Friday, June 30, 2000

Track and Field stars shine Genuine British comedy with TECHNIQUE at the NCAA outdoor a barnyard twist hits the ground flying in Chicken Run. “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” championships ONLINE http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique SPORTS page 16 ENTERTAINMENT page 11 Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 • Volume 86, Issue 3• 16 pages Opinions␣ 6 · Campus␣ Life␣ 9 · Entertainment␣ 11 · Comics␣ 13 · Sports␣ 16 Freshman student still missing First-year student Joe Morse disappeared from Towers dormitory early May 6. He was last seen that morning at a Lenox ATM, withdrawing his last $120. By Jennifer Hinkel ished, remembers the morning mer classes and housing, but would arrive by a student stand- News Editor clearly. “But there was Joe... when concerned Housing staff by flight from Hartsfield Inter- walking down the hall, swing- checked their records, he had national. He planned to take a Freshman Joe Morse has been ing his key chain, and smiling done neither. bus if he was unable to get on a missing for more than six weeks. like he always does. I groggily “Our gut feeling is that he flight. Neither family nor friends have said ‘good morning,’ and he said was depressed and homesick During Spring Semester, been contacted with informa- ‘hey,’ and proceeded to walk by and just was totally over- Morse, a Mechanical Engineer- tion of his whereabouts. me and around the corner. That whelmed,” said Morse’s moth- ing major, attended classes in- “We kept on waiting for him was the last time anyone saw er in an interview with the frequently, missing tests and to reappear,” said Daniel Uhlig, him. Odd, because he didn't seem Cincinnati Enquirer, the Mor- exams as well as lectures. How- a Peer Leader on Morse’s floor the least bit different from his se’s home newspaper. “But we ever, his friends did not notice in Towers. When Morse was last usual self.” want to say to him, ‘You're any change in his demeanor. seen walking to the shower Morse’s belongings remained our son. You're always going Rising sophomore Tremain, around 8:30 a.m. the day of in his dorm room; he left cam- to be our son. And there's noth- who also lived in Towers, wrote checkout, friends did not notice pus with only the clothes he was ing that can't be worked out.'” the following about Morse: “Joe anything out of the ordinary. wearing, his wallet, and his glasses. Morse’s parents had was one of the most happy-go- GTPD Michael Tremain, the last stu- He had told friends and his par- planned to pick him up at the Morse vanished from campus in early May. He dent to see Morse before he van- ents that he had enrolled for sum- airport in Ohio, where he See Morse, page 3 has not yet contacted parents, friends, or police.

Summer conference program reduces student Editor’s Note Our last issue featured the first part of a series on Tech’s expansion into costs while helping to pay off Olympic debts Midtown Atlanta. The second of this three-part series on the Fifth Street Project will appear in the July 14 issue of the Technique, and the third article in By Jennifer Hinkel the series will be featured in the first issue of Fall Semester. News Editor “We have the best available As campus is flooded with visitors from housing for an adult camps and conferences in the summer months, conference group as any Michael Gallant of the Housing Department Student awareness urged as is busy making sure that students are not college in the country.” overly inconvenienced by the change. Michael Gallant The camp and conference program, which Associate Director of Housing, burglary spree hits campus runs from May through mid-August, official- Conferences ly began in the summer of 1997. Planning for By Huda Kazi the program began in 1992, but conferences Acting Editor “Students could not be implemented until after the need to completion of the Olympic housing, known include workshops, competitions, seminars, At 9:30 on Tuesday night, Senior now as the West Campus apartment build- and field trips, will conclude on July 29. Associate Dean of Students Karen Boyd be aware ings. “The Explorers will be the next busiest to thought she was the only person left in that there This summer, the program will host a wide the Olympics,” said Gallant, whose staff and her suite. When she stepped out of her variety of groups. Smaller groups house youth student assistants are already busy preparing personal office, though, she found a young is crime cheerleading, football, and basketball camps accommodations for such a large group. African-American male seated at one of in the in the traditional dorms, while large adult groups Semester conversion has increased the ca- the desks in the outer office. from United Way and SECME (Southeastern pacity of the conference program, opening up He told her his name, claiming to be world, and they need to Consortium for Minorities in Engineering) weeks in May that are popular with adult a member of the custodial staff. “He make very careful bring thousands of participants to the West groups who hold conferences before the end didn’t look like anybody I’ve ever seen Campus apartment complexes. of the school year. Late May and early June are on the cleaning staff,” said Boyd. “I know decisions about what they “We have the best available housing for an the most popular times for such large confer- the custodial staff pretty well.” are doing.” adult conference group as any college in the ences, which have the ability to generate high- Boyd asked him what he was doing in country,” said Gallant, the Associate Director er revenues than youth camps that are smaller the office and encouraged him to leave, Karen Boyd of Housing, Conferences. and less expensive to host. which he did without argument. She Senior Associate Dean of Students Among the top draws of Tech’s campus for Gallant and his staff coordinate accommo- then called campus police. conference groups, especially the adult organi- dations for the arriving groups, acting as liai- “The person looked familiar, so I wasn’t zations that can potentially bring in millions sons between group directors and auxiliary overly scared at first, until I realized he truder was usually looking for cash, al- of revenue each summer, are the layout of the services on campus. Visiting groups use facili- didn’t want me to recognize him. He though a few of the buildings lost com- apartment buildings, the abundance of air con- ties from dorms and cafeterias to SAC, the pulled his hat down over his eyes. He puters and audio/visual equipment. ditioning, the proximity of campus to Harts- Ferst center, the Coliseum, and classrooms. didn’t want me to be aware of who he “In many of them,” stated Vickery, field International Airport, and Atlanta area “How does the campus look, feel, and func- was,” stated Boyd, who can give a very “it was going through drawers and desks, attractions. Gallant works closely with the At- tion for a visitor?” asked Gallant, describing clear description of the intruder. and at the same time leaving some valu- lanta Convention and Visitors’ Bureau to cre- the process his staff considers when preparing The break-in at the Student Services able equipment.” ate a positive image of Atlanta and Tech in the for group arrivals. Some of the chief concerns building this week is the latest in a string Two arrests have been made for two eyes of group directors searching for the ideal of the conference planners are transportation of burglaries all over campus. In the month of the break-ins. Vickery feels some of conference location. around Atlanta and campus and ability to of June, sixteen buildings were burglar- burglaries may have been perpetrated by Summer conferences help “offset student orient groups to the buildings and facilities ized, including the Administration Build- the same person while others were obvi- rates,” said Gallant. When groups pay for the they will need to find during their stay. ing, the Success Center, Lyman Hall, ously the work of different people. use of dorms and apartments, transportation, The Explorers conference will generate over the Savant Building, and MRDC II. Ac- None of the break-ins showed any parking, and dining, the revenues help to re- $1 million in revenue for the program and cording to Chief Jack Vickery of the sign of forced entry into the building. duce what students must pay for these same auxiliary services; the program will yield more Tech Police Department, almost all of Vickery assumes the intruders either came services during the academic year. than $2.5 million during this Summer Semes- the buildings on the Hill have been hit at through an open door or came in during The largest group coming to campus this ter. some time or another. regular office hours and remained after summer will be the National Law Enforce- Present revenues far outstrip those three “Typically, the areas most often hit everyone else left. ment Explorers, a group affiliated with the years ago, when the program made $500,000 by burglaries are fraternity houses. This Both Vickery and Boyd agree aware- Boy Scouts of America. The organization, during the summer. These funds will help is unusual to the extent that it has been ness is the key to prevention. formed to promote law enforcement careers, Tech to mitigate debt incurred from the con- primarily some of the administrative type “Students need to be aware that there will bring 4,000 young people to campus starting struction of the Olympic apartments, which of buildings,” commented Vickery. is crime in the world, and they need to on July 22 and 23. The conference, which will include payments of almost $6 million a year. In all the cases, the motive for the make very careful decisions about what break-ins appeared to be theft. The in- they are doing,” commented Boyd. 2 • Friday, June 30, 2000 • Technique NEWS Worst drought in over a century plagues Atlanta summer By Matt Gray lican Senator Paul Coverdell, a mem- turely for lower-than-normal pric- should not rise considerably, since Also under the system, no ad- Assistant News Editor ber of the Senate Agriculture Com- es. “My understanding is that the the products can be imported from dresses can use outdoor water be- mittee. “For America, it is a critical market dropped 12 cents per pound other states or countries. However, tween specified times. For Forsyth, As Georgia suffers through its component of national security: the in one week’s time,” said Clark since Georgia produces 40% of the Fulton County outside Atlanta City worst drought in over 100 years, a ability of the nation to feed itself, its Weaver, of the USDA’s Georgia State nation’s peanuts, the cost of pea- limits, Roswell and Alpharetta, the number of stringent restrictions have army and its allies.” Farm Services Agency. “That is dev- nuts and peanut butter could go up ban is in effect from 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. been placed on outdoor water use; The 50,000 farmers in Georgia noticeably. Also, the city of Atlanta, Bar- farmers are worried that there may produce more than $6.5 billion in “Our five-year average for this tow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, be a statewide crop failure. Rain agricultural products annually. time of year is 14 percent very short Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, forecasts continue to dwindle, with “Probably every farmer is im- “This may be the [of water], so we’re about three or Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding, no immediate