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By Matt Schrichte "e incident was reported at 7:10 ers of the noxious gas include inter- Contributing Writer p.m. Members of the Atlanta !re nal combustion engines and thermal department, Georgia Tech Police power stations. It is also responsible "ree students were hospitalized Department and the Institute Envi- for the reddish hue of mushroom "ursday evening after an unin- ronmental Health and safety units clouds produced by atmospheric tended chemical reaction took place promptly responded to the scene. nuclear tests. When inhaled, it can at the College of Computing at 801 "e Atlanta !re department person- negatively a#ect a number of physi- Ferst Drive. "e unplanned reac- nel tested the lab the same evening ological systems in the body, most tion occurred in the basement of the of the spill. "e building reopened at notably lung tissue. building near the freshmen Chemis- approximately 7 a.m. Friday morn- "e students were able to respond try labs. "e graduate students were ing after Tech EHS o$cers had re- quickly and sealed the heavy-gauge preparing chemicals for undergrad- moved the newly formed nitrogen plastic container after the chemicals uate experiments when potassium dioxide. began to react. 1IPUPCZ+PFZ$FSPOFStudent Publications thiocyanate and nitric acid were in- Nitrogen dioxide is a reddish- “["e nitrogen dioxide] was The GTPD and Atlanta Fire Department respond to the advertently mixed to form nitrogen brown toxic gas noted for its pungent See Reaction, page 5 chemical reaction at the College of Computing Thursday. dioxide—a toxic gas. smell. Some more frequent produc- Dead Week Atlanta Mayor, policy to be City Council Elections reviewedBy Kamna Bohra Contributing Writer Elections take place next week on campus Following years of undergraduate student complaints about the “Week Preceding Final Examinations” (WPFE), more commonly known as “Dead Week,” SGA is now making a move toward a de!ned policy to be re- 2009 Election Guide viewed in November. 1IPUPCZ+VMJB#VODIStudent Publications If the Academic Senate passes the policy, By Rebecca Tatters!eld the mayoral campaign has been left wide tions on city council. "e city council then it will be implemented in Spring 2010. Contributing Writer open and has led to a hotly contested race. functions as a legislative body, proposing In addition, the policy will also be found in "e key issues prevalent in the cam- bills and passing legislation to help gov- the Registrar’s catalog for students to access "e City of Atlanta will hold municipal paigns include safety, unemployment and ern the city. Both the O$ce of Mayor and and familiarize themselves with. elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in an e#ort !scal responsibility. In addition to the Of- City Council posts are non-partisan. "e only current mention of WPFE is to !ll the o$ces for Mayor, multiple City !ce of Mayor, students can participate in Students may vote for any of the posi- found in a single clause of the Faculty Hand- Council seats and the Board of Education. elections for city council posts. Students tions on Nov. 3 in the Piedmont Room book, which prohibits faculty from giv- "e incumbent mayor, Shirley Franklin living on campus may vote for candidates at the Student Center. "e candidates for ing quizzes or tests after the Wednesday of will be ineligible to run for re-election due representing District 6, and may also vote both the mayoral and city council elec- WPFE. to term limits on her o$ce. As a result, for candidates running for at-large positions are listed below. "e purpose of WPFE is to “allow students time to properly integrate and master ATLANTA MAYORAL ELECTIONS material prior to !nal examinations,” said a press release from SGA’s Academic A#airs committee about the progress toward the upcoming policy, which focuses on limiting the assignments due on WPFE. "e biggest concern amongst SGA representatives and students in previous years has been the lack of faculty compliance with the clause due to lack of knowledge by the faculty or sometimes lack of enforcement by the upper administration. In a survey conducted by SGA, students mentioned that “the current state of a#airs in Dead Week is far too stressful and time-pressured to be conducive LISA BORDERS KASIM REED MARY NORWOOD JESSE SPIKES

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Council Clippings Breaking This week in Student Government the ach Tuesday, elected members of the two houses of the Student Government Association, the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), convene to Econsider allocation bills and discuss issues facing campus. Here is a summary of those two meetings. Bubble By Vijai Narayanan, Assistant News Editor lot of things went on Aoutside the bubble of Tech in the past week. Here are a few blasts present a problem for the important events taking place current White House strategy for throughout the nation and the Iraq, which aims to have combat world. forces out of Iraq by next August and complete a full military withdrawal by 2012. Twin explosions kill over 100 in Baghdad NASA launches new Twin car bombs targeting rocket after delays government buildings in After experiencing several Baghdad exploded on Sunday, delays, NASA launched a test of killing at least 155 people and its Ares I-X rocket on Wednesday, wounding more than 500. "e thereby taking a !rst step towards explosions ripped through tra$c returning to the moon by 2020. 1IPUPCZ$ISJT$BTTJEZ Student Publications and buildings in the vicinity, "e launch was postponed two UHR representatives discuss issues while waiting for members to arrive to this week’s meeting. including a bus-load of children days as a result of poor weather. leaving a day care center. "e "e rocket is approximately 327 "is edition of Council Clip- "e House held a discussion at the beginning of each semester. !rst bomb targeted the Justice feet tall and is labeled by the pings covers the UHR and GSS forum until more members came "e competition will be held Ministry and the second was agency as being the largest rocket meetings from Oct. 27, 2009. to the meeting. Upon achieving on Nov. 1 and will be a one day, aimed at a nearby provincial in the world. quorum the House decided to 36-hole event (two rounds) with government building. No Quorum postpone several bills in an e#ort 12-man teams. "e bill was "e Constellation Program has "e Undergraduate House of to allow more representatives to amended to $1000 in accordance "e bombings are seen as been developing the rockets in an Representatives had a low turn- get involved in the decision-mak- with JFC policy regarding fund- an attempt to undermine Iraqi e#ort to replace the space shuttles, out this week, resulting in the ing process. ing amounts for club team play. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s which will be phased out in 2010. postponement of several bills. "e Golf Club "e club requested fund- government prior to crucial As the program moves forward, House was unable to achieve quo- "e Golf Club requested funding in order to cover the greens national elections in January. NASA hopes to mount the Orion rum at the start of the meeting ing from SGA for approximately fee charged to use the course on The explosions also indicate space capsule for manned space and attending representatives were $1200 in order to enter a match competition day. "e Golf Club that militants have the capacity %ight atop the rocket by 2015 asked to contact additional repre- play event with Clemson Univer- has received funds for !ve tourna- to strike key targets, despite for testing. "e launch comes sentatives to come to the meeting. sity. Clemson is one of the club’s ments in FY ‘09-‘10, and request- repeated claims of progress by at a crucial time, as the Obama In order to achieve quorum, UHR biggest rivals in the National ed additional funding for this Iraqi security forces since the administration plans to unveil must have 38 representatives in at- Collegiate Club Golf Association tournament only. "e bill passed withdrawal of U.S. troops from its plan for space exploration later tendance. Only 36 members were (NCCGA). "e Golf Club holds UHR with a vote of 37-1-0 and Iraqi cities earlier this year. "e this month. present at the start of the meeting. try-outs for the tournament team GSS 17-3-1. t0DUPCFS tTechnique NEWS

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capped and placed in the lab to TechBy Coby Lu Trolley expands to Publix stop contain the reaction. "ere wasn’t Contributing Writer actually a spill,” said Demyanek. “Fortunately the quantity was Parking and Transportation limited and the students reacted (P&T) has announced that it will quickly and properly to the cir- launch a new pilot program for cumstance. With the general the Tech Trolley. "e program, ventilation of the lab, [exposure] which started Monday, Oct. 19, was kept down,” said Mark De- added an additional stop at the myanek, assistant vice president of Midtown Publix on the corner of Environmental Health and Safety Peachtree Place and Spring Street. (EHS). "e trolley will be stopping “"e building was evacuated as there starting at 6 p.m. on week- a precaution. "ree students were days and during regular Trolley transported to Grady Hospital for service hours on weekends. "ese observation,” said Matt Nagel, hours were chosen to avoid rush Tech’s Media Communications hour because of safety concerns at specialist. "e students showed the intersection. no signs of lingering e#ects and “["ere are] two signi!cant were cleared for release that same reasons why we started the pilot evening. Publix stop. One was we had the “"e students are !ne... the weekend grocery shuttle that we Georgia Tech response team already do, but it got to its capac- worked very well together to ity and we wanted to !nd a way promptly address the situation. I that we could allow students to 1IPUPCZ&SJD5VSOFSStudent Publications believe this can be attributed to get to the grocery store any day of The Tech Trolley drives by the newest stop on its route the Publix located on Peachtree and Spring good training, communication the week that they wanted to go. Street. The stop will be used after 6 p.m. on weekdays and during all normal hours on weekends. and the Georgia Tech adminis- Another thing was that SGA en- tration’s commitment to environ- couraged us to !nd a route which Because it is only in the !rst few inaugural run, I hopped on the In addition to this new stop, mental health and safety,” Demy- would allow students to go to weeks of operation, P&T has yet trolley, and when a student got o# P&T has other plans for the trol- anek said. the grocery store every day,” said to collect signi!cant data on the at the stop, another student turned ley as well. Another stop will also According to Demyanek, the Aaron Fowler, Alternative Trans- stop’s usage. However, P&T in- to the driver and said, ‘It’s a great be added to the trolley route at the students and the response team portation Coordinator. tends to collect data on the num- idea. I’m really glad that you guys Academy of Medicine on the cor- followed appropriate protocols af- “"e intersection doesn’t have ber of students who use the stop, are doing this.’ So I think as far ner of West Peachtree Street and ter the incident. Tech’s chemical a light, so, just as a safety precau- assess student support for the stop, as the students go, there is a good 7th Street. "e academy build- safety o$ce does o#er basic and tion, for now, we are doing the and evaluate the safety concerns amount of support,” Fowler said. ing was acquired two years ago advanced lab training classes on a stop after rush hour so that the of stopping at the intersection. "e trolley drivers are also by Tech and is currently used as regular basis. "ey provide infor- trolley has enough time to make P&T will then decide whether the committed to helping the stu- a special events space for student mation on safety training as well the turn without the light there,” stop will become a permanent one dents. “I think the drivers are groups and outside parties. "e as emergency procedures and are Fowler said. for the trolley. there for the best wishes for the trolley will begin stopping there open for all undergraduate and "e pilot programs will run “So far there seems to be a lot students. We want to run the best starting Nov. 2 without installa- graduate students. "e next ses- until the end of the semester. of support from students. On the routes we can,” said Fowler. tion of a pilot program. sion will be held on Oct. 30. NEWS Technique t0DUPCFS t

