Friday, August 31, 2001

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WAM loses chair, seeks replacement Temporary losses to accompany SAC II The Chair for the 2002 Women’s Awareness Month, Jessica Dillard, recently decided to step down from her position. Yvette Upton, Director of the Women’s Resource Center, is actively seeking a replacement. The Chair coordinates a number of other committee chairs who plan the events and activities for Women’s Awareness Month, which is held each March, and student interested in planning a large activity is invited to apply. Students who are interested in the position can contact Yvette Upton today or as soon as possible at [email protected].

By Scott Meulners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS SGA positions A new and improved aquatic facility is just one of the many improvements in the works for the SAC II construction that began earlier this month and will accelerate remain vacant Image courtesy Student Athletic Center in the near future. Construction on the project should be completed by 2004. A number of positions in the Undergraduate House of By Mary DeCamp As a start to all of the modifica- until it is demolished at some point About 800 lockers will be lost when Representatives remain Senior Staff Writer tions, racquetball courts 1,2, and 3 in the near future. the Aquatic Center closes. unfilled. Students in good have been closed and are being con- “Demolition of the auxiliary gym “We don’t anticipate the loss of standing with 40 hours who Over the course of this semester, verted into one large room. In addi- is dependent upon another project these lockers being a problem for the are currently taking at least the Student Athletic Center will be- tion, a hole has been made in the which has an uncertain start date at men’s locker room in SAC. Howev- two major classes are eligible gin to undergo some major changes; back of Court 4 for storage purpos- the moment. It is currently expected er, the women’s locker room in SAC to be representatives. some of them, in fact, have already es. These changes are in anticipation that the auxiliary gym will come down is small and there might not be enough Interested students in the begun. of the eventual loss of the auxiliary in the spring of 2002,” said Gary lockers for everyone. Women who following majors should Construction for SAC II is sched- gym to make way for construction Phillips, Project Manager for O&M want lockers should go ahead and contact Undergraduate SGA uled to begin in the near future, and of the new Health Center. Design & Construction. reserve them,” said Stanphill. Executive Vice President Nate those involved with the project are “The large room created by these Along with the demolition of the Along with the eventual loss of Watson at making sure that students are in- courts will serve as a place to hold auxiliary gym will come the closing these facilities will come the loss of [email protected]. formed as to what will be going on classes that are normally taught in of the Aquatic Center. Parking Lot A19 and the gravel park- • Chemical Engineering within the next few months. the auxiliary gym once the auxiliary “The Aquatic Center will close at ing lot behind Sixth Street Apart- • Economics “We want to keep everyone in- gym comes down. The new storage the end of this fall semester. Howev- ments. • Materials Engineering formed the best we can. We are pre- space will also hold equipment that er, pool space will be available at all “Lot A19 will be closing possibly • Mechanical Engineering pared to give presentations to any is currently stored in the auxiliary times during construction; the bub- as early as the first of November. The • Management group that wishes to know what is gym,” said Stanphill. ble pool will be open through com- gravel lot will be closed at the same • Science, Tech., Culture going on,” said Butch Stanphill, Di- All classes normally held in the pletion of the Phase I natatorium,” • Textile Engineering rector of Campus Recreation. auxiliary gym will remain in the gym said Phillips. See SAC, page 2

