TECHNIQUE Director of the Robert Midshipmen in Last Weekend’S “The South’S Liveliest College Newspaper” Ferst Center for the Arts
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Friday, September 22, 2000 John Talbot resigns as The Jackets trounce Navy’s TECHNIQUE Director of the Robert Midshipmen in last weekend’s “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Ferst Center for the Arts. high-scoring gridiron battle. ONLINE http://www.nique.net Opinions page 8 SPORTS page 36 Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 • Volume 86, Issue 9 • 36 pages Opinions␣ 8 · Campus␣ Life␣ 11 · Entertainment␣ 19 · Comics␣ 23 · Sports␣ 36 Napster stays New construction on the Hill recreates By Jennifer Hinkel tical. Further, even if we found a News Editor temporary method, our students historic appearance near Tech Tower are bright enough to find ways According to an announce- around it,” said Harty. By Neeraj Kumar ment made today, Tech will not Additionally, the letter read News Staff ban Napster as lawyers repre- as follows: “We will continue to senting Metallica and Dr. Dre provide unfettered access to the As construction on campus becomes in- requested last week. Internet to our faculty and stu- creasingly apparent, the area around the ad- “We do not believe that we dents consistent with our edu- ministration buildings, nicknamed “the Hill,” are under any legal duty to at- cational and research mission.” is no exception. tempt to block access to the Nap- “We will, of course, take swift The construction is part of Tech’s Master ster site from our campus,” read action regarding any specific in- Plan of 1997, which seeks to make the entire a letter from Randy Nordin, stances of infringement of your campus more pedestrian-friendly by closing Chief Legal Advisor, to Howard clients’ copyrighted materials certain streets to traffic and beautifying the King of King, Purtich, and Holm- once they are brought to our surrounding areas. es, the Los Angeles firm repre- attention.” The project will restore the Hill to a histor- senting the musicians. Under the provisions detailed ical appearance; the classes of 1950 and 1975 “This is not a statement of in the Digital Millennium Copy- provided the restoration’s funding. support for Napster, nor are we right Act, Tech is considered an This project is Phase I of the Master Plan; it condoning copyright infringe- Internet Service Provider. includes the areas in front of Lyman Hall and ment,” said Tech spokesperson As such, Tech cannot block the Student Success Center and the space around Bob Harty in a press release to- any specific site or server due to the front of the Tech Tower, extending out to day. content. Cherry Street. “We have made it very clear “To block Napster access According to Mike Patterson, Director of to students, faculty, and staff would open the door for any Design and Construction for the Office of that it is a violation of Tech’s petitioner to demand that the Facilities, the project “is going to add more computer usage code to engage Institute block other sites for any landscaping enhancements, some benches, some in copyright infringement. Our number of reasons,” read the press outdoor walls to sit on; so ‘the Hill’ is turning policy is explicit and we have release. into a pedestrian area.” vigorously enforced it when vi- Napster’s legality is under Although the project originally was sched- olations have been brought to review in the Ninth Circuit Court uled to be finished by a few days before Home- our attention.” in California; a decision of its coming in October, it is currently behind Several factors contributed to legality is expected in the next schedule due to some disapproved work that the decision not to ban Napster. month. required reconstruction. Apart from the fact that Tech Universities that have decid- “We really feel that there is a very good feels it is not under any legal ed to ban Napster are numer- chance that this project will be finished past obligation to enact a ban, at- ous, including Yale University, Tech Tower [by the current deadline date], tempting to ban Napster with- Indiana University, and the but the area connecting it to Cherry Street may out limiting Internet access in University of Southern Califor- still be under work,” Patterson said. other ways is nearly impossible nia. Students and faculty should expect some By Andrew Pae/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS from a technological standpoint. A crew member works on the renovation of the area around “At a university like Georgia See page 2 for a story on a college See Hill, page 5 Tech Tower. Two alumni classes donated funds for the project. Tech, such a solution is imprac- that enacted a Napster ban. McDonald’s leaves Chorale fights for space in 10th St. church By Wendy Voget a suitable alternative.” Athletic Association News Staff Expanding the Couch build- ing, in which the music pro- By Elizabeth Costner