Friday, FebruaryNEWS 2, 2007 Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 1 “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Miss Asian Volume 92, Issue 21 Atlanta 24 pages Pageant ONLINE www.nique.net results, page 12 TECHNIQUEServing Georgia Tech since 1911 Clough unveils Tech Promise program Committee By Craig Tabita student’s other financial aid personal expenses. Assistant News Editor with a combination of other “Th e students would already scholarships, grants and job op- have the HOPE scholarship, votes on Low-income Georgia resi- portunities. Th e package will the Pell grant and a work-study dents will no longer be priced program. We would be cover- out of a quality education from ing the diff erence to make sure Tech when the new Tech Prom- “We wanted to the students remain debt free,” Athletic fee ise program is launched this Clough said. fall, permitting undergraduate focus on those To qualify for the program, By James Stephenson students whose families have an students who are besides falling under the $30,000 News Editor annual income under $30,000 annual income level, students to graduate debt-free. most at risk.” must be legal Georgia residents Th e debate over the Athletic fee is fi nally over “We wanted to focus on those pursuing their fi rst undergradu- now that the Mandatory Student Fee Advisory students who are most at risk,” Wayne Clough ate degree and must be eligible Committee (MSFAC) has voted to support the said Institute President Wayne Institute President for federal student fi nancial aid. fi rst option to raise the Athletic fee by 112 dollars Clough. For tax purposes, they must per year. Scott Medway/ Student Publications Tech Promise will specifi cally be dependents whose parents Th e second option, which entailed raising the Institute President Wayne tailor fi nancial aid packages for cover the total published cost are eligible to fi le an IRS Form fee by 24 dollars per semester and charging 100 Clough announced the new each of the projected 400 eli- of attendance, which includes 1040A or 1040EZ for the most dollars for tickets for home football and ACC bas- fi nancial aid program, Tech gible recipients, supplementing tuition, mandatory student fees, ketball games, was the fi rst option voted on by the Promise, yesterday morning. the HOPE scholarship and the books, room and board and See Aid, page 5 committee due to a motion made on the fl oor of the committee. Th e second option received a vote of two in favor, nine opposed and one abstention, Apply for 2007 so the option failed the committee. Th e fi rst option was voted on next and received a Astronaut award vote of nine in favor and three opposed. Th e option passed the committee and the committee will give Th e Astronaut Foundation Institute President Wayne Clough a formal recom- has announced a 10,000 dollar mendation to submit the fi rst option to the Board scholarship for the 2007- of Regents. Th e three opposed, however, were the 2008 academic year to be three graduate students on the committee. awarded to a Tech student in “I am disappointed that today the Manda- a science or engineering major. tory Student Fee Advisory Committee voted to The student must be a recommend that President Clough ask the Board junior, a senior, or in a master’s of Regents to raise the mandatory Athletic Fee program, and a U.S. citizen. by 75 percent to 112 dollars per year,” said Mitch The Foundation is looking Keller, graduate student body president. for a bright and motivated According to Keller, the three graduate student student who is also creative and members of the committee voted against this New frat looking to charter imaginative enough to charter recommendation because they did not feel it was into the unknown with their fi eld the right solution. the way the original Mercury “I appreciate that the Athletic Association has Seven astronauts did when found itself in a diffi cult fi nancial situation and they embarked on the fi rst U.S. that something has to be done to remedy that. manned space mission in 1958. However, I feel that the alternative proposal to Courtesy of the College Republicans raise the fee by half the amount, to 88 dollars per Wanting to keep the U.S. as The College Republicans set up a Pro-Life display marking the anniversary of the controversial the world leader in science and Roe v. Wade decision. The display was stolen from its place next to Skiles Walkway Monday. technology, they established the See Fee, page 2 Mercury Seven Foundation in 1984 to provide scholarships to students in all science and GTCR Pro-life display missing technology fields, and later Sigma Pi looks to changed their name in 1995 to By Corbin Pon awareness. Th e “Cemetery of the licans have held various campus allow all U.S. astronauts to assist Staff Writer Innocent” was a grouping of 48 activities to bring attention to start Tech chapter in their fund-raising eff orts. white crosses planted on Skiles pro-life issues. By James Stephenson To date they have awarded Th e College Republican Pro- Lawn, each one representing 1 “Abortion is a controversial News Editor over 2.3 million dollars in Life display was stolen Monday million abortions since 1973. issue, but rather than engage in scholarships to 211 students. night. Th e display “Cemetery of Accompanying the crosses, debate and dialogue, someone A new national fraternity, Sigma Pi, is Th e application materials must the Innocent” was set up by the chose to steal our display and interested in starting a chapter on campus. be submitted by February College Republicans in recogni- deprive other students of the op- Should the fraternity form, it will be the fi rst tion of the anniversary of the portunity to see and experience 26 and may be downloaded “The theft of our time in 12 years that such an occurrence has at psp.gatech.edu/astro/ Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the display’s message…. Th e happened on campus. However, the fraternity’s abortion. Pro-Life display is theft of our Pro-Life display is interest in Tech is not new. “Our entire display was stolen clearly an attack on free speech clearly an attack “Sigma Pi approached us a couple years ago. I-Movie Fest and all the crosses and signs are and expression,” Holte said. Th ey didn’t have the interest or the resources still missing. After informing the on free speech According to Holte, despite to act on it until now,” said Jonathan Sangster, appropriate campus departments the theft, the College Repub- ceremony Feb. 8 and expression.” Interfraternity Council (IFC)president. and administrators of the situ- licans will continue to engage A graduate student who was a Sigma Pi The finale for Campus I- ation, I fi led a police report on David Holte in dialogue around prominent alum at another school sparked interest in Movie Fest will be Th ursday behalf of the organization. We issues and concerns. starting the new fraternity on campus. Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Ferst are obviously very perplexed and College Republican “I hope that this incident “Sigma Pi have a very good program for Center for the Arts. Th e Atlanta in search of answers as to what Campus Activism also causes people to consider starting new chapters. Th ey targeted Tech Grand Finale will be Wednes- transpired,” said David Holte, Director the extreme intolerance of those because we are a strong ACC school with a day Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the College Republican Campus who seek to eradicate views they good reputation,” Sangster said. Atlanta Symphony Hall. Th e Activism Director. do not agree with, and exposes Should the new fraternity come to cam- Tech movie making process “We are looking for any several signs around the display those who resort to cowardly pus, they will begin recruiting members took place during Jan. 16-22. clues that would help explain explained the College Republi- and even unlawful actions such immediately. Six other universities in the what happened to our display,” can position. as this rather than engaging in “Th ey will have three weeks of recruitment Atlanta area also competed in the said Ashley Johnson, College “College Republicans put a a thoughtful discussion on the which will overlap with normal rush. Th e Campus Movie Fest including Republican Chairman. tremendous amount of time, issue at hand,” Holte said. goal will be to get 25 guys so they can start a Georgia State, Emory, Univer- Put up Monday and set to money, and energy into this A police report has been fi led sity of Ga., Spelman College, run through Wednesday, the project,” Johnson said. and the Tech police department Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta. display intended to raise abortion For years, the College Repub- is investigating the incident. See Frat, page 4 2 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique NEWS

our graduate teaching and research “We look forward to working Technique Online Voice your opinion! from page 1 assistants,” Keller said. with the administration to see these Last issue’s question received 76 responses. Fee According to Keller, they have eff orts through so that Tech can con- semester, along with charging for responded swiftly to study the tinue to attract top graduate students What should Health Services do to prevent no-shows? student tickets to football and men’s much larger issue of graduate stu- in spite of this dramatic increase in basketball games, provided a much dent stipends, including, among mandatory student fees. I don’t think no-shows fairer solution to all Tech students,” other things, a target of providing “Unfortunately, this additional are a problem- 16% Charge a fee- 49% Keller said. assistance will not help our graduate According to Keller, it would students who do not have assistant- have increased the support provided ships, nor will it change the fact that by the student body as a whole “We got a lot of a Ga. resident undergraduate student to the Athletic Association (AA) feedback. Hundreds will face an increase of nearly two while simultaneously asking those of people expressed percent in their cost of attending who derive the most benefi t from Tech next year in order to support Graduate Student Senate our athletic programs to provide a their opinion...in athletics,” Keller said. larger amount of fi nancial support The undergraduates, on the for those programs. favor of Option I.” other hand, were in support of the “Th is is a model that is successful Alison Graab fi rst option. Th e fi ve undergraduate Accept students on a at a number of other institutions, and members of the committee voted for walk-in basis only - 31% I have little doubt that it would have Undergraduate Student the fi rst option. Double-book appoint- been successful here as well, once Body President “We got lots of feedback. Hun- ments - 4% students got past their initial shock dreds of people expressed their opin- of a change in the status quo.” ion about the Athletic fee and almost By Hillary Lipko / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “I appreciate the eff orts that the additional funding to Graduate all of them were in favor of Option Th is week’s question: administration, led on this front by Teaching Assistants and Graduate I,” said Alison Graab, undergraduate Clough and Charles Liotta, vice Research Assistants to off set the student body president. Th e Under- What are your thoughts on the Tech Promise program? provost for research and dean of increased amount we must pay graduate House of Representatives Tell us at www.nique.net Graduate Studies, has made to lessen for the privilege of attending and passed a resolution expressing their the impact of this fee increase on working at Tech. support for the fi rst option.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver I am so going to get stuff thrown Defining the New Face of Computing at me for submitting all of that. Bring it. Peace is a lie, there is only pas- sion. Th rough passion I gain strength. Th rough strength, I gain power. Th rough power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. Th e Force shall set StudyStud in S me free. y i pain!pai no fee unless students are guaran- ApplicationA n Deadline: n pp ! lic S teed admission to the game ation D eadline: and student section stays where it is What are my thoughts about the February 16th Athletic Fee increase? I don’t like it, and I shouldn’t have to pay. ODIN!!!! meghan g is too hot for me B Yasdnil! arcelon Boys Suck! WANTED a, Spain I think I got to much beef in my toco.  All Undergraduate Students @ GT Penguins are Hot Sometimes my head hurts guy/gurl equal uga jimboy come on down and get COURSES OFFERED IN some soup.  Computer Science this is my sliver micheal not (No computer programming or foreignArchitecture language requirements!) yours  Spanish Jack Bauer returns January 2007!!!! None WHY BARCELONA? Dammit, I want speakers that double as bunny slippers  Experience a vibrant, cosmopolitan, European city econ2105-B sucks  wanna see if this gets in the Affordable tuition paper  I’m going to the great respawn A cross-disciplinary focus point in the sky...  Dr. Dan- that damn email! Course credit toward graduation Dr. Dan, if you were a good TA  Good food, great people & the Mediterranean! you would give us 48 hours to do the lab! Dr. Dan- But I am a good TA!!!! GET THE SCOOP Its peanut butter jelly time,  peanut butter jelly time. Visit www.CoCtheWorld.com Goodbye Field 418, hello Han-  son 402 Email [email protected] Dr Dan, is that an a, a u, or a n? I can’t read your handwritting Dr. Dan, where does that paren- theses end? I just don’t understand it, how can you practice so much yet suck so bad? Gotta love Tech’s internet, aka “the fat-pipe” HastaHas Luego! Th at class was so easy even a UGA ta Luego! student could pass it. See page 10 for more Slivers! NEWS Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 3

