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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Lectures to become Sting Rail to fly above campus Twitter-only By @willgt09 Resident Twatter

New transport to be built after construction complaints In a move to make lectures more tech- nologically advanced and socially hip, the Student Technology for Undergraduate Progress and Integration Department (S.T.U.P.I.D) plans to mandate that a majority of Tech’s courses switch over to a Twitter-only lecture style. This change will allow professors to use the popular microblogging service to send “tweets” of lecture notes in 140-character pieces to their students. The move to Twitter lectures comes after S.T.U.P.I.D conducted a student survey at the end of last semester and found that a majority of students have become more prone to skip lectures, but Students can have spent more time on Twitter, now attend as they are always lecture equpped with a mo- bile phone or device without Photo illustration courtesy of Michael Tanner capable of receiving “having to By Martin McFly the construction so that it “In fact, we’ll be taking parts ing classes will be put on hold Twitter messages, Alternative Transport Fan will no longer be an obstruc- from Stinger shuttles, which while engineering professors or “tweets.” attend tion. Plus, monorails are safe, will all be dismantled due to and students work together The move also anything. Students who are tired fast and quiet. They’re less severe lack of student interest on the monorail. has a variety of of picking their way around expensive and undoubtedly in using them.” “We have every confi- cost-saving out- orange cones and wire fences less pointless than running Students have even been dence that our professors and comes. The Insti- Frank Lee have cause to celebrate: plans ‘I love construction’ publicity invited to take part in the students have the talent and tute can now save Moronick for Sting Rail, a new mono- campaigns.” dismantling process. Stu- expertise to make this project on electricity by Chair, S.T.U.P.I.D. rail transportation system, Institute administration dents Against Stingers (SAS) a success without any finan- not having to light will soon be unveiled on has shown strong support has partnered with the Stress cial renumeration,” Mylipps many lecture halls, ” campus in response to over- for the Sting Rail initia- Relief Clinic to equip all in- said. “But we’re offering as there is no need for professors to hold whelming criticism of cam- tive. “We’re proud to be at terested persons with sledge- wonderful, generous incen- classes. Another perk is the ability to save pus construction. the forefront of alternative hammers, axes and clubs to tives: professors will get more money on printing tests, worksheets or The monorail will have transportation,” said Reed smash and otherwise destroy unpaid holidays and students other class materials. Students can just stops in all major areas of Mylipps, vice president of the current fleet. will get unlimited meals at tweet their homework or test answers campus and promises to be a Communications Jargon. “At “The health benefits of our fine dining halls.” back to their professors. viable alternative to Facebook Tech, the sky is the limit, and this event will almost equal While work on Sting Rail “We think this is really an innovative ranting against blocked-off Sting Rail will literally take the environmental ones. We begins in the sky above, con- move in the right direction for re-engag- construction zones. us to new heights.” expect serious declines in stu- struction will continue on the ing students in their courses,” said Frank “We understand people The monorail also prom- dent stress levels,” said Brea ground. “Sting Rail will offer Lee Moronick, chair of S.T.U.P.I.D. are upset about the construc- ises to be a cornerstone of Themore, MD, of the Stress us a great opportunity to ex- “Students can now attend lecture with- tion blocking walkways— the Institute’s environmental Relief Clinic. pand construction to hith- out having to attend anything. It’s a learn trust me, we’ve received sustainability program. “Ev- Currently, plans are erto restricted campus areas,” anywhere system.” litigation notices,” said Ben erything that goes into the speeding ahead for the con- Hassled said. “Soon, students While some concern was expressed Hassled, director of Con- building of Sting Rail will struction of Sting Rail. Due will be flying high and we’ll by professors of more complex or non- struction Damage Control. be recycled,” said Mary Jane to the economic climate, all be free to make campus as standard subjects such as multi-variable “Sting Rail will solve all that. High, director of the Slow work will be done in-house unwalkable as possible below. calculus or history of film, most have em- It will elevate students above Campus Transport Program. to cut costs, so all engineer- It’s a win-win.” braced the change. “You know, even if I have to describe every scene of a melodra- matic, Lynchian film through hundreds of tweets, that’s fine,” said Simon B. Esse, a professor of Imaginary Cinematic Cri- tique. “I’ve seen these films a lot. I don’t SGABy Maximus plansPublican from to the holdheroes.” elections gladiator-style even have to be on campus.” Fierce Legislator The decision to change the Students are also embracing this election process was reached change despite the obvious difficulties. In an effort to increase in- after SGA representatives “Reading a complicated calculus formula terest in their upcoming elec- found it difficult to commu- spaced over 10 or so tweets on my phone tions, SGA has announced a nicate candidates’ platforms to can be hard,” said Alex Trecky, a third- new format for those running the Tech population. year Computer Savvy major. “But maybe for the office of president. As a result, students at the I’ll learn it better because I have to spend While campaigning and UHR meeting on Tuesday more time looking at every part.” polling for all other positions voted for a new way to boost Other students have come to grips will remain the same, the new student interest in the elec- with paying overages in their text mes- format for candidates running tions this year. saging plans. “I don’t really care that I for president will change into Out of ten choices, UHR have about a $200 or more text message a week-long SGA Gladiators narrowed down the choice to overage charge every month,” said Victo- competition, to be aired on three formats: Project SGAway ria Rich, a first-year Schematic Mapping GTCN. (in which candidates will be major. “I don’t have to go to lecture, and “We believe that in the face judged on how well they can since it’s for school, my parents pay!” of a tough economic crisis, we fashion a new Buzz mascot in Lesterman does admit that it is diffi- need a leader that is not only a week), Tech Survivor (can- cult for her to submit studio work for her smart, responsible and capa- didates would be stuck in an classes. “Yeah, it’s hard, but I just take a ble, but also physically tough,” Architorture studio for a week photo and tweet my professor the URL. said Clarke Kentwater, SGA and see who survives), or SGA It might be really blurry or off-color, but arbitrary protocol chair. “That By Photo Pugilist / Student Publications oh well, Twitter rocks!” way, we weed out the zeroes See Gladiator, page 2 Candidates duke it out in the ring for the SGA presidency. 2 • April 1, 2009 • Technique (NOT REAL) NEWS

Gladiator from page 1 Gladiators. AIG buys out Bobby Dodd Stadium with bonuses SGA picked Gladiators “be- By Bleedin’ White & Gold cause it offered the most exciting Not a Sell-Out contest and promised to attract the most voters,” Kentwater said. After Paul Johnson’s first sea- In SGA Gladiators, presiden- son on the Flats proved to be a tial candidates will be required to rousing success, there was talk go on publicity runs, advertising among Tech fans that Bobby their every move through a char- Dodd Stadium should be re- acter persona instead of enduring named for the coach who brought the current campaigning process the school its first football victory of flyering and tabling. over Georgia since 2000. In addition, the debate will On Wednesday morning, the now be replaced by a 30-minute Athletic Association announced power round of three obstacles that it had indeed decided to chosen by the Tech population. change the name of the stadi- Obstacles can include everything um—but not in honor of Johnson. from the Joust, in which candi- Following the completion of two dates battle each other with com- months of contract negotiations, bat clubs while giving presiden- the Jackets will officially play their tial speeches, to the Altrasphere, home games at AIG Stadium next in which candidates navigate a season. course of miniature Wrecks from “We are pleased and excited inside giant steel and mesh balls to begin this profitable new era that they push with their bodies. for Georgia Tech football. I know Finally, candidates will be pit- our new partners at American In- By Sporty Shooter / Student Publications ted against each other in a tourna- ternational Group feel the same for the insurance giant to pay the On campus, initial reactions to or something like that.” ment-style battle for the position way, and I hope that this relation- school $10 million a year for the the news were mixed. Third-year Johnson publicly expressed of SGA president. Of the three ship can continue for as long as naming rights over the next eight Micro Finance major Skip Tickle happiness for the agreement. candidates currently running for the government can keep them years, with opportunities for AIG lauded the AA’s decision to set tra- However, during Wednesday’s president, two will be narrowed afloat—I mean, er, for years to to buy out the contract for $20 dition aside in favor of profit, but spring practice session, the mes- down to battle in the Eliminator, come,” said Athletic Director Dan million after 2009 and for $8 mil- he questioned the choice of AIG. sage “I hate corporate sponsor- an obstacle course that includes Radakovich at Wednesday’s press lion after 2012 if the company is “I’m honestly wondering if AIG ships” appeared on the coach’s swimming under a flaming sur- conference. unable to recoup its losses. It is can rustle up any money after its Twitter feed. Minutes later, face and leaping to catch a giant Asked to comment on the well- currently purchasing rights with bonuses run out, but if they were though, a second Tweet appeared zip line while reciting Robert’s publicized resignation of AIG ex- the bonuses of pro-Tech execu- able to make a solid case to the in which Johnson confirmed that Rules of Order. ecutive Jake DeSantis, who quit tives. A source close to the nego- AA, I won’t argue,” he said. the disparaging original message To conserve time, Hulk Ho- his job on Tuesday—the same day tiations noted that the discussions Second-year MGT Chief Kick- was the result of a prank by a first- gan will mediate in case of a run- the contract was signed, Radakov- related to the buyout clauses were ingstallionsims, who plans to try year player. Without naming the off. SGA Gladiators will be aired ich could think of only one expla- tense, claiming that an AIG rep- out for the football team as a player, he declared that the player from April 1 to April 5 on GTCN. nation: “He must be a Georgia resentative initially misinterpreted walk-on next year, took the news had been cut and expressed his Tickets for the Eliminator will be fan. I might feel sorry for the guy the term to mean “bailout” and less seriously: “If they’re going to “very mild sadness that this young available at the Student Center for if I wasn’t busy laughing at him.” thought the Tech representative go that route, then they might as man will never get to set foot on free with Buzzcard. The terms of the contract call was mocking him. well rename it The Waffle House the field at AIG Stadium.” Friday, March 27, 2009 • Volume 94, Issue 27 • nique.net Going Greek Greek Week promises to dish up plenty of fun in events like Greek Sing.415 TechniqueThe South’s Liveliest College Newspaper Former dean Skiles Walkway: Men at work of students Dull passes Popular dean served Tech students from 1957 through 1991 By Ben Keyserling Assistant Photo Editor

James Edward Dull, former dean of stu- dents, passed away last Sunday, March 22. He was 80 years old. Prior to joining Tech, Dull served as as- sistant dean of men at the University of Mi- ami of Ohio, where he also earned his mas- ter’s degree in higher education. D u l l joined the Tech com- m u n i t y in 1957, taking the Photo by Ben Keyserling / Student Publications position of A detour sign sits in front of the Skiles Walkway construction signalling pedestrians to walk to back parking lot of Skiles. a s s i s t a nt dean of By Corbin Pon on preparing the building’s unexpectedly high amount added that this date was de- students. News Editor utilities. of stone was found in the pendent on several factors, in- D u l l According to John Du- ground, further delaying the cluding cooperation from the b e c a m e Surprised students re- Conge, CULC project man- construction efforts. weather. the associ- turned to Tech after Spring ager, the expansion onto Skiles “You look through the ar- “When it rains, the rain ate dean of students three years later, and in Break to discover that one of Walkway over the break was chives as well as you can, but creates mud, and that makes 1964, he was promoted to the dean of stu- Tech’s main thoroughfares, an extension of this utilities sometimes there are [utilities] digging [difficult] for the dents. He remained at Tech until 1991, when Skiles Walkway, had become work, and the goal was to fin- that do not appear on any of heavy equipment. Even af- he retired as vice president/dean of students completely blocked off by con- ish before students returned to the documents,” DuConge ter the rain has stopped, the emeritus. struction. campus. said. ground still needs time to As dean, Dull was responsible for disci- The construction next to However, three days of rain In a meeting on Wednes- dry before digging can begin plinary policy as well as the administration the library is for the Clough early into the break delayed day, the contractors for the again,” DuConge said. If the of non-academic activities. Dull proudly Undergraduate Learning the utility work. In addition, construction project set April weather does turn to rain or Commons (CULC), with the previous utility lines that had 4 as their target completion See Dull, page 6 majority of the work focused not been identified and an date. However, DuConge See Skiles, page 7

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to see him. The male student is 5’10” and 125 pounds. The po- lice replied that if he came back Technique Campus Crime to Tech’s campus, he would be ar- The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper rested. By William Brawley Founded in 1911, the Technique is the student newspaper of the Assistant News Editor Apple: Steal Different Georgia Institute of Technology, and is an official publication of the On Wednesday March 18, the Georgia Tech Board of Student Publications. The Technique publishes Whatever you say, officer the male knocked on her door ear- police were called to the Skiles on Fridays weekly during the fall and spring and biweekly during the On Sunday March 15, the po- lier and would not leave when she classroom regarding a theft re- summer. lice responded to Center Street refused to speak with him. port. When the police arrived, Advertising: Information and rate cards can be found online at Apartments about an unwanted The police explained that if he they met with a system support nique.net/ads. The deadline for reserving ad space is Friday at 5 p.m. visitor. When the police arrived, tried to contact her for any rea- specialist who described a theft of one week before publication. To place a reservation, for billing infor- the officer met with the offender, son that it would be considered four Macs from her office. mation, or for any other questions please e-mail us at [email protected]. a white male, non-Tech student harassment, but the student said The employee stated that she You may reach us by telephone at (404) 894-2830, Monday through who had gone to the apartment to he would still try to contact her had locked her office to attend a Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. talk with his ex-girlfriend. in the future. The police then es- meeting. When she came back, The police then told the male corted the male away from Tech’s she noticed four Apple computers Coverage Requests: Requests for coverage and tips should be that his ex-girlfriend had report- campus, and explained to him stolen. While her office door was submitted to the Editor-in-Chief and/or the relevant section editor. ed that he was harassing her and that he will be getting a criminal still locked, there was obvious evi- would not leave. The police spoke trespass warning. dence of forced entry around the Office: Editor-in-Chief: with the victim who stated that The student said that he also lock and the wall. 353 Ferst Dr., Room 137 Craig Tabita she broke up with the male stu- understood this, but responded An old Apple G3 iBook that Atlanta, GA 30332-0290 [email protected] dent three months ago, and that saying that he did not feel that was valued at $1500, as well as Telephone: (404) 894-2830 Telephone: (404) 894-2831 the male would not stop trying to the police could keep him from three newer MacBook Pros all val- Fax: (404) 894-1650 contact her. The victim said that seeing the victim if she wanted ued at $2800 each were all stolen.

