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CAMPUS CRIME UPDATE Snow make- Home Park tunnels to reduce crime up days

announcedBy Oliver Tabooger Contributing Writer

Mandatory Saturday school sessions will begin tomorrow at 8 a.m. to make up for the days canceled earlier this semester due to snow and ice. "e last six Saturdays of the semester will require mandatory attendance in hour-long class sessions. "e ice storm this past Jan. 10-13 caused the !rst three days of school to be canceled due to the dangerous and slick roads in Atlanta. Professors will schedule hour-long ses- sions for each of the missed classes this by the end of week. Many professors have decided to hold review sessions during these times. Others have decided to teach additional in- formation. “"e class time lost earlier this semester altered my schedule for the class and chap- ters I wanted to cover. I’ve had to change test Photo by Eve Elle/ Student Publications dates several times, so I’m glad I can teach A student returns home from class in Home Park using one of the newly constructed Home Park tunnels. The tunnels more information to my students. "ey will will be fully completed by Fall 2011 with the rest of the construction occurring throughout the center of campus. only bene!t from learning more,” said Up Andaway, AE professor. By Al Coholic from GTPD, the tunnel will focus on Route down Howell Mill. "e mov- “It was very di#cult on my part to make Contributing Writer keeping the crime rate in the area imme- ing sidewalk inside the tunnel will have the decision to cancel classes due to the in- diately surrounding campus safer. GTwireless access for Facebooking and clement weather. I think making up for those In response to the numerous crimes "e tunnel will connect Ethel St. to Tweeting on the way to and from school. missed days by holding Saturday classes can against Tech students, Parking and the Hemphill Tech Trolley stops. Students "e Department of Marketing is serve as my o#cial apology to the sta$, facul- Transportation along with the Geor- will soon be able to leave their houses, polling students for a nickname for the ty and students for canceling their work and gia Tech Police Department (GTPD)- avoid hobos and trash on the way to the Hewett Connector. Choices include the classes,” said Institute President G.P. “Bud” has initiated a construction project to access-controlled tunnel which will re- Homepark Penetrator, the Fun Tunnel, Peterson. build a tunnel into the heart of dark- quire an active Buzzcard. Trogdor and the Engineer Assembly Line. "e time allotted to professors to sched- ness itself, Home Park. Funded by the USG fee, the new con- Students can vote online until April 1 at ule classes will only be permitted during Primarily to alleviate the pressure struction project will divert the Green the very bottom of the Weekly Digest. the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students are advised to clear their Saturdays until May 7 and commit to the mandatory attendance. Earlier this week, the O#ce of Student Integrity (OSI) stressed the severity of the repercussions if students do not attend all Watson named new dean of CoC scheduled classes, noting that the !rst few By P. Katchu now, I just want to express myself through a life- days of the semesters are the most important. Sta! Writer long passion of mine: dance,” Galil said. “Class credit on students’ transcripts will “Ever since Prof. Watson was on Jeopardy, not given if students do not have a perfect "e College of Computing announced this we’ve been wondering when this would happen. attendance during these additional days,” past Friday that Zvi Galil will be stepping down "e administration dislikes social interaction as said Sandy Tinkles, administrative assistant as dean of the college to make way for one of much as [the students] do, so why not start re- of OSI. technology’s rising starts: IBM’s Watson, who moving it wherever possible?” said Mike Rowe- All professors are required to submit their defeated two of Jeopardy!’s all-stars this past Soft, third-year CS major. attendance sheets to OSI for their review and February. Some, however, are concerned about some of further action. Galil, the college’s current dean, will be leav- the technical implications of replacing people “Tech desires the best for their students ing academia to pursue a lucrative career in in- with hardware. and holding additional classes will help stu- terpretive dance in southern Ontario. “I’ve spent dents gain a stronger grasp of their educa- most of my life expressing myself logically. For See Dean, page3 Photo courtesy of the CoC tion, morals and values,” Peterson said. RHA, Technique host campus photo scavenger hunt By Bud E. Weiser hunt list will be assigned a time sta$ during this time, George Sta! Writer in which students may come in Burdell, organizer of the scaven- to search for it. "is will ensure a ger hunt, said, “I work very closely RHA and the Technique an- steady stream of students in and with the RHA sta$ on a regular nounced today that they will be out of the RHA o#ce for the en- basis, and they have mentioned hosting a week-long scavenger tirety of the week-long scavenger that they are expecting productiv- hunt open to all students April hunt. Items on the hunt list in- ity to increase during this time.” 4-8. In addition, RHA will be clude taking a picture each day Despite the limited space in providing free Chick-!l-A spicy of the team reading the Technique their o#ce for the scavenger hunt, chicken biscuits to the !rst 100 inside the RHA o#ce. "e Tech- RHA o#cers maintain that they students to come to the RHA of- nique will provide free copies of want as much student participa- !ce in the Flag Building to gener- the newspaper for students par- tion as possible for the event. ate interest each day. ticipating and will be judging the “"e more students, the merri- "e event will follow up RHA’s event. er,” said Ima E. Diot, fourth-year initial scavenger hunt last month, Members of RHA have ex- STAC major and RHA president. where students took pictures of pressed their excitement of work- “We really want to get in touch themselves at famous Tech locales ing closely with the student body with the student body.” such as the Dean George Gri#n during the hunt. When asked Photo by Dawn Belowmi/ Student Publications statue and the Technique o#ce. about the possibility of decreased See RHA, page 3 In addition to the scavenger hunt, RHA will give away free Chick- Every item on the scavenger productivity of the RHA o#ce !l-A spicy chicken sandwiches at their o"ce in the Flag Building. From the !les of the GTPD... A detailed plot to steal the Council Clippings famous Tech Tower “T” was thwarted by GTPD’s special T- This week in Student Government Campus Crime task force the night before it was to be stolen. By Polly Tico, SGA Editor By Young Boozer In recent weeks, more and Contributing Writer ach week, this section includes coverage of different aspects of Student more T’s around campus have gone missing. GTPD came upon EGovernment, including the Undergraduate House of Representatives, Crazy Juice Graduate Student Senate and the Executive Branch of both governments. In the police report, o#cers a lucky break when an RA drunk- GTPD o#cers were involved caught the smell of battery acid, enly stumbled into one of his resi- IAC attempts coup in House simpleton engineers,” said Mutch. in an undercover sting aimed at a key %avoring ingredient in the dent’s room on accident. "e RA Chaos reigned in UHR as “Our downfall was calling Will crippling the illegal production ca$einated brew. According to immediately phoned the housing members of the Ivan Allen College a Management major. Evidently and delivery of original formula the report, it was a “dead give- administrators to report a pos- of Liberal Arts (IAC) attempted they’re serious about that Business FourLoko alcoholic energy drinks away” as to where the drink was sible hoarding situation. When to seize control of SGA dur- Administration thing.” onto Tech’s campus. being manufactured. the matter was investigated fur- ing Tuesday’s meeting. For a last After Urboss’s outburst, the For months, o#cers have been During the bust, one o#cer ther, it was found that all of cam- minute defection by their allies room came alive, and Executive trying to !gure out how the re- was temporarily blinded and had pus’s missing T’s could be found in the College of Management, Vice President Banga Ergavel cently outlawed beverage was to receive medical treatment at in the room stashed in countless representatives of IAC would have attempted to close debate on showing up at dorm and fraternity Grady Hospital after one of the trash bags. Housing immediately succeeded in causing the most Mutch’s motion. In a last ditch ef- parties. A group of seven chemical students splashed a mixture of contacted the police task force profound shake-up of student fort to save the revolt, INTA Rep. engineering majors were busted blue raspberry and watermelon with the information; the student government since representatives Marge Hatcher dove at Ergavel, making the potent beverage in FourLoko in the o#cer’s face. suspect has yet to be found. "e of the College of Sciences and the but was stopped by Sergeant-at- an emptied out converted dorm All students were issued stu- detailed plot for stealing “"e T” College of Engineering formed Arms and Junior Rep. Allie Run- room in Glenn dormitory, using dent code of conduct violations. was omitted from the police crime the current governing coalition. ner. supplies stolen from the chemistry report for fear that someone might "e revolt began when PUBP “I saw Marge dive at Banga, department over the semester. Stolen “T”-rash Bags attempt a similar scheme. Rep. Phil R. Buster started to and I just reacted,” Runner said. speak on a bill funding an IAC “I’ve kicked people out of the recruitment event. After an hour- chamber before, but this was de!- !"##$"%$&'($)((* long speech, LCC Rep. Wright T. nitely the high point of my time Who should be this year’s Commencement speaker? Mutch introduced a motion to re- as Sergeant.” 50.7% +,-.$/001,20$ place the SGA Executive Cabinet Afterwards, Undergraduate 31,0./456 and UHR with a ruling council Student Body President A. R. Rebecca to include members of each IAC Gyle addressed the house. Black 44.4% school and the College of Man- “Let this be a reminder to Charlie Sheen It’s Friday. What agement. He closed his remarks everyone that our strength as a by saying, “I’d like to thank our school is drawn from our fellow comes after dear friends, the Management students’ technical prowess. I Sunday? majors, for their continuous sup- commend Sergeant-at-Arms Run- port for the liberal arts cause.” At ner and Rep. Urboss for quick ac- this, MGT Rep. Will B. Urboss tion under pressure,” Gyle said. !"##$%&$'( stood up and objected. “I hope our colleagues from IAC 4.9% 5/31,75,. “It was our time! In one fell have learned a valuable lesson in Al Gore swoop, we would have succeeded attempting to raise the value of in catapulting the downtrodden of the written word over that of the Based on 789 responses Ivan Allen into power over those equation and algorithm.” RHA from page 1 Students should be prepared to check every inch of the RHA Shake Weight classes increase CRC attendance o#ce for many of these items on By Kitty Purry ry arms gave out. the list. More information about Sta! Writer A exasperated groans and rang the April 4-8 scavenger hunt can out from the studio as students be found on RHA’s website or "e CRC saw a larger than completed the swift but strenuous by visiting the o#ce to talk to usual in%ux of patrons during the workout. an RHA representative. Students week before spring break this year. A number of students who who mention the Technique in CRC administrators are pinning !nished the workout quickly con- their visit will also receive an ad- this year’s larger pre-spring break tested it as a %uke. ditional free spicy chicken biscuit. crowds to the addition of their “"at’s never happened to me Shake Weights and Shape-Ups in- before. I promise. "e recoil on Dean from page 1 spired classes. those things is so strong, and I’ve Students gave mixed reviews been under a lot of stress with “We’re all a little concerned on the CRC’s one week class line- school lately,” said Hasta Love, about keeping the temperature up, with most females refraining second-year CE. of Dean Watson’s massive main- from using the new equipment “It was the !rst time in the frames low. We’re all used to ad- after the initial session. Most of CRC’s existence that you couldn’t ministrators blowing a lot of hot the female population resisted hear a basketball being dribbled Photo by Emma Roids/ Student Publications air, though, so we’re not too wor- using the Shake Weights during upstairs. It was surreal. Most of New additions to the CRC, Shake Weights and Shape-Ups classes ried,” said Jeve Stobs, head of the peak gym hours after witnessing the usual ballplayers converged and equipment have increased gym attendance to record highs. college’s IT department. !rsthand the hypnotic e$ect it around the studio A window,” "e College of Computing had on the majority of male gym said Jon Long, CRC basketball NCAA tournament’s e$ect on shipping and handling, we knew expects to welcome its robot over- goers passing by the upstairs class- facilities manager. “During those work productivity. When pickup we had to get both hands on these lord at the start of fall semester. rooms. six minutes the amount of work- games resumed on courts one and things immediately. It paid o$,” Onlookers gawked at a mixed ing out in the gym dropped to a two, the two courts closest to stu- Long said. NASCAR from page 4 class of male and female weight semester low.” dio A averaged 3.4 more time outs "e CRC plans to o$er a simi- shakers, shaking Shake Weights Long compared the class’s ef- than usual. lar class with Shape-Ups during speci!cations but were confused for six minutes or until their wea- fect on gym productivity to the “At only $19.95 a pop, plus the week preceding !nals. by the RRR team’s request to use the Model A in lieu of the Fu- sion, which is used by all other NASCAR teams that employ Ford cars. Ultimately, though, the StudentBy Anita Drank club,tion also meansbar the completionto be grams built Council’s nightlife in com the- variety ofCULC weekly events based on Wreck was approved to race. Sta! Writer of the long awaited Tech exclusive mittee. a survey of the student body. Ev- All that remains is for the RRR bar, "e Hive. Open only to Tech With the swipe of a buzz card ery week students can enjoy happy team to !nd a driver, since the For many Tech students, the students, the club/bar will provide students will be allowed to get hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. or at- usual driver of the Wreck will be completion of the Clough Un- students with an on campus alter- their “buzz” on various themed tend a dance party. unavailable. Jass is con!dent that dergraduate Learning Commons native to downtown nightclubs. clubs. "e only costs students have “We’re already planning this a viable candidate will surface. (CULC) means the completion “We wanted a place for stu- to cover will be that of food and crazy rave the !rst week back “If we can’t !nd someone ca- of the months-long construction dents to safely let out their stress drinks within the club, which can in the fall that will feature glow pable of making four left turns, and increase in student workspace and were looking for a creative be purchased with cash, credit or sticks, cage dancing and [Institute then we don’t deserve to be in the in the center of campus. However, way to do so,” said Dina Soares, Ramblin’ 400 meal plans. Once President G.P. ] “Bud” [Peterson] race,” Jass said. for others, the CULC’s comple- chair of the Student Center Pro- in operation, the Hive has set up a doing the worm,” Soares said. [email protected] Tunnel, Can You Dig It? Technique Sports Editor: Parking and Transportation to build an Brock Lee underground tunnel network con- 4 Assistant Sports Editor: necting Home Park and Tech.!3 April Fools’ Day, Sports Ash Ketchum April 1, 2011 March Madness expert explains upset picks Girlfriend explains game analysis for correct predictions in NCAA tournament

Photo by Hazel Nutt/ Student Publications Spud let his girlfriend enter in the Technique NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament bracket competition. After bugging Spud for two days with questions like “Spud, how does this thing work?” and “Did he just make a touchdown?”, she has surprisingly correctly predicted the outcome of every single game, including all of the upsets.

By Spud Hasselho! mean you should have seen Spud’s blue you know? "en I said Duke I knew Kentucky was going to "is is where it gets really Opinions Editor original bracket, the colors didn’t was going to lose because I was a do well because, hello, haven’t you tough because both mascots from match at all—there’s no way it bridesmaid at a wedding where all ever heard of Kentucky bluegrass? UConn and Butler are puppies!! Dear Readers: was going to win. Guess this just the bridesmaid’s dresses were that If the grass of Kentucky itself is Oh my gawd, that totally reminds !is year, we here at "e Tech- shows you what a woman’s touch color and when I went to catch the blue, and like I said 2011 is the me of Spud’s severe dog allergies nique decided to let the winner of can do. bouquet, Spud’s fat cousin Tina year of the blue then that’s that, that make his face swell up when- the o"ce pool write an in depth First things !rst; the Rich- knocked me down and grabbed it, Kentucky, Final Four easy peasy. ever we spend the night at his analysis on the NCAA Men’s Bas- mond upset over Vanderbilt was so obviously that color is bad luck. Okay, so my favorite blue is ac- Grammy’s house (yes he still calls ketball tournament. Unfortunately, an easy pick because everyone Also, Arizona is blue and red, and tually the blue on the Connecticut her Grammy, isn’t it sweet?). He our Opinions Editor, Spud, let his knows that a blue beats a gold red is good luck in China so duh, jerseys, which is almost identical totally looks like Mr. Potato Head girlfriend enter her bracket in his every year. "at was an especially Arizona over Duke. to the blue on the Butler jerseys, when it happens, which is why I place, which ended up winning. easy pick this time because 2011 is So how did I know VCU which means it must be fate they call him Spud. True to our word, "e Technique the year of blue! was going to beat Kansas, a blue end up together. Wouldn’t it just Anyways, back to your stu- Presents: “Bracketology with Spud’s "e !rst two rounds were easy team? Well, the Kansas blue looks be adorable if Butler and UConn pid basketball tournament. So Girlfriend.” because I just went with all the like the eyecolor of Spud’s ex- decided not to play basketball and since Balto was my favorite movie blue teams, then it became tricky girlfriend who is a major skank. instead ran away to Vermont to growing up I’m going to say that Okay, what am I supposed to when the blue teams started to VCU, meanwhile, is black and get married to each other? Ahhhh, UConn takes home the trophy. be writing about? My bracket? play against each other. Let’s see, gold, which is just like me because anyways since both colors are re- Final prediction, UConn 73, But- Ohh the thing with all the pret- I knew North Carolina was go- sometimes I’m a blonde and some- ally close I then decide games by ler 68. Oh and for next year it’s ty colors on it? I won? Really? I ing to lose because they’re more of times I’m a brunette, so of course I the next best thing: how cute their totally going to be somebody red, guess I shouldn’t be surprised, I a baby blue, which is just barely had to go with VCU. mascots are. FYI.