Undergraduate House of Representatives Council UHR establishes committees By James Stephenson News Editor Clippings Th e Undergraduate House of Representatives met Tuesday. Eight achach week,week, electedelected membersmembers ofof thethe houseshouses ofof thethe StudentStudent GovernmentGovernment bills were passed, one of which failed EAssociation (SGA) meet to consider allocation bills and talk about campus because of the enactment ratio, and issues. Here are summaries of those meetings. one bill was tabled. Graduate Student Senate Th e fi rst bill brought before the house was the appointments of council representatives. Th e bill was split into two parts according GSS fails Asha for to who had responded and who had not. Part A of the bill was passed, while part B was tabled. Th e second bill brought before Education bill the house was the joint allocation to By James Stephenson Bills passed Asha for Education. Th e organiza- News Editor • Joint Allocation toChinese Student tion was asking for 670 dollars for Association marathon related items, including Th e Graduate Student Senate 30 team dri-fi t jerseys and food and (GSS) met on Tuesday. Six bills were • Joint Allocation to Wushu Club drink for the runners. Th e bill also passed, one bill was failed, and one • Joint Allocation to Taiwanese asked for police fees for an event By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS bill was tabled. American Student Association that took place in October. Th e The Undergraduate House of Representatives passed eight bills Th e fi rst bill brought before the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) including Asha for Education which ultimately failed overall. senate was the appointment for • Joint Resolution Supporting recommended striking the police fees Graduate Student Senate. Th e bill Student Regent because it was a retroactive request. house was the joint allocation to Bills passed • Joint Allocation toChinese Student was accepted by unanimous accla- • Joint Allocation to Student Center Th e JFC also recommended striking the Taiwanese American Student mation and passed. the jerseys because they were related Association. Association Programs Council Th e next bill brought before to a fundraising event, since the Th e organization was asking for • Joint Allocation to Wushu Club the senate was the joint allocation • Appointments for Graduate marathon will be a fundraiser. Th e 369 dollars for their 2007 Intercol- • Joint Allocation to Taiwanese to the Student Center Programs Student Senate JFC also recommended striking the legiate Taiwanese American Student Council. food and drink because the SGA does Association East Coast Conference. American Student Association Bill failed Th e organization was asking for not fund food or drink. Th e JFC’s Th e bill was requesting travel ex- • Joint Allocation to Asha for 30,000 dollars from the Prior Year • Joint Allocation to Asha for recommendation was to fund zero penses to the conference for seven Account to bring in a comedian for Education dollars of the bill. Th e house voted people. Th e bill passed the house. Education the Spring semester. Th e comedian to amend the bill according to the Th e next bill brought before the Bill tabled • Joint Allocation to Student Center they have tentatively booked is Lewis graduates and passed the bill by a house was the joint allocation to the Programs Council Black, who was on campus a few years • Joint Allocation to Women’s vote of 18 in favor and 13 opposed. Wushu Club. Th e organization was ago. Th e bill passed the senate. Ultimate Frisbee Team However, the bill did not meet the asking for 554 dollars for registration • Resolution to Establish Th e next bill brought before the enactment ratio needing 69 percent fees and travel expenses for seven Committees of Legislature senate was the joint allocation to Asha was a retroactive request. of the house to vote in favor of the people to attend 2007 Wushu Col- for Education. Th e organization was The JFC also recommended bill. Overall, the bill failed. legiates. However, the organizational • Appointments for Council asking for 670 dollars for marathon striking the jerseys because they were Th e next bill brought before the representative informed the senate Representatives (Part A) related items, including 30 team related to a fundraising event, since house was the joint allocation to that nine people would be attending dri-fi t jerseys and food and drink the marathon will be a fundraiser. Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. the event. Th e senate had passed a • Joint Allocation to Women’s for the runners. Th e bill also asked Th e JFC also recommended strik- Th e organization was asking for 300 motion to make a friendly amend- Ultimate Frisbee Team for police fees for an event that took ing the food and drink because the dollars for tournament entry fees for ment to the bill bringing the total Bill tabled the Mardi Gras XX tournament Feb to 816 dollars to refl ect the new place in October. Th e Joint Finance SGA does not fund food or drink. • Appointments for Council Committee (JFC) recommended 17. Th e bill passed the house. striking the police fees because it See GSS, page 5 Th e next bill brought before the See UHR, page 4 Representatives (Part B) Submit a sliver and we’ll The Collegiate print it in the paper! Go to www.nique.net/sliver, Readership Program and express your feelings! 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national headquarters will be sending said. from page 1 them the resources needed to turn Starting a new fraternity is a Frat the colony into a chapter house. rare occurrence. Th ere are currently colony, if they are approved by the “Th ey have two consultants that 29 fraternities on campus and one IFC. After that, typically it takes will come down for a two week period colony, which is Zeta Beta Tau. BreakingBreaking 12 months to charter a fraternity,” from their national headquarters to “Phi Kappa Tsi was the last fra- thethe Sangster said. train the 25 recruits on how to turn ternity to be chartered. Delta Chi Sigma Pi will start at a disad- their colony into a chapter house,” was chartered in 1990 and have vantage compared to the already Sangster said. already acquired a house. Th ey are Bubbleubble established fraternities on campus, Th e program that the fraternity the last fraternity to get a house,” lot of things went on outside however. Sangster said. Athe bubble of Tech in the past “Tech has 28 fraternity chapter Th e issue with getting a house on week. Here are a few important houses on campus, which is good for “[Sigma Pi] has campus is space. Th ere are no lots left events taking place throughout should allow infected wrestlers rush. It makes rush very competitive in the Greek space on campus. the nation and the world. to recover as herpes usually dis- for the fraternities who do not have assured us that they “Sigma Pi getting a house is a appears within 10 to 14 days. Any a house. Sigma Pi would not have will not just crash foggy area. It is not hard because Herpes causes ban on wrestler with the rash is barred a house when they fi rst started,” we can get creative with the space. from competing. Sangster said. campus.” However, it takes a lot of members wrestling in Minn. Herpes gladiatorum -- com- Th e next step for IFC is to assess Jonathan Sangster and a lot of alumni donations, as An outbreak of a contagious monly known as mat herpes the impact and consequences of well as national support and time to rash called herpes gladiatorum because wrestlers are particularly adding another fraternity to the fold IFC Secretary get a house due to the high price of among Minnesota high school susceptible -- is caused by contact of the Greek community. building a house,” Sangster said. wrestlers led the state to suspend with the same common herpes “Within the next couple of matches and halt contact practices, simplex virus that produces cold It is still uncertain whether or sores. meetings the IFC will vote whether has in place has four diff erent stages, not Tech will be welcoming a new authorities said Wednesday. According to CNN.com, the A rash on the face or upper body or not to support them. Sigma Pi and each must be reached in a certain fraternity into its fold in the near eight-day suspension affecting is sometimes accompanied by itchi- wants to be invited on to campus. time period for the colony to become future. 7,500 wrestlers on 262 teams was ness, fever and sore throat, and it Th ey have assured us that they will a chapter. “It is not a defi nite thing yet. We the fi rst time a state’s entire high can cause blindness if it reaches the not just crash campus, which is Th e program has had a lot of suc- are still looking into whether or not school program in a sport has been eyes. Some victims suff er recurring basically starting a colony without cess at other colleges and universities to invite them. It is a good tribute shut down, authorities said. bouts throughout their lives. the approval of the current Greek around the country. to the Greek system here that other The Minnesota State High A spokeswoman for the Ameri- community,” Sangster said. “90 to 95 percent of all Sigma Pi chapters are interested in joining,” School League acted after 24 wres- can College of Sports Medicine said Once their colony is formed, their colonies become chapters,” Sangster Sangster said. tlers from 10 schools contracted it was putting together a public the rash, which was fi rst noticed education campaign about how to and spread at a tournament in spot and contain outbreaks. from page 3 20 people to attend the East Coast passed the house. December. UHR Asian American Student Union. Th e Th e fi nal bill brought before the “I think it’s a bold step by our Delta cancels fl ights number of members attending the bill passed the house. house was an on fl oor resolution to high school league to protect our event. Th e undergraduates followed Th e next bill brought before establish committees of legislature. athletes -- and it’s better now than due to winter weather suit and amended the bill to refl ect the house was the joint allocation Th e resolution would set up four at post-season tournament time,” Delta Airlines canceled close to the graduate version. Th e bill passed to the Student Center Programs committees. Th e fi rst committee is said Scot Davis, the wrestling 200 fl ights in and out of Hartsfi eld- the house. Council. Th e organization was ask- Student Life Funding Alternatives. coach at Owatonna Senior High Jackson Airport Thursday in antici- Th e next bill brought before the ing for 30,000 dollars to bring in a Th e second is Student Ticketing School, whose wrestling program pation of winter weather storms house was the joint allocation to comedian for the Spring semester. for Athletics. Th e third is Dining has one of the best records in the across the southeast. According to the Chinese Student Association. country. CNN.com, Delta rebooked all pas- Th e comedian they have tentatively Services, and the fourth is Tax-free Davis said the suspension Th e organization was asking for booked is Lewis Black, who was on Textbooks and Other Possible Alter- sengers aff ected by the storm. 1,348 dollars for travel expenses for campus a few years ago. Th e bill natives. Th e bill passed the house.

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their freshman year. “This new financial aid program for seven people. The bill passed from page 1 “Georgia Tech has a long tradition provides yet another tool to help from page 3 the senate. Aid of providing access to young Geor- us remain true to our long-term GSS The next bill brought before the recent tax year. gians through low tuition rates and commitment to open doors of op- The JFC’s recommendation was to senate was the joint allocation to Academically, students must one of the world’s oldest and largest portunity to all qualified students, fund $0 of the bill. the Chinese Student Association. maintain a 2.0 GPA and must remain voluntary cooperative education especially those from financially Since a bill cannot be amended The organization was asking for in good standing with the Institute, programs, which enables students to disadvantaged families who may to read zero dollars, the senate passed $1,348 for travel expenses for 20 as well as maintaining satisfactory be reluctant to apply because of the a motion to strike the police fees people to attend the East Coast Asian academic progress standards. The daunting financial burden attending and food from the bill, bringing the American Student Union. The bill program will last for up to four “This new finacial college will place on their families,” total to $360. The bill then failed the passed the senate. years (eight semesters) of full-time Clough said. senate by a vote of 10 in favor and The next bill brought before the enrollment. aid program provides The estimated $2 million required 14 opposed. senate was the joint allocation to The $30,000 income figure was yet another tool to fund the initial year of Tech The next bill brought before the the Wushu Club. The organization selected based on available financial Promise will be provided by the senate was the joint allocation to was asking for $554 for registration resources and an evaluation of the to help us remain Georgia Tech Foundation and will Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team. fees and travel expenses for seven needs of current Georgia students, true to our long come from private philanthropy. The The organization was asking for people to attend 2007 Wushu Col- and the Institute says it may possibly Institute has an endowment goal of $300 for tournament entry fees for legiates. open the program to more students in term commitment $50 million for the program. the Mardi Gras tournament. However, the organization’s the future by increasing the income to open doors of Tech Promise is the first pro- There was debate as to whether or representative informed the senate limit and offering it to non-Georgia gram of its kind at a Georgia public not the event was partially funded that nine people would be attending residents. opportunity...” university, though private Emory in the organization’s budget, so the the event. “The number is not a hard num- Wayne Clough University began earlier this month bill was tabled until further infor- The senate passed a motion to ber. I can fluctuate it depending on offering a similar program to its mation can be uncovered about the make a friendly amendment to the a family’s need, such as number of Institute President students. funding. bill bringing the total to $816 to kids they have in college,” Clough Named Emory Advantage, it The next bill brought before the reflect the new number of members said. replaces need-based loans with senate was the joint allocation to attending the event. The bill passed The stated goals of the program gain valuable job experience while grants for students from families the Taiwanese American Student the senate. are to make Tech more accessible to working their way through school,” with $50,000 or less in annual in- Association. The organization was The next bill brought before the Georgia residents while increasing Clough said. come and, for students from families asking for $369 for their 2007 In- senate was the joint resolution sup- the economic diversity of the student According to Clough, the new between $50,001 and $100,000 in tercollegiate Taiwanese American porting to student regent. The bill population, as well as helping the programs will be used as a recruit- annual income, caps loans at $15,000 Student Association East Coast had been postponed several weeks, nearly half of HOPE scholarship ing tool, especially to students in for the duration of the student’s Conference. The bill was requesting but was brought before a vote and recipients at Tech who lose it after inner-city and rural areas. undergraduate education. travel expenses to the conference passed the senate. ADVERTISING WWW.GATECHCLASSIFIEDS.COM

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“The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Quote of the week: “Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t OPINIONS TECHNIQUE change once in a while, nine out of ten Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 people couldn’t start a conversation.” Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 —Kin Hubbard

OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION Promising future Tech Promise, the new financial aid plan unveiled by Institute President Wayne Clough yesterday, should be an invaluable asset to in-state students in the position of being especially dependent on financial need. The opportunity to attend a public institute of higher education and to graduate debt-free is one that has been lacking in Georgia until now; the only comparable program in the state is that at Emory, a private school. Though the program will be limited to in-state students from families with annual incomes of $30,000 or less, the potential plan to eventually increase the income limit in the future and expand the program to include out-of-state students indicates that the Institute is committed to the program, which will help allow a larger number of applicants to Tech. By providing this opportunity to low-income students, Tech will be able to recruit better students, which will improve the quality of the Institute as a whole by raising the admission stan- dard. In addition, the future research and teaching assistants within this group will be a positive addition to campus.