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CULC construction plans, designs revealed A WPFE policy has not been put By Zimu Yang ect manager. “We’re getting ready way by spreading the rise over a will connect with the library west in place due to previous “faculty Sta! Writer to enter the next phase which is distance three times greater than commons, and renovation of the concerns of violations of academic construction documents which the current length of the staircase. Hinman building is scheduled to freedom,” according to the prior Construction on the Clough is the more technical side of the "e walkway will remain open begin early next year. mentioned press release. Undergraduate Learning Center design process … to prepare some until the end of Fall 2010. Although there will be noise “"is is a compromise between (CULC) has begun in earnest. documents that the contractor “Until we get to the point from construction, it is not ex- students and faculty. We need "e design process has been on- can use to build from.” where we work on [Skiles], it will pected to be a major disturbance some things in WPFE that are going for years, and !nishing Features students can expect remain open as is. So starting next and noise levels should not see a pedagogically sound to help stu- touches will continue through the out of the CULC are classrooms, December are plans to construct precipitous increase from current dents, not to hurt them,” Parrish Spring of 2010. Current estimates labs for freshmen and sophomore a half of a new walkway and over levels. said. have major construction taking 18 science courses, study lounges, tu- the other half we will provide a As routes around campus are In the Student Regulations months. "e opening is scheduled toring zones, OIT support and a temporary walkway for pedestri- closed, attempts will be made Committee meeting on Oct. 14, a for Fall 2011. café. ans and once we !nish construc- to inform students prior to their consensus was reached for the new “What we’re trying to do now Concurrent with construction tion we will %ip %op and reverse closures. “We will try to get the policy that professors may assign is to wrap up the design, actually with the CULC will be renova- it,” Duconge said. information distributed through projects to be due during WPFE, all the big decisions have been tions of Skiles Walkway. "e plan Construction will also a#ect email and through the Tech- given that the guidelines for either made,” said John Ducogne, proj- is to reduce the grade of the walk- areas outside of Skiles. "e CULC nique,” Duconge said. are properly outlined by the deadline for class withdrawal. 2009 Election Ballot Guide

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www.nique.net Opinions Editor: Kaitlin Goodrich Technique The ghosts you chase you never catch. 6 “ —John Malkovich Friday, Opinions ” October 30, 2009 OUR VIEWS MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION Kasim Reed for mayor Focus on the next Technique endorses Reed’s reforms in crime, MARTA generation of Tech Since we as Tech students are going to be to implement and we need change now. directly a!ected by the results of the mayoral We do agree that cooperation between leadership election and the policies that follow, it is im- city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties By Emily Chambers portant to take an interest in the election and needs to improve, and we believe Reed’s ex- Editor-in-Chief vote on Nov. 3. perience as state Senator will help facilitate Write to us: "e candidate who will best represent this. With his extensive connections around When I #rst took the job of [email protected] Tech’s interest is Kasim Reed. Reed has a the state, Reed has the power to work with Editor-in-Chief, I received more advice on how to do things than We welcome your letters comprehensive plan for change within Atlan- the state legislature on Atlanta’s issues. I will ever use. I was advised to ta that would bene#t Tech students. His plan One Reed’s most appealing stances is on never open a paper on Friday, as it in response to Technique content as well as topics rel- for addressing crime includes an addition of transportation. He supports the necessary de- would only remind me of all of the errors I should have caught. evant to campus. We will 750 police o$cers to Atlanta PD. "is will velopment of the Beltline trains as a means I was told to always have the print letters on a timely and be paid for in part by cost-cutting measures of city transit. Reed also has acknowledged door to my o$ce open so anyone space-available basis. within the city, such as scaling back pension that Atlanta is a hub city for the Southeast angry at the paper could #nd me, Letters should not exceed liabilities and cutting employee overtime, but region and supports the idea of a high-speed rather than yelling at poor inno- 400 words and should be cent contributing writers. I was submitted by Tuesday at 7 much of this cost is proposed to be covered DC commuter train. Reed also intends to ex- taught to always assume my writ- by an increase in property tax for Atlantans. pand MARTA to make it easier to access in p.m. in order to be printed in ers were correct and to #ght for the following Friday’s issue. We disagree with this part of the platform. the larger reach of the city. them based on that assumption. Include your full name, year We hope that the necessary increase in po- One of the more interesting parts of Most importantly, I was taught that I had one semester to do my (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. lice will be covered by an increase in sales Reed’s platform is his proposal of a program job as Editor before I inherited an- We reserve the right to edit tax or other means that also tax the many to keep inner-city youth in school by sending other, higher calling. for style and length. Only people who commute into Atlanta expect to reformed ex-cons into the schools and teach- As Editor-in-Chief you have one submission per person be safe. However, we hope these measures ing them to stay away from drugs and crime. one semester, the fall, to teach will be printed per term. your editorial board what is ex- will be more immediate than candidate Lisa We have high hope for progress through pected of them. While you might Border’s suggestion that we somehow tax the Reed and support him for mayor. We hope improve layouts over the spring, You new members out there surrounding counties. Her plan is intriguing, Tech students will support him at the polls, and you will hopefully continu- in the world, do not forget how but such cooperation would take a long time but even more so hope that they will go vote. ally enhance the quality of writers powerful you are. As a freshman, you are working with, you won’t or even a junior with a few more !e Consensus Opinion re"ects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the convince anyone to redesign a years worth of engineering elec- section or branch out into online tives, you have more to plan for Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. content once senioritis has set in than your course load this spring. and everyone knows how long it "ink back to the events that Technique Editorial Board takes to complete a section. you enjoyed, or the events that "e spring however, is still the you blew o!. "ink back to the Emily Chambers, Editor-in-Chief most important time for the Tech- meetings you attended, and put Jonathan Saethang, Managing Editor nique as an organization. yourself on the other side. Place Hahnming Lee, Business Manager It is during the spring that we yourself behind the podium, awk- Jennifer Aldoretta, Entertainment Editor Matt Ho!man, Advertising Manager pick our new leadership, train our wardly clicking through the pow- Vivian Fan, News Editor Kelvin Kuo, Photography Editor new editors and let a new genera- erpoint or agenda for the week. Nishant Prasadh, Sports Editor Siwan Liu, Layout Editor tion of students into the cloistered Each of those meetings is an op- Kate Comstock, Focus Editor Reem Mansoura, Development Editor world that is the Student Publica- portunity for you to take over, Kaitlin Goodrich, Opinions Editor Craig Tabita, Online Editor/Editor Emeritus tions o$ce. to show o! and step up. "ere is Recruitment and training is something going on in your orga- now the most terrifying responsi- nization that you could do better EDITORIAL CARTOON BY MAGGIE SMITH bility on my plate. than those in charge now. All of the work that I have Find out what it is, convince put into the paper, that all of the them to let you #x it. Or, be con- writers, photographers and edi- niving, save your idea, and win a tors have put in this year and in leadership position with it. Either the almost 100 years before us, way, #x your organization. It, and will mean nothing if the talented in turn the school, will not im- new writers we have on our sta! prove without your input. don’t take on more leadership, Older people, plan early. Un- responsibility and quite honestly, fortunately, fall is the perfect learn to love this organization and time to start planning your grace- through it this campus. ful exit from the Tech leadership Every organization I am in is scene. If you are fortunate enough this way. My sorority spends hours to belong to an organization that for weeks all summer on emailing, has an independent leadership ap- planning and perfecting the expe- plication process, start reminding rience of our new member class your new members what leader- for the upcoming year. ship takes. "e Mock Trial team (it is Hold seminars to teach the dorky but I love it) agonizes over ten thousand random things that team line-ups in desperate hopes people forgot to tell you, like how of teaching our new members to get a check written by SGA, or good technique and presentation. how to make someone an o$cer For every hour spent on the on Jacketpages. O!er bribes to get personal experience and oppor- them to attend said seminars, like tunity of the upper leadership of slightly burnt baked goods or eter- an organization, two hours are nal friendship (both work fairly expended on the opportunities well for me). for the new membership. New Whatever you have to do, get members make an organization the new talent you have recruited worthwhile, and good organiza- into leadership now, so you aren’t tions will exert e!ort equal to that scrambling come March. Train worth to entice new members into them, because current student No one is exempt from new security at the CRC. leadership roles. leaders are already old news. OPINIONS Technique t0DUPCFS t 7 Be aware of the world outside of Tech In the ninth grade, I had an “I think any Tech student aims Russia are, I also realized that ! # AP human geography teacher to make an impact on the I have stopped keeping up " # that as a year-long assignment with world events as well as I !"#$%&'()*+$, required his classes to learn to world, and that requires being would like. recognizably draw a map of To be an active member of the world, identify the location a global citizen.” society, you must be informed of all the countries and be able about not only the things that to place any number of major Kaitlin Goodrich happen within your small What are you doing for physical features in the appro- Opinions Editor sphere of activity, but also the priate location on our map. greater world around you. Halloween? He even taught us pick-up "e political turmoil in lines to use on people that in- Honduras right now or the volved drawing the map. (For decent, but Europe, Asia and and cultural in%uences. bombs in Pakistan may not example, go up to a stranger the Middle East were a mess. "is fascination with the seem to a!ect your life right and draw a map on a napkin. "e only continent I could rest of the world shaped much now, but they could be events Revolve the napkin around draw with any accuracy was of my high school experience that shape the world we will stranger’s body, and say “baby, Africa, which to be completely and led to my choice of in- be living in and working in my world revolves around honest isn’t a very impressive ternational a!airs in college. for the next few years. you.”) skill at all. When I came to Tech, I was While as students we often I got #ve extra credit points Discovering my loss of map sure I was going to learn even feel immune from everything on my grade that spring for skills ended up being a surpris- more about the world at large going on outside of the Tech using a map pick-up line on a ingly rough blow. I have since and become a well-informed community, in a few years we cute boy over spring break and found myself sketching the citizen of the world. will be the people responsible getting the whole embarrass- world on my notes during class In some ways this hap- for making sustainable busi- Nic Vasconcellos ing debacle on #lm. (No, I did and trying without avail to re- pened. I became heavily in- ness decisions in order to deal !ird-year CM not get his number.) member the countries of Afri- volved with an international with global warming caused It was an insane sounding ca. I have lost a skill that I was organization that keeps me by things happening around “Carving spooky faces into proposal at the time, but by proud of once upon a time. connected to the rest of the the world right now and miti- the end of the year, most of the While the usefulness of world, and my classes empha- gating political con%ict