4 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS

Cover photo Several students display their Tech- nique pride by standing on the steam What makes “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” tick? engine on the lawn west of Tech Tow- By Chris Baucom ing, section editors meet with their ing, hear the list of story assign- which is coordinated by a photo- er. The steam engine was once part of Editor-in-Chief staffs to assign and collect stories. ments for the next issue, and choose grahpy editor jointly appointed the Shop Building, one of the two On Wednesday nights, the edito- to write about one of the topics. by the two publications. Section original buildings on the Georgia Tech The Technique, Georgia Tech’s rial staff is on deadline to edit sto- Applications for ed board posi- editors from each publication send campus. The Shop Building once had first and only student newspaper, ries and design the layout for the tions are available each spring, and picture requests (based based on a tower similar to that of the adminis- was established in 1911. The pa- following Friday’s paper. The ed- preference is generally given to the following week’s assigned sto- tration building, but after a fire in per is published every Friday, and itorial board also has its consensus individuals who have extensive ries) to the photo editor who then 1892, the building was rebuilt with- is available at distribution sites meeting during this time, and the writing experience with the pa- distributes assignments to the photo out a tower. across campus free of charge. opinions editor represents the ma- per. staff. Any student interested in The Technique is divided into jority opinion of ed board through “Working for the Technique is photography may join the photo Other photo credits five sections, each of which covers the consensus editorial. really a good way to stay on top of staff—however, photographers The Technique would like to thank a different area of campus news. Students interested in writing campus events and feel you’re a must provide their own equipment. the Georgia Tech Archives and Records The news section, which starts on for the Technique may e-mail any part of the Georgia Tech commu- Management for their invaluable as- the front page, deals with current of the section editors or the edi- nity. I feel like I’m contributing to Feel free to e-mail any member of sistance in locating several older pho- campus political and social events, tor-in-chief for more information. the school in some way instead of the Editorial Board with comments tographs. The following two photos as well as faculty and student ad- There is no formal application pro- just taking from it,” said Matt Flagg, about this issue, or to receive more were graciously provided by the ar- ministrative decisions which af- cess for becoming a staff writer. Online Editor. information about how to become chives: the photo of pre-oscar registra- fect the student body. Interested students may simply Technique and Blueprint, Tech’s involved on staff. The Technique is tion on the front cover of campus life The opinions section is a fo- attend a Tuesday night staff meet- yearbook, share a photography staff, always looking for new writers. and the drownproofing photo on page rum for letters to the editor (stu- 12 of the freshman survival guide. dent, faculty, staff, and alumni The remainder of the historial pho- opinions), staff editorials (opin- Technique Editorial Board Contact Information tos in the survival guide were repro- ions of Technique editors and as- duced from a 1909-10 general catalog. sistant editors), and the consensus Photos from the 1949 and 1953 Blue- opinion (the official position of Editor-in-Chief Chris Baucom [email protected] print have also been reprodced in this the paper on campus issues). News Editor Jen Hinkel [email protected] issue. The campus life section covers student organizations, the enter- Opinions Editor Jennifer Dykes [email protected] About this issue tainment section features music, movie, and food reviews and guides Campus Life Editor Becca Cutri-Kohart [email protected] The Technique prints a special for students, and the sports sec- Freshman Issue each fall as a service to Entertainment Editor Sarah Graybeal [email protected] tion covers Tech’s varsity sports new—and returning—Tech students. teams. Sports Editor Rob Kischuk [email protected] We’ll resume our regular size and weekly Each section has an editor who publication schedule next Friday. If Photography Editor Daniel Uhlig [email protected] is responsible for its content, lay- you have any questions or comments out, and administration. Online Editor Matt Flagg [email protected] about this paper, please e-mail Chris The Technique has staff meet- Baucom at [email protected]. Advertising Manager Christina Freyman [email protected] ings every Tuesday night at 7:00 edu. Feel free to contact other mem- p.m. in room 137 of the Student Managing Editor Jody Shaw [email protected] bers of the editorial staff, whose names Services building. At that meet- are listed to the right, as well.

Thanks, Chris for filling a little space in my pages! NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 5 What’s inside this issue of the Technique? News, Opinions, and Comics Campus Life

Page 5 Joe Morse, a Tech freshman who disappeared at the end of last spring, has still not Page 2 Student find resource through Dean of Students’ been seen or heard from. Although the Technique has no new information since ADAPTS office. we first reported the case this summer, the article has been updated to make the entire campus aware of the situation. Page 3 Fall rush excited campus, butgetting your first carmay be even more exciting. Plus, read a poem Also... reminiscing about memories of Tech. Tech’s proposed Fifth Street development will give the Bookstore, College of Page 5 Letter from your undergraduate student body pres- Management, and other departments new homes. The campus will be expanding ident J.R. Spriggle. Feel free to call or visit him in across the interstate towards the interesection of Fifth and West Peachtree. Stay his room at any time. Also read about the Under- tuned for further news about how this will affect you. graduate Student Government Association. Page 6 Graduate teaching and research assistants now receive subsidized health care. Page 7 Minors and Certificates: find out how you can specialize in a field outside your major. Page 7 Students may no longer loft their beds without first contacting the department of housing for the proper equipment. Also see Rosalind Meyers, Associate Vice- Page 8 The Technique’s travel correpsondant reviews books dedicated to the subject of President for Auxiliary Services, shop at the Westside Market. travel. Page 8 Sewer renovation will affect East Campus residents and parking. The City of Page 10 The secret life of a pledge: what’s involved with pledging a fraternity? Although Atlanta will be tearing up several streets on East Campus to perform repairs on its rush is over, initiation is still a ways off. aging infrastructure. Page 11 To be or not to be greek: that is, indeed, the question. Read two different Page 11 Administrative buildings hit by summer break-ins. Both Tech Tower and the perspectives: one from a fraternity brother, and one from an unaffiliated, fiercely Dean of Students’ office were burglarized over the summer; GTPD made two independant female. arrests. Page 13 Performing groups on campus. Yes, Tech does have an outlet for the performing Page 12 University [sic] of Georgia to fight race-based arts through chorale, orchestra, the musicians’ network, and other student groups. admissions policy ruling. Learn how to get involved and express your artistic side. Page 15 Internet cheating conspiracy exposed in Califor- Page 15 Buzz Around the Campus: see pictures and read quotes of fellow students in this nia. weekly “question of the week” feature. Page 17 Tiger-striped home of LSU students upsets the neighbors. Page 21 Feature photos: freshman move-in day Sports Page 24 NC State Chancellor, President help students with move-in. Page 2 Football ticket distribution in- formation: find out how to get Page 26 Consensus. Writing it is one of the primary func- your FREE student tickets to tions of the Editorial Board. Read the Technique’s Tech’s football games. official position on campus issues. Opinions represented in consensus reflect the majority opinion of Ed Board, but not necessarily the opinion of individual Page 3 Football season preview: hear editors. what’s going on with Tech’s football team. Also get the scoop Page 27 Staff Editorials. Read what Technique editorial staff members have to say about on football and baseball stadi- campus issues. Staff editorials are soley the opinion of the author and in no way um expansion plans. reflect the official position of the paper. Page 4 An interview with Paul Hewitt, Tech basketball’s new head coach Page 30 Dave Barry, Non Sequitur, and Dilbert. What more could you ask for in a college comics section? Well, let us know if you’d rather have something else. Page 5 Football Forecast Page 7 Tech’s women’s volleyball team is one of the best in the nation. Go see one of their games in the O’Keefe gym to see for yourself. Page 8 The cross country team, one of Tech’s oldest varsity sports, gears up for a new Freshman Survival Guide season. Page 11 Jason Collier, former Tech basketball standout, gets drafted—then immediately Page 2 Advice from a fifth year senior: hear what James Stovall, Tech student extraordi- traded to Houston. naire, has to say about school, extracurricular involvement, and life in general. Page 3 Money and Food: the essentials of survival. News Editor Jen Hinkel explains how to eat well and save money at the same time. Entertainment Page 5 Sex Ed 1001: Hear words of wisdom from a Health Center Peer Educator. And read about the most beautiful old car in the world. Page 2 Entertainment reader survey. Tell us what you think about the entertainment Page 6 There’s no shame in finding a tutor. Tech will be substantially more difficult than section! high school, so knowing how and when to seek help can be vital to your survival. Page 3 Find out what’s hot and what’s not with the Technique’s Fall Movie Preview. Page 7 Names and faces on campus that you really need to know on this campus. See Page 5 Two Bits, the Technique’s longstanding (and often futile) attempt to provide a students, administrators, and friends of Tech who can help you along your way. note of humor to our rather ordinary existance. Can you guess the identity of Two Page 9 Pros and Cons of popular places to study on Bits Man? It’s one of our most closely held secrets... campus. Is the library too hot? Are study Page 6 The Student Center actually has a place where you can listen to CD’s for free—it’s rooms too crowded? Get the lowdown here. called the Music Listening Room, and it’s on the second floor. Page 10 Get your maps here! Campus maps, MAR- Page 7 Like music? Read Alan Back’s commentary on the Atlantis Music Conference. TA maps, and off-campus destinations in- cluded at no extra charge. Page 9 Get some. Class, that is. As in opera, theatre, ballet, and museums, among other things. See what Atlanta has to offer in this exciting genre of entertainment. Page 12 The Technique presents... The zillionth an- nual editors’ dictionary of Tech words and Page 11 DVD is the wave of the future. Read com- phrases that every student should know. Or mentary about the format, and a few re- at least be familiar with. views. Page 14 The Women’s Resource Center, located on the second floor of the Student Page 12 Just when you thought it was safe to visit the Services building, provides a variety of services and programs to the Georgia Tech clubs... student body. Page 13 New Dungeons and Dragons movie hyped Page 15 I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer... Read the at Dragon*Con words to the songs all Tech students should know. Page 14 Pretty faces paired with “Ugly” plot: read the Page 17 The Technique proudly presents... 99 things to do before you graduate. Cut this Technique’s review of “Coyote Ugly.” list out and put it on your wall. Check items off as you complete them... Page 15 The Technique’s handy guide to local restau- Page 19 Don’t be a victim of campus crime. The Georgia Tech Police Department rants, complete with prices, comments, phone provides tips on how to proactively protect yourself. numbers, and distance from campus.

C is for Carter and that’s good enough for me! 6 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS

Feature Photos Rush Week

By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Rushees visiting the Rush Fair in the East Campus quad sign in at a table hosted by the A sister greets excited sorority rushees outside of the Alpha Delta Pi house during brothers of Alpha Tau Omega. Fraternity rush week ended yesterday. Sorority rush week. Bids were extended on Tuesday by the six Panhellenic Sororities.

I don’t speak Italian, so you’ll have to repeat the question. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 7 Parents of Joe Morse continue search for son Joseph Morse had finished his first year as a Tech student when he disappeared from his Towers dorm room the last day of Spring Semester. He has not contacted family and was last seen by a Lenox ATM security camera. By Jennifer Hinkel ished, remembers the morning er interview with the Cincinnati was one of the most happy-go- News Editor clearly. “But there was Joe... walk- Enquirer, the Morse’s home lucky guys I knew. He was al- ing down the hall, swinging his newspaper. “But we want to say ways goofing off or just playing More than three months since key chain, and smiling like he to him, ‘You're our son. You're around, yet he always seemed to his disappearance from campus, always does. I groggily said ‘good always going to be our son. And get his work done. He was a buildings, classrooms, and resi- morning,’ and he said ‘hey,’ and there's nothing that can't be pretty smart guy, although he dence halls have been papered proceeded to walk by me and worked out.'” didn't like to act that way. with posters asking students if around the corner. That was the Morse’s parents had planned “He always had a funny ex- they have seen or heard from Joe last time anyone saw him. Odd, to pick him up at the airport in pression on his face, and he could Morse. The student has contacted because he didn't seem the least Ohio, where he would return ALWAYS be seen walking neither family nor friends with bit different from his usual self.” home for the summer by a stu- around swinging his key like a information of his whereabouts Morse’s belongings remained dent standby flight from Harts- lifeguard on his tennis-shoe string since he disappeared from the in his dorm room; he left cam- field International. He planned key chain. The weirdest thing is Towers dormitory early May 6. pus with only the clothes he was to take a bus if he was unable to that no one even expected Joe to “We kept on waiting for him wearing, his wallet, and his glasses. get on a flight. go and do something like this. to reappear,” said Daniel Uhlig, He had told friends and his par- During Spring Semester, “He always seemed anxious a Peer Leader on Morse’s floor ents that he had enrolled for sum- Morse, a Mechanical Engineer- to get home and see his parents in Towers. When Morse was last mer classes and housing, but when ing major, attended classes in- and dogs but never to leave them seen walking to the shower concerned Housing staff checked frequently, missing tests and all behind.” around 8:30 a.m. the day of their records, he had done nei- exams as well as lectures. How- Morse was also involved Spring Semester checkout, ther. ever, his friends did not notice around campus. “He was hall friends did not notice anything “Our gut feeling is that he any change in his demeanor. council pres[ident] for Towers out of the ordinary. was depressed and homesick and Rising sophomore Tremain, and Harrison, on the intramu- GTPD Michael Tremain, the last stu- just was totally overwhelmed,” who also lived in Towers, wrote Morse vanished from campus in early May. He dent to see Morse before he van- said Morse’s mother in an earli- the following about Morse: “Joe See Morse, page 14 has not yet contacted parents, friends, or police. Freshmen are Tech welcomes new department chairs By Matt Gray experience very much in con- News Staff cert with the Ivan Allen College high achievers “I believe Dr. McCarthy can lead the Mission. Inasmuch as virtually The Schools of Economics School [of Economics] to a new level of every major taught by Georgia By Matt Gray and the School of Literature, prominence that will improve the Tech has an economic dimen- News Staff Communication, and Culture sion, I believe Dr. McCarthy will both have new chairs for the educational experience of not only the can lead the School to a new With the start of the new school year 2000-2001 school year. Eco- College but the Institute as well.” level of prominence that will im- comes the entrance of a new class of fresh- nomics will be chaired by Patrick prove the educational experience man. This year, expected enrollment num- S. McCarthy, known for his work Sue Rosser of not only the College but the bered 2200 students, one of the largest on the economic impact of trans- Dean of Ivan Allen College Institute as well.” groups ever admitted. portation and related issues, while Some of McCarthy’s more The fall 2000 RAT class also boasts LCC will be home for Robert P. exciting appointments have been high levels of accomplishment and achieve- Kolker, renowned for his work portunity of joining the faculty McCarthy began his career at the Athens Laboratory of Busi- ment, with an average high school GPA of on communications, English, of Georgia Tech, a premier re- in 1978 as an Associate Profes- ness Administration in Greece, 3.75. Last year’s class averaged a 3.66. and various forms of media. search institution,” McCarthy sor at Purdue. Later, he worked Nanyang Technological Univer- One hundred twenty-four National Both chairs were brought to said. “And I am looking forward as a Professor of Economics in sity in Singapore, and as an as- Merit Scholars chose to attend Tech, com- Tech from different universities, to collaborating with other units the School of Management. sociate professor economics at pared to one hundred Scholars that en- with McCarthy leaving 22 years in the Ivan Allen College and “Dr. McCarthy is a widely the University of Southern Cal- tered last year. at Purdue University and Kolk- working with colleagues in the respected scholar and teacher in ifornia. He takes over the posi- The number of students with a perfect er having spent almost thirty years School of Economics to build his field,” said Sue Rosser, Dean tion from Dr. William Schaffer, 1600 SAT score doubled, rising from six at University of Maryland-Col- upon the solid research and teach- of Ivan Allen College. “In addi- who served as the acting Chair to twelve. lege Park. ing contributions of the econom- tion, he brings a breadth of in- Seventy-two students participated in “I am delighted with the op- ics faculty.” terdisciplinary and international See Chairs, page 14 the summer Challenge Program, designed to help minority students make the transi- tion to university life. Tech’s family retainer rate remained Fifth Street Project will give DuPree high, with 432 students claiming a relative as a current student or Tech alumnus. Continuing Tech’s Internet-based trend, almost a quarter of the applicants com- College of Management a new home pleted their applications on-line, up from 19% in 1999. By Jennifer Hinkel Annual rankings of colleges and uni- News Editor versities have noticed the continuing growth of the school, with U.S. News and World The expansion of campus East Report placing Tech 10th among Public of I-75/85, known as the “Fifth Universities. Street Project” and long part of In addition, Money magazine rated Tech Tech’s Master Plan, will consist second for best buys among scientific and of an extensive, multi-building technical schools, and Black Issues in High- construction and a new home er Education awarded a number two rank- for the DuPree College of Man- ing for bachelor’s degrees in engineering agement. awarded to minority students. “The move will increase visi- The most popular majors this year are bility and reputation in a way Undecided Engineering, Computer Sci- that makes sense for Georgia ence, and Computer Engineering, reflect- Tech,” said Terry Blum, Du- ing the strong and growing job market in Pree College Dean of Academ- high technology fields. ics. For students coming from outside the The DuPree College’s man- U.S., India sent the largest number of stu- agement program ranks among dents, followed by Korea. the top fifteen percent of busi- China and Taiwan tied for third in ness and management schools number of international students. nationwide. Of approximately The most common first names were one thousand management Chris and Jennifer; the most common last schools in the nation, a third of WALLACE, ROBERTS & TODD, LLC name in the Freshman Class is Lee. A street-level view of the new DuPree College of Management building to be built at the corner of See Project, page 10 Fifth and Spring Streets, with the Biltmore Hotel and the new BellSouth building in the background

Kevin, why are you taking 21 hours this semester? 8 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS

Grads get subsidized health care Feature Photo Rosalind Meyers at West Side Market

By Becca Cutri-Kohart and A group of graduate students, Jennifer Hinkel with the help of Dean of Graduate Campus Life Editor, News Editor Studies and Vice-Provost for research Dr. Charles Liotta, worked to change After a long battle, subsidized the current policy. health insurance is on its way for The students petitioned for a plan graduate students. The insurance comparable to the one offered will be provided with a 20% subsi- through the Student Health Cen- dy for graduate research assistants ter, costing approximately $400 per (GRAs), students assistants (GSAs) student. The current plan will cost and teaching assistants (GTAs). approximately $373 per student. The policy will be provided Significant progress has already through Pearce and Pearce, and will unfolded; task forces have been or- be the same policy currently avail- ganized at the Institute level as well able through GIT Student Health as in the Board of Regents. Services. Students on the policy will Dr. Liotta has assured students pay discounted rates, and Pearce that as of Fall 2000 Semester, he and Pearce will bill Georgia Tech will be providing 20% coverage for for the 20% of the services as a graduate assistants out of his own subsidy. budget. The policies are effective August An article entitled “A Discus- 23, 2000 through August 22, 2001. sion of Graduate Health Insurance They can be paid monthly or for Coverage,” published by a Tech the entire semester. Health Committee in 1998, touched Eligibility is for GRAs, GTAs, on the main issues of providing some and GSAs who are paid with Geor- type of subsidized health care for gia Tech payroll for at least 1/3 of grads. their time during the term. In order According to the article, “the pre- to be eligible, each student must be ponderance of evidence shows that enrolled full time. the schools we compare ourselves The decision to subsidize health to and compete against are offering care has come after extensive dis- health insurance as part of graduate cussion in the Graduate Student assistant compensation.” Senate (GSS), which has been work- Though published two years ago, ing to improve the condition of grad- this realization has only now come uate student health care for several into practice. Jenelle Piepmeier, the years. Tech now joins many of her previous chair of the Health Servic- peer institutions, which offer bene- es Committee, composed the pa- fit plans and insurance reimburse- per, along with Graduate Student ment to graduate student assistants and graduates in research. See Health, page 21 By Becca Cutri-Kohart/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

C is for Carter and that’s good enough for me. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 9 News briefs Feature Photo Alpha Xi Delta Alpha Xi Delta sorority finds new campus home Sisters of Alpha Xi Delta moved in the past weeks to the former house of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on Fourth Street. The house has been completely renovated and cleaned for the sorority. Alpha Xi Delta sisters formerly resided in a section of the Fourth Street Apartments on Techwood Drive. Library announces holiday weekend hours The library hours will change due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4. Also, classes will not be held on Labor Day. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, Sept. 2 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 midnight Tuesday, Sept. 5 regular hours resumed One day volunteer project to be held tomorrow Free breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided to par- ticipants in “Into the Streets,” a one day volunteer project that will be held on Saturday, August 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Projects include working with children, HIV patients, and senior adults. Call 404- By Daniel Uhlig, STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 894-2002 or e-mail [email protected]. The former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on Fourth Street has been renovated for the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta, who moved into the house before fall classes began. The new letters, AZD, can be seen on the facade. Student Center hosts “Fun With Shirts” activity On Tuesday, August 29 in the Post Office Lobby, the Programs Board of the Student Center will offer T-shirt grab bags from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Housing Department changes loft Volunteer Fair to be held on August 31 policy to preserve student safety A volunteer fair will be held on Skiles Walkway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thurs., Aug. 31. Free refreshments will be provided and over By Jennifer Hinkel “Our reasoning is safety,” said isn’t convenient, but the safety fac- 40 places to volunteer will present options for student involvement, News Editor Dan Morrison, Associate Director tor outweighs the inconvenience.” such as tutoring, environmental activism, and teaching senior adults. of Housing. “Two to three students The revised Housing policy, avail- In an attempt to increase stu- each year fall from their beds.” able on the Housing Web site, states Crafts Center hours dent safety, the Department of Hous- When students fall, common that “safety concerns expressed by ing has changed its policy on lofting injuries include broken collarbones residents and parents has resulted The Craft Center has facilities for making ceramics, banners, beds in traditional dorms. as well as shoulder, back and neck in our decision to de-loft all beds posters, pottery, stained glass, and other items of art. Students can Previously, students had the op- injuries. In order to prevent such when possible.” Beds must not be explore such artistic endeavors from 12:15 to 9 p.m. Monday to tion of constructing a loft platform potentially dangerous occurrences, lofted when students check out, and Thursday and 12:15 to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The center is and having the structure approved Housing would like all beds to be students who wish to have beds re- located on the third floor of the Student Center. by the Housing Department. Also, lofted properly and safely accord- configured from lofts to the ground, students will not be permitted to ing to specifications of that particu- they may submit a work order. Career Fair liason meeting dates changed reconfigure beds themselves, but in- lar type of bed. According to the Department of stead must wait for a Housing rep- “We’re asking students to allow Housing, one problem with stu- The meeting to receive more information about becoming a career resentative to loft or bunk beds our staff who are trained to loft liason has been moved from Monday, Septemer 4 to Tuesday, Septe- securely and correctly. beds,” said Morrison. “We know it See Lofts, page 13 meber 5 due to the Labor Day holiday.

