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Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 Opinions 6 · Focus 9 · Entertainment 15 · Comics 22 · Sports 28 Clough to deliver State of Institute Governor gets Institute President Wayne Clough will deliver his annual State of the Institute Address earful over cuts Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. in By Haining Yu the Student Center Ballroom. Assistant News Editor Clough will recap the year’s Thousands achievements and present his Gov. Sonny Perdue met with plans for Tech’s future. 31 student representatives from sign petition colleges all over Georgia last By Nikhil Joshi Saturday morning to discuss Contributing Writer Buzz celebrates recent budget cuts that will affect 25th birthday state schools and likely lead to a As of Oct. 5, at least 3,000 midyear tuition hike. Tech students signed a petition Not only did Georgia’s larg- protesting state budget cuts and Tech’s official mascot, Buzz, est schools such as Tech, UGA, will celebrate his 25th birthday the resulting strong consideration Georgia State and Georgia of a midyear tuition increase, Friday, Oct. 15. All are invited Southern attend the meeting, for free food, music and roam- according to SGA tallies. but nearly all of Georgia com- Amy Phuong, undergraduate ing entertainment in Bobby By Emily Tate / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS munity colleges were represented Dodd Stadium starting at 7:30 elebrating student body president, said that as well. she expects the number to reach p.m. Fireworks will begin at Diversity: The meeting was called to- 9:15 p.m. GCeorgia Tech at least 4,000. gether by Chris Young, special “The count of 3,000 does Coming Out Week assistant to Gov. Sonny Perdue, (GTCOW) featured not include signatures gathered and former Tech SGA vice by sororities, fraternities, or the GT SMART, APD several events on president. campus this week, RHA [Residence Hall Associa- The student representatives at tion],” Phuong said. “So far, it launch hotline including Monday’s the meeting, mostly presidents kick-off fair on looks like the final count will and vice presidents of their equal approximately 40 percent GTSMART and the Atlanta Skiles Walkway respective schools’ student Police Department are forming (above). GTCOW of the [undergraduate] student governments, had the chance to body.” a partnership to curb underage also sponsored a present their side of the budget drinking. debate on gay mar- The petition, a combined ef- cut and tuition increase issue to fort of the student governments The GTSMART Tip Hotline riage on Tuesday. the governor. will “allow concerned citizens Luigi Montanez of of 31 schools, is a response to the The early breakfast meeting $179 million in state budget cuts to anonymously report estab- the College Demo- began with some background lishments suspected of serving crats speaks to the made by Gov. Sonny Perdue. information from Young on the Tech and UGA are leading the alcohol to minors and intoxicated crowd gathered at history of the Board of Regents, persons,” according to a Tech the Campanile. petition drive. and how the Board became a Phuong said that SGA “would press release. separate entity from the state. According to Atlanta Police like the governor to consider Next, Perdue presented a other options, such as spreading Chief Richard Pennington, PowerPoint on the background underage drinking costs citizens out budget cuts more evenly. By Jamie Howell / STUDENT of the budget cuts, how they are $517 million in medical care costs PUBLICATIONS This would lessen the burden and loss of work in Georgia every See Governor, page 5 on education.” year. The APD and GTSMART The governor’s office said that hope that the hotline’s anonymity it does not directly support the will encourage more people to 10 percent tuition increase pro- report illegal alcohol sales. Bush names Clough to science post posed by the Board of Regents. By Inn Inn Chen Communications Spokesman Contributing Writer Don McLagan said, “A tuition increase is not the right way to President George W. Bush an- solve the problem.” nounced the nomination of Institute McLagan said the Board of President Wayne Clough to a position Regents “can surely find $68 mil- on the National Science Board (NSB) lion in its $4.5 billion budget.” on Sept. 23. Phuong said that a midyear The nomination must still be ap- increase would be not only unex- proved by the Senate and National See Petition, page 5 Science Foundation Director Arden Bement Jr. At this point, there is still not a Percent of student body that determined schedule for when the U.S. signed the SGA petition Senate will take up the nomination. The NSB currently has 24 members, and Clough is one of the current eight 24% nominees for the board. The appoint- By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ment is for 6 years; it will last until May 10, 2010. Good Day Atlanta The NSB was established by Con- gress in 1950 to oversee the programs Photo courtesy of ICPA hosts pep rally of the National Science Foundation Institute President Wayne Clough with President Bush in 2002. Student body: 16,872 (NSF) and to provide advice to both Early last Friday morning, the president and Congress on issues play a role in setting the agenda of It could only serve to help Tech, local TV network FOX 5 WAGA dealing with science and technology. the NSF over the next few decades according to Selman. He said the SGA collected over 3,000 filmed a group of Tech students According to Sean Selman, Tech’s and will also help decide how money appointment is a “benefit for Georgia signatures. When combined and cheerleaders rallying school media relations specialist, the nomina- for different related programs will Tech because President Clough will be with efforts of RHA and the spirit for last Saturday’s Miami tion serves as a “good indication of the be allocated. involved in the national stage”. Greek community, the total game. Fans gathered at the faith that a lot of government officials The board meets about six times a The nomination was based on is expected to rise above Campanile at 7 a.m. to be filmed put in Georgia Tech and the opinions year, which should not greatly affect Clough’s previous involvement in 4,000. Thirty-one colleges and live for the channel’s Good Day of our faculty and staff.” Clough’s schedule and duties here universities are participating in Atlanta morning show. If Clough is on the board, he will on campus. See Clough, page 4 the effort. 2 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique NEWS From the files of the GTPD... 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Council Clippings Senate and House UHR fails sign bill on technicality, funds Kayak Club, Water Polo By Arcadiy Kantor to convince the governor to change Staff Writer his mind on the budget cut. Phuong also updated the rep- The Undergraduate House of resentatives on the progress of the Representatives dealt with only petition to overturn the budget four bills in an uneventful session reduction. Tuesday. After tallying Tech’s signature to- Two of the bills were conference tal, SGA members will join students committee versions that had been from colleges around the state to considered in previous weeks. march from Georgia State’s student Amy Phuong, undergraduate stu- center to the State Capitol and pres- dent body president, reported on the ent the petition to the governor on progress of SGA’s efforts to combat the Capitol’s steps. the midyear tuition increase. One of the bills up for consider- She, along with several other SGA ation in a new conference commit- presidents from colleges around the tee version was for the allocation of state, discussed the current budget $2,875 to SGA for a sign to be created problems with Perdue in a meeting to hang outside their new office in last week. the Student Center Commons. “He had a…presentation of why The Graduate Student Senate had we are in the situation that we’re in,” passed the bill to allocate $3,000 Phuong said. The schools responded with a bevy of statistics in an attempt See UHR, page 4

Graduates elect treasurer, By Stephen Marek / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Paul Byrne and Danny Kenyon discuss an aspect of a bill at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate House of withdraw SGA sign bill Representatives meeting. The house only considered four bills in one of its shortest meetings yet.

By Stephen Baehl noted that he still opposed the bill. Bills considered by both houses of the Student Government Association News Editor “I actually had someone from my department seek me out and ask Undergraduate House of Representatives The Graduate Student Senate me, ‘What the hell are you guys Title Author Status meeting began with unfinished busi- thinking?’” he said. Joint allocation to SGA (conference committee) Amy Phuong Failed ness from last week as Vice President Other senators pointed out Lisa Brown called for nominations the reason for the sign’s purchase, Joint allocation to Kayak Club (conference committee) Stephanie Bent Passed for the position of treasurer. though, saying the SGA moved its Joint allocation to TEAM Buzz community service day Richard Wright Passed ($0) Victoria Foster was elected new office for the purpose of visibility. Joint allocation to Georgia Tech Water Polo Club Stephanie Bent Passed treasurer of the GSS with little dis- Without any sign indicating the cussion; her only opponent dropped office’s location, they said, the pur- Graduate Student Senate from the short race after being in- pose would not be served. formed of the time committment. However, the conference com- From there, the meeting moved mitte bill did not address the indi- Joint allocation to Students of Objectivism Ed Greco Withdrawn on to the more routine business of cation that GSS had called for the Joint resolution on state budget reduction Amy Phuong Passed considering bills. One of the meet- money’s allocation from Prior Year, Joint allocation to Georgia Tech Water Polo Club Teag Haughan Passed ing’s longest discussions centered when it should have come from Joint allocation to SGA (conference committee) Kasi David Tabled around the conference committee Capital Outlay. Since conference version of the SGA allocation bill for committe bills can only be passed or Joint allocation to Kayak Club (conference committee) Pelham Norville Passed a new sign in front of its office. failed, the graduates had no choice Joint allocation to TEAM Buzz community service day Teag Haughan Tabled Sen. Ed Greco, JCOC chair, but to withdraw the bill. 4 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique NEWS

on the floor during discussion, the a total of $6,170 toward equipment He will also be the only civil from page 4 mistake struck a deadly blow to the purchases. from page 1 engineer on the board and one of UHR allocation. The other bills addressed at the Clough five engineers. rather than the lower sum that was “For all practical purposes this meeting were processed with similar policy-making, which includes In addition to being on PCAST, determined at the UHR meeting. bill is dead,” said Hunter Oates, speed. experience in the current admin- Clough is also a member of the The contractor’s price quote was not Earth and Atmospheric Sciences TEAM Buzz’s request for istration. executive committee of the U.S. available to the senate. representative. $1,268.78 to pay for monogrammed In 2001, Bush appointed Clough Council on Competitiveness. On The bill had been changed in Oates told the house that a photo holders, tabled last week to sort to the President’s Council of Advi- this advisory body, Clough serves committee to reflect the total alloca- conference committee bill must out the controversy over communica- sors on Science and Technology as the co-chair of the National In- tion passed by the undergraduates, be passed in both the graduate and tions difficulties between SGA and (PCAST), a more advisory body novation Initiative. but it was withdrawn from consid- undergraduate assemblies in order the organization, was amended to than the NSB. Clough is also involved in aid- eration in the GSS because the bill to take effect. $0 and passed. During his tenure on the council, ing public policy on the local level. requested the money be allocated As a result of the error and the The organization representative Clough served as the chair of the Currently, Clough is working to from the Prior Year account rather graduate students’ withdrawal, the apologized for last week’s confusion, Federal Research and Development help Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin than Capital Outlay. bill failed by a wide margin. saying TEAM Buzz did not have any Panel. Clough still holds a position with the task of repairing the Atlanta The Capital Outlay account, The other conference committee evidence of the false statements they on the board, but has moved to the sewer system. intended for purchases that are bill fared much better on the floor claimed SGA had made. position of chair of the Nanotechnol- If Clough takes the position on expected to last longer than three of the house, however. Also passed with little discussion ogy Task Force on the board. the NSB, he will be the second Tech years, would have been the proper The bill, a joint allocation to the was a joint allocation to the Georgia If Clough’s nomination to the president to serve on the board. source for the bill to draw on. Kayak Club, was passed with little Tech Water Polo club, giving the NSB is approved, he will be the only The first to do so was Joseph Pettit, Since a bill from a conference discussion in its reduced conference team $225 for travel costs to a tour- person to serve on both the NSB and who was on the board from 1976 committee cannot be amended committee version, giving the club nament in Knoxville, Tenn. the PCAST. to 1982. NEWS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 5

