amusing. One might note that calls prevention, you can download the ing red bean, tapioca and custard. In like that occur more often in an urban crime prevention brochure as a PDF addition, members sold bubble tea in environment much like Tech’s. from http://www.police.gatech. various flavors, such as coffee, milk By Jon Haeffele/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS However, certain activities re- edu/brochure.pdf. tea, mango, and so on. While the Participants in the Chinese New Year Celebration perform the dragon quire more attention. The Criminal To learn more about GTPD food was sold and made through- dance in honor of the new year. The dance is a Chinese tradition. Investigations Division is comprised and how you can give back, go to out the day by TASA members, the of five investigators and one captain. http://www.police.gatech.edu or preparation took much work. people of all backgrounds and cul- Asian culture. Detective Cassandra Davis works visit their office at 879 Hemphill “Well, I came here around 9 tures, not only among Asians. “I think it is really great that with hiring new individuals to the Avenue N.W. in the morning. We basically just “I’ve been [to CCC’s Chinese CSA not only has events on campus moved everything in here. And ah New Year celebration] since I was a but is reaching out to other colleges yee [translated to “an older woman”] little kid. You get to see people you this Chinese New Year to increase helped us make tea and tapioca,” don’t see that often. You get to share networking possibilities,” said Roger said Arianna Chang, a first-year in your culture,” said Allene Tang, Chiou, vice president of CSA and Biology major. a first-year Biology major. fifth-year Electrical and Computer In addition to preparing and In addition to festivities over the Engineering major. selling traditional sweets and drinks, last weekend, the Chinese Student Although Chinese New Year is TASA members also performed Association (CSA) is also working almost over, CSA and TASA will be dances ranging from current hip-hop together with Emory University’s planning other events from now until to the traditional dragon dance, in Chinese Student Association, the end of the year, including those which a dragon consisting of multiple Taiwanese American Student As- using some of the money financed by people chases a person carrying “the sociation, Vietnamese Student the New Year events. These events sun” (a red ball) around. Association, Hong Kong Student will include food and fun for Asian “It’s like a past custom. The Association and Students in Alliance and non-Asian students alike. person in the front is the sun and for Asian American Concerns to “Definitely come to the TASA the dragon chases the sun...it shares hold the Lunar Banquet this Friday events, you get to meet new people our gratitude for the new year,” said at the Fox Theatre. The event costs and socialize. And coming [to CCC’s By Eric Turner/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Andy Wu, a first-year Chemical $20 per person, and will include Chinese New Year Celebration], Officer Grant Hawkins takes a moment to write a speeding ticket. Engineering major. Chinese cuisine, performances and you get a lot of delicious food,” GTPD maintains a constant presence around campus for students. Annually, the event attracts even a fashion show showcasing Tsai said.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver I don’t want relationship. I just want bang bang bang! Can’t wait till this Friday! i saw a tke with a forwards hat today... i guess they read slivers Try our student special: Do my odds of being assualted increase if I run around asking for it at 3am? 1 large 3 topping pizza for ONLY $9.99! I WANNA BE ASSUALTED! Anybody notice Pandini’s is open exactly when the $100 GT dining 2 large 1 topping pizzas for only $15.99 card is blacked out? I had four biscuts, and I ate one... Now I only have 3! (pick up or delivery) Geraldo is the Halo king. LOLOLOL I try to make friends with all the same name, thus it’s easier to remember their name. Sorry Abdul. Keep your fingers crossed for GA Tech men’s bball going to the Big Dance. I touched a deity. Has anyone else noticed that every other candidate on the Technique’s political box profile has dropped out? Surprsingly, this means Ron Paul will go next. man i hate rednecks UGA AD expenditures: $ 12,532,495; Revenues:$ 50,895,838 georgia tech AD expenditures: $ 12,847,465; Revenue: $ 10,174,501 DRAMATECH THEATHER: THE VALIANT AND WAITING FOR GODOT; Feb 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23; 8pm student; tickets $5, faculty $8, general $10 grumble, grumble, grumble wait, i take that back. may implies a level of doubt. I am certain it is the worst. the coke price editorial may be the worst piece of writing 16 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique FOCUS ENTERTAINMENTpage 17 Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 17

DANCING FOR HOPE SWIMMING DISCUSSION In benefi t of Children’s Healthcare of Mickey Malul and other members ENTERTAINMENT Atlanta, Tech’s fi fth Dance Marathon of the Tech swim team discuss this Page 11 Page 30 Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 helped raise almost $35K. season’s competitions.

2007-2008 OSCAR PREVIEW Check out this year’s nominees and our predictionsctions fforor wwhoho sshouldhould aandnd willwill wwinin.

By Daniel Griffi n here’s no business like show business, and there’s no show business like Senior Staff the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony marks the 80th Academy Writer OUR PICK T Awards, also known as the Oscars, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Daniel Spiller Arts and Sciences. The shindig will feature all of Hollywood’s glitter and Staff Writer glam as well as some in-depth commentary on outfi t choices down the red Philip Tharp carpet. The Oscars will take place on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre. Staff Writer You can watch it on television on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. Nominees BEST PICTURE Be Blood. Michael Clayton is the ultimate dark Old Men will most likely take this award for all Juno horse in this competition. Juno is a bit too cute, the buzz and excitement surrounding the fi lm. No Country for Old Men Th e Academy has done fairly well too over-constructed for its own good, which is It’s a very good fi lm, very tightly constructed, Atonement with the Best Picture category this why it feels almost like a courtesy nomination. showing the Coens stripped down to a mini- year. Typically, it seems there’s only one, maybe (Although Little Miss malist edge. Michael Clayton two, pictures nominated that actually deserve OUR PICKS Sunshine did manage to But actually, Atonement deserves the Oscar if the nomination. No Country for Old Men pull an upset a couple only for its development of literary movement. Th is year, the most deserved three areAtone- years ago.) Adapting a novel and creating movement is often Th ere Will Be Blood ment, No Country for Old Men and Th ere Will No Country for one of the most diffi cult aspects of fi lm. Nominees BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS Nominees George Clooney Th is year’s Best Actor nominees create memorable Th is year’s nominees for Best Actress are from a Cate Blanchett characters that range from demon barbers to Russian Daniel Day-Lewis variety of movie genres. Ellen Page was nominated Julie Christie mobsters. As a “fi xer” for a law fi rm, George Clooney for a comedy-heavy drama (Juno), and just like the Johnny Depp (Michael Clayton) takes moviegoers to the ugly side of a Day-Lewis | Christie fi lm, she has become this year’s underdog for the Marion Cotillard corporate legal battle. An oil-soaked Daniel Day-Lewis award. Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: Th e Golden Age) Tommy Lee Jones (Th ere Will Be Blood) shows us just how far greed can push a man. was nominated for her reprisal of the role of Queen Elizabeth. Laura Linney Viggo Mortensen Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd) uses razors to cut more than just Laura Linney earned a well-justifi ed nomination in the dark hair. Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah) is heartbreaking as drama Th e Savages. Julie Christie’s portrayal of a wife suff ering Ellen Page a father attempting to justify his son’s death. And of course, Viggo from Alzheimer’s (Away From Her) has garnered much acclaim. Mortensen (Eastern Promises) is “just a driver.” And although Christie has probably solidifi ed herself as this year’s frontrunner for Th is is a great year for the Best Actor category; all but Mortensen have been nominated the Best Actress Oscar, it is Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) who is most deserving before, and most have already taken home gold statues. of the honor. Her biographical depiction of the French singer Edith Piaf was Th is year there is absolutely no debate over who should win. Although everyone OUR PICKS inconceivably brilliant. Cotillard paints a beautiful, mesmerizing portrait of who is nominated is extremely well-deserving, Daniel Day-Lewis’s performance Piaf’s transformation from a young street singer, to a middle-aged rising is truly epic. As a well-respected actor with a perfect performance on his hands, star and fi nally to an old, drug-addicted iconic singer. Unforunately, La Daniel Day-Lewis will be bringing home another Oscar to accompany his Vie En Rose has not been a very popular fi lm, which, combined with its fi rst. foreign status, will likely result in Cotillard being snubbed. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Th e nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role provide just as much Cate Blanchett is predicted to carry this category for her portrayal of diversity as did the Best Actor nominees. Casey Affl eck (Th e Assassination of Bob Dylan in I’m Not Th ere. Her performance in the fi lm doesn’t really Jesse James) plays a young wannabe bandit who gradually becomes disillusioned. compare to certain other performances she has put in. Th e Academy Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) is terrifying as a killer in search of his Barden | Blanchett has a love for seeing famous people imitated well on screen, and Cate money. Phillip Seymour Hoff man (Charlie Wilson’s War) is a rebellious CIA Blanchett is especially profi cient at it, garnering a previous nomination agent. As a retired soldier, Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild) is touching as a new friend to for Th e Aviator in which she portrayed Katharine Hepburn. an adventuresome young man. And Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) plays a brilliant Ruby Dee is a throwaway nomination for just yelling and slapping Denzel lawyer suff ering from mental instability. Washington on screen. Saoirse Ronan has this spectacular brooding intensity for Although Casey Affl eck and Tom Wilkinson are both excellent and well-deserving, the the short time she’s seen on screen, and Amy Ryan is probably the closest one to Oscar should and probablywill go the way of Javier Bardem. Bardem creates arguably the overtaking Blanchett as a struggling mother in Gone Baby Gone. Th e award is go- most memorable character of the year in his portrayal of Anton Chigurh. ing to Blanchett all the way. BEST DIRECTING BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Th e Coen brothers are the pack leaders because they have turned in a huge critical Th is year provided some creative and entertaining original stories; all of the and commercial success with No Country for Old Men. It would have been nice to see the nominees have every reason to win. Th e favorite of the year is Juno. Th e movie cre- brothers win for a more Coen-esque fi lm. No Country has the Coens sheared down, but ates great characters and an adorable style. It may not be the most original in the they are the frontrunners nonetheless. story itself, but in the way it is told and executed, Juno is a winner. P.T. Anderson has a familiar place on the list with Th ere Will Be Blood; his style of directing is precise and focused. Juno is all in the script, not the directing. Also nominated BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY are Julian Schnabel for Th e Diving Bell and the Butterfl y and Tony Gilroy for Michael With the spectacular looking fi lms this year, cinematography is an important Clayton. Notable missing directors: Tom Tykwer for Perfume, Danny Boyle for Sunshine, category, encompassing lighting, framing, color palette and often camera operation. David Lynch for Inland Empire, Joe Wright for Atonement and Todd Haynes for I’m Not Atonement trumps the other fi lms for its transition between subdued hues in the battle Th ere. scenes to rich, saturated ones of the castle house at the beginning of the fi lm.

Images Courtesy of Castle Rock Entertainment /Miramax Films/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Légende/Disney-Pixar/Working Title Films 18 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 19 DMC 4 proves great, not legendary By Vivas Kaul in terms of its story and gameplay game in order to switch styles, as each times between screens. Load times Staff Writer thanks to such inventive ideas. is mapped to a diff erent direction on are further decreased on the PS3 For example, many players would the D-pad, providing for fast style version of the game, which requires CITY SCENE Devil May Cry has had a long and expect to take control of Dante right changes on the fl y. its users to install fi les to the hard bumpy ride in its short franchise off the bat as he heads into the city of Nero, by contrast, possesses his drive prior to playing. While this is DramaTech shows history. Th e series was created by Fortuna in order to assassinate the demonic arm, the Devil Bringer. somewhat annoying (and lasts for Capcom, the famous game studio local leader, Sanctus. Th e narrative What originally seemed like a risky 20 freaking minutes), the payoff is DramaTech will present The responsible for the Resident Evil game takes a turn though when we are idea turns into one of DMC4’s most ultimately worth the time. Valiant and Waiting for Godot, series. When the series fi rst premiered introduced to Nero instead. In fact, enduring gameplay mechanics. Th e Within each of these environ- opening tonight, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. in in 2001 for the PS2 it was hailed as it is Nero around whom the main Devil Bringer is great for grabbing ments are scores of diff erent enemies the DramaTech Th eater. Th e shows an instant classic. It was seen as a portion of the game revolves. Nero enemies and performing amazing and bosses that are massive in scale. will also play on Saturday and will game that “made Resident Evil look is a member of a group of knightly combos on and off the ground. Fighting the bosses also becomes continue next Wednesday, Feb. 20 like the slow zombie.” However, after demon hunters called the Order of L i ke it s more strategic than before, as pre-

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Last week’s caption on page 17 for the story “MovieFest fi nale hits off with impressive screening” incorrectly stated that Buzz Studios won the award for Best Picture. The caption should have credited 1.618 Films with winning the Best Picture Award.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver ever encountered be grumble bear’s friend on facebook! please be quiet, grumble bear is trying to hibernate also, my CS lab partner looks down at me for being Greek even though Im better than he is at physics. my physics lab TA is a stone fox, too bad she’s mildly retarded Fergie tries to explain explosive diareah in club: goose got me loose, sry :( give to ceaser what is ceaser’s, and to god what is gods, but give to studio your soul! If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed... Oh wait, he does. Th e best Windows accelerator is that which works at 9.81m/s/s Failure is not an option in my life. It’s a feature! Campus observation: You can buy 2 12oz cans of coke for the price of one 20oz bottle... epic WIN! “Online Exclusives”!? ...Not! (borat voice) Is an autosave feature something too advanced to ask for in Tsquare?? 