Friday, September 3, 2010 • Volume 96, Issue 7 • nique.net DramaTech Open House DramaTech actors showcase talents at annual Open House.49 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper Peterson unveils strategic plan Dean of Plan to set Institute’s direction for the following 25 years Engineering by Matt Schrichte “The ten Institute-wide Assistant News Editor initiatives are the things I’m really most excited about be- to retire The Institute’s long await- cause when you ask the ques- by Vijai Narayanan ed Strategic Plan was for- tion, ‘What’s next?’ — that’s News Editor mally announced on Tuesday what’s next,” said Under- morning, a little over a year graduate Student Body Presi- After serving over eight years as Dean of after the campus-wide initia- dent Corey T. Boone. the College of Engineering (CoE), Dr. Don tive was launched. Institute The development of the Giddens announced his decision to retire President G.P. “Bud” Peter- Strategic Plan began in July from the Institute, effective on July 1, 2011. son delivered the Strategic of 2009 when the steering Following his retirement he will become Vision for Tech to an almost committee membership was a part time research faculty member at the capacity crowd in the Ferst named. The membership is School of Biomedical Engineering. His deci- Theatre Auditorium. The -au made up of over 60 faculty, sion comes at a time of change within the dience included current stu- staff, alumni, students and Institute, as it embarks on a new strategic dents, faculty, staff, alumni friends who represent the plan and adapts to the continued poor eco- and community leaders. broad interests of Tech. nomic conditions. According to Giddens, he The Strategic Plan will ef- Peterson first broached has been considering retirement for several fectively act as a set of calcu- the subject of the Strategic years. He was persuaded to stay following lated goals set to carry Tech Plan with the general public the departure of former Institute President into its 150th anniversary in at his Investiture ceremony G. Wayne Clough until a new President was 2035. on Sept. 3, 2009. in place. “Our challenge was to “Last year after the in- “I agreed at that time, about two and a create a shared vision that vestiture, Dr. Peterson an- half years ago, that I would stay through the can help ensure success. We nounced the Institute was transition and after the new President got believe that our new strategic going to go into a strategic settled in we would announce my retirement plan provides great agility in plan format. They had a day and leave enough time for a search commit- a rapidly changing environ- full of discussions. From tee to find a new Dean before I left,” Gid- ment. It enables us to make there they invited people dens said. investments today and to from the community, faculty In addition to serving as Dean, Giddens better prepare for tomorrow,” members, alumni [and] stu- is an alum who entered as a freshman at Tech Peterson said. dents to pour into the stra- in 1958, before earning his undergraduate, The final draft of the Stra- tegic plan. They did that for masters and doctorate in Aerospace Engi- tegic Plan consists of five all- an entire year and what was neering. Following a few years in industry, encompassing goals aimed at announced yesterday was the Giddens returned to Tech in 1968 as an increasing Tech’s global pres- result of it,” Boone said. Assistant Professor in the aerospace depart- ence, increasing institute- Initial drafts of the docu- ment. Since that time, he has served the In- wide efficiency, sustaining ment were drawn up in Dec. stitute in a variety of roles, including as the and enhancing academic and of last year and the final draft school chair of AE and the school chair of Photo by Victor Lee / Student Publications research prowess and becom- was completed by May 2010. BME. ing one of the most respected “Students have always had Following a year of planning, President Peterson Giddens briefly left the Institute to serve technology based learning a pretty strong role in the de- announced the new Strategic Plan at the Ferst Center. as Dean of Engineering at John’s Hopkins institutions in the world. velopment of the strategic University from 1992-1997. He returned to Beneath those five overarch- plan,” Boone said. June 15. Last Jan., students “There are some initiatives Tech in the fall of 1997 to develop and chair ing goals, the Strategic Plan During the planning pro- and teachers participated in that SGA has taken on. Just the BME program at Tech before becoming includes ten Institute-wide cess, the Institute provided Days of Engagement in their from being around the Stra- Dean of the CoE in 2002. initiatives. These are more an abundance of opportu- classes, where they were en- tegic Plan, I think you’ll see “Looking back, I think that developing foreseeable, concrete objec- nities for campus feedback couraged to discuss their some changes in the number the joint biomedical engineering program tives such as creating an ex- and interaction. Over 70 personal visions for Tech’s of opportunities to live, learn with Emory will be the most significant perimental “X” college that town hall meetings were future. Overall, more than and play, to make Midtown thing. It was a new academic endeavor, and would allow students to per- held throughout the process. 1200 ideas for the plan were a community where we can it has been very successful,” Giddens said. sonally tailor and customize An online survey soliciting submitted throughout the Giddens said that there have been impor- their major coursework. feedback was open through various processes. See Plan, page 5 See Dean, page 3 Senator Isakson, Rep. Everson speak at Campanile by Kaitlin Goodrich as a club…and they are just such “What you don’t do when Contributing Writer influential people that really com- business is stifled is tax them mand an audience,” said Kristen further… We must empower the Over 200 students rallied Greig, GTRC Chairman and private sector in this economic cri- around the Campanile Tuesday, third-year IAML major. sis,” Isakson said. August 31 for the Back-to-School Isakson spoke first after a brief Isakson stressed the impor- Barbeque Kick-off hosted by prayer to bless the food and the tance of reforms that would cut Georgia Tech Campus Republi- GTRC endeavors in the upcom- taxes across the board and the cans (GTCR). The event featured ing year and welcome given by importance of cutting spending speeches by US Senator Johnny Greig. Isakson first praised stu- while criticizing the current ad- Isakson and Georgia Legislature dent attendance at the rally and ministration’s lack of foresight in House Representative for District stressed the importance for indi- the employment of the stimulus 106 Melvin Everson. vidual participation in politics. package. During the question The goal of the event was to at- “Politics is not a spectator and answer portion after Isakson’s tract new members to GTCR as sport…and you here have taken a speech, Tech students raised issues well as get conservative students step in the right direction,” Isak- of immigration and border con- excited to be involved politically son said. trol, the growing national deficit in the upcoming year. Isakson and The rest of Isakson’s speech and foreign policy. Isakson took Everson were invited as speakers focused on the issues that the stances supporting stricter poli- with the hope of increasing the Republican party faces in the cies on border control and finding number of students attending. upcoming year, specifically tax a solution to national debt. Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications “Having Melvin speak and reform for individuals and busi- He also touched briefly on his Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) speaks to students and members having Johnny speak really gets nesses and dealing with the eco- of the community. Isakson is running for re-election this year. people fired up about what we do nomic crisis. See Isakson, page 4 2 • September 3, 2010 • Technique NEWS

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Dean from page 1 tant changes within the CoE dur- Council Clippings ing his tenure. This week in Student Government According to him, the CoE Visit the Technique’s new SGA blog at : has moved strongly into interdis- By Mike Donohue, SGA Editor www.nique.net/pulse ciplinary research and also into health-related areas. Giddens said that the main challenge for his Funding bills postponed nominated by Undergraduate deliberations secret from all the House as the driving force successor has to do with the fi- Student Body President Corey non-members. After discussion, for this change. Boone support- nances of the Institute. The UHR discussed no fund- Boone, were confirmed by both Merry Hunter Hipp, Victoria ed the amendment, saying that “The main challenge has to ing bills during its first meeting. the UHR and GSS. These offi- Lee and Alex Smalis were chosen it would promote “cohesion” be- do with the budget situation. The majority of the bills under cers did not include the Director to represent the student body as tween the President and Execu- The faculty workloads have gone consideration stayed on new of Academic Affairs, the Direc- a whole in further meetings. tive Vice President. up in terms of student credit business and will be discussed tor of Community Outreach or hours taught and research dollars next week. Funding for cricket the Historian, which are posi- Elections code Student body referendum brought in per faculty member,” Club, a $4550 allocation for tions created by executive or- Giddens said. league expenses, was to be dis- der. While some representatives The UHR discussed an SGA will place a referen- Giddens hopes to stay on as cussed by the Representatives, questioned the wisdom of having amendment to the elections dum before the student body to a research faculty member for at but a failure by the club to ap- executive cabinet members also code that would have the Under- amend its Constitution by plac- least three to four years. pear postponed the discussion serve in the legislative branch, all graduate Student Body President ing the language governing the “It’s been a great career, and I by one week. GSS passed the officers were confirmed by large and Executive Vice President split between capital outlay and have seen so many changes since bill earlier during the day after margins. run on a single ticket, instead of prior year into the more easily 1958. Over that period of time amending it to Joint Finance in two separate races as in year’s amended Joint Finance Com- Tech has for the most part given Committee policy. Members-at-large elected past. Officials cited last year’s mittee policy. This referendum me and others the opportunity to amendment to the Constitution will need approval by a majority develop… that’s been a character- Cabinet members sworn-in UHR elected three members- transferring the Executive Vice of voters and will go in front of istic of Tech that is really impor- at-large during executive session. President’s legislative duties to the student body on Monday, tant to preserve,” Giddens said. All of the executive officers Following procedure, UHR kept the new position of Speaker of Sep. 13.

