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in the country up from ffth last year.
Most engineering department rankings
stayed the same or went up, including
Industrial Engineering which remains
the top in the country.
Georgia Tech continues to be rec-
ognized nationally for the facultys
commitment to excellence in prepar-
ing our students to meet the challenges
that face our society through innova-
tion, research, and collaboration, said
Georgia Tech President G.P. Bud Pe-
terson in an interview with the Daily
Digest.
Professor Jane Ammons, Chair of
the Industrial and Systems Engineer-
ing (ISyE) department, attributes the
schools superior ranking to the faculty
that guide the program and teach the
students. She states that they are leaders
in their felds who stand as exemplary
professors for the students at Tech and
keep the program going.
One of the cool things about our
staf is they have been here for many
years, Ammons said. Tey are dedi-
cated and committed, and I think they
are the glue that keeps it all going.
Te faculty cares about students and
wants them to do well, and theyre able
to help and support us as they travel
around the world doing all the other
things that they do. Despite all of this,
they keep us moving forward.
Ammons believes that ISyE stands
out among Techs diferent programs
because their degrees open doors to
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Te club hockey team will be-
gin its home schedule on Saturday
night against the Clemson Tigers
and is looking forward to another
successful season. Te team lost
six players to graduation during
the ofseason and will be return-
ing fourteen, but a swarm of new
players are ready to compete. Te
leadership and experience com-
bined with the fresh new faces
should make for an exciting team
to watch.
Te Jackets compete in the
south region at the Division III
level of the American Collegiate
Hockey Association, the premier
club-level college hockey govern-
ing body. Te season began last
Saturday with a 12-2 win over
the Auburn Tigers in Columbus,
Georgia. Te rookie players im-
pact was felt immediately: 10 of
Techs 12 goals were scored by
frst-year players. Defenseman
Joey Schutz scored a hat trick,
while forwards Raphael Bonneau,
from Canada, and Marc Welsch,
out of Germany, each put up two
more.
Club President and team cap-
tain Kenny McCrary has been
involved with the team for four
years. He grew up playing hock-
ey in his hometown of Grayson,
Georgia, and is ready to take this
team even farther than it has been
in years past.
Were really looking forward
to the season, McCrary said. We
kind of ended poorly last year, and
I think all of the new faces com-
ing in will make a big diference.
We can go in a new direction this
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for his admitted drug abuse, has
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has said that the beguiled mayor
has a malignant liposarcoma. A
biopsy shows that the cancer is
quite aggressive.
According to CNN, Ford will
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chemotheropy today.
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cording to Cohen, Ford has can-
cer in his abdomen, buttocks and
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to table all of the bills except for
15J012, the bill changing several
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15J015, a bill for an Asian Amer-
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Tour of Asia.
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activities from many of the rel-
evant cultural organization on
campus. Te event is free to stu-
dents.
According to the events
sponsors, the event is intended
to educate the student body on
Asian heritage and promote the
participating organizations.
Te bill was lauded by many
representatives and passed both
the UJC and GSS.
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UHR on Tuesday considered
bill 15J012, a bill to change a
number of JFC policies.
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es included changing some of
the stipend levels for students
and changes to how student air
miles are funded.
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and partially amended the origi-
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On Sept. 6, a GTPD ofcer
responded to a call from Hefner
Residence Hall about an intoxi-
cated male student. At the scene,
the ofcer met with the residence
halls on duty Peer Leader. After
asking initial questions about
the scenario, the Peer Leader
led the ofcer to the bathroom
where a student was visibly seen
vomiting in the sink.
When the ofcer attempted
to ask the student what his name
was, the student was too drunk
to respond. Eventually, the Peer
Leader was able to give the stu-
dents name, and Grady EMS
was called to the scene.
Upon arrival, the unit evalu-
ated the student and because
he was under eighteen, he was
transported to Emory Midtown
Hospital. After talking with the
Peer Leader and Hall Director,
both refused to go to the hospi-
tal with the student. Te on-call
dean was contacted and the stu-
dent was charged with underage
possession of alcohol and viola-
tion of Student Code of Con-
duct.
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During a routine patrol, an
ofcer noticed a student on the
corner of Bobby Dodd Way car-
rying a number of signs that
belonged to the Georgia Tech
Facilities Landscape Services.
Te signs were meant to keep
students of of the grass.
Te ofcer immediately at-
tempted to approach the suspect
with his vehicle and make con-
tact, but after the ofcer made a
U-turn, the suspect had tossed
the signs into some bushes next
to the sidewalk.
When the ofcer questioned
the man about the signs, he ad-
mitted to taking the signs from
the areas of Cherry Street and
Bobby Dodd Way and when he
questioned the students reason
for taking them, the student ex-
plained that it was for a prank.
Te student was charged with
a violation of Student Code of
Conduct, but he was not pros-
ecuted for theft.
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On Sept. 6, an ofcer noticed
a suspicious man around the stu-
dent center. Upon the reaching
the man and questioning his in-
tentions on campus, the ofcer
asked to see the suspects bag and
found thirteen diferent stolen
items, including cell phones,
keys, jewelry and school materi-
als. After arrest, the suspect was
charged with criminal trespass.
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Te Georgia Board of Regents
last week approved a change to
their policy on out-of-state tuition
waivers. Recipients of out-of-state
waivers, which allow out-of-state
students to pay in-state tuition,
must now meets specifc admis-
sions and GPA requirements.
Te change to the policy comes
after a state audit last year re-
viewed the process by which these
waivers were issued.
To determine the extent to
which USG institutions are using
the waiver for highly academically
qualifed non-resident students,
we reviewed the academic quali-
fcations of [freshmen] receiving
International and Superior Out-
of-State Student waivers in the fall
2012 semester, the report states.
According to the report, only
44 percent of students had a high
school GPA above the freshman
average at their institution and
only 49 percent had an SAT score
above average. Te new policy re-
quires that students who receive
out of state waivers must score
within the top half of matriculat-
ing students to their institution,
determined by academic criteria
including GPA and standardized
test scores.
Te University System of Geor-
gia says that the policy changes
are in part a response to the audit
to change some parts of the policy
that havent been changed in 30
years and to account for some new
realities including an increasing
number of veterans.
Our policy changes are de-
signed to enhance accountability
over our waiver process, consistent
with goal 3 of our strategic plan,
i.e., accountability and efciency,
said John Millsaps, Associate Vice
Chancellor of Communications.
We should be able to defne why
we are giving certain students
waivers and have some level of
accountability over maintain-
ing waiversour policy changes
provides some consistency along
these lines and are designed to en-
sure that students receiving waiv-
ers are those likely to succeed in
our System.
It has been suggested by some
that these tuition waivers have
been controversial within the state
government.
I understand from some of the
executive leadership team that ei-
ther our governor, our legislature
or regents have either been dis-
cussing in private or threatening
us that, given that their belief is
that all were doing is waiving this
tuition for students who would
otherwise be very willing to pay
it, said Dr. Paul Kohn, Vice Pro-
vost for Enrollment Services. Te
threat is, and Im the one whos
characterizing it as a threat, [is]
that they would cut our budget
next year in an amount equal to
how much foregone tuition rev-
enue weve given away.
According to the report, in Fall
2012, 815 out-of-state students re-
ceived waivers. Tis includes both
the discretionary Superior Out-
of-State Students category as well
as the mandatory waivers such as
those given to U.S. veterans and
University System employees. In
the same year, the waivers cost
the institute approximately $4.8
million on Superior Out-of-State
Students.
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Te Student Center Parking
Deck is now under construc-
tion to add pedestrian exits on its
southeast corner, onto Ferst Drive.
Te exits are necessary because,
currently, it is only possible to en-
ter and exit the deck on the north
side, according to David Santa
Ana, Associate Director of Park-
ing.
Right now, the pedestrian ex-
iting from that deck is really only
out of two areas, and theyre on
the northwest corner that empty
into the center of campus and
onto the north side of that visitor
lot, so what we need to do is to get
them out on the south end toward
Ferst Drive.
Tere is a vehicle entrance and
exit in the southwest corner of the
deck, but the grade is too steep to
be safe for pedestrians. Te lack
of a usable walkway has become a
major safety issue, prompting the
new construction.
Preliminary work starting on
Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, and includ-
ed placing equipment, clearing
shrubbery, and removing old rail-
road ties. Te project is projected
to take 4-6 weeks.
According to Santa Ana, the
project was frst considered two
years ago as part of the Parking
and Transportation Services de-
partments continual review of
safety and efciency on Techs
campus.
We just are always looking
and evaluating our diferent situ-
ations in all of our facilities to de-
termine what are structural/life-
safety situations.
Structural work on the deck,
however, was completed frst.
Santa Ana also listed projects
that are slated to take place in the
immediate future. Many projects
focus on making students safer on
campus.
Were currently looking at a
lighting retroft project to bring all
of our lighting in all of our park-
ing decks to more energy efcient
lights.
Tey are also increasing the
amount of temporary visitor park-
ing, mainly in the form of parking
meters. Interestingly, these new
meters will be credit card only.
Were actually moving toward
the idea of trying to come away
from coins, said Santa Ana.
Finally, still in the planning
phase is an entirely new parking
deck south of the Centennial Re-
search Building, in the extreme
north of campus. Tis new park-
ing deck will help ease problems
many students have been having
parking in North Campus.
Most of the costs of new park-
ing construction are covered by
student parking fees and long-
term bonds.
Gay Construction Company
was contracted to perform the
construction.
Student Center Parking
Deck under construction
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Last week, Capital Planning
and Space Management an-
nounced that all student event res-
ervations for the Klaus Building
and for room 103 of the Instruc-
tional Center were suspended ef-
fective immediately.
When asked for comment, the
Ofce of Capital Planning and
Space Management (CPSM) re-
leased a statement through Tech
Communications.
Due to concerns over loss or
damaged equipment as well as the
need for custodial staf to have ac-
cess to the room to prepare spaces
for classes the next day, the Ofce
of Capital Planning and Space
Management is strictly enforcing
the policy, the statement said.
Te sudden change in policy
was met with hostility by many
students. A student group calling
itself Reclaim Klaus helped to cre-
ate a forum to discuss the issue at
the SGA meeting Tuesday.
At the meeting, Dean of Stu-
dent John Stein criticized the way
that Capital Planning had han-
dled the situation.
Tis is not the way we do this
here, Stein said. Tis was a very
quick, abrupt response to some-
thing without even engaging us in
the conversation.
Several members of the Stu-
dent Government Association
(SGA) also criticized the response.
I think that this, the way that
they went about trying to solve
this problem kind of overreached,
said Dillon Roseen, Undergradu-
ate SGA President. It was a much
broader, across the board cut than
was necessary and it could have
been handled a lot more efciently
or more efectively.
An e-mail sent to several stu-
dent organization leaders said
that room reservations were sus-
pended efective immediately,
and that students should contact
Cynthia Hutcherson in CPSM for
more information. According sev-
eral of the students leaders present
at the meeting, CPSM did not re-
spond to requests for comments or
additional information.
Tey really were bad about
even responding to emails we had
sent them, said Matthew Arceri,
Vice Chair external of IEEE.
Students and SGA members at
the meeting also questioned why
Capital Planning could not sim-
ply punish the organizations re-
sponsible for the mess by checking
who had reserved the space.