While several private schools, including Emory, offer com- By David Chen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS parable programs to Tech Promise, few public schools do. This program will both enable the Institute to compete with those private schools while setting itself apart from other public schools. Perdue misuses elected position Obviously, while Tech Promise will be a good program for Tech as a whole, none will benefit more than the aid recipients. First, I will start off by stating that “The government is not in I am a Christian and more closely The HOPE Scholarship and many need-based scholarships are identify myself with Republicans place to be a moral authority, available to potential Tech students, but none cover as much than I do with any of the other but it is in place to abide by as Tech Promise commits to. parties. That being said, I am ap- palled by Georgia Governor Sonny the will of the people.” The minimum 3.0 GPA required to keep HOPE is difficult Perdue’s attempt to teach me “time to maintain at Tech; Tech Promise’s 2.0 minimum is good for management.” Michael Clarke low-income students who may be going through an especially The Georgia General Assembly Sports Editor is currently in session for their an- difficult transition period from their previous environments nual 40 days of work. One of the and are more likely to be working part- or full-time jobs to proposals that is under consideration state of Georgia has a two-term limit. at sunset. Most Christian churches help cover their expenses. would allow for state voters to have Therefore, he is passing his own mor- observe a Sunday day of rest. a chance to vote on whether they als on the rest of the state. If we are not allowed to purchase Atlanta is an expensive place to live, and even students with would approve a local option on The current law in Georgia en- alcohol to drink while resting com- the best scholarships may not be able to afford the cost of living, Sunday beer and wine sales. courages individuals to drink and fortably in our homes on a religious from renting an apartment to eating every day. Tech Promise’s Georgia is one of three states that drive rather than consume alcohol day of rest, then we should not be has a ban on all Sunday retail sales in the comfort of their homes. Why drinking on the weekend at all. We built-in stipend for living expenses will take that variable out of alcohol, and all of the indications is it acceptable to go out to a bar or also should not be allowed to eat pork of the equation altogether and further expand the potential coming from the General Assembly a restaurant on Sunday but illegal or beef on the weekend because of applicant pool. make me believe that they will pass to go to a grocery store to bring the the same religious standards around the proposal. The bill does not have alcohol back to my apartment? the state. That is why it doesn’t make The factor that speaks best for Tech is that this initiative is its a provision to allow liquor sales on It’s legal every other day except for any sense to not allow individuals own; the Board of Regents is not forcing it upon the Institute. Sunday. Sunday, but something is different to exercise their rights in making a Once again, Tech has clearly demonstrated how important a Unfortunately, Perdue will not on this “special” day. On Sunday, it decision on their personal choice. give Georgia voters the option is okay for a person to go to a bar or The government is not in place to quality education is and how far it is willing to go to provide of voting on whether the various restaurant and consume all of the be a moral authority, but it is in place the opportunity for one to many. municipalities around the state alcohol that they wish. to abide by the will of the people. If can determine whether or not they Then, they get to drive home the people of the state want to allow want Sunday alcohol sales. Perdue while being intoxicated. These same Sunday sales of beer and wine, the Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Edito- was recently interviewed by radio people could go to a grocery store governor should allow that to hap- station Q100 and let the state know and become just as intoxicated in the pen. If the state votes against allowing rial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions where he stands on the proposal. comfort of their homes without hav- Sunday sales of beer and wine, then of individual editors. “I don’t support [Sunday beer and ing to drive afterwards, endangering that should be the decision by which wine sales],” he said. “I don’t know the lives of other citizens. the state abides. Perdue should allow whether it will pass the Legislature If the law is passed by the General the state to vote on what they want EDITORIAL BOARD or not, but it will have a pretty tough Assembly and allowed to go to a vote, instead of deciding what he wants Amanda Dugan, Editor-in-Chief time getting the last vote.” that does not mean that the entire for them. Kyle Thomason,Editor Emeritus Jamie Howell, Photography Editor As with the national government, state will be “wet,” but it does mean In a final insult to his voters’ Nikhil Joshi, Development Editor Michael Clarke, Sports Editor the executive branch, Perdue, has that the cities and counties around intelligence, Perdue added a non- Ethan Trewhitt, Online Editor Jenny Zhang, Focus Editor the last vote, and it appears he will the state would have the option to religious justification to why Sunday James Stephenson, News Editor Kristin Noell, Opinions Editor use that vote to veto the bill when decide for themselves whether to sales should not be allowed. “Think Matthew Winkler, Managing Editor Lindsay Deal, Entertainment Editor it lands on his desk. allow Sunday sales. of it this way,” he said. “It really helps Hillary Lipko, Advertising Manager When the state was voting on The only argument against Sun- you plan ahead for the rest of your whether to ban gay marriage and day sales in the state has to involve life—buying on Saturday, rather Copyright Notice civil unions, all I heard was how we religion. However, nobody can agree than Sunday. Time management.” Copyright © 2006, Amanda Dugan, Editor-in-Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. should let the people decide what upon what the “day of rest” or Sab- The only time that I want Gov- The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part they wanted. Now this time around, bath should be. ernor Perdue, or any government of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from Perdue has no intentions of letting There is a very large percentage official, thinking for me is when I the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein are those of the Editor or the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff the people of the state decide what of the state and nation that observes have a tag on my big toe, and then or faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology or the University System of Georgia. they want. He is not under threat the Sabbath as beginning Friday at there is only a miniscule chance I First copy free. Subsequent copies $1 each. of losing a bid for reelection, as the sunset and lasting until Saturday would approve. OPINIONS Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 7 Shafting prepares future engineers As a third-year engineering their classes graduate with hon- major, I know all about the “Tech doesn’t spoon-feed ors. Sure, a grad from one of these shaft. Every semester, it seems you and change your places might get recognition for BUZZ like people talk about the shaft graduating with straight As, but Around the Campus more and more—Tech students diapers while you’re in when it comes down to survival, love to complain about professors college.” it’s not your GPA that is going to giving out bad grades, classes come in handy. It’s the shafting What’s the best study being too hard and social lives at that will serve you well: classes Tech being far from fulfilling. A Nikhil Joshi where you had no idea what was spot on campus? certain amount of this is bearable, Development Editor going on and you had to figure it but it seems to be getting worse out without the help of profes- and worse every year. sors, hours spent poring over It’s infectious. People always parking fines and unbearable take the class again, in which unfamiliar formulas and learning complain about how other people construction, which are bad case you’ll not only learn that to accept that you might not be at other schools have it so easy, without a doubt—by shafted, lesson, but you’ll learn the amazing at everything. and how those students have it I mean in terms of one’s aca- material again. And a couple of People here have a better grip easy. It’s gotten to be so bad that demic career.) Chances are that bad spots on an otherwise good on reality; good grades and suc- the average Joe is forgetting what you probably learned a useful record won’t weigh you down too cess don’t come easily, even if you he came here to be: a Ramblin’ lesson from it, about yourself much. If you’re getting shafted are smart. One of the first things Wreck and a helluva engineer. or about how hard you need consistently (i.e. failing all of you learn here is to swallow your Engineers aren’t supposed to be to be working. For instance, your classes), that is likely to pride, forget about the fact that whiners and quitters; they have maybe you’ll learn that most bring you down, than maybe you it’s cool to study less and work to deal with the situations they professors are cutthroat; they need to reevaluate your reasons really hard if you want to have are given and make things work. won’t give you an A if you get for coming to Tech. You can’t any chance of doing well in a Leonard Neely Tech engineers should be proud an 89.4. But that’s how life is claim that you were shafted if difficult class. And for doing Third-year CompE of Tech; they shouldn’t belittle going to be after you graduate you weren’t putting enough effort that, for dealing with the shaft, the school just because of the too—sometimes you’re going into something. But all in all, there is a considerable reward. “The IE building because it’s handful of times that they got to be on the edge, and you’re people need to be less negative There is a light at the end of the shafted. going to fail. There’s no point about shafting. tunnel, and for Tech grads, that really secluded.” Unfortunately, I’ve been in complaining that you got Judging from the experiences light is really bright. hooked too many times into that shafted; the best thing to do is of most working engineers, most A lot of people say that Tech useless state of mind, filled with to try your best the next time. jobs require the ability to adapt grads have been through every- hatred for the shaft. Complaining only spreads the to new situations and think on thing and are ready for anything But it’s important to take a negativity and probably will your feet, so it’s a good thing that that is thrown at them. Our expe- step back and look at the situation make you more depressed than Tech doesn’t spoon-feed you and riences and our perseverance are more objectively after the initial will trying to put the situation change your diapers while you’re things that we should be proud of; shock and pain have faded: is it in a more positive light. in college. Compare Tech grads, we shouldn’t just complain about really that bad that you’ve been And consider the absolute for instance, to those of compa- the shaft. More people need to be shafted? (I’m not talking about worst-case scenario of shaft- rable high-ranking schools who uplifting and spread cheerfulness the shaft in regards to things like ing: if you fail, you’ll have to boast about how the majority of and optimism instead.

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT Leanna Wilson Fiction becoming reality Fourth-year ID ‒ or ‒ By Jake Meador comes to power and crushes all Daily Nebraskan opposition using whatever means “I like to mix it up, but I HOT NOT necessary. Brave New World is make sure it’s always quiet.” (U-WIRE) U. Nebraska—In more insidious than that. And the words of Neil Postman, we’re if you want to know what they all watching for 1984. Ever since look like, put this paper down the 1949 publication of George and look around you, then come Orwell’s nightmarish 1984, back and start reading the next there has been a steady paranoia paragraph. in the West about anything What’d you see? If you’re remotely resembling Orwell’s anywhere on campus, I bet you Big Brother. saw at least one of the following: Fee finalized Missing crosses In recent years, Americans someone watching TV, listening The Mandatory Student Fee Maybe you agreed with the have become even more aware of to an iPod, checking a Facebook Advisory Committee has finally College Republicans’ pro-life Orwell’s work due to the passing account or playing a video game. made a decision on the Athletic display on Skiles Walkway this of the USA PATRIOT Act and Last week, results of a study by Fee—we get that flat rate, 75 week, and maybe you didn’t. the strong reactions to it among Nielsen Media Research were percent increase from last year’s In any case, someone took this many 1984 watchdogs. But as we published in USA Today about eagerly watch for any sign of Big how much time the average Brian-Paul Gude fee. While we may not be happy disagreement too far when they First-year ISYE that we have to pay more, the stole the organization’s 48 crosses Brother, we forget about another American watches TV daily. As fact that we would have to was on Monday. This theft was both nightmare, perhaps even more a nation, we average four hours inevitable. We’re just happy we immature and ill-advised, as it dangerous, sneaking up behind and 48 minutes every day. “The Learning Center inside don’t have to debate it anymore only served to give their oppo- us. We’re a safe distance from However, the population that my dorm.” and that we won’t be paying an nents more publicity. Perhaps 1984, but we may be living in a spends the most time in front arm and a leg to see even one next time the thieves could take Brave New World instead. of the tube is not children or basketball or football game. it to Tech’s free speech area. Brave New World is a novel teenagers. It is adults. Women by British philosopher Aldous 18 and older spend, on aver- Huxley. Most of us are familiar age, five hours and 28 minutes with the premise of 1984: an oppressive, totalitarian regime See 1984, page 8

