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HOPE scholarship Fire hits Bobby Dodd stadium anniversary at Tech By Daniel Amick flames had been extinguished by Governor Roy Barnes, Lieuten- Senior Staff Writer 11:30 p.m. ant Governor Mark Taylor and U.S. An unidentified white male in Senator Zell Miller will make a A fire broke out under the stands his 20s was rescued from beneath presentation honoring the tenth an- at Bobby Dodd Stadium last Satur- the stands. According to Harty, the niversary of the HOPE scholarship day night, injuring one person and individual was “pretty seriously hurt” at the campanile Monday Sept. 30 damaging the interior of the press from smoke inhalation, but he was at 9:30 a.m. All students and facul- box and club-level seats. The fire not burned. The man was taken by ty are welcome to attend. started about three hours after the ambulance to a local hospital, where conclusion of Tech’s home game he remained under treatment Tues- Director of assistive against Brigham Young. day. Harty had no identification on “It wasn’t a raging inferno, but his person. technology hired it was a very smoky fire,” said Rob- “It will still be another day or so ert Harty, Director of Institute Com- before [investigators] can talk to Stephen Sprigle was recently hired munications and Public Affairs. him,” said Harty. as the new director of the Center for Harty indicated that about a half- The fire apparently caused no Assistive Technology and Environ- dozen people, including Athletic structural damage. mental Access (CATEA), a unit of Association Director of Communi- “We didn’t have melting of seats, the College of Architecture that de- cations Allison George, were in the or anything like that,” said Harty. velops assistive technology for the stadium press box at the time and However, the fire did burn some disabled. He will also serve as an reported seeing flames coming from of the electrical infrastructure in the associate professor in Industrial an electrical box on the west side of press box that is used by television Design. Sprigle previously served as the stadium. broadcasters during the games. There the director of the Center of Reha- While there were no fans to evac- is also black charring on one of the bilitation Techology in New York. uate, various clean-up crews were stadium’s red brick walls, which will scattered throughout the stadium. have to be cleaned. House candidate to Georgia Tech Police Department “I can’t put a dollar figure on the officers aided members of the At- damage yet,” said Harty. speak next week lanta Fire Department in clearing He stressed that the fire should Phil Gingrey, a Tech graduate, people from the stadium and di- not affect the next home game at will speak at the next meeting of the recting traffic while the fire was put Bobby Dodd Stadium against Wake College Republicans. Gingrey will out. Forest Oct. 5, nor should the elec- be a candidate for Congressman in “[The GTPD] got the call about trical damage affect any broadcast By Jerome Reyes / SPECIAL TO THE ‘NIQUE the November election. The pre- On Saturday night, less than three hours after the BYU game, an electrical 10:10 p.m.,” said Pat Wypasek, the On Saturday night, less than three hours after the BYU game, an electrical sentation will take place Monday at fire caused minor damage to the West stands of Bobby Dodd stadium. GTPD’s Interim Police Chief. The See Fire, page 5 fire caused minor damage to the West stands of Bobby Dodd stadium. 7:00pm in the Student Center. OIE begins search Dean’s office expands with new positions By Sriram Narasimhan A necessary addition to the so students wouldn’t have to wait time on Greek affairs, an area for new director Senior Staff Writer office included an administra- forever to get what they need- that also requires support. tive assistant in charge of fil- ed,” said Karen Boyd, Associate “You don’t have cases like By Tony Kluemper The Office of the Dean of ing much of the paperwork Dean of Students. [the computer science ones] of- News Editor Students recently posted three that has, as recently as the In fact, by the summer, the ten and that’s the thing that new positions in order to expe- spring, been a hailstorm of case office had amassed over 400 pend- pushed the system to the brink,” Since the beginning of the semester, the dite administrative tasks concern- hearings and appeals, namely ing appointments and at least said Boyd. Office of International Education (OIE) ing hearings, facilitate greater associated with the 187 stu- 450 overtime hours. The lack of The other positions include has been running without a director. How- communication between the dents suspected of cheating last additional administrative sup- an Assistant Dean for Academic ever to bring an end to this hiatus, a search office and student body and, most fall in two introductory com- port forced the current admin- Integrity and reporting to the committee was recently formed to begin enthusiastically of all, to foster a puter science courses. istration to draw attention away dean, an Ethics Education Spe- the process of choosing a new director. The greater understanding of academ- “I was asked what it would from the judicial cases and the committee, chaired by Doug Allen, an As- ic honor code. take for us to do our jobs right graduate assistant to spend less See Dean, page 4 sociate Dean in the College of Architec- ture, will start the process of reviewing applications next month. Looking ahead in the process, Vice Pro- vost for Undergraduate Studies and Aca- Under the Couch plans major changes demic Affairs Bob McMath hopes to have By Madhu Adiga on residence halls because of its someone named as director by the end of Senior Staff Writer location on West Campus, par- this semester. ticularly its closeness to Folk, “In addition to finding someone who Musician’s Network, the stu- Caldwell, and the ULC,” said can manage our ongoing activities in sup- dent group that manages the Dan Morrison, Assistant Direc- port of international students and student concert venue Under the Couch, tor of Housing. abroad programs, we are looking for an has drafted a proposal for changes Along with noise and alco- individual who will interact effectively with in the way they run the venue in hol-related complaints, the con- the faculty,” said McMath. response to concerns from the cern was also raised that Under The events of September 11 have some- administration. the Couch has been losing its what changed the duties that will be ex- Concerns first began about focus on Georgia Tech. Many pected of the new director. Beginning Jan. three years ago when a commit- of the acts booked are not Geor- 30 of next year, the OIE will need to have tee headed by Senior Associate gia Tech-affiliated, and the ven- the Immigration and a new international Dean of Students Karen Boyd ue attracts an off-campus crowd student information system up and run- was formed to investigate the that is, on occasion, younger and ning. The new system will be used to con- administration’s relationship high-school age. tact INS electronically if there is any change with Under the Couch and “As of now, there is a definite in an international students status or ad- Musician’s Network. The mem- push, not to close down the ven- dress. bers raised concerns about the ue, but to see if the concerns Fortunately for the new director, the noise level during shows and the that have been brought up can staff of OIE is already working to make large crowds, mainly because of be rectified. This semester, there sure that these changes take place as smoothly the location of the venue. have already been complaints By Chris Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS as possible. “The noise level in Under Under the Couch, which is located in the center of West campus, the Couch has a definite impact See UTC, page 5 is currently looking to focus on more Georgia Tech related events. 2 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique NEWS
Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! Last issue’s poll garnered 30 responses to the question: From the archives... “What is your opinion of the new CS 1321 alternative?” The Nique’s top stories from: years ago: September 25, 1992—SAT scores of the incoming 10 freshman class rose from 1196 to 1226. In an oft-repeated statement, then-President John Crecine proclaimed, “This is the best class ever at Georgia Tech.” Head Football Coach Bill Lewis led Georgia Tech to a 37-19 win over West Carolina.