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Isakson from page 1 opinion on the nuclear threat of Iran from his experience on the foreign relations committee. Nobel winner Yunus speaksphones at and Tech laptops, they are ca- by Yameen Huq Everson followed Isakson with Contributing Writer pable of fighting poverty as well. a speech more focused on the im- “He said some cool things portance of increasing the influ- The IMPACT Speaker Series like loaning to both [the rich and ence of conservative Republicans kicked off on Aug. 26, 2010 with poor]. I liked when he discussed in the government and defeating a presentation by Muhammad Yu- the cellphones,” said Casey Mann, Democrats in the upcoming elec- nus, the social activist and econo- second-year CM major. tions. He echoed Isakson’s senti- mist who started the Grameen Yunus eventually shifted his ments about tax reform but went Foundation and won the 2006 focus from his early success with on to say taxes were not the only Nobel Peace Prize. microcredit to his new, bigger failure of Democrats currently. Having recently authored his project: social business. This is a “Our nation is headed in the third bestseller, Building Social new paradigm that is meant to wrong direction because of who Business: The New Kind of Capital- shift the focus of profit-driven is in the White House… We ism that Serves Humanity’s Most business to a business focusing need conservative leadership in Pressing Needs, Yunus gave a pre- on helping the less fortunate. By Washington to turn this country sentation at the LeCraw Auditori- being both politically free-market around,” Everson said. um in the College of Management and culturally communitarian, The kick-off concluded with building and an overview on what this new system is meant to bring brief campaign speeches from people can do to design a new sys- the best of both worlds. other candidates for various state tem that is both self-sufficient and According to Yunus, the so- and federal offices running on the beneficial to society. cial businessman gathers capital Republican ticket. Students were The IMPACT Speaker Series through the profit-driven model encouraged to get involved in at has worked since 2002 to bring and then uses it to fund the social least one campaign represented. major business leaders from vari- enterprise, which then sustains Isakson was the reason several ous industries to help give advice itself through a bare minimum students attended the rally. to students in areas ranging from economic profit. This approach “I don’t consider myself to be leadership to entrepreneurship combines competition and altru- strongly right-leaning, but I want- and even philanthropy. Working ism into one package. ed to hear Isakson speak… [He] with the Bangladesh Student As- Yunus brought up examples of is a great person to listen to talk- sociation, the series booked Yu- his own success in this endeavor. really well-spoken, and what he nus this month to give advice on He brought up his recent business says makes an impact,” said An- building sustainable philanthropy with the yogurt company Dan- gie Keilhauer, second-year INTA based on his own personal suc- Photo by Eric Mansfield / Student Publications non. The company made a deal to major. cesses. Nobel Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus speaks to a produce tasty, nutritional yogurt “I have always wanted to hear Yunus’ lecture primarily con- packed crowd. Yunus is renowned for his work in microfinance. at a low affordable price for village Isakson speak, so it was great to sisted of speeches, anecdotes and children. The children can receive have an opportunity to see him on business experiences, eschewing He attempted to alleviate this become educated. After his early all the nutrients they need by sub- campus. He really impressed me, a PowerPoint in favor of a more problem with an idea that earned successes and failure to convince sisting on this cheap yogurt alone. especially during the question and casual approach. He began by him a Nobel Prize in Economics: major banks to follow his method, Yunus encouraged students to answer part. Nothing fazed him,” talking about his early life as an the concept of microcredit. he started his own loan organiza- take up entrepreneurial arms and said Kyle Smith, first-year AE ma- economist who studied on a Ful- Microcredit is the issuing of tion, the Grameen Bank. start their own social businesses as jor. bright Scholarship at Vanderbilt small business loans, usually in “My advantage was that I opposed to simply taking jobs at Still, other students were im- University. He then worked as a small amounts totaling tens of could say anything I wanted. I large corporations. pressed with Melvin. professor in Bangladesh, until he dollars, that would allow the peo- tried to do little things… I must Yunus closed his speech on the “People responded really well believed that the standard eco- ple to start their own businesses. do things each day to make myself note that he hopes there will be to Melvin... He brings so much nomic theories he taught were not Yunus experimented with this useful. In a way, that village was even more philanthropists in the vibrancy to the party, and [is] a relevant to the poverty that was process using the villages until he my university,” Yunus said. future who can create ideas much good conservative candidate… I around him. found a system that worked. The event itself was free and greater than his own. He stated knew he would be a good fireball “[Economists] believe all hu- He attempted social reforms on fully booked, with many students his belief that poverty could be for the meeting,” Greig said. man beings care about is money. a local level as well, loaning money having to sit on the floors. wiped out in the next generation, The high turnout at the rally People suffer so much for so little to women and empowering them Yunus said that if people can expressing the idea that the future exceeded expectations for GTCR. money,” Yunus said. to start their own businesses and design devices as powerful as cell- will contain “poverty museums.” NEWS Technique • September 3, 2010 • 5

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really thrive and enjoy these four, Barrelhouse Tavern coming to campus five or six years that we are here,” by Cathy Heo Boone said. Contributing Writer Academically, the plan stresses Tech’s need for continuing focus A new restaurant serving a wide and overall excellence in the ar- variety of American high-end pub eas of engineering and those re- food will be constructed in Tech lated to technology as well as in Square. Called “The Barrelhouse the pursuit of new and emerging Tavern”, it will also be equipped fields. with a full bar. It is expected to “We have a tradition of devel- open around mid-late Oct. oping leaders. It’s imperative that “It’ll be like a neighborhood here at Tech we remain a top en- bar with a great food,” said Lara gineering and technology institu- Sexton, retail manager for the tion, focused on both education Student Center Dining Services. and research,” Peterson said, “For “They’re going to do burgers; it is this that is the cornerstone they’re going to serve [many dif- of our reputation and any plan ferent foods]. It’s almost like a must continue to build upon our gastro-pub. They have a full range strengths, especially in the inte- bar [with] beer [and] alcohol, but gration of science and technology, they also focus heavily on serving as we seek to leverage this excel- Photo by Josh Sandler / Student Publications really good food.” lence across all areas of intellec- Barrelhouse will be run by the As a result of the new construction for The Barrelhouse Tavern in Tech Square, St. Charles’ Deli will tual pursuit and in a wide variety same managers of the Graveyard relocate near the Waffle House. Construction for Barrelhouse will likely be completed by mid-Oct. of academic fields and disciplines Tavern located near East Atlanta as they are related to science and Village. “It’s pretty open-ended when can just relax and enjoy the later smaller area, it was decided that it technology.” “They’ve been very successful we say American high-end pub evening to unwind.” could to be moved to a new small- Outside of scholarship, the there,” Sexton said. “They’re go- food. We’re not only looking to Barrelhouse will give more op- er and closer location to campus. plan emphasizes future research ing on their sixth year of business, attract the Georgia Tech alum, tions for various foods to the stu- As a result, St. Charles Deli will and innovation at Tech while and we were fortunate enough to faculty, staff and students, but dents as well as a convenient place relocate to a space between Waffle placing greater importance on the find them and have a location for we’re also looking to attract a for students to relax. Similar op- House and Great Clips, previous- Institute’s local and global pres- them.” great neighborhood crowd in tions for places like Barrelhouse ly occupied by Lexington Choco- ence. Barrelhouse will be run in a there as well,” said Phillip Chris- are located farther into the Mid- latier, which closed. “We want to explore the pos- gastro-pub style, or a pub selling tensen, the manager of the Grave- town region, much more inconve- Barrelhouse will have another sibility of creating a revitalized high-class cuisines. The menu will yard Tavern. nient for some students to get to. storefront on the side of College Midtown development zone that have American high-end pub food The managers of Graveyard “The responses on the survey of Management. The solid brick will surround the campus and with a very consumer conscious Tavern plan on doing something showed that students like a type of façade will be opened to host a include quality housing, strong price point. Some of the items in different at Barrelhouse in - com a pub-kind of a location. We are large outdoor patio dining area schools, world class informal the menu include Belgian burgers parison to their restaurant. Un- listening to the students’ wants for patrons. learning centers, cultural venues and daily specials from the execu- like Graveyard Tavern, which and needs,” said Robert Junko, “I know Georgia Tech is very and retail amenities,” Peterson tive chef. Barrelhouse will have a has live music and dance parties, associate director for Student Pro- excited, and the board members said. huge selection of beers and other Barrelhouse will focus on having grams. we’ve been dealing with are as In his presentation, Peterson alcohol. a “warm and cozy” atmosphere The construction will begin well. I think it goes without say- addressed the need to create an Barrelhouse will open ev- with soft seating and booths that as soon as the permit is finalized ing that we’re even more excited enveloping strategic plan during ery day at 11 a.m. and will serve has a neighborhood feel to it. from the City of Atlanta and is than they are to get the opera- the current economic situation. lunch and dinner. During lunch “We want a place where every- projected to be completed around tion up and running over there,” “The reality is [that] strategic time, the restaurant will have a one can just come watch a football mid to late Oct. Christensen said. “It’s going to planning when economic times shotgun-style fast-paced ordering game, a basketball game or a base- Barrelhouse will be located in be amazing. The food’s going to are difficult is even more impor- system to save time for students ball game together,” Christensen Tech Square in front of the Man- be great, fun atmosphere and a tant. It’s even more important that and businessmen and a slower- said. “We’re going try to appeal agement building, replacing St. very short distance. It’s a great we do this successfully today than paced, sit-down full table service to everybody. We will have a very Charles Deli. St. Charles Deli will location and we’re just thrilled to we should have done it or did it for customers in the evening op- comfortable, warm atmosphere still be open in Tech Square. Be- join Georgia Tech and come over when economic times were good,” eration hours. and variety of people where you cause it can be relocated to fit in a there.” Peterson said.

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Internet as a self-atomizing machine be patriotic, terrorize a freshman I love seeing girls on bikes, or maybe I just love seeing girls, or bikes... ATTN: Creepy Beard Guy. Stop souting out people to creep on at Woodies. You know, tech boys, there are girls at Agnes Scott and GSU. You just need to leave campus which seems to be a problem for you guys. I had to compete with Leauge of Legends for my boyfriends at- tention. I lost. Hey, Technique editors, you should make a Twitter account that automatically posts Slivers. Opinions Editor: Matt Hoffman Technique It is the mark of the educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without 6 accepting it. Friday, Opinions ”“ —Aristotle September 3, 2010 YOUR VIEWS Letters to the Editor OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Haze on the horizon Mosque debate needs Strategic plan lacks clear message, tangible goals cultural perspective While the administration deserves attempts to look too far into the future The writer [“Mosque location Write to us: praise for seeing the need to set Tech on and has shortcomings in dealing with the lacks sensibility” printed Aug. 27 claims that “[Islam] and the Arab [email protected] the road to success, the path laid out with present. A potential short term strategic culture have vast hatred toward the new strategic plan is unclear. The plan to accompany this long term plan Western culture.” This is untrue. We welcome your letters in document itself has good ideas within it, may ease much of the lack of confusion Many Muslims and Arabs around response to Technique content as the world distrust the American well as topics relevant to campus. but many of the objectives are vague and within the verbose manifesto and clearly government for its history in the We will print letters on a timely seem to be goals that Tech has already establish a direction to meet the long term region and oppose certain foreign and space-available basis. policies that affect Muslims, such Letters should not exceed 400 laid out for itself and is currently striving goals. as our continued military support words and should be submitted by Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be to achieve. The year of work put into The strategic plan also missed a bold of Israel and the war in Iraq, but printed in the following Friday’s the plan was certainly not wasted, but opportunity to move the Institute forward this is different from an ingrained issue. Include your full name, year hatred in Arab culture toward the (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- the groundbreaking aspects that were in one key area in particular. In order to West. And while certain strains serve the right to edit for style and expected with this drawn out process enhance the excellence in scholarship and of Islam—such as the violent ex- length. Only one submission per seem to have not yet materialized in this research, Tech must look outside of its tremism of al Qaeda—are reac- person will be printed per term. tions to modernity and western document. “targeted reputational areas” and work influence, these do not constitute melting pot of different cultures The initiatives laid out by President to enhance all aspects of the Institute, the mainstream of Islamic think- in addition to a densely populated ing or Muslim beliefs. urban center, so discussing a Japa- Peterson at the unveiling of the strategic including every College and possibly Additionally, the writer uses nese shrine next to Pearl Harbor is plan do not provide a clear direction for further expand. Tech has achieved some poor examples to illustrate the in- only vaguely similar. Pearl Har- Tech to be steered in. More concrete ideas of the highest accolades in engineering sensitivity of building a “mosque” bor is not a place where many Jap- “at” Ground Zero. One must keep See Letters, page 8 will be greatly welcomed in the future to that some schools could only dream of in mind that New York City is a better illustrate this somewhat obscure attaining. There is still work to be done, but road map. It is understandable that Tech must also push its own intellectual tangibles may be difficult to obtain when boundaries if it hopes to define not only OUR VIEWS Hot or Not dealing with a 25-year plan, but that the technological university of the future, might be an indication that the new plan but a multifaceted one as well. – or – The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. HOT NOT Technique Editorial Board Hahnming Lee, Editor-in-Chief Vivian Fan, Managing Editor Kate Comstock, Business Manager Jennifer Aldoretta, Layout Editor Alex Mitchell, Sports Editor Kamna Bohra, Focus Editor Vijai Narayanan, News Editor Steven Cappetta, Advertising Manager Nishant Prasadh, Online Sports Editor Game time Gone, Giddens, gone Mike Donohue, SGA Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor The best part of fall semes- Tech will be losing one of Matt Hoffman, Opinions Editor Jarrett Skov, Photo Editor ter begins tomorrow: football its best when Dean of Engi- Reem Mansoura, Outreach Editor Zheng Zheng, Entertainment Editor season. While the match up neering Don Giddens retires should (hopefully) not prove next summer. Besides being an EDITORIAL CARTOON By Jennifer Aldoretta to be that compelling, the alumnus, he was a founding Jackets look to use this game to father of the Biomedical En- lay a strong foundation to have gineering department, which another conference champi- has risen from infancy to a onship season. It will also be top-3 program in just over a exciting to see the new 3-4 decade. We thank Giddens for defense being implemented in his decades of service to the In- tangent with the patent Paul stitute and wish him well in all Johnson triple-option offense. his future endeavors.

