Friday, NEWSMay 28, 2004 Technique • Friday, May 28, 2004 • 1 “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Luke heads to The Land Did April showers dampen the Down Under to join up spirits of concert-goers at Music ECHNIQUE with his new posse. Midtown? TVolume 90, Issue 1 • 16 pages • ONLINE www.nique.net page 16 page 9 SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 Opinions 4 · Focus 7 · Entertainment 9 · Comics 12 · Sports 16 Board of Regents BREAKING GROUND hikes tuition, fees By Jennifer Lee General Assembly last semester Opinions Editor capped the amount Georgia’s HOPE [email protected] Scholarship will cover in fees. As a Students can look forward to result, beginning this fall, in-state their annual jump in college costs, students receiving the HOPE will as the Board of Regents of the Uni- have to pay for the additional $21 versity System of Georgia approved in fees out-of-pocket. increases in tu- “The chal- ition and man- lenges that we’ve datory student faced recently fees last week. “State appropriation [are] that the In-state tu- for higher education state appropria- ition for the tion for higher 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 has been decreasing education has academic year significantly, [and] been decreas- will be $1,684, ing significantly, an increase of at the same time [and] at the same $80 per semes- we have higher time we have ter, or five per- higher enroll- cent. The Board enrollment.” ment,” said Gary raised out-of- May, executive state tuition by Dr. Gary May assistant to the $757 to $8,324 Assistant to the president president. per semester, an “So in order increase of about to keep the same 10 percent. quality of education and service, it’s By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Mandatory student fees have got to be paid for somehow…and The Old Naval Reserve building and the Student Health Center are demolished to make way for increased by $21, from $434 to one source of money is tuition from the new Klaus Computing Building. The building is expected to be completed in January 2006. $455 per semester. In addition, Construction was previously delayed due to real estate issues. legislation passed by the Georgia See Tuition, page 3 Senate approves mid-semester drop day Clough wins By Michael Handelman day] proposal deals with modifica- implementing the new drop day activities in classes whose course national award News Editor tion of the calendar to take better would allow “students [to] have work is predominantly in groups. [email protected] advantage of the mid-term grades for more experience with a course when The move brings Tech into confor- Institute President Wayne Clough The Academic Senate has voted 1000- and 2000- level courses.” considering a withdrawal…this may mance with the existing policies of received a lifetime achievement to move the last day to withdraw Benkeser also stated that “stu- reduce impulse drops following the the University of Georgia and Geor- award from the American Society from class, also known as drop day, dents in [introductory classes] receive first exam.” gia State University, both of which of Civil Engineers on May 12. from the sixth week of the semester a mid-term grade of either ‘Satisfac- McIver also states that “more time have their last day to withdraw in The award recognizes Clough’s to the middle of the term. tory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’…currently, would be available for the advising the midpoint of the term. However, contributions to civil engineering At the annual meeting of the this information becomes avail- period. This should improve the outside of Georgia, class withdrawal education. academic faculty held in late April, able…during the academic period effectiveness of persons involved in procedures differ greatly. “This institution has evolved the Academic Senate considered following the term’s registration.” academic advising and academic Prior to the policy change, stu- so impressively since my days as a proposals on grade substitution and Under the new proposal, mid- support.” dents who cross-registered for classes student and it has been a privilege to the date for drop day. Prior to the term grades will be released six weeks The Registar’s findings also at Georgia State had to withdraw work with the faculty, students and meeting of the Academic Senate, the into fall and spring semesters, two suggested that academic units take from classes by the earlier Tech drop staff to reach our current status. They Undergraduate Curriculum Com- weeks prior to drop day. advantage of a “withdrawal hold,” a date, instead of the later Georgia have been partners in my leadership mittee, a constituent committee of Students will continue to not restriction on the ability of students State withdrawal date. and I’m happy to accept this as a the Senate, approved the measure. receive a tuition refund if they with- to withdraw from classes without the Stanford University allows stu- recognition of that,” Clough said, According to the meeting min- draw from classes early; tuition will “consent of the school.” dents to withdraw from a class up according to a press release. utes, Paul Benkeser, chair of the only be refunded to students who This recommendation was sug- until 80 percent of the course has Student Regulations Committee withdraw from all classes. gested to prevent students from reported to the Senate that “the [drop According to Registrar Jo McIver, disrupting work groups or other team See Drop, page 3 Parking permit sign-up now open RIAA subpoenas OIT for student names Parking and Transporation Ser- vices is now accepting applications By Arcadiy Kantor Tech has indicated they intend to worked out something. As a matter until the student has discussed the for parking permits for the 2004- Staff Writer comply with the subpoenas. “Unless of fact, the RIAA has asked that I matter with either the staff of OIT 2005 school year. The deadline to [email protected] there’s some reason not to honor it, tell the students if I contact them or the Dean of Student’s office. apply is June 30. Visit www.parking. The Recording Industry As- we honor the subpoena and give to please contact their attorney,” The RIAA has emphasized that gatech.edu for more information. sociation of America (RIAA) filed them the information they want, Nordin said. the users they are targeting with a new round of lawsuits against which in this case is the identities of Downloading and sharing of these lawsuits are not casual music music downloaders nationwide in nine students,” said Randy Nordin, copyrighted materials, including traders. “They told me that they ModLangs wins late April, among whom are nine Tech’s chief legal advisor. the music that is at the core of the were ... going after people that had Tech students. The students named in the suit lawsuits, is banned by Tech’s Com- copied literally thousands of songs,” Regents’ award The association, which has gained face a lengthy and complicated legal puter and Network Usage Policy. Nordin said. notoriety for its legal battles against process. “It’s not a trivial matter,” OIT’s website states, “As in all As the availability of broadband The University System of Georgia file trading in recent months, sub- Nordin said, who advised students cases in which a violation of the Internet connections grows, so do awarded the Ivan Allen College’s poenaed the Office of Information named in the case to seek legal advice Computer and Network Policy is the rates at which users download School of Modern Languages the Technology (OIT) to release the from an attorney. suspected, OIT will investigate such music, movies and other copyrighted 2004 Regents’ Awards for Excel- identities of the individuals who were Students do have other options reports and take action to protect media. lence in Teaching in a Department. using computers at specific network rather than simply letting the mat- Georgia Tech and Georgia Tech com- The RIAA has claimed that this The award, presented at the Board addresses identified by the RIAA as ter to play out in court. “Many of puting and network resources.” has hurt CD sales and states it is suing of Regents meeting on May 18, being the sources of large amounts [the students sued in the past] just This often comes in the form of recognized the school’s faculty for of file sharing. contacted the RIAA attorney and disabling a student’s Internet access See RIAA, page 3 “putting students first.” 2 • Friday, May 28, 2004 • Technique NEWS From the files of the GTPD... 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