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SPORTS

ENTERTAINMENT

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News 2

Opinions 6

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Life 10

Entertainment 14

p21

Sports 20

GTPD RESPONDS TO RECENT CRIME CONCERNS p5

NEWS

KENNETH MARINO
NEWS EDITOR

Recent crimes at Tech have revived

concerns among parents and students
about safety on campus.
In the past two months, incidents
were reported to students. These included the armed robbery of a student
at the Scheller College of Business, in
which a student approached an armed
suspect while the suspect fired his
weapon in the students direction, and
the sexual batteries of female student.
This spurred student discussion online,
as well as an editorial published by the
Atlanta Journal Constitution by a concerned parent.
I can understand the concern,
said Robert Connolly, Interim Chief
of Georgia Tech Police Department
(GTPD). Myself, my sons going to
college and Ill have concerns him leaving my house to go into the world. On
top of that, his going to an urban city
will be a concern of mine, too.
Another common concern of students has been notification about incidents on and around campus.
Its quite defined by the Department of Education on when an alert
should go out and when it shouldnt,
Connolly said. So theres defined by
the Department of Educations which
ones get alerts which ones dont. So a
theft of a bicycle doesnt get alerted to
the whole community. But yet if someone is out in the community and they
committed a robbery and we did not
apprehend them then that means we
didnt eliminate the threat to the community. That has to get put out.
Connolly further stated that when
there is a definite pattern of property
crime, such as an uptick of bicycle
thefts in a certain area, GTPD will notify students and advise them of
Top L: Photo courtesy of Syfy; Top R: Photo by John Nakano Student Publications; Above: Photo by Elliott Brockelbank Student Publications

See GTPD, page 5

LIFE

Students discuss future Student Center expansion

WALTER KIM

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Among many improvements
that have been spurred due to the
growing population at Tech, Student Center expansion continues
to be a prevalent topic.
Limited meeting space, dining options and long lines have
become commonplace issues that
students deal with on a daily basis. Despite this, few students are
aware of the current aims to begin
expanding this student center.
The Student Center was first established in 1970 in order to serve

a smaller student body of 7,000.

Smaller expansions have occurred
since then, bringing about amenities such as a larger ballroom and
the Greenhouse dining room. The
Student Center Commons, a separate building where fast food and
student involvement offices are
currently located, was completed
in 2004 and merged with the primary building near the location of
the Post Office.
Kim Harrington, former Director of the Student Center, has
been leading the effort of expansion for a number of years.
The leadership within Cam-

pus Services is very supportive of

student life and wants to develop
a space that further facilitates how
students, faculty, staff, and guests
can feel connected, Harrington
said. We are looking for a space
that is reflective of the pride and
culture of the Institute.
Overall, a full-scale expansion
remains a distant resolution. No
definite plans or decisions have
been made as to exactly what new
services will be available to guests
of the new Student Center in the
future. Although much of the ideation is still elementary
See CENTER, page 12

Photo by Ben Keyserling Student Publications

The Student Center will soon be expanded to fit Techs growing

population. Originally, it was meant to hold only 7,000 students.

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// NEWS

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MANAGING EDITOR:
Lindsay Purcell
NEWS EDITOR:
Kenneth Marino
OPINIONS EDITOR:
Wyatt Bazrod
LIFE EDITOR:
Alexa Grzech
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Joe Murphy
SPORTS EDITOR:
Mark Russell
DESIGN EDITOR:
Connor Napolitano
PHOTO EDITOR:
Brenda Lin
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DAVID RAJI

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

OFF BY ONE ERROR
At approximately 7:30 p.m.
on Monday, Jan. 12, a larceny
in the womens locker room at
the Campus Recreation Center
(CRC) was reported.
A GTPD officer was dispatched at 9:27 p.m. that same
evening to Howell Residence
Hall to receive a report of the incident from the victim. Among
the items stolen from the exercise facility were a flute and
three English books; those and
the other items combined had a
rough value of $1,250.
The next day, the victim emailed the assigned GTPD officer to alert that her backpack,

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HEYINN RHO

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
VP RESIGNS
William Schafer, Vice President for Student Affairs announced Tuesday that he will
resign to take a position as the
Vice President of Student Life at
West Virginia University.
Schafer will continue in his

which contained the stolen

items had been located in the
day locker next to the one in
which it had been left. All of
the contents were apparently untouched and the case has been
closed.

of her. The student regained consciousness long enough to decline transportation from paramedics to the hospital and spent
the night in her dorm room. She
was issued two student code of
conduct violations.

I DONT NEED YOUR HELP

At about 2:31 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, a GTPD officer
was dispatched to Cloudman
Residence Hall after the Department received reports of an intoxicated female student.
The officer met with the floor
peer leader, who indicated that
the student was unconscious
and in the presence of two of her
friends. These friends indicated
that the student, who was still
breathing, had been consuming numerous alcoholic beverages at the Tau Kappa Epsilon
fraternity house. The two other
students also reported that the
unconscious female student had
last vomited around midnight.
A fake South Carolina drivers license with an inaccurate
date-of-birth and a picture of an
individual who was clearly not
the student was located on her in
addition to her authentic Georgia drivers license with her real
date-of-birth and a real picture

CRUISIN IN THE ATL

At about noon on Sunday,
Jan. 11, a GTPD officer was patrolling the intersection of 5th
Street NW and West Peachtree
Street when he spotted a suspicious looking vehicle with an
expired decal tag.
The car in question was a
black 2004 Dodge Stratus.
Upon searching the tag number
in the GCIC/NCIC database,
it was discovered by the officer
that the vehicle was, in fact, stolen from an Atlanta location.
Upon being apprehended by
the officer, the occupants of the
vehicle first attempted to obstruct justice. After this failed,
they were arrested, and various members of the group were
charged with having no proof
of insurance, driving without a
valid license and the possession
of a handgun by a minor. The
juvenile in question was roughly
10 years old, and the oldest age
represented was 49.

current role until Feb. 16. Until

his replacement is decided, John
Stein, Associate Vice President
and Dean of Students will serve
as Interim Vice President.
Schafer has served in his position for 11 years since he was
named in 2004.

