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Friday, August 24, 2012 • Volume 98, Issue 4 • nique.net Tech’s Bucket List Discover the biggest things to do around Atlanta and Tech.49 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper SUMMER 2012 IN REVIEW RATS Try Out WRECK Camp CoS Dean Soon to Retire The New College of Business Continued on page 3 CoA Dean to Step Down Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 New Health Plan Provider Library Installs Tap N’ Go Gates Continued on page 5 LCC: No More Continued on page 3 2 • August 24, 2012 • Technique NEWS Technique From the files of the GTPD... The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper Breaking Editor-in-ChiEf: Campus Crime the Kamna Bohra nEws Editor: Sulaiman Somani By Lauren Brett Bubble Assistant News Editor opinions Editor: Gaines Halstead would be documented and a foCus Editor: lot of things went on ease Control (CDC) as of Tuesday, Southern Gentlemen student conduct code violation Madison Lee A outside the bubble of Tech Aug. 21. Forty-two of these cases On July 15 around 9 p.m., a would also be issued. in the past week. Here are a few have resulted in deaths. EntErtainmEnt Editor: patrolling officer on Techwood Jonathan Peak important events taking place 75% of these cases are pri- Dr. heard loud explosions and Candy with Consequences throughout the nation and the marily based in Texas, Mississip- sports Editor: saw smoke coming from the On July 28 around 5:45 p.m., world. pi, Louisiana, South Dakota and Anna Arnau Kappa Alpha Fraternity house. officers responded to a call in Oklahoma, likely due to higher Founded in 1911, the Technique is the He arrived at the house and met reference to a suspicious white temperatures in those areas. student newspaper of the Georgia In- with three Tech students and vehicle parked in the Alumni Obama Warns Syria Experts say that the virus stitute of Technology, and is an official residents of the KA house. A Lot for approximately one hour. On Monday, Aug. 20, U.S. peaks around mid-August, and publication of the Georgia Tech Board strong smell of alcohol was ema- After arriving, officers ob- President Barack Obama de- that based on the current trend, of Student Publications. The Technique nating from all three students served a blond female in the this outbreak will exceed the publishes on Fridays weekly in the fall clared his willingness to send and appeared agitated and were driver seat and a white male in 2003 record of 9,862 cases, 264 and spring and biweekly in the summer. military troops to Syria if either sweating profusely. After some the passenger seat. The white side in the conflict—the rebels of which were fatal. advErtising: Information can be found online at nique.net/ads. The deadline for questioning about what was be- male was asked to exit the vehi- or those affiliated with Bashar reserving ad space is Friday at 5 p.m. one ing ignited on the front porch, cle and sit on a wall located near al-Assad’s regime—begin to use American Middle week before publication. To place a reser- the students admitted that the the vehicle. Officers were able to chemical or biological warfare. Class Woes vation, for billing information, or for any explosions were quarts filled understand, after much delib- Recently, Syria confirmed other questions please e-mail us at ads@ with gunpowder. eration, that he was married, his that it housed large amounts of A report from the Pew Re- nique.net. You may reach us at (404) 894- The officer tried to explain wife had taken his four-year-old chemical weapons. Use of such search Center shows that the 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 that explosives were not allowed daughter away from him and weaponry, Obama said, would middle class has shrunk, both in a.m. to 5 p.m. on campus; however, one stu- that he had injected heroin prior warrant international action its size and in its wealth. dent became more agitated and to the officer’s arrival. in the already chaotic civil war, This has happened amid CovEragE rEquEsts: Requests for cov- explained to the officer that he The officer also found two which has had at least 20,000 an increase in the size of the erage and tips should be submitted to the deaths on both sides of the fight. wealthy class (which rose from Editor-in-Chief and/or the relevant sec- was incorrect, and that the fra- white plastic spoons with black ternity actually had an agree- residue on the inside, four very Currently, the United States 14% to 20% of American adults tion editor. from 1971 to 2011) and an in- ment with