Get involved Drinking deluge While some may find peo- The reports that came out ple trying to them stuff and this weekend that nine stu- get them to join organizations dents were arrested for alcohol along Skiles walkway annoy- related incidents is unfortu- ing, it is also an opportunity nate. While students have a for people to get involved. In- right to have during their later volvement week is always awk- college years, they should do ward for the tablers and for the so responsibly and remember targets of the tabling, but it what we have all learned in can also open doors for people HPS 1040: drinking too much to get to find new friends and will make you sick; drinking interest in sometimes antiso- way too much will put in the cial Tech community. hospital or worse. OPINIONS Technique • September 3, 2010 • 7 CoC offers great options, needs focus It’s called Computer Sci- “It was a cool experience to back this up. This summer, B Z ence. Not Information Tech- seeing where the I worked at Microsoft as an U Z nology, not Software En- intern in the test division in Around Campus gineering, not Information ‘engineering’ in software Windows. Obviously I expect- Systems, not Programming ed that professional software and not a dozen other things engineering comes from.” engineering had a more for- that would pigeon-hole my mal system in place than the What are you looking major into just one bucket. Chris Russell code-submit-pray workflow I like this. Computing is Online Editor I have developed at school, forward to about football such a broad topic that trying but it was still a bit of a shock to fit it into one of the fields when I didn’t touch a line of season? above would mean a lot of cool be working somewhere in soft- a corner, and that it’s very code for a month and a half. stuff would have to fall by the ware engineering. easy for a student to com- Granted, I wrote a lot of wayside. But as much as I love The College of Computing pletely forgo skills that would code before the summer was computer science, I’m an engi- does a great job in preparing be valuable in their careers in over, but before that, there neer, too. its students for any eventual- exchange for interesting con- were several weeks of profil- Despite the fact it isn’t in ity. Of all of Tech’s majors, CS cepts they’ll likely never touch ing systems, designing how the College of Engineering, CS students easily have the most again after college. my tool would work and prov- is very much an engineering input into what goes into their For both the administration ing that it would give data the discipline. Maybe the princi- degree. If you’re not familiar and students looking at their developers could use. Despite ples aren’t the same as in more with the CS curriculum, stu- transcripts, it’s worth look- getting a little antsy to write typical types of engineering, dents pick two of eight areas to ing at the two companies that some code, it was a cool expe- but they’re still there. Rather specialize in, then build their amount to the two 800 pound rience seeing where the ‘engi- than worrying about physical degree off the intersection of gorillas of Computer Science: neering’ in software engineer- Drew Martin laws like gravity and stress, we the two. A student interested Google and Microsoft. Both ing comes from. Second-year CS have to look at things like the in robotics, for example, could have divided their engineers Though let me say it again: findability of bugs, optimizing take classes in Intelligence and into three disciplines: Program I love our curriculum here. Be- “I’m most excited about our code, code coverage for Devices, where a gamer could Management (the people who tween learning cool concepts tests and what happens when specialize in Media and Peo- design the program), Develop- and learning practical tools, I the tailgating...tons of free something fails. ple, and the two would have ment (the people who write the would take the concepts any food... I love burgers.” Is there more to it than radically different curricula. code for the program) and Test day. I love the freedom the that? Yes. Dozens of mathema- Let me say this first: I love (the people who make sure the CoC gives its students and ticians, cognitive scientists, this system. It allows for diver- program does what it’s sup- love the fact that it lets its stu- and user interface designers sity in what could easily be a posed to). For students accus- dents learn exactly what the would probably chafe at being monotonous, boring series of tomed to designing, writing cutting edge of computers is lumped into engineering. But seminars on programming lan- and running entire projects in in any of a dozen of different the fact remains: most of us guages and when you should one caffeine-and-panic fueled fields. I love that the curricu- are going to end up engineers use which. It lets me specialize session three hours before the lum provides us with a strong to some extent. Whether we’re for a theory-heavy career, but deadline, the changes from jumping-off point for both going to work on the next ver- still take classes like graphics, college projects to real world graduate school and industry. sion of Windows, an operat- animation and game AI. products is a cold slap in the There is a way that a bit more ing system for a robot or TPS But let me say this too: a lot face. practicality could be worked report generator for Initech, of times, it feels like students What little experience I’ve in without making any of the Inc., most of us are going to can specialize themselves into had with the industry seems concepts suffer. Wayne Bishop Second-year ID “The atmosphere of game UGA football program in need of change day. It’s really exciting.” This past offseason, the “The time is perfect to fire coordinating cronies went UGA football team has had 8-5 and almost lost three to endure many changes. The Richt. UGA has a new athletic other games, winning those team has to answer to a new director [and] players are by a total of 13 points. Richt athletic director, they have a promptly fired his defensive new defensive coordinator and getting suspended.” coordinator after the season, they have to break in a new and the athletic department starting quarterback. But what Alex Mitchell thinks that solved the team’s UGA should be worried about Sports Editor losing streak. I have news for this coming season is potential the UGA athletic department: NCAA sanctions and possibly firing a defensive coordinator a new head coach. DUI? There is also the possibil- and that falls squarely on the will not solve the team’s prob- UGA can claim one trophy ity of bribery and adultery sur- shoulders of Richt. lems. Richt needs to look in before the team even starts rounding Evan’s case. This was The time is perfect to fire the mirror and realize that it is playing games. The program the same man who supported Richt. UGA has a new athletic not his coordinator’s fault for has won the Fulmer Cup, a Head Coach Mark Richt and director, players are getting losing games. It is his fault for title “awarded” annually to raised millions of dollars for suspended left and right and hiring them. Michelle Kuykendal the team that has racked up the program. UGA cannot Richt is no longer the coach he Any bystander will notice Grad. BioE the most arrests in the offsea- expect players to behave when was in 2006. a difference in coaching styles son. With starting running their officials cannot keep This proposition may when comparing coaches like “I look forward to winning back Washaun Ealey’s arrest their pants on and know when sound crazy to some consider- Paul Johnson or Nick Saban on Aug. 27 for a hit-and-run, to stop tipping the bottle. ing Richt has the third-highest to Richt. Johnson and Saban the ACC, and Nesbitt winning UGA leads all of college foot- The program also has prob- winning percentage of any will yell at players and seek the Heisman.” ball with eight arrested play- lems on the field with penalties other coach, but SEC coaches perfection on every single play. ers. Since 2008, the football and higher quantity of losses. have been fired for much less Johnson and Saban are moti- program alone has had 23 Last season, UGA led the SEC than a few arrests and a couple vators and their trophies and players arrested. in penalties and penalty yards, of penalties (remember Tom- records speak for themselves. One of UGA’s notable loss- and the Bulldogs were sixth my Tuberville?). By retaining Richt looks like a statue on the es this season was former quar- in the nation in total penal- Richt, the Georgia athletic sidelines. terback Zach Mettenberger. ties. What is most disturbing department is saying that they If Georgia scores a 90-yard Mettenberger easily had the about most of UGA’s penalties value winning over morals. touchdown, Richt will stare best spring of any Georgia is the high amount of personal There is one problem with into space. If UGA loses a quarterback and threw two foul penalties, not to mention UGA’s evaluations. Richt is game on a last second touch- touchdowns in the spring 2007’s UGA game against not winning games anymore. down Richt will stare into game. After his sexual battery Florida when Richt orches- In 2008, the Bulldogs were space. Richt’s style fits well if charge, Mettenberger has left trated a giant dance competi- ranked No. 1 heading into the he were a Major League Base- UGA, leaving question marks tion when UGA scored its first season, only to go 10-3 and ball manager, but the problem for UGA at quarterback. touchdown. lose to inner-state rival Tech. for Richt is that he is a col- Katherine Faist However, in the player’s In the ultra-competitive UGA was not even within lege football coach in a highly defense, they are without any SEC, UGA cannot afford to striking distance of the SEC competitive league. Actually, Grad. ME quality role models or leaders. have its best players miss games Championship as Florida got with Bobby Cox’s retirement “I don’t watch football.” Who could forget the ab- due to arrests. They cannot revenge on UGA’s “dance- from the Braves after this sea- solutely embarrassing arrest just give other teams free yards off” of 2007 and smacked the son maybe Richt can start a of former Athletic Director because of stupid penalties. Dawg,s 49-10. new career. Does Richt know Photos by Basheer Tome Damon Evans in early July for This program lacks discipline Last season, Richt and his anything about baseball? 8 • September 3, 2010 • Technique OPINIONS