45min just lost with one click. Will have correct Sudoku for next week to make up for scandal. Tsquare: Save my work, don’t take me on a stupid fi eld trip 20 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Definitely, Maybe offers decent V-Day fare OUR TAKE:   Although Adam Brook’s film is his daughter’s sincere curiosity, but is a series of flashbacks with narration crush on long-time friend “April,” not a masterpiece by any means of only does so on the condition that from Will as he recounts the hard- portrayed innocently by Isla Fisher. By Philip Tharp the imagination, it is much better he change all the names of his three ships encountered upon moving to Only he’s too late; she seems to have Staff Writer than most of the other schlock spat New York to work on Bill Clinton’s found a new boyfriend, and her out by Hollywood this year (Meet 1992 presidential campaign. interest in Will has faded. However, While Definitely, Maybe will the Spartans), and as such it should Elizabeth Banks plays Will’s unexpectedly one of these three of most likely be regarded as this be recognized for its ingenuity and “[Definitely, Maybe] college sweetheart “Emily,” who, Will’s loves returns and a relationship year’s quintessential Valentine’s Day avoidance of becoming part of the ultimately provides somewhat hesitant to let him go to that was once lost is rekindled. movie, it is much more than that. tired retread of sequels and garbage New York, has little further appear- The entire plot underscores Will’s It ultimately provides the audience that plague today’s film market. the audience with a ance in the film after she turns down naïve pursuit of marriage, while at with a unique and honest portrayal The film begins with Will Hayes, unique and honest his marriage proposal. Several years the same time helps to antagonize of a young man’s foray into the world played with perfect comic timing and later, Will’s next relationship with an the character so much so that he of broken hearts, failed relationships charming wit by Ryan Reynolds, portrayal of a young aspiring journalist “Summer,” played eventually realizes his true love and and attempted marriages. getting served with a divorce while man’s foray into the with a coy yet cold attractiveness by sets out to right his wrongs. Creative (for a romance movie) in at work. Although already separated Rachel Weisz, progresses quickly. The film largely succeeds due to its semi-simplistic, non-linear plot from his wife, this unfortunate world...” However, in a manner that paral- the honest and heart-warming per- line, the story also succeeds as a mys- circumstance sparks his daughter’s lels the events with Emily, things formance from its lead actor, Ryan tery; it leaves the viewer constantly (Abigail Breslin) interest in how abruptly turn sour with Summer, and Reynolds. He convincingly tackles guessing as to who the lead character’s Will met her mother. Will, initially major girlfriends, making each of she unknowingly foils his plans for mysterious wife may be. reluctant to tell the story, caves to them a possible ex-wife. What follows marriage. Finally, Will realizes his See Maybe, page 21 The Bravery proves lacking live at The Roxy By Hahnming Lee song subconsciously display. The conventional Unfortunately, The Bravery fell Sports Editor made its way into the wisdom is that live music into the latter group and its weak- heads of people every- always sounds better than nesses were magnified in concert. The Bravery played to a sold-out where, and half the recorded music. It’s almost The songs became repetitive and crowd at The Roxy last Saturday time they didn’t even true, but the band has to eventually just blended together. night. The set drew from their two know how. have some sort of catalog With the band playing a full set of studio albums and mixed in some This type of environ- to be capable of sounding songs, it became obvious that these of their new material in the nearly ment can hide a band’s great. guys are better consumed in three one-hour show. weaknesses. Weak lyrics Sure, the audience or four-minute slots. The band burst onto the scene are drowned out by loud could be dancing, they To make matters worse, they actu- in 2005 with their hit “An Honest beats and the repetitive could be jumping around, ally ignore many of their strengths. Mistake.” It made the rounds at nature of some songs can but the focus is on listening Their new songs attempt to be more nearly every real and imaginary be grating without the to the band. Some bands sincere and even loving, abandon- party. Its strong electronic beat and aid of alcohol or some are able to transcend their ing the structure that brought them easy-to-remember chorus made the hallucinogenic. Photo by Lauren Wright/STUDENT PUBLICATIONS shortcomings and still play success. When the group loses the track a perfect one for kids stumbling In a live performance, Despite having catchy songs, The Bravery delivered a great show, but others around in some guy’s basement. The the whole package is on a disappointing set last weekend live at the Roxy. cannot hide these flaws. See Bravery, page 21 ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 21

she does so with a natural ease, Savages shows somber story Maybe from page 20 slightly off setting the awkwardness such writing instills. Each of Will’s   Laura Linney, who plays Wendy, and but at the same time the conversation the dramatic situations in the fi lm, love interests are portrayed with OUR TAKE: Philip Seymour Hoff man, who plays felt completely natural. while at the same time provides a subtle diff erences by the three lead By Jennifer Aldoretta Jon, are unbelievably convincing in Usually, in fi lms of this genre, signifi cant source of the comic relief. actresses; however, they all have a Staff Writer their roles. And although Hoff man the camera work is never anything Reynolds has always shown extreme genuine chemistry with Reynolds was not nominated for an Oscar spectacular. But in Th e Savages, versatility in his fi lms, and while the that gives much more credibility to Death and mortality have always for this fi lm, he certainly gives an Jenkins just makes it work. It’s not character of Will Hayes is not an their relationships. Further support plagued the human race. Death is Oscar-worthy performance. bland or plain…it just works with unusual role for Reynolds, the actor comes from Kevin Kline as Summer’s inevitable. But somehow, even as it Jon and Wendy’s father, Lenny everything else. And it adds to the brings a sense of understanding and professor, a crude alcoholic writer tears apart family after family, it has Savage, who is played by Philip fi lm as it should. honesty to the character, allowing who provides additional bits of comic a funny way of bringing us closer. Bosco, is absolutely heart-wrenching Nothing in the fi lm is far-fetched. each audience member to relate. ingenuity. Th e Savages, a 2008 Oscar nominee in his role. For a good portion of the Everything feels like it is happening Reynolds is a budding new actor The direction of the film is for Best Actress and Best Original right before your eyes—like you’re of our generation, and he is beginning generic, yet despite the subjective Screenplay, was written and directed watching someone’s life pan out right to get the credit and roles he deserves. narration and storytelling given by Tamara Jenkins. in front of you, but the person is just From his humble beginnings in the by Will, it succeeds in somewhat Brother and sister Jon and Wendy “It is an Oscar too captivated to mind that you’re sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza objectively portraying the events Savage are ordinary people leading nominee for good observing him. Place, this actor has grown, accepting on screen. And while the rating I’ve ordinary lives. But when they receive Th e Savages is not uplifting as a more mature roles. He is bound to given it (4 out of 5 stars) may seem news of their father falling ill, they reason.” whole, but there are moments when have many more strong performances absurdly high, give the fi lm a chance are faced with a decision. Th ey must you will catch yourself smiling and to come. Reynolds is aided by strong before brushing it away as another take on the challenge of caring for laughing. It is a fi lm that gives us performances from his supporting typical “chick fl ick.” Given the ter- him—which is more than he ever time I was sitting in the theater, my hope as human beings. It makes us female cast. His interactions with rible romantic fi lms that generally did for them—but still the decision eyes were on the verge of tears for this remember why we are here (whatever Breslin seem authentic, and while grace the cinemas during Valentine’s of whether to put him in a nursing poor father. Even though he may not your beliefs may be) and who we the script has her speaking lines for Day, you can’t do much better than home isn’t an easy one. have been the best parent, something are here for. a character that should be older, Defi nitely, Maybe. Both siblings are aspiring writers about illness and struggle makes the Th e Savages will likely drive you to who, at fi rst, fi nd it a tremendous heart more forgiving. tears. It will make you want to take even know it. inconvenience to be looking after Not only was the acting truly a closer look at the way you live and from page 20 the man who is responsible for their moving, but the writing was as think a little more about the way Bravery Th ey even try to put a political screwed-up childhoods. Th e pain of well. If the actors had been given a you want to live. Very few 2007 spin on one of the songs. Before play- listening to his two children argue bad script, the fi lm would not likely fi lms accomplished this. And even electronic and synth noise and relies