Friday, October 29, 2010 • Volume 96, Issue 13 • nique.net Taste of Atlanta Foodies were treated to cuisine from over 80 different restaurants at Taste of Atlanta last TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper weekend.415 Plans released for basketball pavilion Regents postpone UGA decision By TJ Kaplan Contributing Writer

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted on Tuesday, Oct. 12 to postpone any action regarding a possible en- gineering school at UGA. The proposal in front of the board was to allow UGA to be- gin offering undergraduate degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The vote followed Gov. Sonny Perdue’s address to the Board of Regents, in which he warned that the university system should not launch an engineering program at UGA without careful consideration of possible negative effects or an attempt to gain public approval. Perdue urged the board to slow Illustration courtesy of Athletic Association down their considerations and build support This rendering shows the exterior of the proposed new basketball stadium where the Alexander Memorial Coliseum first. currently stands. Construction will begin following the end of the 2011 season and is scheduled to complete in fall 2012. “Take a deep breath, relax, slow down and work diligently to win support,” said By Matt Schrichte Camish Pavilion. Perdue to members of the university system Assistant News Editor The campus team in charge of Georgia Board of Regents. of the project, consisting of Perdue accused the Board of Regents In a press conference held members from the Athletic of running the proposal through quickly last week, Athletic Director Association, government rela- without consulting the governor’s office, Dan Radakovich unveiled tions, campus planning, fa- and expressed concerns about how the cur- the renderings of Hank Mc- cilities and administration re- rent financial state of the system could be Camish Pavilion, the future cently hired the architectural negatively affected by the installation of an home of Bobby Cremins firm Populus and contractor engineering program at UGA. Court and Tech’s basketball Whiting-Turner. “Even if this new school at UGA did teams. The new venue will “We’re incredibly excited make sense, I would be hard pressed to be- replace Alexander Memorial about this opportunity to real- lieve this is the right timing. We are in an Coliseum (AMC), which has ly reshape the home of Georgia economically-constrained situation. When housed Tech’s basketball pro- Tech basketball,” Radakovich you see these new budgets – where stimulus grams since 1956. said. has disappeared and where program enroll- Plans to construct the re- McCamish Pavilion’s de- ments continue to grow – you are going to placement basketball facility Illustration courtesy of Athletic Association sign has a strong focus on how see just how constrained things are,” Perdue began when Tech received a The interior of the new basketball stadium will have 8900 fans will take in Tech basket- said. $15 million lead gift from the seats, 300 fewer than the number currently in the Coliseum. ball games. It will look drasti- Perdue told the regents to think with an family of Henry F. “Hank” cally different from AMC on “enterprise” mindset and represent the inter- McCamish, Jr., IM ’50. The Pavilion is $45 million. It was Radakovich noted favor- both the inside and the out- ests of the entire state of Georgia, not their Board of Regents approved estimated that the current fa- able construction costs and side, which is why the deci- respective areas or institutions. plans for the rest of the renova- cility would require between interest rates as well as the sion was made to completely The first regent to express an opinion fol- tion and rebuilding project at $15 and $18 million in cur- significant donation from the rename the venue. lowing Perdue’s address was Dink Nesmith, their Oct. meeting. The total rently unfunded maintenance McCamish family as key rea- estimated cost for McCamish over the next seven to 10 years. sons to construct the new Mc- See Pavilion, page 7 See UGA, page 5 Authorities identify suspicious package at Klaus By Yameen Huq about two years. He communi- Contributing Writer cated with the student through email and Facebook. The stu- On Oct. 15, Tech police dis- dent found him through his re- covered a suspicious package in search and began sending him the Klaus Advanced Computing emails asking for feedback on Building. The recipient professor his own work. received the package under un- “There was some communi- usual circumstances and called cation between the professor and the police to check for any po- a student from another country,” tential dangers. While police Altizer said. found the package to be harm- When the professor failed to less and full of cookies, the cir- respond, the student sent more cumstances that led to the pack- emails asking why the profes- age’s arrival remain bizarre. sor would not talk with him, “These [investigation] pro- and whether he still liked him. cesses are never completed in a The emails became progressively quick time. It’s a very deliber- stranger, and the student be- ate process for the safety of the gan writing about how he had community and the responders. discovered time travel and was We’re going to take any kind of currently researching with Al- threat seriously,” said Andy Al- bert Einstein. He also asked the tizer, Director of Emergency Pre- professor if he would like to be paredness at the Georgia Tech a keynote speaker at the Uni- Police Department (GTPD). versity of Tehran. The professor The professor who received declined the invitation. At this the packaged had been in cor- point the professor ceased com- Photo by Craig Cameron / Student Publications respondence with a student from GTPD, Atlanta Fire Department, FBI Bomb Squad, Atlanta SWAT and Homeland Security arrived on the the University of Tehran for See Package, page 7 scene at Klaus to investigate the report of a suspicious package which was identified to be harmless. 2 • October 29, 2010 • Technique NEWS

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Vice President Bill Summary By Mike Donohue, SGA Editor and Vijai Narayanan, News Editor of Communications Brooke Mc- Daniel, representing the executive Bill Amount GSS UHR ach week, this section includes coverage of different aspects of Student branch of SGA, set the agenda Government, including the Undergraduate House of Representatives, Graduate Student Senate and the Executive Branch of both governments. and guided debate. Director of Resolution Reaffirming ------47-5-0 E Academic Affairs Austen Ed- Commitment to Student Body wards, the visitors and the student IAC Networking Night $858.88 33-0-0 41-8-3 IAC Networking Night events across campus.” body through SGA’s sticky note Appt. of Freshman Rep ------47-0-0 During their Oct. 12 and Oct. The bill eventually passed 41- campaign provided the content JFC Amendments --- 26-4-3 52-2-0 26 meetings, undergraduate rep- 8-3 in the House. and GSS 33-0- for the discussions. Sustainability $6058 19-11-2 51-2-1 resentatives and graduate senators 0 with no debate. The forum opened with pre- passed a bill funding advertising sentations by Edwards and the Current Account Totals Prior Year: $580,192 for the Ivan Allen Student Advi- Joint Finance Committee four task forces which he oversees: sory Board Networking Night to Both houses took time during Service and Leadership, Under- Capital Outlay: $273,180 be held on Nov. 16. Though the their Oct. 12 meetings to take graduate Academics, Student Fac- bill passed both houses with a final votes on several bills which ulty Development and Academic large majority, it generated debate had differences between the un- Support. Representatives used You can follow Mike at the Nique’s blog, The Pulse. Check in at 7:30 in the House over SGA’s funding dergraduate and graduate ver- this time to speak openly for the p.m. on Tuesday for updates from UHR sessions at nique.net/pulse. of major organizations. sions. first time about the impending As is required by JFC policy to The bill adding incentives for switch to a trimester system and be funded, the Networking Night collaboration between organiza- the development of a Student- present twice. MATH Rep. David for a student organization, repre- is open to the entirety of campus, tions on large events had passed Faculty Expectations Agreement. Lowry suggested that organiza- sentatives should become advo- but this did not head off criticism both houses, but differed in lan- The trimester switch in particular, tions speak during normal open cates for the organization and help in UHR. MGT Rep. Dan Man- guage governing the magnitude creating three equal trimesters of forum sessions. them through the bill process. It ning and BC Rep. Grace Stephens of the incentives. Representatives 14 weeks each, elicited some con- The open forum session con- also noted that moving bills from both noted that their own colleges and senators clarified language de- cern from representatives and visi- cluded with a review of the sticky old business to new business dur- ran college specific career fairs fining collaboration and adjusted tors about its effect on workload, note campaign. McDaniel went ing a meeting undermined JFC without SGA help. some of their limits on funding. graduation and co-ops. Visitors through a selection of sticky policy and UHR’s commitment PUBP Rep. and Advisory The bill passed the House 52-2-0 then took the chance to speak, notes posted to boards placed in to the student body. Board member Austen Edwards and the Senate 26-4-3. adressing topics ranging from se- the library rotunda and solicited During the discussion, ME defended the bill, emphasizing curity in architecture studio to the comment. The notes concerned Rep. Vickers referenced an opin- that anyone may come, under- Open forum format of the SGA website. construction, sustainability and ions editorial in the Technique graduate or graduate, from any The time with visitors ended whether meetings of UHR could criticizing UHR practices and major. He also said that SGA sup- The Undergraduate House of with a discussion on transparency. be broadcast live over GTCN. stated that there was room for im- port would enable the event to Representatives hosted a special Parul Kapur, third-year ME major provement. A motion to postpone grow in the future. open forum session on Oct. 27, and president of RHA, suggested Commitment to students the bill indefinitely was put forth “The networking night is open inviting members of the campus that debate on bills be extended UHR considered a resolution by Rep. Morgan, who said that he to all students interested in in- community to discuss issues of for two weeks. Currently, bills are reaffirming the role of the body on felt that the resolution only restat- terdisciplinary careers,” Edwards importance to them. Although provided to representatives one campus and its relationship with ed points from the SGA bylaws said later. “SGA has a hole in its open forum is held every week week before voting, the major- students. The text of the resolu- and would not be communicated policy in how to deal with and and non-SGA members are always ity of debate takes place the same tion defined the role of UHR as to the student body. The motion fund organizations that straddle invited, representatives made an day. Kapur suggested organiza- the representative body for un- was failed. Rep. Lowry voiced his the difference between a depart- extra effort to advertise the event tional representatives come both dergraduate students and the dis- support for the resolution, saying mental and student organization. this week. the week before end of voting. bursement of the Student Activity that it was important to detail SGA needs to look at the purpose Seven visitors engaged with Representatives expressed con- Fee. The resolution also highlight- SGA’s responsibilities and how it and availability of these groups’ representatives in a discussion cern to requiring organizations ed the fact that by authoring a bill can help the student body.

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The Office of Information Technology (OIT) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 19 that My GaTech, the official campus email and cal- endar service, was being upgrad- ed. Institute students and faculty were made aware of the upgrade via a campus wide email. The up- date added many new features to My GaTech including the ability to color code emails, execute fil- ters on mail that has already been received and select thousands of messages at once. The upgrade has been in the planning stages since early Jan. of this year. According to Pam Buffington, department manager II for Enter- prise Applications and Services, significant emphasis was put upon the ease of transition for users due to the significant effect that problems with the software could Screenshot by Vijai Narayanan / Student Publications create campus-wide. Cooperation Among the upgrades to the My GaTech suite include the ability to filter incoming email, color code them, the abilitiy to compose between OIT and many other multiple emails simultaneously and an overall increase in the system performance. New features include documents and a briefcase. departments was paramount to a successful upgrade. upgrade were actually sugges- Satisfied, or Very Satisfied” with the My GaTech service now op- pects of the upgrade. “Scheduling an upgrade this tions of Tech’s students and fac- My GaTech overall. However, erates. An increase in operating “You can definitely tell that large is a challenge in itself with ulty. One of the major additions many students have found the swiftness is considered by Buff- things have changed. I noticed only a few windows that work for was tabs, which allow students to upgraded My GaTech even more ington and others to be the most right off the bat that it was run- everyone. The hardest part was in- compose multiple emails. favorable. According to Buffing- significant and needed aspect of ning faster. I didn’t have to wait suring a smooth upgrade with as “[OIT] did a survey in May ton, much of the response from the upgrade. as long for emails to open, things little pain to the end user as pos- which identified Briefcase, Docu- the students has been extremely “We continuously strive to to save. Things like that really did sible,” Buffington said. ments, mail filters for existing positive. provide the best possible services happen more quickly after the up- An influx in Help and Support mail and color coded emails as the “Our new and improved email to Georgia Tech. This upgrade not grade,” said Kate Nickerson, first- requests was seen in the first sev- top four requested features,” Buff- system is wonderful. I find it easy only provided requested features, year IE major. en to ten days after the upgrade, ington said. to navigate and use. My favorite but an increase in performance Students and faculty who wish though some were to express fa- According to the survey of part is that I can view several e- as well. Users are seeing a signifi- to know more about the new fea- vor for new features, according 2609 respondents, seven out of mails at once,” said Maziar Adloo, cantly faster My GaTech,” Buff- tures in the updated My GaT- to Buffington. Some users did re- the top ten feature requests were second-year BCHM major. ington said. ech and how to use them should quest assistance with some of the resolved in this upgrade. In addi- One main aspect of the up- Many students agree that an consult the “What’s New in My new features. Many of these newly tion, a majority of 83% respon- grade that many users noticed im- increase in performance is one of GaTech?” link on the OIT FAQ implemented features within the dents were “Satisfied, Somewhat mediately was the speed at which the best and most noticable as- website. NEWS Technique • October 29, 2010 • 5

