NEWS Technique • Friday, October 26, 2007 • 1 “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” ECHNIQUEECHNIQUE TServing Georgia Tech since 1911 • Friday, October 26, 2007 Homecoming 2007 By Keun Hwayoo / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 2 • Friday, October 26, 2007 • Technique NEWS Miller, Abdur-Rahman named Rising above thethe Mr. and Ms. GT at Homecoming Competitionompetition By Craig Tabita News Editor Homecoming 2007 event winners Overwhelmed with joy just after being named Ms. Georgia Tech Top Overall Fraternities Top Overall Sororities during halftime of the Tech/Army Phi Kappa Tau (254.5 pts) Alpha Xi Delta (287.5 pts) homecoming game, Lauren Miller Delta Chi (254.0 pts) began to cry, but it was when her Alpha Chi Omega (281.0 pts) friend Luqman Abdur-Rahman was Sigma Phi Epsilon (238.0 pts) Alpha Gamma Delta (240.0 pts) named Mr. Georgia Tech that the Pi Kappa Phi (189.5 pts) Phi Mu (236.0 pts) tears really started fl owing. Delta Sigma Phi (178.5 pts) Alpha Delta Chi (168.0 pts) “It defi nitely meant a lot to have someone that I knew personally and that I felt was extremely deserving Top Overall Student Orgs of the honor to get it with me. It just CCF (188.5 pts) made the moment extra special,” Band (141.5 pts) Miller said. Abdur-Rahman felt the same 740 BCM (62.0 pts) way. Towers Dorm (45.0 pts) “Just to be recognized with Order of the Arrow (44.0 pts) someone of [Miller’s] caliber is very humbling. Th at was an honor in itself,” Abdur-Rahman said. By Jason Ossey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Students entered their votes Luqman Abdur-Rahman and Lauren Miller accept the 2007 Mr. and throughout the week after the Ms. Georgia Tech honors during halftime of the Tech/Army game. semifi nalists were selected after an application and interview process, a captain of the GT Dance Team, leadership. with the winners of the voting an- president of the National Panhel- “I’ve always been passionate about nounced during halftime and taking lenic Council, and honorary chair working with children. I don’t think the ceremonial ride around the fi eld of Hands On Atlanta, a community we as a society invest as much in in the Ramblin’ Wreck. service organization, as well as the our children as we need to. To me Both Miller and Abdur-Rah- founder of BOPSOP, a youth men- it’s obvious that lots of our children man were sponsored by the African toring organization. are falling through the cracks and American Student Union. Upon graduating in the spring, nobody’s doing anything about it…. Miller is a fourth-year Manage- she hopes to continue to graduate If we don’t invest in our children then ment major from Fairburn, GA. She school either at Harvard, Stanford our society is going to be nothing in is involved with numerous campus or Columbia to pursue an MBA as By Blake Israel/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS organizations, including serving as well as a doctorate in educational See Mr/Ms GT, page 4 APPLY NOW LEGISLATIVE INTERN PROGRAM DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 2, 2007 �� Earn up to 12 hours credit �� Meet and work with government and business leaders �� Learn the inner workings of state government �� Experience the legislative process through direct involvement �� Enhance your education and obtain contacts for future job opportunities This is a paid internship. This program is available spring semester 2008 to all juniors and seniors. Applications and additional information available at the School of Public Policy: http://www.spp.gatech.edu/ga_legintern.php or by contacting Betsy Jackson, Government Relations, at: [email protected] or 404.894.1238. O FFICE O F G OV E RNMENT R ELATIONS NEWS Technique • Friday, October 26, 2007 • 3 Booyah! Jim Cramer’s Mad Money storms campus By Craig Tabita management class and meeting with an Atlanta-based company which News Editor the GT Investment Club. operates commodity marketplaces. “The school itself is one of the He described it as the “best way to Jim Cramer brought his popular places that seems to have an af- play the volatility in oil,” since ICE television show Mad Money to Tech finity for the market and I will makes money anytime there is an oil Square on Thursday, Oct. 18, as the emphasize—that’s rare… You trade. He also featured another, more latest stop on his Back to School clearly have something going here,” well-known Atlanta company, Coca- Tour. Cramer said. Cola, which he likes for its strong The taping was originally sched- growth and the exposure it will get uled in April, but was postponed after at the upcoming Summer Olympics the shooting at Virginia Tech. “[Tech] is one of the in Beijing. This was a pre-taped seg- Cramer said one of the main ment in which he interviewed Coke