rooted pumpkins.” class was really good at it. "e map-drawing skills in my dat- size all sorts of aspects of in- in the issues we are watching class also taught us to chart ing life is doubtful, knowing ternational politics and foreign develop in the news right now. linguistic dispersion across where all the countries of the relations. Sure, many of us may not the world and stressed under- world were located and the However, like most, I #nd go on to have jobs that di- standing the culture of the culture within them proved to myself often bogged down by rectly work toward interna- many countries of the world be a spark of my interest in the daily life within our Tech bub- tional policy, but I think any that I otherwise would have world at large. As a freshman ble. I barely can keep up with Tech student aims to make an never even realized existed. in high school, I felt connected the seemingly endless readings impact on the world, and that "e other day, I told the to the rest of the world. for my classes, much less take requires being a global citizen. story about my once-famed For the #rst time, no matter the time to read up on interna- So while I am going to just map-drawing skills to a friend. where news was happening, it tional news online. have to let my days of map- "ey, of course, wanted to see seemed relevant to my life. Af- Upon realizing that I could drawing stay in my past, I proof. I started sketching, only ter all, I now could not only no longer tell you where in Af- am going to make an e!ort to to discover that I couldn’t do it place a country on a map, but rica Niger is located nor what stay informed and be an active anymore. "e Americas looked I also knew its main linguistic all the countries that touch global citizen while at Tech. Jack Tang Second-year CM “Going to a party as the FantasyI spend most of my Sun football- fans are fair-weatheredternative to those who watch invisibility cloak.” days devoted to watching pro- “I do not like sitting around games to cheer for individual fessional football. I know that spectators that cheer for an players. not everyone is an NFL fan, "is season I am playing in but there are certain aspects individual player... over team a fantasy football league and people can relate to when talk- success itself.” sometimes #nd it hard to keep ing about team loyalties. Like my eyes away from the bottom diehard fans in any sport, I Steven Cappetta bar that %ashes the top fan- #nd a bit of distaste with “fair- tasy players on the day. I feel weather” fans. Assistant Sports Editor that no matter how big a fan However, with even more you are, the moment you step disdain, I do not like sitting onto the virtual turf, you start around spectators that cheer no matter how true that might I say this because statistics that to lose even a little bit of your for an individual player and be. people are awarded for in fan- true fandom for the sport. personal statistics over the in- Fantasy football takes that tasy games are only for certain Playing fantasy football tegrity of the game and team vital aspect of fandom away. aspects of the game. "ey do raises another big problem for Melissa Gerrior success itself. Non-loyal fans act like they not account for nice blocks or those that are big fans of one Avid fantasy football fans know what they are talking smart time management play. team. Suppose your favorite Fourth-year STAC are not real football fans. You about when it comes to foot- A friend might say, “Oh, team is up against players on should choose to enjoy the ball for the week, when in real- Hines Ward had a horrible your fantasy team. For exam- “Giving candy to kids in my game itself over the calcula- ity, they just repeat what they day!” when in fact, he might ple, suppose you are an enthu- neighborhood.” tions of fantasy team points heard on SportsCenter for the have had a spectacular day siastic Green Bay Packers fan and worries of waver-wire situ- day. "ese people will go to the blocking for runs and splitting and your team is up against ations. Loyalty is what football bars and move from television on routes to get Santonio Hol- the hated Chicago Bears. is about. Before the world was to television to see how Jay mes open down the #eld. Sta- Unfortunately, you have scourged with fantasy sports, Cutler, Ronnie Brown, Reggie tistics only tell half the story both Jay Cutler and Matt people went and watched Wayne, Robbie Gould and the in football and even if a player Forte on your fantasy team. games with one goal: to cheer Jets’ defense are doing. does not score touchdowns What do you do? "e true fan for their team. People want "ey do not have any inter- or make any receptions, they would hope to get smashed by to see their quarterback tear est in the game nor care about could still have a productive their fantasy opponent in that up a rival’s defense, see their any scores or division stand- day in contributing to their week of football. defense wreak havoc on op- ings. "ey will cheer after a team. If a person tries to explain posing o!enses, and also earn running back breaks for a big With the amount of disgust how they can see both Green the right to “talk smack” after gain in the fourth quarter, that I have shown in fantasy Bay and their individual play- beating a classmate’s cherished even though the team itself is sports, I have to admit that ers fairing well on the day, team. down by three scores and has not everyone who plays them their fan loyalty should be put "ere is nothing better no chance for a comeback. should be regarded as those into question. than being able to give a proud "ey probably will not be able that I expressed above. Watch football to love the Lauren Weisheit smirk to your friend after to recall the #nal score, but Some people are lax about game. "e next time someone beating their self-proclaimed they sure will be able to tell their teams and just seem to do tells you how they hope Min- Fourth-year MGT “America’s team” in their you how Phillip Rivers fared it for fun. "ey will lay back, nesota does not score a touch- %ashy new stadium on Mon- on the day. enjoy the games themselves down so that Ryan Longwell “Studying for !nals.” day night. "ere is no better Fantasy sports also take and probably forget what play- can get a #eld goal, ignore feeling than believing that away the pure respect people ers they started on the week. what they say and tell him to Photos by Chris Cassidy your team will defeat anyone, have for athletes on gameday. I #nd this an appropriate al- just enjoy the game. t0DUPCFS tTechnique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT FacebookAlmost all of us are guilty of can be a change agent Facebook-ing excessively. Whether “Young people begin so many – or – it’s to stalk people’s pictures when we’re bored in class, get people to- revolutions, both of thought HOT NOT gether for an event or send messages, and change... They just need an we #nd many ways to stay true to Facebook’s goal of helping to “con- !"#$%#&#!&'()&#*%+,&-!+.%/0& nect and share with the people in your life.” Did the creators of Face- Amira Choueiki book, now one of the fastest grow- President of AIESEC ing and most recognized sites in the world, know it would become the platform for an actual civil society because doing so would alert a large While a third of Egypt’s popula- Dig for cancer Communal germs in the Middle East? group of people who they can’t af- tion is between the ages of 15 and "e volleyball team just Even though we are in In Egypt, freedom of speech and ford to radicalize,” said Mark Zuck- 29, 67% of this group is unregis- held their annual Dig for the the midst of %u season and the right to assembly are limited; erberg founder of Facebook. tered to vote. Similar statistics exist Cure game. During the game, swine %u cases continue to be however, to the almost 800,000 Facebook is used by so many across the Middle East, which hosts each dive for the ball (or dig) on the rise, GT Dining in- Egyptians on Facebook, they have for non-political purposes, that an- the second largest ratio of people in is worth a certain amount of sists on continuing to use the found their outlet for activism. In a gering the wider population would this age bracket behind Sub-Saharan money towards a donation to communal stacks of trays and country where newspapers and web- only hurt governments. Twitter is Africa. Until social networking sites, the Susan G. Komen founda- plates, as well as communal sites are monitored and censored by di$cult to block because posts are these young people had no motiva- tion. "is year the team made canisters of silverware. It’s bad the government, walls and groups on submitted in so many ways. People tion to become involved with the a total of over $1,500 from enough that we have to dodge Facebook become places not just for in countries like Iran and Syria can slow moving, corrupt governments their 76 digs. "e team also people coughing on Skiles but keeping in touch, but also for news download free proxy software from in their country. Young people be- hopes to make more money now the germs are collecting stories and true personal accounts of groups like Global Internet Freedom gin so many revolutions, both of by selling autographed team throughout the day as people events. Perhaps one of the most im- Consortium and even individual thought and of change. From Tiana- jerseys. touch the dishes. pressive examples of this is the April technology experts all over the world men to Invisible Children, student- 6th Youth Movement. Now stand- that believe in aiding the e!ort. led movements have drawn some of ing at just over 70,000 members, "e US State Department has the most recognized global attention this group is dedicated not to being not let this surge of interest and ac- that has led to action- they just need a political party, but a way for young tivity go unnoticed. "ey recently to #nd an outlet for their voice. Egyptians to dissent and organize announced a $5 million pilot pro- Fed up with ancient politics, this protests. In the Iranian elections this gram to help expand social network- new Middle Eastern generation has past summer, social networking sites ing e!orts in the Middle East and #nally found something fresh to de- played a role they never dreamed North Africa. "e State Depart- velop ownership of, and engaging for their sites when the government ment also created its own Facebook this massive group is key to any sort stepped past their already stringent group, called the “Alliance of Youth of success for peace and democracy censoring policies to shut down text Movements” that brought together in the region. With these sites they COW on campus Toxic labs messaging capabilities. members from di!erent political can do what they can’t do in real- Skiles was graced by a col- We were all concerned to Both Facebook and Twitter be- groups across the world, including ity: meet in large groups, talk freely orful door and an arc of bal- hear that a chemical reaction came the sole means for people to some from the April 6th group. "ey about ideas and disagree with their loons to celebrate Coming Out in the basement of the College express honest opinions and arrange recently organized a conference government. In doing so, we hope Week by the Pride Alliance. of Computing created toxic the endless protests that took place for some of these members, as well they will rede#ne the way their so- "e week included a series of gases sending three people to across the country. Twitter even de- as representatives from Facebook, ciety operates and break away from a events to support LGBTQ stu- the hospital. While neither layed a regular maintenance shut- MTV and Google. leadership dominated by radicalism. dents and issues and let allies su!ered any real hurt, any down because they recognized what All e!orts by the State Depart- So next time you’re on Facebook, on campus stand up for the hospital visit is less than fun. that would do to the tens of thou- ment should remain quiet and be instead of just looking at pictures cause. We are glad that the Freshman chemistry lab is sands of users in Iran that were up- executed very carefully, however. from last weekend, explore the new campus can show their sup- stressful enough as a GPA kill- dating each other via a #IranElection With a Gallup Poll approval rating ways it’s being used: Arab Youth port, and we can’t help but er, but now we apparently have tag. Part of these sites’ successes are of just 15% in the Middle East sev- Emergence, Syrian Secular Youth, love anything that brightens to worry that the chemicals in that they are more di$cult to block eral websites in the Middle East are the list of groups goes on and on. the drab walk along Skiles. the lab can hurt us. than standard webpages created by very hesitant to accept any sort of US You may be surprised to #nd some- groups in the past. “"e government funding, as it can lead to a loss of thing we take for granted every day can’t simply shut down Facebook, credibility by many in the region. is actually changing the world.

