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Friday, December 3, 2010 • Volume 96, Issue 18 • nique.net Nostalgic Nutcracker The holiday classic returns to the Fox for the 51st year413 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper DegreeWorks tool launches Longtime By Maddie Cook processes, practices and up- current schedule. Future in- visor training and a curricu- Contributing Writer dating for the 21st century stallments to the program lum planning assistant. Once while staying in line with the include a graduation planner all 36 programs agree to use professor Tech is making an effort strategic vision of Georgia and online petition degrees. the program, DegreeWorks to simplify students’ registra- Tech,” said Robert Simon, as- “I’ll definitely need it to will increase advertising and tion efforts with a new online sistant registrar. keep track of classes. I’ve ac- add links to its site on other passes away program, DegreeWorks. The DegreeWorks is a web- tually been needing some- Tech sites like BuzzPort. Registrar’s office has recently based program that allows thing like this because I’m a Alabama and UGA are decided to upgrade to a new students and advisors to view co-op student. This program among several other univer- program. all past, present and future will help me decide what to sities who have this program Under the same operat- coursework. Like degree take and when to take certain for students. ing system as Banner and checklists distributed by aca- classes,” said Russell Ralston, “I think [DegreeWorks] is Buzzport, DegreeWorks is a demic advisors, DegreeWorks third-year ME major. going to help the student-ad- program that aims to assist plugs in a student’s specific By being able to plan out visor relationship a lot. What students and advisors in aca- coursework and allows the future coursework, Degree- the advisor sees is what the demic organization, academic student see what is completed Works enables students to student sees,” Simon said. performance and to plan fu- and what is not. view the necessary classes and One feature that the ad- ture academic coursework. Based on a student’s pro- prerequisites for programs. visor and the student share “[The Registrar is] really gram, he or she can also view In Spring 2011, the Reg- is the notes feature. The fea- committed to improving the how an additional major or istrar plans to release other technology of our business minor will affect his or her parts of the program like ad- See DegreeWorks, page 5 bonjour France-Atlanta Photo courtesy of Communication and Marketing Tech unveils multifaceted international exchange By Siddharth Gurnani Contributing Writer

W. Marshall Leach, Jr., ECE professor, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the age of 70. He received his PhD in EE from Tech in 1972 and became a professor in the ECE department that year. He was a four time recipient of the Richard and Bass Eta Kappa Nu award for outstanding teacher in ECE, the most by any ECE professor. Leach primarily taught electromagnetics, microsystems and electronic design. He was also the advisor for Tech’s Institute of Electri- cal and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student branch between 1972-82 and 2003-06. During his tenure he taught hundreds of students and sponsored numerous team projects. He was continuously consulted and contacted about construction plans for amplifiers and speakers he designed and constructed. His death came as a shock to the ECE department. “He had been treated for congestive heart problems for five years but was absolutely fine the Wednesday before his death. He called me Thursday night complaining of pain, and I took him to the emergency room Friday morning. That was the last time I had a conversation with Photos by Basheer Tome / Student Publications him,” said Thomas Brewer, ECE lab director. Above: Jean-Yves Le Deaut, 1st Vice-President of the Regional Council of Lorraine speaks about the Lafayette Institute. Brewer was a close associate and friend of Left: President Peterson discusses newly founded Lafayette Institute. Right: Conference leaders take notes. Leach’s. Both arrived to Tech at the same time 40 years ago. By Emily Cardin an academic and cultural ex- I would like to salute them.” Peterson traveled to the cam- “I saw him for five-six days a week over 40 Contributing Writer change of ideas. Institute President G.P. pus in Metz, France to cel- years, so it’s going to be a big vacancy in my According to Pascal Le- “Bud” Peterson also spoke at ebrate the 20th anniversary life,” Brewer said. From Nov. 29 through Deunff, consul general of the occasion and made his of the GT Lorraine program, He was respected by professors, students, Dec. 12, the Institute is co- France in Atlanta, nearly one enthusiasm for collaboration and it was established that a faculty and administration alike. His students sponsoring “France-Atlanta hundred prominent French with the French delegation celebration in Atlanta would characterized Leach as an approachable profes- 2010: Together Toward In- figures have temporarily re- clear to all in attendance. be appropriate as well. sor with a passion for teaching. novation” in partnership with located to Atlanta in order to “The events of these next “The Georgia Tech-Lor- “His overall goal was to teach. It didn’t mat- the Consulate General of participate in this occasion. two weeks are about increas- raine campus offers students ter if his final was coming up. You knew he was France in Atlanta. This pro- “Many have crossed the ing awareness, building from around the world the going to be fair. People loved his classes. He gram features a series of 20 Atlantic to join us in Atlanta bridges, increasing collabora- opportunity to take under- even made the difficult classes nice,” said James different events focused on for ‘France-Atlanta 2010’, tion and celebrating our cul- graduate and graduate courses Steinberg, ECE electronics engineer. the arts, business, science and including the vice-president tures,” Peterson said. taught in English by Georgia Steinberg couldn’t recall any bad reviews of humanitarian efforts. These of the Lorraine region, the The partnership between Tech faculty,” Peterson said. Leach during his nine years at Tech. events are taking place all vice-president of the Conseil Tech and France began 20 Plans are also underway to “Marshall was the consummate educator around Atlanta, though Tech général de la Moselle, the years ago with the establish- expand Tech’s presence in the [and] one of the best teachers that we had,” said is hosting nine on campus. president of Metz Métro- ment of Georgia Tech Lor- northeast region of France. Gary May, Chair of the School of ECE. Organized under the High pole, the mayor of Metz and raine, Tech’s first internation- On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Tech There has been an outpouring of grievances Auspices of the Ambassa- a delegation from the City of al campus, located in Metz, officials and representatives from former students on Leach’s website. For- dor of France to the United Toulouse,” LeDeunff said at France. Since its inception, from Lorraine signed a let- mer students remember Leach as a professor States, Governor Sonny Pur- the opening ceremony, held more than 2500 graduate ter of intent to establish the who was always willing to sit down and talk due and Atlanta Mayor Ka- on Monday, Nov. 29 at The students have studied at the Lafayette Institute, a new re- with students, sometimes for hours. sim Reed, this initiative was World of Coke. “They came campus, and American and source center for industry and “As long as a student needed help, [Leach] intended to unite American to Atlanta with top scien- French scientists conduct on- academic research laborato- would sit with him,” May said. and French experts in vari- tists, business leaders, artists going joint research. ous fields in order to facilitate and NGO leaders. Tonight, On June 15 of this year, See France, page 5 See Leach, page 3 2 • December 3, 2010 • Technique NEWS