Why dont they just keep us-
ing the Buzzcard readers to log
who goes in and punish those that
buzzed in, said Jack Ho, a leader
of the Reclaim Klaus movement.
Because the few f**ked it up for
us. Welcome to reality.
Te policy change means
that only faculty and staf can
rent classroom space in Klaus,
a problem for many student or-
ganizations whose meetings are
scheduled by students as faculty
advisors are often not involved in
day-to-day logistics.
A lot of events we can get by
without meeting [there] and what
we prefer since we bring in a lot of
companies on campus, we prefer
to have a modern room with mod-
ern presentations space and what-
not and Klaus is the only space
that has a signifcant number of
rooms like that, Arceri said.
Beginning this summer,
CPSM started requiring that stu-
dent organizations vacate rented
classroom space by 8 p.m., appar-
ently in response to messiness and
vandalism in these rooms.
Te ofcial statement also
stated that they had scheduled a
meeting with student leaders to
take place today to resolve any
issues related to the change in
policy.
diferent career paths for stu-
dents. She continues by saying
that some of Techs most success-
ful students graduated with in-
dustrial engineering degrees.
We have many outstand-
ing leading programs and each
one is unique and brings difer-
ent things to the table, Ammons
said. I think ISyE brings in whole
systems and shows how to make
the whole thing work together in
a very cohesive and organic way.
What sets us apart from the other
institutions is combination of sys-
tems thinking and the drive to
make the whole thing were to-
gether.
Alumni from ISyE go into dif-
ferent felds have achieve a wide
range of success. Ammons stated
that the alumni promote the
schools reputation through their
own success.
Our school of ISyE is known
as the major that produces the
people who turn into CEOs,
start the companies and direct
new things, Ammons said. We
have very successful alumni and I
can name CEOs or innovators in
many diferent felds that are IE
majors. I think our students come
in very talented and gifted and
they work really hard and do very
well as they come out.
Te school also holds a num-
ber of research opportunities that
have a range of commercial en-
deavors, health care, humanitar-
ian projects and according to Am-
mons, IE majors are open to broad
amount opportunities to become
involved in. Participation in these
felds has also lifted the Techs In-
dustrial Engineering program to
notoriety as well.
We have many diferent cat-
egories of research in so many dif-
ferent areas, Ammons said.
Along with her commenda-
tion of the school of ISyE, Am-
mons praised the other programs
that Tech and the school in gen-
eral for achieving its high marks.
She stated that Tech has main-
tained its high rankings for many
consistent years, which is worth
celebrating and being proud of.
Tech also received rankings
both its business school and as a
public university.
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Roughly a year later, the Men-
tal Health Task Forces recom-
mendations for improving of stu-
dent wellbeing are beginning to
be implemented.
One example of these is the
OneGT initiative, which was
intended to promote a unifed
campus culture. Te initiative has
been integrated into this fall se-
mesters GT 1000 classes.
We hope that eventually, with
a number of programs like this, all
of Techs mental health resources
can be connected, said Dr.
Hughes-Troutman, Coordinator
for Outreach and Professional
Development at Counseling.
One of our major goals re-
garding accomplishing that spe-
cifcally is the formation of a
Wellness Center, Hughes-Trout-
man said. It would be a big help
in allowing necessary interaction
between the diferent treatment
resources around campus....
Tis sentiment was echoed
by Dr. Jason Braun, a counselor
and the Counseling Center who
described how a Wellness Center
would provide space for programs
such as Peer Counseling.
We are really hoping to de-
stigmatize the concept of seeking
help for mental health issues with
this program, Braun said.
Weve looked at certain mod-
els from other universities and are
excited about moving forward
with this program, especially due
to the signifcant amount of sup-
port and interest received from
students who want to get in-
volved.
With an anticipated start date
later this semester, students wish-
ing to become peer counselors will
undergo an application process
followed by extensive training.
Understandably, some stu-
dents will feel greater discomfort
talking about mental health issues
with their peers rather than expe-
rienced professionals. For this rea-
son, according to Braun, the Peer
Counseling program will not re-
place the standard counseling.
Te goal of stress reduction
from the task Force has been dif-
fcult to ascertain thus far, accord-
ing to Braun.
Depression and anxiety have
been and will continue to be major
priorities for the counselors here at
Tech, said Hughes-Troutman.
Counseling has recently hired
two new counselor positions to as-
sist with the objectives of the task
force. Tey also flled two vacant
positions in the center.
Te real objective with acquir-
ing a larger counseling staf is for
us to become more preventative
in nature, Braun said. We are
really looking to recognize signs
of distress before they manifest
themselves into major problems.
Counseling has claimed a
number successes from the rec-
ommendations from the Mental
Health Task Force. More time
may be necessary to examine how
the all of the programs will play
out.
Counseling implements changes
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On Sept. 11, the White House
Initiative on Educational Excel-
lence for African Americans Back
to School Science Technology
Engineering Arts and Mathemat-
ics (STEAM) Tour, lead by Da-
vid Johns held a discussion panel
about the overcoming educational
obstacles and barriers presented to
African American and minority
students and promoting the rate
of success for such individuals.
Te event was held in the
Student Center Teater where
student leaders and university of-
fcials, shared experiences and in-
sights on the topic. Te later half
of the event focused on questions
and discussion with the audience.
Te Tour is a White House
program established by President
Obama and Johns. Its purpose is
to lead discussion in solving edu-
cational challenges faced by un-
derrepresented groups. Johns has
stopped at locations around the
state and country.
Tis is a community that is a
signifcant concentration of Afri-
can-Americans and interestingly
enough they are not proportionally
represented on this campus, said
David Johns, head of the White
House Initiative on Educational
Excellence for African Americans
Back to School STEAM Tour.
Georgia Tech is where the na-
tions premier institutions for pro-
ducing STEM professionals, and
with many commercial partners
in Atlanta, we can think about
how to solve the problems here or
fgure them out elsewhere.
After discussions within the
panel and other locations of the
tour, Johns insisted that building
deeper connections with the com-
munity will aid in deteriorating
some of the negative mind-sets
that many minorities have and
encourage them to strive toward
goals they would not normally be
expected to want.
People need to know if they
matter and it cant be transac-
tionalm Johns said. In the past
what has been considered as out-
reach was showing up and expect-
ing gratitude, but what matters is
being intentional and developing
meaningful relationships so that
people feel like you care.
We need to form relation-
ships with minority students
who are not athletes or members
of Greek organizations and fnd
ways to perform them outside of
traditional ways in which they are
expected, Johns said.
Johns further stated that Tech
has various resources at its dispos-
al to accomplish these goals. With
the multiple obligations that Tech
students face, many students tend
to ignore predicaments that sur-
round our campus, but the tour
has started a dialog about how
students and how they can help
the surrounding communities.
White House STEAM panel
visits Tech, discusses education
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Klaus event reservations suspended
Raises red fags among student organizations
Capital Planning and Space Manage-
ment (CPSM) has suspended all student
space reservations in Klaus and select
rooms in the Instructional Center with
no prior warning to any student organiza-
tions. We fnd the move disheartening and
would like to see more transparency in
communication before similar actions set
a dangerous precedent for other meeting
spaces on campus.
CPSM has stated the Klaus suspensions
come due to a host of policy violations,
property damage, and unprofessional be-
havior towards staf members. Tough
their reasons seem substantial, the there
was no prior notice or warnings to student
organizations, which begs the question to
what degree are these issues really preva-
lent?
If these issues were indeed stemming
from a subset of student organizations,
why werent the individual organizations
put on notice or barred from using the fa-
cilities prior to forcing the entire student
population to sufer the consequences of
the few?
Tere is already a scarcity of rooms and
meeting areas available to students. Tere
is no point in providing new meeting spac-
es like the Peachtree Room in the Student
Center only to have larger facilities like
Klaus blocked of. Tis does not provide
a solution, but rather shifs the problem.
Students should be able to plan events and
hold meetings afer business hours in plac-
es other than the CULC and the Student
Center.
If students or particular organizations
are not maintaining standards for using
rooms, CPSM should consider notifying
organizations and creating a system which
targets sanctioning of the individual. By
sanctioning the whole of the student body,
CPSM establishes a precedent that has po-
tential to eliminate the majority of meet-
ing spaces for student use.
Te Consensus Opinion refects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
technique editorial board
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TOP SLIVERS
Unless youre an expert at picking filters, please dont
interrupt me while Im Snap Chatting.
People keep saying Tech men look better in suits but I
think the opposite: bring on the sweatpants.
Resume Skills include indecisiveness, bad time
management and pro-napper. Hire me.
Why do people actually flock over Pumpkin Spice? Its
liquefied pumpkin sugar.
Much like Josh Hutcherson, so too will Tech students
never go to the CRC again.
Who here has been personally victimized by
GT Parking?
On the bright side, theres only 12 weeks of school
lef.
I wish, I wish upon a star, please dont let my GPA go
too far... down.
There are smelly bathrooms... and then there are
Skiles smelly bathrooms.
If everyone were the same race, everyone would still
hate each other. Thats why religion is still a thing.
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technique * 5ep|ember T, 20T4* 7 // OPINIONS
Dear Georgia Tech,
I have a confession. No, I
have not committed any crimes
nor do I have a secret, Hannah
Montana-esque celebrity iden-
tity. Well, sort
of, you see; its
complicated.
I , L i n d s a y
Purcell, am
Twitter famous.
Twitter fame
is an elusive
beast, but I had
conquered it.
For over a year,
I kept a sepa-
rate, secret Twit-
ter account on which I mocked
celebrities, enemies, friends and
even myself. I perfected the for-
mula for a most favorited tweet
and how to make a hashtag that
becomes famous in an instant.
Beneath my fake name and even
faker profle picture, I became
the most up-to-date, trendy, pop
culture learned person I knew.
My year-long journey to the
center of the internet taught me
a lot. But I like to think that this
year has taught me more: that
nothing is more terrifying than
facing Solange in an elevator. I
like to think my Twitter fame
has taught me how to be a bet-
ter, or, at the very least, better
humored, person.
I started my account mostly
out of boredom. Sitting in my
living room one sweltering,
summer afternoon, a thought
crossed my mind. How do
these random people have so
many followers? I decided,
right then and there, that I was
smart enough or funny enough
to fgure it out.
Within a day, I had over 100
followers. Within a month I had
300. And it just kept growing.
I suddenly began to watch
my favorite shows and movies in
a new light. Waiting in line at
Starbucks became an adventure
instead of a chore. Listening to
the radio was like going to the
opera. Basically, every mundane
thing I ever did seemed more in-
teresting, at least
to me.
Te best
thing about my
Twitter account,
though, was I
could make fun,
be rude, mock
and snark with-
out judgement.
No one knew
who I was, at
frst. I had free
reign. It was like my mother
had never taught me to shut my
mouth, and I loved it.
Little by little though, more
and more of my friends started
to discover my Twitter. While
no one has been personally in-
sulted yet (I hope), losing my
anonymity changed the way I
tweeted. I started to go through
my past tweets and delete the
ones that were too self-deprecat-
ing, the ones that showed who I
really was: a nervous, awkward
girl with strong opinions on the
Kardashians and little knowl-
edge of what I wanted to do
with my life.
Now my Twitter is fake. Its
not the false name or picture,
though, that makes it fake. Its
the content. My Twitter is now
like a photoshopped magazine
cover version of myself.
My small stint of fame has
taught me how much I value my
privacy. It taught me that I dont
post ugly selfes or my political
views on Facebook because I
dont want my mother to know.