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Council Clippings Breaking This week in Student Government the ach Tuesday, elected members of the two houses of the Student Government Association, the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), convene to Econsider allocation bills and discuss issues facing campus. Here is a summary of those two meetings. Bubble By Ben Keyserling, Assistant Photo Editor, and Zimu Yang, Contributing Writer lot of things went on This edition of Council Clip- After waiving a policy against Medicine. outside the bubble of Tech A NASA hasn’t officially pings covers the UHR and GSS purchasing food, both houses The bill covered operating ex- in the past week. Here are a few announced if they are going to go meetings from March 24, 2009. passed all three bills. penses such as equipment rental important events taking place and security, as well as advertising throughout the nation and the with the winning name, which will Impeachment Proceedings Rugby Team expenses. world. be announced in April. They did This week, the UHR voted to Tech’s rugby team has entered The bill was passed in both say however that will give top vote- impeach representative Brian-Paul the playoffs, and requested funds chambers after amendments to Colbert wins online getters the most consideration. Gude for poor attendance, but for an upcoming tournament in meet JFC policy. the vote was insufficient to re- Tuscaloosa, Ala. The winner of NASA naming contest move him from office. Gude was the upcoming tournament will be Joint Bill Policy NASA held an online naming IBM to cut 5,000 U.S. jobs impeached because he has missed promoted to division one. If Tech This week, the UHR consid- poll to find a name for a room The Associated Press reported that four UHR meetings. Removal is promoted to division one, it will ered a new joint bill policy de- in the International Space IBM, in a new round of job cuts, from office requires a vote of 75% be able to play against teams such signed to reduce delays in the Station(ISS), and the winner plans to lay off about 5,000 U.S. of the voting body (not a propor- as Clemson and UGA. SGA funds event that bills do not match the was comedian Stephen Colbert. employees. This move is following tion of representatives present,) will be used to cover the travel ex- modifications made by GSS and along with IBM aggressive strategy The name “Colbert” beat out and a vote of 32-10-0 was not suf- penses to attend the tournament, UHR. to move more labor to lower-cost all other names, even NASA’s four ficient to remove Gude from of- as well as the match balls per the The new policy refines what regions like India, while at the suggested options. This included fice. tournament requirements. happens to a bill following confer- same time maintaining its profit the top NASA name “Serenity.” The bill passed the senate, and ence committee meetings. After margins. Culture Fest carried the house with a vote of conference committee meetings, The poll was setup to bring public This week, SGA had three 42-1-0. the unamendable version enters help to name a new node on the The new layoffs, according to an bills pertaining to Culture Fest, old business. ISS to be launched later this year. anonymous IBM source familiar with the situation, will come from a week-long celebration of diver- Call and Response The policy also defines how NASA did not expect the the company’s services division. sity arranged by Culture Tech. Call and Response is an event vetoes of bills are treated. In the “Colbert Nation” to flood the These job cuts represent about 4 The bills included a performance organized by One Voice, planned event of a veto by a single cham- poll, however they let this percent of IBM’s U.S. workforce. night, an international film festi- as an awareness concert to provide ber, UHR and GSS must reach an happen by allowing write-in val and a food festival. Represen- information about sex trafficking. enactment ratio of 67 percent to suggestions. On The Colber The amount of IBM’s U.S. tatives expressed concern that the The concert will feature three art- overturn the veto. In the event of Report, Colbert urged viewers employees totaled 115,000 at organization may have designed ists, as well as multiple organiza- a veto in both chambers, that ratio to write in his name, which was the end of 2008. However, by three bills for a single event, but tions that work to reduce sex traf- increases to 75 percent. easily accomplished with 230,539 comparison IBM had as many learned that bills were to cover ficking in Atlanta. GSS passed the joint policy votes. This was more that 40,000 employees in emerging markets; three of five events taking place Call and Response will be last week. This week, the policy votes from the second place name. totaling 113,000 employees. over the span of a week. held March 31, at the Academy of passed the UHR 42-0-0.

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Photo by Ben Keyserling / Student Publications Aaron Fowler, graduate student body president, examines the new Ph.D. graduation gown design at a meeting of the GSS. Students to walk with new graduation gowns By Zimu Yang $400. There is also a rental option Contributing Writer is only open for PhD students, and it will cost them $100. Students graduating later this “The Ph.D. gown [cost]... is year will walk wearing a new definitely something we’re con- graduation gown. The main aes- sidering.... We want to make sure thetic change to the gown is the that one, the gown is affordable to addition of a golden strip run- students who want it and two, if ning down the middle with blue the cost is too much then there is chevrons on the sleeves for Ph.D. the rental option of making it af- students. fordable,” Fowler said. The new gowns intended for Some students, however, feel Ph.D. students are thicker and differently. “Yeah, I like the color longer lasting. Fabric in the new of the new gowns. I think the silk gowns for undergraduates and texture feels great. It’s just that the master’s students will remain the price is so darn high,” said Aman- same but will include Tech’s seal da Ousley, CHEM grad student. on each breast. Tech itself does not face any “Over the years, we have had cost for switching gowns. Howev- alumni now in graduate school er, it will potentially have to stock who want commencement rega- up on new gowns to replace the lia’s that look nice, because... if stock of reserve gowns for profes- you’re in academia and if you’re a sors that do not have their own. professor, you have to go to more “It is up to [the Institute] to de- commencement ceremonies,” cide whether or not they’re going said Aaron Fowler, graduate stu- to buy the regalia to replace the dent body president, regarding ones they currently own,” Fowler the gown change. “And if you go said. and look at our [peer] institutions: Students will not be able to MIT, Virginia Tech, Carnegie wear the old graduation gowns Mellon, they all have institute once Tech adopts the new gown specific Ph.D. regalia, so I really designs. don’t think we’re off base in mov- For the Ph.D. regalia, Fowler ing into this direction.” and his executive board in the stu- There is a concern, however, dent government will approve the on the cost of the new gowns. The design. price increase for the undergradu- Students interested in view- ates and master’s students’ gowns ing the new gown designs can see is slight, but Ph.D. students are them at Burdell’s where the gowns looking at a possible price tag of are on display.

Dull from page 1 ence at Tech, living on campus for 31 years. Dull also taught an op- served as the advisor to SGA, tions class for 30 years, helping to where he attended weekly meet- teach students to ballroom dance. ings for 33 years. Dull supported several student or- Student services on Tech’s ganizations, holding membership campus experienced tremendous in ANAK, ODK, Pi Kappa Phi growth under Dull’s leadership. and Friends of DramaTech. Under his administration, facili- In addition to his campus con- ties, including the Student Cen- tributions, Dull is responsible for ter, health center and athletic two of Tech’s most recognized complex, were replaced and up- icons. graded. New facilities that were In 1960, Dull located and built included the Flags Building purchased the 1929 Ford Model as well as the theatre used by Dra- A known today as the Ramblin’ maTech. Wreck. Dull also worked to create In addition to an expansion of Buzz, designing both his costume services, Dull’s leadership oversaw and mannerisms. Advertise with us! an expansion in student popu- A memorial service will be held lation. The number of students Sunday, April 5, at 2 P.M. in the living on campus increased from Peachtree Christian Church. In Visit nique.net/ads for information 1,100 to 4,200, while the number Lieu of flowers, the family sug- of female students on campus in- gests donations to the Peachtree creased from 11 to 3,050. Christian Church Columbarium, Dull actively supported and or the DramaTech Scholarship at participated in the student experi- the Georgia Tech Foundation. NEWS Technique • March 27, 2009 • 7

Skiles from page 1 the flow,” said Andrew Nemchik, Robberies from page 1 that period last year. your car and you do not feel safe, first-year CS major. To discourage these types of you can call the police for a visual more unexpected debris is found According to DuConge, the tional details about the robberies. crimes around campus, the Tech escort,” Mayberry said. at the site, DuConge expects fur- contractor is expected to restart According to Mayberry, these Police Department operates a The Atlanta Police Depart- ther delays in the construction. work on the Skiles Walkway be- types of violent robberies come “strike team” that is separate from ment calls the area surrounding Skiles Walkway will remain ginning on Monday. and go in cycles. He continued the normal police patrols. Around Tech campus Zone Five. From the blocked off until the construction The construction for the by saying that the recent warming eight to 12 police officers conduct beginning of the year to March is completed, forcing pedestrians CULC building has stretched out temperatures encourage people normal patrols during the nights, 25, Zone Five has experienced a to find alternate ways around the beyond the borders of the former to stay out later, increasing the and four to five officers make up combined 68 violent and non- construction. library parking lot once before. chance of an incident. He stated the “strike team.” violent robberies. “You got up to the top [of Skiles Next to the Van Leer building, that the amount of thefts has been The watch commander for When the Atlanta Police De- Walkway] with every expectation fences were erected that blocked increasing across the board due to this group creates his own patrol partment responds to an incident for where to go, and there it is, pedestrians from walking from the recent downturn in the econ- route, and sometimes these routes of armed robbery near campus, block off,” said James Sheppard, along the path next to the build- omy. are monitored by plainclothes of- they provide the Tech Police De- fifth-year PTFE major. ing. Students detoured through “The weather is a major con- ficers. partment with details of the per- Many students have detoured the building to get around the tributing factor.... Around this “I’d like to encourage everyone petrator, the weapon and the loca- around the construction by walk- construction. time last year, we did see [the in the [Tech] community to avoid tion of the incident. ing through the parking lot be- “I believe the Institute should number of] our armed robberies walking by themselves during If the robbery also involves a hind the Skiles building. have notified the students before go up,” Mayberry said. Along with the night. If they need a ride or if student, the Atlanta Police De- “When I saw the construction they decided to block off [the the Atlanta Police Department, they need to go from one place to partment will have one of their blocking [Skiles Walkway], I just walkway],” said Kristie Cham- Mayberry added that armed rob- another, then call the Stingerette officers talk directly with a Tech said ‘that’s Tech.’ You just go with plin, third-year PUBP major. bery suspects were arrested during service.... If you are walking to police officer.

