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By Andrew Santelli A manager from BAR Atlanta refused News Staff to comment further than saying that there may be ways to get around the ordi- Thanks to a new ordinance recently nance, but no one from his establish- passed by the Atlanta City Council, those ment had looked into it yet. under 21 will be looking for a new place Some other club proprietors did not to dance. take the same attitude; they are already in The ordinance, which the Council compliance with the new law. The man- approved unanimously on January 16 ager of Have a Nice Day Café, Trevor and Mayor Bill Campbell signed into Elliott, stated that on previous College effect on January 23, changes a previous Nights, the number of under-21s was law that allowed patrons minimal, so his business above 18 but under 21 would not be adversely af- to enter bars, nightclubs, fected by the change, but and other establishments, “When you look added that “in the long without drinking privi- at the bottom run, it will probably hurt leges. Under the new or- most bars.” dinance, one must be 21 line, it’s well Have a Nice Day will to even enter such an es- worth it.” still admit underage pa- tablishment. trons for private parties, However, enforce- Sam Massell such as fraternity and so- ment and even knowl- Buckhead Coalition rority functions, as these edge of the new rule is patrons are only prohibit- not yet widespread among ed during regular business the owners of clubs popular with Atlan- hours, and not special events. ta’s students. John Lammerte, manager of Lulu’s A representative from Fuel, a popular Bait Shack voiced similar sentiments; their club on College Night, said that “there is business will not drop off because they a lot of confusion on if [the ordinance] is never permitted underage patrons. a law now.” Employees contacted at Masquerade “We feel someone from the city should on North Avenue had not heard about notify us,” said the representative. A “‘very the ordinance. No manager or owner By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS unverified’ three to five percent” of Fu- was available for comment. Nisha Iyer, Anita Satyaprakash, and Prasanna Neti get ready to head out to Buckhead for College el’s business comes from patrons under Night. The new city ordinance may destroy younger students’ only night for dancing and clubbing. 21. See Clubs, page 7 News Feature Mental Health on Campus Campus Diversity Bill could end sales Counseling Center provides Black History Month tax on textbooks students with help, options By Tony Kluemper Assistant News Editor By Mary DeCamp dent Services Building. Psychol- Senior News Staff ogists, licensed professional coun- The Undergraduate House of Repre- selors, and marriage and family sentatives recently passed a resolution in College, although common- therapists make up the ten se- support of a bill in the state legislature that ly cited as the “time of your life,” nior staff counselors. could have an effect on every student at- can be rife with pressure and “In addition, we have a part tending Tech in the upcoming years. stress. Lifestyle changes and chal- time psychiatrist, a post doctor- Undergraduate Student Body President lenges of being out on one’s own al fellow, and four practicum J.R. Spriggle and Freshman Representa- for the first time, from bad eat- students from various universi- tive Nate Watson promoted the UHR res- ing habits and erratic sleeping ties in the Atlanta area,” said olution, which supports Georgia House behavior to experimentation with Lester. On average, the staff mem- Bill 67, a bill that would allow for tax drugs and alcohol, can send stu- bers at the Counseling Center exemption on college textbooks. dents over the edge. see over 275 students a week in Bill 67, which was proposed by Geor- Depression and other men- individual as well as group ther- gia State Representative Don Wix, would tal health issues are common at apy. allow college students to buy tax exempt college campuses worldwide. “Our primary mission is to textbooks if they presented their college Benefits of living on a col- serve the students of Georgia IDs to any bookstore in the state of Geor- lege campus when feeling over- Tech, and there is a high de- gia. whelmed or depressed is that mand on our services,” said Lester. According to Spriggle, the item came resources for mental health are “We are committed to do every- to the attention of the Undergraduate House nearby and available. thing we can to see students in a by pure accident. “People experience many life timely manner, usually within “Nate [Watson] found out about the changes during the college years. seven to ten days.” [Bill 67] by chance,” said Spriggle. “Once It has been said that the college “However, if a student pre- Nate heard about the bill through his job experience is the best of times sents a mental health emergen- interning at the Capital, we got to work on and the worst of times,” said cy we provide a same day crisis it pretty quickly in order to voice our sup- Rome Lester, a licensed mar- appointment during our 8:00 port of the issue.” riage and family therapist who a.m. or noon time emergency Not only did the resolution passed by works at Tech’s Counseling Cen- hours.” the Undergraduate House give its support ter. The Tech Counseling Cen- to House Bill 67, but it also spelled out the “One can learn how to cope ter also has a 24-hour, seven day By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS reasons why the resolution would benefit with transitions through the a week emergency hotline, for Performers from the Dancers’ Warehouse join celebration counseling process,” she said. students who need to speak with at Black History Month opening ceremonies. For more on See Textbooks, page 4 The Counseling Center is lo- Black History Month activities, see Campus Life, page 11. cated in room 238 of the Stu- See Center, page 5 2 • Friday, February 9, 2001 • Technique NEWS Parking department addresses issues in town hall meeting By Nasir Barday space.” The Master Plan includes degree, some of these problems could they abide by, the schedule is not her vehicle,” Corry explained. The News Staff the construction of new decks, but be resolved.” made public. She explained that most assistant director also pointed out also calls for the removal of all lots Corry also acknowledged an in- transportation services, including the department’s web-based ticket The Department of Parking and that fall within the perimeter of Ferst ternal communications problem MARTA, don’t publish exact sched- appeal system. “Most of the time, Transportation participated in a FO- drive, according to Corry. This in- within the school. Popick wants to ules that customers can rely on. Park- the ticket will be dismissed,” said CUS Town Hall meeting on Tues- cludes the A09 lot behind the Van eliminate this in a campaign for the ing and Transportation plans to Corry. day, led by undergraduate Leer Electrical Engineering and various departments around Tech publish an approximate schedule, Popick wants to see Parking con- representative Stephen Popick. The College of Computing buildings. to give “State of the Department” but the department does not yet tinue its current commitment to purposes of the meeting were to addresses in which directors of each students and improve it was well. inform students about upcoming department would address students He will propose a bill with seven changes that parking is consider- at the Campanile and provide up- provisions in the Undergraduate ing and to hear suggestions from “Even though there dates on upcoming events and in- “Parking used to give House for Parking to continue its students on how parking services formation on current initiatives. current customer services and will could be improved. will be a lot more “Parking used to give a ‘State of a ‘State of Parking’ also introduce some new services. Allen Corry, Assistant Director spaces, we're losing Parking’ address,” said Popick, “but address, but after the The first provision in the bill will of the department, and Saundra after the Olympics they just stopped.” direct the department to publish an Nelson, Stinger and Alternative zones because of Both Nelson and Corry were open Olympics they just approximate schedule for Stinger Transportation Coordinator, rep- green space.” to the idea of such an address for the stopped.” buses. The bill also provides for an resented Parking at the meeting. Parking Department, but said they e-mail to be sent to the respective Popick attended the meeting with Allen Corry would have to clear the request Stephen Popick student when a ticket is written, as a list of the most prominent sug- Assistant Director of Parking through Rod Weis, Director of Park- Undergraduate Representative opposed to the current practice of gestions students had requested ing and Transportation, who would using standard campus mail. “It’s during the FOCUS surveys. These give the address if it were approved. cheaper and more effective,” said included splitting the R01 area, The B04 lot between the library Both department executives were have information it needs in order Popick. which runs on East Campus along and hightower is also slated to get enthusiastic about improving pub- to do this. The bill also calls for the depart- Techwood drive and through the the parking axe because of the lic relations and customer service. “There wasn’t enough data,” said ment to use technology that will fraternities to Tenth street. Accord- planned Undergraduate Learning Nelson cited Stinger service as an Nelson, explaining that informa- continuously track the position of ing to Popick, a large number of Center that will be built. This loss example. tion on ridership counts route tim- Stinger shuttles and make this data students had requested that R01 be of parking spaces would seemingly “You may have noticed that the ing had just recently been acquired; available on the web, “so students, split into two zones. One side would be offset by the construction of new Stinger staff has totally changed,” she was still performing statistical in the middle of playing Quake, be designated for residents of East parking decks, including one near pointed out Nelson, “I have been analysis on the current set of data. can find out when the next Stinger Campus dorms and another for fra- Bobby Dodd stadium and one be- adamant about not tolerating rude- Customer service is also a prior- bus will come to pick them up,” ternity members. ing planned near SAC II. But ac- ness and disrespect.” When a com- ity of the department. said Popick, “I don’t think it unrea- “That’s doable because of the cording to Corry, “so many spaces plaint is received, Nelson said, “We will respond to any ques- sonable to see this system by Fall rezoning,” said Corry, referring to are going away ... There might even “disciplinary action is almost always tion within 48 hours,” said Corry. 2002. The only problem I see is the elimination of parking zones be a net loss.” taken.” “And it’s usually earlier than that,” funding.” that will take place in the next few Nelson offered an explanation When asked about the punctu- added Nelson. Popick’s parking bill will be vot- years in accordance with the Mas- for why this happened. ality of Stingers, she pointed out The two parking officials point- ed on at Tuesday's UHR meeting. ter Plan. “Even though there will “While there is a level of inter- that there was no official schedule ed out other services that parking “We have room for improve- be a lot more spaces,” said Corry, dependence, [departments] work in- by which to be “punctual.” Although offers to students. “We will call a ment,” Nelson said, “reliability and “we're losing zones because of green dependently,” she said, “to some Stinger drivers have an schedule that student before impounding his or accountability is a priority.”

Jen and Jenn: 1 Barney G.: 0 What do those numbers mean to you? NEWS Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 • 3 News briefs Council Clippings UHR Guest speakers appear at Tuesday UHR meetings Undergrads support tax free books The Undergraduate House will host several prominent campus By Mary DeCamp week or attend one next week. Barbara Hall, Associate Vice Pres- figures as guest speakers during the month of February. On February Senior News Staff Dean Gail DiSabatino mentioned ident for Enrollment Services, spoke 13, Dr. Lee Wilcox, Vice President for Student Affairs, will speak that Women’s Leadership Confer- to the representatives about her of- before the House. On the following Tuesday, February 20, Provost and The Undergraduate House of ence registration is available online. fice and fielded questions from the Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mike Thomas will speak. Representatives discussed and act- The Conference will be the evening room. She mentioned that this year ed on several bills during its Febru- of Friday, February 23 and all day they have a greater number of ap- Lastly, President Clough will speak on the evening of Tuesday, Febru- ary 27. ary 6meeting. Saturday, February 24. She also plicants, but there are plans to make The UHR meets weekly, on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in room In his report, President J.R. Sprig- said that SAC will be starting a per- the freshman class smaller than it 117 of the Student Services Building (Flag Building). All students are gle mentioned that Student Center sonal training program. This pro- has been in the past. In response to welcome to attend. For more information on the Student Government Homecoming Committee applica- gram will require additional fees for a question, she also spoke of how Association, contact your representative. tions are due Friday February 9 by those who wish to participate and the enrollment office puts slightly 4:30 p.m., and anyone who would will teach participants how to use greater emphasis in recruiting fe- like to be in FASET must have at- and get the most use out of the males and ethnic minorities to come Study Abroad deadline approches on February 15 tended an information session this machines in SAC. to Georgia Tech, as compared to Deadline for studying overseas for Fall 2001 with GT exchange white males; but Tech compares programs is February 15 for Fall Semester 2001 or Academic Year everyone to the same standards when 2001-2002. A list of exchange programs is available on the web at deciding whom to admit. http://www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/programs/exchange/index.html J.R. Spriggle and Nate Watson Please e-mail [email protected] with questions. proposed a resolution that would Applications are available at the Office of International Education, support House Bill 67 in the Geor- 654 Cherry Street, J.S. Coon Building, Suite 203, (404) 894-7475. gia Legislature. Bill 67 would re- Applicants must turn in the application form, an essay, and an official move sales tax on college textbook transcript by February 15. purchases. The resolution passed. It will go on to be presented before Governor Roy Barnes. Deadline for International Study awards of $3,000 Two resolutions that were pre- for student leadership set for Monday, February 16 sented dealt with acts of goodwill on behalf of UHR. The first resolu- The deadline for Student Leadership Awards for International tion passed commended Landscap- Study applications is 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 16th. Award ing Services Department and its recipients will receive one of ten cash prizes of $3,000 for study and employees with a plaque for all of travel abroad. the extremely hard and important Applications are judged on leadership on campus and within the work that they do. community and the applicability of proposed travel program to your The second resolution sent con- studies at Tech. Pick up an application from the Georgia Tech Alumni dolences to families of Tech stu- Association at 190 North Avenue (across from Grant Field) or down- dents that pass away during their load it from the Web site at http://www.gtalumni.org. time at Tech. This resolution spe- For more information, please call (404) 385-1094 or e-mail Kath- cifically in recognized the recent death ryn Smith at [email protected]. of student James Banger. J.R. Spriggle proposed a bill that Got News? E-mail the Technique news desk at... By Brian Oxford / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS would have Ankur Goel to fill a UHR representatives engage in a casual discussion during Tuesday’s (you guessed it!) [email protected] meeting. One bill passed concerned sales taxes on student textbooks. See UHR, page 4

