Candidates Address Student Issues Phishing Alert by Aakash Arun Contributing Writer

Friday, October 8, 2010 • Volume 96, Issue 12 • nique.net 125 years of Tech From just 84 students in 1885 to over 20,000 today, Tech celebrates 125 years. 415 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper OIT issues Candidates address student issues phishing alert By Aakash Arun Contributing Writer

The Office of Information Tech- nology (OIT) recently reported an increase in the number of phishing attacks against students and staff members. Phishing refers to the process of attempting to acquire sensi- tive information through the internet by pretending to be a trustworthy source of communication. OIT issued a warning on Friday, Oct. 4 asking students and faculty members to verify the authenticity of suspicious email messages and to check for malware and phishing attempts. There were 12 compromised Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications accounts in the month of Sept., more All three candidates running for governor of the state of Georgia were present at the first ever student led debate at the Georgia than the total number in the past two years combined. Public Broadcasting center on Sunday, Oct. 3. The debate was organized primarily by Tech and other SGA’s around the state. “Users are smart and don’t click on the links, but these are getting By Yameen Huq the debate included Roy Barnes for the debate due to the inter- his overarching goal is fighting sophisticated, and there were some Contributing Writer (D), Nathan Deal (R) and John collegiate nature of the event. boredom in schools and encour- people that actually responded,” said Monds (L). The actual debate was entirely aging technical schools. The Richard Biever, Policy and Compli- Georgia Public Broadcasting The debate party took place student-led, with SGA Presi- debate was then turned to more ance Manager at OIT. held the first ever student-led in the Student Center Theater dents and leaders from each uni- pressing education issues. According to OIT, anti-spam de- Gubernatorial debate on Sun- and was attended by many stu- versity fielding questions from “Politicians are raiding the vices currently in place take time to day, Oct. 3, 2010. It was an or- dents. students submitted on www. HOPE scholarship. We need a update their definitions, and hence, ganized effort between multiple “[The debate’s] been planned gastudentvote.com 180-day school year,” Barnes there is a window of time during universities, including Tech, for months. It’s to increase The debate was kicked off said. which spam gets through to users. University of Georgia, Georgia awareness and student voter with questions from the SGA While noting that HOPE “What we have seen here in the College and Southern Universi- registration,” said Michael Mos- Presidents on student related is- was not on safe grounds, no can- past three weeks is a wide variety, ty, George State University and grove, SGA’s organizer of the sues. The candidates’ responses didate referenced any major plan and iTunes is an example. Netflix is Morehouse College. Tech’s Stu- debate party and second-year emphasized matters concerning to overhaul the system. Deal another one that we have started see- dent Government Association MGT major. secondary and technical educa- mentioned that he was in favor ing attempts with a lost disc... the last (SGA) hosted a Debate Watch- GPB has broadcasted on tion, but not on issues that do of reform and making it a true one that we are most worried about ing Party in conjunction with campus events in the past, such not directly affect college stu- merit-based scholarship. Barnes is that we have started seeing some this event in the Ferst Theater. as the Inventure Prize Competi- dents. Deal, the Republican messages that look like they come The candidates for governor at tion, but chose to film in studio candidate for Governor, stated See Governor, page 5 from Georgia Tech,” Biever said. The iTunes receipt asks the user to confirm a very large amount of money on an item order, which he or she Graduate has not made. The message that mas- Tech hosts FutureMedia Fest querades as an official message from Tech asks students to activate their student accounts in response to a server up- grade that deactivated accounts from suicide the database. Users are asked to enter Derek Benicewicz, a their name, password, date of birth Ph.D candidate in the and the number of times that they School of Chemistry, com- changed their password. According mitted suicide this past to Tech policy, users are never re- week. quired to provide confidential infor- “We can confirm the mation over email. death of Derek Benicewicz. “If you have a problem with your We are deeply saddened by account we will ask you to reset your the news, and our thoughts password. This is a new one, ask- are with his family at this ing users how many times they’ve difficult time. We consider changed their password, that’s a pret- this a personal family mat- ty good indication that it is a phish- Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications ter and will respect their ing attempt. It is also grammatically FutureMedia fest was held from Oct. 4-7 and covered a wide variety of issues including media privacy,” said Matt Nagel, incorrect and the return address is trends and the future of technology in media. It consisted of speeches, workshops and panels. media relations specialist not a Georgia Tech address,” Biever for Communications and said. Marketing. OIT is currently working on anti- By TJ Kaplan in e-democracy. technology officer at Google. spam appliances to make sure that & Maddie Cook The conference brought to- Jones was previously the Chief definitions are updated more regu- Contributing Writers gether executives, investors, Technologist of Google Maps, larly. However, a phishing attempt academics and researchers to Google Earth and Local Search. Technique that comes from a Tech address will This past week Tech hosted discuss the paradigm shift that He is jointly credited as one of be let through, allowing an attacker FutureMedia Fest 2010, an inter- is occurring as an effect of next the creators of Google Earth. on hiatus who compromises an account to send active mash-up of talent, ideas, generation digital, social and In his keynote address, Jones Due to the fact that stu- out additional phishing messages. trends and technology hosted by mobile media across the world. spoke of how the new generation dents and staff members This has already occurred in multiple FutureMedia, a global innova- The four-day event consisted of of media is completely envelop- will be off-campus for fall cases. tion collaborative initiative. The keynote addresses, workshops, ing and will reach into all aspects break on Oct. 18 and 19, Biever also said that OIT also conference, which took place discussion panels and demon- of our lives. He postulated that The Technique will not be adds malicious links to its database from Oct. 4-7, covered a wide strations. in the near future, as we break printed again until Oct. 29. and blocks them. However, this fil- variety of topics ranging from The conference began on down language and cultural bar- Updates will be posted con- social networking to disruptive Oct. 4 with a keynote address sistently on www.nique. See OIT, page 1 business models and applications delivered by Michael Jones, chief See Fest, page 7 net. 2 • October 8, 2010 • Technique NEWS

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OIT from page 1 ter is only in effect when users are Council Clippings on the Tech network and does not This week in Student Government work if users access the link from Bill Summary home. By Mike Donohue, SGA Editor and Matt Schrichte, Assistant News Editor “This is a user awareness is- Bill Amount GSS UHR sue at mind, and we really have ach week, this section includes coverage of different aspects of Student to be cautious about email that is Government, including the Undergraduate House of Representatives, iGem Team $2400 30-6-1 52-1-0 coming from people. Users have a EGraduate Student Senate and the Executive Branch of both governments. Archery Club $3333.25 27-0-0 49-0-0 strong say in how successful these SOS Exhibition $5963 21-13-0 9-21-2 attacks are,” Biever said. Counseling initiative dents to “support each other in PRIDE Alliance $305 22-0-3 45-1-0 Students and faculty members SGA announced an initia- coping with academic, occupa- Condolence Resolution --- Passed Passed are advised to take precautions to tive to publicize the counseling tional and personal trials.” She Women’s Leadership Conference $6188.99 22-2-1 48-2-1 protect themselves from the ill- resources available on campus in went on to firmly state that Tech effects of phishing. According to light of the recent incidences of should be a place of “mutual re- Current Account Totals Biever, users can protect them- students taking their own lives at spect and reinforcement.” Prior Year: $529,050 selves by looking at the source of Rutgers University and the Uni- Capital Outlay: $210,489 the message and, in the case of the versity of Texas - Austin, as well as Skydiving club iTunes and Netflix, account to re- the suicide of Tech CHEM Ph.D Both houses of SGA debated member whether you have an ac- candidate Derek Benicewicz. a bill funding Tech’s Sports Para- count or not. UHR and GSS passed a joint chute Club. The bill asked for You can follow Mike at the Nique’s blog, The Pulse. Check in at 7:30 Another thing that OIT rec- resolution expressing condolences funds to purchase equipment, pay p.m. on Tuesday for updates from UHR sessions at nique.net/pulse. ommends is to look at the email for Benicewicz’s death. During for practice fees and pay for tour- addresses by hovering the mouse the GSS meeting the morning of nament fees. over the link to check its legiti- Tuesday, Oct. 5 friends of Benice- GSS discussed the bill at length $27,000 to $12,000. GSS ap- Some representatives agreed macy. If you click on the link, wicz spoke in his memory. Dr. after listening to a representative poved the bill after reducing it’\s that the bill should have been you may be taken to a website Ruperto Perez, Director of Coun- from the club describe the club’s cost to $16,088. more fully funded. “If we were to where there might be additional seling, spoke to UHR later that numerous accomplishments that UHR moved to cut the bill support [the club], then let’s do it malware traps. OIT has ensured day. include multiple parachuting- beyond what Joint Finance Com- entirely, and not chip large por- that it is also a question of com- Graduate Student Body Presi- world records. mittee recommended during a 45 tions out of their bill,” Sophomore mon sense about whether the link dent Anthony Baldridge spoke The representative emphasized minute debate. Representatives Representative Eran Mordel said. seems legitimate or not. to the GSS body before yielding that without the funding, the club struggled to decide how much Matlock Rogers, IE Represen- “We have reached an age with the floor to Senator Arren Wash- would be unable to purchase nec- weight to give to the club’s suc- tative, supported the cuts made. the internet where you really have ington, a friend and colleague of essary safety equipment required cesses and small size. The repre- “I’m glad that the House was able to be careful about what you’re Benicewicz. Both Baldridge and by the Federal Aviation Admin- sentatives eventually passed a bill to find an appropriate way to al- doing, and when you get emails Undergraduate Student Body istration and would essentially authorizing funding at less than locate funding to the [Sport Para- of this nature, you should check if President Corey Boone addressed cease to exist. half of what the organization chute Club]. It was unfortunate this applies to you or if it doesn’t, the Undergraduate House. Boone GSS commended the club for asked for. that they did not act proactivly delete it. The other thing that I encouraged unity among SGA its numerous accomplishments Skydiving club was unhappy to fundraise this summer after would advise is that if you click and asked that representatives but shared concerns about how with the way the bill was dis- their budget was reduced in the on the link and there is malware take care of themselves and those much money would be allocated cussed. “They didn’t seem to real- spring,” he said. on that site you should make sure they lead. to a club of only 19 members. ly appreciate or acknowledge how Because GSS and UHR passed you have good anti-virus installed In a statement, Vice President The original bill submitted much our members have spent different versions of the bill, mem- to ensure a much higher chance of Communications Brooke Mc- requested a total of $26,740 af- and contributed to the club and bers of both houses will meet in of blocking the malware,” Biever Daniel underscored the recent ter the club’s annual budget was the sport,” said Greg Lennartz, conference committee to create a said. deaths and encouraged all stu- reduced from approximately president of the group. final version.

sliver www.nique.net There needs to be more couches in Under the Couch I love my scooter. I’m so glad its finally becoming a trend. I don’t get anything from brewer lectures Architecture students are the hippies of Georgia Tech is this real life? Princess Butter Stick! If you still jiggle when you stop walking, please don’t wear leg- gings! I know you’re identical twins, but I still think your sister is hotter Aaaaarabian night!!!!!!!!!! some people say my head is too big for my body and i say compared to what? people thought i went on vacation, but actually i spent the summer lost in the sewers If I had gone to UGA, I’d probably have a girlfriend, and instead of doing my homework, I’d be doing her tonight So how the heck am I supposed to meet these Agnes Scott girls I keep hearing about? Any single girls on the flag team? You’re all looking fine.. Yea sure, walk in traffic. That’s not unsafe at all. I saw a girl in Howey with a goatee. turns out her voice was hoarse for a reason.... So I’ve got a question... Do you wanna have a slumber party in my basement? I hang glide on a doritio for adventure My wave function is going to penetrate your classically forbidden region! Bad Karma TO: the person who left a huge gumball on the car- pet of NAS. we got ; ) The ajc doesn’t have a iPhone app... I need my free paper!!!! My money’s on Kate FratMusic is BACK!!! Can’t wait for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Hate Atlanta traffic misses the zombies.... ): Thinks Opera is a waste of time Keep that pimp hand strong is crazy about her white hair...*drools* If we lose to the next tow games, I am giving up on Tech football this season Who wants to steal a bike? didn’t realize how HOT our volleyball team is