years ago: September 24, 1982—Two men pre- 20 tending to be foreign students tried to con a student out of her money. She became suspicious and called the police. The men eluded capture. Tech lost 45-7 to the Crimson Tide of Alabama
years ago: September 29, 1972— 30 The School of Nuclear Engineer- ing, once a graduate program only, began offering a Bachelor of Nucle- ar Engineering degree. A teletype system was installed in the Area III Image by Ian Clark / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Dorm Commons Area so “students This week’s poll is related to changes in SGA’s funding policy. How users can interact with the UNIVAC do you feel about the recent changes of funding to Tier III groups? 1108 from their dorms rather than Tell us what you think at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique. coming to the Computing Center. NEWS Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 3
Council Clippings Senate and House Newly appointed Financial slate senators join GSS makes UHR debut By Tony Kluemper By Daniel Amick News Editor Senior Staff Writer
The Graduate Student Senate conduct- Undergraduate Representatives seemed ed business with one of the largest audienc- to be taking a breather from last week’s es of the year, as many newly appointed Issue Meeting. Indeed, there was nothing senators were in attendance for the first particularly out-of-the-ordinary about the time. Therefore, the meeting ran a little two bills before the House Tuesday night. differently than usual as the new members What was new was the fact that both bills were introduced to many aspects of stu- were supposed to be considered together. dent government. And thus, after surviving yet another mo- Once the new senators were sworn in, tion to suspend, the much-discussed slate both Vice President of Finance Chris Webb voting procedure made its trial run. and JCOC Chair Tim Cailloux spoke to This week’s slate was composed of an the Senate about their positions and the allocation bill to the Georgia Tech Student importance of the two committees. Also in Chapter of the American Institute of Aero- response to questions raised at the previous nautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and an week’s meeting about recent changes in allocation to Georgia Tech Coming Out JFC policy, Webb discussed in detail some Week. At least, initially. of these changes made at the end of last Citing a desire to ask technical ques- semester. tions of bill sponsors, representatives de- Dean of Students Gail DiSabitino also cided to remove the allocation to the Georgia addressed the Senate, introducing a new Tech Coming Out Week from the slate for program that hopes to address a concern further discussion. With the approval of many graduate students have expressed for one quarter of the House, they proceeded nearly twenty years: the need for child care to do just that. The slimmed down slate, facilities near campus. now consisting of just the allocation to AIAA, According to DiSabitino, the new facil- passed 36-1 with 2 abstentions. ity will open sometime early next year in Organizers of Georgia Tech Coming the Home Park neighborhood. “This will Out Week, Sid Kossowsky and Jonathan be a brand new facility that will work in Duke, then addressed the House. The pur- conjunction with both Tech and the Home pose of this new event, they said, is “to Park residents,” said DiSabitino. educate the campus about Gay, Lesbian, When completed, the child care center By Peter Jensen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Bisexual, and Transgender [GLBT] Issues” will have over 90 spots open to children of CS representative Adam Bernstein raises his hand to vote on one of the allocation while creating a more tolerant on-campus Tech students, faculty or staff. The other bills at Tuesday night’s meeting. The House approved bills to allocate money to both atmosphere. They also discussed the group’s spots will be open to children of Home the AIAA and the first GT Coming Out Week, which will take place Oct. 4-11. other fundraising activities that would sup- Park residents. The spots will be filled on a plement SGA funding. Most of the money first-come, first-serve basis. the organizers were requesting will pay for a In actual GSS business, the Senate passed Bills Considered guest speaker who appeared on MTV’s Road three bills during the meeting. The first Rules. Their questions answered, represen- was a joint allocation to the organizers of Undergraduate House of Representatives tatives passed the allocation bill 29-3 with 7
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office to expand and create this po- Ramblin’ Nights Casino Night takes over SAC Dean from page 1 sition,” said Ericka Smith, Ethics cialist charged with encouraging stu- Education Specialist. dents to make better decisions in “The need for the education is the classroom. According to the of- there. We have the opportunity to fice, these two positions, in particu- reach the students more effective- lar, are very unique, mainly because ly.” of their measures for proactive sup- Smith comes to Tech with a de- port. gree from the University of Central The most conspicuous reason for Florida in Orlando. She received a those was the familiar example of Masters in student personnel in high- the Computer Science students er education. Later she worked as a caught cheating after a Georgia Tech- residence life coordinator and in crafted program called ‘Cheatfind- judicial affairs at Rollins College in er’ caught distinct similarities Winter Park, FL and at Oxford in between indi- Emory. viduals’ separate Later this year, computer code. Smith will report Until the spring, “I think a challenge to the Assistant the CoC pub- Dean for Aca- licly harbored a will be trying to demic Integrity. strict policy of implement the honor She has already non-collabora- begun to assist tion on any as- code as part of Tech’s the student Hon- signment, culture where or Advisory creating the Council charged non-intended freshmen to seniors with promoting effect of a false are very aware of it.” the honor code, impression of one of her prima- the academic Ericka Smith ry responsibili- Ethics Education Specialist By Shelley Hoyal / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS honor code’s ties. Students enjoy the second Ramblin’ Night of the football season as the SAC gym became a giant casino. severity. Much of the There were over 1,000 students in attendance, which marked an increase over the first Ramblin’ Night The task that effort from event. Students were able to enjoy the casino tables, as well as the live band that performed. befell the Office for Academic In- Smith, as a result of the unique na- tegrity, logically, was to better pre- ture of the position, will be to take pare Tech students for ethical on a task that in the past has never decision-making as well as prepare been a direct administrative attempt round of applause welcomed the Perhaps the most exciting mo- the faculty for a different kind of to teach the honor code. UHR from page 3 newly appointed UHR members ment Tuesday came just before the approach in making aware the is- “I think a challenge will be try- member to the Joint Campus Or- after they were sworn in. They are meeting drew to a close. Textile Rep sues of academic honesty, in lieu of ing to implement the honor code as ganization Committee (JCOC), Physics Rep. Christina LoBracco, Joey Woodall stood and, with a sly outside criticisms against the CoC’s part of Tech’s culture where fresh- which passed by unanimous accla- Senior Rep. Darryl Ward, Senior grin on his face, made a motion that methods. men to seniors are very aware of it mation. Rep. Jonathan Bonus, and Co-Op SGA President Tiffany Massey be The new assistant dean position and how it can impact them as stu- The second bill filled four va- Rep. Shakti Saran. supported as SGA’s nominee for and the Ethics Education Specialist dents,” said Smith. cant seats in the Undergraduate An attempt to bring one final Miss Georgia Tech. Another mo- subsequently followed. The former “That will take some time, but House itself. The appointees gave bill, which included an allocation tion quickly followed naming Ex- is not currently filled, but is expect- it’s doable.” brief speeches introducing them- to FreshGA, out of new business ecutive Vice President Nate Watson ed to by next spring. The latter was The office is expanding in other selves to their soon-to-be colleagues. failed, as members decided to leave the SGA nominee for Mr. Georgia filled this past summer. ways as well. The website has just This bill passed by unanimous ac- the balance of new business to next Tech. Both were then duly “endorsed “Upholding and understanding been redesigned with more student- clamation as well. An enthusiastic week’s meeting. by unanimous acclamation.” honor code is what prompted this driven information. NEWS Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 5
tween Musician’s Network and the Fire from page 1 UTC from page 1 Georgia Tech administration, the of the game. proposal requests the formation of Breaking “This certainly won’t impact from residents and staff members an Advisory Board and professional fans,” and will not “in any way, who live near Under the Couch,” advisor for Under the Couch, as shape, or form, jeopardize” the up- said Morrison. was first recommended in 1999. the Bubble coming game, said Harty The administration provided Many of the other points out- George echoed Harty’s com- Musician’s Network with a list of lined in the proposal address ideas www.bubble.nique.net ments. recommendations, but not all of for operating the facility more effi- “We certainly expect to be able these changes have been taken into ciently and preventing problems to play [at the stadium],” and “to be account. associated with noise and security. A lot of things went on outside of the bubble of Georgia Tech this able to play in a safe environment,” “A lot of the problems that have Musician’s Network would ap- week. Visit www.bubble.nique.net to find links to complete arti- she said. risen between the administration point someone, preferably a gradu- cles about the stories below and other important issues. The Atlanta Fire Department is and Under the Couch are the result ate student worker or administrator, still looking into the cause of the from a lack of communication,” said to inspect the facility after it is used West Nile virus death toll in 2002 climbs to 98 fire. Initial newspaper reports sug- Danielle McDonald, Student Or- and before its next use. This way, Health officials at the CDC announced this week that the gested lightning from the strong ganizations Advisor. any illegal activity or damage done number of deaths due to the West Nile virus has risen to almost 100 thunderstorms that rolled across In response to this, some of the can be attributed to the last party for 2002 alone. The states where the disease seems to have had the downtown Atlanta Saturday night members and officers of Musician’s who used the facility. Musician’s greatest effect are in the Midwest where Illinois and Michigan have may have sparked the fire, but offi- Network outlined proposed changes Network will also employ a security both reported the highest number of fatalities in the past year. cials have not reached any conclu- to operation of Under the Couch guard at the show if numbers war- Officials predict that tens of thousands of people have most likely sions yet. this fall. For the rant it, and the been infected with the disease, but most cases are never diagnosed. time being, they guard would en- This is due to the fact that only 20 percent of the people who have have suspended force institute contracted the disease experience symptoms. all concerts that “As of now, there is a policies and keep GSS from page 3 are not Georgia definite push, not to non-paying peo- sowky, the event will take place from Tech events ple out of the fa- Man rescued after three months on the Pacific Oct. 4-11 and will feature a wide until they can close down the cility. In addition, A 62-year old California man who had survived three months on variety of events topped off with a reach a clearer venue.” Musician’s Net- the Pacific in a broken sailboat returned to his hometown this week. guest speaker. The organizers wanted compromise. work is willing to Richard Van Pham was rescued last week by a Coast Guard ship out the senators to be aware that the “We really Dan Morrison consider using of San Diego. He apparently set sail from Long Beach in early June events would be open to all mem- are trying to do Assistant Director of Housing closed-circuit se- of this year. On route to his destination, Van Pham’s mast was bers of the Tech community. the right thing, curity cameras broken in a rough storm and his two-way radio failed. While at sea, “All of the events will be com- and working and a Buzz Card Van Pham was able to survive by grilling turtles and seabirds. pletely free,” said Kossowkiy. “We very hard at it,” access system. want everyone involved, from stu- said Lauren Ellis, president of Mu- The graduate student worker in dents to faculty to staff.” sician’s Network. charge of booking for Under the Tropical storm Isidore slams into Gulf Coast After a brief discussion from the “Under the Couch serves two Couch is responsible for coordinat- Tropical storm Isidore dropped over 6 inches of rain on parts of senators, it was determined that the functions: a concert venue and a ing quiet hours as agreed upon by the southeast this past week. The storm has greatly affected Missis- bill had been approved by JFC. The place for musicians to practice and the Music Department. The work- sippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida with heavy rain and wind bill then passed by a large majority. record. Musician’s Network is cur- er would also supervise staff for gusts up to 30 miles per hour. New Orleans, which is located 280 In other business, Coordinating rently making an effort to improve monitoring events and morning miles north of the eye of the storm, is expecting to get up to 15 inches Officer Jennifer Matthews asked that the venue aspect of Under the walkthroughs of the facility. of rain over the weekend. As the heavy rains and winds head toward two bills in new business be moved Couch,” said McDonald. By suggesting these policies and the coasts, tourists began to head inland, heeding the advice of local to old business so that they could be To return the focus to Georgia more, the Musician’s Network hopes safety officials to evacuate the area. discussed and voted on at the meet- Tech students, Musician’s Network to smooth over its relations with ing. The first bill asked for the ap- is moving towards making the per- the administration and keep the fa- Senate Majority Leaders lashes out at Bush proval of two appointments to JCOC formance space primarily for the cility running. “There has been a made by President Alan Michaels. use of student organizations. For lot of campus response in support Wednesday Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle accused Pres- The bill was passed with little de- now, they propose scheduling only for Under the Couch,” said Mc- ident Bush of using the threat of war in Iraq as a way to gain political bate. Georgia Tech events, or allowing Donald. support. Daschle, a Democrat, also lashed out at Bush for implying The second bill that was moved only two or three off-campus acts “Our mission is to unite musi- that Democrats are “not interested in the security of the American into old business also dealt with per semester, all approved by Boyd. cians and music lovers of Georgia people” because they are not pushing forward in the conflict with appointments. This bill centered Also, at any Under the Couch show, Tech, and provide a space for them Iraq. Daschle made his comments as members of Congress negoti- around an appointment to an Insti- only one non-Georgia Tech guest is to display their talents, record, and ated on legislation that would authorize Bush to use force to elimi- tute committee. This bill also passed allowed per Tech student. practice. We are striving to keep nate Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. with little discussion. To improve communication be- Under the Couch,” said Ellis. 6 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique OPINIONSpage 6