Integrated Flexible Information

Infrastructure and a Novel Fabric-Based Sensor for Monitoring
Vital Signs.
Dr. Sundaresan Jayaraman,
an expert in the College of Management and School of Polymer
and Textile & Fiber Engineering, took a co-inventor role and
revolutionized the function of
fabric materials in the context
of medical and emergency situation. The Smart Shirt reads and
tracks the wearers biological
signals such as heart rate, temperature, breathing rate.
The product Wearable Motherboard was anticipating commercialization this spring when
Sarvint discovered the patent
violation.
The invention is based on
Jayaraman and Parks research
done 19 years ago.

TECH SPINOFF FILES LAWSUIT

Sarvint, a company spun off
of Georgia Tech Research Corporation, is suing several apparel companies for copyright
infringement.
The lawsuits, which name
Athos Works, MAD Apparel,
Carre Technologies, OMsignal, Ralph Lauren Corporation,
Sensoria, Textronics, Adidas
North America and Victorias
Secret Stores, alleged that the
companies violated their patent on Fabric or Garment with

BRENDA LIN

PHOTO EDITOR
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi of Yemen appeared to
agree to the demands of the Iranbacked Shitte Houthi rebels after
the presidential palace and other
major national institutions were
seized earlier this week according
to CNN.
Hadi, backed by the U.S., remained unharmed and supposedly signed off on the deal to end
the political crisis. Who actually
remains in control of the country
is still in question.
As reported by the official
Saba news agency, the apparent
agreement called for the rebels to
retreat from parts of the capital
and to release Ahmend Awad bin
Mubarak, Habis Chief of Staff,
who was taken over the weekend,
in exchange for a list of concessions.
Previously named demands
from the group have included
increased representation in the
Parliament and other state institutions. A deal reached to end the
takeover in September already allowed the Houthis to control parts
the city prior to this incident.
Formed in 2004, the Houthis
are a sect of Shitte Islam from
northern Yemen that make up
about 30 percent of the population. Calling for greater autonomy
for the north, the faction made
significant moves in early 2014
closer to the capital, Sana.
This is a blow to Obamas
global anti-terrorism strategy as
Yemen, an important U.S. ally
that was previous named by the
President as an example for a new
anti-terror doctrine which does
not rely on sending troops into
hazardous situations abroad.

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That moment when youre falling asleep and realize your stuffed
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I wonder if Greeks are confused when they visit American universities with Greek Life
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Currently slivering to avoid homework. What could possibly go
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Shout out to my professor who pushed back the homework due
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Testing, testing, 1. 2. 3. Is there anybody out there?
Sliver got published last week. Can we get two weeks in a row?
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Shout out to all the people waiting in line for Panda Express. It
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Playing bananagrams by yourself: a true sign of introversion.
That Pavolian response when a phone dings and everyone looks
down
I want to know why the price of laundry is jumping 15% when
the machines are supposed to be more efficient.
If Im quitting social media for a month, does slivering count?
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Day three in the Panda Express line. Resources have run out.
Were considering cannibalism, but then again we dont want to
be too full when we finally get our fried rice.
Two white girls are the first to show up to an Iranian Student Association corec soccer game. This is iranic.
Class in the IC? More like class and IDC. Amirite? Amirite?

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// NEWS

JCOC to review all student orgs Student survey released

SHASHANK SINGH

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Student Organization
Review was instituted and requested by Dr. Schafer, outgoing Vice President of Student Affairs, to review the
status of all student organizations
on campus.
The Office of Leadership and
Civic Engagement (OLCE) and
the Joint Campus Organization
Committee (JCOC) of Student
Government Association (SGA)
are tasked with going through all
the records of the different student
organizations and ensuring that
all the paperwork is up-to-date
and satisfactory.
Recently, the OLCE and
the JCOC went through about
531 student organizations and
reviewed all the physical documents and correlated them with
the electronic records from Jacket Pages said Justin Eisenberg,
SGA Vice President of Campus
Organizations.
The purpose of these regular
checks is to ensure that the organizations are up to par and still
functioning actively.
We found that only 194 of
the organizations had the proper
active status as opposed to the ap-

proximately 450 that the online

records suggested, Eisenberg
said.
In addition, of the 531 organizations, 145 were suspended and
143 were inactive. Inactive organizations are those that are not
considered organizations anymore
due to long periods of dormancy
or having an inactive status foran
extended time and suspended organizations are organizations that
have lost their good standing due
to missing paperwork. These organizations no longer have any privileges of an organization.
These results can be explained
by a couple of factors. First, a lot
of these organizations did not
have an active status due to their
constitution not being up to date.
Student organizations are required
to update their constitution every
five years and, with a transfer of
leadership, sometimes new leaders
are not aware of that.
Second, Jacket Pages, the online site for all student organizations on campus, had some technical problems recently and thus did
not show the organizations if their
documents were up to date, leading to misunderstandings within
organizations.
We are going to get an electronic system that will keep a