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Governor from page 1 Barnes said. to increase Georgia government Barnes and Deal also addressed revenue and increase industrial stated his opposition to an Atlanta various controversies surrounding activities. Health Center casino whose revenue could in- their political history. Barnes said Candidates also had the op- crease the HOPE fund by 40 per- that he is still proud of his record portunity to ask questions to each cent on the grounds that casinos and of taking the Confederate other. Monds and Deal heavily readies for flu season attract the wrong kind of people. symbol off the flag, something criticized Barnes for policies al- By Aakash Arun ministered and provided peri- All three candidates attempted to that contributed to him losing his leged to have led to Georgia’s bot- Contributing Writer odically at the Health Center and reach-out and encourage students previous bid for re-election. tom-tier education system. Barnes Student Center this year does that they’ll act in their interest. The candidates’ positions on confronted Deal, asking him to With the start of the 2010 flu protect against H1N1 flu as a pre- “I’m not opposed to a college decreasing unemployment and re- disclose his financial statements. season, Stamps Health Services caution but according to Moore, student on the Board of Regents,” storing the economy generally fell Deal is currently under fire for has created improved prepared- the H1N1 virus this year does not Barnes said. within party lines. Deal said he failing to release business loans to- ness and awareness campaigns seem to be as prevalent as many Deal, the first to answer, re- supports more tax cuts for small taling almost three million dollars on campus to better inform the suspected. sponded that while he is opposed businesses to make Georgia com- as required by states elections law. campus community against the About 34,000 people in the to having a student on the Board, petitive while Barnes supports in- Neither Barnes nor Deal heavily disease. The Health Center just United States die every year be- he would still do his best to act on vestment in various technological addressed their respective contro- received a shipment of vaccines cause of influenza. Those who behalf of students. Barnes briefly and infrastructure programs, such versies. from the Centers for Disease Con- succumb to the disease include talked about the plan to open an- as the green jobs industry, biofuels “I’m happy they all came trol and Prevention (CDC) in or- primarily children and old people. other engineering school in the and a new light rail. out and spoke well,” said Merry der to protect students during the Still, it can affect those who are University of Georgia. While he Libertarian candidate Monds Hunter Hipp, member-at-large in 2010-2011 flu season. healthy and young. did not state his opposition, he did answered to questions related to the SGA Undergraduate House Although the Health Center “It is not a benign disease. It is mention he thought there were government control on various as- and second-year PUBP major. does not believe in the reemer- sometimes deadly, particularly in better options. pects of Georgians’ lives. He said Students will be able to vote gence of the H1N1 flu that was people that have chronic illnesses “We should have another en- he also supports measures such for their gubernatorial candidate rampant last year, vaccines pro- like asthma,” Moore said. gineering program in GCSU,” as legalizing hemp in an effort of choice on Nov. 2, 2010. vided this year will protect stu- The influenza spreads from dents against it. The current vac- person to person through contact, cine includes protection against usually by touching something three different flu strains. and rubbing your face, allowing “We’re expecting probably a the virus to get on the eyes, nose standard flu season this year. We and eventually inside the body. In haven’t had any warnings like we order to prevent such transmis- had last year for H1N1... Without sion it is important to wash hands the vaccine you are at risk of get- frequently and sneeze into your ting the flu. If you get the flu you elbow so the virus does not sit on will be very sick for about a week. your hands. If that happens around the time “Stay home to prevent spread- of finals or when big projects are ing of the virus and stop smoking due, you probably will not be well because it makes it more difficult enough to get your work done,” for your lungs to fight off a virus if said Dr. Gregory Moore, Senior you’re smoking,” Moore said. Director of Stamps Health Ser- All students are required to Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications vices. possess Health Insurance in or- The vaccine that will be ad- Students were allowed to submit their questions for the candidates prior to the debate. SGA See Health, page 6 presidents from various colleges including Tech asked the questions to candidates during the event. 6 • October 8, 2010 • Technique NEWS

Health from page 5 of staying on their parents’ plan or of adopting the insurance plan of- der to receive vaccines from the fered through Tech. Ervin appointed new VPID Health Center. Students will gain Students from families on By Vijai Narayanan “The candidate is supposed to additional benefits with the pass- Medicaid will now be eligible for News Editor come in and shape the program, ing of The Affordable Health Care support under the new Healthcare figure out how all these offices Act, which was signed into legisla- Act. The Institute announced the directed towards students, to- tion earlier this year. The plan currently offered by appointment of Dr. Archie Ervin wards staff, and some at compli- “As long as a young person un- the Institute is offered by Pearce as the inaugural Vice President ance [with the law], are going to der the age of 26 does not have and Pearce Inc. The agency offers for Institute Diversity (VPID) be working together to change employer insurance, he or she can coverage to over 200,000 students on Tuesday, Oct. 5. As part of the culture of Tech,” Murray-Rust stay on his or her parents’ plan, nationwide. his role, Ervin will be responsible said. and since insurance companies “It is that as well as other as- for all diversity matters at Tech, Ervin will also be in charge of are making it harder by not writ- pects of the plan that should en- including coordinating existing addressing some of the current di- ing policies for children separate sure affordable health care for diversity programs and pursuing versity programs’ shortcomings. from their parents, this may be more and more people as it goes initiatives that support the Insti- “There are some significant the only option,” Moore said. forward. This is really the first tute’s strategic plan. He has served gaps, for example Tech doesn’t A press conference held last step that preventive care will be as the associate provost for diversi- have a particularly a strong pro- week at the Campanile talked covered by insurance without a ty and multicultural affairs at the gram for the disabled, and it about the effect of the new chang- co-payment. It should increase University of North Carolina at doesn’t have a strong program for es in Health Care on students. pretty dramatically the number Photo courtesy of Communications and Marketing Chapel Hill since 2005, and will veterans,” Murray-Rust said. Most Tech students under the age of people who have health insur- begin his tenure at Tech on Jan. Dr. Archie Ervin will begin his The VPID will be a member of 26 are now offered the option ance,” Moore said. 1, 2011. tenure as VPID on Jan. 1, 2010. of Institute President G.P. “Bud” “[Ervin] has been a faculty Peterson’s cabinet, meaning that member and he has taught at and support to develop the Insti- Ervin will have a significant pres- various times of his career and tute’s strategy for diversity. ence in changing the Institute’s understands the importance of In an on-campus presentation diversity policy to serve the strate- organization and management in in Sept., Ervin said that every per- gic plan. This is unique in the fact his academic and other work. He son’s “lived-experience” at an in- that similar positions at peer insti- has very deep understanding of stitution is very different. He also tutions are not afforded the same the issues facing faculty and for said that the Institute must un- level of influence. As a result, one students and for staff,” said Dr. derstand that every person’s lived of the concerns raised by students Catherine Murray-Rust, Dean experience because each person’s during the selection process was and Director of Libraries. life is affected by it. the cost of funding such a posi- According to Murray-Rust, Tech currently has many dition, and whether Tech should the criteria for choosing the can- versity programs in place, includ- pay for such a high level position didate included a broad under- ing OMED, Women’s Resource during such economic times. standing of diversity and the Center and ADAPTS among oth- “I think that they’re focusing challenges specific to research ers. Ervin will be responsible for on the money, but I think they universities. Candidates were told shaping the Institute’s strategy for believe that this position is bet- that they would have the freedom diversity and figure out how the ter paid than it actually is. In fact, to approach diversity issues from a different offices directed towards I believe that in order to make broad perspective, including race students and staff can work to- progress this position is neces- Photo by Sho Kitamura / Student Publications and gender. Other criteria includ- gether to pool resources and affect In preparation for the flu season, the health center has received ed the ability to provide leadership change on campus. See Diversity, page 7 vaccine shipments from the CDC that can help treat three strains. NEWS Technique • October 8, 2010 • 7