Delivery first step in Buzz Card expansion Barnes turns eye to By Nasir Barday es an order at Papa John’s, cur- Senior Staff Writer rently the only choice for Buzz “We are hoping to Regents’ Test reform Card delivery, the cashier on the Through a partnership be- phone will ask for a Buzz Card develop the program to By Tony Kluemper tween Dining Services and the number. include three additional Staff Writer Buzz Card Center, Georgia Tech Those with Georgia Tech Re- students and faculty will be able search Institute (GTRI) badges vendors.” In an attempt to improve the statewide to order food for delivery to on that have been converted to Buzz James Pete education system within Georgia, the Of- campus locations from vendors Cards can add two “zeroes” to Buzz Card Center Director fice of Governor Roy Barnes announced around using their Buzz the seven-digit number on the last week that changes could be on the way Cards. Papa John’s at Georgia bottom of the magnetic stripe for the state’s Regents'’ Test. According to Tech is currently the only par- side of their badges. The cashier “Delivery from vendors [of to on-campus locations to allow a statement from the Governor’s office, the ticipant in the program, but more will then enter the number into BuzzCard purchases] is restrict- vendors to serve a customer base governor has suggested the University Sys- are soon to come, according to the Buzz Card terminal on loca- ed to campus buildings,” said they already have. tem of Georgia consider making the test James Pete, Director of the Buzz tion, which will print a receipt Pete. These include academic In order for a vendor to par- tougher as part of his overall education Card Center. that the driver delivering the pizza buildings and residence halls. ticipate in the Buzz Card Deliv- improvement plan. “We are hoping to develop will have the Buzz Card holder This policy “ensures [vendors] ery program, said Pete, “There This could directly affect future Tech the program to include three sign after verifying the photo on that they won’t have to go out- has to be an incentive or advan- students, who, along with all other students additional vendors,” said Pete, the card. “This guarantees us side of their normal delivery area tage to the card holder.” He cit- enrolled in a public university in Georgia indicating that the Fall and Spring that they delivered the food to as a result of joining the pro- ed promotional discounts and must take the Regents' exam after finishing semesters of the 2001-2002 ac- the customer that purchased it,” gram,” said the Buzz Card Cen- “2-for-1” deals as examples. 30 credit hours at a state university or col- ademic year comprise a “dry run” said Pete. ter Director, adding that when a “We’ll post vendor offers to the lege. Currently, students must pass both period for the program. “We will Currently, tips cannot be add- vendor participates in the pro- web site.” Due to the youth of the reading comprehension and the essay reevaluate the program at the ed to the order when placing an gram, not only are students of- the program, however, Papa section to receive a diploma from their re- end of the academic year,” he order by Buzz Card. “With the fered a convenient method of John’s has not yet submitted dis- spective school. If a student has not passed added. technology we’re using, we’re payment, but the vendor also counts for Buzz Card holders. the test by the time they have reached 45 The process involves a phone not able to separate the tip out contracts itself to delivering food “The program itself came out credit hours, then that student is enrolled call to Papa John’s and presen- of the transaction,” explained to Buzz Card holders. Thus, lo- of an initiative from the SGA in remedial English courses for the next tation of the Buzz Card upon Pete, citing software limitations cations to which delivery could and we started working on it, delivery of the pizza. When a as the factor forcing Buzz Card be made when customers used See Regents, page 5 student or faculty member plac- holders to pay cash tips. their Buzz Cards was restricted See Card, page 4 2 • Friday, August 31, 2001 • Technique NEWS

Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! New freshmen look outside Engineering Last issue’s poll garnered 61 responses to the question: By Kris Alderman seems to come at an opportune time, notable, the College of Management Contributing Writer as engineering degrees are slowly saw its deposits increase 75 percent. “Where are you parking this semester?” beginning to lose popularity across Formerly, out-of-state students came This fall campus welcomes a new the country. Still, Tech’s Engineer- to Tech almost exclusively for engi- - The same place as last year: 36.07 % class of freshmen whose members ing programs are in good shape as neering. Now, Tech is drawing from - Nowhere: 42.62 % are more academically able than any they are maintaining their continu- a larger base of students and has - In my first choice: 13.11 % to come before them. As is the case ally high status and accumulating something to offer non-engineer- - In midtown: 6.46 % each year, these freshmen possess larger and larger stacks of applica- ing students. higher scholastic credentials than “Georgia Tech can fill a unique This week’s poll is about the minority enrollment at Georgia any other freshman class in Georgia role for society by producing tech- Tech. How should the administration work to increase the Tech history. More importantly, nology-savvy graduates in fields like diversity of the student body and encourage more minorities to perhaps, this class has a wider range “With the emphasis business management, public poli- attend the Institute? Should affirmative action be used? What of academic interests that leaves some on technology in cy, international affairs, and the sci- about scholarship programs for minority students? Voice your officials to wonder if they have dis- ences,” said G. Wayne Clough, opinion at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique. covered a new breed of Tech stu- today’s society, Tech President. dents. seemed like the right Perhaps students across the coun- This year has seen a steep rise in try have seen this advantage, draw- “We hope to notify eligible stu- enrollment in non-Engineering de- place.” ing them to go against the mainstream SAC from page 1 dents on these waiting lists within gree programs. Namely, Tech’s Alan Stone and study the humanities, sciences, the next couple of weeks. Everyone management, science, and liberal INTA Freshman or management at one of the na- time,” said Rod Weis, Director of on the A04 and R03 waiting lists arts programs are drastically gain- tion’s most prestigious engineering Parking and Transportation Services. are students,” said Peter Lange, Sys- ing in population. Ivan Allen Col- institutes. “To compensate for this we talked tems Specialist for the Parking. lege enrollment is up 30 percent, “I came to Tech because a de- to the city of Atlanta and got ap- Though all of these changes will while the College of Management tions each year. Students from across gree here is highly valued in the proval to add spaces on Hemphill be taking place in the near future, witnessed a 37 percent increase, and the country and world have always business world. And with the em- Avenue and Tech Parkway,” he said. Stanphill emphasizes that students the College of Sciences had a 15 been attracted to Tech’s College of phasis on technology in today’s so- Over 300 new spaces will be cre- and faculty who attend SAC will percent increase in enrollment. Engineering; with the coming of ciety, Tech seemed like the right ated on Hemphill and Tech Park- always be able to use the equipment “I chose [Georgia Tech] because this class, however, the good word place,” said Freshman Alan Stone. way combined. The spaces on and facilities that they typically use. it has the best meteorology program about Tech’s other colleges seems Georgia Tech officials have Hemphill are all for R03 permits, “Everyone will still be able to lift in the state, and I wanted to stay in to have taken hold. worked to spread the word about and the spaces on Tech Parkway weights, play basketball, use cardio state,” said Jon Selig, a freshman This year’s out-of-state applicants the growth within Ivan Allen and will be split between A04 and R03 equipment, swim, and do every- majoring in Earth and Atmospher- pursued enrollment in Ivan Allen at Dupree; they are gaining national permits. These added spaces should thing else that they normally do ic Sciences. a rate of over 60 percent greater recognition and earning rankings make up for the loss from SAC. while at SAC.” Georgia Tech’s transformation than previous years. Even more befitting Tech’s other colleges. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 31, 2001 • 3 Council Clippings House and Senate Undergrads debate GSS lacks quorum, summer legislation plans elections

By Mary DeCamp By Jody Shaw Senior Staff Writer News Editor

The Undergraduate House of Repre- The second meeting of the Graduate sentatives kicked off the 2001-02 school Student Senate began at 11:09 a.m. when year with a lengthy discussion with mem- Vice President Camille Foster-Lonon de- bers of the Undergraduate Judiciary Cabi- termined that the Senate would fail to reach net. The discussion, which was actually quorum for the second consecutive week. scheduled to take place early on in the With the lack of quorum, the Senate never meeting was postponed, and a number of formally came to order, but did move to representatives raised questions about the hear committee reports. summer proceedings undertaken by the David Maybury, Chairman of the Joint hearing panel. Finance Committee, reported on budget Suja Ramachandran, acting Chief Jus- issues. He informed the Senate that the tice of the UJC, briefly described to the over 400,000 dollars of student activity reps the duties and responsibilities of the fees that will be divided among various UJC and introduced all of the justices. student causes and organizations by Stu- When the floor opened for discussion, dent Government is in the prior year ac- many reps questioned Ramachandran as count. Originally, the account was about to why two of the six newly chosen justices 200,000 dollars short, but Maybury has were chosen over the summer when the been working with Tech officials to locate number of students on campus is much the missing transactions, and now all but lower than normal and most of the reps one transaction has been found. could only be contacted to vote on these Maybury also announced that a budget new justices through email. Some repre- By Scott King / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS workshop for Tech organizations who plan sentatives were concerned that not all stu- Members of the Undergraduate House of Representatives held their first semester to submit budgets to JFC will be held on dents who might have been interested in meeting this Tuesday. They discussed summer UJC activities and passed several bills. Thursday September 6 at 11:00 a.m. in applying were notified and that the reps room 117 of the Student Services building. were not given the time to get to know the With the second consecutive lack of new appointees. quorum, President Trey Childress seeks to Ramachandran explained that the deci- Bills Considered improve attendance and solicit new sena- sions to pick the new justices were made tors so that business can be conducted. very carefully and that the UJC followed Undergraduate House of Representatives: Childress plans to strike absent members the Constitution of the Undergraduate Stu- from the Senate rolls and appoint new mem- dent Government in contacting the repre- • Appointment of David Maybury as JFC Chair—passed (Author: Chris bers to serve in their steads. sentatives to vote on acceptance of the new Kavanaugh) Formal information packets for students justices. She also pointed out that repre- interested in running for the GSS are avail- sentatives had the option of abstaining from • Allocation to Undergraduate Student Government for money associat- able in the SGA office and are due to the voting on this matter or voting “no” to ed with retreat fees—passed (Author: Kavanaugh) office by September 7. Graduate campaign- accepting the new justices. ing will take place from Wednesday, Sep- The UJC discussion occupied a sub- • Expression of Condolences for Mollie Newton, Marianna Ray, Andrew tember 12 through Friday, September 21. stantial amount of time before the close of Clayton, and Dr. Glenn Cass (bills were slated together)—passed (Au- Online voting begins Wednesday, September the meeting, but prior to it, a number of thors: Julie Johnson, Kavanaugh) 19 at 8:00 a.m. and continues until 12:00 other events took place. a.m. on Saturday, September 22. Another point of interest during the • Appointments of 2001-02 Undergraduate Student Council Commit- Prior to adjournment, Undergraduate meeting was a bill authored by SGA Un- tee—passed (Author: Kavanaugh) Student Government Executive Vice Pres- dergraduate President Chris Kavanaugh, ident Nate Watson spoke to the Senate which asked for the appointment of Bran- Graduate Student Senate about the work of SGA and the Student Advisory Board to end the textbook tax. See UHR, page 5 • No action taken. The meeting adjourned at 11:17 a.m. 4 • Friday, August 31, 2001 • Technique NEWS