Ramblin’ Wreck to Men’sBy Peter Pantz Basketball to play at Peter’s Sta! Writer

competeBy Bo Vines in NASCARcontract negotiations ultimately Due to con%icting scheduling Contributing Writer broke down. di#culties and high transporta- “"ey refused to let us join tion costs in playing at Phillips When it makes its next major unless we would cover the Arena and the Gwinnett Center public appearance, the Ramblin’ Wreck in sponsor patches like next year, the basketball team Wreck will add a new accom- every other NASCAR in the will be forced to stay on campus plishment to its storied history. !eld,” Jass said. “We refused.” for several of its home games. All Following lengthy negotiations, Seeking other sources of games will now take place on the the 1930 Ford Model A has been funding, the RRR team re- basketball court on Peter’s Park- approved to compete in the 2011 quested funds from SGA. How- ing Deck. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. ever, UHR spent over two hours Originally, the Athletic Asso- "e Wreck will be the pri- debating whether the funds ciation hoped to play these games mary car for the newly minted should be included under sports at the CRC, but due to a unique Photo by Mo Lester/ Student Publications Ramblin’ Reck Racing (RRR) funding because representatives possible NCAA violation of hav- team, a joint e$ort led by the could not agree on whether or ing a “dry” sport levels above that Daniel Miller shoots a slam dunk at the Peter’s Parking Deck Ramblin’ Reck Club and sup- not NASCAR was a sport, and of two swimming areas, this will basketball court in a practice tournament held on Wednesday. ported by several other Tech the bill was ultimately tabled. not be allowed. With the limited clubs, including GT Motors- "e team’s backup plan number of options in Atlanta, Pe- Director Dan Radakovich. “"is only allowing an estimate of about ports and Wreck Racing. proved more e$ective. "anks to ter’s became the last resort. is exactly what the Georgia Tech 500 or so to watch the game, a “We’re excited for the op- an e$ective outreach and fund- “I’m excited about it!” said basketball program needs.” projection screen will be set up portunity,” said RRR President raising e$ort, the team brought new basketball Head Coach Brian If fans wish, they may buy a on the south end of Peter’s where Hugh Jass. “We’re !nishing up in enough donations from pre- Gregory. “How often do college ticket on the temporary bleach- people can bring lawn chairs and the process of out!tting the vious members of Reck Club to sports get to have a street ball feel ers that are going to be placed on watch while sitting in the plaza Wreck, and we’re con!dent we’ll fund the e$ort. to them? I wouldn’t be surprised the adjacent court. Since the event of Bobby Dodd Stadium. Bobby have everything done and tested NASCAR o#cials con!rmed if other schools start moving sta$ expects more interest than Dodd Way will also be shut down in time for our !rst race.” that the Wreck’s modi!ed en- regular-season games outside to that of just one bleacher, another during these games. Facilities will RRR executives are targeting gine met all required engine increase their team’s interest too.” “high-rise” bleacher will be placed also be making preparations for the Apr. 17 race at Talladega, “People are going to be enthu- on the tennis courts to overlook “football game level” student and Ala. for the Wreck’s debut, but See NASCAR, page 3 siastic about it.” said Athletics the game from afar. With this alumni tailgating. Friday, April 1, 2011 • Volume 96, Issue 27 • nique.net Cut Copy amazes Australian synthpop group Cut Copy fuses ‘80s sounds at the Masquerade. !15 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper

Trimester Gregory appointed basketball coach white paper

releasedBy Coby Lu Contributing Writer

SGA’s Undergraduate Academic Curricu- lum Task Force recently presented its Trimes- ter Report to the administration, analyzing the potential opportunities and challenges associ- ated with moving Tech to a trimester system. !e trimester system would imply three, equal- length semesters for spring, summer and fall, instead of the current system with a shorter summer semester. !e report concluded that, while the tri- mester would present numerous opportunities to expand Tech’s educational programs and research opportunities, implementing the new system will introduce new challenges which must be fully recognized, addressed and re- solved by the administration before a transition to such a system can take place. Furthermore, the report identi#ed the transition period be- Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications tween the current system and the trimester sys- Athletic Director Dan Radakovich and newly named Head Basketball Coach Brian Gregory, originally head coach at tem as the period of the greatest concern. University of Dayton, address questions about Gregory’s new position at a press conference on Monday, March 28. “!e possible adoption of the trimester- based academic calendar is still under consid- By Nishant Prasadh today…I am excited about making sure four seasons. eration as further study and discussion con- Online Sports Editor that Georgia Tech basketball becomes Notably, Gregory was also an as- tinues. !e concept has advantages in terms of once again one of the most elite basket- sistant at Michigan State under MSU $exibility to students, programs, and resource After a 16-day search, the Tech men’s ball programs in the country as well,” Head Coach Tom Izzo for #ve years be- utilization for the Institute, however, many de- basketball team has a new leader. Brian Gregory said. fore taking the Dayton job. During that tails related to providing services still need to Gregory, previously the head coach at Gregory becomes the 13th men’s bas- span, MSU reached the Final Four three be $eshed out. Changes to the calendar are not the University of Dayton, will succeed ketball coach in the history of the Tech times and won the 1999-2000 national anticipated within the next academic year,” said Paul Hewitt as the head coach of the program. Prior to coming to Atlanta, he title. Rafael Bras, Provost and Executive Vice Presi- Tech basketball program. spent eight years as the head coach at Although Dayton never won an dent for Academic A"airs. Athletic Director Dan Radakovich Dayton; he joined the program for the Atlantic-10 Conference title during !e report identi#ed several factors that formally introduced Gregory as the new 2003-04 season, and the Flyers posted Gregory’s time as head coach, the Flyers will have a signi#cant impact on the shift to coach at a press conference on the eve- winning records in seven of Gregory’s reached the NCAA Tournament twice the trimester system and divided them into two ning of Monday, March 28. eight years with the team, including a and quali#ed for the National Invita- categories: academic a"airs and campus a"airs. “It is truly an honor to be named the 24-9 record in his #rst year at Dayton !e academic a"airs category addressed how head basketball coach at Georgia Tech and at least 22 wins in each of the past See Coach, page 6 the transition would a"ect co-op terms and in- ternships, academic curricula, academic advis- ing, tuition and #nancial aid. !e campus a"airs section discussed the im- Nunn awarded inaugural Ivan Allen Prize pact on student organizations, student life and nuclear weapon threats. campus services. In his acceptance speech, which While addressing academic a"airs, the re- was preceded by taped congratulations port indicated that three trimesters would stan- from President Barack Obama and dardize the length of co-ops and internships. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Furthermore, by expanding the course o"ering Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Nunn o"ered in the summer to be comparable to that of the advice to the nation’s leaders, outlining fall and spring semesters, co-op students in par- three challenges he believes to be most ticular would see fewer problems when staying important: deciding on #scal policy, on a four-year track as higher level major only creating a sustainable energy policy courses would be o"ered year round. and #xing eroding math and science “!e trimester system proposal recognizes educational programs. that there are other opportunities that we have Afterward, Nunn elaborated on the to better meet the need of co-op students. So importance of bringing the nation’s the trimester system would give them more #nances in order. $exibility in choosing which semester they do “Everything in government is going on campus and o" because they would have to have to be on the table. We have to much larger course o"ering in the summer se- play with all #fty-two cards in the deck mester,” said Austen Edwards, SGA Executive in order to make the kinds of changes Director of Academic A"airs. we have to have a sound #scal policy. If Changing to a trimester system will require Image courtesy of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts we don’t have a sound #scal policy, it’s courses to be adjusted so that the workload is Dean Jacqueline J. Royster, the Honorable Sam Nunn and President Bud not just our economy that’s at stake... appropriate for shorter fall and spring semesters Peterson celebrate Nunn’s inaugural Ivan Allen Jr. Award for Social Courage. it’s also the global economy. !e dollar and longer summer semesters. While this will and American leadership is crucial to give Tech the opportunity to overhaul the cur- By Maddie Cook & Mike Donohue Allen Jr. con#dence in the world,” Nunn said. riculum to realign with the new strategic plan, Sta! Writer & SGA Editor “[Nunn’s] work [at the Nuclear !reat He concluded with his thoughts on it may also require an increase in faculty and Initiative] helps to ensure the security in social courage. sta" to accommodate more courses, which will !e Ivan Allen College of Liberal our country and security in our world. It “Social courage is not a matter of be di%cult to fund in the current budget envi- Arts awarded Sam Nunn, the former also sends an important message to the chance or coincidence. !e character ronment. United States Senator from Georgia and nation and the world that an individual and integrity revealed in acts of social Switching to a trimester system will also im- an alumnus of the Institute, with the of his stature and his intellect comes courage are not qualities that can be pact the #nancial plans of students. Tuition will inaugural Ivan Allen Jr. Award for Social from our own Georgia Tech and state simply switched on when needed. !ey need to be adjusted so that the cost of attending Courage for Nunn’s work to reduce the of Georgia,” said Atlanta Mayor Kasim have to be built and practiced day by day, the Institute for four years under the trimester threat of nuclear weapons. !e College Reed at the awards ceremony. week by week and year by year,” Nunn system will be comparable to the current cost. presented the $100,000 award during Nunn is currently the co-chairman said. its Founder’s Day celebration on March and CEO of the Nuclear !reat Administrators, faculty and students See Trimester, page 5 15, recognizing the 100th birthday of its Initiative, an organization dedicated founder, former mayor of Atlanta Ivan to reducing biological, chemical and See Allen, page 7 2 • April 1, 2011 • Technique NEWS

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Repre- sentatives spent some time engag- Bill Amount GSS UHR ach week, this section includes coverage of different aspects of Student Government, including the Undergraduate House of Representatives, ing in a dialogue with Baldridge Graduate Student Senate and the Executive Branch of both governments. to understand his position, but HAC Video $900 31-0-1 43-0-0 E eventually passed the bill without Pride Alliance $844.66 28-3-1 30-1-0 removing the language in ques- Caribbean Student Assoc. $206 30-1-0 38-0-0 Sustainability of the SGA Sustainability Com- tion. Qurbani $6121.29 18-3-4 41-0-1 !e Undergraduate House of mittee and author of the referen- Baldridge has proposed that Students for Sustainability $909 17-3-2 37-3-0 Representatives (UHR) approved dum, if the results show support, UHR and GSS handle sustain- Chinese Friendship Assoc. $1250 19-2-1 35-1-2 a referendum seeking student in- his committee will approach the ability initiatives through the bill Climbing Club $465 21-0-1 38-1-0 put on how to fund sustainability Mandatory Student Fee Advisory process and has spoken against AIESEC Global Village $1912.50 21-0-1 39-0-0 issues on campus. !is referen- Committee to ask for the addition the concept of an independently Culture Tech FilmFest $433 24-1-3 41-0-0 dum will go before the undergrad- of a sustainability fee. distributed fee. Israel Fest $3183.64 27-3-1 35-2-2 uate during elections next week. Baldridge claimed that allow- Student Activity Fee Tech Beauti#cation Day $2,544 23-6-3 37-2-1 !e 38-1-1 vote drew harsh criti- ing students to voice an o%cial In a four-hour meeting, the Sustainability Resolution -- -- 38-1-1 cism from Graduate Student Body opinion on the allocation of SAF Graduate Student Senate dis- Prior Year: $51,180.34 Capital Outlay: $338,263.00 President Anthony Baldridge and funds violates a clause of the Un- cussed the FY2012 Student Ac- could be reviewed by the Under- dergradaute Constitution which tivity Fee budget which will fund graduate Judiciary Cabinet (UJC) states, “A referendum on any ques- student organizations’ activities due to claims that the Undergrad- tion except the allocation of Stu- next school year. Starting from a You can follow Mike at the Nique’s blog, The Pulse. Check in at 7:30 uate SGA Constitution bans such dent Activity Fee Funds...may be requested amount of $5.17 mil- p.m. on Tuesday for updates from UHR sessions at nique.net/pulse. referenda. called...by a majority vote of the lion, the Senate cut $840,000 to “I’m sincerely concerned of the House of Representatives.” When reach a near #nal total of $4.33 House’s action to go against their asked by MGT Rep. Mathias million. In that form, the bud- o"ered two packages of amend- “I don’t think we as student constitution,” Baldridge said. He Rost if Baldridge was concerned get will leave approximately ments to initiate the discussion. government can show we’re cut- said he was considering bringing primarily with the constitutional- $400,000 for individual bill re- !e #rst brought all budget ting other people’s stipends and suit before UJC to nullify the bill. ity of the referendum or with the quests next year. requests in line with Joint Fi- their budgets and not look at our !e referendum would ask if fact the referendum asks students !e Undergraduate House of nance Committee policy, cutting own,” said CE Sen. Aaron Green- students support allocating stu- how the SAF should be allocated, Representatives has been consid- $376,000. !e second included wood, author of the amendment. dent funds to support sustain- Baldridge said, “It’s a little bit of ering a separate version of the bill several suggestions from JFC to “Are we o"ering an appreciable ability projects, giving students both.” He continued by saying since March 15 and is expected to further reduce the budget which sum of money for the service that the opportunity to voice support that it sets a bad precedent to give #nish next Tuesday, April 4. !e cut an additional $366,000. these students provide to these for a $2 to $5 mandatory fee, an students direct input into how the di"erences between the two ver- After those initial modi#ca- bodies?” asked Baldridge after the allocation of the Student Activity SAF is allocated and that the duty sions will be negotiated in a con- tions, the Senate debated a num- vote. “I feel like a lot of times we Fee (SAF) or no funds at all. !e of allocating funds has been given ference committee made of under- ber of additional amendments. do not o"er the right amount of results of the referendum would to UHR and GSS. graduate and graduate students. Most contentious was a motion to compensation for the obligation not be binding, only providing Sophomore Rep. Hunter !e #nal version of the budget is not increase the stipends allocated of the job.” Baldridge opposed the information to groups seeking a Hammond attempted to amend expected to be discussed and vot- to SGA and the Interfraternity amendment during debate, citing sustainability fee. According to the bill to remove the reference ed on by both houses on April 11. Council based on increases in tu- the hard work of those who would Junior Rep. Alex Stewart, chair to the SAF, and HTS Rep. Kait- In the Senate meeting, JFC ition according to JFC Policy. be a"ected. 4 • April 1, 2011 • Technique NEWS

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Missing Ts raise questions about traditions Furthermore, the Institute will By Emily Cardin need to deal with di"erent schol- Assistant News Editor arships that are commonly paid on a per-semester or per-quarter !e recent removal of several basis. Ts from signi#cantly visible cam- Regarding student organiza- pus signs has instigated a discus- tions, the report noted that SGA sion on the longtime tradition of serves as a primary source of an- removing Ts from around cam- nual funding for many organiza- pus. tions through allocations of the Historically, the last time the Student Activity Fee (SAF). If or- northern T was taken from Tech ganizations begin to run annually Tower was in May 2001. !ree for three full trimesters the SAF students, two of whom were will need to accommodate these found guilty of numerous con- changes. duct code violations by the Un- SGA would be forced to either dergraduate Judiciary Cabinet deny student organizations the and subsequently suspended, were funds they need or increase man- responsible for the theft. Also in datory student fees. Additionally, 2001, a larger group of students, student organizations will be dis- angry at being displaced from advantaged by constant student Caldwell Residence Hall because turnover as more students take of renovations, the self-named advantage of o"-campus opportu- “Caldwell Liberation Army,” nities each semester. stole 32 Ts from numerous signs On the other hand, if organi- around campus. zations can successfully transition Because stealing the Tech Tow- to running year-round, then or- er Ts comes with possible criminal ganizations should be able to run charges and de#nite expulsion, smoother and have more time to students over years have taken to Photo by Sho Kitamura / Student Publications pursue their objectives. removing smaller Ts around cam- The sign at the intersection of North Avenue and I-75/85 exit ramp and the sign at Ferst Drive and “!e opinion of SGA is that as pus in retaliation to this punish- Fourth Street (seen above) are missing several large T’s that required signi!cant e"ort for removal. we continue to look at the propos- ment. al, we need to constantly talk to However, the signi#cant and using cranes, lifts and other !e administration has dis- taken to reduce the costs of re- the student body determine how amount of time and energy that is tools in order to reach spots that couraged the theft of the Tech placing Ts in and around campus. the trimester system will impact devoted to replacing the Ts is any- are mounted on the upper $oors Tower T in the past because of !ese recent campus improve- everything on campus,” Edwards thing but small. of buildings. both danger to the students and ments have a"ected not only the said. Over the past several years, “!e actual cost of the mate- possible legal liability, and is now costs associated with replacing the A transition to a trimester sys- Housing has spent a signi#cant rial is around $5000 a year,” said discouraging stealing any and all Ts, but also the number of Ts sto- tem has been discussed within the amount of money annually to Francis Gillis, Senior Director of Ts because of the loss of aesthetic len as well. administration for several years. replace missing Ts. !ese costs Housing and Facilities Manage- value and the overall costs. However, there is no immediate often include the cost of renting ment. Signi#cant steps have also been See Ts, page 7 plan for such a transition. NEWS Technique • April 1, 2011 • 5 Technology white paper released Tech, Emory discuss By Henry Duong Contributing Writer potential law program SGA recently released its #rst By TJ Kaplan receive his or her undergraduate Technology white paper, a report Sta! Writer and law education from each re- on the incorporation and utiliza- spective institution (engineering tion of technology into the learn- Tech and Emory University are at Tech and law at Emory). !is ing environment and general life currently in the initial stages of re- agreement allows for easy transfer on campus, and several proposals searching the potential for a joint of credits between the universities. for future development from stu- degree program allowing students !e application process for this dents. to earn a Bachelor’s of Science system would require students to “We are in a technology inten- (BS) in Engineering from the apply separately to each program. sive world today, and we have a Institute and a Juris Doctor (JD) In contrast, the two schools student population who has high from Emory. !e two schools could join together to make a uni- standards regarding technologi- have worked together in the past #ed program by providing a joint cal resources...and SGA wanted to to create joint programs such as a degree curriculum. take a closer look and make sure MD/PhD program and a number According to Pikowsky, this we are addressing these issues, and of other joint initiatives. is more in line with what the two make sure that student views are According to Robert Pikowsky, schools are planning. Under this represented on these aspects that pre-law advisor at Tech, engineer- option, students would be able to are integral to our culture,” said ing-based law graduates can pur- take specialized classes that allow John Semmens, Institute wide sue a number of di"erent careers them to ful#ll both their engineer- committee chair of SGA. in the #eld. !ese include patent/ ing and law requirements. !is !e Technology White Paper intellectual property law, liabil- plan requires looking at curricu- task force surveyed a cross sec- ity lawsuits and other cases in- lum, expectations, faculty and the tion of the student body through Screenshot by Basheer Tome / Student Publications volving engineering or technical administration of both institutes. its various apparatuses including The white paper recommends a series of changes to T-Square to backgrounds. In particular, such Students would have to apply to open forums at the undergradu- help improve the user interface and increase classroom adoption. graduates are valuable to the #eld the joint degree by submitting one ate house of representatives, and of litigation, especially those that application to the program, with- the advisory board that included Square, the report advocates a every student is supposed to use involve the failure of mechanical out having to apply separately. members from di"erent student number of changes. it. !at’s not always the case; we structures and devices. Historically, joint degree pro- organizations. !e report details “T-Square is such a ubiquitous would like to see every professor !e program would be struc- grams at Tech have all been for several areas of technology related tool right now; every undergradu- use T-Square by changing the cul- tured in one of two ways. It could graduate degrees, and typically programs and issues on campus, ate uses it to access their grades, ture,” Semmens said. be implemented either as a dual last for #ve-years. Usually, these including the Virtualization Lab, to contact their professors and Some of these issues raised are degree or joint degree program. programs are within the same information systems including T- download resources for their already being addressed by the of- In the dual degree scenario, school. !is allows students time Square, classroom integration, the classes, but it’s somewhat anti- #ces in charge of these services. students would work for a de- to earn a Bachelor’s and Master’s campus wide calendar and student quated. !e user interface is not According to Jim O’Connor, As- gree from both schools, and they degree by reducing the degree representation in IT governance. always easy to use... our second sociate Vice President of the Of- would be required to apply to each requirements in the curriculum. Speci#cally, for campus wide point with T-Square is that every school separately. Once accepted information systems, such as T- professor is supposed to use it, and See Paper, page 6 to both schools, the student would See Law, page 7 6 • April 1, 2011 • Technique NEWS