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personal experiences to show the The next bill was to allocate mon- Textbooks from page 1 effectiveness of House Bill 67. “Per- UHR from page 3 ey to Christian Campus Fellowship sonally, I spend between $500 and for an upcoming retreat. The bill $600 per semester on my Mechan- passed. the Tech student. “The passage of this bill will help ical Engineering books,” said Sprig- vacant spot for Junior Representa- Some women involved in the According to the resolution, “the college students greatly by reducing gle. “Passing this bill will save me tive in the UHR. The bill passed. events for Women’s Awareness price of college textbooks has been the financial burden of obtaining over $280 throughout my term as a Another proposed bill made amend- Month 2001 asked for money to increasing steadily at nearly four per- an education.” college student.” ments to improve the Honors Rec- help pay for speaker and advertis- cent per year” and “the average text- In order to express Tech’s sup- “For undergraduate student, this ognition Program. This program ing fees. The bill passed. book expenditure in the state of port of the bill, Watson met with $280 would go to further enhance allows students with certain leader- On March 1 at 8:00 p.m. in the Georgia for college students is $548 Governor Barnes and other Geor- our undergraduate experience. Ad- ship and academic qualifications to Ferst Center the Second City Com- per year” and therefore “it is in the gia State legislators on Wednesday ditionally, this [bill] would help to be eligible for priority housing and edy Troupe will be performing for best interest of the state to aid col- morning to review the resolution alleviate the discrepancy between priority registration. The bill passed. the third year in a row. A bill was lege students and to take steps to passed by the Undergraduate House the HOPE book allowance and that The rest of Tuesday’s bills dealt brought forth asking for money to encourage greater enrollment in that supports Bill 67. which we [students] actually pay.” with allocating money to certain help fund this event. Proceeds from college programs.” Although the bill has been pro- Spriggle hopes that through the groups. the tickets will go to charities. The After the Undergraduate House posed in the House, according to resolution passed by the Undergrad- The Campus Civitan Group pre- bill passed. passed the resolution, Spriggle drafted Spriggle a specific timeline on the uate House, the Georgia State House sented a bill asking for money to The next bill presented was for a letter to send to Governor Barnes other process behind the bill have will realize how much of an impact fund its eighth Annual Conference. funding for the Naval ROTC band on Wednesday morning along with not yet been decided. this bill would have on Tech stu- The bill passed. for its fees. Although the Joint Fi- the resolution. In the letter, Sprig- “Overall, the purpose of our res- dents. Representative Stephen Popick nance Committee failed this bill say- gle showed even further support for olution was to express support for “Hopefully more students will presented a bill asking for money to ing the Naval band serves the same the bill. the House Bill,” said Spriggle. show a lot of support for this bill, so help fund advertising and paper sup- purpose as the Georgia Tech band, “Knowing your dedication to the “Hopefully this will help to get that the House representatives will ply expenses for the newly founded it passed the UHR. students of Georgia from kinder- some further action in the near fu- realize how important to the stu- FOCUS. The bill passed. Finally, J.R. proposed a bill ask- garten to post-doctorial, we would ture.” dents of Georgia and therefore be The Georgia Tech Speech and ing for funding for various upcom- like to ask for your support of this In addition, in his letter to Gov- more likely to take action in the Debate Team asked for money for ing SGA retreats. The bill passed. bill [House Bill 67],” said Spriggle. ernor Barnes, Spriggle used his own near future,” said Spriggle. supplies for debates. The bill passed. , BUILDING

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students in the United States has Council Clippings GSS Center from page 1 grown over the past decade. How- ever, according to the Office of the a counselor immediately. Dean of Students, there are about Graduates pass AASU allocation The most common problems that two suicides per year at Tech, which students present to the counselors is less than the national average. By Andrew Santelli almost unanimously. The Wrestling would not apply in this case, as Black are things such as relationship is- “The key, of course, is to edu- News Staff Club had requested funds for travel History Month is a campus-wide sues, concerns about becoming an cate people about suicide risk and and equipment; the Equestrian Team event administered by the AASU independent adult, depression and to forthrightly discuss ways to iden- The February 6 meeting of the had requested registration fees for rather than a special event specific anxiety, and concerns about aca- tify and help those who might be at Graduate Student Senate started on upcoming shows. to the organization. Jenman remind- demics and career choices. risk,” said Lester. a shaky note when quorum was not The next bill for discussion was ed the senators not to vote based on The abundance of medications The best way to deal with de- reached until ten minutes after the an allocation requested by the AASU ideology, but stated that he had pre- available these days to treat people pression and other mental health hour. to bring Rev. Al Sharpton to Geor- pared a presidential veto in the case with mental health problems also problems is to prevent them from Apart from the senators, those gia Tech as part of the campus-wide that the allocation for the speaker’s helps to make the stressful life of a occurring, if that is possible. present included Dean of Students Black History Month celebration. fee would be comparatively large. college student more bearable. Some “Maintain physical, mental, and Gail DiSabatino, Dean Stephanie The president of the AASU was The senators expressed concern college students use Prozac and spiritual well-being. That can be Ray, Rich Steele, and several mem- on hand to answer questions about that the Alumni House, with a ca- Zoloft, two of the most popular done by balancing academics with bers of the African American Stu- the bill, which originally asked for pacity of 200, would be too small to drugs, because they help to stabilize other life experiences,” advised Lester. dent Union (AASU). The AASU $5,000. The bill was amended to host the event and significantly limit moods and lessen the amount of Sometimes mental health prob- members came to support an allo- $2,500 after the Society of Black the number of students who could despair that students can tend to lems arise even under the best of cation bill for Black History Month. Engineers agreed to pick up half of attend the function. However, larger feel, especially after common col- conditions. Early in the meeting, senators the expenses. venues such as the Ferst Center and lege occurrences such as receiving a According to the Counseling discussed the UHR’s FOCUS ini- Senators’ questions focused on Student Center Ballroom were al- bad grade or fighting with a room- Center, some students are prone to tiative and a possible review of stu- supplemental funding from club ready booked. Steele was unable to mate. depression and other mental health dent activity fees by the Student members, whether or not there would shuffle events to free the ballroom. At Tech, like at other high-pres- challenges, and theycan only hope Affairs Committee. A constitution- be an admission charge to the Sharp- The bill passed 21-1-2, allocat- sure universities, the desire to suc- to be able to deal with them when al change was made to include a ton event, and the size of the venue ing $2,500 to the AASU for Black ceed and the sense of failure that they appear. In this case, the best paragraph on parliamentary proce- for Sharpton’s speech. History Month. comes when the desired success does thing to do is get outside help as dure. Grant Jenman, Graduate Stu- not come can be too much for some quickly as possible. Allocations for the Wrestling dent Body President, informed the Sharpton’s speech is scheduled for Feb- people, even with all the help that is “Don’t be afraid to ask for help Club, represented by Shane Owens, senate that supplemental funding ruary 15 in Tannenbaum. The GSS around. from friends, family, and profes- and the Equestrian Team, repre- from within AASU and admission meets on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. in The suicide rate among college sionals,” said Lester. sented by Allison Buckman, passed charges for students and faculty room 117 of Student Services.

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on college campuses these days.” price to have peace in the streets.” Unfortunately it will probably force Clubs from page 1 The Coalition has met with ad- Selling alcohol to minors “is just more people to go in that direc- ministrators at local colleges and bad business,” said Massell. “When tion.” The ordinance was brought about saw this ordinance as the next step universities, including those at Geor- you look at the bottom line, it’s well Neti and roommate Anita Sa- after years of study on how to im- in the process, which has included gia Tech, to formulate a plan to worth it.” tyaprakash, a CS sophomore, voiced prove the underage drinking situa- installing emergency phones, clos- curb underage drinking. Students who would be affected hope that with the elimination of tion in Buckhead, said Atlanta City ing bars and clubs on Sundays, and by the new ordinance, however, had Buckhead as a viable Thursday night Councilwoman Julia Emmons, who requiring new establishments to have a different opinion. entertainment option, “there will sponsored the ordinance with back- parking facilities. Justin Steigerwalt, 18, an Aero- be more parties and things to do on ing from Buckhead business and “The nightlife scene has been “...when I went back space Engineering freshman, found campus,” as Satyaprakash said. Neti community groups who have been growing for years in numbers of to Buckhead... I out about the new rule first hand. noted that there could be a rise in trying to “clean up” Buckhead in bars, drinks, people, and problems,” “I went to College Night at BAR disturbances of the peace and loud recent years. more specifically problems with couldn’t get in before the ordinance passed and had noise if the number of on-campus “The social cost of underage under-21s ‘cruising’ and being ‘hang- anywhere. It was a great time, but when I went back, parties goes up. drinking is greater than any eco- ers-on,’” said Sam Massell. Massell, I couldn’t get in anywhere. It was For now, the consequences for nomic impact,” said Emmons. “It’s president of the Coalition, saw this kind of a shock.” kind of a shock.” those clubs (and patrons) who vio- gotten totally out of hand.” Em- as an important step towards solv- Justin Steigerwalt Chemical Engineering third year late the ordinance remain unclear. mons feels that underage drinking ing the underage drinking problem. AE Freshman student Prasanna Neti, 20, shared Most clubs will take or have taken is the agenda of students under 21 Massell said the bar owners the Co- the sentiment of disdain saying that steps themselves using their own who frequent Buckhead bars. alition organized agreed that some- she and her friends “just want to security staffs, but the Atlanta Po- The Mayor’s Office had no com- thing had to be done, because it is dance, we don’t do anything bad. lice Department declined comment ment on the law but to say it be- viewed as a larger problem. He point- When asked about the econom- Now it will just make more people on punishment for disobeying the came effective after the January 23 ed to South Beach in Miami as a ic impact of this legislation, he said want fake IDs.” ordinance. signing. community with the same problem that there would definitely be an Steigerwalt also commented that So what will those under 21 do The Buckhead Coalition, the as Buckhead. adverse effect, because those under- now the use of false identification now to enjoy themselves on week- community group in Buckhead Another reason for the Coali- age were still finding their way to could be more prevalent. “If you ends? Steigerwalt said he’ll “just have which has been attempting to cure tion’s endorsement was to buck the alcohol and the clubs’ sales would really want to get in, you’ll have a to find another form of legal enter- the disease of underage drinking, “trend of binge drinking common go down, but “you have to pay the fake ID and you’ll have to use it. tainment.”

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Quote of the week: OPINIONS “If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?” – Abraham Lincoln Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Editorial Board:

