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Friday, October 20, 2000 Rajiv Saigal and Jill Pol- Haley Joel Osment of Sixth TECHNIQUE lyniak become this year’s Sense fame stars with Kevin “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech Spacey in Pay it Forward ONLINE http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique CAMPUS LIFE page 17 ENTERTAINMENT page 21 Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 • Volume 86, Issue 13 • 36 pages Opinions␣ 8 · Campus␣ Life␣ 15 · Entertainment␣ 21 · Comics␣ 28 · Sports␣ 36 Clough pushes undergrad learning initiatives President focused on themes such as undergraduate research, student and faculty diversity, retention rates, and the teaching and learning environment in his annual State of the Institute address to the Tech student body By Tony Kluemper to make it our century — a time success of the research programs Assistant News Editor when our collective efforts lifts over the past year by recogniz- Georgia Tech from the ranks of ing that research expenditures Georgia Tech President G. the good, solid schools, and es- reached an all-time high of about Wayne Clough shared his vi- tablishes us as a center and source $274 million, which marked the sion for the future of Tech when of innovation.” sixth consecutive year of growth. he presented the 2000 State of In order to show what has Clough also examined the build- the Institute address in the Stu- ing projects that are currently dent Center ballroom. affecting the Tech community. During his presentation, “We all know that a first- Clough provided students and “In the past decade class research university requires faculty with an understanding we have begun to first-class facilities, and we con- of the accomplishments of Tech tinue to make progress in that in the past year and the direc- develop an agenda direction,” said Clough. “That tion the institute is headed in of our own.” is our goal as we plan to take a the upcoming years. historic step across the Inter- According to Clough, dur- G. Wayne Clough state barrier and become an ac- ing the course of the 20th cen- President tive participant in Midtown.” tury, Georgia Tech has strived According to Clough, this to obtain the same level of rec- Midtown location will be espe- ognition as MIT and Harvard been accomplished at Tech dur- cially important for the DuPree by taking the paths followed al- ing this time of change, Clough College of Management as it de- ready laid by these schools. focused the beginning of his ad- velops closer relationships with “I think that in the past de- dress on the achievements of the Atlanta’s high-tech communi- cade we have begun to develop Tech community. Clough feels ty. In addition to this project, an agenda of our own making that one of the greatest accom- Clough commented on many that has others looking to us for plishments of Tech is the im- more aspects of the Master Plan By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS further direction,” said Clough. provement in the quality of aimed at producing additional President Clough encouraged undergraduate learning initiatives and the continued “We are now entering the students. progress of Tech during the next century in his annual State of the Institute address. twenty-first century, and we want Clough also addressed the See Address, page 4 Sigma Phi Epsilon faces two years of suspension hat is Jennifer Hinkel chapter at Georgia Tech that will News Editor operate in a manner consistent with the ideals and purposes of the Fra- As the result of a decision made ternity and the Institute.” this week, the Sigma Phi Epsilon “This decision has not been made HAZING? Part three of a multi-part series (Sig Ep) fraternity will be sanctioned lightly. In order to offer the best W to a two-year suspension from cam- possible opportunity to once again When hazing issues come to the forefront, athletic team or a musical group. Such ac- pus. The administration decided not see the type of Sigma Phi Epsilon at to take the recommendations of the Georgia Tech of which we can all Greek organizations often find themselves tivities are becoming more recognized on a InterFraternity Council (IFC) Ju- be proud, significant sanctions are under the microscope. However, hazing national level. The Technique examines the dicial Board, which suggested sanc- required,” wrote Barnes. tions requiring chapter members to The chapter was found respon- can occur in any type of group, such as an possibility of such activity on campus. “rehabilitate their fraternity from a sible for violating 34 counts of alco- continuous pattern of dangerous ac- hol, hazing, and drug policies By Jody Shaw tivity.” including Georgia State law, Tech Managing Editor “It is difficult not to follow a policies, InterFraternity Council pol- “Hazing is more insidious. It hearing board’s recommendations. icies, and Sigma Phi Epsilon frater- The recent investigation of the creates an expectation of