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Freshmen change campus dynamic Ga. college students Incoming class includes more women, out-of-staters protest state immigration policy By Emily Cardin Staff Writer

Georgia was dealt with many new developments in the ongoing immigrations debate on Tuesday, as high school students gathered at the University of Georgia (UGA) to protest immigration policies while authorities began releasing several undocu- mented immigrants from federal custody farther south. High school students from around the state met at the Arch on UGA’s campus to protest the newly implemented immigration policies regarding the documentation of students’ immigration status. Over 200 students, mainly from the Athens area, identifying themselves as the Georgia Un- documented Youth Alliance (GUYA), staged a mock graduation at the Arch. Many of the pro- testers then traveled around the northern part of the campus, yelling chants against deportation and ending outside the admission offices. Photo by Sho Kitamura / Student Publications “This is a heated and hotly contested political The incoming freshman class for the Fall 2011 semester is comprised of approximately 38 percent women. Despite issue,” says Vicki Birchfield, Associate Professor of this marked increase in women, the overall male-to-female ratio on campus is relatively unaffected at about 7:3. INTA. According to GUYA’s website, the protest was By Henry Duong deposits. The average high school GPA of Georgia, 30 percent are out-of-state in response to the decision by the Board of Regents Staff Writer of the entering class is 3.88, and the av- domestic students, while nine percent (BoR) in Oct. to effectively ban students without erage combined SAT score is 2030. are international students. correct legal documentation from attending five One word used to describe broad Regarding the increasingly competi- “In Georgia, we are getting about the universities in Georgia, starting Fall 2011. groups of college students that evokes tive admission for undergraduate stud- same number [of applications]. The real Students who cannot prove that they are legal the most vivid images and memories is ies at Tech, the acceptance rate this year growth is from outside of Georgia. The residents or U.S. citizens cannot be admitted to the word “freshman.” This week, Tech was 51.5 percent versus 63 percent just biggest notables regions are the North- UGA, Georgia State University, Georgia College welcomed its newest freshman class, the four years ago. east, California and China,” Clark said. and State University, Tech and the Georgia Health class of 2015, onto campus. “More students are graduating from According to Clark, Tech’s under- Sciences University as in-state students, according The Office of Undergraduate Admis- high schools, and students are applying graduate class size is expected to be kept to the new BoR policy. Undocumented students sion released a statistical profile of the to more schools these days, but we have relatively constant in the foreseeable can still attend these universities, but they must class of 2015 based on the information seen a bigger growth at Tech than some future, with the same relative ratio be- pay the more expensive out-of-state tuition. of accepted students who have mailed of our competitors. The bottom line is, tween residents, out of state domestics “I think this is a very complex issue,” said Jor- in their deposit. The total number of [that] it’s a lot harder to get in now,” said and international students. Thus, this dan Lockwood, a second-year BA major. “Educa- applicants this year was 14,226, a five Rick Clark, the Director of Undergrad- trend of increasing selectivity is expect- tion is key to fostering social equity, although tax percent increase from last year and a uate Admissions. ed to continue as the number of applica- payers may be unfairly denied the services they de- new record, with Tech accepting 7207 Approximately 60 percent of the students and receiving 2749 acceptance class of 2015 are residents of the state See Freshmen, page 4 See Protest, page 4 Sorority recruitment experiences record participation By Kamna Bohra not all girls who go through rights to be single-sex organi- Managing Editor the recruitment process ulti- zations, so a mix of genders at mately accept a bid, due to re- Greek rush and recruitment Due to an overall increase alizations that Greek life is not forfeits those rights to stay sin- in the percentage of women in an appropriate fit or financial gle-sex organizations, accord- the incoming freshman class, stresses. ing to Khwaja. a record number of 400 girls One difference in the re- “I think it helped put the went through sorority recruit- cruitment process for this year focus of recruitment on the so- ment this past week, and with was to reduce the decorations rorities themselves and allowed each girl who filled out a pref- in each house “to make it more girls to make decisions based erence card receiving a bid, about the conversation, the on what each sorority repre- 315 girls ultimately accepted bonding and the sisterhood,” sents, and not so much on who bids from sororities, according Khwaja said. they associate with,” said Judy to Armina Khwaja, the Col- Due to the unexpected in- Bau, Vice President of Mem- legiate Panhellenic Council crease in girls interested in ber Recruitment at Alpha Phi (CPC) President and a fifth- recruitment, CPC made re- and a fifth-year ISyE major. year BA major. cruitment days longer to ac- While this was a culture Tech hosts nine chapters of commodate all potential new change and adjustment for sororities, seven of which are members. Tech students, members of national and undergo formal In addition to these chang- Greek life at Auburn, Clem- recruitment and two of which es in sorority recruitment pro- son, UGA and Emory did not are associate members who go cesses, members of sororities experience much change, as through informal recruitment. are no longer allowed to attend it is not part of their campus With chapter totals now at fraternity rush, due to a unani- cultures for students to attend an average of 130 members per mous vote by 26 delegates to rush or recruitment for groups sorority at Tech, Khwaja does the National Panhellenic Con- of the opposite gender. not expect a new chapter to ference. CPC asked chapter presi- appear on campus for another The reasoning behind this dents to hold their respective five to ten years, despite the in- change to the Greek rush and members accountable for this crease in women. recruitment process is that policy change, but if multiple The establishment of new Title IX of the Education offenses occur, CPC would Photo by Virginia Lin / Student Publications chapters requires more houses Amendments of 1972 reserves take over with its own judicial Of 400 girls who participated in Greek recruitment, 315 accepted bids. Run and land space. Furthermore, fraternities’ and sororities’ processes. for the Roses then allows girls to meet each other and fraternity members. 2 • August 26, 2011 • Technique NEWS

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Breaking First Day Lecture adopted the By Nishant Prasadh Development Editor The First Day Lecture, an ini- Bubble tiative that debuted under a pilot program in the Ivan Allen College lot of things went on (IAC) last spring, was introduced Aoutside the bubble of Tech to the rest of the campus during in the past week. Here are a few creativity and inspiration,” said the first week of this semester’s important events taking place Art Levinson on behalf of Ap- classes. As part of the program, throughout the nation and the ple’s Board in a press release. professors in all majors were en- world. This is the second time Jobs couraged—but not required—to Steve Jobs resigns as has left Apple, the first being in take time during the first lecture CEO of Apple 1985 when he left after internal of the semester to discuss their ac- strife within the company caused ademic backgrounds and research Apple announced on him to leave and pursue several interests with their students. Wednesday that its long-time independent business ventures, The initiative emerged as the CEO Steve Jobs would be step- including Pixar. Jobs returned to result of a joint effort among the ping down from the post ef- Apple in 1996, overseeing the in- Student Advisory Board for Un- fective immediately. Jobs, 56, troduction of the iPod and sever- dergraduate Research (SABUR), had been on his third medical al other initiatives which vaulted the IAC Student Advisory Board leave to fight cancer prior to his Apple to widespread success. (IAC SAB) and SGA’s Academic Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications resignation. He has, however, The First Day Lecture initiative seeks to improve student-faculty Affairs Committee. appeared in public recently to Quake rocks East Coast “The two primary goals of relationships and to increase undergrad research participation. launch Apple products. this effort were to facilitate better “I believe Apple’s brightest States from Maine to Georgia communication between faculty we figured we should team up,” to Dr. Tone. When he heard the and most innovative days are experienced one of the strongest and students and to encourage said Katy Hammersmith, SABUR idea, he got really passionate be- ahead of it. And I look forward earthquakes in the century on more undergraduate research,” President and a fourth-year BME hind it, and when he introduced to watching and contributing to Tuesday, startling an area not said Executive Vice President Aus- major. it to the other Associate Deans of its success in a new role,” Jobs known for frequent geological ten Edwards, who served as SGA’s SGA’s Academic Affairs Com- the university, his drive for it re- said in his letter of resignation. activity, but causing relatively Executive Director of Academic mittee, which worked to establish ally convinced them,” said Elena Jobs will be replaced by few injuries. Affairs last year. the Student-Faculty Expectations Petrakieva, IAC SAB President COO Tim Cook, who is cur- As reported in the Washington Conceptualization of the First Agreement last year to improve and a fourth-year ECON/INTA rently serving as interim CEO. Post, insurance consulting firm Day Lecture began in discussions student-faculty relations, became major. At his own request, Jobs was EQECAT preliminarily priced among SABUR and the IAC SAB involved with the discussions late Since the First Day Lecture de- elected Chairman of the Apple damage between $200 and $300 about how to increase student in- last fall and worked alongside SA- buted across all of the Institute’s Board. million. The firm estimated less volvement in undergrad research. BUR and the IAC SAB to develop colleges, professors have gener- “Steve has made countless than $100 million to be insured. “[Former IAC SAB President the initiative. With help from ally been receptive to the idea and contributions to Apple’s suc- Many federal buildings were Alex Henke] wanted to just start IAC Associate Dean John Tone, have taken up the opportunity to cess, and he has attracted and evacuated in Washington, D.C., out by having [IAC] professors the students were able to set up a discuss their backgrounds. inspired Apple’s immensely 80 miles from the earthquake’s talk about their research to stu- meeting with the Associate Deans “You’re asking professors to creative employees and world epicenter near Mineral, Va. Sev- dents, and I was really excited from various colleges at Tech and talk about their research, and class executive team. 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Protest from page 1 tion Committee, which was cre- Jones. ated to address the issues of un- All admitted Tech students serve. I don’t think that there ex- documented students’ residency for the Fall semester have met all ists a blanket solution; sensitivity and tuition. the necessary enrollment criteria is important.” So far only one student in the specified by the BoR, but admis- The new policy came in the state of Georgia has been barred sions officers canceled three ap- wake of the controversial admis- from enrolling at one of the five plications after the students were sions case of Kennesaw University affected institutions. Georgia found to be undocumented. Ac- student, Jessica Colotl, in May State University denied one un- cording to Institute spokesperson 2011. The policy was instituted documented student enrollment, Matt Nagel, these students were because of recommendations according to a statement by uni- directed to other universities. made by the Residency Verifica- versity spokeswoman Andrea

Photo by Sho Kitamura / Student Publications The incoming freshman class includes about 38 percent women, which represents a marked difference from previous classes.