Quote of the week: OPINIONS “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 find a way around the laws." - Plato OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Changes at Under the Couch The changes underway at Under the Couch seem to ad- dress problems that don’t actually exist. The current system allows both on-campus and off-campus groups to use the space. The proposed changes would allow only groups with an on-campus connection to use Under the Couch, which will will result in the space being under-utilized. Campus groups have access to the facilities whenever they need them; without the off-campus groups using the venue, Under the Couch would probably be empty much more often. Another new rule would allow only Tech students to attend events at Under the Couch. Off-campus guests would be limited to one per student. This policy is flagrantly unfair. Tech events should be open to any off-campus person who is Editorial Board: willing to pay the whatever fee is required to attend. Tech officials would never consider applying the same policy to Jody Shaw, Editor-in-Chief events at the Ferst Center; why should a different policy apply to venues other than the Ferst Center? Derek Haynes, Managing Editor Tony Kluemper, News Editor Administrators say that the changes stem from problems Sara Cames, Opinions Editor with the younger crowd that Under the Couch attracts. The Jennifer Schur, Focus Editor obvious solution is to hire additional security for the area on Julia Trapold, Entertainment Editor Katie Neal, Sports Editor the night of shows. The cost of these new guards could come Scott Meuleners, Photography Editor from higher ticket prices, which would either have the effect Paul Horton, Advertising Manager of limiting the destructive power of those attending the events Karl Guertin, Online Editor or of decreasing the number of off-campus people who attend the events. By limiting the groups that can use the venue and PETER JENSEN those who can attend its events, Tech is harming one of the few parts of campus that is alive on weekend evenings. JFC policy hurts students in club sports There are magical things hap- (apparently the JFC) that hasn’t clubs may be left without the mon- pening in SGA. The Joint Finance played on a sport team might not ey for some events. Committee (JFC) is making bud- see a problem with this but every- The Water Polo team is ranked JFC policy changes get policy appear from thin air. A one else knows otherwise. Most of 7th nationally. The founder of the major policy has been added with- the teams play in leagues that re- Canoe and Kayak Club, Ty Haglar The recent changes in Joint Finance Committee policy for out input from the rest of SGA and quire at least five away games. Oth- is now ranked internationally and funding Tier Three organizations is a prime example of poor- in effect the student body. This policy er clubs such as crew compete in training for the Olympics. These ly-implemented ill-thought out administrative procedure that limits all clubs to five funded events. more than five tournaments, meets are athletes that don’t get scholar- The group most affected by this or regattas during the year. The fees ships and all the other perks of var- fails to serve the interests of the groups it affects. The first policy is sport clubs and if enforced for these can be as much as $500. sity athletics. They swim, cycle, row problem with the changes is that they are approved by neither will be crippling to their teams. Clubs already raise a large amount and so on because they love the the Undergraduate House nor the graduate Senate, as the JFC The rule means that a sport club of their money through dues, fund- sport and to get some release from can only apply for money for regis- raising and sponsorship. SGA has school pressure. Why should these is techniqually only a “recommending body.” This means that tration fees and travel for five events. constantly given the sport clubs athletes be limited not by their skills no elected official has any control over these regulations. The fuzzy logic behind this cap of money for travel and registration but their funding? Additionally, notice of these changes was not well promul- funding is to limit the teams to one because this is a required aspect of national, one regional and three competing. Without reason, this Megan L. Applegate gated through elected officials or the groups whose budgets league games/competitions. Anyone principle was changed and the sport [email protected] will be effected. Although the policy seems to have been made in response to complaints about sports clubs using too much money, more feedback from students involved in these groups is needed to determine how students will be effected, either positively or negatively, by these changes. Sports clubs serve more than the purpose of exercise for their members; many of them provide Tech students with entertainment, especially ones that regularly attract fans, such as the hockey team. The timing on these changes is particularly bad for the continued existence of some sports clubs. With the economy in a downturn, it may be difficult for these groups to find additional outside funding options, especially since many of them already fundraise heavily. This situation could spell disaster for those clubs with no other options. No one is contesting the fact that cuts must be made in student organi- zations’ budgets; while student activity fees have not increased in six years, staff salaries, many of which are paid by the fee, have increased by two percent every year per State of Georgia. However, the negative effects of these reductions in budget should be shouldered equally by all student groups, not laid entirely at the door of one type of activity.
Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the By Matt Norris / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS opinions of individual editors. OPINIONS Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 7 TECHNIQUE Alternate CS course will not helpTech students “The South’s Liveliest College Students have been spreading the programs are different, and they need Newspaper” rumors about an alternative to the “Should there not be one course to maintain this unique facet to con- Established in 1911 introductory computer science tinue to differentiate themselves from course since I arrived at Tech. Any that all Tech students must take others in the academic community Editor-in-Chief observant listener could hear the regardless of major? I believe in order to grow and recruit and Jody Robert Shaw whispers through the halls of D.M. the answer is yes.” retain top students. • • • Smith and the IC. Even if the new alternative to Managing Editor “My advisor told me not to take Jody Shaw CS 1321 maintains the same char- Derek Haynes the course because they are going to acteristics—the unique way of the Editor-in-Chief News change the requirement soon.” thinking and the academic rigor— Tony Kluemper, Editor Although I knew the rumors well, that make its current form a great Madhu Adiga, Senior Staff Writer Daniel Amick, Senior Staff Writer I had put little stock in the rumors ways. It teaches students to use to think, how can one eliminate a asset to all Tech students, which Sriram Narasimhan, Senior Staff Writer until the Academic Senate approved parts of their mind they may never course based on the usefulness or seems doubtful, I believe that devi- Opinions the new alternative to CS 1321 last have used before. applicability of its material? After ating from a standardized class re- Sara Cames, Editor Tuesday. And as an international Some students feel, however, there all, I doubt that being able to evalu- mains a poor idea. Tech needs certain Matt Norris, Cartoonist affairs major, I also knew that if the is a reason they have never used ate the causes of the Second World core requirements to maintain high Focus rumors were true, and an alterna- those particular skills; they don’t War based on the balance of power academic standards. I believe this Jennifer Schur, Editor Kimberly Rieck, Senior Staff Writer tive course were created, my major want or need to. My fellow interna- theory will be useful on a daily basis change threatens those standards. Derek Haynes, Christine Rutz, school, as well as others in the Ivan tional affairs majors, as well as other in my future. However, my great Every student at Georgia Tech Narendhra Seshadri, Eric Vogel Allen College and the Dupree Col- students of liberal arts and social power relations class, where I dis- earns a Bachelor of Science degree. Entertainment lege of Management, would most sciences, may say that they will nev- cussed this issue, forced me to think My degree, besides the major, will Julia Trapold, Editor Kimberly Rieck, Senior Staff Writer likely adopt the new class as an ac- er use the skills they are forced to about problems in a unique way be the same as those of my friends Joey Katzen, Pete Mocker, Ananya Paul ceptable one to fulfill its computing obtain in CS 1321. I argue that the and in a particular paradigm. And who are electrical engineers and bi- Sports requirement, but I took the intro- usefulness of the course and its ma- yet no one calls for its elimination. ology majors; it will be a Bachelor Katie Neal, Editor ductory computing course anyway. terial cannot serve as the factor by The introductory computer sci- of Science from the Georgia Insti- Al Przygocki, Senior Staff Writer John Parsons, Senior Staff Writer Though difficult, I found it to be which a university determines wheth- ence course does the same; it pro- tute of Technology. Should there Ryan Peck, David Rottman one of the more beneficial courses I er or not it should be a curriculum motes thinking in an abstract way. not be one course that all Tech stu- Production have taken in my Tech career. The requirement. The overall benefit to Why change it? It seems to be that dents must take regardless of ma- Paul Horton, Adversting Mgr. decision by members of the Aca- the student, and how it augments the type of thinking it promotes is jor? I believe the answer is yes; the Stephen Baehl, Copy Editor demic Senate to loosen the com- his or her ability to think, should be not popular or useful enough for computer literacy requirement equat- Photography puter literacy requirement and allow the factor—especially for adminis- certain students or members of the ed all of Tech’s majors, at least in Scott Meuleners, Editor June Zhang, Darkroom Mgr. alternatives to the introductory course trators who set Ivan Allen College Tech administration—probably for regards to core requirements. Now Ian Clark, Assistant Editor to fulfill this requirement troubles curricula. those who seek to raise the reten- what will exist? A greater schism Bill Allen, Danielle Bradley, Amamda Bryson, Tim Cailloux, Charles Frey, me, and I hope that the faculty and As Sports Editor Katie Neal said tion rate. Perhaps it is just too hard. between engineers and scientists and Christopher Gooley, Kimberly Hinckley, administrators in my major school, in an editorial just two weeks ago, CS 1321 is challenging, and chal- non-engineers and a group of Tech Shelley Hoyal, John Jewell, Peter Jensen, Stephen Marek, Katie Oliff, Adam Queen, as well as others, will resist the temp- “the liberal arts teach you to think.” lenging thinking is not always fun. liberal arts students without the abil- Andrew Saulters, Daniel Uhlig tation to make it an available op- Students with liberal arts and social It is, however, beneficial. ity to completely think. Online tion for their curriculum. science degrees from Tech’s Ivan Liberal arts and social science ma- I urge faculty and administra- Karl Guertin, Editor The current introductory com- Allen College should be able to do jors everywhere should all be able to tors in the Ivan Allen College, Du- puter science course teaches students just that—think. But they should think in the manner taught in in- pree College of Management and Associate Editor Daniel Uhlig a way of thinking that transcends be able to think in a variety of ways troductory computer science—es- any other colleges with schools that the homework, tests and even the using a variety of techniques. They pecially students of liberal arts and may consider adopting this course Board of Student Publications computing language itself. It teach- should also be able to understand social science majors at Tech. With- as an option for computer literacy Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair es students how to traverse prob- and evaluate the way others think. out this ability, these programs be- to weigh the decision carefully. You RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. lems in an orderly fashion using How, then, can the type of think- come no different than those offered are the same individuals who often Billiee Pendleton-Parker, Advisor simple steps that repeat themselves. ing promoted in CS 1321 be left at the University of Georgia and argue that the Tech degree should Advertising and Accounting Nancy Bowen, Business Mgr. It teaches students how to manipu- out of a school’s required curricu- other such institutions; they lose be better rounded. Cutting off one Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. late data in efficient and interesting lum? If the goal is to teach students the Tech distinction. The Ivan Allen of its sides does not make a circle. Donna Sammander, Advertising Mgr.