from page 5 endar system. Currently, students Coach from page 1 since the championshiprun. In the guys, and I’ll be able to give Paper must email one of the speci#c us- this sense, this will mark his #rst them a little bit of an evaluation. #ce of Information Technology ers of the Mercury system with tional Tournament (NIT) three rebuilding e"ort as a head coach. I would hope that everybody that (OIT), T-Square is in the process their event information in order times, and in 2010 they were the When Gregory took over the I met with at 4 o’clock would be, of transitioning to a newer version to update the calendar. champions of the NIT. Dayton program in 2003, the if it’s in their best interest, playing of Sakai, which is the underlying !e report suggests a more Gregory’s Dayton teams have Flyers were coming o" a 24-6 for us next year,” Gregory said. management system. T-Square streamlined way to add events to traditionally been strong defen- season and an Atlantic-10 title, Gregory and the Jackets have will also be receiving an interface the calendar with the formation of sively. From the 2007-08 season and he inherited a strong cast of received some bad news, though. update. a Calendar Committee that con- to the 2009-10 campaign, the Fly- players that had been recruited by While the press conference was According to Ron Hutchins, sists of representatives from vari- ers were among the top three in his predecessor at Dayton, Oliver still proceeding, junior guard Associate Vice Provost for Re- ous student organizations. Anoth- the Atlantic-10 in terms of fewest Purnell. Iman Shumpert—who led Tech search & Technology and Chief er update to the calendar is that points allowed. At Tech, however, Gregory in points, rebounds, steals and as- Technology O%cer of OIT, the it will separate categories of events “Defensively, we put a lot of will have to turn around a Tech sists this past season—announced amount of demand for service and by individual sub-calendars that pressure, but we don’t necessarily program that is looking to re- via Twitter that he would be en- tra%c on Tech’s IT infrastructure can be subscribed to by each stu- press. We are a high-intensity… build after posting a winning re- tering his name for the 2011 NBA has been increasing in a Moore’s dent. defensive team. We’ve been good cord in only one of the last four Draft. Shumpert con#rmed that Law pattern, doubling approxi- “Our doors are open. I applaud in forcing low percentage shots seasons. !e 2010-11 squad went he will not hire an agent yet, so his mately every 18 months. the folks who put the paper to- and controlling the glass. If you 13-18 with a 5-11 mark in ACC action is not binding and he can “One of the concerns we have gether. !is is great input for us. do that, then you create o"ensive play, and by many statistical mea- still return to Tech. Former Tech is that we need to be able to keep We might not be able to imple- opportunities as well,” Gregory sures it was the worst team of the forward Gani Lawal did the same up with the demand for service. ment everything, but we gotta said. Hewitt era. thing before the 2009 NBA Draft !ere is a lot of innovation on have the input, then we need to O" the court, Gregory’s play- Gregory pointed out several and ultimately withdrew his name this campus, and we try to pro- talk about it and prioritize as a ers have traditionally been strong areas where the team will need from the draft pool. vide those services we have to community,” Hutchins said. in terms of academics. Over his to improve to be competitive, in- “If [any players] have the tal- make sure we are providing them Other proposals of the report eight seasons with the Dayton cluding increased defense of the ent and the ability to play at the in a secure and e%cient way,” include adding a Technology Day program, he had 23 senior players, three-point shot and defensive next level, then it’s your responsi- O’Connor said. to the current curriculum, and a and all of them went on to gradu- rebounding. !e Jackets were last bility to help them get there…It’s Another issue raised in the consolidation of the current class- ate. in the ACC in three-point defense when guys [enter the draft early] SGA white paper is a potential room interaction systems such as “It is a culture that you build and 10th in the conference in de- because they feel they need to overhaul of the campus wide cal- PRS and iClicker. within your program. It’s not fensive rebounds last season. that they run into trouble. I think what we might do; it’s exactly While Gregory said the return- you’ve seen that across the coun- what we will do. Our guys gradu- ing players have to trust in his new try, and…you have to start that ate,” Gregory said. system, he noted that many of the education process early,” Gregory Of note is that Gregory’s Tech players are, to a small degree, said. contract features incentives for familiar with his preferred style Along with establishing rela- academic performance. While of play because Tech and Day- tionships with the current and Hewitt’s contract only permitted ton played each other early in the incoming players, Gregory re- bonuses for the team’s perfor- 2009-10 season during a tourna- peatedly stressed the importance mance in ACC and postseason ment in Puerto Rico. !e Flyers of connecting with former Tech play, Gregory can earn bonuses won the neutral-site game 63-59. players to increase their involve- for the team’s play as well as for “[!e Tech players] remem- ment with the program and high- strong marks in its Graduation bered how hard we played and the light the Tech program’s storied Success Rate (GSR) and its Aca- defensive intensity that we played history. demic Progress Rate (APR). with and so forth,” Gregory said. “When it comes to getting the Overall, Gregory’s six-year As his coaching tenure begins, former players involved and ac- contract accounts for an annual one of Gregory’s main objectives tive in the program, I’ve just got- base salary of $1 million, with no will be to try to ensure that current ten the feeling they feel discon- speci#cs included regarding annu- players and committed recruits re- nected and not engaged,” Gregory al escalation, and he can earn up main with the team. Gregory met said. “Our players need to know to $500,000 via incentive-based with the players before Monday’s the type of men that played here bonuses. press conference and said he had a before and what they did. When Gregory will take over a Tech good #rst impression. they put on that uniform, they

Photo by Julia Bunch / Student Publications program that is looking to regain “Guys are excited and ready to aren’t just playing for themselves Another focus of the report is on how to improve technology in prominence. !e Jackets have not get to work. I’ll have a little bet- or this great institution, they are advanced further than the Second ter feeling when I sit down face- playing for those great players that the classroom, including consolidation of assessment systems. Roud of the NCAA Tournament to-face and watch a little #lm on played before here.”

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strong #rst choice for the inaugural Ivan Allen College hosted the Allen from page 1 award this year. Allen Prize Symposium the day Ts from page 4 Law from page 5 praised the choice of Nunn as “It’s going to be a tough act before the award ceremony. !e amount of missing Ts !ese programs typically require the inaugural recipient of the to follow next year,” Barke said. Experts in global security, has increased since the installa- a minimum GPA (usually at least award and highlighted its special “When they #rst announced there nuclear proliferation and global tion of new signage on campus a 3.0), the completion of a mini- meaning to Tech. was going to be a prize for social leadership made presentations in 2006. Because the newer signs mum amount of undergraduate “Sen. Nunn is a fabulous courage, I was skeptical. How in at the event, framed by “Seven are adorned with vinyl Ts that are hours, and occasionally a faculty recipient, and his connection the world are they going to #nd Revolutions” discussed by the $ush to the signs themselves, it is mentor. with Georgia Tech adds a unique somebody that exempli#es the researchers from the Center signi#cantly more simple to re- Many students were at #rst bene#t to this,” said Institute courage that Mayor Allen showed? for Strategic and International move the Ts. unsure of what the purpose of President G. P. “Bud” Peterson !ey nailed it.” Studies, of which Nunn currently “We incorporate the GT logo the program would be and how it after the acceptance speech. “[!e “It’s phenomenal that we’re serves as the chair. in the plaques as much as we can, would bene#t them directly. award] is designed for somebody recognizing the excellence that Nunn felt that presenting these so we avoid having the Ts taken “It’s rare for a high school stu- who has demonstrated the type of is held in the Ivan Allen College complex issues in an accessible o",” Gillis said. “Unfortunately, dent to know that they want to courage Mayor Allen did. !e fact and the strong legacy we have fashion would help educate the the Ts are easy to get at, because have an engineering background that Sen. Nunn has done that and for students. Recognizing that public. they’re down on the ground. !ey and then pursue a law degree. It is also a Tech alum is extra special. example of Sam Nunn and Ivan “!ere is a lack of foundations can be peeled o" easily type of would be a powerful combina- I think it helps place Georgia Tech Allen both is very important,” sometimes for the kind of political lettering: they are cheaper to re- tion that I believe would open up on the national and international said Austen Edwards, member of courage we require in our leaders,” place.” many doors,” said Michael Tal- stage.” the Ivan Allen Student Advisory Nunn said. “Citizens have to However, the cost of replacing lini, third-year PUBP and HTS Richard Barke, Associate Board and third-year PUBP and understand problems, and when the Ts and the di%culty associat- student. Professor in the School of Public INTA major. they do in America, we usually ed with it is signi#cantly reduced According to Susan Paraska, Policy, believed that Nunn was a At the request of Nunn, the solve them.” because the sizes and composi- director of Program Review and tions of each T are di"erent. Accreditation at Tech, consider- Historically, the removal of the ations will have to be made mov- Ts has received a mixed response ing forward as to what the num- from student, faculty and alumni ber of required hours would be, regarding the entire tradition of and what the cost would be to the removing the Ts themselves, with average student in the program. both positive and negative feed- Tech is currently studying oth- back from all sides. er similar degree programs, such “I actually like seeing the re- as one at Stanford and Duke, to moval of the Ts around campus,” discern the merits and $aws of a said #rst-year BME major Lucy potential program at Tech. While Tucker. “To me, stealing the Ts there are no plans to implement is an activity unique to Tech, but this program in the near future, I can de#nitely see how quickly the discussion will lead to a more Tech pride can turn into vandal- concrete timeline of when the pro- ism.” gram will be kicked-o" o%cially. Not everyone views the remov- “!e next step is to look at the al of the Ts as a positive tradition. di"erences in the two disciplines, Many students, faculty and mem- and what the real value of com- bers of the sta" regard the costs bining the two programs would of such activities, both monetary be to students,” Paraska said. and otherwise, as quite high. “It causes us issues because Ts 8499,:./456 diverting our attention from real needs to what we classify as van- In the March 11 issue dalism,” Gillis said. “It detracts of the Technique, from the university’s appearance the InVenture prize to parents and visitors when [it] is article was incorrectly done.” attributed. The article was !e missing Ts will continue researched and written by Photo courtesy of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts to be a source of discussion for Isaac Park, a contributing Colonel Stephen Hall, Ivan Allen Legacy Award winners: Amira Choueiki; Joel Hewitt and Philip students, faculty and alumni alike writer for the Technique. Rafshoon, Dean Jacqueline J. Royster and Pamela Hall participated in Founder’s Day celebrations. over the coming weeks. Opinions Editor: Matt Ho!man Technique I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I ended up where I needed 8 to be. Friday, ! —Douglas Adams Opinions " April 1, 2011 OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Taking Ts troublesome Tech lacks adequate study spaces Tradition warped into vandalism of Tech campus Tech may be highly ranked in Write to us: !e recent popularity of scraping and urban campus, and blatant vandalism all departments, but there’s one [email protected] stealing Ts o# of campus signs has made does not help that "ght. While students area that it seriously sucks: study space. people across Tech experts at reading might know that the people breaking the Tonight, I was kicked out of a We welcome your letters in classroom in the College of Man- response to Technique content as T-free alphabet soups. While some see signs are unlikely to cause any kind of big well as topics relevant to campus. agement while quietly studying this prank as an extension of the famous trouble, it is hard to convince others of We will print letters on a timely because according to the rather and space-available basis. “Stealing the T” tradition, pranks like this fact. rude administrator kicking me Letters should not exceed 400 these ultimately siphon funds away from !is misconstrued tradition hurts Tech out, “All of the classrooms are words and should be submitted by now closed.” While the reason- Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be the already cash-strapped Institute. !e and in no way enhances it. “Stealing the ing behind the closure—’dirty’ printed in the following Friday’s current estimated cost of repairing signs T” on Tech Tower was an engineering classrooms in the morning from issue. Include your full name, year around campus is at $50,000 per year. feat that would have students talking for late night study sessions—is a (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- point to consider, Tech and now serve the right to edit for style and !at wasted money could instead be days. It was creative. It was impressive. the College of Management have length. Only one submission per spent on improvements to the campus, And the T (until the most recent incident) succeeded in taking away most of person will be printed per term. hiring new faculty or reducing the cost always found its way home. Pranks should the available study space we have on campus. as future generations. For just $3 being placed on the student body. be mischievous, not malicious. !ere are Past 7 p.m., the 12,000 or per student, we would raise about From an outsider’s perspective, the examples of Tech traditions that represent more undergraduates on campus $60,000 each semester for sustain- now have the following options: able initiatives. !ese investments vandalized signs re$ect poorly on the the Institute in a positive light while still the probably 100-200 total person will decrease our utility bills and Institute as a whole. Without knowledge being exciting and enjoyable. !e Mini- capacity breakout rooms in the also help reduce waste, pollution of Tech’s traditions, a vandalized sign 500 and the Ramblin’ Wreck Parade College of Management, the li- and our dependence on foreign brary (which is always completely oil. Many colleges have already gives potential students and parents the allow students to participate in tradition crowded whenever serious study- adopted a sustainability fee, and I impression that the campus is not well- that does not harm the reputation of the ing needs to be done), a few rooms am disappointed to see Tech fall- maintained. Moreover, this vandalism Institute. Good pranks should be clever in Klaus if they are not full, and ing behind its peers in this regard. small niches around campus here Some argue that we are doing perpetuates an inaccurate reputation of and playful, but ultimately respectful of and there. well at promoting sustainability Atlanta. Tech is constantly "ghting the property and the law, while still showing As it stands now, the amount on campus and don’t need further of students at Tech needing a investment. I beg to di#er. We are stereotypical image of a crime-ridden a spark of ingenuity. place to study grossly outnumbers a technological institute, yet the the available spaces. My chal- only form of renewable energy on !e Consensus Opinion re"ects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the lenge to each and every Tech de- campus comes from 15 year old Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. partment? Grow up, get into the solar panels on top of the CRC. 21st century and give all students We should invest in renewable Technique Editorial Board general Buzzcard access to all energy on campus and fund in- Hahnming Lee, Editor-in-Chief buildings on campus that have novative solutions to energy and Vivian Fan, Managing Editor legitimate late night study spaces environmental challenges we face. Kate Comstock, Business Manager that are not being fully utilized. Students Organizing for Sus- And while you’re at it, get rid of tainability (SOS) and the SGA Jennifer Aldoretta, Layout Editor Alex Mitchell, Sports Editor the purported sense of elitism (I’m Sustainability Committee have Kamna Bohra, Focus Editor Vijai Narayanan, News Editor looking at you especially College submitted a poll to be voted on Advertising Manager Steven Cappetta, Nishant Prasadh, Online Sports Editor of Management) that you are try- in the April elections to gauge Mike Donohue, SGA Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor ing to culture. We’re all part of student sentiment towards in- Matt Ho#man, Opinions Editor Jarrett Skov, Photo Editor Tech, so let’s stop acting like chil- creased sustainability investments Reem Mansoura, Outreach Editor Patricia Uceda, Entertainment Editor dren and share the space resources on campus. We are considering we have. making the Sustainability Fee op- EDITORIAL CARTOON BY CASEY TISDEL tional and have researched many Nicholas Sondej options for how to distribute the !ird-year ME raised funds, but are open to new ideas. We want this to be designed Green fee will improve by students, so that the student body is proud of it. It is clear that campus Georgia Tech students care about environmental and economic sus- !e response to state budget tainability, and we are working to shortfalls has been to increase create an easy, inexpensive way for education costs for students. us to positively impact both. Meanwhile, rising energy costs continue to increase campus op- Molly McLaughlin erating budgets. It is obvious President, Students Organiz- that environmental and economic ing for Sustainability sustainability go hand-in-hand, yet the primary barrier to clean, Nuclear tragedy put in renewable energy on campus is a lack of funding. Investments in perspective sustainability on campus will save Georgia Tech money long-term In response to Japan’s recent via reduced energy and water bills, endurance of one of the highest- reducing future operating costs. magnitude earthquakes ever re- Because of this I support the pro- corded, followed by a massive posed campus Sustainability Fee. tsunami, the situation at Japan’s Increasing investments in sus- nuclear reactor facility, Fukushi- tainability will most certainly ma Dai-ichi, needs to be placed in have a direct impact on students. perspective. By improving sustainability on !is accident was the result of campus we will improve the one of the most devastating natu- health and well-being of everyone ral disasters in human history and on campus. We should also con- should be categorized as a worst- sider bene"ts to people and eco- systems around the world, as well See Letters, page 10 OPINIONS Technique • April 1, 2011 • 9