Freshmen from page 1 standing challenges in addressing the gender ratio at Tech. tions increases further. The male-to-female ratio for Perhaps the most obvious and the freshman class itself could be most discussed demographic issue misleading because transfer stu- at Tech is the gender ratio. Tradi- dents are predominantly male, tionally, Tech has enrolled fresh- and male students also take longer man classes with approximately than female students to graduate. 28 percent women each year, but These factors result in an overall this year, almost 38 percent of the male-to-female ratio of approxi- freshman class are women. mately 7:3 on campus. One of Tech’s stated goals is “One of the challenges in re- to be a top producer of women in cruiting women to Tech is the Science, Technology, Engineering perception that all we have are and Mathematics (STEM) fields, STEM majors. However, we have and the Office of Undergradu- done a good job in communicat- ate Admission has undertaken a ing that we also have programs number of efforts to increase in- outside of STEM, for instance, for terest and awareness of Tech in fe- young women who are business male high school students, such as minded, who want to be entrepre- FUTURES, a visitation program neurs, but who may not be aware for high school females, as well as of our programs in the College of Photo by Basheer Tome / Student Publications programs for admitted female ap- Management,” said Amy Clines, The most recent immigration policy in the state of Ga. denies in-state status to students at five major plicants. Senior Assistant Director of Un- universities and colleges in the state for students who cannot prove that they are legal residents. However, there are still long dergraduate Admission.

Opinions Editor: Chris Russell Technique Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal. 8 Friday, Opinions ”“ —Neil Gaiman August 26, 2011 OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Open discussion needed in sex educatio Classroom Communication by Tim Schrag n Kansas State Collegian, KSU Write to us: [email protected] Relationships with faculty require work from students Americans are fickle people To foster a warmer relationship between students support in large classes. when it comes to the subject of We welcome your letters in students and professors this semester, Student organizations like the SGA sexual intercourse. response to Technique content as We love to hear about who is well as topics relevant to campus. faculty were encouraged to spend a few Academic Affairs Board and Student sleeping with whom and who is We will print letters on a timely minutes on the first day of class discussing Advisory Boards in the various colleges not getting any. Sex comes up in and space-available basis. popular culture every day on TV, Letters should not exceed 400 themselves, their work and their current also can improve this by realizing that in movies and in songs, but it is words and should be submitted by research interests. While this is a step in working with faculty, particularly the taboo in our culture to bring up Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be topics like sexually transmitted printed in the following Friday’s the right direction and will help expose Faculty Senate, will often result in issue. Include your full name, year diseases. We have built a society students to research opportunities, it does unenforceable, weak resolutions, as the (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- that treats sex like a glamorous serve the right to edit for style and not eradicate an issue that has plagued faculty will, by default, resist any changes secret act but refuses to acknowl- length. Only one submission per Tech for years: poor communication that require more work of them. Instead, edge its consequences. person will be printed per term. According to the Centers for between students and faculty. In this they should focus on working with upper Disease Control and Prevention’s dition to misunderstanding and year’s Princeton Review, Tech was rated administration, particularly on reporting current strategic prevention plan, misinformation about the human as having the “third least approachable” consistent issues with professors and nearly 19 million new STD infec- body and how it functions sexu- tions occur each year in America ally as well as inadequate knowl- professors in the country. courses, and analyzing course feedback. alone. Of that 19 million, the edge about sexually transmitted A major contributor to this is Tech’s However, blame does not lie solely with CDC estimates half of these in- infections and how to protect fections occur among younger themselves. high student to faculty ratio, which sits at the faculty. Students must realize that it is Americans from ages 15 to 24. Welch said she recommends 22:1. Obviously, students won’t be able to up to them to make contact with faculty. The Census Bureau estimates sexual education classes begin in build a strong relationship with a professor Professors are sometimes more concerned that there are more than 311 mil- kindergarten and to do so, our lion people in the U.S., so if 16 culture must move beyond having in a class with over a hundred students, with their research than their classes, and percent of a nation’s population is sex and onto having healthy rela- other options need to be explored. During are often jaded from years of students being infected each year it’s time tionships. these financially tight times, it is unlikely trying to game the system, so it is up to to start removing the taboo and “Sex is not just about body fix the problem. parts and penis in vagina equals that enough new faculty can be hired the student to make it clear that they are Nancy Muturi, associate pro- sexual intercourse,” Welch said. to correct this, so departments should earnest in their studies, thereby ensuring fessor of public relations at Kansas “Why can’t we begin in kinder- State University, suggests that a garten to teach children about explore new ways of using TA’s to give they are not dismissed or ignored. general lack of education and in- respect? About communication? terest may feed the taboo that sur- About caring? About empathy? The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the rounds STDs. About understanding? All of Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. “Often people talk about it af- these relationship characteristics ter the fact, which is sometimes are foundational to a healthy sex Technique Editorial Board too late, especially for women who life. Yet because so many people, Vijai Narayanan, Editor-in-Chief might not know they are infected one, teach that sex is nothing Kamna Bohra, Managing Editor until months later,” Muturi said. more than penis/vagina, and Mike Donohue, Business Manager “STDs are not considered sexy two, assume that ALL aspects of enough to have readers or view- sex involve eroticism or are dirty/ ers.” naughty, we miss out on educat- Vivian Fan, Outreach Editor Matt Schrichte, Advertising Manager Muturi is an expert in risk ing our young children.” , Focus Editor Sports Editor Siddharth Gurnani Alex Sohani, communication involving HIV The current primary focus of Nishant Prasadh, Development Editor Basheer Tome, Photo Editor and AIDS. She has worked with sex education for many schools in Chris Russell, Opinions Editor Zheng Zheng, Entertainment Editor men and women in Africa re- the U.S. is abstinence-only educa- searching how information about tion, which involves promoting EDITORIAL CARTOON By Casey Tisdel HIV/AIDS infection risks are abstinence and uses STDs and spread among people 65 and HIV as reasons to abstain from older. Muturi said she is research- sex. Unlike abstinence-only edu- ing how younger adults make the cation, comprehensive sexual edu- decision to use a condom or not cation offers information about when they engage in sex, specifi- condom and contraceptive use, cally if alcohol is involved. as well as holds discussions about By not talking about this abortion, STDs and HIV. problem, we are only prolonging In a 2002 study done by the the number of people who might AIDS Research Institute at the suffer from the diseases. We are University of California, San keeping people from seeking out Francisco researchers advocated knowledge or help because of fear for the teaching of comprehensive of embarrassment. sexual education on the grounds The National Center for Health that it better addresses the risk of Statistics reported in a 2010 study adolescents’ likeliness to partici- that more than 90 percent of teen- pate in sexual acts. agers receive formal sex education “Like it or not, sexual activity before the age of 18. If that’s the is a reality for teens in America, case, why are STD rates so high? and it is hard to imagine a school- Again, signs point to a lack of based intervention, which will proper education. magically undo the media pres- “K-State students are often- sures and natural hormonal urges times woefully lacking in basic that young people experience,” knowledge about sex and their the researchers wrote. “Facing up sexuality, but so are the majority to this reality means implement- of college students in this coun- ing responsible programming that try,” said Kelly Welch, assistant truly meets the test of science and professor of family studies and the real world needs of the young.” human services at KSU. “Today’s In short, if we are going to young adults are in desperate need make any progress and move past of reality sex education.” this cultural taboo, we need to Welch said most college stu- start talking about sex, its con- dents lack understanding of their sequences and everything in be- own sexual development, in ad- tween. OPINIONS Technique • August 26, 2011 • 7 Find, embrace cultural differences abroad It’s just the first week of “Blend in as often as (I do have to concede that a B Z school and I can’t sleep. I’m possible...Truly experience regular cup of Spanish coffee U Z having a seriously difficult is superior to anything I’ve Around Campus time trying to go to sleep be- your new environment. I did, ever had at Starbucks). fore 2 a.m., and I can’t wake up Fourth, sleep. No one before noon. This may sound and I loved it.” sleeps. Everyone stays up late. incredibly normal to some of Really late. On the weekends, you upperclassmen, but I can Emily Cardin the dance clubs that are in- With all the new dining assure that this is not the norm Columnist credibly popular with the un- for me. I have odd sleeping der-twenty age demographic options, what’s your favorite habits now because I spent the don’t even open until after 3 past summer in Spain. a.m. Also, siestas are a myth. food on campus? After debating internships, ish and a stronger grasp of summers. For whatever rea- Our Spanish professors just taking classes or even a pos- both a language and the cul- son, this style of architecture used them as incentives to get sible summer job, I finally ture from which it came. was lost between the time of us to stay awake in class, but decided that I wanted to leave However, there were a the Arab occupation in Spain then we had to come back in campus. So I did —in a pretty couple of things I really would and modern day, because no the afternoons (during siesta big way. have loved to know before such thing exists in the mod- time) for our classes with our This summer I participated even stepping on the plane for ern Spanish household. I’m American professors, because in the Spain LBAT programs, the ten hour flight to Madrid. originally from the South, and they follow an American one in Cádiz — a small penin- In order to truly savor the rich- thus I can usually deal with schedule. sula in the south of Spain and ness of the pieces of culture heat. But I often found myself The most important piece the other in Madrid—the in- that you will be experienc- lingering in doorways of banks of advice I could give to any dustrial and political capital of ing, one word is key: research. and supermarkets when walk- student interested in traveling the country. My summer was That is my one regret from this ing home from the school just abroad, however, would be to a whirlwind of travel, beach summer. I honestly did not to get a respite from the high blend in as often as possible. Scott Sheppard time and cultural immersion. always understand what I was temperatures. I truly felt like I was absorb- Second-year AE I wandered the narrow, seeing when looking at a piece Second is public restrooms. ing the Spanish culture when winding cobblestones in To- of architecture, or the history They don’t exist there. And if cashiers and waiters asked me “I’m going to go with Waffle ledo, picnicked along the behind it. there is one, there isn’t toilet to pay in Spanish, instead of banks of the River Guadalqui- The following is a list of paper….which often leads to assuming I was American and House.” vir in Sevilla, visited some of things of which every student creative and ingenious meth- asking in English. Eat local Hemingway’s old haunts in who travels abroad, in Spain or ods of using the facilities. cuisine, read up on the cur- Madrid and watched the sun otherwise, should be aware. Third, breakfast. My favor- rent political climate of where set over Gaudi’s Park Güell First is indoor air-condi- ite meal of the day. Apparently, you are headed and travel in Barcelona. I drank Spanish tioning. It does not exist any- no one eats breakfast in Spain. whenever possible. Talk to wine, ate authentic paella and where in Spain. This is not new When we were in Cádiz, my locals and listen to the music salsa-danced on the beach. technology. Seriously, I looked host parents thought my room- that is popular wherever you The entire summer was simply it up. In all of the old palaces mate and I were crazy when we are. Read some newspapers a dream. and cathedrals we visited, there wanted more than just a piece and try to go to see a movie in The best part of all of this are often tall ceilings, open of bread. In our hostel in Ma- a new language. was that I occasionally had to entryways and even fountains drid, we paid almost ten Eu- Truly experience your new go to class, but I finished the to help deal with the ever-bur- ros a day for a cup of café con environment. I did, and I summer with a minor in Span- dening heat that spans Spanish leche and prepackaged bread. loved it.