• • • Campus transportation needs improvement Copyright Notice Copyright © 2002, Jody Shaw, Editor-in- I was walking to class the other things that students need, Tech can’t Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. The Technique is an official day, and I noticed a ton of people “These are the two main go wrong adding a route to Atlantic publication of the Georgia Tech Board of piling on to a stinger bus and I Station. Having routes to other off- Student Publications. No part of this paper problems with the Stinger bus may be reproduced in any manner without thought to myself, “why would any- campus locations like clubbing ar- written permission from the Editor or one want to ride the bus on cam- eas and local eateries could also work from the Board of Student Publications. service: coverage and The ideas expressed herein are those of the pus?” I have not taken a Stinger bus if done well. Editor or the individual authors and do since I was a freshman because it reliability.” One thing I’ve found, from be- not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the simply is not convenient. It is al- Scott Meuleners ing in Europe all summer long is students, staff, or faculty of Georgia Tech, ways either late or going the oppo- Photography Editor that public transportation can work, or the University System of Georgia. site way that you want to go. When and it can work well. They set sched- I first came to Tech, I would ride ules and stick to them, if the bus Advertising Information Information and rate cards can be found the bus once in a while because I than they already are for people wait- only” streets, but they still are just says it is going to be there at 7:03 on our World Wide Web site at lived on west campus and it took a ing. that, “streets.” Walking up the Hill AM, then you’d better be there at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/. The deadline for reserving ad space and while to walk from west campus to They have also supposedly tried and on Cherry street you wouldn’t 7:03 AM, or you are gonna miss submitting ad copy is noon on Friday, one my classes. to implement a schedule for the think it was a pedestrian only street your bus. week prior to publication. There are no exceptions to this policy. For rate After a couple of months of be- Stinger service, but I have not seen with all of the cars and delivery ve- If we could set up a schedule and information, call our offices at (404) 894- ing at Tech I realized that it is sim- it posted at any Stinger stop and the hicles that are along it all of the have our drivers stick to it, we’d 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising space cannot be ply easier and quicker to walk to Stinger doesn’t seem to come by at time. have something that is actually us- reserved over the phone. TheTechnique class than to ride the bus because I a regular rate. These are the two I have seen in Europe and many able for those of us who like to get to office is located in room 137 of the Student Services Building, 353 Ferst can get to anywhere on campus in main problems with the Stinger bus American cities where busses are class on time and not have to arrive Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0290. 10 to 15 minutes on foot. In a city service: coverage and reliability. really early. A schedule designed with Questions regarding advertising billing allowed to run along “pedestrian should be directed to Marcus Kwok at like Atlanta and all of its transporta- Currently all of the Stinger routes streets” it seems to work well and class start times in mind would al- (404) 894-9187, or RoseMary Wells at tion issues, it is not a surprise that run around the perimeter of cam- get the “pedestrians” into town. Al- low students to leave their dorms or (404) 894-2830. we have issues here, but there is no pus, avoiding entering the center of lowing the Stinger bus to climb “the cars at a regular time and get to class excuse not to do anything about it. campus, where all of the academic Hill” would be worthwhile for the on time. The way it is now, it is Letter Submission Policy The Technique welcome all letters to the We can take steps to make the buildings are. A good example of bus. It would take less time to get impossible to have a regular sched- editor and will print letters on a timely and space-available basis. Letters should be Stinger more reliable and more use- this is Atlantic street. Many of Tech’s around campus and at the same time ule before getting to class. Times in hand-delivered, mailed to Georgia Tech ful for getting to class, including academic buildings are along this get students to where they need to between busses can range from one Campus Mail Code 0290, or emailed to [email protected]. Letters making a schedule and keeping to it street, and the Stinger bus does not be: in class, not on the back side of minute to 20-30 minutes, which is should be addressed to Jody Shaw, Editor- and increasing the Stinger’s cover- go by them in a regular loop. In the stadium. not reliable enough to count on. in-Chief. All letters must be signed and must include a campus box number or age. order to provide services that most When planning for the future, I Tech has done a good job in other valid mailing address for verification Tech has done some things in students want, the Stinger should would suggest that Tech think about listening to the students and attempt- purposes. Letters should not exceed 400 words and should be submitted by 8 a.m. recent years to deal with the Stinger make getting them to class a first adding routes off-campus to some ing to remedy the Stinger problems, Wednesday in order to be printed in the problems. They have added routes priority and having the main loop of the new developing areas that are but they have invested too little and following Friday’s issue. Any letters not meeting these criteria or not considered by going both ways to alleviate the trou- pass by academic buildings is a good springing up around the downtown not put enough into implementa- the Editorial Board of the Technique to be ble of having to ride all the way way to do this. area, including Atlantic station, Vir- tion. With a good schedule and a of valid intent will not be printed. Editors reserves the right to edit for style, content, around campus to get to your desti- Another problem area with the ginia highlands and many other ar- more routes near classroom build- and length. Only one submission per nation. This seems like a good idea main bus loops is that they bypass eas. ings, the Stinger can be something person will be printed each term. and could work, but not if more “the Hill” and go around the stadi- This would allow students to get that students will want to use in- busses aren’t added. Otherwise, this um, where not many students need out more and have a good time on stead of something they use if it Online [email protected] plan takes away from other routes, to go. I know that Bobby Dodd and the weekends. With news of a mov- happens to be there when walking www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/ making the bus stops less frequent Cherry streets are both “pedestrian ie theatre, a Wal-Mart and other out of their building. 8 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique OPINIONS
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Austin Nally Erin Gatlin James Deen Sarah Gausman Campus AE Freshman INTA/ML Sophomore CS Freshman BIOL Freshman “It’s good that they’re “I’m thrilled to death “CS majors should be “I think it’s a wonder- gearing it toward because I’m a liberal able to take it because ful idea because I non-engineering arts major!” Scheme sucks.” don’t see myself using curriculum.” it later in life.”