comprehensive track of all these

documents and records, Eisenberg said. This system, ideally,
will also inform the student organizations of any documents they
are missing or if the deadline for
updating a certain document is
approaching.
We are not doing this as any
punitive response to a certain
problem, Eisenberg said.
Instead, SGAs goal is to create a better system overall. This
would make it easier for both the
reviewing committee, as well as
the student organizations to be
able to monitor exactly what documents they need to stay in good
standing.
[The JCOC will be sending]
an email to all the reviewed organizations informing them of their
current standing, what they need
to do to re-obtain a good standing and what happens if they dont
complete those steps, Eisenberg
said.
The email will contain a link to
the Office of Leadership and Civic
Engagement website where the
organizations can find an infographic under Student Organizations, Organization, Registration
detailing the step-by-step process
the organizations need to follow
in order to achieve good standing.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Members of SGA meet during their weekly meetings in the Smithgall building. SGA, along with
civil engagement is reviewing all student organizations to make sure their documents are up to date.

HEYINN RHO

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The years Student Experience
Survey created by Institute Communications and the Student
Government Association (SGA),
was delivered to the inboxes of
teh undergraduate student body
on Thursday. Students will have
the next two to three weeks to respond.
Conducted only once before
in 2009, the Student Experience
Survey questions students about
their impressions of various resources, interactions, and organizations at Tech as well as their
overall feelings. Questions include
how easy it is to approach professors and which activities students
participate in.
On its first execution, the
survey represented 1,300 participants, 24 percent of approximately 5,500 asked.
Much of the feedback shared
in the Comments sections of the
[2009] survey mentioned negative
academic experiences as a large
contributing factor to the undergraduate student experience, said
Dillon Roseen, President of SGA.
I think where the value of the
2009 survey came from was very
specific comments that people left
and the stories that they told.
The results of the 2009 survey were never publicly released
because of concerns about public
perception. Despite this, according to Kathi Wallace, Director
of Market Research in Institute
Communications, these results
spurred changes within the administration.
Using the past years survey
results, the Institute Communications and SGA decided to include
stress in this years survey.
The survey has become more
relevant in areas where the student body has grown in concern, such as mental health.
The findings were very widely
disseminated with the thinking
being that we as a whole campus
owned the results and we needed

to hold each other responsible for

all those areas, Wallace said.
This years survey covers a wide
variety of topics including academics and student-faculty relationships. It also asks students
about the quality of various oncampus resources including those
for mental health, sexual assault
and academic support.
Other changes include updating questions, such as changing
the options from MySpace to
Reddit. Other demographics options were added so that the data
can be examined more completely.
The 2009 survey was also substantially referenced when the
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael
L. Bras was first hired in 2010.
By bringing the survey to the discussion, Bras offered a tactic that
coincided with the President G.P.
Bud Petersons vision for Institutes Strategic Plan, which was
released a year after Bras nomination, according to Wallace.
The 2009 survey found that
faculty and student interaction
was one of the most important
aspects of education. This compelled the Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
to pay more attention to obtaining statistically accurate data and
also to campaign more actively for
Course Instructor Opinion Survey, according to Wallace.
Since 2009, survey responses
have been shared with the Student
Experience project committee,
Institute leadership and student
leadership for wider information
dissemination.
Results of the survey will also
help to collect data to help administrators gauge student perception
of service based learning initiatives, the central focus of Techs
Quality Enhancement Plan, set to
be released next year.
The survey records are expected to be published every four
years in order to give undergraduate students the maximum chance
leave remarks on the Techs weaknesses and strengths.

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Early admissions show increasing competitiveness

DAVID RAJI

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Jan. 10 was the admission day
for almost 12,000 high school
students who had applied to Tech
for an early action decision. Of
the applicants, 5,273 received the
congratulating e-mail confirming
their admittance into Tech.
As of now, all 50 U.S. states,
D.C. and Puerto Rico, plus 40
more countries are represented in
the class of 2019.
One of the most discussed aspects of the preliminary student
body is the record high percentage
of women.
Now that weve had excellent and consistent outreach and
recruitment programs in place
for well over a decade, youre seeing the results of that work, said
Rick Clark, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, regarding
Techs efforts to affect an uptick
in the quality application rate for
women.
STEM education in general
is on the rise in our state, nation
and globally as well, so excellent
students, male and female, are
applying to Tech more than in
the past.
The statistics speak for themselves. Last years dramatic increase in female proportion of the
class to 39 percent looks to not be
an exception. Some students seem
to be of the opinion that the infamous ratio will soon be a distant
memory.
As a tech school, we have to be

the driving factor for the future.

So in the end, ratios wont really
be something our school will look
at, said Eugene Yi, a third-year
ME major.
Another notable facet of this
years admissions process was the
inclusion, for the first time, of
department faculty to assist in review of applications. This change
was made specifically for students
who had expressed interest in either the School of Architecture
or the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
At this point, we do not require portfolios or additional writing supplements from students, so
we wanted faculty insight in order
to glean both interest and aptitude
for Architecture and IAC majors,
Clark said.
Competitiveness of admission
has also objectively increased in
the past five years. According to
Clark, the 14,125 applicants reviewed in 2011 were admitted at
a rate of 51 percent, but this years
27,250 applications have been
predicted to result in an overall 31
percent rate of admittance.
The combination of quality
STEM education, national rankings in several schools and other
intangibles have made Tech an
extremely attractive option for
many, according to Clark.
There are very few schools in
our country that have seen multiyear double-digit increases in applications, Clark said. I tell students all the time that this is truly
an exciting time to be at Tech.

