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TECHNIQUEServing Georgia Tech since 1911 Mandatory Drought forces restrictions fees to rise on lawn usage By N. Denisse Gonzalez Senior Staff Writer

Tech students could be paying an additional 3.7 percent in mandatory student fees starting next year, nearing the total to almost $600. Last week Institute President Wayne Clough sent a letter with recommendations for the increases to Chancellor Erroll Davis. Th e Board of Regents will make a fi - HOW MUCH WILL IT CO$T? nal decision in April. Mandatory student fees are “ O n e o f set to go up again to keep up the things the with infl ation and a variety [ M a n d a t or y of other rising costs. The Student Fee total $19 proposed is a 3.3% Advisory] Com- increase over last year’s man- mittee looks at datory student fees. every year is PROPOSED how that fee has Sting Break, other events forced CURRENT FEES INCREASE changed from Activity Fee: $113 + $5 year to year. We to seek alternative venues Athletic: $112 + $6 try to take into Health: $131 + $4 consideration Transportation: $60 + $4 inflation…but By Jon Drews /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS Technology: $103 $0 s o m e t i m e s there are new Rec Facility: $54 $0 programs that By Maria Carter by Space Planning and Facilities after tion, an outdoor watering ban has been TOTAL: $573 +$19 need to be im- Contributing Writer Governor Sonny Perdue’s executive in eff ect since September 2007, when the plemented,” said EPD released a statement confi rming Brock Wester, Tech’s Space Planning and Fa- that the northernmost third of Geor- graduate student body president. cilities Operations and Maintenance “We can’t maintain gia—including all of metro Atlanta—is “[Th e fee increases] haven’t outpaced infl a- have decided to temporarily restrict the grass areas and in a level four drought. tion,” said Anu Parvatiyar, undergraduate student how campus lawns are used by the “We’re not allowed to do any water- body president. According to Parvatiyar, the state students. the signature areas ing…we’re not allowed to do any plant- of Georgia ranks seventh nationwide in lowest Th e restriction prevents the use of on the campus like ing. We can’t maintain the grass areas university cost of attendance. grassy areas for major events and aff ects and the signature areas on the campus Wester and Parvatiyar were among eight student annual festivities like Sting Break, Earth the green around the like the green around the Campanile,” members of the Mandatory Student Fee Advisory Day, Greek Week and Relay for Life, Campanile.” Page said. Committee, which submitted its recommendations among others. Prohibited areas include Outdoor concerts are especially dif- to President Clough last month. almost all green space on campus, Warren Page fi cult on the upkeep of campus green Students pay fi ve mandatory fees that help cover including Yellow Jacket Park. Large space: they often consist of stage set up, the costs of transportation, technology, health crowds are still welcome at the Burger Director of Facilities trailers, vehicles and pedestrian traffi c services, athletics and student activities. A large Bowl and the SAC fi elds however. Operations and Maintenance that damage the lawn. portion of the increases requested is attributed to According to Warren Page, director “We’ve got the capability to come infl ationary operating expenses, including wage of Facilities Operations and Mainte- order to halt the installation of new and benefi t increases for employees. nance, the decision was made jointly landscaping by state facilities. In addi- See Lawns, page 2 Th e transportation fee’s proposed $4 increase will also help pay for the increasing cost of fuel, vehicle replacement and the extension of late night Stingerette service from 2:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Th e fee is expected to rise to $64, a 6.7 percent increase from this year. Health Services will use its proposed Students vote in Super Tuesday polls $4 increase primarily to off set rising costs due to infl ation. Students currently pay $131 for the By Craig Tabita Senator Hillary Clinton, who health fee, the highest among the fi ve. News Editor collected 31.1%. All fi gures are Th e Athletic Association requested the high- unoffi cial until certifi ed by the est increase, raising the fee from $112 to $118. Nearly 500 students and near- Ga. Secretary of State and county In addition to off setting rising costs due to infl a- by residents entered their votes in election superintendents, which tion, much of the new revenue would be used to the presidential primary elections will be completed sometime award scholarships to student athletes and pay on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the next week. for the debt service of the new football stadium Piedmont room in the Student Individual precinct results constructed in 2004. Center Commons. While voters are not available, but in Fulton “Th e athletic fee is a hard sell to the students at many other Atlanta precincts County, Obama’s victory was sometimes, but…even if you don’t necessarily go reported problems with long lines even more pronounced, securing to each game, the athletics program here at Tech and a lack of voting terminals, 75.0% of the vote to Clinton’s does have a very benefi cial impact on the Institute. waiting time was minimal at the 24.1%. Alumni love to hear about Georgia Tech’s success Tech precinct. Many voters at the Tech in athletics and we receive a substantial amount Statewide for the Republi- precinct, less than 500 feet from of donations. It is also a recruiting tool for new cans, former Ark. governor Mike Yellow Jacket Park where Obama students,” Wester said. Huckabee garnered 33.9% of the held a rally last April, voted for Th e student activity fee, proposed by the Stu- vote, edging Ariz. senator John the Ill. senator because of his dent Government Association, is expected to rise McCain’s 31.6% and former inclusive message. by $5 to $118. Additional funds will help pay for Mass. governor Mitt Romney’s “Obama says ‘We can’, where wage increases for Campus Recreation Center and 30.2% who has since ended his Hillary is all about ‘I can’,” said Student Center staff , as well as maintenance of the campaign. Th e Democratic race one voter, a male 2006 graduate bowling lanes in Tech Rec and the creation of a By Jon Drews /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS lacked any such closeness. With of Georgia State University. Voters fi le in at the polling station located in the Pied- 66.4% of votes cast, Ill. Senator See Fees, page 6 mont room of the Student Center Commons on Tuesday. Barack Obama trounced N.Y. See Polls, page 7 color OLD

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Technique Online Voice your opinion! From the files of the GTPD... Last issue’s question received 127 responses. What do you think of Georgia House Bill 154? Campus Crime It’s an ill-conceived response to a non-existent problem. Larceny-Theft Burglary 2/4/2008 16:00:00 hrs. 2/5/2008 15:30:00 hrs. It’s noble in spirit Location: Cherry Emerson building Location: Smith Residence Hall Drunkenness but shouldn’t Incident: Report of a stolen bicycle Incident: Report of a stolen laptop 2/3/2008 0:00:00 hrs. I have no computer, cell phone, bookbag, be enacted as 2/1/2008 15:30:00 hrs. I support it legislation. idea what Location: Tenth St. @ State St. and contents that is. Incident: Report of a drunk person, Location: Hemphill Ave. Apartments since it will was transported to residence Incident: Report of a stolen pres- Criminal Trespass promote sure washer 2/5/2008 17:00:00 hrs. honesty Driving Under the Influence Location: Alumni/Faculty House lot 2/1/2008 13:00:00 hrs. and intel- 2/2/2008 2:01:00 hrs. Incident: Report of damages to a Location: North Ave. Apartments lectual Location: Hemphill Ave. @ 9th St. Jeep Grand Cherokee Incident: Report of a stolen saw diversity in Incident: Offender arrested for 2/3/2008 13:18:00 hrs. academia. driving under the influence, ar- 1/29/2008 11:00:00 hrs. Location: East Side Market rested and transported to the Location: Fulmer Residence Hall Fulton County jail Incident: Report of shoplifting Incident: Report of a stolen land- By Robert Combier / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS line phone and tools This week’s question: Fire Alarm 1/29/2008 10:00:00 hrs. 1/29/2008 15:48:00 hrs. 1/29/2008 11:00:00 hrs. Are the increases in the mandatory fees justified? Location: North Ave. Apartments Location: Howell Residence Hall Location: Student Health Services Incident: Report of a damaged Tell us at www.nique.net Incident: Report of burned food Incident: Report of a stolen laptop sofa.

from page 1 think that you have something people, give or take, and where are fields?” Stewart said. on Skiles. You didn’t really have to Lawns booked and then they take it away you going to put those people? I spent The two approved locations will be aware of it before hand because in there and re-sod and do all that from you,” said Chloe Stewart, the entire meeting just coming up not easily accommodate the range of either you were going to walk past work and level the place off. Right Student Center Programs Council with brainstorm after brainstorm, activities in such a short time span. it or your friends were going to call now we can’t do that. So what would concert chair and second-year STAC idea after idea,” Stewart said. DiFeo and Stewart are looking into you up,” DiFeo said. happen after an event…it would major. Multiple events are scheduled for alternatives: closing off streets or While both DiFeo and Stewart be left like that and I don’t think Mike DiFeo, a third-year CHBE the same week as Sting Break. Earth using a parking lot. For the concert say they understand why the decision the Space Planning people and the major and Festival Chair, and Stew- Day, Greek Week and Relay for Life portion of Sting Break, the Coliseum was made to preserve the lawns, they campus would find that acceptable,” art are responsible for planning this are all set to occur within the third is out of the question. are frustrated by the limited flex- Page said. year’s Sting Break. week of April. “[It will be] closed for renova- ibility of alternate locations. Meanwhile, campus events DiFeo and Stewart, along with “There are so many events. How tion,” Stewart said. They are expecting a large turn coordinators are scrambling to students from other organizations, are we supposed to have all these DiFeo credits the central location out for Sting Break this year and find alternative venues for their met with representatives from Space events in the two locations that we’ve for the success of last year’s Sting hope that the change in location activities. Planning and Facilities last week. been given as alternatives, which Break Festival. will not negatively affect attendance “It’s really frustrating when you “We’re expecting five thousand are the Burger Bowl and the SAC “It was great because we were right at the event.

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This week watch the heroic Harriet Tubman Pick up your special CRC card at as she helps slaves escape to freedom using Member Services to participate the Underground Railroad. in activities to win prizes like a Chic-Fil-A Sandwich, CRC T-shirt, and an iPod Nano! Don’t miss Whispers of Angels on GTCN! Tutor-Vision returns in January! Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00pm

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Tech is out to settle an old score as they travel to Watch the best (or worst) of the play UConn on Saturday. Don’t miss the action Love Song Karaoke Contest as on GTCN Channel 53 at 4:00pm! contestants sing love songs in front of the CRC’s American Idol judges! ACC play heats up as the Jackets face Clemson in a critical conference matchup on Thursday. Tip-off starts at 9:00pm on Channel 13! For more information go to: www.crc.gatech.edu Go to: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ for more information The Georgia Tech Cable Network www.gtcn.gatech.edu NEWS Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 3 Council Clippings This week in Student Government ach Tuesday, elected members of the two houses of the Student Government Association, the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), convene to Summary of SGA Voting consider allocation bills and discuss issues facing campus. Here is a summary of those two meetings. E Result By James Hite and William Brawley, Contributing Writers Bill and description UHR GSS Th is edition of Council Clippings covers the for one week despite the fact that the group’s trip UHR and GSS meetings from Feb. 5, 2008. that needed funding takes place this weekend. Joint allocation to the CRC: Passed Passed The bill provided the CRC with $15,365 to 37-1-0 29-0-1 Bill of the Week: Briaerean Honor Society Guest speaker: Dana Hartley purchase a new Ford F-250 multipurpose FAILED: Joint allocation to Briaerean Honor Dana Hartley, director of undergraduate studies, truck for student organization usage. Society, requesting $11,650 for the Division of spoke about the Sophomore Year Task Force, which Professional Practices spring banquet (failed GSS was formed to weigh the pros and cons of housing 1-26-4, withdrawn in UHR) all sophomore students in one location. Hartley Joint allocation to Badminton Club: Passed Previously Th e Joint Allocation to the Briaerean Honor discussed issues that face the average sophomore The organization requested $586.67 for 37-1-0 Passed Society bill was intended to help fund the orga- like academic “burn out,” trouble committing to a new nets and shuttles. 20-1-1 nization’s 4th annual Division of Professional major, and lack of fresh relationships. She likened Practices Spring Banquet. Representatives for the them to transfer students and pointed out that organization indicated that this year they expect programs similar to what they desire to establish roughly 400 people, double the usual attendance. exist for both transfer and freshman students. Previously, they had been able to handle organi- Utilizing responses from focus groups of students Joint resolution opposing Ga. HB 154 Passed Previously zational costs, but with such a large membership, This resolution signifi es the SGA’s opposi- 29-6-2 Passed from diff erent academic levels and backgrounds, 16-5-0; they decided to look for SGA help. the Sophomore Year Task Force resolved to promote tion to pending legislation that would (with GSS Originally, the GT Hotel & Conference Center amend- amended the establishment of “living learning” communi- require the Board of Regents to report if ment) by com- was specifi ed in the bill, but the JFC pointed out ties and out-of-class faculty-student involvement. public universities were protecting “aca- mittee for that the GT Ballroom is available for free and Pilots for what Hartley referred to as the GT Quest demic freedom and intellectual diversity”. wording. proposed removal of allocated funds since there is program are planned to begin in fall 2009. Th e a cheaper alternative. However, the GT Ballroom program plans to incorporate up to 1000 Tech is already rented on the requested day, which is students in communities of 30-100 each. why the Briarean Honor Society requested funds Joint allocation to Briaerean Honor Withdrawn Failed Society: from SGA. Next week 1-26-4 “Th is is not something we pay for,” said Senator This bill would have allowed for $11,650 Keller, as food is wrapped up in requested funds. Th e UHR will consider several bills calling for in funding for the Division of Professional “It would set a very bad precedent.” Senator Adam the impeachment of representatives for neglecting Practice Spring Banquet in the Hotel and Brancato agreed, saying that continuing to not their duties and absence from UHR meetings. Conference Center. fund organizations for rental space will cause the Th ese bills have been introduced in the wake of organizations to have better planning. last week’s meeting in which the UHR was several “We need some type of reform for policy on members short of quorum at the beginning of the Joint allocation to the Veritas Forum: Passed Passed funding rental spaces,” said Grant Farmer, the session and had to wait for some more people to Upon revision of their previous bill, the 27-8-3 23-5-1 bill’s GSS author. “Th ere is a problem with the GT arrive before they could reach quorum. Also, the organization received an amended total Ballroom[… and] I can’t endorse this bill.” Senator houses will consider several joint allocation fund- of $2,563 in funds for their upcoming Big Linda Harley agreed with reforming policy, sug- ing bills. Engineering Students Without Borders gesting a rental fee cap. Th e bill failed in GSS and is asking for funding to attend their national Questions Week. Attendance for non-GT was withdrawn from consideration in UHR. conference in Seattle, WA. Students Organizing students is no longer funded. A similar situation in which a student organiza- for Sustainability is asking for funds for some of tion lacked adequate planning occurred with the their members traveling to the Annual Southeast Joint allocation to GT Students Organi- N/A Postponed Joint Allocation to GT Students Organizing for Student Renewable Energy Conference. Th e Sailing zation for Sustainability. 1 week. Sustainability bill. Th e bill was written only two Club is asking for funding for two boats. Th e Tai- This bill allowed for $200 in funding weeks before funds were required and a student wanese American Student Organization is asking towards a sustainability conference in representative for the organization was not even for funding to attend the Intercollegiate Taiwanese present at the GSS meeting. Th e bill was postponed American Student Association Conference. Valdosta, Ga. Correction