Question of the week “What do you think the CS 1321 alternative?” Mary Holder Erin Schwartz Tommy Newton Jessica Smith PSYC Junior PubP Grad ME Sophomore STaC Sophomore “It’s about time they “I think it is helpful to “There shouldn’t be “They should have Feature and Photos by Andrew Saulters made a concession to present it in another non-science, non- started it a year and a the non-engineering way.” engineering majors at half ago. Is there an students.” Tech.” alternate 1322?” 10 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique OPINIONS Madame d’ Amour Advice on Love and Life Library policy Fans’ behavior Madame returns from a two-year hiatus shafts students disgraceful The smelly cheese finally got to have someone (read: YOU) to com- be drunk and neither of you will Recently, I returned a recalled Even though I attended BYU, me; I had to return to the States and pare with? Exactly. So you need to remember what happened in the book to the main library. I owed being from Georgia, I have always the George Bushes. While my two- ignore your gut instincts; they’re morning. fines, which disqualified me from loved Georgia Tech. I was at the years in the French Riveria were mem- sure to lead you away from getting Good luck, Dateless! any further library services. Attempt- Georgia Tech/BYU game earlier orable and taught me many things, some booty. This same argument ing to explain my honest mistake, I today and had a good time even I realized the flocks of floundering can be made for the case of the gay Back to me, and the boy with was made aware that I was given though my Cougars choked. We students I had left behind me in my paramour. the scrawny bod and huge glasses. every opportunity to act as a re- sat in section 130, by one of the exodus to my homeland, notorious So here’s the bottom line: re- I met him in physics class one sponsible adult but had chosen to student sections. for love, needed me back. Tech stu- mind yourself that you’re beauti- day. He was incessantly staring at be twenty-five-dollars-devious. I am by no means a saint, and I dents need me to sort out their prob- ful, you’re smart and you’re a rare me, and even though he was not The library’s new policy is to know that emotions run high at lems and I am here to help. breed in a jungle of testosterone— physically attractive, I became in- loan a book out for an entire semes- sporting events, but I just had to First, let me fill you in on what go out there and sick ‘em tiger! trigued. I started to stare back. ter, asking for its immediate return write and tell you how offended I the Madame has been up to: mostly Under close observation, I quickly if someone else should request a was at the behavior of many of the obsessing over and stalking a boy After recently breaking up with my noticed his tendency to talk to him- recall. While the library normally Georgia Tech students. with huge wire-rimmed glasses that boyfriend, I am having difficulties self. Walking down the hall, through charges fifty cents a day for late ma- I realize that teasing and jawing lead his tiny frame. That story will finding a date to my sorority’s semi- streets, during class even! It was as terial, recalled books demand a $2.50 at opposing fans is part of the game, have to wait for another column, formal. I am going to be drunk out of though there was someone next to per day late fee. Really, who is so but gross, vulgar and degrading lan- though. On to the questions! my mind and sleeping in the same him to carrying on a conversation incapable of renewing a book that guage and behavior is another. While bed with whoever I take. How should with. The scary part was, I couldn’t they need it for an entire semester? some students were good-natured, The biggest difficulty of my life has I go about finding a date for this see this person. Neither could any- Okay, UGA fans, perhaps. a good majority were way over the been finding men to date. My friend event?—Dateless on Greek Row. one else. So I began to stalk him. Regardless, $2.50 per day is ex- line. It is just a game, after all. I have and I formed a pact that any guy we Dateless, we need to sit you down The object of my obsession loved orbitant and immoral, seeing as the to admit that I was pretty disap- met that we were interested in, we in a safe setting and remind you to ride his bike everywhere he went. $0.50 per day charge is already five pointed in the students and the school would go after unless they were gay, about the dangers of drinking...alone He usually fell over in transit, the times the amount charged by Ful- as a whole. dating someone else, or inbred (don’t that is. Of course you need a date! rickety metal bike ejecting his gen- ton County Public Libraries. I be- I hope what I saw was an aberra- ask). My problem is that I only meet Here’s my simple plan for getting a tly perched frame to the ground. lieve the library charges these fees tion and is not encouraged. I’m glad men who fall into one of those three guy: ever since JFC changed its pol- He would always get up, turn to his because they know that students do my wife decided not to come; I would categories. What am I doing wrong? icy on funding for organizational side and started complaining to his not have the time to protest, and if have been embarrassed for her to Why am I only attracted to men who sports teams, players have been friend, who no one else could see. It push comes to shove, they can charge see those gross gestures. A gesture are in some way unavailable?—Frus- downtrodden and depressed; they’re became very difficult for me to keep it to your student account. or two is expected at a game like trated in Fitten sure to be an easy catch. up with this biking speed demon, In my experience, the best way toady’s, but the same crude ges- What a predicament you have You should first look into the even when I ran frantically. to avoid the shaft is to be forewarned. tures over and over again for the gotten yourself into, missy. First of Tech hockey team. What with their The situation made me dis- So, here it is: All you students out entire game was a little much. all, you should know that you nev- buns of steel and excellent skills at traught; what was happening to my there, who, like me, maniacally con- I guess what I’m saying is that er, ever set ground rules for your- maneuvering, any hockey player life if I couldn’t even use my powers spire to destroy all that is whole- the student body didn’t represent self—that’s the surefire way to would be ideal to show off to your of advice to help myself? I needed some through the systematic what I thought Georgia Tech stood guarantee that you will be forever sisters. You’d be the envy of all. to return to my roots at Tech. collection of overdue books: they for. Like I said before, I’m not per- single. Instead, you have to remem- Furthermore, if he’s from a sports So now I’m back where I be- know who you are and they’re com- fect, but today my eyes were opened ber that an occasional hook-up is team, you know the boy will be able long, answering your questions with ing to get you. Oh, and if you have a to an embarrassing side of Georgia good for the soul, even if the person to hold his alcohol. You won’t have a little humor and even less compa- copy of “Dynamics of Structures”, Tech. I was not expecting to see you are getting busy with is already to worry about some pesky light- sion. which I recalled at the beginning of such immature and rude behavior seeing someone else. Consider your- weight puking all over you in the the semester, its yours. from Tech students. self doing them a service—how will bed you’d be sharing. Don’t worry Do you have a question for Madame your lip-locking lover know they’re about the situation being awkward, d’ Amour? Email it to Matthew Schutz Jeffrey Humphrey with the right person unless they either, since as you said, you’ll both [email protected]. [email protected] [email protected] pageFOCUS 13 Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 13 This sud’s for you Sweet Home Alabama The logic behind the placement of laundry Reese Witherspoon’s newest movie arrives FOCUS facilities at Tech can confuse even the most in theaters today. This romantic comedy seasoned senior. Finally, the myriad of with a twist is a fresh update of the typical Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 mysteries is explained. Page 15 formula Hollywood uses. Page 19
Thesis project to alleviate Atlanta’s traffic woes Computer security Tech grad Ryan Gravel’s Belt Line proposal now subject of MARTA study. compromised daily By Derek Haynes tem. One of the expensive to run than a bus sys- more people move into town, By Christine Rutz Managing Editor major problems tem once implemented. The pro- traffic in the city is getting worse, Contributing Writer in creating a rail posed line would hit major points so as the traffic in the city gets It started with a map of At- system is pur- and link big city parks. For ex- worse people are more likely to Everyday two to three million probes lanta, a collection of abandoned chasing land for ample, stops would be at Pied- ride [mass] transit.” enter Georgia Tech’s computer networks railways and a student looking the railway. That mont, Grant, Maddox, Perkerson Georgia Tech Industrial En- scanning for vulnerable open ports in the for a master’s thesis project. won’t be a problem; and Freedom parks. The train gineering major Salman Mian, system. It might finish as a major the would go as far north as Pied- like many in the Tech commu- The probes usually come from other solution to Atlanta’s mont Hospital and as far south nity, has experienced the subur- computers that have been “compromised,” transportation night- as Zoo Atlanta. However, ban traffic first hand. or infiltrated by a master computer. The mares. the key to this system “I’d lose two hours every day,” person, called a “cracker,” who originally In 1999 isn’t what it connects said Mian, who drove from created the program uses other computers former now, but what it can Lawrenceville into Atlanta dur- as a base for spreading the compromising connect in the future. ing an internship this summer. program around the world wide web. Once “Mostly it [the Belt “The comforts of suburbia are the cracker feels they have sufficiently spread Line] serves future pop- not worth that much time.” the program, they can send a command for ulations,” said Gravel. Atlanta, highly criticized for those computers to act. The number of “It follows the indus- the traffic that people like Mian computers under the control of a cracker trial land; you can see experience, has also been ridi- can vary from 15 to as many as 1,000. at Little Five Points and culed for its lack of pedestrian Usually, the command is a denial of service Inman Park a lot of and bicycle-friendly pathways. to a website; Ebay recently faced a situation that property is being Gravel’s Belt Line thesis helps like this one, in which a command to deny developed at certain tackle this problem too; he pro- service to their website was sent out to a densities. Those den- poses that bicycle and pedestri- huge number of computers. The worst part Geor- sities support mass an paths be implemented is that the majority of computer users don’t gia Tech transit.” alongside the tracks. Gravel the- even realize that their system has been com- student Ryan The tracks orizes that riding a bike along- promised and unwittingly play a role in a Gravel, who would wind through side the tracks would be just as serious attack. graduated from the 4,000 acres of redevelop- fast as driving a car inside Atlan- It is extremely difficult to trace an attack College of Architecture ment sites with over half of the ta. back to the original creator because of alias and entered the City Plan- land suitable for residential “What this does is that it sep- IP addresses and the fact that the cracker ning master’s program in 1998, and mixed-use development. arates transit from street traffic, uses other computers under his control to began work on his Belt Line thesis 100,000 residents could be add- and for that matter, bicycles. It send out the commands. An IP address is a project. The Belt Line, a collec- state of Georgia shouldn’t have ed to the development land. slices through the city,” explains unique number assigned to every user of tion of railroads 22 miles in cir- to compete with businesses to With such a large portion of Gravel. “A lot of cities try to the internet; however, most viruses forge an cumference, circles Atlanta with purchase parts of the track it the project based on land that build the transit along highways, IP address once they compromise a system a roughly six-mile loop. The rail- doesn’t own. Another obstacle isn’t developed, Gravel acknowl- but it doesn’t work because you and therefore remain untraceable. road was used during Atlanta’s is political opposition. Gravel’s edges that much of the Belt Line can drive faster than you can get Georgia Tech’s system is especially tar- industrial age but is mostly aban- Belt Line thesis has seen any- hinges on the likelihood of these out and get in the station.” geted