UGA from page 1 News Briefs who spoke in favor of the UGA SGA Week links students, reps. Engineering proposal. Stamps hosts Trick-or- By Vijai Narayanan “Let us put on our asbestos Treat health week News Editor boots and walk over the hot coals to vote yes,” Nesmith said. He Events for Go T.E.C.H.’s As part of SGA week, members also said any further study would (Teams Encouraging Campus from Tech’s Student Government simply be “paralysis by analysis.” Health) Trick-or-Treat Health Association participated in a series Following Nesmith’s com- Week took place across campus of events in an effort to reach out ments, regent Larry Walker mo- throughout the week. The week’s to constituents. The purpose of tioned to table the proposal until goal was to increase awareness of these was to make students aware November. Regent Fred Cooper health and wellness activities on of their representatives and to re- seconded Walker’s motion. campus. Trick-or-Treat Health ceive ideas from the student body. “It would not be good for the Week promoted on-campus “SGA week is a time that we board to fly in the face of the sit- health in a number of various concentrate our efforts to show ting governor,” said Cooper. ways. Stamps Health Services of- what we are doing for students Regent Ben Tarbutton spoke fered free HPV vaccines to all stu- and make them feel more wel- out against the proposal with a dents, faculty, and staff under the come to approach us,” said Brooke list of concerns including a lack age of 26. The CRC also hosted McDaniel, Vice President for Photo courtesy of Student Government Association of thorough investigation to de- a step-by-step class teaching Mi- Communications and third-year Members of SGA Executive Cabinet met with students at Brittain termine the timeliness of the pro- chael Jackson’s Thriller dance MGT major. and Woodruff dining hall on Wednesday to discuss their concerns. posal. on the front lawn Thursday eve- As part of the events held dur- Finally, regent Richard Tucker ning. Trick-or-Treat Health Week ing the week, SGA organized a the possibility of inviting organi- dining halls on Wednesday eve- spoke out against the postpone- ended Friday with the Halloween carnival on Skiles Walkway on zational representatives to answer ning. SGA also hosted an event ment, accusing one unnamed in- Holla Walk/Run around the Tyler Monday where students could questions regarding their request called “Communicate with Co- stitution of getting “outside con- Brown Pi Mile. meet and interact with representa- the week prior to the when the bill rey” on Thursday, during which sultants to fight UGA.” tives and members of the Execu- is discussed. Students also partici- students could meet with Under- At the final vote, only two re- Stolen Buzz tive Cabinet. Students were also pated in a sticky-note campaign graduate Student Body President gents voted against tabling the invited to participate in a moder- at the library and in the Student Corey Boone. issue, regent Tucker and regent A small public liberal arts col- ated open forum during the meet- Center, through which they could According to Hammond, SGA Tarbutton. lege in Vt., Lyndon State Col- ing of the Undergraduate House share their input on campus is- will take steps to use the informa- When asked his opinion on lege, reportedly received a letter of Representatives. sues. The content of the sticky tion gathered during SGA Week the issue, Institute President G. from lawyers representing Tech “We held an open forum event notes was posted online on SGA’s to act on different campus issues. P. “Bud” Peterson said, “We cer- demanding that they cease us- last year, but it wasn’t moderated Facebook page. “We want to make sure that tainly take a great deal of pride in ing their current hornet logo. The so students that attended didn’t “We got a lot of responses out [for] each issue that was addressed our engineering programs here at logo strongly resembles the image speak up as much. This year we of the sticky-note campaign. Al- that we have people who are dis- Georgia Tech. Whatever the out- of Buzz, which is a copyrighted had people speak, share their con- most every major issue on campus cussing it and we have action tak- come, we will respect the decision image of Tech and the University cerns and get a chance to see how was hit: the issue of more green en on it,” Hammond said. “Once of the Board of Regents. We will System of Georgia. Tech is report- we work,” McDaniel said. space, construction [and] dining we reach consensus on those issues continue to work with all insti- edly working with the school to Among the topics brought up hall issues,” said Hunter Ham- we will communicate that out to tutions in the state as well as our phase out the logo as they search by students during the discussion mond, the Public Relations Chair the student body.” state leaders to ensure that we are for a new one. According to a were increased security for studios and second-year MGT major. SGA Week concluded on Fri- able to serve the people of Georgia report by The Critic, the college in the College of Architecture, a Members of the executive cabi- day with an event to increase while providing the best possible thought the hornet was a clip art switch to a trimester system and net also met with students at the breast cancer awareness. education for our students.” piece.

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Pavilion from page 1 contrast to the current arrange- Construction will break ment, all of the seating—chairs ground in the spring of 2011 and “This is a basketball building. and benches—will be offered with is expected to be completed by fall And we’re going to use it for men’s backs. 2012. and women’s basketball. It is not Other than the introduction of In the interim, the men’s and being redone to be a concert facil- a new student entrance on Fowler women’s basketball teams will ity or other venue,” Radakovich Street, the in-game experience be without an on-campus site said. for students will remain largely for their home games during the He estimated that transferring unchanged. Student seating will 2011-12 season. the current building into a venue still be located behind the baskets, The campus team in charge of that could support concerts could close to the court. the project is still in the process have doubled the $45 million con- The concourse will be wider, of finding a temporary venue for struction cost. With the availabil- and its design will give fans a bet- Tech’s home games for that sea- ity of other venues for those types ter sense of court orientation by son. Phillips Arena and Gwinnett of events throughout Atlanta, it offering a 270-degree open view. Arena have both been mentioned was decided to forgo those extra The design of the new facil- and are both being considered as costs and focus on the basketball ity will still recognize the current possible interim facilities. fan’s experience. building’s nameholder, William Tech would like to keep the AMC has been commonly re- Alexander, who was Tech’s third teams as close to campus as pos- ferred to as the “Thrillerdome” by athletic director and was football sible. Availability will be the key students and fans ever since Tech coach from 1920-1944. component in that decision. Ra- radio broadcaster Brad Nessler “We are creating, just outside dakovich expects a decision to be coined the term during the 1983- the student entrance, the Alex- made and announced in the first 1984 Men’s Basketball season. ander Courtyard, where we’ll quarter of next year. Photo by Craig Cameron / Student Publications As a tribute to its nickname, have a bust of Coach Alexander, AMC was dedicated on Nov. Members from the FBI Bomb Squad are dressed in gear before the decision was made to keep his name, along with significant 30, 1956, with the men’s basket- entering the building to inspect the suspicious package in Klaus. the actual dome of AMC intact. achievements and events that oc- ball team losing the inaugural It will remain in place at the new curred inside the coliseum. So game 71-61 to Duke. The last McCamish Pavilion. that will be a very nice gathering game at AMC is scheduled for Package from page 1 ies and that the white powder was McCamish Pavilion’s capacity spot for students or alums coming March 6, 2011, when the men’s merely sugar. Students were al- will be set to 8,900 seats, roughly to our basketball events,” Rada- basketball team closes its season munication with the student. lowed to return to the building at 300 seats fewer than AMC. In kovich said. against Miami. The professor received a pack- around 12:25 p.m. age on Oct. 12. He placed it in “These things take a long time his office and went on an out- to resolve. The first responders’ of-town trip, before returning to safety is a priority as well. Every Tech on Oct. 15. Upon returning, now and then someone will call he discovered that it was sent by in about an unattended bag or a the Iranian student and called backpack in an unusual place. the police. Since the package had We’ll periodically get those. One cleared U.S. Customs, the U.S. that warrants a full response from Postal Service and was somewhat Hazmat or the bomb squad is rare, crushed, the police decided that but they do happen,” Altizer said. there was no explosive threat. There was a previous incident However, the envelope inside had at the end of this past summer a white powder coating, fueling where a suspicious device was suspicions of a threat. found in a common room that The Atlanta Fire Department, was later discovered to be a rust FBI Bomb Squad, Atlanta SWAT cleaning tool. and Homeland Security among “What warrants calling the po- others arrived at the scene. Af- lice is if [students] get any kind of ter evacuating the building and package and if it has a threat asso- securing the hallways, they ana- ciated with it. If there’s something lyzed the package with a portable that says the package is going to Illustration courtesy of Athletic Association X-ray machine only to discover harm them, they need to call us,” The overall cost of the construction project is estimated to be approximately $45 million. The new that it actually contained cook- Altizer said. court will have a wider concourse and offer fans a 270-degree view and offer seasts with backs.