Kyle Cianchette Fourth-year CS Miami scandal threatens ACC reputation “It’s too early to make a Recently, the NCAA has on their schedule. decision.” cracked down on several col- “Miami receiving the ‘death In addition, the perception lege football programs such penalty’ would affect pretty of the conference is already in as USC, Ohio State, LSU, shambles as three ACC Coast- North Carolina and recently much everyone in the ACC.” al Division teams have been or Tech. Some fans of the game are being investigated. The bad might argue that the amount press is almost certainly affect- of recent allegations are ruin- ing recruiting for the schools, ing the game. However, none Alex Sohani and making prospective ath- of the allegations from any of Sports Editor letes reconsider whether or not these schools matches up to they want to play in the con- the recent reported offenses ference. If SMU is any indica- committed by the University has not been above average NCAA. For those who don’t tion of history, just one season of Miami. I don’t even think at football since 2004, and a know what it means, the of not playing football could if you added up the other pretty mediocre team the last “death penalty” in college kill the Miami program. The school’s allegations on this list, four years. For all that college sports is when the NCAA bans verbal commitments would al- they would match up to the al- football fans know, the players a certain collegiate program most certainly decommit and leged NCAA violations com- might have been out partying from participating in playing we would probably see a lot of Hope Brown mitted in South Beach. too hard on a Friday night and a sport for at least one season. transfers out of the school into There’s only one word to de- choked when they were finally The only school to ever re- other programs. Miami was Second-year ChemE scribe these allegations: sleazy. in the spotlight. ceive the penalty is Southern brought into the ACC to be “My favorite place to eat is According to a report by Ya- Nobody has been affected Methodist University in 1987. a consistent contender for the hoo! Sports, a booster named more than Miami’s new head The penalty essentially killed national title, and could wind still Tin Drum.” Nevin Shapiro was involved in coach Al Golden. Miami ap- their football program, which up making a weak ACC even providing at least 72 Univer- parently “forgot” to mention used to be a powerhouse in weaker. sity of Miami athletes imper- that they knew Shapiro was the Southwest conference. If While these claimed in- missible benefits from 2002- involved in some suspicious you ask most college football fractions are shocking at first, 10. Along with players, at least behavior with players while fans if they think that SMU is it might be best to take a step seven coaches were also having interviewing him and eventu- a significant football program back and realize that Shapiro fun with the players receiving ally hiring him for the vacant now, they’ll probably laugh is currently incarcerated for what Shapiro estimated to be head coaching job. Fifteen of and simply say, “Nope.” being involved in a $930 mil- millions of dollars in benefits. the players that he inherited Miami receiving the “death lion Ponzi scheme and was in- Millions of dollars going to are now being investigated and penalty” would affect pretty terviewed by Yahoo! while sit- things like prostitutes, yacht probably won’t get to play for much everyone in the ACC ting in his jail cell. Miami has trips, strip clubs, restaurant at least a portion of the season. but mostly the teams in the to be shaking in their boots, trips and in one case an abor- I would not blame Golden Coastal division. Anyone play- though, considering this in- tion. Compare that to Tech if he decided to quit, as he ing Miami during the season vestigation is being taken seri- losing their ACC title over earned his way to a high pro- (or, possibly, seasons) would be ously by the NCAA and some Caroline Lu $312, and who knows what file job and deserves to know banned and have to find a new of the claims must have some will happen to Miami. he could possibly be inheriting opponent to play. It would be truth to them. We’ll see what Second-year Bio What’s insane about this an awful situation. hard to settle things, because the future brings, but with the “Ray’s is good.” whole situation is that college There is a lot of talk from some teams in the ACC would public out crying for a severe players usually get illegally fans and media outlets alike still be playing eight confer- punishment, it will be hard for paid when they’re actually about Miami receiving the ence games and some would the NCAA not to crack down Photos by Chris Russell / Student Publications good on the field, and Miami “death penalty” from the be stuck with only seven teams on The U. 8 • August 26, 2011 • Technique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS Hot or Not Center for Academic Success helps – or – students survive, thrive“As you begin on your campus freshman year, HOT NOT In the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, one of the take a few moments to think habits is to “begin with the end ahead four or five years to your in mind.” The author, Stephen R. Covey, explains, “To begin graduation day.” with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding Steven Girardot of your destination. It means to Director, Center for Academic Success know where you are going so that Smilin’ Sororities Shut the door! you better understand where you Rush ended earlier this While students seem to ap- are now and so that the steps you Peer Leaders in the FE program (CRC), the Counseling Center, week, marking, among other prove of the new North Ave take are always in the right direc- or Team Leaders in the GT 1000 Women’s Resource Center, Lead- things, a sudden lack of free Dining Hall, residents of the tion.” As you begin your fresh- sections, these upper-class stu- ership programs and New Stu- meals for freshman. Sorority complex have spotted a design man year, take a few moments dents offer an enormous amount dent and Sophomore Programs recruitment ended after over flaw. Lines for the dining hall to think ahead four or five years of insight, advice, and mentor- (to name a few)—all designed to 400 girls took part in the pro- often stretch out the door and to your graduation day. Imag- ship. They are giving their time enhance your educational experi- cess. What’s more, the bid pro- down the stairs. This becomes ine you are walking across the and energy to you- so take advan- ence and extend your learning be- cess went particularly well this a problem for residents and stage and about to shake Presi- tage of the wisdom they offer. yond the classroom. year, with every girl who filled diners alike, as if the students dent Peterson’s hand. You begin Second, get to know your Fourth, take time to under- out a preference card receiving in line leave the door open for to reflect back over your years at professors. They are here to pro- stand the academic standards a bid from a sorority. Of the more than a few minutes, a Tech. What will you be thinking vide you the opportunity to learn that are expected of a university girls who took part, 315 ac- loud alarm sounds deeper in about? What will you have accom- new knowledge, succeed in your student. Manage your time- both cepted bids. the dining hall until it is shut. plished? Did you give back to your classes, support your educational in and out of class. Get a planner community through one of our needs and share their perspectives and map out your entire semester, many service opportunities? Did on career and graduate school op- noting exam dates, homework you participate in, lead or found portunities in their disciplines. due dates, research paper or lab a student organization? Did you Visit your professors during office report deadlines, and other key develop meaningful friendships? hours and find ways to interact dates. Attend class — every class. It may seem counter-intuitive with them through programs like And, when you attend class, come to think about graduation in undergraduate research and study prepared to be engaged. Do the your first week as a freshman and abroad. Later this semester, the readings before class, take notes, slightly overwhelming to consider Student Center will host an event ask questions and pay attention to the answers to the questions asked called “Take a Prof to Lunch” the professor during class. Learn above, but I want to remind you where you can invite a profes- how to study smarter, not harder. Clough Coolness Hat trick traffic that there are many resources sor (or TA) to lunch at a reduced Finally, meet with your academic The start of classes meant Move-in day traffic is no- available to support you as you be- price. advisor whenever you have ques- that the Clough Commons toriously awful, but move-in gin your journey. Third, utilize the many cam- tions. Advisors know the “big pic- was finally opened for general weekend this year was particu- First, I hope you are partici- pus resources available to you. ture” when it comes to your edu- use by the student body. Stu- larly nasty due to a three-fold pating in at least one of two pro- Beyond academic resources, Ca- cation and campus resources and dents got to explore the Hog- layer of problems. The already grams specifically for freshmen: reer Services and the Division of should be your primary point of warts-like atrium, the myriad heavier-than-normal traffic the Freshman Experience (FE) Professional Practice offer pro- assistance. open-air study areas and the was augmented by traffic from program and the GT 1000 Fresh- grams to help you decide on a I wish each and every one of eye-catching breakout rooms the freeway backing up onto man Seminar course. Both have a major and career and obtain work you a successful first semester. — one of which is covered North Ave. Couple this with single, overarching goal: to help experience, and our Division of Please don’t hesitate to let me in AstroTurf. What’s more, bottlenecks from construc- freshmen succeed. One of the Student Affairs houses numerous know how I can be supportive students can appreciate the tion along North Ave, and the most powerful aspects about both departments such as Student In- during your time at Tech, and I changes by watching the sun- southern and eastern borders GT 1000 and FE, though, is the volvement, The Ferst Center for can’t wait to see you at graduation set from the rooftop garden. of campus were choked. student leaders who work with the Arts, Community Service, in just a few short years. It will be these programs. Whether they are the Campus Recreation Center here sooner than you think!

