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Athlete sues Tech CoC charges 187 with cheating Tony Kluemper gation for honor code violations. completed by different students. Computer Science department, over UJC process Assistant News Editor According to Associate Dean Boyd told the Atlanta Jour- because, according to Boyd, the Karen Boyd, the students have nal-Constitution that this is strictly professors need to be able to use By Jennifer Hinkel When students received their been accused of cheating on prohibited under the Tech Honor homework assignments to gauge Focus Editor final grades online over the win- projects in two introductory Code. “If you look in the code how well an individual student ter break, most assumed the fall computer science classes, In- of conduct, it says unauthorized understands the material. Tech defensive tackle Reggie Koon took semester was over and behind troduction to Computing (CS collaboration is prohibited,” said The students who are being the Board of Regents to court in late fall, them. However, for almost 200 1321) and Object-Oriented Boyd. The College of Comput- investigated will now have to arguing that the procedures applied during Tech students now under inves- Programming (CS 1322). ing makes it clear that students meet with members of Tech staff a Undergraduate Judiciary Cabinet hear- tigation by the Dean of Students The issue was brought for- must work individually on all as well as with members of the ing violated his constitutional rights and office, this is not the case. ward after programs developed programming projects or home- Dean’s Office to explain their did not follow due process of law. Because On Tuesday, the Dean of Stu- by Tech CS professors to de- work assignments. side of the story. Boyd and her of the contestation, Tech officials agreed dents office reported that 187 tect cheating found many sim- Collaboration among stu- not to enforce the disciplinary ruling that individuals were under investi- ilarities among the works dents is taken seriously in the See Cheating, page 5 would have suspended him through this semester. Koon was also able to keep his athletic scholarship and continue playing football. Snow forces some to skip semester start Koon’s legal argument stems from UJC By Daniel Amick miles per hour. hearings that addressed allegations that he Senior Staff Writer “No one was on I-20,” said had violated the Student Policy on Sexual Stille. “Rockdale is really close, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct with- Two weeks ago, a rare winter but [driving] still took a while. I in the Student Code of Conduct. Student storm blanketed Tech campus wouldn’t have come back [Thurs- justices at a Spring 2001 UJC hearing found and the rest of greater Atlanta day] if I’d lived farther away.” Koon responsible for the allegations brought with several inches of snow. A The Georgia Department of against him, but the Tech administration snowman sprang up in front of Transportation began heavy salt- overturned the findings because of an er- the Skiles Building and more ing and sanding of all interstates ror. A second hearing, this one 26 hours than one person was attacked by as soon as ice began to accumu- long, in September of 2001 again found a well-packed snowball. For late, but many local roads re- Koon responsible for the allegations; as a many, though, the snow posed mained treacherous. The Georgia result of the UJC recommendations, the major travel problems. Highway Patrol reported at least Dean of Students suspended Koon for the The storm system blew in one fatal accident. remainder of the academic year. from the Gulf of Mexico on Jennifer Steele, a second-year According to Koon’s petition to the Su- Wednesday, January 2. Snow- INTA major, was in Savannah perior Court of Fulton County, Koon could flakes continued to fall until when the snowstorm hit. After not cross-examine the witnesses against him, midday Thursday, less than 24 observing a frozen fountain in observe all of the witnesses against him, hours before Spring semester her front yard and hearing represent evidence in his chosen order or classes were set to begin. By the ports of treacherous road condi- manner, subpoena witnesses on his behalf, time the system swept north- tions on the Interstate through or have a lawyer speak for him during the ward into the Carolinas, it had Macon, she reached a definite hearing. According to the Fulton County dumped 4.6 inches of snow in conclusion. Daily Report, Koon “blasted the proceed- the Metro Atlanta area, the sin- “We decided, no, we can’t ings as a ‘secret criminal trial’ in violation gle largest accumulation in ten go,” said Steele. She was not able of the U.S. Constitution.” years. The heavy snow and ice to return until Saturday. Koon’s lawsuit stated that many of the made students’ attempts to re- The snow also disrupted air justices at the September hearing had also turn to Georgia Tech hazard- travel at Hartsfield Internation- heard the case the previous Spring. Accord- ous. al Airport. Most of the delays ing to the Daily Report, “Koon argued that Roads and highways became were restricted to aircraft attempt- the justices should be disqualified because dangerous for drivers by Wednes- ing to takeoff, rather than in- they had prior knowledge of the facts of the day afternoon. Tech student Gage coming flights. Nevertheless, case and had already made a determination Stille attempted to make the rel- Delta Airlines canceled almost that he should be disciplined, but most of atively short trip from Rockdale 800 flights due to weather, deic- the justices refused.” However, the group to Atlanta that day. While cross- ing problems, and taxiway con- of justices present at the September hearing ing an icy bridge, Gage lost con- gestion. were, for the most part, different from the trol of his vehicle and wrecked, Georgia Tech was one of nu- Spring group, and none of the voting mem- totaling his car and injuring his merous Atlanta-area institutions By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS friend. Stille managed to return that closed its doors to staff on See UJC, page 5 Linvia Vue and Tim Lan enjoy playing in the snow that was left after to the campus safely on Thurs- a winter storm hit on January 2. Campus was closed the next day. day, but only by driving at 25 See Snow, page 5 Republicans to New north deck opens after year-long delay host Rep. Linder By Eleanor Baccay “There were cracks in the [park- or through an automated cash ac- The deck’s opening delay was dis- Contributing Writer ing decks] internal structure, and its ceptor. The price of a permit is cur- appointing to those Tech students The College Republicans columns needed to be repaired,” said rently $238, but is projected to be who would have liked to park in it will host John Linder, U.S. The long awaited North Cam- Rod Weis, Director of Parking and $475 next year when prices are stan- earlier. However, the many students Representative from District pus Parking Deck finally debuted Transportation. dardized for all on-campus parking. who were issued a spot this semester 7, on Monday, January 28 in with the start of spring semester. The The Parking Department was told The North Campus Parking Deck seem to be grateful for it. room 320 of the Student holders of B07 parking permits can that the deck was ready the day be- is located between State Street and First year graduate student Maneli Center at 7:00 p.m. now park their vehicles in a state-of- fore winter break began. Students Atlantic Drive on Peachtree Place. Noorkami said that she heard a little the-art facility that contains a total were informed by email at the start The deck provides Buzz Card entry about the parking deck’s faulty con- of 850 spaces. of the semester that the deck was and exit. Emergency call boxes are struction, but was not too concerned Tech tradition The anticipated opening of the open and that they could begin parking positioned in elevators and at the about it. reborn April 27 new parking deck was projected to their vehicles. entrances to the stairwells on every “Parking is very hard to get [at be in March of 2001, the supposed Approximately 700 permits will level. Although there is no video sur- Tech],” said Noorkami. The hand- After a one-year hiatus, end of a three-year building process. be sold, and so far over 300 have veillance of the pedestrian areas of some deck seems to be a great asset Tech Beautification Day, However, the deck wasn’t turned been sold to students. the deck, it is the best-lit deck on for the Tech campus. formerly sponsored by Fresh- over to Georgia Tech until Decem- The remaining parking spaces are campus through the use of the latest Perhaps Arun Sharma best men Council, will return in ber 12, 2001. Complications with to be used for daily parking. Visitors in lighting technologies. summed up the excitement about April. The beautification of the construction of the parking deck using the deck will pay a daily rate of “I am very glad that Tech has it in the deck when she said, “It’s parking Tech is set to take place on postponed its opening. $8.00, either through an attendant its possession,” said Weis. on campus!” Saturday, April 27. 2 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique NEWS

Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! From the archives... Last issue’s poll garnered 115 responses to the question: “Is your ‘dead week’ dead?” The Nique’s top stories from: years ago: Jan. 17, 1997—The administration proposed an 5 increase in the technology fee from $25 to $50 to allow improvements to technology facilities in the future. The Jackets defeated FSU 71-58 at the Thrillerdome. The victory ended a three-game ACC losing streak for the Jackets.

years ago: Jan. 17, 1992—Tech hired Bill Lewis 10 as the head football coach of the Jackets. Lewis replaced Bobby Ross, who left to take a position with the San Diego Chargers. Lewis came from East Carolina where he had an 11-1 season.

years ago: Jan. 16, 1987—After Bill 15 Curry left to take the head coaching job at Alabama, Bobby Ross was hired as Tech’s eighth head football coach. Ross compiled a 39-19-1

Image by Ben Small / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS record while serving as head coach This week’s poll is about cheating. Why were so many students at Maryland. The Tech Credit Union, turned in for cheating in CS? Do you think its a high number? A which was supposed to open on Jan. low number? Tell us at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique. 1, was denied a charter by the Na- tional Credit Union Association.

Quiz Around Campus! Yay! That’s where I’m a viking!

1) The North Campus parking deck will feature state-of-the- art: a) Buzz Card readers—you only have to swipe your card 4 times before the gate opens. b) parking control—each car will be spaced evenly from one another. c) lighting technology—it’ll be one well-lit deck. d) cracks in the infrastruc- ture. 2) 187 Georgia Tech students are believed to: a) have cheated in a CS course this past semester. b) find Paula Zahn NOT sexy. c) enjoy Diet Coke with lem- on. d) have a life outside of school. 3) A horn blast at SAC field signals: a) a class change when the whistle isn’t working. b) the chance of lightning within a one-mile radius. c) adult swim. d) someone is actually using the North Cam- pus parking deck. 4) Here we see: a) people en- joying the snow two weeks ago. b) a desperate attempt to find where the parking spaces on campus went. c) a tragic accident with the new sno-cone machine. d) a girl with a wicked curve- ball. 5) Scotty Crowe’s Master Plan: a) works better than Metab- olife. b) will guarantee you $25,000 in three weeks. c) beats out the Institute Mas- ter Plan. d) has you study two hours

every night before class. answers: 1) c; 2) a; 3) b; 4) a; 5) d 5) a; 4) b; 3) a; 2) c; 1) answers: NEWS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 3 Council Clippings Senate and House Senators concerned House denies funds over fee increases to present iMovies By Jody Shaw By Jody Shaw News Editor News Editor

The Graduate Student Senate returned The Undergraduate House of Repre- to business on Tuesday January 8 and held sentatives kicked off its second meeting of its second meeting of the new semester on the semester with some controversy. Many January 15. With no new business to con- consider the House to be the more fiscally sider at its first meeting, the senators con- liberal of the two Student Government leg- sidered proposed fee increases for the next islative bodies, but on Tuesday, it proved it fiscal year. can be just as stringent as GSS when it In a lengthy open forum led by Gradu- denied funding to the Science, Technolo- ate Student Body President Trey Childress, gy, and Culture (STAC) Society. the senators discussed for proposed fee in- The bill in question would have provid- creases: a one dollar increase for Transpor- ed nearly $4,000 to the organization to rent tation, a one dollar increase for Health, a the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts and one dollar increase for Athletics, and a ten projection equipment to hold an event for dollar increase for Technology. Childress freshmen and other Tech students. wanted the senators’ opinions so that he Throughout the last week, students liv- could better represent their wishes before ing in the Freshmen Experience (FE) pro- the Mandatory Student Fee Advisory Com- gram have been making five-minute digital mittee. movies as part of an event called iMovie Graduates expressed concern over most Fest. The STAC Society wanted to rent the of the increases, though in a straw poll, By Brian Oxford / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Ferst Center to show the movies and an- they were virtually split on the issue of Vice President of Finance Dave Maybury presents the 2002-2003 budget at nounce the winners of the movie-making whether or not to raise the transportation Tuesday’s GSS meeting. The budget will be debated and voted on in two weeks. contest with a $1,500 first-place prize. fee. Childress told the senators the increase SGA members expressed concern about would pay for capital projects and improve- spending 40 percent of the remaining ments such as way-finding signage, new Bills Considered $10,000 in the Undergraduate Legislative bus shelters, and directional signage for Undergraduate House of Representatives Reserve account on one project.

visitors. Joint Allocation to GT Leadership Conf. Author: Caroline Pflueger passed ECE Representative Eric Clopper asked

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Joint Allocation to Women’s Lacrosse Author: Laura Sheppardson passed

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Joint Allocation to Ramblin ‘Reck Club Author: Trey Childress passed