ing it, lead singer Sam Endicott urged over what to do with him—though have gotten any Oscar nominations. if you think you would rather see a on just the power of their words, people to go out and vote. He said it with the dementia he is not quite However, the writing was beautiful, fi lm such as Step Up 2 Th e Streets or they sound plain all related to their next song, “Every sure exactly what whatever it is you ordinary. Word is a Knife is going on—has are into, this fi lm Lyrics were in My Ear.” It him deteriorating will affect you, n e v e r t h e i r “When the group was an interest- by the day. and it will touch strong suit. On loses the electronic ing attempt to Even as Jon you. record it can make something and Wendy fi ght, It is an Oscar sound forced, and synth noise serious out of argue and drive nominee for good but in person it and relies on just anything but. their father into reason, so don’t let can sound even This is all sadness, their an opportunity worse. A band the power of their not to say that combined eff orts stray from your that writes the words, they sound they are not a to care for their grip. Rather than line “You put good band; their father give their letting yourself be the art in re- plain ordinary.” music is the per- lives a little more drawn into a fi lm tarted” in good fect background meaning. simply for the aes- conscience has album for just As you might thetics or sound to know they won’t be winning about anything. Th ey thrive in have inferred eff ects, see a fi lm any Grammys. And that’s from a places where they are just another from the Oscar that will aff ect you song aptly titled “Public Service detail at a party or the last minute nominations, the Image Courtesy of Fox Searchlight for a change. Be a Announcement.” Th e song is eas- addition to a playlist. When all eyes acting in this fi lm Siblings Jon and Wendy Savage come together to deal with the part of the Savage ily one of Th e Bravery’s strongest are on them, you wish you still had is phenomenal. complications that ensue from dealing with their aging father. family. songs, yet it sounds like they don’t the pause button. 22 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT 0100101101001010TWO BITS1001101010011010 Two Bits proposes new holiday after Valentine’s: national End-It Day Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, a ‘N Sync member. relationship in the first place. Humans came up with the concept of a one someone I scorn just to have the joy holiday of Christian origin. While After three grueling days and should be more like the topi antelope. night stand, I support those of you that of dumping them. Easter and Christmas mark important receiving the 50th banal note from According to a BBC news article, “The choose to marry. If you find that special Once I took a girlfriend out to dates in the life of Jesus Christ, her before math class, I had to end it. topi antelope come together once a year person that you want to stick to you for play paintball. She made the classic Valentine’s Day celebrates the day I did the manly seventh-grade thing for just over a month to mate.” Dr. the rest of your life like a barnacle on rookie mistake and used all her ammo Saint Valentine bought his first and told my best friend Nick to break Bro-Jorgensen was quoted in the same a rusty ship hull, then go for it. But if up early, so when I finally met her Playboy. I celebrated Valentine’s day up with her for me. Unfortunately, article saying, “It is not you want to avoid the divorce papers defenseless on the field I told her that in my traditional manner, in which Nick chickened out, and it wasn’t uncommon to next February 15th, avoid the not even the camouflage shirt she was I buy a large heart-shaped box of until a week later that Tiffany finally common Valentine’s day mistake wearing could hide her fat rolls, and chocolates, then search for the saddest, found out. Furious that of a fancy proposal. Do not take that it was time to start seeing other loneliest girl I can find on campus. she was the last person her to an expensive restaurant, give people. Then I shot her in the fat. Then I sit down next to her and slowly in the entire school to her flowers and show her a big fat A good breakup requires creativity. eat chocolate in front of her while discover I had dumped engagement ring. Women can’t To get rid of one girl, I brought her exclaiming how great it is to be in a her, Tiffany passed give serious consideration to a to a Chinese restaurant and at the relationship. around a revenge note proposal when they’re drunk end of dinner gave her a personally Some people despise Valentine’s claiming I practiced off champagne and distracted made fortune cookie that said “today Day. The holiday is banned by the kissing on my dog. Last by a shiny diamond. This your boyfriend is dumping you, your religious police in Saudi Arabia, which I heard of Tiffany, she is why the divorce rate lucky number is 1, because you are is a pretty good idea; but then again, was working as a stripper is so high; people now single.” these are the people that blame rape in Detroit, while I am get caught up in the Sometimes, there are circumstances victims for being alone with a man currently entertaining moment and marry that prevent you from dumping in the first place, so I’m not sure we several lucrative offers from when they shouldn’t. someone in person. For instance, my should be following their lead. Instead, engineering consultant All proposals should current girlfriend has a black belt in I propose that today, Feb. 15, should be firms. It also turns out be done at McDonald’s jujitsu and carries bear mace. Now, in declared a new holiday: End-It Day. that Lance Bass, Tiffany’s drive-thrus. A woman who says the true spirit of End-It Day, this is for Nationwide, people should gather big schoolgirl crush, is totally yes to a marriage proposal over you, Shannon: it’s over. together with their loathed significant gay. a Big Mac is a woman who will I can no longer date a woman that others and dump them. This will I’m sure many of you have stay with you for the rest of your can bench press more than me or has leave more singles on the market for similar horror stories. This life. (I regret ever telling this to a jawline as masculine as Superman’s. the dateless losers that couldn’t hook is why we need a national my girlfriend because now she I expect you to return my Soulja up during Valentine’s Day and will End-It Day. No worrying hyperventilates whenever we go Boy CD, you damn she-beast. Now, provide a day for people to finally about finding the right time out for double cheeseburgers.) you might be a little upset with me gather up enough courage to break up and place to breakup, or even For those looking for inspiration right now, but please consider that the terrible relationships they’re in. coming up with what to say. On Feb. see males collapsing with exhaustion this End-It Day, consider how this shouldn’t come as a complete My first breakup occurred in 15, you simply give her a Hallmark as the demands of the females get too successful I’ve become at dumping surprise. seventh grade. Her name was Tiffany, Card that says “Roses are red, violets much for them.” I know what animal I women. I relish the breakup. The If you feel like physically hurting and everyday she wore a necklace with are blue; now that I’ve dumped you, want to be when I get reincarnated. breakup is when I get to tell a girl all someone right now, mace Nick —he letter beads that spelled out “Lance” you probably are too.” While I think the Nobel Peace her faults. was supposed to dump you for me this because Lance Bass was her favorite Ideally, you’d never be in a Prize should be given to the man who I enjoy it so much that I’ll date morning in Econ. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 23 THEME CROSSWORD: LOVE LETTERS