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the south’sthe college newspaper. liveliest Opinions Editor: Naihobe Gonzalez Technique My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s 8 “ really going on to be scared. Friday, Opinions ” —P.J. Plauger March 27, 2009 Y OUR VIEWS Letters to the Editor OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion Construction Communication Students and visitors Skiles detour causes frustration for students The construction on for the new despite many venues to do so through. face parking problems I normally try not to complain Clough Undergraduate Learning Cen- Every day we students receive emails in- about stuff like this but the Tech Write to us: ter expanded this week, spilling outside forming us of cultural events, lecture parking system has enraged me [email protected] of the library parking lot and engulfing speakers and even parking changes. The enough that I just had to vent somehow. Recently they replaced Skiles walkway with torn up pavement construction projects on North Ave. have We welcome your letters in the perfectly good pay as you leave response to Technique content as and green fencing. This new construction update emails sent out to the students af- parking system at the physics well as topics relevant to campus. has forced students to reroute their paths fected, as well as a website with thorough building guest lot with a prepay We will print letters on a timely machine filled with problems for and space-available basis. between East and West campus, follow- explanations of exactly what is happening no apparent reason. Letters should not exceed 400 ing only the notifications of small green when and why. Well there is one obvious rea- words and should be submitted by son: so they can write more tick- Tuesday at 7 p.m. in order to be signs stating “detour”. There was even an email sent out ets and further screw over their printed in the following Friday’s This construction is evidently due to Wednesday evening about construction, students! They probably make issue. Include your full name, year (1st, 2nd, etc.) and major. We re- delays installing the underground utilities with no mention as to the origin or length more money on the tickets than the actual parking charges. In the serve the right to edit for style and for the new center, which were originally of the disturbance to pedestrian traffic in length. Only one submission per old system no tickets were issued person will be printed per term. expected to finish during spring break. the center of campus. and students would simply pay for While it is understandable that construc- It is the responsibility of campus ad- their parking as they left. Now they write $25 tickets for capped parking places without a tion delays happen, especially in the face ministrators to communicate crucial in- any car whose time has expired “permit only” sign was at Alexan- of soggy spring weather, the fact that the formation, and the lack of notification to and sometimes even write tickets der Memorial Coliseum. when the cars have paid for park- We had talked about coming main artery of campus pedestrian flow the students about this blockage repre- ing, such as this morning when back the next day to watch Tech was closed without so much as a poster sents a failure for both the facilities de- I got a ticket despite having paid play again, but, without the nec- board is inexcusable. partment and the new communication for more time than I spent in the essary convenience, we decided spot. Half the time the machine it was too much trouble to go The facilities apartment was made systems put in place. This breakdown in either doesn’t accept credit cards through again. aware of the delays in the utilities work the flow of information must be remedied or cash and sometimes it just quits The twenty dollars or so from early last week, yet did not take any steps if administrators want students to feel in- accepting all forms of payment lost revenue would break neither causing more people to go unpaid the athletic program nor us. But, to send out emails to the student body, cluded in campus development. and thus letting them write more it begs the question: is Tech risk- tickets. ing the loss of potentially millions The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of theTech- When it breaks you can call of dollars by ignoring simple and the help line but they just say straightforward federal laws that nique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors. they’ll send someone to check on require a certain number of hand- it and hang up on you leaving you icap parking places be set aside at Technique Editorial Board with the option of missing class to federally funded institutions? I’m wait around or risk getting a ticket not sure if the Americans With Craig Tabita, Editor-in-Chief by leaving and going to class. The Disabilities Act covers this issue Jenny Zhang Morgan, Managing Editor machine usually doesn’t give any at college athletic venues, but my Emily Chambers, Outreach Editor Siwan Liu, Design Editor change but it will happily accept guess is that it is a strong place to Vivian Fan, Layout Editor Reem Mansoura, Focus Editor your $20 bill for $1 worth of park- start looking. Naihobe Gonzalez, Opinions Editor Corbin Pon, News Editor ing. For all the students, especially Matt Hoffman, Sports Editor Jonathan Saethang, Development Editor They should be able to find those student athletes, best of luck Blake Israel, Online Editor Michael Schneider, Photography Editor ways to make money without this semester! Hahnming Lee, Advertising Manager Daniel Spiller, Entertainment Editor purposely screwing their students over like this. Edward Randall [email protected] EDITORIAL CARTOON By Craig Tabita John Hankinson PHYS grad student OSCAR requirements More than forty years ago my stifle humanity first job was at Tech selling Wink Colleges are supposed to be and peanuts at Grant Field. Un- places of thought. They are a fortunately, even though I am a source of teachers and teachings, native Atlantan and lived here all sources of the possible. We are my life, I can’t say I have spent stifled by the bureaucracy of ad- too much time on North Avenue. ministration and this bureaucracy And that may continue. Last week constantly tries to categorically I treated my family to a baseball describe what it considers to be game and what a game it was for beneath it: in our case: by major, Tech. Our son pitched for the visi- year and now by race. tors and clearly the Yellow Jackets I encourage every student to have a chance to win the College not answer the “race and ethnic- World Series this year. ity” question which currently is Our concern and the reason for being forced upon us by OSCAR. writing is my wife, mother and fa- No one should be forced to clas- ther are physically challenged. As sify themselves as other than hu- we approached the baseball sta- man. dium, there was no handicapped I will share that my ethnicity is parking for visitors. There were “American”, which is not even an a couple of spots for faculty/stu- option in the survey. I appeal to dents with permits. the student body, the administra- I could not find a police offi- tion and the government to accept cer to ask, only a couple of work- that we are human, and that any ers driving golf carts who simply classification of race or ethnicity shrugged their shoulders. I circled marginalizes achievements made around and dropped them off at our pursuit of the possible, and for the gate where the buses pick up that which makes us human. and after a couple of honks by the bus driver, headed off to find a Brian Degnan parking place. The closest handi- EE grad student OPINIONS Technique • March 27, 2009 • 9 Tech academics, sports and salaries excel My past 5 years at Tech have “Above all Georgia Tech ming fall. B Z led me to believe that our in- sports a vast portfolio of At a Tech Executive Round U Z stitute truly has the right stuff, Table dinner meeting, I got Around the Campus and other schools, for the most research, publication and a to hear Coach Paul Johnson part, don’t. This “right stuff” speak this semester about the was also discussed in the re- network of successful alumni” role of the football team at a cent book “The World is Flat” technical school such as ours. What is the first thing by Thomas Friedman, and has Michael Schneider He noted that unlike other been the topic amongst other Photography Editor schools, we could not hide President Peterson should journalists looking for another our student-athletes in easy good campus example to cite. programs. His final question know? Let’s go over some of the to the audience was, “Why basics first. Tech generally the number of Ph.D.s award- the Spanish-American War. should Georgia Tech win?” has high admission standards, ed. Programs like Teach for Even a GI Joe action figure Tech should win because good both to undergraduate and America are grabbing many went to Tech. schools should have good foot- graduate school. SAT scores Tech students, and our nano- Above all, Tech sports a ball teams. remain high, and for most of technology building is nearly vast portfolio of research, The ACC, which boasts 7 Tech’s graduate programs, stu- finished. publications and a network schools in the top 35 public or dents need a GRE math score Looking back at Tech’s past of successful alumni working private colleges according to in the high 700’s. 30 years, Tech has produced high demand jobs. While we US News and World Report, Tech’s engineering pro- two Nobel laureates in two know the economy is slowing hasn’t seen the BCS national grams rank amongst the high- distinctly different categories, down, Tech has prepared stu- championship game since est in the country, including Peace & Chemistry (Jimmy dents with real skills and the 1999. a #1 ranked Industrial Engi- Carter and Kary Mullis). tools for success. According On the other hand, ath- Travis Horsely neering program and my #3 Those that didn’t even fin- to payscale.com, the mid- letic power-schools like Texas, Fourth-year IAML and PUBP ranked Biomedical Engineer- ish their degree at Tech have career salary for Tech alumni Oklahoma, Ohio State and ing program (US News and been successful. Christopher is $106,000. Our in-state ri- Georgia all fall near the bot- “Understand the Tech tradi- World Report). Klaus of Klaus College of val, University of Georgia, lists tom of the NCAA in terms Recently on The Tonight Computing fame founded In- under “top party schools” at of graduation rates. I believe tions and values of the stu- Show, President Obama stated ternet Security Systems (later $86,000. Tech graduates are it has been a privilege to at- dents.” that “instead of -- a smart kid acquired by IBM), and Jeff being rewarded for entering tend a school that both boasts coming out of school, instead Foxworthy swept across the challenging and valued ca- rigorous, rewarding academic of wanting to be an invest- country telling us what we reers. standards and Thursday night ment banker, we need them might be had only our house Amongst all this success, football games featured on to decide if they want to be an been on wheels. Tech manages to have NCAA ESPN. engineer, they want to be a sci- Within Tech’s past 60 Division I teams across all of I love Tech and being a entist, they want to be a doctor years, the school has produced the major sports. Tech’s suc- helluva engineer. Although or a teacher.” 14 astronauts, of which 3 were cess nationally and interna- I’ll be going across the street Well, let’s see what just in space at the same time this tionally makes is difficult to to attend Emory for graduate comes out of Tech. Tech has past fall. Astronauts! Our get alumni back to Atlanta to school, I will always be ready increased the number of en- school features ROTC pro- fill the seats of a regular foot- to brag about how Tech is bet- gineering degrees awarded by grams from all three major ball game, but with last year’s ter than the rest--better than 29% in the past decade, and branches, and alumni military scintillating season, things the MITs and better than the has seen an 75% increase in service reaching as far back as could change for the upcom- party schools. Nisha Godbole Third-year ISYE “That the No.1 ISYE pro- Getting lost isn’t always such a bad thing gram in the country de- Life, I have observed, never and climbing the castle which serves a better building.” works like you were expecting. “Some use vacations to relax; I is the main landmark of the Among the events in my life prefer to use them as a chance city, I embarked on a quest to that I would at one point have get back to the train station. thought impossible are going to learn things that won’t be I found a sign indicat- to Tech, actually graduating found in any reference book.” ing a taxi stand, which surely from Tech, going to Tech for means that all I need to do is grad school, becoming the edi- Craig Tabita stand there and transporta- tor of the Technique—by now tion will magically manifest you may get the picture that Editor-in-Chief itself, right? Apparently not. I tend to fly by the seat of my With thirty minutes until my pants through life. train was scheduled to leave, This is the approach I ad- rience the place in the most couldn’t have told you where I the consequences of not being vocate for vacationing as well genuine way—by detaching was in relation to anything else on board were that I would and I recently put it to the test. myself and abandoning any if my life depended on it. Of be stranded in this strange As part of a research project sense of comfort and familiari- course, it all worked out in the town, 100 miles from my hotel Raphael Rose I’m involved with I just spent ty. Some use vacations to relax; end when I stumbled upon my which I needed to check out Third-year ISYE 12 days in Italy. While much I prefer to use them as a chance destination, but simply wan- of the following morning, and of that time was spent work- to learn things that won’t be dering was more interesting with no chance of making my “To hang out with the stu- ing, I was able to precede that found in any reference book. than paying an entrance fee flight the following afternoon with two days on my own in To be fair, I didn’t go over to walk through some historic to meet the rest of my group dents at Wingnuts on Sicily. Why Sicily? It’s the land completely unprepared. I did building. and actually work. Wednesdays.” of part of my ancestry—in- read the Wikipedia pages The next day I took a train Feeling as desperate as I cluding my surname. I had for the places I was going to. to a city called Enna 100 miles have ever felt in my life, I en- never left North America in However, I stuck to my plan. away in the center of the island. listed the help of some Cara- my 23 years of life and I’m not With my only navigational as- This, my relatives told me, binieri who summoned a taxi sure if I’ll get the chance to do sistance being a crude map I was where the original Tabi- that took me to the station it again anytime soon with my sketched while looking at the tas came from, so of course I thirty seconds before my train student loan debt soaring to city of Palermo on Google needed to give it a look. left. My desperation was re- new orders of magnitude, so Maps, I arrived by train from I arrived at the Enna train placed with the greatest sense I needed to take advantage of the airport to the center of the station where I was greeted by of relief I have ever felt in my this special opportunity. city and attempted to find my the exciting news that the train life. The conventional approach hotel. station is several miles outside Since I made it back to would probably have been to Everything was going great the actual city, which itself is Palermo I was able to make buy a travel guide and make until I spotted the bicycle capi- up a mountain. After a few it onto my flight to northern an itinerary of destinations. tal of Palermo—a side street moments of panic I deciphered Italy, meet up with my group, With only a couple of days, filled with hundreds of bicy- a bus schedule posted on a and do our work while seeing Vicky Ostovar you need to be efficient and ef- cles hanging up on display for window and managed to make beautiful cities like Florence Second-year BCHM fective, right? To the contrary, sale and dozens of bicycle re- it onto a bus and communi- and Venice that are more typi- I decided it was hopeless to try pairmen. Being kind of a bike cate to the driver, who spoke cally associated with Italian “That the ‘T’ on any build- to cover all the so-called essen- nut I had no choice but to walk approximately two words of vacations. But the most mem- tials in that little bit of time. over. Thus marked the begin- English, that I just wanted to orable part of my trip will be ing named after him will be So rather than just hitting a ning of a several hour long be dropped in the city some- my aimless exploration of side stolen.” fraction of the sights, I needed journey of being lost in a new place. After successfully get- streets in Sicily that will never Photos by Michael Schneider to immerse myself and expe- land, by the midst of which I ting lost there, as well as seeing be found in a travel guide. 10 • March 27, 2009 • Technique OPINIONS

OUR VIEWS Hot or Not Burning AIG executives in effigy – or – will not fix the economic crisis Over spring break I managed a “The idea that an... executive at HOT NOT feat I thought was impossible for a firm on the verge of collapse me. I went a luxurious seven days without once opening my laptop. has done work deserving of a I did not check my email, type a bonus is a bit ridiculous.” word document or scan nytimes. com for a week. It was blissful, Emily Chambers but I am now facing the grave consequences of my decision. Outreach Editor No, I did not fall behind on my InVenture finals “Gold” depreciates life, nor did I have so many mes- Monday will be the InVen- Amidst a dwindling state sages in my inbox that it became super-highway there were already “criminals” for actions that were ture Prize final competition. budget Tech was dealt yet an- a list of never-to-be-opened docu- bills introduced to tax the bonuses not crimes at the time they com- Tech will host such distin- other blow. The Tech endow- ments. The calamity was much given out by AIG by 90%. mitted them. It goes against the guished judges as Pete Petit, ment announced that it lost more grave. I missed out on a per- I agree, the idea that an upper- concept of innocent until proven Steve Dickerson and Chris 22% of its value due to depre- fect opportunity to become righ- level executive at a firm that is guilty which is the base of our le- Klaus. The competition has ciated assets, totaling over 200 teously angry about AIG. By the on the verge of collapse has done gal system. Furthermore, the idea been an intriguing highlight of million dollars lost. This will time I did catch the news the US work deserving of a bonus is a bit of setting up a different system of Tech’s most promising student limit the amount of money Congress had already gone farther ridiculous. They deserve to be taxation based on professional af- inventors. The winners will available for student organiza- in the name of disproportionate fired immediately and let go with filiation is blatant discrimination. have the opportunity to take a tions and scholarships. Appar- responses and pointless ranting as few benefits as the company Congress needs to come to trip to Hong Kong for interna- ently the only “old gold” cam- than I ever could. can get away with. However, the terms with the AIG debacle as tional competition is a worthy pus had invested in was on the Apparently the international people in charge of those decisions an example of the multi-faceted prize for their efforts. uniforms. insurance/banking/world domi- are the boards of directors of those origins of the current economy. nation firm AIG received $170 companies, or any internal audit- The executives of the firms that billion from the recent stimulus ing or management powers within received federal aid are human be- bill, and end of year terms showed the firms. ings, with devaluing homes and 165 million of those dollars went The US government had the growing debts. towards bonuses. The American opportunity to put constraints Keep in mind, this taxation public, in their unending wisdom, on the money handed out in the would not just be taxing a few decided to react more violently stimulus bill before they passed it. individuals, but every single bo- to the news that AIG had spent Instead of dealing delicately with nus handed out under the um- .09% of their budget on bonuses the financial allocation that open- brella of AIG. Regional managers, than the rest of that week’s head- ly presented the US people with bank managers and sales direc- lines combined. billions of dollars in federal debt, tors would have money they re- Summer school Crime wave Mexico is on the brink of war Congress choose to rush through ceived in January taken away on Summer registration start- Over the past two weeks at our southern border? Darn. a bill without through checks and the premise that Congress is not ed this week with more classes campus saw five armed robber- Canada announces that it has not oversight measures. happy with the decision to reward than ever. With summer job ies as well as a violent attack. had a single bank failure? Big deal. When AIG handed out bo- their work. prospects hard to come by, The armed robberies were But gosh darn it. The stimulus bill nuses to their employees they did Instead of blowing the num- the more extensive class op- committed at gunpoint, at- that our government was pushed so with no notification that this bers out of proportion and blam- tions available will give many tacking both automobiles and into passing without any oversight standard business practice was ing the entirety of an economic Tech students a viable sum- individuals. GTPD has been clauses spent money on discre- not permitted under the contract crisis caused by the unwise finan- mer opportunity to work more working to deter these crimes, tionary expenditures! Burn them they assumed when they accepted cial decisions of an entire country quickly towards a degree and but as weather warms up crim- at the stake! the federal aid. While it was not on a small community of financial the search for a permanent job. inals are more encouraged to After this display of rage, Con- entirely ethical, there was no legal professionals, Congress should Wait... brave the cool Atlanta nights. gress at least had the courtesy to restriction on them doing so. use this case as an example of the act. By the time I got back to the Taxing AIG executives 90% need for overall reform of both the civilized world of the information of their bonuses is punishing economic and political system.

sliver www.nique.net nuovofiore!! infostrada!! gotta get my fix!! I don’t think the people who know what that means read slivers, not only can I not get to the center of campus b/c Atlantic is closed, but now I can’t get to the center of campus b/c the center of campus is closed. damn those nique editors and the censoring of my “that’s what she said” comments that’s what she said my roommates are polar bears. cant gt just have ac for individual rooms?? why does my roommate talk to himself all the time? I love red heads! KJ I think you are cute -c OAR and Augustana? That’s awesome!!! Oh wait....i’m not a 14 year old school girl living in the suburbs.... at least you tried SGA Hmmm...Gatech is a predominately male campus in the mid- dle of ATLANTA. Who should we bring to sting break? Oh, I KNOW!! Augustana!! Gotta hand it to McEntyre - the man knows how to put up signs, fast Just remember: I believe in you. That’s +5 right there. [email protected] Organization Spotlight: Equestrian Club Technique The equestrian club is an intercollegiate team Focus Editor: Reem Mansoura which organizes lessons, trail rides, competi- 11 tions and fundraisers. Friday, Focus Contact: [email protected] March 27, 2009

