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ENTERTAINMENT

Wild Flower power

Opinions 6

p13 New exhibitions

Life 10

Entertainment 14

SUSPENSION VACATED p3
NEWS

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Sports 24

SPORTS

Five things:
baseball opening weekend
SHAYNE FALLON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Back in early September, Tech football looked promising. Ranked in the
top 25 to start the season, the Jackets
rolled through the first few games. Not
to dwell on the past, but the preseason
rankings were short lived, the dark
horse dreams quickly became comical, and Tech students were promptly
reminded that they certainly didnt
come here for the chance to celebrate
a National Championship. Five and a
half months later, its finally baseball
season. Just as they did in the fall, Tech
fans are looking on with hope. This
time around, the Jackets just might
come through.
The Jackets took the field this weekend for their opening series defeating
Purdue 5-2, Western Michigan 13-0
and VCU 9-1. Lets go beyond the box
score and take a look at five things we
learned this weekend about the Tech
baseball squad.
DOMINANCE ON THE MOUND
Pitching was huge for the Jackets
last season and looks as though it will
be again this year. The pitching staff
gave up just three runs all weekend and
only one of them was earned. In his
first career start, freshman Jonathan
Hughes gave up just three hits and
no earned runs, notching his first win
Sunday against VCU. The other two
Tech starters from the weekend, Brandon Gold and Jonathan King, also had
solid performances, racking up five innings apiece.
It is worth noting that Gold and
King both walked three batters, but
Top L: Photo courtesy of JAG Photography; Top R: Photo courtesy of High Museum of Art; Above: Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

See BASEBALL, page 21

OPINIONS

Ugh, another editorial about racism on the front page

NICK JOHNSON

MANAGING EDITOR
If your response to the title
of my editorial is the title of my
editorial, this ones for you. Lets
clear some things up first, though.
I have been the target of actual
racism a nonzero number of times.
As evidenced by the Opinions
above, this is an opinion piece; it
does not need your approval to be
published. In fact, as Managing
Editor, I can do whatever I want.
The previous sentence is an example of sarcasm, a rhetorical device

that I utilize. If it was not obvious

that it was sarcasm, its because I
was actually serious about that.
I did an informal survey after
my previous editorial about racism on the front page. Every minority or person who knows me
well thought it was hilarious and
accurate. Seemingly everyone else
took it incredibly seriously, with
a hint otherwise. Small sample
size aside, I call this a success as
those who enjoyed it reflect my
target audience: myself, a minority who knows me pretty well.
Narrowing the scope of my
writing to a specific audience

doesnt mean it cant be appreciated by others. In fact, I feel that

having targeted, focused writing
is better appreciated than something that tries to appeal to everyone. Its also easier to write.
Perhaps without loss of generality, minorities understand my
tone better since theyve likely
struggled through similar issues
throughout their lives. Sorry, that
was an argumentum ad populum,
something from logical fallacies
dot com that invalidates everything else Im about to say. Anyway,
back to calling out white people.
See PRIVILEGE, page 11

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

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// NEWS

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ach week, this section of News

will include the coverage of
dierent aspects of bills that
passed through Student Government.
This will include the Undergraduate
House of Representatives, Graduate
Student Senate and the Executive
Branch of both government bodies.

The Souths Liveliest College Newspaper

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Brenda Lin
MANAGING EDITOR:
Nick Johnson
NEWS EDITOR:
Maura Currie
OPINIONS EDITOR:
Vidya Iyer
LIFE EDITOR:
Trishna Chandarana
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Kara Pendley
SPORTS EDITOR:
Harsha Sridhar
DESIGN EDITOR:
Brighton Kamen
PHOTO EDITOR:
Tyler Meuter
HEAD COPY EDITOR:
Alexis Brazier

HASIT DEWAN

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

BILL SUMMARY
BILL
GT Golf Club Tournaments
Paintball Team Practice
Spring 2016
Womens Water Polo Bill
SHPE Jr. Raspberry Pi Funding
DanceTech Uniform Funding
Taste of Latin America 2016

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MAURA CURRIE,
HASIT DEWAN

NEWS EDITOR,
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
WHATS IN THE BOX?!
On Feb. 17, around 9 p.m.,
GTPD officers responded to
a call from the North Avenue
Dining Hall regarding an unmarked package.
According to the caller, a
man had entered the dining
hall and asked for directions to
Emory Hospital.
The man then proceeded to
throw a box on the floor, pick
up a random umbrella, and
run outside. Immediately after

REFEREES ARENT FREE

The GT Womens Club Soccer club requested funding for
referees for home games.
The home team is required
to pay for referees, and since
the team will be traveling a
great deal this semester, their
dues will not be able to cover
these expenses. UHR passed the
teams request for $1050.
WATER POLO LIQUIDATION
The Womens Water Polo
club requested funding for a variety of items, including swimwear, bags and travel expenses.

The team has competitions

coming up and claimed that
the practice cases were necessary for them to be able to prac-

CONCEALED CARRY POLL

SGA launched a student
opinion poll Feb. 24. to gauge
public opinions on the concealed carry legislation working
its way through the state capitol.
Students are encouraged to
visit the SGA elections website
to complete the poll and vocalize their opinions.

this, the complaint was made.

Upon inspection by responding
officers, the box was found to
simply contain some unopened
pieces of candy and scraps
of garbage.
The surrounding area was
searched for a man matching
the suspects description. Another officer spotted the suspect
near the Hampton Inn, simply
wandering around. The officer escorted the man to Emory
Hospital to seek the help of
medical professionals, as he
had requested.
Later, the man claimed that
he had brought the candy for the
children (though the specificity
of which children precisely remains undetermined) and that
he took the umbrella to fix it.
Since the owner of the umbrella never came forward looking for it, the man was only
charged with a criminal trespass
warning. He was additionally
advised about the boundaries of
Techs campus, insofar as being
informed of where the institute
of higher learning starts and the
frightening and dreary world of
downtown Atlanta ends.

LOOK AT THIS STUFF, MAN

On Feb. 20, GTPD responded to a seemingly innocuous call
hailing from the Graduate Living Center.
The caller complained of
a certain odor, reminiscent of
marijuana in nature, emanating
from an apartment nearby.
The officer knocked on the
offending apartments door, and
immediately was greeted by an
who was very obviously in a condition many refer to as baked,
stoned or under the influence
of a certain and sometimes potent Schedule One drug.
When questioned, the suspect confirmed that he had, in
fact, been smoking a touch of
the little green bud.
He showed the officer his
(likely impressive) collection of
green paraphernalia, which was
promptly confiscated by the officer and (likely) destroyed.
While not saddled with any
criminal charges, the student
was given a code of conduct violation and the heartbreak of having his beloved paraphernalia
whisked away by the Man into
the dark abyss of justice.

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PAINTBALL PRACTICE
The GT Paintball team requested funding for cases of
paint for them to practice with.

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MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR

THE DONKEY ARRIVES

Blue Donkey Coffee will officially open its first brick-andmortar location in Techs Student
Center on March 1.
Though having been rumored
for some time, the announcement
was confirmed on Blue Donkeys
Facebook page earlier this week.
Blue Donkey will take over
the former location of Pizza Hut
on the Student Centers first floor,
near Tech Rec.
Until the locations opening,
students can enjoy Blue Donkeys iced coffees at popup locations around Atlanta, including at the regular stand during
Wednesdays farmers markets on
Skiles Walkway.
CAMPUS CONCEALED CARRY
The Georgia state House has
voted in favor of concealed firearms and electroshock weapons
carrying on college campuses.
HB 859, as the firearms bill is
referred to in legislative parlance,
would permit anyone 21 or older
with a weapons license to have a
gun concealed on their person in
most locations on college campuses; it would not permit weapons
inside dormitories, Greek housing, or athletic events and would
not allow open carry.
HB 792 is designed to operate
in conjunction with HB 859, and
permits the possession of and
use of, in self-defense only electroshock weapons on college campuses. Under this law, weapons
including but not limited to tasers
and stun-guns would be permitted everywhere on campus.
The bills now head to the Senate for further debate. It is unknown when precisely the Senate
will vote. Concerned students are
encouraged to contact legislators,
as well as SGA representatives.

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this is a depressing fiesta. anyone going to a real fiesta would have

brought more trumpets.
i swear officer, i wasnt drunk until you pulled me over
brian gregory has the emotional intelligence of a cockroach
technique fucking blows
our professor just apologized on behalf of the graduate students
for their crude language
professor quote: sex definitely leads to horror.
What quiz?
finally figured out how to submit slivers
THANKYOU
Does it detract from the cause of your protest if you study too?
I have stashes of gifs everywhere. I need to consolidate them
somewhere
Why is plug and chug a term. It sounds so gross.
Also, why is it so widely used
My editorial is rambling. You might also call it a wreck. ;)
the sliver box is all the technique has going for it, which says a lot
Taking the Green Route all the way to North Korea. Maybe Ill
be happier there.
I cant believe you sniffed yourself
You smell
I am surprised I still have friends given how much I smell
My professor made a dick joke in my integral calculus class
I think Donald Trump really will make America great again.
Great compared to hell
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// NEWS

Phi Delta Theta case reexamined by state judge

MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR

More than six months after an

alleged racial incident at the Phi
Delta Theta house, a former Chief
Justice of the Georgia Supreme
Court has released a third-party
review and recommendation on
the fraternitys case.
Tech released an official statement Feb. 24 upon President G.P.
Bud Petersons decision to permanently lift the sanction of suspension in abeyance which had
been previously imposed.
The Honorable Leah Ward
Sears, former chief justice of the
Georgia Supreme Court, has completed her review of the Phi Delta
Theta case process, findings and
sanctions, said Lance Wallace,
Director of Media Relations and
Issues Management.
The Institute retained Sears
to review the appeal of the case,
after the Undergraduate Judicial
Cabinet (UJC) found the fraternity responsible for two separate
incidents of racial slurs directed at
Georgia Tech students. The UJCs
recommendations were upheld.
As part of the review, Sears
determined Phi Delta Theta was
granted due process in the investigation as well as in the student judicial proceedings and
the associated appeals.
In addition, she found that
there was sufficient evidence for
the UJC to conclude that the
Aug. 11, 2015, incident had occurred as the victim described in
her complaint against the frater-

nity. Sears also noted, however,

that Tech policy requires that in
order for an entire organization
to be held collectively responsible,
those involved must have received
the consent or encouragement
of the organization, its leaders
or its officers.
Because the UJC found
that the Phi Delta Theta leadership was not complicit, Sears
recommended the sanction of
Suspension Held in Abeyance
be lifted.
The announcement came with
the release of a number of relevant
documents from Justice Sears
third-party investigation.
The thirty-page report detailing Sears review process as well as
her findings is available on Techs
News Center.
In short, the report reiterates
the details of the case against Phi
Delta Theta, as well as the Office
of Student Integritys involvement
and Techs policies as outlined in
the Code of Conduct.
It concludes that, while there
was sufficient evidence that the
Aug. 11 incident was more likely
to have occurred than not in
line with the preponderance of
evidence standard set by the
state the sanction of Suspension in Abeyance was utilized
inappropriately.
Per Techs policies, Suspension
in Abeyance was to be placed on
organizations only if a culture
of misconduct had been fostered
by leadership.
There is no evidence suggesting that Phi Delta Theta leaders were aware of the alleged

racist incident, nor was there

any encouragement of such an
environment within the fraternity.
The UJC recognized this finding but recommended Suspension
in Abeyance in error, and thus
Justice Sears suggested the removal of the suspension.
Given the lack of specific offenders to attribute to the incident, there are no further OSI
investigations in process with regards to Phi Delta Theta.
Also released with the announcement were a letter from
Justice Sears with an overview
of the investigations findings, as
well as a letter to Phi Delta Theta
from President Peterson.
The latter document is dated
Feb. 24 and addresses Petersons
decision to entertain an extraordinary appeal to the Dean
of Students decision in light
of concerns raised by a working group convened to assess the
OSI process.
I have adopted the Recommendation of Justice Sears that
the sanctions against Phi Delta
Theta be lifted and the previously
imposed sanction be vacated
immediately, Peterson wrote.
The Georgia Tech Office of Student Integrity is so directed.
Student groups had varying reactions to the decision.
After reading the report, the
most important thing to notice
is that the Incident on Aug. 11
did, in fact, occur, said Henderson Johnson II, fourth-year aerospace engineering student and
leader with the Black Student
Experience Taskforce.

Timeline of Events

Alleged incident
involving racial
slurs by members of
Phi Delta Theta

Delta Theta incident, Johnson

said. For a lot of the Black community the article is scary because
it comes off as though all of our
hard work was for nothing, when
it really wasnt.
Were pleased that this unjust
decision has been reversed, said
Jonathan Hawkins, legal counsel for Phi Delta Theta. Yet we
remain disappointed that there
were sanctions in the first place.
The appeal decision supports what
we have said all along: Phi Delta
Theta is innocent of the charges
against it. Unfortunately, Georgia
Tech leadership ignored evidence
from the beginning that would
have avoided this unwarranted
eight-month sanction.
We hope Techs leadership
has learned something from this
process, Hawkins said.
The UJC was not able to be
reached for comment.