I dont want my best friends to
know. I dont want my friends to
know I spent last night rewatch-
ing Gossip Girl; I want them to
think I am Blair Waldorf. And
that is idiotic.
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Playing the Keytar.
If you were in a pageant,
what would your talent
portion consist of?
My year-long stint with
reality and Twiter fame
Listening to the radio
was like going to the
opera.
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Last week, the Technique ran
a piece titled Gamers divided
over the Sarkeesian feminism
debate. Te piece brought up
some interesting points about
one of gamings
most controver-
sial fgures: me-
dia critic Anita
Sarkeesian.
As a casual
gamer and a
male feminist, I
understand the
ideas behind
S a r k e e s i a n s
criticism. I am
annoyed by the
lack of strong female leads in
many video games, though this
is slowly turning around. Te
blatant sexualization of women
in many games is infuriating.
When I frst heard of Sar-
keesian, I thought that she was
fantastic. Ten, I watched her
videos and spent time doing re-
search on her.
In 2012, Sarkeesian started
a Kickstarter campaign, to raise
$6,000 so that she could pay
for video games and fund pro-
duction for a set of videos that
would criticize gender tropes in
video games. Within a day, Sar-
keesian hit her initial goal. She
went on to raise $150,000.
Sarkeesian missed her frst
deadline with no concrete ex-
planation. While I was mildly
skeptical when I found this out,
I was absolutely stunned after
watching a few of her videos.
Sarkeesians in-game footage
is almost exclusively stolen from
several YouTubers Lets Play
tutorial videos. Sarkeesian gave
no credit or notice to the video
creators. When several com-
menters began to accuse her of
plagiarism, Sarkeesian disabled
the comments and like/dislike
options on her videos.
Some other critics accused
Sarkeesian of exploiting Kick-
starter. Sarkeesian, who admit-
ted in a 2010 interview that she
doesnt even play video games,
could not have possibly spent
$150,000 on
buying games
and produc-
tion when she
simply took clips
from other peo-
ples videos.
When im-
plored by critics
and supporters
alike to produce
just one piece of
documentation
explaining how she spent the
money, Sarkeesian refused.
Even when one ignores Sar-
keesians problems with theft, it
is impossible to take her exam-
ples seriously. Tough Sarkees-
ians actual message may have
value, her dishonest talking
points shatter her credibility.
Sarkeesians tirade on Assas-
sins Creed, for example, centers
on the portrayal of courtesans in
the series, but it ignores both the
powerful role courtesans have in
the games and the series general
portrayal of women. Courtesans
teach the protagonist important
skills and save his life on mul-
tiple occasions. Moreover, the
series includes several vibrant,
strong female characters, in-
cluding Caterina Sforza, Rosa
and Claudia Auditore. Sarkeesi-
ans other videos contain similar
lies by omission, and watching
them is genuinely frustrating.
Sarkeesian, who is currently
under an FBI investigation for
faking death threats against her-
self, is the worst thing to hap-
pen to feminism in the gaming
world. While she defnitely does
not deserve all of the violent
hate she gets, Sarkeesians meth-
ods are misleading, clumsy and
infuriating.
Sarkeesians campaign is
poisoned by dishonesty
Sarkeesians methods
are misleading, clumsy
and infuriating.
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While I may be involved in a
lot, the Institutes mental health
initiative encourages me to prac-
tice self-care. No matter how
much stepping back from some
of the myriad of causes I want to
work on pains me, I know that
there will be an equally as com-
mitted and competent student
there to fll my shoes, who will
come with the added bonus of
having more time to devote to
the cause.
Unfortunately, the same
luxury is not aforded to profes-
sional staf members at Tech. A
combination of understafng
and a lack of motivation plague
many departments on this cam-
pus. While one would think
that these problems would man-
ifest in a drop of productivity,
goals are still being met. Tis
isnt because Im talking about
a fctitious problem, but rather
because of a few dedicated staf
members who go above and be-
yond for the causes they care
about.
Take for example my advi-
sor. Shes a wonderfully sweet
woman who Im sure is incred-
ibly smart. Over the years,
however, she seems to have lost
touch with how to be an advi-
sor, suggesting students take
impossible class loads, failing to
prepare students for grad school,
and still not recognizing my face
even after 3 plus years. I have yet
to meet a student who has faith
in her advising abilities, so why
then is she still an advisor?
Te answer lies in the care
and commitment of the other
advisors. Rather than watching
students fail, they step up to the
plate and take on extra students
from outside their assigned
range.
Outside of academics, a lot
of other on campus departments
sufer from understafng, not
a lack of initiative. Groups like
VOICE and the Student Orga-
nization Finance Ofce (SOFO)
provide invaluable services to
the student body. Ask anyone
who utilizes these departments,
and they would rave about their
wonderful interactions and ex-
periences with these groups and
their exceptionally considerate
staf.
On the surface, these groups
are functioning smoothly. Te
feedback theyre getting is great,
but I know better. I know that
the head accountant of SOFO
spends close to twenty extra
hours a week working on stu-
dent accounts and has taken on
an even greater work load with
the transition of sports clubs ac-
counts from the CRC to SOFO.
I know that when Im leaving
the Flag Building late at night,
I see the VOICE advisors still
working hard, trying to deal
with programming, support,
and emergency response.
I see these problems, so why
doesnt the administration?
Tech is taking advantage of their
hardest working staf members,
putting them in a catch-22 of
caring for their cause or caring
for themselves. What happens
when those staf members burn
out? What happens when a per-
son who was doing the work of
two leaves? Will it take sexual
violence victims not getting
support, organization accounts
crashing, and students failing
for Tech to make a change?
Just as Tech is so vested in
protecting both the mental and
physical health of their students,
they should be just as concerned
about that of their staf. Stop
funding the people who arent
doing their job and hire ad-
ditional help for those who are
overworking just to keep stu-
dents safe.
Ninh, Melanie, Lee, the ma-
jority of the Biology advisors,
while it may not mean much,
I see how hard youre working,
and I want to say thank you.
What youre doing is appreci-
ated, even if the others at Tech
fail to recognize it.
Stop taking advantage of those who care
Tech is taking advantage of
their hardest working staf
members, putting them in a
catch-22...
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8 * 5ep|ember T, 20T4* technique // OPINIONS
Te dictionary defnes a vic-
tim as someone who has been
harmed, injured, or killed as a re-
sult of a crime, accident, or other
event or action. Both recently and
not so recently the issue of victim
blaming has come up as a result
of trying to engage in more con-
versations surrounding controver-
sies or unfortunate circumstances
for individuals in the media.
While conversation is valuable, re-
verting to questioning victims of
violence instead
of their aggres-
sors is never the
answer to the
questions that do
come up.
After the vid-
eo of Baltimore
Ravens running
back Ray Rice
assaulting his
then-fancee sur-
faced on Sept. 8,
he was released
by the Ravens and indefnitely
suspended by the NFL. Outrage
was seen on various media outlets
as to how this could have gone
on without anyone else having
knowledge of it or no action be-
ing taken to actively prevent situa-
tions like this from happening.
Te NFL has been plagued
in recent weeks with more play-
ers being accused and punished
for cases involving domestic
violence for good reason. Often
times though, the question has
come back to people like Rices
now-wife Janay about why she
hit him frst, why she stayed with
him, why she did this or didnt do
that. None of these questions are
the correct questions to be asking
because of the confusing nature of
relationships that do involve do-
mestic violence. Janay, like many
others, is a victim of domestic vio-
lence; the person at fault is her ag-
gressor and the situation needs to
be treated as such.
Janay is not alone. According
to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, one in three wom-
en and one in ten men have expe-
rienced physical violence by an
intimate partner in their lifetime.
While according to the Geor-
gia Coalition Against Domestic
Violence, battering is the single
largest cause of injury to women
in the United States over mug-
ging, automobile accidents and
rape, combined. In 2009, Geor-
gia was rated the 10th highest in
the nation for the rate at which
men kill women. In 2010, Geor-
gia mourned at least 130 domes-
tic violence related deaths. More
than anything, these victims need
help, not blame for the wrongdo-
ings of those around them or any
situation they may fnd them-
selves stuck in as a result.
In a diferent light, more than
a month after the shooting of 18
year old Michael Brown in Fergu-
son, Missouri, his shooter Darren
Wilson has not received any type
of formal charge but has instead
been placed on paid administra-
tive leave. While the shooting is
still under investigation by a coun-
ty grand jury, which will decide
whether there is probable cause
to indict Wilson, and also by the
FBI as to whether Wilson violated
Browns civil rights, as well as in-
vestigation by the US Department
of Justice into Ferguson Police
Departments internal investiga-
tions of the use of force, a lot of at-
tention has come back to Brown.
Questions about what Brown was
doing wrong, why he was jaywalk-
ing, why he did do this or didnt
do that have come about and are
once again the wrong questions to
be asking when information that
is available does not give evidence
that he was break-
ing laws or deserved
in the slightest to
be shot for simply
walking down the
street.
Brown is not
alone as reports of
unarmed black men
being killed by po-
lice have become all
too common. Ac-
cording to the FBIs
annual Supplemen-
tary Homicide Report, there have
been approximately 400 justif-
able police homicides each year
since 2008. Te problem still is
that the FBIs Uniform Crime
Reporting program relies on vol-
untary involvement of state and
local police agencies. Tis essen-
tially means that no one outside
of any of these organizations can
know how reliable these numbers
truly are. In the end, when facts
like these are not available it will
never be fair to blame the victim
of a police violence for living their
life before it can be so quickly cut
short.
While the list can go on and
these are defnitely not the only
two examples of this, the numbers
of victims being blamed in the
media continue to increase. But
victim blaming will not ever be
the answer to the problems caused
by their aggressors.
Victim blaming isnt the answer
...the person at fault is her
aggressor and the situation
needs to be treated as such.
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OUR VIEWS | HOT OR NOT
Normal Routes
Who would have thought
we would be applauding Tech
on a job well done in regards
to being speedy? Te construc-
tion team working up and
along Cherry Street began
working last April through the
summer and into the semester,
before fnishing early. Normal
bus routes could fnally re-
sume their regular operations
this past Wednesday. No more
awkward walks to the Student
Center from Tech Parkway.
HOT
or
NOT
Second-Half Defense
Family weekend was flled
with laughs, good weather,
and of course, football. Te
fun part about football is that
there are four quarters, which
means even if youre winning
after the frst two quarters,
it doesnt mean youll end
up winning the game unless
you continue to play like you
should. Te eforts of Tech
last Saturday went from John-
Walling all over Southern to a
pitifully comical efort.
Apple iOS8
A new Apple release is
always big news and iOS 8
certainly does not disappoint.
Apple said the theme of this
release is convergence and it
shows. Texting has been made
even more convenient, with a
more Android style autocorrect
avaiable. Finally, the iPhone
camera, which is the most
used in the world,now includes
a time-lapse feature, which
will make every video just that
much cooler.
Buzzport Change
Logging into the Buzzport
system already brings feelings
of stress and displeasure asso-
ciated with registration, pay-
ments, and going through to
T-Square to check how badly
we did on our weekly quiz.
Techs intentions of the new
bold black and yellow design
only supports the facts: we
should never be happy and
taking away anything remote-
ly aesthetically pleasing only
helps that initiative.
technique * 5ep|ember T, 20T4* 9 // OPINIONS
nique.net

SCPC: the only organization dumb enough to schedule GT Night

at 6 Flags the same weekend as Music Midtown.