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Hanson “Takes a Walk” with students Tech Hillel sponsors guest Band visits to raise awareness lecturer about poverty and AIDS By Sarah Malis Contributing Writer On Oct. 27, Tech Hillel, Tech’s Jewish organization, sponsored a guest lecture given by Amos Guiora. Guiora is a professor of law at the S.J. Quin- ney College of Law at the University of Utah, where he teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Pro- cedure, International Law, Religion and Ter- rorism and other courses dealing with international con!ict. Many college students in the United States may not exactly follow news reports discussing global con!ict, counterterrorism e"orts and international freedom and religion issues. Howev- er, explanations and debates pertaining to these concepts have taken the media by storm. Television, the internet, newspapers and other modes of media constantly hawk the religious and political con!icts of the Middle East. Photo by Vania Ho/ Student Publications Guiora also served for 19 years in the Israel Students attend “Take a Walk” with Hanson at the Campanile to walk barefoot and help raise awareness about poverty Defense Forces Judge Advocate General’s Corps and AIDS around the world. The event was sponsored by GT H.E.R.Os and One, a charity that is closely a!liated with U2. (JAG Corps), where he held multiple senior By Chris Russell just-water-I-stepped-in. organization known for donat- Hanson said he and his command positions, including Commander of Sta! Writer All in all, a not-so-pleasant ing a pair of shoes to children brothers felt TOMS epito- the Israel Defense Forces School of Military afternoon. in need for each pair of shoes mized how people could give Law, Judge Advocate for the Navy and Home Imagine walking a mile How about if you threw in sold, to assist with events like back. He points to the fact Front Command and the Legal Advisor to the through Midtown Atlanta. It live music, charity and rock this. that TOMS is a company, not Gaza Strip. Some of Guiora’s areas of expertise might take a few minutes, but and roll band Hanson? In a phone interview, Zac a charity but still manages to include legal and policy aspects of counterter- it’s certainly doable. Fresh air, #is odd combination of Hanson said, “We felt the help out. rorism, morality in armed con!ict and the Mid- fairly interesting scenery and, bare feet and loud music is walks were a way to do some- Hanson said, “It’s a way to dle Eastern peace process. if you plan carefully, you could precisely what students who thing real, to experience some- help out without quitting and During the Tech lecture, the professor dis- probably even avoid any major passed the Campanile on thing that’s action-oriented: being a non-pro$t. #ey just cussed his ideas of freedom and religion. Guiora hills. All in all, a pleasant af- Wednesday encountered, how- being present and taking o" decided that, from day one on, discussed the importance of these ideas for Tech ternoon. ever. your shoes for something that’s they were going to give back.” students, not only in terms of insights into the Now, imagine taking that Sponsored by GT a"ecting our generation.” Hanson, along with others, problems of freedom, religion and terrorism same walk, barefoot. #ings H.E.R.O.s and One, Take the #e events are largely tar- got involved in this kind of ac- nationwide in the Middle East, but he also ex- get a bit more interesting. Walk was a chance for stu- geted at ending extreme pov- tivism early, inspired by a complained how these problems are a"ecting our Even just thinking about it, dents to take part in the $ght erty and lessening the plight of pany from their hometown of generation’s lives, and our generation’s lives on you can still feel the crunch against poverty in Africa and AIDS. Tulsa, Okla. an international scale. of fallen acorns beneath your experience some of the condi- #e goal is to provide access Hanson said, “It goes back “#e messages is one, to be open to asking soles, the sizzle of hot asphalt, tions children in underdevel- to clean water, shoes, anti-viral a few years. We were origi- these kinds of questions. Two, to understand the poking and prodding of oped nations face daily. drugs and medical technology nally inspired by some guys your responsibilities as future leaders to engage loose gravel and the splashing Hanson regularly partners to those who need them, as in discussion about these issues. #ree, to under- See Hanson, page 12 puddles of I-really-hope-that’s- with TOMS Shoes, a for-pro$t well as building schools. stand the threats that are out there. And,four, to understand that there are threats, to ask your- selves how to we respond to these threats and how do we protect ourselves,” Guiora said. GT Coming Out Week supports LGBT community One theme of the professor’s lecture discuss- es the limiting of religion within Israel’s and the By Chris Russell ciated with each didn’t collide Middle East’s borders. He explained that there Sta! Writer with each other. must be restrictions of not just religion, but also #e week kicked o" Mon- free speech. Students walking down day night, with a presentation When these two crucial elements of life are Skiles this week might have by Dr. Suzann Lawry, a psy- strained, trust in government and terms of se- noticed a bit more color than chiatrist who works extensive- curity subsequently will be challenged. Israeli usual. For most of the week, ly with the LGBT community citizens and other international states’ popula- students in white and plum on the state of marriage in the tions must address these obstacles and religious shirts stood next to a wild- United States. extremism. ly-painted closet door sur- Lawry’s presentation Illustration by Siwan Liu/ Student Publications “I think that by directly addressing religious rounded by brightly-colored spanned a wide range of top- ner. Moreover, she mentioned showed gay couples stand toe- extremism, the state would be making an ef- balloons and passed out !yers ics, covering everything from a gay couples having to deal to-toe with straight couples in fort to more e"ectively protect, for instance, stamped with pictures of cows brief history of the gay rights with issues like a lack of input terms of quality of life, rela- national leaders in the way that Yitzhak Rabin and pink triangles. movement in the US, from in critical medical procedures, tionship satisfaction and rela- [an assassinated Prime Minister of Israel] wasn’t #is Technicolor display facts combating stereotypes of lack of child visitation rights tionship skills, and even sur- protected. It will send a strong message to reli- was set up by the Georgia gay couples, to the rights that for split couples, and the lack passed straight couples when gious extremists that their words are unaccept- Tech Pride Alliance to adver- gay couples lack in compari- of federally-protected time o" it came to division of labor, as able,” Guiora said. tise for their annual event, son to straight couples and the from work to take care of an ill they didn’t have to deal with “You know, there’s a theory in which I be- Coming Out Week, an event importance of legalizing gay loved-one. traditional gender roles. lieve in that religious extremists, in whichever the organization hosts annu- marriage. Lawry said, “We’ve learned Lawry said, “As you can culture, what they are really doing is de-legiti- ally to advocate for and edu- Lawry $rst presented sev- from history that, by default, see, the research really doesn’t mizing the state, because they believe that reli- cate the public about lesbian, eral reasons arguing for the separate is not equal…Being support the stereotypes.” gious law is supreme to state law,” Guiora said. gay, bisexual and trans gender legalization of same-sex mar- gay doesn’t cause pain. Dis- Tuesday night, the Alliance “If the state were to address this directly, it (LGBT) issues. riage from both a social, legal crimination causes pain. Op- held an event on what they would send a powerful message to those that According to Ryan Epp, and economical standpoint. pression causes pain.” called “coming out as an ally,” are de-legitimizing the state. And I think that second year EE and president When not protected by Lawry then presented sev- or how to be a straight ally of states, religious and secular alike, would be the of the Pride Alliance, the event marriage, gay couples (and eral slides on stereotypes often the LGBT movement and how bene$ciaries [of that]. #e idea that sending a is typically hosted around their children) don’t receive associated with being gay and to help friends who come to powerful message to religious extremists, one: it National Coming Out Day, many tax bene$ts straight cou- combatting common beliefs you. would more protect the state, and two: it would which occurs every Oct. 11 ples do and can’t claim social about the quality of gay rela- #e event started with an- make it clear to religious extremists that there but, due to Homecoming, was security or veterans bene$ts tionships. postponed, so the events asso- upon the death of their part- She mentioned studies that See LGBT, page 11 See Israel, page 11 t0DUPCFS tTechnique FOCUS Students, administration collaborate to meet green goals By Andrew Nelson dexo, they’re mugs dis- with my friend, and when he $n- Sta! Writer really recep- tributed by ished his can of Monster he tossed tive and en- the dining it in the garbage can, even though In early October the Sus- t h u s i a s t i c halls. the recycling can was a couple feet tainable Endowments Institute about our sug- F r y away, the trash can was closer.” released its College Sustainabil- gestions,” Nell pointed out Both Fry and Chi believe that ity Report Card. #e report card Fry, president that student students generally want to recycle, grades universities on their e"orts of SOS, said, involvement but the slight inconvenience of the to improve energy e%ciency and “We’ve had a is one of the e"ort is the main deterrent. If a dedicate su%cient resources to en- lot of success most impor- trash can is closer, that’s where the vironmental issues. with them, tant issues used soda can will likely go. #is year Tech earned a “B,” and they’re of sustain- Sustainability awareness is the highest grade yet, thanks c o n s t a n t l y ability, as SOS’s mission, and this mis- to the initiatives undertaken by working to nearly all the sion is directly aimed at students Tech’s O%ce of Environmental improve sus- sustainabil- through initiatives like recycling Stewardship and student organi- t a i n a b i l i t y ity initiatives and the Campus Supported Agri- zations like Students Organizing with dining.” by SOS and culture (CSA) program. for Sustainability (SOS). E a r n i n g administra- Dozens of students are mem- #e only two categories of the Tech an “A” in tion hinge bers of CSA, which orders fresh, report card where Tech didn’t the student in- on student local, organic, family farm food earn an A were in endowment volvement cat- interaction. such as produce, vegetables, transparency and shareholder en- egory of the “We have cheese, milk, pasta, and meat (Fry gagement. report card, Photo by Adebola Adedire/ Student Publications these great is a big fan of the apples). Marcia Kinstler of the O%ce SOS’s current Buildings like the LEED certi"ed Klaus building helped the institute r e c y c l i n g Members can order as often as of Environmental Stewardship major proj- bins all over they like or subscribe to a regular gain a Sustainable Edowments Institute report card grade of a “B.” disagrees with how these areas are ects in sus- the place. share. evaluated, since Tech invests more tainability are One exam- Each box of assorted foods in money market funds than deal- the bike rental program (which sentatives