Friday, OctoberNEWS 3, 2003 Technique • Friday, October 3, 2003 • 1 Ready for a puzzle? Check Heating up the ice! Tech ice TECHNIQUE out the return of the hockey freezes the Commo- “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Technique crossword. dores in season opener. ONLINE http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/technique ENTERTAINMENT page 23 SPORTS page 32 Serving Georgia Tech since 1911 • Volume 89, Issue 11 • 32 pages Opinions␣ 8 · Focus␣ 11 · Entertainment␣ 17 · Comics␣ 24 · Sports␣ 32 Clough delivers Up, up, and away State of Institute By Laura Masce shaping of campus,” Clough said. Senior Staff Writer “During the past year, we opened the largest group of new and reno- Institute President Wayne vated facilities in Georgia Tech his- Clough addressed faculty and staff tory.” Tuesday in his annual State of the The most conspicuous construc- Institute address. He will deliver the tion projects were Technology Square speech to the student body Tues- and its components such as the Global day, October 21 Learning Cen- at 11 a.m. in the ter, the Environ- Global Learning mental Science Center at Tech- “As we shape our and Technolo- nology Square. campus, we shape gy building, the In the address, new Campus Clough spoke our identity.” Recreation about improve- Wayne Clough Center and ren- ments made to Institute President ovations to the Georgia Tech John S. Coon over the past year. building. In particular, he “The build- focused on the construction and ing program is intended to speak to structural improvements made to our intention to take our place among the campus, which, according to the great educational institutions of By Peter Jensen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Clough, are important to the insti- the world,” Clough said. “As we A giant hot air balloon rises slowly into the air above the Instructional Center lawn last Thursday. The tution as a whole. shape our campus, we shape our balloon rose above the IC, offering riders a panoramic view of the surrounding area before returning to “One of the most visible chap- earth. The hot air balloon was part of a “Sophomore Preunion” organized by the Sophomore Committee. ters of our story… has been the re- See Address, page 5 Ramblin’ Nights event tonight Career Services offers new job search tools Ramblin’ Nights will offer home- By Kristen Kerns good as one would hope and Career typing in a few search terms and a majors offered at Tech. coming celebrations tonight on Skiles Contributing Writer Services wanted to make sure that city, the user accesses hundreds of “It benefits students to have all Walkway, at the Ferst Center and students had as many tools as possi- available jobs across the country. By the tools in one place and it saves a the Campanile from 7 p.m. to 12:30 Career Services recently intro- ble to help them prepare and do the clicking on a potential employer, lot of work and time in the long a.m. Activities will include a bar- duced new online tools designed to things to be successful in a job search,” the student attains a description of run,” Mobley said. beque dinner, inflatables, conces- help job-seekers cope with the tough Mobley said. the job, possible salary and even These features were added at the sions and an outdoor movie. economy. With the new tools, stu- The website now features six new benefits offered by the company. beginning of the semester, and al- dents can build resumes, identify tools including ResumeMaker, a tool CareerOINK is another resource ready students are reaping the bene- careers and search for jobs. for writing resumes from scratch which provides information about fits. TEAM Buzz group Ralph Mobley, Director of Ca- and Vault Insider Guides, which careers and then cross-references “I think the career center is a registration ongoing reer Services, spoke about the new has downloadable books on indus- them to jobs. It includes a Best Jobs great middle man between compa- features. tries and occupations. If students List, which predicts the future de- nies and students because it pro- Individual registration for TEAM “[Career Services] is simply try- were to purchase each one individ- mand for employees in each field. vides one format between hundreds Buzz begins Monday, Oct. 6. Group ing to give students new tools, bet- ually, the cost of the resources on The last two links are to of students and hundreds of com- registration began Sept. 29. ter tools to help them in their job Vault would total nearly $1,000. NACELink Connect, a new and panies,” said Amanda Harris, a fifth This year’s projects will take place search and to help them be better Another new tool, CareerFish, growing college board for job post- year Civil Engineering student. Saturday, Oct. 18, at various loca- prepared,” Mobley said. allows students to search many job ings and to Career Outlooks, which tions throughout Atlanta. Anyone “The economy has not been as boards from a single interface. By forecasts the future for different See Career, page 6 interested in participating should visit the TEAM Buzz web site at www.teambuzz.org. Tech implements NCAA academic reforms IM phase II signup By Chris Lange the end of their second year. Fifty starts Monday Contributing Writer percent had to be completed by the end of the third, and 75 percent by Phase II Intramurals Captains’ This semester, the National Col- the end of their fourth. This rule Meeting will take place at 6 p.m. legiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was known as the 25-50-75 rule. Monday, Oct. 6, in Room 105 of began enforcing new, tougher aca- The new standards impose higher the Instructional Center. Anyone demic standards for Division I stu- percentage requirements. Athletes wishing to register a team must at- dent-athletes. The new standards must complete 40 percent of cours- tend this meeting or wait until late include higher minimum GPA lev- es required by their major by the registration to enter a team. els and stricter adherence to gradu- end of their second year, 60 percent Sports offered this phase are soc- ation timetables. They apply to by the end of the third and 80 per- cer at $40 per team, bowling at $130 2003-2004 freshman and beyond. cent by the end of the fourth. This per team and volleyball at $40 per “The attempt is to bring back a means that athletes will now be harder team. strong connection between college pressed to stay on track for gradua- The free agent meeting will take athletes and academics and the fo- tion than under the previous rules. place Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. in cus is on the student-athlete,” said GPA requirements have also Room 249 of the CRC. Late regis- Institute President Wayne Clough changed. For sophomores and above, tration is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in an interview with the Georgia the old GPA requirements were a Wednesday, Oct. 8. The first day of Tech Alumni Association. 1.8 by the end of the second year, play is Monday, Oct. 20. For more By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Under the old system, athletes 1.9 by the end of the third and 2.0 information, visit www.campusrecr New NCAA academic standards that go into effect this fall may make it had to complete 25 percent of the eation.gatech.edu/IM. harder for Tech’s student-athletes to maintain their eligibility. classes required by their major by See NCAA, page 7 2 • Friday, October 3, 2003 • Technique NEWS From the files of the GTPD... Technique Online Voice Your Opinion! CRIME REPORTS Last week’s question garnered 65 responses: Larceny-theft Criminal trespass 9/25/2003 13:03:00 hrs. 9/24/2003 18:05:00 hrs. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ What do you think of the homecoming theme? ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ LOCATION: 770 Spring Street. LOCATION: 900 block 9th Street/ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ INCIDENT: Report of a stolen Eighth Street Apartments. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Compaq I Paq. 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