pageFOCUS 11 Technique • Friday, October 3, 2003 • 11 Dave Matthews goes solo Poetry at Tech wants YOU Old fans will welcome Some Devil, Dave’s newest album, Increased student interest gives Poetry at Tech FOCUS which offers both new and familiar sounds but may be momentum as it kicks off its second year with a better the second time around. Page 19 reading Thursday, Oct. 9. Page 15 Technique • Friday, September 26, 2003 Tech’s B&N destined for national spotlight Max Roberts, the president of Barnes & Noble’s College Division, visited campus Wednesday to discuss the development of a new “Campus and Community” program, for which Tech’s bookstore is a prototype. son’s [Senior Vice President of Ad- perstore in Georgia and only one of ministration and Finance] desire for twelve in the nation. Yet it’s easily a world class knowledge center with distinguishable from its counterparts. retail space,” said Max Roberts, Pres- “It’s unique in that it’s the first ident of Barnes & Noble’s College college bookstore with an actual Star- Division, who was visiting Atlanta bucks franchise on it. It’s unique in for the bookstore’s official grand that…it’s very technically referenced opening ceremony Wednesday. to go along with the technology em- “We are the only company that phasis of Georgia Tech,” said Rob- really operates academic superstores erts. “It also has the strongest, most in the United enhanced com- States, and Geor- munity outreach gia Tech is one “Georgia Tech is one programs in any of the top ten of our college su- public schools in of the top ten public per-stores…Not the United States, schools in the United only in design, and we’re the not only in lo- number one States...so it made cation, but also brand, so it made sense to get together in the philoso- sense to get to- phy of how we’re gether and part- and partner.” going to operate ner,” he said. Max Roberts this store and To that end, Barnes & Noble College how Georgia Barnes & Noble’s Division President Tech wants this College Division store operated By Peter Jensen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS worked with Th- makes it President Clough and other Tech officials join Max Roberts, president of Barnes & Noble’s College Division, ompson and Ro- unique.” in cutting the red tape. Roberts was in Atlanta for the bookstore’s official grand opening ceremony Wednesday. salind Meyers, Associate Vice “This store is a leader in technol- President of Auxiliary Services, to ogy,” said Roberts, “and that’s not By Joshua Cuneo try. nity and the surrounding Midtown build a one-of-a-kind academic su- just for the academic and student Senior Staff Writer That’s putting Georgia Tech in district. perstore. community at Georgia Tech, it’s the national spotlight and earning Tech hopes to use the bookstore Aside from coordinating the store also for anybody in Atlanta who The new Barnes & Noble at Geor- it many of the latest innovations— to help better integrate the campus design with the city’s architects and wants the hottest item of Apple, gia Tech is much more than the technological and otherwise—as it into the outlying community, im- engineers, Barnes & Noble helped Dell, or 200 some-odd other dis- academic superstore that most stu- serves as a test bed for cutting-edge proving the quality of life in Mid- compose an 80,000-title selection tributors who are offering leading- dents and faculty make of it: it’s a college retail logistics. town in the process. and oversaw the research, staffing, edge technology. So this is a premier prototype for a new “Campus and The Campus and Community “Georgia Tech came to us, and community outreach and logistics technology store.” Community” system that the Bar- system works by providing a com- they had a vision for Technology of the new store. Citing Georgia Tech as a retail nes & Noble College Division is fortable atmosphere and a large, het- Square, a vision for an outreach When it was completed, Barnes brand in and of itself as well as an now marketing to major colleges erogeneous selection of products into a community, and to support & Noble at Georgia Tech became and universities throughout the coun- tailored to both the Tech commu- that aspect of it was Bob Thomp- the first Barnes & Noble college su- See B&N, page 16 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○FACESFaces at Georgia Tech Beep beep! Justin Barnes has the keys to the Ramblin’ Wreck By Kristin Noell kind of how I learned: an informal, Contributing Writer unofficial apprenticeship-type thing.” Many students have seen the The Ramblin’ Wreck has been a shiny gold Ramblin’ Wreck zoom- Tech tradition since long before ing around campus this past home- 1961, when Dean James Dull pur- coming week, wondering