GT Volleyball vs. u(sic)ga >> 6 Flags
Which would you rather have: roller coasters or hot volleyball girls
in spandex?
Fire CPJ!!
Firetruck! Firetruck!
No fretruck?
Bring back fretruck!
Or better yet, bring back Tech Tower!
Hey Kenny, butthurt about your GRE scores?
Gonna make a yay in Puchas class!
...and that may be the least convincing 3-0 start in history
Im not a 5th year, Im a redshirt senior
We want more sliver boxes!
Te crime reports have gotten so boring I might go commit crimes
just to make them more interesting...
You see Smelters stif arm? GA Southern DB got SMELTED!
Tat home feld advantage...
Southern fans louder than us in our home stadium...its time to
make some noise Tech fans!
Dear Georgia Tech, why would you make and sell a Family Week-
end football t-shirt in the primary colors of your gridiron opponent
for today?
Hes not a fre and brimstone kind of guy, hes more of a fowers and
rainbows kind of guy
Nice read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing some re-
search on that. And he actually bought me lunch as I found it for
him smile Tus let me rephrase that Tanks for lunch! dggcccckbg-
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Im experiencing some small security problems with my latest we-
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Ill never forget seeing the
game in action for the frst time. I
was a junior in high school, driv-
ing down to Tech with my mom
to drop some things of with my
brother.
While I was driving, my moth-
er called my brother to let him
know that we were close, when
suddenly, a yellow-bandanna
man came running out of no-
where, paying no attention to
the metal deathtrap that was my
car he hurled himself in-front of.
I braked. My mom yelled very
loudly. And the kid took of with-
out hesitation after a defenseless
human. Ever since then, Humans
v. Zombies has left a sour taste in
my mouth.
I dont want to be a negative-
nancy, but when it comes to HvZ,
there has always been something
that holds me back from jumping
on board. Part of it is actually be-
ing able to get in the mindset of
not caring what other people think
of my bright-yellow bandanna be-
ing worn around all week.
Another part comes from
walking out of the Howey and
being bombarded by a swarm of
zombies trying to get the few re-
maining humans, even if it means
pushing through and crowding
areas. Te other part is that some-
how, each week the game seems to
appear on campus in the week I
am booked solid with tests, and
this year is no exception.
When I am swamped with
schoolwork and studying, the last
thing I want to do is partake in
a game. I would hope this game
could come at a lull so that more
people could participate, but ev-
eryone has their own schedules,
and thats not so much my issue
with HvZ.
And dont get me wrong, there
is something utterly wonderful in
seeing a cluster of students having
fun with a game and not caring
how silly they may look. In fact, if
that were all the game was about,
then I would be the biggest propo-
nent of the game. I have a problem
because many Tech students live
up to the stereotype that we may
be very book smart, but common
sense wise, things just lag, which
can make this game go from fun
to dangerous very quickly.
Common sense says that when
there is a moving vehicle, the last
thing you should do is run out in
the middle of the street. Common
sense says that when it rains, the
surfaces of walkways can, (wait for
it), become very slippery and that
maybe running on the walkways
at full speed with bundles of socks
and marshmallows to catch a may
end tragically. Common courtesy
says that being mindful of other
people should lead a person to still
be polite to people not playing the
game.
I guess what Im saying is HvZ
is not all bad. It appears to be a
fun game, it only happens for a
week in the semester, and it is
something out of the ordinary;
however, given the type of stu-
dents on Techs campus, students
often neglect things that should
not be neglected.
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According to the Tech game
website, Humans vs. Zombies is
a week-long campus-wide game of
tag. As someone who has never
worn that yellow bandana, I wel-
come this week as nothing more
than an innocent and funny event
I witness during my otherwise
boring commutes to and from
class. Why arent you study-
ing?! I may have yelled to players
stalking Brittain, because after all,
the game play falls on many a stu-
dents Hell week.
Tis game is not unique to
Tech and in fact, play on other
campuses has resembled warfare.
Like that kid that always took
gym a little too seriously, so have
some players at other schools who
don camoufage, cover their face,
and shoot projectiles out of toy
guns.
Tese practices have caused a
reasonable amount of concern in
light of campus shootings at UC-
Santa Barbara and Virginia Tech.
In fact, one game at Bridgewater
State University was cut short
when police investigated a stu-
dent after causing legitimate fear
among the student body for his
resemblance to the Columbine
shooters.
At Tech however, the game has
been moderated to the point that
players are banned from dressing
in that manner. Launchers have
to be approved by administra-
tors, so Nerf Blasters and various
knockofs are banned completely.
No student on campus has to
fear a bullet-like object since only
marshmallows, socks, and foam
objects are thrown. Come on, Id
argue that even intramural fag
football games are more violent.
But while fag football games
are restricted to a feld, this game
is played throughout an entire
campus. HvZ cannot be played
inside classrooms, at athletic ac-
tivities, near Greek and religious
buildings, or even at athletic felds
and in the hours between 11 P.M.
and 7 A.M.
As a nonparticipant that spends
half her day attending class and
the other half studying indoors for
hours at a time, I dont even spend
a lot of time in the game territory
to form even a slight dislike for
the game to begin with! Sure, you
can get your exercise in pursuing
someone with a yellow headband,
but I have two exams the follow-
ing week to freak out about.
While Im debating whether
to switch my major or escape to
Lithuania (or as some people call
it, walking out of a test), I admit
that my temper runs low; the last
thing I want is to get held up at
the door by a fellow Tech student
blocking the door because he is
afraid of another Tech student
simply because this week he is a
zombie. After all, dont I have
more pressing problems?
But no, let these kids play tag
for one week out of a long semes-
ter. Complaining about this game
is like complaining about the
noise on game day. Techs HvZ
is at worst a temporary annoyance
and at best a diversion from a hard
semester.
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September 19, 2014
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The Struggle is Real
A Technique writer describes the true struggle of getting
around without Tech transportation 13
Surviving the frst
wave of exams
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If you were originally disillu-
sioned enough to believe Tech was
easy, you have yet to experience
the frst wave of exams. Its almost
as though all the professors have
conspired against the students to
administer tests or assign large
projects on the same exact week.
But no worries, you will be able to
handle the intense stress if you fol-
low the tips below.
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Tat all too familiar feeling of
heavy eyelids and a lolling head
should not be familiar. You are
ultimately putting yourself in a
lose-lose situation by staying up
past the point of lucidity.
When sleep creeps up on you,
chances are that you are not going
to retain what youre studying. So,
go to sleep, because at least youll
be well-rested.
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Our brains are constantly
working, and hell week means
your brain is working overtime.
Dont mentally exhaust yourself
by studying for eight to ten hours
straight.
Take breaks that require the
bare minimum amount of mental
work. Tis will help you regain
momentum when you start study-
ing again and help you remember
information you studied before
the break.
Keep in mind that studying for
fve minutes does not earn you a
one hour break. Time is your en-
emy, so guard it viciously.
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Tere are multiple benefts to
dressing well when the going gets
tough. Firstly, youll feel conf-
dent. Secondly, youre helping
people around you. Lets be hon-
est, its nice looking at people who
take the efort to look good.
Also, the stylish outfts can be a
good distraction to others as they
think, Wow, this persons style
is on point. Most importantly, if
you bomb your test, at least you
look awesome. Tat should keep
your spirits up, temporarily.
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HAM, or perhaps even you like to
go HAM at those Friday night
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Life as an in-state Tech student
has many benefts. Te admissions
process for an in-state student is a
no-brainer. Afordable, local pub-
lic school? Great!
Not to mention that Tech hap-
pens to be one of the best schools
in the country in Science Tech-
nology Engineering and Mathe-
matics (STEM), but there are also
other majors that are worth com-
ing to Tech for, like IAML.
Besides, by having a group of
old high school friends to brave
freshman waters together, you
can help alleviate the anxiety
from this next chapter of your
life. Moreover, with 78% of 2013
undergraduates coming from
Georgia, there is already a sense of
community that pervades campus
life.
A 3.7 high school GPA is a
fairly steep requirement to be
awarded the HOPE Scholarship.
Even more elusive, Zell Miller,
HOPEs older brother, is a god-
send for families struggling to
pay the last bit of in-state tuition.
Even after losing eligibility due to
a rough semester of Calc II or CS
1371, in-state students are given a
second chance to earn it back.
Tankfully, summer semesters
are another cheap afordance in
order to make up for dropping
classes. Even with an internship
across the country, in-state stu-
dents can take online summer
learning classes for an in-state
value, three times cheaper than
out-of-states would be.
Its a bit unfair that 40 out-of-
state students with the Provost
Scholarship are getting over dou-
ble what Zell Miller ofers, but life
in general is a bit unfair too.
Living 30 minutes from cam-
pus is great for laundry days since
the prices of doing laundry on
campus increased recently. Be-
sides, laundry includes many un-
certainties: water temperature,
bleach, colors. Who even knows if
grey is a light or dark color?
Dining hall food isnt the best,
so thank goodness parents bring
groceries straight to the mini-
fridge. Eggs would crack and
bread would get smashed riding
the Trolley. Tat is if it even both-
ered to show up. Although having
groceries delivered is nice, home-
cooked meals every other week-
end are the best way to de-stress
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With the implementation of the
Tobacco and Smoke Free Campus
Policy, Techs campus is now sup-
posedly tobacco free as cigarettes,
hookah, e-cigarettes, pipes, chew-
ing tobacco, and clove cigarettes
are ofcially banned. Te policy,
however, sparks controversy, as
students remain divided over the
bans overall execution.
Some individuals feel the To-
bacco and Smoke Free Policy will
not greatly impact their daily life,
but they still remain slightly dis-
mayed at the bans implications.
Im a little upset that hookah
is banned because I do smoke
hookah for social gatherings. But
I agree with the fact that you
cannot have tobacco on campus
for safety purposes. I, ultimately,
do not really smoke a lot so it
does not really afect me all that
much, said Noah Mohl, a frst-
year ME major.
Others view the policy in a
positive light as 30 other Univer-
sity System of Georgia institutions
are enacting a similar Tobacco
and Smoke Free Campus Policy.
I do not smoke. Terefore, the
tobacco ban has not afected me
much, but I honestly think the
ban is good for me, said Austin
Jiang, a third-year ME major. I
know other United States cam-
puses are smoke free so I am glad
Tech is fnally becoming one of
those campus that prohibits the
use of tobacco.
Even though smokers can
smoke of of Techs campus, some
non-smokers still notice no difer-
ence between the campus pre-to-
bacco ban and post-tobacco ban.
I do not mind the smoking
ban because I do not smoke, but I
still see people smoking cigarettes
on campus. Ultimately, I feel like
it is a rule that not a ton of people
follow or even really care about,
Kameron Akbar, a second-year IE
major, said.
Students also point out that the
ban is only redirecting smokers to
new, more secluded locations.
I am in favor of the smok-
ing ban because now I can actu-
ally breathe. But I do live in the
Graduate Living Center on Tenth
street, so a lot of students go over
there to smoke now, so I do not
see the policy being properly im-
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ragers (ragers meaning study ses-
sions, of course). When studying
for your exams, however, put that
mind-set aside and study smart,
not hard. Dont read an entire
textbook if you dont have to.