Fest from page 1 changed and will most likely al- all around the world together to panel discussion about the discov- VPID from page 6 ways remain, such as authentic- explore 206 countries in 365 days ery of interactive 3D environments riers, information would become ity, transparency and brand name to find “what makes people hap- and the role that such technol- sary,” Murray-Rust said. more universally distributed. Cur- recognition. However, he also py” around the world. ogy is playing in our developing Ervin was chosen from a na- rently, 20 percent of the world’s explained that there has recently The audience then had a world. Benn Konsynski, profes- tionwide pool of candidates fol- population is using 95 percent of been a major paradigm shift in chance to Skype live with all three sor of business administration at lowing a nearly year-long search. the world’s technology. According the way that corporations target ambassadors and ask them ques- the Goizueta Business School at According to Murray-Rust, mem- to Jones, in 20 years, that other 80 audiences. tions. Emory University, led the panel. bers of the administration agreed percent will have complete access “In the past 80 years, we’ve The ambassadors, Toño, Kelly The panel also included Christo- on the creation of this post in to high-level technology. gone from hanging out at the cor- and Tony, introduced themselves pher Klaus, founder and CEO of Dec. 2009. The VPID search was Jones attributed much of this ner pharmacy to Facebook. Now and listed the countries they Kaneva, Inc. and Tech alumnus. initiated to parallel the provost new proliferation of technology we have to meet customers where had already travelled to and the After giving a $15 million nam- search, with the hope that Presi- to current developments in open they are. We have to fish where country they were currently in, ing gift to Tech to build the Klaus dent Peterson’s complete cabinet source media and strides that have fish are. We can’t rely on people the United Arab Emirates. Audi- Advanced Computing Building, would be formed at the start of been made in collaborative pub- being drawn to Coke anymore, ence members asked a series of he now acts as CEO of Kaneva, this semester. lishing. He gave an example of we have to go out and get them,” questions, ranging in topic from which works with 3D virtual A search committee began the how an undisclosed media source Tuggle said. the marketing impact that the world platform technologies. process in March to hire a candi- has been able to virtually map Tuggle presented an in depth campaign has had to how remote While serving on the “Im- date for the post. Atlanta based nearly all of unknown North Ko- look at Coca-Cola’s newest mar- native populations react to Coca- mersive World” panel, Klaus ex- search firm Spencer-Stewart was rea, including Kim Jong Ill’s per- keting scheme, “Expedition 206.” Cola products. pressed his opinion that alterna- hired by the Institute to assist sonal residence and many govern- The project took three “happiness One of the final events of the tive reality technology, although it with the search and interview ment facilities. ambassadors” who have been sent week was an “Immersive World” is sometimes negatively perceived, process. While advertising the He explained that almost all can be of great value in improving position, the firm simultaneously of this virtual map was compiled our education systems through identified and tried to recruit can- using open source technology, the use of virtual classrooms and didates from other institutions. which gained access to the knowl- educational incentives. Following preliminary screen- edge of North Korean expatriates, The final keynote address of ing, candidates were invited to in- Americans who have worked in the conference was delivered on terview for the position in Atlanta North Korea and others who have Thursday, Oct. 7. Richie Bane- at the end of the spring 2010. The gained access to travel there. ham and Matt Madden, both committee agreed to wait until “Intelligence is universally dis- Academy Award winning visual the fall semester to announce the tributed, we just have to find the effects directors who played sig- finalist in order to allow the can- so-called lay experts who know nificant roles in the creation of the didates to visit the campus during all about the things that we know movie “Avatar”, delivered the con- the regular school year and meet nothing about,” Jones said. cluding address. with students and faculty. Three Later in the conference, Clyde In addition to lectures, attend- finalists were invited to campus in Tuggle, senior vice president of ees also had an opportunity to Sept. to present their ideas before global affairs & communications experience first hand the newest the finalist was announced. at the Coca-Cola Company gave in gaming technology in a gam- “Tech as a challenge and an a keynote address. He focused on ing lounge that offered a hands-on opportunity to be really good at Coca-Cola’s revised marketing preview of next generation tech- this and to prepare students for a strategies in response to the new nology. Games that were demon- global world, and the only way we media that has unfolded over the strated included 3D applications, can do that is if we have somebody past decade. Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications motion input controllers, robotic in a leadership position who gets Tuggle explained that some Clyde Tugge, a senior vice president at the Coca-Cola Company, music reproduction and virtual everybody else to also exert some marketing themes have never spoke about the marketing scheme dubbed “Expedition 206.” worlds. leadership,” Murray-Rust said. Opinions Editor: Matt Hoffman Technique Ninety percent of politicians give the other 10 percent a bad reputation. 8 —Henry Kissinger Friday, Opinions ”“ October 8, 2010 OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Student-faculty un- Time of contemplation derstanding needed “Tech faces the cold, hard truth Tragic death illuminates serious campus problem that this breakdown in student- Our thoughts and prayers are with the resources, more can be done to help faculty interaction is a shared family and friends of the graduate student students. Knowledge of the counseling venture and a shared failure.” who took his own life over the weekend. center is lacking, with many students A loss of a life is always tragic, and this being completely unaware that one exists. Austin Edwards incident serves as a sobering reminder Unfortunately, in several situations, SGA Director of Academic Affairs of the obligation we have as members of people who attempt to use the counseling the Tech community to help one another service are told to attend group sessions, When the Princeton Review when students and professors can recently released its annual college work together, help to develop the handle problems regardless of the nature something that may be uncomfortable. rankings, most Tech students had education experience we seek, and of them. Tech should also create an open dialogue a field day with UGA’s new title they will grow increasingly impor- Mental health difficulties can be about mental health issues similar to the as the top party school, but few tant as we set out on Dr. Peterson’s took notice of our new ranking: quest to “define education in the just as dangerous as any other issue. As Take Back the Night event, a gathering fourth in the nation for “Least 21st century.” In order to develop students seek medical assistance when which has successfully increased awareness Accessible Professors.” This sign the service-learning, leadership they feel ill, students should feel equally about violent crimes against women. of a dichotomy on campus was development and international certainly not the first and seems programs that our students seek, comfortable seeking help when the The Tech administration must also to only reinforce the results of the Tech community must work stresses and obligations of college life not shy away from this issue. While the Student Experience Survey together to address the student- released last May, where students faculty divide. become overwhelming. Students, faculty maintaining respect for the family should voiced similar concerns. One con- Ultimately, the question we are and staff must understand the importance always be given primary consideration, clusion of this study that has par- left with is, how can we as stu- of being compassionate to people who are the administration must reach out to ticularly shocked and resonated dents improve this joint venture? across campus deals with the ex- Put simply, the answer is individ- dealing with these issues and should be students when unfortunate events like tent of students’ pessimism on the ual responsibility. Each student is willing to listen and help. People who seek this occur and remind them that seeking weakness of student-faculty inter- not solely responsible for the stu- professional help should be applauded by help early can prevent a tragic incident. It action and their low confidence dent-faculty dynamic, but we are that faculty want each student to all personally responsible for our fellow members of their community, not is disrespectful to the victims of mental succeed. In simple terms, students contribution. chastised. health to ignore the situation and to allow and professors are struggling to As individuals and as a student see eye-to-eye on the features of a body, we must work with profes- While Tech currently offers on campus more students to be hurt. Tech education. sors to outline and live by the prin- In all fairness to the faculty, ciples expected of us as equal part- The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the these convenient talking points ners in this struggle. We must be Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. serve more as an indicator of stu- engaged in developing our larger dent opinion than as reference to education instead of trying to fig- Technique Editorial Board empirical studies on the devotion ure how to simply ‘Win at Tech.’ Hahnming Lee, Editor-in-Chief of professors to the education of We must take every opportunity Vivian Fan, Managing Editor their students. We should also to correct many of the underlying Kate Comstock, Business Manager consider the massive demands on points of contention, by enhanc- the faculty’s time, from lectures ing the role of the Honor Code on Jennifer Aldoretta, Layout Editor Alex Mitchell, Sports Editor to families, from grant proposals campus and fully participating in Kamna Bohra, Focus Editor Vijai Narayanan, News Editor to paper publishing. Perhaps the the CIOS system. In essence, we Advertising Manager Steven Cappetta, Nishant Prasadh, Online Sports Editor situation is not perfect, but they must extend our campus’ sense of Mike Donohue, SGA Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor work hard to keep everything in community into the classroom. Matt Hoffman, Opinions Editor Jarrett Skov, Photo Editor balance. Yet, this understanding cer- Reem Mansoura, Outreach Editor Zheng Zheng, Entertainment Editor Now begins the blame game. tainly does not absolve the faculty Students will say that professors of their fair share of the blame for EDITORIAL CARTOON By Rose Peng care more about their research the current situation. Professors than their lectures. Faculty will can also help improve the situa- say that college students nowa- tion significantly by building an days feel entitled to good grades open and supportive environment without putting forth the work in their classes. Simple steps, such ethic to earn A’s. In all honesty, as providing a detailed syllabus both sides are correct in one as- on the first day of class, discuss- pect or another. Faculty members ing their background and research feel the pressure of competing in interests, and repeatedly invit- a globalized academic melee while ing students to visit during office students face equally stressful de- hours, can make a substantial mands to fill their resumes with a effect on the morale and enthu- solid GPA, leadership skills, work siasm of their students. As much experience, volunteer hours, origi- as students need to recognize their nal research and study abroad. responsibility in this struggle, the Instead, Tech faces the cold, faculty must work to see students hard truth that this breakdown as partners both inside and out- in student-faculty interaction is a side the classroom. shared venture and a shared fail- While each of these suggestions ure. Only our mutual responsibil- has the potential to positively im- ity to define the classroom culture pact the educational experience at at Tech can be held liable for over- Tech, they can only hope to pick coming the growing divide we away at the larger challenge of a face. campus-wide shift in classroom Think back on the best aca- culture. Student Government and demic experience you have had the Center for the Enhancement while at Tech. Perhaps, for a of Teaching and Learning are faculty member, it was a study working hard to facilitate many abroad trip that you led through of these initiatives, but in the end, the streets of Taipei or for a stu- only individual members of the dent, the extra hours that a profes- Tech community can choose to sor spent after class to explain the make it happen. Consider this the finer points of bioinformatic al- call to action, the thrown gaunt- gorithms to you. These moments, let. OPINIONS Technique • October 8, 2010 • 9 Public transportation crucial for growth It is no secret that Atlanta’s “The perception of Atlanta made across many different B Z infrastructure is falling apart. being an automobile-friendly levels if lawmakers are seri- U Z Look around at the crumbling ous about providing a sys- Around Campus bridges and roads, a sewer city has to change...to grow tem to taxpayers that actu- system that is falling in on its ally provides consistent and self and a transit system that the city at a sustainable rate.” convenient service, and they is largely ineffective at trans- will have to be inventive and porting Atlantans to desirable Kate Comstock willing to compromise if they What is your favorite locations. If Atlanta is going Business Manager want to get such a system to continue to be a desirable funded. The hodgepodge of homecoming tradition? point for people to live and the public transit across the city Southeast’s largest city and a about the city without having established this year by the is not a new problem, com- business hub then we need to to use their cars as frequently. state legislature to look into muters willing to take public make better infrastructure and Not only is the current state of ways to improve metro At- transit have had to deal with public transportation a higher metro Atlanta’s public trans- lanta’s public transit situation. this for many years. What is priority. portation system disjointed, They are basically tasked with astonishing is that it has taken Atlanta can no longer be but it is also viewed as undesir- finding the best solution to the transit authorities across identified as a post-Olympic able to use because the service remedying the divided systems the metro area to become city. The city has out grown does not expand to many areas that exist and fixing the fund- broke or shutdown for the that phase. In the past 14 years of the metro Atlanta area. ing issues that many of the legislature to take notice and since the Olympics, the city The main problem that transit authorities have. It is work to try and resolve the has grown and changed in does not allow Atlanta pedes- amazing that it took this long transit issues. many ways but the infrastruc- trians to be able to freely move for the legislature to establish The perception of Atlanta ture has remained largely un- about the city is the lack of a a committee to look into how being an automobile-friendly Shabnam Gupta changed. The longer that the cohesive transit system. Cur- to integrate the transit systems city has to change if we ever Third-year BMED transit system, sewers, roads rently there is no way for a that already exist in the state want to be able to grow the and bridges remain stagnant, person to move from many and work to develop ways to city at a sustainable rate. The “The homecoming game is the bigger the problems are different areas of metro At- help make sure the existing City of Atlanta and the state going to be for the City of At- lanta without having to get on systems stay afloat financially. needs to work harder at imple- always much anticipated.” lanta and the state to fix. The different lines of service. For Because almost every metro menting systems that allow tremendous growth of Atlanta example, if you work down- Atlanta transit system is head- pedestrians to feel that they since the Olympics has taxed town but live in Cobb County, ed to financial ruins, there is can move about the city just the infrastructure of the city in you could take MARTA out no way that each little tran- as freely as someone with an ways that it was never designed of the city to the nearest Cobb sit authority located within automobile. to be able to handle. Unfortu- County Transit line that could counties will be able to sustain This will include a signifi- nately, progress in these mat- take you to your destination. themselves in the future with- cant amount of compromise ters has been worsened by the Processes like these are a hassle out a significant pooling of re- but if the state of Georgia, recent downturn in tax rev- for metro commuters and they sources and some sort of extra the City of Atlanta and sur- enue across the state. only contribute to the traffic funding. The future of MAR- rounding metro counties re- While I know that efforts problems in Atlanta because TA is also precarious because ally care about providing their are underway to help mitigate many people would under- they have been running on citizens efficient and reliable many of these infrastructure standably rather take their car their reserve funding for the public transit they will break problems, more attention and than put up with inefficient last year, and they will likely through the boundaries of effort should be focused on transit systems. run out of money next year. public transportation that creating a useful transit system The Transit Governance It is clear that there will have been absurdly estab- Sarah Vaden that allows Atlantans to move Study Commission was only have to be many sacrifices lished. Third-year AE “The Mini 500, because I like the accidents.” LeaveThe alarm clock a on legacy my through“Through failure afterrelationships failure, know my team. I stopped sim- phone screams through the ply fixing problems by telling darkness of the early morn- I learned that leadership isn’t people what to do and instead ing. My roommates sharing about achieving, it’s about started to work with them in- the hotel room groan from dividually on whatever they the clamor as I stumble across inspiring.” were struggling with. Slowly, the room to silence the racket things began to turn around. and check the time. I throw Jarrett Skov People took initiative and cre- on my matching shirt and Photo Editor ated incredible moments. Our head to the pair of white vans staffer who was the least punc- parked outside the hotel. The tual person on the team had cool blast from the AC fights what was acceptable. Walking This desire for accomplish- a complete about-face in his off the stuffy heat from yester- into that summer, I thought ment caused me to lead like work ethic. He even inspired day’s sun as the engine springs I had everything straight. It someone I am not. I love build- a movement during our recre- to life. People filter out to the took just over two weeks to ing relationships and helping ation time that I can only de- vans as the clock inches closer shatter that illusion. people grow, yet I led my team scribe as the most intense bat- to 5:30. Camp runs on a tight By the end of the second from a distance. I focused all tle march that first and second Sean Bandzar schedule, and there is no room week, things were rough. Our my energy towards enforc- graders have ever performed. Third-year BMED to be late. One person sprints team morale was down, people ing my team to obtain results The summer of camp con- to the door as the clock turns were tense with each other, and when I should have spent time cluded as the most intense, “The homecoming game be- to 5:31. Someone is still not I was struggling with keeping investing in relationships so I stressful, enlightening, hum- out of the room yet. We need the team punctual. I set dead- could effectively empower my bling and rewarding expe- cause I like tailgating with to learn to be on time. It looks lines that people were missing. team. My mindset was cen- rience of my life. I walked alumni.” like we are leaving at 5:25 to- I held high expectations, yet tered on tweaking every detail in thinking I had it all and morrow. hardly anyone was striving to to make camp as smooth as it walked out with the realiza- This experience was one of reach them. In meetings I was could be. Through all this, I tion that I still have so much many similar summer morn- always quick to figure out what neglected to build up my team to learn. ings as the day of camp be- our current problems were and and motivate them. Through Memories of my personal gan. My job as the director do everything possible to fix failure after failure, I learned achievements are hazy and un- for this team of a travelling those problems. The heart of that leadership is not about clear. However, I do remem- day camp was something I the issue finally dawned on me achieving, it is about inspiring. ber how my team developed was very proud of and held in halfway through the summer: This is where my engineer- throughout our summer to- high regard. I was the young- in my head, my job was all ing background and leader- gether. Learning and growing est director they hired. I was about me. ship experience collided in a with them is the most gratify- placed in charge of a group of So much about leadership wreck that stained the first ing takeaway I have. I was able twenty other college students is focused on leaving a legacy. half of the summer. Engineer- to have an impact on my team and made decisions about each Politicians want the best laws ing has taught me to look at by looking past myself as the detail of our work at camp and passed under their watch, busi- everything as a problem to leader and instead looking for Michael Klooster our free time outside. I deter- ness leaders want to see high be solved. People are not just ways to serve them. mined when we woke up in the growth during their time in “problems” that you can “fix.” I discovered that a legacy First-year ME morning, what time we left, charge. I wanted the summer As I realized this, I drastically is much more than a list of “Wreck parade.” what we ate for dinner, when to be a success because of how changed my approach. First, accomplishments. A legacy is we would meet and when we it would reflect on me. My I started to act more like my- how you set up the people who had a day off. I evaluated peo- own pride hindered me from self instead of the big man in follow you to succeed. Photos by Harris Clayton & Eric Mansfield ple’s performance and decided leading the team. charge. I spent time getting to 10 • October 8, 2010 • Technique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS Hot or Not Changes warranted to SGA policy – or – to clearly define funding criteria The Skydiving Bill debated “SGA should conduct a thorough HOT NOT this week in UHR is the latest in examination of the best way to several bills illustrating the weak- nesses in the organization’s ability represent the differing interest in to efficiently allocate the Student the student body.” Activity Fee (SAF). Representa- tives were without guidance in Mike Donohue debate, did not give the bill the time and attention it deserved SGA Editor Home again Pole problems and failed to find an adequate ad- The homecoming events While London Bridge vocate for the organization. Such The fact that Skydiving Club tors to scrutinize large bills and around campus have been might not be falling down, ev- conduct is not unique to this bill. felt that it had no advocate is un- meet with organizational rep- a pleasant reprieve from the erything around Tech’s cam- Indeed, the UHR acts in this acceptable from a body which pur- resentatives to discuss concerns standard week at Tech. It gives pus seems to be. After a week manner whenever it discusses a ports to represent the will of the and ways to effectively implement students a chance to appreci- that saw a tree fall on CCF, large bill. This is not an effective students. This bill had a sponsor, cuts. Only after bills are discussed ate the history and tradition of this week saw a telephone pole way to spend the $5 million that someone who threw his weight in this way should the bodies meet Tech. Granted, some freshmen fall onto the traffic lights at comes from the SAF each year nor behind the action and pledged to as a whole. Such a system would are going to find it hard to jus- Tenth Street and Hemphill. is this representative of the stu- advocate for the club by signing foster actual conversations be- tify the tradition of getting up With this being midterms sea- dent body’s wishes. the bill. Yet he had no incentive to tween small groups of legislators at the break of dawn to run a son, the next logical thing to Representatives were unable to actually spend the time necessary and the organizational represen- race to get a cupcake, but re- come tumbling down is the adequately frame the debate over to fight for what was in the best tatives. The extra time and focus member: if you train and win, morale of Tech students once each of the cuts. Each represen- interest of the club. In fact, no such committees would create you also get a kiss. grades come out. tative only had his or her biases representative has any real incen- would allow for the least impor- to look to for guidance. The fact tive beyond his or her own convic- tant parts of bills to be cut and the that UHR has no mission and no tions to fight for a bill. most important parts to remain. guiding principles to shape its al- UHR, as well as the GSS, must Finally, and perhaps most con- location of the SAF causes this rectify these problems by creating troversially, the constituencies confusion. No one, no leader or incentives and guidelines that en- of representatives and senators collective voice, has charged the courage SGA members to allocate should be reexamined. Defin- representatives with any duty out- funds in a way that reflects the ing legislators by their major or side of the vague instruction to wishes of the student body. class does not mean anything. “serve their constituents.” First, both bodies should pass The computer science majors do Also, representatives could resolutions clearly laying out the not have a substantially different not effectively decide on which principles that will inform their opinion of whether to fund Sky- Great debate Phishing trip items were and were not necessary decisions on which organizations diving Club than do mechanical The gubernatorial debate, The recent trend of phish- for the functioning of the club. to fund. While Joint Finance engineers by virtue of their major. organized largely by SGA, was ing from the Tech server has I spoke with all three officers of Committee policy lays out rules Similarly, freshmen and seniors a rousing success. Giving stu- many on campus a little on Skydiving Club at the meeting, for what SGA is allowed to fund, do not have differing interests in dents the opportunity to get the paranoid side when deal- and each told me of the complex- this resolution would say what funding the club. their question answered by the ing with their email accounts. ity of the group. This rings true SGA should fund. Such a resolu- There is no easy solution, but candidates helps the younger Remember, if an email asks for all organizations—no one tion could be passed as each new SGA should conduct a thorough generation engage in politics for your social security and a knows what is necessary better for House and Senate is elected, al- examination of the best way to and gives a voice to the prob- bank account to transfer funds the group than the members. The lowing for the criteria to change represent the differing interests in lems of students. SGA deserves from Nigeria, don’t do it. Still, most distressing problem with the with the opinions of the represen- the student body over the alloca- kudos for organizing such an the joke is on the hackers: the discussion of this particular bill, tatives and senators. tion of the SAF. Only by endeav- event and playing a leadership chance of finding money in a and others like it, was summed Second, UHR and GSS should oring to create a system that truly role amongst the student gov- college student’s bank account up by John Nahabedian, Skydiv- cease meeting as a plenary body represents and advocates for stu- ernments across the state. is pretty slim. ing Club’s Treasurer, “I felt com- each week. Instead, they should dents can SGA truthfully claim to pletely unheard.” designate committees of legisla- represent its constituents. CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE SIX BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE Perfect for four, five, or six friends! 6BR/ 5 full bath, W/ D, private parking. Large rooms, wet bar, safe neighborhood, close to campus, and very nice! 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By Sara Rogovin Contributing Writer hile our administration looks ahead 25 Homecoming marks years to 2035, it is doubtful that the In- stitute’sW founders could have imagined all that Tech has accomplished in its future since 1885. Today, the Institute celebrates 125 years of history, progressing from a small school of two buildings constructed in 125 Years of the post-Civil War era to an institution welcoming academics from around the world as well as a slew of skilled athletes. There have been several historic events contributing to the school’s growth. TECH TOWER | 1885 TECH After the 1885 bill to create the Georgia School of Technology passed, the site of the new school was established in Atlanta, where businessman Richard Peters donated four acres. When the first 84 students began classes on Oct. 8, two buildings existed: Tech Tower for classrooms and a building where students constructed products to sell to fund the school. During the first academic year, 129 students enrolled to pursue the ME degree program. Two-thirds of the first class failed. JOHN HEISMAN & BOBBY DODD | 1904 & 1908 After 11 seasons of average football, Tech hired the legendary John Heisman, the first coach to receive a salary. Heisman transformed the football team, accumulating a record of 102-29-7 over 16 years. He also coached the basketball and baseball teams. Heisman established “The Flats” and nicknamed the football team the “Yellow Jackets.” Some milestones in football include the 220-0 victory over Cumberland College in 1916, three conference championships and the first national championship in 1917. GEORGE P. BURDELL | 1927 Student Ed Smith enrolled fictional student George P. Burdell in his classes, completing all schoolwork twice under both names. In 1930, Burdell received a B.S., followed by an M.S. Since then, Burdell served in World War II, married Agnes Scott College student Ramona Cartwright (also fictitious), served on Mad magazine’s Board of Directors and held the lead for Time magazine’s 2001 Person of the Year. Today, Burdell is one of the greatest alumni in the Institute’s history. WOMEN ADMITTED | 1952 The first female undergraduates Barbara Diane Michel and Elizabeth Herndon enrolled in Fall 1952. Previously, women were only allowed to attend Tech’s Evening Schools of Com- merce and Applied Sciences. At the time, the ratio of males to females was 2,200 to 1. Tech’s first sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, was chartered two years later. In 1956, Michel and Shirley Cle- ments were the first two women to graduate. TECH DESEGREGATES | 1961 Tech was the first prominent state university in the Deep South to peacefully desegregate without a court order. The first African-American students were Ford Greene, Lawrence Wil- liams and Ralph Long, Jr. In 1965, John Gill became the first black editor of theTechnique , and William Peace became the first black professor in 1968 in the Department of Social Sciences. BUZZ | 1980 Although Judi McNair was the first to don a yellow jacket costume in 1972, Richie Bland was the first official Buzz. Since Tech was the only ACC school without a mascot, the Ramblin’ Reck Club developed a mascot, getting a costume of black and yellow fur, white gloves, Converse high-tops and black tights. Buzz appeared for the first time at a football game against the University of Tennessee. JOHN CRECINE | 1988 Institute President John P. Crecine proposed a massive overhaul of the colleges at Tech. The Institute previously consisted of the College of Engineering, the College of Management and the College of Sci- ence and Liberal Arts. Crecine controversially added the College of Computing, the College of Scienc- es, the Ivan Allen College of Public Policy and International Affairs and the College of Management. OLYMPIC VILLAGE | 1996 Tech was site of the Olympic Village for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Suddenly home to 15,000 athletes, coaches and journalists, Tech built seven residence halls. Tech engineers designed the torch and contributed to the Olympic Plaza, the Olympic Stadium and Park, the Woodruff Arts Center Renovation and the Stone Mountain Tennis Center. THE NEXT 25 YEARS