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Lindsey Rich, Public Policy

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pensive Student Center ballroom. funding, but that money covers the The Road to Salt Lake Olympic Flame at Tech UHR from page 3 In addition to the STAC bill, normal costs of operating the club the representatives also considered and upkeeping the car each year,” the movie-making itself. a bill for the Ramblin’ Reck Club said Reck Club President Mike Senior Representative Craig (RRC). With the construction on Harris. Tommasello suggested that the group Bobby Dodd Stadium, the Ramb- The House agreed with the Club perhaps use the Student Center ball- lin’ Wreck, Tech’s unofficial ath- and supplied almost $3,000 to fix room, which seats 900, since it is letic mascot, lost its home garage up the wreck’s new home. cheaper to rent, and the STAC so- near the North Avenue end of the Just prior to the close of busi- ciety only anticipates that 1,000 stu- facility. ness, Tomassello motioned to post- dents will attend. Junior The club moved the 1932 Mod- pone the one remaining bill in new Representative Tiffany Massey sug- el A Ford to another on-campus business one week. With no other gested that the group move the event garage. According to the club, how- bills remaining in new business, the outside on a big-screen monitor. ever, the door of the garage is al- House will not meet next Tuesday Both suggestions had disadvan- most thirty years old, and there is evening. tages; the Student Center ballroom little security to speak of. The RRC The following week Tech Ath- is not as acoustically sound, and the asked SGA for funds to replaced the letic Director Dave Braine will be outdoor setting could limit the at- garage door and revamp the securi- the guest speaker at the meeting. tendance and cost more than the ty. Last week’s speaker, Jo McIver, an- Ferst Center rental. The STAC So- “Our major concern is the safety swered questions about graduation ciety members insisted the Ferst of the ramblin’ wreck. We have some and midterm grades. Center was their preferred location. AE Representative Brian George encouraged the passage of the bill, GSS from page 3 technology fee increase, though only but noted a larger problem high- after lowering the amount to five lighted by the specific bill. way to follow-up after fee alloca- dollars. The board decided not to “Every time a Robert Ferst Cen- tions. recommend the athletic fee increase, ter bill comes up for discussing, we The raising of the health fee was though Clough can still institute it have this problem [of excessive costs]. less controversial; the senators over- or any of the other fee decisions at We used to have a negotiated con- whelmingly supported the increase his whim. Childress also announced tract for reduced rates for student to pay for moving costs and pre- that Provost Jean Lou Chameau organizations,” said George. He scription increases at the Student will assemble a committee to review implied that SGA should seek such Health Center, despite the fact that the academic misconduct review and a contract with the Ferst Center for the health fee was increased by two appeals process in the near future. next year. dollars for 2001-2002. Vice President of Finance David Management Representative Only two of the senators sup- Maybury passed out copies of the Andrew Keen asked the group to ported the one-dollar increase de- 2002-3 budget, but announced that look into renting the Student Cen- sired by the Athletic Association to debate on the bill to approve the ter ballroom space, since the iMov- help offset its negative balance of budget will not take place for an- ie Fest is a first-year event with no $600,000. other two weeks. attendance history. The STAC So- At the January 15 meeting Chil- The Senate considered three al- By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ciety agreed. dress announced the results of the location bills at its second meeting, The 2002 Winter Olympic Torch, which was designed by Tech Though the Representatives failed Mandatory Student Fee Advisory and it approved all with little de- Professor Sam Shelton, kicked off its tour of the U.S. in Atlanta on the bill, Freshman Representative Committee’s recommendations to bate. Childress’s bill to appoint Lind- December 4. The torch’s visit to the city took it through Tech campus, Caroline Pfuelger suggested she may President G. Wayne Clough. The say Rich to the recently vacated seat which served as the 1996 Olympic Village, on the way to Utah. revive the bill after the STAC Soci- board approved the transportation of Public Policy Senator passed by ety looks into renting the less-ex- and health requests, as well as the unanimous acclimation. NEWS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 5

UJC from page 1 Obituary Melissa Murray Finals Week Fun Midnight Breakfast bers were the same. Georgia Tech recently lost a dren with the Techwood Tuto- Because Koon did not exhaust member of its community when rial Project. all channels within the Georgia Tech Melissa Linea Murray, 20, passed In addition to her sorority system by appealing to the Board of away on Thursday, January 3. and service, Melissa enjoyed ath- Regents before filing an October Melissa was a sophomore Me- letic endeavors. She was a mem- complaint in civil court, the Board chanical Engineering major from ber of the Tech Gymnastics Club. of Regents is now reviewing Tech’s Spanish Fort, Alabama, where Melissa was also very spiritu- disciplinary ruling. With the civil she attended Daphne High ally active. She attended the North court petition, Koon solicits a judge- School. Melissa graduated in Avenue Presbyterian Church of ment that would declare Tech’s dis- spring of 2000 and was named a Atlanta and the United Meth- ciplinary system lacking with regard President’s Scholar upon enter- odist Church in her home town, to the due process rights afforded to ing Tech. Spanish Fort. students. Melissa planned to earn her Melissa suffered fatal inju- As the case is currently in litiga- undergraduate degree in M.E., ries in a skiing accident on De- tion, Tech administrative and legal and her master’s degree in Bio- cember 26 in New Mexico. She officials could not comment direct- medical Engineering. She had was on vacation with her family ly as to the details of the case. How- already been accepted into the at the time. ever, Dean of Students Karen Boyd five-year degree program. Melissa is survived by her and Chief Legal Advisor Randy While at Tech, Melissa was a mother and father as well as a Nordin explained the current pro- founding sister of the recently younger sister and brother. Her cedures for the student disciplinary established Chi Omega Tau so- sister, Melanie Murray, is a fresh- system. rority. During the fall semester, man Industrial Design major at “Basically, what the law requires she served as the Philanthropy Tech. is for [universities] to have a proce- Chair. The family celebrated Melis- dure and follow it,” said Nordin. Melissa was an active com- sa’s life at a remembrance ser- In forming the procedures for munity volunteer. She was a vice on January 7. She will also By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS student discipline, “there are some member of Campus Civitan and be remembered at Tech’s When Alan Rauch of LCC serves one of the over 1,200 students turned certain things that are required by tutored elementary school chil- the Whistle Blows ceremony. out to the first-ever Midnight Breakfast at the Student Center. the law, and we’ve been very cau- tious to respond properly to those,” said Boyd. cess responsibilities…We’re not a Lee, addresses the legal implications “There are some things that are court.” of administrative decisions. Invo- Cheating from page 1 Snow from page 1 not required by the law but are still According to Boyd, complaints cations of the Due Process Clause granted in our written process. I about due process often stem from of the Constitution, which prohib- staff will then make the decision as Thursday. However, while offices think that we’ve bent over [back- misunderstandings about the sys- its the government from depriving to whether each individual student and buildings remained closed Jan- wards] to provide things that aren’t tem. To alleviate the possibility of an individual of life, liberty or prop- should be charged. If students are uary 3, both Brittain and Woodruff required…I think there are percep- misunderstanding, the Dean of Stu- erty without certain procedural pro- formally charged, they will present Dining Halls opened as scheduled. tions of what the law would require dents office and the Chief Justice of tections, form the crux of due process their cases to a review panel made “Other than some students not that aren’t true.” Dean Boyd up- the UJC make themselves available arguments. In such an analysis, courts up of both faculty members and coming in on-time, everything re- holds the fairness of the process. to discuss procedures with students usually assume that “a student has a students who will make a decision mained the same,” said Grace Knight, University student disciplinary and attorneys well before a hearing property interest in continued en- as to the students’ guilt. Unit Manager of Brittain. boards in Georgia follow different takes place. Before a hearing, stu- rollment at a public institution.” If the students are found guilty The total effects of the storm on due process procedures than civil or dents receive a charge letter, an in- The most detailed precedent, a they could receive a failing grade in attendance are difficult to quantify. criminal courts. Because hearings vestigation report on witnesses and 1967 case against Central Missouri the class and be placed on disci- No professors called administrators result in recommendations for dis- evidence and a guide to the process. State College, calls for protections plinary probation. Although sus- to report that they would be unable ciplinary action within a university, “[UJC] is an investigative hear- including the right to bring counsel pension has not been ruled out as a to reach the campus by Friday, ac- rather than a criminal sentence or ing panel. Their job is to figure out to the hearing for advisement, but possible punishment, Boyd said that cording to the Office of the Provost. civil injunction, student disciplin- what they think really happened,” not for the questioning of witness- Tech does not usually suspend stu- Neither the Registrar nor the Office ary hearings do not follow the same said Boyd. es. However, such cases are uncom- dents for first offenses. of the Dean of Students compiles procedures as courts. As far as college disciplinary pro- mon and do not always yield similar statistical data on daily class atten- “There’s a different standard of cesses holding up in court, few pre- results. For more information be sure to read dance at the Institute-wide level, so evidence,” said Dean Boyd, con- cedents exist. The Law of Higher A decision from the Board of next week’s paper. The Technique there is no way to know exactly how trasting the UJC system with civil Education, a volume compiled by Regents in this case is expected ear- will feature an in-depth article be- many students failed to return on

court. “There are different due pro- William A. Kaplin and Barbara A. ly next month. hind the CoC cheating scandal. time because of the weather. Technique page 6

Quote of the week: “If a man hasn’t discovered something OPINIONS that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Numbers raise questions Once again the College of Computing’s Cheatfinder has found another group of potential cheaters in the CS 1321 and 1322 classes. A total of 187 students who took those classes this past semester have been accused of cheating. This number is more than a little discouraging when taking into account the fact that for the entire 2000-2001 academic year only 191 students school-wide in all colleges and classes were accused of cheating. From the onset, the numbers seem flawed. When com- pared to the number of students accused of cheating in past semesters, 187 CS students alone appear to be incredibly high. There are a number of factors that could account for this discrepancy, for example, the Cheatfinder has been repro- Editorial Board: grammed to be more accurate in its detection of cheaters, and Matthew Bryan, Editor-in-Chief that is why such a large number of people have been named. But what if this number isn’t really too big at all? In reality Jody Shaw, News Editor perhaps it is much smaller than the actual number of cheaters Mary DeCamp, Opinions Editor Jennifer Hinkel, Focus Editor in these CS classes. Andrew Santelli, Entertainment Editor Many students who have been accused claim that they did Derek Haynes, Sports Editor not cheat in these classes, but there also exist many students Daniel Uhlig, Photography Editor Jamie Schulz, Advertising Manager who did cheat in one form or another and were not caught by Matt Flagg, Online Editor the Cheatfinder. This then begs the question, ‘What actually Jennifer LaHatte, Managing Editor constitutes cheating?’ Most students who have taken these ROBERT HILL classes will probably agree that the CS department seems to consider any type of group work to be a form of cheating. But Campus vendors not open to competition very few could actually give a formal and constant definition Ever wonder why the bookstore on campus if they compete directly handing out our promotional ma- of what CS professors actually consider cheating to be and service doesn’t seem to change? Ever or indirectly with campus vendors? terials upon the grounds that we how the Cheatfinder is programmed to look for violations. wonder why the dining hall food This rule even encompasses not al- were competing with the bookstore. Are previous numbers more representative, or is 187 closer quality and service doesn’t seem to lowing groups or companies to give What? We had registered for our change? Well, its simple. Campus away food, beverages or anything table weeks in advance. No one to the number of actual cheaters in CS classes? Are there far vendors possess a monopoly. else if it competes with a campus told us about a non-competition more cheaters that go uncaught, or is the College of Comput- Not only are they monopolies in vendor. rule. We had fully explained our ing’s definition of cheating too broad to begin with? Student the physical sense that they are lo- Well, this pill was hard to swal- company, its profit status and what cated on campus, but also in the low when several friends and I came our website was designed to do. Yet, input on this matter is essential. If you have anything to add advertisement and marketing sens- onto campus to promote our new the very campus that fostered our concerning this issue about your own experience or the expe- es as well. online student auction website, endeavor on one front was compel- rience of someone that you know, please email Neglecting the fact that campus which shall remain nameless to re- ling us to cease and desist promot- vendors have special access to cam- tain Freedom of Speech rights. You ing our company on another. That’s [email protected]. pus mailing lists, did you know that read it correctly. We were so bold as correct. the Auxiliary Services administra- to start a dot com in the post dot Our entrepreneurial skills were tion does not allow companies or com demise. However, we were UJC process helpful, imperfect groups to schedule booths or tables shocked when we were asked to stop See Vendors, page 8 A student accused of sexual misconduct has questioned the UJC’s policy for handling cases. He claims that he did not receive the due process rights through UJC that he would have recieved had he gone through a government-run legal system. He is now challenging this system and its proponents in court. While it may not be flawless, Tech’s process for dealing with misconduct such as this does benefit students in many ways. By not involving outside authorities, the Dean’s office tries to keep these instances within the boundaries of Tech so that the foolish decisions that students sometimes make do not come back to haunt them once they leave the Institute. But students cannot receive benefits such as this without forgoing some rights that the regular legal system might make available. Although Tech’s system is designed to help students, in this case, however, due to all of the appeals, the process has been slowed, and justice has not yet been completely served. If nothing else, perhaps this issue can help to create a better and more agreeable balance between Tech’s judicial system and standard legal procedure.

Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial By Matt Norris / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Board of the Technique but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. OPINIONS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 7 Oldest living Technique writer tells all (at long last) TECHNIQUE “The South’s Liveliest College I think this is the first time since chances to sit in—you name it, I’ve Newspaper” I’ve been at Georgia Tech that a “Experience taught me where I probably done it. Established in 1911 Technique staff member who isn’t belonged: out on the street, And all this started after I got Editor-in-Chief on the Editorial Board has been al- thrown out of the saddle and tram- Matthew Bryan lowed to do a piece like this. When chasing down stories....I was a pled by the horse for good measure. • • • people write “swan song” editori- Thanks, ladies. trench rat and proud of it.” News als, they’re expected to talk about Over the past nine years, I’ve Jody Shaw, Editor what they’ve learned in their time Alan Back had something of an insider’s per- Tony Kluemper, Assistant Editor here—but I don’t feel like doing Senior Staff Writer Emeritus spective of events, and I’ve seen things Daniel Amick that today. change—not always for the better. Opinions Mary DeCamp, Editor Instead, I’m going to tell you Tech gets sued…Junior’s Grill moves Matt Norris two stories, or one story in two parts ing lost in downtown Atlanta at ured I wanted to try something new, onto campus…the campanile goes Focus if you like. At the center of them/it night is an experience I wouldn’t so I dug up a lead or two for Enter- up and the Student Center lawn Jennifer Hinkel, Editor is an illiterate fool engineering stu- wish on my worst enemy. It’s bad tainment and started chasing all over goes bye-bye…construction, reno- Chris Baucom, Sriram Narasimhan dent who got in way over his head enough when you know where you’re again in early 1998. vation, demolition…the Olympics Entertainment and ended up learning to swim be- going! I went after two big stories— turn the place upside down…the Andrew Santelli, Editor Bryan Basamanowicz, Kimberly Rieck, fore he even realized it. But I did make it to the exhibit Sarah McLachlan and the Dave semester switch finally Chris Webb When I started writing in 1993 in one piece, and I got to talk to a Matthews Band—and promptly had happens…you get the picture. And during my second quarter on cam- couple of big-league guests: Will both blow up in my face thanks to that’s just on our own patch. Sports pus, I never expected to keep at it Shortz (editor of Games magazine publicists who preferred to stone- Since I first wrote about that Derek Haynes, Editor Derick Stanger, Assistant Editor for so long. I’d been talking with a at the time) and Martin Gardner wall or flat-out lie to me. I was ready puzzle exhibit, I’ve worked for two Brian Alexy, Robert Cunningham, Katie friend of mine in the Concert Band (logic puzzle master extraordinaire). to chuck the whole idea when I dozen section editors and editors- Neal, Kimberly Rieck before rehearsal one day, and she That was what got me thinking, caught wind of a talent search at the in-chief. (I was doing this job while Production mentioned that she was on the News “Maybe I can do this.” And I did. I Variety Playhouse. The Lilith Fair some of them were still in junior Jamie Schulz, Advertising Mgr. Jennifer Schur, Benjamin Small, Tiffany staff. Somewhere in my brain a syn- was all over campus, interviewing people were looking for local bands high school.) Things have changed Vliek apse misfired—and the next thing I everybody from students all the way to open in several cities, Atlanta within the walls of Student Services knew, I was asking if she knew wheth- 137. Computers and furniture get Photography up to then-Vice President Michael being one of them. I figured I had Daniel Uhlig, Editor er they needed any more help. She Thomas. I even made a few trips to nothing to lose, grabbed my note- shuffled and replaced. The storage Wade Burch, Dark Room Manager said yes; News was pretty badly short- room in back becomes the Blue- Ian Clark, Assistant Editor the Fulton County Courthouse to book, and set out. Scott Meuleners, Assistant Editor handed and could use some more get details on lawsuits against Tech I ended up talking to the night’s print office. Our old copy camera is Danielle Bradley, Rob Hill, Kimberly Hinckley, John Jewell, Scott King, reporters. when nobody would go on the record. winners, a duo called Christian/ retired. We start using scanners for Zachary Kraus, Marques McMillan, Brian Then another batch of brain cells And all this started when the Durand (now based in Nashville), our photos. The ratty old couches Oxford, Andrew Saulters, Matthias went bad on me and I ended up at a boss decided to send me downtown and lost control of the interview in the outer office are replaced by Shapiro, Clinton Smith, June Zhang staff meeting. The section editor, a on a Friday night. Thanks, Pete. within the first minute. And I was these big suckers that put people to Online Matt Flagg, Editor crusty guy by the name of Peter I worked in News through most glad to lose it. Those 10 or 15 min- sleep in no time flat. And so on. Martin Wiggins, Assistant Editor Hart, signed me up right away and of my undergraduate days, dabbling utes were one of the most chaotic, Regardless of what’s happened put me to work covering—of all out there or in here, the reporters Managing Editor in Campus Life and the occasional jumbled, and fun conversations of Jennifer LaHatte things—a puzzle exhibit set to open CD or movie review. That’s an- my life—and again I thought, “May- on this staff have had one primary that weekend. cient history, except for those few be I can do this.” Now I have doz- goal: to tell the stories as accurately • • • So that Friday night, I hopped a who were just starting here around ens of interviews on tape, with and honestly as they can. There’s Board of Student MARTA train heading downtown the time of the Olympics. (Remem- everyone from emerging local art- no course credit offered for this work, Publications Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair and quickly got myself hopelessly ber the chain-link fences and 30- ists to national and international and the pay ranges from laughable RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. disoriented in that maze of streets. I foot posts everywhere?) Not long stars. Autographs, backstage pass- Billiee Pendleton-Parker, Adviser can say with full certainty that be- after I started graduate school, I fig- es, spots on guest lists, even a few See Alan, page 9 Advertising and Accounting Nancy Bowen, Business Mgr. Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. Donna Sammander, Advertising Mgr. Football will struggle, parking woes continue in new year • • • I was watching Meet the Press the need always works: just look at the Copyright Notice Sunday before the new year, when “Even if something exciting “success” of GT Smart. Copyright © 2001, Matthew Bryan, host Tim Russert asked his guest Senior Associate Dean of Stu- Editor, and by the Board of Student happens, students will probably Publications. The Technique is an official reporters and columnists to make dents Karen Boyd and Georgia Tech publication of the Georgia Tech Board of predictions about what will occur never hear about it....So what do Legal Advisor Randy Nordin will Student Publications. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any manner in 2002. I thought, heck, I am a we look for in 2002?” work to change the student disci- without written permission from the member of the media too. I can do pline process. Tech’s undergradu- Editor or from the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein that. So here is my disclaimer. Jody Shaw ate judicial process has been are those of the editor or the individual I am merely the News Editor of News Editor challenged in court based on the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student the Technique. I am a hard-working due process rights it provides—or Publications, the students, staff, or faculty student, a good son and brother, a fails to provide. of Georgia Tech, or the University System of Georgia. loyal friend, and a clean roommate. another year at number one. sey’s helmet, however, will be the In auxiliary services news, it will I am not, however, a priest, proph- President G. Wayne Clough will most difficult. None of the possible be business as usual for the depart- Advertising Information Information and rate cards can be found et, phone-in psychic or any other continue to call Stanford Tech’s peer replacements understand Bill ment under leader Roz Meyers. The on our World Wide Web site at such prognosticator. Nonetheless, institution, even though we know O’Brien’s system like Godsey did. north parking deck will open this http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/. The deadline for reserving ad space and I will attempt to predict what 2002 Tech is more comparable to Pur- The Jackets will win six or seven semester, but students will keep com- submitting ad copy is noon on Friday, one week prior to publication. There are no holds for Georgia Tech in a cynical due in its academic offerings. Class- regular season games and play in plaining about tickets and prices. exceptions to this policy. For rate 700 words. Here goes. es will remain the the Tangerine Bowl. Despite what Student Government information, call our offices at (404) 894- 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 In the exciting realm of academ- same—overcrowded and difficult. The Georgia Bulldogs will fair members think, there will not be a a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising space cannot be ics affairs, I predict a slow year. Even Students will still pull at least two better, but will not go 10-1 as pre- meal plan option in the student center reserved over the phone. TheTechnique office is located in room 137 of the if something exciting happens, stu- all-nighters each semester, which dicted by Atlanta Journal-Constitu- or Junior’s this year (or probably Student Services Building, 353 Ferst dents will probably never hear about will usually involve Java. Renewed tion writer Mark Bradley. The Dogs ever) but thanks for trying, Stephen Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0290. Questions regarding advertising billing it. We never really know what is student-faculty interaction will con- will win a lot, but they will lose at Popick. should be directed to Marcus Kwok at going on in the basement of the tinue, as we have seen under the least twice: once to Florida and an- The Student Government Asso- (404) 894-9187, or RoseMary Wells at Carnegie building or the confer- leadership of Provost Jean-Lou Cha- other time—as occurs annually— ciation elections will be more taint- (404) 894-2830. ence rooms of Skiles, but in most meau. to a team they should beat. Last ed and messy than usual. Armed Letter Submission Policy The Technique welcomes all letters to the instances, we probably would not Speaking of Chameau, a year ago year Auburn shocked Georgia, this with new fodder from the Voter editor and will print letters on a timely care. the Technique said he was the wrong fall the Jackets could pull the upset. Accountability Act, candidates will and space-available basis. Letters should be hand-delivered, mailed to Georgia Tech In my mind, faculty meetings, pick for the job of Provost, even Other Tech sports will fair well. tear into each other like never be- Campus Mail Code 0290, or e-mailed to director’s meetings, and other such though we knew it was a “fore-Jean” The women’s swimming and div- fore, but at least the mud they sling [email protected]. Letters should be addressed to Matthew Bryan, events that require the taking of conclusion he was the choice. Boy, ing team will continue to turn heads, will be relevant to the issues. Who Editor. All letters must be signed and must minutes usually consist of a group were we wrong. He’s turned out to and the planned swimming facility will win? It depends on the candi- include a campus box number or other valid mailing address for verification of grey-haired white men debating be a great leader and a real friend of in SAC II will turn the eyes of possi- dates. There is no internal SGA front- purposes. Letters should not exceed 350 inconsequential topics around a ta- students. Clough made a good hire ble recruits. Similarly, though, this runner, so I put my money on a words and should be submitted by 8 a.m. Wednesday in order to be printed in the ble. So what do we look for in 2002? there, as did Athletic Director Dave year’s cagers will make the NIT at dark horse from the outside, possi- following Friday’s issue. Any letters not Turnover will continue in the Braine last week, which brings me best, Paul Hewitt’s freshmen bas- bly someone from the Greek com- meeting these criteria or not considered by the Editorial Board of the Technique to be School of Literature, Communica- to sports. ketball recruits will make some noise munity. of valid intent will not be printed. Editors tion, and Culture, as Chair Robert Well that’s it for now, and I prom- reserves the right to edit for style, content, The Yellow Jacket football team early in the 2002-3 season. and length. Only one submission per Kolker guides the young program will not become immediate ACC On to predictions of student af- ised some cynicism. If you don’t person will be printed each term. through a shaky era. Other pro- Champions under new coach Chan fairs. The powers that be will spend like my opinions or disagree with Contacting Us grams in the Ivan Allen College will Gailey. It has some holes to fills. If most of the year waffling around as my predictions, write Mary a letter. [email protected] experience similar growing pains. running back Joe Burns turns pro they attempt to develop a student Just remember, advice is usually [email protected] [email protected] Most of the College of Engineering or leaves Tech, Gailey will struggle leadership program to match a pre- worth whatever you pay for it, and, programs will be at or near the top to find someone to step into his created slogan: “Leadership is for just like a psychic hotline, all my Online of the U.S. News rankings; Indus- shoes in the backfield. everyone.” Yea! Creating programs predictions are intended for amuse- http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/ trial Engineering will, of course, earn Filling quarterback George God- that students don’t really want or ment only. 8 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique OPINIONS

Question of the week Vendors from page 6 encouraged, reinforced and em- “What would you do if you got $100?” braced, as they should be, through several programs and workshops designed for campus startups. The idea was simple. Take what you learn from the classroom and make something from it. Well, we did just that and watched in awe as our months of coding, thorough testing, intense planning and anticipation for our launch date

“This pill was hard to Buzz Kim Cantor Brian Etheridge Angela Muhlberger swallow when several IE Sophomore NRE Freshman ID Freshman friends and I came “Buy a TV so I could “Give it to charity.” “Buy a cellular onto campus to Around watch ‘Ally McBeal’.” phone.” promote our new online student auction Campus website.” vanished before our eyes. So the lesson we all took from this experience is quite simple. We should all take all of our dreams, talents and classroom knowledge out into the real world and reach for the sky, but the sky should not involve competition with campus vendors. After all, why would the State or the Institute want to promote econom- Feature and Photos by Al Halabi Angel Broach Pierce MacMillan John Jewell ic competition to allow students ac- EE Junior MGT Junior INTA Freshman cess to the best service, quality, and “Take out my girl.” “Take my friends out “Buy a parking prices? to eat.” space.” Adam Coker [email protected] OPINIONS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 9

