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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to big screen By Joseph Caubo sacrifi cing the family that he loved plotlines remind the audience of Although Leonardo and Raphael your youthful days when you used to Contributing Writer so dearly and turning them to stone, an important theme to the TMNT were very well-developed, the rest of watch the original Teenage Mutant which plays a huge role in the plot franchise: strong bonds of respect, the characters were fl at in compari- Ninja Turtles. It has been a long time since of the movie. love, and trust are essential to the son. With the absence of screen time Th e fi lm aims towards bridging we’ve seen our favorite half-shelled After, the fi lm exhibits what unity of a family. of Donatello and Michelangelo, the the nostalgia of our generation with heroes. After failed attempts to has become of the Th roughout most of the fi lm all movie did not have the same comedic our favorite sewer-dwelling superhe- bring the Turtles Turtles since the of the Turtles play their part, but relief that we came to expect from roes and the introduction of a mythos to a newer gen- end of Teenage Mu- the movie focuses on the confl ict the original series. to a much younger generation. eration with a live tant Ninja Turtles between Leonardo and Raphael. Th e Also, April O’Neil mastering If you go in expecting to see a more action show and III: Splinter sends highlight of the movie does not come martial arts and Casey Jones los- grown-up version of the Turtles, this a cartoon series, Leonardo away on at the end, but at the fi ght scene before ing some of his edginess leave huge movie is sure to disappoint you. Th e Warner Brothers sabbatical to learn the fi nal showdown that breaks out holes that are in desperate need of best thing you can do is keep an open decided to display TMNT how to become a between these two brothers. attention. mind and immerse yourself into them on a medium better leader; Mi- If you’ve been a huge fan of the When going to see this the heyday of the Teenage Mutant that brought about Rating: PG chelangelo works Turtles, you would agree that fi lm, I suggest that you try Ninja Turtles. their original suc- Running Time: children’s parties; this showdown has been in to fi nd your Besides, I can’t wait until the cess: the silver 1 hour, 27 min Donatello works the works for quite a long time inner 10- hinted next installment screen. as an IT support and the wizards at Imagi year-old and of the saga, which TMNT, di- Stars: Your favorite guru; and Raphael Animation Studios paid relive foreshadowed the re- rected by Kevin teenage turtles spends his nights as special attention to this turn of some of Munroe, brings a vigilante protect- scene. the older foes. about the next in- ing the streets of Cowabunga! stallment of a generation classic in New York. We also see appearances CGI form. Stylistically drawing of April O’Neil and Casey Jones, from the dark nature of the original who have taken up the treasure comics, Imagi Animation Studios hunting business together. really captured the essence of the Th e rest of the movie is spent Turtles while giving it a great, fresh developing two main plotlines: spin. the immortal King hiring It wouldn’t be much of a stretch the Foot to help return to say that the level of detail and look balance to his cursed of this movie rivals the work done by family while the Turtles Square Enix on their Final Fantasy try to reunite after the CGI fi lms. return of Leonardo. Th e movie begins with a narra- While the plot be- tion explaining the myth of a King comes cheesier as the cursed with immortality while movie progresses, both Jamie Foxx visits Lovable blue hedgehog now on Wii Compound today By Nathan Garcia seven World Rings and bring them Staff Writer to him before the arrow extinguishes Th e offi cial Jamie Foxx Concert or Sonic will die. After party will be taking place Sega’s mascot, Sonic the Hedge- Th is Sonic game controls diff er- this Friday at Compound Night hog,hog, sseemseems toto havehave ffallenallen onon hhardard ently from past games. Sonic acceler- Club. Th e event, hosted by Foxx, times.times. EverEver ssinceince thethe DreamcastDreamcast ates automatically down a set path will open at 10pm and dress days,days, S Sonic’sonic’s g gamesames s seemeem toto bebe while the player steers Sonic by tilting code will be strictly enforced changingchanging tootoo much,much, andand notnot inin the Wii Remote. Jumping involves (no timberlands, no white tees, a goodgood w way.ay. A Addingdding s superfluperfl uousuous holding down and releasing a button, no tennis shoes and no striped characterscharacters andand insipidinsipid storiesstories whilewhile and holding the button down longer polos). ignoringignoring whatwhat mademade thethe gamesgames en-en- makes Sonic jump higher. Pushing joyablejoyable inin thethe fi rstrst place,place, developersdevelopers the Remote forward quickly in the SonicSonic TeamTeam havehave ffailedailed toto impressimpress air makes Sonic dash, which homes Ted Leo to play withwith ttheirheir rrecentecent ooffff erings.erings. SonicSonic in on locked enemies and targets. RidersRiders wwasas mmediocreediocre atat bestbest andand Collecting rings allows Sonic to Variety Playhouse ShadowShadow thethe HedgehogHedgehog and the new take hits without dying, and he only SonicSonic gamegame forfor thethe XboxXbox 360360 andand loses 20 