Celebrating thinking Teaching Day reen ignites passion Campus organizationsG find ? By Aaron Parkman ways to be eco-friendly in Staff Writer the face of economic crisis Tri-boards and posters lined the Student Center ballroom this month, showing off teach- ing research done by some of Tech’s top profes- By Chris Russell sors. Staff Writer Hosted by the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), Celebrating Though it has been a bit overshadowed by Teaching Day began with a teaching research the current economic crisis, one of the day’s exhibition and was followed by a word from In- biggest buzzwords is still “the environment,” terim President Gary Schuster and a presenta- and Tech is doing its part to protect it through tion from Johns Hopkins University professor various methods. Be it through recycling, sav- Ronald Berk. ing water or even just unplugging a lamp, Tech “People know that this is a research universi- students across campus are doing their part for ty… We are seeking to ignite professors’ passion conservation. in teaching,” said Donna Llewellyn, director of One of easiest ways for individual students CETL and past associate chair of ISyE at Tech. to get involved in conservation is by simply re- About 20 percent of the exhibits focused cycling their trash. Then again, one of the best on peer-assisted learning, including Eric Mos- ways to prevent tooth decay is by simply floss- chella’s Peer Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) ing, yet dentists still manage to stay in business program. Moschella is the director of Academic filling cavities. Many students don’t recycle sim- Support and assistant director of Success Pro- ply because they don’t want to make the effort. grams at Tech. The trick, says Jonathan Effgen, second-year Moschella started the PLUS program at ME and vice president of the Environmental Clemson University in 2003, and it has since Alliance at Tech (EAGT), is simply forcing grown exponentially, now employing over 130 yourself to start. The Recycling Services conserving electricity. students as PLUS leaders at Clemson. “The key to recycling is to make it a habit. website at www.recycle.gat- “We tend to take all of our “The way these sessions are structured is de- If a student starts by simply recycling in their ech.edu also offers informa- energy availability for granted, signed to help students learn from each other… dormitories, in no time, recycling will become a tion for faculty and students but 75% of Georgia’s electrici- You can help a relatively small number of people part of their everyday life,” Effgen said. to recycle larger items—like ty comes from coal-fired power with a tutor, but with this program, you can tar- Several resources are available for green- cell phones, computers and plants, which emit an incred- get the entire class,” Moschella said. minded students, with recycling bins located toner cartridges—as well as ible amount of CO2 and other PLUS leaders must be current students who a short walk from all the on-campus residence contact info for companies dangerous substances into the have previously made an “A” in the targeted halls and apartments and others scattered in that offer these services. It atmosphere,” Sinharoy said. class. high-traffic areas across campus. also offers ways for students to Sinharoy also gave a few These leaders are paid to attend the class Larger drop-off areas where cardboard, simplify the way they recycle, quick tips on how to cut elec- and design PLUS sessions that reflect the lec- magazines and glass bottles can be left are avail- like crushing cans so they can trical waste. ture content and student needs, which differ able on East and West campus at the end of 6th fit more in their room bins or “Make sure to unplug char- between classes. Street and outside of Woodruff, respectively. putting two different bags in gers from the sockets if they’re According to Moschella’s exhibit, PLUS is Sinan Sinharoy, the president of EAGT, says the same bin to make sorting not being used. These still also different than tutoring because it supports that students interested in recycling can also recyclables easier. pull some electricity, even if high-risk subjects rather than high-risk stu- find new ways to recycle by employing a bit of Sinharoy is quick to point your phone or iPod isn’t being dents. One of the most heavily targeted classes creativity and common sense. out, however, that recycling charged. Also, make sure to is General Chemistry. “Although we don’t accept plastic bag recy- is by no means the only way use compact fluorescent bulbs One teaching research project that deals cling, most major stores like Publix and Wal- students can help protect the instead of regular incandes- with General Chemistry exclusively is Charlie Mart will take your old plastic bags and recycle environment. cent. CFLs use a quarter of the Cox’s “Remodeling the Transitional Recita- them,” Sinharoy said. He notes the competition power that normal light bulbs tion Paradigm using a Variation of Cooperative “Another tip is to get a reusable water bottle the Residence Hall Association use. Students can find more Learning.” like a Nalgene instead of purchasing bottled wa- (RHA) is currently holding, really helpful tips about energy As assistant director of General Chemistry ter. It ends up being much cheaper in the long Wasted Watts, as important conservation on the Wasted with a Ph.D. in Chemical Education, Cox seeks run and much more environmentally friendly,” in that it brings to students’ Sinharoy said. attention the importance of See Recycling, page 14 See Teaching, page 13 Greek Week promotes sense of community and spirit By Aaron Parkman day after weeks, if not months, of and Spirit Chair for Greek Week. tition. limit the weight of athletes, which Staff Writer preparation. First on the schedule of events Historically, Tug has been can sometimes lead to health “The purpose of Greek Week is is Tug, which will take place in monitored more closely than oth- risks, such as dehydration. With finals just around the to bring Greeks together to com- the Burger Bowl at 12 p.m. this er events because of the potential “[One] event we are constantly corner, Greeks are not only pre- pete in a variety of events with Sunday. Just as it sounds, Tug is health risks involved due to over- learning from is Tug. The rules paring for mental tests, but for pride in your chapter and your a tug-of-war event in which teams exercising and over-dieting during have changed over the years [to physical ones as well. Tech’s an- Greek community,” said Stepha- of between ten and 14 athletes months of training. nual Greek Week begins this Sun- nie Lyons, third-year STaC major compete in head-to-head compe- Like wrestling, teams must See Greek, page 12

Photos by Ariel Bravy, Jason Ossey and Blake Israel/ Student Publications Tug participants typically create their own uniforms with their letters in order to boost morale, express their pride in their chapter and embody the spirit of Greek Week. 12 • March 27, 2009 • Technique FOCUS

Greek from page 11 tensive as Tug depending on how than 80% require participants to is philanthropy. As a way to give Spirit Committee is sponsoring committed a chapter is. Greek work in teams. back to the community, fraterni- this award. It works off nomina- address health concerns] and Sing routines are written and re- “The best part of Greek Week ties and sororities volunteer for tions from participating chap- there is [now] a mandatory health hearsed well ahead of time for the is the chance to work with other different service projects, includ- ters,” Lyons said. seminar [for the athletes]. Also, preliminaries [which are] held a members of your organization to a ing Atlanta Community Food “A chapter can recognize posi- the weight limit [is now] based on few weeks before the event,” Ly- common goal. Most events heav- Bank, Project Open Hand and tive attitudes and sportsmanship an average of all those who weigh ons said. ily rely on team work and partici- Tech Beautification Day. in another team by letting the Ex- in the morning of the event rather Ticket distribution for Greek pants need to be able to trust each As a way to rally service, Greek ecutive Committee know through than a solid number,” Lyons said. Sing will occur on Friday, April other to succeed,” Lyons said. Week allots up to 15 points for an e-mail,” Lyons said. Last year, after several intense 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the In addition to the preparation chapters in which at least 90 per- This award is only part of the rounds of Tug, Alpha Xi Delta lobby of the Flag Building. done by teams and participants, cent of members volunteer. effort being made by the Spirit and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Other events include a dodge planning for Greek Week as a Non-athletic Greek Week Committee to improve the sports- Greek Sing is another event ball tournament, egg toss, arm whole is done by the Greek Week events include dessert and a movie manship displayed during Greek that will draw a crowd. Occurring wrestling, catapult wars, chariot Executive Board, which consists night, a banner contest, T-shirt Week. New policies addressing on Tuesday, April 7, at CW Live, race, slam dunk contest, Greek of nine fraternity members and design contest and attending a sportsmanship have been added the event will end Greek Week God/Goddess competition and nine sorority members. Jackets baseball game. this year to give members more on a high note, at least in terms many more. “The executive board has met Chapters will accumulate incentive to maintain positive be- of points. Greek Sing is an oppor- For a complete schedule of on a regular basis since the end points over the week, and the top havior. tunity for chapters on campus to event times and locations, visit cy- of fall semester to put together a three will be announced at Greek With about a fourth of Tech’s showcase their musical and danc- berbuzz.gatech.edu/greekweek. great week of events. They have Sing. campus being Greek, this week is ing talent. According to Lyons, one aspect worked hard to collaborate on Two new awards that have been sure to be a big week for the cam- Including preliminaries, Greek of Greek Week that brings people ideas [concerning] how to raise created this year include the Most pus as a whole. Sing is tied with Tug at 22 pos- together is the level of cooperation participation levels for field events Improved Chapter award and the Greek Week is just one of the sible points for fraternities and 20 that it takes to prepare for and and the Greek social night,” Lyons Spirit of Greek Week award. traditions students continue at possible points for sororities. participate in events. said. “To promote good relations Tech as a part of the rich history “Greek Sing can be just as in- Out of over 30 events, more Another aspect of Greek Week among the Greek chapters, the that everyone has come to love.

Photos by Ben Keyserling and Michael Schneider/ Student Publications Greek Week is an opportunity for Greeks to come together to compete in a variety of events such as the human pyramid, Greek Sing, Tug and philanthropic events. FOCUS Technique • March 27, 2009 • 13

Photo by Jonathon Garza/ Student Publications With its office located in Tech Tower, CETL recently hosted Cel- ebrating Teaching Day in order to inspire a passion for teaching.

Teaching from page 11 the need for more multimedia in the classroom. According to Berk, to improve the way that students students today belong to the “Net learn in general chemistry recita- Generation,” and are less inter- tions. ested in traditional lectures than Evidence for the effectiveness were previous generations of stu- of his method was displayed at the dents. exhibition, which included a con- It was clear from the begin- sistent ten percent increase in av- ning that his presentation would erage exam scores for exams that be comical because of the skit in followed the PLUS method. which he “transformed” from a Cox is one of three professors cocooned traditional lecturer into at Tech who have degrees in edu- a butterfly-shaped modern lectur- cation rather than traditional sci- er. The flashing lights and boom- ence degrees. ing sound of Berk’s presentation One of the other professors also made it very engaging. also has a degree in Chemical Ed- Berk’s list of uses for video clips ucation, with the third holding a in class included the presentation degree in Physics Education. of alternative viewpoints, motiva- In Schuster’s remarks, he spoke tion and inspiration, opportuni- about how, as provost, he is deeply ties to critique and the presenta- involved with teaching research. tion of real-world applications to His comments were outlined by abstract concepts. the “three main objectives we have Llewellyn said after the pre- in the knowledge business,” which sentation that she had chosen include the preservation of knowl- the topic because it was “relevant edge, the transfer of knowledge across disciplines,” and it would and the discovery of new knowl- be easy to implement in such well- edge. equipped classrooms. Berk, a professor of biostatics She also said that she was look- and measurement at Johns Hop- ing forward to a new group of ex- kins University, made a lively cellent teachers being hired in the presentation to faculty called “A fall. Tribute to Teaching: Multimedia “My philosophy is: Our faculty Teaching with Video Clips for the teach, and if you’re going to teach, Net Generation.” you might as well teach well,” Berk’s presentation focused on Llewellyn said.

CETL Teaching Awards CETL celebrates professors in more ways than merely host- ing events in celebration of teaching. Several awards are pre- sented to professors at the Celebrating Teaching Day.

• CETL Undergraduate Educator Award This award acknowledges exemplary contributions to undergraduate education and is given to any non-tenure track faculty member who teaches undergraduate credit courses and has completed two semesters in a qualifying position at Tech. Save a tree! Read us online! • CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award This award is offered to full-time tenure-track faculty nique.net member who do not have tenure. The Teaching Excel- lence Award recognizes excellence in teaching, educa- tional innovation, an impact on student lives and research or teaching connections. 14 • March 27, 2009 • Technique FOCUS

Recycling from page 11 Recycling is one of the easiest ways to protect our environment and From save energy. When an aluminum can is recycled, 95% of the energy used Watts website,” Sinharoy said. to make aluminum cans from virgin ore is saved. These recycled cans are Students interested in going usually returned as a new can to store shelves within 60 days. As a result, above and beyond for the envi- Bottles it is possible to buy the same can at least six times a year. As a world ronment can look into joining an leader, the United States is leading the recycling scene. In 2005, the U.S. organization like the EAGT or recycled 51.4 billion aluminum cans. Do your part to help the environ- Students Organizing for Sustain- to Bins ment—recycle. ability (SOS). Aside from encour- aging general good stewardship of the environment, organizations THe journey of an aluminum can like EAGT and SOS also work to forward campus-wide initiatives aimed at helping reduce Tech’s mark on the environment. Currently, one of their biggest projects is focused on encouraging the use of solar power on campus. F “One of the most exciting things that our student organiza- When aluminum cans are recycled, their journey to becoming a new tions are working on is the use of can has just begun. From recycling bins, aluminum cans travel to recyl- thin-film solar cells for roofing on ing plants and are first torn into miniscule pieces. With hundreds of oth- existing buildings. We’re work- er cans, the recycled aluminum can is melted and turned into molten ing with Mike Leasure at Georgia aluminum. The melted aluminum is placed in an ingot and taken to a Tech Facilities to look into the rolling mill. There, the aluminum is rolled into sheet and new cans are possibility of solar roofs on cam- formed, thus ending the recyling journey. pus. This would reduce our reli- ance on fossil fuels like coal and focus more on clean, sustainable THe journey of glass bottle energy for Tech,” Sinharoy said. Organizations like these also put on a few events throughout the year. The night of March 28, for example, is Earth Hour, and Freshman Council will be hosting a Blackout Party at the Campanile to commemorate it. F In April, several student orga- nizations, working in conjunction The journey of a recycled glass bottle differs from that with the Office of Solid Waste of an aluminum can. Glass first needs to be separated Management and Recycling, will by color so that green bottles only produce new green put on the annual Earth Day at bottles. Glass contaminated in any way is used to insulate Georgia Tech celebration and fiberglass or as an ingredient in concrete. Broken glass, commemorate the entire week be- cullet, is melted down and then used to create new glass forehand with Think Green Week. containers. Photos by Ben Keyserling/ Student Publications [email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Daniel Spiller 15 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: March 27, 2009 Entertainment Jennifer Aldoretta David Sanborn serenades with smooth sax CONCERT same year as his breakout solo on complementing Sandborn’s high- The David Sanborn Group Bowie’s “Young American.” His flying lead whenever he gets the record count is now 23. cue. GENRE: Jazz, Blues Earlier this month, Sanborn On Percie Mayfield’s “Please VENUE: Ferst Center for the and his four-man band took the Send Me Someone To Love” (also Arts Ferst Center stage, playing a mix- on the new record), the saxophone ture of new and old songs, which sounds like the only instrument TRACK PICKS: “Full House,” is expected of a guy with over 40 capable of getting the job done. “Brother Ray” and “Please years of musical experience. Sanborn had ultra-crisp delivery, Send Me Someone To Love” “Full House,” from his ’92 re- jumping up to the high register of DATE: March 7, 2009 lease Upfront, was the first song of the instrument without trouble, the evening, and it came as no sur- seemingly having fun over all else. OUR TAKE: ««««« prise that Sanborn and crew were When Sanborn talks about already warmed up and ready to the new record’s sound, he cites go. Groovy keyboard and bass an- original influences such as Ray By Mark Jackson chored the solo-driven track, and Charles, David Newman and Contributing Writer Sanborn’s slick improvisation fit Hank Crawford. Crawford ar- seamlessly with the equally im- ranged three of the tracks on Here Jazz has existed in numerous pressive work of guitarist Nick and Gone, which goes with the vi- forms for nearly 100 years, yet Moroch. sion of the record – a tribute to the still the six-time Grammy-win- “Brother Ray,” an old blues- old-school blues developed by the ning David Sanborn is treading pop track that has been rerecord- greats. new ground, consistently deliver- ed for the new record, followed. It Sadly, Newman and Crawford ing foot-tapping, chill-out tunes exemplifies the “smooth jazz” tag passed away in January, so the for anyone who takes the time to that Sanborn often receives, using mid-2008 record could not have listen to them. a catchy, sunny-day sax chorus to come a better time. The perfor- In a genre with such rich his- hold it down. mance tried to capture the person- tory, it’s impossible not to find in- The feel-good mood of San- ality of the record, and by playing spiration. In his latest effort Here born and company continued several Crawford and Charles-in- and Gone, Sanborn reflects on just throughout the set, occasionally spired pieces. that: the various blues artists that dropping a few lighter, bluesier The band returned for an en- inspired him and helped him mas- tracks to mix up the show. On core after their ten-song set, but ter his instrument of choice, the these, drummer Gene Lake and dishearteningly for only one, slow alto saxophone. bassist Richard Patterson built song. Could they really end on Sanborn started off as a session on each other nicely, carrying the that? They did, so I guess so. and live player with the Butter- background rhythmic load while The band built up the mood field Blues Band, going on to work allowing Sanborn to go to work. immaculately and then killed it with top-notch musicians like Live jazz sees remarkably com- by ending on a song that did not the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, plex collaboration since improv is allow the audience to hear San- Stevie Wonder, Linda Ronstadt, used so often, and it was apparent born and crew wail one last time. James Taylor, the Eagles and Da- that these guys know each other Even with the band’s poor choice vid Bowie. inside and out. They have been of encore, the performance as a Reanalyzing his musical ambi- playing together for years and ever whole was everything a seasoned tions, he later decided to take the since ex-Sanborn guitarist Hiram Sanborn fan would expect, with more difficult solo route, putting Bullock left the band, Nick Mo- an impressive outing from the side out his first record in 1975, the roch has filled in spectacularly, players. Photo by Joey Cerone/Student Publications

