Friday, NEWSJune 29, 2007 Technique • Friday, June 29, 2007 • 1 “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper” Volume 93, Issue 3 16 pages Fre sh men ONLINE www.nique.net embark on Alaskan adventure, TECHNIQUEServing Georgia Tech since 1911 page 7 Highway accident damages Ramblin’ Wreck By Craig Tabita crashed into a ditch on the side News Editor of the road,” Bird said. “Th ere wasn’t any fi shtailing While being towed en route or anything like that. Th e trailer to a scheduled appearance at just snapped and made a 90 de- a wedding in Savannah, the gree turn, and I just said ‘Matt, Ramblin’ Wreck was involved in a hold on’ and we hit the ditch. highway accident on Friday, June Th e whole thing lasted about 2 22 that totaled seconds.” Bird the Ford Ex- said. pedition and He stated trailer that “I’m pretty that he and were pulling positive we can do his brother it and left the got whiplash, Wreck itself [all of the repairs] and his brother seriously dam- ourselves.” bruised his leg, aged. but that oth- It all hap- John Bird erwise both pened as driver are fi ne. While John Bird, a Ramblin’ Wreck driver the damage to fourth year the Wreck was Polymer, Textile, and Fiber En- considerable, it also could have gineering major, was driving on been a lot worse. Interstate 75 in Monroe County “Th e left side is smashed up about 60 miles south of Atlanta pretty good and the roof is torn with his younger brother Matt. up. Th ose are the main issues “Something in the trailer right now, but the motor is fi ne failed, and the trailer pulled us By Matt Emerick / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS and all the wheels are fi ne,” off the road going 70 miles an Bird said. The Ramblin’ Wreck carries cheerleaders onto the fi eld before last year’s football game against Samford, as hour. We went perpendicular it has done for every home game since 1961. A serious accident may put that streak in jeopardy. to the lanes of traffi c, and we See Wreck, page 2 Computer breach Top fl oors of CRC RoboCup attracts best of to be closed puts data at risk Th e fourth and fi fth fl oors By Craig Tabita the robotics, AI worlds of the CRC will be closed News Editor through July 10 while they By Craig Tabita are used for RoboCup events. A computer breach discovered by Tech June News Editor Basketball, badminton, GIT 1 may have exposed personal data belonging FIT classes, volleyball, and other to 23,000 current and former students. Th e If you’ve ever wanted to see regularly scheduled activities aff ected students were all notifi ed via e-mail robots play soccer, you’ll get the have been moved to alternate June 14. chance next week as RoboCup, locations. For more informa- According to Matt Nagel, a media relations the international robotics com- tion, visit www.crc.gatech.edu specialist with Institute Communications petition and symposium, comes and Public Aff airs, the computer contained to Tech. Most events will be held names, addresses, GT ID numbers, and in the CRC, and Tech students Research ethics birth dates. can use their Buzzcards to get “Th e information was on a fi le on that in free. course off ered computer that was breached, but there is no Robots built by teams from way of knowing whether for sure that fi le 33 countries will participate in Th e school of Public Policy has created an intensive two-day had been accessed,” Nagel said. Th e Institute the event, which has the ultimate By Craig Tabita / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS course designed for graduate decided to inform students as a safeguard, goal of being able to fi eld a soccer A robot built by a group of Tech graduate students for RoboCup’s students who need to satisfy he said. team in 2050 that can beat the Rescue league displays its ability to climb over debris. “We’re erring on the side of caution. world’s best human players. federal ethics requirements Whenever there’s information that is com- Since 1997, RoboCup has it here,” said Tucker Balch, an in order to qualify for certain in the fourth and fi fth fl oors of grants. It will be off ered in August promised you want students to be aware of it been an annual conference and associate professor in the College the CRC, which will otherwise so that they can keep an eye out for things,” competition centered around of Computing and general chair under PST 8000 : Responsible be closed during RoboCup. Conduct of Research as a one Nagel said. developing robotics and the fi eld of this year’s RoboCup. In the rescue league, which Nagel could not reveal any details pertain- of artifi cial intelligence, using the Beginning on July 2 