rings when hit. Collecting Ted Leo and Th e Pharmacists, will thethe PS3PS3 areare abysmallyabysmally bad.bad. StrangelyStrangely pearls allows Sonic to perform Speed be at Variety Playhouse Saturday. enough,enough, tthehe bbetteretter ggamesames wwereere fforor and Time Breaks, which give him Th e concert is in support of his thethe handhelds,handhelds, whichwhich werewere alsoalso inin a boost of speed or slow down time new album, Living with the Living. thethe moremore traditionaltraditional 2-D2-D format.format. respectively. Some RPG elements Doors open at 8:30 and tickets However,However, ttherehere aarere ssignsigns ooff ppromiseromise are also added to the game. Clear- are $15. More information is inin thethe newnew game,game, Sonic and the Secret ing stages awards experience points at www.variety-playhouse.com. RingsRings for the Wii. which unlocks additional abilities Th e story starts out with a genie that Sonic can use. namednamed ShahraShahra comingcoming toto SonicSonic toto Th e controls sound like fun at Great American savesave hherer wworld,orld, whichwhich residesresides inin thethe fi rst, but controlling Sonic is more 10011001 AArabianrabian NNights.ights. SheShe eexplainsxplains awkward than it should be. Sonic Trailer Park Musical thatthat thethe ErazorErazor DjinnDjinn isis destroyingdestroying accelerates slowly and controls slug- thethe worldworld oneone pagepage atat a timetime andand gishly without using unlockable Actor’s Express will be performing onceonce hhee hashas succeededsucceeded inin doingdoing so,so, abilities, which creates unnecessary the Great American Trailer Park hehe willwill bebe aableble toto taketake overover thethe realreal diffi culty. Also, the fact that Sonic Musical, directed by Freddie Ashley. worldworld asas well.well. SonicSonic agreesagrees toto helphelp slows down after jumping breaks Th e setting is Armadillo Acres, out,out, b butut soonsoon a afterfter e enteringntering t thehe the fl ow of the game. which claims to be Florida’s most book,book, ttheyhey eencounterncounter tthehe ErazorErazor Each stage is one massive level exclusive trailer park. Shows will Djinn.Djinn. HeHe shootsshoots anan aarrowrrow ofof fi rree that gets divided into smaller parts continue through April 2, and tickets thatthat lingerslingers aboveabove Sonic’sSonic’s chest,chest, are $21.50-$27. More information commandingcommanding himhim toto collectcollect thethe See Sonic, page 23 is at www.actors-express.com. 18 • Friday, March 30, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Not for Tourists Guide revises Atlanta edition Band releases live Atlanta album By Kenneth Baskett to get around and what to do on the By Jonathan Saethang conducted over two nights at Tree Perhaps the most impressive thing Senior Staff Writer weekends. Staff Writer Room Studios. about the track was the balance each Th eNFT Guide to Atlanta, now in Th e recording session, which took of the elements had—the variance Like many of us here at Tech, I’m a its second edition, weighs in at over It is typically very diffi cult for a place during September 2006, was an in pitch between the three electric Georgia native. But I can sympathize 350 pages of maps and information “has-been” to make a comeback into invite-only event for 150 Flickerstick guitars, the low strumming of the with the huge population of students about the city. Although it won’t the mainstream (Come on, just take a fans from across the nation. bass, and the passionate vocals all here who know nothing of Atlanta fi t in a jeans pocket, it is defi nitely look at the shameless plugs in VH1’s But interestingly enough, the blended together very nicely. beyond the boundaries of I-75, Tenth small enough for a briefcase, purse Th e Surreal Life). Many artists take album is not just a “greatest hits” “Whatever Gets You Off ” sound- St, Marietta St or backpack. a hiatus to reinvent themselves ed like a throwback to 60s/70s era and North Ave. Th e book also before re-emerging into music rock in the tradition of Th e Eagles. Born without In addition to features a handy scene while others stick to their Th e slow tempo and mournful, any real sense elastic strap that guns. Flickerstick, an indie rock caterwauling vocals blend nicely of direction, I helping you fi gure you can use to band from Dallas, is defi nitely with the classic guitar solos. rarely venture out where you are, keep it closed attempting the latter. A surprise comes four minutes off our lovely or hold a specifi c Flickerstick is no newcomer into the song when the tempo campus without the book can also page. to the indie rock scene, having picks up abruptly. Th e last minute the aid of a trusty help you decide After all the been featured as the wining band of the song sounds like the earlier friend to navi- necessary pub- on VH1’s hit reality series Bands three minutes in fast-forward, but gate. So, when I where to go. It lishing informa- on the Run in 2001. Th e public- somehow, it closes the song in an came across the contains pages and tion and a note ity from the show increased the excellent way. Not For Tourists from the editors breadth of Flickerstick’s fan base, “Helicopter” turns up the Guide to Atlanta, pages of places is a map of the which was developed due to the speed to liquefy right from the I jumped at the worth visiting, with entire Atlanta band’s extensive touring during start with a very fast-paced chance to review area broken up and prior to the