Tech joined the Association of American Universities by invitation. The in- coming class saw the highest percentage of female students at 36 percent. Tech is ranked the seventh public university in the nation, as well as fourth in engineering. Photos courtesy of Georgia Tech Archives; Photo Illustration by Vivian Fan/ Student Publications 12 • October 8, 2010 • Technique FOCUS CRC raises cancer awareness via pink initiative By Malvika Kapoor ing Dean John Stein and ME pro- Contributing Writer fessor Dirk Schaefer attended the event. Student leaders of both the Recent visitors to the Campus undergraduate SGA and Graduate Recreation Center (CRC) may Student Senate (GSS) were also have noticed a few splashes of present. pink added to the rows of tread- “[Our goal is to have] some- mills. These spots of color are two one on the treadmill at all times treadmills purchased from Cybex, during the month of Oct.,” said a company that has established a Christie Stewart, the Assistant partnership with the Breast Can- Director of the CRC. cer Research Foundation (BCRF). Stewart has been working on This is part of the “CRC Goes the project with CRC Director Pink” campaign to create aware- Michael Woods and Assistant Di- ness about exercising to reduce the rector of Communications Sara risk of breast cancer during the Warner since Aug. National Breast Cancer Aware- All proceeds of the campaign ness month of Oct. go toward breast cancer research. For every mile travelled on “It provides a great opportu- each treadmill, Cybex will donate nity for the student body to work ten cents to the BCRF as part of toward funding research as well the campaign. The teams and in- as getting in shape,” said Cathy dividuals who log the most miles Schnure, Graduate Vice President. by the end of the month will re- To inspire friendly competi- ceive prizes from the CRC. tion, the CRC Goes Pink cam- The “CRC Goes Pink” campaign will host undergrad and paign officially started Oct. 1 grad students as they attempt to with a ribbon cutting ceremony log more miles than one another by Institute President G.P. “Bud” on Oct. 29. Peterson and his wife, Val Peter- “While they have more people, son. The Petersons kicked off the we will definitely give them a run Photo by Kellie Kosiba / Student Publications the campaign by logging the first for their money,” said Anthony Cybex, who donated two treadmills to the CRC to help raise breast cancer awareness, gives 10 cents miles on the treadmills. Other administrators, includ- See CRC, page 14 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for every mile run on the treadmills in the month of Oct.

NutiBy Chris Russell strikesCEO of NCR balanceCorporation, spoke wanted to between hear before he began. speakers dosuccess, not talk about as Cisco justfamily before they began their Online Editor on Sept. 22 on the topic of what The three topics that arose were much, chief among them: luck. explosive expansion. being a successful manager, par- his personal story, how his com- “Luck, whether we tell you or Nuti also said that while many Each week, the Institute for ticularly a successful CEO, en- pany maintained innovation as not, factors prominently in this will say to never be afraid of fail- Leadership and Entrepreneur- tails. it grew and what it is like being equation. A lot of people say they ing, it is a healthy fear of failure ship’s IMPACT Speaker Series Before coming to NCR— a CEO on a day-to-day level. His make their own luck. Maybe. I that keeps most of the world’s brings in a speaker—typically a company that specializes in talk focused mostly on the first don’t know….When I got to Cis- successful leaders moving for- one with close ties to the business business technology—Nuti was and third. co in the 90’s, revenues were $60 wards. He emphasizes that, while world—to speak on business, en- president and CEO of Symbol Nuti pointed out that while million. When I left, it was $40 it is important to never let fear of trepreneurship and leadership and Technologies and held two differ- old standards like hard work and billion in 10 years,” Nuti said. failure lead to crossing any ethical give advice to students. ent senior vice president positions dedication are still important in While skill and hard work boundaries, being afraid of failure One of the series’ most recent over ten years at Cisco Systems. the business world, there are some were involved, Nuti said it was speakers, Bill Nuti, chairman and Nuti asked students what they parts of success that motivational mostly luck that dropped him at See IMPACT, page 13

sliver www.nique.net miss my sister ALL I DO IS WIN Zheng answer your phone damn it! Too bad, if you had chosen a better Pokemon, maybe I would have proposed in real life. Every test week I look at schools I could transfer to. Then I forget about it until next test week. If you can sliver this, then you can sliver that. Put me in PJ, I’m ready to play. Dear Paul Johnson, Please stop playing with my emotions archiTORTURE You have enough Axe sprayed on you to kill a velociraptor. Wanted: Snuggle Buddy, approx. 5ft-something and looks like a girl. Does GA Tech have a quidditch team? Can we start one? buy me flowers, take me out to dinner...do SOMETHING Did we go to Milledgeville last night? Scott Blair linked to my Website, Woo! He smote their house!!! free tongue piercing lab? plus $200?! Way better than HOPE. Did anyone else notice the incredibly dead birds outside the CoM last Friday? Rowley’s class is a joke. A pathetic, tasteless joke. mini 500 I want a house like Machu Pichu. I wonder what a Red Bull Espresso Shot would do... We spread out and occupy the cracks in the urban street Two guys lightsaber dueling in the Crecine courtyard... What the hell can I say about that?! only noobs capitalize uga Tower defense does not apply to real life dude All in favor of re-naming The Stingerette “The Night Bus?” asian boys that can wiggle their ears are sexy where in the wordl is carmen san diego? BABY SQUIRRELS I LOVE YOU!!! Pomp! Pomp! Pomp it up! FOCUS Technique • October 8, 2010 • 13