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New facility welcomed, but issues still remain The recentoffers Consensus Opinion support The recently announced renovation impacted by this major renovation. appearing in the Technique (“Time Write to us: that will transform Alexander Memorial Every effort must be made to keep the of Contemplation” [printed Oct. [email protected] 8]) sheds light on the tragic real- Coliseum into the McCamish Pavilion games within a decent travel distance to ity of suicide, the difficulty that We welcome your letters in is a welcomed physical upgrade for the campus. Shipping the team over thirty others face in seeking counseling, response to Technique content as and the need to provide additional well as topics relevant to campus. dilapidated facility, but the change raises miles north to Gwinnett Arena will information and services. For over We will print letters on a timely some historical and logistical concerns damage the basketball product and put 30 years, the Georgia Tech Coun- and space-available basis. Letters should not exceed 400 in the present and future. Overall, the it out of reach to many students. If no seling Center has been dedicated words and should be submitted by design should allow fans to have better other venue proves plausible, then the to enhancing the academic ex- Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be perience and personal success of printed in the following Friday’s experience when going to watch Tech Athletic Association (AA) needs to make all students by providing a vari- issue. Include your full name, year basketball and, along with strong on-court transportations for students a top priority. ety of short-term counseling and (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- psychological services to students serve the right to edit for style and performance, could increase attendance to While busing may seem too expensive to and the campus community. Our length. Only one submission per basketball games. The facility is also more pursue in order to accommodate students, services include individual, group person will be printed per term. representative of the historically strong such expenses should be calculated in and couples counseling that ad- dress a wide range of concerns. stigma that can result in a reluc- basketball programs Tech has come to the total cost of using Gwinnett Arena, Services include emergency and tance to seek help, or even worse. enjoy. This facility should also serve as not as an unneeded extravagance that after-hours counseling and con- The Counseling Center needs sultation, educational program- everyone’s help to inform oth- a more welcoming venue for visitors can be done without. If the AA fails to ming, testing and assessment, ers of the Center’s services and to to campus. While athletics is not the find some sort accommodation to allow and referral services. Counseling dispel the stigma of counseling. It primary concern for the Institute, many students to attend the games, especially services are available at no charge is important that we all take part to currently enrolled students and in creating a campus culture of outsiders’ dealings with Tech come solely for underclassmen, a greater disconnect testing and assessment services are caring and support; that we pro- through attendance of games or through between the team and the student body available to our clients for a mod- mote a spirit of encouragement watching the Jackets play on television. A may form, which can already be seen est fee. rather than discouragement; that The majority of the Center’s we recognize the strength in the world-class facility should only enhance through the depleting student attendance service is dedicated to individual diversity of our campus and cele- Tech’s reputation with people who have at games. counseling (75.7 percent); group brate and affirm our differences. A counseling and couples counsel- campus climate of caring and sup- limited knowledge of the Institute. The The AA should also not expect students ing comprise a smaller proportion port goes a long way to ease the new Pavilion should act as a front door to balance their budget with increases (22.9 percent and 1.4 percent, re- stresses, to manage the conflicts, of sorts for Tech to the outside and in the Athletic Fee as result of the cost spectively). The counseling staff and to help others in need. gives thoughtful and intentional Ruperto M. Perez surrounding community. occurred from this project. The AA has consideration to the type of servic- Director, Counseling Center Unfortunately, the name change comes made it a habit of charging students more es we recommend to each student as a sad necessity. While the McCamish over the recent years through previous who comes to the Center. In gen- UHR serves the students eral, students report that counsel- should be honored for their overly increase in the fee and charging for season ing (whether through individual, of Tech generous donations, losing the name of tickets for football, but that trend must group or couples modality) helps them to make significant gains in In the Oct. 8 edition of the the legendary coach and athletic director be ebbed. Only five percent of the student alleviating the overall distress of Technique, an article in the opin- William Alexander will be strange and a body can attend a basketball game, and their concerns. ions section [“Changes Warrent- tough transition. Tech must never forget it should not be expected for the whole Since 2005, the Counseling ed”] made a number of sugges- Center has experienced significant tions regarding SGA’s policies and its history and embrace those who helped student body to fork over more money increases in the number of stu- practices with regards to the allo- to build it. Something more substantial for a product so few students can use dents seeking counseling, result- cation of the Student Activity Fee than a courtyard next to a major facility at the same time. If the AA does try to ing in an average increase of 13.48 (SAF). While this letter does not percent between 2005-2009. Dur- attempt to invalidate some of the that once bore the man’s name is needed, pursue an increase in the athletic fee, they ing this year alone, the Center has concerns that have been raised, it and hopefully, in time, a more appropriate must lay out their justification to student experienced a 12 percent increase does intend to address some of the from last year in the number of concerns about the nature of the replacement will be found. In many leadership so that its position can be made new students seeking services. Undergraduate House of Repre- situations, it seems money, not tradition well understood by the entire student From 2005-2009, the Center’s sentatives (UHR). wins out on campus, and while people body. The student leadership must also Outreach Program averaged a to- Each year, the SGA is entrust- tal of 191 outreach/educational ed with the funds from the Stu- who cherish Tech enough to make multi- ensure that there is broad support for any programs, including our Stress dent Activity Fee, which amounts million dollar donations are a vital part to increase to the fee, from undergraduates Management Series. The Cen- to nearly $5 million. At the end of making the Institute great, forgetting the and graduates alike. Any attempts to ter has also been responsive to the spring semester, the majority of academic departments, student those funds are allocated through legacy of the past will only undermine the increase the fee without an open dialogue groups and organizations in times the budget process to the Student greater good. with the student body will be seen as of crisis. The Center has also made Center, Campus Recreation Cen- The 2011 basketball season will also underhanded and will strain relations available three videos on how to ter, and over 100 student organi- assist students in distress that are zations. The remaining funds are be greatly, and potentially negatively, between students and the AA. available on the Counseling Cen- allocated the following academic ter’s website at www.counseling. year through the bill process. The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the gatech.edu. This year, after the budget ap- Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. However, the impact of our proval process, SGA was left with services is only as effective as those $247,038 in its Prior Year Account Technique Editorial Board who are knowledgeable and ready and $580,192 in its Capital Out- to take part in counseling. The lay Account. Thus although $5 Hahnming Lee, Editor-in-Chief stigma of counseling continues million is allocated by the UHR Vivian Fan, Managing Editor to be a real concern that prevents annually, only $827,230 can be Kate Comstock, Business Manager some from seeking help. This spent from August 2010 through Jennifer Aldoretta, Layout Editor Alex Mitchell, Sports Editor stigma rests in perceived social May 2011 through the bill pro- Kamna Bohra, Focus Editor Vijai Narayanan, News Editor misconceptions and in cultural cess. This money can go quickly, Steven Cappetta, Advertising Manager Nishant Prasadh, Online Sports Editor and gender differences regarding and to avoid emptying any ac- Mike Donohue, SGA Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor help-seeking. A deleterious effect counts, representatives strive to be Matt Hoffman, Opinions Editor Jarrett Skov, Photo Editor of this stigma is the way in which fiscally responsible. Reem Mansoura, Outreach Editor Zheng Zheng, Entertainment Editor individuals with mental health concerns internalize the socialized See letters, page 10 OPINIONS Technique • October 29, 2010 • 9 New York Times online fees a necessity Next year, The New York “Unlike applications like to invest and explore new and B Z Times will begin charging cheaper avenues for getting U Z users for content after reach- browsers and games...news their messages to the people. Around Campus ing a certain number of read is a benefit to the general Print media companies have articles. All viewers will have done all they can to survive, a set number of articles for a population.” usually by cutting newsroom given period, and then will be staff, decreasing printing sizes charged either a flat rate or per- Hahnming Lee and circulations and moving What are you going to be article cost. Editor-in-Chief more and more content to My first reaction was apa- websites. Those websites have for Halloween? thy. I assumed that this was become increasingly popular, just another attempt at putting only need to do some simple and write, would be the ones but everyone consumes al- certain content behind a wall, editing of an image in Paint, the pay wall is targeting. most all the content for free. like the New York Times had others need more advanced Many users assume that They are 100 percent subsi- tried to do with their archives applications like Photoshop. there is no cost to the news. dized by advertisers. What is and their opinions section in Unfortunately, this view is not News stories appear on so wrong with making the on- past years. Feeling this, I was something that should be ap- many sites and in press re- line model more in line with surprised by the reaction on plied to news institutions and leases, it sometimes may seem the print model? the internet to the story. their sites. The free option is difficult to figure out the -val This decision is well The strategy was ripped not always the best option; you ue of independent reporting. thought-out and not without apart by bloggers, readers and have to pay for quality. People on the internet can precedent. The Wall Street commentators. Many said it Unlike applications like easily start a blog, report on a Journal has a pay wall that is would be a filter to the rich, browsers and games, being broken street lamp and com- embraced by many for the spe- denying the news to those who more advanced and thorough pletely and accurately say that cific reason that The New York Annie McIntyre cannot afford it. Others said in the news is a benefit to the they are doing investigative Times thinks it can try this: Third-year ME that it would cripple the Times general population. Sure, you citizen journalism. Still, there users believe that the content as the pay wall will drive away may never need Photoshop, are large costs to running a on there is specific, unique “I am going to be Katy the viewers they currently have but digging up and analyzing news organization that are and worth paying for to read. and the advertisers who pay secret Pentagon documents is not easily seen by the average I know that as a college stu- Perry.” for those coveted page views. something that has benefits to reader of the news, and while dent, money is tight and that These opinions are not entirely the community like govern- the average citizen can aid an in our evaluation, most stuff incorrect, but it does highlight ment transparency. institution like a newspaper that is free should remain one of the inherent conflicts Furthermore, the option in becoming a better paper, free and stuff that is not free of the internet: what should will remain largely free to the groups of citizens cannot eas- should become free. The inter- people have to pay for? majority of readers. The casual ily replace it. net is still developing a model If you ask 99.9 percent of consumers of news that like to For years, advertisers have that will make sites profit- the internet population, that only read the headlines and been able to shoulder the bur- able and sustainable (just ask answer is nothing. A culture the first paragraph will likely den of the media and pay or Facebook), and by rejecting has been created on the web still be able to do so. Those heavily subsidize these hidden any model that costs money, where people expect a robust, that want to read those stories costs. This is why the newspa- people are conceding that in- free option with alternatives and then other specific sec- per that many pick up at news- formation really is not that that are also free. The pay ap- tions like the magazine, week- stands or subscribe to can cost important. The assumption plications are for power users. in-review, and in-depth sci- as little as a quarter. Yet print that a free alternative will al- This has worked fairly well ence articles, the ones that are advertising has continued to ways catch up to a pay alterna- because people have differing more specific to the Times and decline over the years, and tive can only impede needed Tristen Rice needs; while some people may likely more expensive to report many companies have decided progress. Fifth-year PTFE “Stan Marsh from South Newton deserves Heisman-leading status Park.” On Sept. 7, 2006 Cameron “After watching Newton play Pryor has not put up Heisman- Newton announced that he type numbers in the latter part would play for the U. of Flori- in person, I can honestly say of this season and Colin Kae- da for the upcoming 2007 sea- pernick’s Nevada team will son. As a freshman, Newton that I have never seen a more most likely lose twice. earned the job as Tim Tebow’s dominant player.” In a league that has includ- backup, but on Nov. 21, 2008 ed the likes of Tee Martin and Newton was charged with Alex Mitchell Tim Tebow, Newton has bro- burglary, larceny and obstruc- Sports Editor ken the record for most rush- tion of justice. The charges ing yards by a quarterback. coupled with lack of playing In a sense, Newton has out- time led to Newton’s decision LSU, Newton should have ce- ton’s memorable moments Tebowed Tebow, and New- to transfer to off-the-radar mented his status as this year’s will help him as well. He led ton’s play is breaking the nega- Blinn College and completely Heisman Trophy winner. a game-winning 19-play drive tive chains that once held these away from major college foot- Statistically, no player has over Kentucky, helped in a two quarterbacks together. ball. After a season at Blinn, been more dominant than come-back win over South Watching Newton play in where Newton led his team to Newton this season. Newton Carolina and ran for a flying person, I can honestly say that Katie Horn a championship, SEC suitors is second in the nation in rush- rushing touchdown over Ar- I have never seen a more domi- Fourth-year CHEM came knocking on Newton’s ing with 1077 yards. He leads kansas is one of the season’s nant college player in my life. door again. This time it was the nation in rushing touch- more memorable moments. Against Louisiana Monroe, “I’m going as Quinn Fabray Auburn and Mississippi State. downs with 14, and he aver- With games against Georgia Newton did not run the ball a Fast-forward to Saturday, ages seven yards per carry. He and Alabama, Newton is all single time, but he did not need from Glee.” Oct. 23. Now Auburn quar- has more rushing yards than but guaranteed more memo- to. He threw for 245 yards and terback Newton screamed in fellow Heisman candidates rable moments to help sway three touchdowns as Auburn excitement as Auburn won LaMichael James of Oregon Heisman voters. routed the War Hawks 52-3. their eighth straight game of and Wisconsin’s John Clay. Another aspect that will Against Arkansas, Newton the season. These days, New- Did I mention that he plays help Newton be named col- and Arkansas’ offense traded ton has a lot to scream about. quarterback? lege football’s best player is blows but Newton outlasted Newton, almost single- Newton is also a more how much he sticks out in the the Razorbacks thanks to his handedly, has led Auburn to than capable passer when he crowd. Running quarterbacks 188 rushing yards and three and 8-0 record and a No. 1 is called upon. He only com- are “in” right now, but no touchdowns. LSU had held ranking in the BCS standings. pleted 10 passes for 86 yards one plays the part like New- opponents to 84 yards rushing With Auburn’s 24-17 win over against LSU, but he is third in ton does. At 6-foot-6 and 260 per game, and Newton alone LSU, Newton’s team controls the nation with a 172.1 pass- pounds, Newton looks more had 217 against the Tigers. its own destiny in the SEC, er rating. Newton’s rating is like a defensive end than he Newton’s ceiling is seem- and they are in the race for the higher than “more traditional does quarterback, so his body ingly limit-less and his play national championship. quarterbacks” such as Arkan- is more capable of taking hits makes me wonder what he Based on his play so far this sas’ Ryan Mallet and Stan- than other running quarter- could have done had he stayed Dustin Ingram season, Newton is determined ford’s Andrew Luck. Newton backs. Newton’s competitors at Florida. No one will ever that he will be the one to has also never completed less have already shown signs of know what he could have done Second-year ME hold up the crystal ball come than 50 percent in any game slowing down. Michigan’s there, but if he stays healthy “I don’t know.” season’s end. However, that this season. Dennard Robinson has twice and Auburn keeps winning, should not be the only trophy Auburn’s undefeated record gotten injured, Nebraska’s then Newton should win the Newton takes home. With thus far will benefit Newton’s Taylor Martinez has gotten Heisman Trophy in a land- Photos by Will Folsom his 217 rushing yards against Heisman campaign, but New- benched, Ohio State’s Terrelle slide. 10 • October 29, 2010 • Technique OPINIONS