C is also for Cookie which is also good enough for me, too. 10 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS Sewer renovation to affect East Campus students, parking By Mary Beth Holley pletion of the first two phases. box. News Staff The Joint Venture Company will “For the first four to six months while a ten foot Cars and pedestrians will still be complete Phase III, the final step of able to use the alleyways next to Bradshaw Construction Corpo- the project. by eleven foot trench is dug along Brittain Drive, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Tau ration, MC., Inc. has begun updat- The Orme Street project should the noise will be horrible.” Omega, as well as the alley behind ing an old and deteriorating sewer eliminate odors and flooding along Alpha Epsilon Pi. The intersection system extending through campus Brittain Drive and Bobby Dodd Fred Dolder of Bobby Dodd Way and Brittain in a project that began earlier this Way. It will also increase capacity Senior Project Manager, Office of Facilities Design & Construction Drive will have limited short-term week. of the sewer so the city of Atlanta partial closures, but will never be The construction on the Orme can proceed with building new res- closed for pedestrian traffic. Fowler Street Combined Trunk Relief Sewer idences at the end of the sewer line trian and vehicular movement are remain in use. Ultimately, the new will become a two-way street. will severely impact the Tech Com- near Centennial Park. of great concern. Student movement entrance will eliminate most of the “One of our major concerns is munity, especially students living Before any work can be done, a from residence halls and classrooms, traffic headaches that are common noise,” said Fred Dolder, senior on East Campus, until the project- junction box must be made at the athletic events, and during move- on game day. project manager, Office of Facili- ed completion date in February or intersection of Fowler and Fourth in, move-out, dead week, and final The project will also involve clos- ties Design and Construction. “For March of 2002. so all of the utilities, including com- exams will be impacted by the con- ing part of Fourth Street, but length the first four to six months while a Phases I and II, which stopped munications fiber, telephone lines, struction. and area of closures are uncertain at ten foot by eleven foot trench is dug at the intersection of Fowler and electricity lines, and water mains, East Campus will lose over 70 this time. along Brittain Drive, the noise will Forth Streets, were completed in can be rerouted. parking spaces. One of the first phases However, the intersections of be horrible.” 1997, and already the results of these Tech’s Office of Information of the project will be to build a new Fowler, Fourth, and Brittain will The construction crew has been projects have been positive. Technology, BellSouth, Georgia entrance to Peter’s Parking Deck be closed for the duration of the notified of the numerous residents Peter’s Parking Deck and the al- Power and United Water will be on the north lower level, ensuring project. on and around Brittain Drive and leyway between Alpha Tau Omega part of a cooperative effort, helping continued entry and preserving park- These intersections will serve as they will be taking strides to limit and Phi Kappa Psi have been virtu- with this phase of the project. ing spaces. an entrance for the construction ally without flooding since the com- Interests such as campus pedes- The existing entry on Fowler will workers and the site of the junction See Sewers, page 21

Mike told me that if he saw the Pope in Italy, he would go up to him and say “Whassssssssup?” NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 11

Feature Photos East and West Bringing mean machines to life By Alan Back Working every beat in the city

There are a few intrepid souls on every college campus who love noth- ing better than to slap together weird contraptions out of random spare parts and make them do shameless things just for fun. At Georgia Tech, most of them belong to the Robo- Jackets, the student robotics club. Alumnus Brad Geving founded the organization last fall while work- ing toward a master’s degree in Me- chanical Engineering (ME). His goal for doing so, he explained, was to attract attention to robotics research and the people involved with it. By Alan Back / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “Students don’t realize this tal- L to R: Mark Randolph, Kevin Reim, and Ian Campbell represented Tech ent exists for them to tap into be- at Dragon*Con 2000 last month. They are holding their entry, RoboBuzz. cause it’s not constantly in their faces. They might hear about some- arm robots and pit them against fast. For the next round, we switched By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS thing robotic happening in the base- one another in a variety of events. to a ramming strategy, but the ro- Fowler St. on East Campus is transformed into a two-way street ment of some obscure building, but He turned the idea into a senior- bot wasn’t designed for that.” while sewer renovation blocks other campus thoroughfares. they never find it, and when they level ME design class, with Associ- “We probably needed two more do, it’s not the glamorous project ate Professor Harvey Lipkin weeks beyond that [seven-week pe- they imagined,” he commented. sponsoring it. While the first group riod] to repair some problems, but “The club is there to stir up interest of students produced several robot the competition date cut that short,” and breed enthusiasm for robotics. designs, the next class ran into trou- Geving remarked. Attempts to build It’s a forum where you can create, ble getting the needed parts and an entry for this year were aban- and at the same time learn valuable staying within the budget provided doned when the contest organizers skills that will be with you forever.” by the department. changed the event date, but plans Members generally sign on with To solve the problem, Geving are already in the works for 2001. one or more specialized subgroups, put together a team to take over the On July 2, the RoboJackets made each of which organizes itself to han- project, and the finished robot was their debut in Robot Battles at dle a particular job. “Within the entered in the 1999 BattleBots com- Dragon*Con 2000. Held on the group, you have your project lead- petition (an annual event similar to last day of the annual science fiction/ er, you have different tasks defined Robot Wars) last August. The Robo- fantasy convention, this contest was by those people, and you function Jackets were chartered shortly af- a small-scale version of BattleBots. as a group targeting that particular terward. Professor Wayne Book and Some 20 robots fought head-to-head project in its whole,” said Kevin Assistant Professor Imme Ebert- in three different weight divisions; Reim, a senior in Industrial Design. Uphoff, both of ME, serve as the teams could advance by either The club’s roots date back to faculty sponsors. immobilizing their opponents or 1997, when Geving learned of a Ian Campbell, an ME sopho- knocking them out of the ring. robotics contest that one of his friends more, worked on the BattleBots ro- RoboBuzz, the Tech competitor, was planning to enter. “Someone bot and saw it in action after seven entered the middleweight division joked that the robot could always weeks of building work. “We won under the control of Reim, Campbell, be used in Robot Wars if it didn’t our first round, but then we had and ME junior Mark Randolph. By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS win,” he recalled. Robot Wars is a some gear problems. The gears we Hugging the ground and sporting a A D.J. spins outside of the West Campus Market and Diner on competition, popular in several used for our lifting arm were made Wednesday evening. Students enjoyed free food and music. countries, in which teams build and of plastic, and they broke down pretty See Robots, page 11

And if the Pope says “Whassssssssup!” back to him, he will become a priest. 12 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS

lege, Executive Education areas, and disciplines while moving the Col- tion close to the nexus of technolo- businesses and people who want to Project from page 5 interdisciplinary centers, will con- lege closer to the Atlanta business gy-based businesses that has formed locate downtown,” said Susan Mend- tain 181,000 square feet of class- community. in Midtown. heim, chief executive and president which are accredited, DuPree has rooms, offices, and learning resource The Executive Education pro- The renovated Biltmore Hotel, of the Midtown Alliance. Accord- been ranked in the mid-forties by space. The interdisciplinary centers gram is one part of the DuPree Col- across West Peachtree Street from ing to a recent Tech press release, organizations such as U.S. News and will include areas designated for var- lege that will greatly benefit from the new development, accommo- Mendheim has “praised Tech’s plans World Report. ious programs, such as the Center dates several of the small, high-tech to develop this declining stretch of “There is only one school above for Quality Growth and Regional companies that been sprouting up property into vital space and servic- us on the list who is smaller than Development, a program studying “It is very important around Midtown and the Tech cam- es.” two, three, or four times the size of urban growth issues in Atlanta. pus. Other companies that have “It is very, very important for Georgia Tech,” said Dean Blum. Blum calls the expansion “abso- for Tech to make the formed as a result of the Advanced Georgia Tech to make the next surge The College of Management reports lutely central to our mission in a next surge forward.” Technology Development Center, forward,” said Dean Blum. that its faculty is one of the highest million ways.” Currently, the Col- Tech’s “business incubator,” are lo- The total construction of the Fifth draws for the school; the new build- lege of Management is experienc- Terry Blum cated in the area surrounding the Street Project will cost an estimated ing in the Fifth Street Complex would ing rapid growth in majors, increased Dean of DuPree College expansion area. $148 million, $35 million of which provide another “competitive ad- demand for classes among non-ma- “[The new development] will be is designated as the cost of the Man- vantage,” according to Blum. jors, and a burgeoning Executive closer to the companies incubating agement Complex. Unlike funding The move to the Fifth Street Education program. the move. Presently, the program is in the Biltmore and in Midtown,” for other parts of the project, the complex will benefit the College Demands for educational pro- “served by one classroom in the said Dean Blum, making the Du- DuPree College complex will be fi- not only because of the vastly ex- grams in technology-oriented man- College of Management building,” Pree college “more connected to in- nanced by private donations. Tax- panded teaching facilities made avail- agement and entrepreneurship are said Blum. Executive Education al- novation and growth.” The College payer dollars will not be used as a able by the new buildings, but also also on the rise. The new space will ready brings in revenues of four mil- of Management also hopes that the source of funding. by the strategic location in the heart provide facilities to increase capaci- lion dollars annually for the College flourishing, technological economy Ground breaking for the entire of what has come to be known as an ty in all of these areas, as well as add of Management. nearby will provide networking as- Fifth Street Project will occur some area of “Midtown Renaissance.” facilities designed to deliver distance Management students, includ- pects for students. time in early 2001. The project is The Management Complex, learning programming. The com- ing undergraduates, graduates, and “Atlanta is experiencing a phe- expected to be completed approxi- which will house the DuPree Col- plex will improve facilities for these executives, will also enjoy a loca- nomenal increase in the amount of mately two years after the start date.

He’s that sure that the whole scenario is absolutely impossible, even for someone who embodies the concept. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 13

was covered by the Georgia Tech Robots from page 9 Student Foundation. He hopes to Administrative buildings hit by be able to stay involved with the four-sided wedge design, the flat jobs of securing sponsors and mon- robot was built to stop others cold ey for future ventures. summer break-ins and burglaries by sliding underneath them. In In addition to building combat- addition, its speed and ability to ready robots, the club keeps active Break-ins during Summer Semester caused alarm; GTPD turn and spin quickly would allow outside the competitive realm. Pro- it to stay out of harm’s way and use motions Chair Heather Heffner, an arrested two suspects in connection with some of the incidents its corners to hack at the opposition’s ME junior, described an ongoing bodywork like a buzzsaw. project involving the design of a walking robot as a way for members By Huda Kazi Although RoboBuzz lost its first to do robotics work for its own sake. Editor Emeritus “Students need to be aware match, the team chose to view the day as a learning experience and a “People can get experience in that there is crime in the world, building and programming, and they At 9:30 on Tuesday night, June good return on their two weeks of can work on design concepts with- 27, Senior Associate Dean of Stu- and they need to make very building work. “We fared all right out a hard and fast time frame hang- dents Karen Boyd thought she was with what we had,” said Reim, head careful decisions about what ing over them,” she said. “The group the only person left in her suite. of the project group. “We didn’t is a competitive robot club, but this However, when she stepped out of they are doing.” get the right parts that we wanted, is more for experi- her personal office, she found a young that needed to be Karen Boyd ence in building.” African-American male seated at one on there, and the Senior Associate Dean of Students Other projects of the desks in the outer office. speed controllers currently under He told her his name, claiming were kind of cheap “Students don’t consideration in- to be a member of the custodial almost all of the buildings on the eryone else left. and were failing us. realize this clude a “Robot in staff. Hill have been hit at some time or Both Vickery and Boyd agree But at least we were a Bag” fundrais- “He didn’t look like anybody another. awareness is the key to prevention. able to get up on- [robotics] talent er—selling sets of I’ve ever seen on the cleaning staff,” “Typically, the areas most often “Students need to be aware that stage with all the exists for them to parts with instruc- said Boyd. “I know the custodial hit by burglaries are fraternity houses. there is crime in the world, and they things that were tions for building staff pretty well.” This is unusual to the extent that it need to make very careful decisions going wrong.” tap into.” a basic robot from Boyd asked him what he was has been primarily some of the ad- about what they are doing,” com- Reim expressed Brad Geving them—and work- doing in the office and encouraged ministrative type of buildings,” com- mented Boyd. confidence that the RoboJackets Founder ing with local high him to leave, which he did without mented Vickery. RoboJackets will be schools. “There argument. She then called campus In all the cases, the motive for able to turn in a bet- are lots of students police. the break-ins appeared to be theft. Campus Safety Tips ter performance who know a lot about robotics, and “The person looked familiar, so The intruder was usually looking next year. “We pretty much had it would be nice to find them and get I wasn’t overly scared at first, until I for cash, although a few of the build- • Never prop open exterior defensive driving and attack driv- others without experience involved as realized he didn’t want me to recog- ings lost computers and audio/vi- doors ing strategies; we never had any re- well,” Heffner stated. nize him. He pulled his hat down sual equipment. • Lock dorm room doors ally sophisticated weaponry. I think “This is where the club comes over his eyes. He didn’t want me to “In many of them,” stated Vick- always we’ll come back with a heavier ro- in,” Geving said. “Learn about ro- be aware of who he was,” stated ery, “it was going through drawers • Choose safe, well-lit routes bot, a bigger robot, one that’s more botics by participating in competi- Boyd, who can give a very clear and desks, and at the same time • Avoid walking, jogging, or powerful…We had no idea what tions. Put tools in the hands of description of the intruder. leaving some valuable equipment.” biking alone at night this was going to be like when we students early in their school ca- That break-in at the Student Ser- Two arrests have been made for • Call for rides after dark came in. But now we know, and we reers to add value to their classroom vices building in June was the latest two of the break-ins. Vickery feels • Park in well lit areas can prepare for it next time.” experiences.” Projects such as Bat- in a string of burglaries all over cam- some of burglaries may have been • Don’t leave valuables in your Geving echoed Reim’s sentiment tleBots design, requiring time com- pus. perpetrated by the same person while car with respect to BattleBots: “This is mitments longer than a single In the month of June, sixteen others were obviously the work of • Lock bicycles in designated why competitions are so important. semester, are more compatible with buildings were burglarized, includ- different people. areas You learn what works and what a permanent student organization ing the Administration Building, None of the break-ins showed doesn’t very quickly and never make than a formal class, in his opinion. the Student Success Center, Lyman any sign of forced entry into the For more campus safety tips, the same mistake twice.” Hall, the Savant Building, and building. Vickery assumes the in- check out the Freshman He stated that most of the funds Students interested in joining the Robo- MRDC II. truders either came through an open Survival Guide page 19. for the BattleBots project (roughly Jackets can visit the club’s Web site at According to Chief Jack Vick- door or came in during regular of- $2,500) came out of his pocket, but robot.me.gatech.edu/~club. ery of the Tech Police Department, fice hours and remained after ev- the $1,000 budget for Dragon*Con

But I told him that if he does become a priest, he could go to Las Vegas and be an Elvis priest. That would be cool. 14 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS Top textbook site recognized U[sic]GA to fight admissions policy ruling

By Prezre Lease A search at www.BestBookBuys.com By Patrick Badgley gia must do all it can to make the wood or Georgia as lawyers present News Staff finds these same books selling for University of Texas—Austin benefits of higher education avail- more ideas in similar arguments. $206 new and $140 used. This able to the broadest possible seg- Hopwood is the 1996 5th U.S. New Internet company Best Book amounts to a savings of 24 percent (U-WIRE) University [sic] of ment of its population,” he said. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Buys™ (www.bestbookbuys.com), (new) or 49 percent (used) off the Georgia officials pushed forward with Adams added that with so many effectively ended affirmative action a leading On-line book shopping list price. their attempt to allow race-based similar cases entering courts nation- in Texas public colleges and univer- comparison site for college students Best Book Buys compares pric- admissions policies by announcing sities as interpreted by former At- and a service of Best Web Buys, es, shipping and availability of more that they would appeal a ruling that torney General Dan Morales. announced Monday that the site than 3 million titles at dozens of disallowed such action at the uni- The 11th circuit court’s ruling has been recognized as a top “Text- online bookstores including versity. “The University would affect Alabama, Florida and books Site” in SmartMoney Maga- Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Following a July 24 decision by System of Georgia Georgia. zine’s 2000 Internet Guide. The Borders, BigWords, eCampus.com, a U.S. district court judge, the U[sic]GA System Chancellor editors of SmartMoney Magazine VarsityBooks.com and Page One. U[sic]GA Board of Regents and Pres- and other universities Stephen Portch said using affirma- evaluated more than 2,000 sites in Best Book Buys is also the first ident Michael Adams said Tuesday throughout the nation tive action in admissions is impor- making their selections of the 52 online shopping comparison site to they supported the use of race as a tant for the educational community leading sites in 31 categories. have a Buyback Search Service which factor in admissions and urged the face continuing around the nation. “I’ve been reading lately that stu- allows students to search for the Georgia Office of the Attorney Gen- litigation on this issue. He also said that the dents don’t save much money from best prices to sell back their text- eral to appeal to the 11th U.S. Cir- university[sic] is willing to fight for buying their textbooks On-line, but books whether or not they bought cuit Court of Appeals. We are willing to the right to use admissions policies that just isn’t true,” said Steve Loy- their books online. A federal district judge ruled the assume a leadership that are based on race. ola, President of Best Book Buys. Besides serving the college mar- university could not use race as a “The University System of Geor- “We constantly receive feedback from ket, Best Book Buys also helps con- factor for admissions and said affir- role if it will help gia and other universities through- students who use Best Book Buys sumers find new, used, close-out mative action wasn’t in the compel- resolve this issue.” out the nation face continuing to find books at much lower prices and audio books. ling interest of the state. litigation on this issue,” Portch said. than their college bookstore.” Best Book Buys is a subsidiary of While the circuit court is con- Stephen Portch “We are willing to assume a leader- “I make online purchases pretty Best Web Buys and was founded in sidering the matter, the university U[sic]GA System Chancellor ship role if it will help resolve this frequently and most often bought 1997 by Steve Loyola, a former Jet has stopped using race as a factor for issue.” books at Amazon.com before I found Propulsion Laboratory computer admission. Even with the matter is pending Best Book Buys about a month ago,” scientist. The company is located at Previously, the university[sic] wide, there is a strong chance the in court, Adams said that the said Jessica E. Smith, a junior at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, used factors such as race and an case will draw national attention University[sic] of Georgia will con- Abilene Christian University in California, 91001 and can be reached applicant’s high school and economic and should receive a definitive fed- tinue to strive to increase minority Abilene, Texas. “Best Book Buys’ at 626.296.6260. The company is background in evaluating about 15 eral ruling. enrollment by enhancing precolle- site allowed me to save $40 on my closely held. Business inquiries should percent of those who were on the However, the U.S. Supreme giate programs that bring many mi- textbooks for this semester, and I be directed to Steve Loyola. fringe of being admitted. Court in 1996 denied taking an norities to the university. appreciate having that extra cash in Editors Note: Best Book Buys Adams said while the university affirmative action case with which In addition, the university[sic] my pocket.” and Best Web Buys are trademarks [sic] will follow the race-free rules, the UT School of Law was involved. will intensify efforts to fund schol- For example, three popular text- of Best Web Buys. All other trade or it will be as aggressive as possible University of Texas School of arships that are worth more than books titled “General Chemistry”, brand names mentioned herein are within the law in attracting people Law professor Doug Laycock has just tuition and fees, so students “Microeconomics”, and “Business” the property of their respective own- of all races and backgrounds. said the Supreme Court will be more will not be kept from attending the have a combined list price of $273. ers. “It is clear that the state of Geor- likely to look at a case such as Hop- university because of outside costs.

Jeez, I’m having a total crisis here! Maybe I’ll go swim in the fountain... again. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 15

schedule that will eventually allow ladders for top bunks and lofts, ar- not easy to get them up in a week Lofts from page 7 the same furniture configurations ranging furniture at the ends of beds and a half,” he said. as are possible on East Campus. obstructs rungs and makes climb- All beds used for youth confer- dents lofting and bunking their own “We’ve stopped allowing peo- Currently, Fulmer and Woodruff ing dangerous. ences had been configured to rest beds is the configuration of differ- ple to build lofts,” said Morrison. have been outfitted with the new “We want students to have the on the ground for safety of younger ent furniture sets. Because the fur- Housing prefers that students “con- style of furniture. The remaining chance to think about how they students; therefore, many beds on niture in each traditional dormitory figure the beds as designed,” whether buildings do not contain furniture want their beds,” Morrison said, campus are in low configurations. differs, the lofting mechanisms, as- on the ground, bunked, or lofted. that allows safe lofting, but those rather than having beds lofted from “Give us this week, and we’ll come sembly methods, and stabilizing Morrison noted that “all build- beds can be bunked. the initial move-in. around and put them together cor- components changed from build- ings can bunk beds;” all East Cam- Morrison also expressed concern Although he acknowledged that rectly.” ing to building. pus dorms have four possible bed about students arranging furniture lofting beds is usually the most space Students wishing to have the con- Problems arise with student-con- configurations: on the floor, raised around lofted or bunked beds, say- efficient way of arranging a dorm figuration of their beds altered should structed lofts because the structures to a medium height, bunked one ing “students often don’t leave a room, students have other options. contact a Housing staff member, are potentially unsound and often on top of the other, or lofted. true climbing system. It’s not very Morrison mentioned summer such as a PL, PA, or CA, so that a result in damage to the room, such The “Tech Estates” buildings, easy to leave the end of the bed conferences and semester turnaround trained Housing representative can as bolting or nailing pieces of the or the brown brick buildings on open.” as reasons for why the lofting pro- properly assemble the furniture in a structure to the walls and ceiling. West Campus, are on a renovation As Housing does not provide cess is taking time to complete. “It’s safe and correct manner.

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By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS A student pool shark tests his skills at Student Center Night Light. Billiards, bowling, During last Saturday’s Student Center Night Light, Peer Leader Kim Wiley and her and arcade games provide a fun haven for students on the lower level of the center. section of first-year women engage in water-gun warfare in the Music Listening Room.

Sharkie, O Sharkie, your fins are so sparky. an ATM camera at Lenox Mall GTPD. tions, awards, and positions, Kolk- Morse from page 5 watched Morse withdraw the re- “If they can think of anything Chairs from page 5 er is the current President of the maining $120 from his bank ac- they saw or heard that we can fol- Society for Cinema Studies. ral football team, ran consistently count. Joe Morse has not been seen low up on... that might point us in until a new Chair could be named. “We are thrilled to have attract- with a friend of ours every day, and since the morning of May 6. At that his direction,” said Debbie Morse, Kolker began his career as an ed a nationally renowned scholar enjoyed going out to clubs with me time, he was wearing a plaid shirt. Joe’s mother. Associate Professor, and later held and seasoned administrator to Chair and another guy we knew,” said Morse is further described as 5 feet Mrs. Morse feels that her son the positions of Full Professor, and Literature, Communication and Tremain. 8 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, may have felt stressed or pressured the Chair of Mary- Culture,” said Ross- Among his other favorite activi- with brown hair and blue eyes. to maintain Dean’s List grades, and land’s Department er. “Under Profes- ties, according to students and Peer Dean Gail DiSabatino has been said “that’s important, but it’s not of Radio-Televi- sor Kolker’s Leaders on his Towers floor, were in contact with Morse’s parents since the most important thing.” sion-Film. “I am delighted to leadership, I know adding to a list of “Joe Quotes” — they reported that their son did not She hopes students will find “I am delight- that LCC will be creative and fun phrases coined by returned home as planned. Tech “somebody that they can confide ed to be associated be associated brought to the next those on the hall — and playing administrators share concern with in.” with one of the pre- with one of the level.” Playstation football with other stu- his parents and friends and have “It’s important that this doesn’t mier institutions in Kolker has been dents in his section. been instrumental in facilitating the happen to anybody else,” she said. the country,” said premier institutions published in a va- Morse’s parents and friends be- ongoing investigation, along with Kolker, “and espe- in the country.” riety of journals, lieved that Morse would be return- the Georgia Tech Police Depart- cially happy to be and received recog- Contact Information Robert Kolker ing to Tech for the Summer Semester; ment (GTPD) and housing staff. working with LCC nition for the first Detective Forbes 404-894-2500 New Economics Chair he told friends that he had arranged Morse’s parents encourage any [email protected] and Ivan Allen Col- online film study a co-op job with Caterpillar start- student that may have seen or heard lege, whose facul- that involved mov- ing in the fall. He had not registered anything regarding their son’s dis- Dean Gail 404-894-6367 ty are at the ing pictures. His re- for Summer housing, Towers hous- appearance to contact someone with [email protected] forefront of excit- search focuses on ing staff discovered the day of his that information, such as Dean of ing, challenging and imaginative culture, technology and media, cin- disappearance. Morse’s whereabouts Students Gail DiSabatino, Father Father Mario 404-892-6759 work in humanities and new tech- ema, and multimedia software de- were unknown from 8:30 a.m. un- Mario of the Catholic Center, or [email protected] nologies.” velopment for the use of film study til 10:58 a.m., when footage from Detective Lenford Forbes of the In addition to his other recogni- and theory of representation.

You’re as plush as a sofa and almost as sparkly. Internet cheating conspiracy exposed in California By Sara Kashing cheating by accident. od of weeks. the professors had “hard evidence” 1 percent of the points possible for California State University—Chico “I was reviewing log files associ- “We asked them to explain how against, 41 confessed and received a the course,” he said. “Why risk it?” ated with the online quizzes and in previous attempts they had failed D in the course. Nine students elected His question was partially an- (U-WIRE) While instructional noticed patterns of pairs and larger and then suddenly began to do well,” to take a failing grade. swered when he reviewed several technologies such as Web-based clusters of students taking quizzes Sandoe said. “We gave them an op- To date, none of those nine stu- national studies of academic dis- courses and distance learning pro- from the same computer, one after portunity to explain themselves.” dents has requested a hearing with honesty. Those studies reported that grams make education more acces- another, and earning higher scores Ultimately he and Wilder dis- student grievances to challenge their business majors, primarily MINS sible, they also serve as new venues in less time,” he said. missed the charges against 25 stu- grades, Sandoe said. students, are most likely to cheat, for academic dishonesty. Once he consulted Tom Wild- dents because of a lack of evidence. “I’m mystified as to why these Sandoe said. During the 1999-2000 school er, the course’s lecturer and direc- “We just couldn’t prove that those students chose to put more effort “They are motivated by dollar year, three California State Univer- tor, Sandoe decided the students students had cheated, so we didn’t signs,” he said. “Anything that jus- sity at Chico professors separately want to push it,” he said. tifies getting the degree.” confronted more than 40 students Accused of sharing answers with The most frustrating aspect of who had cheated on tests and quiz- classmates but later cleared of any “I wasn’t guilty and the incident is that students were zes distributed via the Web, said “I was shocked. I wrongdoing, senior Chris Patrick yet I had to spend forewarned that cheating would not Byron Jackson, vice provost for ac- said his professors shouldn’t have be tolerated, Sandoe said. ademic affairs. couldn’t believe the failed him until being certain of his hours challenging a “The course outline clearly states The most recent of those inci- degree of cheating guilt. failing grade during that students who commit acts of dents occurred last semester, two “It blew my mind the way they academic dishonesty will fail the weeks before the end of the term, that had taken place.” handled the situation,” he said. “I finals week.” course,” he said. “In addition, be- when business professor Kent San- Kent Sandoe wasn’t guilty and yet I had to spend Chris Patrick fore taking the quizzes, students had doe determined that as many as 75 Business Professor hours challenging a failing grade Senior CSU Student to click a box that said they were of the 300 students in his introduc- during finals week.” taking the quiz entirely on their own.” tory management information sys- Patrick said he objected to the Although they will continue to tems course had been sharing answers way his professors brought the cheat- give quizzes on the Web, both San- to online quizzes throughout the should be confronted. ing accusations to students’ atten- into cheating than reading the ma- doe and Wilder said the incident semester. “We didn’t want other students’ tion. terial would have required,” he said. has made them more wary of the “I was shocked,” Sandoe said. “I hard work to be diminished,” he “They called off our names in The eight pass-or-fail quizzes were potential for cheating. couldn’t believe the degree of cheat- said. front of our classmates,” Patrick said. not meant to form a significant por- “This has set the college of busi- ing that had taken place. It was a The professors met one-on-one “It was unfair that we were publicly tion of the students’ final grades, ness on alert,” Wilder said. “We real eye opener.” with students whose quiz grades had singled out.” Sandoe said. won’t tolerate it. We will police it Sandoe said he discovered the improved dramatically over a peri- Of the remaining 50 students “Each quiz was weighted at only more, and we will take action.”