NPHC getsBy Andrew Nelson inPsi Phi step fraternity with a Termina with- Boom Room club ofaudience the middle Staff Writer tor-invasion-themed performance of the century. Next, Delta Sigma and a frequent chorus of barking Theta sorority brought a Jumanji- The party to be at last week was from other Q-Dogs in the audi- themed step to the show, where the National Pan-Hellenic Coun- ence. Next, Zeta Phi Beta soror- segments moved from a single cil’s (NPHC) annual Homecom- ity stepped with a workout tape woman with low-tempo move- ing Step Show on Saturday, Oct. theme, getting “amped, pumped ments to a fast-tempo ensemble. 2, featuring crews from four fra- and excited.” Finally, Kappa Alpha Psi frater- ternities and two sororities as they Finally, Alpha Phi Alpha fra- nity rounded out the competition. stepped their way to glory in front ternity stepped, or rather, stylishly With shout outs to individu- of a sold-out crowd. stumbled and crawled, as zombies als leading a segment of their act, Stepping is a traditional Amer- invading Atlanta; a dancer acting trading calls between members on ican dance that stems from college as a news reporter segued into the and off stage, thunderous applause students in historically black fra- autotuned remix of “Bed Intrud- and cheering after acts, there was ternities and sororities, combin- er” to “hide your kids, hide your no shortage of unrestrained ex- ing house unity and dance. The wife” from zombies. citement and support from the dancers’ bodies become percussive After intermission, Tech audience the entire night. instruments via stomps and claps, alumni music group The Heroes! “Some organizations are re- and the crew together provides the brought the audience back to its ally close while others actually rhythmic movements and chants feet—not that they left them the have a brother-sister relationship,” to complete it. Each act at this whole night—with their perfor- said Farzeen Tejani, member of show was segmented, each time mance of rap-rock-electronic fu- Delta Phi Lambda and fourth- changing style and tempo accord- sion songs. year ARCH major. “Many per- ing to their story and what about Members Jamieson Jones formances are ended with calls so their house they were represent- (also known as “Mister Xavier”) that all the brothers or sisters can ing. and Wynton Montgomery (also show their support. Some sound Brian Tyson, president of the known as “Wally West”) founded similar, but the best way to distin- NPHC, kicked off the show and the group to counter the main- guish the sorority calls from one introduced the emcees of the stream music’s “lack of revolu- another is to listen for the pitch night: Atlanta’s DJ Iceberg and tionary, inspiring production,” and the tune it is done in. The HOT 107.9’s E.T. and Famous, according to their website www. fraternity’s calls are more distinc- who collectively galvanized and doheroesexist.com. tive.” elicited calls from the audience Starting the second round of While the judges—who were between acts. dance, Phi Beta Sigma frater- First to the stage was Omega nity made a tribute to the Boom See NPHC, page 14 Photos by Adebola Adedire / Student Publications

IMPACT from page 12 business world. He says equally ful to do was point out that, deter decades in the business world, great dad,’ Because I know the im- can be a strong driving force. important to being intelligent is spite their clichéd nature, family, he never got the hang of work-life pact it will have on my son,” Nuti Nuti also said to always keep excellence in ‘EQ’ or Emotional hard work and dedication are still balance. From working 18-hour said. the future in mind, but offered a Quotient. the most important parts of suc- days when he started to today, Students interested in the IM- twist to the advice. He said that Nuti said that a leader who is cess. when he has to fight for every PACT Speaker Series can learn a good way of going forward is so emotionally tied to his work He points to his rise from a minute spent with his family, the more at www.ile.gatech.edu. The to decide on a goal, then to work that he cannot admit he is incapa- working-class family in the Bronx balance problem never goes away. program was founded in 2002 backward. To get somewhere in ble of something will never be as to a CEO of a $5.3 billion a year “I think [family] matters a lot: and has featured distinguished 2015, plans must be made for good as someone who can detach company as evidence of this. parenting and how you rear your speakers like Nobel Laureate Mu- 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. himself and give responsibility to The time constraints of the children. That’s why when the hammad Yunus, Vice President Al He also advised Tech that it is someone more qualified. business world were also dis- presenter asked, ‘What do you Gore and Thomas Friedman, au- not enough to just be smart in the One thing that Nuti was care- cussed. Nuti admits that, even af- want to be known as?’ I said, ‘A thor of the book The World is Flat. 14 • October 8, 2010 • Technique FOCUS

NPHC from page 13 for the third time, and Delta Sig- CRC from page 12 ma Theta sorority. students from NPHC fraternities “Attendance to this year’s show Baldridge, Graduate Student and sororities—tallied their votes was consistent with the last two Body President, of the undergrad- for the winner, the Multicultural shows, but I believe the addition uate competitors. Greek Council (MGC) sororities of the musical acts as well as effort The GSS representatives plan Delta Phi Lambda and Lambda each team put into their shows to come most mornings for their Theta Alpha performed a unity made this year’s performance the personal contributions. stroll. best so far,” said Kia Benion, the “This is a fantastic cause and “I created the idea for the joint chairperson of the 2010 Home- while we collaborate every day on performance with Lambda Theta coming Step Show and a third- a host of issues, I am more than Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., where year BC major. happy for the undergrads to com- both of our organizations took The Georgia Tech Black pete to raise awareness for this turns performing one of our own Alumni Organization, Auxiliary fantastic cause. I really want for performance strolls, then a short Services, Student Government the student body to understand culturally choreographed stroll Association and Student Affairs that cancer is something that is and then a unity stroll with both sponsored the show, while Benion far-reaching and impacts us all, of us,” said Ashley Dong, a mem- and the Ferst Center staff provid- and if we can do anything to ber of Delta Phi Lambda Soror- ed backstage support. combat it, we should,” said Corey ity and a third-year IE major. “I NPHC sororities Alpha Kappa Boone, Undergraduate Student mostly headed up preparing for Alpha and Sigma Gamma Rho Body President. it. I choreographed my sorority’s did not compete in the show this Boone plans to run on the strolls, met with two girls from year, but they were still very in- treadmill to do his part. LTA to choreograph the unity strumental in making the show a “I think, no matter who you stroll and, of course, was on stage success, according to Benion. are, you have been touched by the that night.” Also at the Ferst Centre, Step cancer issue. This is a new and in- Photo courtesy of Matthew Marcus After the unity stroll, E.T. Afrika!—a stepping group based novative idea to bring the subject Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson and his wife Val Peterson and Famous announced the step in Washington, D.C.—will make [increased] awareness,” said James show’s winners Alpha Phi Alpha, its appearance next Jan. 29. Black, GSS Seretary. kicked off the start of a new breast cancer awareness initiative.

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Despite the massive amounts twins, both played by Armie gramming, but it is no worse than of information that Facebook us- Hammer, to take notice and ap- a body double for the lead ac- ers have offered willingly to the proach him. They are looking for tor when they are playing piano. site over the years, little is known a computer programmer to help What matters is the on-screen about founder Mark Zuckerberg. them with their new idea for a so- content of the code being execut- This would seem to be a calcu- cial website that would only cater ed, with one brief narration fea- lated move to keep the corporate to Harvard students. turing Zuckerberg as he describes brand clean, but the hypothesis Zuckerberg agrees to help but exactly how he is able to break the Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures offered by The Social Network is instead goes and expands on their security on a variety of servers. that there is nothing calculated idea, creating his own website Also of note is the cinematog- View Photos of Me (794) about it. Zuckerberg was too busy called “The Facebook.” He re- raphy. The Social Network is one making the site to care about how cruits the help of his friend Edu- of the first feature films to exten- people perceived his actions. ardo, played by Andrew Garfield. sively use the new RED camera, Edit My Profile Granted, much of the story The Winklevoss twins are angered which records a high resolution that follows in this movie is fic- and eventually sue him for steal- image digitally instead of on film. tion, threaded with fragments of ing what they claim to be their Rather than the plastic image of fact. There are some true elements intellectual property, even though past digitally recorded movies, like the well-known creation of Zuckerberg’s final product is al- which were recorded at a lower Facemash, a crude, local version most unrecognizable to what they resolution, the RED’s sensor man- I am the creator of your social of “Hot or Not?” site made up of had first planned out. ages to pick up streaks of light that private photos from Harvard serv- Despite the immoral action of would go unregistered on film. life. ers that Zuckerberg hacked into. stealing the idea of a “social net- It is remarkably organic and al- At the same time, there are en- work,” this movie is not complete- lows for more naturalistic lighting tire characters that never existed, ly critical of Zuckerberg. After all, than would be possible with film. such as the girlfriend that dumps it takes someone who is willing to Even as the realism of the movie Zuckerberg at the beginning of act without seeking permission to is in flux to serve the stories nar- the movie due to his obsession to build a site with the reach of Face- rative, the image grounds this in a Information be accepted into Harvard’s elite, book, and it was undeniably him recognizable truth. a desire that propels Zuckerberg’s who did most of the work. Even Despite the deviations from need to create a new social sphere. with this determination, the idea real life, these changes all serve Genre: Jesse Eisenberg portrays Zuck- still propagates much faster than the story well, touching on the erberg in what seems to be a role any of the creators ever dreamed, transformation of the world Biography, Drama tailor-made for him. He is able and the film expertly evokes the around us due to the permeation to convey Zuckerberg’s genius ensuing panic and excitement. of Facebook. Director: through his quick analytical Much of the credit goes to Da- What strikes Zuckerberg above thinking and bored, almost con- vid Fincher’s direction and Aaron all things is how willing people David Fincher descending speech, most clearly Sorkin’s script. There are many are to share their information on displayed in the scene where his details that may ring false to stu- the site. While it is a variation on Starring: girlfriend, played by newcomer dents at a technical university, but social blogs (such as Livejournal, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Rooney Mara, dumps him. each re-imagination of events is which receives a cameo in the It is this early scene that pro- done carefully to build an impen- film) that were once common, the Garfield, Justin Timberlake duces the vast majority of Zuck- etrable wall around Zuckerberg, privacy controls create an insider erberg’s dialogue. For most of the with no social ladder that he can feeling that is irresistible. Release Date: film he remains mute, speaking easily obtain to scale it. Among the many well-honed only when the words are demand- It creates a sense of claustro- observations is the once believed October 1, 2010 ed of him. When he does speak, phobia that Zuckerberg can only disposability of words written on though, it is very intelligent and escape by tunneling beneath it the Internet. In a short exchange, Rating: succinct, instantly driving his using his coding skills, to lim- Zuckerberg’s ex-girlfriend remarks point home. ited success even as he becomes that an earlier blog post disparag- PG-13 After creating Facemash, wealthy beyond measure. ing her was not written in pencil; Zuckerberg is reprimanded and For those who have winced at it was written in ink. So too are OUR TAKE: put on academic probation by the the on-screen depictions of hack- these words you are reading, as school and simultaneously earns ing in past films, let this one be well as any words you willingly the hatred of Harvard’s female your new benchmark. There are share online. For anyone who en- community. All of this attention still disconnect between on-screen gages in such social sites, this film causes the wealthy Winklevoss keystrokes and the resulting pro- is mandatory viewing. 16 • October 8, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT DramaTech displays variety Rising 2 improves SHOWS GAMES Green is participating in a brutal Variety Tech/Let’s Try This! Dead Rising 2 reality TV show called “Terror Is Reality” set in the garished and PERFORMER: DramaTech CONSOLE: PlayStation 3, glamorous Fortune City. LOCATION: Dean James E. Xbox 360, PC It is not all for kicks and gig- Dull Theatre GENRE: Action-RPG gles as the outbreak of zombies around the country has left his DATE: Oct. 1, 2010 DEVELOPER: Capcom daughter Katey infected, and he RATING: M has to earn prize money to con- OUR TAKE: ««««« tinue buying her medicine that RELEASED: Sept. 28, 2010 will keep her zombification at By Elizabeth Perreault bay. Unsurprisingly, events take Contributing Writer OUR TAKE: ««««« a turn for the worst, and Fortune City ends up under zombie siege, Classic show tunes, iconic By Andrew Ho leaving Chuck to fend for himself, theater scenes and lively improv Contributing Writer his daughter and other survivors games illuminated DramaTech’s throughout the city for three days cozy Dean James E. Dull Theatre What do you get when you until the military lends a hand. with talent and enthusiasm this mix together a wheelchair, a car All of this begins to take on past weekend. The production, battery, an assault rifle and a an increasingly convoluted tone titled Variety Tech/Let’s Try This!, trusty roll of duct tape? Maniacal as conspiracies are unraveled and ran though Oct. 1 and 2 and was laughter and lots of dead zombies friendships are betrayed. It is hard an enjoyable evening that exhibit- most likely. The long-awaited se- not to see some overtones of so- ed the diversity of talents at Tech. quel to Dead Rising makes its de- cial commentary throughout the An array of show tunes com- but just in time for the Halloween game, but it is done in a matter prised the majority of the produc- Image courtesy of Mike Glatzer season. From the get-go you will that is clearly meant to be taken tion. Numbers included modern self to be a triple threat on stage lished a good rapport with the be treated to silly B-movie voice as comedy. The game’s overall de- hits such as “Spring Awakening,” as they confidently displayed their crowd and continued to deliver acting, a cheesy and ritzy Las Ve- sign and control scheme has not Broadway classics such as “Chi- singing, dancing and acting tal- the laughs throughout the show gas setting and hundreds of differ- changed drastically from the first cago” and a Disney medley. ents. The variety element of the to keep the audience entertained ent ways to creatively engage the Dead Rising. The mission objective Iconic theater sketches from show kept the interest of the au- during costume changes. undead in gory melee combat. have players performing quests, the likes of Monty Python and Sat- dience for the full two-hour dura- DramaTech’s members, in- Being a sequel, Dead Rising 2 helping survivors and fighting hu- urday Night Live were performed tion, and the up-beat tone of the cluding performers, crew, tech has a good number of references man psychopaths in addition to in between these musical perfor- show made for an overall feel- members and a variety of other to the first game. You would prob- discovering the real cause of the mances and provided comic relief. good production. positions, represent a plethora of ably have to be familiar with the zombie outbreak. A hip-hop battle also took place in Tech’s improv troupe, Let’s majors and classes at Tech. How- events to fully understand the sto- This is good for players who the middle of the first act. Try This! (LTT), performed ever, they all share an obvious pas- ry. Players take on the role of mo- loved the first game, as many as- Performances ranged from sporadically between the other sion for the arts and a wealth of tocross legend-turned-profession- Rising solo ballads to entire cast dance performances. A division of Dra- talent in these areas. al zombie killer Chuck Greene. See , page 17 productions and absolutely every- maTech, LTT performs with Dra- This aspect of the group en- thing in-between. This was truly a maTech productions as well as forces the multi-talented aspects show with much variety. From the independently all around campus of the Institute’s student body first number that began with so- several times each semester. Be on and proves that Tech students are loist in the spotlight to the finale the lookout for their Oct. 15 per- much more than just top-ranked ensemble routine, the efforts the formance coming up as well as its engineers. cast and crew invested in the pro- weekly workshops that are open Keep an eye out for DramaT- duction as well as the cast’s natu- to the public with no experience ech’s rendition of The Count of ral talent were obvious. The minor necessary. Monte Cristo late Oct. to early flaws in performance were more The group, each member clad Nov. later this year. than made up for by the effortless in a different vibrantly colored t- stage presence of the actors. shirt, was quick on their toes and Every performer proved them- extremely engaging. LTT estab- Image courtesy of Capcom

