26 • October 24, 2008 • Technique SPORTS Clemson from page 32 put true freshman Rashaad Reid at corner and put Morgan [Burnett] lead you have is safe in a game that back at safety,” Johnson said. Men’sBy Randy Darnowsky Swim,tives weDive can build on beatsfrom this “It Clemson was a tough loss on both was that close,” Nesbitt said. Tech’s defense kept Clemson Staff Writer meet and will continue towards sides, but I thought we did a bet- The third quarter was a turbu- pinned back inside its own 20 for our goals at the ACC Champion- ter job getting up to race mentally lent one for the Jackets. Tech got Clemson’s first two possessions of The Tech swimming and div- ships,” Wilson said. than we did last week,” Wilson the ball at the beginning of the the fourth quarter, In the series ing teams recently competed in The list of first-place finish- said. half, but after taking the ball 53 between the two defensive stands, two crucial road meets against es goes on with Senior Mickey Once again, Nevo garnered yards, Dwyer had his second fum- Tech made an attempt at the end conference opponents Clem- Malul in the 100-breast, Senior a couple of victories at the meet. ble of day, which Clemson recov- zone, but a well thrown pass by son and Florida State. The men’s Mauricio Sousa in the 50-free, He won the 200-fly and 200-Indi- ered on the George Tech 44-yard- Nesbitt was dropped by Thomas team won their match-up against Freshman Matthew Vaughn in vidual Medley events. Sousa was line. Four plays and 44 yards in the end zone. Clemson. the 200-breast and Sophomore the first to touch the wall in the later, Clemson “I was dis- “This was a great performance Travis Wagner in the 100-fly. The 50-free event. Copeland won the scored its first a p p o i n t e d tonight against a very strong relay team of Sousa, Sophomore 100-free event in an even faster t ou c hd ow n after the first Clemson team,” said Head Coach Garrett Robberson, Wagner and time of 46.15. The relay team of of the game drop I had, Stu Wilson to ramblinwreck. Copeland garnered a victory in Sousa, Robberson, Freshman Ni- off the 32- but heading com. the 400-free. The diving events gel Plummer and Copeland won yard Cullen over to the Senior Noah Copeland and were led by a sweep by Junior the 200-free. Harper pass. sideline, they Junior Gal Nevo represented their Hannah Krimm and a victory in On the women’s side, Junior On the same said it was on team with first-place finishes. The the three-meter springboard event Agatha Kwasnik won the 100-free play, senior me to win the senior won the 200-free (1:41.61) for Sophomore Jacob Tzegaegbe. in a time of 51.64 while Sopho- c or ne r b a c k game, so I did and 100-free (46.50). The fresh- The Jackets were ousted by more Christine Chuang won the Jahi Word- what I had to man won the 200-fly (1:53.26) and tough competition, though, at 100-fly. Daniels went do,” Thomas 200-Individual Medley (54.77). their recent dual meet against The Jackets compete today in out of the said. “I think there are a lot of posi- Florida State. the annual alumni meet. game with Tech’s of- an apparent fense had a H a m s t r i n g 60 yard ten injury. play drive to On Clem- the end zone son’s next to recapture p o s s e s sion, the lead. The the Tigers t o u c h d o w n drove eighty By Jason Ossey/ Student Publications came on a yards, which Roddy Jones carries the ball dur- 24-yard pass included three ing Saturday’s game at Clemson. from Nesbitt passes by Cul- to Thomas, len Harper and set the fi- which combined for 58 yards. The nal score at 21-17. touchdown gave Clemson a 17-14 With the win over Clemson, lead which stood into the fourth Tech was able to enter the first quarter. BCS poll of the season at No. 18. “I think we were running out of This is the first time the Jackets gas close to the end [of the game]. have been ranked in the BCS since [Clemson] made some nice plays the Dec. 3 poll in 2006. By Jon Drews/ Student Publications on offense…We had to do some The Jackets look to continue Dalton Hedberg competes at the Campus Recreation Center. The men’s and women’s teams com- rotating when Jahi got hurt to put their success tomorrow against Morgan [Burnett] out on corner- Virginia at Bobby Dodd Stadi- peted against Clemson and Florida State