Photo by Monica Jamison Student Publications

Students protested after the alleged incident at Phi Delta Theta

last August. Sanctions against the fraternity have been lifted.

Dec. 26, 2015

Sept. 22, 2015

August 11, 2015

Although I am ultimately
disappointed with the decision, I
understand that within the context of our Code of Conduct the
sanction cant stand.
Furthermore, the Black Student Experience Taskforce will
continue to work tirelessly to
bring forth quality recommendations to help Georgia Tech reach
greater levels of inclusivity so
that no students experience is in
any inhibited due to their race
[or] religion.
Numerous members of Black
Student Organizations will be
joining President Peterson on
Monday for a town hall discussing the results of the investigation
and what they mean for different
communities on Techs campus.
Bud is clearing the air regarding what was mentioned in
the [Feb. 24] Daily Digest article
... and the resolution of the Phi

UJC issue recommendation

to OSI, which confirms rec
(Suspension in Abeyance)
and disseminates decision

President Peterson requests

that Phi Delts case be
revisited because of issues
identified in working group

Sept. 29, 2015

Phi Delta Theta files appeal
to Dean of Students

Sept. 15, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

Student Government
Association Undergrad
Judiciary Cabinet
(UJC) hearing

Suspension in abeyance
upheld by Dean of Students

feb. 24, 2016

Pres. Peterson vacates
sanction of suspension
in abeyance for Phi Delt

Jan. 14, 2016

Former Chief Justice of Supreme
Court of Georgia, the Honorable
Leah Ward Sears, agrees to
review Phi Delt case at
Petersons request

feb. 23, 2016

Justice Sears issues report

and recommendation; concludes
that the UJC process was
appropriate and that the
feb. 16, 2016
August incident likely occurred,
Techs Academic Faculty
but that sanction was
Senate approves changes
inappropriately assigned
to Code of Conduct, including and should be vacated
the elimination of Suspension
of Abeyance
Design by Brighton Kamen Student Publications

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// NEWS

Gift to Tech funding vote now open to student body

TRISTEN ALLEN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Student Alumni Association (SAA) will be awarding its
annual Gift to Tech to a cause
or organization voted upon by
both the campus community and
members of SAA.
Voting on the eight projects
selected by SAA will be open to
all students until March 18. The
top three will then be announced
March 28 to be voted on by members of SAA, selecting the recipient of this years award.
The current nominees consist
of a variety of projects, with a significant number of the nominated
causes looking to promote the
presence of the fine arts at Tech.
One such project is the All Access Programming initiative sponsored by the Office of the Arts,
which asks for funds in order to
fund free performances in venues such as Bobby Dodd, Burger
Bowl, Campanile, and the Fifth
Street Bridge.
#GTInsiderArt is another Office of the Arts-backed program
looking to subsidize the cost to
student groups for the use of the
Ferst Center and Dull Theater.
Currently, costs of use are
either sponsored by the performance groups, their affiliates or
are mitigated by ticket sales.
The spaces may be used rentfree for certain campus organizations, but Ferst requires that
departments cover all associated
labor costs, including AV, janitorial and equipment services.
Ferst also requires that their
staff be present during the utilization of Ferst-owned equipment.
The other entries cover a broad
range of philanthropic activities
ranging from emergency assistance to expansion of academic
programs.

EXCEL is an existing postsecondary education program for

those with mild intellectual disabilities that allows students to
earn two certificates past their
high school education.
They have asked for funding in
order to expand their career development opportunities.
The Albert Einstein Monument
program is requesting money from
SAA to create a fund promoting the legacy of Albert Einstein
the interplay between arts and
sciences at Tech.
Work Green represents groups
promoting sustainability in the

campus workplace, among other

facets of life at Tech.
The Victim Survivor Program
would use funds from SAA to
provide emergency funding to
victims for legal, medical and
other related services. In addition,
the program would also create
student training programs and
stipends for student volunteers to
assist and supplement the current
team of Victim Survivor Advocates at VOICE.
VOICE is also requesting the
funds in order to purchase software to better document student
cases. No information on the

specific type of software was elaborated upon in the request.

Housing Homeless Students is
seeking funds to provide a similar
emergency fund for students who
are facing a loss of housing due to
extenuating circumstances.
[This is] SAAs way of giving
back to the Georgia Tech community, said Ria Banerjee, SAA
President. We try to teach [SAA]
members about philanthropy and
its importance and specifically
philanthropy to Tech.
Every year, the donation from
SAA is matched by a donation
from an alumnus, up to $10,000.

The remainder of the Gift to

Tech comes from the membership
fee paid by all SAA members. Five
dollars of this fee goes towards
the Gift to Tech. The idea behind
this, according to Banerjee, is that
students give back five dollars to
that Gift to Tech, and you end
up donating $40,000 to students
who cant afford a meal, or services or need a place to recycle.
The final nominee will be announced at an event on April 19 at
the Campanile. SAA encourages
students to vote on their project of
choice before public voting closes
next month.

Photo courtesy of the Student-Alumni Association

Last years awarding of the Gift to Tech was hosted at the Campanile by the Student-Alumni Association. The award is given to
worthy organizations or causes on campus which are voted on first by the student body, and second by the members of the SAA.

Georgia Techs Journal of the Arts and Literature

art, n. - The expression or application of creative skill and
imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting, drawing, or
sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their
beauty or emotional power.
It is art that makes life, makes interest,
makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of
its process.
Max Eastman
More information can be found at erato.gatech.edu or by e-mailing erato@gatech.edu

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// NEWS

Haven required for personnel

LINDSEY PLOUSSARD
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Tech will now require faculty

and staff to participate in an online sexual assault prevention educational course.
Haven for Faculty and Staff
will be part of the annual compliance campaign beginning next
month. The goal of this program
is to equip faculty and staff to
identify and help students and
others who may fall victim to the
topics covered by Havens program. These issues include sexual
assault, relationship violence,
stalking and sexual harassment.
On May 19, 2015, the Board
of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) implemented a system-wide campus
safety initiative as recommended
by Chancellor Hank Huckaby
and the USG Campus Safety and
Security Committee, said Sonja
Roberts with the USGs Office of
Communications.
A key provision of the USG
campus safety initiative under
Education and Training for the
Campus Community is institution employees and students
must have required training to
help identify and prevent sexual
violence, harassment and other
misconduct with a special focus
on entering freshmen students,
Roberts said.
Haven was developed by top
practitioners and researchers and
it currently reaches 700,000 individuals at over 650 institutions
around the world.
The program is fully compliant
with Title IX and the Clery Act.
The Haven training was implemented in Fall 2015, Roberts
said. It is a part of a broader effort to promote and raise awareness of campus safety.
An important element of the

initiative is data and reporting.

We will be closely looking at reports to identify trends and the
effectiveness of training, Roberts said. Student educational
awareness is an ongoing and
longterm effort.
This is a vital component to
a more comprehensive health
program designed to raise awareness of sexual assault and misconduct, said Burns Newsome,
director of Title IX Compliance
Programs at Tech. Our goal is to
promote safety, health and wellbeing among all of our community members.

The one-time training requirement will take about one hour to

complete, and as is the case with
student modules will not have to
be completed in a single sitting.
Faculty and staff will have a
month to complete the program,
starting March 7th. This will
mark the first day of this years
Compliance campaign.
Failure to complete the Haven
training by April 8 will result in
a formal disciplinary notice from
Tech for any personnel or staff
member who does not complete
it, as well as revocation of ones
access to Techs network.

Photo courtesy of EverFi

Haven is a module which educates users on sexual violence.

Tech will now require staff and faculty to complete the course.

TRISTEN ALLEN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
BAIDU BUGS
The Baidu Browser, maintained
by Baidu Software, a Chinese software and search engine company,
was recently found to have numerous security flaws, largely due to
a shared Software Development
Kit (SDK) published by Baidu
that is used in numerous Chinese
software applications.
The data at risk primarily pertains to user information collected
by Baidu during use.
Baidu Browser offers a number of functions not common to
Chrome, Firefox or Edge, including built-in media players, a torrent client, and an in-browser
proxy that provides access to sites
otherwise blocked in China.
The software is a free application for Android and Windows
which systematically collects user
data and sends that data to Baidu.
The vulnerabilities stem from
the unencrypted or very loosely encrypted nature of these
transmission, leaving the information extremely susceptible to
interception, passive packet reading or man-in-the-middle attacks.
Additionally, updates to Baidu Browser are not shipped with
signature verification, a process
which help mitigate false or altered updates from being applied
to user machines.
Because of this lack of verification, a user with Baidu installed
could receive malicious software
through the update process if the

communication were altered by a

third-party.
On Windows, Baidu collects
information on search terms used,
hardware MAC addresses and serial numbers for both the hard
drive and CPU of the computer.
This transmission is nonoptional, and is specific enough
that individual machines could be
identified with the information.
Baidu for Android transmits
GPS data as well as information
on nearby wireless networks, allowing for the tracking of a users
specific location.
This information is transmitted with easily breakable
encryption, thus creating a major
security flaw.
The vulnerabilities extend past
Baidu Browser, however, due to
the use of Baidus SDK within numerous Chinese applications.
Baidu has been indirectly
linked to a distributed denial of
service attack against GitHub due
to their servers alleged responsibility for the routing of the attack
out of China.
Other Chinese technology
companies have faced scrutiny
for similar vulnerabilities as well
as possible censorship in compliance with the current policies of
the Chinese government.
Baidu has since released updates to their software addressing few to none of the exposed
vulnerabilities.
These concerns about encryption come alongside the FBIs ongoing attempt to compel Apples
assistance in the unlocking of an
iPhone, as well as the U.S. governments broader stance against
encryption that obscures information from manufacturers and software companies.
These organizations argue access to this information is necessary for national security.
The Chinese government has
been previously criticized for their
stances on information filtration,
including their so-called Great
Firewall of China.

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OPINIONS EDITOR: Vidya Iyer

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

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The line between religion and government

Assessing the religious freedom legislation

The Georgia Congress passed a controversial religious freedom bill that Governor Nathan Deal could sign into law as
early as Feb. 29. The bill allows for religious leaders to refuse performing samesex marriage and permits tax-funded organizations to deny services to anyone who is
homosexual due to strong religious beliefs.
In a country that was built upon the
concept that the government ought to remain detached from the practice of religion, it only makes sense to allow devotees
to practice their beliefs.
Nevertheless, the state has a compelling
interest in protecting the rights of those
that such practices may potentially injure.
Therefore, an issue arises when the publics
money is put forth towards governmentsanctioned discrimination.
The vagueness of this bill only exacerbates its inherently controversial nature.
While it does specify same-sex marriage
and views regarding it as the target sub-

ject, it leaves a slippery slope: if issues

with same-sex marriage can find political
refuge, many other increasingly escalatory
bills could soon follow.
From an economic standpoint, this bill
is inefficient. An employee who refuses to
perform part of his works scope based on
some belief cannot be fired, so the business
will be forced to compensate others to fill
that void.
A popular counterargument is that reasonable accommodations are currently offered to those with other religious needs,
such as allowing time out of the day for
prayer. This situation differs, however,
in that any reasonable accommodation
made under the legislation would infringe
upon the rights of others. That is ultimately a trade-off we find inappropriate.
Pragmatically, we acknowledge that
this bill will likely pass. Its vague nature
and dangerous implications, though, prove
concerning for future political action.

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TOP SLIVERS

I have stashes of gifs everywhere. I need to

consolidate them somewhere

Does it detract from the cause of your protest if you

study too?

professor quote: sex definitely leads to horror.

You can only put so much lipstick on a pig, you know?

Taking the Green Route all the way to North Korea.

Maybe Ill be happier there.

I think Donald Trump really will make America great

again. Great compared to hell

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Trump is the ideal GOP nominee

Im dead serious. As we lurch
inch by painful inch closer to
the mid-July Republican National Convention, I finally
understand: Trump accepting
the support of his party on the
stage in Quicken Loans Arena
is the best possible outcome for
our country.
Is he racist? Absolutely. His
foreign policy credentials are
sparse, apart from his prodigious
ability to alienate individuals
of virtually every nationality.
(Promising to win trade deals
with China doesnt count.) And
were not even mentioning his
four bankruptcies. Hes brash,
stubborn and thumbs his nose
at subtlety and tact. Hes the
wake-up call we need, a harsh
reminder that its time for the
American electorate to snap out
of a bad dream and get back to
doing its job: electing someone
who can guide our country with
a deft touch.
If there was ever hope of the
Republican Party nominating a
reasonable candidate, that optimism dwindles daily. Jeb Bush
could have been that man, a
decent, intelligent, thoughtful
leader. Beyond his rather polarizing pedigree, Bush had eight
years of experiencing governing Florida. From his entry to
the race, it seemed as though
the third of his lineage to run
for president had, if not an outright guarantee, a fast track to
the nomination.
Moderate enough to appeal
to swing voters and more than

If there was ever hope

of the Republican Party
nominating a reasonable
candidate, that optimism
dwindles daily.

HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR

capable of appealing to an evangelical crowd, Jeb Bush was the

smart bet in a game that was,
as we now know, profoundly
changed by the thundering entrance of one Donald J. Trump.
Unable to defend himself
against Trumps constant references to his brothers failures
(and the loss of his coveted domain name), Bush bowed out
after South Carolinas primary.
So whos left in the Republican race? Marco Rubio replaces
Bush as the rational voice at
the table, but there is reason to
doubt that Rubio has what it
takes to hold his own against
the top two: Trump and Texas
senator Ted Cruz. Mocked for
his robotic debate performance
in recent weeks, lets dispel once
and for all the notion that Rubio is savvy enough to compete
against a pair of pugnacious
ideologues; the young Florida
legislator brings a metaphorical
knife to what could be a very
literal gunfight (if Mr. Trump
has his way, at any rate). Maybe
hell get his turn in the spotlight

a few years or decades down the

line, but as of now, Rubio will
likely have to content himself
with serving as an also-ran.
Cruz is perhaps even more
dangerous than Trump; hes
more tactful, as admirably brilliant as he is universally disliked
by colleagues and ex-roommates
and remarkably good at presenting arguments that would sound
ludicrous coming from virtually
anyone else. The former solicitor
general of Texas, Cruz is a showman. He lacks support from the
establishment and for good reason; he has lambasted House
Speaker Mitch McConnell and
former Senate Majority Leader
John Boehner.
GOP nominee in 2008 and
universally respected representative John McCain termed
colleague Cruz a wacko bird
after Cruz threatened to derail
the nomination of Secretary
of Defense and fellow Republican Chuck Hagel. But in an
increasingly perplexing presidential race, the mainstream
partys disinclination to support

Cruz plays right into his hands.

It allows Senator Cruz to term
himself a Washington outsider
despite his service on Capitol
Hill and his Ivy League education. And for the same reasons
that the aforementioned Bush
bowed out, Cruz is on the rise.
That brings me to Trump.
I support Donald Trump for
the party nomination because
hes not threatening. Even as
their kin cast ballots in his favor, many Republican voters
have ruled him out as a viable
candidate. Hes a baldfaced caricature, a representation of our
ugliest thoughts and most uncomfortable fears, and given the
choice between him and one of
the two ever-so-slightly more appealing Democratic candidates,
Americans will almost certainly
make the right decision. I hope.
The Donald Trump experiment has been well, its been
something. His campaign began as a joke of sorts, one last
round of comedic material for
Jon Stewart prior to his retirement, one more punching bag
for liberal talk shows. Then it
materialized into something
more significant than even fairly
optimistic supporters could have
hoped for. I hope he gets the
nomination, because perhaps
that will remind us that, yes,
voting does matter. No, there is
no invisible barrier that prevents
loudmouthed xenophobes from
taking our nations highest office. We are that roadblock. Its
time for us to step up.

Bicyclists: Rules Exist For A Reason

Theres no denying that using
a bicycle to get around campus
is one of the fastest and most
convenient methods of transportation available. There are
bike racks outside of almost every building, if not just around
the corner, and bike paths are
present on a large portion of
campus.
Overall, were a fairly bikefriendly campus. However, the
issue lies when you combine bikers and pedestrians in a crowded
environment. We must increase
awareness of regulations, ensure
enforcement and improve infrastructure to ensure the safety of
bikers and pedestrians
In Georgia, a bicycle is considered a type of vehicle. As
such, most vehicle codes and
operation regulations apply to
bikes just as they do to cars. This
means that bikers are required
to follow standard procedure at
stop signs, traffic signals, yield
signs and any other traffic control device. Another commonly
unknown regulation is that per
Georgia law and Tech regulation, bikes are not permitted
to operate on sidewalks but
may operate on shared walkways
(path not immediately adjacent to roadway, or greater than
5 wide) as long as they yield
to pedestrians.
So by these definitions, the
paths immediately surrounding Tech Green would be considered shared walkways, but
other paths would be considered
sidewalks. One of the problems
here is that these are just a few of
many regulations surrounding

The issue lies when

you combine bikers and
pedestrians in a crowded
environment ...

ROSS LINDSAY
WEB DEVELOPER

the operation of bicycles, and its

no doubt that many if not most
bikers on campus are unfamiliar
with them.
While Techs Bicycle Master
Plan (BMP) that was released
last Fall has some long-term
provisions in place for increasing awareness of regulations including distribution of literature
upon mandatory bike registration and giving away cookies
for stopping at stop signs (Im
not kidding), steps need to be
taken as soon as possible to prevent further harm to all of us
on campus.
One step to be taken that
would go a long way towards
improving everyones safety is
strict enforcement of these regulations. I understand that the
Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) has a finite number of officers available to cover
our sizeable campus, and, as
such, it would be unreasonable
to expect them to be present at
every intersection at all times
to catch violators. However,
strategic placement of officers
in identified problem intersections such as Ferst/Hemphill,

5th/Techwood, and Tech Green

to name a few would be a
vast improvement.
Just the other day, I was
walking to class across the 5th
Street Bridge and out of nowhere comes a bike right beside
me zooming around me and the
numerous other pedestrians.
This individual sped past me
not in the bike lane but on the
shared sidewalk. Had I perhaps
stretched my arm out or decided
to stop briefly, I may have been
hit by this individual, causing
great harm to both myself and
him. Instead of riding in his
designated lane that a great deal
of money was spent to implement, he chose to blatantly violate regulations and put himself
and pedestrians in harms way.
Had GTPD been at the 5th/
Techwood intersection, they
potentially could have noticed
the biker not using the bike
lane and addressed the situation
appropriately.
While I am not a biker myself, I can understand why each
side of the issue sees it differently. Bikers feel that they should
have priority over cars, while

cars feel they should as well, and

pedestrians just want to get to
class in one piece.
One thing that should help
everyone commute safely is the
BMP and its included intersection improvements. It designates troublesome intersections,
such as 5th/Techwood, Ferst by
Hemphill and the CRC as priority projects. The issue is that
due to the substantial nature of
the improvements recommended in the plan, they are many
years ahead (due to the expense)
and will take even more time to
complete once started. Interim
steps to improve infrastructure
should be taken until such time
that the major improvements
can be made.
In a perfect world, bikers,
pedestrians and motorized vehicles would live in harmony
and would be able to flow in and
out of campus in a safe and lawabiding manner. Unfortunately,
we dont live in a perfect world.
While Tech is working on
plans for improving campus in
regard to pedestrian and biker
safety in the long term, immediate action is necessary to prevent further harm. Bikers need
to know the laws that they are
subject to, and those laws need
to be enforced by the appropriate enforcement officers, GTPD
or otherwise.
By increasing awareness, enforcing regulations, and improving campus infrastructure, we
should be able to come at least a
little bit closer to the ideal world
where all methods of transportation can exist in harmony.

Where do you like to get

your morning coffee?

MATTHEW DAIGLE
THIRD-YEAR IE

Blue Donkey

SRISHTI GUPTA
SECOND-YEAR AE

It depends on where I am.

SHAVONNE HENRY
FIFTH-YEAR ME

Starbucks

YASH MEHTA

THIRD-YEAR BIOCHEM

Blue Donkey

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The Andrew W. Mellon

Foundation has awarded Tech
$1 million to create the Digital
Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
Center. The award will help
Ivan Allen to make a larger impact on Techs campus and as a
result be a more powerful force
in solving global challenges.
This award once again proves
that our liberal arts program
is equally as prestigious as our
STEM fields. It will be exciting to see this program thrive.

Campus Carry

In a 113-59 votes, the campus carry bill passed in the

Georgia House of Representatives. Many college students
around the state do not seem
pleased by this decision. Tech
and University of Georgia students have started petitions at
their respective schools to keep
campuses gun free. There is
still a chance that the bill does
not pass the state senate, however considering the state we
live in, this seems unlikely.

As the group who benefits the

most from affirmative action and
diversity efforts, white women
are not exempt from this editorial. I often see white women try
to compare which minority has it
worse, people of color or women.
I have two issues with this: why
must you compare everything?,
and black women exist. The latter
always comes as a delayed shock,
a sonic boom of realization that
Venn diagrams have a part in the
middle where they intersect. If all
you do is dump on people of color, its no wonder diversity efforts
favor you.
White feminism proponents
also claim theyre colorblind
and accepting of all races. Being
colorblind to race isnt progressive;
its racist. Each of us has a unique
identity, and you want to cover
them all with white-out. Is it actually difficult to be accepting of everyone without pretending theyre
white on the inside? Sorry, being a
minority makes me too privileged
to see how hard it is to be a decent
human being.
Since companies are treated as
white men, lets call them out too.
No one wants to join your company when your job posting is white
dudebros. Even fewer will want to
be interviewed when they find out
the one minority working for you
feels excluded.
Diversity is step one. Inclusiveness and belonging are step
two. Diversity is more of a quota,
something youre pressured into
doing to save face. On the other
hand, inclusiveness requires more
active effort. It requires you to
change your attitude, your culture, your incessant racist jokes.
Its also more important and be-

gets diversity. I dont think Pablo

Secret Weapon Sanchez would
have hit a home run every at-bat if
his team hated that he was there.
So, please, face your privilege and be considerate of others.
Someone will thank you one day
for the effort you put into making
their lives less miserable. I think
its worth it to be a better person if
it makes the lives of those around
you a little better, although, of
course, this opinion comes from
a person who only stands to benefit from this course of action.
You got me; my motives are entirely selfish. Maybe next time,
well have an editorial from the
other perspective, a whiny tirade
supporting white supremacy that
Im nearly positive will cite the
dictionary despite my saying otherwise. Then again, as Managing
Editor, I dont have to publish it.
I wrote this because Im forced
to write several editorials per semester. However, I chose this topic because I was reminded that Im
in a unique position. At least one
person reads the newspaper and
my stories, and I can write about
whatever I choose to in an editorial. Representation matters, and I
can amplify the voice of the underrepresented on the front page,
though at this point, were probably on page eight or something.
At first, I wanted to write about
something uncontroversial, like
why I dont appreciate it when
people hate on me for disliking
guacamole. But Aeolus gave me a
second wind, a mighty zephyr of
minorities exasperated sighs. This
westerly gust billowed my sails as
I embarked on never mind,
Im starting to hate this metaphor
now. The end. Thanks for reading.

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This past week, the court denied her request to nullify the
contract. While these are only
allegations, it is disheartening
that the only way Kesha will
ever be able to release her music is by working with a man
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the first floor of the Student
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for some Tearjerker and Blue
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any time you want. Starbucks
better watch out for some
serious competition.

Its cool that some of you wont

confront your privilege. According to author Daniel Jos Older,
thats step one in confronting your
privilege: denial. What follows are
awkwardness, overcompensation,
self-awareness, and action and accountability. Ive seen this process
unfold before, and it is something
you have to actively engage with.
For the first time in your life, your
opinion is not as important as you
think it is. For the first time, some
peasants drivel matters more than
Your Royal Decree.
Some people cannot come to
terms with this insolence and resort to inserting their opinions
where they arent asked for. This
has happened a countably infinite
number of times on Black Twitter, a refuge from (White) Twitter.
Someone calls out white privilege/
the patriarchy/video games/Bernie Sanders; a murder of white
men flock to the comment and
lead off harassing responses with
Well, actually ... They get
blocked; they get mad; they do it
again. Who has the free time to
do this? Who has the patience to
deal with this?
The opinions of minorities are
regularly shut out, but God forbid someone ignore a white mans
point of view. Yes, it is within the
realm of possibility that a white
man can have an opinion and it
not be complete trash. But the
condescending tone, the attitude,
the need to be heard by suppressing others voices: maybe thats
the problem.
If you think your uninformed
opinion needs to be heard, maybe
it doesnt. If youre citing the dictionary to disprove someones use
of a word, maybe look up connotation while youre at it. If youre
about to say an intentionally racist, sexist, anything-ist joke,
maybe youre not funny. If youre
drowning out the opinion of the
only non-white-male around,
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

BAC FROM PAGE 7

Progress & Service: Paying forward

Techs Academic Excellence

Im wrapping up my final
year at Georgia Tech, savoring
every opportunity the Institute
has to offer before I graduate in
May. Im finishing up my senior design project, planning a
new conference for SGA, and
working on an initiative to improve class and career options
in the Ivan Allen College. Im
reflecting over everything Ive
learned at Georgia Tech in the
classroom and around campus
and finding myself so thankful
for the opportunities Ive had to
grow and build friendships over
the past four years.
One of the things Im most
proud of at Georgia Tech has
been working to change the academic calendar. During my second year, my SGA committee
decided to tackle a big problem
in a very small way. Our campus
had been immersed in the national conversation on improving mental health and reducing
stress among college students.
Upon learning that Georgia
Tech had the longest semesters
of any of our peer universities,
the committee thought that
maybe some improvements to
our calendar could help relieve
student stress.
We started small. We re-

THE

... none of them captivated

the American people and
college football as Clint
Castleberry did.