Letters from page 6 political lines in favor of a liberal view. Though I agree with her the- anese live or daily go to pray. Con- sis, I feel the expression of her view versely, New York City has a large alienated a large audience. Muslim population; indeed, many I agree with Ms. Fan that the New Strategic Plan to lead Muslims died on 9/11, and there is existence of the term “reverse rac- already a mosque nearby. Further, the ism” is evidence that we clearly example of an “Antebellum-South haven’t reached the “post-racial museum next to the Martin Luther society” through the election of a JustTech over a year ago, toward the preemience“This is our time and our King center” is also misplaced: the black president. Indeed, the election Tech community undertook lack of civil rights in the South was of Barack Obama stands as an ex- the task of developing a stra- vision, and I hope that you an accepted and prominent part of ample that racism is still present in tegic vision for Tech that will will join us in making it Southern culture against which Dr. our nation. He was a junior senator, shape our future for the next King fought and of which he was a who had served one term in office. 25 years. Our challenge was happen.” victim. To say that terrorism is an ac- He had little executive experience. to create a shared vision to cepted and prominent part of Islamic The Democratic party could have ensure success in a rapidly G.P. “Bud” Peterson culture would be to demonstrate the provided a more qualified candi- changing environment, allow- Institute President utmost ignorance of current affairs date, but as a nation we voted for ing us to make the best invest- and world history—ignorance the him, futilely believing that making ments today to better prepare writer exposes when he calls Osama a black man our nation’s chief exec- our students and the Institute spected technology-focused ating a virtual Tech campus bin Laden a “leader” of Islam. utive could recompense years of ra- a for the future. learning institutions in the and providing an educational The overblown controversy over cial inequality. It is not my intent to The creation of the stra- world; sustain and enhance guarantee. this one mosque overshadows a gen- disparage a president who has taken tegic plan has truly been a excellence in scholarship These are just a few - ex uine problem facing America: the the reigns of command at a compli- collaborative effort involving and research; ensure that in- amples of the strategies that widespread opposition to mosque cated juncture, nor to comment on many of you. After holding novation, entrepreneurship we will explore. It may be that construction across the country. his capability; I merely emphasize 70 town hall meetings, openly and public service are funda- upon careful analysis we will There have been a number of recent there were many voters whose selec- soliciting ideas via the Web mental characteristics of our not implement all of them, or cases in the news where large Mus- tion was based on nothing beyond and engaging you through the graduates; expand our global we may even discover other lims communities have faced vitriolic the color of President Obama’s skin. “Days of Engagement” held footprint and influence to en- opportunities to improve opposition to building new places of Ms. Fan also criticizes Sarah Pal- last spring, as well as our fac- sure that we are graduating them. worship in their hometowns. While in for exploiting her gender to drive ulty, staff, alumni and com- good global citizens; and re- Whatever ideas we decide freedom of religion is guaranteed by a political career. Sarah Palin is an munity, we have refined input lentlessly pursue institutional to pursue, you can be assured our constitution, America has a long accomplished politician in her own and have created a guide that effectiveness. that as we move forward, Tech history of denying rights to minori- right, but her prestige in the nation- serves to chart our course as During the planning pro- will continue to build upon its ties, and we must be careful to avoid al political scene is probably unwar- we create the Georgia Tech of cess, a list of ten Institute- strengths as a culture that nur- sacrificing freedoms in the name of ranted. However, can we condemn 2035. wide ideas emerged, and those tures innovation and shares fear. her any more for using her gender You may wonder why those ideas were so compelling that a commitment to excellence Daniel Connelly than we can criticize Hillary Clin- of you currently attending we didn’t want to lose any that will both challenge you Grad. CS ton? Is it any more heinous than Tech should care about a 25- time in exploring them. Bear and enrich your education. Barack Obama using his race to year vision. As I shared with in mind that these aren’t the The strategic plan will propel his career? It is a part of their the campus community earli- only initiatives. We anticipate serve as our guide toward fu- Political slant diminishes identity and only the public has the er this week, our new strategic that there will be dozens, if ture success and innovation. argument power to give race or gender weight plan includes five overarching not hundreds, more of them We can all look forward to our beyond its due. goals, along with both short- as we develop specific plans to 150th birthday as a celebra- The responsibility remains with term and long-term strategies. implement our goals through- tion of one of the most vital, In the article by Vivian Fan on each of us to explore ourselves. Are It is designed to be a living out the Institute. well-respected and defining Aug. 27, 2010 [“Reverse racism, sex- we making judgements based on the document, providing a big- Among those of particular institutions for technology ism impedes debate”], the author be- content of character, or are we fall- picture road map for where we interest to you are: prepar- and commerce in the world. gins by stating a mantra of journal- ing into the trap of sound bytes and are going as an Institute, but ing you for global leadership, This is our time and our vi- ism, namely that journalists should sensationalism? Though we have flexible enough so that we can creating an experimental col- sion, and I hope that you will strive to prevent bias in an article. I come a long way, people everywhere be responsive to change and lege (the ”X” college), pursu- join us in making it happen. fear that she ignored this principle in of all degrees of the political spec- open to opportunities before ing globally significant grand I am convinced that working her column and betrayed her thesis. trum, have plenty of room for im- us. challenges using our campus together, we can design the fu- The examples she chose to demon- provement. These five goals are to: be and region as a test bed for ture. This is, after all, Georgia strate exploitation of racism and sex- Nathan Parrish among the most highly re- research and application, cre- Tech. ism were apparently selected along Grad. ECE [email protected] Organization Spotlight: NMUN Club Technique The National Model United Nations Club rep- Focus Editor: Kamna Bohra resents Tech at national conferences to discuss 9 and to learn about international affairs. Friday, Focus Contact: http://jacketpages.collegiatelink.net September 3, 2010 Acting veterans, newcomers share limelight

Seasoned members of DramaTech, Tech’s theatrical organization, worked with new actors and actresses to put on quick productions to expose potential members to what DramaTech is like.

By Emily Cardin of events, during which members about joining DramaTech. Contributing Writer of the DramaTech team sought to “I did it to see how the group inform, educate and participate in works,” said Maggie Kellett, first- The men and women of Dra- numerous theatrical activities. year AE major and cast member. maTech Theatre, who “seek to fur- The festivities began with food, “It was difficult to work under ther performing arts on campus games and introductions on Aug. the time restraints, but I learned and around Atlanta” are looking 22 and 23, but progressed to the- a lot. I am definitely going to be for other performance-inclined atrical endeavors by the middle of doing another show,” Kellett said. students. To find them, DramaT- the week. Others, however, thought that ech is using new methods to at- “We start the week with social the time restrictions were signifi- tract fresh members. events to get to know all the new cantly daunting and saw the ef- As the oldest continuously faces. Then we progress to techni- fects in the show itself. running theatre in Atlanta, Dra- cal workshops and auditions for “It is obviously very difficult maTech has been recruiting new- experiments,” Madhavan said. to put a show together in just a comers since 1947. In recent years, These “experiments” are short few hours, but I thought some of however, DramaTech members skits that were performed dur- the acts were confusing. The ef- have decided to actively illustrate ing the shows held at the end of fort they put in was very visible, what they do on a regular basis by the last two nights of the Open though. That was a lot of work,” holding a week long Open House. House, on Aug. 27 and 28. Dra- said Frederick Grimm, first-year “We’ve been doing this for a maTech cast, directed and per- IE major. while,” said Deech Madhavan, formed all the shows in a 72-hour Work is not unfamiliar to Open House event organizer and time frame. members of DramaTech Theatre, sixth-year AE major. “The cast of the shows in- as it is a completely student-run “This is our Freshmen Recruit- cludes current upperclassmen, theatre in which students can par- ment. We use this time to show but incoming freshmen are given ticipate in theatrical administra- everyone how we operate and a chance to audition on the 24th tion, technical theatre, acting and what we do,” Madhavan said. and 25th [of August],” said Greg directing. This student-led opera- The curtain raised on DramaT- Kinsey, CS ‘07. tion also offers four theatre pro- ech’s Open House, entitled “Back “That’s why they are called duction classes for students that in Blacks,” this year on Aug. 22, ‘The Experiments.’ The freshmen are interested. Along with these complete with food and a tour of audition, and three days later or offerings, DramaTech also gives the Dean James E. Dull Theatre, less, they perform,” Kinsey said. the chance for those more adven- the black box theatre of the Robert Despite the lack of time, many turous actors to spread their wings Ferst Center for the Arts and the of the freshmen involved felt and try some improvisation. current home of DramaTech. This that the experience was incred- was the beginning of a week full ibly helpful in making a decision See DramaTech, page 11 Photos by Victor Lee / Student Publications Students move into streets of Atlanta to give back By Chris Russell modeled after Hands-on Atlanta,” to provide a chance for service Online Editor said Billiee Pendleton-Parker, As- to Tech students,” said Emma sociate Director of the President’s Bones, president of MOVE and Members of Tech’s incoming Scholarship Program and one of third-year EnvE major. freshman class did their part to the volunteers orchestrating the “MOVE is Georgia Tech’s um- break the Tech bubble on Satur- event. brella organization for a variety of day, Aug 28. Mobilizing Oppor- The Into the Streets program is community service and volunteer tunities for Volunteer Experience part of MOVE’s campaign to get opportunities. Our organization (MOVE) hosted its annual Into Tech students involved in com- consists of 12 committees that the Streets event last week, where munity service in the Atlanta area. address various issues and pro- the incoming freshmen class “MOVE is focused on the At- vide many service opportunities worked on community service lanta area and suburbs, just be- throughout the year…MOVE projects in the Atlanta commu- cause there are so many issues in exists to serve the community as nity. the area we live in. We live just a whole by facilitating service ac- “It’s a wonderful half-day of two miles from one of the most tivities by Georgia Tech’s faculty, service for our incoming fresh- dangerous zip codes in the nation, staff, and students that will in- Photo courtesy of Michael Hodgson men. I like to call it Baby Team there’s so much that needs to hap- crease the participants’ self worth, MOVE’s Into the Streets event offers to Tech students a Buzz [since] it’s modeled after pen, so we chose to just focus on combined leadership, teamwork and service opportunity. Team Buzz, just like Team Buzz is Atlanta, and, at the same time, See MOVE, page 12 Georgia Tech Career Fair 2010

Internship ­ Co­op ­ Full Time Open to GT Students and Alumni only Undergrad ­ Grad ­ PhD • • • Bring your Buzzcard and résumé • • • Look under the “Students” tab on www.careerfair.gatech.edu to search for a company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Campus Recreation Center Monday, September 13th and Tuesday, September 14th (9:30 AM– 3:30 PM both days) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Attire for the event is Business Formal

Want to be a liaison?