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Go Jackets! less of a fight tomorrow. sion per person will be printed each term. tion, email [email protected]. 8 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique OPINIONS Student teaching brings back memories of ludicrous days After being out of high school for “I expected to hear tales of Of course, the ridiculousness Apparently, his high school’s three and a half years, more than a did not stop with the students. Th e principal starts off each day with a few of my friends have decided to go lesson plans...Instead, I was administration at the school has fi ve-minute rant over the intercom, back. One of them even decided to reminded just how ridiculous shortened the break between class mostly focused on the dress code. return to middle school. No, they periods to an astounding two whole My friend’s personal favorite of are not completely insane—they are middle and high school can be.” minutes. the performance is that the principal only halfway there. Th ey have entered My student-teaching musical seems to have been taught incorrect the world of student teaching. Kyle Thomason friend noted that this was in response meanings for a variety of words in the A pair of these—one middle Columnist to the administration wanting English language. He reports that school music teacher-in-training students to spend more time in the best example of this is when the and a high school math teaching class and have shorter breaks. Of principal warns students that they trainee—are the most interesting to that I would want to teach the next think that as a student teacher that course, the administration also are not to be late for class “unless they me. Both were extremely successful generation of America’s youth. she should make the kids do any has informed teachers to be lenient have excruciating circumstances.” throughout high school and have A couple of nights ago, I happened work whatsoever. At least it was a on tardies—since it is physically But I mean, wouldn’t most teachers fared exceptionally well in complet- to speak to both of them about their creative choice of dictator. But that impossible to get between some excuse a kid for being late if he cut ing primary majors that do not have student teaching experiences thus was just the start of strange behavior classrooms in two minutes and there off his hand or something of the the word “education” affi xed to them far. Since neither has even been in she witnessed. is not enough time for students to sort anyway? at top-tier colleges. action for a month, I expected to Earlier this week, an eighth-grade go to their lockers or the rest room, All jokes aside, I must note that Th ey are the kind of people that hear tales of lesson plans and a few girl “started jumping around the which they need to do. teaching is one of the most admirable, never seem to fi nd their way to teach- kids misbehaving. Instead, I was room chanting ‘bouncy, bouncy, The math-teacher-in-training under-compensated and challeng- ing for a variety of reasons, starting reminded just how ridiculous middle bouncy, bouncy...’ for nearly fi ve is still set on teaching high school ing professions out there, and I with the fact that they could make a and high school can be. minutes,” according to a formerly kids how to do all things algebraic; applaud anyone going into the fi eld lot more money elsewhere. As such, Th e music teacher-in-training aspiring music teacher now reconsid- however, he has also determined of education. I found my friends’ decisions to be informed me that the other day one ering her career choice. Th e girl then that college made him forget how Now if y’all can just make sure quite refreshing. Th ey are exactly the of her students called her “Stalin.” proceeded to claim that “she was too bizarre things could be back in the girl chanting “bouncy, bouncy, kind of intelligent, amiable people Th e reason—the student did not tired to stand up for choir.” high school. bouncy...” is not left behind.

from page 7 Maybe some of you read that last center around relationships. We want but you can’t fault them for a lack of the internet, turning off the cell 1984 sentence in the above paragraph to love and be loved. Th at’s it. honesty. But normally you need to phone and putting the iPod away. watching, while men 18 and older and thought, “Sounds fi ne to me,” But reality TV doesn’t teach us really get to know someone before Th en we can start sitting down and spend four hours and 54 minutes. but are you sure about that? Are you how to love. Nor does Halo 2. Nor they’re that honest with you. Reality really getting to know each other. And it is exactly that kind of world really content to live a life of trite does going out and getting wasted TV tries to deliver intimacy without Huxley wasn’t as optimistic as I am that both Huxley and Bradbury pleasures? I think we’re all looking every weekend. Of course, there is a any work. Same with Halo 2. No about our culture. In the 1950s, he describe in their books. Bradbury for something more. Something relational element in all of these. one plays it alone, but millions play said we were 50 years away from the describes a world in which people bigger than ourselves that makes us In reality TV, you see real char- online “together.” Or look at par- Brave New World, and his prediction do not have a single silent moment. feel like we matter. And you won’t acters, good and bad, and you get to ties: You’re in a room full of people, has proven tragically true. Huxley’s Huxley’s world is equally terrifying. fi nd that in TV, online games, iPods, know them pseudo-intimately. Have having a great time. But how many story ends in despair. I don’t share Th e lives of the characters consist of one-night stands or drugs. you ever seen some of the confes- meaningful, long-lasting friendships his hopelessness. It is never too late basically three things: Games, sex I think the basic thing we all long sions in Big Brother, Real World or begin at keggers? to start over, to begin again. We and drugs. for is a relationship. Th at’s why all the Survivor? Fault the people for being So what do we do? We can start can start by pulling the plug on our But is that really what we want? stories we tell, in literature and fi lm, self-absorbed or overly dramatic, by turning off the TV, unplugging media addiction. FOCUSpage 9 Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 9

TOURING THE UNSINKABLE SHIP MOVIE SEEKS SCENT OF A WOMAN FOCUS A new artifact exhibition of the Titanic takes A serial killer with an acute sense of smell hunts viewers on a chronological journey through life for the ultimate scent, that of a woman, in the new Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 on the infamously unsinkable ship. Page 13 film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Page 14 a numbers3 game4 6By Phoebe Rawson one through nine in any order, and time go by on long plane rides,” in Japan in the 1980s after it was Cuzzort said that he does not play Contributing Writer every three-by-three subsection of said Wesleigh Wangel, a first-year published by Nikoli and given the Sudoku himself, but understands the nine-by-nine square must include Management major. name Sudoku. why the game is such a big draw. Since 2005, the Sudoku puzzle all digits one through nine. “It’s a lot of fun for me because I Nikoli publishers set rules for the “I think it is attractive to Tech has been an international phenom1- In the puzzles, some of the boxes love logic puzzles and, unlike a word puzzle that are now international students because you solve each block enon, featured in books, calendars, are already filled in so as to provide search or some other puzzle, Sudoku Sudoku standards, which include like an algorithm,” Cuzzort said. websites and newspapers. both clues and limitations for the requires quite a bit more focus and having the number clues form a Some students just like the It has turned up in educational solver. concentration,” Wangel said. symmetrical pattern and restricting challenge. games and handheld game consoles The classic Sudoku form is a grid When they the number of “I greatly enjoy Sudoku puzzles. and has even been added to the games with a total of 81 boxes, but there are completed, filled-in boxes to They are challenging but at the same available for cell phones. Media are variations like using larger or Sudoku puzzles “I love Sudoku 30 or fewer. time very interesting because each coverage of the Sudoku game and smaller squares, irregularly dividing are a compli- because it is a very The little time you play, you find a new trick its popularity has led to a number of the grid and adding extra restrictions cated form of number puzzle to use on the next puzzle,” said Joy worldwide competitions, including on where digits can be placed within Latin squares. original logic puzzle has undoubtedly Salter, a first-year Computational the Sudoku World Championship the square. The Swiss that is perfect for taken the place Media major. that will be held in Prague in late Different levels of difficulty are mathematician of other types Other students enjoy the game March. attributed to the positioning,5 not Leonhard Euler passing spare time of puzzles as a for its own sake. Immensely popular, Sudoku has the quantity, of numbers filled in is often noted or procrastinating.” form of enter- “I love Sudoku because it is a very invaded the Tech community as well. as clues. as the original tainment, but original logic puzzle that is perfect for On any given day, students can be The difficulty levels range from source for Su- despite the many passing spare time or procrastinating. seen reclining in the Student Center easy to challenging and various doku puzzles Kaley McClaskey hours that Tech Right now I am working on a chain of with a puzzle in hand or punching techniques are used to solve them. because of his First-year Physics students have 167 interconnected Sudoku puzzles in numbers on laptops in class. Why These methods include scanning, work with Latin devoted to it, and I’m almost finished. I think I’m the craze? analysis, markup and others. squares in the the game does going to paper my room with it when For those people who are unfa- Tech students seem to favor eighteenth century. not seem to be a threat to students’ I’m through,” said Kaley McClaskey, miliar with the game, Sudoku is a the puzzle as a pastime because it However, the modern puzzle ver- GPAs. a first-year Physics major. logic-based numbers puzzle. takes a numerical approach and is sion that people play today was first “I’ve seen people fail classes While not everyone plays Sudoku, Players are supposed to fill a nine- a needed change from old standbys published in the 1970s by Dell Pencil because of World of Warcraft but the impact of this little square game by-nine7 grid given the following like crossword puzzles and word Puzzles and Word Games under the not Sudoku,” said Stephen Cuz- of numbers at Tech is undeniable conditions: every row and column of searches. name “Number Place.” zort, a Computer Science graduate and continues to be felt around nine numbers must include all digits “Sudoku is a great way to make The puzzle then became popular student. campus. Students reflect2 on black history8 at Tech By Liz Burnett said that Tech students were generally at Tech. Contributing Writer focused on their schoolwork rather Both men looked back with than on the issues surrounding the fondness and respect on Dean Dull, The beginning of February kicks integration of the school. who helped them navigate their new off Black History Month, inspiring However, Ralph Yancey reported environments. a flurry of activity and remembrance a different story about his time at “He was one of the finest indi- around campus. Tech. He received some threatening viduals I ever met,” Greene said. It begs the question: just what phone calls and had some unpleasant The students were sometimes is Tech’s history when it comes to experiences, but he mostly ignored very supportive as well. black students? these incidences. “Every now and then someone In 1961, Tech, as the first “What really bothered me was would pass by me on campus and Southern university to voluntarily say, ‘Hey, keep up the good work,’” integrate without pressure from a Yancey said. court order, admitted its first three “What really Unfortunately, none of the men African American students—Ford bothered me was who were accepted in 1961 actually Greene, Ralph Long Jr. and Law- graduated from Tech. rence Williams. the ring of empty Williams was drafted into service, However, Tech did not have its seats around me in and Long and Greene left the school first black graduate until Ronald after Coach Bobby Dodd told them Yancey, a Morehouse transfer class.” they would not be allowed to play student, graduated in 1965 with football. a degree in electrical engineering. Ronald Yancey “[Dodd said] the Alumni Associa- Interestingly, Yancey had applied to Tech’s first black graduate tion [was] not ready for black students Tech twice before in 1960 and 1961 on the field,” Greene said. before he was finally accepted. However, more black students Tech’s first black students spoke the ring of empty seats around me matriculated at Tech over the years about a number of issues they faced in class,” Yancey said. and persevered on campus. when they arrived on campus. Despite these incidences, Greene In 1964, Enoch Ward, a chemical Ford Greene, in his GT Living and Yancey also recalled more posi- engineering major, became the first History Project interview, recalls a tive experiences at Tech. black student to integrate campus class when a professor came in cry- Although the men said they housing. ing, asking his other students how preferred to spend their time in In 1969, Eddie McAshen, the they could let him [Greene] make and around the Atlanta University first black athlete to enroll at Tech, By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS the highest grade on his test. Center where they would not stick arrived on campus on a football Students perform a dance at the 2006 Taste of Africa event. Other Although Greene faced some op- out so much, they both found some cultural events will be held to celebrate black history this month. position from parents and faculty, he very supportive students and faculty See History, page 10 10 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique FOCUS