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Outside of Tech, Leach was re- Council Clippings garded as an international author- This week in Student Government ity in the fields of electromagnet- Bill Summary ics and audio engineering. By Mike Donohue, SGA Editor “He got inquiries from around Bill Amount GSS UHR the world on some of the stuff he ach week, this section includes coverage of different aspects of Student built years ago,” Brewer said. He Government, including the Undergraduate House of Representatives, TERMIS Registration $200 24-1-1 39-2-1 conducted most of his research in EGraduate Student Senate and the Executive Branch of both governments. Wrestling Club $1,647 22-4-0 40-0-1 speaker and audio amplifier de- Men’s LAX $1,733 25-2-1 40-0-2 sign. Hospital Connection budget, in particular over the fact GT Day at the Capitol $486 25-2-1 37-3-1 “His legacy was left through UHR and GSS failed to pass that half of the organization’s dues his classes. For the students who a bill funding Georgia Tech Stu- had been spent on T-shirts. Prior Year: $150,180.96 Capital Outlay: $507,637 are coming in, it wouldn’t hurt to dent Hospital Connections dur- In UHR, several representa- have a permanent remembrance ing their Nov. 23 meetings. UHR tives raised concerns over the so that every now and then some passed the bill 34-10-0, but GSS ambiguity of the line items which one will ask who that was,” said failed it 8-21-2 preventing the bill only asked for transportation. You can follow Mike at the Nique’s blog, The Pulse. Check in at 7:30 Allen Robinson, Leach’s last PhD from meeting the required enact- They also raised the option of p.m. on Tuesday for updates from UHR sessions at nique.net/pulse. student. “I took everything he ment ration. using MARTA or another lower- ever taught. He had an infinite This bill asked for $516.82 to priced alternative. amount of patience and absolute pay for Zip-Cars to transport stu- Many other representatives ternatives such as a student design uate Conference fund, expressed willingness to help.” dents to two service projects per spoke in support of the bill, how- competition for a replacement. regret that there was no dedicated Leach’s passing creates a gap week for eight weeks. Previously, ever, pointing out that it is an JacketPages was first imple- mechansim for undergraduates in the ECE curriculum. He was JFC policy prohibited funding for ideal use of the amended JFC mented in the spring of 2009 as like Burnsed to recieve funds and the only professor who taught low any travel to locations closer than policy, despite being in technical a platform for organization fund- spoke in strong support of the bill. noise electronics. 150 miles. This changed when violation of the policy. In contrast ing requests and as a method to GSS and UHR passed the bill “We’ll have to find other fac- GSS and UHR amended the pol- to GSS, the undergraduates wel- facilitate communication between by large margins, 24-1-1 and 39- ulty members who can pick up the icy to allow for service organiza- comed the organization’s poten- SGA, Student Involvement and 2-1, respectively. courses that he taught like audio tions to apply for funding if the tial to encourage the professional various organization presidents engineering and operational am- travel is recurring and happens development of its members. members. GT Day at the Capitol plifier design,” May said. over a period of 10 weeks. Howev- Because of the wide margin by Tech paid $20,000 to develop Undergraduate Director of The ECE department is still er, because the funding was only which GSS failed the bill, UHR the platform and pays $10,000 Academic Affairs Elle Creel and determining what will happen for eight weeks, the bill did not needed 36 votes to pass the bill, each year to maintain the site. Student Lobby Board Chair Kris- with all of his current semester’s meet policy. two more votes of support than ten Grieg submitted a bill on Nov. classes. The lab professor for this Also Senators debated whether the bill eventually received. SGA sends BME to conference 30 to provide funding for the GT semester’s low-noise electronics the service projects counted as Both UHR and GSS ap- Day at the Captiol to be held in lab is going to take over the entire professional development activi- JacketPages proved a bill on Nov. 30 provid- January. The bill requested $486 class. ties, something they believed vio- Graduate Student Body Presi- ing $200 to Olivia Burnsed, third to pay for transportation and a Born in Abbeville South Caro- lated JFC policy. However, in a dent Anthony Baldridge an- year BME, to attend TERMIS, a Technique ad. lina in 1940, he got his B.S. (1962) clarification released on Nov. 30, nounced a new initative to reeval- conference focusing on tissue en- The transportation portion of and M.S. (1964) in Electrical En- Graduate Executive Vice Presi- ute the use of JacketPages for bill gineering and regenerative medi- the bill did not meet JFC policy, gineering from the University of dent Kathy Schnure said that pro- submissions to SGA on Nov. 30. cine. but for the third time this year, South Carolina. fessional development activities First brought up in a meeting While GSS has a dedicated both UHR and GSS voted to A memorial service for Leach are only prohibited for non-Tech between members of the graduate fund to provide conference mon- waive policy and fund the bill will be held on campus on Thurs- students. executive branch and new Sena- ies, the undergraduates do not regardless. Like the GT Night at day, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Mar- Also, several Senators ex- tors, this ad-hoc committee will have a similar fund. CHEM & the High and Six Flags Night, cus Nanotechnology Building, pressed concern over the way Hos- seek to decide whether to continue BCHEM Sen. 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France from page 1 cess to state-of-the-art nanofabri- News Briefs cation facilities and will focus on ries. The agreement was signed at technologies at the intersection the “Investing in France-Focus on of materials, optics, photonics, Nobel objection the Lorraine” event, held at Tech electronics and nanotechnology. in the Wardlaw Center. French authorities will finance the On November 17, Tech Physics This new $30-million facility costs of this groundbreaking facil- Professor Walter De Heer wrote a will facilitate the commercializa- ity, which will amount to around letter to the Nobel Prize office in tion of innovations in optoelec- 23 million Euros, or $31 million. Stockholm. DeHeer wrote to the tronics, a branch of physics that “This European innovation office noting that there were mis- deals with the interactions be- hub will strengthen Georgia’s takes in the scientific background tween light and electric fields. global footprint in technologi- document of the research of 2010 This includes invisible forms of cal innovation and serve as a link Nobel Prize Winners in physics. radiation such as gamma rays, X- between research laboratories Winners Andre Geim and rays, ultraviolet and infrared as and industry, where technologi- Konstatin Novoselov of Manches- well as visible light. cal solutions and prototypes can ter University, U.K. were awarded “By providing our industrial be developed rapidly to stimulate for their research on graphene, a partners and academic research economic development,” said Yves carbon structure that has poten- laboratories access to state-of-the- Berthelot, president of Georgia tial in the electronics field. art facilities, we will be creating Tech-Lorraine. De Heer is a well-known phys- an environment where solutions Tech is hosting numerous icist who has also completed ex- to global challenges, ranging from other events for the “France- tensive research on graphene. The energy to medical technology, Atlanta 2010: Together Toward Nobel Prize physics committee can be developed,” Peterson said. Innovation” occasion, including has responded to De Heer’s letter “This Institute also underscores the humanitarian presentation by making a change to the online Georgia Tech’s commitment to “Bringing Awareness to Haiti Aid Photo by Dean Liao / Student Publications information regarding this prize. expand our global partnerships.” Relief,” which will be held in the Philippe Yvergniaux, president of Invest in France Agency, The institute will provide ac- Student Center on Dec. 6. speaks at the France-Atlanta Investing in France session at Tech. Tech to offer new sup- DegreeWorks from page 1 ply chain degree ture allows the advisor to record Tech has unveiled a new Mas- thoughts on a student’s course ter of Science Program in Supply decisions or other academic deci- Chain Engineering, commencing sions. It is also a feature that the on Aug. 2011. Tech has already student has access to and can add developed multiple degrees relat- his or her own notes. ing to logistics but this new degree The program is in its begin- will allow for a specific focus on ning stages and will gradually add designing logistical processes. on new features throughout the Unlike other programs that next several semesters. prepare students to be manag- Currently, 27 of the 36 campus ers, this program is designed to departments at Tech have agreed provide a more engineer-oriented to implement the program into focus on designing supply chain their department. The students networks. and advisors within these 27 de- It will also address the increas- partments can now use the new ing complexity found in infor- online program. mation systems and data supply- Several different organizations, chains. including the Board of Regents The courses will feature lec- and SGA, are footing the initial tures from supply chain experts costs for the program. Tech’s Ath- in industry and give students the letic Association has contributed chance to work with different Screenshot by Jarrett Skov / Student Publications as well. Usage of the program will companies to gain practical skills. The DegreeWorks program will guide students on what classes they can take in the upcoming be free to all students and advi- It is set to have 40 to 50 students semesters. One of its features will be to allow for notes to be saved between advisors and students. sors. in its first year.