U.S.!e revolutionary should wave of reconsider!"#$%&''()*+$,'$-./0)*$ role in Middleby European partners East such as protests across the Arab world the United Kingdom or Ger- ! # present an unprecedented op- ()1.*,222,&.$3242$5)11$(../$ many. " # portunity for the U.S. to rede- '%-),)%01$0*7$8*%'//),,.7$ !e U.S. must instead sup- ;9415<$8=>?10 "ne its relationship with Mid- port the spread of democracy dle Eastern and North African ,'$),($%'-.$9018.(2:$ in the region by publically countries and take signi"cant championing American val- steps towards winning the Vijai Narayanan ues such as capitalism, free What did you do for spring war on terror. !e U.S. must News Editor speech and equality of justice. champion the spread of de- Regardless of whether or not mocracy across the region and these revolts are successful, it break? help create economic prosper- organized against their own eye to the brutal murder of is clear that over time these ity by forging trading partner- governments with the goal of civilians by the Syrian govern- regimes will collapse and ships with those countries. toppling corrupt and authori- ment. !is approach will not democratic systems must be For decades, the U.S. has tarian political systems that serve America’s national inter- put in place. By choosing to supported authoritarian re- have been in place for years. est and will further damage its remain silent, as it did during gimes in the Middle East for Mass protests in the Middle reputation in the region. the Egyptian revolts, the U.S. a variety of reasons, including East are not a new or unique !e U.S. must refrain from will seem hypocritical and un- keeping the price of oil low for occurrence, and they are al- participating in any military committed to its core values. American consumers. As a re- most always directed towards activity in the region. Doing In countries where the re- sult, public opinion regarding the U.S. and the West. !is so will be extremely expen- volts have led to signi"cant the U.S. has been extremely time, the process was carried sive and threatens to involve upheaval, such as Egypt and low, making it di%cult to im- out almost without any refer- the military in a prolonged Tunisia, the U.S. must work plement the cultural and soci- ence or vili"cation of the U.S. campaign. By agreeing to send to establish economic partner- etal changes necessary to win Finally, the protests in the re- war planes to enforce a no-$y ships that go beyond the trade Tyler Piersol the war on terror. gion have never occurred on zone in Libya, the President of oil and expand further to !ird-year AE Unlike conventional war- such a large scale. At current has committed the U.S. to the include infrastructure projects fare, the war on terror cannot count, protests have occurred removal of Col. Gadda" from and other commodities. Ap- “Went home for spring be won using military might in every Middle Eastern and power. If Gadda" does not proximately 65 percent of the alone, because terrorist groups African country with the ex- step down, the U.S. will have Middle Eastern population is break and built a balsa transcend geographic and po- ception of the UAE and Ku- further emboldened his stature under the age of 35, and the wood airplane.” litical boundaries. !is fact is wait. and reputation in the region rate of unemployment in that painfully evident in Afghani- Until now, the U.S. has as a strong leader. Instead, the region far exceeds that of the stan, where American troops pursued neither a clear nor U.S. must work with regional U.S. !is in turn leads to cha- have remained for more than consistent foreign policy strat- partners to create a truly inter- os and dissatisfaction with the 10 years in order to identify egy. During the Egyptian national coalition of partners status quo, and encourages and eliminate terrorist groups revolution, the White House working to stabilize the re- young people to join extrem- in the region. dawdled to show support for gion. While the recent attack ist groups. !e protests that began protestors until it was absolute- on Libya was carried out un- By encouraging the spread earlier this year are unique ly clear that the government der the NATO $ag, the U.S. of democracy and creating for several reasons. !ey were would be toppled. In contrast, bore the brunt of the e#ort and partnerships to spur economic organized by networks of the U.S. has committed mili- the loss of an American mili- growth, the U.S. can devel- young people as grassroots tary resources to neutralizing tary jet on Libyan soil "rmly op a clean moral conscience events, without the help of the “excessive” use of force by branded the intervention as while also reducing the threat any external organization or Col. Gadda"’s military, while being American. !e NATO of extremism to American na- political group. !ey were also simultaneously turning a blind coalition should have been led tional security. Savannah Cookson !ird-year BME “Went to the beach, camp- ing and then to Disney PlayoOn March 27, the! Virginias work for court, not gridironcompares to this season’s bas- Commonwealth University !;),&$,&.$60-),#$)*$%'11.+.$ ketball tournament teams. I World!” (VCU) Rams stunned the col- <0(=.,<011>$.9.-#$,.0/$&0($0$ have watched a lot of college lege basketball world by mak- basketball games this season, ing it into the Final Four of (,0-$610#.-$,&0,$,&.#$%0*$-.1#$ and there is not a single team the NCAA basketball tourna- '*$&.09)1#2:$ that deserves the labeling of ment. VCU made history by “a great team.” Every team being the "rst team to win "ve Alex Mitchell has had holes this season, and games to get to the Final Four there is not a team that has and did so by dismantling Sports Editor more than a couple of NBA Kansas, one of the best teams players on their team. !is in the nation. was the perfect year for Butler VCU was able to win "ve the best basketball teams in ship. We see that all the time and VCU, as all the big boys games instead of the tradi- the nation and that a playo# in the star-studded NBA, and of college basketball were way tional four because of a newly system will settle once and for we see it this year with Con- down. Michigan State barely enacted rule that permitted 68 all, who is truly the best team necticut guard Kemba Walker. made the tournament, UCLA teams to enter the NCAA tour- in college football. Really, though, rarely can a was a seven seed and the To- Weston Landis nament. !e Rams charged My response to BCS nay- single player lead a football bacco Road teams were weaker Second-year ARCH into the hearts of millions and sayers is, to use a phrase by team to a championship, and than usual. became a great feel-good un- the highly entertaining college when it really boils down to it, Notre Dame and Michigan “Went to Germany, Austria derdog story. Sports fans, how- football analyst Lee Corso, the only thing that matters in football have shown us that ever, have seen this fairy-tale “not so fast, my friend”. football is the line play. football teams can experience and Switzerland.” before. In 2006 George Ma- After being an Auburn fan Because any one player can years of drought, but there will son made the Final Four as an in 2004 and not seeing an lead his team to a champion- always be great teams that rule 11 seed by defeating a di#er- undefeated SEC team make ship, a 68-team playo# works any given decade. !is is not ent number one seed in Con- the National Championship for college basketball. With the the case in college basketball necticut. George Mason did game, no one has been a bigger parity in college basketball, ev- anymore, as players are al- not make the championship supporter of a college football ery team has a star player that lowed to leave after only one game but did excite the sports playo# system than me. Heck, they can rely on heavily on to season, and high school seniors world and further showed how I even did speeches in high win games. Good basketball are not interested in winning a college basketball has the best school that explained my ha- players come from every cor- championship, but only im- postseason system. tred of the BCS. However, col- ner of the globe. With only proving their draft stock. Once the games are over lege basketball is completely about a dozen scholarships to A 68-team tournament on Monday, VCU’s story will di#erent than college football o#er, it is likely that a great works for college basketball once again add fuel to the al- !e VCU story shows me how player will slip through the because there are about 100 ready raging inferno that is the great a 68-team playo# can be, cracks and land at a VCU or teams that could legitimately argument about college foot- but it also shows me how a di- George Mason. !is does not win seven games in a row Taurus Brackett ball’s postseason. luted tournament would not happen in college football. !e against watered down com- People will come out of the help college football’s postsea- big time teams have enough petition. A 68, 32, 16 or even Second-year ECE desert in Texas and the "elds son problems. scholarships to scoop up all the eight team playo# would not of Boise proclaiming that col- First and foremost, the best talent and leave the small- work in college football be- “Had a milkshake at the lege football should have a games of basketball and foot- er schools with just crumbs to cause, at most, there are four Student Center Chik-!l-A.” playo# system instead of the ball are almost completely dif- feed their programs. teams head and shoulders BCS. !ey will cite that an 11 ferent. In basketball, one player !ere is parity in college above everybody else that are Photos by Will Folsom seed was able to beat some of can lead a team to a champion- football too, but nothing always “great teams.” 10 • April 1, 2011 • Technique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT Honor, or lack thereof, a!ects – or – life before, after graduation HOT NOT As if Tech was not hard !?'*'->$&'5.9.->$)($*',$('/.,&)*+$,&0,$#'8$5)11$ enough, apparently each exam is actually two exams. One is over 1.09.$<.&)*7$0@,.-$+-0780,)'*2$A,$)($('/.,&)*+$,&0,$ whether you know the material or )($0$60-,$'@$#'8-$.9.-#70#$1)@.2:$ not. !e other, the more impor- tant, one shows the character of Ravi Patel a person. Failure in honesty will Chair, Honor Advisory Council become a part of your reputation and will not be forgotten. New court boss One-horse race As the Chair of the Honor violations?” Many issues could be or reason. !e O%ce of Student Athletic Director Dan Ra- A typical SGA election has Advisory Council (HAC), I have avoided if there were better com- Integrity did not just decide your dakovich announced Brian little substantive di#erence come to know the most common munication between students and case on a whim. Both parties had Gregory as the new head coach between the main candidates. violations of the Georgia Tech professors. More speci"cally, bet- to have some kind of reason to of the men’s basketball team. !is year, however, there is Honor Code extremely well. It’s ter elaboration on policies and think that the accusations made While many fans may not be no di#erence. Instead, only not plagiarism or stealing the an- expectations. !at’s why we have against you were at least some- overwhelmed by the decision one ticket is running for both swer key to a test, but instead col- developed a Collaboration Sliding what justi"ed. In university judi- to hire Gregory, in time he presidential races. Also, many laborating with other students on Scale which will be distributed to cial systems the standard to de- should prove to be a worthy seats in the undergraduate leg- assignments or projects. faculty to use, so that they may termine if a student is responsible leader of the once prominent islative branch are uncontested It seems so easy. To stay out of better convey their expectations to for a violation is ‘preponderance Tech basketball program and or un"lled. Harmony may be trouble, just follow the rules. !e students and give students a better of evidence’, meaning that the will hopefully reinvigorate the good for music. In student only questions are, where are they understanding of each professor’s violation is more likely to have oc- $agging interest of Tech fans government, it only means posted? Who makes them? Who policies. Do not assume that one curred than not. in the sport. apathy. do I ask if I am still confused? policy applies for an entire major Honor, however, is not some- We here at HAC hold o%ce or even throughout one class. If thing that you will leave behind hours [on the] bottom $oor of the you are ever in doubt, ask. I can- after graduation. It is something Flag Building to help answer your not stress the importance of this that is a part of your everyday life. questions on various topics, in- enough. Once a misunderstand- Honor Code violations at Tech cluding the Honor Code, the judi- ing has occurred it will change will also not be forgotten after cial process and provide resources the student-professor relationship, graduation. !ey should be dis- for faculty and students to better and most likely you will not be closed on every graduate school communicate policies. able to restore it. and job application you complete One of the many questions On a side note, professors did for the next "ve years, as employ- people often ask me is, “What is not just accuse you of an Honor ers can inquire about them for the best way to avoid Honor Code Code violation without just cause that long. Simon says, you listen Spring leak Many projects at Tech tend While most of Tech’s Letters from page 8 sociation). Meanwhile, 48 people an exponentially growing need for to grab people’s attention. Si- population spent spring break died in coal mining accidents in clean and reliable energy. mon the robot, part of the soaking up rays on the beach, case scenario. While any loss of the U.S. in 2010 (U.S. Depart- It’s neither with insensitivity Socially Intelligent Machines splashing in the surf or being life is indeed incredibly tragic, ment of Labor), and approxi- nor nonchalance that I present lab, in particular has enjoyed showered with tasty home- the American Nuclear Society’s mately 13,000 more die each year this comparison of the e#ects of a great deal of press in recent cooked food, those left on Nuclear Café Blog reports the due to coal-"red plant air pollut- nuclear power versus its alterna- weeks for his ability to get campus did very little soak- current death toll from problems ants in the U.S. (Clean Air Task tives. Japan’s devastation certainly the attention of his human ing, splashing or showering. at Fukushima Daiichi as one; Force). When considering loss will have lasting e#ects on its na- companions. Now if only he Intermittent water shuto#s in Chernobyl, the worst nuclear ac- of life caused by various energy tion, but they will not be as a re- could teach that to some of our housing units across campus cident in history, resulted in 30 sources, the worst day in nuclear sult of modern-day nuclear power. professors, we all might actu- left many without water for ex- deaths as a direct result from the history pales in comparison to an ally get through our afternoon tended periods over the break. explosion and 28 deaths due to average day in the coal industry. Christina Neesen classes without a short nap. Just let it mellow. acute radiation sickness several And I strongly believe that nuclear President, American Nuclear weeks later (World Nuclear As- power is the large-scale answer to Society

sliver www.nique.net my prayers are with all tech students who have family in japan!! love you all!! my roommate spilled juice in his bed haha slivers hurt our psych prof looks like Jesus! !e table I’m at in the library is awesome. Just sayin’. Gatech OIT tried to put a cracked version of Window 7 on my computer and I get in trouble. !anks again Gatech. Can’t we get some people that know what they are doing? i hate doing laundry To the guy in Math 1711 with the Old Spice ringtone, you made my day! :) See ya Paul Hewitt! I don’t have tbs, i’m just shy. promise. I guess youre an xbox and I’m more an atari, but the way you play your game aint fair GT band should play “Hound Dog” at the next UGA game Anyone else notice the GTPD cruiser impaled on the cherry st road barrier? Classic. dearest tech friends, i miss you all. NASA is fun but you guys are funner! And so the “electrical angels” descended upon Lanterman’s lec- ture slides... Whoever dj’s the baseball games, i adore you, you are hilarious! !ose who aren’t in band still care about Tech traditions, even if Ramblin Wreck club doesn’t. !e visual attractiveness of a woman is proportional to the amount of skin she is showing squared; i.e. doubling the amount of skin you show will make you four times more attractive. Tech is kinda like prison... if you’re here long enough, even the dudes start to look good. Props to the alum who put up the 7.2 mil to "re Hewitt Can someone explain why tech never lines our spring break up with anyone elses? !e guy next to me should stop slivering BI WINNING [email protected] Technique Focus Editor: @GTDining: Don’t forget that Georgia Kamna Bohra 11 Tech’s Chick-!l-A now has the Spicy Friday, Chicken Sandwich AND Milkshakes! April 1, 2011 Focus Sounds like lunch to me :) Earth Hour turns students o" power Japan turmoil elicits response By Lauren Townsend Contributing Writer

It has been nearly three weeks since the re- cord-breaking 9.0 Richter scale earthquake and devastating tsunami swept across the northern coast of Japan. !e earthquake left a trail of disaster in its wake, with the death toll now reaching nearly 11,000, and with over 16,000 people still la- beled missing. Many families had to evacuate their homes and "nd shelter in temporary hous- ing. !e news continues to publicize information about the disaster that occurred worlds away. For others, however, the disaster struck close to home. Yasukuni Yamada, president of the Japan Society, says many of his family members were a#ected by the earthquake. “My parents and brother live in Georgia,” Yamada said. “But all the rest of my family lives in Yamagata and Fukushima. I found out about what happened early on Saturday morning and I immediately called my parents. We couldn’t get in touch with my grandparents until late that night.” Yamada was not overly frightened by the disaster and had an overall sense of well being about his family. “I just had a feeling that they were okay. I was worried, but at the same time I knew that my family had been through many earthquakes before and they knew how to handle the situa- tion. I just had a sense that they were "ne, and I just had to wait to talk with them,” Yamada said. His family was safe, only experiencing some damage to their house. He went on to say that he has cousins that work in the hospital in Ja- pan, and they experienced an overwhelming $ood of people from the disaster. “Talking to them was like talking to the front lines. !ey saw the worst of the disaster, and my cousin said that the hospital was over- Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications $owing with people who were a#ected by the earthquake. So many people have had to evacu- ate that at this point there are not enough tem- By Mehfouz Jalal were their thoughts regarding Earth tinued,” said Chaitanya Donthini, a porary shelters to house people. !ere is not Contributing Writer Hour. second year EE major. enough food, water, and medical supplies for However, seeing as how this day Some students feel, however, that people,” Yamada said. In today’s day and age where elec- coincided with the end of the spring the impact would be more spread out Although Yamada’s story is somewhat of tricity has become such a vital part break at Tech, most participation and e!ective if the event underwent a hopeful one, with all of his family members of society, it becomes hard to even could have been seen outside of cam- some changes and improvements, safe, other students have not had the same ex- conceive a world without it. E!orts pus. both in scale and design, so as to help perience. !e Tech Cares program, through are made day in and day out at power Many students felt that Earth the cause. the help of the Japan Society, has organized an plants so as to avoid power cuts from Hour was a wonderful idea which “I remember hearing about it event to support the relief e#ort for Japan. occurring even for the slightest of helped spread awareness among peo- from either Facebook or TV. I myself “I hope that everyone can come out and moments. ple. "ey also felt that participation is didn’t participate in it. I feel that an make it to the event. If 1000 people come, and It is perhaps due to this seemingly a very vital part of the event in order hour alone isn’t su$cient but I do feel each only donates a dollar, then that is $1000 unending supply of electricity and to make it a success. if enough people could do it, it’d be that we can send to Japan,” Yamada said. power that society has now begun to “I have heard of Earth Hour from worthwhile.” said Stanley Chu, a sec- !e event called “Senbazuru” allows students take its availability for granted, not several places online like YouTube ond year ChBE major, of the lack of to participate in learning how to fold origami realizing what day-to-day life would and participated a few times before. global publicity for Earth Hour. cranes by only donating a dollar to the cause. be like without electricity. I thought it was a good idea to save “I liked the symbolism but I didn’t Students can also donate money at http://cy- In light of this, Earth Hour was energy, and I felt it had a good mes- care enough to participate. I see sav- berbuzz.gatech.edu/japan/reliefe!orts.html. born as an event designed to raise sage behind it. It gets everyone to ing energy as part of daily life and Other students who were not in any way af- awareness regarding climate changes, think about the energy they use and doing it just for an hour to me is fected by the tsunami still wish for the general power conservation and global sus- encourages people to not just turn o! pointless. It raises awareness, but it’s public to understand the pressing need to sup- tainability. their energy for an hour, once a year, not practical without substantial in- port Japan. "e event entails switching o! the but to also be more aware of the en- vestment in advertising ways to save Riley Winton, a third-year PSYCH major, is lights and other pieces of technol- ergy they use on a day-to-day basis,” energy in everyday life.” said Shing- not intimately connected to Japan, but he feels ogy for a period of 1 hour around the said Kimberly Capella, a second-year Shing Ge, a third-year MGT major to that students should continue to recognize the globe. BCHM major. note both sides of Earth Hour’s im- gravity of the situation and the disaster miles Initially organized by World Wide “I remember my teacher in high pacts on society. away. Fund (WWF) at Sydney, Australia, in school asking us to participate in “I initially learned about Earth “I was listening to the news the other day, 2007, the event has since then spread it. I only participated that one year Hour through CNN. It doesn’t re- and the reporter was talking about how many globally, impacting the lives and though. But the statistics that my ally a!ect actual power usage in a Americans are upset because production of new minds of many. teacher provided were so drastic that signi#cant way. Rather it’s more of an Hondas and other Japanese cars has been dis- Earth Hour was and has been held I thought I should participate and awareness push. I didn’t participate rupted. Apparently, they are complaining about on the last Saturday of March. "is do my part. "e idea is very clever in the event, but I think it’s a good not getting the correct model, or color of car year the event fell on March 26. and sensible. "e di!erence done by e!ort. However it’s not enough for they wish because of the earthquake. I cannot Participation among students this one hour speaks for itself. So I Earth believe that people would be so sel"sh to over- across campus was on and o!. And so de#nitely feel that it should be con- See , page 13 See Japan, page 13 12 • April 1, 2011 • Technique FOCUS Hill proposes European GTL ups courses, participation economic structure for US By Kamna Bohra seems di%cult to the average stu- Lorraine director of communi- By Alex Kessler fundamental ideologies and struc- Focus Editor dent, but Tech students have been cations, cites the practicality of Contributing Writer tures of world economies. His able to experience participate in the courses available, especially main question is: What is the bal- With remnants of the Roman the Georgia Tech Lorraine study a French course that allows stu- !e world is in economic de- ance between government respon- Empire, buildings and concen- abroad program for over 20 years. dents to develop skills applicable cline, global employment rates are sibility and economic freedom? tration camps from Germany’s !e program, which began as a to their time abroad. dropping and businesses are fail- !e speech built on address- occupation during World War graduate program for EE majors, !e program, which is o#ered ing. One man says the answer to ing two ubiquitous challenges the II and a cathedral of the 16th has expanded to include under- to students during not only the these problems is right across the world faces, reducing poverty and century, Metz, France symbol- graduate ME, ECE, CS, ISyE and summer semester, but also the fall Atlantic, in Europe. starvation by developing econo- izes hundreds of years of Europe. LCC courses. See Lorraine, page 14 Steven Hill is a political writer, mies and nations, but doing so Traveling to a history oceans away Sandra Song, the Georgia Tech author of Europe’s Promise: Why without depleting resources. the European Way Is the Best Hope Hill claims that the US fol- for an Insecure Age. He has ap- lows a much more conservative peared on several radio and talk approach to capitalism where shows speaking on the economy, wealth “trickles down” from the global politics and climate change. top, while Europe uses a “socialist On March 30, his book tour capitalism” to redistribute a por- brought him to Tech to speak on tion of taxes to general care for behalf of the European Union workers. Center of Excellence (EUCE) for He cites Germany as a repre- the IMPACT Speaker Series. sentative statistic for the Euro- !e EUCE is an organization pean Union (EU), showing that dedicated to educating students despite global conditions the na- in European politics and recently tion’s markets remain resilient. they have sponsored !e Transat- Hill systematically argues for the lantic Leadership Series at Tech’s EU model by implying that a so- Sam Nunn School of Internation- cial contract between the people al A#airs. Hill spoke on using the and the government is more agree- European Union as a model for able than none at all. He suggests weathering the recession and pro- further government regulation on moting economic progress. business to secure workers and Hill’s arguments boil down to even curb energy waste. adopting social programs such as Student have mixed emotions free education and healthcare to on the speech and book. support families and workers; the “I feel like [Hill’s] ideas are im- less people spend on necessities, portant for the everyday Ameri- the more they can spend commer- can to understand because of the cially, circulating money. one sided views that many of us !ough his ideas may be con- grew up with in the United States. Image courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing troversial, Hill sparks a debate, an Georgia Tech Lorraine, which is based in Metz, France, contains a satellite campus with the world- See IMPACT, page 15 academic investigation into the class engineering education of Tech and European history from as early as the Roman Empire era. FOCUS Technique • April 1, 2011 • 13