from Coca-Cola for a ple is the management building, lasts about a week depending on ing with “proxy wars” with the will soon go into action with 70 round table discussion soon re- where there are three or four bins how many people eat from it. companies other schools may in- donated, student-repaired and regarding our concerns with plastic on every !oor, with individual A regular “farmer pick box” for vest in, as she indicated the report assembled bikes) and zero-waste bottled beverages, especially water bins for paper, cans, plastic bot- about two people is $20, a large card more directed toward. campus dining through compost- bottles, on campus,” Fry said. tles, newspaper and trash,” Fry box for three to four people is $30, At the forefront, both the Of- ing and recycling. SOS has initiated a strong an- said, “Yet I’ll look into the trash and a custom box costs an addi- $ce of Environmental Steward- Since last March, Tech’s Sus- ti-bottle campaign to reduce the bin and there are bottles and pa- tional packing fee of $4, annual ship and SOS collaborate on proj- tainabile Food Committee – in- waste of both plastic and money. per in there. It’s not like it’s any registration for CSA is $25. ects that improve sustainability in cluding Fry, Sodexo o%cials, and Vending machines on campus harder to put them in the appro- SOS meetings are open to all areas of energy use, land use, wa- campus administrators – meet sell 20-ounce bottles of water for priate recycle bins.” of Tech, and Fry strongly encour- ter use, food, and recycling. to collaborate on reducing food $1.50 ($9.60/gallon), whereas tap Pamela Chi, $rst-year BME, ages people to come. Students can SOS regularly meets with sta" waste, purchasing local foods and water costs on average only a $fth encounters similar problems with also be involved in discussions from Sodexo, Tech’s integrated improving the sustainability of of one cent per gallon ($0.002) as her friends, and she would like to with administrators, Sodexo and food and facilities management dining options on- and o"-cam- well as avoiding plastic waste. SOS see more recycling bins near gar- even Coca-Cola when they meet service provider. pus. strongly encourages everyone to bage cans. on Nov. 16 to discuss plastic bot- “When we sit down with So- “We’re meeting with repre- use reusable bottles, like the free Chi said, “I was at the library tle use. FOCUS Technique t0DUPCFS t 11

from page 9 lutely essential. I can say, based LGBT from page 9 Israel on my own experiences, is that are limits,” Guiora said. it’s very di%cult, because in the other guest speaker, Je" Mack- Guiora deems that the limiting immediate aftermath of a terror- enzie, a member of Parents and of free speech and religion must ist attack, the public, the media, Friends of Lesbians and Gays be neutral between the state and leadership wants a tough response. (PFLAG) and father of a lesbian the individual, in order to pro- And that’s when the balancing test daughter. Mackenzie discussed mote counterterrorism. has to step in. So the line drawn is how being a straight ally has “So, counterterrorism is the ‘b’ di%cult, but it’s essential,” Guiora changed over his lifetime, and word, which is balance. #e rights said. why combating prejudice amongst of the individual are equally legit- Another issue that was exam- older generations is so di%cult. imate to national security rights. ined in Guiora’s presentation was Mackenzie said, “People of my Individual rights are not a zero- how American Jews currently re- generation had our values instilled sum gain. Some people articulate late to Israeli politics. With the in us by the previous generation, is as maximizing rights, I articu- mounting terrorism and political whose attitude was, ‘#ere are late it as balancing rights,” said and religious tensions, there ap- no gay people and, if there are, Guiora. pears to be a subsequent dispar- they’re all perverts.’” “Some call it ‘what price free- ity between American Jews and Mackenzie describes PFLAG dom’. #e line drawn is extremely Israel. as a support group that’s open to anyone in the community, but di%cult here. On the other hand, Guiora said, “I think that Photo by Jarrett Skov/ Student Publications excess is very easy. Look at the maybe 30 years ago, in very broad mainly geared towards helping Students attend “Being Out After College Discussion Panel”during immediate aftermath of 9/11. I’d strokes, there was greater instinc- parents with homosexual children say that the Bush administration tual sympathy to Israel than there accept their lifestyle. coming out week, the week o#ered support to LBGT students. largely engaged in the paradigm is today, there was greater instinc- Mackenzie said, “[I’ve] seen of excess. And did that lead to ef- tual understanding of Israel than parents come to their $rst meeting ing experience, listening to people did things a bit di"erently than fective counterterrorism? I’d say there is today. And I think that sobbing and weeping because they who have been in our shoes be- in the past. Normally, there is a probably not,” Guiora said. on some level, there was a greater believed their son or daughter was fore, and seeing what kind of ex- discussion of homosexuality in “But the line drawing is abso- connection to Israel.” going to burn in hell. #en, six periences they’ve had since they the Bible, but this year, the Alli- months later, I’ve seen those same entered the workforce.” ance expanded the topic to cover parents marching in a pride pa- #e counseling center helped attitudes towards homosexuality rade.” out by hosting a Coming Out in several di"erent religions, with Mackenzie’s presentation was Workshop on #ursday. Austin particular focus on Christianity, followed by several students’ sto- Lawry, second year IAML major, Islam and Judaism. ries about friends and crushes public relations chair of the Alli- #e Alliance’s next major coming out to them, as well as ance, and daughter of Dr. Lawry, event is their annual charity drag several students’ stories about how attended the event last year. show in the spring, though they they got involved in LGBT rights Lawry said, “It was really nice, host several awareness drives and in the $rst place. in that it wasn’t aimed just at gay smaller events throughout the Early Wednesday, the Alliance students, but also was about how year. hosted a similar event, but with to be receptive to friends coming According to Epp, for every more focus on how people in po- out to us.” month when there isn’t a major sitions of authority—particularly Lawry said a major part of the event, the Alliance will typically professors, TAs and RAs—can event was how students could have two days where they try to help homosexual students who handle each part of the coming raise awareness and support for come to them with problems out process. “We tackled each of LGBT issues. they’re having. Epp described this the di"erent kinds of coming out. Topics covered in the past have Safe Space training session as, “a We talked about coming out to included the military’s Don’t Ask, training session for how to be an friends, coming out to your par- Don’t Tell policy and the fact that e"ective ally and what to do if ents and family, and coming out in several states, Georgia includ- people come to you with issues to your colleagues and cowork- ed, it’s still legal for employees to they are having trouble with.” ers,” Lawry said. be $red over sexual orientation. Later that night, the Alliance It was about what is the right #e Pride Alliance will also be hosted an alumni panel, where a time to come out, how to be calm marching in Atlanta Pride march handful of gay alumni discussed about it and how to be under- this weekend at Piedmont Park, as Photo by Tim Nowack/ Student Publications what it’s like being out after col- standing of the feelings of the per- a happy accident placed the Atlan- Amos Guiora, Professor of Law at The S. J. Quinney College of lege. son they come out to.” ta Pride Festival right at the end of Law, University of Utah, visited and lectured at Tech on Oct. 27. Epp said, “It [was] an interest- #ursday night, the Alliance Tech’s Coming Out Week.

sliver www.nique.net To the person who has the LOST hatch lockdown sticker in the W24 lot: you make my day. everyday Haven’t been happy in over three months... How did my life get to this point? Oklahoma Hokie Pokey? More like Hokie Smokey! All the way turnt up! Delta Co-ops Get High For Free! GT PARKING STILL EFFING SUCKS. True Life: I have a crush on my TA. I know I’m pathetic, but I’m just a sucker for cute Asian girls in tight jeans and uggs... my stu" never gets published... Bible Crusage? these people really didn’t learn anything... Apparently the only thing holding T-square up was a goalpost To Bored Asian Girl - Where and when? Who decided it would be accpetable to whore out an entire sliver box to the SAB? NOT COOL. Especially after 3 weeks of no ‘Nique. I will punch my radio, next time “party in the USA” comes on! Stop sucking all of the fun out of GT, Bud. new ticketing system = more trouble than it’s worth “let me tell you about the red wings” awww sick! football team getting crunk and students don’t know how to join them! awkward white people Why can’t we get our goalposts down in under 5 minutes? Engi- neered too well? we can’t even get on the $eld in good time Unathletic students: wait in the back while WE tear the goalposts down. I heard that they were cutting the posts up in the Nanotech center. #ey’re going to e-mail a small piece of the goalpost to every student! “Frat” is the most versatile word in the English language. t0DUPCFS tTechnique FOCUS

Walk from page 9 technology is giving [everyday] by Ali Kimm, second-year Mgt, and the event was set. weren’t alone in their walk. Gopal people a louder and louder mega- Sharad Gopal, second-year EE When asked what the event expected somewhere between 120 from our hometown that devel- phone than they’ve ever had, or, and Maysa Nassereddin, second- was all about, Gopal said that and 150 participants. oped some medical technology in some cases, the $rst megaphone year CE. the focus was letting people who Gopal toyed with the idea of and software for cell phones that they’ve ever had.” After hearing about Hanson’s normally couldn’t help out get in- chartering a TOMS Shoe’s cam- would be a convenience in this According to Hanson, the activism during a trip to Wash- volved. pus organization for a while, but country, but a lifesaver overseas.” company in question designed ington D. C., Gopal was con- Gopal said, “A lot of people are is now on the fence. He is now #e band’s interest in Tech’s software for cell phones that al- tacted by TOMS about being a really passionate about [helping] leaning more towards chartering a walk was due partly to fortunate lowed patients to keep in touch campus rep for Tech. Africa, and a lot of them want campus branch of One, a charity timing—they were touring in with their doctor at a moment’s TOMS then contacted him to help, but they just don’t know organization with the similar goal the area—but the band says that notice, allowing them to get med- about hosting an event with the how.” of eliminating poverty and strong technology is something they see ical advice in areas where modern band on campus. After running In addition to recruiting stu- ties to the band U2. having more and more of a role in medicine isn’t readily available. into a bit of trouble over a non- dents, the organizations hosting #ose interested in learning global activism. On campus, the event was chartered organization hosting the event also recruited a great more can visit the Take the Walk Hanson said, “More and more, largely spearheaded and organized the event, GT H.E.R.O.s joined, deal o"-campus, so Tech students website at takethewalk.net.