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pects such as AI companions, the Life exhibits formulaic romance narrative saving system and controls have FILM been tightened up and improved. Life as We Know It One of the biggest draws in Dead Rising 2 has to be the combo sys- GENRE: Romantic Comedy tem, which allows players to mix STARRING: Katherine Heigl, together various items with the Josh Duhamel help of duct tape in order to create deadlier and crazier weapons. This DIRECTOR: Greg Berlanti combo system opens up a whole RATING: PG-13 new set of Chuck’s arsenal that he can use to create nail-bats, explo- RELEASE DATE: Oct. 8, 2010 sive footballs, paddle-chainsaws and much more. The graphics are OUR TAKE: ««««« not anything spectacular compared to recent games. Still, there By Chris Ernst are some technical improvements Staff Writer such as an increase in the number of zombies on screen and a new Life as We Know It, starring physics engine that allows bodies Katherine Heigl and Josh Du- and parts to go flying everywhere. hamel, is a pleasant enough ro- Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The voice acting is well direct- mantic comedy. It breaks no In fact, while they really de- However, even though it is the off each other; their interaction ed and competent even with the ground and does not seek to. It spise each other, they also obvi- most interesting part of the mov- keeps the audience interested in number of cheesy horror movie plays out exactly as expected, of- ously complement each other so ie, the premise cannot help but an otherwise very mediocre story. dialogue and one-liners present. fering few twists and commensu- well they have to end up together feel more than a little contrived; These actors portray a bickering There is certainly some satisfac- rate laughs. at the end of the neatly packaged the death, the will and the person- couple well. tion to be had when the multitude Shot in Atlanta, keen-eyed two hours. alities just seems too cutesy. Two Eventually, the movie wraps up of undead groans, and meaty, bru- filmgoers will spot various recog- They are forced to live togeth- perfect foils, forced to cohabitate and the cheerful music plays. Did tal sound effects come together. nizable locales including Virginia er after the married couple dies unromantically? Remind anyone the characters change? Well, obvi- While there is little to com- Highlands and Philips Arena. and leaves their house and baby else of The Odd Couple? ously they are parents now. But plain about for players who enjoy Although the film is supposed to daughter to this ying-yang couple. The movie is totally and com- they were basically parents before, this mindless gameplay, one of be set in Atlanta, it does not have Comedy ensues when the two op- pletely predictable. It generally too. the annoyances would be the boss an Atlanta feel. It could have eas- posite personalities clash. plays out exactly as it seems like it Did the audience feel an emo- fights that the psychos present. ily been another city without any And clash they do. Watch- should. However, the film actual- tional cleansing? Only by for- The fights are sometimes tough, consequence. ing these characters coexist in ly does not start with the death of mula; like a traffic light, it may be but certain bosses have attacks Heigl’s character Holly is a close proximity of each other is the biological parents but with the red, but it is going to turn green that are incredibly cheap and keep driven business owner. Duhamel’s the most interesting part of the first meeting of the star-crossed again, so do not fret. And that is the battle going on far too long. character Eric is a laid-back “tech- film. Each observes the other’s life lovers. really what Life as We Know It is: a Multiplayer was not explored nical director” of Hawks broad- while living like nothing much Obviously, this goes terribly, brief, humdrum distraction with a due to technical issues, but play- casts. They are each pretty much has changed. These characters are setting the tone for their relation- predictable result. ing the main story through co-op archetypes without much more total opposites and being exposed ship. By the time the parents die, Really only an exercise and a and competing with other players characterization. By the end of to the other’s lifestyle and habits the audience cares for them as the paycheck, this movie could have online seems like it would be fun. the movie, neither main character proves trying. What brings these parents and feels the awkwardness not been made and only those Dead Rising 2 is hardly the seems to have changed or learned two together is their love for their when the godparents step in. hired by the production would thinking man’s game with its hor- anything from the experience. best friends’ child. There is also a weird and ran- have felt the difference. ror B-movie feel and tubs of gore, The concept of the film is ac- They figure out how to be par- dom relationship Holly has with This is not a movie someone but it does not try to be. This game tually marginally interesting. ents together. They each make a another suitor. She is obviously was waiting to see. Do not expect easily falls into the category of a The film centers on a man and a sacrifice to do what is best for the supposed to end up with Eric anything groundbreaking or revo- sequel that improves on the origi- woman who both are best friends toddler, the common ground that (to make an ideologically perfect lutionary. nal while cutting out the awkward with a married couple. Being such keeps both parties in check. Both family unit), so why is the audi- Fellas, it is easy enough to bits, leaving players to enjoy their good friends with a mutual party, foster parents clearly want the best ence teased with this other pos- stomach on a date. If nothing else, zombie-slaying sessions with far they are acquainted, but they do for their new child but also have sible relationship? there is plenty of screen-time of less irritation and more blood- not like each other. budding careers to nurture. Heigl and Duhamel work well babies being cute. soaked glee.

ENTERTAINMENT Technique • October 8, 2010 • 19 Warriors re-establishes Guitar Hero franchise GAMES The result that they came out Guitar Hero: Warriors of with is a newer, more refined engine which is more responsive and Rock calibrates better to high definition CONSOLE: Xbox 360, televisions. PlayStation 3, Wii Activision also chose to create a new guitar design for the GENRE: Rhythm Game new release. The new design of DEVELOPER: Neversoft, the wireless controller looks like Vicarious Visions a mashup of the popular Les Paul design with a metal spin put on it. RATING: T There are hollowed out sections RELEASED: Sept. 28, 2010 for added flare. One problem I have seen with OUR TAKE: ««««« the new guitar is that there does not seem to be an accelerometer By Andrew Akker included in the guitar. This means Contributing Writer that instead of tilting the guitar to activate starpower (like in the Guitar Hero has been the fran- previous games), one must press chise synonymous with the phrase Image courtesy of Activision the star power button under the “music game” for the past five that you play become members of Each character has his or her drum hit. These notes are denoted strum bar to activate it. years in the video game industry. a band that quest for the “Legend- own set of special abilities that will by a slightly darker note. This can present a problem to It has seen many successes with its ary Guitar.” There are some dif- help you in your quest to achieve The game goes through a se- those of a higher skill level. It’s titles such as Guitar Hero II, Gui- ferences between this new Guitar greatness. For example, one of ries of playlists which unlocks you very easy to interrupt fast strum- tar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Hero installment and previous the characters has a special ability songs throughout the campaign to ming patterns when you want to Guitar Hero: Metallica. games of the same type. Rather that lets you get twice the amount play in quickplay or multiplayer. activate starpower with a large Activision and Neversoft have than the traditional five-star scor- of starpower for every starpower The structure of the setup for play button rather than just tilting up brought us the next installment of ing system, new types of stars have phrase that you hit perfectly. is similar to Guitar Hero 5. the guitar. Other than that, it is a the Guitar Hero series, Warriors replaced it. Another character’s ability lets The standard fretboards flying solid accessory to the game itself. of Rock. This time, the players are Playing the song better earns you achieve stars faster by hitting out at you along with the scrolling This is probably the best Gui- introduced to a whole new set of you more stars (sometimes up to notes perfectly for an extended lyrics bar at the top are still there. tar Hero game in the series since songs to rock out to as well as a seven or even ten) which leads the period of time. Also, a small ad- The track charts are very similar Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. new campaign to play through character through a leveling sys- dition to the Expert+ difficulty in general to that of Guitar Hero: The similar playing style along with friends. tem. Once a character reaches a while playing drums is “ghosting.” World Tour and Guitar Hero 5. with a revamped engine for added Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock certain number of stars obtained, Ghosting is when you hit the It seems that Activision took smoothness and responsiveness brings along with it a brand new he or she transforms and gains his drum lighter than normal pro- note of the complaints of previous make this an enjoyable game to sit play style to go with its new cam- or her “true potential” as a rock ducing a sound that’s heard more games and decided to fix the note down with friends, family or even paign. The characters in the game star. in the background than a normal engine in the game. by yourself.