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University fans say they bleed pur- “I almost wish I didn’t have to he said. “All my friends love it.” rant. However, alcohol has never been ple and gold, but if your mother leave,” he said. “I love going to the However, the students’ neigh- “All of them claim to be educat- served in her house, Bonnie Rich- was a Golden Girl and your father football games, even though you bors do not share the family’s love ed at LSU,” Sampere said. “If that’s ardson said. Neighbors never ap- was a football player, purple and of the eccentric decor. proached the Richardsons or their gold might not only be the color of Many neighbors think that the children about the house, but the your blood — it might also be the family of LSU Tigers attacked the police have been called out when a color of your house. “When they get on neighborhood with the boldly paint- “We’ve got LSU kids number of cars are in the driveway, And when Baker Brooks sug- ed house in response to a failed peti- Bonnie Richardson said. gested the family paint its house that juice (alcohol), tion that asked neighbors’ permission living here and they The calls were unfounded be- the colors representing the Uni- they do things that to add on to Richardson’s house. come from an LSU cause her sons were only having versity so many members of his When Richardson and her hus- friends stop by their house as a meet- family attended, his mother and they will probably be band Danny bought the house, they family.” ing point to go somewhere else, she former LSU Golden Girl thought sorry for.” hoped to add on to it so their three Bonnie Richardson said. it would be a positive sign of sup- college-aged children could move Owner of “Tigher House,” “They are good students and they port, she said. Joe Sampere in with them, Bonnie Richardson LSU alumna, and parent are very patriotic to their school,” “I thought LSU fans would re- “Tiger House” neighbor said. Baker Brooks asked permis- she said. Even though there is some ally like it, but it sounded really off sion to paint the house before the friction in the neighborhood be- the wall,” said Richardson, now a petition was turned down by the cause of the “Tiger House,” neigh- physical education teacher. end up either sun burnt, rained on Metro Board of Adjustment, an agen- what they teach them in school, I bors might consider a compromise However, she said she rational- or cold.” cy that determines whether con- don’t want to go to LSU.” about the Richardson’s remodeling ized the new look for her house After some consideration, Rich- struction in a regulated subdivision Sampere and other neighbors said plans if they talk to the neighbor- saying if people buy purple-and- ardson OK’d the paint job because is feasible, Bonnie Richardson said. the traffic down the block has in- hood, Sampere said. gold cars and decorate the inside of she thought it would be a positive Neighbors who opposed the ex- creased since the Richardsons painted “As for the paint, I guess in time, their houses with LSU parapherna- sign of support for the University pansion of the Richardson house their house. we will get used to it,” said Josie lia, painting a house the school col- and a fun place for her three chil- and saw the purple-and-gold paint The other residents of the neigh- Sampere, Joe Sampere’s wife. ors is not too much different, she dren attending the University to go on the house after the board’s borhood also are concerned with The Richardsons and their chil- said. live, she said. decision believed that the Richard- their property values going down dren do not see their house harm- Her son’s love for the school also So, the Brooks brothers and some sons were trying to get back at the because of the house’s appearance. ing the neighborhood and want pushed her to consider slapping on friends painted the house at 1612 neighborhood, said Joe Sampere, a Loud tailgating parties during neighbors to understand it was done some purple and gold paint, she Rosemont Drive, and now it stands resident of the neighborhood for football season are Sampere’s big- in the name of school spirit, Bonnie said. with four bright yellow walls, three 33 years. gest concern because after the board Richardson said. Baker Brooks, a freshman in civ- covered in thick, curvy purple stripes. “If their intentions were to be turned down the Richardsons’ plans, “It won’t hurt the neighborhood il engineering, has all of the baseball The loud paint job only took the fans, they would have painted the they decided to stay in their previ- because it’s only paint and we haven’t team’s championship posters and a LSU fans four hours and was a bond- house before,” he said. ous house with their youngest child broken any rules,” she said. “We’ve mounted autograph of Collis Tem- ing experience for the students, Ri- Sampere catered to LSU students and have their college-aged children got LSU kids living here and they ple III, she said. chardson said. as owner of a hotdog stand and real live in the “Tiger House” alone. come from an LSU family.”

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Maybe a winter one, then, I suppose. 20 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS Tech Toy assembly and instructions Feature Photo The Shaft Fountain By Jennifer Hinkel 3. Fold each corner to the center of 2. Spell out the chosen word by News Editor the paper and turn it over. The side opening and closing the fortune teller, printed with the fortunes is now and stop when the word is finished. How to assemble your Georgia Tech facing up. For example, open and close the Yellow Jackets Fortune Teller fortune teller four times for the word 4. Fold the new corners to the cen- “Tech.” 1. Cut out the nifty, pre-printed ter. Do not turn over. The numbers Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket fortune are now facing you. 3. Have your Tech student choose teller square from page 21. one of the numbers that is shown. 5. Fold the square in half from edge Count out that number by opening [Editor’s Note: Any engineer’s meth- to edge (not from corner to corner!) and closing the fortune teller, and od of cutting, such as scissors, an Exac- in both directions. This fold theo- stop when the number is counted. to knife, any Swiss Army knife retically divides the square into quar- implement, fire, or otherwise chemi- ters. Unfold these creases. 4. Have your Tech student choose cally separating the square from the another number, and repeat step 3. surrounding paper is acceptable.] 6. Turn square over and put thumbs You can repeat step 3 indefinitely, and forefingers under each flap and but 2 repetitions has been found to 2. With the side printed with the bring fingers together toward mid- be an optimal number, maximizing toy facing down, fold a crease by dle, just like you did in grade school! enjoyment and fun while minimiz- matching two corners together. ing how annoying you are to your Unfold this crease and continue to How to play the Yellow Jacket for- friends. look at the back side. Then, fold a tune teller game perpendicular crease by matching 5. Let the Tech student choose one the opposite corners. Unfold your 1. Hold the fortune teller and tell a last number. Then, surprise him or paper square. You will now have a Tech student to choose one of the her by simply opening the flap be- square piece of paper with diagonal words shown. Choices are: “Geor- neath that number and revealing a creases running from corner to cor- gia,” “Tech,” “Yellow,” and “Jack- personalized Tech fortune. By Dale Russel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ner. ets.”

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Health from page 6 Sewers from page 8

Government Presidents Doug Brit- In 1996, an implementation com- the noisy necessity, especially in the The tunnel’s depth will ultimately fected by the sewer construc- ton and David White. mittee compiled a working docu- morning hours. After the trench is reach below the water table. Con- tion will not sink or collapse. The Graduate Student debated ment which detailed objectives to built, leading to a tunnel twenty struction crews will be using com- The only bidder for the a resolution by Piepmeier two years achieve this goal. feet under Bobby Dodd Way, noise pressed air to ensure the safety and Orme Street project, Bradshaw ago that called for the administra- Although the document stated should be reduced significantly with Construction Corporation was tion to look into health care provi- that “by Fall of 1998, the Provost the walls of the trench absorbing awarded the sewer repair con- sions for Graduate Research and Senior Vice President for Ad- the racket. Another chief concern tract by Bill Campbell, the may- Assistants and Graduate Teaching ministration and Finance will work Another chief concern for Dodler or of Atlanta. Assistants. The unanimously passed with the Board of Regents to devel- is the safety of students walking and for Dodler is the The contract received by resolution is part of the basis for the op a fringe benefits program for living around the construction area. safety of students Bradshaw for $22.95 million change that has now occurred. graduate assistants,” no such pro- One precaution will be to enclose was awarded on May 23 of this One of the primary goals of those gram existed until two years after its the main project area. walking and living year. who advocated the new plan was to set date of implementation. A chain link fence will surround around the The sewer renovation is a make Tech more attractive to in- the entire construction site, and any city of Atlanta project with the coming grads. A Strategic Plan for For more information on gradu- students and pedestrians caught in- construction area. Institute acting as a liaison be- the Georgia Institute of Technology, a ate student health care, students can side the fenced area will be prose- tween the construction crews plan detailing the mission, strategic look for a brochure that will be avail- cuted. structural integrity of buildings and the city. context, and goals for the future able soon. In addition, the depth of the above. Tech will continue to mon- success of Tech, includes as an ob- Information can also be found at tunnel built under Bobby Dodd Intensive monitoring systems will itor the project to ensure the jective to “attract the best graduate http://www.pearceandpearce.com/ Way, Techwood Drive, and North make sure that East campus resi- impact to campus is minimal students- a crucial lifeline for future gatech/gatech.html. Avenue at thirty feet underground dence halls, Bobby Dodd Stadium, and Tech interests are contin- research excellence.’’ will pose safety concerns. and Greek houses on the streets af- ually considered.

I think I’m going to go get a job at Victoria’s Secret. I’ll get so much free underwear that I’ll never have to do laundry again. 22 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS Metallic mayhem reigns supreme at Robot Battles 2000 Story and photos by Alan Back advances. If the robots both become pool, hot pink, turned upside down, Live from ringside! immobile or go out of bounds to- and it was absolutely, undeniably gether, the round is a draw; three draws hideous!” However, the robot and Imagine, if you will, a cross be- in a row and they both drop out. its creator, Simon Arthur of tween a gladiator fight and a sumo Gesturing at the teams that were Doraville, stayed on dry land, and wrestling match. Two well-armed setting up all over the ballroom, Arthur entered a redesigned Stin- fighters edge toward each other, then Lockhart said, “They do it because gray as a heavyweight for this year. lunge in for the attack as a capacity it’s their hobby and just for Packing a ramming spike, a lift- crowd shouts for blood. They charge enjoyment…Every person here, at ing arm, and two secondary spikes, again and again, and after one goes the drop of a hat, will help out an- Stingray II came ready to throw down for the count, the corner men other team, lend them tools or what- down. “I tried to incrementally im- whip out their toolboxes to get ready ever if they need it.” Builders were prove the design, but ended up hav- for the next onslaught. indeed tossing around ideas and tools ing to redo the whole thing,” Arthur You now have an idea of what as they got ready to lock horns. explained before the fights began. went on at the Hyatt Regency At- Meanwhile, Terry Talton, from lanta during the Robot Battles com- Dallas, Ga., was doing some final petition, part of Dragon*Con 2000. leak tests on his own heavyweight Builders and spectators took over robot, Tin Lizzie Borden, to make one of the hotel’s ballrooms on July “Every person sure its gas-operated hatchet could Terry Talton makes a few last-minute adjustments to his creation, Tin Lizzie 2, the last day of the annual science here…will help out cut the mustard. He proudly showed Borden. The robot’s gas-powered axe made it a force to be reckoned with. fiction/fantasy convention, to put off a 16-gauge steel plate that was forth their best efforts at turning another team, lend full of holes from an earlier dry run, perfectly good mechanical creations them tools or whatever then proceeded to chop through into disfigured wrecks. the cover and 200 pages of a hard- Creator Kelly Lockhart took the if they need it.” back book—half an inch of paper idea for the contest from Critter Kelly Lockhart and a slab of cardboard—while a Crunch, a similar event held at the Robot Battles Creator suitably impressed crowd watched. annual MileHiCon sci-fi gathering Before Talton’s entry could in Denver. Only three teams en- perform open-robot surgery, though, tered the first Robot Battles in 1991, the rest of the field had to be dealt but the field has steadily grown since Over the years, the structure of with. Lightweight division robots then; some 20 robots faced off at the competition has gradually ranged from the devious (Blood Clot, the Hyatt last month. changed, but one item that has re- a double wedge painted bright red) The concept is simple. Teams mained constant is the “Franken- to the bizarre (Nenesis Enforcer, a build and arm robots in one of three stein Rule.” The rule states, “If a radio-controlled car armed with a weight divisions—lightweight (1- vehicle proves sufficiently offensive can of Silly String™) and the absurd 10 pounds), middleweight (10-25 to the audience, the audience may, (Mini-Me, a little car with a big pounds), or heavyweight (25-50 at their discretion, take pitchforks screw protruding from its top). These pounds)—and pit them against each in hand and throw the robot and its robots were built for speed, which other in head-to-head combat. A operator in the nearest creek or large backfired on a few of them when robot wins the round if it either body of water.” they failed to stop at the ring’s edge stops its opponent cold or pushes it It was almost invoked last year and plummeted to the ballroom floor. out of the ring. against Stingray, an entry Lockhart Jim Craig (center) and his nephews Brian (right) and Kenneth rest after a hard The first team to win two rounds described as “built from a kiddie See Robot Battles, page 23 day’s fight. Brian scored the middleweight title, while Jim won the Battle Royal.

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ring twice to advance to the finals. Robot Battles from page 22 Across the ring in the day’s last head-to-head match was Heap, a Blood Clot’s agility came as no blades tore into the carpet as the big, flat, black monster with a circular surprise, but its builders, Jason Brown robot nimbly maneuvered out of saw mounted in front. Cameramen and Kenny McKenney from Chat- harm’s way; after they both came and reporters were cleared out of tanooga, had also packed quite a off almost at once, though, the bout the area behind the stage for their wallop under the hood. The little was over in seconds. own protection as the two robot easily fought at close quarters Then there was the menacing combatants came out fighting. with opponents twice its size, lever- Evil Cubed Y2K, a contraption that When their cutting weapons ing itself under their bodywork or looked like a deranged combine failed, there was nothing for them slamming hard enough to knock harvester, against the broad wedge to do but slug it out at point-blank them apart. When the pieces stopped design and dirty laundry of Panty range. Smoke began to rise from flying, Brown and McKenney had Bot. The combatants won a round the stage and the carpet blackened earned the lightweight title. apiece in spite of the panties that as Lizzie gradually pushed Heap over The RoboJackets, Georgia Tech’s got caught up in their machinery the edge to win the first round. robotics club, made their debut in and turned the stage into an unholy After the robot was hauled up the middleweight division with a mess. In the end, Evil Cubed had to (and its innards had been collected low-profile rig christened RoboBuzz. forfeit when it could not be repaired. from the floor), the saw gave way to Built close to the ground in a four- Panty Bot, driven by Jim Craig a drill bit and the second round sided wedge design, the robot was from northeastern Atlanta, would began. Lizzie wasted no time back- designed to sweep in and knock later claim victory in the Battle Royal. ing Heap into a corner and chop- opponents off balance, then quick- In this event, all functioning robots ping away, then powering it out of ly get itself out of harm’s way. were turned loose on each other at the arena to win the division title. A combination of equipment once, and the last one left standing Robot Battles ended without any breakdowns and women’s under- was declared the winner. His neph- press representatives being mangled garments would do RoboBuzz in, ew Brian took home top honors in (although one nearly ended up stop- RoboBuzz locks horns with Stealth Wedgie in the first round of the however. Up against Stealth Wedg- the middleweight division as the ping a robot with his face), and no middleweight bouts, with Kelly Lockhart (right) keeping the fight clean. ie, a single large wedge with a pile of operator of Stealth Wedgie. one’s pride was wrecked either. What panties dumped on top, it fought to Jim took credit for introducing the crowd saw was a man with a a draw in one bout and was pushed underwear as offensive weaponry strange sense of humor, in an equal- out in two others. in the years following his 1991 Ro- ly strange suit, presiding over a day Even though the RoboJackets bot Battles debut. He said, “About of fights that had people cheering as were knocked out in their first match, two or three years later, I built a if the world heavyweight boxing they still saw the day as a victory of serious robot and made catapults championship was on the line. Not sorts. After the competition, team for it out of some rat traps to throw bad for a day’s work. captain Kevin Reim said, “Consid- bras and panties at opponents. No ering all the bad luck and the mis- real power, not very good batter- haps we’ve been having, I think we ies—but the bigger robots would did pretty well…We didn’t get the get caught up in all the panties and Heavyweight contenders Tin Lizzie Borden (left) and Stingray II come out right parts that we wanted, that need- they couldn’t move.” The tactic paid swinging. Stingray would later suffer defeat due to a punctured battery. ed to be on there, and the speed off this year, even if the arena did controllers were kind of cheap and end up looking as if a hand grenade were failing anyway. But at least we had exploded in one of the Hyatt’s were able to get up on-stage with all laundry carts. the things that were going wrong.” The heavyweight fights were all Miss Dragon*Con? Don’t kick yourself! Things went wrong for several about one thing: doing a lot of dam- other teams in the division as well. age in the shortest possible time— Stop in at the convention’s Web site: With circular saw blades for back and Tin Lizzie Borden handled most wheels and a body built from an old of that. Locking up with Stingray II www.dragoncon.com ammunition box, Max Legroom in the division’s first face-off, Lizzie seemed to be spoiling for a fight— did an admirable job of ventilating but it did more damage to the arena its opponent’s bodywork (and bat- Blood Clot (left) shakes hands with and get your fix until next year. floor than to its opponent. The saw tery!) before shoving it out of the Nitty Gritty in the lightweight fights. jointhe‘nique blueprint northavenuereview t-book erato

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Why, oh, why didn’t I take the BLUE pill? 24 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique NEWS N.C. State chancellor, president help students move into dorms By Andrew Buchert assisted the Lee residents and their presence on Saturday to emphasiz- North Carolina State University “We want to humanize the university experience parents and promoted the new Uni- ing the unity of the entire NCSU versity Honors Program sponsored community, including the faculty (U-WIRE) The more than 6,000 and show students that we are all a common by the Office of the Provost. and administration. North Carolina State students and community.” “Lee is the home for the new “We want to humanize the uni- parents who fought the heat to move Honors Program,” Hall said, “and versity experience and show students into campus residence halls over the Kermit Hall so we are out here today literally that we are all a common commu- weekend were not the only ones Provost, North Carolina State University hauling boxes, suitcases, stereos and nity,” Hall said. lifting, sweating and replacing lost whatever else (the residents) may “We want students to recognize fluids when NCSU Chancellor need.” that we are a community and that Marye Anne Fox and Provost Ker- As Fox and Vice Chancellor for ly $468 million of the bond pack- The Honors Program is an in- university life is not as much of an mit Hall assisted the Central and Student Affairs Tom Stafford made age could be available to NCSU for tensive two-year program open to adjustment as they think,” Fox said. West campus move-in efforts Sat- their way from the Tri-Towers of the renovation and expansion of incoming freshmen that emphasiz- “The faculty and administration care urday morning. Central Campus to Sullivan and campus facilities. es small group work, research, greater about students’ success.” “We are out here to assist the Lee residence halls on West Cam- “We want people to recognize student-faculty interaction and great- “One of our main goals is for all students with moving in, getting pus, they also used the opportunity that these bonds are very significant er academic depth. students to graduate on time,” Hall settled and getting started,” Fox said, to promote the $3.1 billion build- for our future,” she said. “This year, we have 116 students said, “and if we show that we are “and also because this is a great op- ing bond referendum for the UNC Hall and 25 representatives from in the Honors Program,” Hall said, concerned about helping students portunity (for the administration) system and community colleges on his office were on hand at Lee Hall “and we hope that number will dou- move in, then (we show) that we are to interact with students and par- the upcoming November ballot. for most of the Saturday morning ble each year.” also concerned about their academ- ents.” According to Fox, approximate- move-in effort. Hall and his staff Fox and Hall also attributed their ic success.” NIQUE Come see why we like random pictures

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Introduction In search of something do do? The Entertainment section’s got you cov- It’s new, it’s exciting, it’s the Entertainment Reader Survey! ered! Inside you’ll find informative articles and reviews, a lot of fall event previews, and even a page-long list of Contrary to popular belief, we here at the Entertainment desk don’t just put the section together for you to throw into local restaurants. the trash can week after week. We care about entertainment, and we care about what you think of us. So here’s your The special freshman issue of the chance to give us feedback! Consider this our version of a “how am I driving?” bumper sticker. Technique is published yearly dur- ing the first week of school. Regular When you’re done, simply send this form off through campus mail, addressed to the Technique, mail code 0290. Or publication begins next Friday and drop it in the Entertainment box in room 137 of the Student Services Building. continues throughout the semester, ex- cept during midterm break, dead week, 1 2 3 4 5 and finals. We are Tech’s exclusive Movie Reviews Poor Excellent student newspaper—a unique group of journalists at a school with no jour- 1 2 3 4 5 nalism department. Join us, love us. Quality: Cover Photo Quantity: Comments: ______Now this looks like some fun stuff...unless you’re the poor freshman stuck in the middle!. This picture from CD Reviews the 1949 Blueprint illustrates one of 1 2 3 4 5 the more entertaining Tech tradi- tions—giving RATs a “T” buzzcut. Quality: Feedback Quantity: Comments: ______Tell us what you think! Email us at [email protected]. Other Reviews Better yet, fill out the poll just to the right of this column or on the Tech- 1 2 3 4 5 nique webpage and make the enter- Quality: tainment chick really really happy. Quantity: Comments: ______Help Wanted Yes, the Entertainment section is always looking for talented, commit- Additional comments: ______ted writers. No previous experience is ______necessary! Meetings are held every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in room 137 of the Student Services Building. Come out, meet some cool people, get If you hate dealing with real paper, you can also fill this out on the web: some free CDs and movie passes, and http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/nique/entsurvey/ eat our infamous pizza. Mmmm.

I spent a whole week in the luvin’ room. Come get some. 2 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Hot stars, cool flicks...coming soon to a screen near you! Bring It On (8/25)—A high to follow a hot new rock band on Bedazzled (10/20)—A remake school student survives some fierce their US tour. Starring Billy Crudup, of a 1967 romantic comedy. A sui- competition to make it onto the Frances McDormand, and Kate cidal technical adviser sells his soul cheerleading squad, then must help Hudson; directed by Cameron to the devil to get the seven wishes defend the group’s national cham- Crowe. that will allow him to win the ado- pionship. Starring Kirsten Dunst; Remember the Titans (9/29)— ration of the woman he loves...only directed by Peyton Reed. Based on the true story of the foot- his wishes don’t always have the The Crew (8/25)—Four aging ball team that resulted when three intended effect. Starring Brendan mobsters get more than they bar- high schools (two black and one Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley; directed gained for when a plot to save their white) in Alexandria, Virginia were by Harold Ramis. retirement hotel goes awry. Star- integrated in 1971. Starring Den- Pay It Forward (10/20)—One ring Burt Reynols, Richard Drey- zel Washington and Will Patton; student begins a phenomenon after fuss, Dan Hedaya, and Seymour directed by Boaz Yakin. his social studies teacher gives his Cassel; directed by Michael Din- class the assignment to think of an ner. idea to change the world for the The Art of War (8/25)—A se- better and put it into action. Star- cret agent is implicated in the kill- Here you have it, ring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, ing of the Chinese ambassador, and Tech students: and Haley Joel Osment; directed when terrorists threaten the United by Mimi Leder. Nations, he’s left on his own to previews of 21 movies The Legend of Bagger Vance (11/ prevent World War III. Starring 3)—A WWI veteran and war hero on the slate for fall. If Robert Zuckerman / BUENA VISTA PICTURES Wesley Snipes and Donald Suther- is asked to play two of the great land; directed by Christian Dug- you can’t find one golfers of the time in a 36-hole match uay. here that suits your game to open a local golf course. In The Watcher (9/8)—A mania- trying to get his game back after a cal serial killer lures a former FBI fancy...we give up! long break, he meets a mysterious agent out of retirement, challeng- caddy whose advice applies to far ing the man who spent 8 years try- more than golf. Starring Matt Da- ing to catch him to finally suceed. mon, Will Smith, and Charlize Ther- Starring Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Get Carter (10/6)—A remake on; directed by Robert Redford. and Marisa Tomei; directed by Joe of a 1971 film based on the novel Red Planet (11/3)—Earth is dy- Charbanic. Jack’s Return Home. A hit man re- ing, and a new colony on Mars could Way of the Gun (9/8)—Com- turns home for his brother's funeral be humanity's only hope. A team of plications arise when two crooks and begins to investigate his death, American astronauts is making the hoping for a quick and easy payday seeking revenge. Starring Sylvester first manned expedition to the red kidnap a surrogate mother. Star- Stallone, Michael Caine, and Miran- planet when their equipment suf- ring Ryan Phillipe, Benicio Del Toro, da Richardson; directed by Chris- fers life-threatening damage and the and Juliette Lewis; directed by Chris- topher Guest. crew must depend on one another topher McQuarrie. Meet the Parents (10/6)—It’s a for survival. Starring Val Kilmer, Nurse Betty (9/8)—When her nightmare come true when a young Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tom husband is killed in a drug deal gone woman takes her fiancee home to Sizemore; directed by Antony Hoff- wrong, a nurse leaves for Los Ange- meet her parents, who instantly hate man. les in hopes of meeting her true the guy. Starring Ben Stiller, Rob- Charlie’s Angels (11/3)—Based David James / WARNER BROTHERS love—the actor who plays a doctor ert DeNiro, and Blythe Danner; on the infamous ‘70s TV series, a on her favorite soap opera. Won directed by Jay Roach. trio of elite private investigators track Best Screenplay at this year’s Cannes The Contender(10/13)—When down a kidnapped man to keep soft- Film Festival. Starring Renee Zell- the sitting Vice President dies, a ware he developed out of enemy weger, Morgan Freeman, Greg Kin- female senator is nominated as his hands. Starring Cameron Diaz, Drew near, and Chris Rock; directed by replacement. As confirmation hear- Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and Bill Mur- Neil LaBute. ings reveal scandalous secrets from ray; directed by Joseph McGinty Almost Famous (9/15)—A high her past, both her personal and po- Nichol. school kid aspires to be a rock jour- litical lives are threatened. Starring The 6th Day (11/17)—When a nalist in the 1970s. He gets his shot Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, and Gary at the big time when he gets a chance Oldman; directed by Rod Lurie. See Movies, page 11 Take me right to the theater, Jeeves!