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Club while you can Jennifer Hinkel, News Editor Jennifer Dykes, Opinions Editor The Atlanta City Council’s recent bar and nightclub ordi- Becca Cutri-Kohart, Campus Life Editor nance indicates a fundamental lack of trust and respect for Sarah Graybeal, Entertainment Editor citizens between the ages of 18 and 21. College students visit Matt Bryan, Sports Editor Daniel Uhlig, Photography Editor clubs to dance, hang out with friends, and listen to music. Christina Freyman, Advertising Manager They’re not there just to drink, as Atlanta city officials claim. Matt Flagg, Online Editor The live music and dancing scene is vital both to the venues’ Jody Shaw, Managing Editor economic success and to students’ social options. Both fledg- ling bands and their fan base—which tends to be the younger college age group—will suffer due to this ordinance. Many of these venues are classified as bars because selling alcohol makes them financially viable, not because drinking is the only reason people go there. Atlanta already suffers from a dearth of suitable activities for college students. The Atlanta City Council has just made the situation worse by eliminating several options for students aged 18 to 21. Boredom, more than anything, can lead to binge drinking. The council should learn to seek input from its entire constituency, not just Buckhead business owners. Students will now be tempted to procure fake IDs just to dance. No more taxes! The Georgia General Assembly should follow SGA’s ad- YOUR VIEWS Letters to the Editor vice and create legislation eliminating sales tax from student textbooks. Textbooks are outrageously priced as it is; elimi- nating the tax will ease students’ financial burden. Tax-free Georgia flag change overdue and ugly books will make a bigger difference to students who are barely In the year 1956 the state of With this backdrop in mind I would agree that it would be totally scraping by than to the state’s coffers. Georgia chose to change the state say that the state flag was changed inappropriate, but that’s exactly what flag from the more tasteful format in 1956 by bigoted, backward-think- Georgia politicians did in 1956. Furthermore, local booksellers can better compete with sporting red-white-red stripes, to ing, white guys in protest of the Before I get blasted for that com- online sellers who don’t charge sales tax. The resulting in- one that included the confederate crazy idea that the statement “all parison, I have to say that I’m in no creased sales could only positively affect the nearby economy. battle flag. This was done under the men are created equal” included way paralleling the goals of the Con- thinly veiled argument that the pur- minorities. That alone should’ve been federacy and those of the Third Re- This is an unique opportunity for the state legislature to pose was to honor the state’s civil reason enough to change the flag as ich. show its younger constituents—and future business and po- war dead. it was just recently. With all that said I should also litical leaders—that they care about student concerns, unlike I, for one, think that anyone who For those that truly believe that say that I think that the “compro- honestly believes that is naive. I think the stars and bars honored fallen mise flag” that was recently passed the Atlanta City Council. Tech students should continue this because the change just hap- soldiers: the more acceptable way is the ugliest, most uncreative de- taking steps to educate our local and state officials about pened to take place during the civil to do this would be to build memo- sign that the Georgia house could student needs until they can no longer ignore us. rights movement. During this time, rials at battlefields and gravesites, have possibly come up with. I was Georgia was stubbornly fighting like everyone else does. Imagine for hoping that the pre-1956 flag would integration. In fact, state politicians a moment if one of the states in be readopted; but apparently there Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial had threatened that any school that Germany decided to honor World are those in the state government tried to integrate would lose state War II dead by placing a huge swas- Board, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. funding. tika on its flag. Hopefully everyone See Flag, page 10 Mandatory freshmen meal CARTOON CORNER Editorial Art plan acts against students I am dismayed by the comments ond, a mandatory meal plan, by of Mr. Dan Morrison regarding the definition, means that there is little aptitude of Georgia Tech freshmen incentive to maintain or increase student body. It seems that Mr. the quality of the product or ser- Morrison believes, on behalf of the vice... something I remember all too Housing Department, that Tech well from my experience in FE in freshmen are incapable of properly 1993, when it was still just a Fresh- budgeting their money or simply men Experiment. feeding themselves a good meal. To Mr. Morrison, let’s call this what quote Mr. Morrison: “We feel that it is, a method to increase income a mandatory meal plan should be for Housing and Marriott by con- required by all freshmen, so that tinuing to force upon freshmen, they won’t have to factor in how under the auspices of ‘budget and they are going to eat well or how to health’, an otherwise decent option budget their food money”. for the occasional meal. In the least, First, I would like to think that let’s not resort to questioning the Georgia Tech freshmen are capable intelligence of our freshmen stu- of making their own decisions re- dent body simply to rationalize an- garding what they eat, when they other fee. eat, and how much they spend to feed themselves. They are adults and Rick Hargett they certainly do not need Georgia ISyE ’98 By Matt Norris / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Tech housing to coddle them. Sec- [email protected] OPINIONS Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 • 9 Parking undeserving of bad reputation on campus TECHNIQUE “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Complainers need to remember how bad the situation once was, compare Tech parking Established in 1911 to Atlanta parking prices, and realize how recent changes have improved transportation Editor-in-Chief Chris Baucom The Parking and Transportation ing ahead, however, the parking of- Department made it on to the top “Every student reacting to fice is anticipating adding a whole • • • of the FOCUS results and this made ticketing [and] gates...should lot of spaces. Another common com- me think about how parking has plaint is the $300-$400 cost per News Jennifer Hinkel, Editor changed in my 3 years here. When I remember that these were put in permit. Look at off campus park- Tony Kluemper, Assistant Editor arrived at Tech, parking had many place to make parking better.” ing: the cost varies from $40-$60 Nasir Barday, Mary DeCamp, problems. I now see parking has per month. Georgia Tech parking Andrew Santelli greatly improved over the last three Daniel Uhlig is expensive, but it is competitive Opinions years and I wonder how FOCUS Photography Editor with other places. As a long-time Jennifer Dykes, Editor Matt Norris, Cartoonist can still find so many problems with east campus resident, I can attest it. that trips to study and visit friends Campus Life Becca Cutri-Kohart, Editor Getting a permit used to be an parking ticketed once in a blue moon. not to take the stinger to get there. on west campus after dark are diffi- Julia Trapold, Assistant Editor ordeal with long lines and annoyed So large segments of the Tech pop- It would only make us late, he cult. I don’t want to walk back at Han Chang, Leslie Jackson, Susan Kucharzyk students. Permits were sold at the ulation were bright enough to real- claimed, and the Stinger is not an 1:00 in morning, and Stingerette parking office to students after wait- ize that parking might be cheaper acceptable excuse. This was very true. service is still slow. Driving is an Entertainment Sarah Graybeal, Editor ing a couple of hours. Needless to and easier without a permit. Tick- Waits for the stinger ran long and option, but there is also a risk of a Alan Back, Rebekah Bardwell, Casey say, this was a slow system and in ets were rare so there was little risk. were unpredictable. Normally when ticket. The opening up of “A” lots Fiesler, Kit FitzSimons, Vivian Vikili, Jayson Wehrend 1998 the system imploded. Lines Plus many people would just ignore one showed up there was another after hours a gives other people the stretched to Center Street apartments tickets, and parking could not track right behind it. It only ran the north chance to use the lots when they are Sports Matt Bryan, Editor and hours turned into day long waits. them down and make them pay. campus loop—no south campus not in use; this helps the problem in Derek Haynes, Assistant Editor We wanted a new system and we This way of life led to many prob- loop. A trip from east campus to the many ways. However, some type of Terence Jones, John Rafferty, Jerry Wible got it. By fall 1999, permits were lems: no spots for paying students, health center or physics building short term parking for people with Production available by mail. You mailed in no incentive for buying a permit, meant going all the way around cam- permits in east and west would help Christina Freyman, Advertising Mgr. Jamie Schulz, Production Mgr. your application and they mailed and lots so full that one could liter- pus. A west campus trip to the stu- encourage cross-campus socializa- Gavin Cramblet, Copy Editor you a permit. No lines, no rain— ally not leave. dent center meant going by the tion and study groups. Adam Toner, Ads Technician just a form to fill out and turn in. Now parking goes out and tick- football stadium. Students scratched I have heard many complaints Photography Then it went online. Each year the ets and tows regularly. People with- their heads and wondered why the about customer service while talk- Daniel Uhlig, Editor Wade Burch, Darkroom Mgr. process became ever easier. We don’t out permits can’t come and take Stinger always seemed to run in pairs ing to people about this editorial: Kristi Odom, Assistant Editor deal with lines and camping; in- spots from paying students without and why no one realized that there Stinger drivers leaving people, clos- Carter Green, Assistant Editor Rob Hill, John Jewell, Scott King, stead we simply fill out an online fear of tickets. Tickets can no long- were two ways for it to run. Parking ing doors on people, and parking Marques McMillan, Brian Oxford, Dale form before bedtime and our per- er just be dismissed and ignored. realized this and adopted a very ef- lot attendants being rude and charg- Russell, David Ziskind mit shows up in our mailbox. Fines will be mailed to your mail- fective system this year. I have one ing for driving into the lot to find Online Once you had the permit it was box if you don’t pay them quickly. class in the Love building, which is the lot full. These are problems I Matt Flagg, Editor time to find a spot. It should have If that does not work, holds will be quite a walk from east campus, and hope parking will work to solve, Martin Wiggins, Assistant Editor been easy since most people were placed on your records and registra- I have been successful in using the and I think they will. Managing Editor still in line to get one. Not really, tion if you do not pay your tickets. Stinger in getting to class every time As people continue to complain, Jody Shaw however, because people would park Now, people stick to their assigned I wanted to. The Stinger does a I hope they realize that parking has Board of Student anywhere their brakes worked. Lots lots and can find spots in their as- great job now in helping students come a long way from where it used Publications would be half-filled with people signed lots. get around campus. to be. Every student who is reacting Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair without permits, and people with In HPS 1040, taught in the In- Now I can’t say parking is per- to ticketing, gates, and the like should RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. Billiee Pendleton-Parker, Adviser permits had to look to other spots structional Center my second quar- fect. There are not nearly enough remember that these systems were to park. This was possible because ter at Tech, the professor told us spaces for the student body. Look- put in place to make parking better. Advertising and Accounting Nancy Bowen, Business Mgr. Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. Nightclub ordinance an example of too many rules Donna Sammander, Advertising Mgr. • • • I wonder what life was like be- encourage voter loyalty in the fu- Copyright Notice fore rules. When my parents were ture. Instead, such a rule sparks re- Copyright © 2001, Christopher L. in college, the drinking age was 18. “According to the Atlanta City sentment. I am old enough to drive, Baucom, Editor, and by the Board of Now, a recent city ordinance has vote, and defend my country at war, Student Publications. The Technique is an Council, I am not old enough to official publication of the Georgia Tech made the Atlanta “dancing age” 21. but according to the Atlanta City Board of Student Publications. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any Not only is the new rule mis- dance.” Council, I am not old enough to manner without written permission from guided and misdirected, but I doubt dance. Already, social options for the Editor or from the Board of Student Jennifer Hinkel Publications. The ideas expressed herein that it will achieve any real benefits. News Editor those under 21 are limited. Making are those of the editor or the individual Cut down on underage drink- laws that further reduce options only authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student ing? Rather, this ordinance could gives those under 21 more reason to Publications, the students, staff, or faculty do the opposite. By disallowing those dents above 21 who often rely on vincing argument that it will achieve resort to drinking as a form of en- of Georgia Tech, or the University System of Georgia. between the ages of 18 and 20 to the younger set to drive them home what council members intended. tertainment. For those who are less enjoy entertainment in a setting from Buckhead. With public trans- responsible, recreational drinking If Councilwoman Emmons Advertising Information where they are not permitted to drink portation ending long before last thought that only Buckhead would can easily turn into binge drinking. Information and rate cards can be found alcohol, more College Night pa- call, many more college students be affected by the code or that stu- If the Atlanta City Council truly on our World Wide Web site at http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/. trons will be purchasing fake IDs so may be driving home drunk. dents go to clubs solely to drink, wanted to reduce underage binge The deadline for reserving ad space and that they can enjoy dancing and I understand and support the rather than to enjoy music and dance, drinking, they would keep alcohol- submitting ad copy is noon on Friday, one week prior to publication. There are no local bands. After gaining entry to a efforts of Buckhead business own- I am led to question if she under- free and alcohol-controlled environ- exceptions to this policy. For rate venue with such identification, binge ers and residents in “cleaning up” ments and events in place for those information, call our offices at (404) 894- stood the implications of the ordi- 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 drinking can not be prevented. the area, but once again, I fail to see nance she sponsored. My fear is that who are not yet of age. Instead of a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising space cannot be Therefore, this ordinance could pro- how this rule will achieve that. The cutting non-drinkers from Buck- reserved over the phone. The Technique this code will not only fail to achieve office is located in room 137 of the mote the very same behavior coun- last few times I have visited the Buck- its intentions, but that it will hurt head, I challenge the city to find Student Services Building, 353 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0290. cilwoman Julia Emmons is trying head clubs, I saw binge drinking, Atlanta businesses in the process. ways to reduce binge drinking and Questions regarding advertising billing to prevent. Moreover, a club com- mainly by the over 21 crowd. Col- Clubs such as Masquerade on North drunk driving by those who com- should be directed to Marcus Kwok at (404) 894-9187, or RoseMary Wells at plete with responsible bouncers and lege Night has been an opportunity Avenue, which allows patrons 18 prise most of the Buckhead crowd (404) 894-2830. bartenders is much better equipped for my friends who are over 21 to and up every night, are far from the and cause more of the area’s prob- to prevent underage alcohol con- socialize with those in our social Buckhead scene. Masquerade, which lems—those over 21. If this legisla- Letter Submission Policy sumption than a typical college party, circle who are not. I realize that has been popular in the past for tion was affected simply because of The Technique welcome all letters to the editor and will print letters on a timely devoid of adult presence and alco- Buckhead has problems with crowds, swing dancing nights and small con- close ties between Buckhead’s busi- and space-available basis. Letters should be hol control. College Night in Buck- traffic, crime, and public drunken- certs, will undoubtedly lose a large ness groups, the Buckhead Coali- hand-delivered, mailed to Georgia Tech Campus Mail Code 0290, or e-mailed to head gives those who don’t drink a ness, but prohibiting a population number of patrons to the new law. tion, and the City Council, shame [email protected]. Letters safe, fun place to spend their evening that, according to the owner of one Buckhead may also lose patrons who on our council members for creat- should be addressed to Chris Baucom, Editor. All letters must be signed and must and provides those who are over 21 Buckhead club, accounts for only are 21 and up, as those over 21 can ing such a blanket policy—it will include a campus box number or other with a fairly controlled, responsible three to five percent of business will no longer bring their younger des- not serve our city well. valid mailing address for verification purposes. Letters should not exceed 400 environment. not significantly reduce these prob- ignated drivers, or even their younger I hope that the council considers words and should be submitted by 8 a.m. I do not go to clubs on College lems. Eliminating a few hundred friends with them. the many consequences this policy Wednesday in order to be printed in the following Friday’s issue. Any letters not Night to drink alcohol. In contrast, non-drinkers on a weeknight who, I’m not going to pretend that could have, including effects of in- meeting these criteria or not considered by I’m usually the designated driver. for the most part, are students from those under the age of 21 make up a creasing underage drinking, fake IDs, the Editorial Board of the Technique to be of valid intent will not be printed. Editors Removing the privilege to enjoy so- Atlanta area colleges and universi- large percentage of the Atlanta vot- and drunk driving, and that further reserves the right to edit for style, content, cializing, dancing, and meeting other ties can not “clean up” Buckhead ing constituency, but for those of us ordinances that so drastically and and length. Only one submission per person will be printed each term. young adults in Atlanta makes the any more than adding a few trash who are “underage” and registered needlessly limit the freedoms of cans on the corners could. In all, the city as a lot less attractive to college voters in Fulton County, such gov- young adults are not haphazardly Online students. I also worry about stu- ordinance fails to present a con- ernmental action does nothing to enacted in the future. http://www.nique.net 10 • Friday, February 9, 2001 • Technique OPINIONS MORE VIEWS Letters to the Editor Men are not always hitting on women Students must prep for I’ve been amused with the rhet- engineer and I’m a IT management tard Syndrome if you want, but the oric going on about dating in the student. “I’m not a dumb girl, I’m next night I met a drop dead gor- Technique these past few weeks, so vice president of my sorority, etc geous 25 year old woman who owns nerdiness to date at Tech I thought I’d submit this true story etc” To which I replied, “I guaran- her own business and we’re going As to Katie O’Conner’s let- ond thing you can do is to go out about an experience I had with a tee I’ll make more money than you on a date this week. She was smart ter: A) No, Chris Rockett was into the general populace where Tech girl on Friday. First off, let me when I’m out” (which I will). Any- (Masters), witty, and had no stupid not calling all women bitches genders are about even. just say that I wouldn’t want to be a how, this went back and forth and attitude so we just hit it off. What when he referred to TBS. TBS Now here comes the prob- girl at this school, and secondly I she’s hanging on me and I learned do I and others find outside of Geor- has nothing to do with all wom- lem. My fellow Tech guys, we have no desire to date a girl from that I’m full of myself (after I in- gia Tech? Quality. Why can’t any en. The idea behind TBS is that are geeks. I know what you’re this school. There are a plethora of formed her that she was) and finally GT girls find any quality guys? Be- women at Tech behave in a way thinking, I’m only a level 15 mage other opportunities outside of GT. I just leave the situation. Later, on cause the quality guys don’t want to that is very different from wom- in D&D, I’m a normal person. This Friday, however, I had the plea- my way out I see her looking at me, have anything to do with them. Why en in general. B) No, the major- Well you’re not. And neither am sure of meeting one of GT’s finest. and I whisper to her, “You know, can’t GT guys find quality girls? ity of men on campus do not I. Ok, I’m at a party on campus, and I the biggest mistake you can make as Because there are none at Tech, or choose not to date. As a matter Tech women know this. They see a girl (neither unattractive nor a Georgia Tech girl is assume that at least very few. [Grudgingly, I will of fact, no man chooses not to knew they were coming to a four- very attractive) standing by herself any guy who talks to you is hitting admit that I’ve met *some* quality date. Unless he finds a way to get year Star Trek convention when looking confused and or bored. I on you.” To which she replied, “You girls]. On a side note, my approach sex without dating, but if some- they applied. Or else they had decided to be friendly and go talk to weren’t hitting on me?” Nope. It to both girls was almost identical in one knew how to do that he no clue and they went scream- this girl, and she was pretty cool, was at this point she punched me in that I wasn’t expecting anything more wouldn’t care about getting a ing into the night. Tech girls are however I wasn’t looking for any- the stomach, screamed “screw you than someone to talk too. degree. He’d be out using his by far more accustomed to geek- thing besides a friend. I talk to her then!” and ran away. gift. C) Women don’t date jerks? ery than girls in the general pop- for a while, then she starts getting I guess I hurt her feelings, but I James Martin Hitler was married. Ralph Nad- ulace. They are going to be polite hoity-toity because she’s a chemical don’t really care. Call it Tech Bas- [email protected] er sits alone every Saturday night. enough not to run in fear when You do the math. you show them your Dragon- Now to everybody: The prob- ball Z collector cards. That cute Undergrads should stop parking gripes lem is not TBS, it’s economics. girl you saw at Kroger is not There are a lot more here than prepared for that. She is going to The current spate of Peters deck lots are gated, ticketing is enforced you chose to attend an institution girls. Hence dating-wise girls at need to be broken in by a long vandalism is merely a manifesta- much more often on illegal parkers, located in the middle of a major Tech have much higher relative series of failed relationships be- tion of undergraduate students’ ten- and parking fees are reasonable. metropolitan area where land pric- value. Sorry, but them’s the fore you’ve got a chance. So your dency to complain about Yes, I said reasonable. Look es are at a premium. It’s time to breaks. options are snag yourself a Tech EVERYTHING. Having been around Atlanta, and parking fees accept the consequences, quit whin- Guys, there are two things girl who is used to the idea that around long enough to remember can run $50 a month or more. Do ing, and give credit where credit is you can do about this. The first all men are nerds, or you can when parking really was quite bad, the math and you’ll see that the due. is to just give up, stick to video wait for the rest of the popula- I think the recent verbal attacks on parking on campus is a not over- games and pop tarts, and hope tion to catch on. the much improved Parking servic- priced. Josh Hernstrom things get better in the future. es are quite unfounded. Almost all It’s time to accept the fact that [email protected] More on why this is probably Jim Fay the better option later. The sec- [email protected]

