ENTERTAINMENTpage 23 Technique • Friday, September 6, 2002 • 23 Music in Atlanta Who’s up next? Check out our weekly listing of concerts After Tech’s dominating victory last ENTERTAINMENT around the city, both in small venues week, check out the team we will be and large arenas. Page 25 facing this week. Page 35 Technique • Friday, September 6, 2002 Fictional engineering: Tech grad breaks mold with novel John Doane reaches a longtime literary goal with a science fiction novel that incorporates his passion for aviation By Bryan Basamanowicz ture, worked hard to ensure that his settings. Senior Staff Writer book would offer organizational co- With a solid work in hand, Doane herence and readability on top of ran into little trouble finding a will- Growing up in the space-camp- an imaginative and engaging story ing publisher. Avantine Press is what renowned Alabama “Rocket Town” line. From the opening notes and is known in publishing circles as a of Huntsville, it is little wonder that character sketches to the final edit- “vanity press.” They offer a line item John Doane took an early and imag- ing of the climactic finale, Doane’s list of publishing procedures of which inative interest in the possibilities sustained period of literary labor the author is free to choose the op- of technology. produced a publish-worthy science- tions he or she wants. Making for further inspiration, fiction read that became Apogee. Furthermore, they leave the au- two of Doane’s most personally re- Apogee follows the exploits of thors with all the original rights to vered relatives, his father and great Captain Davis Langley, command- their work and the final say on deci- uncle, were both engineers for NASA er of a interstellar freight service sions involving the content, style who worked on several high-tech, known as Galaxy Overnight. Lan- and marketing of the book. Avan- cutting-edge space projects includ- tine typically gives its authors an ing some of the Apollo endeavors. 80% return on the revenues gained Doane cannot remember a time Doane cannot through their book sales. In the when he was not deeply captivated meantime, their website contains by aviation, a hobby that still re- remember a time the book synopses and author in- mains thick in his blood. when he was not formation and biographies for all After completing his high school of Aventine’s showcased talents, and education in Huntsville, John Doane deeply captivated by among them now is John Doane. matriculated into Georgia Tech’s aviation, a hobby that Avantine Press published Apo- 1986 freshman class to pursue a gee in May of 2002, soon thereafter degree in mechanical engineering. still remains thick in putting the book on shelves at the Upon completion of his under- his blood. Georgia Tech Bookstore and in on- graduate degree in 1992, Doane took line catalogues such as Amazon.com. a permanent position with Tech’s Although the book is a long way research faculty. Three years later off from best-seller status and na- in 1995, while still working full time gley, a well weathered and intrepid tional notoriety, the release of Apo- on the research staff, Doane began ex-military hero, and his top-notch gee has been responsible for the graduate school at Tech and soon crew work to uncover a far reaching garnering of some excitement, es- thereafter attained a master’s de- conspiracy that threatens to put a pecially within the Tech communi- gree in mechanical engineering. murderous madman in a position ty. Having always wanted to write a of immense power. A current Georgia Tech Book- novel, Doane began writing what The book, as intended by Doane, store sales manager, Virginia Wein- would become his first book in ear- follows a quick and eventful pace. rich, has been immensely supportive ly 2000. The writing process over The characters, nonetheless, are of Doane’s post-publishing efforts. the next two years was a toilsome drawn with a considerable amount Weinrich recently erected a display By John Jewel / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS one. Doane, aiming for success de- of depth and tend to exhibit famil- at the bookstore that promotes Apogee John Doane, a member of the Georgia Tech research faculty, poses with his spite having no formal training in iar contemporary personalities within new novel, Apogee. Doane received his undergrad and masters at Tech. the production of extensive litera- non-contemporary, futuristic sci-fi See Doane, page 29 City by the Sea mediocre remixes and fails to please despite top-notch casting By Andrew Goldthorp to the troubling events of his fa- Contributing Writer ther’s life, Vincent had a brief inci- dent of spousal abuse, which led to Starring: , Frances a divorce from not only his wife but McDormand his son Joey. Making the situation Director: Michael Caton-Jones worse, 14 years have passed with no Running Time: 108 minutes contact between Joey and Vincent. Rating: tt 1/2 out of five After a deal gone wrong leads to the murder of a drug pusher, Joey With two