Letters from page 8 and your organization in any way Christian groups have rejected sci- possible, so please do not hesitate ence based on little to no fact, the ot or ot OUR VIEWS H N There is an underlying assump- to contact your representatives stereotype of the “dumb intoler- tion that only bills requesting with any questions or concerns ant Christian” is readily available. large sums of money are discussed that you have about any campus Unfortunately, these extremist at length, but it is not unusual for issue or financial request. Like all preachers conform to this stereo- – or – the House to spend 45 minutes other forms of government SGA type, pushing the students to be- HOT NOT or more on bills requesting fewer is not perfect; however what sets lieve that the preachers represent than $1000. Regardless of the us apart is that we make an active all of Christianity. amount of funding requested in a effort to make life better for our I hope that the students read- bill, representatives strive to focus fellow students. Our priorities are ing this understand that if we on certain pertinent factors dur- to represent the student body and conclude that all Christians are ing its consideration. These factors responsibly allocate your Student bigots, then we are being bigots include the number of members in Activity Fees, so we want to hear ourselves. And I hope that the ad- the club, the potential for the bill from you, our fellow students. ministration notices the issue and to improve student life at Geor- Travis Wagner considers inviting preachers who Free HPV Vaccine Tiger mauling gia Tech and most importantly, UHR Secretary emphasize the humanity and phi- Student Health Services The loss to Kansas was whether or not our constituents Extremist hurt their lanthropy in Christianity. is giving free HPV vaccines shocking; the loss to N.C. would agree with the allocation Azeem Bande-Alii to all students, and everyone State was disheartening; the of an amount of the SAF for the own religion Second-year PHYS needs to take advantage of this loss to Clemson just seemed proposed purpose. Technique opportunity. While the virus like the next step. The Jackets’ The article voices a I understand that there is a Mass transit offers more might not cause symptoms weakness on special teams and concern about the discussion on a reasoning for allowing extremist in men, the male population defense and holes in offense bill requesting nearly $27,000 in preachers to present their offen- options than mentioned must realize its responsibility. were all exploited by a physi- SAF funds. The House debated sive views at Tech. The thinking is A sexually healthy campus can cal Clemson team, that domi- the bill for over 45 minutes. Many that if students dislike people who While I completely agree with only be achieved if everyone nated both sides of the ball up questions were asked of the orga- are threatened by diversity, then the premise of Kate Comstock’s takes the initiative to get vac- front. The Jackets next get a nizational representatives about the students themselves will be- article [“Public Transportation” cinated to help prevent cervi- trip to Blacksburg to play a hot which line items were more cru- come more accepting of diversity. printed Oct. 8] about how public cal cancer. Hokies team. cial and time dependent. Time The reasoning seems fine until one transportation in Atlanta is for the was given to the club to explain actually attends these events. For most part disjointed and ineffec- their request and which line items every offensive claim the preacher tive, there are some gaps in how took priority. In the end, after a makes, the students become more she addressed the issues. Con- week of speaking to constituents extreme and aggressive in their trary to her claim that in order and 45 minutes of discussion on response. So by the end, the stu- to get to Cobb County, you must the bill, a portion of the requested dents are forced to conclude that take MARTA out of the city and amount was approved in an effort Christianity is dumb and illogical. transfer to CCT, CCT commuter to be fiscally responsible and to al- Instead of resulting in all students buses actually operate all the way locate the students’ money in the being more receptive to diversity, to downtown weekday mornings best way possible. the students find themselves not and afternoons, and CCT routes SGA strives to help every stu- being accepting of religion. 10, 30 and 35 operate well into Over the hill Fall flooding dent organization meet its mission However, I do not understand Atlanta. 10 comes all the way to The Student Center cel- Top IE school. Top five and goals through the responsible how the administration is unable Arts Center MARTA station, one ebrated its 40th birthday AE, CE, ME, ECE and BME allocation of the SAF, but orga- to notice this problem. Imagine if stop north of Tech Square. last Thursday with free food, schools. But somehow, the nizations should be mindful of an extremist Muslim group asked I would also like to point out events and tons of balloons. sidewalks on campus still flood SGA’s limitations and attempt to for permission to present their that the State of Georgia contrib- The Student Center used the when it rains. Hopefully the find alternative sources of revenue views at Tech. This would obvi- utes no money to the MARTA event to get feedback from next multi-million dollar do- when possible. Submitting a bill ously not be allowed because the system, making it the largest pub- students about what direction nation can go to proper drain to SGA should be an organiza- administration would not want lic transit agency in the nation to the Center should take in the of pedestrian thoroughfares, tion’s last resort. Clubs should try the students to believe the stereo- receive no operational funding future. The balloons, how- something that everyone on to obtain corporate sponsorship, type that all Muslims are extrem- from the state, so the downturn ever, were a little over the top. campus would love. After all, host fundraising events, increase ists. Rather, Tech would invite in state tax revenue should not When a person can’t get ketch- how can someone enjoy brand membership dues or seek out do- Islamic scholars who emphasize have had a significant effect on up without dodging balloons, new facilities and all they have nations, especially for large events the humanity in Islam. The cur- MARTA. it’s a bit much. to offer with wet feet. or items. rent issue is similar, although less Brian Pogioli SGA works hard to help you severe. Because certain extremist First-year AE

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In association with Student Government Associations across the state, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) hosted the first ever student-led gubernatorial debate on Oct. 3, in which can- didates addressed student issues. Among the topics discussed were the HOPE Photo by Will Folsom /Student Publications Photo by Will Folsom /Student Publications scholarship and the focus on technical education in Georgia. The debate can Roy Barnes, the Democratic nominee still be viewed online at http://www.gastudentvote.com. As candidates head Nathan Deal, the Republican nomi- for governor, is the former governor of into the final weekend of campaigning for the 2010 Georgia gubernatorial nee for governor, is a former thirteen-year Georgia. Barnes grew up in Cobb Coun- election, Republican Nathan Deal has a nine-point lead over Democrat Roy representative from Georgia. Hailing ty and earned his undergraduate and law Barnes, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. from east-central Georgia, Deal earned degree of the University of Georgia in six Students who live on campus and are registered to vote may do so at the his undergraduate and law degrees from years. Returning to Cobb County after Student Center on the day of the election. Mercer University in six years. After col- college, he opened a law firm until his lege, he served as a captain in the Army election to the Georgia State Senate in and JAG Corps for two years; while in 1974 at the age of 26–the youngest state service, he could not serve in combat op- senator at the time. erations due to insufficient eyesight, so After 16 years serving in this capacity, JOHN MONDS he taught law to military police. He then he was elected to the Georgia State House went on to a ten-year law career as private of Representative in 1992, serving for six practice lawyer in Gainesville, Ga. assis- years as member of the Rules and the tant district attorney of the northeastern Banks and Banking Committees, Vice judicial circuit and juvenile court judge of Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Hall County. and Chairman of the Subcommittee on In 1981, he was elected to the Georgia General Law. State Senate as a Democrat until 1995, In 1999, he was elected governor of including time as speaker pro tempore, Georgia, but he returned to a law career when he was elected to Congress as a rep- after a failed reelection bid. He now prac- resentative and then affiliated with the tices at his specialty litigation firm Barnes Photo by Will Folsom /Student Publications Republican party. In Congress, he was Law Group with his family in Marietta. John Monds, the Libertarian this year, and he thus became the a member of the Energy and Commerce He is also a member of the Teaching nominee for governor, is the presi- first African-American candidate Committee and chaired the Subcommit- Commission, the Chair of the National dent of the Grady County NAACP for Georgia governor appearing on tee on Health. After declaring intentions Board of Professional Teaching Standards branch and member of public ser- the general election ballot. to resign, he decided to postpone that to and Chair of the Institute of Education vice boards. Monds hails from Monds’ campaign basis is reliev- vote against the Patient Protection and Leadership. Grady County and earned his un- ing government power, lowering Affordable Care Act–the health reform Barnes’ plans include rural and agri- dergraduate degree in banking and taxes and focusing on individual bill making headlines this year. He re- cultural development, high-tech educa- finance at Morehouse College in rights. He would use his office to signed his representative seat this March tion and research and investment in re- Atlanta in 1987. Before graduating, reduce taxes and eliminate the state and has been working on his gubernato- newable and efficient energy sources. He he had a job with Lehman Brothers income and property tax in favor of rial campaign since. would reduce the property tax, develop Holdings, Inc. and continued work- a consumption tax. His administra- Deal’s major campaign push is via his economic activities in rural areas and ing as a finance officer. He is also a tion would push zero-based budget- five-point plan focused on job creation reduce long-term energy costs by retrofit- 20-year member of the Omega Psi ing and veto any funding measures and growth and restructuring the tax ting state-controlled buildings for energy Phi fraternity and has held various past basic governmental functions. code. He is a strong proponent of the fair efficiency. Barnes is strongly in favor of positions with the fraternity as well He also recently made headlines tax system and intends to implement it maintaining heterosexual-only marriag- as winning the Man of the Year and supporting marriage equality; as a at the federal level, and he would reduce es. Superior Service awards in 2003. libertarian, he believes in govern- taxes for families and small businesses He has supported funding to intensify As president of the Grady Coun- ment intervention only for legal and eliminate the corporate tax. Deal has anti-drug trafficking operations and to ty NAACP branch, he has held fi- matters. He would also ask the Gen- come out against homosexual marriages provide drug education and prevention nancial literacy classes for a local eral Assembly to rescind minimum and civil unions, and he opposes all fed- programs. Education, especially educa- summer program, and he is a mem- laws for drug offenders and reexam- eral support for LGBT programs. He is a tors, is another hot point for Barnes, who ber of the Grady County Planning ine currently incarcerated offend- strong proponent of family values and has would not support teacher furloughs or Commission, Grady County Habi- ers’ cases. For education, he would received endorsements from the National renege salary obligations and would re- tat for Humanity chapter, Grady encourage charter schools and a tax and Georgia Right to Life Committees. duce school days dedicated to standard- County Fine Arts Project and Exec- credit for those attending private His family’s teaching history makes ized testing. He also believes in bridge utive Committee of the Libertarian schools or homeschool. He would education a major subject for Deal, who high schools and post-secondary educa- Party of Georgia. shift control of education systems would strengthen the Teachers’ Retire- tion via access to college classes and in- The Georgia Libertarian Party to local communities and oppose ment System, fund universal pre-kinder- creasing vocational education options in unanimously nominated him as federal mandates like the No Child garten education, and strengthen math high schools. their gubernatorial candidate earlier Left Behind Act. and science education. Hackers cure their hunger for code Fellow earns recognition By Kamna Bohra By Andrew Nelsonin poetryative Writing Department at Focus Editor Staff Writer the University of Colorado at Boulder. Contestants submit While Hungry, Hungry Hippos fight for A new face is making a their poetry or fictional work, small marbles, several Hungry, Hungry Hack- big name in the School of up to 70 pages and 100 pages, ers (H3) fought for a $750 prize and an inter- Literature, Communication respectively. Generally well- view opportunity with the Georgia Tech Re- and Culture. Andy Frazee, re- known poets and writers deter- search Institute (GTRI) in a 14-hour coding cently awarded with the Brit- mine the winning poetry and competition held on Saturday, Oct. 23. tain Postdoctoral Fellowship, fiction submission, publish it Hosted by the GTRI Cyber Technology has won the 2011 Subito Press and then invite the winners to Group, Georgia Tech Information Security Book Competition for his po- give a reading at the University Center (GTISC) and the Georgia Tech Associa- Photo by Basheer Tome /Student Publications etry manuscript The Book of .I of Colorado in the Spring. tion for Computing Machinery (GTACM), the Student coders voluntarily participated in a day long The competition is hosted “One of the main ways to by the Subito Press, a non- See Hackers, page 12 coding and hacking competition for $750 in cash prizes. See Fellow, page 13 profit publisher with the Cre- 12 • October 29, 2010 • Technique FOCUS Student center celebrates 40 years as campus hub By Malvika Kapoor major. The Student Center, usually Contributing Writer Beyond promoting the Student seen as the central building on Center’s decades of success, one campus, has offered numerous Some Tech buildings have been of the major goals of the Birthday student services during its time at around since the late 1800’s; oth- Bash was to assess the needs of Tech. ers have only come into existence students. When it first opened its doors in the past decade. On Thursday, “It’s time to start thinking to Tech in 1970, it had a cafete- Oct. 21, 2010, the Fred B. Wenn about a new Student Center. I ria, a Music Browsing Room, the Student Center hosted a celebra- mean, the Student Center is 40 Craft Center, the ballroom, a tion for its 40th year at Tech with years old, and it was built for the movie theatre, meeting rooms, free food, music and giveaways. population 40 years ago, which full‐service Post Office, an art Throughout the day of the was half of what it is today. We gallery, a chapel, a table‐service event, the Student Center hosted need more places to eat, and more dining area and several lounges. DJ’s, random giveaways and free places to meet with groups,” said Additionally, the Student Cen- T-shirts. Students could also take Shawn Stinson, Events Coordina- ter hosted a recreation area with advantage of the Tech Rec for tor for the Academy of Medicine. twelve bowling lanes, a billiards forty cents to play games and to The Student Center Directors room, table games, a video arcade go bowling. and Coordinators seek student and cards for use in the area. The reception toward the response and feedback for their During the 1996 Centen- birthday bash was large, with over present and future plans. nial Summer Olympic Games, 700 students in participation in The Birthday Bash hosted a de- the Student Center was used as a events, contests and giveaways. sign contest where students could center of athlete services during “The food, the music, free decide and present what they the games. During this time, the shirts and giveaways created the would want to see in a new or ex- Food Court became the VIP din- perfect setting for Student Cen- panded Student Center. ing area, serving Heads of States ter’s 40th birthday. Not that Stu- “A lot of them did include ex- and other distinguished guests. dent Center is not lively on regu- panding upwards,” Stinson said. The Student Center is ever Photos courtesy of Georgia Tech Archives lar days, but the event had its own The future may hold a fourth changing to cater to the needs of The Fred B. Wenn Student Center was constructed in the late charm and it was all superb,” said or even fifth floor to the Student 1960’s and early 1970’s to accommodate a growing population. Sarthak Jaiswal, a first-year CE Center. See Birthday, page 13