and credit pass/fail course to students will also be located in the CRC, from any graduate department. ing to what was meant by a “breach”, citing the soccer tournaments and other lasting through July 10, the teams develop a robot which ex- ongoing investigation into the incident. competitions as an impetus for fi rst events are junior competi- plores a disaster site and identifi es Tech found that the computer contained greater research in the fi eld. Tech tions for elementary and high the locations of victims, creating this personal data on June 5, four days after was chosen in April of 2006 to school students, with the senior a map for rescuers and giving Study: tsunami they discovered the breach. be this year’s host, making it the competitions beginning in the them enough information to go Th e personal information is protected fi rst time since 2001 (Seattle) middle of the week. It all caps off in and perform rescues. was unforeseeable under the Family Education and Rights and only the second time ever with the RoboCup Symposium, Other leagues include A study led by a Tech profes- Protection Act (FERPA), a federal statute that RoboCup will be located a robotics research conference, RoboCup@Home, where teams sor reveals that a tsunami that enacted in 1974 which is designed to ensure in the United States. on July 9-10. develop autonomous robots with devastated the Indonesian island privacy of directory information. “It’s a little bit like the Th e competitions themselves applications to everyday life, and of Java last summer came as a Th e act requires educational institutions Olympics. A group puts a pro- fall into several leagues. Th e soc- the Nanogram league, which complete surprise to those on the to give students advance notice if they intend posal up and they compete with cer league consists of four-legged, is a microscopic-scale robotics shore, even after a 7.8 magnitude to disclose their personal information, as well other proposers, and the board humanoid, middle size and small agility competition. Th ese will earthquake, giving the victims in- as a chance to request that their information of trustees of RoboCup decides size divisions, as well as a soccer be located in the Tech Square suffi cient warning to seek shelter. remain undisclosed. It also requires that a few years in advance where it’s simulation and a junior league. Research Building. Th e team was led by Hermann students be notifi ed once per year of their going to be. I’ve been involved In each league, teams develop Additionally, there are soccer, Fritz, an assistant professor in the rights under the act. in RoboCup for about 10 years a team of autonomous soccer rescue and dance competitions School of Civil and Environmen- Nagel said that the students whose data now and I wanted to bring it playing robots, meaning they in the junior league. Th e junior tal Engineering. It relied on in- were contained in the fi le took mandatory here to show off Tech to the rest not only move on their own but soccer matches will be held in the terviews with survivors as well as of the robotics world, so we put form strategy on their own. All evidence and debris left behind. See Breach, page 3 in a bid a few years ago to have of these competitions will be held See RoboCup, page 3 2 • Friday, June 29, 2007 • Technique NEWS Technique Online Voice your opinion! From the files of the GTPD... Last issue’s question received 95 responses. How much of the “Ramblin’ Wreck” song can you sing? Campus Crime None, because I can’t All of it, including the extra sing - 6% words - 73% Larceny-Theft Traffic Violation 6/21/2007 17:30:00 hrs. 6/21/2007 13:45:00 hrs. Location: Barnes & Noble book- Location: North Avenue @ Williams store Street Incident: Report of shoplifting Incident: Offender arrested for Criminal Trespass driving on suspended license and 6/26/2007 5:50:00 hrs. improper left turn, was released on 6/20/2007 8:55:00 hrs. Location: Burge Apartments park- copy of charges Location: Boggs Physics parking lot ing lot Incident: Report of a shattered Report that a black ‘92 6/24/2007 2:42:00 hrs. window on a ‘02 blue BMW 530i Incident: BMW 531l was entered and items Location: Ferst Drive @ State Street were taken Incident: Offender arrested for 6/20/2007 12:30:00 hrs. failure to stop at stop sign, driving 6/26/2007 9:00:00 hrs. while license is suspended and no I can only sing the I know most of the Location: 845 Marietta Street (OIT) Location: Guggenheim Building insurance, was transported and beginning - 12% words - 9% Incident: Report of a shattered Incident: Report of a stolen Dell released to the Fulton County Jail.