Oscar Award Win- decides its time to go straight and ning actors in the cast, City by the clean up his life. However, with the Sea surely had enough talent for drug pusher’s renegade associate and any director to manage. While a now the local police scouring Long portion of that talent is effectively Beach for Joey, his chances of a new utilized by a strong performance start are dealt a shattering blow. from veteran Robert De Niro, City Vincent, fearing his confused and by the Sea falls short due to a lack- neglected son will be harshly dealt luster script and an excessive amount with by the police, dedicates him- of contrived melodrama. self to locating Joey and convincing De Niro plays the role of Vin- him to surrender to the local au- cent LaMarca, a well-respected New thorities instead of living a life on By Clay McBride/Warner Bros. Records Inc. York City Homicide Detective who the run. Linkin Park includes, from left to right, Chester Bennington, Brad Delson, Phoenix, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, works long hours and comes home Directed by Michael Caton- and Rob Bourdon. On their most recent album, they had other artists “reinterpret” their previous recordings. to a quiet apartment. Life is seem- Jones, City by the Sea is hampered ingly good for Vincent—he has es- by some of the same problems wit- By Art Seavey with their album Reanimation, claims ing track three, “Enth E Nd.” tablished a satisfying career on the nessed in his prior film, The Jackal. Contributing Writer to steer clear of the watered down Don’t worry, you haven’t come force and has an ongoing romance Much like The Jackal, City by the remixes. They prefer to think of the down with an acute case of dyslexia. with a fellow tenant, played by Sea uses too many character and Artist: Linkin Park songs as “reinterpretations” of their The song titles are actually correct. Frances McDormand. However, plot clichés to fill its 100-minute Album: Reanimation previous songs. Apparently when the music is rein- Vincent has a troublesome past that length. McDormand has the often- Label: Warner Bros. Let me give you a hint, LP. If terpreted, the band has to mess with he conveniently brushes aside. As a stereotyped role of the lover who Length: 1:01:02 you want to be taken seriously as the listeners’ heads and hide their young child, his father was execut- feels shut out by the impersonal Rating: tout of five bringing something new to the favorite tracks. ed for the accidental death of an nature of a cop who conveniently musical frontline, then don’t refer “Cure for the Itch” is reinter- infant he kidnapped in an attempt- hides his secret past. Raise your hand if you can’t stom- to the song in your own lyrics as preted as “Kyur4 Th Ich,” which ed effort to extort ransom money ach any more P. Diddy remixes or being a remix. “Linkin Park, (scratch) from a wealthy family. In addition See City, page 24 teenybopper samplings. Linkin Park, remix?” pops up several times dur- See LP, page 24 24 • Friday, September 6, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

to. It seems suited for a more de- nuity of language. It hasn’t received LP from page 23 pressing scene. If you’re always up much airplay, but truly deserves it. City from page 23 late working out those differential Most of the tracks contain pure has improved from . equations with nothing to listen to, platinum hip-hop beats. Alone these Most confusing is the character Joey’s character sympathetic to the “High Voltage” has become “H! I would wholeheartedly recommend sound fantastic. Match it with the of Joey, played by . viewer or Franco fails at defining Vltg3.” Maybe if they put more ef- LP’s Reanimation. lyrics and for some reason you’re Caton-Jones attempts to parallel the the character for us in his acting. fort into the music instead of the However, there are some high- left with refuse. The two don’t match disastrous decisions made by both With some considerable flaws oh-so-cryptic song titles they might points to the album. The video for in speed or style and seem like sepa- Joey and Vincent to very little suc- in the film, Caton-Jones takes ad- have a real album. “Pts.Of.Athrty” has the most de- rate songs. The whole album feels cess. While we sincerely believe that vantage of the film’s best resource Reanimation is composed of the tailed 3-D animation I have ever like a rush. Nothing fits perfectly Vincent’s incident of spousal abuse in De Niro. Turning in a solid, but twelve Hybrid Theory tracks plus seen for a music video. But it is a together. Nothing is original. The and lack of involvement in parent- not outstanding, performance, De “My December,” “High Voltage,” little disturbing at times and really sound is awfully mediocre and im- ing Joey are situations he clearly Niro manages to lift the film just and “Executioner Style,” all rein- adds nothing to the song reinter- mature in talent. regrets, the same cannot be said for enough so the viewer feels satisfied. terpreted by other artists, such as