Fellow from page 11 at Subito, as many of his publica- the end of my undergraduate ca- that, he intends to set up readings nication, as he received a B.S. in have a book of poetry published tions are cutting-edge. reer...about 1997. I worked in mar- around Atlanta and elsewhere. Advertising and a Masters in Cre- is through competitions like the “Some of the poems are more keting for a few years after that “As a poet, I hope to continue ative Writing from the University Subito Press competition; this is content to experiment with lan- and would read and write poetry surprising myself in my writing- of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. true especially for first books of guage, not really trying to ‘say’ in the evenings and weekends. I -for me, that’s the real joy of it,” Frazee also worked as an edito- poetry, as mine is,” Frazee said. anything necessarily, but trying to started grad. school in 2002, so Frazee said. “I hope to contribute rial assistant and a book critic. “So the short answer is I entered do something different and new,” that’s about when I decided to re- something to poetry in the gener- “As a Brittain Fellow, I really the competition to win it and to Frazee said. ally devote my life to poetry and al sense, and I hope to help other want to do my best to help my have my poetry published and dis- The Book of I covers a wide to writing,” Frazee said. people enjoy and love poetry as students prepare for the kinds of tributed as a book.” amount of content and time Frazee also writes book reviews much as I do.” situations they’ll face in the work- What makes Subito’s competi- range. One long poem explores and critiques for several literary The Brittain Fellowship he re- place,” Frazee said, as he teaches tion special is its mission to pub- the sudden death of his father in magazines and is the author of a cently earned since completing LCC 3403: Technical Communi- lish innovative works that chal- 2001, and another uses newspaper published chapbook of poetry, his Ph.D. in English and Creative cation for Management Students. lenge the norm and capture the article clips to describe and com- That the World Should Never Again Writing from the University of “As someone with a business back- contemporary human condition, ment on the wars in Iraq and Af- Be Destroyed by Flood, which he Georgia has allowed him to teach ground, I remember how much I according to the website. After ghanistan. The oldest poem in his read from at the Erato Series event at Tech in language fields often re- used what I learned in my busi- sending his manuscript to such book is from 2003, and the most in Sept. He will read his winning lated to technology. His interests ness communication classes, and I contests over a couple of years, recent ones are from 2008. manuscript at the University of as a fellow include creative writ- hope I’ll be able to pass on those Frazee was excited that he won “I’ve been writing poetry since Colorado next year, and after ing, poetry and business commu- skills to my students.”

sliver www.nique.net i burned my whiteout shirt Animal Husbandry major anyone? Dude with the stroller in the library. You gotta do what you gotta do, huh? OMG what happened to FX??? I can’t watch I’ts Always Sunny!!! Im gonna flipadelphia out! cuz all we do is WIN GT Honors Program isn’t the only one seeking eager, open and willing freshmen... Dear girl screaming “MARIAAAA” at midnight, you can not sing. Please stop. What do you walk to every Thursday night at 7:30, dear? I just want to play Final Fantasy!! if you’re happy and you know it....then you’re not studying hard enough Oh mighty Grilled Cheesus... fairly sure those Jedis are my roommates disclaimer: regardless of what my white board says, i am not part of a booty call service. Does anybody have any icing?! I need to stop swearing in front of small children. Why don’t the clocks work in the library Guy who clotheslined the d-bag riding the bike at mini 500, you’re a bad ass. Hey barefoot girl, did you ever find that hat you were looking for? DO A BARREL ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost had a psychic girlfriend back in high school, but she broke up with me before we met. so bored i actually feel like working on mastering physics Bobby Dodd has security cameras now... take caution when sneaking in. So. Street sweepers shouldn’t be allowed until ater 9 am. I want sleep. Undershaven caucasian, you emit B.O. like a positive electric field. people always told me I had a face for radio FOCUS Technique • October 29, 2010 • 13

Hackers from page 11 Birthday from page 12 space to accommodate larger cam- pus events. hacking competition ultimately Tech students and faculty. During this past year, the seeks to find coders who can break Examples include the enclosing Student Center closed Pandini’s the system and then recruit them of the outdoor patio of the Food to add the first floor food court, to cyber security. Court in 1986 to create a 4000 which includes Chick-Fil-A, Taco “In cyber security research, the square foot, 350‐seat Greenhouse Bell and Subway. In the main key to developing effective defens- dining room; the expansion of the food court, Café Spice and Zaya es is in understanding the threat. Post Office in 1987 to accommo- Mediterranean are the newest no- This event will provide an oppor- date 15,020 mailboxes; and the table additions. tunity for students to apply their expansion of the Student Center Future plans include expansion knowledge of computers and net- Ballroom in 1997 by 1,500 square of facilities to accommodate the works and to build cyberspace ex- feet of adjacent storage and patio growing Tech population. ploitation techniques,” said Fred Wright, an Electronic Systems Lab Chief Engineer at GTRI, in a press release published by GTRI. In designing and hosting this competition, the applied research security community, consisting of GTRI, GTISC and GTACM, wanted to inspire “ethical hack- ing,” according to the H3 website. “Beyond the increased value of education to the community, both the GTISC and GTRI believe that observing how someone goes through the actual art of hack- ing…provides invaluable perspec- tive to the potential threats that we face as a society,” said a de- scription on the H3 website. The H3 competition is loosely based on the US Cyber Challenge, which similarly seeks to harness the talents of coders. The competi- tion itself was split into two phas- es, with only the top performers of the morning proceeding to the Photos by Basheer Tome /Student Publications Photo by Ben Lipford /Student Publications second phase; the entire competi- The H3 competition is a collaborative effort by GTRI, GTISC and tion extended over the course of Students have many meal options throughout the day and into GTACM, that seeks to channel hackers’ skills into cyber security. the day. late hours, ranging from American food to Mediterranean cuisine.

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So You Think Take-a-Professor NOV. 2 Tech Can Dance NOV. 9 Cafe Style Tuesday Competition Tuesday CAMPUS Launch Showcase Orchestra and CALENDAR NOV. 3 of Burdell’s Black NOV. 10 Jazz Concert Wednesday Book Wednesday Nov. 1 - 11 Erato Open Mic Technique NOV. 4 Coffeehouse NOV. 11 Photography Thursday Thursday Meeting at 6 p.m.

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Taste of Atlanta highlights local cuisine

local sustainable movement, ties, cooking demos and lessons big fish. featuring restaurants commit- taught and entertained little Visitors to the festival could ted to using locally grown and ones. find their favorites as well as dis- produced products in their daily In addition to these cooking- cover some new places they had operations. related events, there were numer- never heard of. EVENTS ing. Visitors could sample the ous other happenings. Atlanta’s Taste of Atlanta was a great Taste of Atlanta Over 70 eateries from the wares of these earth-conscience top bartenders competed for the weekend. It had lots to do for greater Atlanta area provided vendors and taste for themselves title of Taste of Atlanta’s Best everyone, including kids and FEATURES: Atlanta sample single servings of their how delicious and economically- Bartender. Many of those who bartenders. Nearly every aspect Restuarants best culinary work. beneficial these places are. Adja- competed are members of the of food was represented, from LOCATION: Tech Square The diversity on display of cent was the Go Green Village, newly formed Atlanta chapter farming to preparation to pre- Atlanta’s food scene attracts food which showed visitors a variety of the United States Bartenders sentation and everything in be- DATE: Oct. 23 - Oct. 24, 2010 lovers from Atlanta, the South- of ideas of how to live an earth- Guild. tween. Foodies came from all east and beyond. friendly life. Everyone enjoyed the strange- over the Atlanta area and the OUR TAKE: ««««« Taste of Atlanta encompasses This may sound like a child- ly warm late Oct. weekend; it was United States to sample some more than just food from ven- unfriendly place, but The Fam- perfect for an outdoor festival. As of the greatest food around the By Chris Ernst dors. In addition to good eats ily Food Zone offered fun, food- various smells and smoke propa- Southeast. Staff Writer from local restaurants, foodies focused arts and crafts, including gated through the air, flocks of Tech Square was one of the enjoyed celebrity chef demon- decorating egg carton caterpil- people moved around the many best-smelling places this week- Taste of Atlanta, hosted in strations, music entertainment lars, making macaroni jewelry, booths of delicious delicacies. end with tasty treats to match. Tech Square on Oct. 23 and 24, from regional artists and a vari- creating a chef hat, decorating Local area restaurants were on When the annual festival returns is an outdoor food and wine fes- ety of spirits. sugar cookies and making a self- the same plane as the big names, in the autumn of 2011, make tival which showcases the vari- The Farm to Festival Village, portrait out of candy. giving the small fish just as much sure to grab a ticket as this event ous restaurants around Atlanta, an area off to the side of the main Aside from these activi- room to hook a customer as the is both delicious and fun. both popular and up-and-com- festival, showed visitors Atlanta’

Ribs N Crepe Blues Revolution

Photos by Chris Ernst (Left), Dean Liao (Middle), Basheer Tome (Right) / Student Publications Ludacris pumps up Tech crowd for Homecoming EVENTS everyone was looking forward to. thousand feet of the stage without Homecoming Concert Fresh after Homecoming 2009’s skillful elbows nor a conscience. Third Eye Blind and 2010 Sting By the scheduled time the con- PERFORMER: Ludacris Break’s OAR, many students were cert was supposed to start, the LOCATION: Alexander disappointed a more current and crowd was restless. Luda did not Memorial Coliseum Parking relevant artist was not chosen. take the stage immediately. Unbe- Lot However, Homecoming 2010 knownst to the students, there ap- saw campus talking with the pros- parently were going to be opening DATE: Oct. 7, 2010 pect of seeing an artist with sev- acts. The first opening act, 4ize, eral songs currently on the radio. only performed one song. They OUR TAKE: ««««« As many students are from the made the audience giggle on oc- Atlanta area, an A-Town native casion, but there is a reason they By Chris Ernst performing at home was exciting have not blown up yet. Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications Staff Writer for them. After an interlude, Rudy Cur- sang a whole song to a girl in the period, anxious to get to the main The only problem was that the rence, the second opening act, audience, Maya, using her name course. An hour after the sched- Every year, the Student Center concert was on a Thursday night, performed a few of his songs, but as a majority of the lyrics. Cur- uled start, Ludacris finally ap- Programs Council brings a musi- nixing the prospect of finish- mostly he sang and played covers rence definitely has some piano peared. And the crowd went wild. cal artist to celebrate homecom- ing homework or getting enough of other songs with a little twist to skills, which exceeded his tired, Ludacris performed many of ing. This year, the powers that be sleep. But that did not stop the include Tech or an audience mem- smokey voice. his hit songs, both old and new, decided Ludacris would perform, crowds from showing up an hour ber. He interacted with the audi- After Rudy Currence bowed including “What’s Your Fantasy,” to the delight of most of Tech. early. Those that showed up right ence frequently and encouraged off the stage, the audience rest- Thursday, Oct. 7 was the date at 8 p.m. could not get within a them to do the same. He even lessly sat through another waiting See Ludacris, page 17 16 • October 29, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Rock Band 3 redefines music simulation genre GAMES which allows for a player to drop Rock band 3 out or join in. Going further than this, if you are in the middle of a CONSOLE: Xbox 360, song and someone wants to join PlayStation 3, Wii on drums in the middle, all they GENRE: Rhythm Game have to do is press start and select a difficulty, and within moments DEVELOPER: Harmonix they will be in the song. RATING: T In a move that may seem strange for a video game, the RELEASED: Oct. 26, 2010 overall difficulty within the - Ca reer mode has also been eased up. OUR TAKE: ««««« If you want to play and beat the game with No Fail Mode on, the By Robert Solomon game will not penalize you for Staff Writer this, though the traditional op- tion remains for purists. Since the introduction of Rock Rather than difficult set lists Band three years ago, there has that you have to soldier through, been little innovation in the plas- you are given a choice of three dif- tic band genre. Guitarists still play ferent options at each stage of the instruments with five buttons, and Road Challenges. These replace drums still have a limited number the traditional World Tour mode of pads compared to a real kit. largely for the better. Rock Band developer Harmo- It is difficult to convey just how nix seemed to recognize this when much easier it is to pick up and they took an extra year off since play with these new modes. If you the release of Rock Band 2, but has are playing with a friend and you the game evolved? want to change instruments on With the hardware, there is an Image courtesy of Harmonix every single song, a once tedious obvious change. With full band keyboard. If an F# note comes bass and drums. The new guitar bals to create a tremendous crash process has now been stream- bundles now a thing of the past, down the lane, you have to hit F#. was not available at press time, but instead of the dull thud of the lined with a few button presses. It the only instrument one can pur- It also contains the four difficult like the keyboard, it will directly drums. makes the game play experience a chase Rock Band 3 with is a two modes of the standard modes, map the notes of the guitar to the In addition, every song in the lot more fluid as opposed to previ- octave keyboard. Past plastic in- scaling up the difficulty from sin- appropriate frets of the guitar con- Rock Band back catalog supports ous iterations. struments came in pieces that gle notes at Easy to full chords at troller. For those wanting the real Pro Drums out of the box. Songs Aesthetically, many of the vi- were assembled, and by and large Expert. tactile feel of strings instead of that may have become stale on the sual improvements will seem fa- felt flimsy and cheap, particularly This is, quite simply, a rev- buttons, an actual Fender guitar drums feel brand new again with miliar to those who have played the drum hardware. elation. While one could feel that that is compatible with the game this mode. the band-centric games Harmo- Not so with this keyboard in- their plastic instrument skills were will be available earlier next year, For those who are not interest- nix has released in the past year, strument. It arrives in one solid wasted time, the muscle memory if you are willing to drop more ed in these advanced modes, there including The Beatles and Green piece, with a plastic window you develop playing the advanced than $300 on it. For thrifty play- are still significant improvements Day: Rock Band. proudly displaying it before you Keyboard modes directly trans- ers, the Pro Drum option is both throughout the interface, particu- Three part harmonies are also even open the box. lates to a real keyboard. If you play the cheapest and deepest option larly if you get a large group to- finally supported, and while ear- With this new instrument the chords you learn from “Sister available. gether to play Rock Band. lier downloadable content does comes a new option. While the Christian” on a piano, they will By adding three cymbals to the The greatest improvement is not support this mode (nor do old standard five note highway re- sound almost exactly the same, existing kit, the note highway will that you no longer have to back songs support the keyboard), Har- mains if you select regular Keys, only being simplified somewhat differentiate between toms and out of the song selection screen monix has stated that they will be a whole new system emerges when to accommodate the two octave cymbals. The difficulty scales well to add or subtract members from bringing these functions to older you select Pro Keys. In the Pro keyboard. compared to the original drum your band. Each player now songs in the future. Keys mode, the lanes change into Along with this new mode set, and there is something very has their own menu that can representations of the notes on the come Pro Modes for the guitar, satisfying about hitting two cym- be opened with the start menu, See Band, page 18 ENTERTAINMENT Technique • October 29, 2010 • 17