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Dougherty’s twisted, straight-to- Trick ‘r TreAt DVD release rede!nes Halloween DVD horror genre withBy Danny Spillerkiller plot twists Trick ‘r Treat Senior Sta! Writer GENRE: Horror, Thriller If it’s Halloween, it must be time for Saw, right? Forget that. !ough the STARRING: Dylan Baker, new installment of the torture porn franchise is sure to bring in hordes of mov- Anna Paquin and Brian Cox iegoers, the real Halloween movie is already here. Originally scheduled for an DIRECTOR: Michael Oct. 2007 release, Trick ‘r Treat is "nally out on DVD after being criminally Dougherty neglected a theatrical run. I say the lack of theatrical release is criminal because writer/director Michael Dougherty has crafted an absolute must-see movie for RATING: R anyone caught up in the Halloween spirit. DVD RELEASE: Oct. 6, 2009 What makes Trick ‘r Treat such an interesting "lm is that it takes an ap- proach to storytelling that is not often seen in feature-length movies. !e "lm is OUR TAKE: !!!!! broken into four distinct short stories, each one intertwining with the others in various ways. Other movies typically have more than one storyline running at once, but they happen simultaneously and come together to culminate in some "nal conclusion at the end. Trick ‘r Treat feels more like an anthology – four completely separate stories that happen to run into each other in very inventive and unexpected ways. !e idea for Trick ‘r Treat originated from Dougherty’s animated short feature, “Season’s Greetings,” that was released back in 1996. !e story focuses on Sam, a costumed kid who is out past midnight trick-or-treating. Sam eventually walks down an alleyway and becomes cornered by an unknown stalker who follows him in. !e audience is led to believe this is the end of Sam, but it turns out there is something more sinister about Sam than we realize. !is four-minute hand-drawn cartoon became the basis for creating the character of Sam for the "nal "lm. !e less you know about the stories going into Trick ‘r Treat, the better. Avoid reading too much about plot points before seeing it because Dougherty has done a wonderful job of writing a screenplay with twists that are clever and not convoluted. Just know there are enough gross-out moments for gore hounds, along with plenty of dark humor and ghoulishness to really capture the mood of Halloween. And that’s what Trick ‘r Treat does better than anything else – nail the Halloween spirit. Everything about the "lm oozes Oct. 31 thanks to Dougherty’s smart directing and obvious love for the holiday. Cinematog- rapher Glen MacPherson is also highly commended for shooting such a surprisingly beautiful "lm. For a movie that takes place almost entirely at night, it is shockingly colorful, focusing clearly on oranges and yellows to further enhance the mood. Another element that plays an enormous role in how the "lm is perceived is the editing. With four main storylines to cut between, the editing has a huge e#ect on the end product. Choosing when to tell what part of which story could become tricky and confusing for the audience, but Trick ‘r Treat manages to slide between stories with ease and without ever throwing the audience o#. As for the acting, there are certainly some familiar faces among the cast, including Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. Considering the high caliber of actors in the "lm, it is no surprise that the acting is consistently solid. Even the younger and lesser known actors are able to pull o# great performances. !e only real problem people might have with Trick ‘r Treat is that it is not very scary, at least not in the modern “boo!” sense. Trick ‘r Treat relies more on storytelling, creepi- ness and unsettling scenes rather than full-blown scares, and while I consider that a wonderful thing, horror fans looking for more pop-out-at-you horror style will need to look elsewhere. While 2009 has already seen some solid horror $icks (especially Sam Raimi’s excellent Drag Me to Hell), Trick ‘r Treat takes the cake as being the most enjoyable, even if not the scariest, horror "lm of the year.

Images courtesy of Warner Home Video Saw VI continues bloody saga with new horrors FILM ily surmised from conversation or they feel almost forced to "t in $ashbacks. with the story as it is. Only since Saw VI !e movie features just a few Saw IV has the franchise really GENRE: Crime, Horror main characters instead of an en- found its place as a series. It’s now STARRING: Tobin Bell, Costas semble, making it a little easier to almost like a TV show because it Saw V Mandylor and Shawnee follow the plot. featured retains many of the same charac- Smith many people escaping one set of ters who deal with both problems traps and how they relate to each at hand and a larger story. DIRECTOR: Kevin Greutert other, while Saw VI mainly focus- !e special e#ects budget must RATING: R es on one man. Because all of the have taken a hit in this movie. audience’s attention can be spent Prosthetic e#ects were way under RELEASED: Oct. 23, 2009 on this one character, it makes for par. !ey were very obvious and a more compelling story. !e story poorly integrated with the actors, OUR TAKE: !!!!! and plot are much more focused which seemed to be a running and plain, making the "lm very theme throughout the movie. easy to comprehend. None of the blood and gore e#ects By Chris Ernst Several of the other Saw mov- were quite up to standards. Sta! Writer ies rely on convoluted plots to Most of them were done physi- present simple stories, diluting cally. !is creates a problem for Saw VI is one of the few Saw their essence for a gimmick-driven continuity because instead of hav- movies that could be watched movie. !is latest entry in the se- ing distinct blood splotches, peo- without seeing all the others in ries is comparably simple. While ple almost become impressionist order. While it does continue the still cheesy at times, it presents its works of art, bloodied up and let story arc set up by the previous drama in an easy to understand loose. entries in the series, the bulk of manner, actually making Saw VI For example, the "nale features the plot can be easily appreciated one of the better places to start the hydro$uoric acid, which sup- from what is presented solely in saga. posedly can eat through human this movie. What does take place !e previous movies all strug- in the previous movies is eas- gle a little to "nd signi"cance; See Saw, page16 Image courtesy of Lionsgate

ENTERTAINMENT Technique t0DUPCFS t 15 Tabernacle hosts metal rockers Atreyu, Undead By Andrew Ho themselves into their "rst num- had to settle for a water bottle Hollywood Undead began rap- mance was set to keep the crowd Contributing Writer ber almost as soon as they hit the thrown their way, which they set ping, with heavy guitar chords on an excitable crest. stage, setting the crowd into a upon like a school of sharks. amplifying the experience, while While these artists aren’t en- Concert-goers at the Taber- frenzy as the moshing and crowd- While Atreyu had brought the the crowd set into a throbbing, tirely mainstream, there’s no nacle were treated to a night "lled sur"ng grew more frequent. crowd’s passions to a peak, bounc- undulating rhythm. doubt that those in attendance with eardrum-bursting guitar It wasn’t long before Varkatzas ing around and pumping their !ankfully, the instruments were treated to a rousing show to ri#s, drum solos and death growls was baring his tattooed chest and "sts almost the entire time, Holly- were just loud enough to comple- remember. From the main $oor on Oct. 24 with Atreyu and Hol- arms like other guys in the crowd, wood Undead worked them over ment the rapping rather than to the packed balconies, fans and lywood Undead. running around the stage and di#erently as the tunes went from drown it out, and there were plen- newcomers alike were enjoying Atreyu, the long-time metalc- spitting mists of water whenever metalcore to rap with a heavy ty of instances where the crowd the music and contagious fervor ore troupe hailing from Orange he wasn’t screaming vocals into metal current. Arriving on stage sang along with the songs. By the and perhaps giving an indication County, CA, brought their act to the mike. in the midst of a blinding strobe time their masks came o# after a on how the rest of the tour will go Atlanta. !e historic concert hot- Dan Jacobs was sporting his light and with their faces masked, few songs, the rest of the perfor- for these bands. spot was nearly packed to burst usual bloodstain-patterned gui- with the crowds that came out to tar in frenzied ri#s, working with see them, certainly pushing the Travis Miguel as they hopped up two and a half thousand crowd on platforms to showcase their capacity. Much of the crowd style. For obvious reasons, the vol- seemed to consist of younger fans ume went from loud to just about from high school and up, though head-splitting, and the lighting such youthful exuberance had a work was spectacular without un- perfect outlet on the main $oor. necessarily blinding the audience. !e night started o# right with One of few oddities that Escape the Fate and !e Sleep- worked against this otherwise ing, who certainly worked well grand performance was bass- to get the crowd pumped up for ist Marc McKnight. Apparently the main attractions. While cer- not content enough with head- tainly upbeat and dynamic, with banging, McKnight felt the need !e Sleeping’s lead singer Doug- to thrash about and take center las Robinson interacting with the stage quite frequently. While the crowd quite often, !e Sleeping importance of a bass guitar player was perhaps the quietest band in is depends on who you’re talking relative terms of intensity and vol- to, it seemed a touch overdone. ume. A comical moment came After a brief bit of set-up, with shortly after the "nal song when credit to the road crew and sta# drummer Brandon Saller tossed a for being particularly quick on the drumstick high up into the crowd, job, it was about time to bring the and the stick ended up caught on big stars on stage. Atreyu threw one of the lighting rigs. !e crowd Photo by Kelvin Kuo/ Student Publications