Th is allowed us to initiate a door- of Perdue and the Board of Regents. from page 1 to-door petition drive within our Th e petitions will be delivered to the Petition hall councils,” he said. capitol today. pected, but also insuffi cient to cover Th e petition, Phuong said, brings “Even if the governor does not BreakingBreaking the budget defi cit—this can only be students together to “fi ght for higher reduce the budget cuts, at least he thethe done by either a tuition increase of education. Everyone is working will be aware of our position and take 27 percent, a staff reduction or some together to make a diff erence.” it into account in future decisions,” combination of the two. Phuong said. Bubble Leroy Campbell and Patrick Students, however, are divided lot of things went on outside Cook, SGA chairs of public relations, “The petition in their opinions. “Th e petition Athe bubble of Tech in the past said that the petition represents the probably won’t probably won’t work,” said George week. Here are a few important majority opinion of Tech students. Kassanis, a second-year Biomedical work. If they have events taking place throughout Cheney slip sends Campbell said that higher student- Engineering major. “If they [the the nation and the world. voters to wrong site professor ratios would hurt Tech’s to increase tuition governor and the Board of Regents] national rankings. “Students should have to increase tuition and make Comedian Rodney During Tuesday’s vice presiden- not have to pay more to go to a school and make cuts, they cuts, they will.” Other students feel Dangerfi eld dies at 82 tial debates, Republican candidate with lower rankings,” he said. that the petition drive is likely to be Dick Cheney accidentally misspoke will.” “I don’t get no respect,” co- when citing a website for viewers Describing the far-reaching ef- successful in reducing the tuition median Rodney Dangerfield to fi nd facts countering Democrat fects of the tuition increase, Phuong increase. First-year Management George Kassanis once lamented, creating a new John Edwards’ comments about said, “Th ere could be a lessening in major Vandana Aggarwal, a member catchphrase. Second-year BME Halliburton, which Cheney used the number of classes off ered over of the FreShGA committee, said, “I Dangerfi eld, whose self-depre- to run. the summer. Also, because of limited think that the petition will be eff ec- cating humor brought him stardom Instead of citing FactCheck.org, resources, Georgia Tech may not “Th is is our chance to show that tive. Our position is backed by strong in clubs, movies and television, died the vice president accidentally re- be able to accept as many freshmen when we organize, we can be a strong reasoning and strong support.” Wednesday, Oct. 6. He was 82. ferred audiences to FactCheck.com, or transfer students as they have in force in aff ecting change,” Campbell SGA will also hold an open forum The comedian underwent heart a for-profi t advertising site. the past.” said. “It is a way to show the Board for students to discuss the tuition surgery Aug. 25 at the University The company could not handle Andrew Howard, president of and the governor that we value our increase. Campbell said that the of California, Los Angeles, Medical the 100 hits per second following RHA, worked together with Phuong education.” proceedings could be presented to the Center. After the surgery, he suf- the debate, and thus decided to to reach as many students as pos- RHA and SGA are confi dent that governor along with the petition. fered a small stroke and fell into a redirect traffi c to a site owned coma. Dangerfi eld is survived by by billionaire George Soros, who sible. “RHA unanimously passed the results of the petition will have a Shan Sharif contributed reporting his wife, Joan, and two children the same resolution as SGA did. signifi cant impact on the decisions to this story. is known for his anti-Bush senti- from a previous marriage. ment.

on how his school was being cut,” who are creating the midyear tuition it wasn’t for the petition drive, you where students stand, and real- Perdue says Board Phuong said. increase,’” Phuong said. would have just gone on your way,” izes “that we’re not going to back UGA President Adam Sparks Th e governor maintained that he Phuong said, paraphrasing her actual down.” of Regents is to was the next to present. does not support a midyear tuition comment at the meeting. “It’s not over,” Phuong said. “Th e blame for midyear Sparks told the governor about increase, and that he believes the According to Phuong, without meeting was a good fi rst round.” A his personal story and how he would university system can absorb the the petition drive and publicity from meeting with the governor’s chief tuition increase not be able to graduate on time due cuts without having to resort to a the press, there is no way the governor of staff is being planned, and will to the budget cuts’ eff ects. midyear tuition increase by “trim- would have called a meeting with feature representatives from only the Discussion for the fi rst hour of the ming the fat.” student representatives. larger schools within the state. meeting centered upon the budget Students posed many questions Phuong said that if he were really “Although we butted heads a lot Governor cuts’ eff ects on the quality of educa- during the meeting. Sparks asked concerned about student opinion during the meeting,” Phuong said, Continued from page 1 tion at Georgia schools. Perdue how schools could be ex- beforehand, he would have called she feels like they will now be able “Each of the bigger schools came pected to “balance” themselves with a meeting much earlier to clarify to sit down and compromise. in with their background numbers: himself to the students. Now, she Th eir ultimate goal is to have allocated, and how they aff ect all how much they were being cut, said, “It is…too late. We see the fewer budget cuts for the university state agencies. where cuts were being made, how “I felt like I was bigger picture.” system. “Th e ideal situation is for “Th ere were interesting num- many layoff s have happened this back in kindergarten During the meeting, Perdue them to cut across the board: 1.5 bers,” USB President Amy Phuong year alone,” Phuong said. “In my asked each school to come up with percent for all state agencies.” Th at said. While the numbers showed opinion, the fi rst hour of the meet- because it was a big its own solution to stop the tuition way Tech would face only about $1 that over half of the state budget is ing was rough.” pointing of fi ngers.” increase. million in budget cuts, which, ac- currently being allocated to educa- According to Phuong, the gov- “I felt like I was back in kinder- cording to Phuong, the Institute can tion (including K-12), they only ernor “was defi nitely very defensive Amy Phuong garten,” Phuong said, “because it absorb. Th is would be much less of refl ected the budgets of fi scal year [in the fi rst hour of the meeting],” was a big pointing of fi ngers.” a cut to deal with than the current 2004 and 2005, and did not, accord- and had an almost condescending USB president As the meeting wore on, however, $7.8 million. ing to Phuong, show the long-term attitude to towards the students. Phuong said that more progress be- While it is highly unlikely that changes and cuts that have been He said the representatives did the over $60 million budget cut and tween the two parties was made. Perdue will make any signifi cant made to education. not understand the whole story, not have to raise tuition. “Towards the end,” Phuong said, changes in the budget cuts, any kind After the governor’s presentation, and did not have the right numbers. Perdue, in turn, asked students to “the governor became more recep- of reduction would be good, Phuong each student representative was al- Perdue also tried to shift blame for go speak with the Board of Regents tive to our ideas and our solutions. said, “so that we wouldn’t need to lowed to introduce him or herself. the tuition hikes to the Board of and school administrators to see what I think he came in there believing lay off as many people,” and possibly As the fi rst to make his introduction, Regents, Phuong said. they could do. that he would be able to sell us, and not have to increase tuition. Georgia State’s Karlos Emmanuel “Th e governor kept on turning In response, Phuong told the from there be able to alleviate the Phuong is also slated to make set the tone of the meeting. it around and saying that ‘you are governor that they had already met problem.” a 10-minute presentation to the After stating his name, school blaming the wrong person, you with school administrators. “You are Phuong said she feels that as a Board of Regents when they meet and the number of students he rep- should blame the Board of Regents just now coming to us, after the fact result of the meeting, Perdue has a on Tech’s campus next Tuesday and resented, he “presented his numbers because they are the ones, in essence, that we started our petition drive. If clearer understanding of how and Wednesday. 6 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique OPINIONSpage 6