relief in sight. pacted by the drought,” said David worst natural disaster four times worse than normal as far Rockdale County are under a 10 “This may be the worst natural Abbe, a statistician for the US. Ag- as moisture goes,” said Abbe. a.m. – 10 p.m. ban. Walton Coun- disaster in Georgia history,” said riculture Department’s Georgia in Georgia history.” Long-term forecasts predict the ty has a 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. ban. Tommy Irvin, the Georgia Agri- Agricultural Statistics Service. “No Tommy Irvin hot and dry weather will continue Newton County has been placed culture Commissioner. farmer is going to escape this, re- Georgia Agriculture Chairman throughout the growing season. in a 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. ban, but odd- Congress recently passed a $7.1 gardless of what they produce.” In response to the drought, a numbered addresses water on even billion disaster relief bill to aid against The drought has been compared number of water bans on outdoor days and even-numbered addresses the drought. Roughly $150 million to the conditions Georgia faced two use have been put into effect under water on odd days. Meanwhile, Spal- will be sent to help Georgia’s farm- years ago, when farmers lost $750 astating for livestock farmers.” the odd-even system, in which odd- ding County, Bibb County, Unin- ers, and will arrive in September, of million due to the lack of rain. Crops such as corn, peanuts, and numbered street addresses may only corporated Carroll County, Griffin, which, $47 million will go to pea- Livestock farmers are in trouble peaches are facing problems associ- water on odd numbered calendar Zebulon, and Williamson have been nut farmers. because their animals have trouble ated with excess sun and a lack of days, and even- numbered address- placed under a complete ban. “In Georgia, agriculture is one- finding land to graze on, and are rain. es can only water on even num- Every other county in the state is third of our economy,” said Repub- forced to sell the animals prema- In most cases, the cost of crops bered days. under a 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. ban. NEWS Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 • 3

for Summer housing, Towers hous- Morse from page 1 ing staff discovered the day of his News briefs disappearance. Morse’s whereabouts lucky guys I knew. He was always were unknown from 8:30 a.m. un- Online Course Surveys goofing off or just playing around, til 10:58 a.m., when footage from yet he always seemed to get his work an ATM camera at Lenox Mall Students who are taking Tech’s “short courses” can go online to done. He was a pretty smart guy, watched Morse withdraw the re- evaluate their professors and courses Monday, June 26 through Monday, although he didn't like to act that maining $120 from his bank ac- July 3. (“Regular courses” will be surveyed beginning Monday, July 17 way. count. Joe Morse has not been seen through Friday, July 28.) “He always had a funny expres- since the morning of May 6. At that Complete surveys at www.coursesurvey.gatech.edu/student_login.cfm. sion on his face, and he could AL- time, he was wearing a plaid shirt. Questions about the surveys can be answered at [email protected]. WAYS be seen walking around Morse is further described as 5 feet The course surveys are confidential and require a banner login and swinging his key like a lifeguard on 8 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, password. Completing surveys helps professors tailor courses to better his tennis-shoe string key chain. The with brown hair and blue eyes. meet student needs. weirdest thing is that no one even Dean Gail DiSabatino has been expected Joe to go and do some- in contact with Morse’s parents since thing like this. they reported that their son did not Aquatic Center events will affect SAC area parking GTPD “He always seemed anxious to The image taken by this Lenox ATM returned home as planned. Tech The following events at the Aquatic Center will affect student parking The image taken by this Lenox ATM get home and see his parents and camera shows the last known administrators share concern with and use of the outdoor pool. During each of the events, the bubble pool camera shows the last known dogs but never to leave them all whereabouts of student Joe Morse. his parents and friends and have will be open for recreational swim, with the exception of the Georgia behind.” been instrumental in facilitating the Games. Morse was also involved around list of “Joe Quotes” — creative and ongoing investigation, along with July 7 - 8, Fulton County swim meet, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. campus. “He was hall council fun phrases coined by those on the the Georgia Tech Police Depart- July 19-23, Georgia Games, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. pres[ident] for Towers and Harri- hall — and playing Playstation foot- ment (GTPD) and housing staff. July 26, 27, 30, DeKalb Atlanta swim meet, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. son, on the intramural football team, ball with other students in his sec- July 28, 29, Gwinnett County swim meet 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ran consistently with a friend of tion. Any person with information regard- Aug. 5-6, SwimAtlanta Time Trial, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ours every day, and enjoyed going Morse’s parents and friends be- ing Joseph Morse’s situation or present out to clubs with me and another lieved that Morse would be return- whereabouts are asked to contact De- guy we knew,” said Tremain. Among ing to Tech for the Summer Semester; tective Lenford Forbes of the GTPD Announcements? News? Tell the Technique! his other favorite activities, accord- he told friends that he had arranged immediately, either by telephone at ing to students and Peer Leaders on a co-op job with Caterpillar start- 404-894-2500 or by e-mail at Send e-mail to [email protected] his Towers floor, were adding to a ing in the fall. He had not registered [email protected]. French consulate hosts bon voyage party for study abroad students By Jennifer Hinkel Consul Monchau spoke of his industry visits and historical and News Editor excitement and enthusiasm for pro- cultural experiences. Tours of the grams such as this one, where stu- Institut Français du Pétrole, Mérial Student participants in a new dents will be experiencing “the Pharmaceutique, Centrale Nucléaire study abroad program, French for France of today,” and not only du Bugey, and Vibrafrance will of- Business and Technology, depart- “the France of museums.” fer experiences of French industry. ed Thursday, June 22 with an itin- The Consul expressed the im- Participants will hear a concert of erary that will include classes in Lyon, portance of gatherings such as the the Patrouille de France City church- a stay in Paris, and visits to different one he hosted, saying that “this is es’ bells and sightsee at Fourvière industrial and business locations be- the secret formula: teachers, par- and the Gallo-Roman museum. As fore the August 3 return to the United ents, and children.” Monchau one of the most anticipated events States. spoke of his strong feeling that of the journey, students will be guests On Monday, June 19, the pro- interest in France and French cul- of famed chef Paul Bocuse, touring gram was celebrated by a reception ture is engendered by such groups kitchens and dining in the renowned at the home of Jean-Paul Monchau, coming together to learn about restaurant. French Consul General and Trade France. Classes offered by the program Commissioner. In attendance were The students will enjoy sever- will teach French grammar, Busi- program leader and Tech French al French holidays and celebra- ness French, current events, and teacher Professor leMarchand, Dean tions during the program. Bastille cultural aspects. Students will also Sue Rosser of the Ivan Allen Col- Day, July 14, is one such holiday. complete a project and write week- lege, and several colleagues of the The Tour de France and the hun- ly reports on French films. More Consulate General. Student partic- dredth birthday celebration of than ten guest speakers, including By Jennifer Hinkel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ipants, their parents, and other De- Antoine de St-Exupery, author of an engineer, a journalist, doctors, On behalf of study abroad participants, French student Maryellen partment of Modern Language The Little Prince, will also take and managers will present their com- Pearson presents a gift to French Consul General Jean-Paul Moncheau in teachers were among those on the place during their stay. panies and the technology aspects recognition of his gracious support of the Lyon 2000 program. guest list. Highlights of the trip include of their careers to the students. page 6

Quote of the week: “If I could just say a few words, I’d be a OPINIONS better public speaker.” —Homer Simpson Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Campus break-ins Recently, our campus has been the victim of a string of break-ins, most occuring in administrative buildings. These break-ins are not happening because of a lax police force. On the contrary, GTPD is doing an admirable job of helping to keep camus safe. These break-ins are happening because we are being personally irresponsible. We are propping doors and leaving them unlocked. We are allowing strangers without keys into buildings. We are leaving expensive equipment in plain sight. We are undermining our own security. Editorial Board: Everyone should be more cautious when securing dorms, offices, and academic buildings. If students and faculty take a Huda Kazi, Acting Editor few extra minutes each day to make sure all doors are locked e 1 Jennifer Hinkel, News Editor and valuables secured, the number of break-ins will decrease. Julia Trapold, Opinions Editor Becca Cutri-Kohart, Campus Life Editor Anne Hancock, Entertainment Editor Rob Kischuk, Sports Editor Missing student Dale Russell, Photography Editor Since the beginning of May, freshman Joe Morse has been Jamie Schulz, Advertising Manager Matt Flagg, Online Editor missing, much to the surprise of friends and family. We sympathize with his loved ones and hope for a safe return. Summer conferences Loss of advisor Consensus editorials reflect Since their inception three years ago, summer conferences the majority opinion of the have contributed revenue that goes towards paying Institute Hoyt Coffee, the Technique advisor for the past year, Editorial Board of debts that would otherwise be distributed over student fees. passed away suddenly this Tuesday. We will greatly miss his The Technique, but They have made efficient use of available campus resources in guidance and editorial expertise. Our thoughts are with his not necessarily the opinions the summer. They have also helped create a good image for family and friends. of individual editors. Tech. In return, we should make some changes that could be made to better accommodate our guests. All buildings should Congrats, Collier! be clearly labelled. Directional signs should be placed around On Wednesday night, basketball player Jason Collier was campus to help visitors find their way around—this would drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and later traded to the also benefit freshmen and transfer students. On-campus trans- Houston Rockets. Congratulations, Jason, and good luck portation should be increased as well. with your professional career.