Ludacris from page 15

“Number One Spot” and “My J. R. Crickets beats out competition Chick Bad.” Conspicuously ab- RESTARUANTS Chicken Sandwich or the Buffalo sent was “Welcome to Atlanta,” J. R. Crickets Philly, both $8.39. The seafood is but maybe that is asking for too fine for fast-food restaurants, but much. Diehard fans were satiated LOCATION: 631 Spring Street they are not on par with the qual- with some deeper cuts while casu- NW ity of the wings. Combine seafood al fans were also entertained with CUISINE: Wings, Wraps, and sandwich to get the Grilled the radio-friendly singles. Sandwiches Tilapia sandwich for $6.99, which Ludacris has fewer singles than is probably the healthiest option features right now, which he per- COST: $5 - $20 by far and tastes fine. formed, but only his own verse. HOURS: 11 a.m. ~ 1 a.m. All sandwiches are served with He performed about one minute fries or cole slaw, and a tasty sup- from many of the songs that fea- PHONE: (404) 389-9464 plement of five wings costs only ture a verse from him, which re- $3.29. ally just teased the audience. OUR TAKE: ««««« Stepping into the dining area is While definitely a part of Lu- stepping into a healthy slice of the dacris’ fame, these features just By Andrew Nelson ‘80s, with Sirius Satellite Radio do not perform very well because Staff Writer stations playing on the speakers, a they are so short and part of an- row of arcade games on one wall other artist’s song. However, for Most food styles immediately and various Atlantan and beer every time the show dragged, a hit surrounding Tech are the typi- signs covering the others. single would energize the crowd cal city fare: standard American The doors open at 11 a.m. for and reinvigorate their passion. dishes, often greasy and cheaper Image courtesy of J.R. Crickets lunch, but the crowd shows up at Overall, the show was a huge than most. Among the better of ($99.99). regular sauces (mild, medium night, often close to packing the success for both the performers the dozen or so in sight of campus The wings come out from the and hot), free with your order, or two-story restaurant. There are and the audience. There was some is J.R. Crickets, self-described as deep fryer wrapped in aluminum specialty sauces (lemony pepper, only two waitresses working the pent-up desire for a hip-hop artist “Atlanta’s wing tradition.” foil and steaming hot with a nice buffalo BBQ, buffalo teriyaki, floor, and they are always friendly. that this concert hopefully helped The closest of their 12 loca- crispy skin, and just enough sauce three mile island meltdown, san- Expect to see more college stu- fulfill. It has been a while since an tions, just over the North Avenue pools beneath the pile for extra chez and fester) for a few more dents on Mondays to take advan- artist like Ludacris has come to bridge on Spring Street, happens dipping. quarters. The best sauce to get, tage of the student-only deal of Tech, and Tech totally showed it to be the original that opened in If you prefer, they offer all though, is the regular hot, thanks half off wings with a college ID. is ready for more. 1982. Wings are their specialty, drums or all flats and the option to the comfortably sizzling heat Wings cost a little over the av- The performers (both an- but the menu also includes sand- to serve your chicken “swimming” and truly nice flavor without the erage compared to most places, nounced and unannounced) en- wiches, wraps, chicken fingers, in sauce, both for a little extra. overwhelming vinegary taste that but the meat yield and quality is tertained the crowd for over two ribs, shrimp and salad. In fact, Baskets come with a choice of cel- often finds its way into other hot above average as well. The best and a half hours and seemed to the steak and cheese sandwich ery or fries, or a fruit cup could be wing sauces. For those who like value by cost per wing is the 30 enjoy every minute. ($8.29) has been their best selling substituted for $1.59. The celery is reducing their tongue’s lifespan, piece ($19.49), and you could The opening acts were not ex- sandwich since they opened. The usually fresh and crunchy, but the the fester sauce is the way to go, save a dime per wing by upgrad- actly a welcome surprise, but the reason most go to J.R. Crickets, fries are nothing special, so have a though it’s not the hottest out ing from the single order to the main show definitely pushed any however, is for a basket of wings, ketchup bottle nearby. Don’t even there and does have more of a vin- double order. For the rest of the foul memories away to leave the somewhere between a single or- bother with the onion rings. egary taste. menu, prices are a little high for students and their guests elated der of 10 bone-in wings ($7.89) Covering that crispy fried skin If wings’ are not on your plate, their worth, with most dishes fall- and excited for other Homecom- and the giant party platter of 150 on the wings are your choice of it better be either the Buffalo Style ing between $7 and $9. ing activities. 18 • October 29, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Band from page 16

If you have made an earlier Unremarkable Undercovers fails to impress investment in Rock Band at any TELEVISION flash drive, etc. There is even the stage, any songs you have export- Undercovers obligatory “you have failed me” ed carry over seamlessly into Rock moment when the villain kills one Band 3. If you own Rock Band NETWORK: NBC of his own minions. 2, you can permanently export WHEN: Wednesday 8 p.m. It seems that the creators J. J. the vast majority of the songs for Abrams and Josh Reims intended $10, which doubles your available STARRING: Boris Kodjoe, the heart of the show to be in the songs alone. Mekia Cox characters, not the originality or To aid in swelling song sizes, the story. The most amusing as- there have also been significant OUR TAKE: ««««« pect of the show so far is the in- improvements in sorting them. If teractions between husband and you want to only see songs with By Daniel Fuller wife. Both are fast-talking and keyboard parts from the 1990’s Contributing Writer sarcastic which leads to several that have three-part harmony, you silly moments of bickering in the can easily do this. NBC’s latest show Undercovers middle of a mission. On top of these technical delivers new spy action-adventure Neither knows each other’s his- achievements, this latest and to the television world. tory as secret agents, so there is an greatest iteration of Rock Band This particular take on the additional dynamic in which hus- remains as fun to play as past ver- spy thriller genre focuses on hus- band and wife suddenly discover sions, with all of their strengths band-and-wife pair Steven and surprising aspects of each other’s and none of their weaknesses. Samantha Bloom, played by Boris past. The experience scales beauti- Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Another interesting charac- fully from beginner to expert, respectively. teristic is the couple’s attempts to even for the vocalists, who can Despite their attempts at a hap- hang on to their ordinary lives, now turn on pitch correction for a py retired life as caterers, the arriv- going so far as to interrupt an op- little aid in sounding better. If you al of a grumpy CIA agent, played eration to answer a phone call to have tone deaf friends like mine, by Gerald McRaney, manages to discuss dog food and the catering Image courtesy of NBC you will be happy for this option. convince the couple to come back business. Harmonix is a company found- to the service for one last case. The rest of the characters are is unclear how his character will and everything looks shiny, but ed by musicians, and it shows in As the trope often goes, “one hit or miss. Billy Hoyt, played play out for the rest of the series. the heart of the show lacks polish. the instruments they have pro- last case” is not the last case, de- by Ben Schwartz, for instance, There are already hints of a love The attempts at clever writing duced as well as the song selection veloping into the premise of the provides tactical support to the triangle developing, but hopefully are amusing enough, but they still they have chosen. rest of the show. husband-wife team, but his syco- those themes will not develop any seem to lack much flavor or style. In short, if you appreciate the Undercovers is fast-paced and phantic, fanboyish obsession with further into painful, forced melo- The rest of show will have to raise beauty of good or bad karaoke, fun but feels a bit formulaic. The Steven Bloom is more annoying drama. the standard if it hopes to be con- or have enjoyed Rock Band in the premise certainly isn’t new (Mr. than funny. Undercovers might be a fun sistently entertaining. past, this is the definitive version, and Mrs. Smith, for example) and Leo Nash, played by Carter show to tune in to every week for a There is potential for script with the added bonus of learning the execution feels like most other MacIntrye, on the other hand daily dose of gunshots and explo- and story to grow into something new instruments (and how to play generic spy stories. plays a witty and rouge-like spy sions, but so far, it doesn’t deliver much grander and more complex the real ones) being the icing on There is a missing agent, a mys- who is much more endearing. Un- anything that has not been seen than the show is at present, but this cake. With the depth offered terious crime lord hiding in the fortunately, Nash had a very mi- before. based on the pilot alone, Under- by this iteration, there are few bet- shadows, secret data hidden on a nor appearance in the pilot, so it The production values are good covers is mostly unremarkable. ter values in gaming today. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • October 29, 2010 • 19