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OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION A mixed review Standing up and forcefully presenting student viewpoints, SGA officials, including President Amy Phuong, have taken the fight against midyear tuition increases to the highest levels of state government. Phuong and other student government of- ficers from across the state met with Governor Sonny Perdue last Saturday. While Perdue did not announce any plans to reduce the Board of Regents’ share of the state’s budget cuts, the fact that the governor called a meeting with our student body repre- sentatives speaks volumes about the power of student opinions and concerns. Campus leaders have succeeded in serving as the spokespeople in this fight and have represented us well. Today student government officials will take petitions pro- testing the cuts to the state capital. While approximately 4,000 Tech students signed the petition, the actual figure should have been considerably higher. The issue affects 15,000-plus students. Although the petition may have garnered media attention from major outlets across the state, not enough on-campus publicity was devoted to the cause. While SGA’s executive officers worked tirelessly to promote the effort, undergraduate By Erin Gatlin / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS representatives and graduate senators neglected their duty to their constituents by failing to promote the issue in the same manner. More publicity was devoted to Ramblin’ Nights at Six Flags than to an issue that will affect tens of thousands of Take advantage of your voting privileges students statewide. “Vote!” say the College Re- “The days of flower power Representatives should have flooded their constituents’ email publicans, “Vote!” say the College inboxes, covered campus with chalkings and flyers, and tabled Democrates, “Vote!” says SGA, may be over, but the issues “Vote!” says MTV. “Vote!” You’ve students protested about Skiles Walkway round the clock to let students know when and heard it over and over again. where they could sign the petition. Well I am here to say again that back then still ring true.” Instead, publicity was limited to word-of-mouth and club magic four-letter word, but not as your student government, not as Haining Yu meetings. Only a fraction of the student body was well-in- someone trying to influence your Assistant News Editor formed. Representatives have a duty to the student body. They decision, I am saying it as a Resident should learn from this experience by better reaching out to Alien of this country who does not have the right to vote. students protested about back then Another reason that many don’t those they serve. I cannot comprehend how some- still ring true. vote is because they don’t feel like one who for the first 18 years of their For one, I think that my peers their vote is going to make a dif- lives has not been able to vote, and ages 18-21 who are losing their lives ference. who has finally gained that right, in Iraq should be allowed to drink First of all, as science and engi- Must-see TV can merely shrug it off? alcohol. neering people, we should understand To me, voting is not a responsibil- By the way, if anyone should have very clearly that a small difference During the presidential and vice-presidential debates, ity, it’s a privilege. strong feelings about the war in Iraq, (say, a misplaced decimal point or students flocked to the Student Center Commons to watch Whether it be a student election, it should be people our age, because a number rounded the wrong way) the events with friends. Housing staffs also planned various a local government election, a gu- the majority of the soldiers dying can make a huge difference. bernatorial election or a presidential out there are people our age, not the Small calculation shifts in engi- programs around the debates and some professors made it election, voting is your opportunity senior citizens who are going to be neering can make a bridge collapse advantageous for students to watch the debates by offering to voice your opinion to someone doing the most voting in choosing or an engine fail. extra credit. Students should keep up the good work and pay who has large influence over what the candidate they think will best So why can’t small shifts in voter happens to your money (from school be able to handle the war. turnout make a difference in elec- attention to the debates tonight and Wednesday, Oct. 13. It fees to taxes), the rules you live by The economy is another big issue tion results? is critical for students to pay attention to national politics and (from bill allocation procedure to in this election. In the last election, Ralph Nader laws) and the future opportunities Well I ask, how many of you out received a tiny number of votes, but make informed choices on Nov. 2. you’ll have. there are looking to find a job in the according to many democrats, it Ever wonder why social security next four years? was enough to make Gore lose the Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Edito- is such a big issue in so many state If the economy continues going election. rial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions and national elections? downhill, the people not getting So if the decisions of legalize- It’s because the elderly have the jobs will be us. marijuana supporters can make such of individual editors. largest voting percentage of any age The people getting laid off when a difference in a national election, demographic. big companies need to squeeze their couldn’t the decision of college Guess who has the smallest voting costs could also very possibly be our students make an even bigger dif- EDITORIAL BOARD percentage of any age demograph? parents…who then is going to pay ference? If you don’t know the answer just your bills? I know this editorial comes a little Daniel Amick, Editor-in-Chief take a look in the mirror and try to I’m not trying to scare or upset late in the election season since voter Jennifer Schur, Executive Editor Kimberly Rieck, Opinions Editor remember the last time, if ever, that anyone; I’m simply trying to show registration is now over, but I implore Stephen Baehl, News Editor Jamie Howell, Photography Editor you voted. that the issues out there are indeed that if you did register, please, please Jennifer Lee, Focus Editor Karl Guertin, Online Editor The last time this country was very pertinent to us. make your voice heard when Nov. 2 Hillary Lipko, Entertainment Editor Lauren Griffin, Advertising Manager involved in a long term war, college It seems to me that one of the rolls around. Edward Tamsberg, Sports Editor Art Seavey, Development Editor campuses were hotbeds for political main reasons people don’t vote is After all, if I am willing to con- activism. because they don’t feel like the issues sider changing my nationality in Copyright Notice But in the many months since that candidates talk about really order to be able to vote, then you Copyright © 2004, Daniel Amick, Editor-in-Chief, and by the Board of Student Publications. the Iraq conflict began, little stir- relate to them. who already have the right to vote The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from ring has happened on America’s It’s really a vicious cycle though, should be willing to make the effort the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein are those of the Editor or the individual campuses. because the less a demographic votes, to go to send in that absentee ballot authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student Publications, the students, staff Why is that? The days of flower the less attention candidates are going or go to the Student Center to cast or faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology or the University System of Georgia. First copy free. power may be over, but the issues to pay to issues that concern them. your vote. Subsequent copies $1 each OPINIONS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 7 Dating not impossible for average Techie Dating at Tech is not like dat- the same side of the booth/table. ing anywhere else. It is especially “While you have plenty Even if you end up dating for a hard for those students who enjoy of earning potential, you long, long time, never do this. BUZZ hanging out in their dorm rooms It’s really annoying. Around the Campus for endless hours, playing video may not be living up to Try not to talk about the video games and doing other isolated your social potential.” games you played last night, Who won the first activities. the cool new program you are Having spent a few too coding or any of the late night presidential debate? many late nights at the CoC, I Lauren Griffin happenings of the CoC. I have have been able to observe many Advertising Manager been there and I have seen them, of these lonely students, and I and trust me, they’re not cool. If think that I can give y’all some the date goes well, ask her to go dating advice. say. Make eye contact, and just mediately— it makes you look a on another. At some colleges girls look at a go with the flow. little too eager. Again, if she says no, its ok, boy’s “earning potential” before Do not breathe abnormally After you have established keep trying. You will find some- they agree to a date. or make strange faces, it will a day and time, keep talking one who will want to date you. Here at Tech, no boy has to scare her. to her. Don’t call her every day, On a similar note, you may worry about being discriminated Once you two have been but do talk to her whenever you have heard of the “two func- because of his possible future talking for a while, ask her if she see her. tion assumption.” This is also success. wants to study together or go to It may make you seem im- something that other colleges You may wonder then why it is dinner. If she says yes, ask her for mature if you avoid her in class have, but Tech does not. Even so hard for you to get a date. her phone number. or stare and point at her with if you go out with a girl twice, While you have plenty of DO NOT ask her for her your friends. no matter how formal or serious earning potential, you may not be screen name, email address or On the day of the date, make you think the dates are, you are Victoria Seigle living up to your social potential. for any other computer related sure you shower, brush your hair NOT dating. CE Senior This just takes some practice. means of communication. and teeth, wear clean clothes and At Tech, you should never Start small. Maybe strike up a Remember, you are working use deodorant. You will not get a make assumptions. After you “Kerry definitely won the conversation with someone in on your social skills. You should second date if you don’t. and your girl have been dating debate.” your favorite chat room before have already mastered your Be on time even if you don’t for a while, you will be proud of venturing into the real world. internet ones. think she will be. yourself and you will probably But remember, a few conversa- She may not give you her When you get to the restau- want to show off your new social tions in a chat room DO NOT number. It’s ok, these things take rant, remember all the manners status. constitute a date. practice. Don’t get discouraged your mother taught you: open the This is great, you should be Once you feel comfortable and keep trying. Eventually you door for her, pull out her chair, proud! But you do not need to talking to new people, try your will find someone who is perfect complement her in a normal, walk around campus like a pret- new skills out at the dining hall for you. non-creepy way. zel, holding hands with your arms or in one of your recitations. After you have her number, Again, remember to make around each other. When you approach your girl wait a few days before calling. eye contact when you talk to No one likes PDA, so please be of choice, make sure you have a You don’t really have to wait her and be natural. When you courteous and keep the fondling few good, non-creepy things to three days, but don’t call her im- get to the table DO NOT sit on to a minimum.

OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jeff Ely ‒ or ‒ Cut Parking a little slack IE Freshman HOT NOT Students have negative per- about lack of available parking “Bush—he seemed more con- ceptions of the Department of spaces in their normally as- fident and experienced.” Parking and Transportation. signed lot. We’ve all agonized over the evil Overselling of lots is essential yellow envelope slipped under in the parking business, but our windshield wiper. the overselling is minimized in Most perceptions, however, residential zones and maximized are based on a lack of under- in lots where faculty and staff standing of park. If you the actual can’t find a rules and “First, no one space to park, Spicing things up Check yourself regulations someone is Adding to the tailgate crazi- A few professors across cam- that Tech in the Parking probably ille- ness last weekend, three Tech pus have decided to create a Parking has Department works gally parked students campaigned at the new type of midterm grade instated, and in your lot. Miami game to become the Old report—on themselves. We ap- most tickets on commission for The solution: Spice “Red Zone President,” and plaud them for taking the time can be eas- giving tickets.” park in any will be featured in upcoming to survey students on what they ily avoided. adjacent legal David Swafford commercials. The winner will think of their class before the se- Here are a space to your ME Senior compete against other college mester ends. But why should only few examples. normally assigned lot and submit students for a free trip to Hawaii. a select few evaluate themselves First, no one in the Park- an out of area reference request “Kerry’s a better speaker, but We can only hope that part of before the mandated review at ing Department works on online on the parking web page the presidential duties include the end of the semester? Profes- commission for giving tickets. under online forms. This signals that doesn’t mean he’s the getting rid of the funky smell in sors should take note of this new Enforcement officers are tasked enforcement to patrol that area better candidate.” the CoC computer cluster. trend, and follow suit. with patrolling their zones and immediately. issuing citations to illegally Then,P arking will send you parked vehicles. Also, people always complain See Parking, page 8

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BLINDED BY SCIENCE Parking from page 7 a reply email confirming your ap- Tech’s on-campus technology lags behind that of peers proved request and containing a confirmation number exempting While we have many pioneering “Let’s face it. Those screens well aware of the budget cuts the you from a ticket should one be engineering and science research are really cool. But how long school has faced in recent years, and issued. studies to boast about, it seems like will we have to wait for the indeed, will have to endure again. If you are wary about this process, we often find ourselves wondering And I understand that the limitations you can park in any nonresidential why other schools have much cooler technology to reach the rest these cuts impose make it difficult area (a zone lacking “R” in the name) technologies that are used for simple, of campus?” to finance improvements in campus or meter (look for signs) after 5 p.m. everyday tasks. technologies. as long as you remove your vehicle by I know I’ve discussed this issue Andrea Thompson But part of my point here is to 7 a.m. the following morning. many times with friends while we back up the argument that taking These areas are also open on the were complaining about one Tech Columnist money from education is only going weekends, but Monday at 7 a.m., shafting or another. Now don’t get to hurt the ability of this campus normal zones are enforced. These me wrong, I love Tech and couldn’t and a buzzcard means that you just again, why wasn’t such a useful tool to effectively serve its students and are some of the major benefits of have imagined myself going to any have one more thing to keep track implemented earlier? provide them with the same excel- owning a permit. other school, even working as hard as of, which seems like it would be The new classrooms in the ES&T lent education it always has. It will Visitors who do not own permits you have to here. But we’re supposed more likely you’ll misplace one or building and Management building also undercut efforts to recruit the can park at nonresidential meters and to be one of the leading universities the other. Another complaint I’ve with ceiling projectors, automated best and the brightest students to the visitor lots between the hours of in terms of technology, especially in heard fairly often is in terms of the screens and desktop outlets for stu- our campus, especially from out 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. and on weekends. the southeast. availability of the wireless network dents with laptops are also excellent of state, if they can go to another Also, weekend permits can be sold for Take, for example, the hand- on campus. I think that the GT examples. Even more impressive are school that can offer more impressive specific zones (call for details). scanning machines that UGA has LAWN is wonderful and relatively the touch-screen computers and the incentives. If you get a ticket, any ticket can instead of keys to let students into easy to access, but it is only available daily room schedules listed on com- I don’t know that I necessarily be appealed online. The Appeals their dorms. We should at least be in certain buildings on campus. puter screens outside the doors of the have a solution to these problems, Board can uphold your request, dis- able to get Buzzcard access into our Admittedly, the number of build- classrooms in other than to ask that improve- miss it or reduce your fine by half. own dorms. I was actually pestered ings with LAWN access has grown the Man- ments in technology con- The director of parking, Bob about this issue several times when and continues to do so, but other agement tinue to be considered in Furniss, is making a valiant effort to I worked for housing. And while I schools already have campus-wide building. the school’s work with the students’ requests to certainly understand the costs that wireless networks. Shouldn’t we have Let’s face master plan make parking easier. He has invoked would be involved in implementing been one of the first universities to it. Those and to a “Friendlier is Better” theme among such a system, it certainly seems like accomplish this task? Shouldn’t it s c r e e n s a p - the Parking Department. something we should be working have been accomplished a couple of are real- pea l to We should all familiarize our- towards establishing. years ago? ly cool. the state selves with the rules and processes The whole key system seems There are several recent examples But now govern- on the Parking homepage. antiquated now, and the keys often of areas in which Tech certainly will we ment to Let’s work together to keep ticket break in the door locks and then has used technology to improve be left to wait cease tak- prices down, as well as permit costs must be replaced. Even the locks our everyday college experience. and see how long ing money for the upcoming year. themselves break with annoying For those of us who still remember it will take for these from educa- frequency. “But what if someone the old cubicles in the library, the technologies to trickle down tional institutions, Meagan Spencer loses their buzzcard? Anyone could computer cluster that took their to the rest of the buildings on as it is one of the SGA Parking and Transportation get in to the building.” Yeah, they place is a good example of Tech’s campus? Not before most of us biggest invest- Committee Chair could do the same thing if someone strides at improving the availability get out, that’s for sure. ments in our [email protected] lost their key too. And having a key of everyday technology. But once I must make it clear that I am future. pageFOCUS 9 Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 9