Tech first in awarding engineering Morehouse and Spelman, minor- from page 9 master’s degrees, second in award- ity retention programs, and, most History ing engineering bachelor’s degrees notably, the Office of Minority scholarship. and third in awarding engineering Educational Affairs (OMED), which Black History Month Events In 1973, Clemmie B. Whatley doctoral degrees to African American was created in 1979. was awarded a master’s degree in students. OMED offers academic assistance Feb. 6: Glee Club performance mathematics from Tech and of- These accomplishments have geared toward, but not exclusively ficially became the institute’s first undoubtedly been helped by the for, minority students to aid in their black female graduate. many programs and initiatives that retention, academic performance Feb. 8: Black Arts Festival During the past few decades, have been put forward over the years and eventual graduation. black students have continued to by the university and its students The office underwent major Feb. 13: Reflections in the Dark reach many milestones at Tech. to increase diversity and provide restructuring in 1990 under the Currently, Tech ranks as the support programs for minority guidance of Norman Johnson, number one producer of African students. who brought in former students, Feb. 16-17: Black Leadership Conference American engineers in the country, Numbered among these are the including current director S. Gordon according to Diverse Issues in Higher dual-degree programs that Tech of- Moore, to run the programs and set Feb. 22: Trivia Night Education magazine. fers in conjunction with historically OMED on the path towards becom- The magazine has also named black colleges and universities like ing what it is today. Still earlier, the Georgia Tech Feb. 23: Onyx Ball African-American Association, or GT Triple A, was founded in 1968 Feb. 27: Ms. Ever’s Boys play with the purpose of providing aca- demic and social support for black students. The organization still exists as the gram for Black History Month, with events is available at www.cyber- African American Student Union several events including the Onyx buzz.gatech.edu/aasu. (AASU). Ball, the Black Arts Festival and the Throughout the years, black According to its mission state- Black Leadership Conference. fraternities and sororities have also ment, AASU aims to “improve the “I encourage all students to joined campus life to enhance the black experience attend these Tech experience for students. at Tech by pro- events, or any Despite the many improvements viding uplifting “...we are AASU meetings on campus over the years for blacks and entertain- committed to raising for that mat- students, “we still have a long way ing events while ter,” said James to go,” said Gordon Moore, OMED exchanging inte- awareness...not only Holder, AASU director. gral knowledge among the black president and Tech is one of the few schools in and culture to fourth-year Ar- the area that does not create campus- the entire stu- community...but the chitecture ma- wide programs for cultural awareness dent body, and entire campus...” jor. months and weeks. Black male reten- to cha llenge “ We a r e tion rates are still a major issue at Tech each student to James Holder committed to and in the nation. OMED, though it improve them- raising aware- provides commendable support and selves through AASU President ness and open- resources for any minority student professiona l, ing discourse who needs help, has faced budget social and personal achievement, not only among the black com- cuts every year since 2001. thereby positively impacting the munity here at Tech but the entire At Tech, Black History Month By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS community.” campus community as a whole,” serves not only as a remembrance of Students dance in Taste of Africa. AASU sponsors the annual event and With that in mind, AASU has Holder said. the past, but also as a reminder of has planned several other events to honor Black History Month. taken on the task of creating a pro- More information about the the challenges to come.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver “I wouldn’t let you sleep in my room...if you were growing on my (butt)!” Baby, if its cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile. Again!? This is the third time I had to re-tie my shoe laces today. Arrr! New Balances... Tennis is like pimping, all you need is a forehand and a backhand Raaawrr! On the toilet-sheet-cover-holder in men’s restroom on first floor west side library, someone wrote ‘UGA diploma, take one, I took 2, one for my dog’. To him: Treat your pet properly! After 4 yrs (well into 4th yr) of demoralizing tech, I dealt with Susan M. Thanks to her now my confidence level is sky hi. I certainly would be much better employee and much less annoying! brick brings film noir to teen drama wtf does u(sic)ga mean?? then you must be from u(sic)ga wtf is up with the controlled poll? I want a “this is bs” option! is the ramblin’ wreak or buzz our mascot?? 4 for 5 @ Arbys rules “I need you so much closer” Chris is awesome. I miss Kevin... Sliver rocks, just so you know. Dance Marathon 2007 If Congress wants Iraq fixed so bad, why don’t they go fix it themselves? They can take Dr. Phil too if they want... I can sum up what the Baker report should have said in two words.... Chuck Norris RATS do not know how good they got it, when I was a RAT, the phys- ics department did not even give out lube Congress is a lame duck all the time, not just in November glad to see the NBA is getting rid of their new Balls, like the feel of the old ones much better :) maybe the AA could sell all our souls on ebay, just like they do the rest of Tech’s stuff oh, I forgat the guys accross the hall have my soul.... hey KA, can I borrow your cannon.... AA should a pledge drive that raises money for every TD Calvin has next year, that should cover the debt P = NP + Chuck Norris X / 0 = IQ of U(sic)GA chick

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By Jonathan Saethang Gumbert described college as minutes seems like a long time, but Staff Writer the place where he found his true it’s really not. Especially when I’m passion, albeit a little later than trying to showcase the best of my Grilled chicken breast with porto- expected. skills and food,” Smid said. bello mushroom cream sauce, thyme “I cooked my way through col- fingerling potatoes and sautéed lege…I was only half a semester from Anthony Rivera asparagus sounds like a fancy entrée a history degree before I realized I from a five-star restaurant. liked cooking more than writing Rivera has been cooking for Surprisingly enough, this deli- thesis papers,” Gumbert said. 14 years. Rivera graduated from cious, custom-made recipe was Gumbert is used to cooking on Johnson and Wales University in conceived at a Tech dining hall. a large scale. Before cooking for the Charlotte, N.C. Most of his experi- The recipe was part of the win- masses at Tech, Gumbert cooked ence has been from country clubs in ning meal created by Kari Smid for the masses as the executive chef the Southeast. However, Rivera had in the first annual Tech Culinary at Proof of the Pudding, a popular humble beginnings before attaining Competition held in Woodruff this catering company based out of his status as a chef. past Saturday, Jan. 27. Atlanta. “I started as a dishwasher. Then The culinary competition was the “Coming up with a menu is I got a raise and went from washing By Jason Ossey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS first of its kind to be hosted at Tech. the hardest part…it is definitely a dishes to peeling potatoes. Then Savory dishes add splashes of color and taste to Tech’s first annual cu- It was sponsored by the GT Dining challenge for our creative sides,” I got a raise to peeling shrimp. linary competition, held in Woodruff this past Saturday, Jan. 27. Student Advisory Board, which Gumbert said. Before I knew it, I was cooking,” began planning for the competition Rivera said. restricted to a set menu,” said Binh months in advance. Kari Smid Rivera credits the distinguished Dam, an Electrical and Computer The competition was anIron Chef Augusta National Golf Club as the Engineering graduate student. style face-off in which three chefs Smid started cooking for Wood- site of most of his culinary enrich- Other students marveled at the were challenged to craft a three- ruff at the beginning of fall se- ment. sheer skill and creativity the chefs course meal in just under two hours. mester. An expert chef, Smid has “I would say that I really learned displayed. The chefs had no knowledge of the been cooking for to cook at Au- “It is amazing that the chefs have ingredients and were not allowed to 16 years, seven gusta National risen to this ability…to be able to prepare their cooking stations prior of which have “It is amazing that from 1994 to create such complex dishes in such to arrival. been in the At- the chefs have risen 1997. That’s a short amount of time,” said Jake After the ingredients were un- lanta area. Smid where I honed Nieman, a first-year Computer veiled, the chefs had 15 minutes to graduated from to this ability...to my skills,” Ri- Engineering major. create a menu. Subsequently, the the California create such complex vera said. “I’m so glad to see the interest chefs had three 40-minute time Culinary Acad- Rivera noted that has been generated around this blocks to create one appetizer, one emy in 1999. dishes...” ingredient selec- competition. Many students came salad and one entrée. Before work- tion as the most to the dining hall just to see this,” The three competing chefs were ing at Tech, Jake Nieman difficult part of said Shequita Barnes, marketing By Jason Ossey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Michael Gumbert, head chef at Brit- Smid was a line First-year CE the competi- manager for Sodexho. Kari Smid, head chef of Woodruff, tain, Kari Smid, head chef at Wood- cook at Pano’s tion. After the smoke cleared (liter- won the culinary competition. ruff, and Anthony Rivera, executive and Paul’s, an “It’s impor- ally), Smid emerged victorious sous chef of Dining Services. acclaimed Buckhead Italian eatery. tant to have sweet, spicy and savory with her shrimp and mango egg flavors was delicious,” said Michael However, it was her tenure at Café ingredients to make a good dish. roll, baby spinach salad with seared Deihl, a judge for the event. Michael Gumbert 458 that garnered the most attention. Today we have spicy and savory, scallops and airline chicken breast To let students sample Smid’s Her work there earned her a Creative but hardly any sweet! That’s what’s with portobello cream sauce and winning dinner, the GT Dining Stu- Gumbert has been the head chef Loafing People’s Choice Award for killing me,” Rivera said. vegetables. dent Advisory Board is sponsoring at Brittain since June 2006. Bringing best chef in 2005. The judges noted a very skilled a Valentine’s Day dinner, complete to the table 20 years of experience, Smid has brought her culinary Competition use of the available ingredients as with a live musical selection. The Gumbert is no newbie to the culinary expertise and insight to Tech’s dining well as a balance of flavors in Smid’s three-course dinner, along with a arts. He graduated from Johnson halls, making her an ideal candidate “This competition was a great ensemble. dessert, will be served for 10 dollars and Wales University in Charleston, for the culinary competition. idea. We don’t get the chance to see “There was a clear focus in the at Ferst Place in the Student Center S.C. in 1991. “I guess I did all right. Forty the full talent of the chefs, who are dishes. The mixture of textures and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.