reasons he chose to visit Tech was places that seems to CFO Gary Fayard at the company the “groundswell” of enthusiasm and have an affinity for headquarters. support that he observed. Next was the Lightning Round, “I like to go where I’m wanted... the market and I will where Cramer displays his uncanny My experience with [universities] emphasize—that’s ability to take a stock suggestion from that are open-armed is that every- rare.” the audience, no matter how obscure, thing goes much more smoothly. and instantly, with no reheasal, When I have administration, donors deliver an analysis. Unfortunately, and students that all want me, then it Jim Cramer Jim didn’t like most of the companies all coalesces into a better opportunity Host, CNBC’s Mad Money the students came up with. for me to spend a lot more time with “[Participating in the Lightning people and for my staff to put on a Round] was very awesome, other better show,” Cramer said. By 4 p.m. taping of the show than being on national TV and The program, which airs week- was underway and drops of rain having Jim tell me I was an idiot,” days at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on CNBC, threatened to disrupt the proceed- said Andrew Burch, a fourth-year was taped during the afternoon in the ings, but the rain cleared up after a Management major. College of Management courtyard. few minutes and didn’t return for He then spoke with members of A limited number of tickets were the rest of the afternoon. the GT Investment Committee, who issued, primarily to Management He spent the first segment of pitched suggestions to Jim that were By Jon Drews / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS majors. his show recommending the stock Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, speaks during the taping of the show in the College of Management courtyard on Oct. 18. He began the day by lecturing a Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), See Cramer, page 4 Associate dean Vito takes newly-created vice provost position By Corbin Pon working with students as a faculty programs for both undergraduate swering] ‘how do we make this new a tremendous and entrepreneurial Assistant News Editor member and as an administrator.” and graduate students are provided position work?’ The opportunity to faculty... [and] we are here to educate S mith said. to enhance the educational experi- have someone at a high level looking the students.” Ray Vito, former associate dean “ I had a very similar role in the ence. at all the undergraduate and graduate “The bottom line for me is [ask- for Academic Affairs in the College College of Engineering. [Taking this Some of the programs that will programs... is a new thing for [Tech]. ing if what we are doing] meets the of Engineering, has become the role] is a fairly logi- Graduate and needs of the students.... The key is first vice provost for Graduate and cal step for me. We undergraduate student engagement. I’d like to see Undergraduate Studies. The newly have a tremendous “I’d like to see [the students] programs were [the students] more aware of and take created position in the reorganized student body. We divided before advantage of the opportunities Tech Office of the Provost oversees and have the oppor- more aware of and take into pieces, and provides. [It is up to us] as a faculty coordinates all activities and pro- tunity to do new advantage of the opportunities [now] having to help encourage [the students],” grams in support of undergraduate things, and we can them under Vito said. and graduate education. do the old things Tech provides.” one umbrella Touching on engagement, Vito “We held an internal search [for even better,” Vito is logical,” Vito says the undergraduate programs the new position] to have someone said. Ray Vito said. have expanded opportunity for who could understand Tech,” said Vito will also be Vice Provost for Graduate and Vito made students to enhance their academic Anderson Smith, senior vice provost charged with work- Undergraduate Studies it clear that he experience. for Academic Affairs. The final de- ing with Deans, doesn’t intend “One of the opportunities that cision was made after the final two School Chairs and to come in and students should consider is [under- candidates participated in campus- Undergraduate and Graduate Co- report to Vito include the Honors start managing the various programs graduate] research. It will allow them wide interviews. ordinators to ensure all education Program, the Office of Undergradu- that report to him. Instead, he has to have more enriching experiences “Ray had a record of... teaching programs meet the highest standard ate Studies and the Office of Gradu- stated that he said that he believes and help them make career choices...