By Will Raiman head-dwelling soccer mom, but mile away at night. There’s lots of Inconvenient to Tech the theater is fine. The technical parking, stadium seating, a nice qualities are up to snuff, and it’s arcade, and all the technicalities The single most important ac- the best place to go in Atlanta if you need to really enjoy the big

tivity you can engage in to im- you’re trying to catch a movie special effects. The only complaint Darren Michaels / COLUMBIA PICTURES prove you chances for success in that features a plot, but lacks a with this theater is the chairs—a school is going to the movies. That huge ad budget. And again, there little uncomfortable. is why we at the Technique proudly is a great food court here too. A final option for your con- present a guide to decent movie Dinner and a movie, anyone? sideration is the AMC Colonial theaters in the Tech area. A third mall-based theater 18 in Lawrenceville. I-85N to 316, First up is the obvious choice, choice is the AMC North De- then east at the Lawrenceville/ United Artists Lenox Square 6 Kalb 16. Take I-85 North to North Duluth exit. This is about a half- inLenox Mall. This theater has a Druid Hills East, about 20 min- hour trip, but you won’t regret it. lot of advantages for the Tech utes of driving. Public transpor- All the theaters are great, and you’ll student. Best of all is its loca- tation is a non-option here. almost always bump into some- tion—Lenox Road is the first exit However, this is one of the nicest, one you know from school. The off GA 400, and the theater is just closest theaters available. Most of only danger at this theater is be- a couple blocks east. The Lenox the screens have stadium seating, ing swamped by 12-16 year-olds, MARTA station is also just across and that great sound system. The out to see the latest teen flick. the street. Plus, the mall itself is local atmosphere might be a prob- And when you’re out at the great, with a huge food court next lem though. If you show up for movies, always remember that to the theater. However, your the wrong movie on Friday or you’re a starving college student. movie-going experience might not Saturday night, you might run Bring along your student ID for be everything you hoped for at into an audience that is loud, to that discount. It works at AMC this theater. The is an older ven- say the least. theaters, and occasionally at oth- ue, with video, audio and chair Moving a little bit further from ers as well. And this may be the qualities somewhat lacking. Tech, we come to the Regal Cin- only time in your life when you Jasin Boland / WARNER BROTHERS One block closer to GA 400 emas Hollywood 24. This is the can make it to a movie theater The fall movie season promises to be great, with new films from a long list and one block farther from MAR- huge, modern megaplex on I-85, during the day for a time-based of actors. From top: Dan Hedaya, Burt Reynolds, and Richard Dreyfuss in TA is AMC Phipps Plaza 14. between Shallowford and Cham- ticket discount. So live it up, and The Crew, opening today; Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, and Kevin Phipps Plaza isn’t much of a mall, blee on the access road, with so try not to think about class while Spacey in Pay It Forward, opening October 20; Drew Barrymore, Bill unless you’re a wealthy, Buck- much purple neon you can see a you’re out. Murray, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz in Charlie’s Angels, and Carrie- Anne Moss and Val Kilmer in Red Planet, both opening November 3.

“There will be no nakedness in the office unless I’m involved.” -Chris ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 3 ...01010 10 101010101010101...... Two Bits Trinket is truly ‘Set to Explode’ If there’s one thing in this world The next thing is the issue of inefficient. You could get across cam- By Jon Kaye “Shedding my Skin” is an apol- that brings a tear of joy to the eye of food. Most of you will begin eating pus much faster by learning to fly. yeah yeah yeah ogy to a hurt love. The lyrics are the Two Bits Man, it’s having the in Tech’s dining halls. Ooh, what a On the other hand, if you’re look- deep, but not sappy in the least. ability to manipulate the impres- treat! While I’ve never been to jail, ing for a long term solution, you Artist: Trinket Furthermore, the song showcas- sionable youth...er uh...I mean, the I’m told that the food served in might consider trying to steal a school Album: Set to Explode es Trinket’s confidant guitar and chance impart my years of wisdom Brittain and Woodruff is almost as bus. That way, you and your friends Label: RCA progressive rhythm. While ev- gained at Tech on the incoming good as the cuisine served in Amer- could take turns driving each other Genre: Rock/Pop ery pop act feels the need to place freshman class. Sure, I could just sit ica’s finest penitentiaries and youth around campus. Tracks: 12 a song of apology on their al- idly by and yak about the world at detention centers. For those of you The next thing to worry about is Length: 44:57 bum, Trinket is one of the few large, but far be it from me to pass who spent your formative middle socializing. What ever is a freshman Rating: yyyyy that has done it well. up a dandy opportunity to dispel school days stealing cars, this food to do? Well, at some point during The amazing thing about Set those silly rumors being passed along should bring back warm childhood your existence at Tech, someone is Webster’s defines “explode” to Explode is how it manages to by the Man (not a relative of the memories. Otherwise, beware. going to ask you to a certain club. I as “to move with sudden speed cover such a wide spectrum of Two Bits Man). The next rumor that I’d like to can’t give any specifics about the and force.” With that in mind, musical styles. Not only does it First of all, there’s that silly little take care of involves RAT caps. People club, because I’ve decided that I Trinket’s new album Set to Ex- fuse energetic pop with inspired speech that they like to make that believe that these are both stylish don’t want to get the Technique sued plode may be very aptly named. ballads, but it also incorporates starts with “Look to the left; look to and unique. Well folks, the Two this year, but you’ll know the club After being considered a local aggressive social commentaries the right.” It always bothers me that when you hear people talking about band for years, this Athens-based characteristic of alternative mu- on the first day of class (if not at it. Whatever you do, don’t go to trio’s popularity should get quite sic. “Throwaway Culture,” the FASET), they tell you that you run that club. At this particular club, a jolt with their recent master- sixth cut, which has appeared on a pretty good risk of being kicked Look to the left; look the vast majority of the clientele is piece. This album showcases prior compilations of Atlanta area right out of Tech and back home to comprised of sixteen-year-olds. Trinket’s amazing flexibility as a music, is a sharp look at the su- the community college near your to the right. Everyone At this point, you’re probably rock band as they move grace- perficial turn that modern cul- house. Well, fear not my little RATS. you see will get a thinking about how cool it is that fully from smooth ballads to fast- ture has taken. In this song, lead After three years, the Two Bits Man there is a club that obviously doesn’t paced, rapier-witted social singer Brian Youmans observes is still at Ma Tech, and I’m still not parking ticket before card people. Again, let me tell you— commentaries. that his “throwaway culture be- completely jaded (just most of the graduating. don’t go there. This club is overrun Set to Explode begins with gins and quickly ends.” way). The fact is that some of you with psycho-computer-geek twen- “Boom,” Trinket’s first top-40 While the lyrics stand strongly will fail out, but you shouldn’t fo- ty-six-year-old guys trying to score release. Marked with a steady alone, the song is enhanced by cus on such a loathsome fate. In with jailbait high-school girls. I am beat and lively guitar, this is the powerful guitar. Christopher Ar- fact, I’ll let that be my first piece of Bits man has three of them in his proud to say that the last time I kind of song with which you’ll rison supports Youmans with advice: don’t focus on the negatives closet. If they were stylish, he’d ac- went to this club, I was in the top just want to start singing. This adroit rhythm guitar and bold that may not happen. tually wear them, and if they were one percent of cool people in the cut—reason enough to buy the soloing. While the band illus- Instead, they should change that unique, he wouldn’t own three. If whole building. While that was an album—has an INXS flavor that trates many styles on this album, classic speech to a speech that would they were both, I’d have three piec- ego-enhancer for me, it was hardly lends itself to everything from “Throwaway Culture” is clearly legitimately prepare you for the rig- es of eBay-worthy headgear. None- worth hanging out with dweebs and driving to dancing. Once this their defining song—it blends ors of Tech. In my humble opin- theless, the caps have some intrinsic jailbait. Of course, the Two Bits album hits national top-40 ra- intelligent lyrics, robust guitar ion, the speech should be more like use. For example, if you were on a Man knows that you probably won’t dio stations, the band should and progressive rhythm so well this: “Look to the left; look to the plummeting airplane with 50,000 take his advice, but nonetheless, he’ll expect overnight stardom. that it sets Trinket above all the right. Everyone you see will get a RAT caps, and a seamstress who be laughing when you go to that While the album has a many other local alternative acts. parking ticket before graduating.” could sew faster than a speeding club, and you remember his article. assertive tracks like “Boom,” a Trinket’s Set to Explode is one Since it appears to be an unfortu- bullet, you could fashion a make- Well RATS, I sure hope you’ve large part of the disc contains of the most amazing albums to nate part of Georgia Tech culture shift parachute that would simulta- learned some valuable lessons about keenly written pop ballads. Per- ever come out of the North Geor- that people like to focus on negative neously show your school spirit and the myths surrounding Tech. After haps the most unique thing about gia alternative scene. With tracks events, I feel that you should be ward off death. all, revealing truth is my life’s work— Trinket is their rare aptitude at ranging from good all the way to prepared for a negative event that The next issue is transit around kind of like Mulder, only I’m sexi- keeping pop music interesting. phenomenal, there is not a sin- will definitely occur, rather than one campus. For those older folks who er. Just remember that with a little In that respect, they succeed where gle cut that merits skipping. In that might occur. As a junior, I can follow Two Bits, you know that I work, and a lot of skipping class, Vertical Horizon and its con- short, if you buy this album, your tell you that I’m still here, and I always have some way to complain you too can be as successful as me. temporaries fail. decision will definitely not blow most assuredly have gathered my about the Stinger. Well kiddies, there Until next issue, I am the Two Bits Most notably, Trinket’s up in your face. share of parking violations. you have it. The Stinger is pretty Man, and these are my thoughts.

“I don’t want to be pretentious about my paper.” -Chris 4 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT GTCN—it’s always on MLR offers more than just music By Rebekah Bardwell Know Channel (channel 16), which James Frank Stovall, IV from alternative to country to rap between listening to whatever mu- GTCN Video Producations Mgr. hosts the newest videos 24 hours a Reduce, reuse, recycle to hard rock to easy listening, it is sical selection is cued up on the day, 7 days a week. also very likely that the Music Lis- main sound system or you can look The Georgia Tech Cable Net- Each week, Flava 101 and Phat Many students pass through the tening Room has your favorite CD. through the huge list of CDs and work (GTCN) was established five Videos feature the latest music vid- Student Center every day, not real- They are constantly adding new se- ask the DJ to load up any of them to years ago, and has grown signifi- eos and bring students to events on izing the many services offered. One lections to keep up with the latest one of the many listening stations cantly to provide Georgia Tech stu- and off-campus. GTCN’s comedy of these often overlooked resources music, and often receive extra CDs with your own set of headphones. dents with a diverse and sizeable shows, Tech Shorts and Dr. Staff, is the Music Listening Room. Lo- donated by the Technique’s Enter- The Music Listening Room also amount of useful resources. GTCN poke fun at Tech life in creative, cated on the South end of the sec- tainment section. has a lot more than music, includ- provides educational and entertain- unusual, and good-natured ways. ond floor of the Student Center, When you walk into the MLR ing subscriptions to many major ment programming, and the net- All of Tech’s student-produced shows across from the MOVE office and you will see the front desk surrounded magazines such as People, Time, Life, work is one of the campus’ most are shown on the Ion Channel (chan- the computer cluster, the Music Lis- by a room full of couches, tables Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Spin, accessible outlets for information nel 21). tening Room is a great place to come and chairs. While others sit listen- Ebony, Car and Driver, and Cosmo. regarding the Tech community. GTCN is also an information listen to your favorite CDs or just ing on a set of headphones, there is They also have subscriptions to major One of the main goals of GTCN outlet for Tech students. On the relax between classes. often someone studying or sleep- newspapers including the N.Y. Times is to provide educational support to student organization level, the Geor- With over 1000 CDs ranging ing. Upon entering, you can decide and the Wall Street Journal. These the campus. In conjunction with gia Tech Cable Network produces periodicals are a real treat for stu- the Learning Assistance Program, live broadcasts of the Student Gov- dents who often can’t afford the GTCN produces nightly call-in tu- ernment Association and the Resi- subscriptions on a student budget, toring from 10pm-midnight, Sun- dent Hall Association’s meetings. and are often out of touch with day through Thursday. The tutoring, GTCN provides Cinema Select, a what’s going on outside the realms along with class lectures, is featured voting system where students who of Ma Tech. They also have cards, on GTCN’s T.E.A.Ch. Channel live on-campus can go online and chess and several other games, and (channel 20). vote for the movies they want to the occasional special event, such as GTCN has also helped the For- have shown in the following month. bringing in a masseuse to give mas- eign Language Department restruc- GTCN’s student-produced sages during finals week. ture the pedagogical approach to newsmagazine, The Buzz, offers an The Music Listening Room is learning the French language. Each array of stories each week that in- not only available during the day. semester, with the help of French cludes Tech news, international Their night hours, on weekends, students, GTCN produces short news, sports updates and even the have often been used by students video skits for the department. Many latest weather information. For on- waiting on the list for a pool table or students, including computer sci- campus events, the TechKnow chan- a bowling lane. In addition, cam- ence, industrial design, and science, nel runs video ads, so students can pus organizations can rent out the technology and culture majors, have always stay up-to-date on the latest room with a DJ and music for only also used GTCN as an internship Tech happenings. $75 a night. to earn course credit and to get on- So stop and take a look inside the-job experience. The Georgia Tech Cable Network is the Music Listening Room the next The Georgia Tech Cable Net- operated by and functions for the stu- time you have a few minutes in the work also provides entertainment dents. If you’re interested in being Chris Baucom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Student Center, whether it’s to pre- programming. Those who love music part of the GTCN team, you can The Music Listening Room often gets overlooked as students hurry through view the latest CD or take a break videos should appreciate the Tech- reach them at (404) 894-0309. the Student Center. Slow down sometime and relax to your favorite tunes. from a busy Fall semester.

Too bad we’re not recycling my “thoughts on life and MARTA.” Now that was a classic. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 5 Undiscovered talent takes the plunge at Atlantis 2000 Atlanta Local Music Awards Stories and photos by Alan Back Some were practically household (Groove Park, the Point), this year’s Conference attendees took ad- Okay, who ordered the cyanide? names in their respective scenes, while acts found themselves in greatly vantage of the showcases to check The annual Atlanta Local others had only recently taken their improved circumstances. 7 Stages, out bands whose buzz was growing, Music Awards (ALMAs) were The third annual Atlantis Music first serious steps into the business. Studio Central, and the Riviera Club Fans, on the other hand, jumped at presented at the Tabernacle Conference was held in Atlanta from A few past and present big names were three clubs that saw Atlantis the chance to see three nights of on August 9, the first night of August 9 through August 12, and even popped in; Bif Naked, Peter action for the first time. In addition, their favorite music without laying Atlantis 2000. Below is a par- with it came a chance for new and Searcy, and the Psychedelic Furs Smith’s Olde Bar hosted a night of out a pile of cash. It remains to be tial list of winners. emerging artists to show off their headlined at the Cotton Club and sets by city winners in the 1999 seen how many acts will find them- wares. Over 200 acts from all over the Tabernacle during the weekend. Band to Band Combat series, selves on the receiving end of a record Best Songwriter: John Mayer the country played showcases in 13 While the 1999 conference including Atlanta victors Soup (see deal, but Atlantis gave them a chance Best Unplugged Artist: venues scattered throughout the city. suffered due to venue closures article below). to get their work out into the open. Jeffrey Butts Best Heavy/Extreme Band: Injected King Konga (Variety Playhouse— chimes, congas, shakers, hand cym- Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: 8/12, 10:30 p.m.) bals, African drums, and his “Mal- Goodie Mob If nothing else, this four-piece letKat”—an electronic xylophone Best Alternative/Pop Artist: from Hattiesburg, Miss., knows how that he could use to produce a range Tender Idols to make people happy, and they did of effects. He almost seemed to be Best Rockabilly/Swing exactly that in Little Five Points on doing a juggling act during the set, Artist: Cigar Store Indians Saturday night. Maybe it was the switching from mallets to sticks to Best Rock Band: Something chemistry between the two percus- palms to handheld instruments and Left After Misfortune sion players (Skeeto Valdez on drums, back again. Best Emerging Artist: Steep Tony Lymon on everything else) Whatever their reason, people People’s Choice: Soup and the infectious rhythm grooves crowded up to the edge of the stage they put together. Or maybe it was to sing, dance, and pretend that Visit the Atlantis Web site due to singer/guitarist Dan Han- they were at a beach party instead of (www.atlantismusic.com) for non and bassist Steve Cook, who in a big, drafty auditorium that used more results and highlights knew exactly where to put every to be a movie theater. A little orga- from this year’s conference. note of the melody. nized noise never hurt anyone; a L to R: Cornbread’s Keni Thomas, Eddie Wailen, and Dee Rosario Then again, it could have been little more and the semi-permanent Cornbread (Dark Horse Tavern— other nicely throughout, matching the sheer visual display of all the smog alert and heat advisories stop John Mayer (Cotton Club—8/11, 8/10, 10 p.m.) each other almost note for note at toys Lymon brought to bear: wind being important for a while. 10 p.m.) “We are few in numbers, but we times, with drummer Jennifer Lowe Every night of the week, people are strong in spirit,” said Cornbread muscling forward as needed. get up on barstools and strum gui- lead singer Keni Thomas before start- The deep fryer caught pieces of tars in venues all over Atlanta. This ing up in the basement of the Dark the Beatles, the Wallflowers, and approach works fine in smaller halls Horse. With eight people on the John Cougar Mellencamp and such as Smith’s or Eddie’s Attic, stage—the four band members, an cooked them up nicely with the help but making it pay off in the bigger additional guitarist, and three back- of Rosario and bassist Eddie Wailen. rooms takes a lot of work. A per- ing singers—he almost had to eat A little gospel even bubbled up at former who doesn’t have either tech- the first half of that statement. the end, with one layer of sound nical skill or a good onstage demeanor Though hampered by a couple feeding into the other until every- to his credit can get into a lot of of rough starts and bad sound (the body was ready to go to church a trouble. backing singers could barely be heard little early. What the Atlantis at- Local picker John Mayer dem- half the time), the group lost no tendees took away from the show- onstrated both to a full room at the time laying out their brand of disci- case was a bit of Georgia rock that Cotton Club during the Friday night plined Southern rock. Thomas and didn’t sound like a Collective Soul showcases, backed only by David guitarist Dee Rosario played off each ripoff. LaBruyere on bass at times. Bits of songs by the Police, Suzanne Vega, and Josh Joplin found their way into his set, which showed jazz and King Konga’s Tony Lymon (left) and Dan Hannon pop influences along the lines of Jag Star (Dark Horse Tavern—8/10, thanks to Tipton and vocals 1 a.m.) reminiscent of another Sarah This Knoxville quintet had the (McLachlan, in this case), another odds running against them from might feel like Appalachian folk, the start: a relatively new band, in and still another could echo the the last time slot of the night, stuffed Sundays. into the rathole that is the Dark Balancing high strings (Tipton’s Horse’s basement/music room. Their violin and Sarah’s mandolin) against particular choice of wardrobe (red an electric guitar is no easy trick; the and black nearly all the way across mix got a little sludgy and bottom- the board) probably did little to en- heavy at times. When it clicked, dear them to any Tech fans in the though, things turned interesting place. However, civility prevailed in a one-off sort of way. A little bit and no one tried to give them the of Ramones-flavored punk with a bum’s rush. violin going over it, followed by The front end of Jag Star was some intricate meter-shifting, were L to R: Erik Rowen, Andrew Margolius, and Lee Adkins of Soup probably one of the more eclectic two of the surprises waiting for those lineups to show up on that stage— who stuck around despite the late Soup (Smith’s Olde Bar—8/10, tunes and old crowd favorites to get J. Lewis on guitar, his wife Sarah hour and bad acoustics. Jag Star 11 p.m.) everybody grooving. Kevin Crow singing and playing mandolin, and may not yet be ready for the “next John Mayer Winning the Atlanta finals of spent a decent portion of the set on violinst Erin Tipton—and gave rise big thing” tag, but the thing they Dave Matthews (vocal) and Tim last year’s Fresh Tracks Band to Band electric guitar rather than acoustic; to an equally varied mixture of styles. have deserves a little attention for Reynolds (guitar). Combat would have made most lo- even though he only started plug- One song might carry a Celtic touch the time being. Perched on his barstool and talk- cal groups very happy. Placing in ging in late last year, he seemed ing idly about airports and child- the national competition (and reel- right at home. hood between songs, he behaved ing in a $5,000 check to boot) would Eventually the band had to cut almost as if this showcase was just have been icing on the cake. Acous- loose, much to the crowd’s delight. another gig in a coffeehouse or small tic boogie boys Soup got the whole Margolius, already notorious for club. No gimmicks, no fancy show- dessert tray, earning the big prize in playing his squeezebox from strange manship, nothing between him the the citywide contest, landing in third locations (the monitors, the mer- crowd except a three-foot drop off place nationally, and getting the nod chandise table, etc.), waded out into the edge of the stage—and if he had for People’s Choice at this year’s the room and climbed onto one of fallen, they surely would have picked Atlanta Local Music Awards. the tables to finish out the show. him up and put him right back on Through most of their Thurs- Back onstage, drummer Bram Bessoff the stool. A performer who can in- day night showcase at Smith’s, they pounded his kit hard enough to spire that sort of respect is someone kept themselves under unusual con- make the air vibrate—not to men- to be reckoned with, whether at the trol. Nobody, not even accordion- tion a few body parts. Any industry local or national level. slinging goofball Andrew Margolius, people in the place received a crash (Mayer will be opening for the went very far off the leash as the course in getting crazy by the time Dave Matthews Band at Lakewood band delivered a mix of freshly minted the lid went back on the kettle. Sarah Lewis (far left), Rafael Harris, and Erin Tipton of Jag Star Amphitheatre on September 10.)