And I earnestly believe that our

faculty, students and alumni have
both the knowledge and drive to
help solve many of the problems
our world will face in the years
ahead.
In parallel with the rest of admissions, competition for seats in
Techs International Program has
also risen. Because of this, the
international admissions process
was also altered. A number of current international students were
brought in to provide input to the
deliberation.
Clark indicated that Tech administration wanted to keep the
percentage of international students around the current level
of approximately 9 percent, citing the institutions opinion that
it affords a great demographic
mix for the Tech experience.
Unfortunately, this has and will
continue to result in much more
selective process for international
applicants.
Clark was emphatic that, in
order to attract the best students,
those currently enrolled must be
continue to be enthusiastic about
Tech.
In my opinion, if we really
want the best applicants to pick
Tech, we need our most authentic
voices convincing them to choose
usand there is no doubt that
our best ambassadors are our current students, Clark said.
The new admissions processes,
according to Clark, show that students are indeed good advocates
for their campus.

C L A SS OF 2 0 1 9
11,702 APPLICANTS

5,273 ADMITS

Representing

ALL 50 STATES
AND 40 COUNTRIES

1488

AVERAGE
SAT SCORE

32

AVERAGE
ACT SCORE

Record High!

41% WOMEN
Design by Lana Marie Jose Student Publications

This graphic shows important numbers about the accepted students. This years pool has a record number of female students.

Georgia Techs Journal of the Arts and Literature

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

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GTPD

FROM PAGE 1

precautions that they could take.

He stressed, however, that sending
alerts too often would end up having a negative effect on campus.
Everyone here at Tech wants
to be informed. I think everyone
has that patched and they want to
know, Connolly said. But when
it comes to safety alerts, they have
to be very targeted because if I
send you out every time we make
an arrest you know what is going
to happen? The alerts are not going to be as effective.
In addition to alerts, GTPD
communicates with students on
a variety of electronic platforms
as a way of providing students
with information and hearing

student concerns.
Facebook, Reddit, Twitter,
Crime Prevention Department,
Yik-Yak[we are] always trying
to find ways to connect with the
students, Connolly said.
After incidents at the College
of Business, GTPD drastically
increased their presence there and
are in the process of setting up
new rules for after-hours access of
the building.
Weve taken back control of
the building, Connolly said. The
building was a little too open.
We just didnt have full control of
that building like we should.
GTPD did a full assessment
of the building to get a better
idea of the challenges. One of the
big concerns was that so many

non-Tech people were walking

through the building. Another
was that the buildings Wall Street
exhibit contained many expensive
pieces but had outsiders to the Institute passing by.
Connolly states that as a parent, he takes the safety of Tech
students very seriously.
Im a parent, my kids going to
college too and Ill be just as concerned. I would hope whoever is
responsible for taking care of the
environment they are in has their
stuff together.
GTPD has more than 80 officers, with 10 to 12 officers patrolling at all times and over 1,000
security cameras and 500 safety
phones are placed across Tech
campus.

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Numerous GTPD police cars sit outside Gary F. Beringause Building. Chief Connolly responds
to concerns of parents and students related to recent incidents of crime in and around campus.

ach week, this section of News will

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

BILL SUMMARY
BILL
Taste of Latin America
SGA Stipends
Barbell Club
Wrestling Club Singlets
Lunar New Year Talent Show
Community Service Council
Canoe and Kayak Club
JFC Budget Hearings
FOR WHOM THE BARBELL TOLLS
UHR considered bill 15JJ095
to fund Barbell Glub. The bill
asked for a little less than $12,000
for, among other things, to rent
Gym space for members.
Some representatives questioned why the organization was
asking for so much money despite
asking for $6,800 last semesters,
to which the organization representative responded that they had
far more members this semester
and they needed more space to
rent. During the discussion, the
organization admitted that their
member dues did not go towards
space rental, but towards T-shirts
and events.
The bill passed UHR 24-3-1.

AMOUNT
$727.01
$934.30
$11,897.26
$421.67
$1,893
$335
$2,373
$609.00

GSS
50-0-1
50-0-1
26-5-3
21-0-0
18-2-1
21-0-0
48-1-0
N/A

UHR
27-0-0
27-0-0
24-3-1
28-0-0
24-4-0
28-0-0
25-1-0
27-0-1

BUT WHAT IS CULTURE

UHR also considered 15J097, a
bill to fund the Lunar New Year
festival. The bill would fund the
Chinese Student Association to
host a talent show as well as other
cultural events in collaboration
with other Asian cultural organizations.
One point of contention was
the funding of food. JFC allows
cultural food to pass, but some
members of UHR thought this
would be a slippery slope. Others thought this objection was
silly since the event and the food
clearly served a cultural purpose.
UHR eventually passed per
JFC with the funding for food
and passed the bill 24-4-0.

Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Screw beautiful, Im brilliant. If you

want to appease me, compliment
my brain. -Cristina Yang

Campus-wide cooperation required

Keys to the success of the Student Experience Survey

This week, SGA will be releasing its

Student Experience Survey. The survey, which will be open for three weeks,
hopes to compile data on a large variety
of student experience concerns. While the
results will certainly be broad, the importance of this student-driven data cannot be
overlooked.
The results of the last Student Experience Survey, which was given in 2009,
were never publicly released. This was likely due to the surveys unfavorable results.
This year, SGA has taken a stance that the
results should be made public, and we at
the Technique whole-heartedly agree.
While we do understand that there is
the potential for the results of this survey
to cast life at Tech in a negative light, not
releasing negative data does not decrease
awareness of the problems either. All that
the refusal to release the data does is make
it more difficult for SGA to work with other campus organizations to fix these issues.