The WhitestImage courtesyKids of Fox Searchlight discuss their miss with March FILM try journey to the Playboy Man- sight of its role in the movie uni- Miss March sion after discovering that Eu- verse as a teen comedy. Proving gene’s high school sweetheart is that sometimes you can have a GENRE: Comedy now the Playmate of the Month. blast watching stupid movies, Miss STARRING: Zach Cregger While on the road to every March has undoubtedly played an and Trevor Moore male’s fantasy, the two com- important role in getting the in- panions encounter a variety of credibly talented Whitest Kids DIRECTOR: Zach Cregger challenges (including Tucker’s crew into filmmaking. and Trevor Moore pissed-off girlfriend and a gang of I recently got the opportunity RATING: R villainous firefighters), which pave to sit down and chat with the ge- the way to the coming-of-age con- nius minds behind the show and RELEASED: March 13, 2009 clusion. their new film. OUR TAKE: «« ««« Creggor and Moore are best Q: How much has working on known for their work on the IFC The Whitest Kids U’ Know helped show The Whitest Kids U’ Know, prepare you to write and direct By Kevin Shain where their sketch comedy antics feature films? Contributing Writer aptly prepare them for the smor- Zach: A lot. It’s been like train- gasbord of buffoonery in Miss ing basically. The show is how to If the past decade has taught March. Their acting is satisfyingly handle a small crew and a sched- me anything, it’s that the “Stupid perfect for their roles as a couple ule really, and then this is like the Teen Movie” genre has grown at of bumbling blockheads, which is next level with a bigger crew and a an alarming rate. With the ma- oddly reminiscent of Dumb and more important schedule. jority of critics lambasting nearly Dumber. Trevor: The show is even hard- every movie to fall into this cat- Also making an appearance er to direct than the movie really egory, Miss March arrived in the- alongside Playboy founder Hugh because we’re shooting more stuff aters on March 13. Hefner is Craig Robinson (best in less time. [Doing the Whit- Yet, despite its faults, horri- known as Darryl of The Office) est Kids U’ Know] is really, really fyingly low critical reviews and playing a hip-hop artist named helpful. an absurd premise, Miss March Horsedick.MPEG (you read that Q: The movie itself feels like wasn’t all that bad. In fact, there correctly) who offers to drive the there’s the one main plot and then were parts of the movie that were two across the country on his tour mini sketches built on to it. Was genuinely entertaining and others bus. As you might have guessed, this intentional? that were downright funny. things don’t work out so smoothly T: I think the way we write can The premise of the movie is when Horsedick.MPEG reveals be similar to sketches. One thing rather elementary: after waking he’s hooked up with Eugene’s we were conscious about when we from a coma, Eugene (Zach Creg- once chaste girlfriend. were making the movie though is gor) and friend Tucker (Trevor In all, Miss March works hard Moore) embark on a cross-coun- to make you laugh, but never loses See March, page 18

ENTERTAINMENT Technique • March 27, 2009 • 17 Under the Couch hosts AutoVine, Foreign Breakfast CONCERT AutoVine and Foreign Breakfast GENRE: Autovine: Folk Foreign Breakfast: Rock VENUE: Under the Couch DATE: March 7, 2009 OUR TAKE: «««««

By Richard Otis Senior Staff Writer

Campus music venue Under the Couch hosted a free (for stu- dents) night of music with bands AutoVine and Foreign Breakfast on Saturday, March 7. With double bass firmly in hand, AutoVine started the eve- ning’s performance with several folksy tunes that caught the atten- tion of the dozens crowded into the dark, cozy music hub run by the Musician’s Network. The snug feel promoted by Photo by Hamza Hasan/Student Publications the venue’s “underground” atmo- Tech’s own AutoVine performed at Under the Couch on Saturday, March 7. Members Foroud Azimi, Kuan Tong, Brian Palmer and Cath- sphere succeeded in its attempt erine Quesenberry are all first-year students. The eclectic, quirky group formed after starting at Tech this year. to be intimate without becoming claustrophobic. Moreover, Au- possessed an easygoing, dynamic particularly lovely cover of Ingrid expect that for a group still in its fast. toVine’s lounge-like vibe was a fair presence on stage. Despite her Michaelson’s “The Way I Am.” early stages there is still much un- From the outset, it was obvious complement; indeed, with some warning that she was still recov- Besides covers, some of their tapped potential. that Foreign Breakfast was go- refinement, AutoVine’s sound ering from a cold, her voice man- original work was quite interest- As AutoVine closed out their ing to be a little louder and rock would not have been out of place aged to easily carry the interest of ing. Once they really got going performance, a good portion of a little harder than AutoVine. The in any classy lounge or nightclub. the crowd with all of the charisma together, they had a very wonder- the crowd dispersed out into the ensemble group, consisting of Na- The four-piece group consisted of a traditional lounge singer, and ful, quirky sound that musically night. This turn of events was than Reed, Elizabeth Reed, Josh of Foroud Azimi, Kuan Tong, with all of the talent of music art- resembled the perennial folk-rock simultaneously unfortunate for Reed, Ben Reed, Brian Norton, Brian Palmer and Catherine Que- ist Regina Spektor (a comparison band Beirut. those that left and an unabashed Mark Barbier and Joseph Barbi- senberry. All first-year students, she modestly disputed). Still, they needed practice. turn of good luck for those that er, have been playing together in the quartet met and discovered AutoVine’s eclectic lineup Though the four were all indi- remained, because for the remain- some fashion for several years. The one another after coming to Tech, of music included songs about vidually quite talented, there were der of the evening the 30 or so left Reed family, especially, has deep though Azimi and Tong were pri- breakups, vegetarianism and Rus- several instances where they had in the room would be treated to roots in music. or friends from high school. sian cuisine. They also played a trouble keeping time with one the impressive and thoroughly Quesenberry, lead vocalist, selection of covers, including a another. Nevertheless, one has to enjoyable music of Foreign Break- See Under, page 18

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why was my HPS1040 test harder than my CS1371 test.... oh tech you always manage to screw me Are you no longer God-fearing? Grown callous to your sins? Omg LOL kfc tacobell The stinger goes off route to drop me off. Caucasians are like ghosts. They haunt the world with their whiteness. so now that GT login for the iPhone is up and running, can someone please create a good mobile site for T-square so i can check my grades with my blackberry? I heart Tech <3 Who watches the Watchmen? THIS BOAT IS REAL!!! Michael dudes BASE jumped off the burj dubai. Mad respect. everyone trolling the student center for Momocon was ridicu- lously irritating and distracting to those of us trying to take a proctored practice LSAT i love 2nd floor fitten! i <3 2nd floor fitten go go diego! hayyy Blue shirt kid > giles From now on, if you get an email from the school or from a mail- ing list, DO NOT HIT REPLY ALL! Stop being a douche bag, seriously. I’m slivering internationally! Justin farted on the nae sign. wow their are some wierd ppl still at tech MONEYBALL = AWESOME BOOK’ so does this mean im the only person slivering and stuck at tech during spring break? CUTLER DONT LEAVE ME! off-roAD ANYONE? one of my roommates talks to himself... alot. I’m not Mexican... but why is it that company recruiters feel the need to mention Mexico, or ask me about Mexico at all??? Am I the only one with this problem? Today, though I’m normally unperturbed by my single-ness, I walked by some squirrels engaged in mating rituals and felt a pang of jealousy. FML 18 • March 27, 2009 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

March from page 15 ations that help you come up with this stuff? that we weren’t just doing a scene T: There definitely are. There that didn’t move the story. We try have been lots of times where it’s to make sure that every sketch in not like the exact sketch happens, this movie is actually propelling but you’re just sitting in the situ- the story or showing you a little ation. more about the characters. Q: Are you planning on releas- Q: The show also feels like a ing another album? stream of consciousness. How T: We’re supposed to. We want does that joke process differ from to. We just haven’t had time be- what you did with the movie? cause of the movie. Z: With the movie everything Q: You’ve been called by some is basically like one organism; to be the Shakespeares of modern everything has to have the same sketch comedy… DNA and has to function togeth- Z: I know! That’s so great! er. There are so many more things Q: …and by “some” I mean you have to take into account. “me”… The universe that the movie takes Z: That was going to be my place in has to be consistent; you question. can’t have wacky events and then Q: …How do you respond to have something real. that? Q: Are you ever surprised by Z: I don’t think that’s accurate. which sketches catch on when you Q: Is there ever going to be an put them on the internet? unrated cut of the film? Z: “Slow Jerk” is probably our Z: I’m sure, but that’s up to most successful sketch, I think. the studio. Honestly I can tell you And that one that we were like… right now that everything we shot we didn’t think that was going to that we wanted is in the movie. be that great; we were just try- There’s not a shot that the cen- ing to shoot that thing out so we sors were like, “You can’t do it!” could move on to another sketch They might put in some scenes that we really liked that nobody that were trimmed that haven’t gave a shit about. gone before the MPAA to say it’s T: The gap between that one “unrated” but that’s how all those and number two and number unrated DVDs are. three is huge and just for some Q: Are you guys planning reason that one just took off. We on making a movie with Darren used to do that as a live sketch and and… we were like, “Yeah we can do that Z: Yeah we’re working on it for the TV show,” but we didn’t now. We’re finishing up a script think anything of it. for a Whitest Kids film. I think it’s’ Q: Are there any real-life situ- going to be really good.

Photo by Hamza Hasan/Student Publications Foreign Breakfast also performed on Saturday. The group is made up of the Reed sibblings, the Barbier brothers and Brian Norton.

Under from page 17 the band had their own stunning display of talent. From alt-rock “We grew up playing together to folk-rock to almost Christian in bands and churches,” said Na- rock, Foreign Breakfast appeared than Reed, a second-year ID ma- unafraid to venture into any of jor, the youngest brother of the the various musical crevices they family and de facto frontman. found. They even featured an The band in its current incar- amazing bluegrass mandolin in- nation was started when Reed terlude, as surprising as it was was recovering from surgery last beautiful. spring. The real treat of the evening, “I was stuck in bed, so I picked though, was the closing perfor- up a guitar and just started writ- mance. Quesenberry, on accord- ing,” said Reed. “I played for Ben ian, joined Foreign Breakfast on- and asked if he liked it, and he stage to play an ensemble version did.” of a song of hers, about chocolate We’d like to hear from you. Since last spring, Reed has dessert. written over 50 songs, and judg- For a subject so trivial it was a ing from the selection Foreign tour de force, proving that people Write us a letter. Breakfast played, it’s clear he has so gifted can literally sing songs no shortage of musical inspiration about anything and have it be [email protected] or ability. eminently listenable. The on-stage artistry, though, Overall, it was a phenomenal was by no means concentrated evening of music from two great in a single person. At some point local bands that definitely didn’t in the evening, each member of disappoint. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • March 27, 2009 • 19

I Love You charms but never breaksImage courtesy of DreamWorks new ground FILM Raunchy.” Anyone walking into push these boundaries, either. The I Love You, Man the film expecting this is going to film hopes that simple insight in- be disappointed (save for a short volving the difficulties of male GENRE: Comedy scene involving projectile vomit- friendship is enough, and while STARRING: Paul Rudd, Jason ing). I Love You, Man is more con- the sentiment is appreciated, it Segel, Rashida Jones cerned with being reassuring than turns out not to be enough. anything else. However, the film is not a total DIRECTOR: John Hamburg It should be noted that de- loss. To see the budding friend- RATING: R spite Jason Segel’s presence on the ship center around a shared love poster, this is really a Paul Rudd of a band as nerdy as Rush is RELEASED: March 21, 2009 show. Rudd plays Peter Klaven, a encouraging and quite accurate. real-estate agent who is complete- Having met more Rush fans on OUR TAKE: ««««« ly at ease around women but finds Tech campus than anywhere else himself completely flummoxed (save for the unbounded waste- By Robert Solomon when it comes to the rituals of land that is the Internet), this au- Contributing Writer masculinity. thor can certainly attest that the As Klaven attempts to bond film gets these details right. The Most film comedies derive with various potential Best Men scenes when Segel and Rudd are their humor from the outrageous for his wedding, having never had bonding are certainly where the situations that their poor charac- a best friend before, his attempts film’s heart lies, and it is a shame ters are trapped in. Take the trail- at appropriating the language of that the same level of enthusiasm er for the film Year One, which casual masculinity are some of the could not be applied to the scenes is attached to most prints of this comic highlights. His willingness with women, as none of them ever film. Jack Black and Michael Cera to subject himself to all manner of escape the tired stereotypes they apply their contemporary sensibil- personal indignity while butch- begin in. ity and idiocy to the year 1 A.D. ering the colloquialisms of men In the end, I Love You, Man is and hilarity ensues. everywhere is to be commended, just like that date you had with Meanwhile, the Judd Apatow even if it remains only lightly that one girl (or boy) on OkCupid films The 40 Year Old Virgin and amusing at best and never produc- who turned out to be less myste- Knocked Up have reestablished the es the loud laughs that one hopes rious than expected, and instead value of finding humor in every- for when watching a comedy. was sweet and straightforward day situations and problems, al- Those loud laughs happen with no visible flaws to criticize. beit with an R-rated twist, which when a film is surprising, mak- However, there was no spark allows for more explicit (some ing light of something that was there. You have a nice time and might say juvenile) discussions of previously unspoken or forbidden, you are glad you went out with sex. shocking us with the revelation her, but you aren’t going to go out I Love You, Man follows in this of the glaringly obvious, done in again. Comedies can only go so trend, although almost in a half- an inventive way. While there is far on such traits. At some point, hearted way. It is an R-rated mov- no single element in I Love You, you have to be surprised. Unfor- ie and even the ads have played Man that can be easily criticized, tunately, there are no surprises in up this fact by saying “R is for it doesn’t try too terribly hard to this film. 20 • March 27, 2009 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Flip Burger puts a new

