Friday, July 13, 2001

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Cyberbuzz unveils Independence Day Tech Tower new look, design Parking shortage The Cyberbuzz team re- cently finished up eight months of work with the un- expected for fall veiling of its revamped web site. The new site allows in- By Nasir Barday need repairs, and the contrac- dividual students to person- Senior News Staff tors and consultants who worked alize the Cyberbuzz site by to build the deck will propose creating customized accounts According to the Department plans for the deck’s repairs in and allows student groups to of Parking and Transportation, the middle of this month. schedule events on a public approximately 1,900 students The plans are expected to in- calendar. and faculty who applied for Fall clude the distribution of the costs campus parking spaces could not of the repairs over those involved be provided with permits be- in the deck’s construction as well Pearson named cause of a shortage in the num- as a projected schedule for the new HTS chair ber of spaces available. completion of the repairs. The Of the approximately 10,500 Georgia State Finance Commis- Last Tuesday, Dean Sue students and faculty who applied sion () will officially own the Rosser of the Ivan Allen Col- online for campus parking spac- deck until the repairs are com- lege named Willie Pearson, a es, only 8,600 received permits. pleted and Georgia Tech com- Professor of Sociology and The remaining 1,900 applicants pletes repayment of the bonds an adjunct Professor of Med- were placed on a waiting list that allocated for the funding of the icine at Wake Forest Univer- will be served as Parking deter- deck. The repayment of the bonds sity, the new chair of the mines usage patterns of each of has already begun in order to School of History, Technol- the lots. reduce the interest that accrues ogy, and Society. Pearson is a Part of the reason for the short- on the bonds. renowned scholar in the so- age is the delay of the opening of “There were 850 total spaces ciology of science and has re- the North Parking Deck on State in the North deck, of which 650 ceived national praise for his Street, which was slated to open would be permit spaces and 200 work. last spring. The opening was de- would be visitor spaces,” said layed when cracks were discov- Rod Weis, Director of Parking By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ered throughout the parking and Transportation. But the delay Carlson leaves for Students were treated to a show last week. Fireworks from the Fourth of July structure. According to Bob of the North deck’s opening was celebration at Centennial Park were visible from several campus locations. Harty, Executive Director of UT-Knoxville Communications, the deck will See Parking, page 3 Dan Carlson, Assistant Dean of Students and Direc- tor of Disability Programs, finishes his stay at Tech to- FASET adds separate GALA social to schedule day. After three years in his position, the Knoxville na- By Mary DeCamp winter with several ideas for pro- campus for GLBT students and that allies will be a part of the traditional tive heads home to his alma Senior News Staff grams and services to offer to fresh- if FASET wanted to help make all FASET SAC social. However, at least mater, the University of Ten- men that are GLBT. incoming students feel comfortable for its first year, the GLBT social will nessee. In response to a request by the “We believe that by providing a that this was a niche that we were be held in a separate location at Un- “I’m really going to miss Gay and Lesbian Alliance, members school-sponsored program, Georgia leaving out,” said Amy Stalzer, FASET der the Couch. the quality of students that I of the FASET cabinet and its direc- Tech would not only live up to it’s coordinator. “Everyone will know that both work with everyday,” said tor Amy Stalzer have added a new statements on human relations and FASET gets many proposals for socials exist and will have the oppor- Carlson. program to this year’s orientation diversity, but also would finally ac- new programs to add every year, but tunity to go to either one. We’re schedule for incoming students, the knowledge the existence of GLBT due to time constraints, few of them trying our best to de-stigmatize the first of which starts this Sunday. students and the needs of GLBT can be added to the schedule. This whole thing. My expectation is that Georgia cancels In addition to the many other freshmen, which include finding a particular proposal went to the FASET we’re going to be open about the activities that are part of FASET week- group or mentor who can guide an Cabinet, who worked to make it a GLBT social and protect students GLOW program end, there will now be a social for incoming student through life as a part of the weekend. who go to that session just as we The Georgia Department gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgen- member of the Tech community, Many of Tech’s peer institutions, would protect students who assert of Public Safety has cancelled der (GLBT) students and their al- while preventing the loneliness and including Stanford and M.I.T., al- any beliefs that others might not agree the Georgia License on lies. isolation possibly experienced by in- ready provide many programs simi- with,” Stalzer said. Wheels program, which was Mike Handelman and Stacie coming students,” said Handelman. lar to the GLBT social at orientation “This will be beneficial to the schedule to come to Tech on Jaynes, co-presidents of GALA ap- “I think that they felt that in gen- sessions. August 17. proached FASET advisors this past eral we don’t offer a lot of services on The social for GLBT students and See FASET, page 3 Student Center service programs move to Student Affairs By Jody Shaw a number of other service activities. is service. Our intention is to pro- ponents to existing courses and pos- office is, according to Meyers, still News Editor David Prophitt, Associate Program vide all undergraduates the oppor- sibly even creating some new cours- in the discussion phase. Director for Community Services, tunity to work on these components es. “The student leaders on the pro- In a recent administrative deci- acts as adviser to all of the pro- in and out of the classroom,” said “We want to connect students’ grams board who are currently in- sion, President G. Wayne Clough grams. Wilcox. experiences in community service volved in community service decided to transfer the community “I see any combination of lead- The idea, according to both Wil- and the classroom and enrich both,” activities will finish out their terms. service office, previously located in ership and service to be a great op- cox and McMath, is to build mod- said McMath. As part of that, they will be working the Student Center Programs Board portunity to build these programs. ules based on the six components Over the next months, Prophitt, with Student Affairs on issues relat- under the jurisdiction of Auxiliary I do not see a lot of differences as to into the curriculum and supplement McMath, and Wilcox will work on ed to community service,” said Mey- Services, to the Student Affairs di- where it’s housed,” said Prophitt. the in-classroom learning with out- ways to further integrate co-curric- ers. vision. Part of Clough’s motivation in of-the-classroom experiences that ular service activities with the aca- The administrative move should The community service compo- triggering the move is to allow build on that knowledge. demic curriculum, but in the be in place for the fall, but any phys- nent of the programs board consists Prophitt to work more closely with “Community service is and has immediate future, issues of reorga- ical move of the community service of the Mobilizing Opportunities for Vice President of Student Affairs been a strength for Georgia Tech; it nization structure must be dealt office will occur over a longer peri- Volunteer Experiences (MOVE) Lee Wilcox, who is overseeing Tech’s is very successful. There is already with—a task Clough charged to od of time. Office, three tutoring programs— leadership initiative along with Rob- some link between community ser- Rosalind Meyers, Vice President of “We are going to move some Partners in Education (PIE), Tech ert McMath, Vice Provost for Un- vice and the curriculum,” said Mc- Auxiliary Services, who currently things around and find a place for Enhancing Atlanta Community dergraduate Studies. Math. oversees the Student Center and its them in the Student Center where High schools (TEACH), and Tech- “The leadership initiative includes The leadership initiative will build programs board. The specific struc- wood Tutorial Project (TTP)—and six major components, of which one on the link by adding service com- ture of the new community service See Service, page 3 NEWS Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 • 3