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Tuesdays @ 7 Flag 137 Opinions Editor: Matt Hoffman Technique Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success 6 when they gave up. Friday, Opinions ”“ —Thomas A. Edison December 3, 2010 OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Come out, stand up, JacketPages: exit stage right break the silence System needs replacement with a more apt option “To stand in silence makes The JacketPages site in its current form on other social networking sites such cowards out of men.” fails to fulfill intended tasks, delivers little as Facebook. A simple website that lists —Abraham Lincoln in comparison to the cost associated and campus organizations and links people should be replaced by a system developed to their sites would be just as effective as Corey T. Boone from within the Tech community. When JacketPages and would come with far less Undergraduate Student Body President adopted a few years ago, JacketPages was cost. Since many organization are already supposed to be a social networking tool on such social networking websites or President Lincoln said it best for student organizations to link them maintain their own sites, most people on when he etched these words. While the context is vastly dif- Write to us: with potential new members and an easy campus would not notice if the system ferent now, they ring particularly bill-submission system. Unfortunately, was discontinued. true today. In Oct., a bright young [email protected] man at Rutgers University took neither has come to fruition as the system A new system with more limited use, his life because of two hate-filled, We welcome your letters in lacks wide-spread campus use and many mainly for SGA bill submission, could be negligent, ill-mannered peers who response to Technique content as invaded his privacy and broad- well as topics relevant to campus. aspects, especially the important SGA bill easily developed on campus through an We will print letters on a timely casted to the world that he was submission feature, are over-complicated. open completion with a financial reward and space-available basis. G-A-Y. The thought of the world Letters should not exceed 400 The few organizations that have truly for the winner. Tech has tons of talent knowing his secret was too much words and should be submitted by used the system in any meaningful way in waiting, and failing to put them to for him to handle. Now an entire Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be nation mourns his loss, and a stu- printed in the following Friday’s have likely done so out of necessity to use is a simple waste of resources. Such dent body sits wondering what issue. Include your full name, year submit a budget or to get funding, not for a site developed in house could also be could have been done to prevent a (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- vibrant, talented young man from serve the right to edit for style and convenience or usability reasons. maintained more efficiently and more ending his own life. length. Only one submission per JacketPages also drains five-figure economically using student employees to Unfortunately, this young person will be printed per term. funds from the budget every year and simply watch over the code and address man’s story is not unique. Accord- ing to the Human Rights Cam- delivers little for the cost. Many of the issues as needed. Outsourcing such a task paign, “gay men are six times more Tech’s campus, we the Tech Com- social aspects the program attempts to to a third party only undermines Tech’s likely to commit suicide than munity, must stand up and break their straight counterparts.” This the long silence. We must come accommodate can be fulfilled for free purpose of developing future innovators. Oct. alone, there were five cases in out as allies for our fellow LGBT which young men took their lives Jackets. According to the Berkley The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the because they were ridiculed for Center for Gender Equity, “… Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. being different. One person is too an ally is someone who supports many; two is astonishing, but five members of a community other Technique Editorial Board is an abomination. With that said, than his or her own.” Hahnming Lee, Editor-in-Chief the part that is most concerning is Becoming an ally does not Vivian Fan, Managing Editor that this incident could easily have mean renouncing one’s faith or Kate Comstock, Business Manager happened anywhere, especially turning one’s back on legitimate- Tech. In the weeks after these un- ly held beliefs. It simply means Jennifer Aldoretta, Layout Editor Alex Mitchell, Sports Editor fortunate incidents, I was asked, breaking the silence and showing Kamna Bohra, Focus Editor Vijai Narayanan, News Editor “Corey, what is Tech going to support for a community that you Advertising Manager Steven Cappetta, Nishant Prasadh, Online Sports Editor do about this?” My response was do not belong to. Mike Donohue, SGA Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor simple, “Turning a blind eye and If you are reading this column, Matt Hoffman, Opinions Editor Jarrett Skov, Photo Editor not speaking out is unacceptable.” you have indeed come in contact Reem Mansoura, Outreach Editor Zheng Zheng, Entertainment Editor After all, silence makes cowards with someone who is a part of the out of men. LGBT community—whether you EDITORIAL CARTOON By Rose Peng In response to the unfortu- are aware of it or not. Now, ask nate events plaguing the LGBT yourself, “Would this person feel community, SGA is hosting the comfortable sharing this portion first-ever Tech United event. Tech of his or her life with me?” If not, United is an initiative developed it is time for you to “come out” as by SGA’s Vice President of Cam- an ally. pus Affairs, Kaitlyn Whiteside. Imagine if someone at Rut- The first of what we hope to be gers, in Cal., in Ind., or in Texas a series of events, Tech United had “come out”. If someone had aims to engage the campus in an broken the silence, five families open dialogue surrounding issues would enter the holiday season that have not typically been at the with lighter hearts. Five campuses forefront of campus discussion would end the semester with a and shed light on many issues in reason to celebrate. The men and the LGBT community that some women who remained silent and may be unaware of. allowed tragedy to befall the five On Dec. 9, the conversation young men mentioned above are will revolve around LGBT issues cowards as defined by President on our campus, and we will host Lincoln. In my opinion, they one of Tech’s most illustrious al- showcase the epitome of coward- ums, Alex Wan. While this event ice. is a phenomenal step in the right Nearly three months after direction, the discussion cannot these unfortunate tragedies, break end here. In fact, it is only the its silence. At 7 p.m. in the LeC- beginning. The movement starts raw auditorium on Dec. 9, we with events like this. It ends when have an opportunity to show our every facet of this campus from LGBT community that it indeed the student organizations to the gets better and that we are here to Alumni Association recognize support them. that our LGBT community de- Administration, Alumni Asso- serves to have an equal seat at the ciation, faculty, staff and students table. this is my official “coming out”. To ensure that nothing like a I challenge each of you to follow “Rutger’s Incident” happens on suit. OPINIONS Technique • December 3, 2010 • 7 Lack of women at Tech more than joke The Ratio. TBS. “The odds “Just because something is a ment organizations. There B Z are good, but the goods are ‘girl problem’ does not mean needs to be a general attitude U Z odd.” change from the administra- Around Campus These three phrases encom- the weight of fixing should be tion, faculty and male student pass a huge portion of the cul- professional/academic organi- ture at Tech. The male to fe- doled on the...minority” zations. After all, how often male ratio at Tech has been the does one hear a male student butt end of a number of jokes Vivian Fan complaining about the Ratio, What are you doing over for as long as women were even Managing Editor and how often does one hear allowed in universities. It also about a male professional stu- the break? goes without saying that in dent organization actually this day and age, Tech is still Computing has even demon- development of Facebook and working with female profes- one of the few top tier public strated a decrease of enrolled its founder Mark Zuckerberg, sional organizations in a truly universities where the students undergraduate females by 0.6 exemplifies the lack of female collaborative setting? More can count the number of class- percent. As well, both sets of presence of the industries of so, according to the Georgia es they’ve had with an equal numbers demonstrate incred- engineering, computing and Tech 2007 Fact Book, only distribution of males and fe- ibly low standard deviations the sciences. In one scene that approximately 14 percent of males with only one hand. (fractional at best). This only hits almost too close to home, Tech engineering faculty is This year’s freshman class, goes to underline that female Zuckerberg and his partner female. however, has shown female presence in these disciplines Eduardo Saverin plot to ex- The institute’s faculty and enrollment at its highest in are at a stand still with no in- pand their creation. When administration should push history, with a 36 percent to clination of going up or down their female “groupies” ask if themselves to find, reward 64 percent female to male ra- by any large means. they can contribute, they are and maintain relations with tio. Yet the numbers neglect This begs the question, if met with a simple, “No.” Thus, female faculty. Encouraging Bin Bin Chen to paint a full picture of the female enrollment at Tech has the point was made. Innova- more apt and qualified female Second-year BME academic demographics in the been on a positive trend, then tion is a boy’s club. professors and researchers can freshman class. why can’t the same be said of This is not to say that the be the first step in creating a “Going home to China and While growth may be oc- the Colleges of Engineering Tech administration, faculty positive environment for up- curring, it is only happening and Computing? or student body purposely acts and-coming female engineers. spending time with my within one sector of the in- Lack of female engineers this way concerning women As well, male students can family” stitute. The number of female and scientists is not just a in the sciences. With organi- make an effort in cultivating engineering and computing problem that plagues Tech, zations such as the Women’s that positive environment in students has been growing at but instead one reflected across Recruitment Board and the more than just a social setting a snail’s pace. Comparatively, the nation as a whole. In 2003, Society of Women Engineers, I but a professional setting as the Colleges of Architecture, the National Science Foun- was even skeptical on whether well. Liberal Arts and Sciences all dation reported that only 11 or not discrimination in en- Rather than observing and have seen much larger in- percent of the engineering gineering existed. However, commenting that Tech has a creases in their percentages of work force was female. Not to it was not until I entered the “girl problem”, perhaps a little female enrollment. In particu- mention that there is a general workplace when a coworker more effort and consideration lar, the percentage of under- idea of a gender gap between stated outright that my being from male students, the ad- graduate females in the Col- disciplines. As past studies “young and a woman” would ministration and faculty is lege of Engineering has only have shown, engineering and “work against [me]” that I real- necessary. Just because some- fluctuated by an approximate- the sciences are for boys, and ized the gender gap was indeed thing is a “girl problem” does ly positive 0.7 percent by each liberal arts are for girls. a problem. not mean the weight of fixing class year (going from seniors Even the film The Social The solution may lie in par- it should be doled on the tar- Joe Rienzi to freshmen). The College of Network, which details the ties outside of women’s recruit- geted minority. Second-year ME “Having a nice break and Open grading process would relieve stress preparing myself for spring You hear it every semester, he was assigning grades? the tone of voice depending en- “In a nutshell, so long Take one of my classes this break.” tirely on who you’re hearing it as the grading process is semester. The professor breaks from. Whether it’s in the pan- down test scores point-by- icked confusion of a doe-eyed transparent... there is not a point into what letter grade it freshman, the stressed tone of problem.” will translate to. I know I’ve sophomores worrying what got a low A on one test, and a number they’ll be putting on Chris Russell mid B on the other. Through- their resumes when applying out the semester, I know how for internships, or the gruff Online Editor I’ve been doing, how much I resignation of upperclassmen needed to study for the next wondering if they’ll have to test, and how much time to retake a class again, everyone’s plaining about the curve? need it. So, what do we do? spend on the homework. I said it: “I don’t have a clue how My guess is that students We cut back on sleep, start know what I need to get on the I’m doing in that class.” don’t mind the curve, they guzzling caffeine and lock final for an A, what I need to Tech professors grade on mind when they don’t know ourselves away in our study get for a B, and what happens curves. It’s just a fact as ines- the curve. You never hear area of choice, not really sure if I bomb it spectacularly. No Jameil Bailey capable as gravity, magnetism, someone complaining about what needs work and what is muss, no fuss and no stress. Second-year ECE and the lateness of blue route having a B in a class where perfectly fine as-is. Stress rises, The administration is al- buses. We’ve all had a test or they got a 56. You do hear sleep goes out the window, ways trying to come up with “Enjoying the weather of two where we’ve celebrated people complaining about and all that fun people say we new ways to make us happier, the fact that we scored in the working day and night all se- should be having in college but at the end of the day, that’s Florida and catching up on double digits. We’ve all had mester long to bring up their dries up and floats away. going to depend on how much MMO’s.” that test where the professor 56, only to find out it’s a B at In a nutshell, so long as the time we have to do things we walks in and says, “I don’t un- the end of the semester. Then grading process is transparent enjoy and how much time derstand why the grades are the complaining starts. enough that we can say “I have we’re spending stressed about so low; I thought it was easy.” In other words, it’s the un- a mid B” or “I have a low A,” classes. If we actually know And we’ve all experienced the certainty that drives us up the there’s not a problem. Profes- how we’re doing in classes, we joy of explaining to parents wall. We don’t mind getting a sors get to curve, we get to can spend less time on the lat- how we’re not failing out de- good grade for a bad average, sleep, and everyone gets to go ter and better plan our time to spite the stack of sub-sixty so long as we know what to ex- home happy. maximize the former. scores on our desks. pect. If we’re expecting a B and But it’s typically not that Obviously this wouldn’t Honestly: I don’t mind we actually have a B, great. If easy. Typically, you’ll get a stop students from griping en- this. It lets professors correct we’re expecting an F and actu- mean and standard deviation, tirely, but it would certainly for tests they misgauged the ally have a B, we’re going to and are lucky to get that. In a cut down on it if the admin- difficulty, and leaves room for spend hours frantically cram- perfect world, where everyone istration encouraged profes- the top one percent to learn ming, trying to improve a graded on a bell curve, this sors to share this information. as much as they want without grade that is just fine. would be fine. You’d look up Compared to all the effort that Megan Hays trashing everyone else’s grades. So what’s the problem? We the professor’s past classes, do goes into programs aimed at It’s easier on the grading staff, spend a bit more time than we a bit of math, press the button making Tech students hap- Third-year STAC makes for more consistent need to on a class. Big deal. on your calculator, and you’ve pier, making sure students “Snowboarding.” grading over the years, etc, etc. Problem is, every hour we got your grade. But what if the understand how they’re doing Basically, there’s a lot of spend on that class is an hour syllabus changed? Or you have requires very little effort for reasons why curving is useful. we don’t spend studying for a new professor? Or if your how much it would affect our Photos by Benny Lee So why are people always com- another class that really does professor had a bad day when quality of life. 8 • December 3, 2010 • Technique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS Hot or Not SGA continues to balance needs – or – of students against available funds In today’s times, one would be “The marks left from these HOT NOT hard pressed to find a situation economic times and the where fiscal responsibility isn’t one of the main points discussed. atmosphere of cutting...will Entities ranging from business to dictate how we as a society.” government to academia are feel- ing the pinch of a lagging econ- Anthony Baldridge omy and are faced with difficult decisions on what to cut and what Graduate Student Body President Free harmony Construct, obstruct to maintain to ensure their re- The Tech mixed a cappella For those on campus who spective operations are able to sur- group Infinite Harmony is enjoy walking up and down vive. This effect has made its way ten times not being able to deliver As the SGA legislative session giving away free tickets to its Skiles Walkway and receiving to SGA where we are faced with the same student experience that continues, one of the most chal- performance by distributing leaflets for events that few to these same issues and elected and we have at Tech. From this, hav- lenging tasks, as has been a chal- them in parking ticket en- nobody will ever attend: you charged to make some of these ing the student body entrust SGA lenge for SGAs of the past, will velopes and placing them on should get your fix over the same decisions. with the allocation of the Student be to determine when we put re- cars. While this method may next two weeks because Skiles Recently, to address fiscal re- Activity Fee is a major responsi- sources behind something regard- infuriate some people, it is sure will be closed upon the return sponsibility across all aspects of bility and one that every member less of the size of the request. The to get the group some atten- from break. The other random our governance, I established an within SGA takes seriously and delicate balance of being fiscally tion. Their last performance is construction sites popping up ad-hoc committee chaired by the with honor. conservative while at the same tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Stu- around campus like pimples in Graduate Vice President of Inter- Within all of this, questions time exercising some liberalism in dent Center Theater. Tickets at a middle school are also quite nal Affairs Michael Ellis to exam- often arise from SGA and student funding campus activities is diffi- the door are seven dollars. tedious and annoying. ine various aspects of our fiscal body members including: “Where cult to achieve and will prove to nature and to look into ways that does my money go?”, “Should we be a mighty task for all of SGA. both graduate and undergradu- fund this allocation?” or “Will we From all of the issues presented, ate SGA can exhibit the highest run out of money before the end the purpose of this committee levels of fiscal responsibility. This of the year?”. These questions lie will not be a catch-all to fix every committee will consist of various at the heart of the reason as to why problem or to answer the limited members of GSS and UHR along the ad-hoc committee was created questions posed earlier but rather with any member of the student and for that matter lie at the heart will act as a step in the right di- body who would like to partici- of any debate concerning the rection and will bring the impor- pate. spending of public money. tance of fiscal responsibility to Simply put, SGA is a massive The motivation establishing center stage. operation with a budget of $4.8 this new push within SGA has One of the greatest things SGA Stand united Downed by dogs million, coming from the collec- always existed yet in the past owes to student body is determin- Tech United signifies a ma- The unfortunate outcome tion of the Student Activity Fee, has not been the center issue in ing the answers and practical solu- jor leap for the campus com- of the football game in Athens which is allocated to over 300 dif- almost every debate. These sen- tions to the fiscal questions posed munity as it addresses issues on Saturday leaves a bitter taste ferent student organizations, cam- timents and this motivation are and applying them to our every- that often are disregarded or in the mouths of Tech fans at pus facilities and campus initia- not surprising since they are the day operations. The marks left overlooked. This is a chance the end of this tough football tives throughout any given year. same core issues that face the na- from these economic times and for members of the Tech cam- season. While the team played Recently in some research for a tion on an everyday occurrence. the atmosphere of cutting and pus to show solidarity with valiantly and coaching staff separate topic, I looked through What cannot happen is a situation conserving will dictate how we the LGBT community. The out witted their UGA counter- the operations of how other SGAs where the idea of saving money as a society function. SGA must recent tragic events across the parts, ultimately injuries and within the University System of dominates the debate while valu- find a balance between conserv- country underscore the need season-long infirmities in cer- Georgia work and much to my able programs, ideas and initia- ing enough while at the same time to support all members of our tain units proved to be the un- surprise other SGAs have much tives that may need generous sup- funding important initiatives for campus and to stand united doing for the Jackets in their less control concerning how their port might fall to the wayside thus the benefit of the community thus against harassment. regular season finale. fees are allocated and work with jeopardizing the optimal student continuing to make Tech a great significantly smaller budgets, of- experience that we strive to create. place to be.