RESTAURANTspin on fasta list of alcohol-tinged food treats such Flip Burger Boutique as a vodka cream soda or apple juice made from whiskey. To top LOCATION: 1587 Howell Mill it all off, Flip Burger offers a selec- Road, Atlanta tion of different liquid-nitrogen- CUISINE: Burgers infused milkshakes in flavors like Nutella, burnt marshmallow and PRICE: $10 - $40 Krispy Kreme. RESERVATIONS: No Ian and I decided to play it more cost conservative. He or- OUR TAKE: ««««« dered the butcher-cut beef burger and a Krispy Kreme milkshake, while I ordered a pâté melt (a veal By Vivian Fan and pork concoction topped with Layout Editor things I could barely even pro- nounce) with a side of vodka bat- Sunday afternoon and back at tered onion rings. Tech from a much needed spring While the wait time for our break, my friend and I decided to food turned out to be a bit longer play catch-up over dinner, which than desirable and the small por- we had been delaying for weeks. tions that arrived only made me Rather than a dull dinner fol- a little bit more uncomfortable, lowed by wandering around at the food made up for my worries. Atlantic Station afterwards, we Hesitantly, I took my first bite of instead opted for something new. the onion rings, and it was a crisp After being told of their Krispy and warm delight of batter and Kreme flavored milkshakes de- perfectly seasoned onions. scribed as “like crack…in the good Still fiddling around at the way” by a fellow Technique editor, vodka battered onion rings with I curiously suggested checking out the beer honey mustard, I looked Flip Burger Boutique, not too far up to see Ian’s face after biting into off from campus. his butcher’s cut, which seemed to To be frank, Flip Burger Bou- be a mixture of slight shock and tique is a culinary adventure that confusion. I was too afraid to ask is easy to miss. Nestled between if it was good, but did anyway, the multitudes of fast food chains only to be responded with a short, and car garages in the Home Park “Yeah, it’s really good.” side of Howell Mill Road, this For nearly five minutes after new-age American burger joint the first bite into our respective dares to push the conventions on burgers, Ian and I literally sat in typical beef patty on lettuce and silence staring at our plates. Awe tomato to another level. was the first thought that came to Under the creative direction mind, followed by a slow but ea- of Richard Blais, who is most ger exclamation of “Oh my God.” famously known for being the Literally, this was an experience runner up on Bravo’s Top Chef: beyond words, only to be happily Chicago, Flip Burger has managed described by using jazz hands. to turn a simple sandwich into a The taste is an explosion of fla- flavorful explosion and even the vors, from the bitter greens that traditional milkshake into a sci- topped the veal and pork patty to ence experiment. the sweet lignonberry jam (yes, Around 7 p.m. on a Sun- jam!) that balances it out. Af- day night, Flip Burger is nearly ter one bite into this burger, any packed. Although rather small doubt as to why jam would ever be in comparison to other gourmet a condiment on any type of meat restaurants in the Atlanta area, is quickly dismissed. the size of the restaurant does To top it off, the milkshake ar- not seem to deter customers, nor rived at our table smoking with does it surprisingly reflect the wait ice cold nitrogen. Ian poked time. Despite the 10-20 people be- around its hardened, icy top and fore us, our 25-minute wait time mixed it around to taste. Surpris- proved to only be 10 minutes. ingly enough, the Krispy Kreme Lit by only the dimmest of milkshake really does taste like a mood-lighting and otherwise na- glazed donut, with little bits still ture, the décor certainly reflects intact mixed in with vanilla ice its boutique name with stark cream. However, it was hard to white walls lined with MTV rock tell that this would not have been concerts playing constantly on a dessert by itself. picture-frame plasma-screen tele- While the portion size may visions against the bar and a mural have looked small to begin with, of white and colored swirls against we were stuffed. Slowly, we both the wall of the kitchen. Even the stared down the last two bites of seating is a little unconventional, our burger, with a little hesitancy with booths of comfy white chairs to finish this culinary delight. both on the ground and ceiling. With the last bite of the crisp, but- Even more unconventional is tered bun, my pâté melt still tasted its menu. A $7 to $9 burger alone as good as the moment it came out may come as a small shock to of the kitchen. Even by the end, the average college student; how- the wait staff was kind enough to ever, once skimming through the come by the table to check if ev- menu, it’s easy to tell that this din- erything tasted perfectly, to which ing experience is going to be dif- we wholeheartedly agreed without Interested in photography? ferent. Burgers range from a sim- hesitation. Flip Burger was a taste ple $6.50 Flip Burger to a $35.00 paradise worth waiting for. Kobe beef burger, decked with red Although in total it is a bit of Come to the Technique’s weekly photo wine syrup, shaved truffles, and a splurge, the experience at Flip staff meetings. Thursdays at 6 p.m. seared foie gras. Burger is completely worth every Flag building, room 137 Diners can additionally have a penny. After all, money is just a selection of sides like French fries, trivial matter when it comes to asparagus tempura and even Mo- having one’s world flipped upside [email protected] roccan stew with a red pepper yo- down by quite possibly the best gurt. Even their drink list includes burger in the city of Atlanta. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • March 27, 2009 • 21 Resident Evil 5 impresses old fans with co-op VIDEO GAMES is quick to remind you of when it naturally evoke everytime some- Resident Evil 5 becomes apparent that the gamer thing gets blown away or is set on has no choice but to stop in their fire. CONSOLES: Xbox 360 and tracks to shoot. One of the biggest advantages Playstation 3 This felt less like a liability and of a human ally is that you don’t GENRE: Action, Survival- more like a stylistic choice, but it have to worry about Sheva run- Horror could’ve been worse without hav- ning into a one-hit kill situation ing a good second player plugging on her own. Once either charac- DEVELOPER: Capcom away on the side. ter dies, both must restart, so it RATING: M (Mature) It’s that co-op aspect that gets annoying very quickly when makes Resident Evil 5 stand out. the AI makes Sheva stop to reload RELEASED: March 13, 2009 Playing alone, the game is overall right in front of a chainsaw-wield- a rather average experience. Sure, ing maniac. OUR TAKE: ««« «« it’s a good time killing zombies At least the gamer is perversely with your pump-action shotty rewarded with a well-rendered dy- By Philip Poole and dominating with macho-man ing sequence when these things Contributing Writer Chris Redfield’s herculean upper- happen, but there’s really no need cuts. to have to put up with that, or with It’s odd what we get condi- But since the game is specifi- the computer burning through tioned to in the world of video cally designed as a cooperative all the hard-won ammo or other games and movies. I’m all for experience, Chris’s partner (and single player problems. Since the giving the bad guys whatever it two-dimensional character ex- game can always perform an auto- takes to keep the difficulty well- Image courtesy of Capcom traordinaire) Sheva Alomar is matic search for random players, paced as the player blasts through always right there, and she ei- it’s hard to ever justify tackling a game. Capcom’s newest iteration ther has to be handled by human the campaign alone. of the Resident Evil franchise finds first room without dying. Once ate environment, close range knif- hands or the AI will take her over. Resident Evil 5 was carrying a good balance in that respect. this is eventually accomplished, ing and tactics of relying on your The former option is infinitely a large burden coming in on the Games that don’t waste a lot of this hard-won experience is taken partner all must become familiar more preferable and easy to do heels of its predecessor, which is time in a beginning tutorial mode with you to help you get through fairly quickly. It’s very satisfying since you can partner up with a broadly considered not just the are appreciated (especially in se- the next area. gameplay once everything settles friend online or one sitting next best game of its type but one of quels), and Resident Evil 5 wastes This dynamic plays out inResi- in, although that may take an to you. Either way, being able to the best video games released for none, relying on gamers being dent Evil 5 when the gamer, after hour or so. talk through strategy with a com- any system. While being so de- either very familiar with survival- the prerequisite tension-building In other words, Resident Evil 5 rade helps a lot—there are a mil- pendent on co-op play might not horror shooters or just adaptable moments (which do suffer a bit is designed for old fans of Resident lion situations where it’s useful to be the innovation everyone want- in general. from the developer’s choice to Evil to pick up and play unen- say, “Okay, we’ll go through on ed in this game, it’s really great to It’s reminiscent of older games start in broad daylight), is rapidly cumbered with tedious tutorials three,” “Point the lantern over see this focus. in that the player is thrown into thrust into a zombie horde situa- or extra-long opening cutscenes. there for me” or “I’ll go bum-rush The seamless transition in and the first room with limited re- tion with several incoming waves. As for newer Resident Evil the rocket-launching guy if you’ll out of one and two-player cam- sources, little to no gameplay di- Conservation of ammuni- players…well, hopefully nobody snipe a path through that pile of paign modes is a great prototype rection and a decent-sized chal- tion turns up as an issue within comes into RE5 expecting to run spider things from here.” for future games to build on. This lenge. a couple dozen seconds, and the and gun their way through the Plus, it’s nice to have an audi- is a solid experience offering most- He is then quickly expected to effectiveness of strategic shooting, undead apocalypse. This clearly ence for your Michael Bay-ish ly what one would expect with a figure out how to get through the taking advantage of the immedi- isn’t an FPS, a fact that the game one-liners that the game seems to few welcome tweaks. 22 • March 27, 2009 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Halo Wars delivers exclusive gaming experience to Xbox 360 Image courtesy of Ensemble Studios

VIDEO GAMES story is that most of it is presented button down create a filled circle Halo Wars through CGI cutscenes, which that selects all units in the circle. are all magnificently done. Some Hitting X makes the units attack CONSOLES: Xbox 360 of the story is in the gameplay, but and Y utilizes the special attack GENRE: Real-Time Strategy those parts relate more to the mis- for those units. sion objectives than the story as a The thumbsticks control DEVELOPER: Ensemble whole. the view, which is streamlined Studios The gameplay for Halo Wars through a simple game mecha- RATING: T (Teen) is the most important aspect. nism. Though a mouse and key- Though the game employs the board always help, the game is RELEASED DATE: March 3, Halo style–from the characters never frustrating when it comes 2009 and story to the user interface to controls because the mechan- and the font–the game still feels ics are not convoluted, though OUR TAKE: «««« « like an Ensemble game, having in that case Halo Wars lacks the played the Age of Empires series. same depth as AoE or even Battle By Hamza Hasan The animations and mechanics for Middle-Earth. However, con- Staff Writer use themes from Halo, but they sole RTS games are not only more are not direct copies, per se. difficult to control, but also suffer As far as real-time strategies Unlike other RTS games, like gameplay issues with framerate go, most fail as ports to consoles. AoE, Halo Wars’ buildings are all and connection. However, Ensemble Studios’ fi- located on bases. These bases can The graphics and the audio for nal game, Halo Wars, does things be upgraded to include more slots Halo Wars are on par with both PC somewhat differently. and more fortification. To build and console RTSs. The voiceovers Released earlier this month, new units and buildings, there are are excellent and along with the Halo Wars is a real-time strategy initial supply units that the play- aforementioned cutscenes, they game exclusive to the Xbox 360. ers use to build new buildings, help tell the story in a way simple Available in standard and lim- create new fighting units and up- real-time animations could not. ited editions, the game provides grade the previous two. The art direction for the game is both single-player and multiplayer There are also special pow- not startling, as the Halo series set modes. ers, like using a MAC cannon the precedence, but the real-time The Limited Collector’s Edi- or dropping ODST units from animations are still exciting. tion comes in special packaging space. These units and the cre- For example, the Spartan that includes a graphic novel, col- ation of buildings and normal units’ special attack allows them lector cards of characters in the units require a build time, just like to board Covenant. Their normal game, a seal related to the game in the AoE series. weapons include turret guns and and, most importantly, three of Another form of supplies is the Spartan Lasers, which do well the new Mythic maps, (all of Tech Level. By building more re- against enemy vehicles. Spartans which are playable in Halo 3). actors, the player increases his or can even board an abandoned This means that a new multiplayer her Tech Level and can gain ac- Scarab, an event that occurs dur- playlist has been added for those cess to more powerful units and ing the single-player story. who have purchased Halo Wars: upgrades, as well as buildings and If players like to play quickly LCE. special abilities. The Tech Level and strategically, they can have a Halo Wars follows the story does not decrease like power sup- decent experience. The most fun of Sergeant Forge, a UNSC of- plies, and it can be gained by oc- in Halo Wars occurs during heavy ficer aboard the Spirit of Fire, a cupying various intrinsic struc- stockpiling for complete domina- ship in the UNSC armada. The tures if the map includes them. tion. The excitement of seeing a story is generally unrelated to the Once the player destroys a dozen aircraft and vehicles with a events of the normal Halo series, base, that base can be occupied to company of troops bombard the and does not do anything to fill include more bases. Strategies in- enemy is refreshing. in the blanks from the games and clude having one base solely dedi- With the addition of the spe- the books. However, it does fea- cated to supply warehouses or by cial powers, the mayhem can in- ture many of the characters from having the barracks closer to the crease ten-fold. Halo Wars may the series, including Spartans, the front lines. not be for all players, but veteran www.nique.net Covenant and the Flood. The player controls units by RTS players and Halo fans should The plot is sufficient consider- pressing the A button once to se- at least rent the game to experi- ing the line of games from Ensem- lect a single unit, twice to select all ence a solid–if somewhat short– ble. The most enjoyable part of the units of that type and holds the A strategic adventure. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • March 27, 2009 • 23

Theme Crossword: Call it! By Robert Zimmerman United Features Syndicate 42. Willing answer 82. Surgical instrument ACROSS 43. Accumulate 84. Clarinets, et al. 45. Atlantic, for one 86. Camel’s-hair fabric 1. Names in lights 46. Important exams 89. Signs of a storm 6. Backfield figure 47. Open 92. Soak up a spill 12. Tool for leather 48. Read carefully, with 93. - diem 15. “Treasure Island” “over” 94. Classify, as movies prize 50. Greeting, in dialect 95. Brouhaha 18. Whiffenpoof words 51. Frontman 96. Planets 19. Submit 54. Lorelei Lee’s creator 98. Mimic 20. Square root of IX 56. Heathen 99. Actress Jennifer 21. Roman lover’s intro 57. Weird 101. Pagan 22. Quarreling 58. Unisex hairstyles 105. Speck 24. Lawyer’s deg. 63. Silo delivery 106. Sgt., perhaps 25. Classroom aides 64. Galaxies, e.g. 107. Toper’s 26. Trussed 66. Choir piece interruption 27. Feelers 67. Miss Adams 108. Whip 28. Big-wedding 68. Malcontents 110. The - most wanted evaders 70. Main point 111. Lipinski’s milieu 30. Source of harm 71. Sepulcher 112. Put in a row 31. Faction 72. Chow 113. Hood on a Rolls 32. Hairstyle 73. Furry hoppers 114. Conjunctions 34. Pennsylvania port 76. Brilliance 115. Stockholm 35. Mel of the Giants 79. Blender output arrival 36. Dunce’s headgear 80. Skye of “Carmilla” 116. Tenant 38. Butterflies 81. Radio-studio sign 117. Tiffs