“Our day begins when yours ends.” —Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer), Homicide: Life on the Street 6 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Kid Rock will rock your face off Olive’s dry as a martini By Michael Epstein lease, Early Mornin’ Stoned Pimp, gasbord of sounds and styles. There Jamie Schulz guy (“Smile,” “All You Needed,” Also somewhat of a pimp show his continued forays into the are a lot of influences present in Kid What have I done to deserve this? “Indulge Me,” “Speak to Me”). rock-fueled music he performs to- Rock’s Music. For example, “Ya’ These are followed by more self- Artist: Kid Rock day. However, it still retains its rap Keep On” shares resembles a Beast- Artist: Olive expressed liberty (“Liberty”), then Album: The History of Rock elements. Aside from several intros ie Boys song, while “Paid” ironical- Album: Trickle more I-love-you stuff (“Push,” “Trust Studio: Atlantic throughout the album, the remain- ly enough sounds like Vanilla Ice Studio: Warner Brothers You,” “Creature of Comfort,” and Genre: Rock/Rap ing tracks are all new. (though it is doubtful Vanilla Ice Genre: Rock “Beyond the Law”). All of this hap- Tracks: 14 The History of Rock is quite a ever used cursed so much). Tracks: 12 pens over the background of a slow Running Time: 64:46 ride. It explodes into the listener’s It’s difficult to make any real Running Time: 58:58 groove too many times to make it Rating: yyyy ears with the first song on the al- picks on the album, which is pretty Rating: yy entertaining. bum, “American Bad Ass.” If it much just a great collection of rock While the tracks do not follow Ask today’s Kid Rock fans what sounds familiar, it is with good rea- and roll—a rock and roll that seemed Well, it’s not utter trash. But a one another in the basis of identical Kid Rock’s debut album was, and son; the music is taken from Metal- to disappear with the advent of al- word or warning: if you buy this tempo, instruments, and vocals, the chances are they will tell you it is ternative in the early 1990’s. But, CD, don’t listen to it in the car or overall scheme remains—high-hat, Devil Without A Cause, released back with Kid Rock and especially this while operating heavy machinery, bass kick, some synthesizer chords, in 1998. However, this could not The album is a great album, it seems to have burst back because it induces and a wistful voice be further from the truth. Kid Rock’s onto the scene with a vengeance. drowsiness. Grant- belting out the lyr- first album, Grits Sandwiches For collection of rock and Kid Rock also seems to have the ed, Tim Kellett If you buy this CD, ics. However, Breakfast, was released back in 1990. roll—a rock and roll concept of rap in the palm of his (keyboard, trumpet some tracks do (Looking at Grits Sandwiches For hand, meaning that even non-rap and flugelhorn) don’t listen to it in make an attempt Breakfast shows a very different Kid that seemed to people will really enjoy this album. provides some great the car or while to stand out. Rock indeed as he sports a flattop The only real argument listeners arrangements, and “Love Affair” disappear with the operating heavy haircut not unlike that of Vanilla advent of alternative may have with this album is the Ruth-Ann’s (lead opens the album Ice). The latest album, The History level of vulgarity. Every other word vocals) voice is lust- machinery, because strongly enough, of Rock, is the artist’s sixth album. in the early 1990’s. out of Kid Rock’s is an expletive, ful enough, but and “I’m Not in Essentially, The History of Rock and the subject matter of the songs there’s something it induces Love” is almost is Kid Rock’s greatest hits never heard is usually sex. The subject isn’t nec- lacking. drowsiness. danceable. But the (by most) and then some. It fea- essarily the problem though—the Further investi- album loses steam tures 14 tracks, 7 of which are from lica’s “Sad But True” from their annoying part is that it just gets gation on this al- quickly, and the al- two of his previous albums. “Prodi- 1991 self-titled release. Despite the repetitive after a while. bum would lead most-but-not- gal Son,” “3 Sheets to the Wind,” fact the music is not original, the All that aside, The History of Rock, one to decide that all the tracks fol- quite dance tracks yield to a slower “My Oedipus Complex,” and “F— lyrical accompaniment is quite the is one excellent album from Kid low the same premise—a woman rhythm and the peppy beats give You Blind” come from his 1992 opposite. Kid Rock tosses out the Rock. Fans will enjoying hearing getting over an ended relationship way to let Ruth-Ann take the spot- release, The Polyfuze Method, and rhymes with an ease and energy that what they may not have known ex- with her boyfriend. How many times light. shows the birth Kid Rock’s rock puts James Hetfield to shame. All isted, and non-fans should enjoy does one have to hear that it’s over, It wouldn’t be all bad, if the al- side. in all, “American Bad Ass” is a the pure rock energy of the album. she’s not in love with the man any- bum could decide what it wanted “Paid,” “I Wanna Go Back,” and helluva way to start out an album. So, run out and grab a copy and more, then that she wants the guy to be and follow that goal. Instead, “Ya Keep On” from his 1996 re- The rest of the album is a smor- listen to it…listen to it loud! back? The answer is too many times. the album is a cacophony of mud- The first three tracks cover her dled images, love, hope, wanting, not needing the guy (“Love Affair,” and disgust. Wanting to follow in Join the Technique Entertainment staff! Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. “Trickle,” “I’m Not in Love”), while the likes of Everything but the Girl, the next four show her wanting the Olive doesn’t quite make it.

I’m stuck in a room with 12 computers, 5 boys, one stuffed shark, and too little caffeine. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 7 Hey you—there are classy alternatives to the movie theater We all know that it’s only possi- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Romeo and Juliet (October 6-15) www.alliancetheatre.org. Historic Landmark. The architec- ble to study for so many hours per The ASO is currently celebrating and the annual performance of The Center for Puppetry Arts: Lo- ture alone merits a visit, and tours day. When your left brain screams its 55th season and is one of the Nutcracker (December 1-24). For cated nearby on West Peachtree are actually available on some week- for rest and your right brain is in the youngest American orchestras to more information, visit their web- Street, the Center for Puppetry Arts days. Used primarily as a movie the- mood for some exercise, pay a visit achieve prominence in the past quar- site at http://www.atlantaballet.com. was created in 1977 and is one of ater until the 1970s, the Fox Theatre to one of the following places! ter-century after debuting in 1945 Atlanta Opera: The Atlanta Op- the largest organizations in the coun- now plays host to a wide variety of High Museum of Art: The High as the Atlanta Youth Symphony. era presents opera productions of try dedicated to the art. The Center shows each year. was founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Yoel Levi is the current conductor. the highest standard while educat- is a place where adults as well as kids Fall shows include the gospel Art Association, and today is the The group has a large variety of ing the community about the art can enjoy professional puppetry per- music extravaganza “Woman Thou city’s only major art museum. Its concert series and engagements, and form and encouraging its growth formances, participate in puppet- Art Loosed” (August 29-Septem- permanent collection is noted for usually plays at the Woodruff Arts with various services and programs. making workshops, and tour the ber 3), “Fosse” (October 31-No- significant holdings of 19th and 20th Center, only a few short blocks away Upcoming performances include Center’s interactive exhibit. vember 12), both of the Atlanta century American art, a critically from the Tech campus. For more Lucia di Lammermoor in Septem- The Center also hosts an annual Opera productions, and the Atlan- acclaimed collection of decorative information, visit their website at ber and Turandot in October. For fall festival, String Fling, featuring ta Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet. Dis- arts, and a burgeoning collection of http://www.atlantasymphony.org. more information, visit http:// a day of family-oriented fun. For ney’s musical Beauty and the Beast American folk art. Atlanta Ballet: Despite a few www.atlantaopera.org. more information, visit http:// will be coming in January as well. Upcoming shows include “Van name changes, the Atlanta Ballet is Alliance Theatre: The Alliance www.puppet.org. For more information, visit their Gogh's ‘Starry Night:’ Three Mas- the oldest continuously operating Theatre Company is one of the Fox Theatre: You absolutely can- website at http://www.foxtheatre.org. terpieces from The Museum of dance company in the country. From south's premiere professional resi- not live in Atlanta without visiting So there you have it—enough Modern Art, New York” (Septem- the beginning, the Ballet’s roots have dent theatres, and plays to more the Fabulous Fox at least once. The opportunities for cultural immer- ber 2-November 5) and “Chorus of been firmly grounded in the com- than 330,000 patrons each season. building—originally the Yaarab sion to last you through fall semes- Light: Photographs from the Sir munity and the Company has played As a division of the Woodruff Arts Temple Shrine Mosque—was de- ter and beyond. There truly is Elton John Collection” (Novem- a vital role in the Atlanta's cultural Center, the theatre and its variety of signed in the late 1920's as the head- something for everyone. And re- ber 4-January 28). For more infor- revitalization. shows is always convenient to Tech. quarters for the Shriner's organization member, if all else fails, Broadway is mation, visit http://www.high.org. This season’s highlights include For more information, visit: http:// and has since become a National only a short plane flight away. We’ve got culture, yes we do, we’ve got culture, how ‘bout you?

Believe it or not, you can see some great shows and Frayn’s “Noises Off” later this fall. musical acts without even having to leave campus. Our The Ferst Center also hosts a wide variety of other very own DramaTech is the longest-running theater in acts, ranging from comedian Paula Poundstone to Atlanta, usually producing one or two major shows per Cirque Eloize to magicians Penn and Teller. Those semester either in the Dean Dull Theater or the Robert making appearances this fall will include Yo Yo Ma, Ferst Center for the Arts. They will perform Michael Midori, and the Eroica Trio.

Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT INC. Drama Tech provided fans with a masterful and very entertaining The Budapest Ensemble brought the national dance of Hungary to Georgia Tech with their performance of performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing last April. “Csardas—’The Tango of the East’” last February, only one of many unique acts to pass across the Ferst Center stage. Use your brain; read some books At the field, court, rink... By Rebecca Cutri-Kohart Must-Read Fiction: Must-Read Non-Fiction: If you’re a sports fan in search of the rest of the team begin their sea- I have opinions about everything! After 6 or 7 years here its easy to These books are selected to force even more than Georgia Tech Ath- son in the Georgia Dome against forget you ever read for fun. Since you to think crtically about the world letics can offer, you’re in luck! With the San Francisco 49ers on Septem- Georgia Tech does a great job of you’re all engineers, scientists, and around you (especially science and four professional sports teams in ber 3. For more information, visit preparing you to work in the de- critical thinkers, I definitely leaned nature) and help you sound like the town, there’s always a game on. http://www.atlantafalcons.com. manding, innovative, technologi- a little toward science fiction and academic elite that you are! Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Hawks: Have a hanker- cal world. But it falls upon you to fantasty and cult classics here. No 10. A Brief History of Time, Steven Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones, ing for a sport that uses a bigger stay well-rounded and be able to one’s perfect, but here are ten books Hawkings Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine...the ball? In that case, the National Bas- maintain conversation with friends that you should appreciate! 9. Ideas and Opinions, Albert Ein- list of Major League Baseball All- ketball Association’s Hawks might from those lesser, other universi- 10. Drifters, James Mitchner stein Stars on the Braves’ roster goes on be more up your alley. With former ties. Between CS projects and math 9. Frankenstein, Mary Shelly 8. Origin of Species, Charles Darwin and on. Catch the winningest team Tech players Dion Glover and Drew problem sets, you’ll be busy, so I’ve 8. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 7. On Walden Pond, Henry David of the decade in action at Turner Barry on the roster, the Hawks be- taken the liberty of preparing a list Douglas Adams Throeau Field, only a short MARTA ride gin play in nearby Phillips Arena on of books to fool your family and 7. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 6 Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feyn- away. The season runs through the October 31. For more information, friends into thinking that you actu- Maintenance, Robert Pirsig man, Richard Feynman end of September—and knowing visit http://www.nba.com/hawks. ally have time to pay attention to 6. Divine Comedy, Dante 5. Demon Haunted World, Carl Sa- the Braves, probably well into Oc- Atlanta Thrashers: The city’s the real world. 5. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand gan tober. For more information, visit newest professional sports team be- All the books were specially se- 4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Rob- 4. Reviving Ophelia, Mary Bray Pipher http://www.atlantabraves.com. gan play just a year ago. The season lected to keep the interests of your ert Heinlein 3. Journal of Irreproducable Results, Atlanta Falcons: If Tech foot- begins October 7 (also in Phillips average tech-nerd in mind and are 3. Microsurfs, by Douglas Copland George Scherr (editor) ball games don’t give you your fill Arena) with a matchup against the some of the diversions that have 2. Harry Potter (all four of them!), 2. I Hate Georgia, Paul Finebaum of guys tackling other guys, hope- New York Rangers. For more in- managed to distract me from home- J.K. Rowling 1. Godel, Escher, and Bach, Douglas fully the Falcons will fill the gap. formation, visit their websitea at work during my last 3 years at Tech. 1. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card Hofstadter Quarterback Chris Chandler and http://www.atlantathrashers.com.

EAT ME!! 8 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT DVD provides higher quality, more information vs. VHS Jayson Wehrend intended. Otherwise you get a pan incredible storage capability, the DVD Man and scan (or full frame) version of entire movie audio track can be in- the movie. This means that the stu- cluded. Thanks to audio tracks like So what is this DVD thing any- dio took the movie and cut the edg- Dolby Digital 5.1 you can listen to way? I’m sure by now practically es off to force it to fit in a TV-sized your movie exactly like you heard it everyone has seen these mysterious screen. By doing this, viewers are in the movie theater. Let me break little gold discs. DVD stands for robbed of up to 40% of the film’s this down. Each of the numbers either Digital Video Disc or Digital image. Trust me, after 2 minutes listed in the audio format describes Versatile Disc—it really depends you won’t even notice the black how many discrete channels of sound on who you ask. Regardless of what are in the soundtrack. For old mov- it means, DVD represents the new- ies a 1.0 monaural track is listed. est form of high quality data stor- Sound only comes out of one speaker, age. With an average storage space Due to the disc’s with no surround effects at all. Ste- of up to 16 gigs on the newer discs, incredible storage reo Surround 2.0 is one better with DVDs are the ideal way to store all 2 speakers and effects traveling across the complex audio and video infor- capability, the entire one speaker to the next. Generally mation of your favorite film. movie audio track can older movies and newer low budget No amount of description on movies get the stereo treatment. VHS my part will make you understand be included. can only handle up to stereo sound. the huge gap between DVD video Jayson Wehrend Next is the true Dolby Digital 5.1, and VHS. Suffice to say that I can’t DVD Man the movie theater format. Just like watch VHS anymore without cring- in a theater, you have left and right ing at the lack of detail and color front speakers, a center speaker, left clarity. DVDs also offer studios the and right rear speakers, and the LFE chance to release their movies in the bars. However, any of you who re- (Low Frequency Effects) channel. Chris Baucom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS original aspect ratio. The aspect ra- ally hate letterboxing will be happy Different sounds can come out of Digital Video Discs, or Digital Versatile Discs as they are sometimes tio of the movie is the ratio of the to know that usually a pan and scan each on of these speakers for a total- known, offer an array a features not found on a traditional VHS tape. screen height to the screen width. version of the movie is available on ly immersive surround effect. The The higher the ratio the wider a the flip side of the disc. Lastly, DVDs LFE channel is the one that gives 5.1 and it has a clearer sound and though it varies from disc to disc, film will look. If you’ve ever seen a can be anamorphic (aka enhanced boom to the explosions and is com- tighter bass control. You must have many times a director’s commen- movie that has black bars at the top for widescreen TVs). Essentially that monly called the subwoofer track. a DTS decoder to use it, however. tary is included. This allows you to and bottom, you’ve seen a wide- means that if you are lucky enough It represents the .1 since it only has For real movie fans, DVD also watch the movie with the director screen (or letterboxed) film. Con- to have a HDTV you can get an 1/10th the frequency range of a nor- offers an incredible range on extras. and hear his thoughts on the film. trary to somewhat popular belief, even better looking image. mal speaker. Only one other sound Besides the standard abilities such Occasionally deleted scenes are in- letterboxed films are not a bad thing. Usually the thing that really blows format has gained any support oth- as zoom, subtitles, other languages, cluded so you can see parts that Letterboxing allows you to see the people away about DVD is the au- er than Dolby and that’s DTS (Dig- and chapter stops a DVD can store film the way the director originally dio capabilities. Due to the disc’s ital Theater Sound). DTS is always hours of additional material. Al- See DVD, page 13

Movies from page 3 ‘Army of Darkness’ a timeless cult classic, even family man comes home from work zarre explanation. Starring Bruce better as new release on director’s cut DVD to find that he has been cloned, he Willis and Samuel L. Jackson; di- faces a struggle to reclaim his life. rected by M. Night Shyamalan. Jayson Wehrend different structure to the battle. Other possible stick to the theatrical re- Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Proof of Life (12/8)—When an Entertainment Staff changes are sprinkled throughout lease. directed by Roget Spottiswoode. American engineer is kidnapped in and any sharp-eyed fan is sure to Extras: Perhaps the best part of How the Grinch Stole Christ- Latin America, his wife is forced to Army of Darkness is nothing if spot them. In general, I really en- this whole DVD is the full length mas (11/17)—The classic Dr. Seuss deal with the matter herself, hiring not a cult classic. Most people have joyed the longer movie. The addi- audio commentary. Featuring ac- story of the Grinch, whose heart is a freelance hostage negotiator. Star- never heard of it, but those that tion clarified a few things and in tor Bruce Campbell, director Sam three sizes too small. He sneaks into ring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe; have tend to be huge fans. As the some instances the new lines worked Raimi, and co-writer Ivan Raimi, Whoville in an attempt to stop directed by Taylor Hackford. final part of the Evil Dead trilogy, better than the old ones. the commentary is incredibly en- Christmas from coming! Starring Miss Congeniality (12/22)—An we follow the continuing adven- Video: At first I was pleasantly tertaining. Bruce and Sam play off Jim Carrey; directed by Ron Howard. FBI agent goes undercover as a Miss tures of super badass Ash. The whole surprised at the vibrancy of the col- each other as only long-time friends Unbreakable (11/22)—When United States pageant contestant adventure began when Ash (Bruce ors. The blue sky and green grass can. They point out tons of cool the sole survivor of a horrible train to investigate a terrorist threat. Star- Campbell) took his girlfriend Lin- came out particularly well. In fact, things about the making of the movie. derailment finds himself without a ring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin da to a cabin in the woods. There for the first half of the movie all of They also show a wonderful work- scratch, a stranger proposes a bi- Bratt; directed by Donald Petrie. they accidentally encountered the the new scenes are on par with the ing knowledge of making movies Necronomicon Ex Mortis, The Book quality of the theatrical release. As that grants you insight into how of the Dead. They release the evil the castle siege begins, the video they got some of their more diffi- and soon Linda dies and Ash’s hand quality falls off terribly. Many of cult shots. I haven’t listened to an becomes possessed. After cutting off audio track this good since Ghost- his own hand he mounts the chain- busters. For me, the commentary saw onto his stump and picks up a alone was worth the price of the handy shotgun. As this movie be- For true fans of these DVD. In addition to the 15 min- gins, Ash has been sucked back into movies, this Director’s utes of extra footage four deleted the middle ages and must face the scenes are included as well. They’re terrors of the Deadites once again. Cut is a must have. pretty bad quality and it was a good This new director’s cut is actual- thing they were cut. Most of them ly nothing more than a repackaged were too long and disrupted the version of the second disc of the flow of the movie. The storyboards limited edition set. It comes with the castle battle scenes the shots were for the entire movie were included 15 minutes worth of additional foot- so dark I couldn’t even make out as well. I was happy to find that age, which in terms of movies is an what was going on. If you’ve ever when you turn them on, they ap- incredible amount. It also replaces watched a very old VHS tape you pear in the bottom right corner of the theatrical ending with an alter- know what I mean. This version of the picture. It was great to watch nate ending that the director liked the movie is in bad need of restora- the movie and storyboards at the more. I made a list of all of the new tion. Most of the new scenes were same time. Viewing storyboards sep- footage but by the end the list was fine to watch but I found the lack of arately is very dull and tedious. Lastly so long that it would be impossible clarity on some to be kind of dis- an conceptual art gallery was in- to include here. Therefore, I’ll just tracting. cluded showing much of the pre- focus on the major stuff. The first Audio: Due to the lack of avail- production work. major difference comes at the fight able materials this version was cut For true fans of these movies, scene in the windmill. The sequence with only a 2.0 stereo audio track. this Director’s Cut is a must have. between Ash and his little evil dop- Sound separation was reasonably The new scenes may not be the best pelgangers is about twice as long good. I have to admit I would have quality but they make up for it by and it even explains why Ash trips preferred a full on 5.1 track (the expanding the picture’s scope. It is (something I always wondered theatrical release does have a full kind of hard to overlook the lack about). The next big difference was 5.1 though). The most I noticed film and sound quality and if that is at the castle finale. Extensive changes the sound separation coming in was what you are primarily concerned Ralph Nelson / CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT have been made here, including during the castle siege with the ex- with stick with the theatrical ver- Meg Ryan is back in a slighty different role—from romantic comedy changing of sequence, longer pans plosions moving across from left to sion. I ended up getting both be- sweetheart to the resourceful wife of a political hostage in Proof of Life. across the army of the dead, and a right. If you want the best sound cause I can’t get enough.

Give me headline! ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 9 Just when you thought it was safe to visit the clubs…

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If you’re the only girl in a room full of guys, never offer to entertain them. (Even if you don’t mean it that way!) New Dungeons and Dragons movie hyped at Dragon*Con By Emily Cavender for the film and acquiring merchan- industry. Many questioned the plau- warrior Elwood, and Bruce Payne the dragon fight sequences and ren- On loan from Blueprint dising rights from TSR. After sev- sibility and even the completion of (“Passenger 57,” “Warlock III,” dering capabilities the special ef- eral year of unsuccessful begging, the script. It was rumored at “Nikita”) as the evil warrior Damo- fects crews had obtained. It was Elven magical swords, the vil- he approached Hollywood action Dragon*Con that as many as 15 dar. particularly important to Solomon lainous Profion, red and gold drag- producer Joel Silver (“The Matrix,” drafts were floating around. The Fans of Dungeons and Dragons that the fantasy aspects of the film ons, elves and dwarves, the Empress’ “Lethal Weapon,” “Predator”) with intelligence of Silver’s decision to are lusting to see elements of the be brought to life in a breathtaking, royal scepter—nothing but eye can- his proposal. Miraculously, Silver fund the film has also been ques- game on the big screen. Dave Arne- action-packed manner. He empha- dy—and you should have seen the granted Solomon a test run, gave tioned. One thing is for sure, though: son, co-creator of the game, took a sized that the visuals of the film trailer. him a full crew and a budget of $1 the life or death of Dungeons & role as an extra in the production would make all the difference to the The dedication and support that million, and told him to film a three- Dragons rests on Solomon himself. and explained, “I don’t think they viewers. There was a lot of uncer- pours from loyal Dungeons and minute action sequence from the However, if all comes out success- broke any of the rules. But when tainty floating around whether the Dragons fans is phenomenal to be- Dungeons and Dragons shooting ful and rich on the other side, then you’ve got 11 hardbound volumes film was being hyped much like last hold, and this was none more evi- Solomon and the principal actors year’s “The Phantom Menace” or dent than at the unveiling of the have all signed on for a trilogy. If whether the film would truly go trailer for “Dungeons and Drag- Fans were already the premiere flops, than the trilogy down in the books as a cult classic. ons: The Movie” at Dragon*Con designing the will likely be permanently shelved. “I really didn’t expect One thing was sure, though, D&D 2000 on July 1. Although the film With a final budget of roughly the trailer to be as fans made the trip to Atlanta from is not set for release until either costumes of their $35 million, Solomon signed a cast all over the United States in full Thanksgiving 2000 or Memorial that consisted of both well know good as it was.” dress to view the trailer—and they Day 2001, fans were already de- favorite D&D and virtually unknown actors and were certainly not short on “ahhh”’s signing the costumes of their favor- character for the actresses. Jeremy Irons will play the Ashley Phillip and “ohhh”’s. ite D&D character for the premiere. villainous Profion, and Thora Birch Convention Visitor “I really didn’t expect the trailer With a rating of PG-13 for vio- premiere. (“American Beauty”) will be in the to be as good as it was,” said Ashley lence, “D&D” brings to life the tale role of the young Empress Savina. Phillip, a South Carolina visitor at of a young thief, a youthful em- For the leads, Solomon went with of rules, who can tell?” Solomon the convention. “I really think that press, a treasonous noble, a barrage script. Solomon succeeded and Sil- lesser known actors such as Justin stated at the conference that the when the film is released, it will be a wizards, countless dragons, and ver signed on. Whalin (Jimmy Olsen from “Lois film would follow the gaming rules as big as ‘Star Wars’ was in the ’70s.” yes—magic. Funding would follow from the & Clark”) as the thief Ridley, Mar- as literally as possible. He intended So the question remains as to whether The movie is the crusade of one likes of James Cameron and Francis lon Wayans (“The Wayans Bros.”) to utilize the Dungeons and Drag- “Dungeons and Dragons: The Mov- man—Courtney Solomon. At age Ford Coppola and an assortment of as Ridley’s partner Snail, and Kris- ons framework to shape and create ie” will be as original as “Star Wars” 19, Solomon founded his own pro- Hong Kong investors. It was only ten Wilson (“Get On the Bus, Doc- the monsters, magic, and fantasy or whether it will turn out to be yet duction company and bought the after funding was secured that the tor Doolittle”) as a half-elf champion. that has endeared the role-playing another easily forgettable eye-can- film rights to Dungeons and Drag- film began to take shape. Scarily, In addition, Zoe McClellan (“Slid- adventure game to fans throughout dy film like “X-Men.” That is a ons from TSR, Inc., the company “D&D” marks Solomon’s first out- ers,” “Inventing the Abbots”) will the world. question only loyal Dungeons and that invented the popular fantasy ing as a writer, director, and pro- co-star as the young magician Ma- Solomon gushed about the film’s Dragons fans can answer, and even role-playing game. Solomon spent ducer. This fact alone caused much rina, Lee Arenberg (“Action,” “Fa- photorealisim and special effects. they will have to wait until Thanks- the next 10 years seeking funding doubt and fear within the movie cade,” “Cradle Will Rock”) as dwarf He was especially enthusiastic about giving.