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LEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR - ROOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYY JJJJJJJJENNNNNNNNKIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNN SSSSSSSSSSSS Is it weird to watch Grey’s Anatomy? 20 • October 8, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Minecraft encourages player imaginations, ambitions GAMES ers to miss out on the thing that makes the standard mode so com- Minecraft pelling: the fragility of the things CONSOLE: PC you find and create. You are ob- GENRE: Sandbox, Adventure viously attached to your creations because of the effort you put into DEVELOPER: Markus them and their creation is all the Persson more meaningful and triumphant RELEASED: May 16, 2009 when you cannot simply load your last save point to make everything OUR TAKE: ««««« better. Minecraft is not an experience everyone will appreciate. Its block- By Hank Whitson based retro aesthetics will put a lot Contributing Wtier of people off from the start. Other people will turn their nose up at I have built my house block by the arcane crafting system. Others block. I have a cobblestone foun- simply won’t be able to devote the dation, a spacious cellar, hard- sort of time the game takes. wood floors, a modest second floor Image courtesy Priyank Patel Even those people who initial- and a glass covered observation enjoy building, exploring and los- monsters to death instantly. ment. I actually despise games ly love Minecraft will walk away deck. But I am not done building, ing things. You read that last bit When it comes to building that go out of their way to screw from the game after suffering a not by a long shot. I have waited right. Loss is central to the Mine- your home, a simple hut made of players over. Minecraft is hard particularly catastrophic expedi- all night for the sun to purge my craft experience. mud will do, but why limit your- and challenging to the point of tion. Some will never come back. property of the roaming zombies Minecraft is much more than a self when you can create so much frustration at times, but it is not Others, however, will be intrigued and skeletons that appear every game about building houses with more? Even mansions and castles out to get you. There is nothing by their meaningful failure. They night. As soon as I step outside to exploding enemies. It is a beauti- are thinking small. People have in the game forcing you to build will strive to do better, or stage a admire my handiwork however, ful platform for digital explora- poured hours into crafting Poke- colossal wonders. You never have daring rescue operation to recover I am greeted by a hissing noise. tion and user created content. The mon stadiums, working roller to reach the game’s tantalizing what they lost. I try to run, desperate to lead my game essentially provides a big coasters and scale replicas of their floating islands, nor do you have Though I have not had much attacker away from the house, but ,blocky playground for you to do favorite starships from television to claim the riches waiting in the time with the game’s multiplayer, I am too slow. The blocky green whatever you want with. It is not and movies. labyrinthine tunnels below. The playing with others definitely horror known as the creeper ex- a blank slate mind you. The game One industrious user even only things setting you up are magnify this fragile, ephemeral plodes, knocking me into the har- fabricates mountains, forested built a simple but functional com- your own sense of adventure and quality. Your creations can be de- bor and destroying the front left hills, caverns and oceans. The ge- puter using a massive sequence of your ambitions to create. stroyed or modified, and you are wall of my home. ography is populated by farm ani- the game’s magically-powered red It is possible to turn the game equally free to collaborate or hin- Welcome to Minecraft, the mals, monsters and raw materials dust blocks. If you can dream it on to peaceful mode which will der other player’s creations as you runaway PC hit developed by you can utilize to mine and build. up, odds are strong you can build remove the threat of monsters see fit. If you have burnt yourself Markus Persson. Minecraft has There is a survival horror ele- it in Minecraft. and have the world forgive you out on over-moderated MMOs enjoyed a steady stream of popu- ment to the game as well. Mon- In order to gain truly premium for stepping into lava. You can with stagnant worlds, a few af- larity ever since it was publicly re- sters appear in the darkness, building materials, you have to also, by some dark magic I have ternoons of Minecraft multiplayer leased on May 16, 2009. The most which means that every night you brave the game’s underground. yet to discover, turn the game on may be just the antidote you need. impressive thing about Minecraft’s will be hunted and haunted by a Since monsters spawn in the dark, to creative mode, which will pro- If you are the creative adven- success is that it is a work in per- number of different evils. These you had better be well prepared vide you with the godlike powers turesome sort who can afford a petual progress. are not your average video game with weapons, armor, food and of flight, no-clipping and infinite new addiction in your schedule, The game hasn’t even reached adversaries. You cannot expect to torches. It is also a wise idea to resources, essentially transform- Minecraft is an excellent invest- beta, but the current version of cut your way through a crowd of carry enough spare sticks to build ing the game into a giant, digital ment. The cost of the game, the game, alpha 1.1.2, is avail- skeletons and zombies unless you a ladder if you suddenly find your- Lego set. around $14 and will give you ac- able for €9.95. As of this writ- are well prepared and even then it self at the bottom of a deep shaft While these more forgiving cess to all subsequent versions of ing, 340,124 users have taken the is not unusual to be overwhelmed. with no hope of digging your way modes are diverting and more Minecraft with no DRM. Give it a plunge. Should you join them? It Your best bet is to wait until dawn out. conducive to complicated build- try, and be prepared to get lost in really depends on how much you breaks, since the sun burns most I am not a sadist for punish- ing projects, they also cause play- a different world.

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Jackets from page 28 A-back Embry Peeples in the en- dzone for a 20-yard touchdown 45-yard field goal attempt to cut pass. Ramblin’ With the score to 10-6 at the half. Down 17-15, Tech needed a The second half continued the two-point conversion to tie the by Wayne Bishop more defensive trend from the game up. On the ensuing attempt, Asia Stawicka Contributing Writer first half, beginning with four Nesbitt tucked the ball and ran exchanged punts. After the last the ball to tie the game up 17-17. Nique: What’s your favorite just used to crowds and noise. one, redshirt junior safety Jer- Wake, however, was looking to time of year? Nique: Composer: Bach or rard Terrant attempted to return a win the game, and responded by Stawicka: I like summer be- Beethoven? punt and fumbled the ball. Wake driving the ball 55-yards to score cause it’s warm and I get to go Stawicka: Beethoven. recovered 19 yards away from the a 26-yard field goal. Wake kicked home. I like spring, too because Nique: Favorite movie? end zone and punched the ball in the ball off to Tech with only 2:21 it’s getting warmer and it’s my Stawicka: The Professionals. I for its second touchdown of the left on the clock and a three-point birthday. also like The Shawshank Redemp- night and a 17-6 lead. lead. Nique: Star Trek or Star Wars? tion. The score remained the same Down three with only minutes Stawicka: I’m not a fan of ei- Nique: Who is your role mod- going into the fourth quarter, and left on the clock, Tech was in a ther one, but I’d say Star Wars. el? Tech had possession when the of- do-or-die situation of needing a Nique: Favorite song of all Stawicka: I don’t have a role fense adjusted and began moving score even though there was little time? model. I’m trying to take the most the ball down field. Nesbitt led the time left. Nesbitt led his offense Stawicka: That one’s kind of positive traits from the people I team down the field to give Blair a down the field, converting a cru- funny because it’s old. But I like know and have had a chance to chance at his third field goal of the cial fourth down with a 16-yard “When A Man Loves a Woman” meet. night. Blair continued his perfect carry. Then, with the clock wind- Nique: Do you have any nick- a lot. Nique: Brittain or Woodies? night, splitting the uprights with a ing down, Nesbitt completed six names, either from your team- Nique: If there were a Hol- Stawicka: Woodies is closer, 42-yard field goal. of his eight passes on the final mates or in everyday life? lywood movie made about you, but I like the food at Brittain bet- The Jackets defense then kept 69-yard drive, capping it off with Stawicka: My teammates call who would you want to play you? ter. the team in the game by forc- a dramatic nine-yard touchdown me Polska because I’m from Po- Stawicka: Somebody tall, but Nique: McDonalds or Burger ing another three-and-out. The catch by redshirt senior wide re- land, and it’s the Polish name for there is no tall actress. King? offense, needing a touchdown, ceiver Correy Earls. Tech finally my country. Nique: Why are manhole cov- Stawicka: McDonalds put the goal within reach with a retook the lead with only 15 sec- Nique: Who’s your favorite pro ers round? Nique: If you could play any 30-yard rush by redshirt senior onds left on the clock. athlete? Stawicka: Because people are other sport at college level, what B-back Anthony Allen. After a Nesbitt finished the day com- Stawicka: I really don’t have more round than square? I don’t would it be? few more plays, Tech faced a long pleting over 50 percent of his pass- one. I never really have. I guess know. Stawicka: I guess basketball. fourth down situation. Nesbitt es for 130 yards and 72 rushing maybe [Robert] Kubica, because Nique: City or country living? Before volleyball, my brother was scrambling away from heavy yards. The win brings Tech to 3-2 he was the first Polish F1 driver. Stawicka: The city. I’m from made me play basketball with pressure when he found junior on the season and 2-1 in the ACC. Nique: Do you have any hob- Warsaw, which is a big city. I’m him. bies you do in your time away from volleyball? Stawicka: I love drawing. I don’t usually have too much time unfortunately because of volleyball and school, but in my spare time I draw a lot. Nique: What’s your favorite color? Stawicka: Blue. Nique: What’s your favorite thing to put on a hamburger? Stawicka: Ketchup for sure. Nique: Do you watch Jersey shore? Stawicka: Yeah we do, our

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Volleyball from page 28 ITA from page 28 lowed another two points by Vir- ter, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3, over Hichan ginia Tech, who closed out the set Laalej of UPenn, but Miljevic Cross Country places in Ky. 25-21. could not continue his streak. To- By Tucker Moore ahead of second place Vanderbilt The Jackets came back early bias Fanslow of Old Dominion Contributing Writer with a score of 107. in the second set with an 8-1 defeated Miljevic 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Neely Spence, a junior at Ship- run to take a 12-4 lead. Virginia Potvin, playing in his first On Saturday Oct. 2, the Tech pensburg University, placed first Tech never came closer than three match of the tournament, needed cross country teams competed in overall, setting a new course re- points for the rest of the set, and a third-set tiebreaker to defeat Al- the Greater Louisville Classic. The cord of 16:32.90. after scoring the final five points, exander Paleaz of Illinois State, men’s and women’s teams placed For the men, Barron, who has the Jackets won 25-17, tying the 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6) to advance to the 21st and 25th overall, with 24th led the team in all of their races match up with one set each. second round on Tuesday. and 35th-place individual finishes this year, finished 35th in a field of After a great lead in the third King also began his tourna- by junior Mary Kate DuBard and 323 with a time of 24:44.35. Com- by the Jackets, the Hokies ral- ment on Monday, but his hopes of sophomore Patrick Barron, re- ing in 53rd overall and second for lied a 6-1 run to tie the set at 17. winning it ended when he lost his spectively. the Jackets, senior D.J. McMillan No team lead by more than two first match in three sets. DuBard was the only Jacket to crossed the line in 24:44.35. points until VT’s three in a row to Potvin lost his match on Tues- finish in the top 25. With a time With an average time of win the set 26-24. day to Matteo Fago of Tennessee, of 17:40.02, she placed 24th out 25:32.12, the men placed 21st out Even after an impressive 8-1 6-3, 6-3, but Spir used his mo- of a field of 302. Freshman Me- of 92 teams. With a score of just run by Virginia Tech, Georgia mentum to win two more two- gan Breitbach had the second best 97, host team Lousiville was the Tech was able to send the match set matches. Spir defeated Nikola Jacket finish, placing 135th over- men’s team winner. to a fifth set with a 6-1 run after Bubnic of San Diego, 7-5, 7-5 and all with a time of 18:48.29. Meshack Koyiaki of Colum- an 18-18 tie in the fourth. Marcos Horny of Maryland 6-2, The women’s team ended bus State University, after a final VT was down by more than 6-3. the day with an average time of sprint to the end, finished with four points for the entire fifth as Spir’s victories mean that he 18:46.56, scoring 641 points and a time of 23:20.75, beating out the Jackets went on to win 15-9 will join senior Guillermo Gomez Photo by Ryan Gomba / Student Publications placing 25th out of 93 teams. second place Western Kentucky and rack up its second ACC win in the tournament’s main draw on Patrick Barron runs in a cross Grand Valley State was the team and third place USC Upstate by a of the season. Oct. 8-11. country contest last season. winner with a score of 106, just margin of just 1.53 seconds.

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Staff Picks Week of October 9th, 2010 Women’s tennis Lee Hoffman Cappetta Mitchell Prasadh Staff (43-30) (40-33) (41-32) (42-31) (43-30) (45-28) plays at Riviera #1 Alabama (-10) @ South Carolina Bama Bama Bama Bama Bama Bama By Chelsea Howell ond round to Connie Chieh Yu Contributing Writer Hsu from UPenn. #2 Ohio St. (-28) v. Indiana tOSU Ind. tOSU Ind. tOSU tOSU On Sunday, O’Neill defeated Five members of the Tech Sofie Oyen of Florida with a #3 Oregon (-34) @ Washington St. Ore. Ore. Ore. Ore. Ore. Ore. women’s tennis team represented straight sets victory 7-5, 6-2, and the team at the ITA/Riviera All- earned the Jackets a position in American Championships in the qualifying singles draw of the #4 Boise State (-36) v. Toledo Boise Boise Toledo Boise Boise Boise Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Oct. championship. 2-10. Ngo lost her third round #5 TCU (-33) v. Wyoming WY. WY. WY. TCU TCU WY. Senior Sasha Krupina, juniors match to Joanna Mather 6-2, 6-4, Viet Ha Ngo, Caroline Lilley and also from Florida. Jillian O’Neill and sophomore With a final loss from O’Neill #8 Auburn (-6.5) @ Kentucky AU UK AU AU AU AU Elizabeth Kilborn competed, with (7-5, 6-4) on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the Ngo and O’Neill both advancing Jackets ended their run in the sin- #9 Arizona (-7.5) v. Oregon St. OSU Zona Zona Zona OSU OSU to the third round of prequalify- gles division. ing singles draw on Saturday Oct. #10 Utah (-4) @ Iowa St. Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah 2. The Jackets got off to a rough start on Saturday with a difficult #11 Arkansas (-7.5) v. Texas A&M Ark. A&M A&M Ark. A&M A&M match in the prequalifying dou- bles round. Kilborn and O’Neill #12 LSU @ #14 Florida (-7) LSU LSU UF UF LSU LSU paired to play Louisiana-Monroe, resulting in a 9-8 loss for Tech. O’Neill returned to play in the kentucky toledo arkansas prequalifying singles rounds along with Ngo. Wins for both play- Gene Chizick’s success at Toledo usually has a fairly How quickly people forget ers, including O’Neill’s triumph Auburn can best be described strong team and there has to be that Arkansas was on top of over the No. 7 seed, Anamika with two devices: smoke and a game this season where Boise the SEC until its loss against Bhargava of Pepperdine 6-2, 6-0, mirrors. While everyone is on does not cover the spread. Alabama. The team’s offense and Ngo’s wins over Aleksan- an Auburn high right now, it Last week, Boise beat New is dynamic, and it still has an dra Malyarchikova of SMU and must be noted that Kentucky Mexico State by a large mar- above-average defense. North Florida’s Aline Berken- is frequently underestimated gin, but Toledo is no New Texas A&M has only lost brock, ensured Tech a spot in the by many teams and has a ten- Mexico State. Toledo is a de- one game as well, but the Ag- pre-qualifying rounds on Sunday. dency to play teams close. veloped program with a fairly gies have not played any qual- Lilley won her first round Take the points. The Wild- explosive offense. ity teams. They almost lost to Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications match on Saturday against Elizabeth Kilborn returns a cats might not win, but it will Boise will win, but they will FIU because their quarterback UCLA’s Maya Johannson, 6-2, be close. not cover 36 points. threw four picks. 6-2. She, however, lost in the sec- serve in a home match last year. SPORTS Technique • October 8, 2010 • 27