YOUR VIEWS Letters to the Editor Parking always a problem t The Technique always has such time.” Wasting their time? They high hopes about the parking office have an obligation to provide us a and its “innovations.” Nothing stirs service—but all we get are excuses. up hate and discontent quite like Last fall, my car was stolen from the Tech Parking Office, and here an A13 lot. The parking office spends you guys are supporting “improve- thousands of dollars on Buzzcard ments” that will only lead to more readers and meters but can’t even chances for the parking office to fail patrol the lots. It once took me 6 miserably. And of course, when they months to get a refund for a permit fail, we’ll all get improper fines on that I never received, and the park- our record, which will be even more ing office blamed it first on me and difficult to remove. then on the post office. Cars get In the parking office, the cus- towed all the time from legal park- tomer is always wrong. All of the ing spaces with their permits clearly sudden, parking meters taking away displayed — even towed outside of RO3 parking spaces are being en- the “hours of enforcement” outlined ONS forced, without warning. We already in the parking office’s rules and reg- de pay $300 dollars for a parking pass, ulations. bbyy and we’re expected to pay a meter Sure, we can appeal to get our e)” too? So now, students that had been money back. But soon we won’t promised that it was safe to park in have to just deal with the parking front of those meters are hit with office when we’re wrongly charged tickets. And when a student wishes (and we will be wrongly charged) to speak to someone besides the — we’ll have to deal with the Bur- lady doing her nails behind the sar and holds on our registration counter, he/she is forced to jump too. through hoops. To quote Al Corry (Assistant Director of Parking) di- MegAnn Powell rectly, “Sure, you can talk to some- [email protected] By Laura Nathanson / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS one else, but you’ll be wasting their OPINIONS Technique • Friday, January 28, 2000 • 7 ‘Blame the Greeks!’ is solution to all problems TECHNIQUE “The South’s Liveliest College In a time when it has become IFC’s Judicial Board. Newspaper” chic to jump on the bandwagon “If ever there was a cohesion of There are many benefits that the Established in 1911 and say that every person, group, diversity on this campus, it is Greek system has for the campus as and idea is okay, it is difficult to a whole that are rarely recognized. Acting Editor find an impetus for change. To pro- found in our Greek system, yet People complain about the lack of Huda Kazi vide something to push against, so- the stereotypes persist.” social interaction on this campus. ciety has created the “easy targets”: Greek organizations encourage many • • • nameless, faceless masses that can Rob Kischuk students to associate not only with be referred to in a few words, and it Sports Editor members of their own groups, but News is easily understood that these groups also with students from other groups. Jennifer Hinkel, Editor Matt Gray, Assistant Editor are the enemy. You know the groups Walk around campus on weekends —the communists, the wealthy, and actually be differences between over approved groups, but when it comes and find the area of campus that is Opinions the religious, just to name a few. 2500 students in some 40 different time for target practice, it becomes regularly active. I’ll give you a hint Julia Trapold, Editor Each group has recognizable weak- organizations. The truly curious stu- a point of contention. Some say – it’s on the north side of East Cam- Campus Life Becca Cutri-Kohart, Editor nesses, but none so overwhelming dent could look more closely and Greeks buy their friends, but I have pus. You say housing and parking Mary Beth Holley, Assistant Editor as to cancel out any redeeming qual- see individuals. They’d see people yet to meet a single Greek who has are a problem on this campus? Con- Julia Barke, Drew Lawes, ities they may have. To bring this a who weren’t born with a silver spoon been paid to be someone else’s friend. sider now the hundreds upon hun- Daniel Weksler, Megan Winn bit closer to the home, focus on in their mouth, who have to study This money pays for housing ex- dreds of beds and parking spots Entertainment Anne Hancock, Editor another group: the Greek system. to get good grades, who take six penses, house meal plans, formals, provided by Greek houses that open Alan Back, Jon Kaye, With even less in common on years to get out because they have to and bands for parties — expenses up those dorm rooms and parking Jayson Wehrend an individual basis than any of the co-op to pay the bills. Some of them that no one member could pay for spots for other students. Some of Sports aforementioned groups, fraternities are the type of people you could be on their own. It’s like you and your the largest contributors to Tech’s Rob Kischuk, Editor and sororities have managed to fre- friends with, and some are not. You friends chipping in for movie night, capital projects are Greek alumni. David Williams quently receive a more restrictive could find the same thing on your but on a larger scale. Fraternities and sororities have a Production Jamie Schulz, Advertising Mgr. stereotype. If ever there was a cohe- Freshman Experience hall. Still, we The alcohol issue is always men- lower attrition rate; keep in mind Adam Toner, Advertisement Technician sion of diversity on this campus, it would rather lump them together tioned, and this discussion would that student retention is a major Mandy McCook, Copy Editor is found in our Greek system, yet when it is convenient, when one or not be complete without address- issue on many campuses, and one Photography the stereotypes persist. two groups do wrong, and pretend ing it. Certainly, many Greeks do which persistently drags Tech down Dale Russell, Editor Carter Green, Assistant Editor I was shocked recently to hear that this image holds for all of them. drink, but many members of these in college rankings. Greeks are also Wade Burch, Darkroom Mgr. someone suggest that fraternities Certainly, each group, on a very organizations don’t drink, and some extremely well-represented in the Eric Moore, PMT Technician Josh Freeman, Jordan Hall should be required to attend the regular basis, must exclude some of the organizations as a whole have leadership of this campus, which is Robert Hill, Andrew Pae “Take Back the Night” rally, which interested individuals from its mem- dry houses. Yes, Greeks were the the result of organizations that bring Online addressed the issue of rape, because bership. This is not a new idea at focus of many of the recent alcohol in members and help them become Matt Flagg, Editor “they’re the ones who need to hear all—we often praise our peers for discussions, although I would ven- better citizens, and we should not joining honor societies, being cho- ture that there are worse alcohol resent their influence. Computer Support it anyhow.” Do fraternity men real- Andy Dykes ly constitute a disproportionate num- sen for FASET, and other such hon- problems on this campus. While It’s easy to stereotype. Why not ber of rapists compared to the general ors. On a regular basis, we as people squabble over details of how take an honest look around and eval- Board of Student Publications population, or is it just easier to individuals exclude people we meet to supervise parties at highly-visible uate every group on an objective Dr. Carole E. Moore, Chair think that? from becoming our close friends, locations right on campus, other basis? The Greek system has its prob- RoseMary Wells, Publications Mgr. Such generalizations about any and this is our right. As individuals, less-supervised campus organizations lems, but so does every other orga- Hoyt Coffee, Faculty Adviser group are unacceptable, but it doesn’t we are not asked to become lifelong are having larger parties at off-cam- nization on this campus; the Advertising and Accounting Nancy Bowen, Ad ReservationsMgr. stop there for Greeks. They are the friends with everyone, accept them pus locations. Here, kegs and open difference is which ones are blown Marcus Kwok, Accounts Mgr. privileged, the heavy drinkers, the as a potential roommate, or associ- bars paid for by organizational funds out of proportion. Every organiza- elitist, the conformists, and the prej- ate with them regularly. Yet this is flow directly into the thirsty mouths tion has its faults, but most also • • • udiced, who have to buy their friends exactly the standard we hold Greek of students of all ages. If such a have strengths that can be praised. only to haze them. Why do we have organizations to when we decry their party were to happen under a fra- It’s a shame that some groups with Copyright Notice this image? Because nobody is in- selectivity. It is fine for us to do ternity roof even once, that house such overwhelming strengths can Copyright © 2000, Christopher L. Baucom, Editor, and by the Board of terested in seeing that there might these things ourselves, and in other would have a guaranteed date with be maligned in the name of progress. Student Publications. The Technique is an official publication of the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the Editor or from the Board of Student Publications. The ideas expressed herein The Truth is Out: Not Everybody’s “Doing It” are those of the editor or the individual A random piece of news has tem- the choices we make influence ev- authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Student porarily restored my faith in my ery aspect of ourselves and our sur- Publications, the students, staff, or faculty generation. Consequently, those of “American college students roundings. Hopefully, we are a of Georgia Tech, or the University System of Georgia. us raised on television violence, Bar- have gained a new respect for generation equipped to make choices that will move our society in a posi- bie, Nintendo, and the informa- sex, and...for birth control, Advertising Information tion glut of the Nineties are not a tive way. Information and rate cards can be found lost generation. We may watch “Sex Whatever my personal convic- on our World Wide Web site at virginity, and relationships.” http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/. in the City” with increasing curios- tions, whichever group of students The deadline for reserving ad space and ity and let the crudeness of Ameri- Jennifer Hinkel I fall into, I feel that I have made submitting ad copy is noon on Friday, one News Editor week prior to publication. There are no can Pie roll off our backs, but contrary good, informed decisions based on exceptions to this policy. For rate my education. I challenge my gen- information, call our offices at (404) 894- to what many of us think, college 2830, Monday through Friday from 10 life isn’t mimicking Hollywood. responsible. mystique and, in doing so, made its eration to do the same, not just a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising space cannot be reserved over the phone. TheTechnique A recent survey of college and Has all of that sex education in consequences, seriousness, and sig- concerning sex, but concerning the office is located in room 137 of the university students across the USA high school actually had an impact nificance clearer than ever before. similar, everyday issues we encoun- Student Services Building, 353 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0290. has shown that more than forty per- on us? American college students have ter. If we are to become healthier, Questions regarding advertising billing cent of students are not sexually This high school graduate thinks gained a new respect for sex, and smarter, and more successful than should be directed to Marcus Kwok at (404) 894-9187, or RoseMary Wells at active. Of the remainder who con- so. Most of us, as individuals, know not only for sex, but for birth con- the generation before us, we can (404) 894-2830. sider themselves to be sexually ac- more about HIV, birth control, sex- trol, virginity, and relationships. only do so by affecting our own tive, eight percent of those students ual anatomy, and sexually transmit- However, our generation can’t decision-making process. Letter Submission Policy did not have sex during the semes- ted diseases than our parents claim to know it all. While college These statistics have restored tem- The Technique welcome all letters to the editor and will print letters on a timely ter preceding the survey, and 72 combined. Sex has little shock val- students seem to be making better porary faith in my generation, if and space-available basis. Letters should be percent were involved with only one ue when we deal with it every day choices, the teenage pregnancy rate only because I believe that more hand-delivered, mailed to Georgia Tech Campus Mail Code 0290, or E-mailed to partner. on TV, in books, in the news, and is still skyrocketing in the US. Did people are choosing to take what [email protected]. Letters Do the math with me, Tech stu- in casual conversation. Sex has come any of these young mothers and are, in my humble opinion, fairly should be addressed to Chris Baucom, Editor. All letters must be signed and must dents. On average, only twelve per- out of the closet, but instead of mak- fathers have the privilege of “Sex responsible paths. If education include a campus box number or other cent of college students have had ing us irresponsible, promiscuous, Ed” in their schools? How many of brought us here, we must take up valid mailing address for verification purposes. Letters should not exceed 350 sex in the past semester with more or sex-crazed, it’s made us responsi- them finished high school, let alone the banner and ensure that the words and should be submitted by 8 a.m. than one partner. No matter what ble, educated, and able to make have the opportunity to attend col- progress proceeds. Our decisions can Wednesday in order to be printed in the following Friday’s issue. Any letters not Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character mature decisions. lege? only be as mature as the informa- meeting these criteria or not considered by said in Cruel Intentions (“Everybody If the key to responsibility and tion we base them on. I hope that the Editorial Board of the Technique to be Because I can talk frankly about of valid intent will not be printed. Editors does it, but nobody talks about it”), sex in a newspaper editorial, be- maturity is education, why don’t this information only becomes more reserves the right to edit for style, content, abundant, more available, and more and length. Only one submission per the opposite seems to be true. Not cause the word “condom” is as com- we have more of it? For every TV person will be printed each quarter. everyone is “doing it” these days, mon as “pizza” in a dinner show that shows the consequences enlightening for the generation to but mostly everyone is willing to conversation, because most of the of sex, there are probably three that follow ours. talk about it. people I know could probably sketch don’t touch anything more serious Contacting Us than having to catch a ride home Jennifer Hinkel is going to apply for [email protected] We’ve come a long way from the a fairly accurate, if not textbook [email protected] free-love days of the Sixties. How- worthy, drawing of the life-cycle of the morning after. Carrie Bradshaw’s job when she grows [email protected] ever, I would like to imagine that HIV, because TV characters have I’m not sure what causes such up and Sarah Jessica Parker gets too we are making our choices not out sex and then experience all of the statistics. I’m not a sociology ex- old, although if she did, HBO would Online of fear of HIV infection or unwant- consequences—for these reasons, I pert; I am a college student who have to change the series title from