By Robert Zimmerman 76. __ de deux 5. In galley form United Features Syndicate 77. Words at the altar: 2 wds. 6. Cowboys, at times 78. Pop’s Frankie 7. Gulf rulers ACROSS 79. 34th pres. 8. Skipper of Verne’s “Nau- 1. Edward Jones Dome players 80. Marco of Venice tilus” 5. Title for Macbeth 83. Wheel center 9. Grandson of Adam 10. Steeple topper 86. Ready for battle 10. “60 Minutes” network 15. Ship’s bow 88. Walk-on part? 11. Puts on a new coat 19. Track 89. Portent 12. Norway’s patron saint 20. Oman neighbor 90. Fertilizer compound 13. __ voce 21. Underneath 92. Unit 14. Look for bugs, in a way 22. Creepy 93. Fathered 15. Lowly worker 23. Head of France 94. Love is, in song hit of the ‘50s: 16. Take back, for short 24. Boxer Carnera 2 wds. 17. Nabisco product since 25. Sudden rain 98. Rubber stamps 1912 26. Shop-window sign 99. Teaser 18. “Perfect Fool” comedian 27. What Burns’ love was like: 4 100. Stuck up 28. Of ice cream, warming up wds. 101. Some dogs 29. Blunt-tipped sword 30. Billy Wilder’s 1957 film “Love 102. Ala. neighbor 31. Enthralled in the __” 105. Israeli weapon 34. Towel ID, perhaps 32. Functions 106. TV label 36. Elk 33. Letter on a key 107. Love is this, to poet Masefield 37. Coast-to-coast connector 35. __ Locka, Fla. 112. Love does this, says Virgil: 38. Medieval money 36. “Rienzi” composer 2 wds. 39. Italian dumplings 39. Turning right, for dobbin 119. Highland miss 40. Norse epic 42. Tartan 120. Distance in France 41. Drink for sailors 47. Words of woe 122. Comes down in sheets 43. Kinmd of equation 71. Moved along 98. Blixen pseudonym 48. Love is, according to poet 123. Kingston singers 44. Genesis shepherd 72. Even score 101. Stock exchange Southey 124. Kitchen floor debris 45. Misfortunes 73. Worshipper 103. Arms and legs 51. Appropriately 125. Scottish hillsides 46. Editor’s instruction 74. Loafers 104. Blazing 52. Mass. Cape 126. Ascend 47. Decca, e.g. 75. Requires 106. Sea-monster prototype 53. “... and __ __ bed.” 127. Rounds 48. Revered images 80. “__ and Circumstance” 107. Soak up a spill 54. Dickens tot 128. Old Kremlin VIP 49. Western tribe 81. Gen. Bradley 108. Corn servings 55. Badminton piece 129. Dispatches 50. Praise 82. Letterman rival 109. Travel industry org. 56. Fabric with raised pattern 130. Carrying a load 56. Take a refresher course: 2 wds. 84. Web locator, for short 110. Cold War adversary: abbr. 60. Ring setting 131. Peer __ 57. Director __ Howard 85. Honey makers 111. Ñ Bator 61. Besides 58. Fund-raising target 87. Sahl of stand-up 113. Fire or harlequin 62. SFO posting 59. Before, to be brief 88. Location 114. Ibsen heroine 63. Rodeo steed DOWN 63. Jamboree org. 91. Declared invalid 115. Party line? 64. Globe 1. Vatican tribunal 65. Hogwash! 93. Attendant of Bacchus 116. “You’re in the Ñ Now” 66. Miss Farrow 2. Declare 67. Wrath 95. Cushy 117. Trace an outline 68. Love, to Shakespeare’s Adonis: 3. Spouse 69. Romulus, to Rome 96. Egg carton: abbr. 118. The take 4 wds. 4. “Rosebud” was one 70. Sacred peak of Crete 97. Of the ear 121. Tricky curve

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UConn 23 points from the free from page 32 Men’s tennis remains unbeaten UConn throw line in 26 attempts, a remark- able 89 percent free throw shooting the field, shooting 60 percent after percentage. In contrast Tech only struggling against Tech’s defense for picked up five points from the line much of the first half. The Huskies in seven attempts, as the Huskies were able to close the door on the only had seven fouls in the second Jackets with a 14-2 run that started half. Freshman point guard Maurice with seven minutes to play in the Miller fouled out with one minute second half and to play. lasted until there Senior guard was only 1:15 left “The Huskies were Anthony Mar- on the clock. able to close the row led the U C o n n Jackets with was anchored door on the Jackets 19 points, his by forward Jeff with a 14-2 run fourth highest Adrien, center scoring total of Hasheem Tha- starting with seven the season. He beet and guard minutes to play in was followed by A.J. Price. Col- Senior forward lectively, they ac- the second half...” Jeremis Smith counted for 61 of who accounted UConn’s points. for 14 points. Each of them also played at least 37 Maurice Miller and Senior Matt minutes of the total 40 minutes of Causey split time at the point guard By Blake Israel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS the game. The Huskies’ big men, position and each accounted for four Scott Blackmon returns a ball in a match at the Bill Moore Tennis Center. Blackmon helped his team Adrien and Thabeet, measuring in assists and collectively 10 points. improve to 5-0 on the season. The team was able to get past Mississippi State in a close match, 4-3. at 6’ 7” and 7’ 3” respectively, were Tech’s bench, which the Jackets able to pick a total of 26 of UConn’s have relied on to pick-up a significant By Hahnming Lee denly turned into a back-and-forth Muguruza had more difficulty, 46 rebounds. Tech’s entire squad portion of the scoring total over the Sports Editor affair between the Jackets and the being pushed to three sets before collectively only accounted for 26 past few games, managed to gain only Bulldogs, eventually leading to a taking the match. He won the first rebounds. 18 points. Likewise, UConn only The men’s team was able to pull tied score with the very last point 6-4, but lost the second 4-6. He won Tech’s 17 second-half fouls gave had 10 points off the bench. out a victory over No. 56 Missis- in play. the deciding set 6-3 to help stretch sippi State this past Sunday. They The three individuals able to Tech’s slim lead. did not win in the same convincing Finally, North was able to win a fashion as the first four games, but closely contested match against No. they were able to remain undefeated “The three 14 Phillipe Frayssinoux. With the and improved their record to 5-0. individuals able to game tied at three apiece, he took Mississippi State fell to 1-2 in the the clinching point for the Jackets, spring season. deliver the points 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. The Jackets were able to easily take for the team were For his efforts, North was rec- the doubles point to gain the lead, ognized as one of the ACC Tennis winning the first two matches. Ryan Smith, Miguel Players of the Week. Fellow tennis Senior David North and senior Muguruza, and player Kirsten Flower won the honor George Gvelesiani won their match for the women’s team. against Artem Kusnetov and Ryan North.” His win against a ranked op- Farlow 8-2. Freshman Guillermo ponent is just another to add to Gomez and freshman Eliot Potvin his already long list of perceived were able to deliver the doubles point deliver the points for the team were upsets. when they grinded through a match freshman Ryan Smith, freshman The team last played No. 31 against Tanner Stump and Pjotrs Miguel Muguruza and North. Auburn yesterday at home and will Necajevs, eventually prevailing Smith easily defeated Kuznetsov, next play Furman on Wednesday By Robert Combier/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 9-8 (7-5). losing just two games en route to a at the Bill Moore Tennis Center at Jeremis Smith shoots a jumper at the AMC. Smith scored 14 points During singles, the match sud- 6-2, 6-0 win. 2:30 p.m. on 5-of-6 shooting on Saturday as the Jackets dropped the road game. 28 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique SPORTS

BEYOND THE WHITE AND GOLD Government’s bill shows a warped sense of priorities By Matt Hoffman to determine a national cham- Contributing Writer pion…NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE Sometimes, we as mere citizens OF REPRESENTATIVES that fail to realize the true problems that the members of this body strongly plague the state of Georgia. So what, urge the NCAA to adopt a playoff some lakes are low. Overachievers system to determine the national are blowing a bunch of wind about champion in college football,” states how the K-12 schools are failing. HR 1034. And some mellow-dramatic doc- UGA fans seem unsettled by tors are worried about the state of the fact that they have failed to hospitals. What we as people fail to win a national championship in realize is that the main problem with 28 years and feel as though they Georgia revolves around the way the are unrecognized. Unfortunately, NCAA chooses the BCS did not its college foot- agree with them. ball national But the whin- champion. “What we fail to ing Bulldogs in Two weeks realize is that the GHR need to ago, the Geor- realize that there By Jason Ossey/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS gia House of main problem with is a time and Former Tech player Colin Peek carries the ball in a game against UGA. UGA’s victory over Tech added to Representatives Georgia revolves place for every- their double-digit victories, but voters still did not find them good enough to be voted best in the nation. (GHR) man- thing and the aged one of the around the way the Georgia General of the BCS foolish for endorsing by at least 20:1 in Vegas. tions and television also have too greatest pander- NCAA chooses its... Assembly is no such an abomination of a selection But the GHR had a few good much influence, so would it not be ing schemes in place to spread system? President Clough and UGA suggestions about how to improve honorable for the members of GHR quite some time. national champion.” the “UGA got President Adams might want to get the way the national champion is to pledge not to use corporations The