DOWN 13. “Weeping” tree 41. Ceremonial drink 14. Venetian isle 44. Floors it! 1. Stuff 15. Cloth 47. Wide open 59. Avian penthouse? 75. List heading 87. VWs 2. Natural abilities 16. Panhandle city 49. Skiff propellers 60. Romantic interlude 76. He makes things look bet- 88. Bust 3. Dwelling 17. Own 50. Hall of Famer 61. Kissers ter 90. Beethoven’s Third 4. Joplin piece 18. Dugout helper Wilhelm 62. Scene of a shooting? 77. Warns 91. Lawmakers 5. Long story 23. Trap 51. Casino game 64. Climbing Everest, e.g. 78. What actors need to know 97. Raja’s Mrs. 6. Big dos 29. Precious stone 52. Composer 65. Cereal plant 79. Not prosaic, to be sure 98. Iowa co-op 7. Had a yen 33. Ga. neighbor Stravinsky 66. Tiny insect 81. Strait separating Italy and 100. Not that 8. Public quarrels 36. Louisianian 53. Livestock, en masse 69. Got wind of Albania 102. Cowgirl Evans 9. Mr. Connery 37. Gen. Bradley 54. Keno 70. Hurt in the corrida 82. Royal heirs 103. He had his ups and 10. Norse epic 39. In need of editing 55. Individual 71. Is able to, old style 83. Greek letter downs 11. Taped shut again 40. They’re wild, 56. They do Windows 73. Actor Gooding 85. ‘66 Righteous Brothers hit 104. Lee’s troops 12. Wing section sometimes 58. Placard 74. TV audience monitor 86. Pick for public office 109. Spinner 24 • March 27, 2009 • Technique COMICS

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Hockey from page 31 goal just 90 seconds in. went on in a way that he would in January. scored on, the whole team would The final game pitted them be proud of. At the beginning of “Every good hockey team has get down and they would score as Senior Night for the players, against the College of the Can- the season, I told everyone this great goaltending, and we had just more quick goals. This year I can’t as the team’s graduating members yons, and Tech jumped out of the was the most important year in that…We had great team defense, even count the number times we were recognized in a pre-game gate with three goals in the first the club’s 35-year history, and we but we really couldn’t have had would score the next shift after ceremony. Senior winger Tom four minutes. The Jackets began made it one of the best. We ac- the success we had without [Lu- an opponent’s goal. It’s a sign of Porter notched a hat trick, and se- to relax defensively, and as a result complished every goal we set out cas]. He sets a great example with sticking together as a team, and I nior Drew Baker, defenseman B.J. they allowed a last-second goal to to achieve at the start, which was his work ethic and dedication. think having senior leadership was Stapleton, and center Christian end the opening period. The late to win Savannah, sweep UGA, He was a first team All-American the source of that,” Baker said. Gattung each recorded an assist as goal sparked Tech’s offense to life, and make it to Nationals, and we for the whole ACHA this season, The seven seniors will be the Jackets rolled to a 9-5 victory. and the game quickly became a won three tournaments along the and although it’s not NCAA, its missed, and along with them, With the win, the Jackets also shootout. The teams combined for way,” Baker said. something Georgia Tech should Tech will be losing another key secured the No. 2 in the final seven goals in the second period In winning 24 games against be very proud of,” Baker said. member of its coaching staff this rankings for the South region, re- and five in the third, and pow- only four losses, the team utilized The team received a huge spark offseason—but for much happier sulting in an automatic bid to the ered by freshman Ryan Fritz’s hat a fast-paced attack to routinely put from a talented group of fresh- reasons. Assistant Coach Kenny 16-team ACHA Division III tour- trick, Tech managed to pull out a on a show for everyone in atten- men, who were integral to the “Sarge” Day announced his re- nament. Their first-round battle 9-7 victory to break even for the dance, scoring six or more goals team’s success from start to finish. tirement from the staff after 10 against the Grand Valley State tournament. in seventeen different games. Still, Among the notable first-year stars seasons behind the bench, though Lakers was a tight one from start With the conclusion of the the offensive firepower would not were winger Albert Park, who he does plan to continue his role to finish, as the score was tied 0-0 National Championships, one of have been enough to carry the scored two goals in each of the as the ACHA Division III South’s after one period and 1-1 after two. Tech hockey’s most remarkable team without the superior goal- team’s first two games, and center regional coordinator. In a message However, the Lakers took advan- seasons ever came to an end. This tending of Lucas. The sophomore Ryan Fritz, who led the team in posted on the hockey team’s web- tage of a late power play by scor- team set out to honor the mem- was stellar throughout the sea- points for the season. However, site, Day thanked the players he ing the go-ahead goal with four ory of Greg Stathis, their long- son and led all starting Division equally important—if not more worked with over the years and re- minutes left, and they held on to time coach who passed away last III goalies in goals-against aver- so—was the wealth of experience called some of his favorite memo- win the opening-round game 3-2, March, by delivering on the ice, age. He held opponents to two or on the team, led by the seven se- ries, including Tech’s victory over ending Tech’s hopes of a national and they did just that. fewer goals 14 times, including niors. Georgia in the 2009 Savannah championship. “As the president of this club three shutouts, and he even played “I’ve never been on a team that Hockey Classic. “GVS was the hottest team when he passed, I felt a huge through the flu to help Tech com- has had as much poise as this one. While reaching the nation- in the tourney coming in…This burden to make sure this club plete the season sweep of Georgia In past years, when we would get al championships was a major was a very fast and clean game achievement for the players, it that could have gone our way, but was clear that they considered it wasn’t meant to be. I was very the highlight of this season to be proud of our boys for hanging in winning the Classic in January. with this very difficult opening That tournament had always been team,” McSparron said. Stathis’s favorite event of the year, After the disappointing loss, but Tech came up short in each of the team came out somewhat flat his final five seasons—a span that on day two against the University included a streak of four consecu- of Albany, and that proved costly. tive Georgia victories. This year’s While the Jackets were able to re- team made it their mission to take cover from an early four-goal defi- back the Thrasher Cup, as the vic- cit, they ultimately could not keep tor’s trophy is known; they did so up, and the result was a 9-4 loss. in dominating fashion, defeating Despite the rough start, the Florida State and Georgia by a Tech players were determined combined score of 21-3. to salvage the tournament, and “Before the 3rd period of the they came ready to play in Fri- championship game, I told every- day’s game against Penn State- one, ‘If you knew Greg Stathis, Brandywine. The Jackets were in you know he is watching right command early on as they built now.’…Winning that weekend a 4-1 lead through two periods, with his family there, it was just but Penn State fought back in the unbelievable. I’ll never forget that third to tie the game. The game night for the rest of my life. As a went to overtime, and Tech recov- graduating senior, I couldn’t have ered to win its first tournament Photo by Doug Kim / Student Publications dreamed of a better 2008-2009 game 5-4 on a Brendan O’Leary Tom Porter handles the puck during a game at the Ice Forum. Porter had a hat trick on Senior Night. season,” Baker said.

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Basketball from page 32 all year really well. Their pressure with an 8-0 run to take a six-point made a layup and didn’t beat us when we played up lead. With Florida State up by picked up the foul. for the game, scoring 20 points at their place and at our place. We nine with 11:36 to play in the first Kitchen made his and posting a team-high 14 re- didn’t turn the ball over there. In half, the Jackets began to mount free throw to give bounds. It was Lawal’s fifteenth the first game, [Terrence] Oglesby a comeback with Lawal leading the Seminoles a double-double of the season. made five threes - that was the dif- the way. The Jackets scored nine two point of 64- Freshman guard Iman Shumpert ference in the game,” Hewitt said. straight points, eight of which 62, and that would also reached double-digit points Unlike the Jackets’ first game came from Lawal, to tie the game become the final with 11. of the ACC Tournament, Tech at 15 with 8:00 to play. The Jack- score after Shump- After the Tigers got the ini- failed to pull out the victory at ets fell behind before the end of ert was unable to tial basket, the Jackets went on a the end of a close game against the half as Florida State built a make a last-second 10-0 scoring run to take an eight- Florida State. With the loss to double-digit lead with just over a shot from the foul point lead. From there it was a Seminoles, Tech fell to 6-9 overall minute left, but Tech recovered line. back-and-forth battle between the in the ACC Tournament during and went into halftime trailing “We just teams, with seven ties and eight Hewitt’s tenure. the Seminoles by six. wanted to run a lead changes occurring through- “I give the seniors a lot of cred- While the Jackets shot below back screen on out the half. The game went into it. This is a tough way to spend 35 percent from the field in the the ball. In both halftime all tied up at 39. your senior year, but they con- first half, Florida State shot well of these games, Tech opened the second half tinued to come out and play hard over the 50 percent mark. Goals Iman Shumpert with an 8-0 run and maintained and provide good leadership for from behind the arc were compa- had a lot of suc- a comfortable lead for most of the our guys. It is one of those seasons rable for both teams as Tech shot cess getting into second half, but Clemson nearly that is tough to explain, but at the three-for-nine from three point the high paint area came back in the last four min- same time you do recognize that range, while the Seminoles man- and either getting utes. these guys have a lot of charac- aged two-for-eight. fouled or making While the Jackets were up ter to continue to battle and play Florida State maintained con- the shot. When he by 13 with 4:02 left to play, the hard. They just gave a great effort trol of the game for the majority of took it, I thought Tigers managed to trim the lead every day,” Hewitt said. the second half, but going into the for a second that Photo by Blake Israel / Student Publications down to just four with 0:49 left Clinch led the Jackets with last two minutes, the Seminoles Zachery [Peacock] Tech guard Lewis Clinch drives towards the on the clock. After a brief scoring 25 points on 9-for-23 shooting had only a three point lead. Junior was open behind basket during the first round of the ACC drought, Shumpert hit two free from the field, including a 7-for- forward Zach Peacock made two him for a kick out, Tournament. throws to make it a six-point game 18 performance from behind the free throws with 1:34 left to play but he wasn’t. [Jor- with 12 seconds left, but Clem- arc. Lawal and sophomore point to cut the lead down to one. Pea- dan] DeMercy honored him great job defending me this game, son’s Andre Young sprinted down guard Moe Miller each picked up cock then capitalized off of a FSU and stayed with him. He got a but I give a lot of credit to my the court to hit a three, making it 11 points in the game; Lawal led turnover to make a layup, giving good look, but that’s something team as well for getting me open a one-possession game with just the team in rebounds with seven, the Jackets a 62-61 lead—their where in both games Iman had and getting me some great looks. seven seconds on the clock. Tech and Miller also had five assists in first lead since the early minutes a lot of success getting to the Our guys played hard. I wish all inbounded the ball successfully, the season finale. of the game—with 0:29 to play. high lane,” Hewitt said. of the younger guys the best of and Clinch hit two free throws to In contrast to the Clemson But Florida State was not done; “I was willing to do whatever luck next year; I think they have a seal the game. game, Tech picked up the first with seven seconds left, sopho- it takes for my team to get to the bright future for this program and “We handled their pressure basket and Florida State followed more FSU guard Derwin Kitchen next game. [Florida State] did a staff,” Clinch said.

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TennisBy John Anderson strugglesfreshman Kevin King, playing in againstnot as easy to come by. Tech’s nation’s and the fans into the match. Even-topTennessee teams Tech 5-2 at the Bill Contributing Writer the second doubles spot, got an sophomore Guillermo Gomez and tually it was Gomez and Smith Moore Tennis Center, but lost a early break in their doubles match sophomore Ryan Smith were bat- who prevailed 7-5 with their solid close match at No. 21 Virginia The Bill Moore Tennis Center against Christian Vitulli and Josh tling with one of the nation’s top- net play and excellent team move- Tech 4-3. was standing room only on Friday Varela to take a 6-3 lead in the ranked doubles team, Georgia’s ment. Tech stayed in the state of Vir- Feb. 27 as the men’s tennis team eight game pro-set. The lead, how- Nate Schnugg and Jamie Hunt. The Bulldogs took the third ginia for their next match as they lost to archrival No. 3 University ever, did not last for the Jackets, The Jackets’ tandem hung toe-to- doubles match to win the doubles took on the No. 1 University of of Georgia, 7-0. The score howev- as Georgia was able to break back toe with Georgia, ending the set point and get on the board first Virginia on Sunday. UVA came er does not show the true closeness to even the set. The set saw three at eight games apiece and forcing with a 1-0 team lead. into the match undefeated. of the match. more breaks before the Bulldogs the seven point tiebreaker. It was Tech would lose the next two Tech was able to keep all three The Jackets had a quick start finally prevailed 9-7. a fast-paced tiebreaker as both points as sophomore Elliot Potvin doubles matches competitive ear- to the day when the tandem of Over on court one, in the No. teams attacked the net on their fell to Javier Garrapiz 6-3, 7-6 (7- ly, but lost the point when Gomez sophomore Doug Kenny and 1 doubles spot, the breaks were serve, keeping the points short 2), and King lost to UGA’s Hunt and Ryan were defeated by the 6-0, 6-1. No. 4 team of Houston Barrick No. 12 Gomez took on No. and Sanam Singh 8-6, and King 10 Schnugg. Gomez took the first and Kenny lost 8-5 to the No. 13 set fairly quickly by a score of 6-3 team of Dominic Inglot and Mi- over Schnugg, but there was noth- chael Shabaz 8-5. ing else quick about the match The strongest doubles play of as the players got stuck in long the day came from Tech’s sopho- baseline rallies exchanging blister- more Austin Roebuck and Potvin ing forehands and trying to break who tied their set at seven all be- down the other’s backhand. But fore losing 9-7 to Drew Courtney as darkness began to fall outside and Lee Singer. the tennis center, Schnugg was Virginia, whose top three play- able to utilize his almost unbreak- ers are all ranked in the top 25, able serve to take the second set showed why they were the No.1 7-3 in the tiebreaker and the third team in the country as they were set 7-5. Gomez lost only his fifth able to continue to dominate play match of the year. in the singles matches. Despite the score, the matches UVA took a 3-0 lead with actually were is the fact close as victories at the number two spot the Jackets fell victim to six dif- when No. 18 Michael Shabez de- ferent tiebreakers on the day, with feated Muguruza 6-2, 6-2, and five coming at the crucial latter No. 23 Sanam Singh defeated stage of the matches. Potvin 6-3, 6-1. The Bulldogs were able to win Gomez had his shortest match the last three points of the team of the season as he was defeated by match with Josh Varela defeating No. 15 Dominic Inglot 6-3, 6-2. sophomore Miguel Muguruza Encouraging for Tech was the 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-5), Borja play of both freshmen. Miljevic Malo defeating Dusan Miljevic got Tech’s lone win on the day 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6), and Drake with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Steven Bernstein defeating Ryan Smith Eelkman Rooda at the number 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. six singles spot. King also fought The Jackets rebounded quickly hard at the four spot but came up from the UGA loss with a 4-3 win short in the final tiebreaker losing at Clemson, but fell 5-2 in their 3-6, 7-5, (10-8).