Apply online at

www.careerfair.gatech.edu FOCUS Technique • September 3, 2010 • 11

DramaTech from page 9 ‘Let’s Try This!’ (LTT), an improvisation comedy group as- LatinoBy Kumar Thangudu communityterson, his wife Val Peterson, Vice welcomes swing. newcomersAccording to the Hispanic sociated with DramaTech, made Contributing Writer President for Student Affairs Dr. Provost Dr. Rafael Bras and Business Magazine, Tech ranks a special appearance at the end of Bill Schafer and Dean of Students his wife attended the pool party eighth on the list of nationwide each of the Open House shows. Speckled with students from John Stein in attendance. on Saturday, Aug. 28. Graduate Engineering programs “[The members of LTT] all parts of the Hispanic culture, Peterson and his wife spoke Food specialties included Cu- for Hispanics. seemed like really friendly, funny the Sixth Annual Latino Welcome briefly to the attendees on Aug. ban sandwiches, and the event Many large Fortune 500 com- guys, on and off the stage. That Weekend, hosted by the Society 27. Peterson’s wife also gave a had live mambo-salsa dancing panies, such as John Deere and group is something I would con- of Hispanic Professional Engi- small welcome in the Spanish and a DJ. The Georgia Tech Salsa Eaton, use SHPE’s abundance sider getting involved with,” said neers (SHPE), welcomed and en- language to the new entrants to Club was in attendance boasting of professional development and Michael Smith, first-year EE ma- tertained well over 400 people at Tech’s Latin community. different techniques, strutting sponsorship opportunities as a jor. the Skiles Classroom Building on The event included raffle priz- their stuff and meeting potential tool for viable work force recruit- The group played several im- Friday, Aug. 27, and at the patio es, music and refreshments. new members. ment. provisation games, with the assis- of the Campus Recreation Center “I’m just glad that the [Latin] “It was pretty cool getting to Other Hispanic organizations tance of the audience. One of the (CRC) on Saturday, Aug. 28. community has an event where know so many of the new Latin who hosted the event include: crowd favorites was a game called SHPE used the weekend to tar- the new and old [members] come students that have come to Tech,” Gringos Y Latinos Atlanta Span- ‘Head-in-a-Bucket,’ during which get uniting the Latin community together with common interests,” said Esteban Moscoso, SHPE ish Service Society (GLASSS), at least one member of the troupe of Tech. SHPE welcomed fresh- said Antonio Elosua, President of member and fourth-year IE ma- the Hispanic Recruitment Team was required to keep his head sub- men, transfer students and the the Hispanic Recruitment Team jor. (HRT), the Hispanic Scholarship merged under the water. existing community of Latinos to and third-year IE major. According to the Fall 2009 Re- Fund (HSF), the Latino Organi- “[Head-in-a-Bucket] was pret- the many potential activities and The second day of the Latino port put together by Georgia Tech zation of Graduate Students (LO- ty funny. When [the troupe mem- relevant cultural groups on cam- welcome weekend took place at Institutional Research and Plan- GRAS), Lambda Theta Alpha, La bers] had to come up for air, they pus. the patio of the Campus Recre- ning, the Hispanic and Latino Unidad Latina (LUL), Spanish got a bunch of the people watch- Sponsored by the Office of ation Center (CRC). It included community of undergraduate and Speaking Organization (SSO), ing completely soaked,” said Sam Hispanic Initiatives and the com- dancing, raffling and plenty of graduate students makes up 5.1 Brazilian Student Association Hunter, first-year BME major. pany John Deere, the event had mingling. Cheek kissing, greet- percent of enrollment, totaling (BRASA) and the Puerto Rican Along with LTT, which per- Institute President G.P. “Bud” Pe- ings and Spanish were in full 1,035 Hispanic students. Student Association (PRisa). forms around the Institute, Dra- maTech also has a musical arm, called Variety Tech. This is Dra- maTech’s musical theatre and variety entertainment ensemble, designed as an outlet for students with acting and musical abilities. Several of the acts performed dur- ing the Open House shows were musical, with one duet/dance number and another ensemble performance, complete with gui- tarist and pianist. The next DramaTech events include a Black Box Comedy Fes- tival Sept. 15 through 18; Variety Tech/Let’s Try This! Show on Oct. 1 and 2; and the fall perfor- mance of The Count of Monte Photo by Sharad Gopal / Student Publications Christo on Oct. 29 and 30, Nov. Attendees of the Welcome Weekend engaged in Hispanic culture, including everything from food to language to dance styles. 3 through 6 and 10 through 13.

sliver www.nique.net vball BR, can I join you on your next Sat. morning run? Pump the jams, pump it up! Now it’s in your head! Ha! My teacher just said support this shaft! I should tip him! trolley driver who speeds and runs yellow lights, thank you! I should have Italian teachers for everything ladies of SGA exec are looking good this year. And Can I get a hot tub!! Tech psychology class= if you’re happy and you know it clap ur hands when compared with any engineering course America, I’ve got talent. Hey tech boys. We got a surprising amount of pretty girls this year. Time to talk to someone who’s last name doesn’t end in .jpeg I’m going to beat my homework like a redheaded stepchild. has anyone seen Red Jesus around? What? Caleb got engaged!!! Stop handing me fliers outside of North Ave! I’m sending all the signals but you’re on a different frequency According to Papa Johns, 45 minutes means 3 hours. To the girl in the Lime Green shirt in Health class, will you mar- ry me? i HATE drama :( Missing from survival guide: CoC = the tool shed Also missing: a lot of other stuff. I forget Please turn and leave the fountains on. Nobody likes them off, morons. Shameless self-promotion, FTW! denim shorts + thunder thighs= not cute tech boys still havent evolved to learn chilvary on the bus Guy riding the moped on Skiles needs to have his tires slashed. Taco Bell is all outta beans! DISASTER omg. sophomores still have that glimmer of hope...how have they survived?? Triple Option? Still loving the “it’s like building a Japanese Shrine next to Pearl Harbor” line. excellent Is it possible to have balls that are just too big? When I say that “I’ve got time to kill,” I really mean “I’ve got time to kill a few million sperm.” I am the man of 1000 slivers StudyStudyStudy let’s all get graduated 12 • September 3, 2010 • Technique FOCUS

MOVE from page 9 Lisa Thornsberry, vice president Bones said she is pleased with of projects in MOVE and second- the number of participants, as it leadership abilities, value of diver- year ChBE major. represents a 70 percent increase sity, and motivation to be involved “We want them to find some- over the 101 students in last year’s in the community at large while at thing that really fulfills them and event. the same time meeting the needs lets them get involved in the At- The freshmen are recruited of the community at large,” ac- lanta area,” Bones said. from several different sources. cording to the MOVE website The effort hit home with at Pendleton-Parker said she’s (http://move.gatech.edu). least a few freshmen. been a housing partner in the The Into the Streets project “I had a girl approach me af- past, so she was able to recruit re- has historically been one of the ter it was over and say, ‘It’s nice lated groups. events of Recently Acquired Tech to meet other people that care,’” Bones said that many residence Students (RATS) week, though in Thornsberry said. hall Peer Leaders brought mem- recent years, it has been later in MOVE’s Into the Streets won bers of their halls, and that she the semester. Bones said that this an award for being the “Best and Thornsberry even joined the year, it was again scheduled to be Short-Term Project” at the Up Facebook group for the Georgia part of RATS week and to remain with the White and Gold Awards Tech Class of 2014 to promote the that way. Ceremony. event. Pendleton-Parker was sched- The event typically has a large Students interested in getting uled to deliver some closing re- turnout from the President’s involved in more of MOVE’s marks, but she was unable to at- Scholars program, as most stu- community service events can do tend. Her remarks were delivered dents in the GT1000 classes asso- so by becoming a tutor for Atlanta by Bones instead. ciated with the program generally schoolkids, joining a committee As the event is part of RATS participate. It is by no means lim- for an upcoming project or by be- week, the event is geared to get ited to them, however. ing a general member and volun- new freshmen involved in their “It’s open to any freshman at teering with events on a case-by- new community. Georgia Tech. We do have upper- case basis. “It serves as their introduc- classmen, though, who coordinate Bones said the organizations tion to community service in the projects,” Pendleton-Parker JacketPages account is also a good Atlanta. We want them to really said. point of contact, as the organiza- Photos courtesy of Michael Hodgson get engaged with something in All in all, 170 people took part tion is much more involved than Along with Into the Streets, MOVE offers a wide variety of the Atlanta community,” said in the three-hour event. average. opportunities for students to help citizens of the city of Atlanta. SEPT 6 SEPT 7 SEPT 8 SEPT 9 SEPT 10 VP of Institute Tour of Asia [3 Nobel Laureate GT130k Event [10 Georgia Tech Diversity Finalist p.m. - 5 p.m., Paul Nurse a.m.] Night at Six Flags Sally McKee Open across campus] [11 a.m. - 12 Forum [11 a.m., Technique p.m., Marcus Global Learning Meeting [7 p.m., Nanotechnology Center 222] Flag 137] 116] monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday SEPT 13 SEPT 14 SEPT 15 SEPT 16 SEPT 17 Career Fair VP of Institute College of Biotechnology Break of Reality Diversity Finalist Computing Career Fair Concert [12 p.m. Archie Ervin Open Career Fair at Ferst Center Forum [11 a.m., Amphitheatre] Global Learning Center 222] monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday [email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Zheng Zheng 13 Assistant Entertainment Editor: Friday, Entertainment Patricia Uceda September 3, 2010