because, as Greg Hale, Technical doned today with the advent of thing but. areas being rebuilt. One of the people most in- Project Director for the Office of Informa- truck freight. Gravel’s idea was “We’ve seen a lot of support “I don’t know if it would be strumental in getting the project tion Technology, explains, Tech has a big- to use these existing rights-of- from in-town residents,” said At- feasible without the develop- to take off is City Council Pres- ger “pipe” to the Internet. Since Georgia ways for a light-rail transit sys- lanta City Council President ment,” said Gravel. ident Cathy Woolard, herself an Tech provides internet access through its tem to link Atlanta’s diverse Cathy Woolard. “These are the However, Gravel sees the mi- intown resident. Woolard, along own servers, it has more outgoing traffic neighborhoods and promote people more likely to get out of gration of people back to the with Councilmember Lamar than incoming traffic. The sizable amount development on vacated indus- their cars.” city as a likely scenario. Willis, introduced a proposal last of outgoing traffic is what makes the Geor- trial land. A light rail system is also cheap- “Traffic in the suburbs is get- February in support of a MAR- gia Tech system so attractive to would-be What makes this idea stand er to build than a heavy rail sys- ting horrendous, so people are virus programs. out is the simplicity of the sys- tem like MARTA and less starting to move into town. As See Belt Line, page 14 The weakest links in the Georgia Tech computer systems are in Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which functions similarly to AOL Instant Messenger. Crackers use IRC to Dorm climates controlled by machine, not man direct the computer to act on a denial of By Narendhra Seshadri newer residence halls and apart- service command. Accordingly, OIT has Contributing Writer ment buildings, including the blocked IRC on all campus computer clus- ULC and the language house, ters to prevent such an occurrence. Many students are unaware are equipped with four-pipe In some cases, however, OIT has pur- of standard housing policies that HVAC systems that are con- posely left IRC on to attract probes so that affect issues ranging from secu- trolled automatically. The old- they can then attempt to trace the virus and rity to heating and air condi- er, traditional freshmen dorms prevent future attacks from that source. tioning problems to energy and the suite-style residence halls These special computers are set up so they conservation. The Department (like Woodruff) that were not will not inadvertently infect the Georgia of Housing provides routine and built for the 1996 Olympics are Tech system. emergency maintenance and only equipped with a two-pipe Most of the attacks, however, do not housekeeping services to all of HVAC system. occur in computer clusters, but in residence Georgia Tech’s residence halls. “Normally, during moderate halls on student computers. Student com- If students were not naïve to conditions, both heated water puters are more at risk because of the use of some of the norms and regula- and chilled water is available to servers. A server is any process on your PC tions administered by the De- condition the spaces in these that is “listening” online for another PC to partment of Housing, “there buildings. When the outside air access. Examples of these programs are Ka- would be a lot less complaints at temperature rises above 55 de- Zaa, Audiogalaxy or any other file-sharing the housing office from students,” grees, the production of heated program. These programs make your com- said Dan Morrison, the Associ- water is reduced. Likewise, when puter vulnerable to attack because they open ate Director of Residence Life. the air temperature falls below one to four ports on your system. Morrison pointed out that many 65 degrees, chilled water for air A standard computer has 65,535 ports of the complaints are usually via conditioning is reduced,” said available; each operation that accesses the email and with respect to the Morrison. He praises the new internet has its own specific port. If you’re heat or air conditioning systems system as being far more effi- really interested, you can find a list of port in the dorms. cient than the old one, which assignments online at www.iana.org. Although many of the choic- relied on weather forecasts and Websites act as servers, opening one port es on when to raise or decrease ended up being very unreliable. and using that port to download informa- the temperature in the residence “This automated system of tion from the web page onto a computer. halls have been made by Hous- controls is designed to conserve On the other hand, a file-share opens as ing staff in the past, recent reno- energy consumption within the By Robert Hill / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS vations mean that the systems Tech students student in a dorm on East Campus. Few students See Security, page 16 have been modified. All of the See Housing, page 16 know the system by which Housing controls dorm climates. FOCUS Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 15
Belt Line from page 13 Laundry locations, prices with a purpose TA study to address the feasibility its ability to move from city streets By Eric Vogel of the Belt Line. Woolard, who re- to dedicated paths. A flex trolley Contributing Writer ceived the thesis in the mail from system would also be cheaper to Gravel in 2001, supports the Belt build than the light-rail Belt Line, To Georgia Tech residents, laun- Line in part because it strengthens which has an estimated cost of 600 dry is simple: put your clothes in Atlanta’s innercity first before ex- million to one billion dollars. Grav- the washer, swipe your BuzzCard, panding to the suburbs. el sees no problem implementing a hit start and chill out for the next 30 “If you can’t walk from the sta- flex trolley on the Belt Line, although minutes or so. There’s actually quite tion to work, what’s the purpose of he’d like to see a more permanent a bit more to it than that. building outward?” said Woolard. light-rail system. Administration of the campus Another advantageous aspect of “This would work well with a laundromats is handled, interest- light-rail systems is the stations them- flex trolley. The cost and the speed ingly enough, by the Student Cen- selves. They re- of implementa- ter department, which also handles semble glorified tion of a flex vending, bathrooms and many oth- bus stations more trolley is a lot er smaller services that keep our In- than the huge faster,” said stitute functioning properly. While MARTA sta- “A lot of cities try to Gravel. as a whole these services come at a tions. While cost, the laundromats themselves “I’d have no build the transit along a timeline for do produce a slight profit. problem with highways, but it the project is dif- In 2002, the Student Center re- seeing one in my ficult to set as ceived a commission of $74,858 neighborhood,” doesn’t work because the feasibility from Mac-Gray Services, the indus- says Tech Civil you can drive faster study has yet to trial contractor that owns the some Engineering Ma- begin, the trans- 450 Maytag washers and dryers on jor Matthew than you can get out portation con- campus. Of that, about $72,000 Haas, who lives and get in the station” sulting firm will be used to cover costs (water, near the Lind- URS estimates electricity, BuzzCard machines, etc.), burgh MARTA Ryan Gravel construction leaving about $3,000 to be added By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS station. GT grad, on his Belt Line thesis could begin 12 to the Auxiliary Services general Management Junior Theodis Tarver does laundry in one of the on-campus “It won’t di- years from now. funds. The contract with Mac-Gray facilities. There are over 440 washers and dryers on the Tech campus. vide the neigh- However, Grav- Services began in July of 1998 for a borhood like the el is optimistic period of one year with five planned cording to Ms. Waters, Brittain was son put it. When asked his opinion traditional [MARTA] stations.” that it could begin before then based renewals. The washing machines pro- previously open so that all students on laundry at Tech, Justin respond- Gravel’s thesis includes 40 of the on how quickly the plan has moved vided by Mac-Gray have a seven- to would have access to the recreation ed, “It seems necessary sometimes.” light rail stations, spaced about a from a collection of railways on a ten-year life expectancy; however, and vending areas, but the adminis- Many local students have a lux- half-mile apart. The system would map to an important part of the Mac-Gray is responsible for any tration had to lock it because they ury not available to non-locals: home. connect to five MARTA stations— city’s transit solution. maintenance they may require be- “had street people literally sleeping “I just take it home and let my mom Lindbergh, Inman Park/Reynold- Solving Atlanta’s transportation yond what campus personnel can and living there.” do it whenever possible,” explained stown, West End, Ashby and woes requires more than one point provide. In collaboration with the Stu- freshman David Kenny. “I didn’t Bankhead. The closest station to of attack, and strengthening the in- The locations of the laundro- dent Center, the Housing Depart- even learn how to do laundry until the Tech campus would be at North- town transit system is only part of mats for newer buildings (such as ment keyed the laundromat locks the week before school started.” side Drive. the solution. MARTA has been con- the GLC) were determined by the so that the ratio of washers to beds David is not the only one for “The idea is that these are sta- ducting research on a northwest line Department of Housing. As for older (meaning residents) was somewhat whom laundry is a new experience tions that you walk to, so you live and there have been many discus- communities like East Campus, Ann balanced, though the capacity of altogether. West Campus resident within a quarter to a half-mile walk,” sions regarding a rail system along Waters, Business Manager for the the laundry facilities isn’t typically Brian Patterson has it even worse. said Gravel. major Atlanta highways. However, Student Center, said, only half-jok- a problem. Student Center Direc- “To me, laundry is not an option. I Woolard also emphasized a rela- Gravel’s unique Belt Line plan could ingly, “I’m sure no thought was put tor Rich Steele admitted it “might haven’t seen the laundry facilities tively new option: flex trolley. A be remembered as the most inno- into anything back then.” be easier if [Folk/Caldwell residents] yet, and I still don’t know how to flex trolley is a train on rubber tires. vated of the ideas. With more than fifteen laundry went to the ULC” to do their laun- do laundry.” Many Atlanta residents have rid- locations, one has to wonder who dry. Off-campus residents have a den on one and not known it: the For more information about light rail decides which residents have access Some do laundry weekly, others plethora of options available to them shuttle system at Hartsfield Airport development, visit Atlanta City Council to which laundry facilities. The only biweekly, but, more often, the laun- as well. Most apartments in and is a flex trolley system. The prime President Cathy Woolard’s website at reason all of the laundromats aren’t dry is done “when I run out of advantage of a flex trolley system is cathywoolard.com. open to all residents is security. Ac- clothes,” as freshman Justin Jack- See Laundry, page 16 16 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique FOCUS
students can make alternative ar- Housing from page 13 rangements. Sometimes the prob- Laundry from page 15 Security from page 13 lem is not just a shortage of water, around Atlanta have nearby laun- his apartment has its own machines. buildings. This system allows occu- but repairs with the system, upgrades dromats available which are equal many as 4 ports and keeps them pants to switch between heating and or general maintenance. The major in cost to on-campus facilities. Ryan Laundry users can report problems open until a computer connects to air conditioning at their discretion. upgrades are usually saved until “af- Vogel, who lives in the Georgian or make suggestions about laundro- it, making the computer vulnera- Our older residence halls and apart- ter students move out or right after Hills apartment complex, said mats by calling (404) 895-2788 ble. The difference between the web ments that have the two-pipe sys- exams,” said Morrison. “there’s a laundromat by the pool, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by page and the file-share program are tem will be transitioned or started Some students complain about but I’ve never actually used it,” since dialing (404) 894-HELP after hours. the exposed, open ports of the file- based upon outside air temperature. the efficiency of Housing’s service, share; they are prime targets for vi- When the outside air temperature but this is primarily due to a mas- Where are the washers? ral probes.