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making friday lectures more interesting lectures friday making [email protected] Technique Focus Editor: @georgepburdell: Q: Did you hear about Kamna Bohra 9 the University of Georgia fan who locked Friday, his keys in his car? A: He couldn’t get his December 3, 2010 Focus family out. #thwg Peterson schedules visit to Antarctica for USAP

By Kamna Bohra uate fall under the United States Focus Editor Antarctica Program (USAP), which is, in turn, under the um- In a barren icy land at 50 de- brella of the National Science grees below zero with black speck- Foundation (NSF). les of penguins and white dots Including over 3000 Ameri- of polar bears, scientists can step cans, USAP has scientists from away from the rush of labs and global universities and research conduct their research in peace. institutions engaging in year- One can hardly imagine that this round, collaborative work in Ant- land is on the same planet as the arctica. lush vegetation of the jungles in These scientists focus on un- South America or the vehicle- derstanding the characteristics filled roads of the urban cities in of Antarctica’s ecosystems and Europe. how they will affect the rest of However, Institute President the planet in the case of climate G.P. “Bud” Peterson will see this change. flipside to the lifestyles of other Researchers also use the South of the nec- continents, as he travels to Ant- Pole as a foundation for their essary re- arctica on Dec. 4 to review several studies of the upper atmosphere. search areas research projects being conducted Research projects include anal- to allow other under the United States Antarc- yses of the hole in the ozone layer, research to con- tica Program. upper atmospheric conditions and tinue in Antarctica. As a member of the National stratospheric chemistry. Scientists In discussing and Science Board (NSB), Peterson also specifically conduct studies evaluating the projects, received a recommendation for on the ionosphere and the magne- Peterson must distinguish the trip from NSB chairman Ray tosphere. between the research goals of the Bowen. Along with a limited In addition to tours of the sci- U.S. and the Institute, as he is a number of government officials, ence and technology facilities, Pe- representative of the NSF. Peterson will visit the McMurdo terson will take a helicopter tour “I’m going down as a represen- Station and the Admunsen-Scott of the Dry Valleys and will also tative-at-large, not just a represen- South Pole Station to review the visit local field projects and his- tative of Georgia Tech…[but]…a ongoing research endeavors in torical huts. lot of the things that people do [at The living conditions are not plete physical and stress test be- such environmental topics as While Peterson recognizes the Tech] utilize some of the informa- ideal either. fore receiving clearance to travel earth sciences, astrophysics, eco- importance of the projects al- tion that’s developed [in Antarc- “The McMurdo Station is not to the South Pole. systems and glaciology. ready being conducted in earth tica],” Peterson said. really like a hotel; it’s more like a However, while he is analyz- “There will be discussions and atmospheric sciences, he also Beyond the man made research dormitory. The living conditions ing the research projects in Ant- about the research currently going believes studies should be carried projects, the natural world of Ant- are a little tough. The temperature arctica, Peterson will continue to on [in Antarctica] and how the out in other non-geographic re- arctica includes over 9000 feet of ranges from 20 to 50 below at the remember the research programs research that’s being done there is search areas, such as supply chain mountainous elevation, hundreds South Pole, [so] when we fly into in Atlanta at Tech. of value to the scientific commu- and logistics. of glaciers, thousands of creatures McMurdo Station, they’ll provide “I’m going to take a Georgia nity,” Peterson said. Peterson cited medical atten- and subzero temperatures, even in complete outfits,” Peterson said. Tech flag and fly it in the South The projects Peterson will eval- tion and transportation as a few the current summer season. Peterson had to take a com- Pole,” Peterson said. Vaden plans to patent, commercialize invention By Chris Russell to have a prototype ready to dis- Online Editor play for a convention in Jan. “I’m hoping to be ready in time At last year’s InVenture Prize to take it to the NAMM show. It’s competition, Sarah Vaden, a a big trade convention where all third-year AE major, took the the big companies, like Yamaha second prize for her invention: and Pearl, and a lot of big musi- the Pneumatically Elevated Pitch cians come. It’s a good place to get (PEP) Pedal. Though the compe- out there, explore and hopefully tition’s over, the invention process get picked up by one of the com- is still rolling as Vaden starts to panies,” Vaden said. wrap up the paperwork and look Since InVenture, in addition to toward releasing a working proto- working on the digital redesign, type to the market. Vaden has been wading through The PEP Pedal is a foot-pow- the patent application process in ered pump that used pneumatics order to protect her rights to her to change the pitch of a drum by intellectual property. changing its internal pressure. According to Vaden, the real “It’s a way for drummers to work came after InVenture. change the pitch of their drums “[The patent process] has defi- while they’re playing. It lets them nitely been the most difficult part take a five-piece drum kit and of the process. InVenture wasn’t make it sound like a 12 or 13 piece so hard in comparison. I got my kit,” Vaden said. patent application done about Vaden, an avid drummer her- three or four weeks into the se- self, said money is not as impor- mester, and since then it’s been a tant to her as shifting the role of Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing lot of trying to get the computer drums in music. After taking second place in the InVenture Prize Competition last year, Sarah Vaden plans to use work done. Right now, we’re in “My main goal isn’t to sell the patent she won to commercialize her invention, the Pneumatically Elevated Pitch (PEP) Pedal. the drafting stage and are trying hundreds of thousands of units so to find a reasonably priced proto- much as to change the way music component. According to Vaden, even with the InVenture finals. typer in the US,” Vaden said. is played,” Vaden said. “My earlier prototype—the a new largely-digital interface, a “The design has changed, Vaden said that being “an en- Since the competition last one I won at InVenture with— foot-pedal element will still al- but the prototype isn’t there yet. gineer by day, musician by night,” semester, Vaden’s product has was all mechanical. It was a push- most certainly be involved, since it I’m trying to make it look like in addition to planning her up- changed dramatically. Originally pedal/pump system. I’m trying to will be the kind of control drum- something someone would actu- coming wedding has been a tricky designed as a pedal in which the make that more digital and make mers are used to. ally buy. My prototype was really balancing act. user manually pumps air into the playing experience easier. I Despite this, Vaden said her rough. Really, it was just a proof Vaden interned at Boeing in the drum, Vaden hopes the final want to let people dial in how they final product will likely be much of concept,” Vaden said. See Vaden, page 11 product will have more of a digital want to play,” Vaden said. different from what viewers saw at As for a deadline, Vaden hopes

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Vaden from page 9 Vaden’s actual patent application is for a “pneumatic drum Seattle this summer, meaning tuning device.” Essen shares adventures in nature that much of the work on the pat- Assuming all goes well, the By Divya Varahabhatla ent had to be done long-distance. patent will be approved in two to Contributing Writer Law firm Sutherland and Co. three years. In the meantime, Va- has been handling a lot of the legal den can begin labeling her device Many people gathered in the footwork involved in patenting an as “patent pending” and listing Student Center Ballroom to lis- invention. In addition to the ac- the patent number, which will go ten in on Marty Essen’s “Around tual paperwork associated with a long way towards protecting the the World in 90 Minutes” lecture, applying for a patent, Sutherland rights to her intellectual property. hosted by the Student Center Pro- and Co. also handled the research The next InVenture Prize Com- grams Council (SCPC). into prior art that is more or less petition, to be hosted by Miles O’ Essen’s Lecture was full of sto- required for a successful patent Brien, will be held on March 9, ries about his adventures trekking application. 2011. through the globe. Essen, a self-taught photographer, decided to go backpacking with his wife and ended up loving the occupation so much that he kept returning. Eventually, he decided to col- lect all his experiences in a book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Ex- ploring the Seven Continents. The lecture was accompanied by Essen’s colorful photography Image courtesy of Tasha Myers slide which showcased a myriad of beautifully shot photos of ani- In preparation for Marty Essen’s lecture on his adventures in mals and wildlife from all over the nature, students created animal masks in the Student Center. world. “Get down and appreciate the ing down the Zambezi river, and cies of spider in the Amazon little things,” Essen said as advice their boat was attacked by a hip- which he called an Orchid mimic for travelers. popotamus. spider. He showed the audience pic- he animal lifted the boat high Essen is now promoting his tures of creatures from his travels, in the air, dumping the vessel new travel book by traveling including a little poison dart frog. and the Essens on the riverbank. around colleges and venues across He recounted his firsthand Though it was a near-death - ex the country. tales of facing caimans, lace moni- perience, both the Essens were Originally, Essen wrote stories tors, which are a kind of lizard he relieved to be alive and laughed of his adventures in newspapers in encountered in Australia, wolves it off. Montana where he lived. in Canada and glaciers in North In the spirit of exploring the In his book, Essen said that not America. little novelties in such new areas, only did he get to see the planet “[It was] an interesting dis- the Essens traveled through Spain and its wildlife, he also was able cussion on the misconceptions of visiting castles as well. to see and meet people of different ‘dangerous’ animals. He talked They also discovered that nationalities. about how many animals stereo- many of the generally accepted He developed a sense for both typed to be extremely dangerous facts were actually incorrect. In the environment and the political are actually not as harmful as fact, red belly piranhas which are nature of protecting wildlife. The rumored and beneficial for our “known as the most ferocious” are novel was published in 2007. environment,” said Christianna actually fin eaters. Apart from photographing Madson, a second-year BME ma- The Essens tested this by jump- natural life across the seven con- jor who attended the event. ing into a lake full of red belly pi- tinents, Essen travels to colleges Image courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing One of the more extreme expe- ranhas without any injuries. and universities to deliver lectures While “selling” her invention to the judges, Vaden practiced her riences that Essen mentioned was Marty Essen was also the first about his travels and the photog- when he and his wife were canoe- person to ever photograph a spe- raphy from his book. entrepreneurship skills during the InVenture Prize Competition.