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Saw from page 13 Uncharted 2 explores historical !ction $esh almost instantly. After being GAMES sets the bar high from the very pumped full of it, this character beginning with its never ending literally melts. !e movie gener- Uncharted 2: Among action and suspense. For example, ally goes for the drama when it Thieves the game opens up with the player comes to gore, but it doesn’t be- GENRE: Action, Adventure as Drake, shot in the abdomen, come ridiculous. sitting inside a freezing derailed While some parts may seem CONSOLE: PlayStation 3 train carriage barely hanging o# a unrealistic, who among the gen- DEVELOPER: Naughty Dog cli# near the snowy ridges of the eral population really knows what Himalayas, and it only gets better it’s like when someone’s jaw and RATING: Teen from there. head are blown apart? RELEASED: Oct. 13, 2009 To further compliment the Fans looking for a bloody, amazing script, the game com- gore-fest will be disappointed. OUR TAKE: !!!!! bines it with other aspects to !is "lm is more about the drama forge an unforgettable cinematic and the story than the gore. !ere By Zheng Zheng gaming experience. are several scenes for them, but ul- Sta! Writer First is the gamer interface, timately the characters and their which completely gets rid of any drama drive the "lm. Long has it been since a Play- and all displays such as health bars Image courtesy of Naughty Dog !e traps are not as imagina- Station 3 exclusive title stood and mini-maps that usually "ll platform adventure or stealth mis- to use terrains and obstacles to tive or as twisted as in the others over its competition and claimed the screen. Instead, the only thing sions. No matter which situation their advantage. in the series. !ey are frightening, glory for its console. Uncharted 2: that players will "nd on their the player is in however, the ter- Although both multiplayer but they do not inspire the same Among !ieves, the widely well re- screen while losing themselves in rain and its structures become a options are enjoyable, neither are awe and fear as many of the oth- ceived third-person action-adven- the story will be nothing more very important aspect of the game without $aws. In an age where ers. ture game developed by Naughty than the simple exhibition of the that provide strategy and com- multiplayer gaming pushes for a Even though it is less of an ex- Dog, broke that curse on Oct. 13 detailed environments presented plexity. !e single-player mode is more massive player versus player ercise in bloody, twisted gore for with its addictive cinematic game- by the game itself. available in four di#erent di%cul- experience, a game of ten people is which the franchise is famous, play and enticing plot develop- Also, like any successful mov- ties. hardly satisfactory. it succeeds where the others do ments. ie, Uncharted 2 provides a fantas- Aside from the completely sat- Overall, Uncharted 2 is a fan- not. Saw VI is more of a focused As the game’s protagonist, Na- tic score composed rightfully to isfying experience o#ered by the tastic piece of art that truly de- character-driven drama than the than “Nate” Drake, players jour- set the mood for anyone wanting single player mode, the game also serves its acclaimed reputation. others. !is is one of the best en- ney across di#erent subregions to begin the adventures of an ex- provides some multiplayer fea- !e cinematic gaming experience tries in the series and is de"nitely of Asia in order to pursue Marco plorer. tures. is beyond the scope of the tradi- worth a watch. Polo’s 14 ships of lost treasures, Using motion capture tech- !e co-operative option of the tional video game template and It is not designed to gain new lost at sea upon his return trip nology and maximized gaming multiplayer mode allows a maxi- on par with the future of simula- fans, but not knowing much or from China under Emperor Kub- engines, Naughty Dog developed mum of three players to complete tion gaming. anything about the previous mov- lai Khan. the game with unbelievably real- objectives as a team. !e competi- !e amount of careful e#orts ies is actually not much of a prob- !e historical mystery of Mar- istic and beautiful graphics that tive player versus player feature, put into this game by the devel- lem. Fans will appreciate the story co Polo’s ships intertwined with show o# PlayStation 3’s capabili- however, can o#er up to ten play- opers, along with PlayStation but will be disappointed by the the game developer’s fantastic ties. ers in four di#erent game modes. 3’s powerful abilities, makes the lack of gore. With no sign of end- writing provides a strong founda- !e gameplay is a perfect blend !is feature, although not as com- game a must have for any PlaySta- ing, the Saw series could continue tion for an alluring tale of love, of the action-packed shooter ex- plex as some of the other leading tion 3 users and a very tempting for a while thanks to this solid betrayal and discovery. !e game perience and the more placid shooter games, encourages players lure for those who are not. new addition. ENTERTAINMENT Technique t0DUPCFS t 17

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Roderick keyed the o$ense early Volleyball GSPNQBHF in the third set. Two Roderick hits Tech took the second set 25-18. caught the back line, and DeMi- #e Jackets did not have an chelis landed a pair of powerful extensive run in the !nal set, but spikes early on as solid ball control they put together four consecutive helped the Jackets build a lead. shorts points on four separate occasions. Tech went on a 14-4 run, forcing Wake committed eight attack er- Duke to use both time-outs as the Tennis players rors, two of which were the re- Jackets went ahead 16-8. sult of Tech blocks, as the Jack- Duke closed the gap to three compete at ITA ets rolled to a 25-13 victory that points as Tech made a handful of clinched the match. errors late in the set, but the lead South regionals Hunter and DeMichelis had was su"cient. Tech won the !nal 10 kills each to pace the attack, three points, !nishing with a Tip- #e ITA Southeast Region and the Jackets had !ve players pins ace to win the set 25-19 and Championship for women’s ten- with !ve or more kills. In total, come within one set of taking the nis was hosted at Tech this past Tech had 41 kills against just 14 match. weekend. Tech junior Sasha Kru- attack errors, resulting in a solid DeMichelis had three early pina beat No. 8 Irene Rehberger .300 hit percentage. Meanwhile, kills as the Jackets got o$ to an- of South Florida in the Round Wake had 24 kills and 24 attack other fast start in the fourth set. of 64. She, sophomore Christina errors, resulting in the .000 mark. #e Jackets were strong through- Ngo and sophomore Lynn Blau Stawicka and junior setter out the !rst half of the set, playing all advanced to the Round of 32. Mary Ashley Tippins had !ve well in all areas. Eventually they In doubles, Blau and sophomore block assists each, Tippins had 28 led 18-12 and appeared to be on Hillary Davis reached the quar- assists, and junior libero Jordan the way to closing out the match. ter!nals while the team of Krupi- McCullers notched 16 digs. Duke had other plans in mind, na and Ngo lost in the !rst round. Tech faced a much greater though. #e Blue Devils took the In the men’s tournament, challenge on Saturday night next three points and eventually which took place in Athens, against the Duke Blue Devils as battled to a 19-19 tie; Tech pulled Ga., all eight Jackets in the draw the teams battled for second place ahead 22-21, but Duke took the reached the Round of 32. Juniors in the ACC standings. late lead and closed out the set to Miguel Muguruza and Guillermo #e game served as Tech’s “Dig earn a 25-23 victory that sent the Gomez reached the quarter!nals, for the Cure” match, in which match to a deciding !fth set. but Muguruza fell to Clint Bowles each dig recorded by the Jack- “We were in command of the of FSU and Gomez was forced to ets resulted in a donation to the fourth set, and we couldn’t !n- retire with an injury. Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer ish it and put it away...I felt like Foundation. Tech’s 76 total digs our passing broke down, and in raised more than $1,500 for the the end, we just couldn’t execute,” Komen Foundation. Additionally, Johnson said. Swim & Dive the Jackets wore pink jerseys in Tech held an early lead once honor of the event; those jerseys again in the !nal set, but Duke falls against are being auctioned o$, and the 1IPUPCZ.JDIBFM+BNFT Student Publications battled back to pull ahead and the proceeds will be donated as well. Brittany Roderick bumps the ball during last Friday’s game against Wake Jackets could not rebound. With No. 7 Florida As the !rst set began, Tech Forest at O’Keefe Gym. Tech defeated Wake but fell to Duke on Saturday. the score tied 7-7, Duke won four began to build an early lead as consecutive points, the last two of #e men’s swimming and div- DeMichelis led the charge, pick- an ace from Hunter and a Duke through the set they were ahead which came on calls that Johnson ing team fell 161-123 against the ing up three early kills as the Jack- error that concluded a long point. 14-8. and the Jackets brie%y argued. nationally ranked Florida Gators ets went up 8-5. #e Blue Devils remained #e second half of the set was Ultimately Tech could not come in a dual meet last weekend. Duke fought back to tie the ahead though, and they ended up roughly even, but the Jackets back, and a Duke dump ended #e Jackets took !rst place in set, and the Blue Devils held a taking the set 25-23 as Duke’s Ra- managed to hold onto their lead. the set 15-11 and gave the Blue !ve of the 16 events. Sophomore slight lead throughout the middle chael Moss recorded her sixth and Two late DeMichelis kills, her Devils the match. Nigel Plummer won the 50-yard of the set. !nal kill of the opening set. !fth and sixth of the set, tied the “I’m disappointed in the loss, freestyle in 20.41 seconds, and Late in the set, Duke was ahead Tech came out strong to open match for the Jackets as they took but we have a lot of season left and Tech had the top !ve !nishers in 22-18 when Tech took a time-out. the second set, taking advantage the set 25-21. a lot to play for. We’re in a great the 100 yard butter%y. Freshmen #e Jackets immediately took the of Duke mistakes to win the Tech was strong from the start position…we’ve just got to go out Brandon Makinson and Christo- !rst three points after the short !rst !ve points. #e Jackets held of the third set. DeMichelis and and take care of business,” John- pher Khosravi took the top two break thanks to a kill from Mead, onto their early lead, and midway senior middle blocker Brittany son said. spots in the three-meter dive.