legal permits. “We look at occupancy from 10 Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! Parking from page 1 He also attributed the increase a.m. to noon and until after lunch, to the new online permit request from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,” said Weis. Last issue’s poll garnered 148 responses to the question: not the only cause of loss in parking system, which streamlined the per- “We let people get into a pat- spaces on campus. mit request process. tern, and then we find how many “Have you ever cheated at Tech?” “We’ve lost the remote lot to the Weis emphasized that those on more permits we can offer in order - Yes: 29.93 % construction of the College of Man- the wait-list should make arrange- to make sure all of the spaces are - No: 34.01 % agement and Tech Square,” said ments for parking in private Mid- used.” - No, but I know people who have: 34.69 % Weis. town parking garages as soon as On a daily basis, approximately Parking lost 350 spaces with the possible. A list of independent ga- four percent of permit holders do This week’s poll is about GALA and FASET. What is the best way to removal of the remote lot. Con- rages can be found on the Parking not use their spaces because of vaca- make GLBT students feel welcome at Tech? A social? A separate struction for the SAC II project will web site. tion days and other reasons. social? Nothing at all? What do you think? Voice your opinion eliminate 300 additional spaces near “All of them have monthly rates,” “But we don’t want to push it to online at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique. the Student Athletic Complex in continued Weis, “Do it month-to- the point where you won’t find a November, but 550 spaces will be month. If you’re lucky and get a spot,” added Weis. added by means of a SAC II parking permit you can switch at that point.” In large areas such as the Stu- garage, planned for completion in In case a student becomes eligible dent Center Deck, under usage is “At our Opportunities at Tech May of 2003. for a permit several weeks into the high. “I know that we can over sell FASET from page 1 Organizations Fair there is less of a The shortage in spaces also stems semester, permits are prorated, so ten percent of those spaces right off stigma if you are a Christian going from an increase in the number of the full price of the permit would be the bat,” said Weis. freshman population in helping ev- up to one of the Christian organiza- applicants for parking spaces. Among discounted according to the num- The need for parking spaces eryone adjust, not just that particu- tions than there is if you are a gay other reasons, “some of [the increase] ber of weeks that have passed. should improve next year, accord- lar section of students,” said Anna student going up to the GALA ta- is due to the fact that before, you Wait-listed permit applicants can ing to Weis. He predicts that re- Fincher, a member of FASET Cab- ble. This social provides a forum for could park wherever you want,” said also arrange car pools. Although the quests will level off at 11,000, and inet. people to meet that might not meet Weis. deadline for applications for dis- added, “We’re trying frantically to In general, members of the otherwise,” said Stalzer. Weis cites better enforcement counted car-pool permits has passed, add more spaces.” FASET community consider the “Even if people decide not to for legal permits and parking in prop- students can still share permits. Per- GLBT social to be a positive addi- come to the GLBT social, just the er lots as convincing car-owners who mits will be offered to those on the The list of independent garages can be tion and are working to ensure its fact that it’s on the schedule says had previously parked on campus wait-list as the Parking department found at www.parking.gatech.edu/ success, but some leaders have openly something about Tech—that we’re without proper permits to obtain determines patterns for each lot. general_info/pay_lots.html. criticized the idea. concerned with making people feel “I feel that overall the FASET more comfortable,” said Kossowsky. leaders support it, but they have a “By creating this social, we are fight- Service from page 1 lot of concerns about the program ing the inertia of homophobia and “We want to connect students’ and they want to make sure it’s a intolerance that has been the status they can have their own identity,” success. We all had over an hour quo for Tech. We intend to create said Meyers. experiences in community long discussion about this at a re- and develop leaders, both in the Funding is another issue that will service and the classroom and cent meeting because the leaders GLBT community and in the cam- be dealt with at a later date. Prophitt’s wanted to make sure that none of pus community,” said Handelman. position is funded by Resident In- enrich both.” the freshmen will be made to feel With new additions such as the struction Fees, which come from Robert McMath uncomfortable,” said Sid Kossowsky, GLBT social, Stalzer points out that the state and are part of the normal Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies a member of FASET Cabinet. FASET Staff is continually striving Institute budget process. Allotments “I think it’s a good idea to tell to make sure that no particular group for the community service programs the students at FASET that resources is made to feel awkward during ori- themselves, however, come from remain unresolved, the parties in- develop programs that have some- like GALA exist, but I don’t know entation. student activity fees, which are allo- volved seem optimistic about the thing for everyone,” said Jessica that it is such a good idea to isolate “We’re creating a service for a cated by the Student Government changes this restructuring will bring. Goggins, Chair of the Techwood them from everyone else by creat- group that we haven’t provided a Association and its Joint-Finance “I believe that under student af- Tutorial Program ing this separate social before school service for in the past. If there are Committee. Previously SGA allot- fairs, the community service pro- “Our hope is that this additional even starts,” said Melissa Tabatabai, other groups whose needs aren’t being ted money to the Student Center grams have a huge opportunity to focus from the President, and his a FASET leader. met then we’re willing to hear about Programs Board in a block and al- improve. With this change, the pro- strong desire to integrate commu- Many members of FASET staff those needs as well. This group came lowed the Board to divide the mon- grams become more of a self-con- nity service into the academic cur- believe that the implementation of in with concerns that weren’t being ey among its various committees. tained entity that can really start to riculum, will take the service this social will make it less stressful addressed. We’re doing the best we The actual structure of the new fill the service needs of campus and programs to a higher level. I think it or difficult for members of the GLBT can, and we just have to do it one program also remains to be worked the community. Perhaps the change is that support from the top that is minority group to meet. step at a time.” out. Though a number of issues will be the push that is needed to key,” Meyers said.