rises above 55 degrees, the produc- sive overload of maintenance requests Laundry room Washers Dryers Service area Hale recommends the follow-
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tion of heated water is reduced. Like- sent in by students. The highest Hopkins 24 24 Area II Housing: 652 beds ing to Georgia Tech students to
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Sliver Boxwww.nique.net/sliver whoever reversed the picture on page 4 should be ashamed! here she comes with them daisy dukes on Why are these comics the same as last week? Whatever happened to “Techs and the City?” I really miss the poorly- hidden weekly plea for a date. Someone needs to tell SGA that when you say the pledge, you cover your heart (located under your LEFT breast). you never know how slow the moments go till I’m near to you it’s not that i don’t know, it’s that i don’t care. nice to know you. goodbye. It is not about what you did last night!! Good guys finish last because they are only good in the beginning. Can I get some credit for creating the away message/profile awards. Bilbo for starting quarterback!!! D@#! Clemson “When virtual reality gets cheaper than dating, society is doomed.” —Scott Adams just the beginning...plenty more to come...thought I’d let you know (#1) are u butch or femme or are you going to keep us guessing you gogetter If someone can give me a way to get over him in one night I will pay you $100 cash cause I am tired of trying to get over him let’s just hope BYU’s defensive line is worse than Clemson’s cuz our O-line is hurting bad. Drowning in Death Valley on Saturday was not worth it. I have never seen more hicks in orange overalls than I did last Saturday. Get a life Clemson. what is this rabbit food you speak of? Have you heard Weberdog yet? www.weberdog.com If someone puts in “Peanut Butter Jelly and a Baseball bat” in again, I am going to slap myself Coca-Cola has a Ph of 3.0, Battery Acid has a Ph of 2.5 my sac was ramblin last friday..oh yeah “We’ll put a boot in your ass, for the U.S. of A!” Sponge Bob Square Pants is cool What about the badonkadonk butt? What about the badonkadonk butt? I’m gonna miss Ophia. She understood me. She had red yarn for hair. It is the decided opinion of all who use their brains, that all men desire to be happy. - St. Augustine slap my bitch up! or is it slap my ass up? i’d prefer the latter I got a buzz at Tech... off 3 beers Halo anyone? HYAH! Peanut butter jelly WITH a baseball bat! Not “and” Will you be my Callipygian Angel? why do people put to-do lists up on aim? we don’t really care unless they get them done right? is it fall break yet? I am ready for it They really need to start selling cigarettes in the Student Center again. All she wants is disco potential Wow. Fastlane really....sucks. Well, if I can’t charm you, I’ll just strong-arm you to bed. slap my bitch with....peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat! you’re not going crazy, you’re going sane in a crazy world mmm.....nucci wax yo ‘stache what’s the name of the game? how do we play it? why do we play it:? Someone needs to learn that Div. I-AA is not real football 18 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique FOCUS Tech Up Close email: [email protected]
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By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ENTERTAINMENTpage 19 Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 19 This one’s for the ladies Tech vs. UNC Check out Kimberly Rieck’s interview We’ve got a preview of this weekend’s ENTERTAINMENT with Sweet Home Alabama star Josh matchup in Chapel Hill. See who has Lucas. I know you’re jealous. Page 21 the upper hand. Page 28 Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 Sweet Home Alabama a romatic comedy with a few twists By Kimberly Rieck posals ever captured on film, An- Senior Staff Writer drew proposes to Melanie in Tiffa- ny’s. He asks her to marry him and Rating: PG-13 then says to “pick one” from the Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Josh glittering displays of diamond en- Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice gagement rings. Bergen, Ethan Embry, Fred Ward It is only the third time that the Director: Andy Tennant famous Tiffany’s store has given film- Length: 1 hour 42 minutes makers permission to use their like- ness; the other two occasions were The old storyline of a rich boy in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffa- who falls in love with a girl that his ny’s and the 1989 film When Harry mother disapproves of has been used Met Sally. Coincidentally the direc- time and time again in romantic tor, Tennant, proposed to his wife comedies. Generally the girl wins the first time at Tiffany’s but she over the mother in the end and the rejected him. two live happily ever after. When Candice Bergen’s charac- However, in the case of Sweet ter, Andrew’s mother Kate, finds Home Alabama, out about the the movie that proposal in an you think you’re inopportune going to face in “Witherspoon way, she does the beginning is definitely perfected not take the completely differ- news well. Kate ent from the one her comedic skills in is not the typi- it turns out to be. Legally Blonde. Even cal overbearing But there are sev- mother of the eral twists and when Melanie is at romantic hero. turns along in the her worst, she still She is the may- way in this ador- or of New York Photo Courtesy Peter Lovino / TOUCHSTONE PICTURES ably entertaining comes off endearing.” City. She When Melanie Carmicheal (Reese Witherspoon, left) becomes engaged to Andrew (Patrick Dempsey, center), romantic come- doesn’t care the son of the mayor (Candice Bergen, right), she must go back home to Alabama to finally divorce her husband. dy. about her son The premise marrying some- Surprisingly (unless you saw the petite Witherspoon stands up to ies such as The Deep End and A of the story is that Melanie Car- one wealthy as much as she cares previews) Melanie doesn’t need to the over six foot Lucas to demand a Beautiful Mind. However, Lucas pulls michael (Reese Witherspoon) came about him marrying someone with worry about Kate as much as she divorce. it off well with his charm and witty to New York City from Alabama the “right political connections.” needs to worry about her hidden She plays the snooty fashionetta humor. His character has tough com- several years ago to become a fash- While she laments the news of past. Melanie Carmichael is really to the tilt. Witherspoon definitely petition from Andrew due to Demp- ion designer. Along the way, she her son’s engagement, she recalls Melanie Smooter, a married wom- perfected her comedic skills in Le- sey’s ability to overcome his 80s finds a famous designer to mentor the time when her son was dating an from a trailer park in a small gally Blonde. Even when Melanie is geekdom roles and become a suave her and her career kicks off. someone from California and what Alabama town where the only en- at her worst, she still comes off as romantic figure. In just a few short years, she goes a great match it would have been tertainment is a country bar and the endearing and vulnerable. The film is as much about the from being a naïve Southern belle because of “all the electoral votes.” annual catfish festival. It is a bit Lucas is hilarious in his star-mak- battle for Melanie’s heart as it is to being the hit of New York’s Fash- She wants Andrew to become the unrealistic that Melanie could have ing turn as the country boy deter- about the battle between the North ion Week. Along the way, she man- next President of the United States hidden her past from the dozens of mined not to let the “snooty Yankee” and the South. Even though the ages to snag the most eligible bachelor and in her eyes he can’t do that by fashion reporters, a powerful polit- get her way. Lucas adds depth and Civil War has been over since 1865, in town, Andrew Hennings (Patrick marrying a Southern debutante ical figure, and her fiancée. character to Jake and prevents him the war isn’t over culturally in the Dempsey). Andrew is a figure rem- turned fashion designer. Melanie goes home to get a se- from coming off as just another red- film. The New York lifestyle battles iniscent of John F. Kennedy Jr. with Bergen has become the standard cret divorce from Jake Perry (Josh neck. the country lifestyle throughout the his Ivy League background, good for the outspoken, disapproving ma- Lucas), the childhood sweetheart The role is a departure for Lu- film. While she’s trying to get a looks, charm and witty personality. ternal figure after playing Kate and she married at 18. The movie’s fun- cas, who typically has played the In one of the most romantic pro- a similar role in Miss Congeniality. niest scenes are the ones where the villains in his previous roles in mov- See Alabama, page 23 Steppin’ Out NPHC recruitment hosts step show Josh Joplin’s sophomore album an original success By Pete Mocker At times the group provides a Contributing Writer refreshing change to the normal song- writing of the alternative rock genre. Artist: Josh Joplin Group Joplin’s lyrics don’t delve into any Record: The Future That Was particularly deep topics, but he brings Label: Artemis Records some thoughtful ideas to the table. Length: 44:19 In the suburban-bluesy “The Fu- ture That Was,” Joplin salutes the There are two basic things that potential futures of times past: every rock fan should know about “Here’s to the future that was / Ev- Mr. Josh Joplin: (1) He is not relat- erything you thought it’d be / But ed to anyone named Janis and (2) was it anything you thought of?” his band’s newest release, The Fu- Joplin’s band also doesn’t fear ture That Was, is simply very good. treading over worn paths on a few Music listeners may recall the songs. “What gets into me? / Must indie group’s first hit, “Camera One,” be you,” Joplin buzzes on “Must Be a catchy dart that scored well on the You,” the first track on The Future radio. That single from Joplin’s 2001 That Was. As simple as the chorus release, Useful Music, appeared to reads, the group’s namesake pulls it successfully follow a tried-and-true off well. Mr. Joplin’s vocals are un- equation for rock pop to send it on deniably the main asset for the band a trajectory to the top of the airplay on this album. “Listening,” the high- charts. And while exactly none of light tune on The Future That Was, the songs from The Future That Was finds the front man emotionally read from the same formula sheet as strained in one of the better non- By Tim Calloux / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “Camera One,” it is to the album’s love ballads written in recent years. The National Pan-Hellenic Council held a Fall Recruitment session last Thursday at the Instructional benefit. Joplin and company have However, it is also Joplin’s vo- Center. The information session was followed by a step show that included several performances. done the necessary calculations to produce something nicely original. See Joplin, page 23 ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 21 Josh Lucas tries his hand at comedy 8 Femmes a French mystery By Kimberly Rieck Foreign film weaves a musical murder case Senior Staff Writer By Ananya Paul in mind, the movie follows the in- While the first thing that may Contributing Writer terrogations, suspicions, and con- get your attention when you notice sents. With each woman being Josh Lucas in Sweet Home Alabama Rating: R suspected, the character of each is his striking blue eyes, the thing Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Isa- woman is discovered. All the scan- that will hold your attention is his belle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart, dals, thefts, tricks and revenges are wit, charm, and talent. Fanny Ardant forcefully uncovered leaving no in- Lucas does not fit the stereotyp- Director: François