Last week’s Council Clippings incorrectly reported that the Undergradu- ate House of Representatives had lost quorum before they were able to pass the Joint Resolution Opposing Georgia House Bill 154. In fact, they maintained quorum through the voting of the bill. The UHR did pass the resolution but due to changes to the wording of the original bill, which the Graduate Student Senate passed, the resolution had to be reconciled through a conference committee before it was enacted.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver stop with the basketballs in smith and cricket in the halls Yes...as a matter of fact I am a geek Has anyone else noticed the new CNET hottie? Hey, guy with the crazy hair who sits in the back of my class - you’re hot. Can someone explain how this sliver box works? I wish I had a math buddy. Is dating an AE really all it’s cracked up to be? I guess there’s only one way to fi nd out.... DON’T VOTE FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE! TO HELL WITH YOUR HEALTH! Come to the GT Craft Center! Glitter, yay! hey there cute girl i saw in the elevator from the other elevator, how you doing? would you rather waste your time writing slivers or watching youtube videos?? hmm, i donno. i guess ill try youtube now... my cs3600 professor knows larry and serge... how cool is THAT? it makes me wanna go to class.... would the newspaper hunt me down if i make a REALLY REALLY REALLY off ensive comment in here??? yes we track IP addresses not feeling so good about that crush now, are you?? everybody who replies to an apparent “crush confession” on sliver: why do yuo always assume that the person that has the crush on you is of the opposite sex?? 4 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique NEWS Emergency alert system proves successful in test By Kaitlin Goodrich that just didn’t fill it out, but this this problem by eradicating all the cessful. Of those 303 unsuccessful The last method, text messages, Contributing Writer still shows us that most people prob- extra “clutter” off messages, such as deliveries, 227 were no answer, 5 had the smallest reach, but was still ably didn’t have major problems,” the GT logo letterhead, leaving only were busy, 1 was a fax and 70 were effective. 8,798 texts were sent. Last Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 11:15 Altizer said. bad numbers. The most common reasons for not p.m. the Georgia Tech Emergency It seems that one currently The team hopes to clear up why receiving the message were not Notification System (GTENS) sent unreleased phone carrier had the “It appears that the fax and 70 bad numbers are in having signal at the time sent, and out a test message to make sure that most problems within GTENS. the vast majority of GTENS. It seems as though some problem with the phone carriers. The the alert system properly reached the The emergency preparedness team of the 70 could have been mistakes biggest challenge with text messages people that it was supposed to. The hopes to fix these problems with the those who signed while others were clearly fake num- is still sizing them down to only 130 test message was sent via phone call, company by the end of the week. up to receive an bers given so as to avoid having to characters, while still containing all gt prism e-mail account, and SMS The most successful alert method receive the messages, but these the pertinent information. text message. was e-mail. 25,348 GTENS e-mails emergency alert did, numbers will be tracked down and There will be a training session According to Andy Altizer, direc- were sent, with very few bounce indeed, receive the hopefully remedied. later this month to tackle the chal- tor of Emergency Preparedness, the backs. While the success of the emails Of the 15,516 successful deliver- lenge of 130 characters in a text as test had the desired results. was pleasing, “e-mail isn’t the most alerts.” ies, 2,938 calls went to voicemail. well as when to send a message. By “Overall, we were pleased with effective way to communicate with The emergency preparedness team this summer, GTENS hopes to have a the results. It appears that the vast the community, since people can Andy Altizer continues to ask students to add filter to only send by certain location majority of those who signed up only get the emails if they happen Director of Emergency the GTENS number to their and type of emergency, i.e. weather to receive an emergency alert did, to be online checking at the time of Preparedness phone to avoid the message going versus campus crisis. indeed, receive the alerts,” Altizer the emergency,” Altizer said. to voicemail. “We will continue to enhance said. The most common problem with “While we are glad the message the system both from a training Only 15 Remedy Request forms e-mail alerts was that some servers the details of the GTENS message. got left on voicemail, we would perspective with the users and a were filled out stating that one part filter the GTENS messages into The phone calls were also widely still rather those people answer sign-up procedure this summer, of the alert was not received. “We spam folders. The emergency alert successful. Of 15,819 calls sent out, the call if it were the real thing,” but overall, we are very pleased with know that there may have been more preparedness team hopes to remedy only 303 deliveries were unsuc- Altizer said. GTENS,” Altizer said. Come to the Photo staff meetings ... Thursday at 6 6 at Thursday ... meetings staff Photo the to Building Come Flag the of 137 Room in p.m. NEWS Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 5 Zimbra begins roll out as Spectrum replacement By Corbin Pon Assistant News Editor

Owners of Tech e-mail accounts are starting to get acquainted with a new and improved webmail system as Tech is replacing the old Spectrum Webmail client, which has been in use for nearly five years. The new Spectrum service is built on a web client built by Zimbra Inc., an In- ternet services company which was recently acquired by Yahoo!. The current Spectrum mail client lags behind the features and functionality of other email systems currently on the market. The new Zimbra-based Spectrum will fea- ture many integrated applications and have a Web 2.0 look and feel. Dragging and dropping messages, right clicking to get further actions and creating contacts directly from within an email are all features the new system will have. “[The new Spectrum] is much more along the lines of the func- tionality that you would see in [Microsoft’s] Outlook or [Google’s] Zimbra.com Gmail client,” said Pam Buffington, The Zimbra-based webmail system will offer a host of new features and a sleek interface, in addition to improved performance a research scientist at the Office of over the previous incarnation of Spectrum. The change is due to OIT upgrading the hardware used to run the email system. Information Technology [OIT]. Migration to the new system has will also begin migrating people webmail system will feature standard development. “The old infrastructure was aging. begun in small segments, with more to achieve that goal,” Buffington email services along with contacts In addition to the features in- It was complex, and it was starting to than a thousand accounts having said. and tasks-integrated applications. cluded in the Zimbra roll out, a become slow. Because we were look- been migrated to the Zimbra-based On Feb. 18, a test migration will The tasks application feature will calendar application is currently the ing at a new hardware infrastructure, system after Jan. 2. The opt-in take place to stress test the system. allow the user to create various task main feature still in development we wanted to examine our software period for all students, faculty and It will also test to see whether all the lists or organize tasks by category. with the client. The integrated cal- needs and requirements at the same staff with Tech email accounts is support infrastructure and support For organizing tasks for classes or endar will allow users to keep track time,” Buffington said. currently open. documents are complete and thor- study groups, the user can keep track of all their scheduled appointments The goal at the current time is to Those who would like get in line ough. Any users that are selected to of what they have to do, the percent- and to be able to follow them in one have all the users of the old Spec- to migrate their mail services to the be migrated as part of the test will be age of tasks that are completed and centralized place. trum system moved onto the new new Spectrum need to go to www. notified that they have been chosen they can access information from “We hope to bring [the calendar] system by the beginning of the fall mail.gatech.edu/signup and follow for migration. anywhere. in as an opt-in feature sometime this semester and by no later than the the instructions there. The website According to Buffington, em- Other smaller features include Spring semester,” Buffington said. end of the year. also contains information on the ployees should consult with their being able to sign up for RSS feeds, The decision was made to upgrade Users who may not be using their transition. IT support before signing up for the ability to change the color scheme the email software system after Tech email accounts after the Summer “Starting in March, we will start migration and students should go and share email folders and task had decided to upgrade the hardware do not have to worry about going initiating migration without sign though their normal help channels lists among other users if they are platform that it stood on top of. This through the process of the migration, ups. The opt-in migration will still in the support and resource center all working on a project together. means that all of the new Spectrum because the old Spectrum system will continue until we retire the current if they encounter problems. A group email account and other will operate off of completely new continue to receive support until the Spectrum infrastructure, but we The current build of the Zimbra group functions are currently in hardware. end of the summer semester.

Technique CRC’s Staff meetings: Tuesday @ 7 p.m. Room 137 of the Flag building

February 11-15

Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Love Song Karaoke with the CRC Idol Judges! Candy 2.14.08 & Prizes! Show Your Love to 4:30-6:00 p.m. the CRC Challenge!

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Committee. MANDATORY FEE INCREASES IN RECENT YEARS from page 1 NEWS BRIEFS Fees The Committee began meeting in Total: $592 November and met two more times SGA Week to new full-time Student Involvement before voting on Jan. 18 for the rec- Coordinator position. ommendations that were submitted include “Meet Your “The number of student organiza- to President Clough. tions here at Tech is substantial; it’s “Just about every year, [Presi- Representative” almost 400 that are chartered. The dent Clough] goes along with the management of all those services committee’s recommendations. I The Student Government Asso- has necessitated a new position to can only remember one time when ciation will hold “SGA Week” from handle that…We want to look at he didn’t,” Kirk said. Health: $135 Feb. 11-15 with the goal of increasing where our money is going and we The letter that President Clough awareness of student government want to better serve the students,” sent to Chancellor Davis last week Student Activity: $118 activities and soliciting student input Wester said. contained no changes. on issues facing campus. On Tuesday, A technology fee subcommittee A final decision will be made when Feb. 12, the Undergraduate House received propos- the Board of of Representatives will have a “Meet als from academ- Regents meets your Representative” event where Technology: $103 ic departments “It’s my feeling that on Feb. 12 and students can get to know their rep- and offices on most students do 13. The Board resentatives over light refreshments. campus and sub- of Regents will Athletic: $118 It will be at 7 p.m., a half-hour before mitted its recom- benefit from at least also set tuition the normal starting time of UHR mendations to most of the fees in rates for the next meetings, and 45 minutes before the the Mandatory academic year at meeting will actually start this week Student Fee Ad- some way.” this time. Transportation: $64 as a result of the festivities. visory Commit- “There’s con- Student Rec Facility: $54 tee. This year no Brock Wester cern among dif- increases were ferent students Graduate student body 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Greek council presi- requested, leav- president that they are (proposed) ing the technol- not fully tak- dents hold forum ogy fee at $103. ing advantage of GUIDE TO MANDATORY FEES Brock explained that by introduc- each of the fees, and while this is a Athletic Fee: Student Recreation Facility Fee: On Sunday, Jan. 27, the leaders ing smaller year to year increases, the subsidization practice that exists for Revenue collected from the Athletic The fee covers debt service payments of the Interfraternity Council, Col- Mandatory Student Fee Advisory everyone in society, it’s my feeling Fee comprises about 7.6% of the on the CRC renovations (whereas the lege PanHellenic Council, National Committee hopes to avoid large that most students do benefit from Athletic Association’s total athletic Student Activity Fee funds the CRC’s operating budget. day-to-day operating expenses). Pan-Hellenic Council, and Multi- increases, such as those made last at least most of the fees in some way,” cultural Greek Council convened at year which increased student fees Wester said. Health Fee: Technology Fee: the Greek Diveristy Forum during by over 12 percent. Beginning next year, the total The fee funds Health Services, which The fee is used to purchase new provides medical, health education, technology-based equipment and Greek Advance to discuss ways “The process began with a bunch students pay in mandatory fees could dental, and specialty services to eli- refurbish existing equipment. Funds that the organizations could work of advisory groups recommend- rise from $573 to $592. Other non- gible students and spouses. are allocated by the provost under together in the future. The forum, ing each of the fees. They would mandatory student fees, including recommendation from the Advisory Student Activity Fee: Technology Fee Committee. along with multiple NPHC mem- recommend the fee first and then it housing, parking and meal plan Administered by the SGA, it funds bers participating in Greek Week would come to us,” said Jim Kirk, prices, are not approved by the Board organizations benefiting students Transportation Fee: this year, aimed to demonstrate an director of Budget Planning and of Regents. Each corresponding such as the CRC, Student Center, The fee covers the operating ex- Student Publications, Intramurals penses for Tech Trolley, Stinger and initiative to close gaps among the Administration and co-chair of the department has the authority to set and other student organizations. Stingerette service. organizations. Mandatory Student Fee Advisory those fees. NEWS Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 7

and McCain’s 36.7%. businessman, a good leader, smart, Polls from page 1 Romney’s local support may have conservative, and not McCain,” been boosted by a rally he held in said one voter, a male 2007 Tech BreakingBreaking Clinton and Obama continue to the Georgia Tech Hotel and Con- graduate. thethe fi ght a close battle nation-wide for ference Center, sponsored by the Strategy also entered into voters’ the Democratic nomination, with College Republicans, but evidently minds in the Democratic race. Clinton holding a 818-730 delegate it was not enough to propel him to “I normally vote Republican, but Bubbleubble advantage after Super Tuesday (with victory in the state and sustain his I feel like McCain has that nomina- 2,025 delegates needed to win). candidacy. tion locked up and I’d rather see him lot of things went on outside On the other hand, McCain has For selecting their preferred run against Obama,” said a female Athe bubble of Tech in the past emerged by now as the Republican candidate voters had a variety of 1996 Tech graduate. week. Here are a few important front-runner with 680 delegates to reasons, some strategic and some In total, 496 people voted at the events taking place throughout maker, Caterpillar Inc, said a the nation and the world. components factory was heavily Romney’s 270 and Huckabee’s 176 ideological. Tech precinct. While many students damaged. (with 1,191 needed to win). “I took a survey on MyFoxAt- counted themselves among that total, While Huckabee was able to lanta.com and it matched me to many others showed up intending to Deadly tornados emerge victorious state-wide, he McCain,” said a female fourth-year vote but couldn’t because they had sweep across South GOP Senators block fi nished third in Fulton County Management major. not successfully registered or were On Tuesday, the deadliest tor- with 18.4% to Romney’s 40.6% “I chose Romney because he’s a registered elsewhere. nado outbreak in nearly 10 years addition to stimulus ripped across the southern U.S., On Wednesday, Republicans and is blamed for the deaths of over in the Senate blocked a Demo- 50 people, a pipeline explosion in cratic move to add $40 billion to Tennessee and the destruction of an economic stimulus bill that homes from Alabama to Kentucky will increase the money sent to reported Bloomberg. These torna- the elderly, disabled veterans does prompted the fi rst high-risk and the unemployed reported weather alert in February to be the Associated Press. issued in nearly 10 years. These A vote to break a GOP fi libuster tornadoes were spawned from un- fell one short of the required 60 seasonably warm temperatures. votes at 58-41. The majority had 59 The fi rst tornadoes touched votes, but Senate Majority Leader down in the late afternoon, kill- Harry Reid voted “no” at the last ing 26 people in Tennessee, 13 in second in a move that would allow Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and him to bring the measure up for four in Alabama, the Associated a re-vote. Press reported, citing emergency The Republican objected to offi cials.President Bush is expected $14.5 billion intended to extend to visit the region on Friday, and unemployment benefi ts, $1 billion spoke to the governors of the states in heating aid for the poor and tax that experienced the tornadoes breaks for renewable energy pro- and off ered federal assistance. ducers and coal companies. Several large corporations The original economic stimulus experienced damage to their bill was a $161 million measure buildings. FedEx said that the storm that would provide $600-1200 for By Jason Ossey /S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS peeled parts of the roof off their most tax payers and tax breaks Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney held a rally at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Confer- “superhub” located in Memphis for investment in new plants and ence Center Monday, the day before Georgia voters went to the polls in the Super Tuesday primaries. and the construction equipment equipment. 8 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique OPINIONSpage 8

“The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Quote of the week: “No one will ever win the battle of the OPINIONS TECHNIQUE sexes; there’s too much fraternizing Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 with the enemy.” Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 —Henry Kissinger

OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION A worthy increase Next year will see a 3.7 percent increase in campus fees, re- sulting in a total cost of $592 per student. The increase, modest in comparison to last year’s 12.1 percent raise, will specifically address needs in transportation, technology, health, student activities and athletics on campus. Annual budgetary increases are an inescapable part of run- ning any large organization. The 3.7 percent increase should be viewed as an opportunity to help prevent such large-scale increases as last year’s, and as a welcome alternative to the accumulation of debt such as that accrued by the Athletic Association due to the recent stadium renovations and rising scholarship costs. While any raise in the price of attending Tech is a general negative for the student body, this year’s increases are a needed reevaluation of the Institute’s financial plan. The increases will go not only to cover the normal annual rise in costs and wages due to inflation, but also to begin programs such as extending Stingerette service till 7 a.m. and maintaining the Tech Rec bowling lanes. By Tim van de Val / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The manner in which the Institute has gone about planning for and initiating this process has been exemplary. There has been almost complete transparency in the decision making process, which began in November 2007. The budgetary guidelines Life, like love, takes commitment for the mandatory fee increase can be viewed online at www. Commitment. It’s a scary word, budnet.gatech.edu. and with good reason. It conjures up “When someone decides The website is a commendable effort to make the increase all types of images of white dresses to join a club or run for a and gold bands, or if you prefer, process more transparent to students. Details such as the por- nooses and padlocked cages. And position, no one forced that tion of the increase going to health services versus athletics help yes, I realize V-Day is just around person to do it” explain the expenditures to student, with each department the corner, as every red and pink storefront display cheerfully reminds providing justification for their increases in dollar increments. us, so this may not be the best time Jenny Zhang Student input has also been included in all stages of planning. to bring up such a loaded word, but Layout Editor The Mandatory Student Fee Advisory Board that reviewed I wasn’t thinking about it strictly in terms of a romantic relationship, budgetary requests included eight student members, and por- though of course it applies. and a ride to class. In the real world, that kind of non- tions of the increase came from recommendations made by Here’s the thing: I help run an Luckily, most of the rest of the committal behavior leads only to organization on campus, and this world hasn’t adopted this attitude, one thing: being fired. the SGA. week, only four out of six of our but for some reason, it’s particu- It shouldn’t be too hard to keep a Hopefully the budgetary influx that the fee increase is designed board members showed up to a larly endemic to college students, commitment. After all, we make and to create can help in years to come as well. In the past four years mandatory meeting. Three showed at least from what I can tell from keep them all the time. We make a up more than 20 minutes late. Last this campus. Yes, we’re all busy. We commitment to our stomachs every the fee increases have fluctuated from roughly 12 percent, down year, we held a meeting where only have professors who pretend not to day when we decide to eat. We make to three percent, and back up to 12 percent last year. two people showed up, so the meeting know that we have other classes and a commitment to our hygiene (at least The current cycle of low fee increases one year with the in- had to be cancelled. This is not the responsibilities and some of us really every once in a while) when we take first or second time that something are starving college students who a shower. We made a commitment creases quadrupling the next is not financially responsible. It like this has happened. work 20 hours a week at a minimum- to our education when we decided places a strain on the student body and is much more difficult In any of a number of organiza- wage job to make ends meet. to apply and enroll at this school, to justify than a rational pattern of consistent fee increases. The tions I’ve observed and been involved But if someone makes a com- and we keep that commitment with on campus, people show up late, mitment it’s best to follow through. every day when we go to class, do Institute’s financial planners should augment their policies of or not at all. Just last week, Under- After all, when someone decides to homework, work on a group project, transparency and student involvement with a plan for regulat- graduate House of Representatives join a club or run for a position or take a test, etc. ing the rate of fee increases. lost quorum again and another round accept a dinner invitation, no one A lot of commitments are like of bills and allocations got pushed forced that person to do it. It was this—they need to be renewed back to the next session because of their choice to make that commit- every day or every week: a person Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Edito- absent representatives. Or people ment, and it needs to be their choice who signs on to be an officer of an rial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions take charge of an event or are elected to keep that commitment. If they organization has to continually com- of individual editors. to a position and then fail to do can’t keep the commitment, they mit themselves to going to meetings, what they say they will do, or fail shouldn’t make it. If they thought planning events, or doing whatever to do anything at all. So events get they could keep the commitment is required. The initial commitment EDITORIAL BOARD cancelled, jobs don’t get done, and but later found out they couldn’t, isn’t enough: anyone can say they’ll Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief the organization both suffers and then they should let someone know do something, but it takes a bit more Kenny Baskett, Advertising Manager Craig Tabita, News Editor looks bad to the public. and bow out, so someone who can effort to actually do it. Hillary Lipko, Development Editor Blake Israel, Online Editor Imagine what would happen if keep the commitment can take over. The same goes for relationships Siwan Liu, Entertainment Editor Emily Chambers, Opinions Editor everyone decided that it was okay to It’s simple. (hey, I figured if it was this close to Jonathan Saethang, Focus Editor Jon Drews, Photography Editor miss a few meetings or generally slack Of course, some commitments Valentine’s, I might as well com- Jenny Zhang, Layout Editor Hahnming Lee, Sports Editor off on work. The world would pretty are easier to keep than others. A ment). I hate to tell you, but that much shut down, as wait times for coffee date with a friend may be far heady, butterflies-in-the-stomach, any place that provides any kind of more preferable to typing up meeting heart-pounding feeling of infatua- Copyright Notice service—from restaurants to taxis minutes or tabling on Skiles, but in tion won’t last forever, and it won’t Copyright © 2008, Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. to gas stations to movie theaters to all these cases, a commitment was make for a lasting relationship either. The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part stores—stretched into eternity. It made and should be kept. If you Love is a choice, not just a feeling, of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from would be like the Hollywood writ- wouldn’t make your friend wait and if you want to stay together, the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein are those of the Editor or the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff ers’ strike or a Stinger bus drivers’ on you for hours at Starbucks, why you have to make that choice every or faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology or the University System of Georgia. strike, except we’d be missing a lot would you do that to your boss, or First copy free. Subsequent copies $1 each. more than our favorite TV shows the president of your organization? See Commit, page 10 OPINIONS Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 9 Give the students a Coke at a fair price Why do Cokes cost $1.50? a nearby BuzzCard station, then That’s a lot. Like, really. I can “In my freshman year, immediately get the discount at remember when I was younger, you got a discount at all a machine. BUZZ going to Six Flags with the ‘rents, So instead of offering a and them freaking out because the Coke machines on universal BuzzCard discount, Around the Campus Cokes there were $2.00, and campus with a Buzzcard.” you could just give a good faith that was in a place where you discount to students who use What are you giving have no other options to escape Blake Israel their BuzzCards. As a CS gradu- starvation. Now I know there’s ate student, I can assure you it’s up for Lent? inflation, and that cokes at Six Online Editor quite easy to check the status of Flags are more like $3 these days whoever swipes their BuzzCard. but on a college campus, there is So charge students $1, and ev- no reason for such an essential can’t be that much. some mutual benefits. eryone else $1.50. between-class item to be so Electricity, for example, So, getting back to my original Another suggestion: take a damned expensive. costs about ten cents per kilo- point, why do Cokes on campus P-card and just charge the dif- Recently, the Tech commu- watt-hour. An energy efficient cost so much? ference. $350,000 could supple- nity has had the “pleasure” of a refrigerator uses about 45 kWh I’m guessing it is cause the ment the 50 cent difference of Wal-Mart opening nearby. On each month. That’s only five Shaft is getting greedier. It’s not about 700,000 Cokes. Curbing a recent trip to said Wal-Mart, I bucks a month to keep the enough to hand it to us with ever wasteful administrative spending was thirsting for some good ole drinks cold. The machines increasing tuition and fees, they could reduce the need to charge Coca Cola. I was quite pleased themselves cost about $5,000. also have to charge us ever more students more and more for such a to find them costing just a buck. That’s quite the sum, but not for food. basic item. Surely there are ways Which is exactly the cash I had really a problem over the life of So rather than just gripe and the Institute could save a chunk in my pocket. One dollar. One a vending machine, which can moan I’m going to offer some of change by conserving various Roland Krystian Alberciak Coke. What a novel idea for the get upwards of 20 or 30 years. suggestion on how to fix this resources. If the CoC shut all Fourth-year CS most common American cur- Even then, they can resell for travesty and misplacement of of its computers down at night, rency to be capable of purchasing a few thousand. student trust. they’d save hundreds. the all-American brand. But all these extra costs Go back to the BuzzCard The moral of the story here “I’m giving it up for my Doesn’t that make a lot of should be a near moot point use discount. In my freshman is that Tech shouldn’t try to rip homeslices in West Palm sense? I mean, if I walk to the CVS here. Ma Tech supposedly has year, you got a discount at all the its students a new one in every near my house, a two-liter Coke a contract with the Coca Cola Coke machines on campus with aspect possible. Instead they Beach, Fla.” product costs $1.70. 2 Liters is Company that restricts the sale a BuzzCard. The discount was should make a lot of students about 68 ounces. That’s the same of non-Coke brand beverages an incentive to keep money in happy by giving us cheap Coke. volume as about 3.5 20-ounce on campus. Even the official your BuzzFunds so the BuzzCard This could be accomplished in bottles from a machine. tour guides tout how the Tech center could earn interest on it. a myriad of ways, by cutting Now, I’m aware of the over- Pizza-Hut is the only one in the A smart move, but not so well spending or by just voluntarily head of having the machine, nation to serve Coke instead of executed. getting less money from each sale. having to pay electricity, and Pepsi (true as of my freshman I think the demise of this If Tech does something to this having to have someone stock year at least). We should at least system was the fact that anyone effect, I’ll be that much more of the beverages. But that overhead be able to negotiate a deal with could just load up a few bucks at a Tech fan.

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sarah Hoosen ‒ or ‒ Resolution warranted Fourth-year BME HOT NOT I would like to commend the that intermediary proof stage. SGA and the Technique editorial It is true that those possessing “I haven’t really thought board for coming out against PhDs (especially professors) have about it.” the horrible HB154. This may a more liberal outlook on average seem like a small bill, but it is than other parts of the popula- aimed at the heart of our higher tion. But we have little proof that educational system. this translates into discrimina- To those who cry it is merely tion against students. a report, one must consider that Curriculum is established in the nature of this work is to pre- committees in order to ensure suppose a problem and demand that what is taught is appropriate. Rock the vote Lost lawn access reporting on how this problem is There are multiple venues for con- The Student Center was taken After dried fountains, state- being solved. The report named fidential feedback and complaint over by elderly poll operators wide prayer and “shower bud- in HB154 would invent a need already available in the rare and and young hopeful citizens this dies”, the drought has levied for intellectual diversity, which shameful case where a professor Tuesday as America continued yet another tax upon the Tech is a very dubious way to resurrect has wrecked the instruction of his the race towards November. The student body. In order to conserve the losers in the market of ideas. or her subject through overbear- 496 who voted were treated to an water and hopefully still have a Reports on corrective action and ing teaching. improved layout over last year’s lawn this summer, all campus Denise Larkins on evaluations of the problem are HB154 is a product of a na- Graduate AP sneakily hidden polls on the sec- green spaces have been restricted. two very different things. tional ideologue with a solution ond floor of the Commons, and This means no Sting Break or Horowitz has called for a real straining violently to find a prob- “I’m not giving up anything, for those who ween’t registered, Greek Week activities in Yellow study before, but that resulted lem. In addition to commending two campus fraternities were do- Jacket Park, but hopefully the in the Pennsylvania legislature the SGA and Technique for their I’m doing something—Team ing their civic duty by providing restriction will be lifted by the ratifying that only 13 complaints opposition, I would also urge the in Training registration services. time summer rolls around. over five years had actually administration of Georgia Tech occurred at Penn State. Thus, to work to oppose this bill, or any Horowitz now demands plans for action rather than bothering with See 154, page 10

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Photos by Jon Drews 10 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique OPINIONS Social media becomes catalyst for rising celebrities The power brokers of the world “Grannis secured her victory her victory with a very careful and this video Dec. 23, when news was have heretofore had a number of intelligent grass roots publicity cam- generally slow due to the holidays. methods for wielding influence over with a grass-roots publicity paign that leveraged the power of the With little else to cover (at least com- society at large. TV, radio and news- campaign that leveraged the internet. When she made the top 10, pared to a normal week), the video paper advertisements, speeches, rallies, Grannis launched a blog, twoweeks- was written up on many of the most etc. The lead-up to Super Tuesday’s power of the internet” forkina.com, to gain support and popular blogs on the web (and, obvi- primaries has seen the candidates followers. ously, hit the front page of Digg). The utilize all of these in an effort to garner Arcadiy Kantor On that blog, she recorded and video went viral and, as of press time, support. Columnist posted YouTube videos of her per- reached 362,947 views. This campaign has also seen an forming a new song every day for Thanks to this success, Grannis expansion of a trend started four years two weeks (hence the “two weeks” was able to rely on her internet-savvy ago by Howard Dean: the effective use internet hasn’t been enough to push second clip from her music video aired in the blog title). Some were covers, Digg and blog audience to vote her into of the internet for everything from Paul’s campaign over the top into during the Super Bowl, is perhaps others original, but all were catchy first the top three, and ultimately into fund-raising to rallying the base to success, but Obama has undoubtedly the best kickoff to a career a singer and all included a note to go to her the Super Bowl advertisement. She propagating a candidate’s message benefited: of the $32 million he raised could hope for. And the means by blog, where she asked people to vote parlayed a little bit of internet smarts throughout the nation. for his campaign in January, 88 percent which Grannis achieved her victory? for her in the contest. into a record deal and an opportunity Candidates like Ron Paul and came from online donations. That’s Leveraging the social aspects of the This was already a much more to show her music off to the biggest Barack Obama have been able to hardly chump change. internet. proactive strategy than most of her possible audience. leverage the web community to The political candidates are far Grannis is certainly not lacking competition employed, but Grannis As Tech students, most of us should exponentially increase awareness of from the only ones to benefit from in talent; record company experts se- hit the real jackpot when she recorded a have a pretty decent understanding their campaigns. Paul has gained intelligent use of the power of social lected her as one of the top 10 entrants catchy tune called “Gotta Digg,” about of the internet; now, we must stop particularly strong support from the media. Perhaps the best example of into the contest. But her musical style, the popular website Digg.com. With underestimating its power. The most avid internet users, and the result using the movement effectively is with clean vocals accompanied by a lyrics like “I always dig up apple and success Grannis enjoyed should be has been a disproportionate amount illustrated by Kina Grannis, the win- simple acoustic guitar, is not exactly I bury Microsoft,” the song showed a instructive: What’s stopping each of of coverage related to his campaign ner of the Doritos “Crash the Super what one would expect to appeal most sincere understanding of the site’s cul- us from capitalizing on the power of on key social news sites like Digg.com Bowl” contest. to the MySpace denizens voting in ture and hit the bull’s eye in appealing social media? and Reddit.com. The top prize of the contest, a the contest. to the Digg demographic. Grannis’s song, “Message from Despite widespread popularity, the record deal with Interscope and a 60- Rather, I believe Grannis secured Just as critically, Grannis released Your Heart”, is available via iTunes.