LAURA MARGARET
BURBACH
FOURTH-YEAR PUBP

searched the calendars of our

peer universities and interviewed
many students to get their opinions. We designed a list of ambitious, yet attainable, changes
that we thought would help
build extra study time around
finals week. We compiled our
work into a white paper and
submitted it to the provost. This
led to a task force to finalize and
implement the changes. After
two years of work, this project
had finally been voted into action! We didnt solve the problem of student stress entirely,
but we identified a small part of
the problem that an hopefully
be a part of a larger solution.
That same year, I interned
with the Georgia House of Representatives for the education
committee. After that, I began

to tailor my courses to explore

education policy further. I studied the progress of STEM education, the politics of Common
Core, and the sociology of educational inequity. I was hooked.
Here is an institution that is
complex, meaningful and exciting. But its also struggling.
The opportunities we have all
had at Georgia Tech to get involved with clubs and to pursue
courses and internships to find
our passions would not be possible if it were not for the education we received before we got
in. At the very least, we were all
exposed to the rigorous math
courses in that allowed us to be
admitted to and successful at
Georgia Tech.
Opportunities like attending
Georgia Tech are not available

North
Avenue
Review

to everyone, but I was amazed

to learn how where you live
and where you go to school can
knock kids out of the game before they even start playing. Students in low-performing schools
and in low-income communities
are significantly less likely show
number skills by 8th grade, a
strong predictor for high school
graduation. And if these students dont show number skills
by 8th grade, they wont be on
track to take the courses needed
to be successful at a university
like Georgia Tech. So how can
we change that?
The same way students can
add study days to a packed
academic calendar. We start
small. We think What can we
do now? and then we do that.
Then, it turns out, we can do
a little bit more. So we do that
too. For me, Teach for America
shows me what I can do right
now to help students in Charlotte who deserve quality education. Ill be teaching high school
math for two years. While that
seems like enough of a challenge right now, Georgia Tech
has taught me has taught all
of us to rise to the challenge
even when the curve seems to be
against us.

NATHAN DAAS

SECOND-YEAR CS

I dont drink coffee.

NAVIN BUXANI

FIRST-YEAR BUSINESS

Blue Donkey

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ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:

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Women at Tech

This year Tech has more women in student leadership roles than ever before.
However, these women may still face sexism and microaggressions on campus.
BRENDA LIN

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Last fall, there were was an effort by group of Tech faculty and
students to make the Ramblin
Wreck fight song more equitable
for females by changing the line
cheer for the Brave and Bold
to join the Brave and Bold.
While 79 percent of respondents
to the Student Government Associations survey elected not the
change the traditional lyrics, the
incident opened a conversation
about what it is like to be a woman on Techs campus.
In Fall of 2015, there were
5,360 female undergraduate students and 2,304 female graduate
students enrolled at Tech. This
was up about 400 female undergraduates 300 female graduate
from Fall 2014. With such a large
increase in female students, the
landscape of student dynamics is
slowly changing.
With such a range of individual female students, it is hard to

quantify the overall experience of

women at Tech, even within colleges. Students will point out the
differences between majors, often making the assumption that
female students are treated differently in less gender-balanced,
more engineering heavy classes.
In STEM fields, including
many STEM universities, there
remains an indisputible gender
bias. In a study conducted by
Sarah Eddy and Daniel Grunspan
at the University of Washington
spanning three years and 1,700
students in an introductory biology class, found that male students often underestimated their
female peers and overestimated
their male peers. This bias worsen
as the semester continued even
though grand-point average varied no more than 0.2 grade-point
average with only 40 percent of
participating voices from women
in spite of the fact that the class
was 60 percent female.
While macroaggressions may
be more rare, female students
did note incidents of more subtle

microaggressions or societal artifacts, often stemming from older,

more traditional male professors.
Ive been in general physics
course where the physics professor would talk down to the preppy
girls the girly girls. They are
like every other student. I dont
know if he was just having a bad
day, he was not treating me like
that or other student like that,
said Michaela Bartram, fourthyear BCHM.
Bartram also noted, Something I always remember is that
my first year, I was a BME student. I took BME 1000. My
mentor for that class, who was an
international student who may
have grown up in a different background, said yeah, if you get into
the really hard engineering classes
just makes sure you find a guy
to help you with your math and
science problems because theyre
usually a lot better at that. I was
like excuse me? Im not here so
that I can find men to help me
with me my homework. Im here
to learn and do it by myself.

People do say I dont look like

a COMPE or ECE because I am
a happier looking and bubbly female. They always get surprised
when they see me working on
circuits projects and looking up
wires in the library, said Sunny
Hong, fourth-year COMPE.
I took a circuits class, and you
can definitely tell that I was one
of two girls in the whole class.
The professor will definitely make
jokes that are pertaining to guy
because [most of the class was
guys]. He would crack jokes about
[bad hair days] and other stupid
jokes, which I just accepted as a
stupid joke and not really funny, said Palavi Vaidya, fourthyear BME.
Its not that theyre sometimes
very direct about it. Its not something that guy will notice in the
classroom. Its like oh, Im not getting called on as often or my answers are getting picked on harder
because I am a woman and
all the women in the class notice
it, said Katherine Siegel fourthyear MSE.

Guys are mostly very upfront about what they need, and
I feel like given that most of the
professors are men, it is easier for
them to understand that. On the
other hand, if I do not go office
hours, it doesnt mean that I am
not learning or dont need help,
you can definitely see that in
classes. Teachers are like well why
didnt you come to office hours,
and talking to my other friends,
they would have different experiences than me because they didnt
understand how my shyness came
into play. There is a lot of stuff
I have done on campus to
combat that.
There are different ways people
learn and interact and communicate, and I think Tech was so
stuck for so long on one type of
person, but now the school is realizing a bit too late that the types
of people coming along are different, said Kali Nicholas, fourthyear ME.
Melanie DeMaeyer, program
coordinator of the Womens ReSee WOMEN, page 13

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// LIFE

TRISHNA CHANDARANA
LIFE EDITOR

The Georgia State House of

Representatives passed HB859
on Monday, Feb. 22. This bill, in
short, legalizes concealed gun carry in public colleges and universities. Should the bill pass the Senate, this legalization of concealed
guns could have very real and
significant affects on campuses
like Tech, who currently ban guns
on campus.
The bill would only allow those
21 and older with a permit to carry a gun anywhere on a public college campus, meaning not every
student on campus would have
access to a firearm. Considering
this bill is a response to the violent
crimes occurring on campuses
such as Georgia State University,
this comes as the state legislators
attempt as solving a significant
problem with student safety.
The president of the College
Democrats at Tech, second-year

INTA and PUBP Jake Orvis, believes that this bill is a poor reaction to the issue of campus safety.
Studies showing that concealed carry reduces crime are
sketchy at best, and guns on campus have potential to amplify tense
situations into ones with deadly
ends. Orvis said. Even though
HB 859 includes exclusions, this
bill would still allow guns in classrooms, the library, research facilities and gyms. At the very least,
the Georgia Legislature should allow campuses to make their own
decisions on campus carry.
The Young Americans for Liberty president Maxwell Hill, an
NE graduate student, is not quite
as concerned about the implications of the bill as his democratic
counterpart.
If were serious about preventing campus shootings, we
must change by allowing those
who have concealed carry licenses to carry on campus, Hill
said. There are many arguments
against campus carry that have
been repeatedly well-refuted.
However, none of these problems
have materialized at the over 150
college campuses that allow concealed carry on campus. Remember, feeling safe is not the same as
actually being safe.
On the other hand, the feelings
of students are not so positive.
With firearm licensing being
what it is today, and the ease with
which someone can acquire a gun,
I do not feel comfortable knowing that there could be someone
around me at any time carry-

Photo courtesy of Webmaster102

HB859 was passed on Feb. 22. The bill allows for carrying of
concealed weapons for those 21 and over and with a permit.

ing a weapon capable of horrible

violence, said first-year CHME
Amanda Fugate. Guns are not
something I take lightly, and to
me, more guns translates to more
opportunity for something to go
wrong and more unnecessary injury to occur.
It is inappropriate on a campus in a city like Atlanta, which
is already known to be somewhat
unsafe at times, to have a law like
this implemented, said first-year
IE Nouha Zaabab. I feel like
this law is counterproductive. The
law is supposed to protect us; we
give power to politicians to protect and ensure that everyones
rights are met without the sacrifice of anothers rights. There is
no threat on campus to need such
a policy.
On the other hand, some students, though fine with the bill

passing, believe Tech should be

more vigilant and create higher
restrictions for students to have a
gun on campus.
Usually people who have a
permit have handled a gun before,
so while I personally do not have
any opposition to the passing of
the bill, I do think it should be a
lot stricter to get a permit, said
second-year AE Alexis Merritt.
Tech should be able to play a role
in limiting the type of weapon allowed on campus, like it already
has with knives and pistols. Since
you can have a concealed weapon
on you with a permit, I do think
the university should have a policy
where the weapon has to be out,
which will be important for ensuring student safety.
The College Republicans could
not be reached for a comment on
this bill.

a costume, the club also has photo-shoots once a semester. This semester the photo-shoot is scheduled for March, leaving time for
finishing some current projects.
Hueber, for example, is good
at making wigs and applying
costume make-up. She swears by
authentic-looking wigs that she
buys and dyes herself to achieve
the correct color.
Buying and dyeing a wig
might seem like a very tedious
process, but it is much cheaper
than bleaching and dying your
own hair as many cosplayers do,
Hueber said.
While, Hueber believes that
design is the hardest part of the
craft, she also believes that sim-

pler looking costumes are much

more difficult to pull off.
For example, the cosplays
Hueber has made for two different anime characters, Princess
Kraehe from the anime Princess
Tutu and Neon Genesis Evangelions Asuka Langley, contrast
significantly in terms of complexity as one had an intricate feather
skirt the other consisted of a simple jumper school uniform.
Hueber found that making the
feather skirt was a tedious process because it involved copious
amounts of tulle and hot glue.
However, she found the pleats
and straight lines of her Asuka
Langley cosplay to be significantly
more difficult to achieve.

Costume design club churns out cosplays

CHRISTIAN SHAHEEN
STAFF WRITER

Made up of approximately 15
members, the Georgia Tech Costume Design Committee meets
every Friday at 4 p.m. in the College of Computing.
Basically we are a support
group for cosplayers, said copresident, second-year EIA Kat
Hueber. We usually have a short
workshop, on say, wigs, or makeup or sewing. Then we just hang
out and chat about what weve
been making. It is a very casual
atmosphere.
Members of the club tend to
be avid cosplayers who are actively
making various costumes.
Being a cosplayer in college
makes you a bad roommate,
Hueber said. Right now in my
common area there is a mess of
butcher paper, sharpies, hot glue
and needles due to the project Im
currently working on.
The paint on her shoes attests
to the fact that the projects she
works on take on a life of their
own. All of the photos on her
phone seem to be of previous projects or prospective projects.
Most of the costumes that the
members of the club work on are
of anime or videogame characters,
but I also enjoy musical cosplay.
Right now, I am working on
costume design for the musical,
Hamilton. Costume design is the
hardest part of the process. Deciding what materials you are going
to use and how you are going to
achieve your look is difficult, especially if it is going to include
materials you have not necessarily
worked with before.
This is where the club helps
Hueber in her cosplay endeavors.

During the week she sends texts

and pictures to club members,
sharing her tedious struggles with
what she calls her support group.
The group meets once a week,
and at each of their meetings,
members of the Costume Design
Committee work on a specific
portion of costume design, sharing their skills in workshops.
After a short PowerPoint on
the workshop, a short demonstration is given and then the members discuss problems they have
with the skill set being discussed
that week or with current projects.
Another of the groups main
attractions aiding fellow cosplayers and commiserating over the
process of designing and creating

Left: Photo courtesy of Danny Reategui; Right: Photo courtesy of Matthew Hale

Left: Danny Reateguis in progress cosplay project. Right: Completed advanced riot gear. Members
of the GT Costume Design Committee meet every Friday afternoon in the College of Computing.