Alan from page 7 Techs and the City: Students in need of counseling to ridiculous, so what motivation is more times than any other reporter By Jennifer Hinkel South, ment was weeks long. I started left? The easy, simple, stupid one— in recent history. A few times I got Focus Editor many of Tech two months after finishing they do it because they enjoy it. so frustrated that I thought about us are as chemotherapy, and the stress I had They strap on their cameras, tape quitting, but I couldn’t ever bring The cover of last Sunday’s New stressed already been dealing with was com- recorders, and notebooks and go myself to go through with it. With York Times’ special “Education out as pounded exponentially by living after the facts as best they know the end of graduate school approach- Life” section depicted a tired look- our Bos- far from home, roommate issues, how. ing, though, I have to keep the roof ing college student sitting cross- ton and academic pressures. Looking Getting at the truth, whether it from caving in, so the press card is legged, head in hands, amidst a friends. back, I probably should have been has to do with a change in campus finally out of my wallet. tumult of bluish words: leaving Apart referred to an off-campus thera- policy or the history of a promising I’ve been honored to work with home, fitting in, meeting expec- from pist. Instead, after I finally got an band, isn’t an easy job at all. Just the Technique staff in its various tations, academic pressure, infor- the stress of a rigorously compet- appointment, I was shuffled to sorting out the different accounts incarnations, and to write for al- mation overload, downsizing, itive academia, some of the very another therapist, missed an ap- of an event can be tricky; working most a decade’s worth of students, terrorism. Beneath him, in bold mechanisms of Tech academics pointment, went home for the through or around secretaries, man- faculty, and staff. If my stories have red print, it reads: “WHY STU- can act as triggers to depression. break with instructions to call an- agers, publicists, and so on can send made people think about something DENTS ARE DEPRESSED,” Information overload in huge lec- other therapist I didn’t know when a reporter to the nuthouse. But it’s they might not have, then I’ve done and a little smaller, “And what tures with class averages in the I returned, and eventually lost in- got to be done, and if the person what I set out to do. colleges are doing about it.” forties and fifties leave students terest. I managed to find a social doing it doesn’t get some satisfac- I leave behind a newspaper that The page immediately grabbed with a sense of helplessness and support group and lower my stress tion, then the whole exercise is a (I hope) is in slightly better shape my attention, whether because futility. Fierce competition where level, but for someone closer to colossal waste of time. than I found it, and my thanks to of the forlorn look on the face of success and failure are measured the edge, weeklong waiting lists I did a couple of hitches as an everyone who made it possible. Now this student looking like he just in relative terms puts immense and shuffling between counselors editor, and I probably could have it’s my turn to let someone else have got shafted or because I’ve been pressure on students to concen- could have detrimental results. made a good run at just about any a go at it and try to improve things a wondering why so many Tech trate on beating out each other Tech’s suicide statistics may not Ed-Board position I chose. But the little more. students, instead of seeming re- rather than mastering the materi- be high, but hundreds of Tech experience taught me where I be- To quote the great Edward R. freshed and relaxed after a break al. I have no doubt that such pres- students take semesters off, drop longed: out on the street, chasing Murrow, “Good night and good from school, instead seem stressed sure contributed to the almost out of school entirely, or drive down stories. If you go too far up luck.” And don’t forget to wash the out and anxious. Many of us 200 alleged honor code violations themselves to physical illness try- the chain of command, you can be- ink off your fingers when you’re haven’t taken a single test yet this between two Computer Science ing to keep up with the competi- come so insulated from the “real done reading. semester. But where does the de- classes last semester. tive pace. Tech needs to world” that you forget how it works. pression come from, and does our The stress of urban living also acknowledge that students here I was a trench rat and proud of it. Editor’s Note: Alan has been a fixture school do anything about it? takes its toll. Tech students deal are expected to meet tremendous I used to have this vision of my- of the Technique office and the pages According to Leslie Berger’s with traffic, terrorism worries, and expectations, whether placed on self at commencement, typing furi- that we have produced for over nine article, schools such as MIT, Co- economic recession like everyone them by parents, professors, schol- ously away with my laptop balanced years. Just before the winter break, lumbia, and the University of else in the city. And we do it on arship requirements, or compet- on my knees. It was a race against Alan brought me the news of his re- Michigan have begun new research five hours of sleep. ing students. Support systems time: could I finish one last story tirement, news that shocked me. Be- aiming to improve counseling ser- The truth is that counseling should be reevaluated to ensure before my name was called and it cause of his incredible accomplishments vices for students. For schools such services are only remedial and only that students seeking help have a was my turn to walk across the stage? and superior professionalism he has as MIT, which has been criti- work for those who seek them sufficient response. Only by in- That’s how much a part of me this pushed my colleagues and me to pro- cized for having the highest stu- out. Maybe Tech’s system has vestigating how to meet student newspaper has become. duce the best newspaper possible. While dent suicide rate in the country, changed, but when I went to the needs and researching ways to fix I’ve had some healthy arguments we don’t live up to Alan’s standards of an overhaul of the system cer- counseling center to seek guid- root causes of depression among with various editors, and I’ve prob- excellence we’ll sure keep trying, even tainly seems necessary. Here at ance during my freshman year, students can Tech prevent stu- ably been shouted at or cussed out if it has to be without him. Tech, the so-called MIT of the the waiting list for an appoint- dents from becoming statistics. pageFOCUS 13 Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 15 Bruce Willis has a band ‘Orange County’ Review Bruce Willis and The Accelerators played at The Technique’s movie reviewers give you FOCUS Earthlink Live. Read and see if an actor can the scoop on this comedy about the college turn himself into a musician. Page 19 admissions process. Page 17 Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 ‘Junior’s at Night’ a labor of love for proprietor Klemis By Sriram Narasimhan ter did not exist, that Junior’s implementing a two-stage meth- Staff Writer has been open at night. Once od for drawing and retaining their the center for student night-life, crowd. One idea, already in place, The sole independent on- Klemis hopes to revive this long- calls for a 15 percent discount campus fast-food restaurant that abandoned tradition. on all food after 5:00 p.m. when has always been a strong alter- “We want to regain the nos- students pay by Buzz Card. The native to eating dining hall food talgia of the old Junior’s at a second stage aims to gradually recently decided to draw in cli- introduce activities for students entele during late-night hours, every Wednesday night, such as every Monday through Thurs- “We want to regain trivia nights, dances and other day. forms of entertainment hosted The owner and manager of the nostalgia of the by the grill. Junior’s Grill, Tommy Klemis, old Junior’s... It Student response to the late- originally thought of the idea night opening has been enthu- for “Junior’s at Night” when he takes effort to siastic. noticed that, with the exception create community.” “I love the night atmosphere,” of the fraternities, there was no said Casey Porter, a Civil Engi- Tommy Klemis place within walking distance neering student who enjoyed Owner, Junior’s Grill for students in the library to take dinner at Junior’s on Wednes- a break from studying to go eat day. “The tenders were great, and hang-out with friends on and the service was faster [than weeknights. With the assistance time when services are dimin- lunch times]. I had a nice view of Auxiliary Services, Junior’s ishing,” Klemis said. “We need of the sunset,” said Porter. launched its extended hours last to come back to the past ethics “I think it’s great that I don’t Monday. According to Klemis, of service. It takes effort to cre- have to manipulate my sched- the number of students has more ate community.” ule at lunch just to fit in some than doubled since last week. In a greater effort to become good food from Junior’s,” said By Danielle Bradley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS This is the first time since the a renewed center for student ac- Two students, now able to eat dinner at Junior’s Grill due to expanded operating 1960s, when the Student Cen- tivity, Junior’s is planning on See Junior’s, page 14 hours, bask in the glow of the landmark restaurant’s neon sign earlier this week. Events honoring MLK Faces at Georgia Tech planned for weekend F A C E S By Jennifer M. Hinkel as Tech was recently named the Focus Editor top producer of African-Ameri- - Profile on Scotty Crowe - can engineers by Black Issues in A host of events has been By Chris Baucom ity because I had some interest in “It was definitely not the stereo- Higher Education magazine. The planned at Tech and across At- National Society of Black Engi- Editor Emeritus the music industry,” Scotty said. “He, typical type of band scene; nobody lanta to honor the life and work at the same time, needed to look for really drank or smoked or did any neers also ranked Tech as their of Martin Luther King, Jr. An top choice for graduate programs. Howard Hughes? No, it’s just a tour manager; he had thought of drugs or anything like that, but all annual FOCUS weekend on Scotty Crowe, everyone’s favorite me initially but just hadn’t contact- the guys we rode with were abso- At the conclusion of the spe- campus celebrates African-Amer- cial event weekend, visiting stu- INTA major back from a stint man- ed me yet.” lutely hilarious guys. There was stuff ican engineers while encourag- aging John Mayer’s road tour. “So in May I went on the road as that happened 24 hours a day that dents will join the Tech ing students to further their community to celebrate the King Scotty first heard John during John Mayer’s tour manager and did we laughed to no end about.” studies in graduate school. fall 2000, and he thought it was that through Thanksgiving week- At one point during the tour, Week Ecumenical Service on This weekend, over 300 Af- Sunday, featuring keynote speak- some of the best music he had ever end.” John forgot his socks so Scotty made rican-American undergrads will heard. At the time, John was play- On the road, Scotty routed the a joke about it on the Web page. er The Honorable Alexis Her- come to campus to learn about man. Scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ing mainly small clubs in Atlanta, so tours, handled the logistics and fi- Fans starting bringing pairs of socks graduate programs and partici- Scotty and his friend François would nances, and updated the road jour- to the shows and throwing them up on January 20, the service will pate in the King Week Celebra- be held at the Ferst Center. stay and chat with him after his shows. nal on John’s Web site. “It’s too on the stage. Before long, they had tion activities. The annual event “In February I talked to him about much for one person now, but at holds special importance this year, See MLK, page 21 working on the road in some capac- the time it was manageable.” See Crowe, page 15 Student depression rises across nation’s campuses By Emily Latham rectors Web site. The Daily Free Press “There is not just an increase in depression, but counseling cen- (U-WIRE) Boston U. —Accord- ter directors are seeing an in- ing to the Boston University crease in severity of pre-existing Counseling Center, depression issues, such as anxiety, violence is the top reason in families and students seek sexual assault,” ac- counseling, said Counseling cording to the center director Sept. 2001 issue Leah Fygetakis. centers across of the American “Most of the the nation have Psychological As- students who sociation’s “Mon- come in benefit seen an increase itor of from the short- in students with Psychology” re- term assistance,” port. Fygetakis said. severe illnesses. The report is Eighty-four based on an an- percent of student nual survey com- counseling center directors across pleted by the International the nation have seen an increase Association of Counseling Ser- in students who arrive on cam- vices. By Chris Baucom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS pus with severe psychological ill- In the report, 97 percent of International Affairs major Scotty Crowe took off a semester from school to manage John Mayer’s tour during nesses, according to The National the summer and fall. Humble yet savvy in the ways of show business, Scotty will graduate from Tech in August. Survey of Counseling Center Di- See Depression, page 15 14• Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique FOCUS

Junior’s from page 13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Events Calendar Mechanical Engineering senior Josh iliary Services when told that no Alexander. one would be affected financially, Friday Much of the success of the deci- including the dining hall services sion depends on student input, ac- operated by Mariott. • Tribute to the Legacy, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Morehouse College, 8:00 p.m. cording to employees of Junior’s, Much of the aim was to simply who are very enthusiastic about the give the students a different means Saturday idea. Tommy and others hope to of having a quality time without consult with people in the grill for leaving campus. All of the extra rev- • Ebenezer Baptist Church re-opening ceremony, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., 407 Auburn Ave. N.E., 404-526- new ideas on ways to keep “Junior’s enue, however, will be given to Geor- 8911 at Night” a continual success. gia Tech’s Department for Renewal • Walking Tour of MLK District, 1:00 p.m., tour begins at APEX Museum, 135 Auburn Avenue “With any new venture, we al- and Replacement for on-campus con- ways worry that it starts off with a struction projects. Sunday bang only because of the novelty,” “We’re attempting to fill in a Rich Steele, Student Center direc- niche for the students that is not • King Week Ecumenical Service, keynote speaker Alexis Herman, 10:00 a.m., Ferst Center for the Arts tor, said. being handled at night. It keeps stu- • Bus Tour of Atlanta civil rights landmarks, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., 404-879-2717 “We need to keep the traffic high, dents on campus,” Klemis said. maintain appropriate level of busi- “The late nights are merely a Monday ness, and make it a vibrant part of service to enhance campus life. There [student] life,” said Steele. “The real is no intention of making a profit • Hands On Atlanta “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!” service projects day, 9:00 key with Tommy’s plan is that he against Varsity or BP. There was no a.m. to 1:00 p.m., registration at www.handsonatlanta.com involves students by talking to them.” discussion absolutely on what money Although Junior’s had to con- would be made because it would be Tuesday sult with Auxiliary Services for ap- minimal,” Steele said. proval, there was no real debate on Both Klemis and Steele agreed • MLK Birthday Celebration, keynote speaker James Earl Jones, 7:00 p.m., 4650 Flat Shals Parkway, whether it should have been allowed that even if revenues at night caused Decatur to open at night. There was a unan- Junior’s to merely break even, the • Gospel Music at Emory University’s Cannon Chapel, 6:00 p.m., 515 Kilgo Circle NE imous decision by members of Aux- whole idea would still be a success. FOCUS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 15

Crowe from page 13 dozens of pairs of socks. bigger...to go back to school is so the most quality points ever. Every “I remember John one day, just weird because you’re giving up so night that’s before a school night, being silly in the back of the van, much.” which would be Sunday through eating pudding everywhere; he cov- “I don’t regret the decision one Thursday, François and I go to master ered his face with pudding. Basical- bit since I made it. I’m so psyched plan which is studying for two hours ly, we got all the socks...to wipe up about coming back. There’s such a straight.” all the pudding.” vibe about this school that it’s weird “But there’s more than that. Be- Scotty attributes his success on to be out of it.” cause you could just skip it here and the road, at least partly, to his expe- After graduating in August, Scotty there, but no, no Chris Baucom, rience at Tech. “The ethic that I has tentative plans to travel with his there’s no skipping it. Missing one had to develop here, for both work- night is highly frowned upon, but ing in classes and organizations, to- you are never allowed to miss two tally came in handy on the road. “If you want to be nights. And if you miss one night, The fact that Georgia Tech condi- the next night the master plan oc- tions you to have this ethic—every loud, be loud, man. If curs is three hours.” product you produce has to be the you can be funny, be Studying advice aside, Scotty’s finest thing you can do—and being life philosophy is hard to capture in able to think holistically totally funny.” print because he so successfully avoids helped.” Scotty Crowe the status quo. “If you want to be In November, Scotty decided to INTA Senior loud, be loud, man. If you can be come back to Tech and finish his funny, be funny.” degree since he only had two semes- That, and he is “absolutely crazy ters left. “Being on the road and about Outkast—and Andre 3000 taking the semester off from school grandfather to China. After that, he is my idol.” definitely makes me more excited might pursue INTA career options “I really am a humble person, to be back in school.” or work for John Mayer again. Chris Baucom, but when you’re “Part of me was, like, why go Meanwhile, he is more studious forced to talk about yourself you back to school? You’re making good than ever; Scotty even has a study sound so extreme.” money, you’re having an awesome schedule called “The Master Plan.” time, you’re meeting famous “The master plan is the most To read Scotty’s road journal, please people...to go from that being stuff ingenious institutionalized way of visit the John Mayer Web site located you do all the time, driving around, studying ever. My friend Francois at http://www.johnmayer.com. By Chris Baucom / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS having a good time, seeing John and I came up with it; basically, it Scotty Crowe climbs the walls at the Georgia Tech Library, showing that Mayer get bigger and bigger and sets rules and it guarantees to achieve gymnastics might be yet another undiscovered talent of this INTA student.