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By Andrew Nelson all of which are sponsored entirely Another feature of Sodexo’s Contributing Writer by Sodexo. health promotion is a tie-in with Sodexo’s decision to start this food education via the Global Dining on campus will under- upgrade is a result of food trends Chef program. go a healthy upgrade this semester research conducted by the com- Global Chef connects the mul- as Sodexo, Tech’s food and din- pany. According to the company’s tinational company’s executive ing service provider, adds Medi- press release earlier this month, chefs around the world with staff terranean cuisine to their regular this year’s research discovered and students. menus. that college students are demand- The program will also host Over the next year GT Dining ing healthier food options, in- special events at several campuses will implement the changes at the cluding Mediterranean cuisines when possible. Woodruff, Brittain and North Av- and healthier versions of common Tech has been chosen to be a enue dining halls. food items. destination for Sodexo’s Student “During September and Oc- The Mediterranean countries’ Board of Directors (SBOD) Pro- tober we will feature a Spanish diets vary as much as any other gram which is open to all students [dish] once per week, and during region; however, data indicates interested. November and December we will that most people from the region “We actually had a student feature Italian menu items,” said demonstrate a lower incidence of from Georgia Tech take part in GT Dining Marketing Manager heart disease and death rate than this program,” said Preringer. Andrea Preringer. residents of the U.S. “Every Spring semester we adver- “We will also feature Brazilian, Compared to the average diet tise around campus in hopes that Cuban, Puerto Rican and Mexi- in the U.S., people following this another student will take part in can [dishes] once per week from style of diet on average consume this great opportunity.” September 15th to October 15th less saturated fat and more mono- Sodexo interacts with students’ in honor of Hispanic Heritage unsaturated fat. opinions and concerns quite often Month. During the month of No- Fresher foods and seafood also through regular communication vember, in honor of Native Amer- factor in heavily to these diets. At with some student organizations ican Indian Heritage Month, we Tech, several of the menu addi- on campus, including the Student will feature special menu items as tions will be vegan and vegetari- Government Association and Stu- Photo by Andrew Saulters / Student Publications well,” Preringer said. an-friendly, and seafood will be dents Organizing for Sustainabil- Sodexo, Tech’s food and dining service provider, is adding This promotion is taking place purchased locally whenever pos- Mediterranean cuisine to its menus across all dining halls this fall. at 650 campuses in the country, sible. See Sodexo,page 10 Students learn to cope with increased tuition rates, fees By Alex Kessler sion, how have Tech students been wiring have been replaced in sev- Assistant Focus Editor affected? eral areas, most notably on Fresh- “I am twenty credits away from man Hill. As the world turns the United graduating but I had to take a year Old infrastructure and build- States eclipses into the shadow of off to become an in-state resident ings have been updated to meet an economic recession. Times are because of costs,” said David Wu, standards and replace tough for government and indus- a fifth-year ME major. “I think the updates to exist- try, but what does this mean for Almost 60 percent of Tech stu- ing buildings were necessary,” students at Tech? dents are in-state and rely on the said Julia Lundrigan, a fifth-year The falling budgets of the state HOPE scholarship to continue AE major. “But if they raise state- juxtapose the rising cost of school. their education, and currently wide tuition they should not have Earlier this year financial reforms over 11,000 students get finan- decreased HOPE.” split the HOPE Scholarship into cial assistance from the Office of HOPE no longer offers a book two. The Zell Miller Scholarship, Scholarships and Financial Aid award for purchasing textbooks. requiring a GPA of at least 3.3, (OSFA). This book award used to give up pays 100 percent of tuition while The state legislature made to $150 in addition to the scholar- the HOPE Scholarship, requiring cuts to HOPE in response to an ship. a GPA between 3.0 and 3.3, cov- increasing lack of funds from To compensate for an increased ers slightly less than 90 percent of the state lottery. Both Tech and cost of attendance, students are tuition. the state of Georgia had to make looking towards alternatives else- Meanwhile, tuition itself has compromises in response to this where to save when possible. increased and the Special Institu- situation. “I did not buy a meal plan this tion Fee has increased by $350 per Though Tech has not -offi year. It was too expensive. Instead semester. cially cancelled any event because I buy groceries and cook all my Along with increases in tu- of lack of funding, a majority of own food,” said Andrew Var- ition, mandatory student fees departments have less money ghese, a second-year BME major. have been increasing steadily over overall, restricting the amount Off-campus and Greek hous- the past three years. At the pres- of activities, events and resources ing are comparably cheaper com- ent time, the average in-state Tech available for students. pared to on-campus apartments, undergrad is paying 25% more for However, the most visible ex- and their meal plans often cost Photo by Ben Keyserling / Student Publications a technology-based degree than in penditure of funds has been on less as well. With higher tuition rates and harder to get scholarships, students 2009. construction. Recently steam However, there are some stu- are having to cut quite a few corners to complete their degrees. In light of the ongoing reces- lines, water pipes, and electrical See Tuition, page 10 Campus Calendar

Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 Quarterback WHAT: 6th Annual ACS - WHAT: Career Services WHAT: Technique General WHAT: Tech football season India Run for Hope Open House Meeting opener Tevin WHO: American Cancer WHO: WST, Women’s re- WHO: Technique WHO: Georgia Tech vs. West- Washington Society source center, ADVANCE WHERE: Flag Building, ern Carolina looks to WHERE: Instructional Center WHERE: Burger Bowl Room 137 WHERE: Bobby Dodd Sta- pitch the ball. TIME: 7:30 a.m. TIME: 2:30-4:00 p.m. TIME: 7:00 p.m. dium Washington Come support the American Women in Science and Tech- Come meet the Technique TIME: 7:30 p.m. will lead Tech Cancer Society and participate nology is holding a reception to staff over free pizza. Sign up Head Coach Paul Johnson’s in its season in a 5k run to raise money for a welcome new faculty and staff to write stories or take pho- fourth season on the Flats good cause on Saturday morn- to celebrate WST Mentors and tographs and become a part kicks off as the Jackets look to opener on ing. The proceeds will benefit WST Learning Community of the publication. Anyone is rebound in 2011 by facing FCS Thursday. cancer research in India. residents and student leaders. welcome to attend. opponent Western Carolina. 10 • August 26, 2011 • Technique FOCUS