http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique/ ed pregnancy, but because, as a gen- can comfortably say that sex for my shared her coming of age with the “Sex in the City” to “Not Having eration, we are trying to be more generation has lost its glamour and Internet. However, I am sure that Any”. ENTERTAINMENTpage 11 Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 • 11 Fox Summer Movies A time for walking The summer film festival at the Two Bits Man ponders the ENTERTAINMENT Fabulous Fox began this week. multitude of alternatives to the Schedule on Page 14 Stinger. Page 14 Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 See chicken, see ‘Chicken Run’ Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ a By Alan Back must see classic on DVD Col. Sanders’ worst nightmare By Jayson Wehrend MPAA Rating: G Entertainment Staff Starring: Voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson There seems to be an unspoken law in Hollywood: Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park Thou shalt not make a good sequel. Practically every Studio: DreamWorks/Pathé time a sequel comes out it can’t live up to the original. Running time: 85 min Apparently, James Cameron didn’t pay attention in Rating: yyyyy film class because he completely disregarded that tradi- tion when he made Aliens. He took what was essentially Life on a poultry farm is hard. You a horror film and turned it into one of the definitive sci- put in long hours feeding the flock, col- fi movies of our time. lecting eggs, and doing everything else The storyline in a nutshell: Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) that needs to be done to keep the place is found in suspended animation 57 years after killing running. It’s even less enjoyable for the the first alien. Reoccurring nightmares and a promise birds, of course—but what if they start to kill all of the aliens prompts her to return to the hatching breakout plans along with their planet where it all began. Accompanying her on this eggs? mission are a squad of heavily armed colonial marines Picture that scenario and you have and the company businessman, Burke (Paul Reiser). the core of Chicken Run, the latest offer- From a relatively simple story, Cameron fashions an ing from the Aardman animation team. intense action experience. The surreal comedy of the group’s Wal- If you are going to watch Aliens, attempt to watch it lace and Gromit short films gives way to in DVD format, which includes a special extended cut more conventional cartoon humor (no that comes in at a healthy 154 minutes. Naturally, a penguin jewel thieves or psycho robot DREAMWORKS PICTURES whole slew of new footage is included. Each of these dogs here), but the finished product still In Chicken Run, Rocky (Mel Gibson, right) and Ginger (Julia Sawalha) have to new scenes is a worthy addition to the disc. Varying in offers a thoroughly enjoyable ride with find a way off the poultry farm before they get cooked for an hour at 400 degrees. length from a couple of seconds to a number of min- a bird’s-eye view of the action. utes, these scenes fill in some critical gaps in the narra- Ginger (Julia Sawalha) spends almost him and see their ticket out. The fast- including bits from Indiana Jones and tive. Some of the highlights include learning that Ripley as much time in solitary confinement talking Yankee and the reserved Brit the Temple of Doom, Star Trek, and even had a daughter and watching Newt’s father get at- for her escape attempts as she does on find themselves in an unlikely partner- The Matrix (watch for Mrs. Tweedy to tacked by a facehugger. An entire action sequence was the farm with the other chickens. She’s ship as they map out one last strategy to take an impossible flying leap through also added with some robotic sentry guns. These auto- tried everything she can think of—dig- save the flock from a visit to Mrs. Tweedy’s an upper-story window). matic weapons go through 2000 rounds trying to stop ging under the fence, tunneling out, pie-making plant. Stereotypes are milked for all they’re the alien onslaught. You watch as the bullets run dry, sneaking away in a giant scarecrow— What makes Chicken Run work, aside worth, but to good effect. Rocky is a hearing the screams of the approaching aliens. Watch- but all she gets for her effort is trip after from the silly poultry jokes, sight gags, loud, brash, lazy Yank, while the more ing the sentries tear into the aliens was well worth the trip to the hole. “No chicken escapes and excellent action sequences, is its off- levelheaded Ginger has to keep him price of this DVD. from Tweedy’s farm!” shouts Mr. Tweedy the-wall mixture of cultural references. grounded in reality in order to get any Video: Presented in the original theatrical aspect (Tony Haygarth), as he tosses her in The opening sequence—full moon shin- work out of him. Babs (Jane Horrocks), ratio of 1.85:1 and with a new high definition transfer, once more. ing through barbed-wire fences, a lone a true dumb cluck, thinks Ginger’s fre- this movie has never looked better. For a movie that It’s Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Rich- inmate making a break for it, guard quent absences are just vacations, and was made in 1986, its age doesn’t show. The colors ardson) who really runs the show, though, dogs barking in the distance—could have Mac (Lynn Ferguson) is an engineer showed a pleasant range from the vibrant blues and keeping an eye on which chickens have been lifted straight from a classic POW whose mix of technobabble and a thick greens of the computer screens to the muted grays and been meeting the egg quota and send- movie like The Great Escape. When the Scottish burr makes it impossible to lis- greens of the military gear. The characters’ skin tones ing the slackers to the chopping block. chickens hold planning sessions, hut 17 ten to her without cracking up. looked very natural and the black level was perfect. I She treats her husband (who might be is their headquarters, a nod to Stalag 17. Chickens have their own particular was expecting it to be a little washed out given its age, just a bit smarter than he sounds or The World War II sendup continues reasons for crossing the road (or the but I was pleasantly surprised. In some of the darker looks) nearly as badly as the chickens, with Fowler (Benjamin Whitrow), an perimeter fence, in this case). Whether scenes, I actually lost the black bars. The film is inten- but at least she doesn’t plan to turn him old rooster who’s seen service with the you want plenty of bad jokes, pop cul- tionally grainy in some scenes but otherwise the picture into a pot pie anytime soon. British air force, and a pair of rats who ture tie-ins, or just a chance to root for was clear. When Rocky the Flying Rooster (Mel can get Rocky and Ginger any supplies the feathered folk, you should lay a few Gibson) crashes the gate, Ginger and they need—if the price is right. More tracks across your favorite piece of as- See Aliens, page 14 the rest of the chickens take one look at modern references abound, though, phalt to catch Chicken Run.

Our guide to a fun, Veruca Salt falls flat with ‘Resolver’ By Jon Kaye should illustrate. In most of the songs, is dominated with a Seether-style affin- fabulous Fourth of July Entertainment Staff Louise Post repeats herself a ridiculous- ity for screaming, the disc does have a Centennial Olympic Park ly great number of times. For example, few ballads that break the monotony of The park’s third annual celebration offers a parade at Album: Resolver in one song, she repeats the word “im- an otherwise pseudo-riot-grrlish album. 1:00, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra beginning at Artist: Veruca Salt perfect” (or imperfectly) roughly twen- In fact, the only truly great cut on the 7:00, and fireworks beginning at 9:30. Admission is Tracks: 13 ty-two times. To reiterate the same word album is “All Dressed Up.” This song, free. Call 404-222-7275 for more info. Length: 48:02 over twenty times in a four minute song written two years before the CD’s re- Label: Velveteen Records is simply laughable. Secondly, the band lease is a woman’s outcry to a lover who yy Lenox Square Mall Rating: feels as though it must attempt to rhyme ignores her. If all songs on “Resolver” Activities at the 41st annual event begin at 1:00, with as many phrases as possible. Unfortu- could meet the standard set by “All the fireworks beginning at 9:40. Admission is free. Call When reviewing an album for a re- nately, this technique backfires as it makes Dressed Up,” this album would score 404-233-6767 for more info. spectable publication, one needs to main- most of the tracks sound contrived. Not five stars; unfortunately, such is not the tain a certain level of decorum. However, only does Veruca Salt sound foolish with case. Peachtree Road Race there is no easy way to be discreet when their contrived attempts at rhyming, they This album takes some getting used Watch runners race down Peachtree to 10th Street and telling about the initial reaction that also sound silly with some of the places to. On the first spin, “Resolver” appears Piedmont Park. The race starts at 7:30 a.m. and is free Veruca Salt’s newest album offers a lis- they choose to insert profanity. Profan- to be one of the worst recordings in for spectators. Call 404-231-9064 for more info. tener. When you first cue this disc, you ity is unmistakably necessary in some years. However, by the third of fourth will be absolutely dumbfounded at how songs to offer a proper descriptive edge. spin, you can see some of Veruca Salt’s Screen on the Green awful it is. The once mighty band that However, many of the cuts on “Resolv- underlying talent. The lyrics, while mostly The weekly summer series comes to a finale with The brought us that powerful alternative rock er” have foul language tossed carelessly unimaginative, will tend to fade into Wizard of Oz. Located at Piedmont Park; movie starts anthem, “Seether,” has completely fall- about to give Post a bad-girl image. Again, the background as you grow to appreci- at Sunset. Admission is free. Be sure to bring a blanket en from grace on its third full-length that backfires, because she just looks ate the band’s unique playing style. While to sit on. Go to http://www.piedmontpark.org/ album. like a wannabe in her attempts to be this album is not as much a piece of movie.html for more info. The first time you listen to this al- bad. garbage as it initially seems, it certainly bum, it will be impossible to ignore the However, if you listen to “Resolver” falls short of grandeur. The majority of Stone Mountain complete lack of effort that the band a few more times, you can get past the the songs are dull and repetitive, but Laser show starts at 9:30, and fireworks follow. Admis- put forth in the writing of the lyrics. lyrics and appreciate the music. Flecked nonetheless, “All Dressed Up” saves the sion is $6 per car. Call 770-498-5690 for more info. The words, which are shallow, uncre- with aggressive guitar riffs and Louise album from complete failure. With that ative, and crass, are significantly below Post’s pungent voice, the tracks are vaguely in mind, this album is a great triumph the maturity level a third-release band reminiscent of Hole. While “Resolver” in mediocrity. 12 • Friday, June 30, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ...0101010101010101010101010101010101010101...... Two Bits Every time I ride the Stinger, I could carry me one mile in twenty- the Stinger’s six. Current Stinger in an arcade knows that it’s not that provide a convenient transit meth- am overcome with the random urge five minutes. Well folks, the Two drivers could be trained to engineer difficult, and besides when you be- od across campus, but they’d re- to rant. Gee, I wonder if I’m the Bits Man dropped the ball on that a train, and then they could wear come a taxi driver, you’re immedi- quire no serious digging under only one who has this impulse. one. I started looking at my watch, those awesome engineer hats. I don’t ately permitted to drive horribly. I campus like the subway would. The Whatever the case, as I was stand- and no bus. Looked some more; no think there’s a single Stinger driver know I could use a ready excuse to way I see it, Connect with Tech ing at the bus stop today, I remem- bus. Watched cars pass the bus stop; who would pass up that opportuni- drive badly. How cool would that group leaders could point to the bered that I hadn’t written Two still no bus. At 11:55, I decided that ty. As an added bonus, those who be? sky-buckets, and say, “See? Emory Bits yet, and then it hit me. I should a walk was inevitable, so I took off have cars at Tech could actually use Of course, neither of these ideas doesn’t have sky-buckets!” Sky-buck- utilize this dandy copyrighted stu- like a bat out of hell and arrived at that pedal on the right, you know - have any real panache, so we should et technology has been tested re- dent publication to fume about the Junior’s at 12:07. After having lunch the one that makes the car go. They work on that. Since people come peatedly at amusement parks around wondrous bus system with which shortened by a quarter, I also wound wouldn’t know how to handle them- from all over the world to attend the world, and has been proven an Georgia Tech has so graciously pro- up soaking wet when I went to my selves if they could actually drive school in Atlanta because of our effective means of transit from one vided us. 12:30 class. Moral of the story: Sting- the full speed limit across campus delightfully warm climate and fresh side of the park to another. I hope Today’s Stinger fiasco began er is bad. without an aggravating bus block- air, we need to show people what an that Tech will consider this, because about 10:30 in the morning when a So, after this ordeal, I started ing them. This may sound crazy, exciting and social place Tech really it would be a sad, sad day if society friend ICQed to ask if I’d like to thinking about possible alternatives but it would actually be as easy as is. As it stands, if a high-schooler has reached a point where a top-ten grab some lunch at Junior’s at noon. to Stinger, because we certainly need driving off-campus. has narrowed his choices to Tech research institution can’t take ad- Only a weirdo would pass up an some. If we can’t get support for a sub- and Emory, Emory will probably vice from Six Flags. opportunity to have some of Jun- To begin with, how about a sub- way, how about a student-run taxi win out, because they have leather Alas, they will probably just keep ior’s chicken tenders, so I naturally way? I’m thinking that if we had service? That way, you could get sofas in their library (or so I’m told), the Stinger until the teleportation told my bud that I’d see him there. stations on East Campus, West Cam- directly to your destination with and people will always choose to sit booth becomes a practicality. So, Anyhoo, I decided that I’d take the pus, one at the Student Center, and little effort. Students could use their on a former cow if given the chance. that means that the Two Bits Man Stinger, seeing as I live on West one at GLC, we could quickly get own cars as cabs to make a little That being said, Tech needs to de- (and everyone else at Tech who is Campus, and I didn’t want to show between classes without the nui- extra dough in between their class- velop something cool that will make ever trying to stay on schedule) will up at my 12:30 class drenched with sance of waiting for the slow bus. es. How hard could it possibly be to students realize why we’re the best just have to walk as they always sweat. I went to the bus stop at Furthermore, the train could move carry people around anyway? Any- school in Atlanta. I think Tech needs have. Until next issue, I am the Two 11:35, because presumably the bus at sixty miles per hour as opposed to one who’s ever played Crazy Taxi sky-buckets. Not only would they Bits Man, and these are my thoughts.