low volume, where the speed of the deducted from the student’s Buzz Student Organizations Involvement Fair Card from page 1 transaction is not a big issue,” add- Card debit account. If the account ed Pete. He explained that the pro- lacks sufficient funds, the charges and we were able to get Papa John’s’ gram is constrained to vendors whose will roll over to the card holder’s for this semester,” said Pete. The services are constrained to the Georgia Bursar’s account. program will be open only to food Tech campus. The Buzz Card Center itself is in vendors in Atlanta. Moreover, the The breakthrough has allowed the midst of reviewing designs to Buzz Card Delivery Program will more on-campus locations to ac- expand its current facility in the not allow Buzz Card holders to “walk- cept the Buzz Card. Since the new bookstore mall. The designs include in” to locations of participating ven- system uses slower dial up lines, there four customer service stations, which dors and make purchases is a trade off for cost over speed. will each handle meal plan changes, “We’re growing [the program] “The delay should be typical of credit deposits, photos, and card produc- slowly,” said Pete, emphasizing the card transactions,” said Pete, quot- tion. need to test the viability of the Buzz ing average transaction times of one “It will be oriented toward what Card Delivery system before open- minute over the “sub-second” trans- you would see at a bank,” said Pete. ing access to a large number of ven- action speed offered at more expen- “Instead of having to wait in sepa- dors in the area. sive outfits such as those at the rate lines, you’ll be able to get every- The Buzz Card Delivery pro- Woodruff and Brittain dining halls. thing done at one station.” gram was made possible mostly be- The remaining food and bever- Since August 20, the Buzz Card cause the cost of adding vendors to age machines in the Student Center center began issuing cards with a the Buzz Card system decreased dra- now have transaction terminals. Pete new design. The most obvious chang- matically. explained that allowing Buzz Card es include a larger Georgia Tech Previously, to accept the Buzz purchases at any particular vending logo, the addition of an Auxiliary Card, a vendor was required to pur- machine involves research. “We’re Services logo, and a blue magnetic chase a $1,400 terminal in addition looking at areas where we have high stripe to increase durability. to an expensive dedicated data line traffic,” said Pete, “there has to be a There are more Buzz Card-en- connecting the terminal with the certain amount of sales to justify abled services to come, indicated Buzz Card center. A breakthrough adding a transaction terminal.” the Buzz Card director, “We’re not occurred when dial-up terminals The Buzz Card has also made finished by any means.” could be used, each costing only paying for lab mishaps easier. The $350. “Now that vendors can use card now eliminates the need for A list of new on-campus locations that modems, no expensive connection the breakage cards previously re- accept the Buzz Card can be found at By Brian Oxford / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS is required for the vendors,” said quired by certain lab courses on cam- the top left of the facing page. For RoboJackets was just one of the many student organizations that Pete. pus. An initial deposit to the Buzz more information about the Buzz Card lined Skiles Walkway throughout the week to recruit new members. “The merchant dial-up program Card account is required, and charges Delivery program, check the website is geared toward locations with a for broken lab equipment will be at www.buzzcard.gatech.edu. NEWS Technique • Friday, August 31, 2001 • 5