Tuition from page 9 Sodexo from page 9 dents who are not too bothered by ity. Diversity easily embraced in the changes. SBOD, in particular, is an “As an out-of-state student, an organized group that allows stu- extra hundred dollars or so in fees dents to provide feedback to So- does not mean much in compari- dexo on meal plans, sustainability, recordBy Lauren Townsend setting freshman class son to what I already pay,” said Ian technology use, dining experienc- Contributing Writer Keith, a fourth-year ME major. es and various individual Sodexo Though the cost of attendance initiatives. When Tech’s 2,575 freshmen will continue to rise, Tech will Preringer invites all interested started fall semester Monday they continue to grow and invest in the students to apply to the program represented Tech’s most diverse future. Institute President G.P. and find more information on class. The Fall 2011 class includes “Bud” Peterson’s Strategic Plan is their website ForStudentsByStu- more Latino and African-Amer- still underway and the Institute dents.com. ican students and 1,039 women. can look forward to continued The new menu items will be That is a record for female fresh- construction projects in the near featured weekly with announce- men and represents an eight per- future. ments on-site and via Dining’s cent increase from three years ago. At the present time, there are website, Facebook, and Twitter. Tech is a world-renowned uni- no current plans to stop any major Now only time will tell if Tech versity and it reflects in the wide financial initiatives or projects on students embrace the new addi- array of students from different campus. tions to the dining menus. cultures, ethnicities, political af- filiations and even financial back- grounds. It is not only the students that come from diverse backgrounds. How to find an off- The faculty members also repre- sent a myriad of countries, cul- Photo by Grace Stephens / Student Publications tures and backgrounds. Tech is a global university and it reflects in the array of students campus apartment “When you have a professor from different cultures, ethnicities, and financial backgrounds. By Alex Kessler $300 a month, which comes out that’s from another cultural back- Assistant Focus Editor to about one-third of the cost. ground, it really benefits you in show that the largest ethnic back- the students that make up the Unlike Tech housing, finding the long run,” said Sydney Tol- ground in the freshman class is 2011 freshman class represent 48 Why do students look for off- a place to live in Atlanta requires bert, a third-year STAC major. Caucasian at 58.1 percent, fol- U.S. states and 38 countries. campus housing as an alternative a lot of time and effort. Before “Sometimes it’s a challenge to un- lowed by Asians at 24.9 percent In comparison to other schools to life within Tech’s boundaries? even looking at properties to rent derstand the different nuances in and Hispanics at 6.80 percent. in Georgia the demographic sta- Living away from the school offers or own, would-be tenants need to cultures, but after overcoming the The rest of the student popu- tistics for Tech display greater a variety of both financial and so- consider their own lifestyles and barriers, it’s a great experience be- lation is spread pretty evenly be- diversity but do the students per- cial options that are not possible budget to narrow down a search cause not only do you learn about tween African American and Mul- ceive it that way? Is Tech truly as on campus. pattern. House or apartment? the subject they are teaching, but tiracial ethnicities. There is also diverse as the statistics suggest? Is One of the main reasons peo- Suburb or city? Roommate or in- you also learn how to present significant geographic diversity campus culture as inclusive an in- ple choose to live off campus is dividual? yourself in a professional manner with 30.6 percent of the freshman viting of the diverse demographics because of the cost. A North Av- The more time spent planning, to people who are from different class from outside Georgia and 9.6 as it is to locals or does it discour- enue apartment is almost $900 a the easier the apartment or house parts of the world.” percent of the class comprised of month, whereas renting a house Statistics published by Tech international students. Overall, See Diversity, page 11 on Tenth Street can be as little as See Apartment, page 11 FOCUS Technique • August 26, 2011 • 11

Diversity from page 10 opment and performance of the scholarships for Hispanics, wom- “I had a Nicaraguan room- offers great benefits to students complete student learner within en in Engineering and African mate, Indian roommate, Venezu- and professors alike. age diversity? groups that are traditionally un- American engineers. elan roommate, Egyptian room- Students get to learn about dif- “Every year we have different derrepresented, including Afri- “Clubs such as India Club and mate and a Chinese roommate. ferent cultures and understand events such as the international can-Americans, Hispanics and others not only allow students Hanging out with people from the nuances of interacting with food festival that allow students Native Americans. who are of that ethnic back- different cultures every day, I people from backgrounds differ- to learn and experience other The ADVANCE Program ground to participate and feel wel- learnt how to challenge my beliefs ent than theirs. Professors get to cultures,” said Aaren Fowler, a takes institutional approaches to come but the clubs also encourage and be accepting of varied opin- teach students with very differ- fourth-year BA major. increase the representation, full other students to learn about these ions,” said Kelly Hefelfinger, a ent thought processes and ideas, There are programs at Tech to participation, and advancement different cultures. I really enjoy fifth-year ME major. thereby making the student-pro- help students from different back- of women in academic careers in this campus because of its diver- “Soccer is my favorite sport fessor exchange more interesting grounds. science, technology, and engineer- sity. Every type of person is wel- and I met people from all over the and productive. The Office of Minority Educa- ing, thus contributing to a more come here,” said Njeri Chasseau, a world playing at the SAC fields Tech’s diverse culture is very tion and Development’s Educa- diverse workforce, locally and na- third-year BA major. while at Tech,” said Rohan Muth- tangible and is perceived and ex- tional Services is the unit charged tionally. Tech students perceive this di- anna, IE ‘11. perienced by students, faculty and by Tech with the retention, devel- There are also programs and versity in their everyday lives. The diversity of Tech’s campus administrators on a daily basis.

Apartment from page 10 However, it has been plagued with crime in recent years. Midtown, hunting will be. Making a list of on the other hand, is constantly ranked priorities grants insight alive and beckons a more active and eases decision making. lifestyle. Downtown is noisier Apartments are generally good and more business oriented, while for groups of college students who Decatur, Vinings and Buckhead want to rent out living space for are family-oriented suburbs with cheap. A landlord will provide as- lesser activity. sistance when needed and cover When visiting potential new repair costs. homes, a priority should be the Houses also can have land- availability of basic but important lords, but most neighborhoods amenities such as a dishwasher, have a Homeowners’ Association washing machine, stove, climate (HOA) which requires an extra control, good lighting, clean wa- fee and sometimes community ter and grounded electrical out- standards like paint color and lets. Sometimes it is worth paying yard appearance. a professional to inspect the house Location matters a great deal for leaks, insects and general de- as well. Some parts of town are fects. valued higher than others because Once an apartment has been of proximity to hot spots like of- selected, it is critical to review the fice buildings or malls. The atmo- contract several times over before sphere of each neighborhood is signing. The contract or lease is unique as well. the only legal binding between Home Park, the neighbor- the tenants and the landlord; fail- Photo by Austin Foote / Student Publications hood area north of Tech before ure to adhere to the document can There are plenty of different housing options around Atlanta, and answering some basic questions Atlantic Station, is usually quieter result in the premature termina- like House or Apartment and Suburb or City are important to the beginning of any housing search. and maintains a calmer lifestyle. tion of the renting process. COLOR [email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Zheng Zheng 13 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: August 26, 2011 Entertainment Hank Whitson Glee Galore

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Image Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Glee Club shows off Concert obtains little through preview show through added effects