JackassFILM inducesthe trouble of seeing it. stronginstallment, 3D camerasreactions were uti- bined. throughidentifiable heroes, 3Dit would be the Jackass 3D The secret lies in the equal way lized to film the majority of the There are also no heroes in this animals that are repeatedly fea- in which the pain is distributed stunts. With most of the laugh- film. Few would see what goes on tured in the movie. GENRE: Documentary Action among all of the cast members. ter coming before the stunt is in this film and want to duplicate A buffalo, bull and most nota- Comedy Ringleader Johnny Knoxville may pulled off, the anticipation of the it in any way, particularly as the bly a ram exact nature’s revenge STARRING: Johnny Knoxville, laugh devilishly at a donkey kick- impending blow is much greater stakes have gotten higher and the upon these jerks who dare to mess Bam Margera, Steve-O ing Chris Pontius in the leg as he when a giant ball is pulled back potential for serious injury has with them. The clang of the ram’s plays a real game of “Pin the Tail against a rubber band towards the risen. horns against a tuba played in the DIRECTOR: Jeff Tremaine on the Donkey”, but in the next camera. As a result, the depth of On more than one occasion ram’s face holds a sort of terrible RATING: R skit, he is the one on the receiving field makes the impact that much someone nearly breaks their neck, justice. end of the punishment. greater. which we then get to see again, in These sequences are among the RELEASE DATE: Oct. 15 As the cast members laugh up- I’ll also add that there are slow motion. Rather than feeling most memorable because while roariously at their turns of horrid things shown here in 3D that I distanced from the action as one we are able to predict how a by- OUR TAKE: ««««« fate, we in the audience are given may have never wanted to. There might normally experience in a stander might react to a grandfa- permission to laugh with them. is a lot of vomiting. There is a bit movie theatre, the sense of danger ther kissing his granddaughter, we By Robert Solomon However, this is not a new of blood. And there is more male is enhanced by the third dimen- have absolutely no idea how a ram Staff Writer aspect to the Jackass series. This nudity than you will see in the rest sion. will react to off-color music. time, four years since the second of this year’s major releases com- If there were going to be any The unpredictability of the Towards the end of 2010, 3D animals helps to keep the movie movies have largely been a failed interesting in between the more gimmick at the box office, largely straightforward pranks. due to the fact that this special ef- Even at brief eighty minutes, fect has been crudely applied to there is still significant fatigue on movies that gained nothing from the viewer. It is very nearly too the process, such as the latest Resi- much. When Steve-O is shaken dent Evil movie. Jackass 3D does upside down in a porta-potty con- not have this problem. Something nected to bungee cords, there is is indeed gained from the added not much more the movie can do dimension that 3D applies. to top it. Put another way, I almost Yet, despite the repetition of threw up. the film, the 3D does add some- For those who are not ac- thing significant to the movie. As quainted with the Jackass series, mentioned earlier, I nearly threw think of a group of men who have up at one stunt. chosen not to grow up, playing ju- I decided that this had to be venile pranks on one another and worth four stars for managing this on themselves involving danger- feat alone, so there you go. I prob- ous, painful and often sickening ably would have given it five if I stunts. had actually thrown up. With this You may wonder why this in mind, let that be your guide to movie made $50 million dollars whether or not you should see this last weekend, and why I went to Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures film.

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In- RATING: T five percent of the moves right stead of having three types of orbs RELEASED: Oct. 26, 2010 away which is a nice touch. to use for upgrades, it has been The game is mostly about the combined into one set of orbs OUR TAKE: «« ««« fighting. The first game had it for all upgrades. Techniques like down pretty well, so slight tou- force push and force lightning can By Andrew Akker chups without massive changes is be upgraded as well as other skills Contributing Writer perfect enough for this game. One like lightsaber damage. Image courtesy of LucasArts of the biggest changes in the game There are slight changes in the there’s a more straightforward pleting the main story. The Star Wars franchise has is the addition of a second light- fighting from the first to the sec- challenge mode in the second The fact that the game is very brought us many different titles saber for battle. The lightsaber ond game. For example, the force game. The player must complete short and doesn’t include many that have both wowed us and dis- upgrade system has also changed, push technique takes much lon- certain objectives to earn a medal. challenges gives it virtually no appointed us. In 2008, Star Wars: as well as the technique upgrade ger to charge up to its full power. Completing the challenge in un- replay value, making it not worth The Force Unleashed wowed most system. Also, there isn’t any automatic der certain times gets the player the sixty dollars it costs. Renting and disappointed few. Its familiar The lightsabers now have ef- deflection of lasers shot from the better medals. A ranking system the game is a better decision than style of gameplay, storyline and fects associated with them instead stormtroopers without blocking is also included to compare to the buying it. characters in the game gave it gen- of just changing color. The sys- like in the first game. community or friends. 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Staff Picks Week of October 29th, 2010 Volleyball loses Lee Hoffman Cappetta Mitchell Prasadh Staff (47-36) (45-38) (43-40) (45-38) (49-34) (50-33)

By Atwolex Mitchell of contributedthree with nine kills. #1 Auburn (-7.5) @ Ole Miss. AU AU AU AU AU AU Sports Editor The next match saw the Jack- #2 Oregon (-7) @ USC ets lose their first ACC game since USC USC Ore. Ore. USC Ore. After winning their previous Sept. 26. Maryland defeated Tech six matches, the Tech volleyball 3-0 as the Jackets only hit .182. #4 TCU (-35) @ UNLV TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU team took on the Boston College Sophomore Monique Mead had Eagles on Friday, Oct 23, and won a team-high 13 kills for Tech and #5 Michigan State @ # 18 Iowa (-4.5) Iowa Iowa MSU Iowa MSU MSU 3-0. However, Tech lost two more Hunter chipped in nine kills and matches, one to Maryland and five digs. one to Middle Tennessee State The Jackets next took on the #6 Missouri @ #14 Nebraska (-6) Neb. Neb. Neb. Mizzou Mizzou Neb. to end their seven game winning Blue Raiders in a Tuesday night streak. match. Tech came out flat, losing #8 Utah (-5) @ Air Force Utah AF Utah Utah AF AF Against the Eagles, Tech hit their first two sets of the match. .404 as a team and won the match Hunter and Mead combined for in straight sets. Junior outside hit- 25 kills, but the team only hit .161 #9 Oklahoma (-24) v. Colorado OK OK OK OK OK OK ter Bailey Hunter led the Jackets for the match. with 12 kills, and sophomore Tech’s next opponent is against #11 Ohio State (-26) @ Minnesota tOSU Minn. Minn. tOSU tOSU Minn. middle blocker Alexis Woodson Wake Forest on Oct. 29.

#13 Stanford (-7) @ Washington Stan. Stan. Stan. Stan. Stan. Stan.

#15 Arizona (-8.5) @ UCLA Zona Zona Zona Zona Zona Zona

USC MIZZOU air force The Trojans have little to Missouri is the higher Everyone is hyping the po- play for but pride at this point ranked team in this game. tential matchup of undefeated with no bowl on the horizon Even though they play at Ne- TCU and Utah later this sea- and little chance of winning braska, the Tigers should still son. That will not happen the Pac-10. They must em- be favored. because the Falcons will play brace a new role: spoiler. They Missouri has not lost a spoilers and beat the Utes this are looking for revenge against game all year and Nebraska weekend. the newly anointed No. 1 team has lost to an absolutely awful Air Force is at home and in the country, and Kiffin is Texas team. has the nation’s best rush- likely hyping this as their most Nebraska has a great of- ing attack. Utah’s best win is Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications important game of the year. fense, but so did Oklahoma against Pittsburgh, and they Nicki Meyer digs out a ball in Friday’s game against Boston Expect an outright win. and Missouri beat the Sooners. needed overtime to win. College. Meyer had four digs in Tech’s 3-0 victory over the Eagles. SPORTS Technique • October 29, 2010 • 25 Struggles against Clemson microcosm of season By Nishant Prasadh Saturday was on special teams, goal. The latter play, though, pro- plete, and the next two saw Tech the ability to play their respective Online Sports Editor where the Jackets set themselves vided a moment when Tech made move the ball inside the Clemson positions, but against bigger foes back repeatedly in the first half a good play only to be victimized 10-yard line, only to settle for they have often been neutralized Clemson’s 27-13 victory over with penalties and other issues. by bad luck. Although it appeared short field goals both times. at the line of scrimmage by single Tech on Saturday saw the Jackets The special teams unit commit- that freshman cornerback Louis Johnson noted that Clemson’s blockers, preventing the other struggle in a number of areas, but ted four penalties in the opening Young recovered that fumble, constant advantage at the line of defenders from breaking free. the Tigers did not completely hold half for a total of 50 yards, and which would have given Tech the scrimmage was a factor. Against This was the case this weekend, the Jackets in check from start to the first two of these directly led ball deep in Clemson territory, the a strong Clemson front four led as four of the Tigers’ five starting finish. Tech had a handful of op- to Clemson scoring opportunities. referees ruled that Ellington had by defensive end and ACC Player offensive linemen were over 310 portunities to start a comeback, Aside from penalties, the kick and recovered and that it was Clemson of the Year candidate Da’Quan pounds and were frequently able particularly toward the middle punt coverage units frequently ball. Bowers, the Jackets’ relatively in- to open up holes in the run game. of the contest, but mistakes in all struggled to bring down Clem- “It was a momentum swing. experienced offensive line—which Ellington had 166 yards and two facets of the game allowed Clem- son’s return men; on three kickoff That was the name of the game… features first-year starters at both touchdowns, and Clemson as a son to maintain their double-digit returns, Clemson’s Andre Elling- whoever had the most momen- guard positions—was unable to team averaged 6.2 yards per carry. lead and roll to victory. ton averaged 26.3 yards per kick tum [would] have the edge,” said clear the way to the end zone. Johnson noted that Clemson’s “It was frustrating. We would return. junior outside linebacker Steven “We would have had to execute success in the run game stemmed move the ball, and then we’d kill The performance of redshirt Sylvester. at a way higher level than they did from a number of sources. “They ourselves. We would pitch it on senior B-back Lucas Cox was a Beyond the struggles of the to stay in the game. We got down ran the ball better on us than they the ground or turn somebody plus, as he ran for 22 yards and special teams unit, though, the in the red zone a couple times and have on anybody else…I’m sure loose—it was a myriad of things,” a first down on a fake punt play Jackets continued to encounter we couldn’t get it in, but when you on some [plays] they blocked us said Head Coach Paul Johnson. and later forced a fumble on a various issues that have plagued get down there and the field closes and on some we got the wrong The main source of trouble on kickoff following a Tech field them throughout the season. They off…you’ve got to block some- gaps, and I know we missed some have been able to overcome such body. You’ve got to be able to put tackles,” Johnson said. problems in the past, but against your hand down and come off and Despite the recurring issues, an athletic Clemson squad look- knock somebody backward to get the fact remains that the Jackets ing to end a four-game losing in,” Johnson said. are 5-3 and still have a winning streak against Tech, every issue The problems up front oc- record in conference play. They proved costly. curred on both sides of the ball. remain in position to challenge Just about every time the Jack- Entering the season, Tech’s de- for the Coastal Division title, but ets sustained a drive that covered fensive line was collectively confi- they no longer control their own a significant portion of the field, dent that it would hold up against destiny. Even if the Jackets win they ended up stalling deep in strong opposing offensive lines, out, they will need Virginia Tech Clemson territory. Tech’s four but a line that features no starters to lose at least one more game to drives in the second and third who weigh more than 300 pounds have a chance at winning the divi- quarters all lasted for 11 or more has had mixed results. sion. plays, more than 50 yards and Defensive Coordinator Al “Until we’re mathematically an average of 5:32. However, the Groh’s 3-4 defense relies on the eliminated, we’re always going to Jackets were unable to reach the ability of each defensive lineman have hope. If we go and beat Vir- Photo by Doug Kim / Student Publications end zone on three of the four; the to occupy multiple blockers and ginia Tech and they [lose] again, Lucas Cox runs for a few yards against Jacksonville State. Cox first ended with a failed fourth- free up the linebackers and sec- who knows?...We just have to made two big plays on special teams in Saturday’s 14 point loss. down conversion when a Nesbitt ondary to make plays. The Tech take care of what we can control, pass on fourth-and-12 fell incom- linemen have generally shown which is winning out,” Jones said. 26 • October 29, 2010 • Technique SPORTS

Clemson from page 28 from the remainder of the game. On Tech’s next possession, ecute at way higher level to stay Nesbitt orchestrated a 14 play Ramblin’ With in the game. We got down in the drive that ended with Allen catch- red zone a couple of times and we ing a nine yard touchdown pass, by Wayne Bishop couldn’t get it in. When the field cutting the lead to 24-13. Maurice Miller Contributing Writer closes off you have to block some- Tech’s defense forced a three- body,” Johnson said. and-out on Clemson’s first drive Miller: Jamie Foxx, CSI, Law day. Ellington started the second of the second quarter. and Order. Those are pretty much Nique: Do you have any nick- quarter with 42-yard touchdown However, Tech’s offense was my go to’s. When I get my spare names? giving Clemson an insurmount- unable to capitalize on the stop as time, Law and Order and CSI are Miller: Mo, of course, Mo able 17-point lead. senior kicker Scott Blair missed a always on. Mills, Big Dog. Those are pretty Senior B-back Lucas Cox was 49-yard field goal. Nique: If you could play any much the core nicknames that I the one shining spot for the spe- Clemson got the ball on its other sport at college level, what have. cial teams. Cox was able to force a own 32-yard line and chewed up would it be? Nique: What’s your favorite fumble on a kick return by Clem- almost nine minutes of the clock Miller: I guess it’d have to be NBA team? son, but Tech was unable to re- en route to a 21-yard field goal. baseball. Miller: Miami because LeB- cover. In the second quarter, Cox Tech’s offense could not an- Nique: What is your dream ron went there. I was with Cleve- rushed for 22 yards off of a fake swer the score as Nesbitt threw an car? land ‘till the end, but then they punt which extended a drive that interception, and Clemson won Miller: I want so many, but lost LeBron. Now I’m with the ultimately came up short. 27-13. Lamborghini would be first on Miami Heat.