InternationalBy Jinwoo Sung He said studying visitors at Tech is and Indonesia. compare Tech to home Contributing Writer de"nitely more demanding than Teo also clari"ed that "nes and studying at UCL. ban on chewing gum are true. She Undergraduates and gradu- Oresanya said the workload at believes Singapore is a beautiful ates alike often go abroad before Tech was staggering, yet, he man- city that is small, cozy, clean and their respective graduation dates. aged to get through it. very well governed. Returning with stories of the He mentioned academic rigor Teo said the experience in nightlife of Europe’s clubs and as his greatest challenge so far. He America is something she would the day trips through Egypt’s des- appreciated support from faculties like to tell her kids in the future. erts, these students bring unique and other sta# that he believed “[I would tell them about how] stories back to Atlanta. However, students are expected to keep up. I spent half a year in a culture rarely does anyone hear of the in- !e class sizes are a lot smaller radically di#erent from the Asian ternational visitors to the school than at UCL, so he felt that he is one I’m accustomed to, and what who bring stories of their trips to assessed relative to a smaller than it feels like to be away from home Tech, to Atlanta and to the U.S. ideal sample of students. for so long,” Teo said. For the Brit Timi Oresanya and “Being here has helped me Teo has participated in cheer- the Singapore resident Natalie learn as much about myself as leading, Takewondo, dragonboat- Teo, sharing Atlantan experiences the ‘American way.’ I believe I’m ing and swimming. She is vegetar- while still in America was new. an all-together better person and ian for health and ethical reasons. am better positioned to chase She enjoys shopping so much that Timi Oresanya my dreams. !e experience has one of her biggest challenges is to Oresanya, a third-year EE ma- undoubtedly added value to my stay o# Amazon. Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications jor, is from University College degree and my life as a whole,” Teo has learned among many Timi Oresanya !nds Atlanta signi!cantly di"erent from London London (UCL). He described Oresanya said. things how to fend for herself, be in terms of class work and sizes at Tech and cultural immersion. London as not only rainy and more street smart, cook decent cold, but also "lled with lovely Natalie Teo food instead of eating instant din- constantly being assessed,” Teo made her learn so much more food and music. Teo, a journalism major, is an ners and how to take the Singa- said. about American education sys- His good friendship with an exchange student from Singapore. porean accent out of her speech She recommended other stu- tem, government and even Ameri- exchange student from the US in She is currently studying STAC when talking to local residents. dents join the exchange student can poets. his "rst year at UCL motivated and HTS at Tech. She said most of her classes are program. Teo said she has achieved her him to apply for an exchange stu- She brie$y introduced her a joy, but some are a real pain. “It is a whole lot of fun when own ultimate goal of the partici- dent program. home country. Singapore is a re- “Classes are not di%cult, but you exercise some restraint and pation. He believes this experience ally tiny city-state in South East getting used to the system and [don’t] go on crazy shopping Teo made new friends, did at Tech to be an opportunity for Asia that people often mistake deciphering the American accent sprees every week,” Teo said. crazy things, crossed states and him to immerse in the American as part of China. However, the take some work...the fact that Teo said meeting new people is also got closer with her family and culture. truth is that while 75 percent of there is continual assessment and awesome, and classes are usually friends back home. She said the “It’s turned out to be as much Singapore’s population is of Chi- not just one major paper at the not what she would "nd in her distance actually made her talk of a self discovery curve as much nese origin, the country’s residents end of the semester, which is a real home country. more about her daily life to family as anything,” Oresanya said. is predominantly from Malaysia bummer because I’m not used to For instance, her classes have and friends.

Japan from page 11 Earth from page 11 Winton said. pact has been made by events sim- “I knew about Earth Hour look the fact that this nation sits Winton went on to express his someone to think they’ve done all ilar to Earth Hour is something from awareness programs back in in ruins,” Winton said. appreciation and excitement about they can by participating,” said society will have to wait to evalu- high school. I did in fact partici- “!e last thing we as Ameri- the event Tech Cares is hosting in Nick Phillip Demorest, a second- ate in the immediate and distant pate during Earth Hour because cans should be worried about is relief e#orts for Japan. year AE major. future. I feel it is an actual productive that there is a slight delay in the Both Yamada and Winton ex- At its current pace and "fth However, if this trend does fol- cause that raises positive aware- type of car we want. We should pressed that everyone who is able run, Earth Hour has already low toward the near future, along ness to environmental issues. It’s be focused on the disaster that has should participate and give to the shown widespread e#ect and has with various other environmental extremely good, I think, and that occurred, and help build back up cause to help rebuild a nation that been able to reach out to quite the suggestions made, Earth Hour it’s something more people should a nation that has undergone such has endured such an extensive di- huge sum of people. has the makings of a progressive know about,” said Siddharth Tata, devastation and destruction,” saster. Whether or not a positive im- and impactful event. a "rst-year IE major. 14 • April 1, 2011 • Technique FOCUS

Lorraine from page 12 and spring semesters, has consis- tently increased enrollment over the past few years. “Over the past 20 years, the program has evolved tremendous- ly,” Song said. Over 220 students applied to participate in the summer pro- gram, and this number does not include transient students from other universities, such as Vander- bilt, Duke and the University of Virginia. While the last fall and spring programs each enrolled approxi- mately 30 students, 60 students "led applications for this semes- ter’s spring program. Song believes the fall and spring semesters are signi"cantly more bene"cial to a student’s in- ternational experience than the summer program. “We call it the ‘American bub- ble,’” Song said of the summer program. During the summer, 220 stu- dents leave America together, pop- ulate dorms during a time when French students have left campus, Image courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing pack traveling and taking classes into a three-month time frame Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson recently met with French dignitaries to establish the LaFayette Institute, which will further and return home, according to allow the town of Metz, France, to make economic gains from the collaborative research e"orts made by Tech and French universities. Song. However, during the fall and er GPA because they have to man- on research at Georgia Tech Lor- it because these professors truly as well, and Song predicts limit- spring semesters, the smaller age their time well to do well in raine,” according to Song. get excited about traveling far ing transient students’ entrance group of students can interact classes and travel. !e most di%cult aspect of away to Tech. in the near future to allow more with the French students on the In addition to participation program expansion is faculty re- !e program itself, which re- Tech students to participate in the campus and spread traveling and course expansion, research cruitment, according to Cathy quires applications, is not com- program. and learning out over a course opportunities are becoming in- Bass, International Student Advi- petitive, as it requires a 2.3 GPA Furthermore, to promote the of six months. !e class sizes are creasingly abundant at Tech. sor for Georgia Tech Lorraine. and a clean disciplinary record. program in the future, Song plans also signi"cantly smaller, o#er- Institute President G.P. “Bud” “!e problem is "nding faculty As part of the Strategic Plan, to o#er information sessions for ing more interaction with faculty Peterson and several French digni- to go over [to Metz] for a semester the goal is to provide all Tech students immediately upon their members. taries recently signed a contract to or two,” Bass said. students with international expe- entrance to Tech to put the pro- Song notes that most who establish the LaFayette Institute However, Song notes that the riences. 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IMPACT from page 12 It provides a good counter-argu- ment to many of the things we StudentsBy Chris Ernst sky dive into world record were taught as kids,” said Tanya Senior Sta! Writer Kochengina, a "rst-year BIO ma- jor. As the sun peaked over the “Most of what Steven Hill says horizon the morning of March makes sense, but I somewhat wor- 17, a group of people stood on ried about his desire to mix busi- the ground in the formation they ness and government. How can were about to build 15,000 feet politicians know what’s best for above them. As everyone put on a company?” said Arjun Meka, a their jumpsuits and made the last "rst-year INTA major. checks of their gear, there was Either way, Hill’s arguments a solemn silence. !e skydivers re$ect a larger debate the country boarded the aircraft deep in con- will be facing in the near future. centration preparing every move As the world becomes more and every scenario they may face globalized, it is essential that the in the air. US not only understand how busi- On March 17, two members ness works elsewhere, but also how from the Georgia Tech Sports American businesses will change. Parachute Club joined 64 other Today’s Tech student will be thrill-seekers from across the tomorrow’s policy-maker or CEO, country to break a record for most and the Transatlantic Leadership people in a skydiving formation. Series provides that medium of Everyone gathered in a cot- intellectual growth on our own ton "eld next to an old airport in campus. Fitzgerald, Ga., to plan out the Hill ended his presentation new Georgia Skydiving Record with a glimpse at his goals for the for the largest formation in free- future. His appeal to reason is in- fall: a 66-person formation. Image courtesy of Greg Lennartz stalling motion sensors in build- !e Sports Parachute Club While most experience #ying from the safety of an airplane or a helicopter, members of the Georgia ings to turn o# lights when rooms formed in 1968 when the sport Tech Sports Parachute Club jump from planes to dive to the ground, protected only by jumpsuits. are unoccupied to save energy. He was still fairly new. As a new group advocates small steps to start, with in a budding sport, they were in- belt, and Nathan Briggs, the Vice “I sat by the door and watched !e skydivers fell through the technology that has already been strumental to testing and design- President and a fourth-year PHYS as three planes took o# one after break o# altitude. !ey $ew to an invented and implemented. ing the standard safety equip- major who has 700 skydives to his another and $ew in formation to open space away from everyone In addition, he sees America ment used today. Word spread, name, trained for two years just altitude,” Lennartz said. “!e pi- else, and to the spectators on the headed towards an age of increas- and soon there was a large group to qualify for this year’s record at- lot $icks on the red light, and I ground, the parachute openings ing insurance and healthcare rates enjoying the adrenaline shock of tempt. opened the door looking out to sounds like "reworks. with declining quality of care. jumping out of an airplane. Only accepting 66 people for make sure we are in the right spot A monsoon of people rained Although healthcare cannot be Since then, over 100 Tech stu- the dive, the competition included and there are no planes below. I onto the "eld, and as the new re- solved as easily as installing mo- dents, faculty and alumni have a diverse group of world champi- watched anxiously for the green cord holders come in to land they tion sensors, he looks to us to con- jumped each year with a cumula- ons, world record holders and light and the wave which signals high-"ve each other on their re- tinue the discussion later in our tive number of jumps soaring over Tech students. the climb out. !e green light cent success. lives. 1000. Lennartz was on the attempt hits, and I was the "rst to climb Briggs and Lennartz have a Steven Hill is also a senior ana- In the last few years, some last year, but after eight skydives out and hang out to the outside busy year ahead training new club lysts for the Center for Voting and members have won medals in the group could not make the of the plane as it cruised 100 mph members for competitions. Democracy. !e non-pro"t orga- Sport Accuracy, Two-Way Forma- formation work, and the attempt only a few feet away from two oth- !ey recently won a gold medal nization advocates for elections tion and Two-Way Vertical For- failed. er planes doing the same.” with the other club members Wal- reform in the United States and mation skydiving. Briggs, however, was brought !e serenity and smoothness of lis and Hall at the National Sky- abroad. !e goals of the site are Greg Lennartz, Georgia Tech in from the back up team when the skydive give the overwhelm- diving League Championships. to create universal voter registra- Sports Parachute Club President multiple members of the original ing feeling of success for breaking !e team also won a silver tion, instant run-o# elections, and and a fourth-year ISyE major team backed out at the last min- a record that stood unchallenged medal at the National Collegiate prevent election "xing to ensure with over 400 skydives under his ute. for 14 years. Sport Parachute Championships. absolute fairness in voting.

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By Hank Whitson '()* Sta! Writer Sucker Punch Zack Snyder has developed a reputation known for his !lm GENRE: Action adaptations of comic books that are as visually striking and STARRING: Emily Browning, unsubtle as neon pink jackhammers. Sucker Punch is the most Abbie Cornish & Jena Malone “Snyderian” !lm to date, having been directed, produced and co-written by the 45-year old comic auteur. So grab some pop- DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder corn, turn up your eyeballs and check your brain at the door. RATING: PG-13 "e !lm follows a young girl, played by Emily Browning, RELEASE DATE: March 25 who is sent to an insane asylum after her mother dies and her SUCKERSUCKER PUNCHPUNCH evil stepfather murders her sister, framing her in the process. OUR TAKE: !!!!! "is cheery opening is conveyed through what feels like a cross between a moving comic book and a slow motion music video, with a voice-over musing about guardian angels in the MISSES MARK WITH background. "e girl arrives at the asylum wide-eyed and catatonic, and she is ushered into a room called “"e "eatre” where patients act out their trauma on a dilapidated stage, under the care of Dr. Vera Gorsky, played by Carla Gugino. Isaac Blue, the sleazy administrator played by Oscar POOR PLOT Isaac, strikes a deal with the evil step-dad to have our heroine lobotomized in three days. We #ash forward to the operation, but just before the doctor can do the deed, the scene becomes an act in a stylish burlesque/brothel that bears a striking resemblance to the asylum’s theatre. Here we are introduced to Sweet Pea, played by Abbie Cornish, the haughty star-performer and