EVENTS and improvement. FILM of admission caused by unnecessary 3D The general idea of this concert was effects. The Georgia Tech Glee to showcase and give a taste of the club’s Glee: The 3D Concert The film consisted of a blending of con- Club upcoming performances. It also was an GENRE: Musical cert footage, fan interviews and stories, opportunity for viewers to experience the and fake behind-the-scene interviews. PERFORMER: The Georgia STARRING: Cory Montieth, Glee Club culture and witness a back- The cast remained in character the whole Tech Glee Club Lea Michele stage look at their rehearsal and fine-tun- time, allowing for plenty of funny back- LOCATION: Lyman Hall ing process. DIRECTOR: Kevan stage banter involving everything from DATE: Aug. 22 The Club started off with such songs Tancharoen Rachel’s humorous intensity to Brittany’s as “King of the Road” by Roger Miller RATING: PG lovable ditziness. Even Artie stayed in his OUR TAKE: ««««« and “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman wheelchair the whole time, although he Greenbaum. Throughout these songs, the RELEASE DATE: Aug. 12 did get up to dance for the day-dream By Yameen Huq instructor, Dr. Jerry Ulrich, showed the sequence “Safety Dance” straight from Contributing Writer audience some of the various key compo- OUR TAKE: ««««« the show. Interesting to note was that al- nents of the songs and had a section of though almost every character got at least The Georgia Tech Glee Club held a performers repeating key phrases on their By Patricia Uceda some personal backstage time with the preview concert of some of its upcom- own. Staff Writer camera, Dianna Agron and Chord Over- ing shows this past Monday, Aug. 22, During “Spirit in the Sky,” each sec- street were not spoken to once. giving attendees a chance to observe the tion, starting with basses and baritones, Despite Glee’s cult-like following, The fan commentary got a little repeti- organization’s creative process in action. would perform their portion of a counter- their concert special Glee: The 3D Con- tive, but they were used by the producers They played a medley of some old clas- point one at a time. As a result, one could cert Movie opened this past weekend to to segue smoothly into 3 mini side stories sics as well as new standards that they will hear the gradual formation and pieces of surprisingly dismal numbers. Ultimately, about regular “Gleeks” and how Glee had perform in upcoming shows. The concert the popular song as they came together. the mostly amazing live performances, affected their lives. Meant to be inspiring was informal and casual, giving listeners The performers also showed some of dance numbers and funny backstage and emotional, these side stories fulfilled a chance to hear the rehearsal process and banter with the characters we have grown stochastic nature of musical evolution See Club, page 14 to love were no match for the high cost See Concert, page 15 The Rip Tide delivers concise, fulfilling melodies MUSIC American. orchestral pop less dependent on end, the emergence of the band’s Beirut When writing new music, other cultural traditions and more entire instrumental repertoire bands often find great inspiration dependent on Condon’s masterful provides a full, gorgeous close to The Rip Tide in their cultural settings. This has melodies. The final product is a a fitting opening track for a Beirut LABEL: Pompeii Records been clearly evident throughout somewhat less intriguing yet com- album. the career of the band Beirut, an pletely fulfilling listen. The terri- From here, though, the tracks GENRE: Indie Pop American indie group heavily in- tory is more familiar, the chord begin to veer away from tradi- TRACK PICKS: “A Candle’s spired by Eastern European and progressions more tame, but the tional Beirut song structures. Fire,” “Santa Fe,” “East Balkan music. Condon opted out vocal melodies and full instru- “Santa Fe” is driven by bright, Harlem.” of the life of a Santa Fe high school mentation portray a bright new giddy keyboards and is one of student to spend his later teenage voice for the already accomplished the catchier, pop-esque tracks OUR TAKE: ««««« years travelling Europe and im- group. on the album. “East Harlem,” a mersing himself in a lifestyle that The album’s opening track, “A song containing one of Condon’s Image courtesy of Pompeii Records By Matthew Cohen brought him into contact with ex- Candle’s Fire,” is structured more first melodies written as a teen- Contributing Writer travagant music and instruments similarly to previous Beirut tracks ager, exhibits a musical maturity arrangement is more natural and foreign to modern Western music. than the rest of the album. An rarely achieved by a musician. It’s less melodically foreign, yet the After five years of creative Beirut has taken a step away opening accordion line leads into a musical jigsaw puzzle, initially full arrangement displays its own progress, Zach Condon, the front from the European influences a majestic fanfare, followed by a containing a seemingly excessive form of complexity. The song is man and brainchild of Beirut, is with their third album, The Rip verse concentrated on Condon’s amount of pieces, that carefully well calculated, flawlessly deliv- finally beginning to create music Tide, which takes a more simplis- enchanting vocal melody and fit together to produce a breath- that, frankly, sounds somewhat tic approach, producing a form of light ukulele strumming. By the takingly elegant landscape. The See Beirut, page 14 14 • August 26, 2011 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Club from page 13 the original version of “Basket Case” was already based on “Can- their entertaining, improvised on,” the Glee Club did a great job Deus Ex augments the FPS portions of their interpretation. of bringing out the energy and joy GAMES Some of the members mimicked found in both songs. The sooth- Deus Ex: Human guitar sounds while “air-playing” ing melody of the “Canon” melt- to portions of the song, while oth- ed perfectly into the frantic and Revolution ers used a combination of impro- manic sounds of “Basket Case.” CONSOLE: PS3, Xbox 360, PC visation and verbal percussion. The group ended with a perfor- It was an interesting way to see mance of “Ramblin’ Wreck” with GENRE: First-Person Shooter how seemingly “silly” ideas can a level of energy and power to rival DEVELOPER: Eidos Montreal be built into a cohesive, intricate an entire stadium. piece of music. Overall the performance was RATING: M “Brown Eyed Lion,” another an entertaining perspective into RELEASED: Aug. 23 of their songs, was particularly how the musical process works. memorable. A combination of Anyone looking for insight into OUR TAKE: ««««« “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Mor- the creative process and how mu- rison and “The Lion Sleeps To- sical systems are designed can By Andrew Akker night” by The Evening Birds, the learn from concerts like this one. Contributing Writer songs segued well together and the The Glee Club will continue synonymously fun, light melodies to perform around campus in the The world of first-person shoot- allowed for an easy transition. coming year in both private and ers (FPS) has been pretty plain Another of their more unique campus events. Check their web- over the years. The player goes portmanteaus was a combination site at www.gleeclub.gatech.edu into them expecting the regular of Pachelbel’s “Canon” and “Bas- for updated schedules of their per- old shoot ‘em up style with a ge- ket Case” by Green Day. While formances. neric story line. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is nothing like that. Beirut from page 13 waltz containing an admittance Human Revolution, however, of instability, a need to simply takes place in the year 2027, ap- Image courtesy of Eidos Montreal ered, and brilliantly displays how “drift a while.” As Condon sings proximately 25 years before the rial area is completed, the player is objectives such as sneaking into a Beirut’s stylistic deviation has not of dancing around one’s hopes in first Deus Ex game. While prepar- taken to an open world area where police station or hacking the open decreased the quality of the over- him, the instruments hone in on ing to give a speech about human the player can travel around as he code to a certain door undetected. all product. a progression befitting a light, re- cybernetic augmentation, Doc- or she pleases. The player will also Sometimes, the player will need “Vagabond,” one of the most leasing sway, providing a musical tor Megan Reed and ex-SWAT- be able to complete side missions to be quite creative in order to joyful tracks Beirut has written reflection of his meditations. The turned-private-security-agent in addition to the story line mis- complete objectives undetected. to date, borders more on Con- song provides a sincere, cathartic Adam Jensen wonder how Doc- sions. While optional, they offer Of course, if the player wishes to, don’s electronic writing and loses close to the album. tor Reed’s research will come into more insight into the story of the he or she can mount a full frontal no ground melodically. Condon The Rip Tide is seemingly play in helping those who have game and its universe. assault. presents yet another stunning short-lived, barely clocking in at cybernetic augmentation. How- The game has role-playing ele- Without multiplayer, the game vocal melody that soars over the over thirty minutes. While more ever, they are abruptly attacked by ments as well. Completing main does lose a bit of replay value, but half-time drum part splendidly. tracks would have been great, unknown assailants. and side quests will earn the player it is made up in the idea that the The song’s lyrical content is and warmly welcomed by fans, The last thing player sees is a experience. When enough experi- game can be replayed building like most of Condon’s, with a re- the group was able to capture the gun pointed to his face with the ence is accumulated, the player your character differently than peated verse rich with understated right melodies and emotions on trigger being pulled. Six months will gain a Praxis Point which how it was done the first play- poetic wordplay and a compressed the concise album, omitting any later, Adam Jensen awakens in a they can then use to upgrade or through in terms of reputation. chorus meant to provide a har- unnecessary additions that could reconstructed body armed with obtain new augmentations for use The main campaign is also long monious shift from the verse’s have weighed down on the overall amazing cybernetic augmenta- in future missions. There are also enough to keep someone enter- structure. His minimalistic lyrical product. The final result is a strong tions. This is where the conspiracy many possible interactions while tained for quite some time. approach has always managed to yet simplistic collection of highly begins. talking to other characters and Deus Ex: Human Revolution convey a great deal of emotional enjoyable tracks and another great The first few missions of the how the player chooses to answer brings first-person shooters to a content through a keen choice of piece of music to add to Beirut’s game involve getting to know the questions will affect how the other completely different level. The words and a graceful interplay of already exceptional discography. controls and various skills you will characters view the player. added stealth and role-playing as- these words with the vocal melo- At only 25 years of age, Zach need to be successful in the game. There is more to missions than pects make this game so impres- dies. Condon is well on his way to The game may seem like your combat. The player will need to sive. 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Concert from page 13 their purpose for the most part, Night prevails through superb casting although it did feel like the show’s FILM producers were being a little self- Fright Night congratulatory. Fans understand how amazing and revolutionary GENRE: Horror, Comedy Glee has been in terms of accept- STARRING: Anton Yelcin, ing people as they are, and it was Colin Farrell unnecessary to keep emphasizing that point throughout the movie. DIRECTOR: Craig Gillespie All of the numbers in the film RATING: R were performed on the show first, but in a concert setting they took RELEASE DATE: Aug. 19 on a life of their own. Lea Michele performed the Barbara Streisand OUR TAKE: ««««« classic “Don’t Rain on My Pa- rade” with all the enthusiasm and By Patricia Uceda intensity we would expect from Staff Writer Rachel. Heather Morris channeled the Lately Hollywood has been legendary Britney Spears with her obsessed with remakes of clas- high-energy take on “I’m a Slave 4 sic films, churning them out at U,” although it was pretty evident an alarming rate. Many assumed that she was lip-synching. Fright Night, a remake of a 1985 Even Naya Rivera got her time horror film, would be just another in the spotlight, with her rendi- unnecessary remake, but it actu- tion of “Valerie” which paid hom- ally is a cleverly done horror film Image courtesy of Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures age to the late Amy Winehouse. that improves upon the original lie is skeptical at first, but after become a man. horror director with this film. Gwenyth Paltrow reprised her role and successfully straddles the line Ed himself goes missing, Charlie Colin Farrell is entrancing as The mixture between comedy and as Holly Holiday with her cover between comedy and horror. starts to pay more attention to his the suave vampire Jerry, skillfully horror is just right, with even the of “Forget You.” Darren Criss and Directed by Craig Gillespie, mysterious neighbor. wooing all of the women with his scariest action sequences being The Warblers were on hand and Fright Night stars Anton Yelchin Of course, Jerry is in fact a hypnotic gaze. He skillfully en- punctuated with moments of hi- they did not disappoint. as Charlie, a reformed nerd who vampire, and he inevitably real- compasses the masculinity and larity. There were plenty of ensemble has somehow captured the heart izes that Charlie is on to him. As a bloodthirstiness of a vampire, Being a vampire, he cannot performances as well. The movie of resident cool-girl Amy, played result, the second half of the film proving that character roles are a enter a house unless invited, but opened with the classic “Don’t by Imogen Poots. As a result of his is filled with scary action sequenc- real strength of his. Charlie refuses to invite him in, Stop Believin’,” and while it may new and improved social status, es as he attempts to hunt Charlie The film boasts a strong sup- and the tension in that scene as be cliché, it still set a great tone Charlie no longer has any time down and kill his girlfriend Amy. porting cast, most notably Ten- Jerry tries to garner an invitation for the movie. The cast also per- for his nerdy childhood friends, Charlie seeks help from Peter nant, who really steals the show. is packed with suspense. formed “Empire State of Mind,” including his former best friend Vincent, played by David Ten- His Peter Vincent character is a Unlike most movies where the “Born this Way,” and the Glee Ed, played by Christopher Mintz- nant, a vampire expert and magi- mix between Jack Sparrow and 3D animation seems almost an af- original “Loser like Me.” While Plasse from Superbad. cian who headlines a gothic show. Russell Brand, and he provides a terthought, Gillespie made use of the movie was fairly enjoyable Ed starts bugging Charlie A self-loathing alcoholic, Peter lot of the comic relief with his hi- the technology with objects flying overall, the 3D special effects were about how one of their friends is not willing at first to leave his larious one-liners. towards the screen such as blood wholly unnecessary. You almost has been missing school and he comfortable apartment filled with Christopher Mintz-Plasse spatters or arrows. However, he forget they were there until the thinks something bad might have supernatural artifacts for a real plays the nerd well, and Imogen was also careful not to overdo it, end when confetti rains on the au- happened. Charlie reluctantly vampire, but he soon realizes he Poots does a commendable job as and therefore it was worth the dience and the cast throws slush- agrees to investigate with Ed who has no choice. the out-of-league girlfriend. Toni extra money for a 3D ticket. The ies at the screen. believes his new neighbor Jerry, Yelchin does a great job as Collette rounds out the strong CGI animation used to distort Overall, Glee: The 3D Concert played by Colin Farrell, is a vam- the slightly nerdy but endearing supporting cast as Charlie’s single the vampire faces is also skillfully Movie is an enjoyable film, and pire. He has been spying on Jerry Charlie, forced by supernatural and desperate mother. done. fans of Glee will love it. However, for some time now, and that is the circumstances to overcome his Craig Gillespie, who is best Overall, this film is a great the paltry 3D effects are not worth reason he believes their missing fears and doubts in order to defeat known for Lars and the Real Girl, movie and a highly recommended the high ticket price, so definitely friend was targeted by Jerry. Char- the blood-thirsty vampires and really proves himself as a good choice for the summer. wait for the DVD release.

