CAMPUS LIFE from the Decade of Demin and Jams: the Announced Plans to Revitalize a Midtown Infamous 1980S
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CAMPUSpage 15 LIFE Technique • Friday, April 14, 2000 • 15 Buzz Around the Campus Atlantic Steel Development Students share their favorite movie titles A private development company recently CAMPUS LIFE from the decade of demin and jams: the announced plans to revitalize a midtown infamous 1980s. Page 19 Atlanta property. Page 21 Technique • Friday, April 14, 2000 Late nights with CS may soon be history Proposed changes By Annamarie Valentino adrenaline, the guy broke free, With the change from quarters to se- Campus Life Staff wrists and ankles bloody, but mesters also came changes in curriculum, alive. one of the most significant being the re- Before you were ever a stu- According to President quired CS course for all majors offered by dent here, perhaps during the Clough, Lanoue’s philosophy the College of Computing. Now that one time of your parents or grand- was, “let ‘em pass out—they’ll semester has passed and the second is about parents, Georgia Tech required survive.” For Lanoue’s stu- to be over, the CoC is working to make a course that instilled more fear dents—especially those who changes to the course. than death itself—drownproof- couldn’t swim—the course was “We knew it was an experiment; we’re ing. a nightmarish obstacle in the way not immediately happy with the results, Freddy Lanoue, the program’s of getting their Tech degree. and we’re making moves to change things,” brusque originator and course Some even left the school to avoid said Dr. Kurt Eiselt, Assistant Dean in the instructor, led every student who the course. CoC. wanted to graduate from Tech Yet many who survived The following changes are slated for the through his underwater survival drownproofing recall it with an CS 1311 program: course that taught them how to odd fondness, with pride that live for hours in water above comes from being a veteran of • Fewer quizzes and homeworks will be their heads. something they never thought due in the future. Recitation may be On a typical day of class, they could do. every-other week instead of weekly. Coach Lanoue would tie the stu- “Once you learned what he • The lab portion of the course will be dents’ hands and feet up and was telling you, you gained con- done entirely at home. The lab manual then push them in the water. At fidence,” said Clough. will be improved so that students can that point the class endured 45 Hmm…sound familiar to any follow it completely instead of going to minutes of bobbing in the deep of you? Maybe you hadn’t heard lab at a specified time. end of a pool, practicing Coach of drownproofing, but what • Pseudo-code will be dropped in favor of Lanuoe’s famed controlled about that old Tech philosophy By Bill Allen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS breathing technique. that requires you to complete a a real language. This gives students feed- One student decided to vent his programming frustration by back early on and prepares them for a Students would swim from course that any sane person would tossing his computer into the frigid waters of the Shaft fountain. one end of the pool and back think outright impossible? You transition to JAVA in the final 4-5 weeks without coming up for air, and complain and slave your way pride that overshadows that once- who took it under quarters, of the course. were required to get a dog ring through hours of all nighters, paralyzing fear. They chuckle at 1501). Like Lanoue’s freshmen, • The amount of material will be cut back with their mouths off the bot- managing to somehow emerge Coach Lanoue and smile as they today’s freshmen are welcomed and the pace decreased to make the course tom of the pool, all done with intact, perhaps eventually even speak of classmates’ near-death to campus by a course that will more manageable. hands and feet tied. praising the very class that once experiences. One can’t help but overwhelm with hours of home- President Clough, Tech alum- brought you misery. notice the juxtaposition between work and labs, while at the same Dr. Eiselt hopes that the other colleges nus and veteran of Lanoue’s Drownproofing had a pro- fear and pride, and any Tech time they try to make the transi- and advisors explain to their students why drownproofing course, recalls found effect on student behav- student today will recognize that tion between home and college they have to take CS. He also thinks that seeing one student, hands and ior until it was finally dropped the very same love/hate relation- and juggle another 12 hours