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those without much of an attention span. The Atlanta Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the fab- ASO Disney ulous Fox Theater in Midtown, just a stone’s throw from The Varsity. The theater is almost as interesting as any THE show that passes through. Originally opened in 1929, the Islamic/Egyptian-styled edifice is unique. Even from the astonishes street, it screams lavish luxury from yesteryear. During CONCERT intermission, it is easy to miss the beginning of the second Disney in Concert: act while exploring the many nooks, crannies (and bath- Magical Music from the NUTCRACKER rooms) and details of the historical landmark. Movies For the past two years, the Atlanta ballet used live mu- mesmerizes, sic only on the show’s opening weekend. However this PERFORMER: Atlanta year will feature live music at all 23 performances for the Symphony Orchestra first time since 2006. There is an indescribable something LOCATION: Woodruff Arts excites that live music brings to a multifaceted production like Center The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s romantic (and then quite experimental) score sounds much more nuanced and en- DATE: Nov. 26, 2010 crowds grossing live than any recording can produce. The Atlanta Ballet Orchestra is one of the highlights of the show. OUR TAKE: ««««« The only aspect of the show that seemed lacking was, By Christ Ernst ironically, the dancing. While at times virtuosic, there SHOWS By Kristina Sharifi Staff Writer were at least commensurate occasions of strikingly bad Contributing Writer The Nutcracker footwork or timing. The arms and upper half of the danc- PERFORMER: Atlanta Ballet For its 51st year, ers was almost always approaching perfection. Arms and On Friday, Nov. 26, Disney in Concert: Mag- the Atlanta Ballet is their positioning definitely got much more attention than ical Music from the Movies was performed at the LOCATION: Fox Theatre putting on the holiday footwork or synchronization. However, with a show that Woodruff Arts Center. The concert consisted DATE: Nov. 27 - Dec. 26 classic, The Nutcrack- has as many children it is much harder to maintain a high of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra joined by er. A perfect holiday level of execution. a quartet of singers and the Atlanta Symphony OUR TAKE: ««««« show combining the The Nutcracker is a tradition, especially with parents Gospel Choir. The show used images and music holidays themselves and children, and it is very easy to see why. The show is a from the famed studio’s film releases and car- and fantasy, the At- spectacle with scant story which is easily digested by any- toons to salute the accomplishments of Walt lanta Ballet again augments the wonder of the spectacle one of any age. The live music, costumes, scenery and feats Disney. with awe-inspiring sets, costumes and, of course, danc- of dancing make a visual and auditory feast. The Fox is a The night of the performance, the audience ing at the always fabulous Fox Theater. The spectacle is fantastic venue that only adds to the wonder and unique- sat with anticipation as the first violinist and a holiday tradition (with good reasons), and the Atlanta ness of the experience. While the dancing is at times Concertmaster, David Coucheron, tuned and Ballet’s own version dazzles the senses. shaky, the show is a solid success. The show’s sparkle is prepared the orchestra for the conductor. Guest The Atlanta Ballet actually dances their very own ver- hard to resist and gets anyone in the holiday spirit. Conductor and Principal Pops Conductor to sion of the show. This version is set in St. Petersburg, The Atlanta Ballet will hostThe Nutty Nutcracker, which the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Micheal Kra- Russia. Choreographed by John McFall, the artistic di- will be “unchoreographed by the Atlanta Ballet Dancers.” jewski was greeted with an excited applause as rector, this version premiered in 1996. Before this, the It is rated PG-13 and is one night only, Dec. 16 at 7:30 he bowed and raised his baton, ready to begin company performed the famous Balanchine version, p.m. the show. which was performed for the first time outside of the New The Disney Classics Overture began the York City Ballet by the Atlanta Ballet. Trying to remem- show with a bang and excited the audience. ber the story of The Nutcracker proves difficult mainly Next, vocalist Candice Nicole sang songs from because there is surprisingly little story. Compared to The Little Mermaid such as “Under the Sea.” opera, ballet generally has much simpler stories, and The The orchestra went on to play “Colors of the Nutcracker is no exception. There is not a plot or story Wind” from Pocahontas and an Orchestral Suite and really, no resolution at the end. The classic moment from Beauty and the Beast. Singer Aaron Phil- when the Rat King is taken down by a shoe is not here. lips entertained the audience with a song from The story can be summed up as follows: At a party, a The Jungle Book, “I Wanna Be Like You.” Before brother and sister receive gifts which, along with a little the piece began, conductor Micheal Krajewski imagination, entertain the children. It is very simple, and revealed a fun fact about it: The Jungle Book was there is nothing to follow. the last movie that Walt Disney himself actually While the story is not that interesting, the costumes supervised. and sets are very attention-worthy. Both are lavish and Before the ntermission, the last pieces from very detailed. It was a pleasure to look at the decoration Mary Poppins were played and they happened on the stage and the large crowds of people are almost to be my favorite. The orchestra played “Chim entertainment in itself. This makes this production of Chim Cher-ee” and asked the audience to sing The Nutcracker really a spectacle and not a story-based along with projections of the lyrics as an aid. show. It is about the feast for the eyes and enjoying just This was one of the highlights of the show as the watching the stage without having to think too much. audience was more than happy to be engaged. The combination of live music, scenic eye candy and feats Before beginning the next two selections, of dancing make an easily-enjoyed show, especially for conductor Micheal Krajewski admitted that he thought they were the best pieces from Disney movies. The orchestra stunned the crowd with a beautifully played piece from Pirates of the Ca- ribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Still, what was to come was better. The next selection was by far the best of the whole concert; the orchestra was joined not only by the quartet of singers but also the Atlanta Sym- phony Gospel Choir for a Lion King song suite. The audience was mesmerized. “The Circle of Life”, especially, was executed perfectly by all three contributing parties. This part of the per-

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Disney from page 13 formance was by far the most im- Turismo 5 offers realistic driving experience pressive and elaborate. GAMES Finally, the last piece and finale Gran Turismo 5 from the Atlanta Symphony Or- chestra was a small selection from CONSOLE: PlayStation 3 Hercules. It ended the show with GENRE: Racing a perfect blend of excitement and satisfaction. DEVELOPER: Polyphony Before attending the show, Digital however, I talked to one of the RATING: E performing singers, Whitney Kaufman. Kaufman, a native RELEASED: Nov. 24 from Los Angeles and a natural on stage, has been performing since OUR TAKE: ««««« the age of eight. She was most recently on tour with the Broadway By Andrew Akker hit, Mamma Mia!. Contributing Writer “The show is not very challeng- ing because it is so fun but we are The driving simulator genre of performing with visuals on the video games has seen no better se- screen and we have had to work ries than Gran Turismo since the Image courtesy of Polyphony Digital hard with the conductor to listen first one landed on shelves in 1997 you will be blown away. Home menu. racing field such as doing a NAS- for musical cues and visual cues,” on the first PlayStation console. The menu layout has changed There is tons of stuff to do in CAR challenge with Jeff Gordon, Kaufman said about the challeng- Since then, numerous sequels and since Gran Turismo 5: Prologue a this game. You can do straight or racing around in the Top Gear es of the show. spin-offs have continued its great smaller game released earlier that racing in the A-Spec mode or track. Each one requires you to Kaufman did not have to do name and gameplay that we’ve all was supposed to be an introduc- you can also do a manager mode reach a certain level to take part any special preparations to take come to know and love. Gran Tur- tion to what GT5 was to be when called B-Spec in which you create in the challenge. part in the show. ismo 5 (GT5) is no different. finished. In the main menu, you a player and act as their crew chief The online community is very “No, we didn’t do anything GT5 builds upon what de- have Arcade Mode, which is for to direct them on what kind of prevalent in this game as well. like that but everyone was very velopers Polyphony Digital have playing a normal single-player racing style they should use dur- Players are allowed to create their familiar with the Disney music. been creating and improving on race, Two-Player Mode, Drifting ing the race. Completing sets of own rooms with their own cus- We did several rehearsals to stay for the past 13 years, which is to Challenges or Time Trial Chal- races in these modes will win you tomizations in types of race cars true to the original music. That be a great driving simulator. lenges. There is also access to a cars, credits for purchase and ex- allowed or even to use their own was very important to everyone— The handling with the cars is course creator where users can perience to level up. custom tracks. staying true to the original pieces just as you would expect from re- create their own custom courses License tests are a good way to It is a good idea not to go on- and performing them exactly as al-life physics. The elements, such with the tools available. There is train for the big races if you are line until you’ve gotten yourself they originally were,” Kaufman as rain, will have an effect on your also access to the GT News and not very familiar with the world a decent car. Most of the online said. driving. All the factors added into “My Home.” of Gran Turismo. They will teach races deal with high-level cars. Along with Kaufman were to how the gameplay works with “My Home” mode is what has you how to take turns like a pro Polyphony Digital has done a three other vocalists, Candice Ni- the driving really do make this a most of the gameplay modes such and how to drive to win. It is an fantastic job with the newest in- cole, Aaron Phillips, and Terron great driving simulator. as A-Spec (racing), dealerships to easy way to get started with cred- stallment of the Gran Turismo Brooks. The graphics really do look as purchase cars or license tests to its and experience. franchise. The gameplay is realis- Since Kaufman worked with good as the developers claimed learn the basics of the Gran Tur- Probably the most intricate tic and the graphics are crisp. The several famous conductors, she they did in demonstrations of the ismo world. Also accessible from mode of the game is the photo amount of cars to choose from is talked about how she had actually game. However, the best looking this menu is information about mode. The player can take his very vast, and the brands are ex- worked with Micheal Krajewski cars are labeled “premium” cars, your community image. or her car to anyone of the four tremely varied. before. She had nothing but good and you have to purchase these You can set a personal avatar, designated cities. Anything from But above all else, the game is things to say. with in-game money. information about yourself and shutter speed to exposure to filters very fun and there is a lot to do. “I worked with him last time The cars you win from races with what kind of people you can be changed to fit the exact I’d recommend this game to any- we performed in Atlanta. He is and such are non-premium and do would like to play online with. kind of picture you want. one who enjoys realistic driving fantastic: nice to singers and al- not look quite as good as premium The game does a very good job There’s a “special challenge” simulators and to everyone who ways listening. He is always on ones. However, once you take a of setting all of this up for you mode where you can take on chal- was ever a fan of the Gran Turismo his toes and a great conductor,” spin in one of the premium cars, the first time you access the My lenges from popular icons in the franchise. Kaufman said.