GHR passed screwed” pro- their résumés ready. chosen: “...the teams chosen to play and television adds during the up a resolution urg- paganda. “WHEREAS, the fans of col- in the various BCS bowl games are coming campaign? ing the NCAA to implement a “WHEREAS, the only sensible lege football deserve a true national selected through mathematical com- But if you take out math, which playoff system to replace the BCS way to determine a national cham- champion to be crowned after win- putations, politics, and corporate and alludes to the computer poll, and system that currently determines pion in any sport is to develop a ning the title on the field of play television influences that rarely relate politics, which alludes to the press the national champion. Reading playoff system that allows teams to and not in a popularity poll,” states to determining the best football team and coaches polls, what else is left parts of it is pure entertainment for meet on the field,” states HR1034. HR1034. on the field,” states HR1034. to rate college football teams? Every every non-UGA fan. Once again, our all-wise and all We should consider having our Politics should be removed when team cannot play each other and a “WHEREAS, the greatest dis- -knowing politicians have figured politicians elected the same. The selecting a college football national 64-team playoff is impossible for appointment of the 2007 college out “the only sensible” solution for popularity polls that CNN runs champion, but the ironic hypocrisy the sport. football season was the dysfunc- the magnanimous problem. Are 24/7 now are becoming such a bore. of the GHR passing a resolution So how would the GHR fix the tional system, known as the Bowl they calling the majority of the Imagine if you will, “American calling for such removal of politics problem? Mea culpa, politicians do Championship Series or BCS, the University Presidents/Chancellors Gladiator: The Battle for the White seems counter-productive from the not fix problems, they just complain NCAA has implemented in order who voted overwhelmingly in favor House,” Obama would be favored view of a mere citizen. Corpora- about the insignificant ones. SPORTS Technique • Friday, February 15, 2008 • 29 Women’s basketball falls to No. 3 UNC, routs Savanah By Akshay Amaraneni never relinquish. The Heels took a 34-12 points in the paint. Staff Writer four-point lead at the half. The two teams had met earlier in Montgomery came out of the the season and had a similar result, The Tech women’s basketball gates in the second half with a quick with the Tarheels easily winning team held No. 3 North Carolina to three that brought Tech within a despite committing numerous 13 points below their season average, point of tying. Carolina then scored turnovers and showing lapses in but were unable to take advantage seven straight points, including defense. of their good defense as they lost a three-point basket by Heather The game was not as high scor- 75-61 to the Tarheels last Sunday at Claytor. Carolina then went on to ing as the last affair, but still saw Alexander Memorial Coliseum. the two teams show some offensive Janie Mitchell led the Jackets dominance throughout the course with 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting of the game. and had six rebounds and five steals. “Tech took on Two nights later, Tech took on Chioma Nnamaka scored 15, but Savanah State at Savannah State at home and got back did it on only 4-15 shooting. For the on the winning track. They won 82- Heels, Erlana Larkins scored 18 and home...and won 28 on a night when they allowed the had 14 rebounds and LaToya Pringle 82-28 on a night fewest points in program history. also had a double-double with 12 The win improved the Jackets to points and 10 rebounds. Rashanda when they allowed 19-6 overall. McCants scored 19 points. the fewest points in The team allowed 16 points in the By Justin Levine/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Tech got the game off to a solid first half and 12 points in the second. The women’s basketball team takes on Duke at home. They played UNC start when they took a four-point program history.” For the game, Tech was able to hold and Savanah this past week, splitting the two and improving to 19-6. lead at 8-4 on a lay-up by Jacqua Wil- Savannah State to just 25 percent liams. Carolina scored six straight field goal percentage. State made just 11 baskets during The Jackets then went on a 14-2 points, but Alex Montgomery hit a increase their lead to double-digits Mitchell had a double-double the game. They had six assists to run to gain a 12-point advantage three to put the Jackets back up by over the rest of the second half and with 14 points and 10 rebounds. just 30 turnovers. They grabbed and never looked back. Tech took a one at 11-10. maintained the lead until the end. Every Jacket player scored, and four 24 rebounds to Tech’s 49, regularly 23-point lead into the locker room The Jackets scored another basket Carolina did turn the ball over 27 players had double figure games. getting dominated inside. at the half and nearly doubled it as before Nnamaka hit a three-point times, but that did not help the Jack- Mitchell with 14, Iasia Hemingway At the beginning of the game, they won by 54 points. shot to put Tech up by six. Tech went ets as much as Tech’s 20 turnovers scored 13, Nnamaka scored 10 and Tech took a quick 6-0 lead before The Jackets return to the court cold towards the end of the first half helped Carolina. Brigitte Ardossi also scored 10. State came back and scored four Monday night in Chestnut Hill, as Carolina went on a 14-0 run to take The Heels’ size also helped in the For the Lady Tigers, Antoinette points to get within two points of Mass. against the Boston College an eight-point lead that they would victory as they outscored the Jackets Williams scored 10 to lead her team. tying the game. Eagles at 7 p.m.

from page 32 and Adrianne Elsberry. dramatic than last season’s though as over Deason, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Miller she beat Ghazal, 6-3, 6-2. Miller lost ITA In the singles round, Tech Tech fell into a 3-0 hole quickly and then clinched the match with the to Rose to drop the No. 1 singles dominated UGA, winning every had to claw their way to four singles Jackets third three set win when she match, 6-3, 6-1. Northwestern tied for the second singles point, 6-1, point and sweeping the rivals. match wins, three of which came beat Burdette 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3. the match 2-2 when Hickey lost to 6-0. Whitney McCray clinched In their third match, Tech after dropping the first set. Tech went into the finals against Suzie Matzenauer, 6-2, 6-4. Mc- the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win over faced top-seeded Stanford in McCray dropped the first point Northwestern with something to Cray defeated Murray for the third Jessica Seyferth. the semi-finals for the second to Barte in straight sets 6-1, 7-5. prove after losing to the Wildcats Tech point when she won 6-1, 7-5. Tech did not let up in the next straight year. The result of the match looked even the past weekend. Tech first won Flower was able to clinch the match match against UGA. Miller and Last year Tech ended Stan- bleaker when Striplin lost the No. its double match. and trophy with a tiebreaker two-set Flower won again as they beat Kelley ford’s record 89-match win streak 4 singles match to Durkin 7-5, 6-1. “I think we had a lot of confidence win over Lui, 6-4, 7-5 (5). Hyndman and Monika Dancevic, with a 4-3 win and matched it by Hickey then gave the Jackets life with going into the singles after winning “Lauren Lui missed a forehand in 8-5. The second, clinching match the same score this season. Tech a 6-2, 6-3 win over McVeigh. the doubles point. The weekend the net and I just remember scream- went to McCray and McDowell in a became just the first team to beat That started the come back for before we had lost two of the three ing and jumping up and down. I tiebreaker 9-8 (1) over Yvette Hynd- the Cardinals twice in the last the Jackets as McDowell then won doubles matches. I think it gave our jumped up and didn’t come down man and Naoko Ueshima. Striplin five years and one of two teams the next point, beating Nguyen in team a boost and we played well because my teammate Sasha was and Hickey finished off the Dogs to beat Stanford. three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Flower took under pressure,” Miller said. picking me up…it was just such a cool with an 8-6 win over Cameron Ellis This year’s match was far more the tying point with a three set win Striplin gave Tech a 2-0 lead when moment for us all,” Flower said.