whether chased the current Wreck. The first they’ll ever get to touch, or perhaps Ramblin’ Wrecks were contraptions even ride in, this icon of Tech his- built by Tech engineers in Brazil in tory. the early 20th century. Using what- However, for Justin Barnes, a ever parts they could find, they cre- fifth-year Physics major from Hamp- ated such remarkable vehicles that ton, Georgia, being in the Ramb- the others working with them be- lin’ Wreck is old hat. As the driver gan calling them “Ramblin’ Wrecks of the Wreck, he heads the parade, from Georgia Tech.” leads the players down Yellow Jacket In 1961, Dull purchased the cur- Alley and the band down the hill, rent Wreck at a track meet at Flori- and drives Mr. and Ms. Georgia da State University, a 1930 Ford Tech around the field at halftime. Model A Sports Coupe. After nego- Though different fraternities took tiations, Dull purchased the car from turns driving the car in the past, the Captain Ted Johnson for $1,000, responsibility of being the Ramb- though the price was later refunded lin’ Wreck Driver is now an elected and the car became a donation to position in the Ramblin’ Reck Club Tech from Johnson. (RRC). The term of the driver is After the Wreck’s refurbishment from December to the end of the and transformation under the guid- next football season. ance of alumnus Pete George, the To learn the ropes, Barnes “kind Wreck led the football team onto of shadowed last year’s driver, Brian the field in the first home game of By Charles Frey / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Whites. On game days I’d be with As the driver of the Ramblin’ Wreck, fifth-year Physics major Justin Barnes was busy this homecoming week, him all day,” said Barnes, “and that’s See Wreck, page 15 making appearances all around campus as well as maintaining the car. “It’s almost like a full-time job,” he said. 12 • Friday, October 3, 2003 • Technique FOCUS WREK celebrates 35th anniversary with concert, new building By Sanjana Nammen performed Friday, Sept. 26th, and Fenton. Kakali Bandyopadhyay, who When WREK first began, their to improve campus communications Contributing Writer blues gospel group Mudcat and ex- performed Friday, played the tradi- broadcast area was merely a ten- with a student oriented non-com- perimental jazz group Zandosis, who tional Indian sitar with a grace that mile radius, “born out of a sugges- mercial station. One hour you hear “The Clas- performed Saturday. would have made her old teacher, tion made during a Tech leadership Now, still owned and operated sics,” then “Blue Plate Special”; the The venue perfectly suited the the famed Ravi Shankar, proud. purely by Tech students, WREK next hour you may hear “Just Jazz,” eclectic lineup, and each band that In addition, many of the acts has grown remarkably. The station “Rock, Rhythm and Roll,” “Atmo- that performed at WREKfest fea- has the broadcasting power that ranks spheres,” “Overnight Alternatives” ture former or current WREK staff “Kakali them as having the seventh largest and then “Weekend Cornucopia.” members. Bandyopadhyay potential audience nationwide. What station has this kind of diver- “We give voices that WREK’s Continental Drift host The WREK station also caters sity? aren’t going to be Victor Virreira is a member of Oro; played the traditional to international listeners through WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM, the Zandosis is an experimental band Indian sitar with a its innovative system of Cyber Ra- Georgia Tech student owned and heard anywhere else that features WREK music direc- dio 1, which was the first ever Inter- operated radio station, prides itself a place to be heard.” tor, Tony Gordon; Fenton is a one- grace that would net broadcast by any radio station on its uniqueness in musical genres. man act of Stephen Fenton, the host have made her old worldwide. Greg Heim, WREK publicity di- Gregory Heim of WREK’s Friction; The Breeze In the spring of 2004, WREK rector, said, “We give voices that WREK publicity director Kings, who performed Friday, in- teacher, the famed will be moving from its studio of 25 aren’t going to be heard anywhere clude former WREK DJ Jim Ran- Ravi Shankar, proud.” years at the Alexander Memorial else a place to be heard.” sone. Coliseum annex in the far northeast WREK celebrated its 35th anni- performed was enjoyable and re- Many of the other bands that corner of campus to newly renovat- versary last weekend with WREK- freshingly different. It included Oro, performed at WREKfest have a his- ed facilities near the center of Geor- fest, a two-day benefit concert held an acoustic traditional Latin group, tory with the radio station as well. conference in the fall of 1966,” ex- gia Tech campus.