How to make
your vote count
LAYLA GHAZI

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

Tuesday, March 1 marks the
date of Super Tuesday in the primary election season, where the
greatest number of states host
their elections, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and
our very own Georgia.
While the deadline for voter
registration was Feb. 1, Georgia
residents can still register to vote
by Oct. 11 for the General election, which will be held on Nov.
8. In the meantime, for those that
are registered to vote or interested
in registering, here are some tips
and tricks to make sure your vote
and participation in the election
process counts.
REGISTER TO VOTE
At this point, this tip may seem
redundant, but you can hardly
make the impact you want on
American politics if you are not
registered to vote. Georgia is a little more relaxed than other states
in the means by which it allows
for its residents to vote, so get online and enter in your information
onto My Voter Page.
The most detailed information
the registration will ask of you is
your social security number and
home address, so make sure to
have those handy and get ready to
cast your vote come the election.
ATTEND AN INFO SESSION
Believe it or not, the Institute
also has students whose interests
peak beyond the STEM field. On
campus, there are clubs and organizations affiliated with major
political parties who host weekly
or bi-weekly meetings, such as the
College Democrats and College
Republicans.
If you are unsure of where you
stand on the spectrum, or you
just want more information about
where the candidates in your party stand on issues, find the time to
attend a meeting of one of the organizations. Most clubs have their
meeting times posted on their
Facebook page or JacketPage.
WATCH A CANDIDATE DEBATE
If you know where you stand
on the political spectrum, but you
are not too sure who you want to
cast your vote for, take some time
to sit down and watch one of the
many presidential debates hosted
leading up to the general election.
Although it may not always
seem like it, candidates take the
time to announce their platform
on the stage of a debate, and if
you are unsure of whom to vote
for, seeing the individual in action
or voicing his/her stances can help
you identify whom you want to
See TIPS, page 13

Georgia Institute of Technology

Diversity and Inclusivity Month

Silver
Linings
Playbook

Gender
Mainstrea
in Higher
Education in
Africa

Ask A
Musli

The
Power of
Your
Personal
Story

Vaccination
and the Public
in the 21st
Century

The Life
of
Holocaust
Survivor Robert
Ratonyi

Night
of
Diversity

Social
Justice
Training

Love
Makes a
a ily Photo
Exhibit

STEM
Wo en s
Coffee
Talk

COLOR

Tuesday, March 1

The
Skin I
In

Relationship
Between U.S.
and Cuba

Student
Veteran
Awareness
Workshop

Better
Together
Ca paign

Intercultural
Toolbox

Safe
Space

Events

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Tech Walkway

Ask a Muslim
This event provides an open forum for people to ask any question about Islam. With the increasing
Islamophobia in America, the Muslim Student Association hopes to clear misonceptions and offer a chance
for the GT Community to get to know them.
4:00 PM, Student Success Center, Clary Theater
Vaccination and the Public in the 21st Century
with Elena Conic (Emory University), Bernice Hausman (Virgina Tech), and Melinda Wharton (Centers for
Disease Control). Co-sponsored by GT Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology (WST), the
College of Sciences, and the Office of Student Diversity Programs. Reception to follow. Register at
diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/.

Wednesday, March 2
4:30 - 6:30 PM, Clough Commons 152
The Life of Holocaust Survivor Robert Ratonyi
Born in Budapest, Hungary Robert remembers a childhood scarred by fear, upheaval, hunger, and loss.
He was six-years old when forced to wear a yellow star, and face the terrors of war and ghetto life without
his parents, both of whom were deported to concentration camps. Ratonyi is a graduate of MIT and Drexel
University. Co-sponsored by Hillel and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. Register at
diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/.

Thursday, March 3
6:00 PM, D.M. Smith 105
My Jesus Year - Benyamin Cohen
Part memoir, part spiritual quest, part Anthropologists mission, Benyamin Cohens My Jesus Year is a
humorous, personal, ultimately inspirational exploration of Evangelical Christianity by the son of an Orthodox
Rabbi on his journey through Americas Bible belt. Sponsored by the Wesley Foundation.

Saturday, March 5
8:00 PM, Ferst Center for the Arts
Maya Beiser
Maya Besier will perform live featuring films by Bill Morrison and music by composers Michael Gordon and
Michael Harrison. Throughout her adventurous and versitile career, Maya Beiser has reimagined the concert
experience, creating new music for the cello, commissioning and performing many works writen for her by
todays leading composers. Tickets at arts.gatech.edu.

Tuesday, March 8
7:00 PM, Student Center Thearter
Night of Diversity: A Cultural Celebration
A performance showcase to celebrate Techs rich diversity on our campus. Sponsored by Delta Phi Lambda
Sorority, Inc.

Wednesday, March 9
12:00 - 1:00 PM, Smithgall Student Services (Flag) Building 117
Intercultural Toolbox: Developing Global Competence on an International Campus
A review of practical skills to improve communication across cultures for students, staff, and faculty.
Sponsored by the Counseling Center.
2:00 - 3:00 PM, Clough Lounge
STEM Womens Coffee Talk: Sorry, Not Sorry Workshop
This presentation will review gender differences in communication, especially in the workplace, and provide
opportunities for participants to highlight the differential impact of womens voices based on the style of
language used. Facilitated by Dr. Erin English - GT Counseling Center and sponsored by the Womens
Resource Center.
5:30 - 9:30 PM
Safe Space: Peer Education for Students
SSPE equips students with the knowledge and skills to support a peer who comes out to them and to be
effective allies to LGBTQIA communities. Free dinner is provided. Register at lgbtqia.gatech.edu.
6:00 PM, Student Center Theater
Silver Linings Playbook (Movie)
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher, Pat Solitano, moves back in with his parents and tries to
reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with
problems of her own. Co-sponsored by the Counseling Center and Student Diversity Programs.

Thursday, March 10
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Tech Walkway
Better Together Campaign: #ChangeTheStory
Share your beliefs and values while learning about other faith and non-faith traditions. This event is
sponsored by IDEA (Interfaith Dialogue & Engagement Alliance).

Friday, March 11
3:00 - 9:00 PM, Clough Commons 123
Social Justice Training for Students
Students are critical in building an inclusive community on-campus. This highly interactive and engaging
training will expand students skills regarding the concepts and ideals of social justice - including
terminology, definitions, and action planning. Participants will explore their own identities and acknowledge
systems which are barriers to social justice. This session is limited to 25 students. Register at
diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/.

Tuesday, March 15
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Safe Space
The LGBTQIA Resource Centers Safe Space training covers language, policies, resources, and skills for
supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual communities at
Georgia Tech. This training is open to all employees. Register at safespace.gatech.edu.

Wednesday, March 16
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Trans 101
Trans 101 is the LGBTQIA Resource Centers introductory education program designed to provide
participants with knowledge and skills necessary to support transgender, gender non-conforming, and
gender questioning individuals at Georgia Tech. The workshop will cover trans-inclusive language and
practices, challenges facing trans people at Tech and nationally, and resources for supporting trans
communities on campus. Trainings are open to students, faculty, and staff. Register at lgbtqia.gatech.edu.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Student Center Peachtree
The Skin Im In Healing, Redemption, & Atonement Across the Skin Color Divide TM
In this powerfully transformative keeping it real dialogue, participants discuss colorism, as something to
emerge from rather than a phenomenon to continuously perpetuate. The knots in participants stomachs
are loosened as they learn to reject the politics of hue and embrace their own unique array of beauty in the
face of societys distorted messaging. Facilitators: Chery D. Cofield - Director of Inclusion & Engagement,
Institute Diversity and Stephanie Ray - Associate Dean/Director of Student Diversity Programs. Register at
diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/.

Thursday, March 17
4:00 PM, Wardlaw, Gordy Room
Gender Mainstream in Higher Education in Africa
Catherine Guma, Fulbright Scholar and guest instructor at Clark Atlanta University. Co-sponsored by the GT
Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology (WST), Ivan Allen College Deans Office, and the
Womens Resource Center.

March 28 - April 22
Clough Commons, 3rd Floor Gallery
Love Makes a Family Photo Exhibit
Love Makes a Family is a museum-quality traveling exhibit including photographs and interviews with
families that have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members. Through first-person accounts
and positive images, this exhibit seeks to challenge and change damaging myths and stereotypes about
LGBT people and their families. This event is sponsored by the Residence Hall Association. Georgia Tech
housing students are welcome to visit the exhibit for a special viewing and reception on April 7 at 7:00 PM.

Tuesday, March 29
5:00 - 6:30 PM, Ferst Center for the Arts, Westbrook Gallery
Relationship between the United States and Cuba: Past, Present, & Future
Panelists: Rigoberto Hernandez PhD - Chemistry & Biochemistry, Diley Hernandez PhD - CEISMC, Osvaldo
Cleger PhD - Modern Languages & Michaelanne Dye, Doctoral Candidate - Human Centered Computing.
Co-sponsored by Office of Hispanic Initiatives and Student Diversity Programs. Register at
diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/ by March 24. Authentic Cuban sandwiches will be served.

Wednesday, March 30
1:00 - 2:00 PM, Simthgall Student Services (Flag) Building Room 117
Student Veteran Awareness Workshop
An overview about Student Veterans at Georgia Tech. Topics for discussion include: life in the military,
transitioning from military to civilian and college life, acceptance and challenges on campus. Sponsored by
the Veterans Resource Center.
5:00 - 6:30 PM, Student Center 301
The Power of Your Personal Story (Students only)
Storytelling is one of the worlds oldest art forms, and this art is shared by all cultures and backgrounds.
Stories bound us to each other and to the communities we share. Learn the elements of a good story and
how to create an original story to arouse emotion to bring about change. Student stories will be showcased
in April at a Storytelling Salon. Co-sponsored by SGAs Culture and Diversity Affairs Committee and the
Diversity Ambassadors. Register at diversityprograms.gatech.edu/plugins/rsvp/.
7:00 PM, Clough Commons 152
DOPE (Movie)
Screening of DOPE (2015) and hosting Film director, Rick Famuyiwa. Sponsored by the Sundance Institute
Forward.

For more information call the Office of Student Diversity Programs at 404-894-2561 or TDD 404-894-1664. Please let the Office know if you need a
reasonable accommodation to participate in these programs. For a detailed description of these events visit diversityprograms.gatech.edu.
The Office of Student Diversity Programs appreciates support from General Motors. Thank you for your strong commitment to Diversity.

technique February 26, 2016 13

// LIFE

Female monster-trucker, Tech freshman

TRISHNA CHANDARANA
LIFE EDITOR

Rosalee Ramers average weekend usually involves a round-trip

plane ticket and large trucks. The
first-year ME typically spends her
Thursday nights doing homework
on a plane headed out west.
Im pretty good at doing
homework on planes, Ramer
said. Since I have been on the
road with my dad since I was
younger, I have learned to manage
my time a lot better. Each year, I
have become significantly more
efficient at balancing my time.
Though she took her first semester at Tech in stride, participating in only two shows throughout the semester, Ramer has hit
the ground running this semester,
with a show nearly every weekend.
Ramer, who debuted when she
was 14, is the youngest professional female monster truck driver.
Despite this, she is far from an inconsequential competitor.
There are no different sections
in racing, Ramer said. There
are no girl monster trucks or boy
monster trucks; everyone runs together, and [when I started] I was
running with some people who
had been driving longer than I
had been alive, but I kind of started climbing the ranks and winning events here and there. In the
last year, I have actually started
placing very frequently.
Ramerhas been involved with
the sport since she was born, as her
father started to work with teams
and on trucks around the time she
was born. In essence, she was born
into the sport. Ramer has been
helping him work with teams and
trucks since childhood. She has
progressed from racing go-karts

WOMEN

FROM PAGE 10

source Center, approached why

women may face microaggressions about their choice of major
as well.
I think what we see often is a
devaluing ... students talk about
certain degrees which are made
up primarily of women, I hear ...
its lesser than. They are devalued
by their peers. The kinds of things
overtly sexist, and assumptions
about a women being in Ivan Allen, and that Ivan Allen is not as
valuable as an engineering degree.
Some of that may be because
were an engineering school, but
some of that may be because associations with who does humanity
work and what is the value of humanities work. ... You dont have
that for some of the more traditional engineering disciplines.
Sometimes, theres a correlation.
There may not be a causation,
but a definite correlation between
the gender makeup of those disciplines.
Female students on campus
also noted that most of the sexism and microaggressions that
they experience socially happens
in their first few months at Tech.
That happens a lot with freshmen guys. They will question why
youre here. Theyre question if
youre really that smart. Theyll
even take a test with you and have
the same test, and theyll say you
dont deserve it because you got
a high grade. They didnt even
look at my name. There are many
things that are meant in jest and

TIPS

FROM PAGE 11

vote for. Remember to take into

account what you would want a
leader of the country to do for you
or to advance the nation.
ATTEND A RALLY
Depending on the candidate,
you may need to cough up some
cash for this tip; however, it may
be in your best interest to attend
a political rally for your candidate
of choice.
Seeing someone in person versus their persona on the television screen can make an impact,
whether positive or negative, on
your perception of a candidate.
Rallies can serve as a great medium to really see what your candidate is all about.

Photo courtesy of Emily Ramer

Freshman Rosalee Ramer poses with her custom made monster-truck, Wild Flower. Ramer works diligently to maintain her good grades and social life while competing weekly.

when she was five to steering her

fathers truck from his lap when
she was eight to racing miniature
trophy trucks when she was ten
to crushing her first car when she
was 13 and participating in her
first show shortly after turning 14.
I ran with WGAS Motorsport from the time I was 14 to
the time I turned 18, and I will
still be running with them, from
around April to October, Ramer
said.Now that I am 18, there is
another promoter called Monster Jam, who is under the umbrella of Feld Motor Sports Inc.
Feld owns some of the bigger
name trucks like Gravedigger and
Maximum Destruction and also
owns different entertainment sectors like the renowned Disney on
Ice. I run with them from January
through March, which is considered to be spring.