We would like to see concrete actions

and solutions made from the Student Experience Survey. SGA has a duty to always
represent the student body to the administration and the survey is no exception.
In fact, this is an excellent opportunity to
gain valuable insight on student opinion
and for SGA to voice those opinions to the
Administration.
SGA, however, will not be able to take
action if students do not participate in the
survey. This year it will be open for any
student to fill out and we encourage every
student to do so. Negativity is commonplace on Techs campus and this is our rare
opportunity to make something of those
complaints.
The Student Experience Survey represents a unique situation where the majority of the student body, SGA and the administration can work together to better
Techs campus, and we encourage everyone to take advantage of it.

The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.

technique editorial board

technique

OPINIONS EDITOR: Wyatt Bazrod

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Friday,

January 23, 2015

TOP SLIVERS

My indecisiveness isnt aided by this constant

fluctuation in weather, oh man.

Shout out to all the people waiting in line for Panda

Express. It now takes half as long to get my Chick-fil-A

That Pavlovian response when a phone dings and

everyone looks down

I cant tell if the smell of BO is from me, or if its just

the general odor of the stinger...

Nothing has been that depressing this semester and

Im slightly depressed over that.

Okay Blank Space is good yeah but people 1989 is a

goldmine; expand your T.Swift-horizons.

This is the last time T.Swift will be mentioned in this

semesters paper --Lindsay

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TECH BUBBLE BY COLLIN CALDWELL

Four Scores, 7 Tears ago...I was still at Tech.

Netflix keeps playing and Im like What? I TOTALLY

paused!

This semester is like Glee: it sucks.

Day three in the Panda Express line. Resources have

run out. Considering cannibalism, but we dont want
to be too full when we finally get our fried rice.

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// OPINIONS

Choosing the NFL over the NCAA

I love college football. The
pageantry of the games and passion of the fans is unmatched in
American sports, and it generates a whole lot of excitement,
speculation, and discussion during the season. There is almost
nothing better than waking
up early on an autumn Saturday and knowing that, for the
next eleven hours or so, college
football has your entertainment
needs covered. However, as
great as it is, it cannot compare
to the excitement and intensity
that I feel as a fan of the NFL.
First of all, the quality of
play in the NFL is simply better than college football. Obviously, every NFL player is a paid
professional and it is their fulltime job to practice and improve
each week, whereas in college,
the athletes have strict limits
on practice time and must also
focus on schoolwork. Watching well-orchestrated offensive
drives, intimidating defenses,
and impressive feats of athleticism is exciting for me. Plus the
NFL has the advantage over college in these areas.
The NFLs method of determining a champion is also much

People say that the NFLs

playoff system negates the
significance of the regular
season, but I do not buy
that argument...

JOE SOBCHUK

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

better than college footballs.
The NFL uses a 12 team playoff
system where each team objectively earned their spot in the
tournament based on their season record. College football uses
a committee to subjectively vote
on the teams that they feel are
most deserving, which sparks
debate and controversy. The fact
that only the NFL has an undisputed champion makes it a more
compelling sport to watch.
People say that the NFLs
playoff system negates the significance of the regular season,
but I do not buy that argument.
Regular season games in college
are too significant, as one loss all
year could leave you out of the
playoff (unless you are in the

SEC, of course). The NFL lets a

completely fair number of teams
into the postseason, and rewards
teams that have better records
with bye weeks and home field
advantage.
NFL detractors also claim
that the pros cannot compare
to college in terms of game day
atmosphere and fan passion, but
based on what I have seen, that
is not true. In fact, it is NFL
stadiums that set new crowd
volume records and they are
doing it with smaller capacities
than the largest college stadiums (70,000 people compared
to over 100,000). Unless you are
a student in the student section
of a college game, the in-person
experience at NFL games is bet-

ter. The stadiums are newer,

the video boards are bigger and
clearer, the game is higher quality and the seats are much more
comfortable. The vast majority
of NFL tickets are individual,
chair-backed seats with armrests, compared to the typical
cramped metal bench at college
games.
Finally, the playing field
is more even in the NFL. As
already discussed, each team
has an equally fair shot at the
postseason, and teams can rebuild through the draft and free
agency. Roster limits and the
salary cap prevent teams from
stockpiling the best players,
whereas in college it seems like
the rich always get richer (better
programs attract better recruits
which leads to better programs).
Teams can win and lose any
given Sunday in the NFL, but
it is increasingly rare in college
to see a heavy favorite lose to an
underdog.
Overall, I am still definitely
a fan of both sports, but as my
Patriots prepare for Super Bowl
XLIX, I want to make my stance
clear: I am an NFL fan first and
foremost.

What are your thoughts

on the State of the
Union?