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12 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique FOCUS Tech ladies win top honors in Miss Asian Atlanta By Shruti Kumar dents Gina Lee, a fourth-year said. Contributing Writer Industrial Engineering major, and Tech was represented in the Grace Liang, a third-year Industrial pageant by five young ladies from Stylish, confident and focused, Engineering major. diverse backgrounds: Cailyn Cui, fifteen young women of seven dif- “We have worked so hard for this a Chinese first-year Industrial En- ferent Asian backgrounds from four event all year long, and the process gineering and International Affairs different universities displayed their has been amazing. We hope that we double major; Lina Lee, a Korean intelligence, charisma and talent have equipped these young women first-year Biomedical Engineering in the 2007 Miss Asian Atlanta with professional skills they can apply major; Shemoni Sheth, an Indian- Scholarship Pageant this past Friday, even after their college careers. We American fourth-year Industrial Jan. 26. [also] hope that everyone that came Engineering major; Julia Bunch, The purpose of the Miss Asian out enjoyed the beauty of different a Japanese-American third-year Atlanta Scholarship Pageant, an Asian cultures,” Lee said. Nuclear and Radiological Engi- annual student volunteer-organized Ethnic dances and performances neering major; and Lori White, event, is to recognize the top Asian from the Atlanta Chinese Dance a Taiwanese-American first-year American women in Atlanta. The Company, Kruti Dance Academy Industrial Design major. contestants are chosen by their scho- and Ar- jho Carino-Turner Julia Bunch, Shemoni Sheth lastic achievements, leadership and were featured throughout and Cailyn Cui were named in the volunteerism. the evening. top eight. The pro- Lee further During the deliberations for the By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS duction of clarified the top five, contestants participated in Vibrant music and ethnic dances were featured throughout this year’s this event, reason for in- a personality walk. Ciu displayed Miss Asian Atlanta Scholarship Pageant, which was held Jan. 26. now in its cluding these her “beach babe” personality while fourth year, performances. Sheth transformed into a “Bollywood municating with others. Bunch and Sheth placed second was co-di- “As well as sophisticate” in an Indian outfit. “In the Asian community, there and first, respectively (pictured at rected by Tech celebrating the Bunch demonstrated her “all things is a soft-spoken stereotype since it far left). s t u - top fifteen wom- nuclear” personality by wearing a is not a very outward community. Bunch also won Miss Commu- en this year, an- lab coat and goggles and carrying As Miss Asian Atlanta, I would be nity Service and the First Honorary other an atomic model. able to go to anyone in America to Scholar Awards. The announcement of the top explain Asian awareness because “My initial reaction [to winning] five, which in- of my diverse was absolute excitement. I am very cluded Bunch background,” proud to represent Tech as a half and Sheth, was “We hope that Bunch said. Japanese student who is dedicated to followed by the everyone that came Sheth shared scholarship, leadership and service,” talent portion of a more educa- Bunch said. the pageant. out enjoyed the tional and po- Sheth won Miss Talent in addi- Bunch dem- beauty of different litical view in tion to the 2007 Miss Asian Atlanta onstrated her ap- her response. title and $4000 scholarship. titude at playing Asian cultures.” “[I would use “My immediate reaction was the flute while the title] not definitely one of surprise [since] I g o a l Sheth performed Gina Lee only to bring was not able to hear any of the other for this a classical Indian Co-Director, Miss Asian Asian awareness, final five contestants answer the last year’s dance styled with Atlanta Pageant but to tell youth question, so it was hard for me to p a g - a fusion mix. that Asians have predict what the outcome would e a n t Participants excelled in eco- be,” Sheth said upon hearing the w a s were then asked to speak about how nomics and academics, but we need news of her win. to cel- they would use the title of Miss Asian to be represented in politics and This is the second year in a row ebrate Atlanta to bring Asian awareness our own voice needs to be heard,” that a Tech student has been named c u l - to the community if they were so Sheth said. Miss Asian Atlanta. t u r a l crowned. At the conclusion of the pageant, Last year’s winner was Bao To, diversi- Bunch stressed the importance the Tech ladies walked away with a fourth-year Biomedical Engineer- ty,” Lee of dispelling stereotypes and com- many of the top prizes. ing major.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver Hum, for all those girls we let in with 1100 on the SAT, I sure do not see any of them...... I would be willing to sacrifice all women’s sports except tennis and volleyball to help the AA out.... Better Ingredients. Trojan should fund a covering for the CoC walkway.... Better Pizza. hey blonde in my class....put out or get out..... Miami football team should take the new WWE RAW class at U(sic)GA Y’TOO CLOSE MAN Try our student special: Who are the five GREATEST rappers of all time: THINK about it. Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, DY-lan... and Dylan. 1 large 1 topping pizza for ONLY $8.99! ...because I spit hot fire. Why can’t I own a canadian? Late night special: 1 large 1 topping pizza Callieee~ ...RELAXXX. sharptooth is not amused. $7.99 after 10 p.m. i tossed a popsicle to my friend and it flew out the window ze goggles do nottinggg (pick up or delivery) oh well, amin, at least you tried. ...oh. ...right. Going to New York and this Texas boy doesn’t have any winter clothes. M Lizzle Wizzle is the SHIZZLE!!

AT I love hard and soft power Nick, we’ll miss you bunches :( CHECK US OUT I love my RACHEY!! Rachey and Jensy forever!! One...two...three...Phi Mu family!! WWW.CAMPUSFOODS.COM! Bonnie, I miss you and all the slivers we used to submit together! sliver girl is so hot... hey sig ep, knock it down or fix it happy 10 months, nicole! I miss you mike...4eva TBS has angered me by messing with the Braves broadcast team breast cancer I dont like like the athletic fee increase! arent we already paying enough!!! See page 20 for more Slivers! ENTERTAINMENTpage 13 Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 13

JAPANESE NUMBER PUZZLES BASKETBALL IN SLUMP Sudoku has become an international Four consecutive losses bring the ENTERTAINMENT phenomenon in recent years. Tech stu- men’s basketball record for the year Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 dents share in this obsession. Page 9 to 13 wins and eight losses. Page 24 Tokyo Police Club shows promise with debut EP By Kenneth Baskett covers. But TPC are not simply a Senior Staff Writer bunch of kids thrashing on guitars and banging on drums. From the second you start With a fl air for hip and trendy listening to the debut extended cover art, the level of maturity play (EP) from Toronto indie and talent present on A Lesson in band Tokyo Police Club (TPC), Crime are not usually found on a you can’t help but think of Th e debut full-length CD, much less Strokes. Th e an EP. very fi rst track A s t h e on the record, The level of maturity record pro- “Cheer it On,” g r e s s e s , sounds like and talent present TPC really it could be on A Lesson in Crime starts to show taken straight their depth. from The are not usually found “Citizens of Photo Courtesy of RMS Titanic, Inc. Strokes’ lat- on a debut full- Tomorrow” Many historical images, similar to this one featuring the propellers of the Titanic, are blown up on the est album. opens up with walls outside of the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition currently being housed in the Atlanta Civic Center. Th e song length CD, much less rapid hand has the pre- an [extended play]. clapping over r e q u i s i t e atmospheric catchy guitar synths remi- riff and the familiar grainy vocal niscent of Sparta before segueing Exhibition brings famous style that Julian Casablancas is into a We Are Scientists-style so fond of. chorus. However, as the album contin- Th e last song, “La Ferrassie,” ues to play, it becomes quite clear features an emo introduction and unsinkable ship to Atlanta that TPC are thenthen trans-trans- By Evan Zasoski her story. great ship. Th is may not have been more than just formsforms intointo a Senior Staff Writer After walking past the bell the best room to open with because copycats. Th e double-timedouble-time that was sounded on the Titanic’s it is not of much interest to anyone EP, A Lesson in ex p l o si o n Th e Titanic has come to Atlanta. but the most zealous students of the Crime, is in ofof freneticfrenetic Well parts of it have, at least. Th e Titanic’s history or of ship design. your face from drumsdrums andand Atlanta Civic Center is currently Various schematics and ship parts the start. Th e powerpower rriffiff ss.. hosting Titanic: Th e Artifact Exhibi- are on display, but there is nothing album opens Probably tion, a collection of over 300 artifacts particularly compelling about wa- with vocalist thethe bbestest ssongong recovered from the wreckage as well tertight gaskets. David Monks onon thethe albumalbum as some re-creations and general Next, visitors see artifacts and s h o u t i n g , isis “Nature“Nature ofof information about the Titanic and re-creations that give a sense of how “Operator, get thethe E Experi-xperi- her tragic maiden voyage. people lived on Titanic, from the fi rst me the Presi- ment,”ment,” a ann Th e exhibition is, on the whole, a class all the way down to steerage dent of the ex p er t l y - mixed bag. It ranges from the legiti- and even the crew. Personal eff ects World! This cr a f t e d mately moving, to the fascinating, as well as fi ne dishware and jewelry is an emergency!” dance/pop track dominated by to the downright dull. are on display to help viewers get a To be honest, I picked it up guitar that somehow does not Th e exhibit is divided into a grasp of just how opulent the Titanic because I was a fan of the bold series of chambers, each detailing fateful night, guests learn about graphic art on the front and back See Tokyo, page 15 a diff erent aspect of Titanic and the construction and design of the See Titanic, page 14 Musicians try new methods at Sonic Generator concert

By Nathan Garcia Tech as a cultural leader in Atlanta,” “[Th e Alumni House is] small and Staff Writer Freeman said. intimate and it draws people from Th e group has only been in all walks of life,” Leong said. Tuesday, Jan. 30, a group of musi- existence for six months, but Free- Th e performance opened with a cians performed at the Tech Alumni man claimed that it was easy to fi nd percussionist “collaborating” with House, putting on a show that was performers to work with their new a pre-arranged track of samples much diff erent from many of the graduate program students. from the “North Star Boogaloo.” things going on at Tech. Th e setting After this, a trio consisting of fl ute, was far removed from laboratories, piano and bass using unconventional but experiments of another kind “There’s a real playing methods performed “Vox were underway. Balaenae,” imitating the song of Th e Sonic Generator concert shortage of new whales. attempted to demonstrate how music in Atlanta... During the performance, a music could be tied in new ways to video of the three performers, video, improvisation and audience this was a way to... three diff erent moiré patterns and participation. raise the profi le of footage of whales controlled by Sponsored by the Graphics, another performer were displayed. Visualization and Usability Center Georgia Tech as a Th e sounds from each instrument (located in the College of Comput- cultural leader....” were transformed into data and used ing), professional performers col- to control the display. laborated with students and faculty Th e next piece used small mal- of the Music Department to explore Jason Freeman lets to strike partially-fi lled wine new areas of musical expression. Executive Director, glasses while the performers made Jason Freeman, an assistant Sonic Generator some noises that are initially quite professor at the Music Department strange. However, the performers and executive director of Sonic Gen- were recording the entire time, erator, was enthusiastic to share the Lisa Leong, the piano player for and as the recording played back, performance. the ensemble, heard of this opportu- the strange noises began to form “Th ere’s a real shortage of new nity through another performer and familiar idioms. music in Atlanta, so for me this was a friend of hers. She said that she likes A project programmed by Profes- Photo by Jon Drews/ Student Publications way to contribute to the community to play new music and she enjoys the Haile, Sonic Generator’s robotic drummer, analyzes other drummers and to raise the profi le of Georgia diversity in this kind of setting. See Sonic, page 15 and improvises, creating music with the assistance of technology. 14 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