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Atlanta Disney’sFILM Tangled succeeds EatingCuisines around Atlanta Tangled GENRE: Family Comedy RESTARUANTS with warmer-still patrons. STARRING: Mandy Moore & Pure Taqueria After a thirty-minute wait Zachary Levi (even on a weekday night, reserva- LOCATION: 300 North tions are recommended) we were DIRECTOR: Nathan Greno & Highland Avenue led through the throng and past a Bryon Howard CUISINE: Mexican Food brilliantly tiled food service coun- RATING: PG ter that shone even in the low light COST: $8 - $10 of the dining room. Chips, salsa RELEASE DATE: Nov. 24 HOURS: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. and water were all almost instan- taneously delivered to our table OUR TAKE: ««««« PHONE: (404) 522-7873 while it took our actual server a little bit to introduce herself and By Daniel Fuller OUR TAKE: ««««« ask if we needed anything else. Contributing Writer Michael went for the corn masa By Michael Valente & Andrew stuffed with pulled pork, Andrew Tangled takes long hair to the Nelson ordered a traditional dish, chicken extreme, transforming the tale Contributing Writers mole enchiladas and our compan- of Rapunzel into an exciting ad- ion and photographer Cassie opt- venture. The original Rapunzel Image courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures This week we visited one of ed for the chicken taquitos. story is evident, but Tangled adds Following the tradition of Disney It is full of action, comedy, ro- three Pure Taqueria locations in The two large stuffed masa its own flair. The presentation of animated features, characters in mance, and villainy. Extreme lib- Inman Park—one of Atlanta’s cakes laid imposingly over a ma- script, scenery and sound creates a Tangled will spontaneously burst erties are taken with the source most fiercely dedicated communi- jority of the plate and were piled compelling film out of something into song. The number and pac- material, but such has always ties and home to a myriad of small high with toppings. The cakes as simple as a girl with long hair ing of these songs feels just right, been the case with Disney’s fairy shops, restaurants and, of course, were at first a bit hard to cut into, trapped in a tower. Even though delivering emotion and character tale adaptations. In this case, the the glorious hipsters. but the pork’s moisture and salti- Tangled is Disney’s first 3D de- development through smooth replacement of the classic-yet- The first note we made as we ness offset the dryness and touch parture from their roots in classic transitions into music. Rather boring “prince charming” with a walked up to Pure Taqueria in of sweetness, respectively, from 2D animation, it stands strong as than being overwhelming and dis- witty rogue opens up interesting the cold, drizzly rain was that this the corn. proof that that Disney still knows tracting, all of the music contrib- narrative possibilities and creates place was made for warm summer Mole is a Mexican sauce that how to make good animations. utes to the narrative. Rapunzel’s a more complex relationship dy- evenings. varies enough to be the signature The combination of talent in- first song is especially charming, namic between his character and Walking in, it was apparent of a particular cook, and at Pure volved in Tangled comes together describing the daily rituals she the princess. The Disney formula that the building may have been it was particularly chocolatey and nicely. The voice acting is excel- employs to counteract the bore- is clearly evident throughout the a converted auto shop. All the ta- nutty. In fact, if Nutella were to lent, especially by leads Mandy dom of being trapped in a tower film, even down to the quirky bles were packed with boisterous Moore as princess Rapunzel and for her entire life. animal companions (in this case, guests, and the bar was stocked See Food, page 16 Zachary Levi as the handsome The animators involved in a horse and a chameleon). How- thief Flynn Rider. Donna Mur- Tangled also deserve special ever, while the formula is old and phy and Ron Perlman provide praise. The animation is flowing, predictable, it is unashamedly so, a striking villainous presence, the visuals are beautiful, and the delivering a happy, fun adventure voicing the manipulative Mother character design is unique and infor audiences to enjoy. Gothel and the rogue Stabbing- teresting. The resulting art style is Tangled is delightful in its ton brothers, respectively. Most vibrant, colorful and scenic. Not light-hearted charm. It is not par- impressively, all of the voice actors surprisingly considering the sub- ticularly deep, yet it is not shallow perform their own singing roles. ject matter, the hair is especially either. The characters and story The soundtrack is well-done well-rendered. are interesting, and the execution thanks to Alan Menken, a long- With the great vocal talent, is superb from music to art style. time Disney movie composer music and visuals, the story of More than most, Tangled is sim- responsible for classics such as Tangled is the final component ply a fun movie, and that makes it Photos by Cassandra Xie / Student Publications Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. that brings everything together. worthwhile.

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Food from page 15 find its way to a sauce pan with Weepies returns strong, wows Variety an entourage of chilies, you would CONCERT have this mole. Toss in some The Weepies softened peppers and onions and spread over three stuffed enchila- PERFORMER: The Weepies das, and it makes a hearty, earthy LOCATION: Variety dish. Playhouse All dishes were accompanied by sides of rice and a choice of DATE: Nov. 17 black, refried or charro beans. The rice was a strange side dish: while OUR TAKE: «««« « the taste was done well, the tex- ture seemed almost waxy but curi- By Jessica Swafford ously we ate every last grain. Contributing Writer Pure’s version of charro beans tasted excellent and came in a Two weeks ago on Wednesday, small side cup, much preferred Nov. 17, Variety Playhouse hosted over the usual splatter on the side The Weepies, an indie pop-folk of your plate as in many other group of six based out of Los An- restaurants. It also pays tribute geles. Led by husband and wife to the original, using an unmis- musicians Steve Tannen and Deb takable presence of pork among Talan, The Weepies, while still be- other spices and chilies commonly ing lesser known by the masses, found in traditional charro bean has steadily gained notoriety in recipes. the last few years. This can be at- Other food options are the tributed to several songs that have usual suspects for Mexican cui- been featured on shows such as Photos by Austin Foote / Student Publications sine, although it certainly sur- Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs and How I liner to the band, but between up all stories told between songs. incorporated the afore mentioned passes the typical Mexican dive in Met Your Mother. songs everyone was unusually Most popular was the story of how clapping as well as a ukulele, cel- both atmosphere and style. Pure’s The duo, who had solo proj- quiet. This was noted by trendy Talan and Tannen met while both lo and tambourine. Solidifying founders based their recipes on ects before joining together, write dressing lead singer Deb Talan on separate tours. “Riga Girls” themselves as musicians, almost family recipes from the southern their own lyrics and until the past who commented that down time was inspired by it, but those inter- every member played at least two Mexican state of Oaxaca, and the few years, toured the country in a was so quiet she could almost hear ested will have to look the song’s instruments before the night came feature cheese here is, surprise, compact Toyota. Their first album a pin drop. colorful background themselves. to a close. Other crowd pleasing Oaxaca cheese. They also offer a was released in 2003, and they It can’t be for sure, but perhaps “Please Speak Well of Me,” songs were “Gotta Have You,” gluten-free menu that isn’t too now have a total of four (Happi- this silence was due to the fact a slower song about an ex, en- “Nobody Knows Me At All” and bad. ness, Say I Am You, Hideaway, Be that no one had heard The Weep- hanced the folky aspect of the two singles that seemed to be Perhaps the highlight of the My Thrill) with the most current ies live in so long. They haven’t band by including several band known by everyone in the crowd, restaurant was the shiny ethanol being released earlier this year. had a show, much less a tour, in members clapping and snapping “Be My Thrill” and “World Spins centerpiece. Stacked on all sides The crowd on Wednesday, four years. In this time Talan and in rhythmic sync to make much of Madly On.” by liquor, especially their proud unexpectedly ranging from high Tannen wrote their album Be My the music for the song. Fans soon Variety Playhouse turned out tequila selection, the bar seemed school students to middle aged Thrill, expanded their family and joined in to make things louder to be the perfect venue for the almost too retro despite the rest of adults, made small talk amongst switched from a compact to a tour thus adding quality to the song. concert. Fans missed The Weepies the modern-retro mix of interior strangers like old friends while bus. In order to speed things up and and surely appreciated the small, decoration. On the wall opposite waiting on the show to start. In the quaint setting of Variety keep excitement The Weepies fol- personal setting of the venue where the windows was a large tv pro- Small bright stage lights, fitting to Playhouse, fans were told stories lowed with “Can’t Go Back Now” they could make new friends and jection screen showing a football the band’s persona, were turned about the inspiration for many which was well received proving seemingly “catch up” with the game at the time. on around nine, and were im- songs which range from drinks that fans appreciate different song band who themselves treated the Overall the experience of Pure mediately followed by fan excite- to arguments to children’s say- styles made by the band. audience like old friends. With was nice. Perhaps a little dimmer ment. Soon after, The Weepies ings. The tour bus inspired a song Throughout the night The any luck, they’ll come back soon than necessary, but loud and fun. took the stage. called “Antarctica” which is what Weepies kept true to their untra- for those who missed out. If not, it The food was good and plentiful During the concert it was com- the duo’s oldest child calls it. ditional genre and used not only can only be hoped it won’t be four and the price more than reason- mon for a single fan to yell a one- As a matter of fact, fans ate typical drums and guitars but also years until the next time. able. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • December 3, 2010 • 17