preted by Orgy’s Jay Gordon. It pains me to even refer to this Joey. We do not believe that the De Niro gives us a character that is and Amp Live. But there is Track 11, “Wth>You,” is the album as Linkin Park. In reality combination of his drug habit along not heroic in nature, but of more nothing on this CD that Linkin exception on this album. Reinter- they gave up their rights to a bunch with his failed relationship with both virtue than we might initially ex- Park fans won’t recognize. preted by Chairman Hahn and fea- of “reanimators,” slapped their name Gina and their young child are sim- pect. We have to give De Niro at Holistically, Reanimation emits turing Aceyalone, it seems to be the on the outcome, and now they have ply a fluke. Joey’s problems run much least the benefit of the doubt—not a background music vibe. This isn’t perfect pastiche of heavy guitar riffs, to take the blame for the pain they’re deeper than one poorly made deci- all parents would put their lives on something you could actively listen techno beats, and hip-hop’s inge- causing our ears. sion. Either Caton-Jones fails to make the line for a child like Joey. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 6, 2002 • 25 Technique Crossword: George, John, and Tom By Joey Katzen 50. Free from illusion 11. GETTYSBURG AD- 1234 56789 101112131415

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ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 6, 2002 • 27 New NCAA Football raises bar By David Rottmann phy Room,” where the user can view depending on time of day and weath- Contributing Writer real-life individual and game tro- er conditions. phies. Sound effects give the subtle The world of sports console vid- During the off-season, the user touches that round out this fine eo games is filled with few stars. can export that year’s draft class and football title. The commentary is NCAA Football 2003 for PlaySta- then import it into the Franchise much improved, with new com- tion 2 is one of those stars. EA Sports mode of Madden NFL 2003. Tibu- mentary and better correlation be- picks up where last year’s install- ron has improved upon the already tween game events and comments ment of the franchise left off with a good recruiting system, where each by the team of Brad Nessler, Kirk football simulation like no other on team gets a certain number of points Herbstreit, and Lee Corso. Anoth- the market. based on a team’s prestige and per- er nice touch is that there are fight EA Sports and developer Tibu- formance during the previous year, songs and chants for all Division ron built the game on the next gen- by increasing the point value of re- 1A teams. Thus, after Tech scores a eration Madden NFL engine, but cruiting players farther away from touch down you hear, “Up with the NCAA Football 2003 brings the add- the user’s college. White and Gold” and “Ramblin’ ed excitement and pageantry of the The visuals of the game are vast- Wreck from Georgia Tech.” Like- college game. ly improved upon last year’s ver- wise, the menu screens can be cus- The staple of the game is the sion. They are similar to Madden’s tomized to your favorite team with tremendous gameplay. Tiburon has with an increased number of facial that team’s colors, mascot, and fight a very complicated, but functional, mappings and textures. The fram- song. football engine that shows great at- erate is consistently high, only slowing NCAA Football 2003 has set the tention to detail in both passing when all twenty-two players are vis- bar for all other sports titles to mea- and running offensive mechanics. ible on the screen, like in goal line sure them by. While based on the The detailed playbooks have a wide situations. Madden NFL engine, the small de- variety of formations based upon The player models are also de- tails only seen in college football the offensive strengths of the team tailed with improved facial expres- put this game equal, if not better, the user chooses. sions and moving eyes. Players can than the Madden NFL series. The What sets this game apart from be completely customized from name replay value is high thanks to the other football titles is the extensive to physical traits to equipment. extensive Dynasty mode and Cre- Dynasty mode. NCAA Football 2003 NCAA Football 2003 also features ate-a-School feature. NCAA Foot- By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS effectively captures the dynamics of improved lighting effects with visi- ball 2003 achieves as close to NCAA Football 2003 has increased graphics, as well as an option to real college team management. ble changes in reflections on hel- perfection as a sports game can ap- change details to correspond to your favorite team. Among the new features is the “Tro- mets, as well as different lighting proach. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 6, 2002 • 29 DragonCon Convention takes over Atlanta ...101010101010101010101010101...... Two Bits The Two Bits Man laments that al human idol, a role model you just until he came across this jolly char- real world role models are hard to might know being that he spends acter in front of the stadium. In the come by these days. Professional the majority of his days hanging out interest of all of those seeking role athletes are too often defamed by on Tech’s campus. models, the Two Bits Man gives his strikes and steroids, our previously Always standing in front of the firm nod to the man in front of the adored heroes stadium as it steadily stadium. of the busi- progresses through Yes, he’s got the ideal occupa- ness world are renovation, he’s an tion, aside from the Technique Opin- beset by scan- older gentleman ions Editor. You know, that section dal and cor- I suppose Buzz, when who can be seen clad that always has the two pictures of ruption in his high-fitting some good looking Technique kids (aside for Ted he’s not wasted from John Deere baseball and their views on issues as far reach- Turner, who huffing really good cap, his mischievous ing as invading Iraq to more proxi- just never was and wandering eyes mate and intimate issues such as the that lovable, pollen, makes a fairly concealed by UV re- problem of pollen huffing on cam- and Bill Gates decent role model. sistant plates of pus. Throw in a letter to the editor who we all darkness, as he totes complaining about how those “Tech know is an along a wonderful Up Close” pictures are getting just alien and a Buddha-like belly too damn hard and you’ve got the hermaphrodite), and most of us still and a face worn red by the sun. To Opinions section. haven’t forgiven Hulk Hogan for put it more poetically, I would say So with such a formulaic section By Gray Gunter / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS his temporary transition to evil Hulk he resembles a hybrid between Elmer layout every week, the Opinions A DragonCon particpant poses as Darth Vader in Centennial Hogan. Furthermore, we haven’t Fudd and Ralph Friedgen. editor is left with a lot of time to Olympic Park. The sci-fi and fantasy convention drew 20,000. had a halfway decent war-hero out- But what’s really interesting about wander around the office and think side of Hollywood in decades. And this guy is what the about who now, putting all these facts in care- Two Bits Man might be a her- ful perspective, it seems obvious that observes to be the maphrodite. Doane from page 23 the just and necessary course of ac- most pointless and Would the Opinions On tion is to invade Iraq! indulgent job de- that note, I as literature indigenous to the Tech ly and has recently earned the dis- I suppose Buzz, when he’s not scription ever en- Editor make a good suppose we’ve community and worth the read. tinction of setting a world airspeed wasted from huffing really good tertained by a role model? I just covered every- Weinrich is also scheduling a pub- record in his private aircraft. At pollen, makes a fairly decent role human being. thing of impor- lic signing for Doane to take place present, Doane continues to work model. But listen up and let the This man’s appar- can’t say, but she sure tance for this in early October. on the Georgia Tech research facul- Two Bits man share some wisdom ent function is to can edit an opinion. week, and in Probably first and foremost, how- ty. gained through experience. Do not stand around in case you’re ever, the bulk of Doane’s social sup- As for Doane’s personal plans try to outdo Buzz on a pollen huff- front of the stadi- wondering, port came from his close family and for a future not quite as far away as ing binge, at least not before you um all day while would the friends. Upon the premiere of Apo- the one braved by Captain Langley, can consistently drink Notre Dame’s marinating his eyes on the passing Opinions Editor make a good role gee, a handful of Doane’s close per- he has already polished off a sequel fighting Irishman under the table. college girls. All the while his sun- model? Well, I just can’t say, but sonal acquaintances collaborated in to Apogee. Doane plans to publish And of course, before we invade glasses do that beautiful thing they she sure can edit an opinion. And if throwing him a release party. Gateway, his second installment in Iraq, maybe we should consider the do and keep the direction in which you think, like that mean British Now approaching his mid-thir- the Apogee series, within a few years. role modeling offered by yours tru- his eyes wander free of public scru- guy does, that Kelly just doesn’t cut ties, Doane is still quite young at ly. The Two Bits Man is unusually tiny, thereby keeping him safe from it as an American Idol, then she may heart and retains his early-established For more information on John Doane, fortunate, not only to provide so accusable Dirty Old Man status. just have to do for now. Until next passion and reverie for aviation. As visit www.aventinepress.com/Feature- many people someone to look up The Two Bits man has never week, this is the Two Bits man re-

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