TANIKA BANTUKUL
FIRST-YEAR BME

He did address hot button issues, but it was a very

politically correct speech

A need to redefine the In defense of raising the

Student Activity Fee
minimum wage
The Student Government SGA has spent money on things
Association (SGA) has no idea such as rewards for members
what it is doing.
doing what is, essentially, their
Now that I have your atten- jobs, like food for its members
tion, let me explain why this is and other things which it would
not the damning
never approve for
indictment that
other organizait seems. SpecifiSGA does not really tions.
cally, SGA has
SGA even ofhave the ability or the fered a bill to pay
no idea what it
is doing when time to understand the for members to
it comes to alhave dinner at
requested budgets... Gordon Biersch,
locating money
to what they
although apparKENNETH MARINO ently sanity precall Tier I organizationsThe
NEWS EDITOR vailed at some
Student Center
point and the
and the Campus
bill failedbut
Recreation Center (CRC). These only barely.
two organizations both have anWhile SGA does actually
nual budgets of over $1 million, think through most of their
determined entirely or mostly funding decisions. My point is
by the whims of the often un- just that their judgement is not
ruly SGA budget process.
unassailable.
How it works, in short, is
This is not the only problem
that every year students give with this arrangement, however.
$123 of their (or their parents) It also means that SGA has less
hard-earned scratch per semes- time to be more thorough in reter, which goes into a big pot. viewing the budgets for things
SGA takes this money and al- most students would actually
locates it in budgets to the pre- think about when discussing
viously mentioned Tier I, Tier student activity.
II, and Tier III, Of the almost
With meetings that usually
$5 million allocated last year, run past midnight, having to
$3,233,875 or 69 percent went sort through these massive budto Tier I.
gets prevents SGA from carefulThe first problem is that SGA ly considering smaller budget.
does not really have the ability
The solution is obvious. Break
or the time to understand the the student activity fee into two
requested budgets of these or- or three fees. Fund the Student
ganizations. The CRC, which Center and CRC through their
accounted for a staggering $2 own fees and let budgetary demillion of the budget, is literally cisions be made by those within
a multi-million dollar recreation those organizations who have
center and gym.
the time to understand the imUnderstanding everything pact of cuts.
it does and how it spends its
This would not only give
budget is a full-time job. Yet we SGA the time to spend more
apparently expect that students time considering the budgets
who already have a lot going on of student groups, but it would
can become informed enough to also make clear to students
make strategic cuts.
where their fee money and make
I could go on a rant about the everyone more accountable to
various ways SGA wastes money. the student body.

Everyday people go to work

Two years ago Pres. Obama
to make a living but it is not called on Congress to raise
long before that paycheck goes the federal minimum wage to
toward paying a living expense. $10.10 per hour. Over these past
Whether they are working for two years, states across the nacurrency or an
tion have slowly
exchange of serincreased
the
vices, this cycle
Can we, students, minimum wage
has been around
r e qu i r e m e nt s .
really afford school Currently twenforever. For some
people, this may while only getting paid ty-nine
states
mean working a
have a minimum
minimum wage? wage rate above
minimum wage
job and barely
the requirement.
TYLER MEUTER While raishaving enough,
or not enough at ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR ing the miniall, to pay bills.
mum wage may
Should the sysnot completely
tem really be this way? A great eradicate the problem of not
number of people that hold being able to afford college, it
these jobs are students. Can we, helps narrow the amount that
students, really afford school students would have to get from
while only getting paid mini- other sources. Not only does it
mum wage?
help students, a raise in miniAs of 2013, nearly 3.3 mil- mum wage is also a smart ecolion workers are getting paid nomic decision.
at or below the federal miniAlmost 70 percent of our
mum wage of $7.25 per hour. GDP comes from consumer
That might seem to be a small spending. Raising the minimum
number, but it is pretty gross wage would mean that employwhen you look at the outcome. ees take home more money. As
Someone who works full time a result, spending increases and
at federal minimum wage for a money is put back into the econyear would have a gross income omy. Companies see an increase
of $13,195. Totaling up federal, in sales due to increased wages
state, and Social Security taxes, as a positive tool to help them
it is an average of 15 percent of grow.
what theymake. That is a mere
People that oppose an innet income of $11,215, which is crease in wages believe that it
below the poverty line.
will cause lower employment
College is not cheap, even if rates. With companies paying
you are working full time. The their employees more, the busicost for an in-state student to ness would only be able to susattend Tech is $11,394 per year, tain fewer workers. However,
and this only takes tuition and the spending of employees admandatory fees into consider- ditional earnings raises demand
ation. Include books, housing, and job growth.
and a meal plan, the cost rises
In thirteen states that insignificantly to $23,028. The creased the minimum wage,
fact is that most college students the job growth outpaced those
do not work full time. This states that did not increase
makes it impossible to attend workers wages. So why not inschool without some sort of fi- crease the minimum wage? It
nancial aid or contribution.
can only help.

JANKI PATEL

FIRST-YEAR CHBE

Im not usually that interested in politics.

SHANNOR TROTTY
SECOND-YEAR CS

I thought it was bold...Especially when he said hed

already won two terms.

JAYANTH ASDITHYA
FIRST-YEAR ME

Making community college free is huge and going

to put us back on track.
see BAC, page 9

8 January 23, 2015 technique

// OPINIONS

Letter to the Editor:

HOT or NOT Engaging Students Service
OUR VIEWS | HOT OR NOT

GT at SOTU

Career Fair

Maybe most of us missed

out on watching the State of
the Union address in favor of
studying, but be that as it may,
one of Techs graduate was
present on Capital Hill. Kathy
Pham, a College of Computing
alum, was personally invited
to attend President Obamaa
speech on the hill and watch as
he ddressed everything from
unemployment to raising taxes
on the wealthy, plus some pretty sassy remarks.