Your Friday lectures have nothing on us! 30 • Friday, February 15, 2008 • Technique SPORTS Swimming team anchored by solid leadership By Randy Darnowsky for an event other than Tech’s team, featured another fi rst-place fi nish for Staff Writer with the four chosen to represent Uras in the 200-yard butterfl y. their countries at the 2008 Olympic “We’re defi nitely doing a lot Th e men’s swimming team has Games. better than we did last year at the gained valuable experience during “I will compete in the European’s. meets. I can see us getting mentally the course of a dramatic season in I will do my best and probably even and physically [tougher]. I’m sure front of their home crowds. Th e more…It will be a new experience we’ll be ready for the next meet,” team captains have started to form for me to compete in the Olympics, Uras said. unity among a diverse group of but will not be a new experience as Nonetheless, relay standout Jacob individuals. Th is year, the team has far as trying to beat a standard time,” Kwasnik has been participating developed very quickly and has been in numerous events this season. pushed by a newer recruiting system Kwasnik unexpectedly took up re- to reach a new level of competition “We’re doing a lot sponsibilities of being a captain after with the championship competitions better than we a fall-out from a former teammate. coming up. He has been a key player in some “In general, the team is advanc- did last year at of the relay events and has earned a ing to the right place…. [All of this meets. I can see us leadership position. When criticized is] not specifi cally for this year, but for taking the fall at the fi nal relay also for years to come. People will getting mentally and event against Western Kentucky, he see our team building up and it will physically [tougher].” has used the comment as motivation be a snowball,” said Mickey Malul, Kwasnik has raced with even more By Mollie Taylor / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS breaststroke swimmer. Onur Uras intensity since. He recently held a Mickey Malul is one of the many swimmers on a team that is making its Th e team has found success, fast time of 20.96 seconds in the way back into ACC competition. The ACC Championship is next week. emerging past strong competitors Senior Swimmer 50-yd free at Senior Day. to bring the program back to the “[J. Kwasnik] is doing a pretty for the teams in very tight matches we’re getting a bit closer to the NCAA national prominence they once Malul said. good job. He was chosen by the team in individual breaststroke events competition,” Malul explained. experienced. Th e team just barely Th e Tech team has some high and is taking care of what needs to and the medley relay. For example, Noah Copeland’s skills have lost in a very close neck-to-neck standout players this season. Senior be taken care of. Both [Onur’s and Malul’s participation in the 200-yd proven himself to be worthy of a match-up with Western Kentucky Onur Uras has been very busy prepar- Jacob’s] egos are not up to the sky and breaststroke, which is ‘not his best captain position. His stamina has and placed some outstanding times ing for the Olympic Games as well they are taking on the responsibilities event’, saw himto touch the wall at the come out for points in relays and against Tennessee. as acting as one of the leaders on the as captains,” Malul said. dual meets against Virginia Tech and long-distance swimming. Furthermore, the Jackets com- team. Uras emphasizes the mental One can not say enough about Western Kentucky in fast times of “I think a lot of pulling it through peted at the famous short-course endurance, stamina and strengths the major positive transformations 2:07.93 and 2:07.20, respectively. has to do with mental toughness championship, simultaneously when speaking amongst fellow of the team led by Malul, a recent “We’re trying to get to the NCAA and not giving up when the going gaining more experience during the teammates. For instance, Uras and transfer. Th e Israeli native has been [competition] so the times we are gets rough and just knowing that competition. At least four members, Malul led a record-breaking 200- taking care of business in a very trying to accomplish are not just you have teammates behind you Malul, Onur Uras, Mauricio Sousa yard medley relay team at the Tech serious and productive manner. winning against Western Kentucky, to back you up. It’s a great feeling,” and Way Joe Lee, will be preparing Invitational, an event which also He has been earning many points although they are high ranked, so Sousa said.

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Softball splits opening weekend of games Hawaii from page 32 fifth inning. to preserve the shutout. able to keep the pace, shooting a 67 In the sixth, State scored four runs In the consolation game, Tech and 68 on Saturday and Sunday, including the three run home run to faced Lipscomb again, but this time respectively. Chesson Hadley fol- take the lead and win the game. came out on the winning end. lowed him by posting a score of 66 Game two didn’t bring Tech Stephanie Morris got the win, on Saturday, but also shot two lower much luck, as they lost the game allowing one run and striking out scores on the other two days. 11-3 and were spared from play- five in the seven-inning game. The lack of consistency in in- ing the seventh inning due to the Lipscomb scored the first run of dividual play hindered the Jackets mercy rule. In game two on the the game in the bottom of the third. in their Fall tournaments. While day, Georgia State hit two two-run The Bison put runners on the corners Tech picked up two third-place home runs to take a 4-0 lead. State after a double and a bunt single. A finishes, they were not able to win scored three more times in the third ground out put runners at second a tournament. inning after two singles, a sacrifice and third base before a squeeze bunt “We need to have everyone play- fly, a wild pitch and a squeeze bunt brought in the first run of the game ing well. The problem in the Fall was plated three Panthers. for Lipscomb. that we had one or two guys playing Jessica Weaver then made some Tech countered in the top well, which is good, but to compete more noise as she of the fourth and start winning, we need four or hit her second when Christy five guys playing well…Everyone home run of the Jones reached on has played pretty well at some point day, this time a “The next day went a one-out error this year. Just getting everyone to three run shot much better for and stole sec- click at the same time is going to be that brought ond base. Aileen important,” Tringale said. Techto within Tech as they were Morales walked The Jackets, who have won five four runs. able to salvage the and Savannah ACC Championships in the past ten Tech lost by Brown doubled years, including one in 2007 and one run-rule after weekend and win to plate the run in 2006, look to go for a third this State scored four both of the games to and tie the game year at the ACC Championship. in the bottom for the Jackets. They also hope to improve at the By Julia Bunch / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS of the sixth to even their record.” The game NCAA Championship where they The softball team participates in a scrimmage in the fall. They take an eight continued as a finished No. 8 last year. started off the season by winning two of their first four games. run lead. The 1-1 duel until “The ACC Tournament, besides team had allowed 22 runs in just the seventh inning. Brittany Barnes the NCAA tournament, is the big By Akshay Amaraneni sica Weaver homered in her first two games of the season. hit a solo home run to left field that enchilada. We always try to peak Staff Writer collegiate at-bat. The next day went much better gave the Jackets the lead; the hit was towards the end [in time for those Tech scored five runs on six hits for the Jackets as they were able to Barnes first home run of the season. two tournaments]…At the same A pre-season ranking has not in the bottom of the second inning. salvage the weekend and win both Morris then allowed a single to lead time we are just trying to get a little been a common occurrence for Tech Lipscomb scored twice in the next games of the day to even their record off the inning, but settled down bit better [every time we go onto a teams, especially in softball. After half inning after Tech committed at 2-2. quickly and secured the win for course] that way, come the end of starting the season with their highest two errors. Whitney Humphreys threw a the Jackets. the year we will be in tip-top shape,” ranking in program history at No. Tech got one back when Weaver five-hit shutout as Tech beat Tennes- Tech takes on No. 2 Alabama this Tringale said. 17, the Jackets could only manage to hit a home run about 50 feet beyond see Martin 2-0. Jessica Weaver hit yet Thursday in Tuscaloosa at 8 p.m. The Jackets next tournament is split four games and were dropped the left-center field fence. another home run to bring her season and will participate in the Hampton the Puerto Rico Classic which will from the rankings. Lipscomb scored again in the total to three. Tech failed to score in Inn Crimson Classic this weekend be held in Puerto Rico from Feb. 29 The season did not get off to a top of the first, but Tech was able the first two frames despite having against Middle Tennessee State, New to March 2. great start as they dropped their first to stop the bleeding as they turned base runners in both innings. Mexico and the Crimson Tide. They first return back to Georgia two games of the season in Georgia a 1-2-5, pitcher-catcher-third base In the top of the fourth inning, Tech is just 3-6 against Alabama to play their first of two competitions State’s First Pitch Classic. double play. The next inning saw a hit batter gave Tennessee-Martin in the career series. The last two in Alpharetta. They first play in the In their first game against Lip- Lipscomb score four more runs to a base runner. Pinch runner Ashley times they played the Crimson United States Collegiate Champi- scomb, Tech had four fielding errors take the lead. Tech errored twice in Byrd stole second and tried to score Tide, Alabama has been ranked onship from March 24-26. They in the first game that Lipscomb the inning, but was able to keep the on a single, but center fielder Stepha- in the top-25. They were No. 13 in then stay in the home area when converted into an 11-9 win. Blair deficit to one run. The Jackets were nie Butler threw home and Weaver Tech’s 1-0 victory in Atlanta back they compete in the Augusta State Shimandle had four hits and Jes- then able to re-gain the lead in the tagged the runner out at the plate on April 13, 2004. Invitational the next weekend.