show. drum and guitar combo behind it. vital information into 51 neigh- In 2001, the band then signed the catchy, heavily-enunciated N o t F o r like pricing and borhood zones. a deal with Sony/Epic to release vocals. “Oh I / oh I gotta think Tourists (NFT) On the fol- their debut album, but ended up compilation. it over / walking on eggshells / oh I eschews the ap- transportation. lowing pages parting from Epic and pursuing Half of the twelve songs per- gotta think it over / get on the dance proach of tra- are detailed independent labels. Flickerstick took formed were taken from the band’s fl oor…” Th e fast tempo, however, ditional tour guide publishers for maps of each a three year hiatus before working previous two albums while the others gets a little tiring about halfway a format that is highly portable, zone marked with various points on their most recent project, Live were original compositions. through the song. extremely informative and more of interest, like banks, pharmacies, from Atlanta. Moreover, the album also features “Chloroform” is attention-catch- useful to denizens of a city. liquor stores and clubs. The album name Live from three live videos of the performance ing because of the morbid lyrics. Th e Rather than simply informing In addition to helping you fi gure Atlanta may seem self-explanatory, that play when the CD is played on hook tells the listener to “chloroform the reader of landmarks and special out where you are, the book can help but the name was not derived from a computer. the one you love / and take her back,” points of interest, the NFT Guide you decide where to go. It contains an open performance in Atlanta. Th e standout hit on the album which even taken fi guratively sounds gives details on the things students pages and pages of places worth Instead, it was named after a special is defi nitely “Beautiful,” which is here need to know about: where to recording session that the band off ered as one of the featured videos. See Album, page 23 eat, government infrastructure, how See Guide, page 23

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By Andrew Guyton contest Saturday afternoon, I and Brent Allison’s “Anime in Aca- Melee and Soul Calibur 3, along with fireworks outside of the student Copy Editor remember seeing characters from demia.” Also available were anime relative newcomer Gears of War. center, and had been planning to most popular anime series (Naruto, music video (AMV) competitions. Due to a power outage, the detonate several more inside the Some students decide to spend Trigun… pretty much anything and An even better draw than the panels, gaming rooms were moved from Student Center. their life savings over spring break, everything that’s ever been on Car- though, is the dealer’s room. A Mecca large spaces available in the Student The Georgia Tech Police Depart- taking trips to Maui or Cancun, toon Network) and then some. of sorts at any convention, the dealer’s Center Commons to the relatively ment became involved, and the con partying all night and not knowing Other cosplay staples were repre- room draws you in and tempts you cramped third floor. Perhaps the staff found several small fireworks where their pants are the next morn- sented as well; a few Links, Klingons, with rare items only found at con- Student Center should volunteer a inside the Student Center. As a safety ing. For the few students who stayed Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts ventions. Inside the Student Center few of the dozen or so plasma TVs precaution, all of the con-goers at Tech over the break, the Student characters (including a Nobody) at its disposal next time. were evacuated from the Student Center was the place to be on the and creepy furries could be found On Saturday, there were Smash Center, and the con was shut down weekend of March 17-18. in the mix of people. The costume “...we will do Brothers Melee and Soul Calibur 3 for the day. There, one could find Tech’s contest on Saturday was held outside whatever it takes tournaments. Guitar Hero, Halo 2 “We would like to apologize to very own anime and gaming con- due to the somewhat limited seat- and expert DDR tournaments were every one of our attendees.” Merri- vention, MomoCon, founded and ing available in the Student Center to make our next scheduled for Sunday, but they were man said, “We know it is you guys coordinated by Jessica Merriman, Movie Theater, but the weather was MomoCon the best cancelled. who make MomoCon what it is, Management ’05. In its third year, unreasonably cold, an unpleasant A few hours before the con was and we will do whatever it takes to MomoCon is free to attend, a far surprise after excellent weather one to date.” scheduled to close, I decided to visit make our next MomoCon the best cry from the large membership fees before and after the con. to the dealer’s room to talk to my one to date.” After her speech, the associated with more established The pace of the contest felt Jessica Merriman friend Jennie Breeden, con panelist convention attendees gave Merriman conventions. rather slow, probably because I so MomoCon founder and artist of the webcomic Devil’s a standing round of applause. This year’s MomoCon had its desperately wanted to go back inside Panties (http://devilspanties. All in all, MomoCon 2007 was highest attendance to date with ap- and warm up. The costume contest keenspot.com). Soon thereafter, a fun and exciting convention, proximately 