Send letters to the editor via e-mail to Flag from page 8 who would simply cease to live with- ful state flag…or maybe we’ll just [email protected]. Please out the battle flag flying high over have to wait until those that insist- the capitol dome. ed on the compromise flag actually Hopefully, perhaps in a few years, do cease to live. people will realize that the stars and limit submissions to 400 words or less. bars will never come back and choose Chris Stevens to adopt a more simple, more taste- [email protected]

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. CAMPUSpage 11 LIFE Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 • 11 V-day special Black History Month We might not be creating a Temptation Black History Month activities for this CAMPUS LIFE Island, but Buzz Around Campus Explores coming week will ignite interest and who that special stranger is. Page 12 controversy. Page 13 Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 Alpha Gamma Delta sponsors rose sale for Valentine’s Day By Han Chang ers scheduled to be delivered to the benefit the chapter’s international Buy a rose for the lady chapter houses on February 13. philanthropy, the Alpha Gamma “We chose to target Greek hous- Delta Foundation. “Chapters from Roses and Valentine’s Day have ing for delivery because it is the all over raise money through fund always gone hand in hand like love easiest to deliver to without having raisers and events to help support and chocolate. This Valentine’s Day, to deal with the Department of Hous- the foundation,” explained Ander- the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta ing,” explained public relations co- son. providing the roses to that special ordinator Courtney Stewart. The main beneficiaries of the person in your life while benefiting Because of restrictions placed by Foundation are organizations in- diabetes research at the same time. Housing on admittance into the volved with diabetes research, treat- “In the name of nostalgia, we have residence dorms, flowers to be de- ment, and education, although it recreated the old-school Valentine’s livered to non-Greeks can be picked does support other charitable caus- Day trend—sending roses secret- up at the house. Although the rose es as well as funding certain educa- admirer style,” said Alpha Gamma sale began with sales to the Greek tional, leadership, and philanthropic Delta sister Jill Martell. chapters, the sale is not limited to endeavors of Alpha Gamma Delta The Alpha Gamma Delta Rose members of the Greek community. chapters. Sale began with sisters visiting each “We will also be selling roses at In the past, grants have gone to fraternity and sorority on campus the Student Center February 13 and such recipients as the Juvenile Dia- to spread the word about the sale. 14, so everyone will have a chance betes Foundation, the American Di- “Because this is our first time to to help out our philanthropy,” said abetes Association, and diabetes have a rose sale, we are testing it out chapter president Colleen Nee “The researchers at St. Louis University. on the Greeks here at Tech,” said response so far has been great, and The rose sale is one of Alpha Laura Anderson, philanthropy co- we hope to do as well at the Student Gam’s newest philanthropic events. ordinator for Alpha Gamma Delta. Center as we have at the Greek hous- According to Stewart, the hope is to According to Anderson, over 600 es.” make the rose sale into an annual roses have already been ordered. “This Although most of the remaining event to be run by new members. has far exceeded what we had hoped flowers will be sold at the Student Past fundraising events by the Geor- By Kristi Odom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS for when we first started out.” Or- Center, orders can be placed by con- gia Tech chapter have included a Kate Politis, Jen Arce, and Rachel Daffer of Alpha Gamma Delta ders were coordinated through each tacting any sister. participate in their first annual rose sale to raise money for diabetes. chapter on campus, with the flow- The proceeds from the sale will See Rose, page 14 Review Black History Month Events Faces at Georgia Tech African Step Show kicks off the events F A C E S planned for Black History Month - Profile on Doug Armstrong- By Leslie Jackson paraphernalia. Black History Month Correspondent Ferst Center staff took tickets and By Susan Kucharzyk stamped hands, while the seats quick- Campus Life Newbie Staff Last Saturday evening the Robert ly filled. Trenton Dunn (DJ Con- Ferst Center was full. Students from cept), a Georgia Tech Student, Today at Tech we all feel a various colleges and universities filled entertained the crowd with rap and certain attachment to our com- its nearly 1,200 seats almost to capac- hip hop hits until the show started. puters, but in the early 80’s when ity. Step 2001 was ready to com- The laughter and smiles on the stu- Doug Armstrong, entrepreneur mence. dents’ faces showed that they were and CEO of AppForge, was here, Step is a style of dance that uses ready to have a good time. he was the only one of he knew rhythmic stomping to demonstrate Marcus Washington, a recent grad- who had a computer in his dorm unity, talent, and organizational pride. uate, was the master of ceremonies for room. Now, years later, com- Step is most commonly associated the night. He began the show by en- puters line every inch of the with African American sororities and couraging everyone to take their seats. brightly colored offices of App- fraternities. The first act was the Alpha Rho Chap- Forge. Within these offices, com- The doors opened at 6:45 p.m. As ter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. plete with a “recreation” area the audience began to file in, partici- from Morehouse College. Before their that looks like an oversized dorm pating fraternities and sororities were act, they, and every organization that room, the company that Doug still arriving. The strong support of would follow, highlighted a member envisioned when he was a stu- the black sororities and fraternities of their organization who has had his- dent at Georgia Tech has finally was evident. Everywhere one looked come to fruition. there were line jackets and other Greek See Step, page 13 AppForge is venture funded and sells the only software in the world that allows applications for wireless technologies to be written in Visual Basic. App- Forge announced this technol- ogy for the Palm Pilot in September of 2000 and began By Jon Purvis/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS selling it that December. Al- Entrepeneur and Tech alumnus Doug Armstrong stands in front of though it has only been two a car bearing the logo of his software company, AppForge. months, they have already won doing this. pany. As the first student entre- several awards for their design. He then received a full time preneur in the Advanced Tech- The idea for AppForge start- job from a company he was con- nology Development Center, ed when Doug was a sophomore tracting with. Doug admits that they were “a here at Tech. Doug jokes that Doug soon realized that there little dubious of the whole thing,” his desire to run a company started were, as he said “a lot better ways questioning their funding and with a roommate who wanted to do the product development business plan, but Doug per- to join a fraternity, “ The prob- than the company I was work- sisted, insisting that they had “a lem with the fraternity thing” ing for, so I thought hey, I should lot of cool ideas and had done a Doug said “ Is that you always start my own company to do lot of work for ATDC compa- have to start out at the bottom” this.” nies.” Today, the ATDC strongly and Doug wanted to “be in charge So, with some friends from encourages student companies. right from the beginning.” Tech, two who still work for Doug and his friends started Encouraged by Bill Schaffer, him today, he started building a company called Spectralogic By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS now the Chair of the School of his own company. in the ATDC, which later be- A group from Dancers’ Warehouse performed for Black History Month last Economics, Doug started Con- Doug found that there were came Ratio Design Lab and then week. More dance performances were also featured at the annual step show. tract Engineering and discov- a lot of resources available at ered he could make a lot of money Tech to help them start the com- See Step, page 15 12 • Friday, February 9, 2001 • Technique CAMPUS LIFE Buzz Around the Alantria Harris Phil Zyryanov John Dinsmoor Annie Znosko EE Junior ID Senior ChemE Senior Textile Enterprise Soph Campus “The man I don’t “My buddy’s girl- “My fiancée.” “Wes Borland from p pp p have.” friend.” Limp Biscuit, only if he p p was dressed up in make- p p up and costume.” p p p p p p

Question of the week “Who is your fantasy Valentine?” Cara Cocos Chris Golder Sid Kossowky Mary Margaret Kutz ISyE Sophomore ME Sophomore ChE Junior ChE Senior “Joseph Fiennes from “Anna Kournikova.” “Tori Amos. She’s my “Matt Damon.” Feature and Photos by Carter Green and Sarah Graybeal ‘Shakespeare in favorite.” Love’.”