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By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Greg Gathers is on the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player Track team to be 28 of the Year Award. He is an All-American defensive end and is considered one of the nation’s top pass rushers. The number of years that Tech Head honored at Coach Chan Gailey has been coach- By Ryan Peck “The first time I run on the field The Jackets averaged 31.8 points ing football. He spent the last eight Contributing Writer behind the Ramblin’ Wreck will be per contest last year under O’Brien’s Saturday’s game seasons in the National Football very exciting for me,” said Gailey. watchful eye, to go along with 417.9 Tech’s Women’s Track Team League, including two years as the The Georgia Tech football team Jacket fans should expect more yards per game of total offense. Tech’s will be honored this Saturday be- head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. kicks off the 2002 season tomorrow of the same from the Ramblin’ Wreck passing offense ranked first in the fore the football season opener against evening when the Jackets play host from an offensive standpoint. Gailey ACC in 2001. Vanderbilt. The team will be rec- to the Vanderbilt Commodores at Ted Roof is out as defensive co- ognized for their outstanding year, Bobby Dodd Stadium. Saturday’s ordinator, and so is his laid-back, which resulted in a their first-ever meeting, scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. read-and-react style of football. En- ACC championship title. The team kickoff, will mark the first gridiron “The first time I run on ter Jon Tenuta from North Caroli- took the championship from the 11/17 meeting between the two schools the field behind the na. In only one year as UNC’s nine-time defending champions The date that Georgia Tech’s Wom- since 1967. defensive guru, Tenuta directed the North Carolina. en’s Basketball will kick off their There is an aura of freshness sur- Rambling Wreck will Tar Heels’ defensive corps to first 2003 season. The team will host rounding the Tech football program. be very exciting for place finishes in the ACC in total Charlotte in the opening round of The Jackets are breaking in a new defense (305.3 ypg.) and passing the Preseason WNIT. coaching staff, as well as several new me.” defense (180.5 ypg.). Volleyball opens position players. The Chan Gailey Tenuta employs an aggressive, Chan Gailey era officially begins for Georgia Tech attacking defensive scheme, and he season in Virginia Georgia Tech Head Coach tomorrow evening. has openly stated that he is salivat- The Yellow Jackets open their Gailey, a long-time NFL coach ing at the opportunity to continu- season under new head coach Bond football and assistant, undergoes his third ally blitz Shymanski this weekend in Fair- college head coaching stint, but his retained Bill O’Brien as offensive Tech’s experienced linebacking fax, Virginia. The team will be com- first in nearly 10 years. A home- coordinator and, despite Gailey’s corps. He would like to see Tech peting in the George Mason forecast town product from Americus, GA, offensive-minded football IQ, he return to its 1998 form, as far as Tournament against nationally Montana vs. Hofstra Gailey expects tomorrow evening insists that O’Brien has been given ranked Northern Iowa, George to be very special. free reign with the play-calling. See Vandy Preview, page 31 Mason, Villanova and Rice. Indiana State vs. Western Michigan Oklahoma vs. Tulsa Lock Haven vs. Northeastern Tech builds on success with solid freshman signees Notre Dame vs. Maryland By Al Przygocki visit to Omaha come June. Missouri vs. Illinois Senior Staff Writer Headlining the incoming fresh- Troy State vs. Nebraska men is a trifecta of high draft picks The 2002 Yellow Jackets base- in Major League Baseball’s amateur Clemson vs. Georgia ball team had one of the best sea- draft who many thought would be Oklahoma State vs. Louisiana Tech sons in school history, but all signs in the pros. Jason Neighborgall, LSU vs. Virginia Tech point to 2003 being even better. It Micah Owings and Tyler Greene will be hard to replace the outstand- could all be Major League stars in a Submit your picks at: ing play and overall leadership of few years, but they all chose Tech nique.net/footballforecast the group of players including Vic- over the minor leagues. tor Menocal, Jason Perry, Tyler Park- Jason Neighborgall has first round er, Matthew Boggs, and Wes talent, but he dropped to the Bos- on Rynders. ton Red Sox in the seventh round All five of those players were in because of concerns over signabili- the starting lineup in the College ty. Neighborgall has a fastball in the deck World Series, and most teams would mid 90s, has been clocked as high as Event Date be devastated by such losses. Tech, 98, and has drawn comparisons to however, had quality backups who Florida Marlin phenom Josh Beck- WV at GM Tourny 8/30–8/31 played with regularity and also will ett. F vs. Vanderbilt 8/31 add some impressive new faces both Concerns over a shoulder injury WV vs. Florida A & M 9/06 in the lineup and on the mound. in his junior season and his high WV vs. Louisville 9/06 By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Combining a core of talented and price tag reportedly in the neigh- F at Connecticut 9/07 The Joltin’ Jackets look to repeat their winning year and CWS trip in the experienced veterans with the new WV- Women’s Volleyball, F – Football coming season with the addition of another stellar freshman class. freshmen should lead to a return See Beesball, page 30 30 • Friday, August 30, 2002 • Technique SPORTS

Micah is a tremendous talent and a get better. That’s a major coup to by dropped to the Arizona Diamond-

Beesball from page 36 great competitor. Another way that see a guy who is a second round backs in the 45th round because of he is going to be able to help our pick walk away from the Atlanta his clear intentions to attend Tech. borhood of $4 million scared off we have never had two guys with team is that he can really hit. Not Braves and decide that he wanted to The incoming freshmen also include most teams. He should join the start- the amount of talent that they bring only is he a great talent on the mound, spend the next three years at Geor- pitchers Ryan Self and Jared Hyatt, ing rotation right away and has the in right away. If Jason wanted to be and that is where his future is, but gia Tech.” catcher Andy Hawranick, first base- talent to one day be the team’s ace. a first-round pick, he could have he will be a major factor for us of- The rest of the incoming class man Ryan Stanley, and outfielder Micah Owings is both a power fensively.” Steven Blackwood. pitcher and a power hitter. At Gaines- Tyler Greene will be wearing the Commenting on the non-head- ville High, Owings had an amazing “Getting Tyler Greene number 5 this season. As the suc- “We have had some liners in his recruiting class, Head career, putting up unbelievable num- cessor to Nomar Garciaparra and Coach Danny Hall explained, “We bers. His total of 69 career homers was a major coup. Victor Menocal’s number and po- great pitchers in the needed another catcher and I think was one short of tying the national Tyler is a tremendous sition, Greene has some awfully big 10 years that I have that Andy Hawranick was the best record, and he put up a 1.03 ERA shoes to fill. He has the talent as catch and throw guy available. Steven in his senior season as well. athlete with great evidenced by being selected to Base- been here, but we Blackwood is probably the sleeper Those numbers put Owings on skills. He is going to ball America’s high school All-Amer- have never had two of the group — every time that I Baseball America’s All-America sec- ica second team and the Atlanta saw him this summer with the East ond team both as a hitter and as a do nothing but get Braves drafting him in the second guys with the amount Cobb Yankees he hit the ball on the pitcher and led the Colorado Rockies better. ” round. Greene has been known more of talent that they money.” to draft him in the second round as for his defense than for his offense “Jon Crosby and Ryan Self are a pitcher. Owings should also be- Danny Hall but that will be more than enough bring in right away. ” the two forgotten pitchers in the come a regular in the rotation right Head Coach of Tech Baseball as he grows into his talents. Danny Hall recruiting class, but both of those away and will help make up for the On landing such a talent to re- Head Coach of Tech Baseball guys are outstanding pitchers in their loss of Jason Perry at first base on place the departed Menocal, Coach own right,” Hall said. “Ryan Stan- his non-pitching days. Danny Hall said, “Getting Tyler ley is a guy that gives us some more Head Coach Danny Hall is un- been if he had said that he would Greene was a major coup. The left depth with out position players and derstandably excited by his pair of settle for ‘slot money.’” side of the infield was a hole that we have not gotten the same amount I think he will compete with some freshman aces and commented, “We Hall added, “He [Jason Perry] were really worried about, and Tyler of national recognition but will def- of our older guys for playing time.” have had some great pitchers in the felt like he was better than that and is a tremendous athlete with great initely be important contributors 10 years that I have been here, but I think that he is better than that. skills. He is going to do nothing but in the upcoming season. Jon Cros- See Beesball, page 35 SPORTS Technique • Friday, August 30, 2002 • 31

Vandy Preview from page 36 turning defense into offense. The lete to stand on the sideline for the Jackets set a NCAA record that year entire season, so we’ll get him into with seven fumbles returned for the game somehow, some way.” touchdowns. Suggs is not short on big game “That’s our number one goal, to experience. He started four games score on defense,” Tenuta said. “I for Tennessee in 2000, two of those think our players understand that if four against SEC powers Florida you score on defense, you’re going and LSU. Suggs posted a 2-2 record to win the football game. That’s in those games, with five touch- our number one goal every week— downs and 3 interceptions. score on defense, create turnovers On the whole, Tech’s receiving and create havoc for quarterbacks.” corps may be even better than last The Jackets return five starters year’s edition. The loss of Camp- on offense. Gone are two-year starting bell, Tech’s all-time leading receiv- quarterback George Godsey, lead- er and touchdown reception ing receiver Kelly Campbell, and producer, will be assuaged by the leading rusher Joe Burns. Howev- return of three very proven go-to er, the cupboard is hardly bare at all guys, and some gifted newcomers. The talented trio of seniors Will Glover and Kerry Watkins, along with junior Jonathan Smith, com- “That’s our number bined for 136 receptions, 1,810 yards, and 12 touchdowns in 2001. Speedy one goal every sophomore Nate Curry returns af- week—score on ter missing all of 2001 with an ACL defense, create injury. By Chris Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Sophomores Levon Thomas and Georgia Tech Head Coach Chan Gailey will make his debut with the Yellow Jackets this Saturday at 6 pm turnovers and create Mark Logan add depth at the posi- against the Vanderbilt Commodores at the newly renovated and expanded Bobby Dodd Stadium. havoc for tion, and