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Quote of the week: “A song without music is a lot like H OPINIONS 2 without the O.” — Ira Gershwin Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 Editorial Board:

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Matthew Bryan, Editor-in-Chief

Jody Shaw, News Editor Julia Trapold, Opinions Editor Social separation Emily Cavender, Campus Life Editor Sara Cames, Entertainment Editor The function of FASET is not to separate incoming fresh- Robert Cunningham, Sports Editor men according to their respective interests, but to familiarize Daniel Uhlig, Photography Editor Jamie Schulz, Advertising Manager and orient students to their new college environment. FASET Matt Flagg, Online Editor helps entering students meet and begin forming bonds with other students, faculty, and administrators of the Tech com- munity. The plan to hold a separate social for gay and lesbian students not only defeats this purpose but also sets a precedent that segregation according to sexuality is acceptable. Throughout FASET, programs are presented which give students a glimpse of the overall Tech culture. The purpose is not for students to find their particular niche—this usually occurs once school begins. Having a separate GALA social at the same time as the SAC social detracts from the orientation goal of FASET and stratifies the freshman class. Because of the separate socials, homosexual students will be forced to choose between meeting straight or gay classmates, when they should have the option to mingle with both. The social should promote class unity, not segregation. GALA should consider holding a social for freshman at the beginning of fall semester when all students are on campus and the event will not conflict with FASET programming. If GALA is intent on having a social, they should work with FASET to coordinate a time when the socials do not conflict. This way, gay and lesbian students are not forced to choose between class unity and their sexuality. close to campus, like in Midtown, to ease the space shortage. Consensus editorials reflect Off-campus decks would provide a place for students to park the majority opinion of the while they wait for a campus pass. Editorial Board of Parking problems Also, students should reap the benefits of carpooling. Not the Technique, but Because of recent construction, many parking spaces on only does it help the environment and reduce the amount of not necessarily the opinions campus have been removed, and almost 2000 students are left cars on campus, carpooling spreads the cost of a permit across of individual editors. Letters without permits. However, steps can be taken which could several people. The parking office should set up an on-line should be 400 words and cushion the blow of this loss. system for students to find others to join a carpool. should be submitted to The parking office should help students find alternate The combined efforts of the parking office, off-campus [email protected]. parking. It needs to form relationships with parking decks deck management and students, could ease the shortage. McVeigh should not be praised The “style over substance” men- into their graves; do these madmen tality that prevails in Hollywood belong on the same pedestal as King? has spread to many other facets of Of course, we must not forget today’s culture, with disastrous re- those determined, driven individu- sults. Even philosophy, a branch of als who carried out plans to enrich science in which the nature of ideas themselves at others’ expense. Al should reign supreme, has been in- Capone, Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Lu- fected by this mindset. If Emily ciano, John Gotti, and countless Cavender’s editorial from the June other mobsters rose to the top of 29 issue is any indication, the final their rackets by systematically (and result is the total inability to distin- violently) clearing away the opposi- guish the virtuous from the depraved. tion. And the bodies kept falling. Cavender states that she envies The end does not justify the Timothy McVeigh for his dedica- means; similarly, a person’s meth- tion to a particular set of ideals and od does not grant a stamp of moral his willingness to pursue a course of sanction to his goals and cannot be action in order to further them. What judged in a vacuum. Before he can she overlooks, though, is the fact be praised or damned, the whole of that his plans culminated in a single his actions must be evaluated against act of mass murder. That crime was the objective standard of what is a direct strike at every principle on right and ethical. Contrary to Cav- which this country was founded. ender’s assertion, such a standard “I view Adolf Hitler and Martin does exist and is grounded in the Luther King, Jr. as similar leaders in nature of man and reality. The fail- that they were both inspirational ure to understand this as the basis of people.” Equating the dictator and a proper moral system is what opens the civil rights leader in any respect the door for killers of all stripes. is contemptible enough, but why We do “owe it to humanity to stop there? Slobodan Milosevic, Pol draw a line in the sand,” but first we Pot, Joseph Stalin, Attila the Hun must know exactly where to put it. — all of them “motivated hundreds By Matt Norris / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS of thousands of people.” Millions Alan Back of innocents were motivated right [email protected] OPINIONS Technique • Friday, July 13 2001 • 5 Should FASET separate homosexuals from heterosexuals? TECHNIQUE “The South’s Liveliest College Remember the social at FASET? steps that Tech is taking to address Newspaper” I remember a lame event involving “GLBT students need the GLBT issues. For example, the Established in 1911 snacks, too few drinks, pizza and opportunity to meet like-minded Health Center, Counseling Center music. I sat on a beach chair and and Housing could create and show Editor-in-Chief talked to a bunch of strangers for a people and still meet the whole off new programs and policies. Such Matthew Bryan few hours. No parents and the first class.” education would address GLBT is- taste of college. Passing the time sues more effectively than seperate • • • with a few people you barely know Daniel Uhlig socials. and having fun. I did not form any Photography Editor Despite the time conflicts FASET News Jody Shaw, Editor life long friendships that night; I and Tech will show GLBT students Nasir Barday, Mary DeCamp just realized that my class was made a more accepting side of Tech and Opinions up of friendly people—people all minded people at Under the Couch. goals for GLBT students to “pre- let these freshman be proud of who Julia Trapold, Editor looking for friends. I think it is wrong to make them vent isolation so people can find they are. This will be part of the Campus Life This year while FASET puts on choose. GLBT students need the friends.” process to open the door for GLBT Emily Cavender, Editor the same “exciting” social, a few opportunity to meet like-minded The heterosexual members of students to be an active part of Tech’s Gray Gunter, Benjamin Small, people will try to make sure an of- people and still meet the whole class. campus need to be shown how to leadership. Karen Whitlatch ten forgotten sub-community is also A GLBT social at a different time accept GLBT peers. The Tech com- The social is just one small step— Entertainment would make both possible. munity has yet to open up to the Sara Cames, Editor welcome by hosting a separate so- the new mood of acceptance has to Alan Back,Austin Chen, cial. It will be a chance for this group I still support the program be- GLBT students. Last October there continue throughout the year. Tech Jenny Sun to meet and realize that they have cause scared, lonely, non-heterosex- were chalkings on the Skiles walk- needs to continue to take steps Sports friends within the class of 2005. ual freshman feel shunned by Tech. way that said things like, “Homos throughout the rest of the year to Robert Cunningham, Editor Instead of having to face the world They either hide part of themselves bad,” and, “Don’t sit here, a gay make sure GLBT students are wel- Derick Stanger alone, these people will realize just away and live within Tech circles or dude did.” By having a social, the come. With each event and support Production as I did that Tech is made up of find friends and happiness outside newest generation of Ramblin’ channel Tech provides students, it Jamie Schulz, Adversting Mgr. Gavin Cramblet, Copy Editor friendly people. of Tech in Atlanta’s large GLBT Wrecks will learn such intolerance needs to make sure GLBT issues are While the FASET social is going community. When FASET puts on is unacceptable and to welcome all being addressed fairly and openly. Photography Daniel Uhlig, Editor on at SAC, there will be a parallel a social for GLBT students, it sends people. In 