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By Jayson Wehrend movie done right. 11-minute dragon battle over the Entertainment Staff The story is something com- city. Over 150 fully rendered gold pletely new; it is not based in any and red dragons will battle for Like many children of the ’80s, of the pre-established worlds. So- supremacy over the skies. This I was a huge fan of Dungeons and lomon said he wanted to avoid massive battle required 280 shots Dragons. I was first introduced telling a story that has already and untold hours of special ef- into its fantasy world by the clas- been written because fans already fects work. The movie is slated sic children’s cartoon (which is have preconceived notions as to for a 100-minute running time airing on FOX currently) and soon how the characters and story should and will be rated PG-13. began reading the fantasy novels. be. The story follows human thief As a fan of the DVD format I Later a friend taught me the rules Ridley Freeborn and his party as couldn’t help but ask Solomon of the dice-and-paper role-play- they attempt to find a magical what he would consider for the ing game, and we played off and item to stop the archmage Profion DVD release of his film. I was on for several years. Even though (Jeremy Irons). The movie should quite happy to find that he fully I don’t read the books or play the be released either in November supports DVD and plans on pack- game anymore (although I have or December of this year, or near ing it full of extras for fans. First caught a couple of cartoon epi- Memorial Day 2001. of all, he said that there would be sodes), I still have a fondness for For fans of Dungeons and a director’s cut of the film that the definitive fantasy world. You would run about 145 minutes. can only imagine my excitement Also, during the filming of the when I found out that a Dun- movie, 86 hours’ worth of be- Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS geons and Dragons movie was in For fans of hind-the-scenes footage was re- DramaTech presented the unique Electricity: We Shall Be Monsters, the works. Fortunately, I was able corded. Once this is edited down an adaptation of the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, last February. to attend the press conference for Dungeons and to a manageable level, it will be the film at this year’s Dragon- Dragons, this movie included as a special featurette. *Con. With as much computer graph- Attending the conference were is packed full of ics work as is in this film, there director Courtney Solomon, pro- things to love will be all sorts of digital effects DVD from page 11 ducer Ann Flagella, and actors features. One thing that is already Justin Whalin (Ridley Freeborn), finished is a 12-minute outtake otherwise would have been impos- also include something called re- and Lee Arenberg (Elwood). From reel. I asked Solomon specifically sible to see otherwise. Isolated scores gion encoding. This annoying little the outset of the conference, you Dragons, this movie is packed full about making a director’s com- allow you to listen to the film’s mu- add on means that you can’t watch could tell that all of them had of things to love. A full compli- mentary for the DVD; he said he sic without any of the dialogue or a DVD from anywhere except North great fun making this movie. As ment of imps, beholders, skele- would love to do one but he needs sound effects. Many times a behind America. A Japanese, European, or Solomon said, their enthusiasm tons, wraiths, elves, dwarves, and to see how much room is left on the scenes feature will be included even Australian DVD won’t work for the movie will show through most of all, dragons pop up all the DVD before he does one. All and almost always you can expect in your player. Lastly, a DVD is in the film itself. Just watching over the screen. The sets are noth- in all, it sounds like it will be an to get the original theatrical trailer. only as good as the company that Solomon, Whalin, and Areberg ing less than what you would ex- incredible DVD release. Extras vary far and wide from abso- makes it. Badly encoded DVDs can interact with each other I could pect from a great fantasy movie. Solomon revealed one final tid- lutely nothing to a huge 2 disc col- look pixilated, the subtitling can be see the friendship between them. Cities of 1600-foot-tall mage tow- bit about the movie. It was writ- lectors set with countless hours of mistimed, and the audio has even According to Solomon, the bud- ers, deadly thief mazes, and dan- ten as the first part of a trilogy; if additional fun. skipped before. However, more com- get is estimated at $35 million. gerous sewers are just some of the the film does well, we will see two Now before I get called out for panies are starting to realize the profit Through the course of produc- places the heroes encounter. Nat- more after it. And keep your eye presenting a one sided description, potential of DVDs and recently we’ve tion, it has gone through 10 years urally, there will be plenty of com- on the character Damadar—So- I will admit DVDs have their disad- seen a string of releases and special of development and 16 scripts. puter-generated magic as well. The lomon refused to tell us what char- vantages too. For one, they are much editions. All I recommend is that Needless to say, a great deal of main action sequence that is sure acter class he is. He said it was a more expensive than your average you at least watch a DVD on a effort has gone into getting the to blow the audience away is an surprise for D&D fans. VHS. The equipment to watch is reasonably good system and see for also quite a money eater too. They yourself.

It’s time for the 2:15 round of cursing. Pretty faces paired with ‘Ugly’ plot Get your yum-yums here Jayson Wehrend By Jamie Schulz cards. No reservations required, but No longer the mystery writer Everything is meat, meat, meat large groups may want to call ahead. One of the best, cheap places to go. MPAA Rating: PG-13 So it’s Friday or Saturday night, There’s usually a very short wait, Starring: Piper Perabo, Maria and you’re sick of trying to find the the food is standard Italian provi- Bello, Adam Garcia, John rate at which a cylinder drains its sion (lasagna, spaghetti, ravioli), but Goodman liquid. Or three o’clock in the morn- you get bread, a salad, and ice cream Director: David McNally ing, and you’re tired of cramming with the main dish. Studio: Touchstone Pictures for the thermo test that you have in Cheesecake Factory: 3024 Running Time: 86 minutes five hours. You could do Einstein Peachtree Rd. Accepts credit cards. Rating: yyy Brothers, Waffle House, or Mc- Reservations not required, but they Donald’s (well, just Waffle House will put your name on a “call ahead” One has to question who exactly if it’s three in the morning), but list. Pretty good food, large selec- this movie was aimed at. From the why not try one of the local places? tion of really yummy cheesecakes previews, it would be easy to say After all, you could eat at a different (hence the name). Pasta dishes are men in their teens or early twenties. restaurant each night for the next sometimes heavy on the cheese. Ser- What else can one conclude when year, and you still wouldn’t cover vice is pretty good, though the wait the trailer is full of half-naked women all the restaurants in Atlanta. Here’s can be very long on the weekends, dancing around on a bar? Why then just a few close restaurants that won’t especially on a Saturday night. It is is the movie rated PG-13? To get clean out your wallet. Buckhead, after all. the kind of audience they were look- Fellini’s: 1991 Howell Mill Rd., Micks: 229, 2110, and 3393 (Le- ing for, a higher rating would be 923 Ponce de Leon Ave. Accepts all nox Mall) Peachtree Rd. Accepts needed to give the audience what major credit cards. No reservations credit cards. Again, no reservations they want. After having watched it, required. Good pizza, bit on the required, but will put you on a “call I can see that this movie attempted greasy side. Usually a short wait, ahead” list. Darn Micks and their the impossible. It tried (in its own free refills on drinks, good beer list. large portions! While it is pricey at weak way) to please everyone. For Mellow Mushroom: 30 Pharr times, you will leave Micks full. Good you see, this movie isn’t just wom- Rd. (in Buckhead), 4058 Peachtree salads, chicken, and burgers. en dancing around on that bar. It Rd. Accepts credit cards and checks Eats: 600 Ponce de Leon Ave. tries to deal with issues such as leav- (if picking up). No reservations re- Accepts cash only. No reservations ing home, overcoming an uncaring quired. Better than Fellini’s (in my required. My experience at Eats was world, and of course finding true opinion), good salads, free refills, kind of spooky and I won’t divulge Patrick Demarchelier / TOUCHSTONE PICTURES love. With the exception of the bar short wait on most days, service var- the details. However, they do have Clockwise from left, Tyra Banks, Maria Bello, Bridget Moynahan, and scenes it appears as though this was ies (my local ‘Shroom is run by high good jerk chicken, a variety of pasta Izabella Miko teach Piper Perabo the subtleties of bartending in Coyote Ugly. really meant as a woman’s movie. schoolers—a class of humans known choices, and a quick service staff. Let me start by disappointing all that they make tons of money and scenes made him seem a little too for their atrocious behavior), usual- Krispy Kreme: 295 Ponce de the men who may have considered one of them will soon be quitting to good to be true, but he pulled it off ly a casual atmosphere. Leon Ave. The place for doughnuts, seeing this—there are only about start law school (I had to choke with a bit of charisma. Rocky Mountain Pizza: 1005 no doubt about it. Go while the three bar scenes, and most are done down my disbelief at this point). The Coyotes never stay on screen Hemphill Ave. Accepts credit cards. “hot doughnuts now” sign is lit and to such excess that they seem rather Violet applies, gets the job, and long enough to have more of a per- No reservations required. Good piz- you can watch the folks make them. comical. Any fans of Tyra Banks soon starts overcoming her fear by sonality than “we’re so bad and sexy!” za, sandwiches, choice of fries w/ Java Jive: 790 Ponce de Leon will be disappointed to find that singing and dancing in front of a If you’re seeing the movie solely for entrees. If you’re with a group of Ave. Accepts cash, reservations not she’s only in about a third of the crowd of rowdy drunks. Sounds log- them, don’t bother. You have to sit people, vary the fries between sweet required. Good mix of coffee, try movie. And the rest of the Coyotes ical, right? Once things start get- through a lot of slow parts to get to potato and cross fries. Team trivia their waffles and such. don’t get much screen time except ting good, the bottom has to drop the next bar scene. The only other on Tuesday and Wednesday nights Mary Mac’s Tea Room: 224 for the main character. So if it’s not out of everything. We have the stan- character with a noticeable person- at 8:30—go early if you want a ta- Ponce de Leon Ave. Accepts cash about half-naked women what is dard break-up nonsense, a misun- ality is the bartender, Lil (Maria ble. Otherwise a short wait, just go only, no reservations required. Last the movie about? derstanding, a hospitalized parent, Bello). She’s the barroom veteran in and sit down. time I went, we were greeted by, I Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) is and a lost job. If you’ve ever seen a who takes care of her girls. She had The Varsity: 61 North Ave. Ac- suppose, the greeter, who proceed- an aspiring songwriter with a stage- movie before, you’ll be able to fig- some funny lines and I liked her cepts cold, hard cash. No reserva- ed to interrogate us by asking “WHO fright problem. She moves away from ure out what happens in the end. jaded outlook on everything. tions required. If you can smell the ARE YOU?!” Turns out, she was her overbearing father to fulfill her Violet comes off as very naive Overall the movie was decent, onions rings frying even when you’re wanting to know if we were smok- dream in New York. Naturally, she and innocent in the big bad city. but I wouldn’t recommend it strongly nowhere near the locations, it’s got ers or non-smokers. There is a very fails for the first half of the movie. She is generally likeable, but her to anyone. Men will complain about to be good. Six bucks gets you a small selection which varies from Through a chance enoucnter, she constant struggle with stagefright the lack of bar scenes and women couple of chili dogs, a side of onion day to day. The food is no better meets a nice Australian named Kevin soon gets rather tiresome. If she can will find the bar scenes to be some- rings or fries, and a Frosted Orange. than standard cafeteria fare, and the (Adam Garcia) who tries to get her sing and dance in front of a bunch what insulting. There were enough Great place to go to before a foot- service is atrocious (no refills, ei- to work through her stagefright as of boozed up men, why can’t she funny parts to keep my interest, but ball game (or on any weekend) and ther). they start dating. Violet also meets sing in a nice club? Boyfriend Kevin a movie has to be more than a few watch the tourists try to stutter out Billy Bob’s: 525 10th St. Accepts: some Coyotes at a diner and hears was a good character also—a few clever phrases. their orders in response to the cho- credit cards. Sure, it’s close. But the rus of “what’ll ya have?” service is not that great, the food is The Spaghetti Factory: 249 lousy, and the atmosphere is kind Happy Birthday Kent! Ponce de Leon Ave. Accepts credit of crappy.

You are so lucky I didn’t have room for a picture to go with the b-day wishes. Local Restaurants When you need a break from on-campus dining, here’s a partial listing of nearby places to grab something different.

Prices: $ ($1-5), $$ ($5-100), $$$ ($10-20), $$$$ ($20+) Information courtesy of Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Miles: Approximate distance from Aquatic Center E-mail [email protected] with comments

Restaurant Miles Price Comments Phone # Address McDonald’s 0.0 $ At the GT Athletic Association (404)685-9100 Techwood & Bobby Dodd Varsity 0.2 $ Fast food; famous “Naked Dogs” and “rings” (404)881-1706 61 North Avenue NW Subway 0.2 $ Across from Varsity (404)875-9320 619 Spring Street NW Yin Yang Cafe 0.2 $ Best for coffee at night; alternative crowd (404)607-0682 64 3rd Street NW Arby’s 0.3 $ fast food; roast beef sandwiches (404)881-8535 744 Spring Street NW Cafe du Jour 0.3 $ Pretty good deals (404)876-8133 675 Peachtree Street NE Mick’s 0.5 $$$ American (404)875-6425 557 Peachtree Street NE Pleasant Peasant 0.5 $$$ Southern-influenced American food (404)874-3223 555 Peachtree Street NE Alon’s at the Terrace 0.5 $$ Elegant sandwiches and pastries (404)724-0444 659 Peachtree Street NE Bridgetown Grill 0.5 $$ Laid-back island service; Caribbean food (404)873-5361 689 Peachtree Street NE Agatha’s A Taste of Mystery 0.5 $$$$ Call ahead; murder mystery dinner theater (404)875-1610 693 Peachtree Street NE IHOP 0.6 $$ 24 hours; pancakes, sandwiches, and burgers (404)876-1112 129 North Avenue NE Abbey Restaurant 0.7 $$$$ French contenintal; great atmosphere (404)876-8532 163 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Patti Hut Cafe 0.7 $ Very casual; Jamican food (404)892-5133 595 Piedmont Avenue NE Checkers 0.7 $ Fast food, drive thru only (404)876-3186 989 Spring Street NW Hard Rock Cafe 0.7 $$$ American cuisine (404)688-7625 215 Peachtree Street NE Planet Holywood 0.7 $$$ American cuisine (404)523-7300 218 Peachtree Street NW Savannah Fish Company 0.8 $$$$ Excellent seafood; inside Peachtree Plaza (404)589-7456 210 Peachtree Street NW Sun Dial Restaurant Bar & View 0.8 $$$$ Top of Westin Peachtree Plaza (404)589-7506 210 Peachtree Street NW Mary Mac’s Tea Room 0.8 $$ Southern food (404)876-1800 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Rio Bravo Grill 0.8 $$ Good Mexican food and margaritas (404)524-9224 240 Peachtree Street NW The Old Spaghetti Factory 0.8 $$ Best deals in town for Italian (404)872-2841 249 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Papa Johns 0.9 $$ Pizza; delivery or eat-in (404)872-5252 990 State Street Taco Bell 0.9 $ Mexican fast food (404)355-4997 1761 Howell Mill Road NW Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 1.0 $ Wonderful doughnuts (404)876-7307 295 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Pittypat’s Porch 1.0 $$$ Corny Southern deco but good fried chicken (404)525-8228 25 International Boulevard NW La Bamba 1.0 $$ Good mixed drinks and margaritas (404)892-8888 1139 W Peachtree Street NE Touch of India Tandoori Restaurant 1.0 $$$ Indian food (404)876-7777 1037 Peachtree Street NE Jocks N Jills Sports Bar 1.0 $$ Sports bar (404)873-5405 112 10th Street NE Chinese Budda 1.1 $$ Fairly good Chinese on a budget (404)874-5158 144 14th Street NW Silver Skillet 1.1 $$ Old timey coffee shop; Southern food (404)874-1388 200 14th Street Rocky Mountain Pizza 1.1 $ Pizza, salads, bar; trivia nights (404)876-8600 1005 Hemphill Avenue NW Big Red Tomato Bistro 1.1 $$ Pastas and pizzas (404)870-9881 980 Piedmont Avenue NE Veni Vidi Vici 1.1 $$$$ Italian (404)875-8424 41 14th Street NE Gorin’s 14th Street Diner 1.2 $$ Home cookin’ (404)892-2500 1170 Peachtree Street NE Einstein’s 1.2 $$$ Great desserts (404)876-7925 1077 Juniper Street NE Bobby & June’s Country Kitchen 1.2 $$ Home cooked meals, ‘50s barbecue (404)876-3872 375 14th Street NW Houlihan’s 1.3 $$$ American cuisine (404)873-1119 1197 Peachtree Street NE Zesto Drive-In 1.5 $ 1950s drive-in; good ice cream treats (404)607-1118 544 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers 1.5 $$ Great calzones and pizza (404)350-0501 1715 Howell Mill Road Eats 1.6 $ Pasta and jerk chicken; very filling (404)888-9149 600 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Java Jive Coffee House & Cafe 1.8 $$ ‘50s style deco; coffee, sandwiches, dessert (404)876-6161 790 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Chin Chin II Chinese Restaurant 1.9 $$$ Voted bet Chinese in Atlanta; very good (404)881-1511 699 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Tortillas 2.0 $ Packet Tex-Mex burritos (404)892-0193 774 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE TGI Friday’s 2.2 $$$ American cuisine (404)350-0199 2061 Peachtree Road NE Huey’s 2.2 $$ Great beignets, coffee, po’boys (404)873-2037 1816 Peachtree Road NW R Thomas Deluxe Grill 2.2 $$ Unusual and vegetarian; 24 hours (404)872-2942 1812 Peachtree Road NW Shipfeifer on Peachtree 2.2 $$ Greek cuisine and pizza (404)875-1106 1814 Peachtree Road NW Café Intermezzo 2.2 $$ Great coffee/desserts; European atmosphere (404)355-0411 1845 Peachtree Road NE Miami Subs 2.3 $ Subs and Philly cheesesteaks (404)603-9111 1861 Peachtree Road NE Smiths Olde Bar 2.3 $$ Pub fare (404)875-1522 1580 Piedmont Road NE El Azteca 2.4 $$ Mexican (404)881-6040 939 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Cow Tippers 2.4 $$ Mixed crowd; casual dining (404)874-3469 1600 Piedmont Avenue NE Agnes and Muriel’s 2.4 $$ All-American diner; Mom’s cooking (404)885-1000 1514 Monroe Drive NE Waffle House 2.4 $ 24-hour coffee shop (404)355-5562 1701 Northside Drive Luna Si 2.4 $$ Great coffee; good food combos (404)355-5993 1931 Peachtree Road NE Mozzarella’s Cafe 2.6 $$ Casual American dining (404)351-8433 2040 Peachtree Road Everybody’s Pizza 2.7 $$ Great pizza and build-your-own salads (404)873-4545 1040 North Highland Avenue NE Manuel’s Tavern 2.7 $$ Great pub food; good crowd (404)525-3447 602 North Highland Avenue NE Cafe Diem 2.7 $$ Very alternative; cheap coffee and cheesecake (404)607-7008 640 North Highland Avenue NE El Amigo Mexcan Restaurant 2.7 $$ Cheap Mexican (404)351-7656 1715 Howell Mill Road NW Great Panda Restaurant 2.7 $ Cheap but good Chinese; inside Kroger (404)351-2777 1715 Howell Mill Road NW Murphy’s 2.7 $$ Great breakfast/brunch; Irish accents (404)872-0904 997 Virginia Avenue NE The Dessert Place 2.7 $$ Great desserts and coffees (404)892-8921 1000 Virginia Avenue NE How Well Dragon 2.8 $$ Cheap Chinese delivery (404)351-9216 1782 Howell Mill Road NW Fratelli Di Napoli Ristorante 2.8 $$$ Wonderful Italian with large helpings (404)351-1533 2101 Tula Street NW Mick’s 2.8 $$$ American cuisine (404)351-6425 2110 Peachtree Road NW Vortex Bar and Grill 2.9 $$ Great hamburgers, interesting waiters (404)875-1667 878 Peachtree Street NE Houston’s 2.9 $$$ American cuisine (404)351-2442 2166 Peachtree Road Benihana 2.9 $$$ Japanese; dinner prepared in front of you (404)355-8565 2143 Peachtree Road NE Melting Pot Restaurant 3.1 $$$ Fondue; good appetizers and dessert (404)351-1811 857 Collier Road NW Nuevo Laredo Cantina 4.1 $$ Voted best Mexican in Atlanta; cheap (404)352-9009 1495 Chatahoochee Avenue NW Atlanta Fish Market 4.6 $$$ Voted best seafood in Atlanta; waits are long (404)262-3615 265 Pharr Road NE Nava 4.7 $$$ Clever menu and great presentations (404)240-1984 3060 Peachtree Road NW Cheesecake Factory 4.7 $$$ Wonderful cheesecake and food to die for (404)816-2555 3024 Peachtree Road NW Gorin’s Diner 4.7 $$ ‘50s diner and homeade ice cream (404)239-0018 3390 Peachtree Road NE John Harvard’s Brew House 4.7 $$ Pub fare (404)816-2739 3039 Peachtree Road NE

FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE 2 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE

Introduction Every year, the Technique staff Avoiding regret: advice from a fifth-year senior toils countless hours on the Freshman Survival Guide. This is our way of By James Stovall down to the more relaxed C league. providing helpful information and Fourth generation and going strong “People do not leave because If you cannot put together a team advice for incoming Freshman. We they cannot cut it academically. on your own, they even have a place hop this guide will also be a useful I have a dirty secret to admit, where the people who do not have a reference for returning students, par- and I am going to air it right here in They leave because they do not team can meet to form together. ents, alumni, and visitors. For even front of the Tech community. Ev- feel a part of Tech.” Also investigate the Options class- more information see our sister pub- eryone knows at Tech there exist es available at Tech through the lication, T-book at http:// certain people who live in their room James F. Stovall, IV Student Center Programs Board. cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/tbook. to study or fidget on their comput- Computer Science Senior Options classes provide an oppor- Inside you’ll find some informa- er all the time, and often these stu- tunity to learn how to do some- tive articles, a few history lessons, lo- dents are the same ones who go thing fun, and cover a wide variety cal maps annotated with popular home on weekends and never really only seek out something that inter- would be complete without the men- of topics. Students receive a news- student destinations, the much antic- become a part of Georgia Tech. I ests you, and there will most assur- tion of the ’Nique itself. Even with paper in their mailbox each semes- ipated “99 Things,” and more. must admit that during my fresh- edly be a group that is interested in no newspaper experience, there is ter with the list of classes that are The Technique publishes every man year, that description fit me the subject also. Some of you will always extra help needed. Free piz- being taught, and for a relatively Friday during semesters, except mid- quite well. So well, in fact, that when join Greek organizations, and I would za, and perhaps occasional promo- small fee can enroll. The classes of- term break, dead week, and finals. I look back on my freshman year I recommend that everyone at least tional CDs and movie tickets are fered vary from swing dancing, to We are Tech’s exclusive student news- cannot say I made the most of my see what is out there whether or not additional perks if speaking your SCUBA, to Hapkido. Outside pro- paper—a unique group of journalists college experience. But now com- you end up going Greek. Regard- mind to the Georgia Tech commu- fessionals and talented students teach at a school with no jouranalism de- ing into my fifth (and final!) year at less, there are many activities for nity is not enough. the classes, and they provide a great partment. If you’re interested in what Georgia Tech I am wishing I used students to do and there are as many One group I would highly rec- way to meet people. we’re doing, stop by our office some that extra year now, and I feel the student organizations that would ommend for freshmen is The Swarm, Also listed in the Options Globe time (Student Services room 137) or need to help others who might be in love to have you as a member. So a student spirit group that attends are the ORGT classes, which are send an e-mail to editor@technique. a similar situation to avoid the same the first task is to find the right Tech sporting events. For a small great for Georgia Tech’s outdoor outcome. organizations for you. membership fee you get a T-shirt, types. Their classes include caving, Cover photo So first you may be asking, Why Other than the organization fairs, and seat right in the middle of the rock climbing, and kayaking. In gen- Turn-of-the century Tech students should I do something at Georgia such as the Burdell’s Birthday Bash action that will inspire the Tech eral, the best way to stay in touch work in the old foundary. This pic- Tech? I really love Georgia Tech, Student Organization’s Fair the sec- spirit in you. with Tech is really to keep you eyes ture and all of the older photos, which but I know that if I were here only ond week of September, one easy Another Tech program I have open. Go to big events like the State appear in this section, come from a for the classes, I would go insane. way to see everything out there is to really enjoyed has been the intra- of the Institute Address by Dr. 1909-10 Georgia Tech Course Cata- From my experience, most of the go to the CyberBuzz webpage (http:/ mural program, which allows stu- Clough and find out what Tech’s logue. people who drop out of Tech do /www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/). Cy- dents to take a break from studying future is. Support your fellow stu- Feedback not leave because they cannot cut it berBuzz has a listing of all the stu- to get out and play sports. Their dents by going to Drama Tech pro- academically. They leave because dent organizations with websites. website (http://www.campusrec ductions or musical performances, We’d love to know what you think they do not feel a part of the Tech This will give you an overview of reation.gatech.edu/IM/) has a list and keep reading the Technique to of the Freshman Survival Guide. Please community. Anyone who gets in- around 300 groups, and at least an of all the sports offered this fall, see what is happening and where e-mail us at [email protected]. volved feels they have a core group e-mail address of someone in the including Flag Football, Soccer, and you should be on campus. Finally, edu and give us your feedback. Was of people that they are a part of, and organization whom you can con- Ultimate Frisbee to name a few. try to find an upperclassman to help something particularly helpful? Fun- thus they want to stay. tact to find out more information. Even if you have no athletic ability, you find your place, such as through ny? Let us know, and we’ll keep it in How can you get involved? It is Of course, no Technique story they have different leagues ranging mind for next year’s survival guide. actually quite easy because you need about involvement at Georgia Tech from the very competitive A league See Advice, page 8