true freshman LaKelder- ick Bridges is expected to contribute sent the left side of the Jackets’ of- primed for All-American accolades Malone, and promising sophomore quarterbacks.” as well, following a very impressive fensive line. Sophomores Leon Rob- in only his second season. Tony Hargrove as part of a line fall. inson (315 lbs.) and Nat Dorsey Sophomore Kyle Wallace and short on depth, but not on talent. Jon Tenuta Running back is another area (330 lbs.) spearhead an extremely senior Raymond Roberts-Blake bol- Any coach in the country would Defensive Coordinator where the Jackets are relatively un- ster the right side of the line for the relish the opportunity to utilize tested, yet talented. Junior Tony Jackets, while steady junior Hugh Tech’s linebacking corps. Senior Hollings, a converted safety, won Reilly moves over from right guard Recardo Wimbush has started since three of those positions. Tennessee the starting job in the spring. He “We want to have the to assume the center position va- he stepped foot on the Flats in 1999. transfer A.J. Suggs has been named showed an impressive burst and a best defense in the cated by the graduated David He has led the Jackets in tackles in Tech’s starting quarterback. He and tendency to hit the hole quickly in ACC. We’ve still got a Schmidgall. two of the past three seasons. redshirt freshman Damarius Bilbo practices. Defense should be a considered Joining him will be junior sensa- battled long and hard into fall prac- Senior Sidney Ford will also see lot of work to do, but a major strength for the Jackets this tion Daryl Smith, who was plagued tice to determine who would take significant playing time. He bounced as long as we stick season, highlighted by the return of by an elbow injury for most of 2001. the first snap for the Jackets against back from nagging injuries in the senior defensive end Greg Gathers. Smith was a freshman All-Ameri- Vandy. spring and fall, and impressed the together and stay Gathers, a potential first round pick can in 2000. Although Suggs was named the coaching staff with his quickness injury free, we can in next spring’s NFL draft, is on Athletically-gifted junior Keyaron starter, Coach Gailey insists that and strength. The Jackets will also pace to become the ACC’s all-time “Key” Fox rounds out the speedy, the athletically-gifted Bilbo will see welcome back redshirt-junior Jer- reach that goal.” sack leader this season. With just talented trio, which will receive depth six sacks this year Gathers will break from senior Matthew Etheridge, his share of snaps under center. maine Hatch. Hatch saw signifi- Jeremy Muyres the previous mark of 35.5 shared juniors Ather Brown and Anthony “A.J. has come out this fall and cant playing time at the end of the Georgia Tech Defensive Back played very well,” said Gailey. “He 2000 season prior to sustaining a by former Virginia star Chris Slade Lawston, sophomore Tabugbo An- has established himself as the start- season-ending knee injury in fall and former Florida State stalwart yansi, and redshirt-freshman Ger- er, but I think we’re going to keep practice last year. Reinard Wilson. ris Wilkinson. All are expected to our same thought process at that A combined 645 imposing lbs. talented first unit. Dorsey, who will Gathers will be joined by senior position. Bilbo is too good an ath- of physical girth and agility repre- not turn 19 until September 9, is Gary Johnson, sophomore Alfred See Vandy Preview, page 34 32 • Friday, August 30, 2002 • Technique SPORTS Senior swimmer takes Tech and his sport to an international level By Kimberly Rieck and I wish them all the best. I’ll do has been immense. It’s been a plea- Senior Staff Writer everything I can to support them,” sure having him around,” said Bar- said Ayalon. on. Ayalon was the only swimmer While Coach Seth Baron was This summer Ayalon competed on both mens and women’s teams recruiting his second class at Geor- in the 26th European Champion- past or present to be recognized as gia Tech, he received a tip from ships. He shattered a national record one of the top 50 swimmers in ACC Yoav Bruck, a former NCAA All- by over 20 seconds when he placed history. American swimmer from Auburn 6th in the preliminaries for the 1500 Baron attributed the omissions University. Baron worked with meter freestyle. He placed 8th at of other notable Tech swimmers Bruck, a former Israeli national team the finals with a time that stands including diver Brandon Long and swimmer, when he was an assistant amongst the top 25 in the world. swimmer Tim Howard to the vast coach at Auburn. He also placed 17th in the 400 meter wealth of great swimmers in the “Yoav brought Shilo [Ayalon] freestyle and broke another Israeli ACC’s history. to my attention and helped me fa- record in the event. Ayalon’s previ- Besides excelling in the water, cilitate [recruiting relationship] with ous international competitions in- Ayalon has successfully balanced him,” said Baron. Ayalon was an up clude the 2001 FINA World academics with his hectic practice and coming swimmer attending Hof schedule. Hasharon, a school that also serves “The coaches always tell us that as a training ground for junior and academics come first and swimming national team swimmers in Israel. comes second. I try to give the Ayalon traveled to Atlanta and “I devote myself fully same attention to both. I don’t think became a part of one of the most anything suffers from it. I devote influential classes in Georgia Tech to both of them and I myself fully to both of them and I swimming history. Baron said in do well in both I do well in both I guess. One doesn’t each of the members of the 1999 come instead of the other for me, class’ years, they’ve been the the guess. ” it’s both. My sleep gets hurt but highest scoring class at any school Shilo Ayalon that’s life,” said Ayalon. in the ACC including perennial On his academics and He has earned Academic All- champion Virginia. swimming American status, Dean’s list hon- The group consists of Ayalon, ors, and Faculty Honors. He co-captain, Josh Hersko, co-cap- currently maintains a 3.8 gpa in tain, James Salazar, co-captain, To- Electrical Engineering despite a monori Tsuji, Jorge Oliver, and Championships, and the European workout schedule during the sea- Robbie Foster. Junior National Swimming Cham- son that includes twenty hours in “We have a really good group of pionships. the pool a week and weight lifting. seniors. They are top contributors On the NCAA level, Ayalon After graduation, he plans to attend to the team in every aspect-academ- earned All-American status when graduate school. ics, social, swimming, and they’re a he placed 8th in the 1650 yard free- Ayalon wants to see the men’s great group of guys” said Ayalon. style at the 2002 NCAA champion- team beat their record finish of 27th At the 2000 ACC championships, ship. He was an honorable mention in the NCAA this season and for the team finished sixth. Last year All-American the year before. the women’s team to move up in the team placed second, behind Vir- In addition, he has been an ACC the ACC. Both teams will face six ginia. All-American in numerous events out of seven opponents in the con- Since Ayalon joined the team, and holds five school records in- ference this season. The main goal the number of swimmers from his cluding four individual records in will be to beat No.1 Virginia and home country has also dramatically the 500, 1650, 1000 yard freestyle defeat the rest of the team’s confer- increased. Itai Eden joined the Yel- and 400 IM events. ence opponents. low Jackets in 2000. The freshmen “He’s done an absolute wonder- “It’s going to be hard. Not a lot class this year includes Yonatan ful job while he’s been here. He has of people believed last year that we Cohen and Ofir Sorias from Hof and will continue this year as a se- could get 2nd but we gave every- Hasharon. nior to provide leadership and ex- thing we had and did it,” said Aya- By Shelley Hoyal / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS “Itai’s a great friend and I’m glad posure to Georgia Tech swimming lon. The dual meet season begins Senior swimmer Shilo Ayalon is making big splashes all over the he’s here with me. Now Ofir [So- on a collegiate and international level. on October 25th against Emory at international swimming scene because of his success in his sport. rias] and Yonatan [Cohen] are here His contribution to our program Emory. SPORTS Technique • Friday, August 30, 2002 • 33 Battle-tested Suggs comes back home to Georgia Tech A near-death experience, school transfer and hard-hitting opponents haven’t stopped the new Tech quarterback from becoming an impact both on and off the playing field. By Ryan Peck has never seen their life flash before season Suggs was pulled in favor of Contributing Writer their eyes. fellow freshman Casey Clausen, and “I feel very fortunate to be where the rest is history. Suggs is a com- Throughout the course of his I am today doing what I am doing,” petitor, a warrior, a survivor. Sit- relatively brief, yet accomplished life, said Suggs. ting on the bench was no place for Georgia Tech quarterback A.J. Suggs A two-sport star at Georgia high him. has dealt with his fair share of ad- school powerhouse McEachern High Following the 2000 season, Suggs versity. Both on the field and off, School, Suggs was rated amongst met with Tennessee coach Philip Suggs has consistently hurdled daunt- the best prep quarterbacks in the Fulmer and expressed his intention ing obstacles, some more momen- country in his senior season of 1998. to come home and transfer to Georgia tous than others in the grand scheme After Suggs led the Indians to the Tech. Fulmer wished Suggs well, of things. AAAA State Championship Game, and the Yellow Jackets accepted him Suggs has found himself back with open arms. home at Georgia Tech, a place he Per NCAA transfer rules, Suggs adored throughout his childhood. was forced to sit out the entire sea- Whether fighting for his team on “I feel very fortunate son last year and could not even the football field, or fighting out- to be where I am stand on the sidelines during the right for his life, Suggs has truly game. Suggs described the transi- come full circle. today doing what I tion period as “an extremely diffi- Suggs has been a starting quar- am doing. I feel cult time” for him. terback as a freshman at McEach- comfortable with the In practice, Suggs apprenticed ern High, as well as at the University under former star quarterback of Tennessee in the pressure-cook- offense and look George Godsey, an apprenticeship er that is the Southeastern Confer- forward to getting that Suggs feels was very beneficial. ence. In Godsey, Suggs has some very So why is it that Suggs can re- back on the field” big shoes to fill—don’t expect him main so calm in the huddle and so to shy away. In fact, Suggs couldn’t AJ Suggs poised in front of 100,000 chaotic be more anxious. Tech Quarterback fans primed to turn on him with “Looking back, I do think it was just one arrant pass? Inquirers need good to have a year to watch an look no further than a frightening experienced player and learn the incident Suggs overcame at just seven he decided to conclude the recruit- offense,” Suggs said. “I feel com- years of age. ing process by accepting a football fortable with the offense and look As a child growing up in nearby scholarship to Tennessee. forward to getting back on the field.” Powder Springs, Georgia, Suggs The history of the school and Suggs also welcomes the oppor- learned