1952 Elizabeth Herndon and Wade Burch, Darkroom Mgr. event for interested students at Un- two messages to the incoming class. I think it is sad that separation is Barbara Diane Michel were the first Alissa Hawkins, Assitant Editor Bill Allen, Rob Hill, Scott King, der the Couch. FASET is hoping to First, the new GLBT students will the only way for Tech to show ac- women to enroll at Tech. In 1978 Marques McMillan realize that Tech welcomes them. ceptance. Separating a part of the show its warmest welcome to gay, Tech had its first female student Online lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Second, the rest of class will realize Tech community at a time when body president. In 1961, we were Matt Flagg, Editor (GLBT) students starting July 15. Tech is an accepting community the class is trying to gel as a whole the first college in the south to open Martin Wiggins, Assistant Editor A separate social for GLBT fresh- where hatred is not tolerated. seems counterproductive. Howev- its doors to all races, without force Managing Editor men? Aren’t they happy with the In the past, the FASET program er, FASET saw this as the easiest from the federal government. In the Jennifer LaHatte one at SAC? Won’t it just splinter “Let’s Talk About Sex” had 3 out of chance to include a welcome to Tech’s years that followed, African Ameri- them off from the rest of Tech? 40 slides dealing with GLBT issues. GLBT freshman. I hope in the fu- cans became a large part of Tech. Board of Student Aren’t they just hiding from the rest This is hardly a warm welcome to ture more planning can help with Programs such as OMED and Chal- Publications Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair of campus? send to incoming GLBT students. GLBT acceptance while still giving lenge help attract and keep minorties RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. Yes, I think it is sad that GLBT Stanford’s welcoming program has the class an opportunity to grow as at Tech. We have always been an Billiee Pendleton-Parker, Adviser students have to separate to find a a whole committee to welcome a whole. accepting, forward-looking institute. warm welcome. With one party at GLBT students. GLBT students are It would be better for FASET to The trend needs to continue with Advertising and Accounting Nancy Bowen, Business Mgr. Under the Couch and the other at in an extremely difficult position, incorporate GLBT issues into the modern challenges of diversity. As Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. SAC, each GLBT freshman will have and Tech needs to welcome them. whole program rather than push Tech takes steps to better integrate Donna Sammander, Advertising Mgr. to make hard choices—to meet lots Michael Handelman, one of the or- them off into Under the Couch; GLBT students, we will continue of people at SAC or meet a few like- ganizers, summed up the social’s that way all students could see the to be pioneers. • • • Copyright Notice Copyright © 2001, Matthew Bryan, Editor, and by the Board of Student Service learning initiative promotes community service Publications. The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part of this Since its inception in 1885, Geor- Despite the fact that salaries are paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the gia Tech has been a model of tech- “Part of attending...Tech is lower, working in the public sector Editor or from the Board of Student nological progress. 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CAMPUSpage 7 LIFE Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 • 7 What’s your Final Fantasy? On the Bricks, anyone? Aki Ross battles Phantoms and the military in Alan Back gets the lowdown on Cowboy CAMPUS LIFE this computer generated sci-fi flick. Read the Mouth guitarist John Thomas Griffith. Read review inside. Page 11 the interview in Entertainment. Page 9 Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 Engineering summer camp a work of art OMED attracts minority students interested in engineering with technology and science summer camps By Gray Gunter helping students to achieve them. They are Staff Writer expected to give insight into how the con- cepts students learn in their week of study Whoever said summer camp wasn’t cool apply to everyday problems. The counselors never made bottle rockets, built miniature are also there to offer their experience from balsa wood bridges, or raced mousetrap cars working on similar projects similar to the like students did at this year’s OMED-spon- ones the student’s are given in their courses at sored summer programs. For the tenth year Tech or in the work environment. Georgia Tech is host to three summer camps Over the course of five six-hour days the dedicated to informing and inspiring a new students are given an overview of various generation of young minority engineers. CASE engineering fields and jobs. Each day stu- (Career Awareness in Science and Engineer- dents build projects that relate to the disci- ing), FEW (Freshman Engineering Work- plines they’ve studied. The final step in the shop) and SEE (Sophomores Exploring program is a presentation where students dem- Engineering), attract primarily minority chil- onstrate what they’ve learned about engi- dren from the Atlanta area interested in pur- neering to their teachers and parents. suing careers in engineering. Begun in 1990, CASE is intended for the The Office of Minority Educational De- youngest group of students, ten- and eleven- velopment (OMED) operates the program. year-olds who are proficient in science and Dr. Lytia Howard, assistant dean of OMED, math. CASE activities include building model oversees the camps, “we wanted to expose airports, designing cellular phones using CAD young people to careers in engineering and software and a field trip to Mayfield Dairy. opportunities they might other wise not see.” The FEW program was the original sum- Each summer over 150 children partici- mer engineering course, started in the sum- pate in OMED’s camps. The students’ pri- mer of 1983 and runs simultaneously with mary instruction comes from schoolteachers the CASE camp. FEW is for high school hired by OMED. This year’s staff includes freshman planning to major in a field of engi- three local teachers: Thelma Hamilton, a full- neering. FEW students face an intense cur- time physical science teacher, Rosalyn Johnson, riculum, which includes the designing and who teaches both environmental science and racing mousetrap cars as well as drafting and chemistry, and John Wilson, a social science constructing model bridges. and world history teacher. SEE is the final camp held for two weeks These teachers are responsible for demon- after completion of CASE and FEW. The strating to students basic engineering con- participants of this program are given the cepts, such as working as a team, dealing with most detailed view of all of the engineering limited resources and making their designs as disciplines, and also complete the most elab- efficient as possible. “I want the students to orate projects. SEE students design balsa wood leave here with an awareness of what they structures, create bottle rockets, manufac- really need to learn in high school to be pre- ture paper and tour a local television station. pared for college,” said CASE instructor Thelma The success of these programs and others Hamilton. It is also the role of the teacher to like it depend upon student and faculty in- outline the overall principles students are en- volvement. Dr. Howard said, “the student couraged to learn from each project. counselors are absolutely necessary to instill The rest of OMED’s staff is comprised of the children with a desire to pursue opportu- current Georgia Tech students hired to serve nities like this outside of the classroom.” Stu- By Robert Hill / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS as counselors. These mentors assist the teach- dents interested in becoming counselors can Summer camp participants, employing their newly acquired teamwork skills, effectively ers in explaining the goals of the program and call (404) 894-3959. utilize limited resources to navigate their teammates through a complex obstacle course. Bier has peachy-keen T-shirt design Campus Research Review By Karen Whitlatch Fiber Optic Fantasy Staff Writer By Benjamin Small & Joe Gezo are generally carried over optical Strangely Charmed fiber. Early on the Fourth of July, when Fibers can carry many differ- many of us were still asleep in our Everybody likes bright and ent wavelengths or frequencies beds, 22-year-old Brandon Bier was shiny things, right? That’s part (colors) of light simultaneously. out proving just how involved Tech of what makes fiber optics so (Wavelengths and frequencies are students can be in the Atlanta com- darn cool. And Georgia Tech is interchangeable according to your munity. In his fifth year running at the forefront of designing novel sophomore physics class, if