Buzz Card New Locations New Parking Hemphill Drive The following locations now accept the Buzz Card as payment:

• Office of Information Technology

• College Optical

• Student Center Craft Center

• Newly-renovated West Side

• Chilly Beans

ick, and Michael Handelmann were UHR from page 3 all accepted as Members-At-Large by unanimous acclamation. don Lenfest and Daniel Kim and Several announcements were Earth and Atmospheric Sciences made at the being of business dur- Representative and Psychology Rep- ing reports from the various exec- resentative, respectively. utive officers. Both Lenfest and Kim, who held Julie Johnson, Vice President their particular offices last year, ran of Administrative Affairs, an- during elections in the spring and nounced that SGA would have an won their respective races. Howev- Open House next Tuesday night er, both failed to turn in their ex- at 6:30 for all students who are pense reports on time and were interested in learning more about disqualified by the SGA Elections SGA. She also stated that Fresh- Committee. man Cabinet would begin a search After looking into the situation for new members within the com- and approaching other possible can- ing weeks. By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS didates, Kavanaugh decided that E.W. Looney, Vice President New parking spaces stretch along both sides of Hemphill Avenue from Ferst Drive to . After Lenfest and Kim were the best choices of Campus Affairs, revealed that consulting with the City of Atlanta, Tech added the new spaces to account for those lost by construction. as representatives for their majors. Rusty Johnson, the Chair of the The current representatives de- Parking and Transportation Com- bated the issue of approving them mittee, resigned on August 28th, students taking the test last year for expect the changes to have a great for appointment for several min- and they would soon be looking Regents from page 1 the first time, 88.1% received pass- affect on the student body. Howev- utes. Brad Bolton, Biology repre- for a replacement. He also an- ing scores on both sections. In fact, er, McMath said that resources would sentative, voiced concern that the nounced that the Technology semester. although Tech’s pass rate has dropped be provided if there was a drastic two men’s failure to turn in expense Square Groundbreaking would take One point that the Governor’s in recent years, it continues to have change in scores. reports shows a lack of responsibili- place on September 6. office is using to promote the changes the second highest pass rate behind “Georgia Tech students for the ty. Other reps said that such a mi- Dean of Students Gail DiSa- is the fact that while the average University of Georgia. most part have a very high pass rate,” nor detail should be overlooked. batino announced that GT Smart SAT score for incoming freshman University System of Georgia said McMath. “And whatever chang- After voting, the majority of rep- is working on several new initia- at Georgia’s public universities and Chancellor Stephen Porch has es are made we will continue to resentatives passed the bill allowing tives including making freshmen colleges is at the highest level ever, warned that making the Regents' provide support and resources to Lenfest and Kim to be re-sworn into more aware of what is going on at the passing rate on both section of Test more difficult could possibly students who have difficulty so that their positions. Tech by creating events calendars the Regents' Test was shown to have lead to a larger number of students they are able to graduate.” A number of quick elections were and distributing off-campus hous- decreased for first-time test takers who leave school early or take long- Administrative Manager of Ac- also held during the meeting. ing brochures to students who live during the 2000-2001 school year. er to graduate. ademic Affairs Tabitha Barnette said, Alice Gung was accepted as UHR off campus. According to the 2000-2001 test However, most officials do not “The schools that will suffer the secretary for another year by unani- She also announced that Buck results, almost a quarter of the schools see this problem happening at Tech. most from these changes and the mous acclamation. Dusty Riddle Cooke was appointed Program Co- in the University System had fail- Due to the fact that Tech students ones that will be most affected are was elected UHR treasurer over Eric ordinator for Greek Affairs and ing scores on at least one of the test usually perform well on the exam, those that are struggling to main- Woods by secret ballot. Thomas Parker was appointed Di- sections. However, Tech was not Vice Provost for Undergraduate tain a high pass percentage at this Mark Randolph, Stephen Pop- rector of the Counseling Center. among these schools. Among Tech Studies Robert McMath does not point.”