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Its time to get philosophical:
Nobody knows yourself better
than you do. Seriously. If you
know that you will fall asleep by
studying in your bed, get away
from your room.
If group study sessions dis-
tract you, then you need to go
to the dark corners of the sixth
foor library where even a whisper
sounds too loud. Ten, you can f-
nally study in peace without any-
one or anything distracting you
from acing all of your exams.
If you can only study in a ba-
nana costume, then wear a ba-
nana costume. No one really has
the time to judge how the yellow
clashes with your eyes.
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Emotional and mental health
are vital during hell week. You
need to have positive thoughts
before taking a test. You do not
want to think youre going to fail
before youve even tried to take
the exam.
After the test, stop thinking
about the test. Whether you think
that you destroyed the test or
the test destroyed you, its in the
past, and it doesnt matter. Just
be happy that youre done and, as
Tom Haverford would say, Treat
yoself!
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after a grueling time studying and
catching up with shows on Netf-
lix. Tere is nothing like sleeping
in a memory foam queen-sized
bed when back home.
On the other weekends, meet-
ing up with friends who did not
attend Tech to spend a day play-
ing frisbee or lacrosse is just what
the doctor ordered. Te price of
gas makes traveling to and from
home pricey, and MARTA is too
confusing for anyone to really use.
Te freezing cold October
weather is brutal to deal with, and
the city has to shut down after
two inches of snow. Conversely,
the summer months are swelter-
ing like none other. Georgia can
experience all four seasons in one
week, and each is the worst it
could possibly be.
To be fair, there are out-of-state
horror stories, too. For instance,
when out-of-state students who
stored their stuf over the sum-
mer came back to campus, there
was mold everywhere, and some
things had to be thrown out.
Luckily an in-state student
would never have to deal with that
thanks to soccer mom vans. Tere
are no luggage fees or up charges
for oversized bags! Ceramic plates,
pots and pans, gaming systems,
television sets: those would prob-
ably break or not ft in an actual
suitcase. Imagine not having any
of those...
Out-of-state students are al-
ways complaining about in-state
privilege at Tech, but they just
are not trying as hard to succeed.
Although the in-state experience
can be nice, its not all its cracked
up to be by out-of-state students.
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Te wind is turning crisp, the
leaves are turning brown and fall
fashion trends are appearing left
and right. Gone are the days of
fip fops and chubbies, and to be
frank, we at the Technique could
not be happier.
Fall fashion can seem daunt-
ing, but with a few staples and
classic autumn pieces, you can
look runway ready as you walk
past Skiles.
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Te transition from shorts to
pants is always bittersweet. Yes, it
means that cooler weather is com-
ing, but there are also so many
stylish options to keep warm.
One of our favorites this season is
leather pants and skirts. No, were
not talking Britney-esque, risque
leather pants. But a well done
leather skirt with textured tights,
or knit pants with leather accents
on the pockets or sides can trans-
form a run-of-the-mill outft into
an I run the world one.
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While the temptation to wear
comfy, cozy Uggs will always ex-
ist, please dont make us say ugh
every time we see you. Wear some
real boots. In fact, we have some
quilted chestnut colored riding
boots in our online shopping cart
right now.
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Tis season, shaped shirts are
taking over. Try shirts with cut
out tails or mandarin collars to
add something diferent to your
wardrobe.
Be brave but classic, and you
will not be able to go wrong this
season.
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To fnish of even the most
boring outft with fair, put on a
structured jacket. Blazers are es-
pecially hot (Did you catch the
pun?) this season. Pairing a well
ftting jacket with your detailed
jeans will have you looking like
you stepped straight out of Vogue
in no time.
Stock up on fall favorites now
so you can enjoy all of the style,
class (and of course pumpkin
spice) that this season has to ofer.
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Some students were adverse to
Burger Bytes for its inconvenience
and service.
It wasnt too bad. But Ive
heard things like how crappy the
service and the food was, but it
never really phased me since I
never had time to sit down and
eat there, Jessica Huynh, a third-
year, said.
Some individuals had a slightly
worse experience at the burger res-
taurant.
I am extremely excited about
the opening of Panda Express!
Burger Bytes provided poor ser-
vice, said Andrew Perry, a third-
year. Even though the food was
good, the service was bad enough
for me to welcome another restau-
rant. Tey messed up a ton of or-
ders or forgot about some. It was
just bad!
Others were thrown of by the
cost of Burger Bytes. Students
hope that Panda Expresss food
will be worth the cost, unlike the
food at Burger Bytes.
I only went there [Burger
Bytes] once. It wasnt so awful
that I remember the food, but
it cost more than it was worth,
April Gadsby, a third-year, said.
Some of the students who dis-
liked Burger Bytes were also disap-
pointed with the general selection
of dining options at the Student
Center, and they, ultimately, ex-
pressed interest in healthier din-
ing options.
I wasnt a fan; it was greasy
and overpriced. Personally Id pre-
fer if it were replaced by a healthi-
er option. I feel like Panda Express
is better than Burger Bytes, but its
still not that great of an option,
said Phoebe Tait, a third-year.
Tere should be a healthier
option than having just Taco
Bell, Chick-Fil-A, and Pizza Hut;
there is not really a great variety,
Washington commented.
Te majority of the students,
however, were excited about the
renovation, and they were not shy
about expressing it.
Katie Nolan, a frst year, en-
thused, Very excited. Very, very
excited, as she proceeded to rave
about Panda Expresss delicious lo
mein.
Samir Jain, a third year, also
commented, Panda Express is
an angel sent to Tech, and I will
heavily cherish its presence when
it arrives.
Ultimately, most students seem
enthusiastic about the new Panda
Express addition in the Student
Center. Burger Bytes will sadly
not be missed by most Tech stu-
dents.
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plemented, said Courtney Calla-
han, a second-year ChemE major.
Other students propose new
methods to replace the current
Tobacco and Smoke Free Campus
Policy.
I think they should create
smoking zones so people that
want to smoke can smoke. Be-
sides, people are going to smoke
regardless, said Wilson Lauer-
man, a second-year ChemE major.
Overall, most students feel the
new policy is not being properly
enforced on-campus.
I do not think the ban is ef-
fective. I personally still see peo-
ple being in their normal squares
smoking outside classroom build-
ings. Te signs are just there and
no one reads them or chooses to
listen to them, Hardika Dhir, a
second-year BME and PreHealth
major said.
Te Tech administration,
however, understands the dif-
culty of preventing tobacco use on
campus, but continues to remain
optimistic about the Tobacco
and Smoke Free Campus Policys
eventual impact.
It will require a culture
change, which is never easy; how-
ever, working together, we can
improve the health, comfort and
environment of everyone here at
Georgia Tech, said President Pe-
terson. As we make the transition
to a tobacco-free campus, we are
asking our community to work
together in a respectful manner.
Even Stamps Health Services
plans to help students who need
assistance breaking their tobacco
addictions. Tey plan to ease stu-
dents and staf members through
the difcult transition by ofering
various services.
With the administration and
Stamps determined to efectively
implement the designated order,
the Tobacco and Smoke Free
Policy will hopefully be properly
executed in the near future, there-
fore pleasing some Tech students
on campus.
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As most people who frequent
the Student Centers lower level
food court are aware, Panda Ex-
press will be replacing Burger
Bytes this fall. Located just next
to Taco Bell, Burger Bytes was a
typical fast food restaurant, of-
fering a variety of burgers, wings,
and sides.
Despite widespread praise for
its wings, Burger Bytes has been
closed due to lack of student de-
mand and will soon be replaced
by Panda Express.
Opinions on this new devel-
opment ranged from disappoint-
ed and indiferent to euphoric.
Tough criticisms and observa-
tions on Burger Bytes varied, there
was an overwhelming consensus
among students that Burger Bytes
was just was not a good ft for the
Student Center.
Some students attributed
Burger Bytes downfall to a vari-
ety of factors.
It was good, but very over-
priced, and the price did not
match the quality. Te presenta-
tion was sub-par, but the fact that
it was a sit down place was nice;
it was comfortable. And the em-
ployees were nice, said Michole
Washington, a third-year.
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Te struggle of walking around Tech campus
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Five million years of evolution,
7,000 years of human civiliza-
tion, billions and billions of dol-
lars in research and development
and several iterations of the roller
skate, and were still stuck walking
up and down hills.
One would have thought that
in that time, wed have come up
with a better way to travel, but
since we havent yet developed the
necessary traits for sliding around
on our stomachs like penguins or
for fying, like eagles, walking is a
way of life.
Some people talk about the
friendly public transportation
system, which is not inherently
fawed unless you are going liter-
ally anywhere besides the CRC,
East Campus, or the Business
School. After all, there are cer-
tain stigmas against revving your
obnoxious Stingerette van all the
way up the Freshman Hill side-
walk and down to Tech Green. Its
just bad taste.
So we walk most places. Tats
fne. Were a group of tough kids.
Its 90 degrees and blazing hot?
Work on your tan.
Its a mile-long walk from the
CRC to North Ave? Goodbye
Freshman Fifteen.
Your class is at the top of
Freshman Hill? Hello toned
calves. Teres a reason that Tech
kids were voted Americas Sexiest
Nerds.
Spoiler alert: its because we
were the ones who came up with
the competition and counted the
votes.
Speaking of voting, there is one
annoying downside to walking.
Have you been registered to
vote? Sir. SIR! HAVE YOU BEEN
REGISTERED TO VOTE!?
Yes, you have been registered
to vote, but the forcefulness with
which youve just been asked by
the random person on the side-
walk makes you reconsider your
life and most of your values.
Have you really registered to
vote? Or just technically? Will
you make the right decisions? Is
your ideology correct? What is the
signifcance of the Elephant and
Donkey, and which is perceived to
be better? What does the Fox say?
Tere is a strange sense of re-
spect that you have to have for the
never-ending Tech Green Board-
walk Sidewalk Chalk artists and
club members. Tey get out there
nearly every day and do their best
to sell you on the Underwater
Tango Squad or the Dead Vogon
Poets Society, knowing very well
that Vogon Poetry is the second
worst type of poetry in the uni-
verse.
And so the vultures get cre-
ative, or they give you free food.
Or both. Favorite highlights in-
clude the random distribution
of North Korean Liberty Freezy
Pops and breakdancing with a
cause performance complete with
Vitamin Water.
Te fnal leg, the walk up past
the Campanile along the outside
edge of the Student Center, is
tough, but if you can time it just
right, you can look down on the
greatest parts of Tech and Atlanta
as the sun sets over West Campus.
Its at this time, nestled in
the trees, looking out across the
long shadows on Tech Green and
watching the golden light of day
start to fade away, that you realize
just how awesome this place truly
is.
After all, the character of
Tech is so tightly woven into
those small, little things that you
stopped or didnt stop for: the ag-
gressively friendly clubs, the crazy
projects that we all get caught up
in and the people you know along
the way.
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ride your bike, consider walking.
Teres about twenty two thou-
sand people out there to bump
into.
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impressive tan, lose that awful
Freshman Fifteen and fnally get
those nicely toned calves that you
have only dreamed of.
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come a legend with an estimated
half-a-billion dollars dumped into
the project and direction from
Bungie and Activision.
Many gamers quickly deemed
Destiny their most anticipated
game of the year, due to excite-
ment built up by multiple show-
ings at numerous trade shows and
innumerable advertisements on
various forms of media.