an early life lesson. In a clas- the bright lights of the SEC were tunity to return to his roots and sic scenario of being in the wrong just too much for Suggs to pass up. play close to home. place at the wrong time, a young After redshirting behind former Vols’ “Being a local product adds some Suggs was run over by a trailer load- star Tee Martin in 1999, Suggs was special incentive to playing here at ed down with approximately one cast into the fire in 2000. Tech,” he said. ton of hay bails. Suggs started the first four games “I have many family members His frail bones were pinned be- of the season for the Volunteers and and friends around which will make tween piercing metal and the earth, tied Peyton Manning’s single-game it convenient for them to come and a terrifying situation for an individ- completions record in the process watch. I grew up a Tech fan so it ual of any age to find him or herself during a 38-31 loss to LSU in over- makes it that much more special.” in. time. One thing is for certain. Suggs Before Suggs was pried out, the He came off the bench in the will tackle his new role as starting gigantic, heavy apparatus came with- season opener and completed four quarterback at Georgia Tech in ex- in just inches of crushing his rib of nine passes for 75 yards and one actly the same fashion in which he cage, which would have most likely touchdown against Southern Mis- has confronted all of his previous resulted in fatality. sissippi. While at Tennesse, Suggs challenges: with determination, heart So forgive Suggs if fickle fans or completed 81 of 139 passes for 785 and grace. By Chris Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 250 lb. defenders do not easily rat- yards with five touchdowns and three AJ Suggs will compete in his first regular-season Georgia Tech game this tle him. He has a perspective on life interceptions. 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Vandy Preview from page 31 Jody says “Yeah, c’mon!” see playing time this season. The smallest player on the Georgia Tech secondary features three seniors and team, but has the opportunity to one junior. make some of the biggest plays. Jeremy Muyres and Marvious Like the Jackets, Vanderbilt is football forecast Hester, two three-year starters, com- also breaking in a new coaching nique.net/footballforecast bined for six interceptions and 128 staff. Bobby Johnson arrives in Nash- tackles in 2001. Muyres is very op- ville via Furman University, where timistic about the defensive unit, as he compiled an impressive 60-36 nique editor-in-chief jody shaw chal- play online, and if you pick more well as Tech’s chances this year. record in eight seasons at the Divi- lenges the entire tech community in games correctly than jody, your “We want to have the best de- sion 1-AA school. The Commo- fense in the ACC,” he said. “We’ve dores must replace talented this season’s football forecast. name will appear in the next issue. still got a lot of work to do, but as quarterback Greg Zolman, along long as we stick together and stay with four other offensive starters injury free, we can reach that goal.” from 2001’s squad. Senior Cory Collins, a punish- Easing the loss of Zolman will ing hitter, will start at strong safety be senior wideout Dan Stricker. alongside Muyres. Jonathan Cox, a Stricker hauled in 65 receptions junior from Chi- last year, amass- cago, will man ing 1,079 yards the other corner and eight touch- spot. “Bilbo is too good an downs. Special athlete to stand on the On the defen- teams remain a sive side of the considerable sideline for the entire ball, a consis- strength for the season, so we’ll get tently solid unit Yellow Jackets. under former Senior Luke him into the game Vandy coach Manget is on somehow.” Woody Widen- pace to break the hofer, the Com- record of most Chan Gailey modores consecutive Georgia Tech Head Coach welcome back P.A.T.’s con- seven starters. verted this sea- Vanderbilt must son. Thus far, Manget is perfect on replace both spe- extra points in three previous sea- cialists. The Commodores face the sons at 131-131. He needs 31 this frightening prospect of having two season to break the record. freshmen handling both the place- In senior punters Dan Dyke and kicking and punting duties. Chris Morehouse, the Jackets pos- Bobby Johnson is a good coach, sess two very reliable kickers capa- but it is highly unlikely that he will ble of dictating field position, an be able to end Vandy’s 20-year post- important intangible that is all too season draught in 2002. Vander- often overlooked. bilt is notorious for playing teams “Rhino! Rhino!” is the chant tough for a half or three quarters of heard on punt returns, as electric a game, particularly in the early senior Kelley Rhino is back to re- stages of the season, only to fade turn punts for the Jackets. Rhino near the end. set an ACC record for punt return Look for both teams to struggle yardage in a season last year with early tomorrow offensively, as they 515 yards and is 17th in ACC his- search for consistency. However, tory. Rhino ranks third in Tech the Jackets should gradually wear history in career punt yardage, just down the Commodores with their following his father, Randy and superior talent and speed, and pull Willie Clay. He is currently the away in the second half. SPORTS Technique • Friday, August 30, 2002 • 35

Beesball from page 30 f Most of the credit for recruiting degree at Georgia Tech is an insur- this class and convincing them to ance policy to these guys that if o nique editor- follow through on their commit- baseball fails then they will be able o in-chief jody ments to Tech goes to Assistant to use a Georgia Tech degree to be shaw wants Coach and Recruiting Coordina- successful.” t you to bring it tor Scott Stricklin.Coach Hall talked Tech’s core players in the field, about the amazing job pulled off by at the bat, and on the mound would b on. Stricklin, commenting that he “was already have been enough to project relentless all sum- another 40-win a mer with these season and freshmen. You spark talk of a l first see the re- possible return cruiting class in “The new stadium has to Omaha. l the fall and feel helped .” With the high enter your good, but you re- level of talent alize that you are Danny Hall being mixed in picks in the foot- Head Coach, Tech Baseball ball forecast taking a chance to that core, f by signing these look for those and try to beat high profile guys. expectations to o the editor. Then you see them taken high in go up and include another 50-win the draft in June and you think that season and trips to Omaha becom- r you will lose a lot of those guys.” ing a more regular occurrence. Tech “But Scott deserves a lot of cred- has had top-notch talent in the past e it for identifying their talent and but has not always been able to then getting them here in school at translate that talent into success. c Georgia Tech,” Hall added. Hopefully, last season has taught “The year we had last year going the Jackets that team chemistry and a to the College World Series defi- unified focus are critical factors in nitely helped a lot as these guys saw getting results. s www.nique.net/ we had a nucleus of young players The leadership of the upperclass- footballforecast returning and they want to try to men, particularly the seniorswill go t By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS win a national championship.” a long way towards the team being Tech ace Kyle Bakker will soon have some help in the starting rotation. “The new stadium has helped more than just a collection of tal- Pitching signee Jason Neighborgall has major league quality talent. tremendously. The idea of getting a ent, but indeed a champion. SPORTS Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 • 15

Sports briefs Jason Collier Rocket-to-be Collier from page 16 Golf team selected to compete in November Rolex against new teammate Steve Fran- cis, 1999, on the baseline at Tech) or Intercollegiate Match Play Team Championship where bigger players beat him on the Hot off a second place finish in the NCAA Tournament, the Tech boards. Still, he is not that vulnera- golf team claimed yet another accolade when they were named the top ble as his offense and experience will team in the Mastercard men’s golf final rankings. As if that weren’t shore those holes up soon. He also enough amongst the myriad of individual and team honors, the team wants to win and is not afraid to take was also selected as one of eight teams to participate in Rolex’s fall the big shot. match play tournament. Collier had this to say on draft The selections were made by the Collegiate Golf Foundation, and night, “I’m very excited and very the tournament will be held at the West Bay Club in Estero, FL, happy. This is all so unbelievable. I November 10-12. There, Tech will join Houston, Georgia, North- figured I would go around this point, western, Arizona, UNLV, Texas, and Clemson for the tournament, but I didn’t know to whom. I’m very where Tech is expected to be the top seed. Each match will consist of happy that Milwaukee selected me, five singles matches against an opponent school, with the winner and then happy that Houston trad- advancing and the loser sent to a consolation bracket, and with each ed for me. Milwaukee didn’t tell me team guaranteed at least three matches. that they were going to trade me, but Preparation begins immediately for the promising upcoming sea- I had gotten a hint from my agent son, which begins September 24, with the Ping/Golfweek Preview Richard Howell. Houston is a great Invitational at the Duke Golf Club. organization. They won back-to-back NBA championships in the 90’s. I know all about Steve Francis after Lewis, Teixeira selected to U.S. National Team playing against him last year. The Underclassmen Richard Lewis and Mark Teixeira were recently more I can play next to or behind selected from a finalist pool of 35 players to the 22-man final roster. Hakeem Olajuwon, and the more I The USA Baseball National Team held their tryouts in Tucson, Arizo- can learn from him, the better off I na at the U.S. WEST Sports Complex at Hi Corbett Field. Both will be. And I know I will learn a lot received numerous honors throughout the season and played pivotal from Coach Tomjanovich. I talked roles in Tech’s strong post-season effort where they advanced to the to him, and he’s a great guy and a NCAA Super Regionals before finally being defeated by the University great coach. I’m really looking for- of Southern California. These two will be reunited with several of their ward to playing for him and for the former foes from this NCAA series, USC’s head coach Mike Gillespie Houston Rockets.” and pitching ace Mark Prior. Additionally, USC pitcher Anthony By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Hats off and good luck to Collier Jason Collier dominates the lane with his rebounding power Reyes will join the roster for additional firepower. This team is not the Jason Collier dominates the lane with his rebounding power in his career. Also hoping to make a team that will represent the U.S. in the Sydney Olympic Games, but during one of many outstanding performances as a Yellow Jacket. move to the big leagues is 6’6” swing- they will play roughly 30 games this summer across the globe. man Jason Floyd. Floyd, an outstand- Big ups to the whole track team ing leaper and shooter has worked out in several camps and continues Swim team welcomes new assistant, Kit Raulerson Track from page 16 for making it to nationals, and