misses the mark CITY SCENEPhoto by Joey Cerone / Student Publications By Andrew Akker arrives to find the ship empty and tain situations, one must use either Contributing Writer runs into her former commander one depending on what needs to be By Andrew Ho and squad in the Galactic Army. accomplished. Contributing Writer Nintendo has finally unleashed Samus then joins their effort to in- First-person mode is meant to the next game in the Metroid series vestigate what happened with the be more of an investigative mode. of video games, Metroid: Other M. ship and to bring it back online. You look around trying to find Dragon*Con 2010 This new installment in the series While roaming around on the clues as to where to go, where to Storm troopers, vampires and robots all come to offers a few changes, including a ship, you’ll find your regular set shoot a missile (having unlimited brand new kind of game play that’s of monsters that are mutated or- missiles is nice) and what an item the city again to spend their Labor Day weekend, different from previous games such ganisms that the crew may have is. The game is meant to be played as Dragon*Con marks its 24th year in Atlanta. as Metroid: Prime. However, there been researching. You’ll be asked a majority of the time in third-per- Spanning four hotels and numbering over 40,000 are the familiar aspects of the game by Adam (the commander) to go son, in which you can only shoot attendees as of last year, Dragon*Con is still grow- that will remind you of the Me- around restoring power to the ship plasma charges (charged or non- troid series. This joint venture be- while fending off some pretty big charged). ing. Tickets for Dragon*Con are still available at tween Nintendo and Team Ninja creatures. They can give you a run Fans will find the familiar $100 for the full weekend. Attendees will have is a new step into a different kind for your money and take a little ball mode prevalent in this game their hands full with over 3500 hours of panels, of game play in the Metroid series. strategy to be able to properly fend as it was in the previous Metroid workshops and contests. Hotly anticipated events Metroid: Other M takes place them off. The tiny monsters that games. There are many secret pas- after the events of Super Metroid. run around remind you very heav- sages to be investigated in this include the Dragon*Con Parade down Peachtree Samus has narrowly survived the ily of Super Metroid and give you a mode. Certain paths in rooms St. and not one, but three attempts to make Guin- Mother Brain attack in which a feeling like this is the next step in will need to be navigated around ness World History. baby Metroid saved her life and the game series. and certain obstacles will need to gave her the power to defeat the The biggest change in this game be destroyed with the simple ball Mother Brain. You arrive back at is the inclusion of both a third- bomb. It’s a fun game play mode AJC Decatur Book Festival the star base to be examined and person and first-person mode. The for both those familiar with it and deemed perfectly healthy, while third-person mode is similar to new to it. Having launched back in 2006, the AJC Decatur reminiscing about your experienc- a side scroller in many situations There are a few parts of the Book Festival is the largest independent book festi- es on Zebes and the destruction of (also reminiscent of Super Me- game that will turn off any gamer val in the country and the fifth largest overall. Bring- the Metroid. troid) and the first-person view is a that isn’t familiar with the Me- Samus’ next mission is to inves- throwback of previous games such troid series. The first is the control ing over 300 authors from across the globe and from tigate what’s known as the “Bottle as Metroid: Prime. However, one scheme. This game is played com- every genre in literature, this event will be taking Ship,” a ship that has not been does not choose which mode to place in downtown Decatur Square and will be free heard from in some time. Samus use throughout the game. In cer- See Metroid, page 14 and open to the public. Featured events include the keynote address from Johnathan Franzen, a Pulitzer- quality novelist and the Book Market Street Fair, along with book signings, live music, workshops and more. Atlanta International Music Festival Topping off the Labor Day weekend is the Atlanta International Music Festival, held at iconic Under- ground Atlanta. The festival celebrates Atlanta’s role GAMES as a cultural center in the Southeastern U.S and will Metroid: Other M bring an international spectrum of artists to perform CONSOLE: Wii and entertain festival-goers with music, dancing and GENRE: Action-adventure visual arts. Musical genres to be presented at the fes- DEVELOPER: Project M tival include jazz, reggae, latin, hip hop, R&B, blues RATING: T and international music. RELEASED: August 31, 2010 John Mayer and Owl City OUR TAKE: ««««« Tour If you are a John Mayer or Owl City fan, be sure to check them out this coming Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Aaron’s Amphitheatre. 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pletely with the Wiimote without Yeah! Burger creates healthy fast food a nunchuck. Third-person mode Restaurant perfect burger. First, you choose is played while holding it hori- Yeah! Burger your patty type, which includes zontally, while first-person mode ground beef, bison, turkey, veg- is played while pointing the Wi- LOCATION: 1168 Howell Mill gie or a grilled chicken breast. All imote at the screen. CUISINE: Burgers, Hotdogs of their meat is certified drug free After playing the game for a and Salads and organic. few hours, I still wasn’t used to The one downside to the patty the awkward style of holding the COST: $5 - $10 choice is that they cook all beef controller. As a player coming off HOURS: 11 a.m. - 9~11 p.m. burgers medium-well and all bi- Metroid: Prime, I saw it as an in- son burgers medium. You can teresting change and decided to PHONE: (404) 496-4393 have the burgers cooked longer stick with it rather than putting if you ask, but they will not cook it down, however, frustrated new- OUR TAKE: ««««« them less. comers will probably not like the Next, you choose the type new style. By Kristin Hanson of bun you want. These include Another gripe is that the game Contributing Writer Southern White, Whole Wheat or is admittedly pretty easy. While Gluten-Free White. running around in third-person Some might think it would be There has been an increase in mode (where you’ll spend almost risky to set up a burger joint right the number of people who are seventy percent of the time) you down the road from the famous becoming more conscious about can mindlessly press the one but- Flip Burger, but that’s exactly gluten allergies, so the fact that ton (shoot) and kill everything what Erik Maier and Shaun Doty Yeah! Burger allows them to still effortlessly because of auto-aim. did. Yeah! Burger opened on June get the satisfaction of eating a There’s no way to turn this feature 3 in the White Provision Complex burger without the health detri- off. on the corner of 14th Street and ment is amazing. Unlike most res- As one of those people who like Howell Mill. taurants, they are able to cater to just playing games to get through This unique eatery offers- or all sorts of customers. them, I enjoyed it, but those look- ganic and natural ingredients and The next step is to choose your ing for a challenge will be severely caters to the gluten-free foodies of cheese and any additional top- Photo courtesy of Yeah! Burger disappointed. The boss battles Atlanta. pings for your burger. There is a meal, there are plenty of sides to after 10 p.m. are easy enough to only require When you first walk in to Yeah! list of free toppings and a list of choose from such as gluten-free All in all, Yeah! Burger can’t enough strategy to know when to Burger, you might notice some of premium toppings that are $1 or regular onion rings and French be missed. They support a green shoot missiles. the eclectic artwork on the wall, each. Some premium toppings in- fries, fried pickles with ranch or a environment with their food by If you can get past the short- the huge outdoor patio area or the clude nitrate-free bacon, cage-free cup of chili. For dessert, custom- buying locally when they can, comings of the game, it can be a noisy hustle and bustle of a newly fried eggs and avocado. ers can indulge in a milkshake, buying cage-free eggs and all or- very enjoyable experience. Me- opened restaurant. The noise is The final step in the burger- soda float, a blended ice cream/ ganic ingredients. They also have troid: Other M offers a different accentuated by the fact that the making process is to smother it in candy bar shake or a sundae. Yeah! a special energy efficient HVAC style of game play along with a kitchen is open to the seating area. as many sauces as you want. Some Burger also has a full bar and of- system and utilize LED lighting familiar environment and weapon This was a downside for me, choices include roasted garlic fers several signature cocktails on along with plenty of natural light- selection. As you play the game, since it was hard to hear the per- aioli, hot Alabama relish and, of the menu. ing throughout the day. you start to feel more immersed in son sitting across from me. How- course, good ole ketchup. As if these choices weren’t Making quality, delicious food the story as well as Samus’ past. ever, this restaurant is definitely Although Yeah! Burger is clear- enough, Yeah! Burger offers a se- while doing their part for the en- The game is a refreshing addition busy for a reason. ly known for its burgers, those cret menu to those able to find it. vironment is a rare find in burger to the Metroid series and Wii line- While waiting in line to or- looking for something else can On it, there are several specialty places nowadays, but Yeah! Burger up and it will surely please those der, you must go step-by-step choose from a variety of hot dogs burgers and a late night menu of- has found their niche and we hope familiar to the series of Metroid through the menu to create the and salads. To complement your fered on Fridays and Saturdays they keep it coming. games. CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE (APT/LOFTS/ROOMS) CHINA VISITING SCHOLAR seeks room in shared apt or house near Tech starting mid-Sept. Contact john.garver@inta. gatech.edu 404-894-6846 ROOM, BATH, KITCHEN Room with bathroom, kitchen priviledges in beautiful condo. 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Dirty South Derby joint, a helmet and a mouth guard The jammers switch roles, as and Lord knows they need them, do the pivots. Every jam is dif- PERFORMER: Atlanta because before the night is over, ferent, and the tide can change Rollergirls every single one of them is going remarkably quickly. LOCATION: Yaarab Shrine to end up on the floor multiple If you have any notions that Temple times. There are no throwing el- this will be some sort of tarted up bows or cheap shots, either. This sport, think again. These women DATE: August 28, 2010 is real sport. could kick your ass. The play is deceptively simple. Watch them go sprawling to OUR TAKE: ««««« Each team has a group of block- the ground and then immediately ers headed by a pivot, which is the get back up, ignoring the melon- By Robert Solomon lead blocker who maintains the sized bruise which is likely well- Staff Writer pace for each team. Behind both ing up. There is ridiculous make- teams’ blockers are two individual up and theatricality, to be sure, About six years ago, I heard skaters, one for each time, called but that all takes place before the that a friend of a friend was work- jammers. game. The game itself is all busi- ing to start up a local roller derby The goal of the game is for ness. league in Atlanta. the jammers to make their way While the gameplay is serious, I was slightly incredulous, with through the pack before the other the atmosphere is probably the only the images of 1970’s roller and lap as many of the opposing most inviting I’ve ever encoun- derby in my mind, which more skaters as possible. For each skater tered at a sporting event. closely resembled the theatrical- passed, the jammer scores a point. This is no closed clique that ity of professional wrestling than This goes on for waves called sneers at you if you dare to walk legitimate sport. jams that last up to two min- in their hallowed halls. There are Thankfully, I was wrong, and utes, which begin with two short plenty of volunteers who want you the league survived. Not only did whistles as the pack first advances, to know how the game is played, it survive, it thrived as the Atlanta then the jammers. and what the organization is all Rollergirls. The blockers on each team about. Nowadays, the matches at the work simultaneously to aid their It’s about as punk rock as an Yaarab Shrine Center routinely own jammers in passing through organization gets, down to the lo- sell out more than a week in ad- the pack while blocking the op- cal vendors selling their wares in vance, with tickets costing $15 posing team’s jammer. At any the courtyard outside, but with- a bout. Perhaps it was the ticket time, the lead jammer (which is out the punk rock elitism. Image courtesy of Atlanta Rollergirls, illustated by Dave Cook price or my own intimidation fac- designated by the jammer who This is a stardom that is earned, tor walking into a subculture I makes it through the pack first) through sweat, hard work and knew absolutely nothing about, can call off the jam. guts. The play is the thing here, but I never managed to make it to The whistle blows four times, with the Atlanta Rollergirls being any of the Rollergirl matches. the points are counted and then currently ranked No. 2 in their That is until very recently, the teams set up to do this again region. when a friend of mine was mak- and again for thirty minutes. If you want to see a dizzying ing her home debut as a member All the while, penalties are array of statistics about this sport, of the Toxic Shocks. Better late called for minor and major infrac- you can certainly find them on the than never, I suppose. tions such as cutting the track. As web if you look. If your interest is The first thing you need to penalties accumulate the number piqued, the league championship know is that there is no camp or of players changes, and as a result, is coming up in Sept. Image courtesy of Atlanta Roller Girls

www.nique.net 16 • September 3, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Monday Night Combat satisfies as downloadable game GAMES ODST’s Firefight, except for the fact that there is a finite limit to Monday Night Combat the waves of enemies that will at- CONSOLE: Xbox 360 tack you. You can also use money earned from killing enemies to GENRE: Third-person upgrade your character’s skills or Shooter to build and upgrade four differ- DEVELOPER: Uber ent kinds of automated defense Entertainment turrets. Regrettably, there is only one map for Blitz mode at the RATING: T moment, though it does have five RELEASED: August 11, 2010 levels of difficulty. Blitz can also be played online or locally in four OUR TAKE: ««««« player split-screen. This is a nice, party-friendly feature that is sadly going out of style. By Hank Whitson Crossfire mode is the real meat Contributing Writer of the game, although it is es- sentially a competitive version of When I first saw the trailer Blitz. Both teams must protect for Uber Entertainment’s Mon- their Moneyball while escorting Image courtesy of Uber Entertainment day Night Combat (MNC), I was platoons of computer controlled nothing in the arena really stand port is a mix of TF2’s medic and rameters of the game over Xbox ready to write it off as a Team robots to the enemy team’s ball. out from another as they all share engineer classes, capable of build- Live without patching it. Fortress 2 (TF2) clone dressed up Unlike DotA’s computer con- a similar aesthetic. On the bright ing mobile turrets and healing Apparently, the system has to poke fun at pro-football. I was trolled monsters, which are just side, however, all of the maps are other players with a health ray. paid off, as I never ran into any pleasantly surprised, however, to useless cannon fodder, MNC’s ro- entertaining to play. The only unusual class is the serious power-balance issues, even discover that MNC owes as much bots are essential for defeating the There are six total classes to Tank, a heavily armored defensive though I heard grumblings about of its heritage to Defense of the An- other team. choose from in MNC, and most of brute who packs a slow-firing laser the Support class being over-pow- cients (DotA) as it does to TF2, The players, or Pros as they them fall into familiar roles. The rifle and a beam weapon that does ered at launch. resulting in a refreshing blend are referred to in-game, cannot Assault is your standard jack of more damage when he is closer to All in all, Monday Night Com- of tower defense and team-based directly attack the Moneyball un- all trades: packing an assault rifle, the enemy. bat has an awful lot of polish for a shooting. til the robots have destroyed its a grenade launcher and a remote While there are three fewer downloadable title. The faux-foot- The Xbox Live Arcade title shield. If the players don’t destroy mine. classes than TF2, players do have ball humor is kind of hit or miss, comes with two modes: Blitz and the ball quickly, its shield will re- The Assassin is a ninja-lady the option of creating custom but it helps the game stand apart Crossfire. In Blitz, up to four generate. What results is a famil- who can cloak, slice and dice with characters with unique stats (such from the titles that influenced its players face off against waves of iar sort of back and forth struggle, a sword, fire flurries of shurikens as rate of fire, armor and health re- gameplay. computer-controlled robots who though you can expect players to and toss down smoke bombs. generation) determined by equip- While more variety in the form try to destroy the team’s “Money- drop out if the other team estab- The Gunner plays like TF2’s ping different endorsements. of new maps and modes would be ball,” a cross between a disco-ball lishes a strong lead early on. Heavy, packing a mini gun, can- One of MNC’s more inventive welcome, Monday Night Combat and a piñata full of coins. Blitz Crossfire mode has four maps non and a stunning shockwave technical features is its “Live Up- is already fairly deep for a down- bears some resemblance to Gears filled with jump pads, turret hard move. The Sniper sets traps and date System,” which allows Uber loadable title, and it’s not a bad of War’s Horde mode, or Halo 3: points and explosive traps, though does what he does best. The Sup- Entertainment to adjust the pa- way to spend fifteen bucks. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • September 3, 2010 • 17