A diversifed array of guns, ar-
mor, ships and classes defnitely
impressed fans. However, the
most exciting asset was arguably
the ability to explore the Moon
and the planets Venus and Mars,
all of which are showcased on
Destiny: Planet View, a brows-
er-based explorer.
Destiny has a battle game-
play that is alluring and reminis-
cent of Bungies famed Halo
saga. Te same immersive experi-
ence of Halo: Reach washes over
the screen when playing Des-
tiny, refecting similar health
regerneration systems, tight con-
trols, and a familiar art style.
Unfortunately this similarity
means it is tremendously obvious
that the enemies in Halo were
slapped with new skins and back-
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the game-play styles of their races.
New additions such as re-
chargeable grenades (not number-
based) and other small details
have been added, but gun- and
melee-based battle still carry a
Halo feel.
Slight diversity within game-
play is allowed due to the organi-
zation of three classes of legendary
heroes, Guardians: the Titan class
are brutish warrior-type fght-
ers, Warlocks are the agile mage
class and the Hunters serve as the
sneaky rogues. Each character
type highlights a diferent experi-
ence.
As players gain more levels cer-
tain unique class abilities are add-
ed. Te true breadth of a charac-
ters original intent only becomes
accessible in the second half of the
thirty-level cap within the game.
Particular classes are advan-
taged by specifc guns and armor,
which are classifed by type, pow-
er level and armor level, but all are
available to each class. Diferent
races such as Human, Awoken
(alien) and Exo (robot) attempt
to give credence to an underlying
plot within the game, but this is
where the game tends to disap-
point.
Tough a vast historical back-
story appears to be woven into the
premise of Destiny, the small bit
of plot introduced in the begin-
ning of the game is the only story
worth noting.
Te development team set
themselves up for a compelling
narrative with varied types of
aliens on each planet, diferent
races of playable creatures and the
potential of diferent plot lines
with each planet. However, this
possibility of complex intrigue is
quickly shot down once the frst
story mission is played. Te game
is revealed to operate just like any
frst-person shooter created before,
with little to no real consequence
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success goes, Interpol gave them-
selves a model difcult to improve
upon with Turn on the Bright
Lights. Teir 2002 debut album
proved to be one of the monu-
ments of what came to be known
as post-punk revival, which saw a
number of bands in the late 1990s
and early 2000s drawing inspira-
tion from music of the past.
Tough this burst of creative
output was united by a similar
time frame, the lineages of the
groups spawned from this move-
ment can be traced separatelyfor
example, bands like Te Strokes
and Te White Stripes premiered
with a garage rock sound.
Interpol, on the other hand,
is more related to fellow revival
bands Te National and Franz
Ferdinand, which draw major in-
spiration from gloomy post-punk
rock.
In particular, with its insis-
tently danceable rhythms and
involved interactions among gui-
tar, drums and vocals, Turn on
the Bright Lights harked back to
the legendary Joy Division, albeit
with a less-harsh sound and fewer
electronic elements.
Now, over a decade later, the
infuence of post punk revival has
waned signifcantly. However, In-
terpols latest album, El Pintor,
retains many of the same elements
that have characterized the band.
Most of the tracks on the al-
bum are tied together by a single
ideausually a drum beat or a
guitar rifaround which the
vocals and the rest of the instru-
ments revolve in sometimes intri-
cate spirals.
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up space with their sound this
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speare Tavern has a history of
more than twenty years of per-
formances, most of which, as its
name suggests, have been rendi-
tions of Te Bards works. Con-
tinuing this tradition, the rest of
September and the frst weekend
of October have been dedicated to
Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
While it is debated as to ex-
actly how much of this play can
be accurately attributed to Shake-
speare, it is generally agreed upon
that he wrote at least half of it and
that the play is based upon a then-
300 year-old work by the poet
John Gower.
Tribute is paid to Gower
throughout the play as the poet
has been made into Chorus, the
narrator.
As the play begins, Gower ex-
plains that Pericles has attempted
to win a bride by solving her fa-
thers riddle. If Pericles fails to an-
swer, then he dies.
Fortunately, he immediately
realizes the riddles solution. Un-
fortunately, the answer is the
fathers confession to incest, so
to reveal the answer would also
mean death.
Tavern actors tackle multiple roles in latest performance
As the father is a king, Pericles
is hard-pressed to charge him with
the riddles answer, but cannot
keep silent, for giving no answer
would accomplish only Pericless
own demise.
Narration is sure to lead to in-
teresting places with this catch-22
as the start of the intrigue. Pericles
fees for his life when the plot un-
folds, leaving behind Tyre and the
no-longer-desired bride.
Each time Pericles changes
locations, Andy Ofutt Irwin,
as Gower, comes on stage with
guitar in hand to explain what is
taking place. Without his polite
intrusions, the play would make
little sense, as the scenes change
frequently, time passes sporadical-
ly, many of the actors play several
parts and two actors play Pericles.
Such a play cannot be com-
pared easily to usual performanc-
es. It belongs frmly in the often
ignored classifcation of novelty.
While many plays focus on a
certain time or event, this one fol-
lows much of the life of the ruler
of Tyre: seeing him travel, face
signifcant trials, fnd a wife and
grow old.
Te actors, though playing
several diferent roles each, do an
impressive job of conveying sepa-
rate character and personality for
each role.
How they manage to switch
their mindset between personages
is a feat only matched by their
ability to change their wardrobe
in time for every scene, which is
quite impressive.
While the play is enhanced by
these technical details, it can still
be enjoyed purely by paying atten-
tion to the story alone; attentive
observers will not miss the single
line that explains what happened
to an entire family that is no lon-
ger part of the story, or the casual
allusion to someones less than
happy fate.
It is not particularly surpris-
ing to fnd that Pericles, Prince
of Tyre is one of the shorter plays
attributed to Shakespeare due to
the little time devoted to conclud-
ing each of the many characters
side-stories or demises. However,
what it lacks in run time, it more
than makes up for in originality
and intrigue.
Perhaps what truly makes this
play memorable is that the actors
do a grand job of conveying the
importance of what Irwin nar-
rates.
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Te saving grace to this pos-
sible frustration is the cooperative
play. All missions can be played
on your own or with two other
friends, which truly brings out the
best of what the game has to ofer.
Te infuence from Activision,
or at least the Blizzard Entertain-
ment division, is notable when
entering the mission feld with a
friend: small nuances of World of
Warcraft and other MMOs with-
in the gameplay are apparent and
welcome. However, this can lead
to a slight nuisance with the al-
ways online aspect of the game.
One would believe that with
the 60 dollar data downloaded
to a drive or disc, there could be
a way to simply cancel out the
other players mindlessly scatter-
ing across locations to continue
the processed mission. Tis would
be a welcomed function in the
game, but, sadly is not an option
whether playing on the character
creation screen or deep within an
objective in the game. Tis means
anyone could simply pass time
hitting a gravity ball in the Tower
(a combat-free area to buy supplies
and meet other players) or explor-
ing the fnal section of a cave bat-
tling of the Hive, and as soon as
there is an internet fuctuation,
the player could immediately get
kicked from their game. Tere-
fore, players are left completely at
the mercy of their internet con-
nections.
It becomes very frustrating to
play missions on higher difcul-
ties for extended periods of time
and have the internet drop. Tis
forces the player to allocate several
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minutes to deal with trivial nu-
ances in order to restart the mis-
sion all over again.
It is painful as a player to watch
a game that was never branded
and publicized as an MMO game
to be completely crippled under
these conditions. A tower full of
NPCs would be preferable to a
game which brings worrisome
thoughts upon boot-up.
Te cooperative play is a won-
derful feature in the game and in
theory works very well, so having
it is a huge plus. However, it would
be nice to have the ability to play
by ones lonesome sometimes to
retain some player independence.
Destiny within itself is too
young to handle fuctuations in
internet speed, like World of
Warcraft and League of Leg-
ends. To compare seems almost
vindictive, but when a college
student cannot play a newly pur-
chased game on day one because
of a non-seamless Internet con-
nection, then the developers gar-
ner the blame.
Tese are only initial thoughts
though, since the title has only
been out for 10 days. Terefore
there is still much to discover and
critique.
Despite its lack of story and
frustrating online dependency,
Destiny is addictive and has a
certain charm that compensates
for most of its problems. Consid-
ering its supposed 10-year longev-
ity, it will defnitely keep hold as
we move forward into this new
console generation.
If awe-inspiring environments,
smooth game-play style and mes-
merizing auras sound intriguing,
this game is worth every penny.
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Remember a time when there
were things more beautiful than a
perfectly written piece of code, a
miraculous A on a test or a day to
sleep until noon? If not, maybe it
is time to sit back and remember
there is a world outside campus,
and in that world, beauty and
wonderment are plentiful.
Just ten minutes from campus
lies an exhibit of unreal propor-
tions at the Atlanta Botanical
Garden.
Te Atlanta Botanical Gar-
den is displaying its latest exhibit:
Imaginary Worlds, subtitled A
New Kingdom of Plant Giants.
Tese mosaiculture sculp-
tures are elaborate, natural monu-
ments of many diferent creatures
in the animal kingdom.
Each extraordinary master-
piece begins with wire mesh
molded over a steel frame. Seeds,
embedded in moss and dirt, are
added as each creation begins to
take shape.
Tese colossal creations, scat-
tered throughout the garden, are
given meticulous care. All the
sculptures include an internal ir-
rigation system and the staf has a
daily watering schedule.
Each visitors adventure begins
across the Canopy Walk: a mod-
ern walking bridge suspended 40
feet in the air trailing through the
Storza Woodsa mature forest of
native hardwood, pines and wild-
fowers. Tere is nothing else like
it in the U.S. Its minimal metallic
design shows how man and nature
were meant to work together in
harmony.
Te benches have frames of
smooth fowing metal but are
topped with smooth oak.
Located in the Cascade Gar-
dens, the Earth Goddess, the frst
installment, is a 25-foot bust of
a woman cloaked in fowers and
leaves. Water, the symbol of life,
pours from her hands.
As spectators venture forward
to get a close up view of the god-
dess, three gorillas can be seen on
the path. Each piece of art por-
trays a diferent personality and
towers overhead as one looks on
with an incredulous expression.
A pair of gigantic cobras can
be found near the cafe. It is easy to
imagine a queen wearing a dress
of their fowery skin.
Closer to the observatories, gar-
gantuan butterfies can be found.
Each one is an intricate sculpture
that blends with its surroundings
much like a real butterfy would:
a hidden beauty waiting to be dis-
covered.
In the Garden, everything nat-
ural and manmade is an art piece
that speaks of pulchritude and
life. Te metalwork brings more
essence to a place that is already
a thriving metropolis of vines and
natural beauty.
Tere are many more living
sculptures waiting to be discov-
ered nestled throughout the gar-
dens. When visiting the Garden
and seeing the featured exhibit,
also take time to see the other al-
lures the garden has to ofer.
Tere are several collections
to explore: the outdoors, which
include the Japanese garden and
Childrens Garden, the Orchid
Daze, and the Fuqua Conserva-
tory with the tropical rotunda and
animals to see. Te Four Seasons
and the Italian Renaissance-in-
spired 15-foot busts alone make
the experience worth the trip.
Te exhibit will be on display
through the end of October along
with special events like the Gar-
den Chef demos and Cocktails in
the Garden.