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son. Tech will have time to build the line, a lot of guys with years but the experience they will gain the players experience in the first under their belt. They have that in 2011 will translate onto the three games of the season, games experience, I think it’s going to field in the subsequent two or the Jackets should be favored in. be a good experience this year,” three seasons. With strong role “I feel like it’s going to a be a Young said. players at other positions, the sec- process. We want to just build off Young’s speed has been a hot ondary hopes to gain confidence each game. Each game is going to topic coming from coaches and early in the season and eventu- be a stepping stone and we just teammates alike, and his ability ally become one of the strongest want to learn from everything. to close the gap could be useful. points of the entire team. I feel like we’re feeling confident It would not be surprising to see The Jackets open up the 2011 heading into the season,” Young Young baiting a few quarterbacks season on Sept. 1 against Western said. into throwing the ball deep so Carolina at 7:30 PM in Bobby Athletic ability is not limited that he can make a play. Dodd Stadium. The Jackets will to the starters though, with red- The youth at cornerback may look to start strong after a disap- shirt sophomore Jemea Thomas cause Tech fans anxiety at first, pointing 6-7 finish in 2010. coming in as a versatile player who can play at both cornerback and safety. He could play an impor- tant role in nickel packages but Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications will be expected to contribute as a Isaiah Johnson records his first interception against Middle rover type of player. Tennessee State. Johnson had three starts as a freshman in 2010. While the team has some depth in the two deep, the secondary that season came during a Thurs- took a hard hit when cornerback Secondary from page 24 day night game at then-No. 22 Ryan Ayers elected to transfer been attributed for keeping up the Virginia Tech. from Tech to Liberty University. intensity during camp while help- Young played in 12 games as Ayers was a strong candidate as a ing the younger players step into a freshman, primarily as a special backup to either Young or Sweet- their roles. teams player as well as a backup ing as a redshirt freshman. “Mike Peterson and Rashaad corner. Young posted 10 tackles as The youth of the defense seems Reid are some leaders in the sec- a reserve with a career-high three like a concern initially on paper, ondary. Those older guys have tackles against Middle Tennessee but Tech’s strength on the defen- stepped up and set a good ex- State last season. sive line may be enough to pick up ample for us young guys to follow Both players were recruited the inexperienced secondary until suit and make us compete more heavily out of high school and they have a better grasp of their in practice like a brotherhood,” have the speed that the coaching role in the scheme. said sophomore cornerback Louis staff is looking for. Their speed With all three starters return- Young. will be key in order to close the ing on the line, their ability to At the cornerback position ju- gap on the one-on-one matchups pressure the opposing team in nior Rod Sweeting will be start- they will encounter during some the backfield could result in more ing alongside Young. Sweeting of the new blitz schemes that miscues by opposing offenses. saw significant playing time dur- Groh will implement for the first Those miscues will be key in get- ing the 2010 season, recording time in 2011. ting moreß interceptions, some- 38 tackles, an interception and All four players are confident in thing Tech’s teams have struggled Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications a fumble recovery as a backup. their athletic ability, but growing with the past two seasons. Jason Peters lines up in a three-point stance. The strong defensive Young’s lone interception during pains are expected early in the sea- “We have a lot of leadership on line is expected to help the secondary ease into their new roles.

22 • August 26, 2011 • Technique SPORTS WESTERN CAROLINA at GA. TECH - SEPT. 1 (7:30 PM) By Alex Mitchell, Senior Staff Writer Western Carolina enters the 2011 season in hopes of improving upon its 2-9 record from last year. With 14 returning starters, including nine

of offense, the Catamounts have a good chance of winning more than two games this season. The Catamounts will open up against an ACC foe Department Athletics Carolina Western the of courtesy Photo for the second straight season after losing to NC State 48-3 last year. The Catamounts will have to do at least three things if they want to start the season in the win column. First, Western Carolina will have to run the ball efficiently in order to knock off the Jackets. The Catamounts return their leading rusher from a year ago in Michael Johnson, who ran for 677 yards on 151 carries last season. Western Carolina also has the luxury of returning its second leading rusher in Nate Harris who averaged 4.6 yards per carry last season. Both Johnson and Harris should benefit from another year in Western Carolina’s pistol offense, but Western Carolina will have to do better than its 107 rushing yards per game last season. The Catamounts will also have to get better production from quarterback Zac Brindside if they are to succeed in this game. Brindside threw for 1405 yards last season after splitting playing time, but managed to complete over 55 percent of his passes. However, Brindside threw nine interceptions on the year compared to just seven touchdowns. Brindside performed well in Western Carolina’s opener last season versus NC State, completing 10 of 18 passes for a touchdown and zero interceptions. The Catamounts will need a game like that in the season opener, instead of the four other games where quarterbacks threw at least three interceptions. Finally, the Catamounts will have to shore up its front seven for the game against a Tech offense that led the ACC in rushing last season. Western Carolina allowed opponents to rush for over 200 yards per game last season. This might be a tough task for the defense as only four starters return to the group and the top two tacklers from a year ago have graduated. One bright spot for the Catamount defense is the return of cornerback Torez Jones who had seven interceptions and was fourth on the team in tackles last season. CATAMOUNTS VS. JACKETS Head Coach Paul Johnson leads the Jackets into their first game of the 2011 season against his alma mater, Western Carolina. Johnson is 5-0 against the Catamounts in his career. Combine that record with the fact that Tech is 4-0 in its last four season openers, and things start to look favorable for the Jackets in this non-conference game. However, Western Carolina is no pushover and Tech will need to accomplish three things in order secure its first victory of the season. First and foremost, the Jackets will have to do a better job of securing the football than they did last season. Tech fumbled 37 times last season, and only recovered 17 of them. Most of Tech’s fumbles came in the opponent’s territory, which reduced chances for the offense to score points. Tech quarterbacks also threw seven interceptions in only 166 attempts. The fumbles and interceptions translated to a minus- six turnover spread last season, the lowest for the Jackets since 2004’s -13. The second key for a Tech win will be the effectiveness of the passing game. Tech ranked No. 119 out of 120 teams in passing last season. The Jackets do not need to throw 40 times a game due to their option attack, but better passing efficiency will help open things up for Tech running backs. Starting redshirt junior quarterback Tevin Washington looks a little bit better at passing than his predecessor, but Washington could miss Tech’s two top receivers from a year ago due to injuries. Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications Lastly, Tech will have to get production from its inexperienced secondary in order to make easy work of the Catamounts. Tech only returns one starter at cornerback, senior Rashaad Reid who only played nickel back last season. Tech will rely on two first year starters, sophomore Isaiah Johnson and sophomore Louis Young, to fill the other two corner spots. Young has especially looked good in practice, but he and Ayers will join sophomore free safety Isaiah Johnson to form one of the youngest secondaries in the nation. PREDICTION: Tech 41, WCU 17 SPORTS Technique • August 26, 2011 • 23