team and the tournament. from page 8 from page 9 Bjorn Cole to FSU in the tournament. Commit 154 Grad AE As a Savannah resident, I am My thanks also goes to the Tech proud of the teams that Tech has band that plays with spirit through day. At the end of the day, it really administrative implementation of sent to Savannah for the past 10 both nights of the tournament. To does take commitment (just ask its contents. GT hockey and band years. Win or lose, they display the my knowledge, none of the other my fiancé). We the students of Tech, and sweep Savannah highest levels of sportsmanship and competing schools has ever sent a Of course, I’m the first to admit the professors who instruct us, look competitive spirit. band to the Tournament, but the that I have problems keeping my to you to provide an environment Congratulations to the Tech All of the teams put on quite Jackets are here every year. Their commitments—there are always so that facilitates learning and great Hockey team for their win over a show, and give local fans of any spirit and participation adds greatly many. But if we could change our research. All members of the Geor- UGA in Savannah at the Memorial school often their only chance to see to the atmosphere. Best wishes to the minds about how important com- gia General Assembly should know Health Hockey Classic. In front of their school without travel. I’m also players and coaches for the remainder mitments are and keep them (every that we here at Tech are more than some 5,000 fans, mostly Dawgs, the proud that these men and women of the season, and I hope to see you commitment should be important, capable of making our own informed Jackets avenged their Friday night play for the love of the game without again next January. because you made it and someone decisions. Any political action to loss to FSU with a Saturday night nail the benefits of scholarships. My ap- trusts you to keep it) we might all the contrary merely cheapens our biter win over UGA. With this win preciation goes to the parents of these Alan Mitchell be better off for it. university experience. they secured a hard fought runner-up fine scholars for their support of the Class of 85 pageFOCUS 11 Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 11

HOOP, THERE IT IS! NOT QUITE TRANSYLVANIA... Women’s basketball made a strong showing with Defi nitely a diff erent aural experience, Vampire FOCUS two wins last week against Clemson 77-59 and Weekend’s album is eclectic and experimental with Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 Florida State 83-73. Page 30 tinges of indie rock and Afro-punk. Page 17 Student applies IE ALCOHOL AND THE MEDIA SMART promotes awareness about marketing to youths to charitable work By Vivian Fan and explained the current and as a fi eld director of By Hamza Hasan ico to the U.S. to attend college Staff Writer growing concern over adver- the Center of Alco- Staff Writer at Arizona State University for tisements and marketing in the hol Marketing and undergraduate education and While the Super Bowl itself alcohol industry to under-aged Youth (CAMY) in Cooperative for Assistance Tech for his Ph.D. in ISyE. may be over, football fans and drinkers, especially children from Washington D.C. In and Relief Everywhere (CARE) is His dissertation topic is based television viewers alike can ages 12 to 20. addition to those one of the world’s leading human- on humanitarian logistics and itarian organizations dedicated works with several others in his still watch and experience the “Most adults think that un- r o l e s , KIDS! remnants of the grand annual derage drinking is no big deal, Holt has UP, to combating and eliminating endeavors. CARE needs ISyEs tradition for the next half year rites of passage, but what lots of worked in DRINK issues in global suff ering such as like Gutierrez to improve and with the commercials. Although people don’t know is that a lot of those orga- poverty, HIV/AIDS, availability establish systems by which to the Super Bowl is known for younger kids are doing it,” said nizations to of education, emergency crises respond to international crises. its football, commercials tout- featured guest speaker Nicole develop goals to and other situations. Started Barbara Christopher, Direc- ing various Holt. sustain alcohol in 1945 to help World War II tor of ISyE Communications, beer, liquor H o l t marketing in the survivors e x p l a i n s and alcohol “Most adults think spoke about United States a r o u n d the work of companies the past, cur- and to promote the world, ISyEs and have made that underage rent and fu- a statewide the orga- how they their home drinking is no big ture status of coalition to nization is provide hu- there. On m a rke t i n g CAMY and now posi- manitarian one hand, deal...but what lots laws concern- TST’s ini- tioned in relief. the ads prove of people don’t ing high-risk tiatives. nearly 70 “ H o w to be funny products such “ T h e nations. d o y o u and prime know is that a lot as alcohol marketing CARE k n o w targets for of younger kids are and tobacco b e - USA, based w h at to consumers, found in the comes in Atlanta, get where?” but the alco- doing it.” ma g a z i ne, a really has worked asks Chris- hol ads come radio a nd g o o d 81% with Tech topher, ex- OF faculty and pl a i n i n g at a risk for Nicole Holt t e l e v i s i on t o o l ARE YOUTH children and industries. to look EXPOSED st udent s that some Executive Director, Texans ALCOHOL for their of the long- teens watch- H av i n g a at. It is TO Photo courtesy of CARE USA Standing Tall ADS hu ma n i- term deci- ing them. M a s t e r ’ s an im- IN THE Address- Degree in p o r - MEDIA tarian relief eff orts. Specifi cally, sions are based off immediate ing this is- Continuing t a n t . Ph.D. student Marco A. Gutier- responses to critical situations. sue, GT Students Managing Education and Organizational piece rez worked with Dr. John Vande Continuing in the ISyE thought Alcohol Risk at Tech (GT Development, Holt currently of the Vate, ISyE Professor and Director process, Christopher outlines SMART) hosted the Alcohol serves as the Executive Director p u z z l e ,” of Tech’s Executive Master’s the fundamental challenge in Marketing and Youth program of Texans Standing Tall (TST), Holt said. in International Logistics, in any system. in the Student Services Building one of six directors working “Because of his Transportation and Supply “How do you bring ev- on Jan. 31. Th e event drew out for federal alcohol marketing their place- Chain Systems class. erything in to optimize the a combined audience of Tech review. ment, a lot Gutierrez contacted Dr. system?” Christopher said. students and local parents. Orga- TST is a grassroots organi- of alcohol Vande Vate with interest, and Several challenges are prevalent nized by project director Marsha zation advocating a change in the professor soon referred him in humanitarian relief, from both See to CARE USA’s Emergency a technical and organizational Brinkley and other GT SMART federal, state and local laws about SMART, members, the event introduced alcohol awareness and has served page 13 By Jason Ossey/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Unit. Gutierrez moved from Mex- See CARE, page 14 Tech website “Love Your Body Month” debuts at Tech By Reem Mansoura celebrated nationally during Staff Writer February on most university gets new look campuses,” said Dr. Jill Bar- By Jonathan Saethang On the shelves of every store ber, associate director of the Focus Editor you enter, there is bound to be Georgia Tech Counseling a rack containing glossy, high Center. Th is past week, Tech released a new version of fashion magazines. And on ev- Th e month has its website, implementing the fi rst major revamp ery slick page of these so-called an emphasis on of the Institute’s website since 2004. Th e release “bibles of image,” obnoxiously shifting focus of the new layout is the culmination of a design thin, perfectly fi t models look away from process that began in early 2007. back at you. It seems as if every- t h e s o - Th e main reason for the website’s redesign was where you go, society is trying c a l l e d a combination of aesthetic needs and basic user to project the same image about s o c i e t a l functionality, many of the same things that initiated beauty. If you are tired of hearing standards the 2004 redesign. However, web technology has that you must be rail-thin to be of beauty to a advanced over the past few years, as well as Tech’s beautiful, then the newly instated perspective that growing need for new features. Love Your Body month might be recognizes and ap- “Over the course of the last three and a half a breath of fresh air. preciates the nu- years, the need for a more contemporary user As a shared eff ort by the ances of the mind, interface was equally matched by a need for a site Counseling Center, the Women’s body and soul. A that functions more as a conduit for content dis- Resource Center, the Offi ce of sense of inner com- tribution and service delivery,” said Jeff rey Smith, Greek Aff airs, Health Promo- fort and satisfaction the director of Online Communications. tion, Athletics, the Library, pervades the themes When initiating the design process, Smith and Campus Recreation Center for the month. his team consulted potential users to craft the new and other staff , Love Your Body “Th e purpose of look and feel to the needs of the end users. month invites Tech students to this month is to inspire “We began by conducting evaluative research embrace a healthy body image. us to think about the on various online communications technologies, Love Your Body month will way we think about to get a feel for where our diff erent audiences were feature workshops, various and treat our bodies. going for information, and how those constituents activities, numerous guests and Hollywood and the were using that information. We also held focus opportunities for students to fashion, cosmetics and groups with prospective students to get a feel for be comfortable and happy with diet industries work hard their bodies. Photo illustration by Jon Drews and See Web, page 14 “Love Your Body” month is See Body, page 13 Robert Combier 12 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique FOCUS

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Tech encompasses many faces of music. Tech students can be seen incorporating music into their daily lives by blasting music while doing their homework or simply relaxing to the sounds of the Music Listen- ing Room. Music also allows Tech students to unwind and take a break from the rigorous academic courseloads that students experience daily. Atlanta in itself is a crossroads of musical preferences: from the homegrown rap and hip-hop to the latest in indie rock, students have plenty of choices when fi nding something to By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Photo courtesy of Andrew Ash listen to. Lori White Andrew Ash Now that WREK will have its Second-Year ID First-Year CS own HD receiver, Tech will have one of the more technologically advanced “I have an iPod that [I] listen to a “Th e free jazz in the morning is pretty collegiate radio stations. lot when I go to the CRC or studio, crazy, but the rock rhythm & roll in Here, students share some of and I also tend to listen to Ruckus the afternoon is much better. My their experiences with the culture when I’m on my computer in my favorite show is EDM on Saturday of music at Tech. room.” By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS evenings. Good stuff !” ByJon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

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sweet drinks… they also know that comparison to the original instated SMART from page11 risky behavior, things that sell risks three years), CAMY’s run and its alarm young people,” Holt said. funding ended as of December 2007. “Because of their placement, a Not to mention, these guidelines The organization will release their lot of alcohol ads go unnoticed by also include audiences of mostly last report within the next few weeks, parents, teachers, those who are in young adult age groups as well. For yet the industry will be missing the business of trying to protect example, alcohol companies are such a large awareness organization. you. And it’s scary that they’re just supposed to place ads on magazines, Moreover, Holt recommended that placed where another person might television or radio where at least 70% students and parents join together see them at.” of the audience is and take action Holt provided examples of various of legal drinking against increas- magazine and television campaigns age, but these ing marketing familiar with many parents, students, media include “[Alcohol and liquor towards youth and consumers alike. While even magazines such companies] know by work ing some of the parents in the audience as Rolling Stone, w it h i n t he chuckled at a shown commercial Cosmopolitan, what appeals to community and for Budweiser or Cuervo, Holt un- Glamour and kids.” alerting local derlined that this was the problem Entertainment officials. with these ads. Weekly, a nd Nicole Holt For interest- Such ads highly target children television shows ed students, Holt Executive Director, Texans through their content, humor and Smallville, CSI recommended Standing Tall placement. Holt provided an ex- and Desperate that students ample from a magazine campaign H o u s e w i v e s , research more of a pink Razztini or “alcopop” in By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS where nearly concerning the a glass resembling a lollipop, with Nicole Holt, Executive Director of Texans Standing Tall, delivers a pre- 81% of youth can view such ads. Sober Truth on Preventing Under- a Pixie stick end. These ads feature sentation to Tech students and parents about alcohol marketing. Youths are increasingly being ex- age Drinking Act (The STOP Act) parties with young people, dating or posed to cable television and internet and the Surgeon General Call to business success, sex or humorous ads, which are not as controlled by Action 2007. For more information circumstances. of the United States, alcohol and “[Alcohol and liquor companies] liquor companies have lessened know what appeals to kids. They congressional legislation. concerning CAMY, resources are Although these ads are explicitly While CAMY in conjunction provided on www.camy.org, and for written against federal and Congres- the strictness of these codes (usu- use parties, they use fun anecdotes ally regulated by the Federal Trade and ridiculous crawling on the floor with Georgetown University has more information concerning GT sional code for the Beer Institute monitored alcohol marketing in the SMART, check out www.gtsmart. and the Distilled Spirits Council Commission) and found loopholes behavior. They know that cartoons gatech.edu around them. and video games, they know that United States for five years now (in .

from page11 One in one hundred women between sponsored by Russell Athletics and the Richards Gallery in the Ferst students from around the world who Body the ages of 10 and 20 starve them- Anaconda Sports. The first 1000 Center at 3:30 p.m. and again at have absorbed Western standards of selves to obtain the “perfect” body, 7:00 p.m. to listen to a reading of beauty,” Barber said. “They would to make each of us believe that our and 4% of all college-aged women The Good Body. The book discusses love to change their hair texture, bodies are unacceptable and need are or were bulimic. Surveys sug- how women feel about food, body eye shape, nose size, [or] skin shade constant improvement,” Barber gest that 10% of all people who are “We want to image and themselves. Feb. 14 is in order to meet media standards said. anorexic or bulimic are male. send out positive not just Valentine’s Day, but also of beauty. I am not surprised at all Barber deems societal standards On Feb. 14, Tech will hold a semi- National Condom Day. Stamps to read the statistic that 8 out of 10 as both superficial and unrealistic nar on dieting and eating disorders messages. Love Health Services staff and student women in the United States say [they in many cases. “Magazine ads and at 11 a.m. in the Women’s Resource your body. Respect volunteers will be in the Student are] dissatisfied with [their bodies]. billboards reduce us to body parts Center. Attendees will learn if their Center Commons from 10:30 a.m. to Our goal is to provide information lips, legs, breasts airbrushed and eating habits or weight loss behaviors yourself.” 2:30 p.m. discussing healthy sexual- so that we can begin to change that touched up to meet impossible are hazardous and unhealthy, as well ity, safe sex and sexually transmitted feeling. We want to send out positive standards. TV shows tell people that as more about healthy diets and Dr. Jill Barber diseases. Free contraceptives will messages. Love your body. Respect cosmetic surgery, impossible work exercise routines. Associate Director, also be provided. yourself.” out schedules and dieting is good for During February, other activities Counseling Center On Thursday, Feb. 21, the Stu- To learn more about Love Your self-esteem,” Barber said. are taking place in conjunction with dent Center Theater will be showing Body month, body image and the Body image is an ever-present Love Your Body month as well. On a screening of In Her Shoes beginning events that will take place during issue in society, and it is important Sunday, Feb. 10, the women’s bas- fans will receive pink shirts. at 7 p.m. February, visit www.womenscenter. to separate the facts from the myths. ketball “Think Pink” game will be On Monday, Feb. 11, come to “I have talked with a number of gatech.edu.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver wait a min, i think Bush already has that job!! sometimes i wish there was a career where all i had to do was sit around, make gazillions of mistakes, ruin everyone else’s life AND never lose the job... AND get called back to do the same thing when my turn is over... i donno, i forgot... anyway, who saw anjolina jolie’s “bend that bullet” ad during superbowl... so, yea, what were we talking about? brb who cares... im going to hell anyway... Is it bad that i have a homework due at midnight and i’m in the coc with doritos and coke writing slivers? does the nique never print the online slivers? Carnwine is the greatest co-worker ever OMG! Joshua is coming to Under the Couch this Friday!!! Knoop 555, yeah thats pretty hard. i wish everyone would just drop it. that was real honorable ROTC guy...purposefully trying to knock a guy off his scooter i cant wait for someone to meet via slivers and get married. its atlanta...im not going to ride my bike in the effing road. i got a bike for christmas...and i hate pedestrians... you...you know who you are...stop asking so many stupid questions... it makes u look stupid. WTF Donna?!?!?! $150,000 to a radio station no one listens to? Really? Buy a Secret Valentine for that special someone & support Relay for Life! seriously steam pipe just exploded O_O a chem spill... a real life guyser outside of one of the residence halls... come on... seriously... and we’re paying how much for housing again? gt auto show: beaters wanted i wish my parents had connections and a trust fund. maybe i’d be cruising through school like i’m at emory or something we’re like sparta, and emory is like athens. friggin gay. 14 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique FOCUS