Ozon nocence in any one of them. Each ical mold for young Hollywood ac- Length: 1 hour 43 minutes woman has her own story to tell, tors. He is someone who prefers a making a tapestry of wounds and naturally scruffy look with cotton A French film with English sub- despair for the murdered man. button-down shirts and the quiet- titles simply cannot be stereotyped Loyalty to family is analyzed in ness of hanging out with his friends into any genre. Each segment of the this movie to the fullest. Behind by a campfire rather than attending movie has its own significant role in this concept, Ozon reveals the lies glamorous premieres in designer this film of acts. Of course, on the which each one has hid for many clothes. surface, there is an “Agatha Christie” decades. One significant fact not Raised by political activists, Lu- aspect: pleasant, nostalgic, and yet previously mentioned is that all these cas was born in Arkansas but moved mysterious. One may also find the women are related. They include over thirty times throughout his setting quite appropriate for a mys- the wife of the man who’s been childhood before settling in a small tery: a 50s chateau in France, with a murdered, his two daughters, his town outside of Seattle, Washing- gigantic staircase that one may as- two maids, his sister, the wife’s sis- ton at age 13. sociate with Hitchcock. At some ter and his mother. All of them are “Acting is an incredibly unsta- points, the movie is like a parody of introduced at the beginning of the ble life that you have to change and mystery movies; other times its just movie, and, as anticipated, the faults transform consistently to make a dawdling through time purposely of each character will be exposed living in new environments and with trying to bore the viewer. throughout the film. new people,” he said. “You have to François Ozon, the director, has For entertainment purposes, a learn something for a period of five definitely diversified the themes in large group of people where each to six months and then you move this movie. Throughout the course one of the viewers picks one of the on. of the movie, there was lust, re- characters as suspects is a way to “As a young child, when I was venge, theft, incest and, of course, make this movie more satisfying. thirteen or fourteen years old, I didn’t Photo courtesy Buena Vista Pictures murder. The choreography at times The movie, at almost two hours, is have any idea about acting, I knew Josh Lucas plays Jake in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama. His is outlandish in the sense that each definitely not concise. Ironically, nothing about it; no one in my life comedic turn is a drastic change from his previous roles as villians. woman—and there are eight of the climax of the movie is at the end was an actor. But the high school them—have a song in the movie instead of the middle, which makes drama program was pretty amazing After he moved to New York living for 15 years. You can make a where they give a synopsis of their the middle portion of 8 Femmes and it was kind of cool at my school City fifteen years ago to try his hand lot of money, but if you’re doing lives. These moments make the movie dry. The conclusion is definitely to do it where at other schools it was at acting professionally, he sought movies you really want to do, then into a lighthearted comedy. this movie’s strength, where the mys- considered nerdy. So I got involved the help of Lilene Mansell, a fa- you’re not,” said Lucas. The major plot of the movie re- tery of the murdered man is uncov- and I instantly realized it was inti- mous dialect coach, to remove his The early part of his career in- volves around a man who is the ered. mate and this is who I am and I just Southern accent. He spent two years cluded guest parts on the television husband of the household. The man Amid the numerous acts, where knew it provided the chaos that I with her to make his voice as gener- shows Life Goes On and Parker Lewis of the house has been murdered— each act reveals the torments and needed on a day-by-day basis: the ic American-sounding as possible. Can’t Lose, ironic for a man who stabbed in the middle of the night. the female anguishes, this is a theat- chaos, transformations, and transi- Lucas struggled for years to earn A knife was planted by one of these rical yet whimsical film. tions,” Lucas said. a living as an actor. “I barely made a See Lucas, page 24 eight women. With this main plot Verdict: A mystery to die for! ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 23 Technique Crossword: Can you tell me how to get there?
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Alabama from page 19 Joplin from page 19 lin’s stylings eerily similar of Shawn ing “Listening” pars up to every lyr- Mullins’ “Lullaby” (which isn’t a ic emanated by Joplin. divorce, Melanie succeeds in an- gy that he brought to his roles in cals that provide for the few small far stretch, considering Mullins The most surprising point to be noying her friends and family with Empire Records and Can’t Hardly disappointments on the album. helped produce Useful Music). made after listening to The Future her new attitude and mannerisms. Wait. “Wonderful Ones” finds Josh los- Throughout the tune, they fall back That Was is the fact that the Josh Melanie has to choose between the Melanie’s father (Fred Ward) is ing command when mocking up a on chipper acoustic riffs and an un- Joplin Group remains signed to an two as much as she has to decide the epitome of the Southern “good tone of condescension. Similar re- healthy dose of “na na na” before independent label. Not present on between Andrew and Jake. ole boy” caught in the past. It’s also sults are found at points in the jumpy the band recovers. Fortunately, this this record are the usual indications While the film does have its pre- a treat to see Jean Smart, a veteran “Siddhartha’s of Suburbia,” although first single is not so disparate as to of an indie band, although the song dictable moments, there are several of Southern roles, as Jake’s mother. any awkwardness on these tracks is take away from the album’s appeal. line-up lacks the cohesion that most twists and turns in the plot that will In the end, Sweet Home Alabama is more due to the stark contrast with While there’s no arguing that major label bands try to implement. leave the audience guessing. Also, another home run for Witherspoon the lighter tracks for which Joplin Joplin is the backbone of the group, Instead, this setup perhaps unin- the film does a great job in trying to and one of the most touching ro- has the vocals mastered. the band (Geoff Melkonian on gui- tentionally allows for many of the portray southerners as real people mantic comedies of the year. Having forgotten their vaccine tar, Eric Taylor on drums, and Allen album’s songs to shine on their own and eventually gets away from the for starry-eyes, the Joplin Group Broyles on keyboard and addition- merits. With The Future That Was, typical stereotypes. Verdict: A great display of Reese here suffer from the common con- al horns) makes its presence known Josh Joplin Group establishes itself Tennant uses his supporting cast Witherspoon’s comedic talent, as dition involving an album’s lead sin- in several of the tracks on Future. as a talented rock band definitely well. Embry is hilarious as Bobby well as that of comedy-newcomer gle sounding so different from the “Trampoline” playfully romps with ready to be heard. Ray, the loyal friend of Jake. Embry Josh Lucas. rest of the record. “(I Am Not The a fusion of guitar and piano, while Verdict: A witty rock album that brings the same chaotic crazy ener- Only) Cowboy” sticks out, with Jop- the music behind the emotion-twist- shouldn’t disappoint. [email protected] Current drop sites: Howey-Physics Student Center Alumni House Juniors Library IC Dupree COM SAC Ivan Allen Love Manufacturing W. Campus Housing Office West Side Market Woodruff Dining IPST Centennial Research ERB Baker GLC OHR Edge Athletic Ctr Wardlaw Carnegie Knight GTRI Brittain Dining ESM Bookstore New Architecture COC Cherry-Emerson Fasilities Delta Tau Delta Alpha Tau Omega 24 • Friday, September 27, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT
“It was a very strange coinci- On the set, Lucas learned a lot fingers. my life is about to change drastical- Lucas from page 21 dence because I’m sitting there one from his co-stars, particularly With- “She just has this sense of what ly. It’s just a part of something I day with Reese waiting to meet the erspoon. “She’s an incredibly con- she does. It really becomes about now have to do in order to do the grew up without a television and to dialect coach, [and] in walks Lilene summate professional. She comes trusting her instincts as much or kinds of movies I want to do. I’m this day does not own one (although with all of the notes from ten years more than mine,” Lucas said. “It’s terrified of it honestly,” Lucas said. he does own a DVD player now). earlier.” Mansell taught Lucas how not a bad thing to come to work “I’m not looking for it. I know His first role in a major motion to speak with a southern accent again and make out with Reese.” so many people where it’s what they picture was a small part in the 1993 and get his “y’all back.” “I know my life is He also extols the virtues of his want but it’s not what I want,” he film Alive. Lucas began getting his Lucas said he had the most fun co-stars including Ethan Embry. said. big breaks with roles in the critical he has ever had on a movie set dur- about to change “[Ethan]’s insane, he’s so insane. “I’ll be fine with it. What I’m favorites You Can Count on Me ing the making of Sweet Home Ala- drastically. It’s just He’s truly mad and playful and just doing right now is wandering (2000), American Psycho (2000), The bama. “I had my brother with me brings such an incredible energy to through the city as much as I possi- Weight of the Water (2000) with the whole time. It was amazing. We part of something I the movie. He’s such a great guy,” bly can because I know it’s not go- Sean Penn, The Deep End (2001), played banjo every night. It was one now have to do.” said Lucas. ing to be easy later and it’s already and A Beautiful Mind (2001) with of those weird movies where every- Although Lucas is looking for- not easy.” Russell Crowe. one would come to the house and Josh Lucas ward to a salary boost and moving Judging by his performance in For the film Sweet Home Ala- drink and play banjo and play mu- Actor out of his 400 square foot apart- Sweet Home Alabama and his up- bama, Lucas had to learn how to sic,” he said. ment in New York City, he’s not coming role in the big budget film speak like a southerner again after “I very much learned that from looking forward to the additional The Incredible Hulk, Lucas may have living in New York City for many Russell Crowe and Sean Penn and publicity and adulation from the no choice but to get used to the years. Both Reese Witherspoon and those guys. When they make mov- to work and she knows her job in- many fans he is bound to attract. additional fame and publicity, but Lucas are native Southerners; With- ies, they do them with the cast and side and out. She knows her script “It’s not who I am. I am so pri- at least he may get to move out of erspoon is from Nashville, Tennes- they do them like a family,” Lucas like it’s the back of her hand, and vate. I have a really small private life his small apartment and into a more see. said. she knows comedy like it’s her own with a tight group of friends. I know appropriate pad. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 27, 2002 • 25 Live List ...101010101010101010101010101...... Two Bits What is it about coffee shops go to any coffee shop near an insti- people to have a progressive and Echo Lounge (551 Flat Shoals Rd.) 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