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directors said they believed a vast sion or anxiety, usually due to a be depressed, but haven’t told me majority of incoming freshmen family history or an unresolved his- or anyone that they are,” said Col- would face problems not specific to tory of abuse, whether physical, sexual lege of Arts and Sciences sopho- the September 11 events but gener- or emotional,” said Dean Hammer, more Angela Conway. “I think they al problems stirred by the climate of a clinical psychologist fellow at the think they have bigger things to fear and vulnerability following the Danielsen Institute. worry about.” attacks. Depression is marked by sad According to the Fygetakis, there While Student Health Services moods, troubled eating, and/or dif- are two types of depressed people. and the Wellness Center can pro- ficulty sleeping. “There are the people who don’t vide short-term aid, the Danielsen Other symptoms include loss of want to make a big deal or take up Institute, a mental health clinic at concentration or motivation, de- the time of a counselor, and there Boston University, offers long-term creased sex drive, inability to enjoy are the people who are in too much treatment. activities that were once found en- despair and think they can’t be “Well over half of the students joyable and suicidal thoughts, ac- helped,” Fygetakis said. “I want peo- who come in [to the Danielsen In- cording to Hammer. ple to know we are here for both stitute] have some form of depres- “I know people that I think could ends.” ENTERTAINMENTpage 17 Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 17 ‘Black Hawk’ is up Two Fluffy Snowy Bits Jerry Bruckheimer and Ridley Scott When Atlanta rocked with the white ENTERTAINMENT team up for a war epic on a modern war stuff over the break, the Two Bits Man It opens in Atlanta today. Page 25 was stranded in the ATL. Page 21 Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002

Young, energetic ‘Orange County’ nice place to visit cast brings new Colin Hanks plays Shaun Brumder, a Southern California high schooler with life to Cats at Fox his heart set on going to Stanford, with Jack Black as his unbalanced brother. By Brian Basamanowicz By Andrew Santelli Contributing Writer Entertainment Editor Title: Orange County When a Tech student thinks of cats, Starring: Jack Black, Colin thoughts probably turn to the throngs of Hanks Genre: Comedy strays that inhabit the campus, to the “Brit- ««« tain kittens.” Rating: Tuesday night a different group of cats Running Time: 83 minutes purred into Atlanta, this time the young cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, in a Simple, sincere and even touring production that opened at the Fox charming, Orange County is Theatre on Tuesday night. honest, relaxing entertainment While on Broadway, Cats played to en- for the post-MTV generation. raptured crowds night after night at the While the film itself doesn’t break Winter Garden Theater, where props and new artistic ground, it does man- decorations for the show had spread onto age to tell a pretty good story the walls. Cats also broke A Chorus Line’s about the aspirations that fuel record for most performances on the Great such creative passions. More White Way. importantly though, the film will After thousands of performances world- make you laugh. wide, it would be easy to lose creative ener- Shaun Brumder (Colin gy and dramatic intensity, but the young Hanks) has undergone a thor- cast of this touring production brings that ough personal renovation. He’s energy and intensity with aplomb. Howev- hung up his surfboard and picked up his pen in hopes of becoming By Gemma La Mana / PARAMOUNT PICTURES er, it was a bit difficult to envision a young Jack Black (left) is Lance, the older brother of Colin Hanks’ Shaun Brumder in Paramount Pictures’ Old Deuteronomy, played by Jarrett Alí a writer. In order to help accomplish such an endeavor, Shaun Orange County. These two join an all-star cast including John Lithgow, Catherine O’Hara, Chevy Boyd, and a youthful Grizabella (a charac- Chase, and Lily Tomlin. Orange County began playing in theaters nationwide on January 11. ter supposed to be aging and longing for the is preparing to enroll in Stan- glamour of days past) played by Gretchen ford University, thankfully far espousing, home stranded, aim- sphere of Orange County catches actual application somehow Goldsworthy. away from his disheveled and less older brother Lance, (Jack up with Shaun when he discov- manages to get to Stanford and The show opens with the cats being chaotic roots in Orange Coun- Black), an apathy plagued high ers that his college counselor (Lily that Orange County doesn’t called to the Jellicle Ball with the audience ty, California. Shaun’s life in Or- school faculty and a group of Tomlin) has mixed up his Stan- stand in his way. In his efforts being invited to look into their secret world. ange County is surrounded by old surfing buddies who have a ford application with that of an- Shaun searches out assistance From there, a series of energetic numbers his divorce wary, alcoholic moth- need to blow things up. other student. Panic stricken, introduces different cats with different in- er (Catherine O’Hara), a drug The overly laid back atmo- Shaun sets out to ensure that his See Orange, page 18 terests, like the Rum Tum Tugger, whose main interest is being the ladies’ man, er, ladies’ cat (including entering the seating So, you want to make your own movie? area and picking a young girl in the audience to dance with), and Bustopher Jones, whose primary interest in food provides for Many Tech students jumped at the chance of trying out to be the next Steven a comical number, among others. What was remarkable about this cast Spielberg. The ‘Nique’s Kim Rieck followed one such band of filmmakers. was their ability to work as an ensemble, By Kimberly Rieck from scratch with only a digital The organizers received love and wants to get to know not as an assemblage of talents. Many of Staff Writer camera and a computer. iMov- $2,500 from the Georgia Tech her but unfortunately she’s un- the performers had paid their dues in classi- iefest was brought to Georgia Student Foundation, $450 from available. He’s so depressed and cal ballet or in America’s finest performing Starting on January 8, stu- Tech by a group of students led hall councils, $250 from the At- upset that he contemplates tak- arts schools and colleges, and it showed, dents faced an impossible task by Tushar Thrivikraman, Andy lanta Journal-Constitution, pos- ing serious action. though there were times that dancers were in the Freshman Experience Dykes, and the Apple Users sibly up to $3,000 from SGA, Curious about how the group off step or off timing, but this could be dorms-make a movie in a week Group. 3,000 doughnuts from Krispy actually made this into reality in attributed to some opening-night jitters that Kreme, computers loaned from a week? Here’s a detailed account even the most seasoned theater veteran can the College of Computing and of the making of the imovie be susceptible to. The athletic feats these Apple Computers and 35 digi- brought to you from the 4th floor cats dared to try were one of the highlights tal cameras from Canon. of Fitten. of the show, and it definitely added to the One of the groups that par- Saturday 10:30 a.m.: The illusion of a band of stray cats slinking ticipated in the project was a preparation for the production about the streets of London. team led by Fitten PLs Christo- begins. The cinematographer, Another area of this show that held the pher Rampton(director/actor), Fletcher, decides to use a swivel audience’s amazement was the technical and Charles Hagadorn. The chair to film difficult panning aspects of the show, including perfectly syn- freshmen participants were Ben and close up shots. Rampton chronized pyrotechnics, excellent lighting Murdock (lead actor), David walks Ben through the first scene. execution, and just a little bit of theatrical Redwine(actor/editor), Frank The first problem comes with a magic. Fearon (technical/actor), Chris wardrobe dilemma. “These pants It’s been over twenty years since the first Kelly (actor/editor), and Jason are too tight to get the key out,” performance of this Webber landmark, May Fletcher (cinematographer/ac- said Ben. In order to get the part 11, 1981 at the New London Theatre, but tor). Their idea was to film a of the devastated punk rock look this young cast seemed like it was written music video that highlights the right, he wears tight, dark blue for them and that it was brand new. Cats group’s love of punk rock music jeans, a dark jacket with duct may be known as America’s favorite family and detest of pop culture. “We tape on it and carries a book bag musical and as an old-guard Broadway (like actually have a band on our floor, with a variety of buttons and Webber’s other classics like The Phantom of we’re a pseudoband on our floor, duct tape attached to it. Frank the Opera and Evita), but it’s also nice to see and we play and do cover songs. solves the logistics problem by it performed with a young cast that per- The people who are in the band duck taping the lock of the door forms to delight their audience and works in real life are in the movie as the open so that Ben can move easi- like they’re trying to win Tonys all over band,” said Rampton. The song ly and freely while they shoot again. they chose was “Mark It at Zero” the scene. The actor goes through If only those cats outside Brittain dining by Brandtson. a practice running scene so that hall would start singing and dancing to The plot of the video is that a Jason can decide which angles music adapted from the works of T.S. Eli- guy (played by Murdock) is on are best to work with. Rampton ot. Now that’d be something to buy tickets his way to school when a chance serves as the stand in, and also to. Photos by Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS encounter with a dream girl (Kris- demonstrates how he wants Ben Freshman Experience residents fueled their creative fires by filming ten Marhaver) changes his life (top) and editing their own movies to be presented in February. forever. He immediately falls in See iMovie, page 24 18 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

of Admissions accidental experimen- “one of those guys who is perpetu- more, being accompanied by the The reason is that the film’s design Orange from page 17 tations with Ecstacy, to a distin- ally recovering from the night be- already defined and overly pro- finds Hanks playing the “normal” guished Stanford benefactor’s visit fore.” Jack Black’s style is definitely nounced acting presence of Black, character surrounded by the “ab- wherever it is available, not exclud- to Shaun’s Jerry Springer worthy a try-at-your-own risk source of en- it is quite easy to quickly see Hanks normal” eccentricities of his envi- ing the potentially disastrous resource household, the sometimes haphaz- tertainment, but for those who have as a mediocre talent, riding leads ronment; it is expected and natural pool offered by his family, a highly ard and jerky plot slides along a bit already have expectations of Black, arranged by his father’s accomplish- that the abnormal and eccentric claim disfunctional one. more smoothly on a track of good good, bad, or indifferent, he won’t ments. But judging young Hanks most of the film’s energy leaving In the spirit of good hour and a comedy. let you down. in the light of his more moderate the ostensible “main character” out- half long comedy flicks Orange Raunchy rock star and movie In addition to Black’s freshness (less Black-like) acting contempo- side of the spotlight, after all the County can’t be denied it’s worth star, Jack Black, fits his character (or rottenness) of Orange County, raries, his ability surely isn’t hum- film is called Orange County, not as a good source of cinema enter- perfectly with all the dignified in- (Colin Hanks) lends a fair perfor- bled by the talents of Jason Biggs, The Story of Shaun Brumder. Keep tainment. The situational comedic dignity that we have come to expect mance to the film. Hanks is, of course, Ben Affleck or Freddie Prinze, Jr. an eye out for young Hanks in pos- features of the film are definitely on and love from this talented big screen the son of Tom Hanks and is result- The role Hanks plays could admit- sibly some more demanding roles caliber with those of Road Trip or misfit. The opening narration de- antly subject to a harsher pounding tedly have been picked up by many in the future and don’t underesti- American Pie. From Stanford’s Dean scribes Lance, Black’s character, as by the film critics’ mallet. Further- others at no great loss to the film. mate the power of genes. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 19 Next generation of Neville music Willis tries his hand at music, too surprises EarthLink Live crowd By Jennifer Hinkel of the stage, and lets the talented the backdrop of his band (who are By Jennifer Hinkel draw of a film star to bring atten- Focus Editor ensemble of The Accelerators have all talented musicians in their own Focus Editor tion to the artist. their share of solos. In short, Willis right), he manages to pull off a skill- Neville named the album after In yet another example of the knows that he’s respected as an ac- ful blues harp and rough-edged jazz Many of the thirty-something the Saturday mornings of his New movie-screen-to-musical-stage jump, tor before he’s respected as a musi- voice well-suited to The Accelera- audience members crowding the cozy Orleans childhood spent listening Bruce Willis and his band, The Ac- cian, and he’s not too proud to cash tors blues style. Putting together Earthlink Live theater Friday awaited to funk and R&B ballads whose celerators, played a very well-attended in on that fact. The Accelerators is not Willis’ first the on-stage appearance of Bruce influences appear strongly in his show Friday evening at Earthlink Instead of striving for over-mu- foray into the world of rock music; Willis. However, those that came music. Neville’s background as part Live. While the transition from sicality, he jumps around the stage among his 1980s releases was the early enough to catch Ivan Neville’s of a musical family (his father is musician to actor sometimes works in tight black pants, throws articles album The Return of Bruno which opening act, promoting the upcom- noted artist Aaron Neville, best well—take J. Lo for example—the of clothing (and his sunglasses) into resulted in a top five hit entitled ing release of his Saturday Morning known for his work as one of the opposite change often has a lower the throngs of female fans, and if “Respect Yourself” in ’87. His ex- Music album, were in for a show- Neville Brothers) and the inspira- success rate. (If you haven’t been up the crowd isn’t fired up enough, he perience in the music business may stealing surprise. tion of an earlier decade translate on recent music news, Keanu Reeves cracks a mischievous smile or sneaks contribute to his success. Willis seems The show’s publicity staff insist- well into his musical mission of bring- and his band, Dogstar, have yet to in a sly wink. What’s missing in to know what the audience is look- ed that the performance was not ing funk style into today’s music. send a record to platinum.) music is more than made up for in ing for, and he’s more than willing focused on Willis. “It’s all about Adding even more experience to his However, where many of the stage antics and almost silly com- to bring it to the stage. Ivan. It’s about the artist and the work, Neville toured with Bonnie career jumpers would fail, Willis ments. How many times have you Both Willis’ band and Neville, record label,” said one staff mem- Raitt’s band and appeared on the does well, not by musical merit alone, heard a performer ask the women traveling together on what is known ber, referring to Neville and the record Rolling Stone’s Dirty Work LP. but because he understands why he in the front row to try to keep their as the “Club Bruno Tour,” strive to label Uptop recently formed by Willis The band’s true talent showed can draw such an attentive audi- clothes on for as long as possible? play music that embodies what may and business partner Gary Gold. primarily in the slow, soulful R&B ence. The screaming throngs of 3 And then tell them all that he’s sin- be a simpler time, drawing on funk, Rather, Willis teamed up with Neville ballads, where tight vocal harmony women wanted a feast for the eyes gle? blues, and jazz to present well-craft- for the “Club Bruno Tour” to pro- contrasted with the sharp guitar so- rather than the ears. He looks like Although it may take a backseat ed songs with more musical value mote the new label and Neville’s los that fill Ivan Neville’s faster, funk- he’s having fun, he teases the wom- to his style and stage presence, Wil- than the traditional top-40 pop heard album release, using the audience ier numbers. en cramming the floor space in front lis music is impressively good. Against so often today. 20 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 21