Gutierrez continued his work timely and high-impact messages. also want to balance the Institute CARE from page11 with CARE in ISyE Professor Pinar Web from page11 It is eff ectively a modular design, brand with the unique needs and Keskinocak’s humanitarian research which enables us to promote content identity of each campus organiza- perspective. graduate-level class. Along with how the previous site was function- in diff erent ways visually, without tion,” Smith said. Primary issues include economic students Adaora Okwo and Serhan ing, what was successful, and what needing to re-engineer the site layout Th e entire redesign was con- input and output, reliability of Duran, Gutierrez worked on CARE sort of features might best serve our or supporting code,” Smith said. ducted in-house, so no external information and the unpredictable for a class project involving pre-po- respective users,” Smith said. Although not all of the sections companies were hired to design the nature of circumstances, accurate sitioning of supplies. Th e logistics of Th ere are many new fea- newnew layout.layout. control of resources and diffi culties the systems concerning warehous- tures that are highlighted in “I’m proud to say that in general coordination of people in ing these supplies is an immense the new design. Perhaps the thisthis waswas aann eeffff oortrt tthathat drewdrew the organizational system. responsibility and essential to quality most notable diff erence is the entirelyentirely fromfrom in-housein-house talent,talent, Some of Gutierrez’s specific and eff ective control of critical situ- new graphic interface. resultingresulting inin nono additionaladditional work includes ations. “Th e visual aesthetic is expenseexpense toto thethe Institute.Institute. optimal design One of the more elegant and open... ThisThis redesignredesign waswas imple-imple- and supply of “How do you specific tools inspiration was pulled from mentedmented byby thethe CCommunica-ommunica- shelters in the that Gutier- hundreds of sources, but tionstions aandnd MarketingMarketing OnlineOnline event of emer- know what to get rez and CARE from a functional perspec- CommunicationsCommunications Team,Team, gency crises. where...how do you are trying to tive, one of the dominant whichwhich includesincludes developersdevelopers By airdropping implement is inspirations we discussed EricEric H Huffman,uffman, FletcherFletcher these shelters, bring everything the emergency was the iPhone. We looked Old Layout Moore,andMoore,and BryanBryan Jordin.Jordin. Gutierrez faces in to optimize the preparedness at how the iPhone has an in- WeWe alsoalso leveragedleveraged thethe as-as- the decision to planning (EPP) credibly simple design, with sistancesistance ooff oourur ccopyopy eeditorsditors provide more system?” methodology, a very fl exible user interface, andand p photographyhotography s serviceservices rigid prefabs to which provides to adapt to the presentation groupgroup toto addressaddress contentcontent less rigid tents, Barbara Christopher effective and of diff erent kinds of content. needs.needs. OITOIT waswas anotheranother keykey with the oppor- Director, ISyE efficient man- We started with the button collaborator,collaborator, hhelpingelping usus getget tunity cost be- Communications a g e me nt i n grid that the iPhone uses to serversservers cconfionfi guredgured aandnd vvideoideo ing the amount emergency situ- display icons, and thought hostinghosting readyready forfor launch,”launch,” of people catered ations. about how that grid could SmithSmith said.said. in the given event due to economic Because of be used to deliver modules Although the new look constraints and effi ciency of setting its diffi cult nature, Gutierrez was of Web content, and how andand f feeleel h hasas beenbeen f fullyully up these shelters. trained onsite for EPP methodology. the grid could be adjusted to New Layout implementedimplemented onon mmostost ooff tthehe Gutierrez helped a team in For two years Gutierrez has dedicated couple larger blocks of screen frontfront sectionssections ofof thethe website,website, Dr. Vande Vate’s Transportation time and his work towards CARE’s real estate to diff erentially itit rremainsemains a ddynamicynamic eentityntity and Supply Chain Systems class, work and humanitarian relief, using emphasize content,” Smith said. of the website have been converted that will continue to change as the expanding his comprehension of his skills and education in ISyE for While style is a vital component to the new look, Communications needs of the Institute change. the diffi culty in undertaking the betterment globally. of any website, Smith notes that and Marketing hopes to implement “Th is is a living resource, which responsibilities of humanitarian Gutierrez plans on continuing the new layout has a more clear the new look and feel on as many will continue to grow and be refi ned. relief. Gutierrez has gone to loca- his work after graduation as either separation between content and sections of the site as possible. We are keen to listen to any and all tions in Central America to gain a consultant or a researcher. style, allowing both to be updated “[We] hope to work with as many community feedback, to assist us hands-on experience and to learn To learn more about CARE, visit independently. campus collaborators as possible, in better serving or constituents. and aid in handling the situations. www.care.org and look for updates at “Th e code structure also allows to move their sites to the new look Additionally, we are serious about He set up warehouses, worked on the ISyE news page at http://www. for a more dynamic layout, such and feel. We strive to keep a signifi - wanting to highlight more of the inventory, analyzed and seized relief ISyE.gatech.edu/news-events/ that we can adjust the homepage cant measure of visual consistency incredible work that goes on here items and more. news/index.php. and landing pages to better promote across all Institute websites, but we at Tech,” Smith said.

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Valentine’s Day 2008 Top 10 ways to celebrate the holiday...or escape the hype

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While V-Day may bring to If you With Valentine’s Day rapidly mind the stereotypical fl owers, approaching, a massive wave of chocolate and Cupids, Valentine’s LOVE pink hearts, red roses, and all at Tech can be much less corny. things covered in lace draws But you can still conserve the Valen- near. romance for you and your girl- tine’s And during this time, some friend, boyfriend or that other of us might be painfully aware special person in your life, with- Day... of Singles Awareness Day. Do By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS out shelling out too much not wallow in self-pity. Show By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS cash to impress them. the world that you are proud of you 10. Th e SymphVibes concert on Sunday Feb. 10 is one way woo over that special single status and celebrate life. Try some of the following activities and have a very someone with a night of talented, but humorous a capella performances of current happy SAD day. pop songs. 10. Consume tons of chocolate this Valentine’s Day. It’s the one day of the year 9. No water because of the drought? Th at shouldn’t stop you from going around your dentist can’t get mad at you for having cavities. He might actually secretly love the fountains. Climb on top of the ledge at the library and watch the stars. you for it, as he takes a gander at your pearly whites. 8. Candy may be the Valentine’s Day norm, but give it a new twist. Fondue is a 9. Go to the gym and start that cardiovascular workout you’ve been planning to cute, alternative to the typical box of chocolates, and allows both of you to share. follow. Chances are it was a New Year’s Resolution that you haven’t make good on. Combine that with some cookies, pretzels, marshmallows, and strawberries and So grab a friend and turn loneliness into lean muscle! you’ll have yourself a melted chocolate feast. After all, chocolate and strawberries 8. Go out with your friends. Ladies, have a Heath Ledger movie-marathon and are an aphrodisiac. indulge in makeovers. Gentlemen, have a nice, clean, wholesome game of poker. 7. Pam and Jim may embody love on Th e Offi ce, but who cares when you have 7. Be creative. Paint! Draw! Write! Be inspired! You might be the next Shakespeare Michael Scott’s new boss Ryan at Tech? Comedian B.J. Novak will be performing a or Van Gogh. solo comedic act on Valentine’s evening at the Ferst Center. 6. Emulate Elmer Fudd and go hunting for rabbits. 6. Movie night doesn’t have to be mushy like Th e Notebook. Cook dinner with 5. Give back to the community. Reorganize your closet and donate the clothing each other, then pop in the latest season of 24. you don’t wear anymore. With Valentine’s Day so commercialized these days, giving 5. For a more glitzy and sweet night, dessert in the city is an excellent way to cel- back could be a great way to counter some of that hype. ebrate. Th e Sun Dial or Café Intermezzo for dessert and drinks are fantastic. 4. Flashback to the 90’s and listen to some good music. 4. You and your special someone can hit up the CRC. It’s a great way to bond over If you 3. If you really want to make a scene, go out with a member of the same sex and something more than just chocolates (or even burn off the dessert from #5). fake a messy breakup. You’ll be able to disturb the lovebirds around you as well as 3. Dancing on Valentine’s Day can be done anywhere in any style. Local Atlanta HATE release that anger you’ve been dying to get out. venues off er opportunities for swing, tango, or salsa dancing from $15 to $30, at the Valen- 2. Enjoy nature. Gaze at the trees, the sky, the birds, and the fl owers. Take a breath High Museum and other local restaurants. of fresh air and escape from the commercialism of the day. 2. If you, your special someone, or both happen to be musically talented, have a jam tine’s 1. If you are still upset that you have no one to share this “special” day with, then session! Th is could include piano, violin, or even Sousaphone, if that’s your thing. this tip might be the one for you. Forget about trying to get away from it all and em- 1. Just cuddle. Nothing beats a night of cuddling, in my book. Day... brace your misery. Stay at home watching Spanish soap operas and romantic comedies Whatever you and that special someone decide to do next Th ursday night, just while sobbing into a box of moldy chocolates you still have from your ex. Curse the make sure that you enjoy each other’s company, whether that’s with laughter, talking day that was invented to celebrate love and throw nasty looks at anyone couple who or those other unmentionables. Happy Valentine’s Day! HMA College Night Gtechniq:Layoutlooks remotely happy. 1 1/30/08 I can assure 10:37 you, AMyou willPage feel 1 so much better.

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She will be pro- InstituteInstitute ofof Technology,Technology, sheshe apparel, shoes hencehence tthehe nname.ame. fi lm called Vampire Weekend that Ezra Koenig moting her second album, Th is foundfound tthathat a ddegreeegree waswas nnotot and accessories, FeaturingFeaturing l linesines f fromrom was making the summer after his freshman year Is How I Found You, which will neededneeded forfor greatness.greatness. UsingUsing Luxe Atlanta gives shoppers WeSC,WeSC, ScotchScotch & Soda,Soda, at Columbia. be released on March 18. Find the then newly-created sales a unique, alternative way to Last year, with only an EP released, they made out more at www.miwagemini. platform, eBay, she took con- shop for discount prices. See 150, page 20 com. See Vamp, page 18 MovieFest fi nale hits off with impressive screening By Daniel Spiller minute movie with a camera and classic science fi ction” and that (Below, right) The cast Staff Writer laptop that is loaned out for free. the fi lm is about the movement and crew of Baby Talk (Below) Buzz Studios A few weeks after the fi lms are towards “destroying visceral accepts an award for Campus MovieFest is always fi nished, the top 16 are shown relationships.” Best Drama. took the Best Picture a refreshing event. It’s nice to see at the school’s fi nale, where the Although All Th at is Human award for Tech kids breaking the inaccurate best will move on to the city’s won the Best Picture category, their short “we-only-like-math-and-sci- fi nale and possibly the national it wasn’t the only award-winner fi lm All That ence” stereotype and doing some- grand fi nale, where the winners of the night. is Human. thing creative. When we Techies will be showered with money Th e Art of Overcoming Poverty aren’t crunching numbers, split- and prizes. took an intense look at Atlanta’s ting atoms, building machines or Now back to bragging: a homeless problem and won for adjusting the glasses on our faces, group of Tech students took Best Documentary. Any Ideas? we apparently aren’t too shabby home the national grand prize proved to be an entertaining at fi lming stuff . Are all of these last year. In fact, the winner from brainstorming session and took movies perfect? No, but most are last year won at Tech again this Best Use of Mobile for their pleasantly surprising. year, and by the looks of things, videophone ending. Th e Price Before continuing on to they have a great shot at going of Hope won for Best Comedy, brag about our classmates, a all the way again. Th eir new showcasing a car chase that will little history is in order. Cre- absurdly well-produced fi lm, All surely be discussed for centuries. ated in 2000 by students from Th at is Human, takes place in a Baby Talk walked away with Best Emory, Campus MovieFest has future where human intimacy Drama for its humorous spy-ac- grown into a national student has become a commodity. tion and slick stunts. fi lm festival where teams get Team leader Michael Gluz- Photos By Colin Ake / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS one week to fi lm and edit a fi ve- man said they were “inspired by See CMF , page 19 18 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

with their vocals, island feel and Cypress serves up enjoyment Vamp from page 17 catchy rhythms. For those who have never heard of By Blake Israel things). I usually prefer my meatballs homemade ingredients you won’t Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2007 The Unicorns, you may be surprised Online Editor in some southern style jelly/ketchup find nearby. Take the in-house with the song “Cape Cod Kwassa to hear (or read) that I think you sauce, but covered with a Caesar corndogs with their custom chipotle Kwassa.” “Kwassa Kwassa” is the will also enjoy this album. Vam- It was a cloudy Wednesday after- dressing and shredded cheese, these sauce, for example. It’s a great snack name of a particular dance rhythm pire Weekend strikes me as a band noon. A chilling wind cut through any restaurant in Tech Square would in the Democratic Republic of the that the indie rock kids as well as my jacket as I crossed West Peachtree have a hard time competing with. Congo; it isn’t difficult to figure those who are into the more poppy along Sixth Street. After a few mo- “They are constantly Though they’ve only been open out why they chose this title when mainstream music can all agreeably ments I rounded the next corner expanding their about five weeks, the Pint and Plate listening to the song. enjoy together. and made my way inside. Instantly has become hugely popular in mid- The African and classical influ- I highly recommend tracks I was warmed by both the heat and menu... and are town. Their fame has been propa- ences are quite evident throughout such as “M79,” “One (Black’s Got the soft wood of the bar, the brick working very hard gated entirely by word of mouth, and the album. Vampire A New Face)” and walls, and the low, soft glow of the in fact until just recently (up until Weekend combines “Walcott.” All three candles spread throughout. I had to increase the this week), they’ve done almost no the two musical tracks have quite arrived at the new Cypress Street variety of vegetarian advertising. genres in a unique “They are fun different styles, so Pint and Plate. The Cypress Street Pint and way that still enables at least one of the Located on the corner of Cypress options....” Plate was born from the vision of a fresh, dance-y, and easy on the three is sure to be St. and Sixth St., a mere two blocks Billy Streck, a New York pub owner can’t-get-enough- ears, and they enjoyed by all. from the Management Building in originally from Atlanta. He yearned of-it sound. The band’s mod- Tech Square, the Pint and Plate is a proved an unanticipated delight. to open a similar Neighborhood Pub In “Cape Cod write the kinds ern classical vibe is new neighborhood pub-style restau- They are constantly expanding their in his hometown. As of the first of Kwassa Kwassa,” the of songs that will incredibly pleas- rant. Once inside, I was greeted by menu, according to Paige, and are January this year, Billy’s vision is guitar rifts mimic get stuck in your ing to listen to. the immensely friendly staff, namely working very hard to increase the now a reality. a typical classical The upbeat sound Paige the bartender and Chewie variety of vegetarian options. Nearly every day of the week, the verse; the drums head for days.” and use of classical the bouncer. After plopping down A great deal of their food has Pint and Plate is open from 11 a.m. rely heavily on the strings very quickly at the bar (the only place until 2:30 a.m. (12 midnight Congo beats, while heighten my good to eat when you’re alone), on Sunday, though) serv- the vocals are influenced by what mood. I can certainly see Vampire I perused through their ing food until 2 a.m. in the sounds to be tribal song and chant- Weekend’s newly released album menu of “upscale bar food.” morning. They already cater ing. climbing to the top of chart after Several things caught my to the lunch crowd, and soon Not only is their style a combi- chart. eye: the Pilgrim’s Progress, plan to serve brunch on the nation of “Afro-pop” and classical, They are fun and easy on the ears, a turkey sandwich with weekends. but they are also greatly influenced and they write the kinds of songs that a cranberry mayonnaise; “We don’t wanna be by traditional ’80s rock in that the will get stuck in your head for days. Dad’s roast beef (name says something more than we chorus of their songs is where most Only this time, instead of the song it all); and don’t forget their are,” said Andrew Leonardi, of the musical emphasis is placed. being a really catchy song that you varied selection of delicious the General Manager. “We Vampire Weekend has created hate, it will be a fantastic new song burgers. don’t wanna be corporate.” consistently high-energy, exciting that you won’t get tired of singing I asked Paige, the bar- Cypress St. never has a choruses. all week. tender, “What’s good?” and cover, even though it can Unlike most experimental groups, I highly recommend this album to was promptly presented with often feel like a bar in the Vampire Weekend also encompasses anyone who enjoys music. After all, an unexpected choice: a plate By Blake Israel / STUDENT PUBLICATIONSS evenings. Leonardi insists stringed instruments into their music with a name like Vampire Weekend, of meatball “sliders” (slid- The new Cypress Street Pint and Plate to enhance their signature style. how could you not be tempted to ers are small sandwich-like boasts tasty treats and a fun atmosphere. See Cypress , page 21 They remind me of The Unicorns bite into their music? ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 19