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Campus briefs Step from page 11 torical significance to the African- American community. Then the show Meditation for Self Development lecture on Saturday began. The India Club is organizing a lecture on Meditation for Self The Alphas set the standard for Development on Saturday, February 17. The lecture will be held in the rest of the night’s performances. room 117 of the Student Services Building at 4 p.m. It will introduce They were a hard act to beat. Next, the practiceof meditation to reduce stress. There is no charge to attend the first sorority, the Duke chapter the lecture and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., per- Vijay at 404-872-1294 or [email protected]. formed, resplendent in Zeta blue. After repeated requests from orga- nizers for audience members to have Influence young minds—Join Connect with Tech a seat, the next act was underway. New host applications are available for the 2001-2002 Connect Georgia Tech’s own Nu Beta Chap- with Tech sessions. To obtain the application, visit http:// ter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/cwt. Applications are also available in the made it a true competition among By Stanley Leary/ Georgia Tech CWT office, room 287 of the Student Success Center. There will be the fraternities. Their act was full of African-American sororities and fraternities from across the southeast put two information sessions held on Tuesday, February 13. The first will style and sensuality. The evening hit on a lively and energetic show for a full house at the Ferst Center. be at 11 a.m. in the Success Center Clary Theater, and the second will a pinnacle when the Xi Alpha Chap- be held at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Theater. Applications are due ter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Carolina to perform their rou- for the results of the contest. Even- by Friday, February 16, and students must sign up for a group interview Inc. from Georgia Tech took the stage. tine. Their solid performance was tually, the winners were announced. when turning in their applications. For more information, contact They began with a poem by Nikki marked by an unexpected gesture. First place prizes were awarded to Carol Heller at 404-894-1939. Giovanni that truly set the tone for At the conclusion of their rou- the Xi Alpha Chapter of Delta Sig- their performance. Their act was full tine, some members of the team ma Theta and Alpha Rho Chapter Or influence young minds with FASET Orientation of class and sass, which really made chose to bare their chests. This of Alpha Phi Alpha. Both organiza- the crowd go wild. “There were so was a decision that received mixed tions received $1,500 and a first FASET Orientation has begun its membership drive for 2001. In many Deltas there,” said performer reviews from the audience. “I don’t place trophy. Second place trophies order to receive a new leader application, students must attend a Ashley Askew. “We really had great think taking your shirt off should along with $500 awards, went to mandatory information session. The only remaining session is Mon- support.” win a step show,” says Jackie Cox Zeta Phi Beta of Fort Valley State day, February 12, at 7 p.m., in room 103 of the Instructional Center. The Nu Mu Chapter of Alpha of the Office of Minority Educa- University and Phi Beta Sigma from FASET is looking for people with diverse experiences and backgrounds, Phi Alpha made their presence known. tion and Development at Geor- North Carolina. strong leadership skills, love of Georgia Tech, a team-player attitude, Their performance was one of great gia Tech. Step 2001 is just one of the many knowledge of Tech history and campus information, an engaging and skill and creativity. The last sorority Upon conclusion of the sched- events going on around campus in outgoing personality, school spirit, and a postive outlook. For more to take the stage, Zeta Phi Beta of uled routines, many in the audi- honor of the achievements and ac- information, contact Sid Kossowsky at [email protected]. Fort Valley State University, was small, ence began to leave. Little did they complishments of African Ameri- but truly a stepping powerhouse. As know that one act remained. Haz can men and women, events that Presidents’ Council Governing Board seeks members the show reached its end, it was time Mat recording artist Danger per- will continue for the rest of the for the Phi Beta Sigmas from North formed before a crowd anxious month. Presidents’ Council Governing Board is a small group of students that provides direction for the Presidents’ Council. Several activities This Week’s Campus Black History Month Activities that it coordinates are 3 to 4 general Presidents’ Council meetings each semester, Burdell’s Best Awards, Engineer’s Week, and the annual Quiz Bowl AASU Meeting Rev. Al Sharpton Presidents’ Summit. Presidents’ Council’s vision is to promote com- munication, collaboration, and interaction among all student organi- Black History trivia games AASU hosts Dr. Mack The keynote address will zations at Georgia Tech. To obtain an application for the Governing will be held at the Clary The- Bowers who will be holding be delivered at the Ten- Board, visit http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/prescouncil. Applications atre in the Student Success a Love and Relationships Fo- nebaum Auditoriam by Rev. are due Friday, February 16, in room 141 of the Student Services Building. Interviews will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February Center, Monday, at 6 p.m. rum. Al Sharpton on Thursday. 19-20. 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for everyone. In fact, Doug admits, industries today have caused a lot of must have the drive to make it hap- His company has also received FACES from page 11 half joking, half serious that “had I damage: “A lot of people who in a pen and “you have to see yourself in many awards for their product in- known what would be involved, I different economic environment what you’re doing.” novations and is very successful. probably wouldn’t have done this.” would have not been successful right Doug sees that being young and Apart from the company Doug became focused on wireless tech- Doug does, however, have some ad- from the get go, got a lot of success, being the leader “it is very hard to is married and has two children. He nology. In 1997, they realized that vice for Tech students who have and are now becoming role mod- know whether or not the system enjoys flying and says many of the there would be a “real need to graph- hopes of entrepreneurship. els.” that you have in place is good and rules of flying apply to the capitalist ically develop applications for wire- The first advice Doug offers is to Doug said the problem is that working.” market. less and portable devices” and that find a good role model. students won’t be able to use advice But he concludes, “If you think “I like to think of it like this,” they had the technology “to take they get from these role models be- explains Doug, ”You have a finite any one of the 6 million Visual Ba- cause “their employees hate them, amount of time that you’re in exist- sic programmers out there and let but they are worth a couple hun- ence and even less amount of time them write wireless applications.” dred million dollars, and that makes that you are relatively unencum- So, with this new technology came “So many people it kind of tough... It’s the people “The truly bered to do what you want. And the development of AppForge. don’t ever find out that actually care that you should entrepreneurial everybody is given a fighter jet when Fifty three percent of the people respect.” you are born, and some people just who work at AppForge are Tech what their potential is So, to be successful Doug said, people will find a sit around and look at it and won- graduates, which Doug thinks is and that to me is “You have to know about technolo- way to overcome the der what it would be like to fly it, “pretty impressive.” gy if you’re doing technology, you and other people actually go out Out of the 15 or 16 people from really the sad part.” have to know enough about busi- obstacles.” and try and make something hap- Tech who work for Doug at least Doug Armstrong ness and I think the most challeng- Doug Armstrong pen. Every now and then some- four are women. Alumnus & Entrepreneur ing thing for Tech students is that Alumnus & Entrepreneur body wrecks one but at least they Doug said, “Tech is extremely you have to understand people.” were out there trying to make some- well represented here I think, pretty Doug admits that learning to thing happen, so many people don’t much along the same demograph- understand people has been the most ever find out what their potential is ics as a graduating class.” Doug found Ben Dyre, who was difficult thing for him. you have all these things, then you and that to me is really the sad part.” Doug also continues involvement the CEO of a company he worked He says that crossing the bound- probably have a shot at being able For Doug, it seems as though he at Tech offering tuition for a semes- for while he was at Tech. ary and learning to communicate to start your own company.” And, has taken full control of his pilot ter to a student who wrote the best Doug learned a lot from him with people who think differently that “the truly entrepreneurial peo- seat and is flying high. application using AppForge soft- about how to run a company by just than you “is the difference between ple will find a way to overcome the ware. by watching him and has been able brilliant Tech people who wind up obstacles.” Doug Armstrong will be speaking While starting his own compa- to transfer that into being the CEO in a laboratory and brilliant tech Doug has been the Outstanding on campus on February 23, at 2:45 ny has been enormously successful of his own company. people who wind up in business.” Young Man of the Year and holds p.m. as part of the Dupree College of for Doug, he stresses that it is not Doug thinks that the dot com Most importantly Doug said you several patents. Management’s Impact Series.

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True love on Tech Talk? Daniel D. on DVD ENTERTAINMENT WREK provides a public service to The Last of the Mohicans, starring the Tech community—hooking up Daniel Day-Lewis, has been released, Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 random students for dates! Page 18 and we’ve got the review! Page 23 Biggs and company sink ‘Silverman’ far beyond saving By Casey Fiesler like a beautiful and competent ceiving “butt implants” at a plastic Entertainment Staff woman, but is in fact control- surgeon and watching a high ling, heinous, basically evil, and school football coach defecate MPAA Rating: PG-13 actually the only interesting char- in the front yard isn’t particu- Starring: Jason Biggs, Jack Black, acter in the entire film. larly funny…it’s just disturbing. Amanda Peet, Steve Zahn, Darren’s buddies J.D. and Another annoying aspect of Amanda Detmer Wayne (Jack Black and Steve this movie arrives in the charac- Director: Dennis Dugan Zahn), concerned that their days ters—none of them are actually Studio: Columbia Pictures of mindless fun are at an end, likeable. Darren appears to be as Running Time: 91 minutes confront Judith only to find out an absolute wimp, his two friends Rating: yy that she has no intention of giv- complete morons, and the nun- ing up Darren. The pair become to-be Sandy (Amanda Detmer) Many great films have fed on engaged, and Darren even makes is simply too perfect. The one absurdity, that great breaking plans to take her last name. As character drawn to be evil actu- from the obvious, glorifying the she most simply puts it, “He is ally comes off the best, since she unexpected. Saving Silverman is my puppet and I am his puppet is the only one in the story with not one of these films. master.” any brains. What had the potential to Determined to save their Yes, the movie has its mo- become an appropriately funny friend from Judith’s claws, the ments. The three friends’ obses- absurdist comedy instead leaves two bumbling idiots kidnap her sion with Neil Diamond, though the viewer thinking, “What the and plot to set Darren up with weird, is a great subplot, partic- hell was that?!” more often than his high school crush, who just ularly since Neil himself makes not. happens to be studying to be- a cameo. Other scenes are down- The plot seems relatively sim- come a nun. right funny when the humor is ple: three childhood friends are What could have been an ex- clever rather than crude. torn apart by a new girlfriend. tremely funny concept quickly Overall, Saving Silverman sim- Jason Biggs, famous since his loses its appeal. Crude or gro- ply tries too hard to be funny. star turn in American Pie, plays tesque humor comes off well in Its crude humor sinks just a lit- By Joe Lederer / COLUMBIA PICTURES Darren Silverman. His new love, some movies, but not this one. tle too low and when comic mo- Jack Black and Steve Zahn play J.D. and Wayne, the loyal—if stupid—friends trying Judith, (Amanda Peet) may seem Showing the main character re- ments actually shine...they appear to “save” Jason Biggs’s Silverman from his overpowering and manipulative fiancé to be an accident. Eagerly-awaited Time to add a new page to the cookbook By Alan Back Before the year was out, their played it: ‘You’re on the radio when you consider the fact that ‘Hannibal’ hits Could fill an issue by himself music had made its way onto again!’ Great feeling.” three of the players weren’t fa- two sampler albums put togeth- Margolius, Crow, and gui- miliar with the song before they theaters today Okay. The debate about when er by the station. The first, re- tarist Erik Rowen spiked the carol started rehearsing it. (They’re the new millennium would leased soon after the show, with tight vocal harmonies and Jewish.) start—and what would happen featured cuts from several bands layered melodic ideas. Beefed up “More by the title, we hadn’t when it did—is dead. Nothing that had played that day. And to heard it, I guess,” Margolius ex- melted down or blew up, and think Soup’s contribution sprang plained. “It’s not ‘Jingle Bells’ the Apocalypse didn’t come. from a bout of ill health… “[The electric or ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Things did get interesting once “Kevin [Crow, guitar] wasn’t Town.’ For me, at least, I con- in a while, though, and for Soup, feeling well, so we had to cancel guitar] just adds so sider it one of the more obscure most of the second half of 2000 a show that weekend. We just much, and it’s Christmas songs. We don’t go turned into a thrill ride. went to the studio instead and to church and sing those After four months off the recorded ‘Where Are You Now?’ definitely part of songs…But I hear the ones on Atlanta scene and two off the It came out really good, and they the evolution.” the radio, and I’ve bought Christ- road, the five-man groove ar- wanted to put it on the CD, mas CDs before.” mada is ready to dish up some which was very cool for us too,” Andrew Margolius He added, “What’s funny new goodies for the home crowd. Margolius stated. Accordion/Harmonica, Soup about it is, there were a couple In October, Soup hit Lake- Their take on “We Three of times I heard them play it, wood Amphitheatre for 99X’s Kings” ended up alongside the and I think it was Steve Craig (WNNX—99.7 FM) Big Day likes of Shawn Mullins, Kevn by rhythm work from Bram who said, ‘Here’s a Christmas Out. The event featured head- Kinney, and the Marvelous 3 Bessoff (drums) and Lee Adkins song by a couple of Jewish guys!’” liners such as Green Day, Stone on the 99Xmas Soundtrack and (bass), the end result would have How many bands get a blurb Temple Pilots, and Everclear and got quite a few spins on the air in made the hymn writers boogie like that? also gave half a dozen local bands December. “I have friends who in their graves. That’s no small their own side stage. When an would call me every time they feat in itself, but it gets bigger See Soup, page 18 By Phil Bray / METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER invitation landed in the bowl in late 1999, accordion/harmoni- ca player Andrew Margolius and company figured that they couldn’t pass it up. It all went down on the night of the Atlanta finals in Band to Band Combat that year. Spon- sored by Lucky Strike cigarettes, this annual competition gives bands in several cities a chance to win cash and exposure in mar- kets across the country. Soup won the $2,500 top prize and would go on to reel in another $5,000 at the national level, but that was just the beginning. “[99X DJ] Steve Craig came By Phil Bray / METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER up to us and said he was MC’ing Anthony Hopkins returns as the disturbed it,” Margolius recalled. “He said, Dr. Lecter in the sequel to 1991’s The ‘This might be an idiotic ques- Silence of the Lambs. Julianne Moore tion, but would you guys be in- stepped in to play FBI agent Clarice Star- terested in playing Big Day Out?’ ling after Jodie Foster turned down the We said, ‘Of course!’ It’s great chance to reprise the role that earned an to do stuff with them; we try to By Alan Back / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Academy Award. Hannibal opens today. do shows with them when they Kevin Crow, Erik Rowen, and Andrew Margolius gave hints of Soup’s new musical direction during ask us to.” the Atlantis Music Conference last August. 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WREK, Tech Talk have your hook-up Soup from page 17 By Vivian Vakili The next person to attempt to vised at 7:00 p.m. Friday nights, is a “Where Are You Now?” and “We Longtime fans may be in for more Oldie but newbie find a date was Hope, a Tech fe- radio show with a rather varied range Three Kings” have been about the surprises than that. Soup has done male. Within about 5 minutes, Hope of topics. The show begins with a only new offerings that Soup fans something bordering on the unbe- Exactly how long does it take to saw a Tech male, Jeff, and asked representative from the Technique in Atlanta have been able to chew lievable: they’ve written songs that get a date at this school? Well, with him out to the show. He immedi- going over the main stories in the on for a while. Tonight’s show at clock in at under four minutes! publicity provided by a local radio ately accepted. What’s more, Jeff’s week’s upcoming newspaper. the Cotton Club is their first Atlan- The crowd that showed up for station, the assistance of five peo- friend Adam also accepted a date Following this, a broad range of ta gig since October and their first the band’s showcase at the Atlantis ple, and the ability to offer the po- with Hope’s friend Elizabeth. topics is discussed, with frequent one anywhere after a two-month Music Conference last Augus end- tential date a ticket to see one of Let’s recap this touching saga. invitations to callers to call in and break, the longest in their six-year ed up hearing a 45-minute set that America’s foremost comedians, David failed at finding a date after voice their opinions. Recent topics history. No time to kick back, though. consisted of more than five songs. about 45 minutes. 45 minutes of rigorous attempts of conversation have included the They started putting together a This shift toward shorter forms grew Last Thursday, Tech’s WREK whereas Hope not only hooked her- Georgia state flag, parking on cam- home studio during the fall, and out of the band’s desire to do more 91.1 FM gave out four tickets to see self up, but also arranged a date for a pus, and even an interview with they just had to play with their new than just tell stories in verse, as on Carrot Top, a comedian known for friend as well, and all within a mat- undergraduate student goverment toys right away. “We originally had audience favorites such as “Marvin his quirky skits with props, perform ter of about 5 minutes. Pathetic? president J.R. Spriggle. planned to tour through half of Wright” and “Jefferson.” February 3 at the Tabernacle. Earn- Perhaps. Predictable? Probably. The call-in number is (404) 894- November; then we were going to “The stories are fun, and people ing the tickets, however, was condi- Tech Talk, WREK’s Thursday 2468. So, next time you hear the take all of December off and start do appreciate those,” Margolius com- tional upon being able to get a datefor night radio show, is hosted by Alex impossible being attempted on recording in January. But of course, mented. “But people also like songs the event. La Roche, Adam Preble, Michael WREK 91.1—or even if you just none of us could wait that long!” that they can really relate to. Then During the evening Tech Talk Sprinkel, Jahn Eichfeld, and Melis- hear a topic of interest being dis- Margolius laughed. everybody can think, ‘Yeah, I’ve felt show, several attempts were made sa Matassa. The show, which airs at cussed—call in and join the con- He noted that the facility, as- like that before, I’ve been through by the hosts to make the so-called 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays and is tele- versation. sembled for roughly $15,000, al- that.’ They’ve had the same emo- “hook-up” between Tech guys and lows them to tinker with the new tions and feelings, and we’re trying Tech girls. The radio station set up material. Fine-tune things, figure to capture some of that.” right outside of Under the Couch, out what works where, stuff in an Their most recent album, the so many passers-by stopped to see electric guitar—hold it a minute. double set A Tour of Two Cities, was what was going on and attempted An electric guitar? In a band that released in February 2000 as a means to win these tickets. But how exact- built its reputation on acoustic of bottling up their stage show for ly did this rare event of obtaining a grooves and jams? the fans. “It’s cool to have the live date occur? It’s true. Crow first plugged in at album because it captures our sound, The first person to attempt the the end of 1999 and has been switch- but at the same time it’s not neces- feat was David, a Tech male. He ing back and forth ever since. “We sarily new material. We need to get pulled over many girls and even didn’t really phase it in until proba- some of that out there. We need to grabbed the attention of a few of bly about four or five months ago. feed the people more Soup!” them long enough to ask them out He just started having so much fun They’ll get a chance to do just to the Carrot Top show. Unfortu- with it that it really became a part of that tonight in the Tabernacle base- nately, all of them declined. us,” Margolius said. ment. If your ears could use a good At one point, David even resort- “As good as he got on the acous- meal, drop in and find out what’s ed to asking one of the people in- tic guitar—he can take that to the been cooking since October. volved with Tech Talk out on a electric and take it to a whole other date. Again, he was turned down. level…It just adds so much, and it’s Soup will be performing with Film Sound rather pathetic? Well, just definitely part of the evolution of and Cornbread tonight at the Cotton keep in mind that David’s horrible By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Soup. Not to say we won’t do some Club. Call (404) 688-1993 for more luck continued for about 45 min- The crew of WREK 91.1’s Tech Talk show escaped this studio last all-acoustic songs ever, but it just information, or visit the band online utes before he finally gave up. Thursday and headed across campus to broadcast from Under the Couch. adds a lot to the songs.” at http://www.soupkitchen.com.