The female mafia strikes again... FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 3 Money and food: the essentials of survival How to handle on your cash flow so you can still eat during finals Jen Hinkel students. The most important part Now, the infamous issue of the International woman of mystery of the checking account is balanc- credit card arises. Credit cards can ing your checkbook. Although bal- be the Pandora’s Box of student If there are two things that light ancing your checkbook is not a finance, opening up a world of trouble a spark in the halls of higher learn- top-ten fun activity, it is absolutely that was previously unapparent to ing, they are free food and making necessary. the naked eye. While some students money. If you use your debit card more think credit cards are a great way to Students, just like people in the than you write checks, simply save build a strong and reputable credit real world, need money to survive. the receipts and write down every- history, the actual effectiveness of The financial challenge faced by stu- thing at least once a week. You will using a credit card to do so is dubi- dents is surviving on quite a bit less appreciate the time you took when ous at best. cash than people in the real world. During the school term, differ- Tech students, with their high math- ent types of people will accost you ematical acumen and immense stores Students, just like on Skiles Walkway and in the Stu- of intelligence, can easily surmount dent Center lobby. One of these this challenge. people in the real people will be the credit card com- The first tip of the day is easy. world, need money to pany representative. She wants to Write a budget, and try to stick to give you a free t-shirt or he keeps it. Make two columns, one for earn- survive. The financial telling you how low the annual rates ings and one for expenses. Your bud- challenge faced by are. Either way, multitudinous credit get can cover everything from tuition cards are a recipe for money trouble and housing to how much financial students is surviving rather than financial freedom. aid you receive per semester, or it on quite a bit less Two viable solutions exist to the can be a simplified list to manage credit card dilemma that will not basic cash flow so you avoid spend- cash than people in leave you with enormous balances ing sprees. the real world. and interest rates higher than Tech If you have the time, you can Tower. The first is to have a credit make an Excel spreadsheet com- card on your parents’ account, if plete with spiffy, color coordinated they have a card and are willing to pie charts and of expenditure cate- you are trying to figure out if you let you use it for necessary purchas- gories such as “food” and “savings can afford to buy that nice present es such as groceries. You may also for computer games.” Otherwise, a for your significant other without have a card in your own name that simple two-column handwritten list overdrawing your account. your parents pay, but as a warning taped to a dorm wall will suffice. As a side note to debit cards, be from personal experience, they may Second, many students opt to sure to keep at least a small amount not enjoy funding shopping sprees get a checking account that you can on your Buzz Card, just in case you at Lenox or Phipps. access at an ATM. The Student need to do laundry at 3:00 a.m. No The second solution is to have Center has Wachovia and Bank of one thinks it’s funny when they have your own personal card, being ab- By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS America ATMs on the first floor 19 cents left and need 25 to dry all solutely sure to pay back the full Cara Cocos and Ashley Richards (center) get cash from the SunTrust ATM and a Credit Union on the second of their wet clothes. Avoid such prob- located on the bottom floor of the Georgia Tech Student Center. floor, all are popular choices among lems at all cost. See Money, page 8

When you tire of dining at Brittain, Woodruff Student publications By Jen Hinkel is a popular hang-out for stu- Motley Fool wanna-be dents and profs alike, but don’t announce fall staff be misled by the name. Only a So, you’re already tired of the few computers are available there; meeting schedules dining hall food? No surprise most of the patrons socialize and there. study at tables or out on the By Chris Baucom Fortunately, many options deck. Editor-in-Chief other than the dining hall can Moving to off campus op- be found on and around cam- tions, those on East Campus are Georgia Tech Student’s Publications, pus. If it were not for these won- in close proximity to the famous which consist of the Technique, Blueprint, derful establishments, many Tech Varsity restaurant (also dubbed Erato, T-Book, and North Avenue Review, students claim they would soon “The Greasy V”), a Subway, have announced their fall staff meeting sched- perish at the hands of Brittain KFC, and the snack haven and ules. and Woodruff. Au Bon Pain at the BP station. Technique, the bastion of journalistic The most popular dining es- The West Campus crowd can excellence you’re currently holding, has gen- tablishment on campus is the walk to Rocky Mountain Pizza, eral staff meetings every Tuesday at 7:00 renowned Junior’s Grill. Locat- which boasts excellent pizza, beer p.m. Blueprint, Tech’s award-winning year- ed just next to Tech Tower, the for those who are of age, and book, meets on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. For burger baskets and chicken ten- trivia nights. Another restaurant students interested in photography, the Tech- ders make the perfect lunch be- with the college bar atmosphere nique and Blueprint photo staffs meet at tween classes. Junior’s also serves is Billy Bob’s, located across the By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. All Technique and a breakfast complete with bis- street in the Tech Plaza shop- Andrea Thompson, intrepid Editor-in-Chief of the Blueprint, Tech’s Blueprint meetings take place in the Stu- cuits, bacon, and the French ping center. yearbook, eats a meal at Woodruff Dining Hall last semester. dent Publications office, room 137 of the Toast Special, a campus favor- For those who want to ven- Student Services Building. ite. ture further off campus, MAR- men also find that begging a PL for the all-nighter crowd. The “My work on the newspaper has bene- The Student Center Food TA drops you off across the street with a car to drive you on a twenty-four-seven Waffle House fitted me in all areas, from self-confidence Court is another fairly popular from a Ruby Tuesday’s in Le- Kroger run suffices. has several nearby locations, but to making presentations at work,” said Genay spot. Smoothies, sandwiches, nox or a Mick’s at Underground An on-campus grocery store, none within walking distance to Jones, a former editorial staff member and Chick-Fil-A, Burger King, and Atlanta. If you walk up to Peacht- the West Side Market, has a se- campus. self-proclaimed oppressed minority. a taco bar make the food court a ree Street, you will discover such lection of college staples like Ra- Lastly, if you are tired of the “I don’t know why I work on the Tech- good lunch location. Both Jun- dining jewels as Bridgetown Grill, men noodles and soup as well as dining hall, too exhausted to walk nique—I just like it,” said Sarah Graybeal, ior’s and the food court accept which serves Caribbean dishes, milk, produce, frozen meals, and anywhere, and aching for some- Entertainment Editor. Buzz Card, but as a warning to and Jocks and Jills, a sports bar ice cream, all reasonably priced. thing as delicious as a large se- Erato, the literary magazine, meets on the hungry, you may be waiting complete with big screen TVs, Westside is located under the lection of Ben and Jerry’s, your Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. T-Book, the in long lines if you frequent ei- an outside patio, and an exten- Curran St. Parking Deck. Also, craving can be satisfied. online survival guide meets at 6:00 on Thurs- ther place during prime lunch sive menu. Webvan and Homegrocer now Kozmo.com delivers a variety of days, and North Avenue Review, the open hours and especially at noon. If your budget is limited, you offer grocery shopping in Atlan- snacks, movies, and other good- forum magazine, meets at 6:30 on Thurs- For the self-proclaimed caf- miss home cooking, or you spend ta where students can shop on- ies within an hour to your door. days. Erato, T-Book, and NAR all meet in feine junkies, the Cyber Café in your spare time as a sous chef, line and have groceries delivered. And never, ever give up the the Student Services Atrium. the Bookstore Mall serves the the closest supermarket to cam- Late night dining around chance to go home, whether it whole gamut of Starbucks drinks, pus is Kroger. For those without Tech is less abundant. The West be yours or one of your local Visit T-Book’s Web site at http://cyberbuzz. as well as breakfast pastries, soup cars, the Stingerette makes week- Side Diner serves breakfast food, Georgian friends for Sunday din- gatech.edu/tbook and sandwiches. The Cyber Café end Kroger runs. Many fresh- steak sandwiches, and ice cream ner.

Something wholesome because Chris messed up... 4 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Overloads: what to do when every single class you need is full By Megan Lutz looking for an overload into a math you not to use the words “gotta,” Future ‘Nique editor course, for example, you need to “need,” or “haveta” before the words visit the math department’s home- “let me in” in your request. They Unlike high school, at Tech, you page. They will not accept walk-in don’t “gotta” do anything; especially must register for your own classes. or e-mail requests. for freshmen. As an incoming freshman, you have But what happens if you need an It is often a good idea to tell the most likely been pre-registered for overload into an LCC (English) sec- professor about how this particular some core classes required for your tion? Their homepage asks that you course, while required for gradua- first semester, but you probably don’t fill out the online Overload Request tion, is still truly interesting. Tell have a complete schedule, or a sched- Form. This is a good idea, but often her that even if it weren’t required, ule that suits your sleeping needs. if you have a specific professor in you would still look into registering So, before the end of registra- mind, a personal e-mail or visit will for it for “personal enrichment.” tion, if you need a course that is serve you just as well. Sometimes actually going to the first already filled to capacity in order to The course that everyone-and- class and speaking to the professor meet your schedule or degree re- his-brother has to take to graduate helps prove to a professor that you quirements, an overload is what you is Intro to Computing, CS 1311. are truly interested in his class. need. Limited overloads for this class are Though it may seem strange that Of course, getting into a full class available through the College of you are essentially begging to be let does require a bit of finesse, along Computing. If you need an over- into classes—despite the fact that with a good understanding of how load into any computer science class, you pay tuition—overloads are an the system works. There are rules contact their Office of Student Ser- important part of every Tech stu- for obtaining an overload, and they vices for help. dent’s life. Getting signed up for a are different for each school. They Invariably, when requesting an class has never been so rewarding. By Daniel Uhlig/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS range from very formal procedures, overload, you will be asked why you So, now that you are set for registra- Chris Badcock searches for a class online with the help of a paper to informal office visits. If you are want one. Common sense will tell tion, log into OSCAR. Good luck! OSCAR, or Online Student Computer Assisted Registration, catalog.

253 days to go... FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 5 Responsibility goes beyond cash It’s the most beautiful By Trisha Frederick heat of the moment, which can make also has something called emergen- Wellness Center Peer Educator it very difficult to make the good cy contraception, which can be tak- decisions they feel comfortable with,” en by a woman who is worried that old car in the world... Life at Georgia Tech is full of said Surrency. she may be at risk for getting preg- new experiences, from successes to It is so easy to think, “I am not nant. It must be taken within 72 By Pat Edwards tractor and automotive parts, con- failures, friendships to breakups, A’s going to get pregnant or contract a hours of unprotected sex. He writes stuff often structed mechanized conglom- to D’s. As soon as you step on cam- sexually transmitted disease (STD) Emergency contraception is two erations that only survived pus, FASET leaders rush to the op- if I just have unprotected sex this high doses of birth control pills, The Ramblin’ Wreck was because of the ingenuity and cre- portunity to tell freshmen about the one time.” But you or your partner which may help you to prevent the purchased by the Dean of Stu- ative engineering of the men that keys to survival at Tech. But does can, even the first time. Female stu- sperm from fertilizing an egg. Stu- dents, James Dull, in 1961. Now made them. Because these vehi- anybody ever tell you the best place dents at Georgia Tech become preg- dents do not need an appointment is a fitting time to talk a little cles were as remarkable as they to get your buzz on…sexual health? nant every semester. to receive emergency contraception. about the origins of the Ramb- were haphazard and eccentric, Talking about your sexual health “Many students who get preg- Just stop by the Health during reg- lin’ Wreck as a Georgia Tech the can be a touchy topic, especially ular business hours. Emergency con- icon and the history of the vehi- other workers began to refer to when such discussion is banned from traception, however, does not prevent cle. them as the Ramblin’ Wrecks of many high schools. However, ac- “Many students who any STDs. The earliest reference of a Georgia Tech. cording to the Centers for Disease In no way is the Health Center Ramblin’ Most notable Control and Prevention’s National get pregnant have promoting sexual activity. Of course, Wreck in Tech of the early Youth Risk Behavior Survey con- only had intercourse the only way to completely prevent folklore comes, After much pleading, Ramblin’ ducted in 1997, 60% of 18-year STDs and pregnancy is to abstain of course, from Wrecks was a olds have had sex. Since many col- one or twice.” from sexual behavior. “When stu- the world-fa- and some outright 1914 Ford lege students have chosen to be sex- dents make choices about their sex- mous “Ramb- begging, Dean Dull owned by Heather Surrency lin Wreck from Floyd Field, ually active, the purpose of this article Director, Wellness Center uality, they base their decisions on is to give you some information you their experiences, values, morals, Georgia Tech” was able to obtain Dean of Men need to protect yourself if you do religion, etc.,” said Surrency. fight song. The the present Ramblin’ at Tech in the choose to be sexually active. “The purpose of sexuality edu- author and date 1920s. More Let’s think of sexually active as a nant have only had intercourse one cation is to give students who choose of the Tech Wreck for $1,000. often than not, broad term. It can range from kiss- or twice,” Surrency said. “If a per- to be sexually active the tools they fight song date these vehicles ing to having intercourse, and ev- son plans to be sexually active or need to protect themselves. Students back as far as the were the per- erything between. “One common thinks there is even a remote chance have the power to control their sex- 1890s. sonal property of students, alumni misconception is that if people are it is very important to consider the ual health through safer sex practic- The tune was certainly in ex- or faculty members. not having intercourse, they are not options for pregnancy prevention es. When students don’t practice istence by 1908, when it was None of the Wrecks ever acted sexually active and, therefore, are as well as STDs.” safer sex, they are giving that power printed in the first Blueprint year- as the sole icon of the Institute not at risk for contracting an STD. Each method has its pros and away.” book. The title of “Ramblin’ until 1961 when Dean Dull saw But this is simply not true,” said cons. To find out which type is Wreck from Georgia Tech” was a 1930 Ford Model A Sports Heather Hepler Surrency, director right for you, make an appointment A new organization, called HYPE, first applied to motorized vehi- Coupe outside his apartment of the Georgia Tech Wellness Cen- at the Wellness Center or visit the helps students learn about substance cles in the early years of this cen- building on Peachtree Street. The ter. Women’s Clinic. They can give you abuse, exercise, nutrition, and the ever- tury in South America. Tech Model A, owned by Captain Ted “It is important for students to the information you need to make so-popular topic of sexual health. If engineers employed in projects Johnson, Chief Pilot for Delta have a clear idea of what they want an informed decision. you would like more information about in the jungle found themselves Airlines, had been partially re- and do not want from their sexual The GT Student Health Center HYPE, contact Ms. Frederick at without a form of automotive stored as a car for his son. After relationships and to communicate offers birth control pills, Depo Prov- [email protected] or the Geor- transportation. it to their partners. Many people era, condoms and spermicides at gia Tech Wellness Center The engineers, taking spare See Wreck, page 8 make their sexual decisions in the reduced prices. The Health Center [email protected].

Flight Test Babes 6 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE

There’s no shame in finding a tutor Feature Photo Basketball Buzz By Sarah Meuller Wonder Woman

In college, you will find that much of your course material will be chal- lenging enough that you will want to get help understanding the im- portant concepts. Sometimes, you may actually find yourself in des- perate need of an explanation. Hope- fully, when this situation arises, and it most definitely will, you will know where to go for help. There are many reasons why you will need tutoring during your ca- By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS reer as a student here at Georgia Faisal Zaman helps Jon Schroer in Towers, one of the Freshman Experi- Tech. The most obvious is that you ence residence halls. Tutors are available in FE dorms on a nightly basis. are responsible for much more course material here than you were in high Minority Educational Development, chemistry, management math, and school. You won’t always have time also offers a variety of study session other courses as needed. Call 404- to learn every single detail taught in opportunities. This program is a 894-1945 for an appointment. Oth- lecture, and you will need help de- used by everyone, not just minority er types of academic help are available ciding what is the most important students. One particularly popular through the Counseling Center, lo- information to understand. As you program is called “Focus on Phys- cated in the Student Services Build- study, it may be helpful to plan ics,” offered jointly by OMED and ing. If you realize that you need time in your week to ask questions the physics department, in room help in developing your study hab- to your professors, teaching assis- N209 of the Howey Physics build- its and time management skills, call tants, or members of one of the ing. From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Mon- Educational Support Advisement various tutoring staffs available on day through Thursday, physics tutors at 404-894-1970. This service spe- campus. are available to answer all your ques- cializes in providing additional help In many of the Freshman Expe- tions. The chemistry department with learning skills, test taking, ad- rience dorms, tutors are available offers a similar study session, but justment to college, and decision on school nights. These individuals the schedule varies term to term. making. are older students who have a great To find out the specifics on these If you find yourself confused as understanding of the core classes programs, ask your professor. Don’t classes begin, don’t hesitate to ask most freshmen take. If you need be afraid to ask about tutoring in questions. Get into the habit of extra help in your math classes, there front of other students. They are making time to visit the study ses- is a math lab with tutors available to probably wondering where the help sions you need. Not only is this a answer questions in the afternoons. room is, too. great way to get some free tutoring,

The schedule for this program var- For more individualized servic- but you will also meet friends who By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ies from semester to semester, so ask es, many resources are available. share your study habits. When it Buzz, Tech’s beloved mascot, takes a shot during a Yellow Jacket you professor or TA for location Through Success Programs, tutor- comes time for tests, you don’t want basketball game at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. and times. OMED, the Office of ing is offered in calculus, physics, to have to study alone.

“Don’t tell me the odds” FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 7 Who are these people? Some names and faces on campus

Dr. G. Wayne Clough Dr. Lee Wilcox Gail DiSabatino Karen Boyd Stephanie Ray President Vice President of Dean of Students Senior Associate Dean Associate Dean Student Affairs of Students Director of Diversity Issues and Programs

Rosalind Meyers Dan Carlson Mike Black Danielle McDonald Dr. Bob McMath Associate Vice President Assistant Dean Director of Housing Student Organizations Vice Provost for for Auxiliary Services Coordinator for Students Advisor Academic Affairs with Disabilities

JR Spriggle David Moeller Dave Braine George O’Leary Paul Hewitt Undergraduate Stu- USG Executive Vice- Director of Athletics Head Football Coach Head Basketball Coach dent Body President President

Chris Baucom Dan Morrison Billiee Pendleton-Parker Tommy Klemis Rich Steele Editor, Technique Asst. Director of Hous- Assistand Director, Junior’s Grill Director, Student Cen- ing for Residence Life CETL ter

Yvette Upton S. Gordon Moore Jr. Cindy Smith Buzz George P. Burdell Women’s Resource Director, OMED Director, Student School Mascot Most famous Tech Stu- Center Coordinator Health Center dent. Ever.

“What did you do, Ray?” 8 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE

Tech Student Foundation. The fi- During the last several years, Money from page 3 Advice from page 2 Wreck from page 5 nancial, labor, and material respon- after Pete George retired from Ford, sibilities for the care and maintenance the Reck Club’s long standing re- balance every single month. If you the LEARN program. much pleading, and some outright of the Ramblin’ Wreck are assumed lationship with Ford Motor Com- have an addiction to E-bay or shop- Ultimately, the decision on how begging, Dean Dull was able to ob- by the Ramblin’ Wreck Club. pany for maintenance on the ping the on-line Delia’s catalog, this to get involved comes down to what tain the present Ramblin’ Wreck Each year, the Ramblin’ Wreck Ramblin’ Wreck came to an end. solution might be a bad idea. Over- you want to do. College is one of for $1,000.00. Club appoints a member to the The immediate result has been that spending on a credit card can hap- the biggest transitions of your life, Ever since, the Ramblin’ Wreck honorary position of Ramblin’ the Ramblin’ Wreck Club, and the pen fast, and failing to pay each where you go from knowing most has acted as an icon for the Insti- Wreck driver for the Wreck's ap- Wreck drivers in particular, have month results in high interest charges people in your high school to know- tute. The Wreck was not always the been required to become the me- and a bad credit history later on. ing almost no one at a large univer- beautiful old gold and white that it chanics as well as the chauffeurs As a final note to managing your sity. This is the time to experience is today. The original color was tan and caretakers to a pampered and finances during your time at Tech, new people and new activities. When and black. Today, the Ramblin’ The Wreck was not sometimes finicky 68-year-old Ford. give a serious thought to creating you look back on your college ca- Wreck’s body has a metallic old gold Regular maintenance of the Wreck and watching a portfolio of stocks reer, the memories that stick out finish and white fenders. The up- always the beautiful requires much time and sweat eq- or mutual funds. With the speed of will not be your classes, but the holstery in the driver's compartment old gold and white uity, not including any of the emer- campus Internet connections, watch- people you meet and the new expe- and the rumble seat are striped old gency maintenance services that the ing stocks is easy, and although you riences that you try. So branch out gold and white. The gear lever is that it is today. The vehicle can require from time to may not have time to become a day and try something new, because this emblazoned with a Tech “T.” original color was tan time. trader in between calculus and com- is when you will most solidly estab- The last restoration of the Wreck The Ramblin’ Wreck continues puter science, you may learn some- lish who you are and how your life was accomplished in 1982 at the and black. to grace the campus today because thing. will be. Ford plant here in Atlanta. Pete of the commitment and generosity A few choice investments can George, a Tech alumnus and the of Tech students. This generosity help you become more aware of the James, ever the helpful one, is serious plant manager provided the fund- pearances at football games and allows the whole Georgia Tech family financial world, and as a bonus, most about his offer to assist freshmen. Feel ing at the time. A more recent me- other events . The position of Ram- to continue to enjoy one of the most parents are big fans of investing and free to e-mail him at gt0633b if you chanical overhaul was performed in blin’ Wreck driver has, however, beautiful, lasting, and distinctive are willing to contribute to a stu- would like to talk more about this 1996, and was generously funded become more than just an honor- icons of the Institute and our shared dent’s efforts at money management. article. by an allocation from the Georgia ary title. history.

Warum hast du das getan? FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 9 Pros and cons of popular places to study on campus

By Quincey Kyles OMED (Office of Minority Education Development) • To use the internet, you must use the computer lounge in ○○○○○○○○○○ LEARN man ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ the downstairs basement Pros: • Can be difficult to find a table/seat during finals week As you will soon come to know, studying in college is • Quiet during the day because so many people study there different from high school. Your Psych 1000 class will teach • Easily accessible from East campus

you many habits to help ease the transition. One of the most • Tutors available during afternoons (Sunday – Thursday) Departmental Study Lounges ○○○○○○○○○○ important study habits is to find a place that you are comfort- • During the day you can receive math help from Dr. Mona ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ able with. This place can attract you for various reasons from Meddin (by appointment only) Pros: location to quietness or atmosphere. Here’s a list of the pros • Several computers are available in the study area • Great place for group project meetings and cons of various places to study on campus: • Since most freshman classes are in Skiles, you can study in • Computer labs often located nearby OMED between your classes • Conference rooms can be used when not occupied. These

Student Services Atrium • Easily accessible to Junior’s if you want to take a “study rooms have big tables, nice chairs, and great lighting. ○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ break” and eat during the day • During the evening, many people do not occupy these conference rooms or the study lounges. Pros: Cons: • Center of campus so it’s not far from East or West campus • Not easily accessible from West campus Cons: • Big tables and comfortable chairs provide a great place for • Usually is occupied by a lot of people throughout the day.

group meetings Library This could potentially bother you if you need complete ○○○○○○○○○○ • Easily accessible to the Student Center cafeteria if you ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ silence to study. want to take a “study break” and eat Pros: • Can be difficult to find a table/seat during the day because • Quiet during evening • Accessible from East campus people are always studying there. Cons: • Always quiet

• Some people eat lunch there during the day so it’s not as • Since most freshman classes are in Skiles, you can study Empty classrooms ○○○○○○○○○○ quiet compared to the evening. This could potentially between your classes ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ bother you if you need complete silence to study. • Computers on each floor, but you can only check your Pros: • Sometimes people leave trash on the tables after eating e•mail or browse the library catalog • Quiet • Can be difficult to find a table/seat during the day because • Easily accessible to Junior’s if you want to take a “study • If classroom is empty before your class meets then you can people are always studying there break” and eat during the day review for tests, assignments, etc. without worrying about arriving late to class • Doors are locked at night, but you can always find some- Cons: one studying late at night willing to let you in • Not easily accessible from West campus Cons: • The temperature on one side of the library is warmer than • More accessible during the day compared to the evening,

Residence Hall Study Lounges the other because most buildings are locked at night ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Pros: • Usually the quietest place in the dorm, unless a lot of people are studying for a test the next day • Tutors are available in the evenings (Sunday – Thursday) • Fewer people during the day than at night, unless it’s finals week • Easily accessible if you live in the dorm • East campus study lounges are bigger than the West cam- pus study lounges because most freshmen live on East campus. This could potentially bother you if you live on West campus and prefer more space to study. Cons: • Can be easily distracted by friends in the dorm • Tempted to go to your room more often than normal to take “study breaks” • More people usually study in the evening. This could potentially bother you if you need complete silence to study.

“That's kind of sissy to write all that nonsense down.” -- Dr. Elton (Math) 10 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Georgia Tech Campu

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57 345 124 44 138 350 NORTHSIDE DRIVE 123 77 54 104 137 42 114 FERST DRIVE 2 35 142 Off-map destinations TECH PARKWAY 84 48 45 98 85-N 78-E from 285-E MEANS ST. WALLACE ST. Target (N. Druid Hills exit, east) Stone Mountain 41 101 Regal 24 Theatre Super Target, Wal-Mart (past Stone MARIETTA ST. 40 Gwinett Mall, Malibu Grand Prix Mountain exits) 158 ST. STATE Mall of Georgia 149 136 Lake Lanier Islands 75-S TECH WAY South Carolina Florida (beaches, Disney World) 151 Macon LUCKIE STREET STRONG ST. 75-N Tanger Outlet Mall Steak & Shake, OK Cafe Atlanta Motor Speedway (W. Paces Ferry exit, east) Agrirama Parkway Pointe theatre, shopping Butts County V center (Cumberland Blvd. exit) Cumberland Mall, Cobb Galeria 20-E (on Cobb Parkway near 285) Conyers, Georgia Horse Park Cobb Parkway outside 285 (many shopping centers, Wal-Mart 20-W car dealerships ,restaurants) Six Flags FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 11 us Map

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73A 32 73 342 EIGHTH STREET 33B 33A FOWLER STREET

WILLIAMS STREET

33 SIXTH STREET CHERRY STREET CHERRY 347 311 330

315 328 75/85 INTERSTATE 321

333 338 68 327 319 FIFTH STREET 720 FIFTH STREET 320 336 318 326 309 310 343 711 335 302 312 143 344 316 323 317 308 307 329A 76 324 332 8 332A FOURTH STREET303 341 51A 337 143

325 DR. BRITTAIN 305 134 331 339 51 314

FOWLER STREET FOWLER 334 91 92 346 7 304 100 58 300 90 93 59 94 360 BOBBY DODD WAY THIRD STREET 23A 22 24 21 18 16 54 23B 88 353 18A 25 89 26 29B 15 17 352 30 29A 13 14 74 12 35 36 31 17 355 17 MARTA Destinations: 11 10 1 38

Hartsfield Airport – Air travel, shopping

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0 Lakewood – Shuttle to Lakewood Ampitheatre

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CHERRY STREET CHERRY NORTH AVENUE Five Points – north/south transfer to east/west, shuttle to Turner Field, 1 9 3

Underground Atlanta (shopping)

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Hamilton E. Holmes – shuttle to Six Flags

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TECHWOOD DR. Phillips Arena / Dome / GWCC / Centennial Olympic Park

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Georgia State – a good library, walk to Turner Field

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Civic Center – the Civic Center, duh

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Emergency call boxes indicated by the telephone symbol. North Avenue – Fox Theatre, Georgia Tech

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Visit http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/ for an interactive online map. Midtown – Georgia Tech from west campus

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Arts Center - High Museum, Atlanta Symphony, Colony Square (food)

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Buckhead – Container Store, Men’s Warehouse, restaurants

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Lenox – Lenox & Phipps malls, movies, restaurants

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Dunwoody – Perimeter mall and other shopping

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Flush Letters Honor code McDonald’s Letters of rejection of prospective Says you’re supposed to squeal on The fine company that was nice employers. Three or four will get cheaters. And profs are supposed to enough to paint the basketball court.