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Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Cut Copy excites Masquerade with !awless set !"#!$%& ment. Along with the copious albums Zonoscope and In Ghost Cut Copy gear, the stage also housed a large, Colours, as well as a song from mysterious white door right in the their !rst album, Bright Like Neon PERFORMER: Cut Copy center of the electronic music uto- Love. "e Zonoscope tracks in- LOCATION: Masquerade pia. "e door’s purpose became cluded the more paced, chant- evident later on in the show. !lled “Where I’m Going,” the vi- DATE: March 28 "e show opened with Holy brant pop track “Take Me Over” Ghost!—a Brooklyn-based elec- and the In Ghost Colours tracks OUR TAKE: !!!!! tronic house group that melds included the beautifully thrashy heavily disco-in#uenced vocals “So Haunted.” "ese songs gave By Matt Cohen and synthesizer parts with bouncy the band an opportunity to dem- Contributing Writer drum beats. "eir short setlist did onstrate some of their strongest a brilliant job of getting the fans’ elements. Many modern bands have blood #owing and bodies lightly One of these is their profound tried to revive the synthesizer grooving. By the time their 30 ability to execute builds in songs. and electronic pop sounds of the minute set reached its end, the "ey do so while also maintain- 1980s, and some of these bands excitement was nearing an intoler- ing well-written, incredibly solid have done so with great success. able level. music. "eir beats do not com- Cut Copy, a synthpop group from After a prolonged break, the pletely make the song. It’s the full Melbourne, Australia, is one of lights went out and the back- package that does it for them. It’s these bands. "eir ability of fus- ground music reached a steady the intricate instrumentation, the ing the beloved sounds of ‘80s pulse. Right as the pulse reached ‘80s synth and drum !lls and the Photo by Anton Molla / Student Publications new wave music with alternative its end, the white door in the catchy vocals that complement manner to build the crowd up with the powerful tracks “Need and dance music, while blending middle of the stage swung open the beats and grooves. "e com- to an uncontrollable level of ex- You Now” and “Out "ere On in smooth lyrics, creative vocal and Cut Copy emerged from the ponents are capable of standing citement just before unleashing the Ice.” melodies and pulsating synthesiz- darkness with looks of excitement, alone, but the full combination is relentless beats for the crowd to Cut Copy could do no wrong er parts has made them a highly energy and disbelief in their mod- much more forceful. dance freely along with. with their #awless set at the Mas- successful group in many subsets est eyes. "e crowd became com- "e other element that these As the show began to reach its querade. "ey delivered a per- of music listeners, such as the pletely hysterical with excitement, songs accentuated was the band’s end, the white door transformed formance that drew the crowd Pitchfork music scene. and this excitement was converted ability to obtain complete control into an LED screen that was used into a state of euphoria, but the Upon entering Heaven, the into a wave of jumping and sway- of the crowd. Whitford and Hoey, to display interesting visuals to euphoria did not quickly subside upper level and more spacious ing as Cut Copy began the show the band’s guitarists, delayed the complement the light show during once the show ended. "e haunt- portion of the Masquerade, the with “Nobody Lost Nobody climax of the builds and posi- the epic “Sun God,” which ended ing performance left fans dancing !rst thing to catch one’s attention Found,” a track o$ of their second tioned themselves at the front of the main set of the show. "e and grooving to the beats that re- was the stage setup. "e stage ap- studio album, In Ghost Colours. the stage. "ey treated their arms crowd, eager for more, cheered mained in their heads long after peared to be a junkyard for won- Cut Copy’s setlist contained a like a conductor’s baton, waving and chanted the band back onto the band struck the !nal synthe- derful expensive electronic equip- perfect blend of songs from the and weaving them in a precise the stage to !nish the show right sizer note. 18 • April 1, 2011 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Sucker from page 17 battle-mech, is the cleverest of these surreal dream battles and queen bee of the brothel, and her the highpoint of the !lm. Homefront re-imagines history friendly sister Rocket, played by Unfortunately, the exchanges +,*$- Jena Malone. Sweet Pea dismisses between !ghts are two-dimen- Homefront our heroine, but Rocket shows sional, arti!cial and excruciat- her around and gives her a name: ingly predictable. Blue comes o$ CONSOLE: Multi-platform Baby Doll. In this other world, as petty and annoying rather than GENRE: First-person shooter Vera is a stern dance mistress and a genuinely menacing villain, and Blue is the pimp and proprietor of the girls are literally names with DEVELOPER: Kaos Studios the club. Baby has a hard time !t- pretty faces and single-adjective RATING: M ting in with the other girls until personalities. It is a shame because Vera insists that she dance. Every- the premise of using performance RELEASED: March 15 body who watches her is rapt by and imagination to do metaphori- her performance, but the audi- cal battles with one’s personal-de- OUR TAKE: !!!!! ence never sees her do so much mons is full of promise for charac- as shake her hips. Instead, we terization. "is could have been a By Andrew Akker watch her dream. Baby appears genuinely smart movie in addition Contributing Writer in a snowy pagoda in her dream, to being beautiful. "e plot and where she encounters a wise old the characters’ personalities are In the world of military based man played by Scott Glenn. "e stunted by the brothel frame nar- video games, it’s not uncommon wise man tasks her with !nding rative, however. Instead of grap- for developers to create outlandish the !ve items that will lead to pling with the duality between scenarios for the player to trudge her freedom and arms her with the dream battles and grim real- through while playing the game. Image courtesy of Kaos Studios an ornate katana and a matching ity of the asylum, Snyder situates Homefront o$ers a premise that is occupation, your ride is abruptly or BP. BP is accumulated by get- handgun adorned with adorable the story in this overly sexualized probably the most outlandish that held short by two members of the ting kills or completing objectives little cellphone charms. "is !rst middle-world that serves as a pre- I’ve played to date. American resistance, Connor and in the various modes. Players can !ght is where the movie really hits text to put the girls in underwear "e game starts out with a ba- Rianna. You then join them in or- then use their BP to either buy its stride. Snyder has thankfully for most of the !lm. sic explanation of the setting by der to free the world from Korea’s killstreak rewards, such as a com- backed away from the wanton As Sweet Pea remarks after way of a movie before you begin oppression. bat drone or a rocket launcher, or brutality of Watchman and re- watching Baby Doll perform for playing. After the death of Kim "e gameplay in the single they can purchase vehicles such as turned to the poetic rhythm and the !rst time, “the dance should Jung-Il, his son Kim Jung-Un has player campaign is pretty similar a Humvee or an attack helicopter subtle abstraction that made 300’s be more than just titillation.” succeeded him as the leader of to that of the Call of Duty fran- to spawn in. !ght scenes so stunning. Howev- "en again, it may be best to stick North Korea. chise or even Killzone. "e user "ere are a couple of problems er, the tone is lighter here. with what you know. Snyder’s at- After reuniting North and interface is laid out in a very simi- that mainly lie in the single player After !nishing her trance, Baby tempt at a solemn conclusion is South into a Uni!ed Korea, eco- lar style. "ere are similar features aspect more than the multiplayer recruits the other girls to her cause, the cruelest cut of all. A wretch- nomic crisis around the world such as grenade indicators and the aspect of the game. "e !rst is promising to distract the guards edly bleak !nal act sucks all the has caused the superpowers of same style of surviving damage that the campaign in the game with her hypnotic performances fun out of the !lm, and the end- the world to weaken to the point where the player will recover after was relatively short. "e average while they pilfer the items on her ing completely undercuts the where the United Nations is dis- a short period of rest. player will have no problem com- freedom check-list. "roughout !lm’s call for self-empowerment solved. North Korea has built up "e multiplayer is where this pleting the campaign in about !ve all of the subsequent dance-tranc- and survival at all costs. its nuclear capabilities to the point game starts to get pretty interest- hours on a normal di%culty. An- es, Baby is joined by Sweet Pea, Sucker Punch is worth watch- where they invade and conquer ing and is, in my opinion, the best other problem with the campaign Rocket and their friends Blondie ing for its eye candy alone, espe- most of Asia and afterwards, the part of the game. Upon joining a is that there will be random mo- and Amber. Each girl is armed to cially if you are fond of science U.S., which is in disarray due to certain type of online game, such ments throughout the game where the teeth and dressed in fetish-fu- !ction, action movies or Japanese $20 gas prices and its failing in- as team deathmatch, the player enemies will randomly spawn on eling battle armor. Each skirmish anime. frastructure. is greeted with a video tutorial, top of you. is prefaced by an appearance from In fact, it deserves special "e game begins with the which can be skipped, of what If you are a fan of the Call of the Wise Man, who gives the girls praise for being the most suc- player being interrogated by the must be accomplished in this Duty series of games, then you their mission objectives and a few cessful live-action translation of Korean occupation in a small mode complete with examples. will want to give Homefront a words of wisdom that sound like anime aesthetics to have come town of Montrose, Co. After tak- "e multiplayer maps are vast and chance. If you can get past the fortune cookies written by Duke out of Hollywood thus far. But ing a ride towards a detention it will take some time to run to an couple points of potential frustra- Nukem. "e ! rst group-sortie, if you have not enjoyed Snyder’s center and seeing all of the atroci- enemy. tion along the way, then you will where the girls lay waste to legions comic adaptations, his Baby Doll ties and horrors being committed "e multiplayer also includes have a very enjoyable experience of steam-punk Nazi zombies and will not do much to change your against Americans by the Korean something called Battle Points, playing Homefront. battle zeppelins with a hulking mind.

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Unicycle kids crack me up To the people carrying samurai swords at the Anime Convetion last weekend, don’t you think its a little too soon? I can’t wait to be out of this apartment. my roommate is a psycho I think I’m slivering too late to make the Friday paper. Maybe next week... Imagine it, Buckingham Palace full of cats. Steve FINALLY, a table explaining HOPE changes, thanks dudes more construction on north ave? thank god im graduating chemical spills are semesterly occurrence on this campus t square is the most poorly designed website in the history of the internet ENTERTAINMENT Technique • April 1, 2011 • 19 Cosplayers take over MomoCon $.$#&- !"#$%"$ MomoCon !"#$%&Cuisines around Atlanta PERFORMER: MomoCon '' %$-&,%/,#&- LOCATION: Tech Square spicy "ai slaw that was nice but Spice Market didn’t impress. DATE: March 12-13 "e next course in the !ve- LOCATION: 188 14th Street course series included a #aky sa- OUR TAKE: !!!!! NE mosa !lled with spiced chicken CUISINE: Southeast Asia served with a light cilantro yo- By Andrew Nelson gurt, a chicken skewer with lime Contributing Writer COST: $10-20 dipping sauce and black pepper HOURS: Mon-Sun 5:30 p.m. shrimp on sun dried pineapples. Geeks abound at this year’s it- - 10 p.m. Following these appetizers were eration of MomoCon, Tech’s own the main servings, starting with convention for Japanese, com- PHONE: (404) 724-2550 broiled cod and spicy Malaysian ics and gaming cultures. Tech chili sauce. Square’s buildings, sidewalks, Photo by Sho Kitamura/ Student Publications OUR TAKE: !!!!! Next was a plate of tender open spaces and restaurants were served and leaving some artists and more peddled their wares tire- charred Chinese eggplant with a packed with attendees and cos- without table space. lessly until nearly all of it was gone By Michael Valente sweet chili glaze and peanuts were tumed a!cionados. Rachel Kelsensky, an HCI by Sunday. Contributing Writer a great plate that would make the Over 10,000 attended the grad student and author/artist of "roughout the con, there is a best vegetarian option in conjunc- event, including several hundreds webcomic Last Res0rt about an constant entertainment lineup to Midtown’s stretch of Peachtree tion with the lentil chips and salsa of dedicated volunteer sta$, art- alien vampire on a reality show, counter any downtime in other Street NE is a rich belt of !ne res- if you ask nicely (it’s not actually ists and panelists provided a slew joined two comics panels: the We- activities and to provide a relief taurants, bars, and original eater- on the regular menu). of events over the March 12–13 bcomics Panel and the Writing for from walking around all day. ies. Situated on the north end of "e !nal entree plates were weekend. Comics panel. Extraordinary Contraptions—a the belt inside the W Hotel, Spice grilled chicken with a kumquat "e event is located in the Panels and workshops are host- local steampunk rock band—re- Market o$ers an intriguing ex- dressing, which was not impress- entire bottom two #oors of the ed by technical professionals and turned this year as the musical perience and cuisine but doesn’t ing at all, and a !nal bowl of Georgia Tech Hotel, most of the artists like Kelsensky, who o$er feature, anime from 1973 to the quite substantiate its price level. perfectly-fried ginger rice topped College of Management, a #oor both discussion and educational present plays continuously during Spice Market’s two key points with an over-easy egg and bread- of the Biltmore Hotel and all the formats in subjects like how to the day and overnight and kara- of interest are the “tasting menu” crumbs. space in between. run role playing games, cosplay oke jams on well into the night. o$ering and its singular space and Spice Market o$ers two di$er- "e convention covers a broad tips and comic writing. On the gaming side of Momo- character. ent soups, an innocuous sound- range of cultures, allowing the “Panels talking about how to Con, card and board gamers had a Finding a table on a Sunday ing chicken and coconut milk event to expand its variety of ac- make better, lighter, cheaper cos- space to play games casually with night was no problem, with no soup and a strong !sted butternut tivities and improve its popularity. tumes were run by famous co- access to a game library, and tour- wait time thanks to the rather squash and ginger soup. However, the most noticeable splaying names Meredith Placko naments for Yugioh! and Magic large space. I had the latter and was sur- feature was cosplay: fans of all cul- and Fev!, and writers and workers the Gathering lasted all day. Video Owner-chef Jean-Georges prised by the ferocity this dish tures, especially anime and video from Turner hosted panels about gamers met in possibly the hottest Vongerichten styled the restau- presented. I was expecting an easy games, dressing up as characters their cartoon block Toonami and rooms of the con, mashing their rant as an upscale, yet relaxed, going soup to tide me over, but in often homemade costumes. Adult Swim’s Venture Brothers,” way through games like Super version of "ai and Vietnamese instead was rewarded with sharp MomoCon hosts the Artists said Danny Erbentraut, president Smash Brothers Brawl, Super Street street food. tastes of ginger and a soothing Alley spaces in the Georgia Tech of Anime O-Tekku and head of Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 We started with the compli- butternut squash end. Hotel for artists to display their sta$ at MomoCon. Saturday afternoon. mentary lentil chips and a spicy Parking in the deck next door work and sell prints, sketches, In the Biltmore Hotel, the Finally, Pocky Stops at the Col- tomato salsa. "e lentils yield an is expensive, so the complimen- clothes, crafts and #air. Dealers Room attracted a huge lege of Management and Georgia extremely light and brittle chip tary valet may actually be a better "is year, however, their new population with the line on Satur- Tech Hotel sold these ubiquitous that meshes so well with the tangy option on your wallet; although, location could not hold all the day extending outside and around Japanese candies to feed everyone salsa. We kept it around for the considering what you just paid at artists in attendance, with tables the corner. Merchants selling who could not secure a table at the rest of the meal. "e !rst dish of the restaurant, that might not be available only !rst-come-!rst- comic books, !gurines, kimonos overcrowded restaurants. the tasting course was a light and as much of an issue.

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"e men are LOCATION: The Laughing STARRING: Aaron Eckhart startled with disbelief. With but- Skull ter#ies in their stomachs, they are DATE: March 16 DIRECTOR: Jonathan sent out to investigate. Liebesman When the extraterrestrials !- OUR TAKE: !!!!! RATING: PG-13 nally emerge from their craters in their bio-mechanical suits and By Michael Valente RELEASE DATE: March 11 body-welded machine guns, they Contributing Writer begin blowing up buildings and OUR TAKE: !!!!! shooting any and all the humans Who is the funniest guy you Photo by Victor Lee / Student Publications in sight. "eir weapons are in know? If you said Hari Gopal, Ja- While most of the comedians and with the judges input four By Nick Reardon some way or another more power- mie Ward, David Ja$e or Matty stuck to their same routine from students from each team were se- Contributing Writer ful than ours, leaving the soldiers Litwack, then TBS thinks so, too. the initial competition at Geor- lected to move on. Representing on sight hardly any hope for vic- "ese are Georgia Tech’s four !- gia Tech, some changed their set Georgia Tech were the aforemen- "e past two decades in Hol- tory. "e streets are covered in nalists in TBS’s Rooftop Comedy completely and judging by the tioned Gopal, Ward, Ja$e and lywood have borne witness to the blood, debris and dust. "e world College Tour, a nationwide search audience reactions, for the better. Litwack. "e !nalists from Em- shameless display of world elimi- is in chaos. Sound familiar. for the funniest stand-up come- Between jokes about thermody- ory were Ben Kassoy, David Mi- nation enough times to consider "e central crux of the !lm, dian in college. namics and babies drinking beer, cley, Tom Quigley, Sarah Wallace. them acts of sheer exploitation. aside from the mere ridiculous- "e process to decide on these the show was hosted by local co- Once the !nalists were an- "is trend might have begun in ness of its premise, is the depic- four started with an open call for median Andy Sandford. Sand- nounced the top four comedians the mid-nineties with Roland tion of the military force. With stand-up acts at Georgia Tech. ford, recently named by Creative chosen from each school will go Emmerich’s Independence Day, the exception of the Aaron Eck- Sixteen students competed at Loa!ng as Atlanta’s Best Local into an online bracket where 32 a spectacular B-movie block- hart character, the soldiers would Tech Rec with a three minute slot Comedian, kept the event rolling schools compete against each buster whose box o%ce earnings display little to no military com- to give the audience their funni- and audience laughing between other. Users on TBS’s website can topped $800 million worldwide. petence. "ey #ee from battles est performance. "e audience student performances and the vote on which school they think Blinded by the comfort of this before they begin, and they break then voted on their top three fa- dreaded “keep the audience in- is funnier and the team that wins impressive payo$, Emmerich down when one of their fellow vorite performances and the top terested while we tally the votes” moves on to face another school. went on to make the same !lm soldiers are killed. "ey shoot eight went on to compete against period at the end of the show. "e !nal four schools then will three more times, under the titles blindly at the sky, down the road, Emory’s top eight at the Vortex’s While with every competition compete and the winning school Godzilla, !e Day After Tomor- behind a car—anywhere in sight Laughing Skull Lounge. "e there will be those who triumph will be decided completely by a row and 2012. Now, here comes that might provide openings for competition at Laughing Skull and those that do not, every stu- panel of judges. "e best comedi- the fourth. As Hollywood’s latest the aliens to attack. "ey have no was similarly formatted with each dent put on a great act and when an from these four schools is also investment, Battle: Los Angeles’s sense ammunition e%ciency, or comedian allowed three minutes it came time to vote each team decided by a panel of judges and highlighting feature is its uncanny even any sense of e%cient strat- in front of the audience. "e only down to four it was not an easy the winning student gets a trip ability to insult the intelligence of egizing. "ese are supposed to be di$erence was this time both decision. As the competitors wait- to Chicago to perform onstage in its viewers. the two foremost qualities of any Emory and Georgia Tech students ed back stage the mood was tense, front of a live audience. "e !lm opens with a series of e$ective soldier. competed and the acts were voted but the atmosphere was not what Regardless if our team makes it attempts to introduce a set of sol- In one particular scene, I recall on not just by the audience but you would expect, “Everyone back on to the next round, voting for diers in a state of global emergen- a young soldier hiding in a neigh- also by a panel of judges. stage was real supportive. Come- the !rst round will be over by the cy. "ey are told that they are to borhood basement, separated "e Laughing Skull lounge is a dians know what it is like to bomb time this edition prints, all of our arrive at the crash sites of several from his platoon, out of fear of small, intimate space and with it and succeed backstage. Everyone comedians should be commended mysterious meteors in Los Ange- being detected by the aliens. He being so relatively close to Tech’s congratulated you backstage.” for showing the Atlanta commu- les. At this point, none of them are uses up almost an entire round campus the crammed audience said Hari Gopal, one of Georgia nity that Georgia Tech is full of aware that they are in a collision of bullets on one enemy and still was overwhelmingly in support Tech’s four !nalists. more than just a bunch of nerds, course with hostile alien forces. of the Georgia Tech comedians. After a brief tallying of votes some of us are funny too. On location, their superiors See Battle, page 21