Te garden provides some-
thing for every type of person:
the plant enthusiast, the archi-
tect, the artist, the food guru and
the child at heart.
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evident in the guitar work.
At its best, El Pintor gets its
power from the fuid vitality of
the dark, roiling fow characteris-
tic of post-punk.
But the fuidity of the music is
what fails most often, which leaves
the band struggling to maintain
that same power, leaving the mu-
sic feeling curiously inert.
Te very frst track, All the
Rage Back Home, sees a keening,
on-edge guitar rhythm washed
away by superfuous textures and
chanting backup vocals meant to
graft on a sense of grandeur.
Everything is Wrong in par-
ticular is guilty of throwing buck-
ets of noise at the listener in the
hopes of wringing out some afect.
However, there are high
points, such as the track My De-
sire, where the music hits a point
of dark, hypnotic grace as vocals,
guitar and drums weave in and
out in perfect balance. One of
the strengths they retain is their
sense of texture, when it is not
overwhelmed by a sensibility that
demands an epic sound.
Te tracks lack the dynamism
that made Turn on the Bright
Lights such an engaging album;
it was an album that knew when
to push and pull. Te pushing of
El Pintor is often too efortful,
and has a tendency to merely plod
along when it pulls back.
Te canvas Interpol attempts
to paint lacks the subtle infec-
tions that once made their music
so great, and it is often left fap-
ping in the wind without the en-
ergy to support it.
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Tech travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, this week
to take on ACC division foe Virginia Tech. Te
Jackets are coming of a hard-fought victory this
past Saturday with a score of 42-38 on the Flats
against a well-coached Georgia Southern team.
Tech will try to continue its hot start to the sea-
son by shutting down a Hokie team that fell last
week to East Carolina University
28-14.
Te game will open Geor-
gia Techs 2014 ACC Sched-
ule, marking the beginning
of eight straight conference
contests.
Te Jackets redshirt
sophomore quarterback Justin
Tomas will be relied upon to
replicate his strong run-game
decision-making last week
against the Eagles, where he
had 137 yards rushing and
one touchdown on the
ground accomplished in just 20 rushes.
Tomas has also only lost one fumble so far this
season, a sign of a maturing grasp on a complicated
triple option ofense. Tomas had career high num-
bers through the air, throwing four touchdowns on
24 attempts. As the nations 13th ranked rushing
ofense, Tech is averaging 306 yards per game on
the ground and should remain disciplined against
a Hokie defense that has yielded an average of 19
points per game this season.
Te Jackets own defense will attempt to fx
some of the problems seen against Georgia South-
ern: failures in the secondary that resulted in four
20+ yard passing plays for the Eagles, including a
68 yard bomb to Eagles Junior BJ Johnson that
resulted in a touchdown.
Despite the woes in the secondary, Techs
linebackers have played well, with redshirt se-
nior Quayshawn Nealy and sophomore Paul
Davis leading the team in tackles with 18 and
17, respectively.
Defensive Coordinator Ted Roof will be ex-
pected to have his players improve their shaky
defense, which has given up an average of 26
points and 393.7 yards per game. Tech has too
many veteran players on defense to be giving up so
many big plays.
Te Hokies have
played an interest-
ing season so far, al-
ternatively looking
unbeatable and un-
fathomably confused.
Virginia Tech beat
then #8 Ohio State by
two scores in the Buck-
eyes building.
Te very next week, Virginia Tech dropped
a game to unranked Conference USA member
East Carolina at home. Te Hokies now travel to
Bobby Dodd where theyve been victorious four
of the past fve years. Virginia Tech will lean on
redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Brewer to
carry the ofensive load.
Brewer enters Saturdays game averaging over
250 yards and two touchdowns per game, however
he has thrown fve interceptions this season. Vir-
ginia Tech Head coach Frank Beamer will likely
try to keep his backfeld fresh as he rotates in a pair
of true freshmen at tailback in Marshawn Wil-
liams and Shai McKenzi, who have combined for
266
yards and three scores on the
year. One clear advantage the Jackets have over
Virginia Tech is discipline. Te Hokies rank
120th out of 128 teams in penalties, piling up an
astounding 28 in just three games.
Tese errors have cost Virginia Tech 246 yards
this year. Tats good for 100 yards more than
the Jackets, who have seen just 13 fags thrown
in their direction this season. Despite the absurd
number of penalties, Virginia Tech knows how to
get of the feld when
they need to. Te
Hokies rank third
in the nation in 3rd
down defense, al-
lowing their oppo-
nents a paltry 23%
conversion rate.
Look for senior
safety hybrid Kyshoen Jarrett to capitalize should
Tomas throw an errant pass; the 511 200
pound feld rover had two interceptions against a
talented Ohio State team.
Another standout Hokie defender is sopho-
more cornerback Kendall Fuller. Fuller played a
big role last year in the Hokie defense as a true
freshman. He is one of the best corners in the
country and will try to shut down DeAndre
Smelter.
On ofense, the Scot Loefer-led Hokie attack
converts red zone opportunities at a 92% clip,
10% better than the Jackets. Look for Virginia
Tech to continue the trend against a middling
58th ranked Georgia Tech red zone defense.
PREDICTION: Tech 24, Virginia Tech 28
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Georgia Tech really needs to update their app. Dat aspect ratio and keyboard tho.
If you want to raise an army, you go to Texas, more specifcally a bar in Texas-
theres usually a battle of some kind going on there anyway. And I dont know this
from personal experience of course.
Nothing like being at Georgia tech to bring yall together. I mean yall are all get-
ting the shaft here so...Tanks Dr. Flamming
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Blasting music at 2AM? Tolerable. Smoking in the common area? We got a prob-
lem here.
when I was a youngster, I went down the ice runs back home in Michigan on
my toboggan.
It aint a bing bong unless you brought your ding dong
Racing caddis only makes you second
I sure bobroved her ski if you know what I mean
DOLPHIN BURGERS?! Marinated in angel tears? Yum!
Does H&M sell full-time wardrobe assistants?
RIP Brittain trips (and maybe RIP Great Britain too!)
$1,000 of Coke is better for you than $1,000 of coke.
Why does Keanu Reeves never age
F*** penguins theyre stupid platypuses
Hey baby do you have an orphanage because I want to give you kids
Tey say you shouldnt drink on an empty stomach so I drink beer before I drink
beer.
Te Westboro Baptist Church is terrible P.R. for white people.
If Barack Obama were president of Kenya he would be their frst white president.
Do you ever wonder if you can just smoke any mushrooms on the street?
Look at that THREE WHOLE SLIVER BOXES
Isnt it amazing
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this year and really do well as
a team.
Alternate captain and club
Vice President Mitch Carr echoed
that message, adding that as long
as the team is in the right mindset
and ready to compete every week,
they should win many games.
Becoming a member of this
team requires a large commitment
and a strong work ethic in order
to improve on the ice. Games are
held almost every Friday and Sat-
urday night from September to
mid-February, excluding the time
during breaks. Te Jackets also
practice once a week on the ice
and have another of-ice workout
session.
We get out what we put in.
Everybody takes it pretty serious-
ly, and it works out for us, Mc-
Crary said.
A lot of the people that played
in high school are used to being
on the ice almost every day of
the week, Carr said, so for us to
only practice once a week, when
we show up we have to go hard
because thats the only ice were
going to get.
Unlike a varsity team, club
teams do not have access to the
luxuries and benefts that the
Athletic Association provides.
Tey cannot ofer scholarships or
recruit players out of high school
and are not aforded access to var-
sity facilities and personnel.
All players must pay an average
of 500 dollars per semester in club
dues and buy their own equip-
ment out-of-pocket. Home games
are played 45 minutes away from
campus in Cumming, Georgia,
and games and practices can last
deep into the night. In spite of
these challenges, the team is able
to put a highly competitive prod-
uct on the ice.
You get from it what you put
in to it, Carr said. If youre tak-
ing it seriously, the other team
will take it seriously, and it can get
very competitive.
Each year the Jackets play in
many tournaments, including the
Savannah Tire Hockey Classic
in January. Tis year, Tech will
join UGA, Florida, Florida State,
South Carolina and the Citadel in
competing for the tournaments
trophy, the Trasher Cup. Year
after year this is considered to be
one of the most important events
on the schedule, helped by the fact
that Tech has won the Cup seven
times since its inception in 1999,
besting UGAs six victories.
McCrary feels that winning
this tournament is one of the
teams biggest goals for this sea-
son, along with fnishing in the
top ten of the south region. Carr
added that he would like to beat
Georgia all three times the team
play them.
As for personal goals, McCrary
wants to match the numbers he
put up his freshman year24
goals and 25 assistswhich was
his best statistical year. He de-
scribes himself as a playmaker,
comparing his playing style to
Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles
Kings.
I make things happen, get
people in front of the net, and
score some goals, McCrary said.
Carr feels that he is more of a
two-way player, taking care of his
assignments in the defensive and
ofensive zones equally.
Te Jackets have not yet estab-
lished an identity for themselves
on the ice, but both McCrary and
Carr agree that an increase in de-
fensemen will allow them to play
more physically than they have in
previous years.
A lot of the new guys com-
ing in are defensemen, and weve
lacked defensemen in the past,
McCrary said. Weve had to put
forwards back on defense just to
balance it out, but now we have
guys coming in that have played
defense their entire lives, so they
know that physical part of the
game, and that will defnitely help
us.
I think we mesh well. Weve
got a lot of new guys, so were still
trying to fnd that identity, but Im
looking forward to it. Weve got a
good group of guys, and well put
some good work in this year. I just
want to keep everybody focused
and taking it seriously. We have a
lot of talent, and if we use that to
our advantage, we can defnitely
be one of the top teams in the re-
gion.
McCrarys message to the stu-
dent body is clear.
Come out and see us. We have
a good team this year, McCrary
said. Its kind of a haul to get out
to the games, but theyre worth it,
theyre fun. Everybody has a blast
when they make it out to them.
Te team plans on providing
shuttles from campus for some of
the biggest games this year, such
as the home game against UGA
on January 30th.
Te Jackets will play another
road game at Clemson on Friday
night before the home opener, fol-
lowed by two more home games
against Florida and Auburn the
following weekend.
Te frst of three games against
Georgia will occur on November
5th. Home games are played at
Te ICE in Cumming, and fans
can keep up-to-date with the team
through its ofcial website, gth-
ockey.com.
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to join the chess club. Te club has
been planning ways to get people
interested in chess as well.
We have some ideas. On
Skiles Walkway, I might do a
blindfold display or a simultane-
ous display, where I play a bunch
of people at the same time or I
play people with my eyes closed,
said Aaron.
Te club is not meant to be
limited to players of Aarons cali-
ber either. Many players of difer-
ent skill levels come to play and
have fun. Some people stop by
to play a game, others to just ask
questions about chess, and many
to just spectate.
Fourth year CS major Tim
Chu has been a member of the
chess club since his frst year at
Tech and encourages casual play-
ers to drop by.
Chess club is something I do
on Friday afternoons to unwind
from a long week. Usually, well
play chess and eventually move
into Bughouse, which is two-on-
two chess. Well do that until we
get bored. Weve played Bughouse
until 11p.m. or midnight. So we
have a good time here. Casual
players are defnitely welcome
here. We love that, Chu said.