or the CoC should better explain the purpose feet tied, let the air out of this from the catalogue in 1987. Any- ship with Ma Tech still prevails so of coursework. of the course at the beginning of the semes- lungs at the bottom of the pool. one who took the course vividly on campus. With this year’s unilateral CS ter. The kid was stuck at the bot- recalls the fear of failure, which Some have suggested that a requirement, students in all ma- Ideally, said Dr. Eiselt, every major would tom, and the entire class could in that case, lingered awfully close particular course in recent Tech jors are required to complete an take a course in the CoC, but students see him there but no one was to death. Yet amazingly, those history can be compared to introductory computing course. would be divided by skill level to improve allowed to help. In an amazing who survived drownproofing and drownproofing of old—CS 1311 understanding and efficiency. feat of courage, strength, and talk about it today speak with a (formerly CS 1301, and for those See Computing, page 20 Feature Photo Greek Week Earth Day celebration to be among largest in city By Daniel Weksler of the Georgia Regional Transpor- Becoming One With Nature tation Authority, or GRTA. After the speakers, there will be the cere- Earth Day 2000 will be celebrat- monial tree planting and drawings ed on April 21, one week from to- for prizes. Students can enter the day. This year’s theme is “New drawing by filling out a form when Energy for a New Era.” they visit a booth. Tech’s Earth Day celebration will Prizes for this year include a gift be one of the largest Earth Day events certificate to the Georgia Tech Book- in Atlanta this year. There will be store, a Zoo Atlanta gift pack, and over 60 booths for students to visit tickets to a performance at the Rob- and learn about the environment. ert Ferst Center. Festivities will take place from 10 Free t-shirts will be available to a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 21, students who complete the Envi- and will be scattered between the ronmental Maze. In the maze, stu- Skiles walkway and the campanile. dents will have to answer questions Zoo Atlanta, MARTA, the Atlanta in order to move on to the next Humane Society, and Sci-Trek will level. be some of the well-known Atlanta Other interactive events will in- companies that will have booths. clude a puppet show in the Student Tech will also be represented by Center ballroom in which the stage many groups, including the Book- for the puppets is made out of com- store, the Craft Center, and Geor- post, and yoga teachers to show stu- gia Tech Motorsports. dents techniques for relaxing. Earth Day will feature three speak- According to organizers, these ac- ers to inform the students about tivities show both ends of the spec- what they can do for the environ- trum of the theme for this year. ment. Dr. Charles Liotta, the Vice “The overall point of these ac- Provost for Research and Dean of tivities is to create an atmosphere to Graduate Studies, will give the open- raise awareness of Earth Day and ing remarks, followed by the Direc- the environment,” said Cindy Jack- By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS tor of Environmental Services, Mark son. Jackson, who is the Director of A student strains to pull a Jeep in Car Pull last Sunday, a popular Greek Week event. Sigma Nu took first Demyanek. Solid Waste and Recycling, is in place at the event, while TKE won second. For more Greek Week photos, turn to page 25. The keynote speaker for this event coordinating Tech’s Earth Day cel- is Joel Cowan, who is the chairman ebration. 16 • Friday, April 14, 2000 • Technique CAMPUS LIFE Campus briefs Dean Gail and others to lunch with students Faces at Georgia Tech The third monthly “The Dean Is In” event will be held this Tuesday F A C E S from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Student Center Food Court. Dean Gail DiSabatino and other deans from the Division of Student - Profile on Alissa Aiken - Affiars will be present to talk with students. By Daniel Weksler SGA committee and VP applications due next week Campus Life Staff Applications for committee chairs, Joint Finance Committee posi- tions, Vice President of Campus Affairs, VP of Administrative Affairs, When you look at most leader- and VP of Finance are now available both online and in the SGA office. ship positions here at Tech, usually The applications are due in the SGA office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, there are only a few people involved April 14. For more information, contact Georiga Braxton at 894-2814 on many different levels.