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Battle from page 20 of war. "is new theme was main- tained for the remaining thirty couldn’t defeat it. A fellow sol- minutes, ending on a hopeful F.A.M.E. lets down R&B Genre dier had to throw a frag grenade note for the survival of mankind. */-(! style and life, it puzzles that his to save his neck. "e platoon is By introducing this thematic ele- music is so bland. Supposedly still !lled with too many of incompe- ment so late, and developing it so Chris Brown retaining many feelings inside tent, unreliable men like this one. poorly throughout the !lm, the F.A.M.E. from previous relationships, this Apparently, neither their military narrative is damaged irreversibly LABEL: Jive Records album is void of any true emotion. training nor their service in the with an incomprehensible, #imsy Sure there are explicit refer- previous wars had hardened them message. GENRE: R&B ences to explicit acts, but that does in any way, shape or form. Adding to the incoherence of TRACK PICKS: “Look at Me not make any kind of conviction All of this, I suspect, was the the narrative is the editing tech- Now,” “Yeah 3x,” & “Deuces” of emotion. writer’s most convenient way of niques employed in an attempt to But again, not much more can displaying the Eckhart character’s capture the chaos of war. Instead OUR TAKE: !!!!! be expected of someone incapable competence through comparison. of creating intense moments in of wielding an instrument. "is "e creators of this !lm must have battle, the shaky camera and the By Chris Ernst album is dry, empty and emotion- realized they needed at least one loosely cut shots employed serve Senior Sta! Writer less. exemplary soldier, but they did only to confuse the viewers. Par- On the whole, R&B has the not know exactly how to portray ticularly during the !rst half of F. A. M. E. (“Forgiving All My unfortunate burden of being very one realistically. So, they retard- the !lm, the source of alien weap- Enemies” or alternatively “Fans popular. Many artists should not ed the abilities of the rest of the on-!re was never quite clear. Every Are My Everything”) is Chris be making R&B, but for the sake Image courtesy of Jive Records squadron merely to serve as a ref- frame is !lled with a ridiculous Brown’s latest album. Perhaps of popularity, they are. Brown is cause Brown is a great dancer. Un- erence point for the Eckhart char- collection of explosions and gun- famous for the wrong reasons, squarely one of them. R&B sing- fortunately he is not as good of a acter. Next to the other men, he is !re that there is hardly any time to Brown does not change this per- ers should be able to convey blues singer, especially when compared brave, daring and dedicated. build up suspense to a particular ception by proving he should be with an emotive and skilled voice. to Jackson. Brown’s appeal is as an "e !lm also su$ers substan- sequence. As a result, the action is famous for talent. Brown is pedestrian in both “entertainer,” not a singer and this tially from a sort of identity crisis. thin-layered and inconsequential. He shrewdly relinquishes cre- counts, making some boring ig- album wisely does not emphasize As the !lm moves from the second Battle: Los Angeles is a silly and ative control to those who know norable music, if he is actually this shortcoming. to third act, it becomes unclear altogether unnecessary install- better than him. Brown makes the appropriate party to attribute F. A. M. E. breaks no new whether it is trying to be an action ment to the disaster genre. To say no freshman mistakes, but at credit. F. A. M. E. is almost ex- ground and is stylistically nothing picture, a melodrama, a drama or that it provides too little, too late the same time there are so many actly similar to anything and ev- new for Brown or the R&B land- science-!ction. "e message that would be an understatement. It is cooks in the kitchen the recipe is erything on the radio last year, scape. "e only notable tracks are “soldiers never quit” was conspic- a !lm that is lost within its own bound to be at least palatable to this year and next year. It does such because of excellent produc- uously forced in fairly late in the genre. Let us just hope that this the widest audience possible. nothing to inject new life into the tion. !lm when Eckhart’s character lec- will be the last time Hollywood Brown still cannot sing which drowning genre. "e #amboyant dancer lacks a tures his platoon about the chaos tries to blow up the world. is not a surprise, but in such an All these unfortunate things musical style and drags the world R&B-heavy album, the gloss said, there are some redeeming along on his mostly boring mu- needed to make the output ac- songs to the album, all of which sical excursion. Fans will still be ceptable just does not quite cut it. are dance-oriented tracks. Hiring fans, but Brown will win no new A more talented singer would top-notch producers paid o$ by ones from this e$ort. not have to work as hard to make delivering some really nifty tunes. Brown dispassionately croons interesting music, but as many While not always innovative, for love lost and clumsily sings artists these days, Brown mainly the dance tracks are at least ef- about sex. "e lyrics really do relies on the studio magic of the fective. Primary among them not say anything and are !lled producers and engineers to make is “Look at Me Now,” a Diplo- with “yeah,” “uh-huh,” and “girl.” a musical product from the desert produced song that demonstrates While broadly categorized as of Brown’s talent. Brown’s unfortunate desire to rap. R&B, the album is hard to classify With almost 40 writers, Brown In good company with Lil’ because of its shotgun approach. does not own any aspect of the al- Wayne and Busta Rhymes, the Brown tries to branch out in so bum and seems to just do what he minimalist track is e$ective de- many directions he ends up going is told, which is both the strength spite Brown’s ho-hum #ow. nowhere. He also does no branch and weakness of the album. F. A. One could come to the sneak- out very far from home as if he is M. E. reaches a wide audience but ing suspicion that Brown thinks afraid of stepping on any toes. F. sacri!ces originality to do so. he is the next Michael Jackson, A. M. E. comes o$ as a whole lot With such a vibrant personal which is half true, but only be- of nothing all pu$ed up. Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures

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NON SEQUITUR BY WILEY DILBERT ® BY SCOTT ADAMS 26 • April 1, 2011 • Technique SPORTS Men’s tennis takes two against conference foes By Kyle Gi!ord Wol", losing 6-3, 6-3. !ough Sta! Writer the Jackets had played well to this point, Wake continued to knock Tech’s men’s tennis team com- at the door and looked to keep the peted in two home ACC matches pressure on Tech to have to earn over spring break, looking to the win. improve on its already impres- With the pressure on, O’Brien sive 10-2 record. !e team faced notched the #nal victory Tech o" against two foes from North needed to win the day, dispatch- Carolina, Wake Forest and N.C. ing Wake’s Leslie in straight sets, State. !e break proved to be a 6-4, 6-1. Even with the win in good one for the Jackets, as they hand, the Jackets kept pressing to rolled over both opponents, los- try to better their national rank- ing only a single match over both ing of 19. Next up, King took on competitions. First, the No. 19 Atkinson in a very even match ranked Jackets beat the Wolfpack that went to tiebreak in the #rst 7-0 on March 25 then put down set, with King winning 7-6 (7-3). the Demon Deacons 6-1 on Sun- !e #nal set tested both play- day. !e two wins improve the ers, but King came out on top, Jackets record to 12-2 (3-1 ACC) taking the second set 7-5 to give and to 9-1 in their last 10. Tech another singles victory. !e Last Wednesday’s match #nal two singles matches turned against N.C. State turned out to out to be the closest yet. Tech’s be one of Tech’s strongest of the Potvin played a drawn out match season, as the Jackets shut out Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications against the Deacon’s Kreyman, the Wolfpack. Four of Tech’s top lasting three long sets, with Pot- Eliot Potvin dives for a ball in a recent home game. Potvin defeated his opponent from N.C. State in players blew through their oppo- vin #nally bringing the win home, nents in straight sets and easily straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Potvin followed that up with a three-set win over Wake Forest, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. winning 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. swept the doubles portion. !e last match of the day had !e most impressive doubles match to a tiebreak in the #rst set, went into a di$cult and tiring tie- slipped slightly, allowing Les- Ortiga in another close match match coming from the No. 11 but ultimately fell, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. break for both players. Eventually lie and Carleton to hang around against Wake Forest’s Hopkins. ranked duo of junior Kevin King Spir took down his opponent 6-2, Ortiga was able to secure the win, before ultimately winning the In a back and forth match to and sophomore Juan Spir. !e 6-1 to improve on his No. 57 na- winning 11-9 towards the end of match, 8-6. To round out the cap a four-hour long meet, Or- two dispatched their opponent tional ranking. King defeated D. the day. doubles play, Tech sent out No. tiga dropped the #rst set, 6-4, but in convincing fashion, winning !omson in straight sets as well, Tech’s match against the No. 11 ranked Spir and King to go fought back to take the second set 8-3. Seniors Eliot Potvin and letting his opponent down quick- 39 ranked Wake Forest went al- against a talented pair from Wake 6-2. Ortiga then cruised to vic- Ryan Smith also won in dominat- ly, 6-3, 6-3. In what soon became most as smoothly, although the Forest, senior Iain Atkinson and tory, winning the third and #nal ing fashion, beating N.C. State’s a pattern Potvin bested his op- Jackets did drop a singles and junior David Hopkins. !ough set, 6-3 to end the day. sophomore Dave !omson and ponent in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. doubles match on the day. !e the game went to a tiebreak, the With the two impressive wins freshman Sean Weber, 8-5. Fi- O’Brien also defeated N.C. State’s doubles portion kicked o" last Jackets couldn’t pull out a victory in hand, Tech looks to continue nally, Tech’s other senior team Weber in straight sets in a short Wednesday’s competition, with heading into singles play, falling their ascent up the national rank- of Guillermo Gomez and Dean match, 6-2, 6-3. Potvin and Smith lining up 8-7 (7-4). ings in hopes of passing the likes O’Brien put down the Wolfpack’s By and away the closest and against the Deacon’s senior Jona- !e singles portion of the day of ACC foes North Carolina, senior David Chermak and fresh- hardest fought match of the day than Wol" and sophomore Dan- also left Tech with just one loss, Duke and the No. 1 ranked Vir- man Matt !omson, 8-5. came courtesy of Tech sophomore ny Kreyman. !e Tech duo won against #ve solid wins. No. 14 ginia Cavaliers. Tech has seven !e singles portion of last Magin Ortiga against the Wolf- quickly, letting their opponents ranked Gomez kicked o" the sin- remaining ACC matches leading Wednesday’s match was short and pack’s freshman Ivan Sanchez down, 8-3. gles matches, with a dominating up to the NCAA championships sweet, with Tech cruising to six Gomez. !e two dueled for three !e second doubles game performance against the Demon in May. !e Jackets will play ACC victories in six matches. No. 14- long sets. Ortiga dropped a tough matched up Gomez and O’Brien Deacon’s No. 88 ranked Carleton, opponents Boston College and ranked Gomez struggled slightly #rst set 4-6, then battled back in against Wake’s sophomores Zach 6-3, 6-1. In the following game, Maryland this weekend and are in his match against N.C. State’s the second to win 7-5. !e match Leslie and Tripper Carleton. No. 57 ranked Spir struggled to poised to take a share of fourth Dominic Hodgson, who took the came down to the #nal set that !e Jacket’s talented senior team get past Wake’s No. 70 ranked place or third place outright out.

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Gregory from page 32 season. weapon; if he returns, though, the !e junior guard made the Jackets could well have the pieces play during his tenure, the Jackets announcement of his intentions in place to make a quiet run in the struggled badly on the defensive to test the water during the press ACC. end as well last season. conference for the introduction For as much as the Jackets During the press conference, for Gregory. He insisted that this struggled in the 2010-11 cam- Gregory highlighted two notable was merely a coincidence as he was paign, their roster was fairly problem areas for Tech—three- going to make the announcement young. Only three active players point defense and defensive re- that day and had decided on the were upperclassmen: Shumpert bounding—as two areas where day even before the press release. and senior guards Moe Miller the Jackets would need to improve He later attended practice with and Lance Storrs. If Gregory can next season. Gregory. He announced all of this retain the two 2011 signees, Mil- !e Jackets’ lack of an expe- information through his personal ton High School forward Julian rienced post presence resulted in Twitter account. Royal and Memphis guard Bobby just 22.8 defensive rebounds per Because Shumpert did not Parks, the Jackets have the talent game, good for 10th in the ACC. hire an agent, he does leave open to match up with most schools in In terms of defending the three, the chance that he will return to the ACC. Royal would give the Tech had trouble with both its !e Flats. Like many other draft- Jackets the o"ensive threat in the zone and man defenses and fre- eligible underclassmen with high frontcourt that the team sorely quently allowed opposing teams pedigrees, he will be given an lacks, and Parks would add back- to get a shooter open, and the re- evaluation and then a grade on court depth to help ease the loss of sult was that opponents shot 37.9 where he will likely be drafted if the two seniors. percent on threes; in ACC play, he decided to keep his name in Gregory plans to install the this mark ballooned to 40.9 per- the draft. Most draft experts have system he ran at Dayton: a high- cent. Shumpert pegged as a late second- pressure defensive scheme that Amid the struggles, though, rounder to undrafted. He is still looks to push the ball in transition there were bright spots for the considered a top-100 prospect on on the o"ensive end. !is would Jackets. After several seasons of sites like espn.com. seem to play into the strengths of fairly high turnover rates, Tech Shumpert has until April 24 to a team that relies on its guards, committed just 13.7 turnovers per withdraw his name from the draft and indeed the primary scorers game; while the #gure was still on June 23 and preserve his eli- on Gregory’s Dayton squads have not comparatively good, it was the Photo by Ryan Gomba / Student Publications gibility for his #nal season. Since traditionally been guards. To this best by a Hewitt-coached team, Iman Shumpert makes a no-look pass in a game last season. this is widely considered to be end, a Tech squad led by Rice, Ol- and Tech also forced 13.2 turn- one of the weaker drafts of recent iver, Morris and possibly Shump- overs per game. Shumpert is going to test the water on his NBA Draft prospects. years and since many of the oth- ert would be ideal for this system !e Jackets bene#ted from er top college players have either that would allow them to attack several strong individual perfor- was a reliable player both o"en- son, he shot a solid 41.4 percent stated their intention to return to the basket in transition. mances on both ends. Redshirt sively and defensively all season, from the #eld and 40.0 percent their schools for at least one more Notably, though, over the past freshman center Daniel Miller #nishing as the team leader in from three-point range. year or are widely believed to do two seasons 6-foot-8 forward also proved to be an e"ective de- points, rebounds and assists along Heading into next season, so, Shumpert and draft-eligible Chris Wright has been Dayton’s fensive player inside, recording with steals. Additionally, fresh- Shumpert remains a large ques- players like him may keep their leading scorer. While the guards 2.2 blocks per game. man Jason Morris emerged as a tion mark. !e point guard en- names in until the deadline. will likely control the pace of the !e main catalyst for the starter late in the season and #n- tered his name into the NBA If Shumpert ultimately de- o"ense in any scenario, a skilled high defensive turnover rate was ished the year with double-digit Draft pool, but he has not hired cides to go pro, Tech will have a o"ensive forward such as Royal Shumpert, who had an ACC-lead- points in three of Tech’s last four an agent, leaving open the possi- tough time being competitive af- has the potential to thrive in ing 2.7 steals per game; Shumpert regular-season games; for the sea- bility of returning for his senior ter the loss of its leading o"ensive Gregory’s system.

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Streak from page 32 Golf from page 32 !e game started o" slowly a hotly contested match, needing with the scoreboard tied at 0-0 all 18 holes to defeat his opponent. through the third inning. Hyde !ose close wins were not broke the silence, hitting a two enough to spur the Jackets to vic- RBI single deep into right #eld at tory, and the Trojans took the the top of the fourth. match 3-2 thanks to some inclem- Tech would struggle in the ent weather. #fth, committing three errors “!e course played a little dif- and allowing a single RBI from ferently. Some of the holes were Miami’s designated hitter Dale shorter [than yesterday] and some Carey. played longer depending if it was Davies would respond quickly into the wind or down wind,” in the sixth, hitting a solo home White said in an interview with run towards left #eld. !e Jackets ramblinwreck.com. held a two-run lead through the !e remaining matches went bottom of the seventh before the better than Monday’s matches, Hurricanes came roaring back. and it started with the Jackets !e Hurricanes started the sev- not dropping a single match in a enth inning with a walk, a single win over East Tennessee State on and a sac bunt to load the bases. Monday. Carey would eventually hit a sin- White and Haley continued gle RBI to left #eld to cut Tech’s their strong play as White dis- lead to just one. Immediately af- Photo by Tim Nowack / Student Publications patched his opponent three and ter, another single RBI toward Kyle Wren slides into second ahead of the throw in a recent home game against Maryland. Wren one, and Haley rolled to victory, second base would tie the game #ve and three. at 3-3. had two hits, two walks and a RBI in Tech’s 12-3 win over ACC foe Miami on Saturday, March 26. Tech’s other two players could !e game would remain tied not #nd wins but managed to re- through the ninth, taking the looking to keep their streak going. Palka to wrap up the inning. to score Davies from second base. bound after yesterday’s losses by game into an extra inning. !e Sophomore Buck Farmer pitcher At the top of the ninth, the Mercer would come back. picking up two ties. Jackets started the extra period Buck Farmer got the start, hold- Jackets scored a pair of runs on a Tech freshman pitcher Matthew Tech faced their hardest op- with a hit by freshman Kyle Wren, ing the Hurricanes to three hits RBI double from Skole, followed Grimes allowed two singles to ponent of the championship followed by a bunt by Esch. How- and one run over eight innings. by a bunt by Evans two hitters start o" the #fth inning. on Wednesday in Texas A&M. ever, Wren was tagged out after a It was another late victory, later to bring Skole in. !e Jackets !en, after a strikeout, Derrick !e Aggies came into the match #elder’s choice on the bunt. Af- with the two winning runs com- held onto a 3-1 lead , when sopho- Workman of Mercer hit a single ranked No. 7 in the nation, but terward, Skole popped a high hit ing in the ninth inning to secure more pitcher Luke Bard posted his that gave Mercer their #rst run of the higher ranked Jackets walked over third base only to put a sec- the 3-1 win and series sweep. !is third save of the year in relief for the game. !en, in the seventh, away with a 3-2 win. ond out on the scoreboard. marked the #rst time the Jackets Farmer. Farmer struck out his #rst the Bears would hit a RBI single White, Haley and Weren- Junior Evan Martin then came have ever swept the Hurricanes at at plate, followed by a double play bunt to tie the game at 2-2 with ski were again winners, but only into the game as a pinch hitter for Miami. to end the game two hitters later. two outs. White had an easy time defeating Palka and hit a two-run homer Farmer #nished the day with !e Jackets then returned !e Bears then sealed the game his opponent. White’s match end- towards left #eld to begin a nine- nine strikeouts and no walks en home after extending their win when freshman relief pitcher ed after only 14 holes, but both run streak through the rest of the route to his fourth win of the sea- streak to 16 at Miami. Tech only Dusty Isaacs allowed a double in Haley and Werenski had matches 10th. Eventually Hyde would pull son. had to go through the Mercer the eighth inning to give Mercer that needed the 18th hole to de- through with a three-run home- Miami drew #rst blood, hit- Bears to continue their streak. two more runs. Tech struggled cide it. run, pulling the game out of reach ting a leado" double in the third However, they stumbled late in in the majority of the innings to “I was two up with four to play, and sealing the game. inning, and then earning their the game and saw the end of their strike out the leado" hitter, allow- and that’s a good spot to be in. I !e Jackets had seven hits in run on a #elder’s choice RBI. !e nation-leading win streak. ing #ve leado" walks. was able to keep it together on the the 10th. 1-0 lead gave the Hurricanes their !e Jackets took the lead early, !e Jackets could not #nd a last few holes and make a couple Miami pitcher Daniel Mi- only lead of the series. with Skole hitting a RBI double way to respond to Mercer and clutch putts,” Haley said courtesy randa was credited with the loss, !e Jackets, however, tied the towards right #eld in the #rst to eventually fell, 4-2. of ramblinwreck.com. allowing four hits and four runs in game in the #fth inning, continu- score Wren. After a pitching show- !e Jackets will look to re- Tech is o" until its next match 1.2 innings. ing their hitting success with two down between both teams, Tech bound and start a new streak at on April 16-17 when it hosts the After the late success from the outs. Sophomore Sam Dove hit a scored again in the fourth o" of Duke in their weekend series from Yellow Jacket Invitational at the previous game, the Jackets were RBI single to right #eld, scoring a single by freshman Chase Butler April 1-3. Golf Club of Georgia.