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San jose Volleyball from page 24 Week of Sept. 4, 2010 Staff Picks Alabama is considered all The final match of the Court- but unbeatable, but with ev- yard Marriot Classic marked the Lee Hoffman Cappetta Mitchell Prasadh Staff erything the Tide has had end of opening weekend. The Sat- (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) to deal with in the offseason, urday evening match was between would anyone be surprised if the Jackets and the UAB Blazers. they came out a little flat? Last #1 Alabama (-38) v. San Jose State SJ Bama Bama Bama Bama Bama Tech took the lead over UAB year, the Tide won only two early in the match, forcing the games by more than 38 points. Blazers into their first timeout #3 Boise St. (-2.5) v. #10 Virginia Tech Boise VT VT Boise VT VT The defense has to replace with Tech up 13-7. To combat the several key players, and the of- Blazer’s aggressive offense, Head fense will be without the reign- #4 Florida (-35) v. Miami (Ohio) UF UF UF UF UF UF Coach Tanya Johnson put in ju- ing Hesiman winner, Mark nior outside hitter Alison Camp- Ingram. For even a competely bell, who has recently become a #5 Texas (-28) v. Rice UT Rice Rice UT UT UT stacked backfield, this is going more defensive player. The final to require some adjustments. point was an out-of-bounds shot #6 TCU (-11) v. #24 Oregon St. TCU TCU TCU Ore St. TCU Ore St. from UAB and a set win for Tech at 25-19. #7 Oklahoma (-28.5) v. Utah St. OK OK OK OK OK OK UNLV The second set, like the first, was another convincing win for Wisconsin is pegged as one the Jackets. Tech won thanks #8 Nebraska (-35) v. W. Kentucky Neb. WK WK Neb. WK WK of the best teams in the Big to great digs by McCullers and Ten. So what? Big Ten teams Campbell. Tech kept the Blazers are all the same, and they are #9 Iowa v. E. Illinois (No line) Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa behind, as major kills made by all terrible on offense. Sure Mead, Hunter and sophomore they have John Clay at run- outside hitter Susan Carlson kept #11 Oregon (-34) v. New Mexico OR NM NM OR OR OR ning back, but their offense the Jackets ahead. Tech won the lacks other key players. second set 25-14. Traveling to Las Vegas will #12 Wisconsin (-17) @ UNLV Wis. UNLV Wis. Wis. Wis. Wis. As the two teams began the hurt the Badgers in this game third set, UAB came alive for the as they will probably overlook first time. But it wasn’t enough to #13 Miami (FL) v. FL A&M (No line) Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami an inferior UNLV team. stop the Jackets. An early kill by Wisconsin will win the senior setter Mary Ashley Tippins game, but do not expect them #17 Arkansas v. Tenn. Tech (No line) AK AK AK AK AK AK set the mood for the set as Tech to cover 17 points. quickly ran up a large lead. John- son took advantage of this oppor- #18 UNC v. LSU (Pick ‘em) UNC LSU LSU LSU UNC LSU tunity and played some reserves. Other game of note A nine point win in the third #19 Penn St. v. Youngstown (No line) Penn St. Penn St. Penn St. Penn St. Penn St. Penn St. set (25-16) signified the end of UConn has only been an Tech’s opening weekend. FBS school for a couple years, “I’m proud of the way we #20 FSU v. Samford (No line) FSU FSU FSU FSU FSU FSU but the Huskies have already bounced back…I thought we seen great success under the showed great character last night #22 Auburn (-30) v. Arkansas St. Ark. St. Ark. St. Ark. St. Ark. St. Auburn Auburn leadership of in-demand Head in coming back after being down Coach Randy Edsall. In direct 0-2… But to come back and play contrast, Michigan is a leg- and respond the way we respond- #24 UGA (-24.5) v. Louisiana Lafayette LL LL UGA UGA LL LL endary team that has seen its ed today, was pretty good,” John- program fall into a disastrous son said. #25 W. Va v. Coastal Carolina (No line) W. Va W. Va W. Va W. Va W. Va W. Va tailspin under Head Coach The Jackets will next compete Rich Rodriguez, whose job is in the Varney Invitational. Tech in more danger than Siegfried Michigan (-3) v. Uconn. Uconn Uconn Uconn Uconn Uconn Uconn plays Oral Roberts and Loyola in a lions den. Take the points; Marymount on Friday Sept. 3 and they are a gift. finishes the invitational against host school Kansas State.

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With All-ACC senior quarterback Joshua Nes- The South Carolina State bitt returning to lead the triple-option attack, the Bulldogs are com- ing off a very offense should be primed for another high scor- successful season in which they ing season. While the return of an experienced won the MEAC title and nearly defeated FCS quarterback and five other offensive players is reas- power Appalachian State in the first round suring, Tech will have to find new playmakers to of the playoffs. While the B u l l d o g s step up at B-back and wide receiver. Tech lost All- are missing some key p l a y e r s ACC performers Jonathan Dwyer and Demaryius from last season’s team, t h e y Thomas to the NFL. While these losses may seem still return 14 total starters a n d too hard to overcome, redshirt senior B-back An- Head Coach Oliver Pough’s thony Allen and sophomore receiver Stephen team is poised to repeat as MEAC Hill have the potential to fill these holes. B-back champions. is a more natural position for the 230 pound Al- South Carolina State is led by a len because of his ability to use his size to gain proven senior quarterback in 6-foot-1- yardage. Allen was second on the team last year inch, 260 pound. Malcolm Long. Long is the with 618 rushing yards. Similarly, the 6-foot-5- preseason MEAC Offensive Player of the Year, inch Hill possesses tremendous size and speed having scored 25 total touchdowns and thrown and should take over as Tech’s go-to receiver. for 2488 yards last season. Hill was second on the team last year with 84 In addition, the Bulldogs are fortunate to receiving yards. return a very talented and experienced offen- Compared to the offense, the defense has sive line. Four of the Bulldogs’ five starting of- more questions to answer. In several games last fensive linemen are predicted to be All-MEAC year, Tech’s offense was forced into shootouts performers. However, the Bulldogs have to because the defense gave up so many points. In face the loss of their star running back, an effort to turn things around, Johnson hired MEAC all-time leading rusher Will Ford former Virginia Head Coach Al Groh. Groh and top two receivers from last season. brings his new 3-4 defensive scheme to Tech, The Bulldog’s defense was very suc- which means there will be one more linebacker cessful last season as they managed to and one less lineman in the front seven. Groh is hold opponents to under 16 points per fortunate that Tech has valuable experience and game. The strength of their defense was size at linebacker since the linebackers will now a front seven that gave up only 1179 rushing hold more responsibility in stopping the run yards, which was best in the conference. With game and rushing the quarterback. Tech returns five of these starters returning, the Bulldogs eight defensive starters, including senior line- should again excel against the run. Their fifth- backer Brad Jefferson and in addition will have ranked pass defense also excelled, intercepting redshirt sophomore safety Cooper Taylor back a league-leading 18 passes from a medical condition. South Carolina State is a program looking Tech has won their last three opening day to finally advance far into the FCS playoffs, games and hopes to continue the streak with this and a competitive game against Tech would be season’s home opener. a good start.