MLK from page 13 Events around Atlanta also offer Tech on the Morehouse College campus. ...101010101010101010101010101... students an opportunity to join in Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., students ...Two Bits Salt, bread riots, and the end of NOW. Thus, the interstates are And the little Morton Ice girl will Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision and can gather at the APEX Museum the world. Two weeks ago, Atlanta jammed with people running home be smirking at you from that blue honor his life. on Auburn Avenue to take a walk- was brought to a standstill. Roads to get their grocery list because they’ll box. Because she knows. She knows For those that want to give back ing tour of the Sweet Auburn/ MLK were closed. Traffic didn’t move. be snowed in for the next three weeks, of the collaboration between the to the community on their long District. Saturday’s events also in- Businesses and schools were shut and with people going to the gro- grocery execs and Mother Nature. weekend or day off, Hands On At- clude a church-reopening ceremo- down. No one infiltrated airport cery store with their two-item gro- But the main problem is that if you lanta is sponsoring the MLK, Jr. ny at Ebenezer Baptist Church. security; there wasn’t a bomb threat. cery list. I was actually at the local buy salt, you have to go to work. Service Summit. The ceremony features civil rights No, this was due to the largest envi- Publix the night the snow started (I My advice would be to call in to With the theme “Remember! Cel- programs and gospel music from ronmental threat of them all: Mother had a good excuse) and the shelves work and tell theboss that you tried ebrate! A Day On, Not a Day Off,” 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Nature. This crazy dame has it out were totally empty of bread and milk. buying salt, but the stores were all Hands On Atlanta expects over 3,000 If your weekend plans include for us. I don’t know why, maybe The poor dairy manager was actu- sold out. You’ll be home eating bread volunteers to participate in over 52 sleeping in well past noon or a road- she got delayed at Hartsfiield or ally tarred and feathered by people and drinking milk until the ice melts. service projects around the city of trip to Augusta, your plans can still something. But whenever she wreaks who arrived too late at the store. There is also a direct correlation Atlanta. The organization offers on- include the Augusta Ballet and Walk- havoc on us, it ain’t pretty. We At- Poor guy probably deleted the email between the weather and intelligence line registration at er Group’s MLK Birthday Celebra- lantans think that Jack Frost is one from the marketing managers about of drivers. If you can’t see out your www.handsonatlanta.com. tion at Augusta’s Imperial Theatre of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. window, driving faster won’t make Tonight at 8:00 p.m., the Atlan- on Saturday evening. As soon as one flake falls from the it any easier to see. Swerving be- ta Symphony Orchestra will offer a The performance will feature sky, the news stations are alive with tween lanes won’t mean you’ll miss special 10th annual Tribute to the Chuck Davis and the African Amer- Winter Storm Warnings and de- “If you can’t see out the snowflakes. And another thing: Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, ican Dance Ensemble and costs only tails of the “Storm of the Century” don’t worry about turning on your Jr. concert. Listed as an “A-list” event $10 to $15. For more information your window, driving and everyone heads for the grocery emergency flashers at night in the on Access Atlanta, the concert will about MLK events, check local news- stores. faster won’t make it snow. We all know that the snow is feature performers from the More- paper listings and event calendars I really don’t know what the whole a national emergency, you don’t need house and Spelman College Glee on Atlanta Web sites, such as any easier. Swerving big to-do is about snow. It’s just to remind us. The flashers will work Clubs and will be held at King Chapel www.accessatlanta.com. modified rain. But then, we haven’t between lanes won’t fine once you hit the patch of ice received that much rain, and look mean you’ll miss the and go skidding into the ditch, but what happens when it does rain. until then, please leave them off. Personally, your Two Bits Man snowflakes.” The other drivers can see you fine. thinks that marketing people from That’s what your head- and tail- the grocery stores have Ma Nature lights are for. However, ice is fun. It on their payroll. Think about it, a their plans for snow. I saw a little turns traffic into the automotive ice bunch of suits from Kroger, sitting old lady take out some guy with her capades. I remembered to hit my around a table saying to one anoth- electric scooter because he had the brakes extra hard once I started skid- er: “bread and milk sales are sure remaining loaf of bread. ding. Three spins and a triple lutz. slow. What can we do to boost sales? Another problem is the demand The police directing traffic gave me I know! Snowstorm!” Then they all of salt. People HAVE to HAVE a “6.5.” pat each other on the back, raise the salt. That little Morton Salt girl has I guess what it all boils down to prices of bread and milk, and take a some kind of hypnotic effect that is that ice and snow melt. We live in vacation to Florida, stopping to ring makes you want to go out in the the South; things will warm up even- up Ms. N with their plans. Of course, freezing cold in the middle of the tually. No one should worry about hysterical people that we are, auto- night and salt your driveway to melt glaciers moving through their back matically associate snow with an the ice. Though if you don’t clear yard any time soon. Go out and overwhelming desire for these two out the melted ice, it’ll refreeze. So enjoy the snow. For now, this is By Marques McMillan / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS staples. It doesn’t mater if you bought you’ll be out salting your driveway your Two Bits Man reminding you Students and community members participate in last year’s ecumenical bread and milk yesterday, the fact again, freezing your butt off, won- to hit the breaks and turn out of the service honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Institute. is, it’s snowing and you need them dering where the ice came from. spin. 22 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 23