Despite having been a part of

the monster-trucking world from
a young age, Ramer has always
been responsible for her own education. She set up her own independent study herself, with her
parents blessing, and stayed on
top of her education, which is how
she got admitted to Tech. Even
now, Ramer has a full schedule
and still joined clubs in her first
semester at Tech, of which she still
strives to be an active member.
Last semester I joined GT
Motorsports, and I am on the
manufacturing team, Ramer
said. I help build some parts we
may need. I learned how to operate the CNC Mill.
Ramer also makes a point of
finding time to spend with the
friends she has made at Tech, even
if that is just a simple lunch with
a couple of friends or doing home-

work together.
I was really lucky to make
friends on my floor. The in between class time is worth a lot.
While Ramer plans to stick
with monster-trucking professionally for now, she is not completely certain what she will do
with her degree after graduating
from Tech.
I know that I will continue
motor sports after college, Ramer
said. I have been able to live my
passion through it; Id love to get
into dragsters and trophy trucks.
My love is motor sports ... but I
cannot promise that I will always
be in a monster truck. Id also like
to look into consumer automobiles, like GM or Porsche. I would
love to intern with them, which is
something I love about Tech is the
possibility I have for that. I really
want to see what its all about.

many things meant for real, and

not many people draw the line between those.
I think it happens a lot as a
freshmen and as you get older
or whether you just stop caring
or more confident. Guys shut-up
about it when you get older because they get to know people,
said Siegel, a Peer Leader in Hopkins. Siegel also noted that when
she was first-year and got a great
grade on a test and a friend of hers
joked that she only got that grade
because she must have slept with
the TA.
I do not know who started
the joke, but I always joke that the
only reason I got in was because
I was out of state and a girl and
they were expecting me to kind of
burn out. There was never really a
lot of substance to it, but because
it was such an easy joke to make
because there is a lot of fact from
it, Nicholas said.
These year is the year where
there are more female in organizational leadership positions on
campus. For some groups, it is
the first female leader in many
years or ever. SGA, RHA, SCPC,
ODK, SAA, Reck Club and several other major organizations on
campus, Technique included, all
have female leaders this year.
There are currently so many
female leaders. We are not just
getting in and surviving, but were
really excelling at what were doing here. Were always constantly
pushing and reaching further. Its
not the WCR or my as a WLC
leader. Its just happening around

us in every direction. Not just

FASET or professional organizations. Its everything, said Bindi
Patel, fifth-year BA.
Tech has done a lot to empower female student leaders on
campus. When my mom was on
campus it was one in twelve. So
much has changed. She used to
be the only one in her classes. No
one would want to partner with
her they thought that she was too
stupid and was going to bring
down the grade. Thats never been
an issue for me. I have been able
to show. I am smart enough. I
earned my way here. I have experience at Tech that my mom did not
opportunity to do, said Zola Zalesky, fourth-year IE and GRMN
and former president of Ramblin
Wreck Club.
Someone noted that SGA has
been talking about a lot of serious
issues this year, and Im not going to back down from anything.
People thought I was going to
break down and cry that this year
has been kind of sucky, but its
just another opportunity to pull
your britches on and keeps going, said Jen Abrams, fourth-year
PUBP and SGA undergraduate
president.
Its great to see women in positions of power. DeMaeyer said.
Are they treated with the same
respect? We have seen them break
through that door, so what happens when they get there and how
are we supporting them and treating folks to treat them as a man
whos a leader.
However, DeMaeyer also cau-

tioned, Theres a very specific way

that women are supposed to show
up, whether thats in our world
or campus. The messages that we
get are a women did this. Shes
a women engineer, which is great
because were acknowledging that
the woman is the first in doing
something, or were acknowledging that she overcame sexism or
gender bias ... to get where she is,
and thats important.
Sometime we see that this
is an exception versus this is the
norm. I dont know thats intentional, but were in fields that
are traditionally dominated by
men so when women do break
through, ... [it is] really awesome
and we should celebrate that.
People made such a big deal
about Hillary Degenkolb being their first female driver in
30 years. Her being the driver is
awesome, but I think some ways
that it was frustrating to her because it became about how she
is female rather than her being a
great driver or overall awesome,
Zalensky said.
I am a student just as anyone
else, so I should not be getting
any additional attention. People
shouldnt be saying oh what you
are doing is so cool when they
wouldnt be saying that to the guy
next to me. What I am doing is
amazing and awesome, but it isnt
because I am a girl; it is because
what I am doing is amazing and
awesome, Nicholas said.
Despite Techs advancement
with more female students leaders
than ever, some feel that Tech still

SIGN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

For those of you that do not
live in-state or want to change
your residency to be in the state
of Georgia, you can still register
for an absentee ballot from your
home state.
If anything, sometimes completing an absentee ballot can
make more of an impact on who
wins the state come election day
than changing your residency.
SET ASIDE TIME TO VOTE
This may seem like an obvious
idea, but the lines on election days
can be much longer and disheartening than you would expect for a
10-minute process. Make sure you
give yourself plenty of time to cast
your ballot.
The general rule of thumb is
that polling places are open from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and if you are
in line at 7 p.m. you will still be
allowed to cast your vote. It may
seem frustrating waiting in line,
but remember that as a result of
your vote, you will be that much
closer to getting the candidate of
your choice into office.
has some way to go.
Tech didnt really talk about
those relationships that you need
to have at work. That is what
makes your work experience enjoyable or not enjoyable; the interactions and relationships you
have with people. Tech does that
really well on a professional level,
teaching us how to communicate
and problem solve, but at the same
time, we are going into work forces, where they arent used to women; they think we are here because
we are women, Nicholas said.
Whether they think less or
more of you because of that, it is a
very weird dynamic, where people
look at you and dont just see you
as an engineer or a capable human
being. They see you as a woman
who has gone through all of this
adversity, when all you are trying to do is learn. I did a co-op
at my fourth semester here, and
now coming back, that feeling
doesnt shake. I am more aware
when professors are talking and
dealing with me. They are much
better at it than individuals in the
work force.
However, one thing still remained true. One thing that
brings all the women at Tech together is the passion. I say that
because men are passionate as well
but I think that the women at
Tech are so passionate about what
they do, and theres just a different
dynamic. One thing brings the
women together at Tech is their
passion for life. How motivated
we are to make an impact on the
world, Vaidya said.

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Friday,
February 26, 2016

Sand castles create

striking art display
ALICIA CHAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Photos courtesy of High Museum of Art

Sandcastle #10 (right) shows Munizs unique mediums. Basquiats untitled works (left and lower) provide a start contrast.

Standing in the lobby of the

High Museum of Art, it is hard
not to feel awed by the floor-toceiling windows, the crisp air and
the streams of sunlight flooding
into the large halls.
Today, standing at the podium to give an introduction on
his work, is Vik Muniz, a man
who at first might not strike audiences as an artist. In his mostly
black ensemble, he blends in with
the eager media sitting attentively
with their large cameras and notebooks; however, as he begins to
speak, in the way he holds himself, in the excitement lighting his
eyes, there lies the evidence of artistic gears grinding in his mind.
Muniz is a native of Sao Paulo,
Brazil and creates works using
unconventional materials such
as sugar, magazine clippings and
scrap metal. In one of his pieces,
he recreates the Mona Lisa
twice, once using peanut butter
and once using the foods common partner, jelly. Coming from
humble beginnings, he describes
his desire to make intelligent, accessible art for everyone. Munizs
focus is not on the end result but
in how you get there.
Munizs works attempt to mesh
the everyday with the extraordinary. His technique is to create
images out of unconventional
materials. He then takes high-resolution photographs of these creations, enlarges them and prints
them for display in the collection.
Walking through the display, the
walls are covered in huge portraits

assembled out of childrens toys

such as jacks, marbles and rubber
animal figurines.
A recurring theme of Munizs
collections is that up close, it is
difficult to discern what the overall picture is supposed to be, but
easy to notice the rich details in
what the picture is composed of,
such as how the peanut butter was
slathered, or how the chocolate
syrup oozed. Taking several steps
back, suddenly the picture starts
coming together as the composite
parts fade out of focus.
For the students searching for
something more science related,
Munizs Colonies series was
produced in collaboration with
Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists. Together, they
grew bacteria, liver and cancer
cells into intricate patterns. In addition, Muniz also collaborated
with Marcelo Cuehlo, a computational artist and designer, to etch
castles on grains of sand using a
Focus Ion Beam.
Munizs collections are captivating in the way that they play
with their perspectives, from the
microscopic level of the cells to
aerial shots of art created in dirt
by large excavators.
Just next door to Munizs exhibit is Basquiat: The Unknown
Notebooks, an exhibition of rarely seen notebooks by Jean-Michel
Basquiat, an artist who rose from
his fame in the street art community to a legendary status in the
art world and in pop culture.
This exhibition area is filled
with a playful use of color, numerous notebook pages of clever musings, and Basquiats homage to his
favorite works.

Of course, they are produced

with his signature style: thick,
capital letters and a gold crown
that represents not only his hair
style, but the qualities he saw in
himself, qualities of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work on integrating America and finally his
pride for his culture and heritage.
The exhibit features never before seen notebooks, each page replete with wordplay. Some words
are crossed out, others boxed in,
circled or bleeding down the page
from water stains. As Basquiat put
it, I cross out words so you will
see them more. The fact that they
are obscured makes you want to
read them.
Each of his pieces embody a
free, rebellious spirit, contorting
themselves to defy the old conventions of art. Though Basquiats life
came to an end at the young age
of 27, the reach of his pieces have
permeated pop culture through
films, fashion and hip-hop music.
Each piece screams social commentary they challenge social
hierarchies, rules, religion and racial discrimination.
The High Museum is located
just five minutes from campus,
across from the MARTA Arts
Center Station. Vik Munizs exhibit will be open until Aug. 21,
and Basquiat: The Unknown
Notebooks will be open until
May 29. The High Museum always has student discounts with
a valid ID, and April is college
month, which means five-dollar
admission! Come stop by with
friends or a significant other and
become intrigued by the exhilarating works of Vik Muniz and
Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Hands Like Houses releases astounding new album

MUSIC

Dissonants
Hands Like Houses
LABEL: Rise
GENRE: Post-hardcore
TRACK PICKS: I Am,
Perspectives and
Colourblind

OUR TAKE:
KYLE PENINGER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Australias Hands Like Houses
has truly found an amazing and
progressive sound that is sure to
attract fans of the hard rock scene
in their new album Dissonants.
This is the post-hardcore
bands third full-length album,
and it is a tribute to their unique
and progressive sound. The band
has seen widespread success, participating in Warped Tour in 2013
and 2015 where they played with
bands such as All That Remains,
Sleeping With Sirens, The Amity
Affliction and Beartooth.
Hands Like Houses takes inspiration from many forms of
modern rock, including posthardcore, hard rock, metalcore
and alt-rock.
Lead singer Trenton Woodley
has a powerful voice with a great
range. He is able to adapt seamlessly between lower, soft tunes
and higher, more vigorous notes,
and he is even able to keep pitch
while screaming at the top of his
lungs. Guitarists Matt Coops
Cooper and Alexander Pearson
weave a fascinating texture of
melody and harmony, while bassist Joel Tyrrell and drummer Matt
Parkitney drive a grooving beat.
The album starts with I Am,
a powerful rock anthem with an
engaging melody and upbeat tem-

Photo courtesy of Rise

Bassist Joel Tyrrell performs with Silverstein at House of Blue Sunset in Los Angeles, CA. Hands Like Houses stands out among
the popular alternative rock bands with songs that inspire and encourage new ideas of self-improvement and self-reflection.

po. I Am is about being different and standing above the rest. It

is a charge to actually make a difference by what is said and done
rather than feeding on the fame
without making any difference.
Hands Like Houses certainly
has the potential to make a difference as they gain popularity from
their thrilling talent. This song
balances perfectly the interplay
between soft melody notes backed
with heavy tones and a captivating
chorus. This song is not the only
gem in their album.
Perspectives opens with an
etheric electronic riff, which is
then drowned by a heavy distorted guitar riff. Perspectives
builds from softer verses into a
brooding and heavy chorus.

It is full of anger, frustration

and a longing to be understood as
the voice behind the song opens
up about failing to get someone
to see from their perspective. The
voice is tired of being put down
as crazy but realizes it is futile to
get their audience to see the truth.
This song definitely dips into the
hard rock/metalcore scene to express the emotion of the subject
matter, and it is very befitting of
the bands sound.
Next on the album is Colourblind which opens in a mix of
hard rock and electronic very similar to the sound of Bring Me the
Horizon. This song is a challenge
to live life in all of its colorful experiences instead of being stuck in
the black and white.

True to the bands method

of sampling different sounds,
Colourblind says to see and
sample many different ways of
thinking and living. The song itself features a fantastic, head-nod
inducing beat.
The bridge transitions seamlessly from the introspective verses
to the lively chorus, conveying the
transition from seeing the narrowness of ones view to opening the
mind to new ideas.
New Romantics speeds
up the tempo and energizes the
verses. Bassist Joel Tyrrell really
shines through in this song, giving the melody a snapping, grooving rhythm. The song focuses on
finding a way to express oneself in
a new way.