PROFESSOR OR PARENT? A HIDDEN HISTORY For students who have family at Tech, falling Th ink the UGA-Tech rivalry is full of bad FOCUS asleep in class may have repercussions other blood? Th e Jackets and the Terps have a history Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 than just missing the lecture material. Page 11 that has its share of drama as well. Page 28 Students tune in for debates By Usha Kantheti ence, Bakowski said. our fi rst time voting,” Garcia Contributing Writer Ruth Malhotra, the Chair- said. “We’re going to be doing man of the College Republicans, it for the rest of our lives, and Presidential candidates believes that the debate served as I think we need to get involved George W. Bush and John a “reminder of the diff erences and at least get our word out Kerry met face-to-face last week between the two candidates. there,” he said. in their fi rst formal, televised Many Tech students tend to So what aspects of foreign debate at the University of Miami be apathetic when it comes to policy and homeland security are in Florida. Sponsored by the politics…and this gives them young voters concerned about? Commission on Presidential a chance to see the candidates For many students, the war Debates and moderated by PBS’s side by side.” in Iraq is probably one of the Last Thursday night, students Jim Lehrer, the debate lasted 90 In addition to working to most important issues in this from all across minutes and focused specifi cally promote political awareness, both election. campus tuned on homeland security and foreign the College Democrats and the “Th e most important aspect into the fi rst policy. of security for younger voters is presidential With Election Day drawing the possibility of the draft com- debate. The nearer, students across campus “It is important to ing back,” Bowman said. “With Student Center defi ed Tech’s apathetic reputation know what’s going the armed forces being extended was a popular by tuning into and taking an ac- in Iraq, it is possible that a draft viewing loca- tive interest in the debates. on...for some of may be instituted.” tion, with stu- According to Kirk Bowman, us, it’s our fi rst For Eric Faust, a fi rst-year Associate Professor of Interna- Electrical Engineering major, dents fi lling the time voting.” Commons and tional Aff airs, the presidential Iraq is an issue he will consider second fl oor debate is signifi cant at a local when voting for the fi rst time areas to watch level, even though it was mainly Mateo Garcia this year. A Kerry supporter, the debate on a national event. First-year Physics major Faust felt that the debate reaf- the fl at-screen “[Th is debate] is very relevant fi rmed his choice. “Kerry did a TVs. To avoid because Georgia is not in play,” better job of addressing specifi c the crowds, Bowman said. He noted that College Republicans held voter issues, laying out a specifi c plan some students because Georgia is not a battle- registration drives to get more for Iraq,” he said. even sat on ground state, it does not get a lot students to register before the On the other hand, Malory the ledges in of direct campaigning. Th erefore, Election Day. For some students, Hunter, a registered Republican the post offi ce he said, this debate is a way “for the opportunity to cast their vote and a fi rst-year Architecture to watch the citizens of states that are already is giving them a reason to watch major, did not fi nd Kerry’s plan debate on the decided to get more insight into the debates. appealing. “I didn’t like Kerry’s plasma screens the candidates.” “I’m going to be voting and plan because he set a specifi c there. Alan Bakowski, a fourth- I think it is important to know time limit on Iraq without tak- year Public Policy major and what’s going on and to know what ing into consideration the fact the president of the College each of the candidates believes,” that Iraq might not be ready Democrats, agrees. “Th is is the said Mateo Garcia, a fi rst-year yet,” she said. fi rst good chance for people to sit Applied Physics major who Th ird-year Computer Sci-

By Emily Tate / S TUDENT down and watch [the candidates] recently registered to vote. PUBLICATIONS closely” without media interfer- “At least for some of us, it’s See Debates, page 12 Red Zone campaign “spices” up Miami game By Jennifer Lee Richard was talked into it by a and singing the slogan instead. Focus Editor friend. “I got a call from my buddy “I pulled out my harmonica and... Justin, and he was like, ‘Dan, I’m the lady went nuts,” Richard said. Students who noticed represen- walking through the Student Center Th e three received a call later in tatives from Old Spice—yes, the and...they’re auditioning people; I the afternoon saying they had made deodorant—in the Student Center think this would be right up your the cut, and at a meeting that eve- last Th ursday may have dismissed alley.’ I was like, ‘What have I got ning, the three were briefed on what them as just another organization to lose?’” to expect during the next two days. passing out fl yers and publicity. For Friday, they were instructed to But a few Tech students did take meet the Old Spice representatives note, and as a result, three of them at their hotel. Th ey were also told to will star in a series of commercials “I got a call from my bring a bathing suit in order to fi lm that will air in the next few weeks some shower scenes. on channels like ESPN, FoxSports, [friend], and...I was “We had to go to this...shady hotel Comedy Central and BET. like, ‘What have I off Howell Mill,” Toner said. “It was Old Spice has been visiting col- pretty weird because we...had only lege campuses across the country, got to lose?’” signed one page [of paperwork]. I recruiting men to be featured their was really double-guessing as to “Red Zone Body Wash President” Dan Richard whether it was…legit.” ad campaign. Third-year IE major Each took their turn showering Th ey chose three fi nalists from with Red Zone Body Wash while Tech after a day of informal audi- cameramen fi lmed them. “I was tions: Dan Richard, a third-year Drake had a personal interest: like...I’m going to get fi lmed half- Industrial Engineering major; Mat- “I’ve wanted to do some professional naked by people I’ve never met,” thew Toner, a third-year Building work [in commercials],” he said. Richard said. Construction major, and Matthew For the audition, the guys deliv- In hindsight, the guys say Drake, a fi rst-year Computer Sci- ered a slogan (“Ladies, my Red Zone they viewed Friday’s events as an ence major. Body Wash speaks loud and clear: be- interesting, albeit very strange, Each had diff erent motivations hold the power of eight-hour!”) while experience. for auditioning. “I was just walking demonstrating personality, charm “It was really weird,” Drake said. By Jennifer Lee / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONS down Skiles with my roommate and and ability to work a crowd. “Th ey kept saying, ‘More suds!’... Dan Richard is one of three Tech men who got to fi lm a commercial as they picked me out and said, ‘Hey, Richard took some liberties with part of Old Spice’s “Red Zone President” advertising campaign. The you got the look,’” Toner said. the slogan by playing his harmonica See Zone, page 11 election-inspired commercials will air during Tech football games. 10 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique FOCUS Fraternity Row shows many faces of construction For Greek community, building a house takes more than just asking for donations By Joshua Cuneo Two new houses being construct- in funding a new house usually a lot of her resources to get things treasuries and the individual fund- Senior Staff Writer ed on East Campus this semester approach an outside company to donated.” raising efforts of their members. represent the culmination of the provide fundraising advice and as- Alpha Xi Delta started raising “Most of them will do…different For most campus organizations, efforts of their respective chapters. sistance. They then turn to alumni for funds for a new house over four kinds of projects within their own fundraising means working to Delta Chi broke ground this past financial support through donations years ago. Ford said her chapter also organizations,” said Buck Cooke, As- acquire hundreds or thousands of June on their new house on Fifth and other fundraising efforts. raised funds through a brick-sell- sistant Director of Student Involve- dollars for a particular project. Street after a long fundraising ef- “It’s just about networking,” ing program, where alumni could ment for Greek Affairs, “whether it’s But for Greek chapters looking fort, and Alpha Xi Delta has a new said Carol Ford, a fourth-year Ar- purchase bricks for the new house literally having bake sales and doing to put up new houses on campus, building under construction on chitecture major and the president with custom messages inscribed on car washes or…[doing] a per-member fundraising means embarking on a Techwood. Both houses are due to of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. “The the surface. In addition, the sorority assessment…to put that straight into long-term effort to take out a loan open in January. architect who designed [our] house has contacted parents of current the house fund. Different groups do for over $1 million. Greek organizations interested was an alumnus, and so she used sisters to request donations of desks it different ways.” and other furniture. Cooke estimated that the cost of Delta Chi also turned to alumni a typical house ranges from $1 mil- for the majority of their financial lion to $2 million. He said this is a support. The fraternity first wanted reasonable figure, given the size and to construct an additional house complexity of such a building. when their current one proved too “For building a structure that’s small for their growing member- going to hold 30 people, that’s… ship base. pretty sizeable,” he said. “But then “A year and a half ago, one of also imagine all the plumbing and our recent graduates took it upon the Internet wiring, and then all himself to lead this project and really these things that also go into…just put in a lot of attention and time,” building one house, [and] multiply said David Sibal, a fourth-year In- that by a hundred.” dustrial Engineering/International To raise the appropriate funds, Affairs major and the president of chapters receive a cost estimate based the Delta Chi fraternity. “Thanks in on the design, which an outside large part to the hard work of our architect usually draws up with housing corporation, we were able chapter input. to raise $175,000 over the past year “We would look over the plans and make this a reality.” [with the architect] and give input The new building will house 27 about…flooring and paint colors and fraternity members in single bed- things like that,” Ford said. rooms and will contain a kitchen The chapter also has to make sure and meeting room for chapter that the house’s design complies congregations. Delta Chi will retain with the Georgia Tech master plan possession of their current house as as well as the look and feel of the well, which will function as a six- Midtown community. Cooke said By Charles Frey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS person annex. that his office helps facilitate com- Delta Chi fraternity is currently building an addition to their house. For Greek organizations, raising Chapters also raise money money for new construction is a long process that involves both fundraising and soliciting donations. through payments from their own See Greek, page 13 FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 11