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the room, but opening the blinds with the song and figuring out the an umbrella to protect the ca.m.era, iMovie from page 17 helps make it dark enough to ap- right time to blend the two, they the tea.m. decides to film a scene of pear to be early night and light enough finally manage to synthesize the two Ben walking desolately into the cold, to act. To hide his discomfort from They decide that they could try shoot- to be able to shoot. Ben has to strip together. While they’re experiment- freezing rain. While Fletcher films the pain of wearing tight clothes, ing the scenes where they use sever- down to only his boxers and a white ing with the music, there’s lots of his movements, Ben has to walk in Ben passes the time away by mak- al couples, but to their t-shirt for the scene. He also has to dancing and air guitar playing by puddles, dripping wet, without a ing jokes. disappointment, they realize that at practice putting his pants and jack- the crew. jacket or an umbrella all the way to 11:00a.m.: Filming begins. Af- 11:35 a.m. on a Saturday morning, et back on in a precise way. The 2:45p.m.: Work ends on blend- Tech Tower from West Campus. ter Ben nails his first take, Rampton there aren’t many girls besides Kris- scene has to be repeated a few times ing the song, everyone is satisfied 5:30p.m.: The rain has stopped starts jumping up and down ecstat- ten up. Instead, they decide to shoot to make it appear to be more realis- with it. for the most part. The guys decide ically and his face lights up like a the scene where Ben bumps into tic. In the first take, Ben was too 3:30p.m.: Shooting at Fitten is to walk back to West Ca.m.pus and little kid’s face on Christmas Day. Kristen. eager and energetic getting out of complete. However, it is still rain- bring their instruments, extras, and The joy is temporarily as the crew 12:00p.m.: Kristen arrives, and bed, when most college students ing, so it is not yet possible to do the CD player back to Tech Tower to realizes that they have a lot more the filming of her scenes with Ben would not be, at 7a.m.. outdoor scenes. The guys decide to film the band scenes, and final scene work to do and don’t want to waste begins. She is the epitome of the 12:55p.m.: First viewing of the edit more of the film. Ra.m.pton is of the film. time. In the next take, the cinema- punk rock fantasy woman, com- footage shot thus far. There’s a tem- excited because the film exactly 5:50p.m.: The team returns with tographer has to shoot the scene plete with short blonde spiky hair. porary moment of panic when Jas- matches his storyboard and vision everything, and begins to shoot the while on the table in order to keep on exclaims, “These people ruined final scenes. They are in a rush be- the corner of the building in the my shot.” However, all is well when cause there are only a few more min- shot. As Ben acts in the shot, in- 11:07a.m.: First they realize that they have different 11:07a.m.: First utes of suitable light left. structions are thrust at him from takes that will also work. The crew 5:58p.m.: The “band” begins lip- every direction from the rest of the blooper of the movie remarks about how surprised they blooper of the movie synching to the Brandtson song. crew. Another potential problem when Ben runs the are at the quality of the footage, and when Ben runs the While Ra.m.pton sings, Frank, Kelly, occurs when Jason realizes that the how well the project has gone so far. and Jason are on guitars. They fin- reflections of the crew are in the wrong way. ” 2:00p.m.: The rain ruins the wrong way. ” ish the Brandtson song in a few glass paned door in the next shot. crew’s plan to shoot outside. There- minutes. Everyone behind the scenes has to fore, they decide to get a head start 6:08p.m.: They begin to lip synch adjust their positions. on the difficult editing stage. The to the Sunny Day Real Estate song, 11:07a.m.: First blooper of the It takes a few minutes to work out project does look like a real low of it. The editing session takes a and after getting really into it for movie when Ben runs the wrong the technicalities of how Ben and budget music video after they dub different turn when the crew brings several minutes, they realize that way. Kristen will accidentally meet on the sound. There are minor dis- in a focus group of three guys from they are lip synching to the wrong 11:10a.m.: The first scene is com- the stairs. Their timing works on agreements over which takes to use. their floor to give them insights and song. plete. Production moves to the third the first take. Afterwards, they move Kelly reveals himself to be an expert perspectives on the film. Two of the 6:10p.m.: After lip-synching to floor. They suddenly realize that on to the scene where Ben spots with the equipment. Talks begin guys feel that the team has down a the right song, the action moves to they need Kristen for the planned Kristen with the frat boy. Rampton over where the last scene of the vid- great job, and they get the point of the bridge. The crew drenches Ben shot, and she’s not there yet. As instructs David and Kristen on how eo should be shot. After some de- the film. They do feel that a few with cold water, while he’s clad in they discuss what their next move to make it appear to the audience bate, it is decided that the bridge things might be a stretch but said only a wet, white t-shirt, jeans, in will be, as Rampton calls Kristen, that they are a couple. Frank pushes over North Avenue by Tech Tower that they did enjoy it. One, howev- 30-degree cold weather. While Ben Christina Patrick interrupts produc- around Jason on the swivel chair for would be the ideal location. The er, feels that they should make Ben’s acts like he’s contemplating suicide tion when she asks if any of the guys this scene, and does a complicated Brandtson song that the band has emotions more clear and understand- for the scene, the band plays on the want to help finish off a pot of brown- spin move for a rotating element. chosen is a bit too short for the clip, able to the audience, and make a bridge beside him. ies. The guys immediately declare a Another blooper occurs when Jas- so the guys add “In Circles,” a Sun- few more details more obvious. The 6:20p.m.: Shooting is complete. break in production. During the on falls out of the chair. ny Day Real Estate song to it. In crew rejects the idea. “We gotta re- 3:00 a.m. Sunday: The film is break, the guys marvel over the 12:35p.m.: The next step is to true Techie fashion, the guys used tain the subtlety. I mean that’s how now completely finished. brownies and the clear Capri Sun film the opening scene where Ben the network to find the desired songs you get pop music by lowering it for drinks. wakes up for class at 7a.m. There and to upload it to their film. After your audience” said Rampton. For more on the iMovieFest, visit 11:35 a.m.: Production resumes. are problems with the lighting in several minutes of playing around 4:15p.m.: Through the use of www.imoviefest.gatech.edu. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 25 Scott’s ‘Black Hawk Down’ is on the way up James Earl Jones By Cassie Weicher launching many movie stars’ careers. tary man. Instead, Mark Bowden another war flick, the same old thing brings striking The Columbia Chronicle When Hartnett was mentioned, sat down at the oversized table, that comes out every year, but it Bruckheimer said, “I think that he laughed and said, “I’ll assume the wasn’t. I guess it hit closer to home voice to Atlanta (U-WIRE) Columbia College— is already launched.” executive position here at the end of than any of the other battle and The shades were drawn and light Bruckheimer wanted to make an the table. Kinda like the desk in blood flicks because it happened so By Bryan Basamanowicz creeping through the shades hit the impression on the audience so the Jerry’s office.” recently. Contributing Writer army helmet sitting on the table movie would stay in the back of the The film doodled around at first, filled with fruit; the cloth below it viewers’ minds when they left the When asked if Bowden thought showing all of the soldiers hanging The Chapel Hill Harvester was, of course, camouflage, and net- theater. “They will tell their friends that Scott and Bruckheimer did a out and having fun. But suddenly it Church at the Cathedral of the Holy ting draped the silver tray. As if and their friends will tell their boy- good job on the film conception of took a turn for the better and the Spirit in Decatur hosted the sixth sitting in the Washington Room at friends.” the book, he said, “I really think battle started. I really can’t point annual Martin Luther King Jr. birth- the Four Seasons Hotel didn’t make Bruckheimer’s advice for film stu- that they did a great job. I am also a out what it was-it may have been day celebration on Monday. Among me nervous enough, in a few min- dents? “Drop out of school and move big fan of Ridley Scott’s anyway. the cinematography or the set de- the distinguished speakers were Pro- utes Jerry Bruckheimer and Ridley to Hollywood.” Of course he laughed ‘Blade Runner’ is a favorite movie sign, but I couldn’t keep my eyes off fessor Yusef Komunyakka, a Pu- Scott, two of the most powerful and then said “no.” His advice is to so when I heard [Scott] was making the screen. The two hours and 36 litzer Prize-winning poet and keynote men in Hollywood, were going to start off at the bottom. You can’t it I was like, ‘How lucky can I get? “ minutes of the movie were over in speaker, Dr. James Earl Jones, the walk into the room. start at the top, so you have to do Bowden also helped write the script no time. voice of Darth Vader in the Star After waiting for what seemed whatever it takes to work up to the for the movie, but credits the screen- Josh Hartnett also gave a great Wars trilogy, Mufasa in The Lion like an eternity, someone finally top, he said. play to Ken Nolan. Bowden has performance that completely sur- King, and the phrase “This is CNN” walked in 20 minutes late. There When it was time for the inter- also sold his latest book, Killing Pablo: prised me. He is finally out of the heard in many promotional spots, stood a thin, Kenneth Cole-dressed view with Mark Bowden, author of The Hunt for the World’s Greatest teen scene and has moved on to among his many other works. man who I immediately recognized the book that “Black Hawk Down” Outlaw to Miracle Entertainment. greater things. I highly recommend The little-known history of James as Jerry Bruckheimer, the director/ is based on, I expected a stern mili- At first it seemed as if it were a trip to the theater for this flick. Earl Jones is that his now famous producer of films such as “Pearl and indistinguishable voice was once Harbor” and “Top Gun.” Bruck- bothered by a harsh stutter that left heimer, Ridley Scott and author him functionally mute as a boy. A Mark Bowden were in town Thurs- high school teacher noticed Jones’ day to promote their new heroic talent for written poetry and in an film, “Black Hawk Down.” effort to break his silence, had him “Black Hawk Down” is a true recite a poem to the class every day. story of the Battle of Mogadishu, From amidst his oratorical ad- the longest sustained ground battle versity, Jones went on not only to involving American soldiers since accomplish multiple feats in the the Vietnam War. An elite force of performing arts, but also to earn 120 American Delta units and Rang- honorary doctorates from Yale, Prin- er infantry were dropped into Mog- ceton, and the University of Mich- adishu on Oct. 3, 1993, to abduct igan. two of Somalian warlord Moham- If his remarkable voice alone ed Farrah Aidid’s lieutenants. In- didn’t capture the attention of the stead, two UH-60 Black Hawk thousands in attendance at the helicopters were shot down, and what church, his words certainly did. Jones was expected to take one hour in- powerfully stressed the ill-fated fu- stead lasted 15, resulting in the 18 tility of violence as a means to re- Americans deaths and wounding 73, solve inequality. He also challenged killing hundred of Somalians. the American minority populations “Pearl Harbor” took a lot more to “state their claim on the culture preparation time, according to of the majority.” Jones also made a Bruckheimer, than “Black Hawk strong statement, arguing that mi- Down.” “You get your actors there, nority culture had no business at- your ammunition and your pyro- tempting to isolate itself from the technics,” he said. mainstream, especially when minor- Josh Hartnett, who appeared in By Sidney Baldwin / COLUMBIA PICTURES-REVOLUTION STUDIOS ities were absolutely integral in the “Pearl Harbor,” stars as Sgt. Ever- Josh Hartnett (right) plays Eversmann and Orlando Bloom (center) plays Blackburn in Black Hawk Down, the basic formation of mainstream smann. Bruckheimer is known for story of the Battle of Mogadishu during the Somalia conflict, the longest and most intense since Vietnam. American culture. 28 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique SPORTS Beyond the White and Gold Intramural Notebook Freshman shows his muscles in football world with Jack B. Nimble By Derek Haynes tograph requests have filtered in, The hoop that they play on is SAC’s newest member: the LDS Sports Editor but Tech isn’t exactly a school filled low enough that even Tech’s start- with extreme sports fans. ing point guard Tony Akins could The talk of campus has not it will produce three five-second He may not get noticed much, He’s playing some kind of sport dunk on it. been my return to Tech after a blasts. he doesn’t have an agent, and he almost every day, when he needs a He even holds the room’s long- winter hiatus to the Bahamas with The Lightning Detection Sys- won’t be leaving school without grad- break from studying he plays a quick distance free throw record making one my girlfriends, Anita, but it tem, funded by SGA, also has a uating to make millions of dollars. game of basketball on a small bas- 5-5 shots. Although the rim is bro- instead seems to be a strange look- strobe light for the early morn- He’s a hard worker, a solid stu- ken now, the memories of his esca- ing metal contraption attached ing and late evening hours when dent, and a good athlete, averaging pades will linger for some time. to a fence corner at SAC fields. Anita and I are deep in slumber. over 17 ppg in a high school intra- He does have a sense of humor Now, Anita says sometimes I I can’t help but think how mural league. ...legend might be a as indicated from his mail form on can do things only a robot can much more free time Ben Fran- There is no question he is studi- more correct term for his webpage. One of the pulldown do, but this hunk of metal has klin would have had, had he been ous, he’s an electrical engineering menus asks: “How do you know me beat. One thing I can’t do is alive today with this system. He major—but he’s only a freshman so this young gun me?”. Another question beg for your determine the chance of a light- would love this—no more flying there’s plenty of time to change. around media circles age. One of the answers: “55-555.” ning strike. This distant relative a kite all day waiting for a light- Four days in fall semester, he One of the great things about of Johnny 5 can. ning strike. According to several had classes at or before 9 a.m., defi- in the ‘Technique’ this man—legend might be a more According to Intramurals Czar of my friends, electricity has al- nitely no easy task for a freshman office... correct term for this young gun Dan Hazlett, this instrument is ready been discovered. But hey, experiencing his first taste of dorm around media circles in the Tech- a Lightning Detection System. who knew! life. nique office—is the fact that de- It measures the atmosphere and Folks, I’ll be back soon with When his name appears in the spite his success week in and week will produce a very loud horn my early season predictions. I’m Technique after another successful ketball hoop in his dorm room that out, he doesn’t let it get to his head. for 15 seconds should the chance excited about basketball even week, he talks to his friends and he shares with Jeff Lev, a biomedi- “He’s cool,” says his roommate of lightning be 30 percent or though prime-time player Dav- family about it. Nothing major, cal engineering student from Lil- Jeff. greater within a one-mile radi- id Ewing decided to leave the nothing overboard, just good-na- burn, Ga. Yes, the same Lilburn Congrats to the cumulative foot- us. When the threat disappears, IM leagues early for the NCAA. tured communication. Very few au- that our man is question hails from. ball forecast winner Matthew Young. SPORTS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 29

FB Timeline from page 32 It was the sixth year in a row that the yards and one touchdown. November 28—RB Joe Burns, Georgia Tech—Clemson game had November 5—Joe Burns is WR Kelly Campbell, OT Nate been determined by three points. named ACC Offensive Back of the Dorsey, PK Luke Manget, DL Greg October 6—The No. 17 Yellow Week. Punt returner Kelley Rhino Gathers, SP Kelley Rhino named to Jackets win on the road against Duke, was honored as ACC Specialist of first team All-ACC teams. DL Nick 37-10. Godsey threw for 295 yards the Week. Rogers and DB Jeremy Muyres, Jr. and two touchdowns. November 10—No. 17 Yellow are named to second team all-ACC October 10—Greg Gathers was Jackets fall to Virginia in a heart- teams. named ACC Lineman of the Week breaking 39-38 loss when the Cavs November 28—Tech accepts Se- after he had eight tackles, two sacks, scored a touchdown with 22 sec- attle Bowl invitation. and three tackles for a loss against onds left to go. The Jackets had December 1—Tech loses to Flor- the Blue Devils. Gathers leads the three 80 yard touchdown drives in ida State, 28-17. ACC in sacks with seven so far. the 4th quarter, only to have Vir- December 9—After seven years, Manget receives ACC Specialist of ginia manage to take the lead away George O’Leary leaves Tech to be- the Week honors for kicking three from them again. Georgia Tech come Head Coach of Notre Dame. field goals and four extra points for quarterback George Godsey enjoyed Mac McWhorter is named as Inter- a perfect against Duke. another record-setting performance im Head Coach. October 11—No. 15 Yellow in the Yellow Jackets’ loss to Vir- December 11—Dan Dyke is Jackets lose to No. 20 Maryland in ginia, setting school records with named to the Verizon Academic All overtime, 20-17. It gives Maryland 39 completions, 486 yards passing American team for the third straight

Head Coach Ralph Friedgen his first and 477 yards of total offense. He year. By Ian Clark / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS victory against his former school. threw one touchdown and scored December 14—George O’Leary George O’Leary will be coaching this fall for the Minnesota Vikings as a November 1—Kelly Campbell two more. resigns as head coach from Notre defensive line coach. Mike Tice, Minnesota’s new coach, played for the is one of 11 semifinalists for the November 15—Dan Dyke was Dame after a scandal concerning former Jacket coach at Central Islip High School in Long Island, NY. 2001 Biletnikoff Award, presented named to the 2001 Verizon Uni- falsified information on his resume. annually to the college football’s versity Division Academic All-Dis- December 20—Joe Burns was December 27—Georgia Tech to hire the amicable McWhorter as top receiver by the Tallahassee Quar- trict III team. declared academically ineligible to wins the inaugural Seattle Bowl in Tech’s 11th head coach. terback Club Foundation, Inc. November 17—No. 23 Geor- play in the Seattle Bowl. He was an upset victory over No. 10 Stan- December 29—Georgia Tech November 1—No. 23 Georgia gia Tech defeats Wake Forest, 38- Tech’s leading rusher this season ford, 24-14. Mac McWhorter wins picks Miami Dolphins Offensive Tech defeats No. 22 North Caroli- 33. with 1,165 yards, and 14 touch- his first and only game as head coach. Coordinator Chan Gailey, who pre- na, 28-21. Manget sets an ACC November 24—No. 19 Yellow downs on 282 carries. Later Burns After the game the players lobby in viously served as the head coach of and school record of 120 extra points. Jackets fall to No. 23 Georgia Bull- chooses not to return to school, and the press conference and on the field the Dallas Cowboys, as successor to Joe Burns ran for a career-high 198 dogs in a devastating 31-17 loss. decides to enter the NFL draft. for the Tech Athletic Department George O’Leary.