Rambo returns to dish out plotless gore CMF from page 17 the opposition the film has received Just as quickly as they had arrived, company to jump in, guns blazing But just because a film didn’t win RATED: R from the government in Myanmar the missionaries find themselves be- and body parts flying. any awards doesn’t mean that it’s not DIRECTED BY: Sylvster Stal- due to its depiction of the Burmese ing attacked by the Burmese military, It is in this aspect, that of vio- any good. Nick Nova: And the Battle lone military junta. and with no weapons to protect lence and non-stop action, where for the Universe was loaded with The movie opens with a scene themselves, those that aren’t killed the film succeeds. The raw brutality some Flash Gordon-esque creativ- GENRE: Action/Thriller illustrating the cruelties and mass are captured and brought back to an shown on screen harkens to that of ity, and 40 oz. Drunken Immortal STARRING: Sylvester Stal- genocide suffered by the Burmese outpost where they are held as prison- the original Rambo movies, which drew laughs aplenty with what are lone, Julie Benz, Matthew people from the ruling military re- ers. Rambo learns of the missionaries’ weren’t plagued by CGI, but instead likely the best kung-fu hobo action Marsden gime. It then cuts to Rambo, played morose fate via their congregation’s made use of props and more “lifelike” sequences you’ll see all year. apathetically and solemnly by the priest, who enlists Rambo’s help, visual effects. The body count for the The event itself went smoothly. RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25, 2008 “new” Stallone, who seems to have along with a troupe of mercenar- movie is expectedly extremely high, Conveniently located at the Ferst found his calling ies, to rescue the and the coverage of the events by the Center, Campus MovieFest kicked OUR TAKE:  catching snakes for hopeless group of camera doesn’t leave much to the off on Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The two entertainment in a “...[Rambo] Americans. imagination. Limbs fly and bullet hosts did a fine job keeping things local town in the certainly succeeds Much of the holes puncture almost anyone and together, even if some of their jokes By Philip Tharp former Burma. His internal conflict everyone on screen. Be prepared for Staff Writer life is introduced as a purely in the beginning the short running time (93 minutes), in stark contrast to adrenaline filled of the film arises which allows for the film to capitalize “... giving students While it’s not thoroughly engross- what you would ex- from the contrast- on the action, creating very few dull an opportunity to be ing or particularly original, Rambo, pect for a character macho-man film ing viewpoints moments in the movie. Sylvester Stallone’s throwback to with a legacy such about destruction held by Rambo For a semi-blockbuster action creative when they eighties action movies, certainly as Rambo’s. and the mission- movie, Stallone proves his capabili- otherwise might not succeeds as a purely adrenaline filled It isn’t long after and violence.” aries, where his ties startlingly well, displaying his macho-man film about destruction the audience learns ideology insists skills as writer, director and actor; have the chance is and violence. Returning once again of Rambo’s seem- that people don’t and while it isn’t anything special, something worth to the material that made him famous ingly uneventful life, before the change, and theirs focuses on the Rambo will appeal to fans of the (last year he resurrected Rocky to catalyst for the movie’s action walks innate goodness inside of everyone. original trilogy, and it does provide keeping.” surprisingly good reviews), Stallone into Rambo’s small hut. A group of This juxtaposition of opposing views, a satisfying conclusion to the saga. brings back his one-man army, John missionaries asks Rambo to bring while providing a source of moral Of course, no one should expect Rambo, a man who only knows them upriver, further into Burma strife in a paper-thin plot, only serves anything but action and a weak plot didn’t always hit home. how to kill. where the genocide is in full swing. as an attempt to display Rambo as from a movie such as Rambo, and Grouped into four sets, the mov- The new Rambo is twice as At first Rambo declines, but after a dynamic character. However, this it didn’t shy away from this truth ies were shown in random order. big, as he easily appears the size of a somewhat cliché speech given by misleading presentation can’t hide in its advertisements and trailers. In between each set of shorts, the two grown men on screen (not in a woman in the group about how that he is anything but an emotion- Although it accomplishes its mi- hosts would reappear to award the height, but in muscle), likely due people change, Rambo reluctantly ally layered man. Despite the fact nor goal of entertainment through audience’s attendance with door to Stallone’s debatable use of HGH changes his mind. He subsequently that the missionaries learn the fault violence and action, Rambo is not prizes. Not a bad evening out, es- (human growth hormone), of which brings them upriver, drops them in their beliefs, the change means nearly worth the price of admis- pecially when it’s all free. he has been publically extolling the off and returns back to his meager little to the viewer, as the plot device sion; instead, wait and rent it when Campus MovieFest is a great benefits. Even more controversial is life. occurs just in time for Rambo and it comes out on DVD. event that hopefully will continue Images Courtesy of Lionsgate Films in subsequent years. Sure, not every- thing you see will be a winner, but giving students an opportunity to be creative when they otherwise might not have the chance is something worth keeping. If you missed the finale on cam- pus this year, check out the website, www.campusmoviefest.com, to see the movies for yourself. The Atlanta grand finalé will be hosted at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Saturday, Feb. 23

sliver www.nique.net/sliver The Georgia Collegiate Press Association i heard the tech beat emory at their own liberal arts crap. good job apparently mathematicians are moral cowards 2007 Better Newspaper Awards i like pudding Guitar Hero Rocks My World! why does georgia tech love to watch me fail?! sliver=best part of technique!! TheTechnique The CRC lifeguards are the best! This is my first sliver...I feel like a real Tech student now To the owner of the Grumblecake car....you intrigue me. ME 2110 should be worth WAY more than 3 hrs whoa, u just walked right by me... ew ew ew, wash them... ew! wait a min, ur kinda cute; lemme see that again... i made a pact with my friend that she and I would get married if 1st Place we’re still single at 30. that’s only 6 years from now. General Excellence I <3 Rugby...the guys are hott! CS2110 Head TA is evil... She will Keeeeeeeeeeelll us!!! Layout and Design Why is the sliver giving me errors? Best Campus Service - Features Hot TA for CS2110 - Please speak up!!! Please!! Alpha Phi Omega- Gamma Zeta!! Editorial Excellence one male roommate needed for north ave. blazeWITHus420@gmail. com Best Editorial - Will Morgan Dougie--Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy 20th Birthday! Happy 1 Best News Photo - Jamie Howell year anniversary! I love you. 02142007 some more people for the noob list: anyone named chad, chet, or Best Sports Photo - Jon Drews anyone with a III or esquire, at the end of their name the following people are noobs: anakin skywalker, green bananas, the NE patriots, chan gailey, the entering freshman class, class of ‘08, anyone named rosh, and flinstone chewable tablets WTF?! STFU! person above me! chances are you have nothing 2nd Place 3rd Place important to say, or youre ridiculous... btw, i dont know what you Photography Excellence Best Campus Service - Sports wrote, but either way... noob... lol Best Campus Service - News there is this one girl in isye who makes me feel like a poet, but sound Best Sports Story - Hahnming Lee like an idiot (yes, i got that from movie!). . . and even though we’ve spoken, she may never truly know Best News Story - Craig Tabita whose winkler is the biggest? It was a Giant upset!!! 20 • Friday, February 8, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT High attracts college crowd Sudoku puzzle By Siwan Liu Contemporary Latin American & Around the World Paint-By-Number Entertainment Editor Latino Art” and “Georgia O’Keeff e Mural by Sam Flax, and Decon- and the Women of Stieglitz Circle.” struct/Reconstruct T-shirt workshop 8 3 5 9 On the night of Saturday, Feb. 9, Also on display at the High are the by Alternative Apparel. from 7 p.m. to midnight, the High exhibits “Th e Louvre and the Ancient Other fun events include ART 5 4 3 Museum of Art will proudly host World and Th e Eye of Josephine,” Bingo and drawing in the galleries their tenth annual College Night “Embodying the Sacred in Yoruba with a live model. Guests can also at the High event. Titled “College Art” and “Street Life: American spin the ART wheel to win free prizes 9 5 Night Art Break 2008: A World of Photographs from the 1960s and such as CDs and gift cards. Art,” the event accordingly fl ourishes ‘70s.” For more information and tick- an international theme. DJ Tabone will be spinning ets, go to www.high.org or call 1 Entailing discounted student Afro-beats, and there will be a (404)733-HIGH. Group rates are tickets for all those live performance by funk rock also available, and new high school who provide valid band, Golden Fro. members get in free! Anyone who 7 5 3 5 3 8 college IDs, the mu- Th e Open Mic “ARTicu- isn’t a student can get in for $18. seum off ers a night late” session is open to of live music, art anyone, and attendees can Andrew 4 exhibits, workshops, book a time-slot in Zonneveld open mic sessions, team advance to express plays the trivia and many other themselves through guitar at the 7 8 activities. words, music or High. Th e evening will dance by e-mailing 2 6 1 also play host to the highmarketing@wo opening night of odruff center.org. two special exhibits: Th ere will be two 7 9 1 6 “TR A NSactions: workshops: Passport By Michael Skinner / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS

the senses, as do live music in Baltimore. Th ese events, called opening musician Justin Borgdon’s by Sonia, who Levi the fi ddle player from page 17 performances and the off ering of “PPP Fusion” parties, are always soulful vocals,” commented a local describes as “a little 95 pound white 150 free wireless internet.” on the last Th ursday of the month Atlanta shopper. girl with a black soulful gospel choir Diesel, To Th e Max, Trunk, True 1*FIVE*0 Boutique is also and benefi t Atlanta Pet Rescue and Th e music on Jan. 31 was as inside of her.” Religion and sponsors PF Flyers. unique in Atlanta for its support Adoption. Th ese are truly remark- varied as the merchandise in the Luxe Atlanta and 1*FIVE*0 The store’s website, of local up-and-coming artists and able events that create an inviting, store. Justin Borgdon, whose guitar Boutique have defi nitely carved www.150atlanta.com, says “the musicians. comfortable atmosphere in which strumming is similar to early John out a little space on Marietta Street boutique also aims to create a ‘life- Every month it sponsors a diff er- to enjoy the night. Mayer and whose vocals are parallel that is definitely worth seeing. style fusion’ for its shoppers, off ering ent musician/band as well as a local “From duct tape wallets and PF to a southern David Gray, performed Th e combination of the building’s not only men’s and women’s clothing artist. In January the musician was Flyer kicks to tasteful indie designer a moving set before the main act. Th is exposed rough industrial interior and accessories, but also an eclectic Gary Pfaff and the art exhibit was by fl oral silk dresses and Andy Warhol sociable atmosphere also boded well architecture and the high fashion selection of music, books and home local graphic design artist Nathan printed notebooks, the eclectic taste for Sonia Leigh and Levi Lourey. products create a pleasurable clash accessories. Vintage candies and Travel, age 19, who attends the of 1*FIVE*0 Boutique is as warm and Th eir music, resembling modern that is both aesthetically pleasing ready to grind Octane coff ee tempt Maryland Institute College of Art as comforting as the local acoustic indie jam-packed with soul, is led and a shopping rejuvenation.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver 1972 Dolphins! 18-1 I think exclamation points are really cool!!! I think the ppl who did the voter drive are really cool!!! I love Tech Girls!!!! Def bods homework is made of suck. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/fulltext/hb154.htm - red 154 - it’s short FYI - it became ok for us men to wear scarves when we decided we wanted to wear scarves. Laura smells CC and JarJar have been doing something secret It’s probably a bad idea to leave your drugs on a table in the Student Center. Just thought I’d point that out. Macroeconomics sucks!!!! Why are you trying to make something that is all logic into something diffi cult? Get over it. Ok Tech boys... stop complaining. Girls are everywhere, but you just can’t get the balls to do anything about it. Fiber Boy should invest in some Colon Blow—it has 30,000 times the fi ber of your regular fi ber cereal! I dont understand female BC students. Be honest with yourself and just change majors. To people who order delivery from CampusFoods: You still need to tip the guy!! Th ats how we make money! Our God is an Awesome God!! girls! uggs + sweatpants makes you look CHEAP! Da-di-Da was drinking to Wild Wild West this weekend... yeah thats Will Smith Roman come out of the closet? Jari is scared to shower Brohan loves Beer Tour ZTA Fall 07 You Suck NGD has no game ... So does Jari Tyler still loves Erica JC is corny Jari loves to text Stop the farm facts Is it bad that I cuddle with a guy that I like only as friends, even if he really likes me? He really likes me, but my tagline is “just friends”. nice guys do fi nish last cee2300 blows! girl in north ave east apartments with blonde hair who ran at the crc saturday... you complete me damn it, will, stop molesting my slinky. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 21