The man remains the same, but

the energy reflects on the release
of trying to re-center and find the
words that show true emotion in
light of what has already been
said. It is about digging deeper
to reveal the true self inside.
In this light, the song may also
reflect the band finding a truly
amazing sound as they explore
different inspirations and emotions. New Romantics has a
bright harmony and a bold melody with an inspiring tone.
Dissonants is filled with
both heavy and lighter songs, and
all are enjoyable and engaging to
listen to for hours on end. It explores both human emotions and
interaction, and different mixes of
many rock genres.

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Old town classic provides top quality sandwiches

RESTAURANTS

Crazy Cuban
LOCATION: 14th Street
CUISINE: Sandwiches
COST: $4 7
HOURS: Mon Sat
11 a.m. 3 p.m.
PHONE: 404-607-7348

OUR TAKE:
JOSH MILLER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Looking at 14th Street in Atlanta, west of I-75, most newcomers would not expect much foodwise. The street mostly consists of
houses and storage facilities with
an occasional gas station or convenience store thrown into the mix.
However, the street is also littered with one-of-a-kind restaurants in addition to a chain or two.
The Silver Skillet, for example, is
an Atlanta classic and Moes BBQ
is a college staple. A lesser known
restaurant, however, is Crazy Cuban, which is a small Cuban sandwich joint tucked into a strip mall
next to a convenience store.
Legend has it that Crazy Cuban started years ago from a family recipe. Over time, this recipe
passed to different owners, but it
has remained just as special. The
Cuban sandwiches at Crazy Cuban are comparable to the quality of sandwich one could get at

a world-famous Miami restaurant,

but are still affordable for a college
student. Arguably the best sandwich in the restaurant is a classic
Cuban, but they also offer several
other selections.
The sandwiches at Crazy Cuban have such juicy, top quality
meat that the aroma alone will
make the customer almost taste
the sandwich. This is combined
with just the right amount of
mustard and perfectly complimented with a pickle.
One of the best parts of Crazy
Cuban is the atmosphere. The restaurant itself feels great, with deck
or bar seating. The deck is a great
place to relax with friends.
What makes Crazy Cuban so
unique, however, is the extremely
friendly and skilled staff. Not only
do they make superior sandwiches, but they also make customers
feel welcome to the point that
they feel like a regular on their
first visit.
The man at the counter lives
up to the name of the store, being
crazy in the best kind of way. He
jokes with customers and pokes
fun at people while they order. If
not for the food, restaurant connoisseurs should check Crazy Cuban out just for the restaurants
amazing staff.
Overall, this is the kind of
place every student should visit at
some point during their time at
Tech because it is the kind of place
people remember long after their
college years have ended.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Crazy Cubans unassuming facade might lead some to overlook this Cuban sandwich shop. The
restaurants rather energetic employees transform the alright sandwiches into a desirable lunch.

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Women dominate the comedy stage at the Ferst

EVENTS

Nasim Pedrad
PERFORMER: Nasim Pedrad,
Ali Foreman, Maggie Maye
LOCATION: Ferst Center for
the Arts
DATE: Feb. 16

OUR TAKE:
KRIPA CHANDRAN
ONLINE EDITOR

For the first time, Techs Student Center Programs Council

(SCPC) has invited a female comedian, Nasim Pedrad, to their
annual comedy show.
Nasim Pedrad was recently on
Mulaney and is better known
for her five seasons on Saturday
Night Live. She was recently allowed to shoot a pilot for her show:
Chad: An American Boy, a story
about a young Iranian American
boy, to be played by Pedrad herself, balancing his two lives and
finding his identity.
Even with these other endeavors, Nasim Pedrad found time
to grace the stage of Techs Ferst
Center for the Arts on Tuesday,
Feb. 16. The show started at 8
p.m. with two hilarious opening
acts, Ali Foreman, a student from
Tech, and Maggie Maye, a comedian from Austin, Texas.
After these two comedians invited the audience to laugh with
their acts, the star of the show,
Nasim Pedrad, came up on stage.
Her show consisted of a walk
through her life rather than a typical stand up set.
With an accompanying slideshow on display to emphasize a
few points such as a childhood
passion for visors and a particularly tragic Dora the Explorer
costume, Pedrad talked about

her experiences as a young comic

and her years on Saturday Night
Live, which was full interesting
anecdotes of late nights and interactions with celebrities.
The comedian then told the
audience about one particularly
memorable night of filming when
she ended up chipping Justin
Timberlakes tooth and another
day when she did her Kim Kardashian impression in front of the
socialite herself.
Towards the end of her set, Nasim Pedrad brought six stools onto
the stage as well as a set of scripts
for a sketch that had never made

it into an actual Saturday Night

Live show.
She then selected six students
from the audience to play these
roles. In an interesting twist not
only were those selected going to
portray the characters of the actual sketch, but also the personas
of the comedians who would have
portrayed those characters.
The students read off of the
script and brought a sketch which
included Dwayne The Rock
Johnson and two extremely bored
adults to life, complete with the
appropriate acting and some stunning prop work.

At the very end of her set, Pedrad opened the floor to questions
from the audience, and a few students asked her about her experience as a comedian who started
her career in Los Angeles.
At another point, one student
asked Pedrad how her parents reacted to their daughter choosing
to go into comedy, and another
asked how to go about becoming
a comedy writer. In response, Pedrad emphasized the importance
of hard work and stated that if
someone really wants to do something, they have to go for it with
all they have.

They have to practice whenever

they can, and when others see that
passion and hard work paying off,
they will respect you for it.
Overall, SCPCs spring comedy show was a success for women
on campus. All three acts were
women, which is a rare occurrence in this genre of performing
art. This refreshing aspect brought
together a fresh young crowd.
Their comedy was a blend of
the everyday experiences of women, and for Maggie Maye and Nasim Pedrad, their experiences as
women of color in the entertainment field.

Photo by Maura Currie Student Publications

Nasim Pedrad (center) pulled six students up on stage to participate in a sketch that was originally meant for Saturday Night
Live. As the first female comedian brought to Tech Campus, Pedrad made a good name for future women to come to campus.

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XKCD BY RANDALL MUNROE

ZIGGY BY TOM WILSON & TOM II

CLASSIC
FOXTROT BY BILL AMEND

SMBC BY ZACH WEINERSMITH

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS
1. After breaking law, Malawi cell holds one Scottish
hero (7,7)
9. Ridicule a politician, a silly person outwardly (7)
10. Right English striker for return game (7)
11. Seize most of returning craft (4)
12. E.g. Ali could be quick-moving (5)
13. Backing some officials but not of the clergy (4)
16. Pompous, old and plump (7)
17. Caught rector misbehaving? Thats right (7)
18. Discharge former partner on Greek island (7)
21. Internet pages revealing location of spiders trap?
(7)
23. Give sharp edge to sweet stuff mostly (4)
24. After short time woman gives the real facts (5)
25. Left Dover? (4)
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29. Recluse from Eire met wacko (7)
30. Showed grief at serene abbots ruin (4,4,6)
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3. One against religious image (4)
4. Coped with fellow advanced in years (7)
5. Bill staggered Cyril, showing fibre (7)
6. Weak material (4)
7. Get a new bed first for residence (7)
8. Electroconvulsive therapy is what hairdresser offers!
(5,9)
14. Quilt from Venice originally seized by performing
pair (5)
15. Investigation puts pressure on awful bore (5)
19. Entrust study to Castro mostly (7)
20. Played any role in the initial stages (5,2)
21. Googie fades away (7)
22. Chap in Iowa fighting battle (3,4)
26. Restore Test ground (4)
27. Stout worker needs run (4)

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DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHEN PASTIS

CLASSIC
CUL DE SAC BY RICHARD THOMPSON

LIO BY MARK TATULLI

CLASSIC
CALVIN & HOBBES BY BILL WATTERSON

SUDOKU PUZZLE

BY JAMIE RULE,

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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// SPORTS

HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Forward Charles Mitchell takes in game action from the bench. The Jackets have, to fans frustration, found themselves on the
brink of conference significance and futility. A recent three-game upswing suggests a potential change in fortune for Tech.

Where football was polite to a

fault, Jackets mens basketball has
been everything but. It has led
fans to believe it is on the brink of
serious contention, then dragged
the hopeful back into the cold reality of ACC cellar-dweller status,
and, at least for a few days, back
again. And you know what? Im
hanging on.
The last time we wrote about
mens basketball in this section,
Brian Gregorys squad was reeling
from a 52-66 beating at the hands
of the Clemson Tigers. That
wasnt anomalous, either; Tech
had lost four of its last five, eight
of its last ten and had scraped together a meager three wins in the
new year. They were losing on the
boards and squandering opportunities when they arose, leaving

fans to greet late-game situations

with the enthusiasm generally
reserved for Congress, tax collectors and CS 2110. The only positive seemed to be the impending
termination of woefully mediocre
head coach Brian Gregory.
In 2011, Gregory arrived at
Tech with real promise; under his
watch, Dayton made the NCAA
Tournament twice and the National Invitational Tournament
(NIT) once, falling under the
.500 mark only once and peaking
at No. 18 in the Associated Press
rankings during his final year
with the Flyers.
Coach Paul Hewitt had worn
out his welcome in Atlanta; the
Jackets had lost more than they
had won in three of the previous four seasons, and despite a

defense has taken a significant

step back, the Jackets are scoring
nearly ten points more per game
than their previous high under
Gregory, and they even have a
signature win to their name, a
68-64 home victory over then
No. 4 Virginia.
As for the last two games?
The Jackets have taken the clutch
situations they so often disappoint in and made them assets.
Coach Gregory drew up a play
for star guard Marcus GeorgesHunt against No. 19 Notre Dame
that was executed to perfection
in a 63-62 win, and GeorgesHunt provided the difference in
a win over Clemson with clutch
free throws.
Which Jackets team will we get
the rest of the way? I have no idea.

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national championship appearance in 2004, the team lagged a

step or two behind its ACC rivals.
Gregory represented new blood,
a chance for a fresh start and an
end to the middling ways of the
Hewitt era.
As it so often does, hindsight
has looked unkindly upon this
naive hope. Tech has failed to
make the perennial consolation
prize NIT even once, let alone the
Big Dance.
And yet, this could well be
Gregorys best season as Techs
coach. One more win will break
his regular-season record with the
Jackets, and per sports-reference.
com, Techs Simple Rating System score, a measure of a teams
quality, is poised to be its highest
in Gregorys tenure. While the

COLLEGE DAY

Tech mens basketball has, I

believe, an unparalleled ability
to inspire frustration in even the
most jaded of sports fans.
At least football made it easy.
After a quick start against opposing quarterbacks who feared
their own shadows and defensive
schemes ripped from high school
playbooks, Paul Johnsons Jackets
started sliding. And when they
started, they didnt stop, save for
one glorious homecoming night at
Bobby Dodd.
Tech football put its fans
out of their misery gently. The
injuries piled up, Justin Thomas had to conjure wine from
water to avoid getting sacked
within three seconds of his occasional dropback, and by the
time the team managed to blow
a significant lead over a surprisingly good North Carolina team,
the season was, for all intents and
purposes, finished.
There were no false pretenses,
no hope for a miraculous resolution to a litany of problems that
quickly accumulated. Depressing
as it may have been, fans could
rest assured that they would
miss little if they spent their
Saturday afternoons in a more
productive manner, anything but
watching a trainwreck.

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good innings, giving up neither a

walk nor a run. Dulaney should
see a lot of innings this season and
hopefully for years to come, if his
stellar start is any indication.
Tristin English is another freshman who could do some damage
with the bat. He started slowly, a
result that is to be expected; he is
only 18 years old and undoubtedly
talented, given the Major League
Baseball offer he spurned to play
on The Flats. With more plate appearances, he could soon prove
himself a real asset to a lineup that
already presents plenty of concerns for opposing pitching staffs.

BASEBALL FROM PAGE 1

Gold managed to strike out eight.
The bullpen followed suit, despite
the absence of one of the best closers in college baseball, Zac Ryan.
While Matthew Gorst pitched
well and picked up the only save
of the weekend, it seems highly
unlikely that Ryan got beat out of
his role. Ryan will play a crucial
role in a Jackets bullpen that will
be a key factor in whether Tech
can do any serious damage in the
ACC this year.
OFFENSIVE PROMISE
A.J. Murray was the power behind Techs offense last year, leading the team in home runs and
RBIs. Unfortunately, the Jackets
no longer have the luxury of Murrays services; the stalwart catcher
now finds himself in the Minnesota Twins minor league system.
The loss of Murray would seem
to leave a considerable void; only
two other Tech players hit home
runs last season. This weekend,
however, the offense showed it
could produce. Three individuals
managed to clear the fence, and of
the seven players with at least ten
at bats, four of them are hitting
over .400.
Kel Johnson and Matt Gonzales both had solid years in 2015
and will be looked upon to support the offense all year. Johnson
went 5-for-12 with a home run
and four RBIs while Gonzales
went 5-for-15 with two doubles
and six RBIs.
Obviously, with only a fraction
of a season in the books, there is
good reason to throw caution to

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Kel Johnson (right) converses with assistant Bryan Price (left).