over past two weeks, with the men beating Clemson. back. Then we switched back and um. SPORTS Technique • October 24, 2008 • 27 Ramblin Wreck song carries long and storied history By Randy Darnowsky with trumpet flashes was pub- Staff Writer licized and later copyrighted by Frank Roman in 1919. Roman is The official Tech fight song has also credited with publishing the a long history. The tune is similar “Up with the White and Gold” to that of an old English and Irish in 1919 and the modern version drinking song by the name of of the “Alma Mater” in 1923. Iver “Son of a Gambolier” by Charles Granath helped write the lyrics to Ives. The lyrics of the Tech fight the “Alma Mater” and also com- song have originated from the posed the song “Yellow Jacket same drinking song and other col- Gal.” A similar song by the name lege fight songs dating back to the of “My Yellow Jacket Girl” was 1800’s. The initial use of Tech’s performed at an old Broadway official fight song is somewhat show. obscure. While some believe that The “Wreck” and “White and the song originated from a base- Gold” fight songs were first com- ball game against Georgia, others mercially published in 1925 by credit Bill Walthall, a member of the Columbia Gramophone Com- the first four-year graduating class. pany. The “Ramblin Wreck” was According to a 1953 Sports Illus- sung by President Richard Nixon trated article, the song was written and Nikita Khrushchev at their in 1893 by a Tech football player historic meeting in Moscow. In By Jon Drews/ Student Publications en route to a match against Au- fact, Khrushchev had been intro- The Georgia Tech Band preforms at Bobby Dodd Stadium at a football game. The band plays the burn. The song would be adopted duced to the song through a per- as the official fight song in 1905. formance of it on The Ed Sullivan Georgia Tech fight songs at every football game and has done so since its formation 100 years ago. The song was first published in Show. The fight song has also ap- Blueprint as “What causes Whit- peared in various movies includ- D-day. It is believed that “Ramb- change the lyrics of the renowned force sought to change the ste- lock to Blush.” ing The Man in the Gray Flannel lin’ Wreck” was the first fight song fight song. The proposed changes reotypes of men and women por- The song was initially com- Suit and The High and the Mighty. to be sung in outer space. to the song were submitted on the trayed in the song. Nevertheless, posed by an early bandmaster by Rumors report that the song was As reported in a 1998 copy basis of the song’s proficient al- the proposal was dropped due to the name of Michael Greenblatt. sang by soldiers crossing the Eng- of the Technique, a 19-member lusions to the use of alcohol and strong opposition from students However, the modern version lish Channel on the morning of Diversity Task Force sought to the portrayal of women. The task and alumni. Join the making friday lectures more interesting more making lectures friday Technique. You will eat pizza. You will interview people. You will watch movies. You will listen to cds. You will attend sporting events. You will write stories. You will photograph stuff. technique You will join. 28 • October 24, 2008 • Technique SPORTS from page 32 gie Schmelzle lead both teams in point streak. The Jackets were able Volleyball kills with 12 but was Maryland’s take that match 25-22. when the Deacons took an 18-12 only double figure scorer. Senior The Jackets traveled further lead and looked to close the frame setter for Tech Allie Niekamp let north for their next game against up 23-18. The Jackets scored six both teams with 40 assists and a Boston College in Chestnut Hill. straight points before Wake tied career-high 18 digs. The Jackets The Jackets were again led by Kel- the game. Kellogg’s key kill along and Terps went back and forth in logg’s 10 kills. Three other players, with the match point helped the first set. With Maryland up DiMichelis, Miller and Roderick, Tech win the second set 26-24. 20-19, Tech scored three straight had eight kills each. For the sec- The final set went back and forth point and went back and forth be- ond straight match, Niekamp led throughout the entire match, with fore Tech claimed the set 25-22.