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Military action, to some 2/10—Perfect Strange, Crown Electric, IPS 2/10—Cool for August, Hanging Francis, 60 61 23. Club _____ 2/14—Slow Twin Legends of the Giant Squid 30. Almond, for one 2/16—Brighter Shade, Jason Marcum Band 2/11—Alvin Youngblood Hart, David Ryan 62 63 33. My _____ Friday Harris 34. In the thick of ECHO LOUNGE (551 Flat Shoals Ave.) 2/12—Nothing Simple, Drag Kings, By Kit FitzSimons 28. “Twilight Zone” host Serling 35. Very slanted (404) 681-3600 Blankety Blank There’s not always a subject 29. Bond portrayer Sean 36. Ghostlike creatures 2/9—Mojave 3, Push Stars, Sid Hillman 2/13—Apartment Projects 31. Danson of “Cheers” 37. Stimpy’s pal Quartet 2/14—Sean Costello ACROSS 32. Famous pharaoh 2/10—The Queers, The Independents, 2/15— John Hammond 38. Uh-uh, to Fifi Dynamite Boy 2/16—Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jacob Fred 1. ______of Pooh 33. Type of stove 39. Band job 2/14—Catfight! Jazz Odyssey 4. Building wing 36. One of the three R’s 40. Little Bunny Fufu’s foe 2/16—Rock*A*Teens, The Gossip Web site: smithsoldebar.citysearch.com 7. Outer boat layer 40. Phen-_____ 41. Otherwise Web site: www.echostatic.com/echolounge 8. Set, as a 10 ACROSS 43. Mass used (abbr) 42. To the ____ degree STAR BAR (437 Moreland Ave.) 10. Dining room object 44. Subject line abbreviations 50. Weaver’s need EDDIE’S ATTIC (515-B N. McDonough St.) (404) 681-9018 11. Moral story 45. Me, to Mme. 52. _____ Tse-Tung (404) 377-4976 2/9—Ex-Husbands,. Hangtown 13. Hockey’s Bobby 46. Space bar neighbor 55. Connect with the ball 2/9—Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett, Donna 2/10—Kenny Howes & the Yeah!, The 14. Fixes, as a game 47. Fib 56. MSG-ridden sauce Hopkins Lizardmen 16. Scaled 48. Word before lion or hill 2/10—Steve Forbert, Jeff & Vida 2/14—Hot August Knights, Tangerine 57. “Much _____ About...” 2/14—Mel’n, Daniel Lee 2/15—Monochrome, Blacklight Posterboys 20. Delta rival 49. Language Arts, popularly 58. 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Nicholas Sparks gives readers Valentine treat with ‘Rescue’ By Lisa Haley North Carolina family. 10101010101010... The State Hornet Romance immediately flour- 10 ...Two Bits ishes between Taylor and Den- ...010 (U-WIRE) California State ise, and for a while, they seem University, Sacramento—Nicho- like they are a match made in The Two Bits Man is waiting for This unfortunate situation can that started at 8:05…and it’s with las Sparks, author of Message in a heaven. Soon, their love becomes one day, and one day only. That wreak complete and utter havoc on one of the toughest professors on Bottle and A Walk to Remember, too deep and serious for Taylor, day is not, as many people think, your love life, if you don’t plan prop- campus. You know, that guy in the charms his way into many read- and our hero shies away from his birthday...but that’s only because erly. Of course, sometimes plan- CS department. ers’ hearts with his latest novel, the relationship. he’s already had his birthday. No, ning is not enough; you just have to You leap out of bed, throw on The Rescue. The reader learns that Taylor the day I’m waiting for is St. Valen- accept your fate and wade through some presentable clothes, and slap Sparks’s storytelling is the kind must rescue himself from a bur- tine’s Day. the chemistry, physics, and calcu- on your best cologne to hide the that will make you smile, make ied past before he can ever truly Valentines are the people who lus tests that are thrown at you at fact that you didn’t shower as you you cry, and all the while make accept love for what it is. love you, the people who care about unimaginable speeds. Of course, sprint out the door and run across you yearn for the romance that Nicholas Sparks knows how you, the people who sent you those there are creative ways to deal…and campus. You leap into the class- he describes. to romance his readers without cute little “I like you, and I’m not for the Two Bits Man, this creative room at 8:19:56, with four seconds All of Sparks’s novels seem to all the smut found in traditional lion!” cards in elementary school. to spare on your date’s arrival time include the same trademark ele- romance novels. Instead, he tells Yes, St. Valentine’s Day is the time limit. You grab a test from your ments: a love-challenged indi- his story by describing the char- when couples get together and en- Valentine’s Day is the date’s TA, who tells you to have it vidual, a soul awakening, and an acters’ feelings and emotions; rare- joy each other’s company. back in an hour and a half. unexpected tragedy, all in the ly does his story give you anything It’s also the time for three-fourths time for three-fourths You finish up that date then sud- comforts of quiet South Caroli- to blush about. of the guys at Georgia Tech to go of the guys at denly realize you have another…in na. Luckily, Sparks’ tragedies usu- Not only does Sparks have drinking with their buddies, since five minutes! You sprint across cam- ally end in a way that will warm class when it comes to writing, they have no “better half” to enjoy. Georgia Tech to go pus once again. However, at the the heart. but his novel is written so simply However, that’s beside the point. drinking with their end of the day, you know it’s worth In The Rescue, we find the that only the story is told. He The point is love. it. With the number of dates you’ve story of a man and a woman doesn’t try to confuse the reader Ah, love. What could be more buddies, since they had today, there’s practically no struggling to make one of life’s with prestigious language; Sparks important? Well, besides grades. have no “better half.” chance that you won’t score high biggest commitments—to love writes for a common audience Grades are what keep you at Tech, enough on at least one of them. each other forever. interested in reading for plea- and now is the time that grades You climb into bed, knowing Taylor McAden is a volun- sure. become a large problem. Now is the full well you should be preparing teer fire-fighter in Edenton, N.C. Although Sparks seems to time when professors seem to gang process includes a blending of two for your foreign language test to- He is a small town hero who has write primarily for a female au- up on Tech students. Now is the ideas. morrow, but you’ve always been good fearlessly saved many lives, in- dience, most men could find plea- dawning of the Age of the Fifth Now, you’ve heard of tough tests, at French, so you’re not too wor- cluding that of single-mother sure in his latest novel. There are Week Syndrome. and you’ve heard tough love, but ried. Denise Holton, after a near fatal enough fire-fighting and rescue For those of you who are lucky what happens when you put them Tomorrow is another day, but car crash. segments throughout the novel enough to be co-oping this semes- together? This is what’s known as at least it’s not Valentine’s When Taylor unselfishly saves to keep a desire for action and- ter—and therefore missing out on the Georgia Tech Valentine’s Cele- Day…instead it’s somebody’s the lives of Denise and her dis- suspense fulfilled. the unimaginable joy of this insidi- bration. anniversary…and somebody needs abled son, Kyle, he has no idea The Rescue is a delightful read ous plot—Fifth Week Syndrome is The morning of February 14— to buy a certain someone a gift fast. that his brave actions will lead to that will make a nice Valentine’s the professors’ apparent coordina- that’s V-Day—arrives. You open So, until next time, this is Two Bits a special bond with the small Day surprise for any book lover. tion of a full assault of tests during your eyes to see the clock says 8:13 Man, wondering why nobody ever the fifth week of the semester. a.m. Unfortunately, you have a date gives me white roses.