Te chess club meets across
from the Student Center Post Of-
fce starting around noon every
Friday, and anyone is free to drop
by and participate and get to try
their luck against Aaron.
teams are ranked so highly when
they are the ones who ranked
themselves. Fans shouldnt have
votes, and in the last ten years, it
appears every media member has
become a fan of the SEC.
Even though I think Kenny
Hill and Texas A&M are legiti-
mate but good trying to fnish the
season undefeated. Georgia los-
ing this past weekend guarantees
that no one from the SEC East
will fnish undefeated. Even if the
SEC champion has two losses,
I guarantee you they will have a
representative in the playof. Te
SEC is the only conference where
a two-loss team would be chosen
because the national perception is
that they are better than everyone.
But this is the frst year where
the polls are worthless in deter-
mining who will participate in the
frst playof. Te selection com-
mittee will start releasing their
own top 25 ranking list on Octo-
ber 28.
Committee members will
come up with their own top 25,
and teams that appear in at least
three will be discussed. When a
school comes up that one of the
nine voters has a connection to,
they will leave the room.
Personally, I think if you at-
tended the university or played
football there, you should not
be allowed to talk on behalf of
that school. Tyrone Willingham
(Michigan State), Steve Wieberg
(Missouri) and Tom Jernstedt
(Oregon) will all get free passes to
vote for their alma maters.
Selection Sunday is when the
committee will select the teams
to participate in the playof as
well as who will participate in the
Cotton, Fiesta, Orange and Peach
Bowls. Tere are six bowls that
will rotate each year. Tis year the
Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will
host the semifnals of the playof,
and the national championship
game will be hosted at AT&T Sta-
dium.
Once the selections for the
playofs are released, expect there
to be plenty of backlash. I dont
want to imagine the backlash that
will ensue if two SEC teams are
picked to make up the four playof
teams. Tere are fve power con-
ferences, and its most likely that
the Big Ten conference wont have
a member this season.
Florida State is the front run-
ner for the ACC, but if they lose
a game, chaos could ensue. Te
same can be said for Oregon. Ei-
ther Baylor or Oklahoma State
will represent Big 12, and the
most likely SEC representatives
are Alabama, Auburn or Texas
A&M. Tere are seven teams
fghting for four spots, and that
doesnt include BYU, which is a
shoo-in to go undefeated.
Fans wanted a playof so teams
like BYU would have a shot if
undefeated after Boise State was
passed over in their best season in
2008.
It doesnt appear that four
teams are enough for a playof,
but that is better than what we
had. Maybe they should move to
eight teams, but dont expect that
to happen anytime soon. On De-
cember 7, the fate of the college
football playof will be known.
Brace yourselves America, winter
is coming.
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Technique: You decommit-
ted from Tennessee during high
school to accept Techs ofer. Has
Tech lived up to your expecta-
tions?
Davis: Yeah, it has for sure. I
am a frm believer that everything
happens for a reason, so at the end
of the day, I made a decision that I
felt best ft me in long run. It def-
nitely has, Tech is a great place. It
has a ton of opportunities and a
lot of great people.
Technique: What is it like hav-
ing your brother also playing col-
lege basketball? Do you miss him?
Is it hard?
Davis: Yeah, its diferent for
sure because we grew up together,
and I even grew up sometimes
playing on his AE teams. But it is
really fun because you get a difer-
ent perspective and an inside look
at mens basketball. He loves what
he does and hes in a happy place.
He was at Tennessee last year, and
he is now at Central Florida, and
he loves it down there.
Technique: Do you feel like
there is more pressure on you to
perform well since your dad and
brother are also very good at bas-
ketball?
Davis: Not really, they are just
super supportive. I think, if any-
thing, it is just a blessing that I
have so many people that played
on so many diferent levels. Tey
are just there to give really good
advice and to help [me] and my
brother along the way. So I do not
think there is really any pressure
coming from anyone.
Technique: How has Menieres
disease afected your college bas-
ketball career?
Davis: It is just kind of nor-
mal now. Obviously, some gyms
are louder than others, and some-
times there are headaches and dif-
ferent things that you have to deal
with of the court. But like I said,
I have been dealing with it for so
long now that it is just kind of
routine; if something happens, we
are on top of it. Its just an adjust-
ment. Honestly, most of my team
joke around about it, and so really
it is all good.
Technique: Last season was
a fantastic season for you. You
set the single scoring record for
Tech and the ACC, and you were
named number one guard by ES-
PNs HoopGurlz in 2013. How do
you plan on upping the ante this
season?
Davis: I honestly feel like I
could have had a better year last
year. Maybe that is just me in my
perfectionist kind of mind. We
have six new freshmen this year,
and I think that is kind of a task
in itself, to get them acquaint-
ed. I have a year under my belt, so
I feel really good about this year,
and I am just taking it game by
game.
Technique: What are your
plans after Tech? Do you plan on
continuing basketball?
Davis: Yeah, if I can continue
to play, that is something I would
love to do. I know a lot of people
that have played overseas, and I
think that is such a cool opportu-
nity. So if I could do something
like that and continue to play bas-
ketball, I would love to do that.
Technique: What are the best
parts about being a female athlete,
in general?
Davis: I think for me person-
ally, being in Atlanta is something
that people always talk about.
Tere are so many teams here and
so much to do here that going to
a womens college basketball game
is not on the top of the list. But
I think we have a great support
system. I think the good part in
it is that womens basketball is
such a close-knit group; I know
a ton of girls that play all across
the country, and they just support
each other. Everyone wants to see
everyone do well. It is cool that
you can compete against teams at
the highest level, but at the end of
the day, women want to see other
women succeed.
Technique: Did you fnd it
hard to balance sports and your
classes your frst year living at
Tech?
Davis: Last year, that was a lot
more difcult of a task, just be-
cause freshman year is really new.
My high school was pretty high up
on academics, but it is never really
going to be the same as that. High
school and college are two com-
pletely diferent worlds. You just
kind of prepare yourself for a long
season. It is a balancing act, but it
is not that difcult, honestly. Re-
ally, it is just spreading your time
out wisely and using the time you
have to be productive at all times.
Technique: Who has been
your biggest inspiration in your
life?
Davis: I do not really know if
I have a specifc person. I think
there are a lot of things that keep
me motivated. My brother and I
are really close, and he works so
hard; I always joke around with
him and tell him that I want to
be like him when I grow up. But
I do not think I can choose just
one person because there are so
many people that do so many
great things.
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September 19, 2014
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Every Friday starting around
noon, a group of students gather
at the Student Center to spend
their afternoon playing chess. Te
Georgia Tech Chess Club wants to
expand beyond being just a social
gathering of chess players at Tech,
and club president and third-year
ChBE major Deepak Aaron has
plans to do just that.
Aaron is a strong candidate to
be that catalyst as well, as chess
runs in his family. In fact, Aarons
grandfather was a nine time na-
tional champion in India and was
a major infuence on chess in In-
dia.
Ive been playing since the
age of four or fve. My grandfa-
ther was Indias frst international
master. It was passed down to my
father and then passed down to
me, said Aaron.
He played his frst tournament
at the age of six. Aaron remembers
losing all of his games at the frst
rated tournament he played in, but
he continued to improve and soon
found himself bringing home the
trophies for various K-12 tourna-
ments. As a result, he was entering
open tournaments for adults.
Technically, Im a candidate
master. And if I wasnt cheap, I
could be a FIDE master: you have
to cross a rating and pay $100,
Aaron said.
Aaron has found success just as
his grandfather did. Currently, he
is ranked as the second-best chess
player in Georgia and is in the top
90 nationally. Among under-21
players in the US, he is ranked in
the top 10. He now plays about
10 tournaments a year due to the
scheduling demands of college.
His biggest win came in high
school when he won the North
American U-16 chess champion-
ship.
In the past, Georgia Tech
Chess Club hasnt been an ofcial
U.S. afliate, which would mean
that we can run tournaments here.
Ten people from all over the state
or anywhere could come here and
play, Aaron said.
He took the frst step by sign-
ing himself up to be a tournament
director. Once the chess club
is ofcially recognized, Aaron
can organize tournaments to be
played on campus. Tis would al-
low Tech to increase its infuence
nationally and hopefully also at-
tract more Jackets into the game
of chess.
Once we get Georgia Tech of-
fcial, we can start running tour-
naments here and basically be a
catalyst for other people in terms
of chess. I want to try doing some
help sessions or some training or
tutoring so that people can go fur-
ther in their game instead of being
just casual players, Aaron said.
Last year, the club only played
in one unrated team tournament
for fun. Tey brought four play-
ers from the club and competed
against teams from Emory Uni-
versity and University of Georgia.
Aaron won all of his matches at
the tournament.
Tis semester, I want to get it
more ofcial, more engaged, more
competitive, more involved. Na-
tionals too; a lots possible, Aaron
said.
In a tournament, teams have
four players who play one another.
Wins and losses afect how many
points the team earns. Tese tour-
naments would help to increase
student involvement and also
help players get accustomed to the
points system and time control.
Te next step would be to hold
open tournaments to allow players
outside of Tech to enter.
Tis year, the national compe-
tition takes place in Texas. To par-
ticipate, Tech would probably take
seven students: four board players,
two alternates, and a manager.
All of this efort will help to
grow the game of chess on campus
and hopefully get more students
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Tankfully the BCS era is
fnished and the NCAA col-
lege football playof will com-
mence this season. After begging
for years, fans have gotten their
wish. Te Wicked Witch, which
was the BCS, is fnally dead. Te
BCS should have ended fve years
ago, and regretfully, we all had to
witness the turmoil of the 2012
BCS Championship, which was
a rematch between LSU and Ala-
bama.
Tose three and a half hours
were the biggest waste of time
in my life, and the BCS system
showed it wasnt suitable at choos-
ing who plays for the champion-
ship on its own.
A team that didnt win its di-
vision never should have been
allowed to play for a champion-
ship. It was a catastrophe that
fans, especially LSU fans, will
forever remember. Tat game is
when people realized real change
needed to occur because the bias
in the BCS was too high. Te SEC
bandwagon was at a tipping point
and needed to be derailed, as it
eventually was by Florida State.
Leaders of the new college
football playof chose a college
football selection committee, and
those members are several athletic
directors, former head coaches
and other college football fans.
In total there are 13 members
in the committee. Te only female
is former Secretary of State Con-
doleezza Rice. Rice is a former
Stanford graduate and has been
a long time college football fan.
Archie Manning and former Tech
athletic director Dan Radakovich
are also on the selection commit-
tee.
Tere was much controversy as
to who was chosen because each
person on the committee might
have a bias towards their team
or conference. Nine of the thir-
teen members are not allowed to
vote for the schools that they each
work for or still have connections
to.
Te SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12
conferences all have three mem-
bers of the 13 that have aflia-
tion to that conference. Te ACC
only has Radakovich and the Big
12 Conference has West Virginia
athletic director Oliver Luck, who
has ties to University of Texas
and Stanford University as well.
Tere are also two independent
representatives on the selection
committee including Lieutenant
General Mike Gould who was
the former superintendent of the
United States Air Force Academy.
Looking at the numbers, it ap-
pears the ACC and Big 12 confer-
ences are at a major disadvantage.
Te SEC conference having a
major advantage on the selection
committee is what people were
afraid of. Frankly, Americans are
sick of the SEC hype train that
occurs every year. Currently, there
are seven SEC teams in the top 15
of the AP Poll. Te past weekend,
many members of the media were
bragging about how many SEC
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