from page 24 from Duke, North Carolina and Volleyball Florida State, who are all likely to every game for the Jackets last sea- be ranked at the start of the sea- son and Tech needed her in every son. As expected, though, Tech’s game. Stawicka was the leading biggest game of the year will come blocker on the team, and had 20 against the Georgia Bulldogs. more blocks than junior middle UGA will travel down to At- blocker Alexis Woodson, who was lanta on Sept. 9 for the Georgia second on the team. Tech Regency Suites Invitational. “One of our goals for the team Though the game will be at the is to be more consistent during the forefront of the fans’ minds, the game, to finish strong and just to team is focused on taking the sea- execute the little things. Now that son one game at a time. I’m a senior I still want to improve “Every game counts and you and get better as a player, but also can’t chyose which one is the best to be a leader of the team,” Sta- one,” Stawicka said. wicka said. Head Coach Tonya Johnson Execution will be critical for will also try to improve her record the Jackets early on, as the team’s at Tech. Hired in January 2009, first conference match in the load- Johnson immediately brought ed ACC is just three weeks away, in top talent not only from the when the team travels to S.C. to state of Georgia, but from around face the rival Clemson Tigers on the world, and took Tech to the Sept. 16. NCAA Tournament in her first Tech’s last tournament appear- season. ance was 2009, where they lost in Replacing important players at the first round. setter and libero will be difficult, “If we could make it and [ad- but Johnson has shown she can vance] a couple of rounds, that’d build a competitive team. John- be awesome,” Mead said. son will also look to get the most This year Tech will face stiff out of her team, who are highly competition with its ACC sched- motivated both as a team and in- ule, playing against talented teams dividually.

Photo by Josh Sandler / Student Publications Head Coach Tonya Johnson talks to her team during a match against UGA. Johnson has compiled a 39-24 career record at Tech. [email protected] Game On Technique Sports Editor: Alex Sohani Check out a preview of Tech football’s 24 2011 season opener against Western Friday, Sports Carolina.422 August 26, 2011 Volleyball prepares for 2011 season

By Kyle Gifford Contributing Writer shorts After a tough 18-14 season Molder, Teixeira last year, the Tech volleyball team looks to improve in their among five named to 2011 campaign, which opens up this Friday with the Geor- Tech Hall of Fame gia Tech Courtyard Classic. Former Tech standouts Bryce Molder, The tournament will be held Mark Teixeira, Benjamin Cassaigne, Harvey on campus at the O’Keefe Middleton and Rodney Williams were all Gymnasium and will feature named as the 2011 class of the Georgia Tech teams from Louisville, Ten- Sports Hall of Fame. The former Tech play- nessee Tech and Kansas State. ers will be inducted on Nov. 9 along with The Jackets’ first match will pit being honored during Tech’s football game them against the Wildcats of against Virginia Tech on Nov. 10. Kansas State at 7 p.m. Molder played for the Jackets’ golf team With a host of new talent and led two teams to the runner-up position competing for or entering the at the NCAA Championship in 1998 and starting lineup, Tech will have 2001. some adjustments to make Teixeira was a leader on the baseball team early in the season. Not long between 1999 and 2001 and helped the Jack- after the end of last season for- ets host their first NCAA Super Regional in mer Tech leaders Mary Ashley 2000 after winning 50 games and an ACC Tippins and Jordan McCullers Championship. graduated, leaving big holes in Cassaigne was a standout on the men’s the lineup. tennis team from 1996-99. Cassaigne won Replacing McCullers will 67 matches in his three seasons, and holds not be extremely difficult the seventh-best single season singles record for the Jackets this season, as in Tech history. they have two upperclassmen Middleton broke Tech’s record and be- who could fill the libero role came the all-time career leading receiver this season. Susan Carlson while leading Tech in receiving from 1995- started 29 games last season 97. In his career he had 165 receptions while as a defensive specialist, and posting 2291 total receving yards. the junior from Calif. man- Williams earned first team All-ACC hon- aged to rack up 31 assists and Photo by Thien Huynh / Student Publications ors punting for the Tech football time in 222 digs. Junior Nicki Meyer Nicki Meyer makes a dig against UVA in 2010. Meyer is a defensive specialist expected to 1997 and 1998. Williams holds the record could be another option for contribute at the libero position her junior season, replacing standout Jordan McCullers. for season punting average and punting the Jackets at libero, but she yards, and earned third team All-American has not started a game in her High School, and led them hinder the Jackets’ chances at recorded a team-high 515 kills honors in 1997. Tech career. to a district championship in making a run at an ACC title and averaged 4.29 kills per set. Unlike McCullers, Tip- 2009. Another potential op- and an NCAA tournament Along with her killing skills, pins may be harder to replace, tion for Tech setter this sea- berth. Mead also proved she was an as Tech will have to rely on son is true freshman Ali Santi, “I would love to make it to all-around player by being Conor Pollock named younger players to take over at who came all the way to Tech the NCAA Tournament and third on the team in both digs setter. Last season Tippins led from Hawaii. see how far we can go,” Mead and blocks with 246 and 102 new assistant men’s the team in assists with 1302, The duo of McCullers and said. respectively. but Tech should be in good Tippins will be missed, but Mead was in many regards Although Mead led the tennis coach hands with sophomore set- with talented playmakers like the most valuable player for the team in kills, Stawicka led the Former Texas A&M standout Conor Pol- ter Kaleigh Colson. Although junior rightside hitter Mo- Jackets last season and she was team in attacking percentage lock was named the men’s tennis assistant Colson did not start a game nique Mead and senior middle an instrumental part in the at .337. Stawicka also started coach on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Pollock steps last season, she was a four-year blocker Asia Stawicka, the Jackets winning 18 games last into the position after Aljosa Piric left Tech letter winner at Westwood challenges ahead should not year. As a sophomore, Mead See Volleyball, page 23 in June to become head men’s tennis coach at Old Dominion. Pollock earned All-American honors three times in his career at A&M from 2007-09 while earning Big 12 Freshman of Untested defenders aim to lead team the Year honors in 2006. Pollock guided his By Alex Sohani Head Coach Paul Johnson. team to the NCAA Tournament each of his Sports Editor Seven of the eight players in four seasons and will bring some young ex- the secondary’s two-deep were perience to the coaching staff. Heading into the 2011 recruited by Johnson. football season, only five start- Not everything about the ers are returning to the defense secondary will be completely from the 2010 squad. All four new, as the four players have starters from last year’s sec- 20 starts combined. Of those Two volleyball players ondary will be replaced by new 20 starts, 15 come from senior faces in the second year of de- safety Rashaad Reid. The ma- given preseason All- fensive coordinator Al Groh’s jority of Reid’s starts came ear- 3-4 defensive scheme. ly in his career as a freshman ACC honors While the team will miss where he learned alongside Senior Bailey Hunter and junior Mo- the experience of the 107 former Tech standouts such as nique Mead were named as preseason All- combined starts lost from last Morgan Burnett, Mario But- ACC volleyball players on Tuesday, Aug. 23. year’s secondary, the team is ler and Jerrard Tarrant. Three Mead and Hunter finished the 2010 season still expecting improvement starts came last season from with All-ACC honors. defending the passing game sophomore safety Isaiah John- Mead is expected to contribute heavily to with the young talent present. son, who also earned his starts the 2011 team after leading the 2010 team The team feels optimistic as a true freshman. with 515 kills. Hunter started all 32 games about the secondary’s abil- Reid has been thrust into on the 2010 season contributing 366 kills ity to make plays, along with a leadership role, along with and 86 digs. the depth at the position. The redshirt senior cornerback Mi- The Jackets were also picked to finish the competition for a starting chael Peterson, a key backup season 5th overall in the ACC’s preseason

Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications job in the secondary went on and prominent special teams poll behind Duke, Florida State, North Car- Rashaad Reid makes an interception against Miami. Reid is throughout spring and sum- member. Both players have olina and Miami. Tech kicks off the volley- mer practice and their work ball season against Kansas State on Friday, the most experienced member in Tech’s young secondary. ethic resulted in praise from See Secondary, page 20 Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.