that can be found out there. from page 13 Titanic The music, however, is severely The ’Nique reviews films of 2006 lacking. really was. Though the songs played through- By Daniel Griffin This is probably one of the more out the exhibit are taken from the Staff Writer interesting areas of the exhibit be- White Star Line’s playlist, most cause it helps the viewer feel more range from the merely ignor- Judging from the recent Golden connected to the actual able all the way to outright Globes and Screen Actors’ Guild people involved. annoying. Awards, this has not been a spectacu- Still, though, there are It seems to exist largely lar year for film, but one could dredge missed opportunities for to make people who didn’t up that same miserable statement improvement. spring for the audio tour about many previous years in the not- Re-creations of iconic regret their decision. so-distant past. Luckily, there were a rooms or locations have Also, the artifacts few great films littered throughout become fairly stan- themselves are ar- the year, culminating in a recent dard in these sorts ranged in a rather influx of truly superior work. This, of exhibitions, and strange manner. ironically-named “End of ’06 Surge” Titanic does not The perfume in film climaxed with the release of fail to supply, but that was recovered two very different films—my most one wonders why that visitors can highly recommended films of 2006, Ben Whishaw plays a perfume maker who bottles the essence of a first-class stateroom actually smell and the Children of Men and Perfume: The young women in an attempt to create the perfect scent in Perfume. (which looks an awful lot like any unopened champagne bottle Story of a Murderer. other nice hotel room) was recreated, with sparkling white still visible Mexican director Alfonso Cu- while a camera in the car is suddenly Heaven elicited so much transcen- but the now famous grand staircase inside are both entrancing and arón crafts Children of Men through shot and another violently swings dence that it is difficult to tear away is relegated to a grainy black and captivating, but who cares about a a vast series of extremely long cuts out a door, catapulting a menac- from the rolling credits. white photo. series of clothespins? coupled with a disembodied camera ing motorcyclist over the hood of Tykwer explores what it means The exhibit then moves on to a Some of the artifacts are obviously that never seems to float too closely the moving car, slamming him to to depict the sense of smell indi- timeline of the fateful night filler and only really serve to disap- to its characters. The camera, and the pavement and sending his bike rectly through the senses of sight point between therefore the audience, remains hurtling through the air. and sound. He uses quick edits of at arms length from this realistic The other marvelous shot is the voluptuous images, overlaid with future world, as if we are Clive much-publicized “long cut” that gushes of unique sounds to depict Owen’s steady companion in his spans approximately nine minutes the acute sense of smell that the dangerous journey across England without a single edit. And this isn’t a protagonist has acquired. culminating in the the more interesting aspects of the to save the only pregnant woman steady holding shot; it’s an extremely In this instance, the protagonist form of an actual iceberg that can exhibit. on the planet. intricate tracking sequence that slowly becomes a serial killer in his be touched. The iceberg is obviously All in all, Titanic: The Artifact Children of Men ranks, by far, as Cuarón’s friend and fellow film- quest for the ultimate scent: that of there mostly for kids, but it is still a Exhibition is an interesting and Cuarón’s best work to date, explor- maker, Guillermo del Toro (director a woman. Yet Tykwer stages these nice addition. educational trip back in time to ing the present danger of European of Pan’s Labyrinth) still marvels at killings in a manner such that they After that, visitors learn capture one of history’s extreme nationalism and its precari- in their interview on Charlie Rose’s seem to be the most benign aspect about efforts to find and most memorable ous position in today’s world. Owen program. of the film. And indeed, the pro- recover artifacts from tragedies, but it serves as a perfect audience surrogate, It seems Mexican cinema is ex- tagonist sees the murders as simply the wreckage as well as is not without its with his pragmatism and simmering periencing a rebirth with Cuarón, a necessary step in capturing each the world’s reaction to flaws. passion pushing the film into the del Toro and Alejandro Iñárritu, woman’s scent, as before he began the disaster itself. A nd t he se darker corners of human embattle- (director of Babel) leading the pack. his killing spree, he had attempted Parts of the exhibit f laws go a ment with one another. Cuarón Finally plowing into the American to get the women to volunteer for feel like they were long way recognizes the need to separate the mainstream, these three are quickly his bizarre scent capturing routine made on the cheap. towards audience from this world, using the making a name for themselves in the to no avail. A pair of TVs derail- lens as a human eye to curiously elite of modern cinema. The film toys with the notion of stacked on top ing the explore this warped existence. German director Tom Tykwer grand power in the sense of smell. of one another e x p e r i - The “money shots” in the film leaves his imprint on Perfume, a Just as the audience is manipulated playing clips from ence even if are simply fantastic, unmatched by movie that is based on an extremely by emotive imagery and swelling a Discovery Channel they don’t quite succeed. most entire films. One involves a popular German book of the same orchestral music, Tykwer attempts special about the disaster come to More information about Titanic: continuous shot inside a small car name. Anyone familiar with the the same using a spectacular and, mind, but generally the exhibition The Artifact Exhibition can be found where our pivoting camera catches director will know that he is nowhere keeps pace with other such showcases at rmstitanic.net. the car moving frantically backwards near a novice; his previous film See Best of, page 17

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before the loss. didn’t hit them,” Hewitt said. The Jackets committed just nine minutes to play. from page 24 Freshman guard Javaris Critten- In Tuesday’s game against the turnovers as opposed to the 16 that During this four-game slide, Woes ton struggled throughout the game Demon Deacons, the Jackets once they have averaged on the road this Tech has struggled to gain a lead The Virginia Tech defense also on offense, shooting 5-19 from the again struggled defensively, allow- season.Tech lost to its second op- in the first half and each time was shut down the explosive Georgia field for 12 points. Thaddeus Young, ing 85 points and a 54.3 shooting ponent with a losing record. Four of never able to tie or regain the lead Tech offense, holding them to the team’s leading scorer in the last percentage against a Wake Forest Tech’s eight losses have come against in the second. just 65 points for a 36.6 shooting two games, managed just six points team that only averages 73 points ranked opponents. They have lost three of the four percentage. on 2-10 shooting. per game. Dickey, after his scoreless game games by double digits and have lost This was the third straight game “Today wasn’t one of [Young’s] Georgia Tech fell behind early, against Virginia Tech, led all Jackets three of four on the road. Tech has failed to score 70 points better offensive days. I didn’t think trailing 11 points at the end of the with 14 points. He also led the team The Jackets only have three road after averaging over 80 in previous early on he was out of sync. He had first half. with 10 rebounds. games left in the season to stop their contests. some looks that he would normally The Deacons, behind 22-17 at the Crittenton struggled again, fin- woeful streak on the road. Georgia Tech scored 30 in the knock down. I cannot explain those time, engineered a 24-8 run to take ishing with just eight points. All three games are against ACC paint, but missed 17 shots on 12 things. I thought he had some decent the lead and control of the game. He shot just 11 for 36 from the opponents, two of which (Duke and layups and jumpers from close looks but it just didn’t go down for The Jackets came as close as three field in the last four games. Mor- Florida St.) the Jackets have beaten range. him,” Hewitt said. points numerous times in the game, row and Young added 13 points earlier this season at home. Ra’Sean Dickey failed to score Freshman forward Mouhammad but were unable to capitalize and apiece. The Jackets will play against any points for the first time since Faye and junior guard Anthony Mor- take the lead. Deacons’ center Kyle Visser led Clemson tomorrow at Alexander Nov. 28 in a home win against row anchored the offense, scoring 17 While Tech continued its losing his team with 26 points, seven of Memorial Coliseum. Penn State. and 18 points respectively. streak, they improved on one statistic which came in a key stretch in the This game is the first of a stretch He was averaging nearly nine “I thought we moved the ball that has characterized their road second half that extended Wake’s of four consecutive games played points and six rebounds per game pretty well, had some shots. We just losses this season: turnovers. lead to 77-68 with just over two in Atlanta.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver As you know this puts us in awkward position... I don’t have enough to continue. Nicole D, I Love You I have nothing but utter hate for georgia tech administration. HEVY HED “ G E T Y O U R H E D RIGHT!” nice to be back at tech...wassup 4x11 oxford rando? Oh my look at this can of beans! I am so happy to be holding them! ‘07 WOOT! We love you Calvin! We wish you were staying another year, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Good luck, and we’ll be watching you! RIP calvin johnson My head hurts. I still love the opinons editor. Does anyone else think facebook is a maor timewaster? Oh, Scott “If there’s anything I know, it’s white-collar crime.” ~James strikes again Beware of the Patriarch what is all this filler between slivers? i’m prairie doggin’ We will miss you Calvin, I hope you do well in the NFL. Tech should buy out Biltmore and use it as a dorm. hahaha i’m graduated and your not! and i have the most badass job ever guy across the wall from me... we’re both blasting metallica on a sunday night to pass the time, does life really get any better than this? After another pi mile run gener- ated an unsettlingly unpleasant olfactory sensation, the Smith Shower Bandit strikes again! This time, 4 simultaneous shower heads! Thom, that’s moldy cheese. I’ve found that I need more friends, when it’s Friday night, I’m bored to death, and my three friends won’t do anything. I Ride With Symp Vibes! ANAK would have to be the king i guess. Eric is aquaman this narcissism is getting re- ally old. What a way to cut length- wise. Well...camping is boring...and heartbreaking I don’t know how to finish it! Cavity searches are fine! See page 21 for more Slivers! SPORTS Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 • 21

as well as being named to the first outfielder Caitlin Lever. Preview from page 23 team All-Conference. For the Purple “The seniors understand what Eagles, she broke the school record it takes. We have had to deal with but she stole 30 bases out of 35 with a .466 average, placing her third overcoming doubts from other Softball Schedule attempts. Combined with her .353 in the nation. She also set school people, and come up with big wins Feb. 10 vs. Georgia Southern (DH) Atlanta, Ga. on base percentage, Morales was a records in hits (62), runs (39) and against teams that they didn’t think Feb. 14 vs. Troy Atlanta, Ga. pesky player for the opposition. home runs (11). we necessarily could,” Lever said. Feb. 17 vs. Georgetown Kennesaw, Ga. Juniors Becky McGraw and Brit- Junior Stephanie Butler and Feb. 17 vs. Miami (Oh) Kennesaw, Ga. tany Barnes will backup Morales. Outfield sophomore Blair Shimandle will also Feb. 18 vs. Evansville Kennesaw, Ga. The Jackets lost another key player see significant playing time in the Feb. 18 at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. Third Base in the outfield with the graduation outfield this season. Last season, the Feb. 20 vs. Gardner-Webb (DH) Atlanta, Ga. Last season, Savannah Brown and of Amy Hosier. With the loss, the Jackets got great production out of Feb. 23 vs. Baylor Columbus, Ga. Kristina Hull each started several Jackets will have lost a player that Lever and Shimandle. Lever hit .352 games at third base, with Blair Shi- had a .370 batting average and .513 for the year, with 10 home runs and Feb. 23 vs. DePaul Columbus, Ga. mandle, an outfielder, getting a few on base percentage. Hosier’s on base 39 RBI’s., while Shimandle hit .305, Feb. 24 vs. UMass Columbus, Ga. starts as well. This season, Tiffany percentage led the team, while her with four home runs and 32 RBI’s. Feb. 24 vs. Florida Columbus, Ga. Johnson will be the starter. batting average was second only to Each of these players showed speed Feb. 27 vs. Oakland Atlanta, Ga. Johnson transferred from Florida Whitney Haller. on the base paths as Lever stole 15 of Feb. 28 vs. Chattanooga (DH) Atlanta, Ga. A&M. The NCAA allowed her to Despite the loss, The Jackets will 17 bases last season, and Shimandle Mar. 2 vs. New Mexico Woodstock, Ga. play immediatly. While she may still hold on to two time all-ACC stole 17 of 19. Mar. 2 vs. Indiana State Woodstock, Ga. have left her former school behind, Mar. 3 vs. Lipscomb Woodstock, Ga. she would face her old team on the opposing side when the Jackets and Mar. 3 vs. Centenary College Woodstock, Ga. Rattlers faced off in the NCAA Re- Mar. 8 vs. Indiana Clearwater, Fla. gionals. Tech came away victorious Mar. 8 vs. Northern Illinois Clearwater, Fla. in both games that the two played. Mar. 9 vs. UMass Clearwater, Fla. In those games, Johnson went a Mar. 9 vs. Tennessee Tech Clearwater, Fla. combined 1-6 at the plate, with a Mar. 10 vs. Illinois-Chicago Clearwater, Fla. run scored and an RBI. Mar. 14 vs. Houston Atlanta, Ga . “It’s great, and she is totally differ- Mar. 17 at Virginia Tech (DH) Blacksburg, Va. ent from the other pitchers. It is also nice to have a pitcher that can bat Mar. 18 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. in the lineup as well,” Head Coach Mar. 21 at San Diego State (DH) San Diego, Ca. Perkins said. Mar. 24 vs. N.C. State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. At Florida A&M, Johnson hit Mar. 25 vs. N.C. State Atlanta, Ga. .307 at the plate, with five home Mar. 28 at Georgia (DH) Athens, Ga. runs and 27 RBI’s. Mar. 31 vs. North Carolina (DH) Atlanta, Ga. From the circle, she was 15-6 Apr. 1 vs. North Carolina Atlanta, Ga. with a 1.95 ERA and struck out 124 Apr. 4 at Furman (DH) Greenville, S.C. batters while walking only 40. She Apr. 7 vs. Florida State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. was the MEAC Rookie of the Year and earned second team All-MEAC Apr. 8 vs. Florida State Atlanta, Ga. honors. Apr. 11 vs. Western Carolina Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 14 at Maryland (DH) College Park, Md. Shortstop Apr. 15 at Maryland College Park, Md. Christine Sheridan’s graduation Apr. 18 vs. Kennesaw State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. from Tech has left the team with a Apr. 21 at Boston College (DH) Chestnut Hill, Mass. hole in this key position. Last season, Apr. 22 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. she hit .332, with four home runs Apr. 25 at Georgia State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. and 43 RBI’s. Her replacement, most likely sophomore Jennifer Yee, will Apr. 27 at Virginia (DH) Charlottesville, Va. have big shoes to fill. Apr. 28 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. Yee transferred to Tech from By Julia Bunch/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS All Home Games played at Glenn Field off of 14th and Mecaslin Streets Junior Stephanie Butler stole 13 bases in 15 attempts during the 2006 Niagara. While there, she won the For complete schedules, check out www.ramblinwreck.com. MAAC Rookie of the Year award campaign. She also hit .244 with 11 walks and 21 strikeouts.