Photo by Michael James / Student Publications following two matches at Miami The Jackets return to action Ryan Smith returns a ball during doubles play alongside Guillermo Gomez at the Bill Moore Tennis and at home to Florida State. today as they host No. 18 ranked Tech had a strong outing when Wake Forest at The Bill Moore Center. Smith and Gomez defeated Georgia’s Nate Schnugg and Jamie Hunt 7-5 on February 27. they defeated non-conference foe Tennis Center.

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7 p.m., Flag 137, Technique 30 • March 27, 2009 • Technique SPORTS Softball opens new stadium, wins nine games By Steven Cappetta The next day, Tech swept the behind with a walk-off RBI single Day”, in which Jacket pitchers 4, and scored three runs while Staff Writer doubleheader with Winthrop 6-4 by Kristin Graham in the bot- combined to strike out 18 Eagles stealing four bases for the Jackets. and 7-1. Five different players had tom of the seventh inning to give batters. Donations were made for All four bases were stolen in game The Yellow Jacket softball team at least three hits led by Weseman, them the 3-2 win. Weseman was each of those strikeouts to the one, setting a new Tech single- has seen success recently, winning who was 4-for-6 with two doubles named the ACC Softball Player of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer game record. the last nine of their last 11 games and two RBIs. The day saw five the Week following the Virginia Foundation. The Jackets will host Florida since the opening of Mewborn home runs: Adkins had two while Tech series after batting .652 (15- The women split the double- State in a three-game ACC series Field on March 10. Tech was un- seniors pitcher Tiffany Johnson for-23) in the seven games of the header as they won game one 9-1 this weekend. Saturday is Stadium defeated at its new stadium until and first baseman Whitney Haller week. Weseman picked up 11 runs in six innings, but fell in the later Celebration Day where the first the second game against Georgia as well as junior second baseman in addition to hitting six doubles, game by a 6-5 score. Adkins was 200 fans will receive a Mewborn Southern this past Tuesday. Jen Yee each had one. Adkins, two home runs and six RBIs. 4-for-7, with a home run and two Field T-shirt. There will be free Shirley Clements Mewborn Johnson and Haller all had three This past Tuesday, Tech hosted RBIs, while Yee had two home popcorn, free pizza for students, Field opened with a win as sopho- RBIs on the day, while sophomore Georgia Southern in the double- runs and three RBIs. Senior out- and special promotions and give- more pitcher/third baseman Kris- outfielder/second baseman Chris- header “Strikeout For The Cure fielder Blair Shimandle was 2-for- a-ways throughout the entire day. ten Adkins hit the game-winning ty Jones, Adkins, Yee and Haller two-run home run in game one each had a three-hit day. With the against Tennessee Martin to give win against Winthrop, the Jackets the Jackets a 2-1 win and head extended their winning streak to coach Sharon Perkins her one- nine straight games. hundredth career victory. In game The women’s team then trav- two, Adkins continued her hot eled up to Blacksburg, VA for streak, being the winning pitcher, the next three games to open up which helped to name her the ACC plays, facing Virginia Tech ACC co-Softball Player of the on March 21 and 22. On the Week. The Jackets took game two first day of play, the Jackets won with a score of 7-5, ending open- both games to sweep the Hokies ing day at Mewborn Field with a 13-0 and 8-5 and increased Geor- win in each game of the double- gia Tech’s winning streak to 11 header. straight. Yee was 5-for-6 with four Tech swept the next four games walks, five runs scored and had at home against Western Caro- two doubles. Weseman was 5-for- lina and Winthrop on March 17 8 with seven runs scored, a double and 18. Freshman shortstop Kelsi and a solo home while Haller was Weseman went 3-for-5 with three 5-for-9 with a home run and seven RBIs and her first career home RBIs. The Jackets had 27 hits on run as a Jacket. Freshman third the day with a team on-base per- baseman/outfielder Danielle Dike centage of .500. was 2-for-3 on the day with two The next day, in the third and doubles and five RBIs that helped last game of the series, the Jackets Tech to overtake Western Caro- suffered their first ACC loss while lina 10-1 and 8-0 in the double- snapping the 11-game winning Photo by Joey Cerone / Student Publications header. streak. Virginia Tech came from The softball opened the new stadium with a pair of wins over Tennessee-Martin on March 10. SPORTS Technique • March 27, 2009 • 31 Hockey ends season with wins at ACHA national tournament By Nishant Prasadh high note by winning their final sire to honor Coach Greg [Stathis] Assistant Sports Editor two games to close out their sea- with a true winning season,” he son with a final record of 24-4. said in his final Coaches’ Corner Tech’s hockey team concluded Head Coach Brian McSpar- interview of the year. a memorable 2008-09 campaign ron considered the season, his first A week after achieving the by competing at the ACHA Divi- as Tech’s head coach after sev- foremost of those goals—winning sion III National Championship eral years as an assistant, to be a the Savannah Memorial Health Photo by Blake Israel / Student Publications tournament in Rochester, NY. complete success. “All of our team Hockey Classic on January 16- Zach Von Tersch pitches during the Maryland series at Russ Chan- Although they lost their first two goals were accomplished this sea- 17—Tech defeated Georgia 7-5 dler Stadium. He gave up eight earned runs against Virginia Tech. games in the four-day tourna- son. [It was] a fine tribute to the in Duluth to complete the season ment, they ended the season on a leadership of this team and the de- sweep of their three games against the Bulldogs. Baseball from page 32 midweek games against in-state Two weeks later, the team trav- foes Georgia State. The No. 3 eled to Virginia for a three-day ies failed to score at the bottom Jackets stumbled badly against tournament in Richmond. In the of the inning, Senior left-fielder Georgia State, committing four first game, they took on Loyola Chris House scored when Row- errors in a 10-1 loss. Freshman College, a team that had been land batted him in after stealing starter Jed Bradley lasted only ranked as high as third in the Di- second on a failed pickoff. With a three innings, giving up five runs vision III South region standings. commanding 10-6 lead, the Jack- (three earned) on six hits and two Tech built a 2-1 lead through two ets proceeded to score eight more walks. Rowland drove in Murton periods, thanks to goals by senior runs to make the final score 18-8. in the bottom of the fourth to put Drew Baker and freshman Ryan Both Plagman and Skole de- Tech on the board, but that was Fritz and solid play by sophomore livered impressive performances all the offense the Jackets could goalie Maxx Lucas; however, a during the series, with each rack- muster. The Panthers collected slew of penalties in the third pe- ing up four hits in Sunday’s game. three home runs and three stolen riod led to a pair of Loyola power On Monday, Skole was named the bases, and they held Tech to just play goals, and that proved to ACC Player of the Week after hit- two baserunners over the final be the difference as the Jackets ting .667 with three homers and four innings, securing the victory. fell 3-2. Tech recovered quickly, 11 RBIs over the weekend. A rain-filled day resulted in the though, and won their next two “Skole had an unbelievable game against No. 1 Georgia be- games against Richmond Univer- week, and so did Tony. Both of ing cancelled on Wednesday, and sity and Neumann College, scor- those guys swung the bat really while efforts are underway to plan ing seven goals in each game. well, and we needed them to. We a make-up game, so far no date The regular season came to needed to score some runs to win has been set. As a result, Tech will an end on February 7, when the today,” Head Coach Danny Hall prepare for its next opponent, but team took on Appalachian State said in an interview with ramblin- the road will be no easier going Photo by Doug Kim / Student Publications in Alpharetta. That game served wreck.com. forward; this weekend they will Ryan Fritz handles the puck in a game against the University of After the Virginia Tech series, travel to Coral Gables to take on Georgia. Fritz was the leading scorer for the Jackets this season. See Hockey, page 27 Tech returned home for a pair of No. 2 Miami. [email protected] The Ice is Melting Technique Sports Editor: Matt Hoffman Hockey season has wrapped up and 32 Tech posted one of its most successful Friday, Assistant Sports Editor: seasons in program history.431 March 27, 2009 Sports Nishant Prasadh

BasketballBy Matt Hoffman Jackets beats ended the season Clemson, 12-19 to avenge a pair of losses loses by a er for usto for a longFSU time. He’s Women’s Sports Editor and failed to qualify for either combined 24 points against had some issues with injuries the NIT or the NCAA Tour- the Tigers during the regular and missing some games. If After the twelfth-seeded nament. season. In this game, senior he’s on the court consistently, B-ball falls in men’s basketball team up- “The guys played extremely guard Lewis Clinch continued this is what you see from him. set the fifth-seeded Clemson hard all year and put them- his late-season hot streak and This is probably the first time Tigers on the first day of the selves in a position to win, but led the Jackets with 32 points in his career where there’s secondBy Matt Hoffmanround ACC Tournament, winning unfortunately for us this year for the game. This scoring to- not an injury or something Sports Editor 86-81 on March 12, Tech more people made plays at the tal was a new career high for that’s kept him off the court,” came up just short against end than we would have liked the season for Clinch, who Hewitt said. The women’s basketball team qualified for Florida State on the second to have happen,” said Head set his previous career high of Sophomore forward Gani the NCAA Tournament for the third straight day of the Tournament, falling Coach Paul Hewitt. 30 points against Miami just Lawal posted a double-double year. After beating the No. 8 seeded Iowa 64-62. With the win and the In the first game against eight days before. on the Hawkeyes’ home court Sunday, the loss at the Georgia Dome, the Clemson, the Jackets were able “He’s been a big-time play- See Basketball, page 28 Jackets fell short when they faced top-seeded Oklahoma Tuesday night, 69-50. The Jackets finished the season with a 23-10 record. This marked the second time in three No. 3 Baseball wins two of four years that the Jackets advanced to the round of 32. The previous was in the 2007 Tour- By Christian Bockhop & Nishant Prasadh nament when the Jacket beat DePaul in first Contributing Writer / Assistant Sports Editor round, before falling to Purdue. “We’re out there competing against some The baseball team scored an impressive of the best players in the country, and they’re pair of wins over Virginia Tech to defeat freshman. [The young Tech players] prob- the Hokies 2-1 in last weekend’s series ably don’t even know what they’re doing half in Blacksburg. The Jackets won the first the time. They just know that coach said to game 10-9 and the third game 18-8, but do this, so we’re going to go do it,” said Head Virginia Tech surprised them with a 9-5 Coach MaChelle Joseph. upset in the second game to snap Tech’s Sophomore guard Deja Foster led the twelve-game winning streak. Jackets with 15 points for the game. Junior Despite losing the streak, the Jackets forward Brigitte Ardossi and sophomore for- earned an important road series victory ward Iasia Hemingway also hit double-digit in conference play. However, they could point, picking up 11 and 10 points respec- not build on the momentum from Sun- tively. day’s win, and on Tuesday they commit- The Sooners came out firing picking up ted several mistakes in falling 10-1 against five points within the first minute of play. Georgia State at Russ Chandler Stadium. They were able to expand their lead over the Against Virginia Tech, junior first Jackets to 10 point with just over 11 minutes baseman Tony Plagman started off game to play in the first half. But Tech was able to one with an RBI single in the top of the mount a come back against Oklahoma, not first. The Hokies responded over the next allowing the Sooners to hit a shot from the two innings to take an early 2-1 lead, and field in the last seven minutes of the half. The over the next five innings they increased teams went into halftime tied at 29. their lead to 8-2, with Virginia Tech The Jackets were not able to keep their pitcher Rhett Ballard keeping the Jackets momentum from the first half. Tech’s shoot- to six hits until he was pulled after pitch- ing percentage fell below 15 percent, as ap- ing seven innings. posed to their shooting percentage of over It was after Ballard left that Tech’s of- 30 percent in the first half. Oklahoma shot fense began to pick up, with senior catcher consistently at the 40 percent mark for the Jason Haniger and freshman third base- game and controlled the second half. man Matt Skole picking up RBI singles “We have a lot to look forward to and to make it a four point game. The Hokies we’re very excited about this off-season… It’s responded in the bottom of the inning, going to be an exciting time for us to grow though, to bring the score to 9-4. this program and grow this team,” Joseph In the top of the ninth, the Jackets’ of- said. fense heated up even more. Sophomore shortstop Derek Dietrich drove in one runner, and Plagman doubled down the left field line to bring in two more runs. With the score 9-7, the Hokies changed pitchers, but new reliever Jesse Hahn promptly walked senior right fielder Luke Murton on four pitches. With two run- ners on base, Skole stepped up to the plate, and with the count at three balls and one Photo by Joey Cerone/ Student Publications strike, Skole drilled a pitch over the center Jake Davies pitches at Russ Chandler Stadium. Davies pitched three and a third field wall to put the Jackets ahead 10-9. innings against Georgia State, allowing one hit and one unearned run in the loss. Freshman Mark Pope nailed down his fifth save in the bottom of the inning, where they left off in game one and wild pitch to make the score 8-5. Junior and Tech escaped with a victory. Tech showed that their performance in Friday’s left-fielder Jay Dantzler and sophomore recovered from a season-high four errors game was no fluke. Skole continued his center-fielder Jeff Rowland drew back-to- to win, even though the Hokies capital- hot streak with a career-high four hits, but back walks to load the bases, but the Jack- ized on each one. Sophomore starter Deck the Hokies were able to post some big in- ets were unable to capitalize, and they did McGuire had his first rough outing of the nings that the Jackets couldn’t match. not score again for the rest of the game. season, surrendering six runs over five in- In the first inning, Virginia Tech Tech jumped ahead early in game nings to increase his ERA to 1.87, but the scored three runs to take the lead, and three, with Plagman, Skole, and Murton offense bailed him out. they never gave it up. Skole brought in batting in runs in the top of the first to Although the first game was a success a run the next inning to cut the lead to give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. The Hokies re- for Tech, the Jackets made some serious two, but Hokie left fielder Steve Domecus sponded over the next two innings to tie mistakes that almost cost the game. The quickly responded by driving in a run. the game at 3-3, and they took the lead in Jackets had a season high four errors, all The Jackets failed to score again until the third making the score 6-4. of which were capitalized on by the Hok- the seventh, while Virginia Tech added Sophomore catcher Cole Leonida start- ies. Sophomore Pitcher Deck McGuire four runs in the fifth to bring the score ed off the fourth with his second solo home pitched the first five innings allowing six to 8-1. In the seventh Tech began to rally, run of the season. Plagman got and RBI a runs and lifting his ERA to 1.87—still with Skole getting an RBI single and ju- few minutes later. Skole brought himself an exceptionally good number. Freshman nior second-baseman Jason Garofalo bat- and two others home when he drilled the right-hander Mark Pope got his season’s ting in two runs on a pinch-hit double. ball over the left field wall. After the Hok- Courtesy of the Athletic Association fifth save. Later in the inning, sophomore desig- Jacqua Williams takes the ball up the On Saturday, the Hokies picked up nated hitter Thomas Nichols scored on a See Baseball, page 31 court against Iowa during the first round.