Drake, who plays the saxophone, Zone from page 9 jammed with the marching band. Family ties abound on campus The crew went to Toner’s fraternity, stuff like that.” where “my brothers were looking By Narendhra Seshadri However, Saturday—the day of forward to it…they threw me up Contributing Writer the Miami game—was the big day, in the air and shouted ‘Matt! Matt! because the majority of video for Matt!’” Toner said. It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning, each person’s commercial would be The day was draining, though. and you’re sitting in chemistry lec- filmed. At the end of the day, a winner “It was extremely exhausting having ture, your first class of the day. You would be chosen from the three. The to give it your all and shout and be yawn, trying to pay attention to how winner would then represent Tech super excited in front of the camera,” to balance acid-base reactions—but for Old Spice’s online election of a Richard said. you don’t dare doze off, because the “Red Zone President.” However, all agreed that it was a professor...is your dad. Old Spice representatives told great experience. Even Drake, who It’s not a situation typically faced them to recruit as many friends as has experience with commercials, by students, but it is for Jennifer they could to provide a “crowd” for said, “I really had fun.” McKelvy, a first-year Aerospace filming. Richard spread the word to In the end, Richard was chosen as Engineering major. Jennifer is the everyone he knew, sending out mass the winner. He will now be compet- daughter of Dr. George McKelvy, an emails and plugging it at meetings. ing against guys from 16 other uni- Academic Professional in the School “I was just getting the word out like versities across the nation for a free, of Chemistry and Biochemistry who crazy,” he said. all-expense-paid teaches some of the introductory A friend of trip to Hawaii chemistry courses. Drake’s brought for two. “It’s great, but he is always around, By Andrew Saulters / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS several of her “It was really Toner and so I really do have to show up for George McKelvy, who teaches CHEM1310, shares a smile with his friends from Phi weird...They kept Dra ke don’t chemistry,” Jennifer said. daughter Jennifer, a freshman this fall. Students like Jennifer say the Mu to cheer him begrudge Rich- For the most part, though, the pros of having a professor as a parent usually outweigh the cons. on. Drake joked saying, ‘More suds!’” ard the victory. pros outweigh the cons. “He usu- that while Rich- “Dan just had ally...brings me lunch, or takes me out Management major, agreed that parent’s side as well. For professors ard had brought Matt Drake more people to lunch,” she said of her father. having a family connection helped who have children on campus, it’s the most people, First-year CS major there...[he’s] an Dr. McKelvy was equally positive. motivate her as a freshman and a way to be a part of their son or “I was able to awesome guy, “I love it...she has the benefits of hav- reduced feelings of homesickness. daughter’s life during a time that is bring all the and he definitely ing someone to talk to,” he said. For the most part, she also enjoys normally about independence. women.” deserved it,” Toner said. And re- Having family on campus isn’t the fact that she shares a department Alan Flury is an instructor in the The three were out by North gardless, all three will have their an unusual thing for Tech students. with her mother, Deborah Turner, College of Management, and his Gate of the stadium beginning at commercials shown on TV. Tradition runs deep at the school, an associate professor in the College son Brett is a senior double-major- 10 a.m. During the first hours, the But the real question remains: and many students have parents who of Management. ing in Industrial Engineering and crowd they had recruited cheered do any of the guys actually use Red are Tech alumni. “It’s good and bad because my Computer Science. them on, holding up posters saying Zone Body Wash? And in most cases, whether the mom…[will] help me out with “[It’s] very rewarding because I “Wash Me!” and helping them film Not exactly. Richard said, “I family ties involve siblings, parents school. But…I am kind of scared have always tried to share part of my scenes where they crowd-surfed and showed up [at the audition], and... or spouses, the relationships are about it, [especially] if I don’t do kids’ lives,” Flury said. hammed it up for the camera. I was like, ‘I use Right Guard, can good ones. well,” Kathleen said. In addition, Flury can provide The three got to interact with I still try out for this?’’ Megan Salomone, an Interna- However, this doesn’t seem to support and connections. “Know- the Old Spice producers and two No matter, though. All three tional Affairs/French major, shares a deter Kathleen too much: she plans ing the faculty...I can point him in Old Spice models, who interviewed guys now have a free case of the department with her father, Professor to take an accounting course taught the right direction,” he said. Flury Toner, Drake and Richard for some body wash—a souvenir of their “Red Michael Salomone. “I love having by her mother next semester. “[I’m] has helped his son with guidance in of the film segments. Zone” experience. my dad at Tech,” Megan said. “It looking forward to it,” she said. academics as well as...helping him set Fans arriving later also got in definitely helps to avoid homesick- Having a parent on campus can up mock interviews with members on the action. “I took a little [two- For more information, and to vote ness and is also really convenient. He also provide many perks. “Being on campus. year-old] girl,” Richard said. “We for Dan Richard for “Red Zone Presi- helped influence my [major] choice, able to meet your dad on campus In addition, for Flury, having to asked her parents if we could film dent,” log on to www.oldspice.com. in that I was raised on International for coffee or just drop into his office deal with his son gives him insight something with her, and I said Voting occurs Nov. 2, the same day Affairs.” to say hi...also, I don’t have a car, into “how to deal with Tech students” something like, ‘Ladies of all ages as the presidential elections. “Every- She added, “My parents were also and my dad is always really helpful in general. love Red Zone!’” one needs to vote!” Dan said. “I’ve always traveling, which made the with giving my rides, and running However, not all students are as Toner and Drake filmed some never been this close to an exclusive field seem even more enticing.” errands,” Megan said. island getaway in my life.” scenes in the Ramblin’ Wreck, and Kathleen Turner, a second-year There are also benefits on the See Family, page 13

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on Presidential Debates is created from page 9 by the Republican and Democratic CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE ON CAMPUS Debates parties to serve their own interests, said Bowman. Lack of follow-up THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN? ence major Troy Brant registered questions renders a debate format Tech Up Email [email protected] as a Republican, but did not be- that is “much more controlled and come familiar with the Republican antiseptic [in order] to protect the for a chance to win a free student candidate’s position on issues until candidates from making fools of combo at Lil’ Dinos. after the debate last week. themselves,” he said. Close “I hadn’t been keeping up with Students like Malhotra also want politics before the debate, so this was a more challenging and direct debate the first chance for me to watch the format. “I would like to see more THIS WEEK’S PHOTO: candidates closely,” he said. of the candidates questioning each Garcia, who was undecided be- other directly,” she said. fore watching the Still other debate, said that students were both candidates less concerned made their posi- “I hadn’t been about the cur- tions clearer than keeping up with rent election. before but did “I don’t have not do enough politics before the enough time to to convince him debate, so this was keep up with either way. He politics and I’m plans to watch the first chance for not interested in the upcoming me to watch the it,” said Rachel debates, which Heim, a third- he believes will candidates closely.” year Building help him shape Construction his decision be- Troy Brant major. fore Election Third-year CS major “I don’t have Day. an opinion since While some I’m not keeping debated the candidates’ performance, up with politics,” she said, when others were more concerned about asked why she is not planning to the format of the debate itself. vote. “I don’t want to take the time The first presidential debate because I’m busy with other stuff, required the candidates to give two- but probably once I’m out of school By Stephen Marek / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS minute responses to the questions put and I have more spare time, I’ll keep forth by the moderator, Jim Lehrer. up with politics.” There are no follow-up questions by There are two remaining presi- Last week’s Tech Up Close: the moderator and the candidates dential debates. One is tonight, Fountain behind Junior’s Grill themselves may not question each Friday, Oct. 8, and will be in a town other directly. Lehrer announced hall format where each candidate Last week’s winner: at the beginning of the debate, will respond to questions from the “[These] rules of engagement [were] audience. Ashley Smith worked out by representatives of the The final debate, focusing on candidates. I have agreed to enforce domestic issues, will airs Wednes- their rules on them.” day, Oct. 13, and its format will be In other words, the Commission identical to the first debate. FOCUS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 13

funds, it will take out a bank loan close together and also since we neering, said, “It is good to have a from page 10 and a contract with a construction from page 11 do interdisciplinary research and family member going to the same Greek company. Family collaborate closely with faculty in school as you, especially when you are munications between the chapter Groundbreaking usually follows comfortable being in the same class other schools.” living so far away from home.” and the Facilities and Real Estate shortly thereafter, and the construc- that their parents teach. Even in the case of students with He added, “When parents come Management Office for Tech. tion process is often sped along According to Brett, one of the siblings at Tech—a fairly common and visit, it becomes easier for them “The goal is that once a group because of the personal involvement cons of having a parent as a professor scenario—there are issues that to see both their children in the same builds a new house…you would of Greek alumni in the company. is perceived favoritism. He said other most don’t consider. Most siblings university.” have a normal house,” Cooke said, The rapid pace of construction, students might think “he didn’t truly are quick to say that sibling rivalry Kartik’s younger sister, Sowmya “as opposed to [if] they build a house however, has little impact on the deserve an A” simply because his isn’t too much of a problem, even at Sundareswaran, is a senior in Indus- and then they find out in a year surrounding houses. father was teaching the course. a competitive school like Tech. trial Engineering. She agreed that that they need to plant this kind of “They’ve kept it kind of en- Megan agreed that the pressure Identical twins Jessica and Megan having a sibling on campus—es- shrubbery or they should have used closed on the lot the best they can, of being a student and a daughter Kirk, who are pursuing their masters’ pecially an older one—was an a certain kind and there’s actu- can be a little overwhelming. advantage in many ways. of brickwork ally a fence all the “One con would be...[my dad] “The support that I got from in their wall “Most of them will way around right definitely expects a lot more out of me “When [my husband my brother when I was a freshman or things like now,” Ford said. than other students, and because we made my transition to college a lot that.” do...different kinds Sibal added that talk and see each other so frequently, and I] came in 2002, easier. I always go to him when I need In addition, of projects...having his house has only he can check up on what I am do- there were already guidance on any issues or have tough Greek chapters had to contend ing much easier than the [average] decisions to make,” Sowmya said. have to work bake sales and doing with cars parked student,” she said. three other ECE Siblings who commute to campus closely with car washes.” on the front lawn, Another form of family ties on husband/wife pairs.” can also benefit from someone to their housing “but that is some- campus are spouses who both teach travel home with during late night corporations thing that we’re or work on campus. Jennifer and study sessions. Chirag Gandhi, a through the Buck Cooke more than willing Thomas Michaels are both profes- Jennifer Michaels graduate student in the School of fundraising Asst. dir., Greek Affairs to live with to have sors in the School of Electrical and ECE professor Electrical and Computer Engineer- and building a new fraternity Computer Engineering. ing, lives at home and commutes to processes. house.” “It’s great that we’re both at campus with his younger brother, “Every chapter of every frater- Many other Greek chapters on Tech,” Jennifer Michaels said. “We degrees in Industrial Engineering Varun, a Biomedical Engineering nity…has their own housing cor- campus are currently raising funds really appreciate the fact that Tech and International Affairs, live to- sophomore. “We live and travel poration,” Sibal said. “The reason for their own houses or on a waiting supports hiring faculty who are gether and share many of the same together,” Chirag said. for that is so that the house is legally list for available space. In the event married; when we came in 2002, interests. Varun added, “We have our own separate from the fraternity.” that a new parcel of land becomes there were already three other ECE “Living together is beneficial separate rooms at home, so study- These corporations serve as legal available, a special committee husband/wife pairs.” because we’re compatible, [we] ing can be done peacefully.” But at entities that own the houses as a composed of Greek alumni reviews Michaels said, “We’ve worked share stuff and [we’re] both neat, so school, “[My brother] gives me good matter of liability. If issues regard- applications from all fraternities and together for almost 25 years, first in it works out well,” Jessica said. “We advice on what classes to take...he ing property damage or another sororities interested in the space. industry and now at Tech, so for us, always have support...there is always also has contacts from his friends problem arise, responsibility falls “The purpose of having that it’s the normal situation.” someone to rely upon.” to get word.” on the corporation instead of on committee is so that there isn’t the In addition, the advantage of Having a sibling on campus is es- “In the first few weeks here at the chapter. perception that there [are dealings] being in the same department is pecially reassuring for international Tech, I got lost many times and my Once a chapter has worked out behind closed doors,” Cooke said. particularly convenient. “Our of- students. Kartik Sundareswaran, a brother was always there to help me all design issues and secured enough “That way, [it] is a fair process.” fices and lab are all located very Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engi- out,” Varun added. Come to our general staff meetings! Tuesdays at 7:00 in room 137 of the Flag Building ENTERTAINMENTpage 15 Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 15