Atlanta provides perfect party venues Cypress from page 18 they are a “restaurant first” and will Eddie’s spotlights The Kennedys Sinners Ball proves sensational never turn anyone away who wants By Jarrett Oakley guitar. While playing his Robert By Jarrett Oakley to come in for a good meal. Contributing Writer Johnson cover, he would drop the Contributing Writer A boon to most customers, the guitar down and up from the normal Pint and Plate is smoke-free indoors, You know that feeling you get tuning as if to physically place you Last Friday at the fabulously with limited smoking available on when you hear a good story from into the dark, moody blues of the swanky Opera Nightclub, the an- the patio outside. your grandparents? The nostalgic song’s premise of a cheating woman. nual Mardi Gras party hosted by Also a handy resource is the and warm images you get? Pete Yet it wasn’t until I got to discuss with 99X was in full tilt. ability to sit your canine friend on Kennedy from the folk/bluegrass Pete the nuts and bolts of his musical The 2008 Sinners Ball was full of the edge of the patio while you eat, band achieved this indescribable palate that I realized I was seeing a lavish indulgence as anxious Atlan- a highly desirable convenience for feeling. mirror image of Bob Dylan. tan 20-somethings poured into the Image Courtesy of Wondaland Arts Society many in the area. Cypress Street is The Kennedys are a husband and “My extensive traveling has led venue. 99X pulled out all the stops to Janelle Monáe wowed crowds with wife team that beautifully blends me to learn two distinct aspects of make this evening insanely wild. her powerhouse performance. the harmonious sounds of acoustic- what makes my music. I learned to Opera Nightclub, which recently “Next time you stop based folk, rock, country, pop and listen. I had to listen to all the dif- had a remodelling and was reborn The Black Lips, composed of indie secular gospel into their music. At ferent forms and genres of music from the Club Eleven 50, is strate- punk era sounds with heavy bass and in and are feeling their Feb. 2 show at Eddie’s Attic, as I traveled. Secondly, collecting gically located on Crescent Ave. It grungy vocals, were recently signed especially manly, however, the team was missing this music, I learned I had to play features modern, highly sophisti- to VICE Records. They headlined their lead vocalist Maura Kennedy. for many different kinds of people. cated furnishings and décor with the evening’s music lineup. ask them about the This unexpected absence did not Playing for people in Texas has a clean lines in a beautiful, elaborate What was truly amazing, how- Irish Truck Bomb, sway Pete, however, who played marked difference in the music I play reference to its origins as an opera ever, was the stirring, provocative an intricate set that included cov- for the crowd versus playing gritty house. Its event repertoire includes opening performance from one a special treat you ers ranging from the early rock of blues in Memphis or Mississippi,” Thursday Crescent Moon parties, of the freshest sounds in Atlanta: can’t find anywhere legendary Chuck Berry and Johnny Kennedy said. Friday night DJ of the Month (usu- Janelle Monáe. Cash to a humorously fiery ukulele While playing with such prolific ally a top 50 DJ) in the Moda Lounge Her eclectic sense of style and un- else.... ” rendition of Beethoven’s 5th Sym- singer-songwriters as Mary Chapin and Phantom Saturday nights. orthodox medley of musical sounds phony and a Memphis bluesy cover Carpenter and Marci Griffith, Ken- The insatiable tug of a down and are influenced by her vivid imagina- of Robert Johnson’s “Come On in nedy learned how to present himself dirty Mardi Gras party overpowered tion and a sci-fi movie sharing her also a great place to take care of that My Kitchen.” and his stagecraft to better forge Opera. Sponsored by Coors Light new album’s name, Metropolis. nagging homework or e-mail, eas- What was most surprising was that special connection between the Brewing and SoCo Liqueur, the bash Clad in a ‘50s tuxedo and bowling ily accessible over their free Wi-Fi. Pete’s unorthodox way of using his artist and the audience: the goal of hosted two local breakout artists. shoes, her musical android alter-ego They’ll even play music off of your any songwriter. Furthermore, Pete Cindi Mayweather and the band MP3 player if you bring it in. adds that “our music is inspired by burned through wonderful songs They have many specials dur- dreams to unlock your creativity,” like “Violet Stars Happy Hunting!,” ing the day as well as half-priced which is catalogued on their first a toe-tapping, swing-style song. appetizers from 5-7 p.m. Monday all-original album in seven years, Recently she has been linked through Friday. Better Dreams. creatively with the likes of other Overall, Cypress Street Pint and Charming, witty and glowing in Rap/R&B titans as Outkast’s Big Plate is a much needed addition to his interpretation of the folk genre, Boi and P-Diddy. the stale Tech Square dining options. Pete Kennedy encapsulated the She will be playing at Lenny’s Bar Next time you stop in and are feeling public’s imagination. Pete Kennedy’s on Feb. 16th at 8 p.m., and it’s the especially manly, ask them about the By Colin Ake / STUDENT PUBLICATIONSS take on songwriting as well as his Image Courtesy of Vice Records opinion of this writer that Janelle Irish Truck Bomb, a special treat Husband and wife team, The Kenne- musical tastes shows that storytelling Atlanta-based band, Black Lips, is Monáe is a musical talent not to you can’t find anywhere else around dys, are known for their folk tunes. hasn’t gone extinct. known for their energy and style. be missed. these parts.

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Cover Art Courtesy of New Line Records By Mallory Velten more eff ort into these songs and made scene since its inception in 2000. For an indie band, Offi ce has Assistant Entertainment Editor them longer—if they had, I could Actually, Offi ce started out as a one- enjoyed considerable success—in defi nitely see a bright future for the man project consisting of an acoustic May 2006 their song “Wound Up” If I had to describe A Night at two tracks. “If You Don’t Know By guitar, piano and drum machine all from their 2005 “demo” album Q&A the Ritz, the latest album from the Now” is very catchy (in fact, it’s still played by Scott Masson. By 2001 (“Wound Up” is also featured on A Chicago-based indie rock-pop band stuck in my head) Tom Smith, Erica Night at the Ritz) was Single of the Offi ce, in a single word, this would without being an- Corniel and Jessica Week on iTunes with over 322,000 be it: okay. Yes, just okay. noying—it’s a song “A Night at the Gonyea had joined downloads; soon after, Q&A made Although A Night at the Ritz starts that just about any- Ritz is defi nitely the band, and today it up to number 14 on the iTunes off strong with the two best tracks one could enjoy. Offi ce features the album chart. of the album, “Oh My” and “If You Still, A Night not bad—the fi ve original mem- Offi ce released four albums before Don’t Know By Now,” the music at the Ritz is defi - problem is that bers as well as the A Night at the Ritz; Ritz is the group’s soon becomes kind of unambigu- nitely not bad—the it has a hard newer bassist Justin fi rst album with New Line Records OUR TAKE:    ous and starts to run together. It’s problem is that it Petertil. and Scratchie Records. Actually, Ritz hard to tell when one track ends and has a hard time be- time being more With a laid-back, is more of a compilation of songs from RELEASE DATE: Sept. 25, another begins, especially because ing more than just very mellow sound, Offi ce’s previous albums, with a few 2007 Offi ce has a somewhat annoying pretty good. It’s than just pretty Offi ce would be a new songs thrown in. I sincerely hope habit of making their songs sound clear that the band good choice to listen that this is not supposed to be a “best GENRE: Indie rock good.” like they’re ending when they’re re- members, especially to if you just want tracks from the previous albums” ALBUM’S BEST: “Oh My” ally only halfway through. lead singer Scott some background sort of compilation, however. and “If You Don’t Know By I say the music “soon” becomes Masson, have talent—what’s not music with no really heavy artistic If you’re a fan of indie music, you Now” unambiguous because these fi rst clear is why they didn’t decide to meaning. I’m not saying that Offi ce should defi nitely look into A Night ALBUM’S WORST: “Th e Big two excellent songs are each under use it to its full extent in making doesn’t have artistic meaning, only at the Ritz. If you’re not an indie fan, Bang Jump!” three minutes—“Oh My” is barely this album. that to fi nd it you’re going to have you still might want to check it out if two minutes. Offi ce should have put Offi ce has been on the music to pay close attention. you want some mellow music.

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US hasn’t constructed a new nuclear incomes, chemical engineers are mathematics, so the only thing they thought industrial design only served Material Science Engineering: plant in 11 years, nuclear engineers identical to chemists except that know about structural integrity is what to provide engineers with humanities Instead of explaining what exactly devote their time to devising Godzilla chemical engineers are smarter, they’ve learned from playing Jenga. electives. it is these engineers do, I’m going defense strategies. more attractive, live happier lives, Industrial Engineering: Now, onto the College of to spend this section bitching about Chemical Engineering: The will go on to marry better looking Industrial engineers don’t do any Engineering, because without it MSE 2001. diff erence between chemistry and spouses, have more fulfi lling careers, actual engineering; they just run Georgia Tech would just be UGA- Why does every engineer have to chemical engineering is a roughly are more resistant to disease, have around fetching coff ee while waiting Atlanta. take MSE 2001? Not even Jeopardy $20,000 starting lower cholesterol levels and are to be promoted to CEO. Electrical Engineering: Electrical contestants need to know the names of salary gap generally better than chemists in every While most Tech students will engineers all dream of becoming the the three thousand diff erent phases of in favor of conceivable way. In reality, they are go on to be engineers, the ones with next Nikola Tesla. While neither a steel. Do the material science engineers only plumbers using calculus. severe mental defects will enroll in death ray gun nor a time machine has really need to take a Biomedical Engineering: a professional degree program, and yet to be successfully built, electrical RoboCop. are here as either pre-med or pre-law engineers have produced the Hello Aerospace Engineering: For students. Kitty Pop-Up Toaster (with thousands of years, things like heavy Pre-med: Th e standard pre-med removable crumb tray, six shade chunks of metal and human beings track at Tech is to start out as a settings and a design that toasts have remained safely on the ground. biomedical engineer, then fail and Hello Kitty’s face on every Aerospace engineers do their best to switch into biology, then fail biology bread slice), Extreme Tickle see how long they can keep normally and switch into STAC. Pre-meds that Me Elmo and Baby Alive non-fl ight capable objects airborne can’t hack it as STAC majors transfer to Wets ‘N Wiggles Boy Doll before they come crashing back UGA to earn a degree in nursing. (anatomically correct). down. Th is is done through the study Here’s a fun way to spend the How’s that fl ux capacitor of “aerodynamics,” which is a Latin afternoon: sit in the back of an organic coming along, guys? term that means “dropping chemistry lecture and watch the pre- Mechanical Engineering: junk off a tall cliff .” In the meds struggle to answer even the After successfully winning the last century air travel simplest questions on chirality. You’ll egg drop competition in middle has developed to the never feel safe about a prescription school, engineering-inclined point that people can from a doctor again. students enroll in mechanical safely fl y from one point Pre-law: Ever watch one of engineering at Tech, where, during to another so, naturally, those documentaries where stomach a grueling four to fi ve years, they aerospace engineers had parasites leech the life out of some spend approximately 2,700 hours to go and start launching helpless victim and thought to yourself, staring at CAD drawings of air things into outer space. “Gee, I’d like to do that for a living”? ducts and throw exactly zero Polymer and Fiber Lawyers—the intestinal tape worms egg parachutes out of fi fth fl oor Engineering: Th e science of carpet. of society. Future lawyers are easy to windows. Hard to believe something that exciting identify because their over-achieving Mechanical engineers are has trouble recruiting students, huh? personalities cause them to constantly considered the workhorses of the Civil Engineering: Design the run for Student Government Positions. engineers—not because of their nation’s infrastructure with toothpicks Future lousy lawyers can be found in versatility—their dim, horse-like and Popsicle sticks, which explains the Resident Hall Association. After intellect doesn’t allow them to why some of our bridges have a getting their law degrees, lawyers will specialize in anything. tendency to fall down. spend the rest of their lives assigning Computer Engineering: Design While planned obsolescence has a monetary value to every aspect of the next wave of Apple® products to worked great as a business plan for the human life. keep all the iTards happy. Computer the automotive industry, perhaps Where’s a death ray gun when you engineers are like electrical engineers we should think of a more reliable need one?

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from page 32 his performance against Maryland MBB and pick up 15 points. While the Jackets started out with Jackets trailed by six, but when an early 3-0 lead, things cooled-off he came back in, both teams had quickly for the Jackets as the Demon scored five points and the Jackets Deacons struck back with a 9-0 run SAVE A TREE! READ US ONLINE! still trailed. to take the lead by six. The Jackets “[The tempo] was the only reason were not able to regain the lead again why we got back in at the end [of the in the first half. www.nique.net game],” Hewitt said. Defensive struggles carried over The Jackets were down by three from the Maryland game for the points to Maryland with nine sec- Jackets as Wake shot 53 percent from onds to play. Bell came up with a both the field and behind the arc. defensive rebound to give the Jackets The Jackets were also out rebounded a potential tying possession. When 18-12 by the Demon Deacons in senior point guard Matt Causey the first half. went for what was a shot on the Throughout the course of the line to try and tie the game, he was game, fouls by Wake and free fouled by Osby before the shot and throws helped attempted two keep the Jackets free throws. in the game. “ I h e a r d “There was a stretch Tech entered the [ M a r y l a n d in the second half bonus only eight Head] Coach minutes into the [Gary] Williams where we wanted first-half. The 12 yell ‘Foul him! the tempo to be total first half Foul him!,’ but fouls allowed I didn’t realize as fast as we could Tech to go 13-16 he was trying to make it.” from the line. foul me because After Wake I couldn’t feel Paul Hewitt was able to gain him…if I would their largest lead Head Coach have felt him, I of the night at would have defi- 13, the Jackets nitely shot it earlier,” Causey said. were able to turn the corner just While Causey made the first before halftime and cut the lead free throw, Causey also made the down to eight. The Jackets mounted second, which gave Maryland the an impressive 14-0 run in the second ball back. half to take the lead from Wake with “You try to miss, it goes in; you try 11 minutes to play. The improved to make, it comes out. Nine times out defense held Wake to 46 percent of ten it comes out,” Causey said. from two-point range and 36 percent While the Jackets were able to get from behind the arc. T within five points of Maryland six The last ten minutes of the game different times throughout the game, was a back-and-forth battle between they never tied nor took the lead in the Jackets and the Deacons, which the entire 40 minutes of play. saw six lead changes and four ties. The Jackets were able to bounce- The Jackets were able to clinch the back on Wednesday, getting a 89-83 game in the last minute with four free victory over Wake Forest up in Win- throws from Morrow and one from ston-Salem, N.C. The win takes the senior forward Jeremis Smith. Jackets to 11-10 on the season and an The Jackets continue on the road even 4-4 in conference play. Saturday when they travel up to Senior guard Anthony Morrow Storrs, Conn. to take on UConn. had a strong game, leading the Tip-off is slated for 4:00 p.m. It is Jackets in scoring with 23 points. their last nonconference game of Zach Peacock was able to build off the season.

I am pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award for 2008. This $2500 award goes to a junior or senior with at least a 2.5 GPA and has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and/or entrepreneurial skills while at Tech.

The award has been established by Charlotte Ferst to honor her husband, Alvin, who graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943. Alvin Ferst has been a member of the Alumni Association Board and the Georgia Tech Foundation for decades. The Ferst family name has a long tradition on the Georgia Tech campus and the scholarship will assure their involvement in perpetuity.

Applications may be picked up from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Room 204 of the Smithgall Student Services Building (Flag Building). Applications need to be completed and returned to the Vice President’s Office by March 1, 2008.

Qualities of the Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate would be a person of vision; a driving force to create a business or organization; an inspiration to others to reach their potential; a leader with the ability to anticipate future needs; an optimist about finding solutions; one who generates support of the dream; and a man or woman of character who says, “why not, not “why”.

The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award for 2008 will be presented at the Student Honors Luncheon on April 17, 2008, 11:00am to 2:00pm, in the Student Center Ballroom.