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Seniors from page 24 run to extend their lead, but Tech Allen gets stronger in season’s second half came back within reaching dis- By Alex Sohani to be well under that. However, tance of the lead, 21-17. Clemson Contributing Writer after a win at Wake Forest this scored one more point than Tech season, Johnson challenged Allen over the rest of the set, and won The B-back, generally con- to finish his runs and punish de- the set, 25-20. sidered as the main “fullback” fenders. Allen took the advice to In the game’s final set, Tech in Head Coach Paul Johnson’s heart, and in his last homecoming raced out to a 5-1 lead before spread option offense, is supposed game at Tech against Virginia, he Clemson took a timeout. Not to get a significant chunk of the carried the ball 25 times for 195 wanting to get too far behind carries and keep the chains mov- yards and three touchdowns. early, Clemson used its timeout ing throughout the whole game. “When you get the ball that wisely and soon found themselves Senior B-back Allen, however, many times, you feel like you’re with the lead at 6-5. started the year slow, only averag- getting stronger, and that’s what The Jackets used a timeout of ing 66 yards per game in his first I felt like happened,” Allen said. their own to get the lead back. five outings, and things did not The trend continued through- Tech had two chances to finish seem to go as planned for a typical out the rest of the regular season. Clemson off, but the Tigers won B-back’s season. Allen averaged 127.9 yards per both of those points to extend The B-back is an important game and a much higher 5.8 yards the match. Finally Tech won two staple of the spread option as his Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications per carry. Allen has managed to points in a row to win the set 17- primary job is to take the ball Anthony Allen stiff-arms a UGA defender in Saturday’s game. continue the trend of B-backs in 15, and the match, 3-2. from a short distance in the back- Allen rushed for 166 yards, his fifth 100-yard game of the season. Johnson’s system rushing for over “I knew it was going to be a field and essentially “dive” into 1000 yards. battle. If we went in thinking the holes that the offensive line sis, the opposing defense can put speculate if there was a problem. Allen now has 1225 yards this that it wasn’t, then we are crazy. can provide, usually resulting in more priority on stopping the oth- This, however, is not much dif- season, averaging 5.6 yards a car- We told our kids to go out there short yardage. At times, the play er phases of the offense, creating ferent from the results from the ry. If he keeps on his current pace and play every point, and I just can seem ineffective as most de- a much greater challenge for the previous two years with former B- in his final game, he could finish thought that we did a good job of fenses prioritize stopping this run, offense. back Jonathan Dwyer at the helm. with over 1300 yards to add to coming up with the big play when but it is necessary to opening up In Tech’s season opener against Dwyer started both the 2008 and the list of typical offensive season we needed it,” Johnson said. big plays throughout the game. South Carolina State, Allen only 2009 seasons fairly slowly, end- totals for a B-back. Along with their seniors, If the B-back is gaining good had six carries for 28 yards, which ing both years with exactly 1395 Allen has taken his fair share the Jackets used a great game yardage (around four to six yards was very atypical for a B-back in yards. Through his first five games of hard hits, getting tackled essen- from Mead to help in the win. per carry), the defense will have to the spread option. SCSU’s prima- in 2009, Dwyer only had 409 tially on every play, but he always Mead continued her stellar play accommodate for this, and pull in ry defense was to defend the dive yards, not a huge step up from manages to get up and take a few throughout the season by adding more defenders to the box to con- play at all costs, and this resulted where Allen started the 2010 sea- more hits. 19 kills and had a career-high 21 tain the running threat. By doing in big yardage being gained by son. Dwyer, however, improved “You definitely feel [the hits] digs. this, more one-on-one oppor- the rest of the offense. However, and finished strong with six 100+ while you’re in a game, but Coach “[Mead] did a great job. I chal- tunities are created between the after two good outings at Kansas yard outings in his final nine Johnson does a great job of pre- lenged her defensively to start defenders and the offensive weap- and at UNC, Allen struggled to games at Tech. paring us for stuff like that. Dur- picking up some tips, and make ons, and the quarterback can dis- make big plays against N.C. State Johnson has repeatedly said ing camp and during practice he some big plays, and she certainly tribute the ball to wherever he sees and Wake Forest. Allen had yet to that the B-back almost always sur- makes sure we stay in shape, and did that… I think she is going to the best mismatch on the field. score a touchdown after his first passes the 1000 yard threshold in when it gets down to it, we have do some great things for this pro- However, if the dive play is five games, something that was any given season, yet at the begin- our legs fresh and are ready to go,” gram just like our seniors,” John- getting stopped on a regular ba- causing Tech coaches and fans to ning of the year Allen was on pace Allen said. son said. 22 • December 3, 2010 • Technique SPORTS

Football from page 24 one-yard touchdown to cut the Orange from page 24 lead to seven. Washington ended drive when he ran for a score on the game with 73 yards on 23 car- shooting]… It’s just a matter of us a fourth down play from Tech’s ries. being mature,” said Head Coach one-yard line. Georgia had to punt on its next Paul Hewitt. “[Green] has changed most of drive and Tech got the ball with Rice led the team with 19 the games that he has been in this eight minutes left in the game. points and 11 rebounds, but the year. He is obviously a high qual- Allen ran five times on the next main reason the Jackets won is ity player… He is hard to guard, drive including what would have that they shut down UTEP’s star but Murray made some [good] been a game tying touchdown. player, Randy Culpepper, who throws under pressure… That is Blair lined up for the extra point only had 13 points. usually the difference in the game that would have tied the game at Oliver also helped lead the when a quarterback steps up and 35, but Blair missed the kick wide team with 15 points and 12 makes plays,” said defensive coor- left. boards. dinator Al Groh. “That’s the way football goes. “[Oliver and Rice] played like Tech got the ball back, but You are always one play away mature players today, and that is on the second play of the drive, from winning the game, and if something that we have been talk- Washington tried to pitch the ball a [missed PAT] happens, it hap- ing to them about in this young to Jones on the option. Unfortu- pens. You just have hope that it season,” Hewitt said. nately, Jones was not able to catch doesn’t happen… We depend on Tech’s next game was against it and fumbled. Scott a lot this year, and we want the Syracuse Orange, and it was “The defender got there at the him to keep his head up,” Allen Tech’s first game against a nation- Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications same time as the pitch. I got my said. ally ranked opponent. Jason Morris dribbles down the court in a recent home game. hands on it, and I should have Tech let Georgia score another The Jackets started strong as Morris had a career-high 10 points against No. 8 ranked Syracuse. probably caught it, but the guy touchdown later in the game to Oliver hit a three on the game’s just made a good play,” Jones said. keep the game within one-score, opening possession. He added a on a 15-2 scoring run that lasted the 7:45 mark when Crawford hit UGA’s defensive end Justin but Tech could not get the score layup later in the half to give Tech almost seven minutes. Udofia fi- another three to tie the game at Houston recovered the fumble needed to tie the game. Georgia a 5-2 advantage. Oliver hit an- nally ended the run, but Syracuse 30. Shurna followed with a three and ran 18 yards for a touchdown went on to win the game 42-34, other three, then hit a long-range extended their lead to 13 shortly and then Morris cut the Wildcat’s to give the Bulldogs a 14-point their fifth win in six years in the jump shot to extend Tech’s lead to after. lead to one. lead. rivalry. five. Tech fought to get back in the Tech would not score for the The Jackets needed to score Tech will next play in a post- Holsey and Udofia dominated game and went on a 10-3 thanks next three minutes, and North- on their next drive, and after 12 season bowl game that has yet to the next few minutes of the game to Shumpert’s first five points in western added nine points to their plays, Washington scored another be determined. by snagging rebounds and scoring the game. In the end, Tech just lead. easy jumpers. Oliver hit another ran out of time. Syracuse hit five The second half started slowly three at the 12:21 mark to give of six free throws down the stretch for both teams but within six Tech the lead at 19-12. to end Tech’s hopes of a come- minutes, Crawford had extended Oliver, Miller and Rice all back. Northwestern’s lead to 14 at 60- made threes to round out the half, The Jackets continued their 46. but Syracuse’s C.J. Fair hit a three road trip on Nov. 30 by taking on Later in the half, freshman with nine seconds left in the half Northwestern. center Nate Hicks slammed down to give Syracuse a three-point lead The Jackets jumped out early a dunk to cut the Wildcat’s lead going into halftime. with Rice leading the charge. He down to six, but Tech could never Just like the first half, Oli- made the first basket for Tech get closer than that. ver hit another three to start the when he dunked the ball with one “I thought the young player second half and another one two hand, and finished off an 18-5 run [Nate] Hicks came in and estab- minutes later to give Tech a com- with back-to-back threes. lished [the post]. We started going manding seven point lead, 47-40. Northwestern would come in there, we actually gave our- Oliver finished the game with a back with a 10-2 run that was selves a chance with the pressure, career-high 32 points. highlighted by open three-point- but we just didn’t make enough “I saw they played out higher, ers from Drew Crawford and John shots,” Hewitt said. so I knew that I could hit deeper Shurna. That would be a recurrent Tech started fouling North-

Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications threes than what I usually take, theme throughout the contest. western’s shooters at the five-min- Orwin Smith fumbles the ball on the five-yard line in Saturday’s but I just saw the opportunity at Tech and Northwestern traded ute mark. The shooters kept mak- times. I got hot,” Oliver said. baskets for much of the first half, ing their free throws to ensure a game versus UGA. Smith’s fumble was one of four by the Jackets. Later in the half, Syracuse went and Tech held a small lead until win for the Wildcats.