MOCK THE VOTE ICE, ICE, BABY A lesser-known candidate for the A four-time winner of the Thrasher ENTERTAINMENT presidency has his say after being left out Cup, Tech’s ice hockey club continues Page 16 Page 28 Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 of the debates this past week. its great success. Ben Kweller opens for Incubus, wins fans By Charbak Mitra tic guitar, he commenced to rally Contributing Writer the audience with a folksy ballad, something that might have caught Last Saturday, the lights dimmed the army of Incubus fans with their in the Arena at Gwinnett Center pants down. and a pit saturated with passionate “Dr. Dre ain’t got nothing on Incubus fans was greeted by an art- me, or the Snoop D-O-double-G”, ist few of them had ever heard of at he assured the crowd. the time. The snide remark was received Ben Kweller, an independent, with laughter. He traded in for an promising and relatively unknown electric guitar and presented the artist, met them with a mission: to audience with “Commerce, TX” rock as many faces as he could and shortly before setting aside the guitar for his third instrument of the night:

“What Kweller “...The experience of must weather is seeing [Springsteen] the current state live led Kweller of affairs in the to verse himself industry and go in an armory of against the grain of musical instruments self-righteous music including the organ, connoisseurs...” bass, harmonica and drums.” make as many fans of his music as possible. What Ben Kweller represents to the keyboard. the industry is a musician in the truest By Charbak Mitra / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS It might be prudent to note that sense of the word. Some might say A rock & roll staple, Ben Kweller enjoys a moment singing and playing the electric guitar backed up by Kweller has a musical advantage that he was born 30 years too late. vocals from his drummer. Kweller opened for Incubus last Saturday at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. instilled in him from his childhood. Yet others might hold that his lot in The Texas native’s six degrees to life is to bring back the idea of the of greater stuff than mortal men, country and hip-hop have precious affairs in the industry and go against Bruce Springsteen were more like rock star from when that term once heroes who mankind has marked few names that may be remembered the grain of self-righteous music con- three and the experience of seeing had meaning. never to die. in the same history books as Elvis noisseurs who don’t hesitate to label him live led Kweller to verse himself There was a time when idolatry One might speculate that at- Presley. It is this challenge that Ben anything and everything they hear. in an armory of musical instruments was fathomable and those who taining that kind of fame is a task Kweller sees as his own. He has to bring back into the world including the organ, bass, harmonica reached the highest levels of fame beyond the bounds of music in the Whether or not he is made of the the idea that music should be taken and drums. became legends in their own right. modern age. In today’s scene, rock same “stuff” as the icons of music for what it is at face value: music. “How Should it Be” from his first These were men like Bob Dylan and is populated with bands that cough history is not a debate. What Kweller Armored in an outfit of denim Jimi Hendrix, who were simply made up little more than a front man, and must weather is the current state of and equipped with an electro-acous- See Kweller, page 17 Larry the Cable Wait to see September Tapes on video Guy: “Git ‘er done!” By Evan Zasoski Larson’s clumsy attempts to play Your favorite (or at the very least Senior Staff Writer detective in and around the city of fourth-favorite) blue-collar comic Kabul. Repeatedly, and with little Larry the Cable Guy performs this Before actually writing the review to no remorse or desire to learn Saturday, Oct. 9. at the Gwinnett for Christian Johnston’s September from past mistakes, Larson not Arena. Show starts a 8 p.m. and Tapes, it would perhaps be beneficial only bungles around wildly, but also tickets cost $40. to explain exactly what this movie is. endangers the lives of himself, Wali September Tapes is what you might and the cameraman. call a hybrid documentary. This seriously tests the limits of You’ll have to look That is, it combines elements of believability as to why these charac- both a traditional documentary with ters, particularly Wali, who have no up for this one a fictional sto- great personal ryline and char- stake in Larson’s With A-10 Warthogs, P-51 acters. The end “The story is film, would stick Mustangs and even a “flying Chevy result is frankly fairly weak and around while truck,” there’s something for every- more than a little this idiot cow- one at the Great Georgia Air Show. confusing. predictable, and boy puts their The show is Saturday from 9 a.m. The film tells the non-fiction lives in jeopardy to 6 p.m. at Falcon Field in Fayette the story of Don time and time County. Tickets cost $13 for adults Larson (George interviews...only again. and $7 for children 13 and under. Calil) who travels After that, to Afghanistan serve to confuse the the film picks up with his guide situation...” a bit with some They really know Wali Zarif (Wali fairly well-shot Razaqi) and ob- action sequenc- how to party viously a cameraman to make a es. With the exception of a few good documentary detailing the hunt for scenes, however, it never really seems Longing for a taste of the culture Osama bin Laden. to get off the ground. that brought you Socrates, Aristotle The film is a little hazy about this, The story is fairly weak and and Zorbo? Then the Atlanta Greek but apparently the ultimate goal is predictable, and the non-fiction Festival just might be right up to, through some serious finagling, interviews interspersed lightly your alley. The festival will be at get a meeting with bin Laden himself throughout only serve to confuse the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the and either interview him, put a bullet situation and by virtue of their very Photo courtesy First Look Pictures Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont in his head or both. short average time on screen, offer September Tapes stars George Calil as Don Larson, a documentary Road N.E. Oct. 7–10. Tickets cost The first third or so of the movie, filmmaker who travels to Afghanistan with the ultimate goal of $3 for adults and $1 for children in all truthfulness, sucks. It details See Tapes, page 19 interviewing Osama bin Laden. under 11. 16 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT 01001011010010101T0WO01 1B0ITS101001101001011010 Slighted at presidential debates, Two Bits Man speaks out on issues For those of you who watched and their only response has been ical campaign. minor ninth. Many people in the entertain- the debate, you probably noticed to dismiss your run for president As for Bush, I believe that he has Secondly, I would like to sell ment industry have been strongly two things: 1) George Bush looks as a vanity campaign. How do you had reservations about mentioning Waffle House franchises in hostile outspoken in their dislike of the a lot like Alfred E. Neuman when respond to that? me, because my last name has two countries. When you go to a Waffle current president, so I think that he’s debating and 2) They neglected TBM: Well, it’s understandable words in it, and I suspect that his they would volunteer to assist in the to invite me. I realize that this was a that the other candidates would try advisers have told him not to waste vocal training of the world. minor oversight, and after contacting to pretend that I don’t exist. John his time thinking about something “When you go to JL: Aside from terrorism, the Jim Lehrer, he has agreed to interview Kerry has understandably devoted so complex. other major issue in this campaign me personally. So in this Two Bits, I all of his time to the defeat of George JL: Your critics claim that you a Waffle House, is the economy. answer your political questions: B u s h because in- lack the political and foreign rela- the only thing you President Bush will most likely go JL: Mr. Two Bits, the other can- cumbents tions experience necessary to lead down as the first president since the didates have been silent on your can- have his- this nation through the war on can think about...is Great Depression to post a net job didacy torically terror. How do you respond to this what happened to loss during his administration. How m a d e assertion and how would you combat would you go about stimulating the strong terrorism? the waitress’ other economy and creating more jobs? show- TBM: Thank you Mr. Lehrer. teeth.” TBM: The economy is one issue i n g s After viewing last week’s debate, I about which I feel most passionate. i n came to realize that neither candi- As I stated when I announced my a ny date has a clear view of the state of House, the only thing you can think candidacy, I will have the strongest p o - the world. First, regarding foreign about for the next two days is what works program since FDR. I intend lit- relations experience, I would like to happened to the waitress’ other to create millions of new jobs with point out that I know how to cuss teeth. paid White House internships and someone out in 22 languages. In my two-pronged approach, delivery truck drivers for televi- Given our current foreign I intend to fight terror by taking sions that mysteriously fall out of policy, I believe that cussing out hostile peoples’ minds off it. trucks. other world leaders would be a JL: I would like to take this time Given a two-minute limit, I can’t huge step forward from our current to use a 30-second follow up. How fully detail how I will improve the international policy. would you pay for the program re- economy, but my economic plan is Regarding terrorism, I’d take a quired to teach the world to sing in available on the web for those who two-pronged approach. First, I’d like perfect harmony? Can you do this may wish to read it. to teach the world to sing in perfect without raising taxes? JL: You have two minutes left for harmony. I feel that some of the heat TBM: Well, as you can imag- closing statements. would be removed from the United ine, voice lessons do cost money. TBM: It is high time that the States if everyone was working Nonetheless, I believe in the good American people have a president in together on something. People will people of America, and I feel that whom they can feel confident. They have very little time to mastermind squadrons of music teachers would need a president who is not looking human rights violations if they’re be willing to provide this service on after oil interests or condiment inter- trying to perfect a diminished D-flat a volunteer basis. ests and that president is me. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 17

brief set with “No Reason” but left the Same” (On My Way, 2004). be an outlet in which he discovers questioning, he validated the nick from page 15 stage for dead after giving it a three- “Ben is our idol…an iconic new meanings to his songs. name. “I am the burger king,” he Kweller course beating complemented by figure,” she said, clearly writhing In response to his label as an indie disclosed. guitar leaps, rapid fire progressions, in euphoria from Kweller’s earlier rocker, Kweller said, “I used to think With further comment, he shared album (Sha Sha, 2002), followed in and an end-all guitar solo in the vein serenade. indie had a sound.” that “most people don’t know that the set. The song is a foot-stomping, of the rock & roll legends he labors He then pointed out that indie about me.” light-hearted reminder of how fun to be. Judging from the audience’s simply meant he didn’t have to an- Looking into the future, Kweller’s music can be. Even Kweller stomped reaction, it’s safe to consider him swer to anyone. “I’m a rock singer,” plans hold to his ambitions and are his feet. Among his other selections one step closer to his goal. “I used to think indie he concluded. sincere to his grand vision. “I wanna were “Wasted & Ready” and the “I heard he was good, but he had a sound.” Kweller even went out on a limb be able to tour around the world,” melancholic “In Other Words.” exceeded my expectations,” Will and gave an implied thanks to file he said. Smith, a junior at Georgia State Ben Kweller sharing for helping people recognize University who attended the event, Singer/musician his songs when he was starting out. “I would have paid said. “I’m a huge fan of iTunes,” he said. “I just wanna keep “I would have paid 200 bucks One aspect of Kweller’s efforts 200 bucks for this. It for this. It was awesome,” John She proudly stated she was a fan that shouldn’t go unnoticed is his being creative...and was awesome.” Bockelman, a concertgoer who of nine months who listened to him political activism. He spent the maybe buy a farm in actually looked suspiciously like every day. previous night performing a show Texas.” John Bockelman Kweller, said. After the show, Kweller nursed for John Kerry. When approached With a fan base as dedicated as a beer and reflected on those who about his political leanings, he sum- Concertgoer his, Kweller is already beginning to played pivotal roles in his musical marized his sentiments in a simple Ben Kweller show the symptoms of a budding direction. He credited his influences statement. “I’m just fed up with our Singer/musician A powerful factor of his charisma rock star. to the Velvet Underground, Violent government,” he said. is his undeniable stage presence, Two such fans are Lauren and Femmes, Johnny Cash, the Beatles Political awareness is something a tried-and-true shot to the head Ashley, Emory students who could and Nirvana. that Kweller sees to be important. He looks forward to putting out of Americana that receives lavish be found in line eagerly anticipating Part of the palpable charm around “We’re gonna inherit this country,” more records and welcomes the idea adulation from his existing fans and autographs. Ben treated them to a Kweller is the unfaltering assurance he said. of receiving more play on the radio. quickly gathers new ones. personal performance of Lauren’s that he gets as much out of perform- Kweller is sometimes referred “I just wanna keep being creative… Kweller ended an unfortunately personal favorite, “Different but the ing live as his fans do. He finds it to to simply as “BK.” Upon further and maybe buy a farm in Texas.”