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plus a game. He will also pick up a Hoops Preview from page 32 few steals on the defensive side. A At the Big Show Icers swarm Dogs 8-3 5’9” sparkplug (who really can’t be seconds off the shot clock— result- anchor the frontcourt. Going into taller than 5’7”), Miller is deadly ing in a lot of final scores in the Tuesday’s game Powell led the team from three-point range, but does fifties. with 18 blocks. not bring too much else to the table Both teams are overwhelmingly As for the rest of Tech’s front- aside from leadership. The differ- young, while Tech has one stand- court, Clarence Moore has contrib- ence in the game may lie in the out senior leader and State has two. uted heavily and shown great performance of the wing players; Neither is incredibly big in size, athleticism, but is definitely under- when Isma’il Muhammad heats up although both have a lot of athletes, sized and can be easily taken on the for Tech, he appears unstoppable. and both can go pretty deep into post. Robert Brooks is not a real The same can be said for State’s their bench and distribute a lot of offensive threat and can be at his 6’6” guard Julius Hodge. Already fouls. Tech seems to have the edge most effective if he is collecting re- having been named ACC rookie of in shooting, while NC State proba- bounds. the week, he is one of many fresh- bly has a better ability to drive to Look to the backcourt in this man on NC State. In most of their the basket and crash the boards, game to see the exciting players. games so far, as goes Hodge so goes and plays more solid defense. Tony Akins is the heart and soul of the Wolfpack. Melvin and Powell A major problem for the Jackets: Tech’s team, and both he and Mar- cannot be ignored themselves in- they have no center. 6’7” forward vin Lewis can shoot the lights out. side, but stopping Grundy and also Eddie Nelson has done an incredi- Similarly, Anthony Grundy and Hodge would be in Tech’s interests ble job filling in the middle as an Archie Miller are the senior leaders if they are to win the game. That co undersized freshman, but it will be on State’s team and have been mbination is very similar to the one a long road through the ACC slate through the worst and know what Clemson had in their victory over unless Schenscher is able to come it takes to win. A born scorer, Grundy GT. back and effectively contribute. NC is not a great shooter; in fact he has Tech has not played well at Rey- By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS State is not dominant in the center one of those unorthodox, ugly shoot- nolds Coliseum, and the atmosphere Tech’s Ryan Hughes carries the puck along the boards in Tech’s position, but so far has relied heavi- ing motions, but he can find his is one of the toughest in the ACC. dominating victory over the Dogs. The crowd, estimated at over ly on 6’8” sophomore Marcus Melvin way to the basket, and always seems Tech won’t win against a surprising 10,200, saw the club team improve their record to 13-1. and 6’9” freshman Josh Powell to to light up the Tech defense for 20 NC State squad: Pack 72, Tech 63. SPORTS Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002 • 31

Faithful Fan from page 32 Offensive boards propel rising got here, they were all young enough Tech Women’s Hoops to win to be my own kids, and now, even my grandkids.” He shows the same affection when he speaks of ministering to the sports teams at Tech. “I love every one of them,” he said. “I love my job, and just being with the players.” It was during the early years of Bobby Cremins’ era as the men’s

“The only way I will leave Georgia Tech is to carried out in a box.” Father Mario

basketball coach that Father Mario came to find his place on the bench By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Local product Fallon Stokes drives to the hoop in Tech’s 61-58 home win alongside the players. The tradition over the Maryland Terps on Monday evening. The sophomore forward carried over to Tech’s football team, from Riverwood had seven points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes. thus establishing Father Mario’s place as the chaplain to both squads. By Kimberly Rieck plays at the right time. Even though he has been deemed Staff Writer “I think the play of the game was when we were down by eight and By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS the ‘athletic priest,’ he will be the Father Mario claps after the playing of the national anthem before Tech’s first to tell you that he truly “knows In football, the Yellow Jackets Megan Isom tipped the ball and got game against Maryland. Mario, who says he isn’t much of a sports fan, nothing about the sports.” tied for fourth in the ACC with the steal” said Coach Agnus Bere- first started attending basketball games in Bobby Cremins’ early years. “I don’t even play golf,” he said, three other teams. The men’s bas- nato. Isom’s play led to the tying of smiling. “I know, I know, that as a ketball team is currently last in the the game by Milli Martinez. priest, I am supposed to play golf… conference. However, it looks like After Tech took the lead in the but I enjoy reading and traveling Georgia Tech(8-6, 3-3 ACC) might second half, Maryland came close the most.” get the chance they’ve been waiting again to reclaiming it when Ren- The worst aspect of his jobs? for all year—to get back into the neika Razor gave the Terps a two- “The school breaks,” he said. “I “thick of things” and into the top of point lead with a pair of free throws. feel like my life is empty during that the ACC Standings with Women’s Sonja Mallory regained the lead for time. It’s like my family is gone basketball. the Jackets with three straight points. when the kids go home.” On Monday night, the Lady Jack- Then, to secure their lead, the Jack- His life has taken him to many ets defeated Maryland (8-7, 2-3 ets made 10 of 12 free throws over locations in both the United States ACC) 61-58 in a game that switched the final minutes of the game. With and abroad, yet he says he has found leads several times. By the end of 15 seconds left, Terri Daniels made his place at Georgia Tech. His posi- the first half with the score knotted a three pointer for the Terps, to tion here has been his first and only at 30-30, the teams had switched make it 59-58, but then Tech end- job on a college campus and he says leads three times and tied the score ed the Terps hopes by sinking two it will be his last. But do we get to eight other times. free throws to make the final 61-58. keep him here for much longer? The Terps rallied back in the “The offensive rebounding on “You bet,” he said. “I don’t want opening of the second half, gaining their part was very strong at critical to retire. The only way I will leave an eight-point lead. However, the parts of the game,” said Chris Weller, Georgia Tech is to be carried out in Lady Jackets managed to stop Mary- the Terp’s head coach. “They just a box.” land’s resurgence by making crucial got inside too easily on us.” 32 • Friday, January 18, 2002 • Technique pageSPORTS 32 Questions for Chan Gailey? Womens’ hoops on a role He’s on campus after Miami’s exit from the After sneaking by Maryland Monday SPORTS NFL Playoffs. Submit questions you’d like evening 61-58, Agnus Berenato’s squad to ask to [email protected]. evened their ACC record at 3-3. Page 31 Technique • Friday, January 18, 2002

The Jackets’ hectic by Basketball Buzz the 2001 football season numbers comes to a close By Kimberly Rieck Contributing Writer 2 July 31—The freshman class reports to campus for the first time. Number of All-ACC team mem- The promising freshman class has bers leaving Tech before their grad- 22 scholarship athletes comprised uation. Guard Niesha Butler and of three quarterbacks, six offensive runningback Joe Burns left to pur- linemen, five defensive linemen, four sue hopes of playing professional linebackers, three defensive backs, ball. one running back, one tight end, and one receiver from 11 states. August 3—Varsity squad reports to campus. 11 August 6—First practice of the season. August 26—No. 10 Jackets win Number of recruits verbally com- season opener against Syracuse, 13- mitted to Tech as of Wednesday. 7. The game set a record for the Leading the group are DL Terron lowest attendance in 19 years with Pullen and WR Xavier McGuire. 41,517 people present. Campbell broke the school record for receiv- ing yards on a 72-yard hookup with

By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Godsey early in the second quar- 13, 22 Isma’il Muhummad drives to hoop as Maryland’s Byron Mouton goes for the block. Muhummad, who had ter. The reception pushed him past 10 points and four boards in 19 minutes of action, has been an electrifying presence for Tech off the bench. Harvey Middleton, who had 2,291 yards from 1994-97. Campbell now Preseason rankings of the Tech base- has 2,392 yards. The catch was also ball team by Baseball America and the longest in Kickoff Classic his- Collegiate Baseball polls, respectively. Young cagers head to tory. Joe Burns carried the ball 37 Tyler Parker made both All-Ameri- times, tying a Kickoff Classic record. can teams. Campbell was also named Kickoff Classic MVP. August 29—George Godsey is NC State’s hostile den among 20 college quarterbacks nom- inated for the Johnny Unitas Golden 69.43 By Brian Alexy and Robert outcome of the game. however, did not cave and con- Arm Award given to the nation’s Cunningham With such young teams, the tinued with the way things were; top senior quarterback. Staff Writers game could come down to the now Wilkins is gone (transferred September 1—The Yellow Jack- Bryce Molder’s stroke average for coaching. Sendek and Hewitt run to his uncle’s alma matter, UGA), ets begin their 89th season at Bob- the 2001 season, his senior season. Tech has not fared well against very different systems. Sendek is and the Pack is having their best by Dodd Stadium, the oldest On Jan. 12 he became the first Tech NC State over the last few years, a former pupil of college basket- start in years. Sendek is also an- on-campus stadium in NCAA Di- athlete to receive the coveted NCAA and this year does not look to be ball maestro Rick Pitino, and it is other young coach like Hewitt, vision 1-A, ranked No. 10. The Today’s Top VII Award. any easier. Fresh off of a big come- reflected in his demands from his and may not get the benefit from team triumphs over the Citadel with from behind win over Clemson players. While relatively calm the officials that the likes of a a 35-7 victory. Luke Manget made on Tuesday, the Wolfpack has al- around officials—similar to Kryziewski or Williams at Mary- five extra points to break the ACC ready posted huge wins this sea- Hewitt—Sendek really gets his land might get. The biggest no- record for consecutive PATs with son over Syracuse and Virginia. players’ faces and constantly chal- ticeable difference in coaching 97. He broke the mark of 93 set by 365 This year looks like the season that lenges them to perform better. styles is the tempo of play— the Jess Atkinson of Maryland from Pack coach Herb Sendek will fi- Sendek fell under media scrutiny new system Hewitt brought to 1981-84. Kelly Campbell sat out nally get to quiet his critics and last season when Gerald Williams, Tech clearly favors the run-n-gun the game with an ankle injury, as Number of games Tech basketball bring State back to the Big Dance son of NBA player Gerald Wilkins and full court press. State has for did Will Glover with a calf injury, coach Paul Hewitt has coached in for the first time since ’90. NC and nephew of NBA great Do- years played a slowed-down tem- and Marvious Hester with a ham- his career without losing three games State matches up very well with minique Wilkins, complained po, relying on smothering defense in a row, a streak that ended after string injury. Tech in a lot of areas, and there are about not getting enough play- and set plays that run the full 35 September 8—Ranked at No. the recent Maryland loss. a few distinct differences between ing time and not enough involve- 10, Georgia Tech defeats Navy 70- the teams that should foretell the ment in the offense. Sendek, See Hoops Preview, page 30 7. The 63-point margin of defeat was the largest for Navy in the 121- year history of the program. It sur- 10,200 Tech’s most faithful fan going strong passed a 70-14 loss at Michigan in By Katie Neal Father Mario di Lella O.F.M., Since his time at Tech, he has 1976. It was also the most points Number of fans that attended the Contributing Writer the campus minister of Georgia been made an honorary member that Navy had given up in a home GT-UGA hockey game in Philips Tech’s Catholic Center. of both ODK and the ANAK so- game. Arena in which the Jackets won 8- Most people don’t notice this Known to most simply as ‘Fa- ciety. September 12—After the Sep- 3. The Icers average attendance is person, but for the past two de- ther Mario,’ this Franciscan friar But his favorite award? “It has tember 11 terrorist attacks, ACC around 200. cades he has been there walking has been at Georgia Tech for over to be when Georgia Tech named and university athletic directors de- the field and sitting the bench come three decades now. Since Septem- me an honorary alumnus,” he said. cide to suspend all scheduled ath- game time. This avid Tech fan ber 10, 1970, he has poured his The Georgia Tech Alumnus letic events until a later date. As a attends every football game, al- heart and soul into his work on Award is the highest decoration result, No. 10 Georgia Tech’s game on most all home basketball games, and off campus as a minister and that Georgia Tech bestows, so it against No. 6 Florida State is post- and travels at least twice a season feels the work has paid off. is understandable why it is his poned until Dec. 1. deck with the men’s basketball team “I’ve never been happier in my favorite. He received the award September 24—Georgia Tech and at least once with the wom- life,” said Father Mario. in 1990, when the institution was decides to enact stricter security stan- Event Date dards for home football games be- TM at ACC Indoors 18 en’s team. Still need hints? Father Mario came to Geor- 105 years old, also making him Approaching seventy-five years gia Tech after more than twenty- the 105th person to be honored. cause of the recent terrorist attacks. TW at Georgia Invit. 18 September 29—No. 9 Georgia SW vs. Clemson 19 of age, he might be the oldest per- six years of active duty as a chaplain Energetic, outgoing, and very son on the sidelines, though you in the Air Force Reserves and six humble when asked about his Tech loses the ACC opener to No. MB at NC State 19 23 Clemson in overtime with a score TR at UNC Invit. 19 would hardly think this fit and years building a ministry in Tho- awards, Father Mario explains that trim man has even close to that masville, Georgia. Retiring as a his job is really all about people. of 47-44. Clemson’s quarterback WB at Florida St. 20 Woodrow Dantzler took advantage MB vs. Virginia 22 many years under his belt. When full Colonel, he has received nu- “The kids,” he said. “I love the he isn’t around the athletes, he merous awards, including the kids… and I call them ‘kids’ with of middle linebacker Darryl Smith’s elbow injury in the second quarter. MB - Men’s Basketball SW - Swimming TM - Men’s can be found on Tech’s East Cam- Meritorious Service Medal for his a capital ‘K’ because when I first pus talking with both students and outstanding service with the mil- Tennis TR - Track TW - Women’s Tennis WB - See FB Timeline, page 29 Women’s Basketball faculty. The man in question is itary. See Faithful Fan, page 31