you’ll the Peachtree Road Race, Brandon, technologies for communications remember, by c = λ f.) And that’s a graduating senior in Industrial De- applications. what’s normally done—numer- sign, completed the 6.2 mile route Especially professor Tom Gay- ous channels, or ranges of fre- in an unofficial time of 46:30, an lord, who is part of the School of quencies, are mixed together and average of seven and a half minutes Electrical and Computer Engi- transmitted, then separated at per mile. Brandon was one of the neering. His current research the other end. The problem is first 1500 people to cross the finish project involves making a new that certain channels attenuate line, not a small feat for a race with kind of tuning and switching faster than others over the miles over 55,000 runners. device by utilizing the controlled and miles (kilometers and kilo- In addition to participating in flexure of long-period fiber grat- meters) of fiber. And that prob- the race, Brandon also submitted ings. lem is a complicated one because two designs for the coveted Peacht- By Alisa Hawkins / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS What? Yeah, we’d better ex- channels do intermingle and in- ree Road Race T-shirt. Amazingly, Brandon Bier finishes in the top 1,500 runners of the Peachtree Road plain what the heck we’re talk- fluence nearby channels. So it out of the five finalists chosen, both Race. He was also selected as a double finalist in the t-shirt design contest. ing about. Let’s start at the top. takes a really complicated device of Brandon’s entrees were selected. When you check your e-mail to make sure that data isn’t lost As anyone who has lived in Atlanta winning design, he maintained a While his fraternity designs build or surf the web or (heaven for- while the signal is being re- knows, the Peachtree Road Race T- positive attitude. Typical to his his portfolio, the experience with bid) use gopher-net, chances are strengthened. shirt is one of the most sought after straightforward nature, Brandon said the Peachtree Road Race design com- the information sent and received The process of balancing all commodities in town. of the winning entry, “I liked it, petition brought him nearer to his is transmitted at least in part over the signals is called “wavelength- Brandon previously placed a de- honestly, it was a good design.” goal of a career in product design, optical fibers. See, electrons con- division multiplexing” and is an sign into the competition when he His design style may be recog- working for himself or a Fortune ducting through copper are rel- extremely important part of fi- was a freshman at Tech. “Generally nizable to many students on cam- 500 consumer goods company. atively slow compared to light ber optics communication. Imag- the designs are done on computers pus since he has designed numerous “Get involved with other things zooming down glass fibers, so ine a bunch of people talking in and mine was a hand sketch, it was T-shirts for his fraternity, Beta Theta besides class-work. Otherwise you’ll connections that go across the bad,” Brandon said. Pi. His most recent design was for end up hating Tech. Just be sure to country and even across campus See Optics, page 8 Although he did not have the Beta’s Winter Formal. get involved,” Brandon said. 8 • Friday, July 13, 2001 • Technique CAMPUS LIFE

cal signals, amplified electrical- others. Then, when that sec- Optics from page 7 ly, and then transformed back tion of fiber is flexed or bent into light. That’s a huge waste just right, we can select certain Buzz Around Campus a narrow corridor. We want lots of power and time and money. channels to be separated and of people because we’re trying But professor Gaylord and manipulated individually how- to transmit as much informa- his research group have designed ever we want. This device there- tion as possible. But all the voices something that can reinforce the fore performs the wavelength- are extremely difficult to distin- signals as required but do it all division multiplexing that is so Question of the week: guish because they sound simi- within the actual optical fiber very important to the optical lar and overlap one another. itself. This device will “[be] like communications industry. Multiplexing allows us to lis- Kleenex—it’s a small device, but “The dynamically control- “What is your favorite coffee shop?” ten to just one voice at a time repeated millions of times, it’s lable long-period fiber grating and still have the large quanti- important,” said Dr. Gaylord. devices being developed at Geor- ties of information. So of course a patent is present- gia Tech hold the potential for As Dr. Gaylord said, “mon- ly pending. meeting this widespread need.” itoring and dynamically adjust- This so-called long-period fi- ing the power levels of the many ber grating is composed of a Professor Gaylord hires undergrad- channels at each network node small section of the quartz fiber uate students, even freshman, whose is a major challenge that must that has been “burned” with a minds Dr. Gaylord feels to be more

be met in order to realize the CO2-laser in order to produce malleable. So if you’re at all in- full capability of the network.” fringes within the material, sort terested in this field of research, A device to do that already of like what is done to make a please feel free to contact him at exists. But it’s big and slow and hologram. The grating formed [email protected] or go ugly. And it requires that the by these fringes passes certain see him in the Van Leer building signal be converted into electri- wavelengths of light better than sometime. Kyle Butler Ray Pérez CE Sophomore EE Senior “Einstein’s.” “My mom’s kitchen.”

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Griffin/Lovell Realty and Management Co., Inc. ENTERTAINMENTpage 9 Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 • 9 Did you miss it? Bored? Why Wait? If so, flip back a few pages and read Run, don’t walk to our summer ENTERTAINMENT about all the summer camps that are concert listing. We’ve got the music taking place at Tech. Page 7 to keep you awake. Page 11 Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 Final Fantasy brings computer animation to big screen By Austin Chen and Jamie Schulz J: And it does play much like the There’s a review in here somewhere horror movie, since some of the char- acters pretty much have the “I get MPAA Rating: PG-13 killed” sign strapped to their backs. Voice Talents: Ming-Na, Alec Bald- I guess we should get to what every- win, Donald Sutherland one wants to know: the computer Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi animation. I had a beef with the Studio: Columbia TriStar projector; I don’t think it was bal- Rating: ★★★ anced too well, the movie shuttered every so often, and I don’t know Austin: As a disclaimer, neither about the contrast. Things seemed of us have ever actually played any dark, but I don’t blame the artists. of the games, so I guess it’s better, A: Yes, I would have to agree. May- since we didn’t have any reserva- be it was the theater, but the light- tions going into the movie. ing in some of the darker scenes Jamie: I think that the movie was ok appeared to have contrast which for a summertime fare kind of thing. made characters, objects and the A: Definitely aesthetically pleasing— background all kind of blend to- I mean, this is one cool-looking gether, but this was minor. movie. The plot was slightly better At times, Final Fantasy looked than your average sci-fi shoot’em stunningly realistic with characters up. And given the rest of the movies moving with human-like fluidity they’ve been making you watch at and remarkable attention to detail your favorite multiplex this sum- when modeling various surfaces. mer, I’d say Final Fantasy might At other times, characters moved just be the cream of the... well, crap. with awkward rigidity that remind- J: There’s still “Planet of the Apes” ed me that I was watching a virtual to look forward to. I thought the movie. While the characters’ skins plot was more cookie-cutter. You Photo provided courtesy of Square Pictures appeared to be textured down to have the definite antagonist (Gen- Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within features many exciting voice talents and a fairly interesting plot. What makes the pore, there was an eerie unifor- eral Hein) and the protagonist (Ross), this movie really exciting, however, is the use of cool technology to create realistic human and nature scenes. mity and highlights that gave the the love interest between Ross and skin an almost “plastic-y” feel. Edwards, the conflict and the reso- different way. The evil general Hein ating further conflict. A: So you admit to watching “Drag- J: I could name several live-action lution (read: happy ending). Noth- just wants to blast the things out of J: Whatever happened to the oh-so- onball Z?” movies with the same problem. I ing in the movie