Johnson is one of many Jackets with a torrid start to the season.

the wind; this is a small sample

size against mostly mediocre
pitching, Nevertheless, 27 runs
over the course of 3 games is an
impressive figure and offers optimism regarding the Jackets ability to move on from last seasons
offensive centerpiece without a
significant drop-off.

and then some. Ryan Peurifoy

didnt play poorly by any means
out of the two hole but wasnt on
base quite as much. As long as
those two can consistently get into
scoring position, Tech will likely
have no problem scoring runs this
year, even against a typically difficult ACC slate.

BASERUNNING IS THE KEY

This weekend, the heart of the
lineup showed they can drive in
runs. Between the two of them,
Gonzales and Johnson knocked in
10 runs. Those two will bring in
runners all season, but the key will
be getting those runners in scoring position.
Wade Baileys OBP was an
impressive .600, and he scored 6
runs, doing his job as the leadoff

THE YOUNG GUNS CAN PLAY

Coming into the season, Tech
boasted one of the best recruiting
classes in the country. Throw in a
couple stud sophomores including
Kel Johnson, and Tech baseball
figures to be a force for the next
few years.
From a pitching perspective,
Jonathan Hughes dominated his
first start. From the relief side,
Burton Dulaney pitched three

THIS TEAM IS SCARY

Tech has a lot of winnable
games on the schedule but also has
to play at FSU and at UVA. If the
offense can continue to produce,
Tech will win a lot of games, including those tough ACC matchups. Armed with a solid core of
starting pitching and one of the
best closers in college baseball,
the pitching staff should keep the
Jackets close in almost every game
this year.
This weekend was a small sample size, and if the 2015 Georgia
Tech football team taught us anything, a few games against mediocre competition can give some
very false implications for the rest
of the season.
In a fanbase where hope is in
short supply, though, a strong
start could provide the oxygen
needed to continue. The season
has been unkind to Tech in a variety of sports. Perhaps the Jackets will find relief in American
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Last week, the Technique previewed the Jackets matchup
against a struggling but nevertheless formidable Duke Blue Devils
squad. The Tech women made
history by beating the Devils at
the notoriously hostile Cameron
Indoor Stadium for the first time
in 23 years in a 64-59 result.
The game was marked by multiple remarkable performances,
from sophomore Antonia Peressons career-high 20 points to the
teams nine-rebound advantage.
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MARCUS GEORGES-HUNT
Apparently, someone forgot to
remind senior Marcus GeorgesHunt that his team was in a slump
and on the verge of irrelevance.
The College Park, Ga., native
guard has been instrumental to
the teams success against No. 19
Notre Dame and a Clemson team
that outclassed the Jackets not so
long ago, making key free throws
against the Tigers and the winning basket against the Irish. As a
result, Hunt received ACC Player
of the Week honors.

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COURTNEY ZIESE
CATCHER/THIRD BASE
JOE SOBCHUK

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Courtney Ziese, now in her
fourth year with the Jackets
softball team, sat down with the
Technique to share her feelings
about the sport along with her
thoughts on the teams outlook
for the 2016 season.
Technique: How had your
team been preparing coming
into this year?
Ziese: Our emphasis has
been on team bonding this
year, so we built our chemistry a lot over the fall and got
to know each other. I think its
going to translate well onto the
field, just knowing how to play
with each other could give us an
advantage in the game.
Technique: Do you think it
has worked so far?
Ziese: You know, I think so.
I think were at a better starting
point than we were last year. I
think were all on the same page,
and we have the same goal in
mind. Were obviously off to a
slower start than we would like,

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Courtney Ziese awaits a pitch against North Carolina State in a game last spring. Ziese
feels that the amount of effort put into establishing team chemistry will pay off this year.

but I think good things are still

to come.
Technique: What are your
personal goals for this season?
Ziese: Obviously, I want to
have a good senior year, both hitting and in the field. Honestly, I
just want to compete with my
team, and I guess a measurable
goal of that would be to go to the
ACC tournament. We werent
invited last year. If we go to
the ACC tournament, we could
prove that we are one of the best
teams in the conference.
Technique: You led the team
in home runs last season. What
was the biggest reason for that
success on deep balls?
Ziese: When I go up to bat,

Im not even thinking about

trying to hit a home run. I am
literally trying to think nothing
and just be calm. Last year, I was
more confident in myself and
more trusting in my ability, and
I think that helped translate into
my performance. This year Im
trying to do the same thing: just
be confident in myself and carry
over that success from last year
towards more success this year.
Technique: Do you expect to
post similar numbers this year?
Ziese: Thats the plan.
Technique: What are your
expectations for the teams performance this season?
Ziese: Just to compete in every game that were in and go to

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that were supposed to be there.
Technique: How is the team
going to break out of this slump?
Ziese: Honestly, I just think
its going to take that one win.
We started off slow, and were
all kind of like, what the heck
is going on? But once we get
that first win, things will come
naturally, and well finally relax and get the ball rolling.
We just need that one win to set
things off for us.
Technique: What can you
and your teammates learn from
this losing streak?
Ziese: We can learn a lot.
Softball is a game of failure,
and we can take things from

every game that weve lost. It

could even help us going in
to this weekend. Weve been
in close games, and weve had
an extra inning game and just
lost by one run a few times. If
we can just take small things
from each game and translate
them into the next game, it will
help us be successful.
Technique: How would you
describe your role on the team?
Ziese: Id like to say that Im
a leader but not exactly the most
vocal one on the field. I like to
take my experience and help the
younger class to get us all on the
same page. Im a firm believer
that once youre on the softball
field, everyone is the same age,
and everyone has the ability to
be there. My role is just taking
my experience and trying to give
the younger class that confidence
and let them know that theyre
just as good as anyone else.
Technique: What is your favorite softball memory?
Ziese: I dont know if I can
pinpoint just one; just moments
like being silly in the dugout
with the team and friendships
that Ive made over the past four
years that I will never forget. I
guess my favorite memory is being around the team all the time.
Technique: What is your least
favorite thing about softball?
Ziese: Probably losing those
close games since we are right in
it. No one likes to lose.
Technique: Whats one aspect of softball that most people
may not know about?
Ziese: I didnt even realize the
importance of this until college,
but the mental game and how
important it plays into everything. You think its as simple
as going out there, hitting a ball
and playing catch, and we wish
it could be that easy sometimes.
But you have to be mentally
strong and realize that things
arent going to go your way
sometimes, and youll have to
deal with it.

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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:

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Finishing Strong

technique

The Technique sits down with softball

player Courtney Ziese to talk about
her last season as a Jacket.423

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Friday,
February 26, 2016

As football ends, Roberts far from finished

HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR

When Chase Roberts left a

football game against Clemson
on with a head injury, the concerns of fans immediately shifted
to who would take Roberts place
in the starting lineup. After all,
Techs run-heavy offense is only
as strong as the hard-nosed blockers that clear the way, and Roberts
himself was on the bench weeks
prior. Little did they know that
the redshirt sophomore had taken
his final snap as a Jacket.
Focused on his health, Roberts
decided to hang up his cleats, thus
bringing an end to a playing career
that began at age eight, courtesy of
ramblinwreck.com. The decision
was, on the outside, something of
a surprise. A graduate of Greater
Atlanta Christian School, he was
considered an excellent prospect
leaving high school.
Scout, a popular prospect
rankings resource, listed Roberts
as their No. 32 guard in his class
and a three-star recruit. The interest was mutual: Roberts was the
first player in the class to commit
to Tech.
He had waited his turn as a
freshman, redshirting and watching as his teammates struggled
through a mediocre 2012 campaign, one ending with a 21-7 Sun
Bowl win over the USC Trojans
but marred by a 31-47 loss to No.
15 Clemson and a 10-42 drubbing

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Pictured above is fourth-year and former Tech offensive lineman Chase Roberts. After suffering a concussion against Clemson in 2013, Roberts decided to leave playing football behind.

at the hands of fierce rival No. 3

Georgia. It left optimism for Roberts future, though.
In his redshirt freshman season, Roberts played spot duty for a
Tech offense that exhibited excellence in offensive line play, both

in protecting the quarterback and

opening holes for an explosive
rushing attack. He was getting
more playing time; he just needed
a chance to break through.
That chance presented itself
the next year. After consistent

work, Roberts finally elevated

himself into the starting lineup.
He was playing significant snaps
for a team that stood at a comfortable 8-2 and faced a key home
matchup against No. 19 Clemson.
That was where his path to col-

legiate success, and potentially a

professional career, ended. It was
a matter of a single play.
After taking a hit trying to
make a tackle on an interception
return, Roberts was forced to exit
the game. It was no routine contact; upon waking up in the hospital, his last memory was preparing
for his pregame meal, courtesy of
AJC.com. After suffering lingering symptoms, it became apparent
to Roberts that his days protecting his quarterback would be exchanged for protecting himself.
In January of 2016, Chase
Roberts was called upon to make
a speech at the annual AlexanderTharpe Scholarship Dinner. For
the business management major,
preparing remarks was far from
an issue.
Really, it was just from a place
of a very genuine, natural feeling
about my experiences coming full
circle, Roberts said. The biggest
thing was I wanted to thank the
donors ... and thank the athletes
for their contribution.
On stage, the eloquent Roberts
explained the value of his time at
Tech, from the lessons he learned
from football head coach Paul
Johnson to the impact or working
with a current NFL player who returned to Tech.
I want to sit where you are
one day, Roberts said at the dinner. I want to be able to give back
because I know that the kind of
people that get out of [Tech] can
and do change the world.

Early tests provide cautious hope for swimming

ALISON LAVERY
STAFF WRITER

If there is one thing to be

taken away from Tech swimming
and diving this season it is this:
records are meant to be broken.
Having competed in Greensboro,
N.C., last weekend, the Jackets
broke 12 school marks.
After being defeated by Duke,
Indiana and Michigan, the Jackets went at the ACC Womens
Championship in North Carolina
looking for redemption. Though
the meet took Tech swimming to
a new level, the Jackets closed the
meet at a slightly disappointing
11th place.
Last weekend, the Jackets put
on a master class in consistency.
Each of the four days of the championship new school records were
broken. Techs womens swimmers
recorded best times in three events
on the first, third and fourth days
of the meet and two records on
the second day.
Brad Homza set a school record
in the platform finals on Techs
last day in Greensboro. Homzas
436.25 swept the mens platform
dive. He was named the ACCs
Most Valuable Diver, a prestigious
honor for the junior.
Homza is not the only Jacket
who has illustrated a capacity to
consistently perform at the top of
the roster. Freshman Iris Wang,
Techs resident Olympian, con-

tributed to three of the eleven

records broken during the championship weekend. Wang consistently improved in her 100 free
performance, breaking the school
record three times over the span of
the weekend.
Consistently skimming time
from her 50 freestyle, Wang set
a personal best of 22.90 on the
fourth day of the championship. An international student,
a remarkable sprinter and an irreplaceable relay member, Wang
represents the caliber of Tech
swimming and diving.
Over the course of the womens championship weekend and
the season, the Jackets did not
merely succeed in individual
events but also illustrated a phenomenal team dynamic. Close to
half of the record breaking efforts
throughout the weekend five of
eleven were relay events.
These contests require more
than just fast swimmers. Each relay
swimmer is not only responsible
for swimming their leg of the relay
with significant speed but also for
making up time that might have
been lost during a teammates leg
of the race.
Team members work together
and must gauge the progression
of the relay. Not only must they
have faith in their own ability to
post a satisfactory time, they must
know the abilities of the other
relay swimmers to swim swiftly.
The historic success in relay racing

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Swimmers prepare to take to the water at a Tech invitational. The Jackets finish would not suggest it, but the team put forth a rather impressive effort at the ACC Womens Championship.

times posted this weekend by the

Jackets depicts a commendable
team dynamic and impressive cohesiveness on Techs roster.
As the Jackets prepare not only
to finish the Mens ACC Championship strong this weekend but
also for Zone Qualifiers and the
NCAA Championships, continuing to perform with consistency
will be more valuable to Techs
standing than ever, particularly as
the level of competition increases.

Last weekends womens championships revealed that Techs female swimmers seem more comfortable performing in shorter
events. Eight out of eleven of
the school records broken by
womens swimmers throughout
the championship weekend were
200-yard or fewer events. The
800-free relay was the only event
over 400 yards in which Tech
broke a record, leaving room for
improvement.

There is not much necessity for

every team member to specialize
in long distance events; however,
there is nothing lost in training
to improve endurance levels in
the water. A team of consistently
fast swimmers with high stamina
would be a formidable one.
Tech did not come close to winning the ACC Womens Championship, but it set a new bar for the
team. It is a measure for which the
team will no doubt aim.