However, the Board’s own findings nity policies. Yellow Jacket Marching Band for leave us no acceptable choice other “All of these behaviors except suspected hazing violations end- others.” than to not implement those rec- for some of the minor thefts oc- ed last week when the Dean of Karen Boyd ommendations,” read a letter to the curred while the chapter was on Students Office officially closed Senior Associate Dean of Students president of Sig Ep from Assistant social probation,” stated the letter. the investigation without issuing Dean of Students Bill Barnes. “For The administration based their any charges. narrower breadth of violations Geor- decision on the IFC Judicial Board “Some of the things that were participated in activities that could stop it, and if it wasn’t true, we gia Tech has suspended fraterni- findings, although the sanctions initially reported to us were prov- be deemed as hazing, but when needed to clear those allegations ties.” exceeded those recommended by en to be completely unfounded. Boyd attempted to contact the form the band,” said Boyd. “I believe these sanctions create the Judicial Board. Some of them were probably parent herself, the parent retract- During the first segment of the greatest likelihood of success for founded on events that aren’t quite ed her original statements. the investigation, the Dean of Stu- the creation of a Sigma Phi Epsilon See Suspension, page 7 as they appear. The band is not “We went ahead and investi- dents Office did not interview responsible for hazing,” said Karen gated because sometimes parents anyone from the band. The office Boyd, Senior Associate Dean of will not come forward officially normally follows such procedure, Editor’s Note Students. for fear of what might happen to at least in the beginning, when it The investigation opened at their son or daughter. So we took initiates an investigation. In this Due to the Fall Semester break Monday and Tuesday of the beginning of fall semester when the information we had and felt case, Boyd worked closely with next week, there will be no issue of the Technique pub- Boyd received a third hand ac- like we couldn’t just drop it and Greek Advisor Mark Douglas, who count from a Tech administra- say ‘oh, there’s nothing there,’ be- used his experience with Greek lished next Friday. The Technique will resume weekly tor. A parent told the administrator cause what if there was something publication on Friday, November 2. that she suspected that the band there. If it was true we needed to See Hazing, page 4 2 • Friday, October 20, 2000 • Technique NEWS Modern Language department faces high Homecoming 2000 Future Yellow Jackets student demand, low supply of classes By Elizabeth Costner However, “it’s always a gamble tives from a language. News Staff as to which level and which lan- “The students develop a profi- guage to hire the professors in,” said ciency in that language that includes Because of the fluctuating de- Barke. more than just speaking,” said Barke. mand for modern language classes In addition, because the mod- “They learn about the culture and from semester to semester and the ern language department often can- how to communicate for business.” limited number of faculty in the not predict the student interest in Through association with the Ivan modern language department, many the language courses until the first Allen College and the international students have experienced difficul- week in the semester, contacting affairs majors, the language depart- ty in scheduling classes when they part-time professors to hire can be a ment “gains more recognition on want to take them. challenge. campus,” said Lionel Lemarchand, Many students interested in The department is implement- Associate French professor. “This modern languages must take classes ing a plan this semester to reduce program promotes our growth and through overload status or delay uncertainty in scheduling language eases the burden on the language coursework until another semester. classes. professors since the programs are In recent semesters, with the growth “We are keeping track of the taught with another professor.” of majors such as international af- number of students who enroll in a Due to the small number of pro- fairs and the introduction of a dual language this semester and who didn’t fessors, the language department is degree in international affairs and get into classes. We will use this one of the only departments in which modern language, the number of number to calculate the expected the professors have to teach at least students required to take modern demand for next semester,” said three classes each semester to satisfy language classes has similarly in- Barke. student demand. creased. Students enter the language de- “The students should be able to The conversion to semesters also partment from many different back- sign up for the classes that they want.

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