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Ever ever ever. can i sliver when i graduate? !e poll forgot the unicorn option let’s give the operation a greenlight. so i’ve checked out for the semester 30 • April 1, 2011 • Technique SPORTS Women’s tennis moves to 10-5 Track team earns By Wayne Bishop Contributing Writer three victories at home By Wayne Bishop spectively. !e Jackets women’s tennis Contributing Writer Mendrek-Laske #nished with team traveled to N.C. on March his best performance to date, 26-27 to face o" against N.C. !e Tech men’s and women’s cracking one of the top-ten 1500 State in Raleigh, N.C. before track teams hosted the Yellow meter times in the nation. heading west to Winston-Salem Jacket Invitational the weekend Senior Mary Kownack came to face Wake Forest. Tech won of March 25-26 at the Georgia C. in fourth place in the women’s both matches, improving the Gri$n Track Facility. 1500m run with a time of 4:42.71. Jackets to 3-1 in conference play However, the weather was not !e men’s team was almost for the season. suitable for the event, causing the able to grab the 1-2-3 victory !e doubles point has proven Invitational to end early. !rough again in the 800m but was unable crucial this year for the women’s the events that could be played to capitalize on sophomore Shawn tennis team and their record. !is though, the Jackets earned three Robert’s and Cli"ord’s 1:51.44 held true once again for the team victories and 14 top-three perfor- and 1:52.42 times that placed Photo by Thien Huynh / Student Publications on Saturday as the Jackets faced mances. them #rst and second. the No. 32-ranked N.C. State Viet Ha Ngo reaches for a backhand in a game against Auburn. !e opening night of the Invi- Mendrek-Laske came in fourth Wolfpack. Tech senior Sasha Ngo won her singles match against Wake Forest in three sets. tational began with the hammer with a time of 1:54.41. Krupina and sophomore Elizabeth throw and 5000-meter run for the Junior Jade Sims #nished the Kilborn decided a quick victory at match between the Jackets junior gles play with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Tech men’s team. event in fourth place for the wom- 8-1 over senior Sanaa Bhambri Caroline Lilley and Hojckova. O’Neill by Pavelec, Blau once Junior Duncan !ompson en’s team at 2:18.93. and sophomore Tatiana Illova in !e #rst set ended successfully again responded well and made a threw for 51.35 meters in the !e 400-meter dash showed the #rst doubles matchup. at 6-3. !e next set kept people 6-3, 6-3 win over freshman Bri- hammer throw to put himself in great promise for the Jackets as N.C. State responded quickly well on their toes while Lilley was gita Bercyte to put the Jackets third at the #nish. well when senior Hunter Clasen with an 8-4 victory over another able to pull o" the 7-5 victory to within a single point of victory. !e Jacket’s placed #ve out of earned a top three time of 48.69. Jackets duo. Junior Jillian O’Neil give the Jackets the #nal point With three matches left, the the top six runners in the 5000 !e #eld events for the week- and junior Viet Ha Ngo rescued they needed to win the game. odds were stacked in Tech’s favor meter run with senior DJ McMil- end had some of the best perfor- the point and secured the early “[Caroline] clinched a number to beat the Demon Deacons. !e lan pacing himself to come in at a mances of the season for the Jack- lead for Tech with an 8-4 win of matches for us this year and expected #nal result became a re- time of 14:53.42. ets. against junior Sandhya Nagaraj she’s starting to get comfortable ality when Ngo defeated Duncan !e rest of the team also fared Junior Aaron Unterberger and senior Lenka Hojckova. doing that,” Shelton said about 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the third spot of well with Niall Longovardi #nish- launched a height of 4.75 meters “Today the doubles point was the 83rd ranked Lilley courtesy of the lineup. ing with a time of 15:14.21, senior to #nish second in pole vault for the di"erence. We can’t overlook ramblinwreck.com. !ough this gave Tech the Nathan Tew #nishing fourth with the men’s team. that,” said head coach Bryan Shel- !e following day, the Jackets point it needed to win, Lilley a time of 15:17.74, freshman Obi- !e women’s long jump was ton in an interview with ramblin- made their way to Winston-Salem and Krupina were still #ghting to andu Igwe #nishing # fth with a another strength on the day, with wreck.com. to face the Wake Forest Demon come back from both of their #rst time of 15:28.22 and Doug Black freshman Julienne McKee placing Tech opened up singles play Deacons. Wake Forest’s lack of game losses to assist the Jackets in #nishing sixth at 15:28.60. third with a 5.99 meter leap. with a quick sweep from junior a singles and doubles team gave their margin of victory. !e Jackets’ women’s team Sophomore Jasmine Kent #n- Lynn Blau as she won 6-0, 6-0 Tech an early 1-0 lead as well as Lilley #nished her match managed to grab second place in ished sixth in the long jump with at the sixth spot versus freshman a head start in the doubles point. against Malvehy 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 the 5000 meter run, highlighted a 5.71 meter jump, and freshman Christy Sipes. !e Wolfpack re- !e Deacons quickly evened while Krupina #nished out 7-5, by junior Mary Kate BuDard Monique Pate #nished 10th with sponded with another quick win out the advantage in doubles with 7-6, 6-2 in a drawn out match crossing the #nish line at 17:17.80. a 5.25 meter jump of her own. from freshman Joelle Kissel over a win over Kilbron and Krupina against Mydlowska. !e two wins Day two of the event showed Day two’s weather forced sev- Kilborn before O’Neill continued by senior Emilee Malvehy and allowed the Jackets to #nish the great success for the Jackets. Tech eral events to be canceled includ- her success with a victory of 6-4, junior Martina Pavelec. Blau and match 6-1 and extend their win- had some of the top performances ing the women’s pole vault, men’s 6-3 against Nagaraj to put the Lilley came through for the Jack- ning streak to four games. in the 1500 meter run when se- discus, men’s high jump and men’s Jackets within a point of winning. ets, however, with an 8-6 win !e Jackets will host a pair nior Mark Mendrek-Laske ran in and women’s 4x400 meter relay. N.C. State fought back and against juniors Kayla Duncan and of ACC matches this weekend at 3.50.04, freshman Alec Cli"ord !e Jacket’s will next make a was able to win their next two Anna Mydlowska to put Tech at a against the Maryland Terrapins ran in at 3:52.21 and sophomore trip from their home meet to Au- matches to even the score at 3-3. 2-0 lead heading into singles play. on April 1 and Boston College Eric Powers #nished at 3:53.90 to burn, Ala. for the Auburn Tiger !e game boiled down to the !ough Wake opened up sin- Eagles on April 3 at home. give them the top three times, re- Track Classic on April 1-2.

Help us keep Tech students informed! Send news tips to [email protected] SPORTS Technique • April 1, 2011 • 31 Softball sweeps N.C. State at home, falls to UGA By Alex Mitchell single, they still managed to score Sports Editor #ve runs in the frame. A series of wild pitches and passed balls al- On Saturday March 26, the lowed Tech runners to keep ad- Tech softball team hosted N.C. vancing around the base paths. State in the team’s #rst conference On March 30, the Jackets trav- series of the season. Tech won the eled to Athens hoping to win their #rst two games of the series on eighth game in a row. !e Jackets Saturday and then blew out the were unsuccessful, however, and Wolfpack en route to a 14-0 win fell to the Bulldogs 10-2. in the series #nale. !e Bulldogs got on the score- Tech then traveled to UGA for board early, as an error led to an a single game on March 30. Tech unearned run for Adkins. could not continue its winning Adkins did not pitch her best streak and fell to the No. 2 Bull- game against UGA, but only sev- dogs, 10-2. en of the runs she gave up were In the #rst game of the series, earned. sophomore pitcher Hope Rush Two more errors in the second started the game for the Jackets inning led to #ve more UGA runs. but she did not have her best out- !e big blow came with a bases ing. Rush labored through 143 loaded home run that put the pitches over the course of just six Jackets down by six runs. innings and gave up four runs. After an uneventful third in- !e Wolfpack struck early ning, Tech #nally scored a couple with two doubles in the #rst in- of runs in the fourth. ning. !is gave N.C. State a 1-0 Kuzma singled to start the in- lead heading into the bottom of Photo by Tiara Winata / Student Publications ning and Weseman followed her the inning. with a two-run homer to deep left Hope Rush takes a big cut at a belt-high fastball in a game against Georgia Southern. Rush did not !e Jackets’ hitters looked lost #eld. at the plate to begin the game as have her best performance in the circle against N.C. State as she gave up four runs in six innings. Up four, UGA further added the #rst three batters all struck out to its lead in the bottom half of swinging. Tech the 5-4 win. and proceeded to steal a base to lowed two earned runs and six the fourth. A leado" single ended !e poor start did not set a In the day’s second game, the put two runners into scoring posi- hits in seven innings of work. the day for Adkins who #nished tone for the game, however, and Wolfpack were again able to strike tion. Junior catcher Kate Kuzma !e third and #nal game start- with four hits and two walks in the Jackets were able to take the early when a couple of singles, a put the Jackets on the scoreboard ed well for the Jackets as Adkins only 3.1 innings. lead in the second inning by vir- wild pitch and a walk plated two with a three-run homer. !e men- held N.C. State scoreless in the Rush came into the game for tue of a Wolfpack error. runs to begin the game. tal and physical impact appeared game’s #rst inning, and the Jack- Adkins and immediately walked Over the course of the next Tech’s o"ense would be held to be a large one for the N.C. State ets’ o"ense answered by scoring a batter and then gave up a three- couple of innings, Rush would re- silent through the games next pitcher as she walked the next #ve #ve runs on three home runs. run homer. Two wild pitches add- cord a wild pitch, two walks and four innings. During this o"en- batters she faced to score another Another big inning, highlight- ed another run for the Bulldogs hit a batter to give the lead back to sive drought, N.C. State was able Tech run and to help Tech pull ed by a pair of doubles, led to four before Rush was #nally able to get the Wolfpack at 4-2. to capitalize and added two more close to the lead. more Tech runs in the second in- out of the inning. !e Jackets would remain runs to pad its lead. Down a run with the bases ning to extend the lead to nine. !e Jackets were not able to down by two until the game’s de- !e %oodgates #nally opened loaded, freshman third baseman N.C. State left three runners put a dent in their eight run de#- ciding seventh inning when junior for the Jackets in the #fth inning. Alysha Rudnik took a 2-2 pitch on base in the fourth inning and cit, and the teams ended the game shortstop Kelsi Weseman tripled !e rally began when freshman to deep left #eld for a grand slam, it seemed that they would not early. to tie the game at four. second baseman Ashley !omas giving the Jackets the lead for have enough chances left to win Tech next plays at Maryland Head Coach Sharon Perkins singled to start the bottom half of good at 8-4. the game. on April 2-3 for the team’s second then employed a suicide bunt the inning. Outside of two bad innings, !e Jackets took advantage of conference series of the season. that was struck perfectly by senior Fellow slapper senior center- senior pitcher Kristen Adkins some Wolfpack blunders in the !e Jackets then host Kennesaw third baseman Kristene Priebe, #elder Christy Jones followed looked good in her 13th win of bottom half of the inning, and State on April 6 for a middle of scoring Weseman, and giving !omas with a single of her own the season. !e righty only al- despite never getting more than a the week game. [email protected] Wolfpack lack bite Technique Sports Editor: Alex Mitchell Three Tech teams defeated N.C. State. 32 Assistant Sports Editor: See which teams beat their confer- Friday, Sports Alex Sohani ence foe.!30, 31, 26 April 1, 2011 Golf wins Baseball’s win streak ends at 16 gain the lead at the top of the fourth after an error by Mi- three of four ami’s Harold Martinez. Fresh- man Mott Hyde capitalized and scored on the play. in match play !en, the Jackets would By Alex Mitchell score two more runs in the Sports Editor #fth inning and eventually pull the game out of Miami’s On March 20, the Tech golf team trav- reach in the eighth. Freshman eled to Ball Ground, Ga. for the Callaway Zane Evans and freshman Collegiate Match Play Championship. !e Daniel Palka each had an RBI Jackets had a good showing in the champi- hit en route to a three-run in- onship, winning three out of four matches. ning. Match play is di"erent from stroke play, !e score remained the which is what the Jackets are used to playing. same through the rest of the In match play, players from one team com- game, giving the Jackets the pete against players from the other team on a 8-3 victory with sophomore hole-by-hole basis. Whichever team wins the pitcher Luke Bard coming in most holes out of 18 is declared the winner. relief of Pope. Bard only al- !e Jackets’ #rst match was against lowed two hits through the Washington State on Sunday. !e Jackets rest of the game. and Cougars remained tied through four of After the Friday night vic- the matches until Tech won the tiebreaker tory, the Jackets pushed to for the victory. continue the nation’s longest Junior James White got things going for winning streak. Tech, how- the Jackets early on as Tech’s No. 1-seeded ever, would struggle to put the player defeated his opponent by being up Hurricanes away, pushing the four holes with only two holes to go. White’s Photo by Austin Foote / Student Publications game into a 10th inning. !e victory would prove doubly important later Zane Evans takes a high pitch in Tech’s game versus Georgia. Evans started every game Jackets eventually did #nd suc- on as his win was the tie-breaking match be- cess at the plate late, hitting tween the two squads. behind the plate versus Miami and had a RBI single in Tech’s !ve-run victory on Friday night. nine runs in the 10th and win- Washington State’s Nick Ellis narrowly ning 12-3. defeated senior John-Tyler Gri$n in the By Alex Sohani Junior pitcher Mark Pope !e Jackets hit the ground Freshman relief pitcher game’s second match by only one hole. Se- Assistant Sports Editor earned his sixth win of the running with an RBI double Devin Stanton earned the win, nior Paul Haley also lost his match to give season on March 25, allowing from junior Jake Davies in the facing only one batter with the Cougars a 2-1 lead. After extending their win- only three runs on eight hits in second inning, followed by a two outs in the ninth inning. Freshman Richard Werenski answered ning streak to 13 games, the seven innings. He also dished home run by junior Jacob Esch Stanton prevented the game- Ellis’ narrow win with a one-hole win of his No. 12 Jackets went down to out nine strikeouts through in the third. Esch’s home run winning run, however, earning own to draw even with the Cougars. face the Miami Hurricanes the game, a season high. !e was his #rst of the season and his only strikeout with a run- Senior Kyle Scott tied his opponent after from March 25-27. Tech win gave Pope his 19th career gave the Jackets a 2-0 lead. ner on third base. 18 holes to split the match 2-2-1. White’s snapped Miami’s nine-game win, bringing his career record However, the Hurricanes Junior starting pitcher Jed victory gave the No. 3 seeded Jackets the win winning streak, sweeping the to 19-2. came back to tie the game in Bradley played well through over the No. 14 seed Washington State. series with a 8-3 victory on Fri- At the plate, sophomore the third. Pope allowed three 6.1 innings, with eight strike- Tech’s second match of the day did not day, a 12-3 victory on Saturday Sam Dove and junior Matt hits with two outs on the outs, one walk and two runs fare as well as its #rst, and the Jackets fell to and a 3-1 victory to #nish the Skole recorded three hits board. Miami hit a RBI dou- allowed. However, he did not the No. 10 seeded USC. series. However, the Jackets’ apiece, leading the team on a ble followed immediately by a earn the win on the day due to Tech’s No. 1-seeded player White won his streak ended after falling to 14-hit night. Eight of the nine RBI single to even the game at late lead change. match in a less convincing fashion than his Mercer in a midweek game on starters recorded at least one 2-2. #rst with the win coming late in the match, March 29. hit. Tech would eventually re- See Streak, page 29 after the 17th hole. Tech’s #fth-seeded player Haley also won See Golf, page 29 Gregory faces challenges in 2011-12 By Nishant Prasadh last Tech squad was, in many Online Sports Editor statistical respects, the worst of the 11 teams he coached at With Brian Gregory now Tech. in place as the new head coach Because of their lack of for the men’s basketball team, strong o"ensive post players, the Jackets enter the o"season the Jackets tried to build an looking to lay the foundation identity as a team that relied for a resurgence in the 2011-12 on outside shooting last sea- season. son. For much of the season, Gregory will take on his Hewitt relied on this philoso- #rst true rebuilding job in at- phy, frequently choosing to set tempting to bring the Jackets up three-pointers or midrange back to prominence; while in jumpers instead of allowing 2003 he inherited a Dayton his players to drive to the rim. team that was coming o" a !e problem was that 24-6 season, he now faces the Tech’s top o"ensive options all task of turning a 13-18 Tech posted relatively poor shooting team back into a contender. percentages. !e Jackets’ top Based on the stat sheet, three scorers—junior guard Gregory appears to have inher- Iman Shumpert, sophomore ited a squad with little chance guard Glen Rice Jr. and sopho- of succeeding in the short more forward Brian Oliver— term. shot a combined 39.9 percent While the roster features from the #eld and 28.8 percent plenty of athletic players, the on three-point attempts, and new coach will have plenty of the team as a whole was not work to do as he attempts to much better thanks to a lack turn the Jackets around. Al- of an inside game.

Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications though the 2010-11 Jackets While Hewitt tended to Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications Kyle Scott makes a short putt. Scott tied his were just one year removed emphasize strong defensive Brian Gregory speaks at his introductory press conference. from a berth in the NCAA Washington State opponent on Sunday. Tournament, Paul Hewitt’s See Gregory, page 27 Gregory inherits a Tech team that went 13-18 last season.