“[Ellington] may have been With the loss, the Jackets no Photo courtesy of the Tech Athletic Department the list Nique: If you could have any one of the best kick returners we longer control their own destiny Member of the basketball team Nique: If you could play one pet, what would it be? have faced all year. We were just in the ACC Coastal division. The senior point guard Maurice Miller. musical instrument, what would Miller: Nothing too outra- trying to make them move later- Jackets will have the weekend off it be and why? geous, I’m not really a pet guy. I’d ally [on the fumbled kickoff], and as they prepare for Virginia Tech Miller: Drums. I like the rather have a nice aquarium with [we] just got lucky and swung,” on Thursday. The Hokies are cur- Nique: Do you have any ath- rhythm and the beat. a variety of fish. Cox said. rently leading the Coastal Divi- lete role models? Nique: What are your top Nique: Who’s your favorite While Tech was able to get a sion. Miller: LeBron James. It just three favorite candies? comic book hero? field goal on the initial series of the “[Virginia Tech] is going to be amazes me what he does. He does Miller: I love Kit-Kat, Scooby Miller: I don’t have a favor- second half, Clemson responded a very good football team too, just it all. He can play five positions snacks of course, and Fruit Roll ite, but I have a bunch of [comic with a touchdown and the Jackets as physical [as Clemson],” John- and pretty much do anything on Ups. books]. My dad sends them to me. remained a two-possession deficit son said. the floor. Nique: What’s your favorite I keep them put up, so can’t re- Nique: What’s your favorite month of the year? ally say what all I have, but I have junk food? Miller: March, it’s my birth- pretty much everything. Miller: Scooby snacks, but as a child my favorite were gummy bears. Nique: What’s your favorite school subject? Miller: Math. In college it’s a little tough, but I’ve always en- joyed math since I was in pre- school. Nique: Do you have any hob- bies outside of school and basket- ball? Miller: Play video games and spend time with my family. Nique: Do you have a favorite band? Miller: Not really, I’m the

Photo by Jarrett Skov / Student Publications kind of guy who listens to a vari- Photo by Colin Ake / Student Publications Clemson running back Jaime Harper runs by the Tech defense. ety of music. Maurice Miller looks for an open teammate in a game last year. Nique: What’s your favorite Miller has seen playing time at guard for three straight seasons. Harper had 56 yards on 11 carries. Harper also caught two passes. TV show? SPORTS Technique • October 29, 2010 • 27 Football preview: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech By Kyle Gifford, Contributing Writer J Coach Paul Johnson and the Yellow Jackets travel to Blacksburg, Va. to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. Georgia Tech looks to rebound against the No. 23 ranked Hokies after a disappointing trip to Clemson where the Jackets fell 27-13 to the A unranked Tigers. This week the Jackets must execute in three specific areas if they hope to come out of Thursday’s game with a win. These three things are keeping containment on Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor, working senior B-back

Anthony Allen into the game and shutting down Virginia Tech’s running back Darren Evans near the goal line. CK Tech’s most pressing issue on Thursday will be shutting down the Hokie’s superstar Taylor. Taylor is not only is the leading passer on the team, with 1602 yards and 15 touchdowns, he also leads the team in rushing, with 527 yards and three touchdowns. Taylor is a sparkplug on offense for Virginia Tech, accounting for 18 of the team’s 34 touchdown’s this season. Tech’s outside linebackers, senior Anthony Egbuniwe and junior Stephen Sylvester, will have to keep Taylor between the hashes and funnel Taylor into the defensive line so he will not have the chance to hurt the Jackets on the ground once he

decides to run with the ball. E The second key to the game will be for the Jackets and Head Coach Paul Johnson to pound Allen between the tackles to wear down the Hokies’ defense. This will also open up the running game for the stable of A-backs that Johnson employs each game. TS The final key to the game for the Jackets will be to keep Virginia Tech from scoring in the red zone where Evans excels, racking up nine touchdowns this season. This job falls to the defensive line trio of juniors Jason Peters and Logan Walls and Photo by Kelvin Kuo / Student Publications sophomore Izaan Cross. The three big men will have to get off the ball quickly and push the Virginia Tech’s offensive linemen into the backfield and stop Evans short of the goal line. VS. For the Hokies to win their seventh straight game and stay ranked, the Hokies will have to take advantage of Georgia Tech’s thin secondary, keep their offense on the field and take advantage of Taylor’s many skills. Taylor will have to pick and choose his spots early and often against a thin Georgia Tech defense. Taylor S could have more success than his 200.2 yards per game through the air would show against the Jackets. The Tech defensive backfield tends to play back off their receivers when the linebackers pinch in toward the de- Student Publications / Student Israel Blake by Photo fensive line, especially starting senior corners Mario Butler and Dominique Reese. Taylor could also use that E tendency to sprint toward the sideline should he get good blocks downfield from his receivers. Ball control will be another important factor if the Hokies are to be successful. Virginia Tech will try to control the ball and keep the recently quiet Jackets offense on the bench. Once again, Evans will play a factor in Virginia Tech’s success as he will get carry after carry to set up Taylor’s unique talents. Evans has rushed for 447 yards and nine touchdowns. Evans has not fumbled the ball all season, so expect the Hokies to give him the ball in short-yardage situations. The final factor for the Hokies will be to let Taylor use his explosive skill set to hurt the Jackets, who tend to get hurt late in plays against mobile quarterbacks. Along with his legs, Taylor has a strong arm that he uses to throw the ball all around the field, completing passes to 15 different receivers, including two who have over 300 yards this season and one who has over 500. Taylor’s decision making will be key as Georgia Tech’s defense will give him opportunities to give Virginia Tech the edge on offense. Taylor did not have a great game last time he visited Atlanta, but this time, he gets the benefit of playing at home. HOKI

Prediction: GT 28- VT 24

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7 p.m., Flag 137, Technique [email protected] Not so special Technique Sports Editor: Alex Mitchell Check out our take on the football 28 team’s struggling special teams Friday, Sports unit.425 October 29, 2010 Clemson shuts down Tech, 27-13 Nesbitt said. The first quarter started shorts rough for the Jackets. Tech did not complete a single pass in the first 15 minutes in the Golf team sets game and saw two bobbled pitches on the offensive side of school record the ball. All three Tech punts The Jackets hosted the United States Col- occurred in the first quarter. legiate Championship in Alpharetta, Ga. and “It was definitely frustrat- won the event by a record 27 strokes. The win ing. We would drive and then was the first team win for the Jackets this season would get stopped just short of after winning the ACC Championship last year. field goal range. Or get a third- Junior James White led the Jackets with and-long and not be able to a course-record 62 in the tournament’s first convert. And that stuff kills us. round. Finishing the tournament with a 72, When we get third-and-long White shot a 12-under-par 204, breaking the it’s not good for our offense. old tournament record by four strokes. We are an offense that thrives Freshman Richard Werenski and senior Kyle on third-and-short to keep the Scott performed well for the Jackets as both chains moving,” said junior A- players tied for fourth in the individual portion back Roddy Jones. of the tournament. The first quarter also kicked off the special team woes for the Jackets. Tech picked up 40 yards in penalties in the first Ngo wins Regional period, which came as a result of roughing the kicker, a late Consolation Title hit and holding. On Oct. 25, women’s tennis player sopho- “On special teams we have more Christina Ngo won five straight matches to do a better job coaching to win the consolation title in the USTA/ITA them and they have to make Southeast Regional Championship at the Dan plays. If you get them unblock Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. someone has to make a play. Ngo only dropped one set in her final five On a punt you have to catch matches and in her final match, Ngo defeated the ball,” Johnson said. teammate junior Caroline Lilley 6-2. 7-6 (1) to The Jackets struggles on take home the title. Ngo overcame uncertainty the offense and special teams to win the match as rain delayed the start time spilled over onto the defensive and the match was later moved indoors. side of the ball, as Tech gave up 10 points to the Tigers off of 174 yards. Clemson run- ning Andre Ellington back Tech duo wins Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications also accumulated the first 78 Anthony Allen tries to run up the middle against Clemson in Saturday’s game. Clemson of his 166 yards for the game. championship was able to contain Tech’s running backs but Allen led the team with 120 total yards. He had a 55-yard touchdown The No. 43 ranked doubles team of junior run on Clemson’s first drive of Kevin King and sophomore Juan Spir won the By Matt Hoffman and 3-2 in conference. No member of the run- the game. USTA/ITA Southeast Regional at the Univer- Opinions Editor “You have to give them ning-back corps picked up 100 While the Jackets were able sity of Florida. some credit, they came after us yards rushing. Senior B-back to win the time of possession The team defeated another Jacket team that The football team suf- up front. They were very physi- Anthony Allen led the team battle nearly two-to-one in the consisted of seniors Eliot Potvin and Ryan fered its third loss of the cal on both sides of the ball. with 92 yards on the ground second quarter, Tech’s offense Smith, 8-6 in the final match. King and Spir season on Saturday Oct. We just didn’t make enough and 38 yards in the air. Sopho- stagnated on both drives with reached the finals on Oct. 24 by defeating 23, 27-13. The loss to the plays to win the game,” said more A-back Orwin Smith a turnover on downs on the Georgia’s Sadio Doumbia and Ignacio Tabaoda, Clemson Tigers snaps the Head Coach Paul Johnson. was the most efficient of the Clemson 35-yard line for the 8-5, and Potvin and Smith beat Roman Derid- Jackets four game win- Senior quarterback Joshua ground for the Jackets, picking first drive a field goal from -in der and Wael Kilani of South Florida by the ning streak against their Nesbitt had his lowest rush- up 54 yards on four attempts, side the Clemson redzone with same score. in-conference rivals, which ing total of the season, netting averaging 13.5 per carry. less than a minute to go in the The win gives King and Spir a spot in the saw three regular season only two yards on the day. “We knew coming into the half. USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor wins and one in the ACC Nesbitt also struggled in the game that it was going to be a “We would have had to ex- Championships, on Nov. 4-7, at the USTA-Bil- Championship last year. passing game, only hitting six physical game. That’s Clem- lie Jean King National Tennis Center. Tech moves to 5-3 overall of 19 passes for 83 yards. son; they are a physical team,” See Clemson, page 26 Swimming and diving teams split opening matches By Alex Mitchell can’t really argue. You just have to go out there Sports Editor and do what they tell you to do, and it turned out pretty good,” Broadley said. On Oct. 23, the men’s and women’s swim- For the men, the three top finishers in the 50- ming and diving teams opened play this season free were all Jackets, and junior Nigel Plummer with a weekend meet with Florida Atlantic and won the event. Senior Garrett Robberson came Western Kentucky on Tech’s campus. in second in the 100-free. Junior Zach Tillman The men beat the Owls 195-97 and the finished in second in the 500-free by one one- women beat them 214-74, but WKU beat the hundredths of a second. Tillman improved on men’s team 151-149 and the women’s team his 500-free and showed his enduance by win- 152.5-147.5. ning the longer 1000-free race. For the women, junior Sarah Broadley led “The most important part of those races is the Jackets by coming in first place in the 100- definitely the back half, and that’s when I took free, 200-free, and she took part in the 200-free charge of both of the races and I came out on relay that won first place. Broadley managed to top,” said Tillman. come in second in the 500-free, but teammate Freshman Anton Lagerqvist won the first freshman Taylor Sostarecz won the event, earn- match of his career in the 200-breast, and he ing points for the Jackets. Sostarecz also won finished second in the 200-breast. the 1000-free. The Tech divers hosted the match at Emory Photo by Maya Braxton / Student Publications “The coaches pulled me aside a couple of and freshman Ashley Hardy was the highlight Tech swimmers got off to a good start in Saturday’s opening meet. The days ago and told me what I would be swim- of the match. Hardy won both the one and three ming in and to be ready for it. At that point, you meter dives in her first match of her career. Jackets beat FAU by a combined 409-175, but fell to WKU by a total of 7.5.