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Staff Picks Week of december 3, 2010 Ramblin’ With Lee Hoffman Cappetta Mitchell Prasadh Staff Alex Montgomery (69-54) (66-57) (66-57) (70-53) (71-52) (69-54) macaroni and cheese. More of soul food type dishes. #1 Auburn (-7) v. #19 South Carolina AU SC AU AU AU AU Technique: Do you have any hobbies? #2 Oregon (-16) @ Oregon State Ore. OSU OSU OSU Ore. Ore. Alex Montgomery: Not really, just shopping. #9 Oklahoma (Pk) v. #13 Nebraska Neb. Neb. OK OK Neb. Neb. Technique: Are you a reader? Do you have a favorite book? Alex Montgomery: No. I #11 Boise St. (-43) v. Utah St. Ut. St. Ut. St. Ut. St. Boise Boise Ut. St. skim through magazines. I don’t really like to read. #15 Va. Tech (-4) v. #21 Florida St. FSU FSU FSU VT VT FSU Technique: Do you have a favorite board game? Photo courtesy of Tech Athletic Department Alex Montgomery: I love #17 Nevada (-14) @ Lousiana Tech Nev. LT Nev. Nev. Nev. Nev. Senior Guard Alex Montgomery playing Monopoly with my little brother and sister. We’re real com- #24 West Virginia (-21) v. Rutgers Push Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers WVU Rutgers By Wayne Bishop petitive. Contributing Writer Technique: Are you a bicyclist #25 Northern Ill. (-14.5) v. Miami (OH) NIU Miami NIU NIU NIU NIU or a walker? Technique: When did you Alex Montgomery: Walker, I first start playing basketball? can’t do the bike. South Florida (Pk) @ UConn UConn USF USF UConn UConn USF Alex Montgomery: I started Technique: If you could go on in the 4th grade with my older vacation anywhere, where would USC (-7) @ UCLA USC UCLA USC USC USC USC sister Jasmine. it be? Technique: Who’s your fa- Alex Montgomery: I’d like to vorite pro basketball team? go to Jamaica and enjoy the water push south carolina south florida Alex Montgomery: The Phoe- and the weather. nix Suns. I love Steve Nash. Technique: So you’re a fan of West Virginia has choked Gene Chizik continues to The Big East is a very weak Technique: Are you a fan of warm weather over cold weather? away its chances to win the use the most amazing smoke conference this year, and any- music? Do you have a favorite Alex Montgomery: Oh yes, Big East in the past, and it and mirrors trick I have ever body is eligible to go to a pret- genre? warm weather over anything. may happen yet again. Still, seen, even mystifying the ty big bowl, even with a bad Alex Montgomery: I only lis- Technique: If you could de- Rutgers is middle of the pack great Nick Saban. Steve Spur- record. South Florida will be ten to rap. A little R&B here and scribe yourself with one word, once again, and they will not rier is a good enough coach looking for this win to boost there. Some country music too. what would it be? be able to take advantage of to know what to do a second its bowl status and will come Technique: Do you have a Alex Montgomery: Competi- the opportunity to play spoil- time against an opponent. out playing hard to support favorite song to listen to before tive. er. When you have a choice He will likely be able to know its case. USF is a team full games? Technique: Where do you see between West Virginia and how to stop Cam Newton of bigger, stronger and faster Alex Montgomery: “Bill yourself 10 years from now? Rutgers, do you really have this time and be able to ruin Florida athletes. The Bulls will Gates” by Lil Wayne. Alex Montgomery: I see my- to choose one of them? Luck- the SEC’s chance of another win a close one due to their Technique: Do you have a self having a successful job and ily, in picking these games, it national championship. Take roster’s tough nature and su- food you like to cook? still playing basketball some- is possible to not choose either. the Gamecocks for the win. perior athleticism. Alex Montgomery: I love to where. But a successful job is one cook pork chops, fried chicken, of my dreams.

place your CLASSIFIEDS with the technique classifieds.nique.net [email protected] Carrying the load Technique Sports Editor: See who has been the key player on Alex Mitchell offense for Tech's football team this 24 season421 Friday, Sports December 3, 2010 Tech football falls to UGA, 42-34 Men’s basketball By Alex Mitchell loses two of three Sports Editor non-ACC games On Nov. 27, the Tech football team traveled to Athens, By Alex Mitchell Ga. for its annual game against Sports Editor rival Georgia. In a sloppy game where each team fumbled four On Nov. 26, the Tech men’s basketball times, UGA came away with team traveled to Atlantic City, N.J. for two the victory, 42-34. games in the Legends Classic at Boardwalk The game could not have Hall. Tech beat UTEP, 71-61, but fell to No. started better for the Jackets, 9 ranked Syracuse, 80-76. On the following as senior kicker Scott Blair’s Tuesday, the Jackets traveled to Northwest- kickoff hit the ground without ern to take on the Wildcats in the ACC- being returned. The Jackets Big Ten Challenge. Northwestern used its dove on the loose ball, setting 63 percent shooting from behind the arc to up great field position for the dominate the Jackets, 91-71. offense’s first drive. Tech’s first opponent of the week was Tech ran three different against the Miners of UTEP. Tech started running backs with little suc- the game off slow and trailed the Miners, cess on its opening drive and 6-2. Sophomore guard Mfon Udofia then hit ran into a fourth down. The a three to cut UTEP’s lead down to one be- Jackets called a timeout to fore UTEP hit a three of its own to spark a talk over whether they should 7-0 run for the Miners. go for the first down or kick Sophomore Kammeon Holsey got an a field goal. Head Coach Paul offensive rebound following a missed three Johnson elected to go for a first from sophomore guard Glen Rice Jr. Holsey down, and sophomore A-back then passed the ball to junior guard Iman Orwin Smith got stuffed at the Shumpert, who layed the ball in. The hustle line, giving UGA the ball and play led to an 8-0 run for the Jackets that early momentum. Rice capped off with a dunk. UGA could not take advan- The two teams traded baskets and the lead tage of the turnover on downs Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications for the next few minutes, but then UTEP and punted three plays later. Tevin Washington gets stuffed at the line by a group of UGA defenders. Washington broke open the game with a 10-0 run. Junior safety Jerrard Tarrant performed well in his third game as a starter with 101 yards passing and 73 yards rushing. More traded buckets throughout the half returned the punt 19 yards, saw the Jackets down by eight with two min- giving the Jackets great field caught the pass behind senior stopped on a fourth down play sophomore receiver Stephen utes left to go in the half. The Miners got position again. After a long cornerback Mario Butler and on Tech’s five-yard line. Hill. into foul trouble for the remainder of the drive, Smith fumbled inside found himself with an open Feeding off of the defense’s “We had been running half, and Tech made the free throws allow- UGA’s 10-yard line, and UGA path to the endzone. big stop, Washington orches- the toss and running the ball ing the Jackets to get within four before the recovered. “We were trying to put trated a 14-play drive that in- inside all night, and that was half ended. This time, UGA took ad- pressure on Aaron Murray, but cluded a 22-yard run from ju- the first play-action pass that Tech came out strong to open the second vantage of Tech’s lack of focus. we had to drop guys into cov- nior A-back Roddy Jones and we threw. They bit on it re- half and actually took the lead at the 17:57 After two catches by receiver erage. Hats off to Murray for a 12-yard pass to Smith. Jones ally hard, so it was wide open,” mark. Rice led the charge with another A.J. Green, quarterback Aaron stepping up and making the finished off the drive with a Washington said. dunk, and a free throw that gave the Jackets Murray hit receiver Kris Dur- plays with our defenders in his rushing touchdown to tie the Georgia got the ball back the lead at 38-37. Freshman forward Jason ham on a crossing pattern on face,” Butler said. game. but fumbled the ball away two Morris added a dunk of his own and Shump- third down. After scampering Six strong runs from senior The game was not tied for plays later. Tech only managed ert had a layup before UTEP finally scored 66 yards down the sideline, B-back Anthony Allen set up long as UGA found a running one first down on its next drive for the first time in the half. Durham was in the endzone, a one-yard touchdown run by attack for the first time in the before punting the ball away. UTEP re-took the lead at 48-47 when and UGA held an early 7-0 sophomore quarterback Tevin half. Running back Washaun Georgia fumbled the punt, but Christian Polk hit a three. Tech then went on lead. Washington, cutting the lead Ealey ran for 47 yards on then Jones fumbled again for a 12-point run consisting of three pointers A block in the back penalty to seven with 13 minutes left only two carries, and Murray Tech four plays later. from sophomore forward Brian Oliver and halted Tech’s ensuing drive, in the half. passed for his third and final UGA took the ball at its lay-ups from Shumpert. and the Bulldogs got the ball Murray found Charles with touchdown of the first half. own 36-yard line, and Mur- Tech played good defense down the back. Murray delivered two another long pass on UGA’s Tech got the ball to start ray connected with Green on stretch and made its free throws to ice the more accurate passes before next drive. The gain put the the second half and junior A- three straight passes for 48 to- game. throwing to his tight end Bulldogs in the redzone for back Embry Peeples scored a tal yards. Ealey capped off the “We can do [defense and free throw Orson Charles who was in the first time, but they could 19-yard touchdown that was one-on-one coverage. Charles not capitalize as Murray was set up by a 44-yard pass to See Football, page 22 See Orange, page 22 Volleyball beats Clemson 3-2 on Senior Night By Alex Mitchell place on Tech’s all-time assists ets used their superior hitting coming down to five sets. I’m Sports Editor list. (.303) to dispatch the Tigers just proud that our players “It was very important for who only hit .226 for the set. could [continue to] bounce On Friday, Nov. 26, the us as a coaching staff to let Clemson dominated the back after a tough weekend Tech volleyball team hosted [McCullers and Tippins] be- match’s second set en route to last weekend,” Johnson said. Clemson on Senior Night in lieve that they were great play- a match tying 25-18 set vic- Tech started the third set the team’s final home game ers. They have done that and tory. in similar fashion to the way of the season. It took five sets, ,most importantly, they have Clemson jumped out early the Tigers started the sec- but the Jackets sent off their se- passed that down onto the in the set, scoring the game’s ond set. With the match tied, niors with a win, 3-2. younger [players]. The [play- first six points. The Jackets Tech started the crucial third Senior libero Jordan Mc- ers] just thrive on that,” said went on a small four-point set with a quick 5-0 run that Cullers had six assists in the Head Coach Tanya Johnson. run of their own, but Clemson included kills from sopho- game and finished her Tech In the match’s first set, used its four blocks in the set more rightside hitter Monique home career by recording 13 Tech jumped out to a 5-1 lead, to extend its lead out to nine at Mead. Clemson tried to come digs, moving her into fourth but the Tigers came roaring one point in the set. back, but a 15-5 run from the place in Tech’s record books. back with a 5-1 run of their From this point, it was clear Jackets closed out the match at Senior setter Mary Ashley own. An impressive 7-2 run for that the match would become 25-12, in favor of Tech. Tippins, who was named to the Jackets extended their lead a back-and-forth like match The fourth set was a back- the All-ACC team the day to 13-8. The two teams traded similar to the two teams’ 3-2 and-forth type set until Clem- before, was also instrumental points for the remainder of match earlier this season. son took the lead at 10-6. Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications in the victory as she had 52 the set, but Tech’s seven-point “I knew it was going to be Clemson went an eight-point Jordan McCullers celebrates a point in her assists and 15 digs. The 52 as- cushion allowed them to win a typical Georgia Tech versus sists moved Tippins into third the first set 25-19. The Jack- Clemson match with the game See Seniors, page 21 last game at Tech. McCullers had six assists.