Energy Team Readies for Washington Contest Tech Students
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
THE SOUTH'S LIVELIEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 30 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977 28 PAGES Energy team readies for Washington contest Tech Students. GITSET is a four proposals to SCORE By RENEE TWOMBLY student initiated and student (Student Competitions on News Staff Writer directed organization that Relevant Engineering), a non seeks to generate new profit student run corporation This Tuesday, a local deli- solutions to the energy of which Georgia Tech is a tavern witnessed the last problem. member. As George Jones, stu weekly meeting of Tech's GITSET saw its inception dent director of GITSET GITSET committee. Fourteen under Dr. Ron Larson.. This states, "Our projects are our of the Georgia Institute of Electrical Engineering own ideas and our innovations Technology Student Energy Professor asked last year's in structuring them—we only Team's (GITSET) hardcore solar electricity class to submit use the faculty in a limited ad organizers culminated the proposals for alternate energy visory capactiy." year long series of planning sources as part of the load re Jones's, and GITSET'S in and beer sessions with travel quirement. From this class volvement stems around arrangements and press enrollment, one third of the SCORE'S purpose. Every eigh releases. students involved pursued teen months SCORE submits What stands behind this their ideas beyond the course a general category to allow its GITSET MEMBERS EXAMINE SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT WHICH massive involvement and level. Larson became a facul THEY PLAN TO ENTER IN A COMPETITION SPONSORED BY STUDENT what will soon culminate is a ty advisor to these students member schools to design various related projects. The COMPETITIONS ON RELEVENT ENGINEERING (SCORE). new direction taken by a few who subsequently submitted 1976-77 project, called Energy Resources Alternatives II News Analysis (ERA II) seeks to find new solutions to the energy problem via the design and IM PROFS QUESTION RESEARCH production of innovative alter native energy hardware able for many problems. "If Levy wasn't get Meanwhile, administrators defend to deliver electric power for By SAM FLAX ting the pressure, there wouldn't be the their admitted emphasis on sponsored homes, farms and light in Managing Editor problems," observes Neidell. The debate as to how much research (money makmg) research activities as im- dustries. portant to the future of Georgia Tech both The AAUP report, written by Dr. R.F. should be going at Georgia Tech and what O'Connor, chairman of the group's issues kind it should be is continuing, with for its quality of education and its As a result of thei national reputation. committee and himself an I.M. professor, proposals, SCORE awarded further faculty allegations that the pre views the activity on sponsored research sent administration emphasis is hurting Both Kleiner and Neidell claim they these Tech students $7750.00 have a great deal of respect for Georgia as, "the vortex of a giant whirlpool, with to get them on their feet and among other things morale and teaching all other activities at the Institute more quality. Tech and to be unhappy about leaving the underway. Georgia Tech of school. Kleiner is taking a two year leave and more each day being made to revolve ficially chartered GITSET in Two Industrial Management Associate of absence to be at New York Law School, around the money-gathering pool." November 1976. As a Professors, Dr. Jack Kleiner and Dr. but says he will come back only, "provided Administrators do not hesitate to admit chartered member of SCORE, Lester Neidell, for instance, are both leav Dean (Of Industrial Management Dr. Fer the solicitation of research funds has GITSET, among the fourty ing Tech this year beacuse of dis dinand) Levy is not here." become a major activity at Tech and that member schools, acted on their agreements with the direction of their those faculty members who solicit them, proposals and will soon submit college in this area. Neidell is going to the University of are the ones most likely to get promotions h i competition, Additionally, a new American Associa- Tulsa by personal choice as an Associate t em n and other benefits. tion of University Professors (AAUP) Professor but, "with a substantial raise." An article in a recent issue of the In the project culmination, report claims, "A radical change is being "The whole thing hasn't worked out," Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine boasts 40 hence the travel plans at executed in the root character of Georgia laments Neidell of his time at Tech. percent of the faculty and 30 percent of the deli, the week long competi Tech," because of an emphasis on money Both place blame on the