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five seniors now, so we have guys who Luke from page 25 can step up and be leaders. Hurricanes blow past Jackets ‘Nique: Was it disappointing stayed at home. I took it as an op- when Coach Hewitt decided not rest of the game: a team held back portunity to work on my game some to play against the Australian by its own shortcomings. The field more and get better. national team? goal, by redshirt freshman Travis Schenscher: It was—I was Bell, gave Tech a 3-0 lead. They ‘Nique: How has your game looking forward to it, but I can would not score again. changed over the summer? understand it. We didn’t have that Miami went on to score on each Schenscher: I’ve been working many players, and he wanted to of their next two possessions. They on improving in all areas. I’ve been rest a few guys. It would have been tied the game with a 49-yard field working on shooting jump and hook great to play in front of my friends goal from Jon Peattie and then took shots as well as lateral quickness and and family. the lead with a 12-yard touchdown explosiveness. Just trying to get better pass from quarterback Brock Berlin in all areas. ‘Nique: How difficult was it to to Roscoe Parrish. The pass was low, adjust to the dialect? but Parrish dug it out at the five-yard ‘Nique: Who has improved the Schenscher: I was used to it line, turned and scored. The first most over the summer? because we watch all the American quarter would end with Miami Schenscher: Jarrett Jack is doing movies and TV shows like Seinfeld leading 10-3. awesome in all of the workouts. He’s and The Simpsons. The hardest thing Reggie Ball struggled in the dominating in scrimmages. He’s was people understanding me. I had passing game for the second straight definitely someone that is looking to talk a lot slower to people and a lot week, completing just eight of 25 real good at the moment. clearer. A lot of phrases that I would passes for 68 yards, while throwing say people wouldn’t understand. That By Christopher Gooley/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS three interceptions. He did, however, ‘Nique: How has losing Clar- took awhile to get used to. When I James Butler and KaMichael Hall watch as Roscoe Parrish runs into manage to run for 60 yards on the ence Moore and Marvin Lewis go back home, they say that I speak the endzone for a touchdown late in the third quarter. ground, but it was not enough. affected your team? American. In the second half, the Tech de- Schenscher: I think that it’s af- By Geoff Davies decent things in certain areas, but fense seemed to settle down. After fected us. Look at [Moore], it’s not ‘Nique: Do Australians drink Contributing Writer we just couldn’t finish it off.” giving up a touchdown on the open- like we’ve lost him, he’s still around Foster’s? Tech got off to a strong start. On ing drive of the half, they managed to in our ears trying to get us into gear. Schenscher: Not too many. I The No. 4 ranked Miami Hurri- the first play from scrimmage, sopho- hold Miami scoreless the rest of the Marvin obviously wasn’t the vocal don’t drink it myself. I find it pretty cane football team blew into Atlanta more running back Chris Woods game. Junior linebacker Chris Reis leader, but he was the leader on the disgusting. last Saturday afternoon and left town ripped off a 56-yard run down to stood out with two and a half sacks court with his shooting. We’ve got with a resounding 27-3 victory over the Miami 11-yard line. Woods was to go along with four tackles. some guys coming in that are work- ‘Nique: What is a good Aus- the Yellow Jackets. starting in place of injured standout After the game, Reis said, “We ing on their shooting. What we lose in tralian beer? At the press conference after the running back P.J. Daniels. showed a lot of heart and made some certain areas, we gain in other areas. Schenscher: My favorite beer game, Head Coach Chan Gailey Unfortunately, Tech could not big plays… they just made more big We have Jeremis [Smith] coming in is Cooper’s Pale Ale. It’s actually said, “I told [the team] we didn’t take advantage of his long run. After plays than us.” who is like another [Moore]. He’s just brewed in my hometown, and I can execute well enough to win. We went only three more running plays, Tech The Yellow Jackets still lead real athletic and he has a lot of heart go to Mac’s [in Atlanta], and they out there and fought hard. I didn’t was forced to settle for a field goal. the overall series against the Hur- when he plays. I think that we have sell it there. question their fight. We did some This drive set Tech’s tone for the ricanes, 6-4.

Send a letter to the editor! email [email protected] SPORTS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 25 ramblin’ By Michael Clarke with Luke Schenschersenior basketball Perhaps the most widely rec- ‘Nique: In the beginning of the basketball team that I played at the ognized of all Tech athletes, Luke season, you were labeled as a tall, home ground was 30 minutes away Schenscher is a player whose height lanky big man, and at the end of from home, and I used to play two knows no bounds. Not since Luc the season you were said to be a hours away from home, and they’d Longley, a key player on several of top-five center in the nation and drive me to all of the games. the Chicago Bulls’ championship on Dick Vitale’s All-Rolls-Royce teams, has another Australian athlete team. What do you think of the ‘Nique: How often do your been so nationally known. recognition, and how did you parents get to see you play? This week Schenscher sat down make the leap? Schenscher: Dad just bought with, or rather, towered over, the Schenscher: I’m flattered that a satellite dish last year so that he ‘Nique to talk about his posse, people would think of me that way. could watch games on ESPN that the game he loves and, of course, It doesn’t change the way that I look they were showing. They saw all of Foster’s Beer. at the season, or the way that I’ve the Final Four, and they saw the been working out. It just makes me [Elite Eight] game. I’ve sent home ‘Nique: Has playing in the work out even harder knowing that some tapes after converting them to national championship game people are going to be getting after Australian format so that they could changed you? watch other games as well. Schenscher: I don’t think it has. To me, playing in the national “To me, playing ‘Nique: Did any other Austra- championship, it didn’t feel like lian player’s success have an influ- there was any extra pressure on me, in the national ence on you coming to America? and it was one of those things where championship, it Schenscher: Luc Longley, he it was a game, and I look at it as a came from my high school, and great experience playing in front of didn’t feel like went to college for four years and all those people. there was any extra then [he went] to the NBA. That kind of paved the way for other ‘Nique: What were your pressure on me, and guys to do the same thing because thoughts when you found out it was one of those it’s possible, and it’s one of the big about the “Luke Schenscher has reasons why I thought to come over a Posse” t-shirts? things...” here, and I talked to him about it, Schenscher: I saw the stickers on and he thought it was a great idea. campus, and I saw it the first time at us and have our game circled on the People always compare me to him a stop sign on the Stinger. I thought calendar. I think that last year was back in Australia. It’s just an honor that was pretty crazy. It was good to a year where I had an opportunity to me because he’s done so much for know that students around campus to do things that I hadn’t been able Australian basketball. were behind me, and they were sup- to do before. With Theo[dis Tarver] porting me. and me as the only two big guys on ‘Nique: How did getting so the team, we had to make the most close to making the Australian ‘Nique: Did it take you of the opportunity. I was presented Olympic team but being cut at a while to get adjust to the with an opportunity, and I made the end effect you? “Luuuuuuuuuuuuuke” chant at the most of it. Schenscher: It was a huge disap- the games? Did you think you pointment to me, [and] at the time it were being booed? ‘Nique: Who had a big influ- seemed like a big setback. I made the Schenscher: Yeah, it was fun. It ence on you growing up? team a few years ago, and the next just kind of made me laugh every Schenscher: Definitely, my year I wasn’t even invited to tryout. time that I went out there. It helped parents, especially my dad. He’s I just took that as an opportunity By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS me to loosen up. I knew what they always telling me how proud he is to come back here, where I could’ve Luke Schenscher scores for the Jackets against Georgia. Basketball were doing. They used to do that to of me, and it makes me feel good to will begin practice for the upcoming season in mid-October. Luc Longley. know that he’s proud of me. My first See Luke, page 24 Photo Staff Meetings Thursdays at 6:00 in room 137 of the Flag Building 26 • Friday, October 8, 2004 • Technique SPORTS

regular season. The two teams meet football VaTech from page 28 Hockey from page 28 on Nov. 12 here in Atlanta and again Terps from page 28 on Feb. 12 in Duluth, Ga. according to Ramblinwreck.com. The Rumble in the Rink Thrasher The Tech ice hockey club is a The Tech ties don’t end with forecast “We also showed a lot of good team Cup is an annual tournament member of the American Collegiate Friedgen. In addition to the Terps balance today offensively, and our in Savannah, Ga. The same four Hockey Association (ACHA) and head coach, other members of the Each week during the football blocking and defense continues teams compete in it each year: competes as a South Division III Maryland front office have ties to the season, the Technique will pick a list to improve...Competing against Tech, University of Georgia, Florida team. The ACHA is composed of North Avenue Trade School, such as of college matchups to be played that Virginia Tech for the first time was and Florida St. It is hosted by the collegiate club teams only, and the offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe, weekend. The person who submits a challenging experience.” Savannah Chamber of Commerce South Division has 21 teams. Florida who was a graduate assistant in the the list with the most correctly Jayme Gergen contributed 11 and is played in the city’s local civic State, Florida, The Citadel, UGA, ‘70s, defensive line coach Dave Sol- projected winners receives a prize. kills, increasing her season hitting center. Texas Tech and Texas A&M are lazzo, who was the defensive tackles In the event of a tie, the winner is percentage to .380, third in the “They actually set up an ice rink just some teams that compete in the coach under George O’Leary and determined by the person who most ACC. Marisa Aston held down the in their civic South Division the latest defector, Bill O’Brien, who accurately predicts the score of Tech’s defense with 16 digs, followed by 10 center a couple with Tech. Every had been with the Tech program for game. To submit your picks, go to digs from sophomore Abby Showers. of days before year the top three several years, which ended in a tenure www.nique.net/footballforecast . As a team, the Jackets posted seven the tourna- “It’s a quick game teams from the as offensive coordinator. This week’s games are: blocks, with Gergen and Moster each ment and then and it’s physical, a South Division Coaches are not the only people rejecting three shots a piece. tear it down compete in the Maryland has lured from the state • Tech vs. Maryland Setter Lindsey Laband also kept a couple days lot of hitting. It’s national tourna- of Georgia; the Terps have five play- • Texas vs. Oklahoma pace with 52 assists, creating even after,” Zaucha a good thing to do ment. ers from the Peach State: guard C.J. Head Coach • Minnesota vs. Michigan more distance between herself and said. Brooks (Morrow HS), linebacker the second-place assist leader in the S w e e n e y on a Friday night if Greg Stathis is in Tim Cesa (Harrison HS), kicker • California vs. USC conference. Laband’s nearly 15 assists c o n s i d e r s there is nothing else his 14th year at Obi Egekeze (Westside HS), tackle • Tennessee vs. Georgia per game are third in the nation, and the Rumble to do.” the helm and now Stephon Heyer (Brookwood HS) and • Wisconsin vs. Ohio State the 52 in this game crept her up to in the Rink has 195 wins with quarterback Joel Statham (Murray ninth place on the all-time list at tournament as Tech. The players Country HS). In contrast, Tech’s • NC State vs. North Carolina Tech. This performance was good important as Mike Zaucha are eager to cel- roster does not include a single player • Florida State vs. Syracuse enough to earn ACC Player of the competing for Center ice hockey ebrate his 200th from Maryland. • LSU vs. Florida Week honors—the first for Laband nationals. win, which will In order to claim their second road and the second straight week a Tech “It’s a huge almost certainly victory for this season, the Jackets • Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest player has taken the award, after tournament for us. We play in front come this season. will have to snap Maryland’s 13- • Alabama vs. Kentucky Moster did so last week. of almost 3,000 people in the Civic “Hopefully it will be five games game home winning streak at Byrd • New Mexico vs. Air Force “Everyone was pumped to play a Center, which for a club team is fairly from now,” Sweeney said. Stadium. The Jackets will certainly new team, but we knew we needed important,” Sweeney said. The players hope a lot of fans have plenty of motivation between • Indiana vs. Northwestern to stay focused and get the system Tech has won the Thrasher cup will be watching when Stathis the blossoming rivalry with the • Oklahoma State vs. Colorado going right from the start,” said four times in the last six seasons. They achieves this milestone, and the Terrapins and the sense of urgency • Rutgers vs. Vanderbilt Laband, “With our growing team were champions in 1999, 2001, 2002 players hope to give an entertaining resulting from the Jackets dropping confidence, it’s starting to get even and 2003. Last season, however, the performance. their past two contests. more exciting around here, and we club lost to the UGA team, which “It’s a quick game and exciting, Demonstrating the importance Sports Editor’s record: 4-8 feel like we’re ready for it.” means this season’s Thrasher Cup and it’s physical, a lot of hitting. It’s of this game, Gailey said, “[The The next match for Tech will be may be filled with even more “clean, a good thing to do on a Friday night Tech football players] take a lot of Last week’s winner: in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday old-fashioned hate.” In addition to if there nothing else to do. The rink pride in their play individually and Jessica Wing-See Li against Wake Forest. Then the team the match at Rumble in the Rink, is only a 20-minute drive away,” understand what’s at stake for the travels to Duke on Saturday. Tech will play UGA twice in the Zaucha said. team and care about that deeply.” SPORTS Technique • Friday, October 8, 2004 • 27 GEORGIA TECH (2-2) VS. MARYLAND (3-1) By Vishal Patel