Only three weeks into the

new semester and the stress of
classes has been pushed to the
back burner for everyones favorite semesterly struggle: the
Career Fair. However, while
the stress of presentation and
job searching is high enough
for all students, it is the smaller majors that really suffer the
shaft this time of year. They
have less representation at the
fair itself and far less to choose
from in terms of companies.

Hawks on Top

Crecine Flooding

It seems the sports world

has flipped its axis this year
as most Atlanta based teams,
aside from GSU, have made
a switch in performance. The
Falcons have flopped, Tech
has sky-rocketed, and so has
the Atlanta Hawks. Number
one in their division ,with only
eight losses this season coming off a twelve-game winning
streak, the Hawks have not
looked this good in years and
attendance has prospered.

Crecine Residence Hallflooded yet again early Tuesday morning. Tech students
were abruptly awoken from
their slumber by a the morning shower of all morning
showers and studens belongings and peace of mind were
destroyed from the water damage. Emergency Maintenance
did arrive at around 6am, but
there is still no word about
why Crecine flooded for the
second time in recent memory.

Georgia Techs motto is ProgIn 12 months time, Geor- will be refreshed or created with
ress and Service. Our contri- gia Tech will officially begin the community engagement methods
butions to progress are many. i4FSWFt-FBSOt4VTUBJOw
QSPHSBN
and sustainability content.
You only need to read the Daily to make this reality.
And seed funding for student
Digest to find stories about how
Its central tenet will be ser- organizations is expected to genwe advance scientific boundar- vice learning and community erate even more opportunities for
ies, develop innovative solutions engagement this means projects experimentation.
to engineering, architectural and will address a community need
Evidence shows that students
computing problems, or resolve and you will serve this need with with skills in listening to and
business and societal issues.
what you learn here at Tech, in working with diverse commuMaking a difnities are much
ference
through
more valuable to
innovation and reVery soon, whatever your major, you will be able employers than
search has become
those who have
to work on community-focused projects as part of equivalent technia significant part of
your education.
cal skills but lack
a sequence of activities around an exciting theme awareness of sociProgress?
Check.
What
creating sustainable communities. etal context.
about
service?
The doing well
Many of you are
by doing good
COLIN POTTS, BERIL TOKTAY, perspective you
dedicated to making the world a betAND ELLEN ZEGURA will bring to your
ter place.
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE jobs will create
You contribute
value to your emthrough commuployers by redenity engagement projects, serving your major.
fining how your organization ento make communities more liv8IBU
XJMM
4FSWFt-FBSOt4VTUBJO
gages with communities it serves.
able, sustainable, and prosperous. look like to the student planning a
In the long term, Georgia Tech
Community engagement is a college or professional path?
will be known for its positive imsource of pride at Tech, but it has
There will be many partner- pact on communities near and far.
not yet become a core element of ships with community organiza4FSWFt-FBSOt4VTUBJO
XJMM
TUBSU

learning here.
tions, non-profits, government in 2016, and we will spend this
This is about to change. Very organizations and firms that focus year laying the groundwork. In
soon, whatever your major, you on different facets of creating sus- developing the program up to this
will be able to work on commu- tainable communities.
point, we have collected invalunity-focused projects as part of a
Professors will draw on these able student input, and its vital
sequence of activities around an partnerships to incorporate cur- that we continue to work closely
exciting themecreating sus- rent examples, field trips, and ser- with you.
tainable communities.
vice learning projects into classes
Ultimately, this program will
Imagine you had the oppor- and capstones.
be yours and will reflect your intunity to take part in developing
There will be related co-ops terests and passions.
affordable products and services and internships. There will be two
Colin Potts, Vice Profor the under served, deploying new pathways in public service vost for Undergraduate Educacommunity renewable energy or and innovating for sustainability tion, Beril Toktay, Professor for
sustainable mobility solutions, that will open up new career paths Operations Management, and
supporting a clean water infra- for you.
Ellen Zegura, Professor and
structure, developing local, state
To strengthen your preparation Chair for the School of Computer
and federal environmental policy. for these opportunities, courses Science.

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// OPINIONS

Changing the way

we teach math

I like math, I really do. I do and private school. What I benot, however, like the way we are lieve is that we need to change the
forced to learn math.
way math is viewed as a subject in
This week, I had to call my America.
mother, a middle school math
Often, in school, and even
teacher, to ask her what the qua- at Tech, math seems like minddratic
formula
less work that is
The problem is not meant just to get
was.
Now, I know
the difficulty of the through.
what the quadratic
But this is a
subject, it is the failing. Math is
formula is. I know
when to use it. I
difficulty we create in important and
know how to use
useful and should
teaching it. ... not be a bunch
it. I just could not
for the life of me
of near meaningLINDSAY PURCELL less numbers that
remember where
the 4ac went. Do
MANAGING EDITOR h i g h s c h o o l e r s
you want to know
cram into their
why I could not remember? Be- brains before an AP test.
cause other than the once-every
There are several easy (well,
-five-year problem when I need to seemingly easy) solutions to this
factor some complicated equation, predicament. Schools could fono one ever uses the quadratic for- cus on math that will be useful
mula. Do bankers use it? Do en- in the students futures such as
gineers use it? Do calculus profes- how does one calculate their exsors us it? Heck, I dont even think pected taxes and how much is too
professional factor-ers would use high of an interest rate and how
it. I mean, we have Ti-89s for a much should an apartment rent
reason, guys.
be, based on ones income? Math
So why exactly did we spend is a huge part of adulthood and
months, maybe even years, of our honestly that is the math I do not
middle school lives memorizing know.
and rememorizing a nearly useless
I would like to see changes beformula?
yond that. I would like to see, and
Or a better question would be, I hope to one day see, a change in
why were we not using that time the way Americans view math.
and effort to learn parts of math
There is no reason for students
that would later be useful or rel- to be afraid of math. There is no
evant or even just used more than reason for thousands of smart stuonce in our entire adulthoods.
dents to become baristas in part
I do not mean to come across because they think calculus or staas whiny; I just believe that my is- tistics is too hard. The problem is
sue with the quadratic formula is not the difficulty of the subject, it
a good example of a larger prob- is the difficulty we create in teachlem within the American teaching ing it.
system.
For now, I will rest easy knowAnd no, Im not talking about ing I will most likely not have
the battle with the Common Core to use the quadratic formula for
or the differences between public years ... well, probably ever.