2600 people attending ended up being about an hour Ballroom, one could find witty shirts, MomoCon staff began politely with about 80 percent of the many on both days, about 800 more than shorter than scheduled, for which rare game soundtracks, games, art asking people to leave the rooms scheduled panels, workshops and last year. Thankfully, the Student I am thankful. Despite the poor and for those such as myself who and locked them. events taking place. Center food court was open both weather, the costumes themselves played Ragnarok, adorable plush There was some general confusion In spite of the security trouble, days, a huge boon to hungry con were fascinating. Porings. as the staff evacuated the building MomoCon 2008 is in the works. attendees. Among the events that could be Outside of the dealer’s room, the and told attendees to meet at the No announcements about the place The student center was absolutely found were panels that investigated third floor rooms were filled with Campanile for an explanation. or time of the next convention have packed with con attendees who certain aspects of geekdom; examples tables, gaming consoles and excited Merriman explained the reasons for been made, but Tech will allow dressed as pretty much anything of the 23 panels and 17 workshops gamers. Popular choices were peren- the con’s early closure: unidentified MomoCon to use the Institute’s imaginable. During the costume scheduled were “Costuming 101” nial favorites Super Smash Brothers individuals had detonated small facilities next year.

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It never does, and to top still have enough time left over to get late-night thirst for caff eine to keep I’ve stared into the face of hell and night,” and shove it where the C things off , I ran out of money for a few hours sleep, not that any of it you coding for just one more hour. seen only Emacs star- don’t shine. caff eine early in the night, so after mattered. Th e professor had another (It always feels like it’ll take just one ing back at Anyway, last week, I about ten o’clock, I was running meeting and forgot to email me. more hour, doesn’t it?) I’ve felt the me. I had the occasion to spend entirely on my She never saw a 4:00 a.m. blood sugar crash. my fi rst night in my new own steam, a damned thing. And I know the lab at the Klaus Build- terrifying pros- It was some time But that’s not subtle beauty of ing trying to get a demo pect for any CS even the worst walking home in ready for a professor I’d major. around three [am] of it. the pre-dawn been studiously lying to It was some when I started The worst l i g ht w it h about my progress for time around part, the most morning birds the past six weeks. It three that I losing it. I jumped degrading, put greeting one really wasn’t supposed started losing at sounds, ducked me in my place, another and the to be an all-nighter, it. I jumped at smack-me-right- new day start- but then again, are sounds, ducked under my chair in-t he-fel la s ing all around they ever? under my chair when the A/C came offense of the full to bursting As most of when the A/C whole experi- with the terrible these things came on, and on, and seriously ence was limp- knowledge that a r e pr on e seriously consid- considered how ing out of the you’re only going to start out, I ered how secure building, feel- to get a couple of thought I had a my lab would be secure my lab would ing pretty good hours sleep before plan. I was going in the case of a be in the case of a about myself you have to get to do A, B, and zombie attack (I and my ability to up and demo the C and be home in gave it a C+). zombie attack. cobble together sad, cobbled to- time for House, but In fairness, something from gether monstros- then things started to go though, that A/ essentially noth- ity you just spent wrong. Packets wouldn’t C sounds like a freaking jet engine, ing but still eff ectively dead, and 36 straight hours send, payloads would be and I worry about zombie attack seeing a guy who I’d passed on the working on. empty for no reason, and even when I’m not half awake and way in, sitting at his same spot, ob- So, when I talk so help me God I have no staring down a deadline with a viously having not moved all night, about all-nighters, idea why, but when I turned mountain of half-working code to still going strong. let’s not get me con- off the debug print statements, the front of me. I swear to God, I could’ve burned fused with some wet- the whole thing just blew up. In the end, however, I managed the building down right there.

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here is nothing that can replace the joy that a loved one or cherished friend brings to our lives. Each year the Georgia Tech community is deeply saddened by the loss of members of our own community. This spring we will honor the memory of each student, faculty, and staff member who passed away in the last year. Join us as we pay tribute to these individuals who have touched our lives and contributed to our community. When the Whistle Blows... A Remembrance Ceremony We remember: William “Will” B. Campbell Chikezie C. Okoronkwo Junior, Mechanical Engineering Facilities, Building Services Thursday, April 12, 2006 Hometown: Canal Point, FL Custodian I James “Jim” P. Collins Thomas R. Reeves 6:00 PM Master, Chemistry Housing Ofﬁce Hometown: Newport News, VA Mechanical Technician II

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