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Now on GTCN Slight audio problems don’t ruin ‘Mohicans’ By Rebekah Bardwell By Jayson Wehrend this opportunity, and this release red of the British troops’ uniforms. ground that made it more difficult GTCN Correspondant Missed staff meeting for a new DVD features the “director’s expanded Movies nearly a decade old usually to hear the characters, but you should edition” of the movie. After 15 ad- look a little washed out and are still always be able to catch impor- This week Phat Videos gives Many of you are familiar with ditions, changes, and deletions, the plagued by black specs, but not here. tant conversation. you some lovin’ in honor of director Michael Mann—not too length of the movie increases by You would not believe how hard I Fortunately, everything else about Valentine’s Day. Kara treks long ago, he was up for a number of about 4 minutes. It may not seem looked for even the smallest nick— the mix was dead on. The “nature” around Georgia Tech in search awards for The Insider. Mann has like all that much, but for a movie it they were none to be found. sounds you would expect in the for- of love stories and confessions. always been very good with films can mean a big difference. It’s been One thing that hampered the est are very convincing as they play Find out what lovers plan to that involve the way characters in- a number of years since I last saw first release of this disc was that the around in the rear speakers. The do on this special day. Phat teract with each other. In 1992, Mann this movie, so if you want to know new scenes weren’t restored to the score was the definite winner from Videos airs Sundays at 7:00 tackled the classic The Last of the what changed, I suggest you check degree that the rest of the film was. this new mix. The theme blasts out p.m. and Mondays at 7:30 Mohicans. Having never read the online at http://www.imdb.com. In fact, the first DVD release came of all the speakers with heavy sup- p.m. on Channel 21. book, I really couldn’t tell you how with a disclaimer explaining that port from the LFE track. Fight scenes Flava 101 stops by the accurate the movie really is. Frank- they new scenes may look much were particularly good. Gunfire pours AASU step show. Watch ly, I don’t care, because the movie Fight scenes were worse than the rest of the movie. out of the rear surrounds, followed greeks from around Atlanta floored me. I was expecting a sappy Thankfully that problem seems to by the screams of the fighters. Dur- stomp to some of your favor- romance set in pre-Revolutionary particularly good. have been resolved for this new re- ing the siege on the fort, the cannon ite old-skool and new-skool War America; I got an epic about During the siege on lease. I only found one scene where blasts pound out the subwoofer. I beats. Guest appearances by revenge and escape. I could tell it was slightly less than really enjoyed listening to audio track the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Movie: Set during the heart of the fort, the cannon perfect. Other than that, good flesh on this disc. The bass surprised me and Delta Sigma Theta and the French and Indian Wars, the blasts pound out the tones, perfect blacks, and crystal clar- over and over again. You can’t ex- the men of Phi Beta Sigma story follows three Mohican trap- ity make this a nice reference disc to perience the power of the score with- highlight the show. Flava 101 pers and the daughters of a British subwoofer. show off to your friends. out the full surround sound. Other airs Sundays and Wednesdays colonel. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Audio: One of the new things than the dialogue trouble, this disc at 7:30 p.m. Hawkeye, the adopted son of the touted for this release was the new really delivers. It sounds better than If you haven’t decided on remaining Mohicans. When he saves They have a great listing of the chang- DTS sound mix. Considering the it ever did while in theaters. a menu for your Valentine’s Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) and es under the alternate versions link. fact that the movie was originally Extras: Ah, disappointment. At Day dinner, you’ll want to her sister during a Huron Indian Video: Filmed in the amazingly released with just a standard stereo a request from Michael Mann him- watch The Latest Dish. Chef attack, he and his adopted family lush forests of North Carolina, this mix, this extra effort is well appreci- self, no extras were included with Eric and Matt prepare a three- start to take a more active role in the disc has some truly breath-taking ated. So how did it sound? As much this disc. Not even a trailer. I guess a course meal including lob- war. The villain is a deceptive Hu- shots. It seems that these very nice as I’d like to say it was perfect just cast listing is sort of an extra but I ster and chocolate covered ron named Magua, who is intent panoramic nature shots were des- like the image, it did have some wouldn’t get excited over it. I’d be strawberries while watching on killing Colonel Munro and all of tined to be filmed in the 2.35:1 problems. Throughout much of the willing to be the reason the film was the horror flick, 15 minutes. his offspring. The war does not go aspect ratio. When I found out this movie I had difficulty hearing some restored and given a spiffy new well for the British and retreat leads was filmed in North Carolina I of the characters as they spoke. Then, soundtrack was to boost sales on To find out more about these to an ambush as the movie culmi- couldn’t believe it—I didn’t think in contrast to the original problem, this basically bare-bones release. I shows or employment opportu- nates in a stirring rescue sequence. America had any big forests left. the sound would get brittle and static- would have been very happy with a nities with the Georgia Tech One of the things I have always I was astonished by the clarity of ridden whenever certain characters making of documentary, trailers, or Cable Network, visit http:// loved about DVD is its ability to let the image throughout the film. Col- yelled. Some allowances have to be a picture gallery. At least I can com- www.gtcn.gatech.edu. directors finally show the film as ors were natural, from the beautiful made for the fact there was usually fort myself with a wonderfully clean they intended. Michael Mann takes greens of the forest to the vibrant something else going on in the back- transfer and a rocking audio track.

Carter: “Sarah’s like a turtle.” Adam: “She gets eaten by my turtle?” SPORTS Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 • 27 Baseball season off to traditional start with banquet and alumni game Tech squad tops baseball alumni in Saturday Guest speaker Peter Gammons praises national pastime; Coach Hall exhibition; Teixeira 3-for-4 with two doubles praises staff and stresses challenge of team’s preseason No. 1 ranking. Matthew Bryan a close contest. Last year, the team By John Rafferty Those items sold for $900, $600 son was 1994, when Garciaparra Sports Editor beat their alums by 16 points in a Special to the ’Nique and $55 respectively. The evening and Varitek led the Yellow Jackets 17-1 blowout. “It’s hard to judge raised over $17,000 for the baseball into the College World Series Cham- Last Saturday the Baseball Team [the team’s ability] when you’re play- After being ranked as the top program at Tech. pionship game in Omaha. The goals defeated their alumni in an exhibi- ing against your alumni,” Head college baseball team in the country Head Coach Danny Hall intro- for the team this year are to do the tion game by a score of 8-5 at Russ Coach Danny Hall said with re- following a 50-16 year in 2000, the duced the coaches, and outlined the same thing. Returning all position Chandler Stadium. spect to the performance and the Yellow Jacket baseball team starts goals for the team. He announced players from a team that batted .342 The Alumni struck first making Jackets’ No. 1 ranking the season today. The Jackets were that Assistant Coach Mike Trapas- last season, and adding redshirted it 1-0 in the top of the third with a Stanford transfer Brian Sager congratulated on their pre-season so was named as Baseball America’s leadoff man Matthew Boggs, the Kevin Gergel single and a Rick Lock- picked up the win with a couple of rating by Peter Gammons, the guest choice for the top assistant coach in Yellow Jackets look to be the most wood sacrifice fly. Tech took it back runs and four hits in the six innings speaker at the Jackets’ baseball ban- the nation, and was also proud of talented team in the ACC this sea- to 2-1 with an RBI double by Mark he spent on the field. “I don’t think quet last Friday at the Hilton Ho- son and hope to repeat as ACC Teixeira, who went 3-for-4 with two he threw as well today as I’ve seen tel. Gammons discussed how baseball Champions. Hall also relayed to the doubles, and a Bryan Prince sacri- him throw all spring,” said Hall. is and will continue to be the na- crowd that the post-season stadium fice fly. Only to have the alumni tie “He’s going to be a very good pitch- tion’s pastime, due to a strong his- The last time that Tech renovation will take place, and the it up in the next frame with a dou- er for us, though he had a hard time tory of picking up the nation in was ranked No. 1 in same architect that has worked with ble by Jason Atha, who scored on getting the ball down in the strike times of need. Enron Park, and the new Camden Mike Yancey’s RBI single. zone today.” The Yellow Jackets saw an at- the country going into Yards park will be the architect for It took till the Jackets second Returning to the field for Tech tendance of over 300 people at the the season was 1994, the new Russ Chandler Stadium. time around to grab the lead, post- was Matthew Boggs, who was out fundraiser, including current ma- Coach Hall also stressed the im- ing a Boggs run on a Prince RBI for the majority of last season with jor league baseball players Kevin when they ended up portance of crowd support, saying double and Teixeira on a Victor injuries, which still hindered him Brown, Jason Varitek, and Jim Poole. in the College World that it was important in both the Menocal RBI single to make it 4-2. Saturday. “He’s nursing a little bit All three starred as Tech players, play of the current team and also in The Jackets continued to build of a hamstring right now,” Hall said, and gave back to the program by Series Championship recruiting top stars to play at Tech their lead in the sixth bringing the “but he was on base…and it’s nice donating items for the charity auc- game in Omaha. in the future. He also said that the score to 7-2 on a Matt Murton RBI to see him back.” tion. Varitek, who in 1994 won the new ballpark, which will cost around single and a two-run double by Teix- Although the alumni game isn’t Golden Spikes award as the best $10 million to build, will help Tech eira. a factor in Tech’s ranking, the Jack- player in college baseball, donated the work that Coach Guy did for secure future NCAA Regionals, an The Alumni refused to give into ets’ upcoming weekend is. Tech will his jersey from that season when he the offensive production of the team important aspect of advancing on their successors cutting the lead to travel to the Rice Invitational in played for the Team USA summer last year. He also stated how impor- to Nebraska for the College World 7-5 in the top of the eighth capital- Houston, Texas for their first regu- team. tant that Strength and Condition- Series. izing on a Tech error and a Mike lar season games. Also auctioned off during the ing Coach Steve Tamborra was in This weekend is an important Yancey RBI groundout. With contests on Friday against evening were Nomar Garciaparra’s getting the team in game shape. first step in reaching that goal, as Tech made the last blow to bring Lamar, Saturday against Rice, and 1994 College World Series jersey, a Hall also stressed that the top Tech plays two top-rated teams in the final to 8-5 on a Chris Good- Sunday with Nebraska, the Jackets Mark Teixeira game-worn jersey pre-season ranking is more of a chal- Rice and Nebraska in the Rice Invi- man sacrifice fly. have a difficult road trip ahead. from the 2000 season, and tickets lenge than a curse. He said that the tational. The games can be heard in Despite the win, the team walked to the Jackets game against the Braves last time that Tech was ranked No. town on WREK Radio 91.1 or over away a little disappointed with such Jerry Wible contributed to this story. during Spring Training this year. 1 in the country going into the sea- the web at http://www.wrek.org.

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Tar Heels streak by Yellow Jackets in ACC contest Maryland from pg 32 By Terence Jones rest by a Tony Akins three-pointer Jones] value to our ballclub, when My Computer Crashed with 6:44 left in the first half. The he picked up the second foul, we Yellow Jackets shot just 36 percent were up 29-21. I took him out and Coming off of a huge win over (13-for-36) in the first half, includ- we went into the locker room down No. 2 Duke at Cameron Indoor ing 25 percent (3-for-12) from be- six,” said Hewitt. Stadium, No. 4 North Carolina was yond the arc. Maryland would cling to the lead poised for a letdown against Geor- “That run was obviously a back- until 7:08 remaining when Tech gia Tech, the Yellow Jackets having breaker,” Georgia Tech coach Paul took a 55-53 lead. a week of preparation for the game Hewitt said. “I was just hoping we The Jackets, who shot 50 per- compared to just two days of prepa- would get a basket.” cent in the second half, would nev- ration for the Tar Heels. It was another great defensive er trail again. None of that mattered. The Tar game for North Carolina who held “We have to be hungry,” says Heels overwhelmed the Yellow Jack- the Yellow Jackets to just 35 per- Terps coach Gary Williams, “We ets with superior size and talent cou- cent (27-for-77) shooting, mark- did not show the same intensity to pled with frenzied support from the ing the ninth time in the last 10 start the second half.” home crowd in Chapel Hill, NC. games the Tar Heels have held an The Terps were outscored 38- Joseph Forte scored 23 points opponent to 40 percent or less from 22 in the second and shot only 37 and pulled down nine rebounds to the field. percent on the half. The bulk of the lead the surging Tar Heels past the Georgia Tech center Alvin Jones, Terps 23 turnovers came in the sec- surprised Yellow Jackets, 82-69. last weeks ACC co-player of the ond half, but Williams didn’t feel North Carolina (19-2, 9-0) won its week, scored 16 points and pulled Tech’s press deserved the credit for 16th consecutive game and upped down 18 rebounds, but was over- the defensive presence. its record to a perfect 9-0 in the matched against the talented and “It was not the Georgia Tech ACC for the first time since the deep UNC front court that com- press that caused us trouble. We are 1986-87 season. bined to score 47 of UNC’s 82 points. the ones that created the turnovers,” “It wasn’t an easy day to play on Tony Akins added 18 points and said Williams. the heels of our game Thursday,” 5 assists for the Yellow Jackets, who Tech’s strong defense was aided North Carolina coach Matt Doherty kept the game close in the second by freshman Marvin Lewis who had said. “I was worried about our emo- half, but still fell short of the out- five rebounds, but he left his mark tional state and our concentration. come Paul Hewitt expected from beyond the arc. The small forward I knew we’d want to have a good his club. was 3-4 in three point range and effort, but there’s sometimes a dif- “It’s February and morale victo- finished with 12 points. ference between wanting to have a ries don’t mean a whole lot right Tech faces their third top 25 team good effort and actually playing with now. We’re in a stretch drive where in a row Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the a good effort.” we’re trying to put together some Coliseum against sixth-ranked Vir- The Tar Heels started out slow, wins and make our case to the selec- ginia. then quickly turned the game into a tion committee,” said Hewitt. rout with a 27-2 run midway through The loss drops the Yellow Jack- the first half, including a streak of ets to 4-5 in the ACC, likely need- 23 straight points. The Yellow Jackets ing at least eight, possibly nine, By Robert Hill / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS (12-8, 4-5) went on a seven-minute conference wins to qualify for the Center Alvin Jones on the inside against the Maryland Terrapins. Jones scoring drought, eventually put to NCAA tournament in March. plays was essential to the Yellow Jackets 76-62 win last Saturday.