By Kyle Gifford Saturday, Oct. 9 at Tech Contributing Writer Prediction: Tech 34 - Virginia 24 There will be three keys neces- attempts have been split between the level of experience that most other team’s offense on the side- sary for a Tech victory: control- 12 different Jacket rushers. The senior quarterback’s have, espe- line. Keeping UVA’s offense on ling the line of scrimmage, getting trend should continue and Nesbitt cially compared to Tech’s starter the sideline will be very impor- pressure on quarterback Marc and Allen will have to wear away Nesbitt. Against Florida State last tant this week. Although the Verica and dominating the time at Virginia over the course of the week, Verica was sacked six times Cavs lost to Florida State last of possession. game for Tech to come out with by six different Seminole players, week, they did burn the Semi- The first key to a Jackets vic- a win. It will be up to the Jacket’s including four non-defensive line- noles for a few big plays, includ- tory will be controlling the line of offensive line to accomplish this. men. This means that it is up to ing a 76-yard pass that went for scrimmage. In Tech’s option at- A key individual matchup will Defensive Coordinator Al Groh a touchdown in the third quar- tack, two of the most commonly be Virginia’s middle linebacker, to dial up the blitz and get creative ter. No matter what Tech can do called plays are the dive straight junior Aaron Taliaferro, against against his former team. Groh on defense to stop UVA’s often- up the middle by senior B-Back Tech’s starting guards, freshman must effectively utilize athletes to anemic offense, they will need Anthony Allen and the quarter- Will Jackson and sophomore put pressure on Verica from many help from Nesbitt and company back sneak by senior quarterback Omoregie Uzzi. different angles. to score a lot of points. With Joshua Nesbitt. This is reflected Another key will be to keep As with all the games the Jack- Tech averaging just one minute by Allen and Nesbitt combining pressure on Virginia’s senior quar- ets play, time of possession is cru- more in time of possession per for 163 of Tech’s 267 rushing at- terback Marc Verica. Although cial to any victory. Not only does a game, it will be crucial that the Photo by Jarrett Skov / Student Publications tempts this season. The other 104 Verica is a senior, he has not had long, ten-minute drive keep Tech Jackets keep the ball and stay on on the field, but also it keeps the the field. Georgia Tech v. Virginia side linebackers read the play on Department Atletic Virginia courtesy Photo the inside, they have to be patient UVA could muster just 236 which gives up an average of The most critical element for and make sure to keep contain- yards of total offense in its last 156 yards rushing. The Cava- The Cavaliers to pull out a vic- ment on the outside if Nesbitt game, including a paltry 25 lier’s leading rusher, senior Keith tory will be stopping Tech’s sixth pulls the ball and cuts toward the yards rushing. The Cavalier’s Payne, has 239 yards and five ranked rushing offense that aver- sideline. defense also struggled, giving up touchdowns in the season’s first ages nearly 300 yards per game. UVA also must limit turnovers 428 total yards to FSU. Of that four games, although four of his This will be a challenge as Virgin- in this game to have any chance total, 256 of those yards were touchdowns came in Virginia’s ia is ranked 33rd in total defense of beating Tech. Verica must limit gained on the ground. Virginia’s first game against Division II op- and 56th in rushing defense. his interceptions, especially after defense is giving up an average ponent Richmond. An interesting individual the two he tossed against FSU of 317 yards per game. Virginia may also want to try matchup will be UVA’s two out- last week. UVA cannot afford to For Virginia to pull off the using its top two running backs as side linebackers, sophomore LaR- give away possessions to the Jack- second straight homecoming a means to change the pace of the oy Reynolds and sophomore Au- ets, as they will need to score on upset and win on Saturday, the game against an inconsistent Jack- sar Walcott against the stable of most of the teams’ drives to stay Cavaliers will have to execute ets defense. Payne is a “between- A-Backs, who have combined for in the game against a high-scoring the three most important objec- the-tackles” power running back. six touchdowns, the same number Tech offense. Also, UVA running tives in football: run the ball, Payne’s backup is sophomore Per- as Nesbitt. The A-Backs on the backs Payne and Jones will have stop the run and limit turnovers. ry Jones, who is a smaller running outside provides an extra element to keep a tight grip on the ball For Virginia to run the ball back. Jones showed good speed that Reynolds and Ausar have to against Tech’s defense, who have on Saturday, they will have to getting to the edge against FSU, worry about beyond Nesbitt and forced six fumbles in the first four get past Tech’s 3-4 defense, though he had only 28 yards. Allen. Not only must the two out- games. [email protected] Running on blue grass Technique Sports Editor: Alex Mitchell The cross country teams traveled west 28 to Louisville, Ky. for their third meet of Friday, Sports the season.425 October 8, 2010

Tech inches Jackets score 18 in fourth Volleyball past wake quarter for second ACC win wins first ACC game By Zack Smith Contributing Writer

On Friday, Oct. 1, the Tech’s women’s volleyball team travelled to Charlottesville, Va. where the Jackets defeated the Cavaliers 3-1 for their first ACC win. Sophomore right side hitter Monica Mead led the night with 22 kills while freshman outside hitter Jennifer Percy racked up a career high 17 kills. Junior middle blocker Asia Stawicka and junior outside hitter Bai- ley Hunter both added 11 kills each. On the night, Tech hit .308 as a team and had 12 blocks. In Tech’s first and only losing set of the night, the Cavs used a 5-0 run to win 25-19. Down for most of the set, the Jackets scored three in a row to close the gap to 15-14, only to be followed by five straight points by UVA. The Cavaliers would score five of the next 10 to win the first set. Tech once again trailed during most of the second set but amassed five in a row to close Photo by Joey Cerone/ Student Publications out the set, 26-24. Embry Peeples scores a game-tying touchdown after catching a pass from Joshua Nesbitt in last weekend’s game against Five blocks, including two solos by Percy, the Demon Deacons. The Jackets won the game despite being down by 11 points entering the game’s fourth quarter. allowed the Jackets to take the lead in the end of the third set after being down 23-22 fol- By Alex Sohani nior kicker Scott Blair. The field goal was Wake’s backup quarterback Cross suf- lowing a 5-2 run by UVA. The Jackets scored Contributing Writer Blair’s longest of the season. fered an injury on a previous drive, forcing the last four points for the win. After both teams exchanged punts, Wake to look to its third string quarter- Tech’s most decisive victory of the night On Saturday Oct. 2, Tech went on the and Wake quarterback Ted Stachitas was back Skylar Jones to take the reins. Fol- came in the fourth set. An 11-4 run by the road to face the Wake Forest Demon Dea- injured, Demon Deacons’ backup quar- lowing the fumble recovery, Jones led the Jackets put them ahead 17-10. The Cavs cons. Both teams were looking to rebound terback Brendan Cross led his team on a Demon Deacons 57 yards in 12 plays for would not come within five points of Tech after big conference losses the previous 77-yard drive in six plays, ending in a 20- a touchdown. Tech only had 1:22 left on for the remainder of the set, with the final week as Tech had lost to N.C. State by 17 yard field goal. Tech got the ball with just the clock before the half and needed some score at 25-17. points and Wake had lost to Florida State under four minutes left in the first quar- more points on the board before the half. The next day, the Jackets traveled south- by 31. Tech came from behind in a low- ter and after driving into Wake territory, Facing a long third down, senior quar- west from UVA to Blacksburg to take on scoring game to win 24-20. could not convert a fourth-and-one. terback Joshua Nesbitt completed a 38- Virginia Tech. Coming back from a deficit of Wake Forest got the ball first and was Wake, however, would not capitalize yard screen pass to redshirt junior B-back 2-1, Georgia Tech outscored Virginia Tech in stopped in a quick three-and-out filled on the turnover on downs, and three more Preston Lyons. With time running down the final two sets and clinched the 3-2 win. with penalties. The Jackets got the ball punts were exchanged between teams un- on the clock, Blair and the kicking team Hunter led the Jackets in kills with a ca- with a short field and after moving the til freshman A-back B.J. Bostic fumbled were brought onto the field and made a reer-high of 24 while Mead, Percy and Sta- ball a few yards, scored on a 47-yard field the ball and Wake defender Tristan Dorty wicka contributed with crucial kills of their goal by se- recovered it. See Jackets, page 24 own. Senior setter Mary Ashley Tippins recorded her eighth double-double so far this season (her seventh on the night before) with PLAY OF THE WEEK 51 assists and 11 digs. Senior libero Jordan Down 17-9 midway through the fourth quarter and facing a fourth-and-5 at the Wake 20- McCullers once again reached 24 digs, tying yard line, the Jackets lined up with three receivers on the right—sophomore wide receiver her season high. Photo by Joey Cerone/ Student Stephen Hill split out wide, redshirt junior A-back Roddy Jones in the slot and junior A-back The Hokies took an early lead with a 5-0 Publications Embry Peeples off right tackle. Hill ran a streak route to the end zone and Jones ran an eight- run and were able to maintain that momen- yard curl pattern, drawing the defenders deep into the secondary. Peeples ran a flat route tum throughout the set. A 7-0 run by the toward the sideline. Nesbitt had to scramble toward the right sideline to evade pressure, Jackets brought Georgia Tech within two and Peeples cut upfield. Nesbitt was forced to throw off his back foot, but he hit Peeples points of the Hokies, but the Jackets then al- in the chest and Peeples slipped into the end zone. The score narrowed the gap to 17-15. See Volleyball, page 25 Men’s tennis players compete in ITA Tournament By Alex Mitchell Sophomore Juan Spir and senior Spir had a more difficult time Sports Editor Dean O’Brien each had byes in the than Miljevic, but he managed to tournament’s first round, but both defeat Krzysztof Muzalewski of On Oct. 2-7, six members of the won their second matches in straight Old Dominion, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1, in Tech men’s tennis team traveled sets to reach Sunday. the third round. Spir then went to Tulsa, Okla. to take part in the Senior Eliot Potvin and junior on to defeat Benedikt Lindheim of D’Novo/ITA All-American Cham- Kevin King are already entered in Nebraska, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 in the next pionship. the qualification round. round. In the pre-qualification round on On Sunday, Oct. 3, Miljevic and Andrew Butz of Florida defeated Oct. 3, sophomore Magin Ortega Spir both won their matches to ad- O’Brien in three sets to end the se- won his first round match in three vance to Monday’s qualification nior’s tournament. sets over SMU’s Robert Lambeth round. On Monday, Spir and Miljevic but was eliminated in the next Miljevic defeated Eric West of joined Potvin and King in the quali- round, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, by UCLA’s Oklahoma State in three sets (3-6, fication round, but only two Jack- Clay Thompson. 6-3, 6-2) in the third round of the ets would make it to the following Junior Dusan Miljevic won both pre-qualification draw, then beat round. of his matches Saturday 6-4, 6-3 to Javier Pulgar of San Diego State Spir won another tough three set- Photo by Kelvin Kuo/ Student Publications make it to Sunday’s portion of the in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the Juan Spir backhands a shot at the net. Spir made it to the ITA tournament. fourth round. See , page 25 main draw in the D’ Novo ITA All-American Championship.