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Defense from page 24 “The hardest thing [about col- lege football] is remembering all assignments,” Peters said. the plays,” Johnson said. Peters will start the season at Starting alongside Johnson one of the defensive end spots this season is redshirt sophomore after making eleven tackles and safety Cooper Taylor. Taylor recovering one fumble last season. missed most of last season due to At 6-foot-4-inch and 271 pounds, medical reasons, but if his fresh- Peters possesses the ideal size of a man season is of any indication, 3-4 defensive end. the Jackets should be fine at safety. Sophomore Izaan Cross will Taylor had 68 tackles in 2008 and start at the other defensive end was named as an honorable men- spot this season as coaches were tion Freshmen All-America by impressed with his 10 tackles as College Football News. a true freshman last season. At Tech will start redshirt senior 294 pounds, Cross is bigger than Dominique Reese at left corner- Peters but not necessarily slower. back this season even though he Cross has the speed to be Tech’s has seen most of his playing time primary pass rusher from the de- in college at safety. Reese was rid- fensive end position. dled with injuries last season, but Starting in between Cross and he should be a big contributor this Peters this season will be redshirt season. junior nose tackle Logan Walls. Senior cornerback Mario But- Walls started last season at defen- Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications ler will start across the field from sive tackle so he should be used to Jason Peters attempts to sack North Carolina’s T.J. Yates in last year’s game. Peters recorded eleven Reese, at right corner. Butler has playing on the defensive line in tackles last season and will fit well in Tech’s new 3-4 defensive scheme as a starting defensive end. been a staple of Tech’s secondary big games. Walls might have to sit the past two season, starting all 27 out the opener versus South Caro- that you’re rushing the passer Jefferson. Jefferson started all 14 playing time when the Jackets games over that span. lina State, so expect to see a lot of and you’re playing on the line to games last season and recorded take on South Carolina State on The coaching staff believes that redshirt sophomore nose tackle stop the run,” said redshirt senior 95 tackles. Redshirt junior Kyle Saturday Sept. 4. Johnson comes the new defense will hold teams to T.J. Barnes. outside linebacker Anthony Eg- Jackson earned the starting job at from the same high school as fewer points and force more turn- The second component of the buniwe. the other middle linebacker even former Tech star Calvin Johnson overs, but the players say that the 3-4 defense is the use of four line- Lastly, the 3-4 defense uses two though he missed all of last sea- (Sandy Creek) and will wear the change is a work in progress. backers instead of three. cornerbacks to stop the pass and son due to a foot injury. However, same number as former Tech play- “We have a long way to go, but The change means that the two cover receivers and two safeties to Jackson had a sensational fresh- er Morgan Burnett (No. 1). How- we are going to work hard every outside linebackers will become cover the middle of the field and man season in 2008, recording 61 ever, Johnson does not feel the week because every week the op- the defense’s primary pass rushers make tackles in the secondary. tackles. pressure from his predecessors. ponents are going to get better… and the two middle linebackers Starting at the other outside Although the assignments may “I don’t feel the pressure. It’s but it’s going to be a challenge,” will be asked to back up the defen- linebacker spot opposite Egbuni- be the same for the secondary in something to think about, but I Peters said. sive line and help out against the we is junior Steven Sylvester. Syl- the 3-4 as they were in the 4-3, don’t let stuff like that get to me. “It’s a transition. It is the first run. The linebackers are the most vester started eight games for the one thing that has changed in People talk and say that I have to year that we are running this de- crucial part of the 3-4 defense as Jackets last season and had 40 the secondary is that Tech will be live up to Morgan but that’s just fense, so every day that we come they have more responsibilities. tackles including three sacks. starting a true freshman as one of talk,” Johnson said. out to practice we are learn- “You have to move in space. The Jackets are loaded with the safeties. Johnson has much more to ing. That’s going to be going on You’re moving in coverages, but talent at inside linebacker this Freshman safety Isaiah John- worry about than living up to ex- throughout the whole season,” it’s also the same [as the 4-3] in season, and are led by senior Brad son will see his first collegiate pectations. Egbuniwe said. SPORTS Technique • September 3, 2010 • 23 Deep offensive line looks to continue success By Nishant Prasadh ing his ankle during the ACC The ability to rotate the tackles bert, transferred to play for the our old guys. [It] breeds competi- Online Sports Editor Championship Game and Bar- in and out for various situations school’s new FCS football team. tion, and you get better when you rick returned to start the Orange will help to keep Barrick, Claytor Tech will go with redshirt have some depth—when you have Even with the departures of Bowl. Claytor, meanwhile, started and Smith fresh during games. freshman Will Jackson at left some guys who are willing to… three starters along the offensive five games as a freshman in 2008 “It’s huge, knowing that you guard and redshirt sophomore put in the extra work to one-up line from last year’s squad, the and was a key reserve last season can go full speed the whole time Omoregie Uzzi on the right side. each other, and our guys are will- Tech football team expects to be after undergoing surgery. and not necessarily [have to] Uzzi has experience from last sea- ing to do that,” Sewak said. better up front as the 2010 season Entering this season, all three save anything for the rest of the son, having played in 12 games Sewak noted that Bedford and gets underway. With two redshirt have recovered from their injuries game…It’s good to know that if last season, but he served as a re- the other starting linemen will be seniors leading the way and sever- and will see prominent playing you’re tired, you can get a break,” serve and did not make any starts. able to offer guidance to Jackson al talented underclassmen expect- time, spelling one another when Smith said. Jackson, though, will be starting and Uzzi as they enter starting ed to contribute after strong play necessary. Perhaps the biggest question his first game. roles for the first time. in fall camp, the Jackets feature “Nick, for the most part, plays mark for Tech is at the guard po- “It’s a challenge for our guys. “They’re still going to have talent and depth at every position left tackle, Austin [mostly] plays sitions, where the Jackets must It’ll be the first time [Jackson and some hiccups; we all agree on along the line and will look to im- right tackle, and I can play both. replace a pair of two-year starters. Uzzi] walk onto that field as start- that…[but] Bedford should be in prove their play after a season that We’ll have some sort of…three- Left guard Cord Howard gradu- ers, and everything’s going to go there to give them a little bit of saw the team rush for 295.4 yards way rotation,” Smith said. ated, and right guard Joseph Gil- so much faster…[but] I’m to the a calming influence, and all the per game and pass for 151.6 yards point now where I think they’re tackles have started, so maybe per game. mature enough to handle the situ- they’ll [help out],” Sewak said. “They’ve worked real hard, ation,” Sewak said. Naturally, blocking techniques and they’ve prepared themselves The one seemingly certain have remained in focus for all of pretty well for what’s expected strength for Tech along the inte- the linemen, young and old. The of them,” said Co-Offensive Line rior line is at the center position, nature of Tech’s offense relies on Coach Mike Sewak. where redshirt senior center Sean quick and precise blocks from all For the first time since Head Bedford returns to anchor the of the linemen to ensure that holes Coach Paul Johnson arrived, the line. Bedford was named to the open up in the defense. Jackets have decent depth along All-ACC first team last season “We’re a vertical run team, so the line. This is perhaps most and was on the all-conference pre- we’re coming off the ball. We’re evident at the offensive tackle season squad for 2010. not sitting and reacting—we’re positions, where Tech has three It appeared that depth at center making them react to us, so there’s capable options to fill two start- might be an issue since Bedford’s a lot of moving parts,” Sewak said. ing spots in redshirt senior Aus- experienced backup, Dan Voss, Several of Tech’s linemen have tin Barrick, redshirt junior Nick completed his eligibility after last sought out extra time to work Claytor and redshirt sophomore season. Instead, redshirt freshman with the coaches to spend more Phil Smith. Jay Finch made a strong push and time studying the offense and All three tackles saw time both nearly unseated Bedford as the working to improve. In previ- as reserves and in the starting starter, echoing a trend that has ous interviews, Bedford has dis- lineup last season. Barrick started been common throughout the cussed the increasing number of much of the season on the right Photo by Kelvin Kuo / Student Publications line this offseason. times that younger linemen such side before going down with an “Finch came with the purpose as Jackson have come to him to Tackle Phil Smith pancakes an opposing player opening up a injury; Smith took over but suf- of being with a starter too. Our discuss blocking techniques and fered an injury of his own, break- running lane for A-back Roddy Jones against Duke last season. young guys are just as hungry as assignments. [email protected] How ‘bout them dogs? Technique Sports Editor: Get all the info you will need for the Alex Mitchell game between Tech and South Caro- 24 lina State.421 Friday, Sports September 3, 2010 Volleyball team wins two of three gained three straight points to hold the set at match point. shorts The Jackets responded with a strong attack to tie the game Men’s basketball team at 16. However, the Hoosiers proved too much and ended to play in tournament the match with two straight points. in Bahamas Junior middle blocker Asia The Tech men’s basketball team just re- Stawicka, junior outside hitter cently announced that it will play the Uni- Bailey Hunter and Mead col- versity of Richmond in the inaugural Battle lectively had 42 kills. Senior at Atlantis in the Bahamas on Saturday, Dec. defensive specialist Jordan 18, 2010. McCullers had a team high 19 This will be the fourth trip out of the digs, and sophomore outside United States for Tech’s basketball team hitter Susan Carlson achieved since the 2006-07 season, when the Jackets a career-high 10 digs. played in the EA Sports Maui Invitational in Saturday proved to be a the beginning of the season. Tech also has much better day for the Tech played in the 2007 Paradise Jam in the St. volleyball team. Thomas, USVI and the 2009 O’Reilly Auto The Jackets’ first opponent Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off. of the day was the Alabama Also, after being the odd man out in the A&M Bulldogs. A tighter de- Big Ten-ACC Challenge last season, Tech fense and more intense offense will travel to Northwestern early this season helped Tech to a quick win to represent the ACC. (25-11) in the first set, with Tech will also take part in the Legends Mead and Stawicka each get- Classic this season, and the team will play ting four kills. The second set University of Texas at El Paso to open the began with an 8-0 lead for the championship round. In the next round, Jackets and a comfortable win Tech could face either the University of (25-15). Alabama A&M put Michigan or Syracuse. up a fight in the third and final Some of the other notable out-of-con- set, but fell short after a large ference games for the Jackets this season Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications run by Tech, ending the set include a game at Siena and home games Jordan McCullers returns a serve in Saturday’s game against UAB. McCullers, one of two and match at 25-14. against UGA and Charlotte. seniors on Tech’s roster, recorded her 1000th career dig as Tech won two of its first three. McCullers, playing libero, made her 1,000th career dig By Chelsea Howell the following day. set point for the Jackets (25- and completed seven assists Contributing Writer The first match of the Clas- 22). Tech took the lead again in the match. Mead and Sta- Women’s Tennis sic had the Jackets taking on in set No. 4, advancing to set wicka combined for 24 kills, Four teams, Tech, Indiana, the Hoosiers. After losing the point at 24-16 and ready to and Hunter added seven kills announces new Alabama A&M and UAB, all first two sets (25-20, 25-20), claim the win. along with three service aces. opened their respective seasons Tech made a strong come- The Jackets earned the Sophomore libero Nicki Mey- assistant coach with last weekend’s Courtyard back in the second half of the twenty-fifth point and won er achieved a career high five Former Tech tennis player Alison Silve- Marriott Classic. Tech hosted match. In the third set, Tech the fourth set, making the digs, and freshmen outside hit- rio Witsken has been named assistant coach the tournament at O’Keefe opened up a big lead with score 2-2. ters Jennifer Percy and Ivona for the women’s tennis team after spending Gym and won two of its three sophomore right side hitter The fifth and final set was a Kolak made their first career three seasons as an assistant coach for N.C. games. Tech dropped the Monique Mead setting the back-and-forth affair, but Tech kills. State. opener to Indiana on Friday, pace for the Jackets with seven finally took the lead late in the Prior to coaching the Wolfpack, she Aug. 28 but won both matches kills. This ultimately led to a set at 13-11. Indiana quickly See Volleyball, page 20 worked as a Team Witsken Professional Ten- nis Instructor from 2007 until Jan. of 2008. Silverio Witsken was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 NCAA Tour- nament after leading Tech to the NCAA Football set to unveil new 3-4 scheme Championship. By Alex Mitchell Last season, Tech wanted Silverio Witsken was also named to the Sports Editor to use two defensive ends to ACC All-Tournament Team in 2005 and rush the passer and two de- 2007 and was named ACC Tournament This season, the Tech foot- fensive tackles to stop the run. Most Valuable Player in 2005. ball team will have to endure This season, the Tech coach- multiple changes if they want ing staff will ask all three of to repeat as ACC Champions. its defensive lineman to clog The team will have a new B- up running lanes and take on Allen selected to back, a new starting wide re- multiple blockers. ceiver, a new safety and a new “[The defensive line] did a watch list for Doak defensive end. Even Tech’s jer- lot of work with our hands… seys will be a little bit different making sure we use our hands Walker Award from last year’s. against blockers and using our Tech senior B-back Anthony Allen has However, none of those hands to get off blocks. That been named to the watch list for the 2010 changes compare to the mag- will be the key to winning Doak Walker Award. nitude of switching from the games,” said redshirt junior The award, in its 21st year, is named for 4-3 defensive scheme they defensive end Jason Peters. SMU’s three-time All-American running used last season to the new 3-4 The change will require the back Doak Walker. defense they will implement defensive lineman to be much It is the only major collegiate award that this season. bigger and more physically ag- requires all candidates to be in good aca- The new scheme requires gressive as they might be asked demic standing and on schedule to graduate every defensive player to to take on two or even three within one year of other students of the same change something about his offensive lineman. classification. game, and the coaches hope “[The 3-4] is mainly about With former B-back Jonathan Dwyer that those changes will help changing our alignments and leaving the program for the NFL, Allen will the team improve on defense changing our responsibilities. start this season at B-back after having an this season. It gives [the defensive line] a impressive season as an A-back. The first component of the lot of chances to get into space Allen rushed for 618 yards on 64 carries new 3-4 defense is the use of and make plays, but it really in 2009, averaging a remarkable 9.7 yards three defensive lineman in- requires [the defensive line] to per carry. Allen ran for six touchdowns last stead of the traditional four be physical and sound in our Photo by John Nakano/ Student Publications season and also hauled in one touchdown employed by most defenses Mario Butler breaks up a pass against Wake Forest last pass. around the country. See Defense page 22 season. Butler had 45 tackles and two interceptions last year.