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FOCUS Technique • Friday, August 24, 2001 • 1 Introduction This special freshman issue of the Technique is published yearly dur- Technique’s new Focus section works to bring issues to light ing the first week of school. Regular By Matthew Bryan holds within its brick walls. No Technique must grow out of the from the administration, they will publication begins next Friday and Editor-in-Chief specific event or topic prompted mold of a daily newspaper and appear in News. A club collecting continues throughout the semester, ex- the column, but rather the per- take on a more news-magazine style food to feed children in a starving cept during midterm break, dead week, The word “focus” means the ceived need for information about in the feature-reporting Focus sec- Third World nation, or a vice pres- and finals. The Technique is Geor- point at which rays converge after campus research made the column tion; big-picture, feature-length ident declaring all students exempt gia Tech’s student newspaper—a reflection or refraction. It was the essential, the idea came from within. stories and the addition of info- from finals, will appear in News. unique group of journalists at a school need for focus that prompted the Additionally, as trends form in graphics and pull-out stories re- Something like fun weekend get- with no journalism department. creation of this section by the same the news section their impetus will flect that change. aways or the haunted house in Cover Photo name. be discovered in Focus. For exam- The new Focus section replac- Towers hall will be covered as En- Summer Architecture Design Stu- The Technique’s News section ple, a string of campus burglaries es Campus Life in these pages. tertainment. dio students Jorge Bazan and Mieko acts like a mirror to reflect the might generate a feature on cam- Ironically, the Campus Life sec- This change is one of the first Preston design a model for the Italian events and happenings on cam- pus crime, or a series of adminis- tion of the Technique seemed to of those being made to the paper design contest ATER, an Italian ac- pus with a straightforward, unbi- trative changes in a particular lack a central theme or focus and in the coming year. A change that ronym which indicates the contest’s ased approach to news reporting. department might prompt a story became simply a repository for any- came from the recognition of a focus, social housing for the third mil- The new Focus section con- indicating the changes are a sign thing that didn’t fit in News or shortcoming in years past. lennium. verges trends and broad issues re- of growth or of decline. Entertainment. Focus replaces The Technique is being called Help Wanted flected in the News section in order Previously, these issues ap- Campus Life but doesn’t resem- to a new level of professionalism. to bring to light their place in the peared, albeit rarely, in the News ble it. Focus fills a gap in coverage As the Institute improves academ- Are you doing research on cam- big picture. section. Stories such as “What is not previously filled by the Tech- ically, Auxiliary Services improves pus? Do you think you can handle our In short, News has its origins Honor?” or “What is Hazing?” nique and splits Campus Life be- in its service to students, and the abusive interrogations? Our contes- outside the Technique office, but were feature-style responses to tween News and Entertainment. quality of students improves, so tants are decided in a weekly full- Focus is formed from within. For honor code violations and a pair In the past, News echoed mainly must the newspaper. contact Parcheesi tournament. For example, the new Campus Research of fraternity hazing incidents. These items from the administration, and We’re commited to this new more information, contact columnists Review column from Ben Small ‘features’ are important because news generated from students was standard and excited about our Benjamin Small at [email protected] and Joe Gezo illustrates what in- of the format of the Technique. sent to Campus Life. Now, as events new Focus and excited about the or his sidekick, The Amazing Joe Gezo novative research Georgia Tech As a weekly publication, the happen, whether student-based or upcoming year at the Technique. at [email protected]. 2 • Friday, August 24, 2001 • Technique FOCUS Tutoring programs encourage students to ask for help Tech offers a variety of tutoring programs to meet the often unique requirements of students. From on-air question and answer sessions to personally crafted one-on-one appointments, students have every opportunity to get the support they need. By Gray Gunter for three to four hours each night, Assistant Campus Life Editor Freshman Experience provides free tutoring in the basement of each The first step to recovery is ad- Freshman Experience dorm. mitting you have a problem. When Instructors are trained to pro- it comes to academic difficulties, vide help in calculus, chemistry and many students are hesitant to ask physics, which compose the major- for help. Robert Busch, a third year ity of a student’s first year curricu- Chemistry student, echoed these sen- lum. Tutors are predominately timents, “Going to someone, other upperclass students currently enrolled than somebody else in my class, is at Tech who have already complet- usually the last thing I do when I’m ed the introductory courses. Eliza- stuck on a problem,” Busch said. beth Eubank, a former student in The reasons behind this plague the Freshman Experience said, “Most of apprehension are varied. Many of them are very knowledgeable and students fall victim to general social willing to help you as much as they anxiety, understandable at a school can.” The student tutors for each renowned for attracting introverts. dorm are easily distinguished by their Others aren’t sure where to go for blood-red collared shirts. answers, although there are entire In addition to the group tutor- departments dedicated to provid- ing provided by Freshman Experi- ing student support. The final, and ence, the Office of Success Programs often most prominent culprit, is la- offers one-on-one tutoring by re- ziness, though I just don’t feel like quest in subjects such as: Civil En- writing anything about that. gineering 2020, Chemistry 1310, For those willing to overcome 1311,1312, Math 1501, 1502, 2401, the daunting forces of shyness, con- 2403, Computer Science 1311, fusion and laziness, there are plenty 1312, ECE 2025, 2030, Physics of tutoring resources available on 2211, 2212, Spanish 1001, 1002, campus for free. This article focuses 2001 and 2002. on the broadest programs available In the 1-to-1 program, students By Jon Purvis / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS to students of all majors. Yet, for are allowed one session per week A lone student studies in the library. In order to support all students needing academic assistance, the Special each specific major and course there regardless of the course. Students Programs Office, OMED and Freshman Experience provide a widely diverse selection of tutoring alternatives. are a number of alternatives for aca- should know, however, that the pro- demic assistance. For more infor- gram has strict guidelines concern- not notify the Success Programs available for you, special arrange- toring can schedule an appointment mation on these services, students ing cancellations and no-shows. For Office or the tutor by phone or ments can be made to get you the online at lotus.stucen.gatech.edu/ should contact the office of their example, when a student cancels by email (no-show), the student will help you need. Instruction in other 1to1/ or call 404-894-1945. To can- particular school. phone or by email three separate be restricted from receiving tutor- subjects is available by request, which cel an appointment, call 894-1945 Entering freshmen enrolled in times, access to tutoring will be re- ing assistance for the remainder of comes in handy for that tricky ther- or 894-1970. If you are interested the Freshman Experience Program stricted for one week after the third that semester. Thus, it is important mo class. Overall, the sessions are in tutoring students, contact Paddy can obtain help in their core classes cancellation. that students use their one-on-one generally informal and extremely Kennington at 894-1970 or without having to leave their dorm. Also, when a student does not sessions wisely. helpful. From Sunday through Thursday, attend a tutoring session and does Luckily, if a course or time is not Students interested in 1-to-1 tu- See Tutors, page 11 Campus Research Review Undergraduate research a Fuel Cell Champion lasting benefit for students Benjamin Small and Joe Gezo By Josh Boutwell vantages to the co-op program as Columnist Staff Writer well, the biggest being time. Since students are only attending class every Professor Jack Winnick of the Once students get out of school, other semester, it takes at least an School of Chemical Engineering most find that employers don’t re- extra year to graduate. For many is striving to make this planet a ally care that they got an A in Fluid students on the fast track to gradua- better place. No really—he’s in- Dynamics or passed Calculus. What tion, this is simply to high a price to volved with some projects that employers really want to know is pay for work experience. will help us save the environment that you can complete the job for If interested in the co-op pro- as well as produce electricity more which you were hired.