sliver www.nique.net/sliver Skin is spirit. Arcadiy can’t finish. Kristin is sad. I’d take Lewis Black over Maya Angelou anyday. If the AA wants us to pay more, then they need to give us more in return. Two Bits rocks! who turned on the cold? the klaus building looks nice from the outside, but if you look at the details we were ripped off - some of the walls aren’t even str8 to the dumb ass nerds & fat people wearing a t-shirts in 30degree weather - i pray that hannibal lector finds you Yes to athletic fee increase, im tired of losing to UGA I don’t want to think about the reproductive habits of Final Fantasy races... Run away freshmen run awy. The killer rabbit will cut your head off “someone get me a ruler to castrate myself with!” -arcadiy story time: “i pissed on the budget and we came out in the red!” CRC, your music sucks now!!! Material Girl?!!?!? At 7:30 in the morning?!?!?! Come on now CRC.. It’s all “random” now to please everyone...and it succeeds in pleasing Get caugh Headbanded But there is some good news...iPod sales are up! I’m not awake yet AND THE CRC MUSIC IS NOT HELPING!! You and all these women- I’m going to have to start calling them Jonathan’s Angels... Somebody PLEASE help me... Im in luv with a stripper Facebook.....the college cult Ive got plans tonight you dont know nothing about ive been sitting around waiting to long to figure you out.. So Im going out tonight in my Red High Heels I’m seeing a married man....i kinda feel bad... but the SEX is great! Radical leftist administrations are a disease.... You just KNOW that if the AA had raised the atletic fee $10 every year for the past decade, there’d be nothing to argue about! if a mobile home has a flat tire, it’s just a home. 22 • Friday, February 2, 2007 • Technique SPORTS

her first attempt in her collegiate loss to No. 2 UNC. from page 24 career. Last year, the then No. 4 Mary- Women “It felt so good when I made that land ended the Jackets season and Track from page 24 Against Wake Forest, Tech never shot. I told [my teammates] on the ACC tournament run, beating trailed and extended its lead to as bench that if they passed it to me I them 71-66 in the quarterfinals of large as 20 points late in the second was going to shoot it and it was going the tournament on their way to a half. The Deacons never came as to be a three,” Buie said. National Championship. close as eight points for the rest of With the two wins, the Jackets The Jackets have lost to all five the game. have surpassed their ACC win total of the ranked teams that they have Mitchell rejoined the starting from last year when they finished played this season, four of them lineup after missing four due to just 2-12. against top 10 teams. injury and coming off the bench Tech is also one win away from While they have been able to run for two. matching its overall win total from with the country’s top teams and even She led the team with 18 points last season of 14. gain leads on them, they have had and grabbed seven rebounds. Tech They have also won five road problems closing out games. took advantage of Wake’s numerous games this season, three more Still, the Jackets have lost those mistakes and turnovers, scoring 23 than they finished in the 2006 five games by a combined 118 points, points off of 20 turnovers. campaign. including a rout in Chapel Hill, The Jackets ran into foul trouble The Jackets will play the defend- where they lost to the Tar Heels during the second half of the game ing national champion and ACC 78-31 on Jan. 18. and put in Angel Buie, a fresh- opponent Maryland on Thursday, After playing Maryland last man who was making her college Feb. 1. night, the Jackets next game will be debut. The fourth-ranked Terrapins will on the road against Virginia Tech She scored a three-point shot on hope to bounce back after an 84-71 on Monday. By Amanda Thomas/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The track team will be competing in South Bend, Ind. at the Meyo Invitational this weekend as the outdoor season gets under way. Over on the track side, Herren Gainesville provincially qualified showed conspicuous improvement her for the NCAA Championships in his mile time with a time of in the 55m hurdles, making her the 4:13.11. second female runner this year to “Track isn’t a sport, it’s a lifestyle. obtain such a time in two events. Unlike high school, in college you Ashley Kidd was the first to run have to bring everything you have such times. every time you run,” Herren, a senior Kidd was not with the team and from Rome, Ga., remarked. was instead at the Penn State Na- Other top ten finishers in their tional Invitational in State College, events included Jerome Miller, Juan Penn, challenging some of the fastest Cave, and Andrew Powlin. sprinters in the nation. She finished The women’s team was led by third and second in the 200m and Shantia Moss and Nisha Kurian 400m dash respectively. In both who both finished in the top five races she improved her season best of their respective events. Moss, a time and improved her provisional junior from Tamarac, Fla., finished qualifying place. fourth in the 200m and she continues Kidd was also named ACC Track to dominate the hurdle races. She and Field Athlete of the Week be- followed a win in the 60m Hurdles cause of her success at Penn State. last week with another first place At the midpoint of the Indoor Track finish in the 55m Hurdles this past Season, Kidd appears once again to week, clocking in a time of 7.61 be the Jackets’ strongest candidate for seconds. winning an ACC Championship. By Scott Medway/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Having already received a pro- The Jackets will spend next ech prepares for ACC Championships: Starting Wednesday, the swimming and diving team will be in visional qualifying time for the weekend in South Bend, Ind. in Chapel Hill, N.C. for the conference Men’s and Women’s swimming and diving championship. NCAA championships in the 60m Notre Dame. competing in the Meyo T hurdles, her stellar performance in Invitational on Feb. 2 and 3.

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A BLACK HISTORY LESSON BEATING A SONIC DRUM? A retrospective on the issues that previous Musicians use technology to create SPORTS black students have faced at Tech and the music. A robotic drummer is the Technique • Friday, February 2, 2007 outlook for current students. Page 9 centerpiece of the show. Page 13 Women trample Eagles, Deacons sports By Hahnming Lee 47-47. shortsshorts Assistant Sports Editor Tech’s Janie Mitchell was able to break the tie and give Tech the Th e women’s basketball team lead with a three point play. Th e BaseballBaseball shavesshaves defeated ACC opponents Boston play would put the Jackets ahead College at home 60-49 and Wake for good. heads for charity Forest on the road 58-45. With just under two minutes Tech and Boston College played a remaining, Mitchell all but ended Th e Tech baseball team has joined tight and close game for most of the Boston College’s comeback hopes up with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation night, with seven with her bas- to raise money to help fi nd a cure for ties throughout ket to extend childhood cancer. the game. Tech’s lead to For every $250 that is raised, a “I think Bos- “I think Boston nine points. new member of the team will have their head shaved on March 17, 2007 ton College is a College is a very “Janie Mitch- very solid bas- ell is a big time against Boston College. ketball team and solid basketball player and big Th e team hopes to raise a total of $5000 for the fi ght against child- when they made team, and when time players their runs at us make big time hood cancer. we got sharper,” they made their plays. Our job as St. Baldrick’s has raised more than $20 million and they have said Head Coach run at us we got coaches is to put MaChelle Jo- them in a posi- shaved more than 26,000 heads seph. sharper.” tion to win and since their founding in 1999. In the first the players have As of midnight on Wednesday, ten minutes of to make plays the team was approaching the half- MaChelle Joseph way point of their goal. the second half, Head Coach at the end of the the Eagles held game and I think the Jackets to that [Mitchell] Ross retires from just six points and were able to tie came up big for us,” Joseph said. up the game 40-40. Mitchell fi nished the game with Army after 3 years It was the fi rst tie of the game nine points. Stephanie Higgs and since the two were tied at 17 points Chioma Nnamaka were the only Former Tech coach Bobby Ross apiece with 6:49 remaining in the two Jackets who scored in double retired from football after coaching By Jon Drews / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS fi rst half. fi gures. the game for 27 years. Stephanie Higgs led the women’s basketball team with 16 points in Th e Jackets pulled ahead again Th e 70-year-old coach left Army the Jacket’s 60-49 victory over Boston College this past Thursday. only to have the Eagles tie it up at See Women, page 22 after three seasons with the team. Th e Jackets’ coach from 1987-1991 led the team to their most recent national championship in 1990. Track performs well at Florida invite He was also the unanimous choice as the Bobby Dodd Coach of By Jason Boral Pepsi Invitational at the Stephen fi nished with their best marks of in the long jump event with a jump the Year Award that year as the top Contributing Writer O’Connell Center on the Univer- the season. of 23 feet and 2 ½ inches. His score coach in collegiate football. sity of Florida campus. Eight other Marcelle had a 57 feet and 7 tied with senior James Lemons. Th e team fi nished without a Th e Jackets’ men’s and women’s teams competed in the men’s side inches toss in men’s shot put. Charles Th e pair scored the highest jump loss, the only nation that year to indoor track teams reached the while eleven others competed in the Rohling also set a personal mark in the event of all NCAA athletes in do so, and beat Nebraska 45-21 in midpoint of their seasons, leaving women’s competition. with his 54 feet and 2 inches throw the competition. Jordan also made the Citrus Bowl to conclude the only four weeks before the ACC David Herren, Steve Marcelle, in the same event. Alphonso Jordan, it to the fi nals in his fi rst attempt at season. Championships. Charles Rohling, Tom Guglielmo the reigning Tech male Athlete of the 55 meter hurdles. Ross went on to coach the San Th e Jackets traveled down to and Cristan Duvall, brought the Week and promising freshman, Diego Chargers and lead them to Florida to take part in the Diet confi dence to the team as they continued his success by placing third See Track, page 22 a Super Bowl appearance. He last coached the Detriot Lions before going to Army in 2004. Jackets’ woeful losing streak continues Ross inherited a team that was on a fi fteen-game losing streak By Hahnming Lee good. and had ended the previous season Assistant Sports Editor “Off ensively, in the fi rst half, we with a NCAA record in futility, had a lot of good looks, but we just fi nishing 0-13. Georgia Tech dropped its fourth couldn’t knock shots down,” said He compiled a 9-25 record, straight game, losing on the road to Georgia Tech Head Coach Paul including a 0-3 record against Wake Forest 85-75. Earlier in the Hewitt. rival Navy, in his three seasons in week, the Jackets dropped a game The Hokies dominated on Army. against the Hok- offense, shoot- Ross has also had coaching stints ies, 73-65. ing 59 percent at the Citadel from 1973-1977 and The loss to from the field Maryland from 1982-1986. He has Wake Forest ex- “Offensively, in and knocking a collegiate record of 96-85-2 in tends the road- the fi rst half, we down 19 of 25 sixteen years of college coaching and losing skid to free throws. a 77-68 record in the NFL. 17 games and had a lot of good The Jackets dropped the team looks, but we just failed to stop the to 13-8 overall Hokies off ense as and 2-6 in ACC couldn’t knock they scored a lot play. shots down.” of their points in In the Vir- the paint, many of on ginia Tech game, Paul Hewitt them on dunks. Georgia Tech’s Guard Za- deck only lead of the Head Coach bian Dowdell Event Date game came in the controlled the T vs. Radford 2/3 @ 10 a.m. opening seconds of the fi rst half. off ense and also led the team with T vs. Georgia Southern 2/3 @ 3:30 p.m. Th e team scored the fi rst basket 23 points. M vs. Clemson 2/3 @ 1 p.m. to make it 2-0, but they trailed by as “Give them credit for their guards W @ Virginia Tech 2/5 @ 7 p.m. much as 10 late in the second half. who controlled the tempo … I think M vs. N.C. State 2/6 @ 7 p.m. When the Jackets tied the game that they played exceptionally well,” T- Men’s Tennis, M- Men’s Basketball, midway through the fi rst half, the Hewitt said. By Jamie Howell / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS W- Women’s Basketball (WREK) Hokies went on a 15-7 run to close After losing on the road to Wake Forest 85-75 on Tuesday, Tech has For complete schedules, check out out the half and take the lead for See Woes, page 20 lost 17 consecutive road games and four consecutive games overall. www.ramblinwreck.com.