really threw a kink existence. The source of the phan- lovable computer animated charac- J: No comment. Well, it was late at had a problem with the lip-synch- into the works. toms is a crater created by a meteor ters like Shrek, Jar-Jar and Alf? night and every other channel had ing. Granted, the mouth moved A: As it turns out, Earth has been that brought the aliens to Earth in A: Oh, Alf is real, my friend, very infomercials. I had no need for Nad’s when the character spoke, but there overrun with these alien “phantoms” the first place. By shooting a giant real. Anyway, this film embodies wonderful hair removal system. wasn’t enough movement to ap- that apparently suck the life out of (use patented quotation fingers here) some of the better characteristics of A: Actually, this movie really plays pear realistic. The jaw didn’t seem any living being. This has forced “laser” into this crater, Hein can rid the horror and sci-fi genres. out a lot like your standard action to move that much, in fact, it often humans to live in isolated cities sur- the planet of this truly phantom J: I suppose, since there’s the mon- movie since a good bit of this film is appeared set, and the lips were the rounded with energy fields to pro- menace. sters, the sadistic, get-my-way gen- dedicated to “people shooting at only things to move, aggravating tect them from these entities. Our A: If only it was that easy. Hein, eral, explosions, the professor and stuff” (at phantoms rather, thus giv- with words like “like” or “open.” heroin Ross is in search of eight with his ever so cliche evil-military Mary…. However, I can’t under- ing it the PG-13). Gotta have shoot- But the movie is definitely a good “spirits” that, when assembled, will “shoot first and ask questions later” stand why they gave the movie a ing. And like any good action movie, study in Computer Graphics Inter- rid the Earth of the alien spirits that attitude, is willing to use any means PG-13 rating. There’s very little pro- you have to have a little comic re- face (CGI). plague humanity bringing peace and necessary in order to get his way. fanity, and all of the violence is aimed lief. Neil, voiced by Steve Buscemi, I had to give credit for the use of harmony back to the earth. (and However, Ross and her alternative toward the phantoms. I’ve seen more provides various one liners through- depth and shadowing, the clouds there was much rejoicing) method for getting rid of the aliens violence in an episode of “Dragon- out the film to somewhat lighten J: Right. But the military sees it a are not part of Hein’s solution, cre- ball Z.” the mood. See Fantasy, page 11 Out of the prairie, a lone Cowboy rides onto the asphalt By Alan Back bassist Rob Savoy. Cowboy end of a set of dates; they plan to Where did I put my chisel? Mouth was born, with Griffith stay off the road during August. playing lead six-string, and has The down time gives him a Give a kid an LP and he’s been delivering one chaotic, chance to come home to East happy for an hour. Play every cheerful show after another ever Atlanta to spend time with his LP in sight for him, teach him a since. wife and work in his recording few instruments, and move him “We used to do a pace that studio, which he started build- all over the place and you just was, like, 250 shows a year,” ing in late 1999. He equipped might end up with somebody Griffith said. “That was when the facility earlier this year and like John Thomas Griffith. By we were going every week and soon had a chance to try out his himself or as part of Cowboy new toys when he began work- Mouth, from the road or from ing on his second solo disc. (His his house, he does his best to first, Son of an Engineer, was re- make music that he and anyone “I try not to write a leased in 1988 and reissued, with else within earshot can enjoy. song that sounds new mastering and mixing a de- Born in Lubbock, Texas, in cade later.) 1960, he’d absorbed practically like anything I’ve Pick up a copy of his new an entire country’s worth of pop- written before.” album Aluminum expecting to ular music by the time he fin- hear more of the same goofy, ished high school. The music John Thomas Griffith raucous vibe that prevails in his scenes in Houston, southern Cal- Singer/Songwriter Cowboy Mouth songs, and you’ll ifornia, New Jersey, and New be in for a surprise. Slated for an Orleans all left their mark on August 15 release, the disc steps him, as did his training on pi- back from that role and reaches ano and assorted other noise- we never took time off. It’s pret- into other territory: Appalachia makers. What to do when he ty much what you have to do if for “There’s Good News on the started college in the Big Easy? you want to create a fan Way,” spooky Bowiesque futur- Get a band going—the Red base…and we still do it to this ism on “Man in the Spacesuit,” Rockers—and notch a bit of ’80s day. We cover new markets all moaning street-corner blues dur- success with the single “China.” the time.” Now, though, they ing “Deeper Shade of Blue.” The group broke up after sev- take several weeks off after each On the contrast between en years together, and he found string of shows in order to give group and solo work, Griffith By Spark St. Jude a new bunch of rowdies to hang everybody a chance to unwind. explained, “I have—not a real John Thomas Griffith gives Cowboy Mouth fans two for the price of one this month. out with: drummer Fred LeB- Next Friday’s stop at Centenni- The full band headlines at Centennial Olympic Park tonight for the 99X On the Bricks lanc, guitarist Paul Sanchez, and al Olympic Park comes near the See Griffith, page 11 series, and he stops in at Smith’s Olde Bar for a songwriters’ show on July 22. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 • 11

get any weird looks; I think the the way we’ve always done things…It Griffith from page 9 Cowboy Mouth fans dig it. They just flows, it’s kind of easy, and the Summer fun at concerts and love the whole idea—‘Wow, they result is Cowboy Mouth.” rule, but a rule of thumb, that I try can do this, they can do that.’” Over the past 20 years, he’s played music festivals around Atlanta not to write a song that sounds like LeBlanc and Sanchez do their just about every size venue there is, By Jenny Sun Wednesday, July 18 anything I’ve written before. That own solo shows, and Sanchez and from small rooms up to full-size Staff Writer Variety Playhouse: Les way, it stays fresh for me. I didn’t Griffith revived a gig they had go- arenas, and been in both support Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade, want to do an album where it was ing before Cowboy Mouth began. and headlining slots with his vari- From free outdoor festivals Col. Bruce Hampton and the 12 songs of the same rhythm.” The end result was Lonesome Trav- ous bands. Where he feels most at to wallet-emptying concerts, and Codetalkers He gives himself plenty of chances elers, a country-infused excursion home is in theatre-style venues such from hip-hop to jazz to punk Cotton Club: Toadies to loosen up on Aluminum, playing whose roots reach back to the time as the Fox or New Orleans’ Saenger. rock, there’s something for ev- Friday, July 20 just about all the instruments on his when both lived in the Big Easy. “When you see a show in there— eryone this time of year. Sum- Centennial Park: Sister Hazel, own. (One of the few guest spots “Paul and I were doing an acoustic it’s just very ornate on the mer is the favorite time of year Dexter Freebish, Marathon, goes to Tender Idols guitarist Danny duo around New Orleans, and we inside…From what I remember, [the for musicians to tour. The new- Chrystina Lloree Howes.) Being versatile, he said, is called it Lonesome Travelers. And Fox] is the same way. You walk in ly opened, lusciously decorated Saturday, July 21 an advantage for a musician who we kind of—you know you say, and it’s got kind of an old vibe,” he Earthlink Live showcases a vari- Eyedrum: Thimble Circus, has yet to make a lot of contacts ‘One day we’ll put out a record, one mused. “I think it’s a nice compro- ety of acts such as Slum Village Hubcap City, Voight Kampff, among other players. day, one day.’ Finally we had a week mise between, say, Lakewood [now and Fatboy Slim. Catch artists Charm School Griffith takes a solo turn at Smith’s off during the Jazz and Heritage HiFi Buys Amphitheatre] and the like Cake and Cowboy Mouth Tuesday, July 24 Olde Bar on July 22, close on the Variety Playhouse or a smaller club at Centennial Park for the free Under the Couch: Evergreen heels of Cowboy Mouth’s set at like the Echo Lounge. You can still 99X sponsored concert series, “On Terrace, A Small Victory, Centennial Olympic Park tonight— “[Solo work is] your get intimate but have a nice large The Bricks” happening every Fri- When Dreams Die part of the 99X On the Bricks se- way of saying, ‘Okay, crowd.” day night through August 10th. Wednesday, July 25 ries. The Smith’s show, billed as Fans can have a little of both Escape indoors from the in- HiFi Buys: Vans Warped Tour “Rock in the Raw,” puts him on- I’m in Cowboy over the next week and a half, as- variable heat and horrible hu- featuring 311, Blink 182, Less stage with several other local song- Mouth, but I’m also suming the weather behaves itself midity to funky East Atlanta where Than Jake, Rollins Band and writers, including Soup guitarist/ tonight. . And if you ask nicely, lesser known bands perform in more singer Kevin Crow. this guy over here.’” Griffith might even play “China” the back room at the EARL. If Variety Playhouse: King for you. “They invited me to do a Soup John Thomas Griffith your gas budget is low, Tech’s Crimson Can Jam two years ago,” he said, on-campus venue, Under the Tabernacle: Go Go’s referring to a benefit the band staged Couch features bands as well. Friday, July 27 for the Atlanta Community Food Fantasy from page 9 Eighties acts like the Go Gos and Centennial Park: Cake, Josh Bank. “They wanted me to come Festival about two years ago, and Pat Benatar are playing the Tab- Joplin Group, Drive-By play and had me up to their rehears- we looked at each other and said, and dust kicked up by vehicles were ernacle, and if you’re lucky enough Truckers al stage so we could work up a cou- ‘Hey, this is it. This is the time.’” just cool. The only thing that may to have gotten tickets, the sold- Earthlink Live: Habit, H ple of songs. That’s when I first met Griffith has also kept busy on have been better was water; it just out Radiohead concert is at Stone Foundation (DJs Halo and all the guys, and I hit it off really production work with Leisure Mc- didn’t seem that fluid, there was no Mountain, so check out the list Hipp-E) well with Kevin…I really admire Corkle for his solo album Beautiful, depth or rippling effect with some of shows below and take a break Tabernacle: Pat Benatar him; he’s a great guitar player, and as well as plans to put out a book of scenes. Also, with close-ups of Ross’s from studying because it’s sum- Saturday, July 28 I’m excited to see him kind of break photographs and fix up his Web face, if she blinked, her pupils dilat- mer! Echo Lounge: Hot Water out and become a songwriter.” site (www.johnthomasgriffith.net). ed. The creators paid very good at- Music, Gun Moll, Army of When members of some bands But slinging his guitar stays firmly tention to detail. Friday, July 13 Ponch do solo work, they sometimes run at the top of his to-do list, whether A: For now, I still prefer the real Centennial Olympic Park: Monday, July 30 into fans who give them funny looks he has the rest of Cowboy Mouth actors/actresses. But as technology Cowboy Mouth, Scapegoat Stone Mountain Park: Radio- for doing something that differs rad- with him or not. progresses, we may not be able to Wax, Left Front Tire head, Beta Band ically from the group. Not so in this Being the only member of the tell the difference between real and EARL: Burning Airlines, The Friday, August 3 case, according to Griffith: “I like band who doesn’t live in New Or- CGI. Overall, I give Final Fantasy a Pines of Nowhere HiFi Buys: Bare Naked Ladies that separation. That’s your identi- leans is less of a hassle than it seems virtual thumbs up. Under the Couch: The Locust, Variety Playhouse: Jupiter ty, your way of saying, ‘Okay, I’m at first glance, he asserted. “When J: Well, I disagree, Austin. I person- Flying Luttenbachers, Asphyxic Coyote in Cowboy Mouth, but I’m also someone brings a song to the table, ally felt that my time would have Saturday, July 14 Sunday, August 5 this guy over here.’ I know Paul and you kind of already know what you been equally well spent sitting around HiFi Buys Amphitheater: Tom HiFi Buys: Allman Brothers I try to do that, to get something of need to do. Put in a little guitar watching shiny things sparkle in the Petty and the Heartbreakers Band a singular identity.” here, sing a harmony there, or what- sun or watching my pupils dilate in He continued, “I don’t think I ever you feel like, and that’s kind of the mirror.

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the NFL to return for this season, Godsey from page 16 and many other good receivers are returning as well. The largest change on last year, Godsey stated “it took took place at the end of last season, me a few games to really get the with the replacement of Ralph rhythm that I wanted.” Friedgan by Bill O’Brien. While This year, however, Godsey is there will be a change in the play “getting a head start on getting back calling, Tech should still be the of- in the game mode and preparing fensive minded scoring machine it for certain defenses.” Godsey’s in- has been. jury also gave Andy Hall and Mark Godsey says it best and to the Logan the opportunity to practice point, “We’re real excited.” Last year with the starting offense as they com- the Jackets started unranked and peted over the backup position be- finished the season ranked 13th in hind Godsey. If anything does the BCS. This year, while the offi- happen to Godsey in the regular cial preseason polls are not out yet, season Andy Hall, who won the there are many predictors stating backup position, will already have that Tech will be a top ten team. If experience with the offense. the Jackets are able to back up such Godsey is not worried about an a claim, then Tech could be cele- earlier start of the season with the brating New Year’s at a BCS bowl. Syracuse game on August 26. In fact it is quite the opposite. Godsey believes “It’s a good thing for this Football from page 16 team. This team needs to have a type of barometer on how we did in endzone catch in the final seconds the summer… especially before Flor- of the Clemson game last year. Burns ida State.” This is one of the first is also a powerful offensive weapon, years that other teams are consid- as a threat on both the ground and By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ered to be intensely challenging FSU in the air. Burns rushed for 1004 Tech’s defense should remain strong this season, with nine returning starters from last year. Here the for the ACC title, which the Semi- yards and caught for 263 yards on defense makes its presence known during Tech’s 45-10 victory over the Duke Blue Devils last season. noles have held since entering the 28 receptions. ACC. This year the FSU game will Tech’s defense seems to be in as veterans Chris Young and Cory All-American Dan Dyke punting. ph Friedgen, who took the head be played in Doak Campbell Stadi- good shape as well, returning 9 start- Collins. Muyres received second- Manget, a first-team All-ACC se- coaching job at Maryland. Former um (the home of the many years old ers from a squad that was ranked team All-ACC honors last year, as lection, is possibly one of the best Tech player Glenn Spencer left West home unbeaten streak). Godsey, 2nd in the nation in turnover ratio well as being named an Academic placekickers in college football, re- Georgia College after three years as however, is not intimidated by this (plus-1.64 per game) last season. All-American. The cornerback po- cording 91 consective extra point head coach to join Tech as the new streak that’s outlived its welcome. Returning defensive ends Nick Rog- sition has a few new faces, namely attempts, just two shy of an ACC running backs coach. Graduate as- “Eventually it’s going to come to an ers and Greg Gathers should add a Notre Dame transfer Albert Poree. record. Kelly Rhino and Campbell sistant Geoff Collins was moved to end. It’s just a matter of who beats lot to the pass defense, as they com- Marvious Hester has the other start- will likely continue to be a constant the full time job of tight ends coach. them and who has the will.” bined for 22 sacks last year. Gathers ing spot, but he is closely tailed by threat on returns. Despite the changes, Tech still When Godsey takes that first snap was named a first-team All-ACC sophomore Jonathan Cox. In addition to the changes on returns a strong core of the players against Syracuse in Giants Stadium and second-team All-American as a Special teams will continue on the field, the Jackets have some new that contributed to last year’s suc- he will still have a lot of the weapons result of last seasons efforts. with the same consistency they’ve leadership off the field as well. Bill cess. Tech’s fate in the ACC will be from last year along with some new The secondary hasn’t changed shown in the past, thanks to return- O’Brien was promoted from the soon be determined, startging the ones. Kelly Campbell decided to much, featuring second-team All- ing juniors Luke Manget at place- running backs coach to offensive conference schedule with games resist the lucrative temptations of ACC safety Jeremy Muyres, as well kicker and two time Academic coordinator to fill the shoes of Ral- against Florida State and Clemson. ADVERTISING Technique- you re looking at it CLASSIFIEDS he’s not Sorry, it was late and I had nothing better to run.