A pessimist fears that this is true. FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 13

Only a few more years... Office of Information staff, and really old students will Sleep Technology probably remember. Tech used to We at The Technique are glad to be MARTA The campus computer office be on the quarter system until it was able to define this for you. Although Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Tran- forced to switch to semesters. we haven’t experienced it first-hand sit Authority - Since Freshman don’t O’Keefe (and neither will you), we hear it have cars, this will be your way This is where the volleyball team RAT has something to do with shutting around Atlanta, unless you can suck- plays. It is next to the Coliseum. See Any Freshmen. Recruit At Tech, or the eyes and entering a catatonic er an upperclassman to take you athletic coeds. Recently Acquired Tech Students. state for several hours on a nightly somewhere. It originates from Tech’s strong mil- basis. See caffeine. Olympics itary roots. Ma Tech Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Square Root Club The cherished name used by stu- Olympics. Tech was forever changed, Road Trip The elite club that only admits mem- dents and alumni as the personifi- for the better? Something every college student bers who meet this stringent crite- cation of Georgia Tech. should do. All you need is some ria: The square root of your GPA OSCAR clean underwear, a toothbrush, and GPA. Midnight Madness Online Student Computer Assisted oh yeah, a car with gas. Starting the Sunday before finals Registration. Now completely on the STAC and continuing every night during Web. SAC Burger-flipping. The “T” stands for finals week, students gather at mid- Student Athletic Complex. A place Tastefully done. (But we’re not sure night in the public areas around Overtime to exercise and forget about differ- what the “S”, “A”, and “C” stand the dormitories or simply lean out Co-ops love this. Except GTRI coops. ential equations for a while. for just yet.) their windows on East Campus for the age-old tradition. Promptly at Parking Permit Semester conversion Staff midnight, students scream and yell Hunting license. A big hassle that Tech didn’t want. The professor at Tech who teaches to relieve the stress of their strenu- Also, a good excuse for that lousy most of the lower-level classes, but ous finals preparations. Pink Parachute GPA. never receives any credit. Why isn’t A drop form. Since they are not pink he in the course evaluation? M.I.T. anymore, The Technique proposes Sex Georgia Tech, North Campus the new term “Blue Bombers.” Oh, wait… Stinger, Stingerette Campus vans and buses. They aren’t North Avenue Trade School Quarter Shaft on a strict schedule so budget extra Nickname for Tech A relic of the past. Alumni, faculty, Any examination or class (not nec- time if you want to make it to class. essarily longer than it is wide) which An hour should be enough. inflicts mental anguish due to be- ing unnecessarily difficult and/or Stop signs impossible to pass. Disregarded by most drivers. If you see somebody entering a crosswalk, [sic] you’re not supposed to stop, but A phrase, used often in journalism, speed up. meaning “intentionally so written.” Thrillerdome According to Webster’s dictionary, Technique The basketball arena. See Mc- it is used after a word or passage to The South’s Liveliest Birdcage Lin- Donald’s. indicate that it is intended exactly er, and damned proud of it. as printed or to indicate that it ex- Word actly reproduces an original—espe- The “V” Old tests and notes to help you cially when the passage appears to Varsity drive-in located on North study for tests and complete lab as- contain a mistake. Example: Uni- Avenue. At least get a fried pie and signments. Not to be confused with versity [sic] of Georgia. an F.O. Also known as “The Greasy “What’s the Good Word?” V.” Six-points The Whistle The fine print that appears under- The Lines The steam whistle that blows to neath the football forecast in fall The atrocity of parking registration signal class changes at five minutes issues of The Technique. Very hu- 1998. We’re surprised a riot didn’t before each hour. It also blows when- morous. break out. ever Tech wins a home football game.

In three words, I can sum up everything i’ve learned about life 14 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE The Women’s Resource Center seeks to make campus yours By Anita Vichare for women, and by promoting un- erything from Working Woman to Special to the ’Nique derstanding among Georgia Tech’s Jane), or just relax on our big blue diverse community of women and couch (a great place to unwind after Imagine yourself at freshmen men. Basically, we make it our goal writing those English 1001 essays convocation. You’re in a sea of your to be here for you. all night long). We also have a li- peers, the lights are low, and some- By providing information on is- brary where you can check out fic- where on the stage a speaker the size sues such as women’s health, aca- tion and nonfiction books related of your thumb (well at least from demic opportunities, careers choices, to women’s issues. your last row perspective that is what and safety, we serve as the campus Along with information and cri- it looks like) is rambling on about center for resources available to wom- sis intervention, WRC has a variety how this is the beginning of your en. The Women’s Resource Center of programs scheduled during the life. also acts as a crisis intervention re- year, under the direction of Yvette Just before you stumble into a much- source. Upton. We serve as the central of- needed afternoon nap, you hear the fice for the Women’s Leadership familiar college cliché: “Look to your Conference and Women’s Aware- left, now look to your right, one of ness Month, which will be held in you won’t be here at graduation…” That is where we Spring Semester. Also, we offer bi- Without being able to stop your- monthly Power Hours. These in- self, you feel your head move to the come in. The teractive workshops on personal left and then the right. Ignoring the Women’s Resource development issues and career/aca- point of this exercise, one thought demic issues are on the second and enters your head: Hey, there are a Center understands fourth Thursday of each month. lot of males in here. Of course you that some of you may The first one, “You’re Here, Now knew this when you decided to at- What?” will be held on September tend Tech, but perhaps now you have concerns when it 14 at 11 a.m. in room 217A of the realize that college is going to be a comes to college life. Student Services Building. It will very different experience from high cover topics such as time manage- school. ment, study skills, and adjusting to That is where we come in. The college life. Besides that, WRC is Women’s Resource Center under- We can serve as the first step in also starting a book club. The first stands that some of you may have getting you assistance if a crisis oc- book we will be reading is called concerns when it comes to college curs. We also will refer you to other The House on Mango Street by San- life. on-campus resources such as the dra Cisneros. By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The first question you might ask Counseling Center, Women’s Clinic, The WRC also facilitates the Georgia Tech’s Women’s Resource Center is located on the second floor yourself is, what does the Women’s or Career Services office, or to off- Women in the Wilderness Program of the Student Services Building (building #123 on the campus map). Resource Center actually do? The campus facilities when needed. So, in association with ORGT. The sum- Women’s Resource Center serves a if you have questions about person- mer trip included an overnight back- in the Student Services Building (the Also, look at our new web site multitude of purposes. Our main al issues, sexual assault, or academic packing journey to Providence flag building) on the second floor in located at http://www.womens goal is to enhance the academic per- concerns we can lead you in the Canyon State Park. Future trips may Room 217. Our hours are from 10 center.gatech.edu. We have a cal- formance and personal development right direction. include canoeing, rock climbing, a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through endar of events, a scholarship list, of the women at Georgia Tech by The WRC also provides a safe and horseback riding. Friday. Contact us at 404.385.0230 and information and links to wom- striving to create a more inclusive and comfortable place where you The Women’s Resource Center or e-mail us at womens.center@ en’s organizations on campus. Stop and supportive campus environment can study, read our magazines (ev- is here to assist you. We are located gatech.edu. by and visit! TECHNIQUEIt’s more than a newspaper. It’s a way of life.

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it goes on FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 15 Fight Songs Music is a big part of college tradition on every campus, and Georgia Tech is no exception. One of our fight songs even helped thaw the cold war. Learn the words and you’ll be a part of cheering our teams to victory.

By Pat Edwards White and Gold” and “The Ramb- He knows Tech traditions lin Reck from Georgia Tech,” while the melodies were taken from tradi- The Yellow Jacket football and tional barroom ballads. basketball teams have inspired many The words to our world-famous traditions based on their history of fight song, “Ramblin Reck from prolific scoring, including a variety Georgia Tech,” were written some- of catchy songs. These musical tra- where around the turn of the centu- ditions have enlivened Tech games ry and were first published in the for years. metal-bound BluePrint of 1908. The Every time the Yellow Jacket foot- song, set to the tune of the “Sons of ball team scores either a field goal or the Gamboliers,” has gained much a touchdown, the band immediate- notoriety over the years. ly celebrates with one of Tech’s two Georgia Tech’s beloved fight song fight songs, “Up With the White gained unprecedented internation- and Gold,” or “The Ramblin Reck al exposure during Richard Nix- from Georgia Tech.” The colorful- on’s 1958 Vice Presidential visit to ly-clothed band, seated strategical- Moscow, Russia. In an attempt to ly above the student section in break the Cold War ice, Nixon and Alexander Memorial Coliseum dur- Soviet premiere Nikita Krushchev ing basketball games, blasts these sang the only song that the two two tunes whenever time-outs are leaders both knew: “The Ramblin called or the Jackets display espe- Reck from Georgia Tech.” The two cially impressive scoring drives. leaders of the world’s strongest na- Dedicated Tech students, alumni tions sang the song for a group made and fans join in with the band in up largely of high-level advisors and singing these tunes. security personnel; but, thankfully, Both of these songs were copy- a secret service agent captured the righted by the best-known band lead- historical event on film. er in Tech history, Frank Roman. Musical tunes have spiced-up Although Roman owns the songss Georgia Tech sports arenas for de- copyrights, he can not be credited cades. Undoubtedly, the beloved with the storied lyrics nor the fa- melodies of Tech’s fight songs will mous melodies. Tech’s student body be heard from Georgia Tech fans By Chris Carr / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS as a whole has been credited with for generations to come, encourag- David Loeffel, Pat Mathieu, Davin Benavides, and David Bottoms painted their chests for a halloween football the words for both “Up With the ing our teams to victory. game during the fall of 1997. Football games are a popular venue for students to show their Tech spirit.

To Hell With Georgia (sung to the tune of Glory Glory Hallelujah)

Don’t send my boy to MIT The dying mother said, On the Field between the hedges Don’t send my boy to Emory There arose a mighty stench, I’d rather see him dead, In the Dogs’ machine the engineers But send my boy to Georgia Tech Had thrown a monkey wrench. ’Tis better than Cornell. When the Jackets are triumphant And as for the University of Georgia We will raise a mighty yell, I’d rather see him in hell! Them Dogs can GO TO HELL!

[chorus] [chorus] To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, Mine eyes have seen the glory To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, Of the N.C. Double-A The cesspool of the South! They’re investigating GA players To see how much they’re paid Mine eyes have seen the glory After counting all the cars Of the stomping of the Dogs And the loans Alumni made, We will teach the poor dumb farmboys They out pay the NBA. They should stick to sloppin’ hogs When the Jackets are triumphant To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, There will be a mighty cheer To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, We’ll do the same next year! To hell, to hell to hell with Georgia, The cesspool of the South! [chorus]

Oh drat. 16 • Friday, August 25, 2000 • Technique FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE The Technique proudly presents... 1. Go to the beach. Any one will do. 2. Ride the elevator to the top of the Westin Peachtree Plaza Ho- tel. It rotates. 3. Eat at Junior’s (and wonder things why Tommy isn’t in charge of all campus dining). 4. Buy a class ring. (The year can be changed.) 5. Fly a pink parachute (okay, a white and blue parachute). 6. Go to the top of the Mason to do Civil Engineering Building and watch the sun set/rise. 7. Obtain a rat cap and wear it. 8. Swim in the fountain. 9. Stand in line. 10. Visit the Career Services office (pre-senior year). before you 11. Pull an all-nighter (as if you have a choice!). 12. Blow off homework for a date. 13. Blow off homework for an all- weekend Star Trek festival on TV. graduate 14. Pick yourself up, wipe off your hands, and yell at the *&% chains. 15. Read at least one Technique from cover to cover. 16. Wander aimlessly after your lat- est shaft exam. sider yourself a smoker. 51. Order a fishbowl from Lulu’s Nothing). ways on in the Archi-torture 17. Warn tour groups away from 34. Run in the Freshman Cake (of course, in your junior or 68. Go to Savannah for St. Patrick’s building. Tech by screaming about “The99Race. Senator Sam Nunn did, senior year, when you’re 21). Day. 84. Visit your friend in the Archi- Horror! The Horror!” and look what it did for his 52. Join SGA. 69. torture building. Take a care 18. Get shafted by housing (this career! 53. Quit SGA. 70. Get a by-line in every section package of Vivarin and Surge. will happen by default—wait 35. Figure out who this elusive Dr. 54. Wish you were home (Not too of the Technique in the same 85. Attend more than one “stu- until spring) Staff is. much in your freshman year, it issue. dent-oriented” affair at the Cen- 19. Meet the waitress at Waffle 36. Figure out why differential looks bad!) 71. Eat too many “Naked Dogs” ter for the Arts. This could take House at 4:30 a.m. equations are important things 55. Streak during Midnight Mad- from the “V.” a while. 20. Count her teeth and play the to know. ness. (Watch out for GT po- 72. Take the yellow envelopes from 86. Bricks. High explosives. Think Waffle House song. 37. Read the sliver boxes in Da lice!) your old parking tickets, put a about it. 21. Fall asleep on your computer ’Nique—most important part. 56. Go to every Tech home game slip of paper in there that says, 87. Express every opinion you’ve keyboarddddddddddddddddd. 38. Put on weight (one month only, (every sport—yes, even cross “Gotcha!” Put them on all the ever had (relevancy not re- 22. Go to a fraternity rush party please). country) and say hi to John. parking enforcement mini- quired) on every newsgroup. and claim to be from Enu, Alas- 39. Work out at SAC (See #38). 57. Road trip to at least one away trucks. 88. Discover that your roommate ka. 40. Be in the Blueprint (somewhere, game. While there, have the 73. Have a conversation with the is not nearly as obnoxious now 23. Write for The Technique. anywhere). public address announcer page Dean Griffin statue until some- that he / she has Word. 24. Sleep in the Technique office 41. Come to the conclusion that a George P. Burdell. one notices. Then continue the 89. Think about transferring to U three nights in a row. Consider distilled-liquid-only diet is not 58. Sleep in the library and get conversation hoping he’ll give [sic] GA. moving to the office when you good for you. locked in after hours. you the answer to your physics 90. Wake up. It was only a bad lose housing. 42. Imagine that your roommate 59. Sit in front of the library wait- homework. dream. See #89. 25. Show up for a final already is getting paid to ruin your life. ing for it to open. 74. Learn the words to “Up with 91. Relax in the green space on buzzed. It helps you relax. But 43. Imagine that your profs are get- 60. Drink “Hunch Punch.” the White and Gold.” campus. One at a time, please. we didn’t tell you to. ting paid to ruin your life (they 61. Take aspirin and reconsider #60. 75. Break up with, then make up 92. Write an article for the T-book 26. Cheat on your boy / girl friend are). 62. Find someone who remembers with your boy / girl friend. 93. Take Nutrition 101. Beer has (only once, please, and don’t 44. Go fishing for crawfish in the Techwood Dorm (at least it 76. Say hi to your STAC-major food value. Food does not have say we told you to!). shaft fountain. wasn’t sinking). friends working at Wendy’s. beer value. (Wait until that mag- 27. Ask a Physics prof why heli- 45. Go to Lenox and wear out your 63. Hack into (and reconfigure) 77. Learn the stories of Sideways ical birthday.) copters are bad. credit cards. the Stone Mountain laser show the dog. 94. Reinstate finals exemptions for 28. Call your parents and beg for 46. Snip your credit cards and en- to say “To Hell with Georgia.” 78. Go cow tipping. See # 65 graduating seniors! money. ter a 12-step debt recovery pro- 64. Ask someone the time, then 79. Watch a C.S. major walk into 95. Get a degree. 29. Call financial aid and beg for gram. realize you’re a week behind. a tree, back-up, say “excuse me,” 96. Get lost driving and curse the money. 47. Live on Ramen noodles (See # 65. Go to Athens. This is a No without ever looking up. myriad roads with “Peachtree” 30. Go to church and pray for mon- 46). Brain Zone. 80. Dive off the 10-meter platform in their names. ey. 48. Get some condoms. Use when 66. Sit outside a PSY 1000 class in the Aquatic Center. At 3 97. Thank the librarians at Geor- 31. Help build a wreck for Home- appropriate (Guys and gals). and tell all the freshmen com- a.m. Naked. gia State for being so essential coming. Personal vehicles do 49. Successfully appeal a parking ing out that nothing they just 81. Take a final. Then go and to the Tech experience. not count. ticket (there’s no hurry, you’ve learned will be useful. (This change your major. 98. Plant corn in the shape of a GT 32. Pick up a guy / girl in the li- got at least four years). counts as community service.) 82. Grow facial hair. (Guys only, on the University [sic] of Geor- brary. 50. Sit court-side and get run over 67. Figure out what’s at the top of please.) gia’s football field. 33. Inhale enough pollution to con- by a Tech player. Tech Tower (A.: Absolutely 83. Discover why the lights are al- 99. Steal a T off the Tech Tower.

I think the best proof of intelligent life on other worlds is that they haven't actually tried to contact us! -Calvin FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE Technique • Friday, August 25, 2000 • 17 Organization helps students find their niche on campus By Quincy Kyles ting. on campus. The passion that I have to meet and network with other mentor and will receive the leader- Special to the ’Nique Enhancement of the Georgia discovered is LEARN. After serv- protégés and mentors. ship notebook. When the spring Tech community through a devel- ing as a protégé, I served as co-chair Networking is another intangi- semester begins, there will be a re- Leadership Enhancement And oped leadership base is one of of the steering committee last spring. ble opportunity that LEARN pro- treat for the mentors and protégés Resource Networking (LEARN) is LEARN’s goals. When I was a pro- I assisted in the restructuring of the vides. The opportunity of being a to “bond.” a peer mentor program created to tégé, I benefited from my mentors’ program from a one-year program part of LEARN has allowed me to There are no weekly LEARN give anyone the resources needed to experiences, while learning appli- to a semester-long program. Now I develop stronger networking and meetings, but there are monthly pro- help make a difference on campus, cable leadership concepts. LEARN serve as chair and as a mentor to communication skills. You will be grams that focus on an aspect of although it focuses on underclass- played a big part in teaching me help other interested underclassmen able to learn from other people’s leadership. Most of what is learned men. A mentor, who shares similar how to balance my academics and in finding their passion on campus experiences, as well as how to adjust from the program is through the interests in terms of campus involve- extracurricular activities and how by developing their leadership skills. to the Tech environment. meetings with your mentor. These ment, guides each individual through to combat stress. You can gain an Resources of information are pro- Applications for LEARN will be meetings take place at your own the semester-long mentoring pro- advantage in leading a campus or- vided through the use of seminars, available beginning the last week of pace, although protégés and men- gram. ganization with the skills that you exercises in leadership, and the lead- September or the first week of Oc- tors are encouraged to meet at least Protégés utilize their mentors as learn from LEARN. ership notebook. The LEARN lead- tober. Based on the information you every other week. LEARN is basi- a resource for information—both This organization helps you de- ership notebook provides modules reveal on your application, you will cally what you make of it. For ex- share in the learning process. Hav- termine what you want to get in- on topics such as: campus resourc- be assigned a mentor, whose inter- ample if you put a lot into learning ing a mentor or someone who can volved in over the next few years at es, effective publicity, fundraising, ests are similar to yours in terms of as much as you can from the pro- help guide one through college ex- Tech. LEARN encourages the stu- goal and vision development, net- what you want to get out of the gram and your mentor, then you periences is the key to building a dents of today to create their place working, opportunities for campus program and your goals regarding will definitely find the program stronger foundation for success. in the Georgia Tech community of involvement, and team building. The campus involvement. Applications worthwhile. This organization ulti- Some topics that are covered in tomorrow. seminars and exercises in leadership will be due by the end of October. mately guides you into the direc- LEARN are campus resources, fund- And LEARN encourages its pro- reinforce what is in the leadership During the second or third week of tion to maximize your potential. raising, team building, and goal set- tégés to find their passion or focus notebook. These programs allow you November, protégés will meet their So, why not get ready to LEARN?!

Now introducing: The Little Sliver Box. Editors repressing their emotions and suffering from sleep loss can have a little fun! Situational awareness key to avoiding campus crime Georgia Tech’s campus police department provides tips to students to increase personal safety while in Atlanta

Welcome to Atlanta, a city of over When walking: • Try to get a good description of • Don’t leave your vehicle registra- nition systems. ○○○○○○ three and a half million people. At- ○○○○○○○○○○○ your attacker. tion, important identification • Secure your vehicle’s license plate lanta, like most other large urban • Walk facing traffic. • Age papers, credit cards, or money with tamper proof bolts. areas has its share of crime. To avoid • Carry a minimal number of be- • Race inside your vehicle.

longings. Bicycle Protection: ○○○○○○ becoming a victim, the Georgia Tech • Weight • Keep your vehicle’s tag number, ○○○○○○○○○○○ • Keep emergency money for tele- Police Department suggests taking a • Type of Clothing VIN (Vehicle Identification Num- • Park your bicycle in areas with a few simple precautions as you go about phone calls and/or transportation. • Sex ber), and a complete description • Have your keys in your hand when high volume of pedestrian traf- your daily activities. • Height of your vehicle in your wallet or a fic. approaching your vehicle or resi- • Complexion safe place at your residence.

Basic rules: dence. • Lock your bicycle with a U-lock. ○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○ • Body Build • If possible, keep valuable items • Engrave your bicycle with an • If you feel you are being followed in your trunk.

• Be aware of your surroundings; by someone in a vehicle, change Vehicle Protection: owner identification number. ○○○○○○ stay alert and don’t get distract- ○○○○○○○○○○○ • Park in well lit, busy areas and • Register your bicycle for free with your direction and write down don’t leave your vehicle in unat- ed. the license plate number. • Always lock your vehicle and do the Georgia Tech Police Depart- • Choose well lit, busy streets and not leave the keys inside it. tended lots for long time frames. ment. A record will be made of

areas and walk with a friend. In a vehicle: • Close all the windows and make • Install a security device such as a the make, model, manufactur- ○○○○○○ • Know where the police station is ○○○○○○○○○○○ sure the trunk and all doors are steering column lock or a cut-off er’s serial number, and the owner and what buildings are open late. • Keep your vehicle in good run- secured. switch that interrupts fuel or ig- identification number. • Use body language to communi- ning condition and filled with cate that you are calm, confident, fuel. and know where you are going. • Plan your route in advance. Make eye contact with those • Keep your vehicle doors locked around you and walk tall. at all times. • Trust your instincts. Leave if you • Park in well lit areas. feel uncomfortable in a setting. • If your vehicle breaks down, raise • To escape danger, cross the street, the hood, use flares, or tie a white move to a well lit area, and quick- cloth to the door handle. Stay ly go to the nearest house or open inside the vehicle and keep all the facility. doors locked and windows rolled • Never prop open exterior doors up until help arrives. to residence halls or other build- • Never pick up strangers. Do not ings. stop to help motorists; signal that • Keep room doors locked at all you will call for help. times. • If you are being followed, go to • Carry your keys at all times. the nearest police or fire station, residence hall, or open facility. If Jogging, bicycling, and other no safe areas are near, honk the

outdoor activities: horn repeatedly and turn on your ○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○ emergency flashers. • Choose safe, well populated routes.

• Vary your routine, including the What if it happens to you?: ○○○○○○ times you perform certain activi- ○○○○○○○○○○○ ties and the routes you take to or • Don’t resist if the attacker is only during such activities. after your purse or other valu- • Wear light, brightly colored cloth- ables. Don’t escalate a property ing, especially at dusk and at night. crime into a violent confronta- • Avoid jogging, biking alone, and tion. other outdoor activities at night. • Remain calm and don’t show signs • If possible, carry a personal safety of panic, anger, or confusion. By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS alarm. • Call the police immediately. Iden- Officers Mario Beneito and Rvonda Hayes from the Georgia Tech Police Department check IDs during a David • Don’t wear stereo headphones. tify yourself and your location. Allen Coe concert at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity last spring. Visit their website at http://www.gtpd.gatech.edu

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