Frustration among students grams are housed, is not an option News Staff in the music department rises as because of the building’s age. the 110 member Chorale— For this reason, Architecture While the McDonald’s at the Edge (Ath- which expected to be rehearsing Dean Thomas Galloway planned letic Association) Building has been closed in a new facility—is still singing to move Chorale to the mostly over the summer, many expected a fall twice a week in the Couch Build- unused sanctuary. reopening. However, the fast food restau- ing. The building’s future is still rant has permanently closed the Bobby “The music department has Dodd Way location. only six faculty, but [it] affects McDonald’s first arrived at the Edge the lives of 900 plus students,” “The music Building and the Coliseum in the early said Dr. William Caldwell, di- 1990s, years prior to the 1996 Olympics. rector of the Chorale, Chamber department has “McDonald’s made a major deal with Choir, and Men’s Glee Club. only six faculty, but Tech that resulted in the McDonald’s Center A chapel, now being used to at the Coliseum and a permanent store on house equipment, was slated to affects the lives of campus. McDonald’s got permanent stores be refurbished for Chorale by 900 plus students.” both at the Edge Building and at the Coli- this fall. Funding to complete seum. The deal was part of a major spon- the conversion, which would cost Dr. William Caldwell sorship with McDonald’s,” said Steve Orsini, up to $500 thousand, fell short. Director, Chorale Athletic Director for Administration and Chorale presently rehearses Finance. The deal responded to McDonald’s in a room that was converted desire for a presence, along with sponsor- from two elementary school class- unsure for a variety of reasons, ship identification, during the Olympics rooms; according to Chorale ad- but most of them are financial in the Olympic Village. ministrators, the space is not in nature. While the deal has been beneficial for suited for the group acoustically Some money has been re- both McDonald’s and Tech, the company or in size. ceived through administrative no longer will operate in the Athletic Asso- “We are concerned with cu- channels, along with money nor- ciation’s building space. bic feet, not just square feet,” mally dedicated to the Spring By Alisa Hawkins/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS said Caldwell. Arts Festival. However, this fund- See McD’s, page 5 If successful, Tech’s singing groups will move into rehearsal space “The acoustics are terrible, in the Tenth Street church. Presently, the church is used for storage. and we don’t have a space that’s See Church, page 7 2 • Friday, September 22, 2000 • Technique NEWS Buzz Card offers on-line deposit St. Mary’s enacts Napster ban By Tony Kluemper the site into something more than the services much more in the up- News Staff just an information provider,” said coming months.” By Kelly Hager Saint Mary’s. Moreno. Even though the new services University of Notre Dame According to the College’s of- A new service offering on-line “We wanted the site to serve as a provided by the Buzz Card office fice of Information Technolo- deposits for the Buzz Card makes tool for the students, faculty, and had not been heavily advertised, (U-WIRE) Access Denied. gy, it was a matter of moral using the card, already something parents, and the new services pro- many students found these new ser- These two words have caused obligation. students can’t “leave home with- vided, such as on-line depositing, vices on their own while exploring much frustration to the Saint “We are in no way a pioneer- out,” more convenient and user- allows all three groups better access the Web. Mary’s student body during the ing campus by making this rul- friendly. to the Buzz Card office.” “I was really low on my Buzz past few days. ing,” said Joel Cooper, director The card, which has been a part Card funds last week and I really Since last Friday, Napster us- of Information Technology at of Georgia Tech since June 1997, needed to do my laundry,” said fresh- ers could no longer gain access Saint Mary’s. has experienced many changes and man Alyssa Robeiro. “Since it was a to their accounts. “Many other colleges have is now used throughout the campus “Although we didn’t Sunday, the Buzz Card office wasn’t Then, the word circulating dealt and resolved the issue in from the parking garages to the laun- do much advertising open, so I went on the Web site to became official the same man- dry rooms. in the beginning, the see if I could deposit funds on-line. — Napster has ner.” According to Director of the Buzz The ability to deposit funds on-line been officially “We are in no According to Card Office Jim Pete, the newest number of students is a great convenience because I don’t banned at Saint way a pioneering Cooper, some change to take place within the Buzz who used the Web have to worry about office hours, Mary’s.