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Ahh, another night in front of my computer doing CS. It’s three a.m. I must be lonely. 16 • Friday, July 13, 2001 • Technique pageSPORTS 16 Who doesn’t like Java? Can you give me a ride? Check out Buzz Around Campus to find Many disappointed students find out that SPORTS out where some students get their coffee. there is a shortage on parking spaces. Page 8 Page 1 Technique • Friday, July 13, 2001 Godsey returns to health, ready to start new season By Derick Stanger trying to avoid a defender, he plant- using weights. Before five months Sports Staff ed his foot awkwardly on the turf had passed Godsey had already start- which caused the twisting of his leg ed running and began getting the Not many out there seriously and the tearing of the ligaments in rest of his body in shape for the thought that Tech had a chance to his knee. Many fans at the game did upcoming season. continue their impressive perfor- not even realize what had happened At the five month mark Godsey mance in the ACC after Joe Hamil- until they read the newspaper the was able to start practicing his drop ton left for the NFL. However George following day. back passing with the rest of the Godsey proved the skeptics wrong Although Godsey was hurt, he team and just recently he has start- by leading the Yellow Jackets into a certainly was not down for the count. ed increasing the number of snaps successful 2000 season. This year that he gets. Refering to his knee many critics are not only behind Godsey said, “There’s no full con- the Jackets, but also predicting Tech “Eventually [FSU’s tact until the beginning of August as a preseason ACC favorite. Again so its hard to tell as far as getting it will be left to Godsey, now a grad- winning streak] is hit.” About how he feels now as uate student, to lead Tech through- going to come to an compared to before the injury he out the season. stated, “You’ll find yourself icing Last year Tech finished the sea- end. It’s just a matter [your knee] a little bit more after son with a 9-3 record, 6-2 in the of who beats them [practice] and eventually [the swell- ACC. Godsey made a huge contri- ing] will go away.” bution to this record, finishing last and who has the will.” This injury may have been more season with amazing stats. His final George Godsey of a blessing in disguise. Godsey has quarterback efficiency rating was Quarterback found himself with the backup quar- 151.86 and he completed 63.6 % terbacks going over the plays, re- of his passes. Leading the explosive sulting in greater understanding. He offense of last year Godsey man- has been given more time to look at aged to throw 23 touchdowns and Shortly after the loss in the Peach film to see how he could improve run for two more while only throw- Bowl. Godsey underwent an opera- his own play and to pick apart op- ing six interceptions all season. This tion to repair the ligaments within ponents defenses. “Last year I was consistent season long performance his knee and after three weeks of concentrating more on reading [de- earned him a selection to the All- not being able to walk was ready to fenses] and on fundamentals, but ACC Second team. begin recuperating. He underwent now that I have twelve games under Despite this success, the season a grueling process, which took up my belt and a little more experience came to a bitter end for Godsey four hours a day, seven days a week you can sit back and see what direc- when he was injured in a loss to the for the first month and a half. Next tion you need to take yourself to be By Bill Allen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS LSU Tigers during the Peach Bowl. he began the process to rebuild the a better football player.” Reflecting George Godsey demonstrates his ability to work under pressure Godsey went down on one of the muscle mass within his leg and to during the Georgia game last season. Tech won the game 27-15. last plays of the game when, while prevent atrophy from setting in by See Godsey, page 15 GTMotorsports wins Formula Student Football team ready By Robert Cunningham Sports Editor for the 2001 season The GTMotorsports team won the title of “Overall Winner” last By Robert Cunningham get second-teamers beat out,” said week at the Formula Student com- Sports Editor head coach George O’Leary. The petition in Birmingham, England. most affected area of the depth fo- The competition involved 25 Many people believe that this cus is the offensive line, which was teams from universities all over the season Georgia Tech could win its completely shuffled to compensate world, with 14 teams from the United first national championship since for the loss of consensus first-team Kingdom, 6 from the United States, the 1990 campaign. Returning 18 All-America tackle Chris Brown and and one team each from Canada, starters from a team that went 9-3 All-ACC guard Brent Key, who France, the Netherlands, Germany and finished in the top twenty of helped the offensive line lead the and Ireland. The team collected 912 both the Associated Press and Coach- ACC in number of sacks allowed out of a possible 1000 points to es Polls, that prediction could very last season. Many players have claim the crown. GTMotorsports well come true. stepped up, however, and the of- edged out the competition, finish- One of the biggest question marks fensive line should still be a strong ing just 14 points ahead of Ecole coming into the 2001 season is se- weapon for the Jackets. According Technologie Superior of Montreal, nior quarterback George Godsey. to O’Leary, “It’s not rebuilding the Quebec. At the end of an offensive line, it’s The Formula Student features a outstanding jun- replacing.” number of individual events, split By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ior year in which Tech into the categories of static and dy- GTMotorsports displays their Formula SAE racecar to the homecoming he passed for “It’s not rebuilding the should have no crowd. This year’s car was able to win 1st place in the Formula Student. namic events. The static events are crowd. This year’s car was able to win 1st place in the Formula Student. 3083 yards, 23 offensive line, it’s trouble scoring based largely in part on the thought all Winner” is unclear until the an- Alper Akanser. Although many other touchdowns and this year. Re- and planning that went into the nouncement at the end of the com- team members helped build the car just 8 intercep- replacing.” turning to the of- building of the car, such as design petition. Strong teams from Ecole and prepare it for competition, they tions, he injured George O’Leary fense are star and cost efficiency. The dynamic Technologie Superior, Leeds, Penn were unable to attend the Formula his knee in the Head Football Coach wide receivers events deal with the actually perfor- State, Rochester, and Pitt contrib- Student. The faculty advisor for GT- Peach Bowl and Kelly Campbell mance of the car. The combined uted in making this year’s event ex- Motorsports is Professor Kenneth was forced to and Kerry Wat- total of points from these events is tremely competitive. A. Cunefare of the Mechanical En- miss all of the kins, as well as used to determine the overall win- Although this is the first time gineering department. spring practices. Although backup runningback Joe Burns. This po- ner of the competition. that GTMotorsports has won the GTMotorsports was founded in quarterbacks Andy Hall and Mark tent offensive trio combined for 31 In the static events, GTMotor- Formula Student, they have per- 1986 by Paul Allen. Each year the Logan both show a lot of promise, of the Jackets 50 touchdowns last sports placed 1st in design, 3rd in formed very well in the past. In last team builds a new car from scratch, they lack experience in game situa- year. While Campbell will be the cost, and 6th in presentation. The year’s competition, they placed first taking it to both the Formula SAE tions. Hall is the most experienced, star of the receiving corps, he has a teams excelled in the dynamic events in the acceleration event, and re- competition in Detriot and the For- filling in at key times during the strong supporting cast in juniors as well, securing 2nd place in both ceived fifth place overall in the com- mula Student competition in Bir- 2000 season. Whether or not God- Watkins and Will Glover and soph- the skid pad and autocross events, petition. mingham. Since its origin, sey returns at full strength will have omores Nate Curry and Jonathan and receiving 4th place in accelera- Team leader Chris Richburg led GTMotorsports has built and com- a large part in the Jackets success Smith. They combined for 143 re- tion and the combined event of en- the GTMotorsports team at the peted 10 cars, the most recent being this season. ceptions, 2,107 yards and 20 touch- durance and fuel economy. In Formula Student. Richburg was this year’s Car 32. Although the One of the main changes that downs and averaged 14.7 yards per addition to these accomplishments, joined by team members Brandon team has won countless awards in the Jackets have made during the catch last fall. Watkins also demon- the team also received an award for Taylor, Ira Bragg, Heidi Alexa, Geoff past individual events, this year marks off-season is increased attention on strated his ability to make the big the best wiring harness design. Toon, Shamus Yandle, Mark Gibbs, the first time in the organization’s the depth of the team. “This was play last season with his amazing Unlike many other competitions Scott Flanagan, Allan Teague, JP 15-year history that it has placed the first time since I’ve been here where a winner is evident, the “Over- McConnell, Philip Echelman, and first overall in competition. that we went into spring trying to See Football, page 15