the Institute concern- small clear plastic bags, and is aiding the Syrian civilians in Copyright © 2012, Kamna Bohra, Ed- humanitarian relief methods crease in the lower-income class ing KA’s ceremonial tradition of what appeared to be two rocks and communications equipment from 25% to 29% for the same itor-in-Chief, and by the Georgia Tech igniting homemade cannons. that were white in color. Board of Student Publications. No part while also helping the rebel span. of this paper may be reproduced in any At this time, the Rush Chair The female at this point had groups organize the post-Assad Economist Richard Fry, co-au- manner without written permission from of the house came out to meet become very emotional, exposed state that may come forth. thor of the report, attributes this the Editor-in-Chief or from the Board of the officer and explained that her left forearm and stated that loss of middle class wealth to the Student Publications. The ideas expressed they were allowed to ignite the she and the male suspect had housing crisis, as the home was herein are those of the individual authors custom made metal cannons, both injected heroin earlier. West Nile Virus Hits the main source of wealth for and do not necessarily represent the views consisting of shotgun chamber, Both later told medical staff who United States many middle-class families. of the Board of Student Publications, the gun powder and a 10-gauge shot- arrived on the scene that they The recent outbreak of West “Middle-income families are students, staff, or faculty of the Georgia gun blank. The officer explained were not new users of heroin. Nile Virus across the U.S. has re- the only ones whose [homes] Institute of Technology or the University again that explosives were not al- Both suspects were handcuffed sulted in 1,118 cases of the virus have plummeted,” Fry said in an System of Georgia. First copy free—for lowed on campus, and informed and transported to the Fulton reported to the Center for Dis- interview with CNN.com. additional copies call (404) 894-2830 the students that the incident County Jail. sliver www.nique.net technique imma hang up and listen pawwwwl This is a bus! You know how big a bus is? techniq e Cute blonde on the bus: Here’s some sliv’ring about you All in haiku form. Searching for a job is similarly tragic to my middle school love all we’re missing is ! life. Except I’ve grown into my nose better I’m bored enough to work on developing an eating disorder u Setting up a new backup drive SUCKS. 4 hours later, at 43% pizza meetings on tuesdays no sleep travel bad grades= Summer Abroad 7 p.m., flag building, room137 but that butt you got makes me sohani A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. the south’s liveliest college newspaper. the south’s Well, YES I took summer classes elsewhere than Tech, and YES, I made 2 A’s, and NO these will not be counted towards my GPA :/ Let a movie be filmed on campus during Finals Week... only at We’d like to hear from you. Tech drinking every night during internship... Yet strangely I miss Write us a letter. Tech at the same time?! HI KB kamna is awesome [email protected] be smart. nerdy smart. GTSAA. The FASET Leaders this year are terrible. The Cabinet needs to get it together. Too depressed? DEPLOY PONIES. There is something pathetic about an Institute so cheap alumni Join the have to pay five dollars for a pdf of their transcripts. Thanks Bud. Slivering from China. Slivering from the future More people should hang out in Under the Couch, its awesome! is mayonnaise an instrument? Technique. Do you smell it? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly You will eat pizza. smell that smells... smelly. You will interview people. “receptionist” was not part of my job description; don’t be sur- prised that i suck at it You will watch movies. i hate the stingerette what a bunch of assholes I spike my Shirley Temples.... You will listen to cds. JMK, I promise next year I’ll be able to talk to you without freak- You will attend sporting events. ing out. --T always feel a little better when I try to look up what I “learned” You will write stories. in a 2000 level class, and find it @ another university, but a 4000 You will photograph stuff. level course. DG i swear the guys above us riverdance to dubstep with 6 inch heels You will join. on... NEWS Technique • August 24, 2012 • 3 Campus colleges adjusting to new faculty, titles By Lauren Brett in the nation, the Hinman Build- The program was able to add also our School’s active critical en- Assistant News Editor ing,” Balfour said.