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Last weekend, the Tech women’s tennis team joined Georgia, Florida and Stanford as the only other teams in ITA indoor history to win its second straight ITA national championship. Th e competi- tion is held annually in Madison, Wisc. Tech beat North- western in the fi nals to accomplish the feat. THE STATS It had just lost to the Wildcats in the weekend Second year preceding the finals, in a row to losing 6-1. 2 win ITA’s “Losing to North- western was a wake-up Knocked off call for us. It showed top team in us where our weak- 1 the nation nesses are in terms of competing with top Number of teams,” said sopho- points won more Kirsten Flower, 0 by rival UGA the tournament’s Most Lost points Outstanding Player. throughout Senior Kristi Miller 5 the ITA’s and Flower contributed to the quick start for the New national Jackets, winning the rank by the fi rst doubles match over 1 ITA host school Wisconsin’s Elizabeth Carpenter and Kordhordo, 8-3. Christy Striplin and Noelle Hickey clinched the point, winning 8-3 over Morgan Tuttle and Katya Mimova. With Miller resting for the later rounds, Amanda McDowell took over at No. 1 singles and won Courtesy of Casey Snedecor ITA Tennis 6-0, 6-1 over Carpenter. Flower beat Erin Jobe The women’s tennis team poses after winning their second-straight ITA national championship. They did it in a similar fashion to last year’s run, defeating No. 1 Stanford in the seminfi nals and eventually going on to beat No. 3 Northwestern in the fi nals. See ITA, page 29 sp orts Basketballasketball llosesoses toto Golf starts season at shshortsorts HuskiesHuskies onon thethe roadroad University of Hawaii By Matt Hoff man No. 4 individually at ten-under-par. LemonsLemons aanchorsnchors Contributing Writer shooting three strokes behind the leader. Sophomore Chesson Hadley track team at VT Th e men’s golf team kicked off tied for No. 9 shooting seven-under- their Spring season over the weekend par for the tournament. Senior James Lemons II was one at the University of Hawaii Hilo Junior David Dragoo was tied of several players which were able to Invitational at the Waikoloa Vil- for No. 39, freshman Paul Haley help keep the track and fi eld team on lage Country Club in Waikoloa, was tied for No. 53 and sophomore pace at the Virginia Tech Elite meet. Hawaii. Daniel Bowden tied for No. 57. Lemons placed fi rst in the men’s long Overall the team fi nished No. Dragoo was consistent through- jump event with a personal-best and 4 out of the 18 teams competing. out the weekend, shooting a score of NCAA-NCAA- qualifyingqualifying markmark ofof 2525 feet,feet, Th e scores ranged from very high 212 with individual day scores of 70, fourfour iinches.nches. to very low, with 71 and 71. Haley a diff erential of shot a score of 69 the high and “[Starting the season on Saturday, but low score at a out in Hawaii] gets also shot a 72 on on large 55. Friday and a 74 The tea m everything going and on Sunday to fall deck By Julia Bunch / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS finished with started on a good out of conten- Event Date MattMatt CauseyCausey defendsdefends a playplay inin thethe gamegame againstagainst Maryland.Maryland. CauseyCausey a score of 16- tion for a top S at Middle Tenn. St. 2/15 @ 12p.m. chippedchipped inin sixsix pointspoints onon SaturdaySaturday inin thethe JacketsJackets lossloss toto UConn.UConn. under-par 824, note. It’s a good spot. Bowden S at New Mexico 2/15 @ 2p.m. 11 strokes be- warm-up.” was able to im- T at Clemson 2/15-16 By Matt Hoff man allowed the Huskies to go 9-for-16 hind the leaders, prove his score as Contributing Writer from the charity stripe. Stanford took the competition T at Iowa 2/15-16 Tech was able to go on a 7-0 rub the tournament’s Cameron Tringale went on, earning S at Alabama 2/16 @ 2p.m. No.No. 1177 rrankedanked UUConnConn hhandedanded with fi ve minutes left in the fi rst top prize while Junior Golfer scores of 77, 70 WT vs Kentucky 2/17 @ 12p.m. TechTech a lossloss inin thethe Jackets’Jackets’ fi nalnal out-out- half to gain a nine point lead over University of and 69. MBB vs Miami 2/17 @ 1p.m. of-conferenceof-conference gamegame ofof thethe regularregular the Huskies, the Jackets’ largest lead Southern Cali- “[Starting WBB at BC 2/18 @ 7p.m. season,season, 880-68.0-68. Th iiss llossoss wwasas TTech’sech’s of the game. Four three-point shots fornia and Arizona State fi nished the season out in Hawaii] gets MT vs Furman 2/20 @ 2:30 p.m. fi rrstst oonn tthehe rroadoad iinn nnearlyearly a mmonthonth also aided the Jackets in going into tied for second. Stanford fi nished everything going and started on a S&D vs ACCT 2/20-23 andand ddroppedropped Tech’sTech’s overalloverall recordrecord toto half time with a 35-31 lead over the 27-under-par 813 and Arizona State good note. Everyone is positive and MBB vs UVA 2/21 @ 7p.m. an even 11-11 on the season. Huskies. and Southern California were both excited about playing. It’s a good S - Softball, T - Track, WT - Women’s Th e fi rst ten minutes of the game Th e tide began to turn against the 24-under-par 816. warm-up with the nice weather,” Tennis, MT - Men’s Tennis, MBB - Men’s were a back-and-forth battle between Jackets in the second half. An early Tech was the only ACC school Tringale said. Basketball, WBB - Women’s Basketball, the Jackets and the Huskies. It saw the 10-0 run by UConn gave them the to compete in the tournament and Tringale posted the best single S&D - Swimming and Diving two teams exchange fi ve lead changes lead for the fi rst time in the second one of the few teams from the east round score for the Jackets, shooting For complete schedules, check out and two ties. Both teams shot under half and the Huskies improved from coast willing to make the trip out a score of 65 on Friday. He was not www.ramblinwreck.com. 40 percent from the fi eld in the fi rst to the islands. half, but Tech’s 13 fouls on UConn See UConn, page 27 Junior Cameron Tringale fi nished See Hawaii, page 31