fur- thermore doing well while there. to fine-tune his game in hopes of The swim team continued to build their rising program by hiring on and gold were Clayton Porter who This was no easy feat as there were making the league. a talented and tested assistant from the University of Michigan, which finished fourteenth in the long jump thousands of others who were let- When you think Floyd you have is known for consistently being a highly ranked program. Raulerson has with a leap of 23’ 9”. That mark ting their Air Maxes dry out from to think Steve Smith, a big guard worked with swimmers at all levels, having coached Big 10 champions, didn’t allow him to advance but he not qualifying while Tech’s track- who can shoot the lights out. Floyd U.S. National competition qualifiers, and even Olympians. Raulerson did win All-American honors at the sters ran their hearts out, making a has added good muscle weight while also helped with a broad variety of the coaching responsibilities at Indoor Championships. name for themselves and for Tech. here at Tech, has an incomparable Michigan. Not only was he involved in the usual practices and compe- Brendan Mahoney failed to qual- If this and other recent accomplish- work ethic, and is a nice pickup for titions, he also went above and beyond, helping with travel prepara- ify in the 800 meters, with the same ments are any sign of the future, any squad. At press time, it was not tions and alumni relations. Still, one of the most promising areas that fate happening to women’s team then things look bright as Tech certain whether he was drafted this Kit helped with that could certainly be useful to Tech is in the recruit- members Sara Pardue and Becky races towards the 2001 season. night. Thanks for the memories and ing department. Hopefully, with his many talents, Kit Raulerson can Megesi, although they were present good luck to these two standouts in help the growing program in their continued success. to compete in the earlier rounds. the future. page 16

Basketball Preview The Running Shoe SPORTS Get to know the new man at the In depth coverage - a conversation helm, head coach Paul Hewitt. with the founder of the chain. Upcoming Issue Upcoming Issue Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 Collier drafted, traded away to Houston By David Williams aged 17.1 points per game and 8.3 can finish around the basket on a Quickly becoming a regular rebounds in his 55 games at Tech. consistent basis, and you have a nice How will he play in the NBA, fans addition to anybody’s team. Colli- The 2000 NBA Draft was a might ask? Very well is the reply. er might have been a better fit with dream come true for a lot of young Collier possesses a nice touch from the Bucks as they are young, run men whose lifelong aspiration was the outside and is a very serious well, and have some skilled players to make it to the NBA. One of threat from beyond the arc. This who get well-structured shots off. these players is someone we are all Houston is a little more wide open familiar with on North Avenue, and volatile with Steve “WonderKid” Jason Collier, who was selected 15th “I’m very excited and Francis, but playing with Hakeem overall in the first round by the Olajuwon never hurt anybody. If Milwaukee Bucks. Collier was then very happy. This is all Collier develops his shot and gains traded to Houston for Joel Pryzbil- so unbelievable. I his teammates’ confidence, he may la and a future first round pick. become the third option on the team, It was the end of a long trip for figured I would go with the advent of Barkley’s retire- Collier, who transferred from Indi- around this point, but ment. He will be surrounded by ana to become a Yellow Jacket, where familiar names like Walt Williams he flourished under Coach Bobby I didn't know to of Maryland fame, the monster re- Cremins. Collier joins a select group whom.” bounder Kelvin Cato, and slasher of Yellow Jackets, as Tech has had Shandon Andersen. 12 players selected in the first round Jason Collier What does Collier lack, the hat- since 1983. Tech also now has 12 Future Houston Rocket ers might ask? First, he needs to add players currently in the NBA (New good solid muscle mass, which will York natives Stephon Marbury and be tough as he has a hard time main- Kenny Anderson, John Barry, Drew will enable him to bring bigger and taining weight on his seven-foot tall Barry, Tom Hammonds, Matt Har- slower defenders out of the paint frame. Collier can be a little suspect pring, John Salley, Dennis Scott, where he can either drive by them defensively, exemplified by the games Fred Vinson, Matt Geiger and “the or create lanes for cutting team- here where smaller players went over glove”, Dion Glover). mates like Steve Francis and Cuti- him all too easily (witness “the dunk”, By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Collier, who is listed at 7 feet tall no Mobley Robinson. Add in the Center Jason Collier proved his prowess in basketball here at Tech. Now, and weighs in at 250 pounds, aver- fact that Collier is left-handed and See Collier, page 15 he will take it to the next level wearing the uniform of the Houston Rockets.

NCAA outdoor championships Tech Hall of Fame give Tech one more chance to shine Scott, Swilling top the list of six By David Williams pionship finishing sixth. The ity this season. Tech coaches Owns the front page team entered the competition probably wished he had one more athletes selected as new members with the fourth fastest qualify- year, as he did an outstanding By Rob Kischuk can, he played for three seasons in the Tech was represented very well ing time in the nation but could job winning the Atlantic Coast Sports Editor NFL and now resides in Toccoa, Geor- this year at the NCAA Outdoor not duplicate the feat. Round- Conference Championship and gia. Track and Field Championships, ing out the quartet was Michael the Jesse Owens Meet. Just mak- This month, a new class of six Golfer Bill Ploeger (1960-62) was which were held May 31-June 3 Johnson, Aaron Sink, and Sharif ing it to the NCAA Outdoors former Georgia Tech athletes was an- a team captain and an honorable men- at Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadi- Azim. Johnson, a senior who is was a goal for Leason, and he nounced for fall induction into the tion all-American. Now retired, he um in Durham, North Caroli- also from Colorado, had a ter- finally made it in his last chance. Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame. has met with great success in amateur na. Tech sent a total of nine rific season, posting a few wins The mechanical engineering stu- The class features both familiar names golf events throughout his life. These athletes in six events with repre- and taking Tech deep into the dent finished with honors in his and unsung heroes, and spans six dif- culminated recently with his selection sentatives for both the men and Championships, a feat most undergraduate pursuits and has ferent sports. The new blood will be as the 1999 Senior Player of the Year the women. While both teams probably didn’t think was pos- done well in grad school. What inducted on September 8, 2000, at by the Georgia State Golf Associa- did not improve upon their best sible with amateur-turned-pro- else could top it off? How about the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. tion. finishes ever at the meet (4th fessional Angelo Taylor. Hats All America Honors after fin- Heading this class is a face that has Diver Haskew Brantley was select- and 29th respectively), there were off to Johnson and the rest of ishing eighth in the finals of the been no stranger to Tech fans since ed for his consistent success harken- some outstanding individual per- the squad. triple jump with a leap of 52 feet his departure. Former Tech basket- ing back to Tech’s membership in the formances, starting with rising Also competing was gradu- 6 inches. Props to Leason for ball player Dennis Scott was an all SEC. He was a vital part of Tech’s star Bryan Swarn. ate student and Delaware native doing it on and off the field. out all-star in his time here. As a 1942 and 1948 championship teams. Swarn, a sophomore from Malcolm Leason. Leason was red- Others competing for the blue member of the 1990 “Lethal Weap- He never lost a single competition Denver, Colorado, came on shirted one year and thus was on 3” team, Scott scored an ACC during his four year stay at Tech. strong at the end of the year finishing his last year of eligibil- See Track, page 15 single season record 970 points en All-American triple jumper Rich after battling many minor but route to a conference record 28 wins Thompson (1987-91) set Tech records troublesome injuries. He start- and the ACC championship. These in the indoor and outdoor triple jump ed off by earning an automatic efforts earned him not only first-team which remain intact to this day. He bid to the tournament by run- all-American status, but also the Na- was a three year letter winner and was ning a 45.36 second time in the ismith National Player of the Year named to all-American honors seven 400 meters in a qualifying meet. award, the top award attainable by a times over. He continued on to place Automatic bids in track mean college player, named for the inven- seventh in the 1996 Olympic triple that the time is low enough that tor of the game, Jim Naismith. jump trials, and participated in the you will automatically be invit- Dennis Scott’s successes did not 1995 Pan American Games. ed. Provisional times or marks end with his departure from Tech. Doug Creek (1988-91) pitched for mean that you may be invited. Taken as a lottery pick in the 1990 the Jackets for four years without at- Swarn didn’t have to worry, as NBA draft, he enjoyed several strong taining any conference or national hon- this was a sign of things to come. seasons with the Orlando Magic, where ors. Still, the southpaw has fared better He registered a time of 45.38 he played alongside the likes of Pen- than many such honored players in seconds to make it to the finals ny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal. keeping a sport for himself in profes- of the NCAA Championship His professional career recently start- sional baseball. During his college ca- where he finally met his match ed a new chapter, with the 10 year reer, he set a Tech record with 41 putting in a time of 45.72 to league veteran now playing for the wins, a mark that still ranks second in finish seventh. Still, his effort Vancouver Grizzlies. ACC history. He is still active in the garnered him All-American hon- Ken Swilling, though not as much pros, currently on the roster for the ors, nothing to sneeze at. Swarn of a household name, was a part of Tampa Bay Devil Rays. should do nothing but get bet- even prouder moments for Tech ath- ter next year as he attempts to letics. Swilling started at free safety Tickets for the Georgia Tech Hall of prevent the injuries that slowed for the 1990 UPI National Champi- Fame Banquet are available at $65 each him down this year. on football team, and still holds the and may be purchased by contacting The 4X400 team flourished By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Tech record for tackles by a defensive Barb Dockweiler in the Alexander- with the help of Swarn as they Nine Tech athletes qualified for the rights to compete in six different back. Another first team all-Ameri- Tharpe Fun Office at 404-894-6124 made it to the finals of the Cham- events at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.