ad- school's support staff are fully supported tion will meet on the 12th of making activities over education in ministration's research emphasis and by research money. June at the Hanford Nuclear general. Levy as a symbol of the administration Continued on paqe 9 Continued on page 11 Streakers revive spring sport, .seek to involve whole campus *6 BHuiMMPHiNCiiy LON PRINGLE: Techniaue reporter and No one is safe in a society News Editor photographer, and released in these nuts." In any Area III residents formation to their activities. One of the streakers himself witnessed more than one moon One streaker, who preferred had a few regrets as to his ac this Monday night, they to remain anonymous said, tions. "If I had another probably saw the reviving of "It's the most enjoyable ex chance, I don't think I would one of the newer college perience I've ever felt." This do it again. It was great for a traditions; streaking. seemed to sum up the general while, but then I ran by a girl As many as 20 adult Tech attitude of the participants, who I knew, and I was em- males were seen running past one of whom said, "Next to sex, barrassed ' the Commons Building this it's the greatest." However, most of the Monday, causing little uproar However, some of the streakers agreed that the due to the vacancy of the scene witnesses were more shocked pleasure was great enough to at the time. than excited. One onlooker warrant several more adven- However, interviewing says, "I almost fainted. All of a tures. "I think the whole Tech several of the streakers shows sudden all these guys came student body should get that the event was, on the running right by me. It was the together, and have some real whole, most enjoyable for most interesting thing I ever gooc| gtreaks. Especially the those participating. These 8aw" chics. It's just not a real streak CHEEK TO CHEEK, TECH STUDENTS THIS WEEK DECIDED TO LET streakers, leaving themselves One male witness said, "I without any girls." wide open, were caught by a think this should be stopped. Continued on page 11 THEIR DEFENSES DOWN AND FACE THE CRUEL WORLD IN THE BUFF. BRINGING UP THE REAR of the newspaper this week as usual is the Sports section. This week's feature article is an interview with Larry Lowe, Tech's number one triple jumper, who won a berth in this years NCAA finals. Read "THE SOUTH'S LIVELIESTCrawford Jones' story on page 27. COLLEGE NEWSPAPER" of is just as bad as the THE REAR END The Car to let the INSIDbeginninE gTODAY—FRIDAY and the middle, accordin, MAYg t27o ,Bo 197b 7 WE'RE STEPPING TO THE REAR summer staff take over for a while. Kipp, who reviewed Hollywood's latest dis- Technique We know you'll miss us, but everybody needs a asterous disaster. See it on page 20. break now and then. See you nextfall! Tech seniors avoid grad school i By DON McALISTER Of the students going to (what one is going to do on a job), News Staff Writer graduate schools, says Donahue, opportunities for advancement, Dr. Michael Donahue, Director of "most are from the School of salaries, and work environment. the Geofgia Tech Placement Science and Liberal Studies." A Donahue feels that the graduate | Center, revealed this week that a representative from the School of has other concerns, though. "One i. majority of Tech's graduating Biology reasoned that, "If you of these is 'Will I be able to do the seniors will be employed after want to get a decent job in science, job?' and 'Am I going to make a graduation, as opposed to atten you almost have to have a masters, bad decision?' " ding graduate school. and you should have a PhD." "They also have on their mind, Although no exact figures have Donahue feels that this situa 'Am I marketable? Will I get a job been tabulated, it appears that tion differs for the engineering offer?' " The last question has been only around twenty-five percent of graduates. He stated, "There are answered for many Tech seniors Tech's graduates will be headed to more job entry levels for engineer with job offers averaging around graduate school. — ing students." two and a half per student. This is As for the rest, Donahue states, Tech students are also reported a major rise over last year's "We'll end up with anywhere from to be getting more job offers than average near two. ten to thirteen per cent who have any other students in the One senior stated that she was not finalized their plans or had no Southeast. According to Donahue, "going to go to graduate school, offers of employment at the time of this is "because of the supply and but I got a job offer." "My graduation." demand situation with the employer said that I could go back Although this year's statistics emphasis on technical graduates." such as these, who go on to earn to school after a year and a half, are not available, in the past, the Of the students going directly TECH GRADUATESi higher degrees, are a rare breed.