By Julia Bunch/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Jeremis Smith is fouled while inside the paint. Tech went on to lose yet another close game this season, eventually falling to Maryland 88-86. SPORTS Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 • 29

touchdowns as a senior. Sign from page 32 Among the safeties are Brandon Track and field competes in Ky. Leslie and Cooper Taylor. The cor- having him,” Smith said. ners who committed are Kamaron By Randy Darnowsky Antonio Wilson was a pleasant Riley, Jon Lockhart and Rashaad Staff Writer surprise for the coaching staff. The Reid. 6’6’’ defensive end had previously Leslie, like several other players, The nationally ranked men’s committed to Vanderbilt after play- committed during Gailey’s regime and women’s track and field teams ing high school football for just and stuck with his commitment. competed at the Rod McCravy one year. “He stuck with us; he is a solid Invitational this past weekend. Among the linebackers, Tech individual. He said his favorite thing The Jackets have been improving recruited Munroe, Steven Sylvester on his visit was drinking sweet tea upon their already high marks in and B.J. Machen. Sylvester, the No. for the first time,” Smith said. preparation for the conference and 23 ranked weak side linebacker The safety out of Fresno has good national championships later on in played both sides of the ball in high size and speed (6’, 4.6 40-yard dash) the season. school. He ran for over 800 yards and for his position. “We’re pretty much there for each six touchdowns as well as recording Taylor played both sides of the other. Everybody gets injuries…. I 36 tackles and three sacks. Sylvester ball in high school as a quarterback guess since I’m the only one I get also had offers from Alabama, North and safety. He was recruited to Tech questions for things. We try to help Carolina, N.C. as a safety, but our teammates out and we try to do State and South coaches have not the best that we can,” said senior Carolina. “[Brandon Leslie] ruled him out of hurdler Fatmata Fofanah. Machen was playing on the Fofanah had another successful a top prospect stuck with us; he is offense. meet, solidifying her place as the top in the state of a solid individual. Riley is an- nationally ranked 60-meter hurdler Ohio before de- other local pros- in the nation. The New York native ciding to sign He said his favorite pect the Jackets finished with an NCAA Champion- with Tech. thing on his visit was were able to ship provisional qualifying time of Among the commit. Riley 8.17 in the finals of the 60m hurdles skilled position drinking sweet tea.” committed out event. Teammate and fellow senior players, Tech of Hawkinsville Shantia Moss is also ranked very signed several Giff Smith High, a school highly in the same event. She is the running backs Recruiting Coordinator where fellow defending national champion and with big time Jackets Robert is ranked No. 4 on the national By Jamie Howell/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS speed and receiv- Hall and Trey ranking. Fantama Fofanah anchored the ranked track and field team’s strong ers that are both skilled at catching Dunmon attended. “I haven’t really ran since that performance at the Rod McCravy Invitational with her hurdles time. and blocking. McKayhan, a local “We’re really excited about him; first meet [at Ky.] but everything prospect, is a speedy receiver (4.5 40- we’ve got quite a few guys from has really been coming along like the past couple of years. I’m so proud into the ACC’s,” Fofanah said. yard dash) who can run routes as well Hawkinsville. Coach Smith has a it should and hopefully I’ll be of them,” Fofanah said. The Jackets hit the track and field as run back kicks and punts. real connection [there]. He has a peaking right around the ACC’s,” The competitors in the long-dis- again this weekend for another com- “[It’s] always good to keep home lot of ability, we have him listed as Fofanah said. tance events also found success. The petitive match-up in Blacksburg, VA kids here. He can play wide receiver a safety but he can be a great wide The ranked men’s team also former cross-country captain David at the Virginia Tech Elite meet. and also factor in the return game,” receiver,” Johnson said. passed several noteworthy mile- Herren crossed the finish line in the The upcoming meet could be a Smith said. Lockhart is out of Blountstown stones. Senior Derek Hoye finished 3000-meter event with a season-best preview to the ACC Championships McKayhan was previously com- High in Blountstown, Florida. the 800-meter run with an NCAA time of 8:21.92. because of the great number of con- mitted to Memphis before speaking “[He] can play defensive back, Championship provisional qualify- At the field, Andy Powlen placed ference rivals entering the meet. with Coach Johnson’s staff. slot back and wide receiver. He’s a ing time of 1:50.47 while teammates fourth in the men’s shot put with an “This is probably going to be the Among the running backs Tech tremendous athlete,” Smith said. junior David Ford and sophomore NCAA Championship provisional closest thing we have to the ACC’s signed, Richard Watson and Embry Reid was another player that Alphonso Jordan finished back-to- and personal-best mark of 58 feet, because a lot of ACC schools are Peeples were both recruited during wavered on his commitment after back in the 60m hurdles. 3 1/4 inches. In addition, Nigel Orr going to be there. I’m excited about Chan Gailey’s tenure. A recent the coaching change. He decided “Our men’s team is doing really placed third in the triple jump with it and it will be a very good meet and recruit, Marcus Wright, was a Pa- to stick with it after meeting Coach well this year. Our jumpers are do- a mark of 48 feet, 8 3/4 inches. very tight,” Fofanah said. rade All-American and the Texas Johnson and the staff. Reid also had ing really well this year…We have a “Our throwers are doing really They next come home for the Yel- 5A player of the year last year after offers from South Florida, Vanderbilt very strong men’s team going into well this season. We have some talent low Jacket Invitational at the end of running for over 3,374 yards and 45 and West Virginia, among others. the ACC’s and a lot stronger than in out there. I think we’ll be fine going March for their only home meet.

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By Akshay Amaraneni Samantha Murray 8-5. After Tech The top-ranked Tech squad next Staff Writer had dominated its last two ranked travels to Madison, Wisc. to compete opponents, sweeping them, the team in the ITA National Indoors champi- The women’s tennis team stum- lost its first doubles point. onship. They are attempting to repeat bled in an early matchup with No. The singles did not go any better as national champions in the event. 7 Northwestern this past weekend, for the Jackets as they ended up drop- Despite being the top-ranked team falling to the Wildcats 6-1. ping five of six in singles. Miller took in the nation and capturing the title Tech’s strong doubles team was the first match from No. 2 Mosolova last year, they are ranked just No. 4 able to give the Jackets a good start 6-2, 6-3. The rest of the team did not in the tournament, behind Stanford, in the match. Noelle Hickey and fare so well. McDowell took the first UCLA and Northwestern. Christy Striplin began their doubles set against Rose 6-0, but Rose took This early season test has his- game against Nazlie Ghazal and Ma- the next two sets, easily winning torically been a great indicator of ria Mosolova 4-0, but went on to lose the match, 0-6, 6-2, 6-1. The next a team’s success in the past few the matchup 8-6. Tech rebounded match was just as tough as McCray years, with the champion going on in their seconds doubles match to lost to Murray 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. to win the NCAA championship. even the doubles score, when its No. Maya Johansson lost from the Stanford did it in 2004, 2005 and 2 team of Whitney McCray and fourth spot to Rose, 7-6 (8), 6-2. 2006, while Tech accomplished the Amanda McDowell beat Georgia Rose’s win clinched the match for feat last year. Rose and Suzie Matzenauer 8-3. the Wildcats. Still, Northwest- Tech will compete against Wis- Still, the Jackets were unable to ern was able to win the next two consin in the first round match. With hold off the Wildcats and capture the meaningless points in straight sets. the current seeding, they would meet By Jon Drews/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS first point of the match between the Ghazal defeated Striplin 6-4, 6-3. Stanford in the semifinals again Amanda McDowell during a match at the Bill Moore Tennis Center. two teams when Kristi Miller and Finally, Hickey lost to Matzenauer if both teams are able to advance She and the Jackets struggled against No. 7 Northwestern, losing 6-1. Kirsten Flower lost to Lauren Lui and 6-3, 6-2. that far. Men’s tennis sweeps both GA. Southern, Upstate By Hahnming Lee Later in the day, Tech took on David North and Austin Roebuck Sports Editor Ga. Southern. collected the other two points and Tech continued their domi- helped to ensure that Ga. Southern The men’s team won its second nance in doubles, with the team didn’t get a point. double-header in a row, sweeping of Gomez and Potvin shutting out “I thought the guys fight was good Ga. Southern and USC Upstate in Mark Paetz and Gregory Bekkers. and their composure was good. A both matches, 7-0. The other teams also fared well, couple of matches were pretty close The Jackets first played USC Up- with Blackmon and Smith beating but we played to win. That’s what state. The teams of Scott Blackmon Emmanuel Nkouleue and Borja I’ve been asking of these guys. We and Ryan Smith, Guillermo Gomez Malet winning 8-3 and North and have a tough match next Sunday and George Gvelesiani and David Muguruza completing the point with against Miss. State. It’s going to North and Eliot Potvin were all the 8-6 victory over Philip Prins and be a very competitive match and victorious in their doubles matches Matthew Sands. the guys are looking foward to it,” by an identical score of 8-2. The team performed even bet- Head Coach Kenny Thorne told In singles play, every player won ter than their last match in singles, ramblinwreck.com. in straight sets. Gomez bested Sandy dropping a combined 20 games in The Jackets will spend much of Franz with a 6-0, 6-4 win. North, the five matches. their time in Atlanta for the next Potvin, Blackmon and Miguel Mu- Blackmon beat Ga. Southern’s couple of weeks until they face Ga. guruza also easily won their matches. Prins 6-0, 6-1. Muguruza had the State. They next face Miss. State on While Ryan Smith won in straight same score against Mark Paetz. Doug Sunday at 12 p.m. Other opponents sets, he was pushed to the limit in Kenney wasn’t able to repeat the same include Auburn, Furman and South By Jon Haeffele/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS both of them, beating Jack Roux score, but still curised to victory Carolina. Florida State will be their Scott Blackmon serves the ball in his match over the weekend. They 7-6(7-4), 7-6(9-4). with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Magafurov. first road test. continued their perfect start to the season, sweeping both teams 7-0.

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REVAMPED WEBSITE SENSELESS SLAUGHTER SPORTS Tech has fi nally redesigned their web Stallone returns as Rambo, killing page, making it more aesthetically hundreds of bad guys in his new Technique • Friday, February 8, 2008 pleasing. Page 11 movie. Page 19 Football, Johnson sign recruiting class of 20 By Akshay Amaraneni position as the signal caller come Staff Writer summer practices. The Jackets also signed two Paul Johnson’s fi rst signing class players who are rated very highly. was introduced this week as letters Malcolm Munroe is a linebacker out of intent came into the athletic as- of Coral Reef High in Miami and sociation all morning long. Tech is one of the top outside linebackers signed 20 players during the signing in the nation. period, short of “[We like the maximum 25 a] tall, rangy new scholarships linebacker who allowed. FACES TO WATCH can really run. “We signed Jaybo Shaw - A dual [He has] a lot of 20 student ath- length, can rush letes…not only threat quarterback, the passer and are they out- ideal for Johnson’s is a good open standing football field tackler,” players, but we triple-option system said Giff Smith, feel like we have recruiting coor- some outstand- Malcolm Munroe - A dinator. ing young peo- M u n r o e ple to represent highly recruited and picked Tech Georgia Tech. athletic linebacker over Auburn, We’re all excited Central Florida about the group, and Louisville. we felt like we’ve Omoregie Uzzi - Top-10 A n o t h e r addressed several off ensive guard with h i g h - r a t e d needs on the foot- recruit Tech ball team,” said power and quickness secured very Head Coach Paul r e c e nt l y i s Johnson. Omoregie Uzzi, Tech was able a top-10 ranked By Colin Ake / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS to fi ll almost all of their needs going off ensive guard. Uzzi has enough Paul Johnson introduces his fi rst recruiting class as Tech’s head coach. Last Wednesday was Signing into next season. More importantly, power and lateral quickness to fi t Day, where many of the recruits around the nation committed to a college by signing a letter of intent. Johnson was able to secure several into Tech’s off ensive scheme. recruits that fi t his triple option Among other defensive and of- “He’s a kid that committed size (6’4’’, 290). from Tech as well as Alabama and off ense. fensive line recruits are Phil Smith, early, sort of wavered. Once he met “His best football’s in front of Louisville. Barnes is a big recruit Quarterbacks Jaybo Shaw and Nick McRae, T J Barnes and Antonio Coach Johnson he had a rock solid him. He’s got a good lower body (6’7’’, 322) that will fi ll a defensive Tevin Washington are both dual- Wilson. Smith played on both sides commitment to Georgia Tech,” and good feet and we think he’ll be tackle position. threat quarterback options. Shaw of the line in high school, as a junior Smith said. a good player,” Johnson said. “[Th e] upside for him is tremen- ran an option off ense in high school; he had six sacks. Smith recruited McRae will play center in the new McRae is the eighth best center dous and we are very excited about he has experience reading defenses recently by Johnson also had an off er off ense and has good speed (5.05 40- in the nation and also had an of- for the option and could earn the from Penn State. yard dash) as well as advantageous fer from Maryland. He had off ers See Sign, page 29 Men’s basketball loses to MD, beats Wake by By Matt Hoff man 18 from the fi eld and Tech had one thethe Contributing Writer more three than Maryland. Th e diff erence maker was Maryland’s 12 numbers Maryland snapped the Jackets’ free-throws compared to Tech’s two, three-game winning streak on Satur- which gave Maryland a nine point day by edging out the Jackets 88-86 lead going into the second. at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Tech’s plan going into the game 5 Maryland came out firing was to exploit Maryland’s lack of against the Jackets, taking a quick depth, which showed as every Mary- Th e golf team’s ranking after 9-0 lead. land starter played at least 30 minutes their fall outing. Th e Jackets had an “We were not and the bench especially strong end of the season, in it [for] the only accounted fi nishing second in the Callaway Golf first ten min- “We were not in it for a total of 13 Match in the season fi nale. While utes…you can- [during] the fi rst points. only one player is ranked near the not go down “We wanted top of the individual rankings, the ten points and ten minutes....If we to get their big team as a whole is still one of the expect to win. If had won the game, guys into foul top teams in the nation heading we [had] won, it trouble as well into the spring season. Th ey are would have been it would have been as get into the currently competing at the UH-Hilo sheer luck,” said sheer luck.” bonus, which Invitational in Hawaii. Head Coach Paul we did, but it Hewitt. was too late in Tech’s de- Paul Hewitt the game,” said fense was lack- Head Coach junior guard luster against the D’Andre Bell. 25 Terps. Coming “Th ere was a in, Maryland shot just above 45 stretch in the second half where we Th e baseball team’s preseason percent from the fi eld, but man- wanted the tempo to be as fast as we rankings in the Collegiate Baseball’s aged to shoot an impressive 64 could [make it]…because [senior poll. Th ey have also been chosen to percent in the fi rst half, which was forward Maryland Bambale] Osby fi nish fourth in the ACC race in signifi cantly aided by Maryland’s and his guys were getting tired…but a poll of ACC coaches, fi nishing thirteen layups. our defense wasn’t able to execute,” behind fellow ranked teams Miami, “We were playing pretty good Hewitt said. Virginia and North Carolina. Th ey defense [in the past few games], When Osby began his fi ve minute have begun their preseason practices but today we were playing very poor stint on the bench at the mid-way leading up to their fi rst game of the defense,” Hewitt said. point through the second half, the By Michael Skinner / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS season on Feb. 22, when they play Going into the second half, Tech Gani Lawal goes up for a dunk during a loss to Maryland. Lawal fi nished Youngstown State. and Maryland each accounted for See MBB, page 28 with nine points and four rebounds in just 16 minutes of game time.