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Coming o! their "rst win in Charlottesville since 1990, the No. 11 Jackets travel to Nashville, Tenn. this Saturday to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. Tech and Vanderbilt will battle it out this weekend for the 37th time since their initial meeting in 1892. #e Jackets currently lead the series with a record of 18-15-3, including victories in the last four games. Tech’s 34-9 victory against Virginia, as well Miami’s in-conference loss to Clemson, placed the Jackets at the top of the Coastal Division with a 5-1 record in the ACC. With a berth in the conference championship game and a pos- sible BCS bid emerging as possibilities if the Jackets can win their remaining games, they will attempt to improve their overall record to 8-1 against the second of their three SEC opponents this season. Against Virginia, the triple option proved e!ective against the Cavaliers’ 3-4 defensive front as the Tech o!ense, which now leads the nation in total rushing yards, racked up 362 yards on the ground. Tech’s o!ense controlled the clock throughout, wearing down Virginia’s defense as it controlled the ball for 42 minutes and 43 seconds, the team’s longest mark in time of possession in more than 20 years. #e defense allowed the Cavaliers to convert just two of 11 third downs and held them to only 198 total yards, including just 30 rushing yards. #e unit has shown improvement since allowing 44 points at Florida State, adapting to changes in the defensive scheme and overcoming injuries to hold Virginia Tech and Virginia in check over the past two weeks. #e Jackets will now face the 2-6 Commodores at Dudley Field on Halloween. Tech will look to exploit a Vanderbilt defense that has allowed the second-most rushing yards of any SEC team this season, and the inside running game could be key against a defense that features speed but lacks size. JACKETS VS. COMMODORES Tech and Vanderbilt battle it out this weekend for the 37th time since their initial meeting in 1892. #e Jackets currently lead the series with a record of 18-15-3, including victories in the last four games. Last year Vanderbilt was able to defeat formidable opponents like South Carolina, Ole Miss and Auburn during their season-opening "ve-game winning streak. #e Commodores stumbled in the second half but picked up a single win; at 6-6, they became bowl eligible for the "rst time in 26 years and defeated Boston College in the Music City Bowl. In 2009 the Commodores have struggled to build on last season’s success. #ey currently hold an overall record of 2-7 and their two wins come against teams, Rice and Western Carolina, with a combined 1-14 record. Coach Bobby Johnson’s team is 0-5 in its conference and has failed to score more than 10 points in an SEC matchup. Last Saturday’s game against No. 24 South Carolina resulted in a disappointing 14-10 loss for the Commo- dores, who came close to pulling o! the upset. Statistically, the two teams were fairly even in several o!ensive categories. Vanderbilt running back Warren Norman amassed 186 all-purpose yards and, with a 99-yard kicko! return, scored the visiting team’s only touchdown of the day. #e Commodores led 10-7 until South Carolina scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to win the game. Vanderbilt faced Army’s triple option-based o!ense in early Oct., but the Black Knights upset the Commodores 16-13 at West Point. Against a more talented Jackets squad, Vanderbilt will need to contain Tech’s o!ense at the edges and hope Norman can produce on the ground. PREDICTION: Tech 27, Vandy 10 TQPSUT!OJRVFOFU Scouting the road ahead Technique Sports Editor: /JTIBOU1SBTBEI "XFFLBGUFSUIFFOEPGUIF8IJUF (PME8PSME4FSJFT UIFCBTFCBMMUFBN 'SJEBZ Assistant Sports Editor: SFMFBTFTJUTTFBTPOTDIFEVMF!21 0DUPCFS Sports 4UFWFO$BQQFUUB Volleyball Football tops Virginia Golf wins goes 1-1 in Bridgestone home set By Nishant Prasadh Classic Sports Editor By Alex Mitchell Contributing Writer Tech volleyball, which had won seven of its !rst nine ACC #e Tech golf team traveled to contests, returned home for a pair Greensboro, N.C. last weekend of conference matches last week- and won their !rst tournament of end. #e Jackets swept Wake For- the fall season as they took !rst est 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) on place in the UNC-Greensboro Friday night but fell in a close Bridgestone Classic. #e Jackets battle against Duke, losing 3-2 trailed the University of Michigan (25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15- by four strokes by the end of day 11) in their annual “Dig for the one, but managed to move past Cure” match. the Wolverines and hold o$ Vir- With the split, the Jackets ginia for the victory. #e Jackets moved to 14-7 overall on the sea- also defeated a !eld of some of son, and they are currently third the nation’s highest-ranked teams, in the ACC with an 8-3 record including Tennessee, North Caro- in conference play. #e loss to lina, Virginia Tech and Duke. Duke was Tech’s !rst home de- #e Jackets were led by red- feat of the season after the Jackets shirt junior John-Tyler Gri"n and opened the season with 11 wins at sophomore James White. Gri"n O’Keefe Gym. tied for fourth in the tournament #e Jackets were sharp in the and shot an eight-under-par 208. !rst game of the weekend though, Gri"n’s performance helped Tech sweeping the Demon Deacons in to stay close after two rounds, and a match that lasted just 75 min- White led the comeback. utes. Tech players combined for White shot a season-best !ve- !ve solo blocks and 17 block as- under-par 67 in the tournament’s sists as they held Wake to a hit 1IPUPCZ#FOOFUU4PSCP Cavalier Daily third and !nal round. After a bo- percentage of .000. Josh Nesbitt prepares to take the snap from Sean Bedford during Saturday’s game against Virginia. Nes- gey on the !fth hole, White re- Wake opened up a 3-1 lead as bitt had 82 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Tech won in Charlottesville for the !rst time since 1990. bounded to birdie six of his next the match began, but it was short- eight holes. Senior Chesson Had- lived. #e Jackets took 16 of the By Kyle Conarro timized by two false start pen- moving the ball 60 yards on 10 ley and junior Kyle Scott were also next 19 points to open a big lead Contributing Writer alties, one of which prevented plays. #e Jackets picked up under par on the !nal day to lead and cruised to a 25-14 !rst set them from trying to convert three !rst downs on their way to the Jackets to victory. victory. Sophomore outside hitter Tech hit the road this past on fourth-and-two and forced the end zone and got long runs Four of the Jackets’ !ve players Bailey Hunter had !ve kills in the weekend to take on Virginia, a punt. from Dwyer and Allen to take !nished the tournament ranked set, including the clinching point, and they returned home from When Virginia returner the lead again at 10-6. in the top 14, and the Jackets as Tech took an early lead in the Charlottesville with a win for Chase Minni!eld did not call After two brief drives, Vir- shot their best score of the season. match. the !rst time since 1990. #e for a fair catch, Tech redshirt ginia moved into !eld goal #eir tournament total of 843 Tech began to build an early Jackets cruised to a 34-9 vic- freshman linebacker Malcolm range but missed the attempt. topped their previous best, 860, lead in the second set before a six- tory, and in the process gave the Munroe hit him hard and forced Tech got the ball with just over by 17 strokes. point Wake run put the Deacons Cavaliers their !rst ACC loss of a fumble. Tarrant recovered to three minutes left, and a 52- #e win provides momentum ahead 10-7. #e Jackets responded the season. give Tech the ball at Virginia’s yard completion from Nesbitt for the Jackets heading into the with an 11-2 run, getting three #e Jackets’ o$ense com- 11-yard line. to junior receiver Demaryius spring season. #ey will travel to kills apiece from sophomore mid- piled 362 yards rushing as the Tech appeared to score on #omas setting the team up for Hawaii and Puerto Rico in Febru- dle blocker Asia Stawicka, senior option o$ense had a strong day a Nesbitt keeper, but an illegal a second Blair !eld goal. #e ary and Las Vegas in March. #e outside hitter Chrissy DeMiche- against Virginia’s 3-4 defensive block penalty negated the score kick sailed through the uprights Jackets will look to work the kinks lis and freshman rightside hitter front. Two of Tech’s running and pushed them back 15 yards. as the !rst half ended, and Tech out of their swings before they en- Monique Mead over that stretch. backs crossed the century mark #e Jackets picked up a !eld took a 13-6 lead into the half. ter the ACC Tournament in late Wake was unable to recover, and on the day, with junior B-back goal and took an early 3-0 lead. Despite the slow start, the April. #e Jackets have won the Jonathan Dwyer carrying for Head Coach Paul Johnson Jackets made adjustments and ACC title in two of the last three See Volleyball, page 20 125 rushing yards and redshirt highlighted the penalties as a were much more e$ective in the years. junior A-back Anthony Al- key reason for the early trouble. second half. #ey opened up the len picking up 103 yards of his “For the second week in third quarter with an 18 play, own. Allen also provided two of a row, it’s a little bit of a con- 82-yard drive that lasted nearly Tech’s four touchdowns, with cern that we started out with 11 minutes. Only two plays did the other two coming from ju- penalties on o$ense, hurting not result in positive yardage, nior quarterback Josh Nesbitt. ourselves and stopping drives,” and Allen scored from one yard Nesbitt did not lead the team in Johnson said. out to put Tech ahead 20-6. rushing for the !rst time in two Tech had a fourth-and-seven Following Tech’s long drive, weeks but still gained 84 yards situation on its next possession Virginia had a respectable 56- on the ground and went 4-for-8 and lined up to punt, but at- yard drive that ended in a !eld for 85 yards passing. tempted a fake to reach the !rst goal, closing the gap to 20-9. Although the !nal game down. Redshirt junior lineback- #ose were the last points statistics look favorable, the of- er A.T. Barnes could not reach the Cavaliers put up. Virginia fense started out slowly. #e the marker, and the Jackets had two more drives following Jackets’ !rst points came on a turned over the ball on downs. the !eld goal, but they were !rst quarter !eld goal by junior Virginia moved into !eld only able to pick up a combined kicker Scott Blair, but they did goal range and picked up three 20 yards and one !rst down. not score again until the second, points to tie the score. Tech went on to add two where they added just ten points Nesbitt fumbled on Tech’s more touchdowns in the fourth and headed into halftime lead- next possession, giving Virginia quarter, giving them 34 total ing just 13-6. great !eld position again on the points and sealing the victory. #e Cavaliers won the coin opposing 25-yard line. #e Cav- Over the course of the game, toss at the beginning of the game aliers closed in on a touchdown, the Jackets held the ball for an and elected to receive the ball. but Tech’s defense tightened up astounding 42 minutes, tiring Tech’s defense quickly forced a in the red zone and forced Vir- out the Cavalier defense and three-and-out, but the Jackets’ ginia to take a short !eld goal. keeping Tech’s defense on the 1IPUPCZ.JDIBFM+BNFT Student Publications o$ense struggled on their !rst On Tech’s !rst possession of sidelines. When they did come 1IPUPCZ4BN.PSHBO Student Publications Mary Ashley Tippins and Brittany possession. #ey gained only 14 the second quarter, the Jackets Chesson Hadley watches the ball Roderick jump to block an attack. yards on !ve plays and were vic- !nally sustained a lengthy drive, See Football, page 21 after hitting a drive on the fairway.