Tech, even before midseason, has seemingly Maryland started the season slowly, but its hit its peak and its trough. The team is dealing Four Key Questions offense has recently started to perform well. with its largest consecutive losses since 1995, The season opener against Northern Illinois but looks to rebound against a nationally was a sloppy game for the Maryland offense. ranked Maryland team. The Jackets hope to • Who will play quarterback, and can the Jackets throw it deep? Luckily, All-ACC kicker Nick Novak, who see improvement with the return of P.J. Dan- “Reggie is the starter.” Those are the concise, yet definitive words from kicked three field goals in the game, with two iels, who missed the last two games, to the Tech Head Coach Chan Gailey. However, it seems more and more likely for over 40 yards, bailed the Terrapins out. offense and a fully healthy Eric Henderson to after last week’s game that someone else will see time as quarterback if Ball Maryland’s offense finally came alive after the defense. Tech’s key to winning this week does not get out a good start. This rumor is strengthened by an alarming their game against Temple with a 45-point is minimizing the turnovers that took them stat: Ball averages 12.7 yards per completion while averaging 26.6 yards performance in a thrilling overtime loss to out of the game last week. on pass attempts resulting in an interception. This fact is alarming because then-No. 7 West Virginia. Ball has thrown for over 20 yards 14 times this season—six of which have resulted in interceptions. Despite this, Gailey will call the deep ball. To “We are going to counter this move, opposing defenses have cracked down on freshman “Reggie Ball is a wideout Calvin Johnson, who has been limited to four catches for 55 yards very competitive make plans to have after his stellar three-touchdown performance against Clemson. someone ready to go kid. I was very • How difficult will it be for the Jackets to win at College Park? impressed with him this week, and put Maryland’s 13-game home winning streak, which includes games from somebody in just last season and the year before, is a statistic to be feared. However, Tech last year as a true is one of the better ACC teams at Byrd Stadium, posting a 4-3 record freshman playing to give [them] the there. Another important thing to note is that Maryland Head Coach opportunity if that Ralph Friedgen and the Terps are 35-0 all-time when leading at the half. against us. He runs This statistic is bad news for the Jackets, who have been mired in first-half extremely hard and situation arises.” slumps for each of their past three games. has a strong arm.” Chan Gailey • Can the rising Jackets defense stop the ACC’s most balanced of- Tech head coach on fensive attack? Ralph Friedgen rumors of replacing Ball Maryland is coming off of a colossal 685-yard offensive performance, Maryland head coach which resulted in 35 first downs with only 100 plays from scrimmage against Duke. To get an idea of just how great of an offensive production Maryland put up against Duke, Tech has 623 total yards of offensive production resulting in 32 first downs from 135 plays—all in the last two games. • How do the Jackets bounce back from consecutive 20-point losses? The best way to rebound from any slump is to go back to the basics, and the basics for the Jackets’ offense, in Gailey’s reign, has always been the run. Look for the Jackets to mix Daniels, Woods, Ball and Bilbo in a running attack that will try to bring the Maryland safeties in and away from Calvin Johnson, Nate Curry and Levon Thomas—Tech’s outlets for the deep pass. Given that Maryland’s rushing defense has allowed over 140 yards per game, if the Jackets can stick to their game plan, then they will be able to snap Maryland’s winning streak at home. Spread: Maryland by 10

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Looking to stop skid, football heads Lady Jackets sweep VaTech to College Park to face Terrapins Volleyball atop ACC; Wake Forest matchup ahead By Vishal Patel Gailey said, “Unbelievable. Un- Contributing Writer believable. You know, they played great and you say that it would be Perhaps the most underappreci- hard for them to play better. They ated and unknown ACC rivalry is played better this week than they the matchup set to take place in had played before. I was amazed at College Park, Md. this weekend. the job that they did. I was really Although this is the 17th meeting impressed.” between Tech and Maryland since Adding to the rivalry, Maryland 1988, the rivalry has only taken Head Coach Ralph Friedgen had flight in recent years with the teams a nine-year tenure as offensive co- splitting the last four games in the ordinator and quarterbacks coach series, including last year’s Thursday at Tech under Bobby Ross and night defensive stand where Tech George O’Leary. In addition to earned a 7-3 victory. the fact that Friedgen and Gailey That home victory for Tech came have been pinned against each other at the heels of a fantastic defensive on opposite sidelines three times effort led by “a lot of blitzing” ac- already on the college gridiron, the cording to defensive end Travis two have met on the professional Parker at Tuesday’s press conference. level as well. Friedgen was an of- The Jacket defense held Maryland fensive coordinator with the San to only 253 yards from scrimmage Diego Chargers and Gailey was a and forced two interceptions and receivers coach with the Pittsburgh five fumbles, including one that Steelers. Coincidentally, their record set up the game’s only touchdown on opposing sides in the NFL was in what may have been their best a dead heat, with each team win- defensive game of last season. ning twice. In the post-game conference after the victory, Tech Head Coach Chan See Terps, page 26

By Christopher Gooley/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Lynnette Moster records a dig for the Yellow Jackets. The two-time All-American outside hitter is second in the ACC in service aces and third in kills.

By John Scaduto Virginia Tech feeding on at one point rallied to tie third and sixth on the Contributing Writer its home court advantage the third game 13-13, but ACC kills leader board, in the first game to stick the Lady Jackets went reestablishing the aura Last Sunday, vol- with the Jackets point ahead 25-20 and never of dominance that took leyball became only the for point until a timeout looked back. the team to a league title second Tech athletic by the home team when Tech continued to last season. program to play a new the Jackets pulled ahead improve on the offensive “Lauren Sauer had ACC expansion team. 16-12. The Jackets then side, posting a .328 hit a gutty performance They swept Virginia Tech broke away from the percentage for the match. today…She was sick in three games: 30-23, Hokies to win the first Even more impressive before the match, but 30-22, 30-25. With the game. was the defensive per- [she] stuck it out and put win, the Yellow Jackets In the second game, formance, as the Hokies together one of her best have the best record in the Tech took a 7-2 lead with hit .193. Outside hitters offensive performances Atlantic Coast Confer- a five-point run, hitting Lynnette Moster and of the season,” said Head By Christopher Gooley/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ence, 4-0, and improve .326 for the game and set- Lauren Sauer recorded 19 Coach Bond Shymansky, Tech ran past Maryland 7-3 last year at Bobby Dodd Stadium. to 9-5 overall. The match ting the tone for the rest and 15 kills, respectively. started off close, with of the match. The Hokies The duo currently ranks See VaTech, page 26 Ice hockey club looks to win fifth Thrasher Cup By Patrick Odneal quietly, however. Just 50 seconds Florida and won 4-3, but the game Contributing Writer into the final period, Vanderbilt’s was not as close as the final score. Craig Murphy tied the game 2-2, “It was 4-1 with three minutes Tech ice hockey picked up its but the Jackets did not relent. Chris left. They got a couple of lucky second win of the season against the Beaureguard, Nathan Kirby and bounces that I still don’t know how University of Florida, winning 4-3 Christian Gattung rallied Tech in the they went in,” said Mike Zaucha, in a contest played in Jacksonville. third period, scoring three straight starting center. The Jackets’ record is This year’s now 2-1 on their young Date Opponent Time team looks to season. Fri. Oct. 15 Florida Gulf 9:30 p.m. continue the Prior to the Florida successful tradi- game, the Jackets split two Sat. Oct. 16 Duke 6:00 p.m. tion of previous games against Vanderbilt. Sat. Oct. 30 South Florida 6:00 p.m. years. Founded They downed the Com- Fri. Nov. 5 Tulane 9:30 p.m. in 1973, the modores 5-4 on Sept. Tech ice hockey 24 and then lost 5-2 the Sat. Nov. 6 Florida 6:00 p.m. club is one of the next day. Fri. Nov. 12 UGA 9:30 p.m. oldest and most In the Sept. 24 game, successful club Vanderbilt took the early Sat. Nov. 13 Florida State 6:00 p.m. sports on cam- lead and had a 1-0 advan- pus. The team tage at the end of the first period, goals en route to a 5-3 season-open- has won many division champion- but the Jackets came back strong in ing victory. ships over the years and has competed the second period. Club President In the Sept. 25 game, the Jackets in just as many national title tourna- Matt Sweeney and defenseman lost 5-2 with Brian O’Connor and ments. However, most notably, the Nathan Kirby both scored goals to Christian Gattung scoring the two team has won the Thrasher Cup give Tech a 2-1 lead going into the goals for Tech, both of which came four times. By Christopher Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS third period. in the second period. Ice hockey fights UGA last year. The team’s roster and more info is Vanderbilt would not go down The Jackets then traveled to See Hockey, page 26 available at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/ice_hockey/main.html.