we do not only talk about dating. i just happened to be inspired that week. SPORTS Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 • 29 Club Sport Spotlight: Ice Hockey team ranked No. 1 in Div. III By Derek Haynes by sophomore Jamie Ledyard, who Assistant Sports Editor has supplied rare offensive firepow- er from the blue line with 5 goals Baseball is not the only sport and 4 assists. ranked number one in the coun- The Jackets, who play their home try—the club hockey team is also games at the Cooler, face off against alone at the top. the Georgia Bulldogs at Philips Arena The Jackets (18-4-0, 12-1 CHS) Saturday night following the At- are ranked number one in club hock- lanta Thrashers vs. Florida Panthers ey’s division III and are in sole pos- game. Tickets can be purchased by session of first place in College calling Ticketmaster. Hockey South. Head Coach Greg “I’m really looking forward to Stathis believes the team has the the game, it will give us a lot of potential to claim the champion- exposure,” said Montague. ship. Hockey is one of Tech’s most “This is the best team we’ve had successful club sports. They rou- in my nine years,” said Stathis. “They tinely draw between 500-1000 peo- have a lot of character, are very quick, ple a game, and drew over 10,000 and are very disciplined.” in Savannah for their Thrasher Cup The Jackets are led by junior victory. The success of the club Shawn Montague, who was select- could prompt a jump to Division II ed as one of the top 50 players in the next season. country as a high school senior. He “It costs more money because of leads the Jackets in goals (17) and traveling expenses, but we are ready assists (15), good for 32 points. competitively,” said coach Stathis. The Jackets, who lost in the The ACHA National Champi- ACHA final last year, lost only one onship is being held at the Cooler player while picking up goalie Ro- March 1-4. Tech received an auto- By Kristi Odom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS land Sperlich, a graduate student matic bid to the tournament, and Goalies Roland Sperlich and Chris Channer have helped solidify the Jackets between the pipes. The team will who played Division I hockey. joins South Florida and Florida in represent Tech against the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday night at Philips Arena after the Thrashers-Panthers game. Defensively, the Jackets are led representing College Hockey South. For more information on the Georgia Tech Ice Hockey Club team visit their webpage at http://www.gthockey.com

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christina had an awesome birthday. thanks to all those that made it awesome. New Yellow Jacket faces for 2001 season Recruiting from page 32 Indeed, lineman accounted for staff took the setbacks in stride and Offense Ht. Wt Hometown High School nearly half of the 24 recruits taken went on to finish with another stel- QB Damarius Bilbo 6-3 200 Moss Point, Miss. Moss Point by Tech. And the news only gets lar, nationally ranked class. better for the Jackets as two of the “When you look at the talent Rahshan Johnson 6-1 190 Middleburg Heights, Ohio Midpark offensive linemen, Garren Findlay level and the grades of the class, I Dawan Landry 6-2 200 Ama, La. Hahnville of North Logan, Utah, and Gavin think the assistant coaches did an A.J. Suggs* 6-4 200 Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern Tarquinio of Wheeler High School outstanding job,” said O’Leary. “We in Marietta, Ga. are already enrolled covered 11 states, so they really TE Salih Besirevic 6-7 260 Denver, Co. South at Tech and will be participating in scoured the country to find the right RB Brian Johnson 6-3 240 Evans, Ga. Lakeside-Evans spring practices. guys.” The position of most surprise Tech signed a total of seven players WR Levon Thomas 6-0 180 College Park, Ga. Banneker for Tech had to be the quarterback from Georgia, five from Florida, OL Nathan Dorsey 6-6 325 New Orleans, La. St. Augustine position. With the Jackets return- three from Louisiana, two from Garren Findlay 6-5 290 North Logan, Utah Sky View / Snow College ing three scholarship quarterbacks California, and one each from Col- for next season and another on the orado, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tex- Brad Honeycutt 6-4 290 Mesquite, Texas Mesquite way in Tennessee transfer A.J. Suggs, as, Ohio, Minnesota, and Utah, Gavin Tarquinio 6-3 265 Marietta, Ga. Wheeler most would have thought the Jack- leading some to speculate that Tech ets to be pretty well set at that posi- took on a bit of ‘national’ recruiting Andy Tidwell-Neal 6-4 280 Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata tion. O’Leary, however, couldn’t stance this year. Kyle Wallace 6-5 280 Suwanee. Ga. Collins Hill resist the allure of the three extremely O’Leary responded to the spec- Defense athletic and talented signal callers ulation by saying, “We have always that landed on the Flats. been a big in-state team. I think you DL LeRon Lee 6-2 265 Ft. Pierce, Fla. St. Lucie West Centennial “We brought in three very tal- need to recruit your state very well DE Omar Billy 6-2 255 Orlando, Fla. Colonial ented quarterbacks,” said O’Leary. to succeed. Once you address cer- “I hope that the quarterbacks we tain areas you have to go out of Eric Henderson 6-3 255 New Orleans, La. Edna Karr have here will have a good spring, state. We have recruited in Califor- Travis Parker 6-3 240 Hacienda Heights, Calif. Los Altos because if not, I’ll be looking at the nia and Texas and were received Scott Wolf 6-4 240 Davie, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas freshmen behind George Godsey. I very well.” think they are that talented. All three Tech has now put together a string LB Tabugbo Anyansi 6-1 210 Austell, Ga. Pebblebrook are outstanding players and are very of three or four very solid recruiting Gerris Bowers-Wilkinson 6-3 215 Oakland, Calif. Skyline similar in what they can do as far as classes and has begun to emerge as running and throwing the football.” one of the leading recruiting pow- Tony Hargrove 6-4 235 Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte Not to be overlooked are the ers in the nation, typically seen as E.J. Kuale 6-2 210 Daytona Beach, Fla. Mainland many challenges that were present- precursor for success on a national DB James Butler 6-3 190 Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge ed to coach O’Leary and his staff in scale, as in national championship. the recruiting process, including the If the Jackets keep pulling in classes Dennis Davis 6-0 180 Atco, N.J. Edgewood loss of offensive coordinator and of the caliber seen this year and of Reuben Houston 6-0 200 Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill Broyles Award winner Ralph years past, glory days most certainly Friedgen to Maryland, as well as the await. DT Casey Loesch* 6-3 275 St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg negative shadow cast by a disap- *Transfer pointing loss to LSU in the Peach For information on contributing email Bowl. Remarkably, O’Leary and his [email protected]

just assume that this boxes are christina’s and not matt’s page 32 Club Hockey ranked No. 1 Baseball Season Kickoff The Georgia Tech Ice Hockey Club Team The Jackets face their alumni predecessors SPORTS takes on Georgia this Saturday at Philips and Coach Hall speaks about his season Arena after the Trashers game. Page 30 outlook at this year’s banquet. Page 27 Technique • Friday, February 9, 2001 Tech inks solid Lady Jackets drop two Jackets meet Virginia straight in ACC recruiting class The ladies fell 85-63 to North By Terence Jones Carolina at home last Thursday only Georgia Best to pack their bags and head to Flor- ida State to suffer a 89-69 loss to the Georgia Tech signed a much- Seminoles. The pair of losses bring heralded class of 24 student athletes the ladies to 11-10 overall and 2-8 to national letters of intent Wednes- in the ACC. day morning, announced head coach George O’Leary. Three stellar out- Men’s Tennis takes two of-state quarterbacks highlight the class, along with 11 linemen and in double-header the Georgia division 5-A high school The Men’s Tennis team beat the player of the year. UNC Charlotte 49ers 4-3 in a thriller Tech filled needs at almost every at Bill Moore Tennis Center last position, and stockpiled at others, Saturday morning and went on to including the quarterback position, top Georgia neighbor Mercer 7-0 with highly touted Damarius Bilbo the same afternoon. of Moss Point, Miss., Dawan Lan- dry of Ama, La., and Rahshan Jacket swimmers finish Johnson of Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The needs on both the offen- regular season 11-3 sive and defensive lines were helped by the addition of studs Nathan Tech swimmers finished their Dorsey of New Orleans, La., and season 11-3 with a 164-130 away Kyle Wallace of Collins Hill High By Robert Hill / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS win over a strong Western Ken- School in Suwanee, Ga. Rounding Jon Babul and Halston Lane share their excitement over Tech’s win against Maryland. Center Alvin Jones’ tucky team. The Yellow Jacket swim- out the class of exceptional recruits defense and point guard Tony Akins’ offensive performance helped the Jackets conquer the ACC foe. mers will have a week off before was Georgia division 5-A high school No. 6 Virginia at Georgia Tech they head to the ACC champion- player of the year Reuben Houston ships. Virginia Cavaliers (16-5, 5-5 ACC) of Star’s Mill High School in Peacht- Georgia Tech (13-8, 5-5 ACC) ree City, Ga. Tech also picked up Sunday, Feb. 11, 1:30 p.m. Track returns with 11 commitments from two of the best linebackers in the nation in Gerris top-10 finishes Frontcourt Coaching Intangibles Bowers-Wilkinson of Oakland, The Track and Field team took Alvin Jones is one of the best Paul Hewitt has the Jackets play- Virginia can’t lose two in a Calif. and Tabugbo Anyansi (pro- home 11 top-10 finishes and a pair centers in the ACC, he’ll be fac- ing at the top of their game. It is a row; Tech needs a win to keep nounced tie-Boo-bo on-Yon-zee) of of top-5s from last weekends Flori- ing another good one in Travis guarantee that the Jackets will be their drive for the NCAA Tour- Pebblebrook High School in Aus- da Invitational in Gainsville, Fla. Watson (13.4 ppg, 9.7 rpg). Jones prepared when they step on the nament alive. If the Jackets sweep tell, Ga. The Jackets will head to either the has a knack for frustrating oppos- court. Pete Gillen has moved the Virginia, it will be hard to ig- “When you look at this class over- Valentine Invitational in Blacksburg, ing centers, 8 have fouled out Cavs from the back of the Top 25 nore the Jackets come the next all, I think athleticism and academ- Va., or at the Iowa State Classic in against him. to number 6, their highest slot since Top 25 vote. ics, it has been the best class since I Ames, Iowa this weekend. have been at Georgia Tech,” said ADVANTAGE: VIRGINIA 1983. ADVANTAGE: EVEN O’Leary. “We’ve helped our foot- ADVANTAGE: GT ball team in many areas, and every Backcourt Prediction Softball starts Spring at one of these players is academically Jacket point guard Tony Akins Bench Virginia will be focused after Georgia Southern qualified, so I’m very happy with tied his season high scoring out- Against Maryland, 10 Jackets losing to NC State, look for the this class and I’m anxious to see put against Maryland with 28. saw significant action. 25 percent Cavaliers to come out strong from Softball will make the trip down what they can do.” Virginia has a solid backcourt. of the Jacket’s scoring is from the the start. When they do the op- to Statesboro for their first spring “We brought in six offensive line- Every UVA starter averages dou- bench. Three bench-players see sig- posing team is in trouble—Vir- game this Saturday and won’t re- men and five defensive linemen, so ble figures. Roger Mason averag- nificant action coming in for Mary- ginia has had leads of 20 or more turn back to Atlanta for their home that was the thrust of the class.” es 14.7 ppg. land. points in 11 of their wins. The opener until the February 24 match- ADVANTAGE: EVEN ADVANTAGE: GT Cavaliers get revenge 85-76. up against Troy State. See Recruiting, page 31 Jacket giant-killers top No. 13 Terrapins By Derek Haynes 64-62 lead, was unable to get any land coach Gary Williams. Assistant Sports Editor sort of rhythm going on the offen- Jones forced Maryland Center sive end in arguably their most cru- Lonny Baxter into early foul trou- Saturday Night Live big man cial possession of the game. As the ble, and allowed Baxter only 3 points Chris Farley was great, but he was shot clock wound down to zero, on 1-5 shooting. All-American can- best when he was with the annoy- Akins launched a three from NBA didate Terence Morris was held to ing David Spade. The two most range just to the right of the top of 4-17 shooting thanks to Jones’ in- different in size on SNL were the the key. side presence and the collective ef- perfect complements – one playful Nothing but net. fort from forwards Halston Lane, and childlike, the other sarcastic and “I just took what they gave me,” Jon Babul, and Michael Isenhour. mean. said Akins. The only Maryland players who Tuesday night against Maryland Akins and Jones were two of the had any success were the shooting (15-7, 7-4 ACC), Tech found the only players playing February qual- guards. Juan Dixon, Maryland’s lead- perfect unlikely tandem, a tandem ity basketball. The teams combined ing scorer, had 18 and reserve Drew that led Tech to its third win against for 43 turnovers, Maryland with 23 Nicholas added 15. a top-25 team. and Tech with 20. Nicholas and Dixon led Mary- 5-11 junior point guard Tony “It wasn’t a pretty one,” said head land to a 40-34 halftime lead, a lead Akins scored a career high 28 points, coach Paul Hewitt, “We’re definitely that was created in the absence of including a crucial three pointer with not going to send this one to Spring- one man, Alvin Jones. 1:09 remaining, and senior center field.” With Tech leading 29-21, and Alvin Jones had 11 points, 11 re- Tech, a tournament bubble team, Jones in foul trouble Hewitt knew bounds, and 3 blocks as the Jack- is not going to be discriminatory the big man needed a breather. At ets(13-8, 5-5 ACC) knocked off 13th about the quality of their wins. The 5:48 remaining in the first, Tech ranked Maryland 72-62 in front of Jackets held the bigger Terps to a held a eight point lead. 8,802 at the Coliseum. season-low 62 points, well below A little more than two minutes Akins, who was 8-for-11 from their scoring average of 88.6. As later, the Terps had a 30-29 lead the field and 3-for-3 from the three usual, center Alvin Jones was the that would be pushed to 40-34 head- point line, had several clutch plays dominant factor on defense. ing into the half. in the Tuesday night contest. None “He’s selective in his blocks. He “If anybody doubted his [Alvin By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS was bigger than his shot with 1:09 makes it tough to score. Basically, Darryl LaBarrie scores on a fast break in Tech’s Tuesday contest with No. left in the game. Tech, hanging to a he controls the lane,” said Mary- See Maryland, page 29 13 Maryland. LaBarrie has been a regular coming off the bench for Tech.