Letter to the
Editor: GTPD

Georgia Tech is fortunate to

We want to have more success
have more than 80 sworn officers stories like this, but more imporwith 10-12 officers including tantly, we are committed to doing
plainclothes officers actively all that we can to prevent crimes
patrolling campus by foot, mo- from occurring in the first place.
torcycle, bicycle, car, Segway, and
I was very impressed to see so
K-9 patrols.
many students
Some students may participate in the
We also have a
state-of-the-art opshrug off the advice recent town halls
erations center and
at the Scheller
to See something. College of Busimore than 1,000
security
cameras Say something, but it ness, and we plan
and 500 emergento have more
works.... across campus. At
cy phones posted
throughout camScheller, security
ROBERT CONNOLLY camera upgrades
pus, along with two
SkyCop
mobile
INTERIM CHIEF, GTPD and improved exsurveillance
systerior lighting are
tems.
in the works.
With access to all these tools,
The exterior building doors
how do incidents like the one in now automatically lock from
the Scheller College of Business, 5 p.m. to 7:45 a.m., with the
continue to occur, along with building accessible only with a
theft, larceny, burglary and other BuzzCard during those hours.
campus crimes?
There also will be a security presThe mission of the Georgia ence in the building from 4 p.m.
Tech Police Department (GTPD) until midnight Monday-Friday on
is to provide a safe and secure en- an ongoing basis.
vironment for the campus comWhat can you do? Make sure
munity and it is one that we take that you are securing your belongseriously. But I will be the first to ings whether in your dorm room,
tell you that our officers cannot do in buildings around campus or in
it alone.
your vehicle.
We encourage all of you to be
Download the Rave Guardalert and aware of your surround- ian smartphone app and use the
ings and the behavior of others, timer feature when appropriate.
both on and off campus. Some You should never be shy about restudents may shrug off the advice porting suspicious individuals or
to See something. Say some- activity to GTPD.
thing, but it works. In DecemI encourage all of you to prober, quick reporting by an obser- gram GTPDs number into your
vant parent using the Campus phones. The bottom line is that we
Recreation Center helped GTPD are here to serve you. If you ever
recover a students possessions have a question or concern, please
and resulted in the arrest of two dont hesitate to contact us.
suspects. Likewise, a suspect was
I applaud the Technique for
also arrested for the incidents oc- helping us keep Tech students
curring in the vicinity of Brittain informed. Everyone has a role to
Hall last month.
play in campus safety.

BAC

FROM PAGE 7

MANAR SEVAK

FIRST-YEAR CHBE

Obamas bravado in
reaching across the aisle
on crucial issues...is a
step in the right direction.

AARON AIZERMAN
FIRST-YEAR PHYS

I didnt watch... because

I feel that regardless of
which party is in power,
it is equivalent to hearing from the most biased
source.
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January 23, 2015

Zajic researches coffee shop hacker

VIDYA IYER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Two major issues within the
last couple years greatly illustrate
the growing presence of the hacking culture: the Snapchat incident
of 2013, where users phone num-

bers and images were leaked, and

the Sony hack, where North Korean hackers leaked emails from
a key Sony executive to stop the
release of the James Franco and
Seth Rogan movie, The Interview.
Although North Koreas main objective was not entirely successful

(the movie was released in selected

theaters and can be purchased
online), hacking is still a major
global issue.
For this reason, computer security experts have been focused
on protecting cyber information
by strengthening security for the

Photo courtesy of Dr. Alenka Zajic

Dr. Alenka Zajic, an assistant professor, measures emissions using her computer. Through her
scientific research, she has discovered that the resident coffee shop hacker is indeed a reality.

internet and wireless communication. Technological devices,

however, leak signals that were
thought to be nearly undetectable.
Dr. Alenka Zajic, an assistant
professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, along with her husband and
colleague Milos Prulovic, an associate professor in the School of
Computer Science, prove that this
is not the case.
In an effort to work together
and combine each others fields
of expertise, Zajic and Prulovic
decided to take on this ambitious
project in 2009. Now, their group
has made significant headway and
the impact of their research could
revolutionize the information security realm. She warns students
that even when they might think
their computers are off, the devices are in fact still hackable.
When you disconnect the
power plug, Internet and everything else, your computer still
leaks information, Zajic said.
That happens because the change
in voltage levels generates electromagnetic fields that you can read
at some distance.
When further describing the
relation of signal strength to proximity, Zajic said that when taking
measurements, she could be typing in one room and her colleague

in the room next door could read

the signals.
It is unsettling to know that
even when offline there is still a
possibility of being hacked.
When asked why more people
are not aware of the issue, Zajic
said, I think because they believe
that there is enough online activity that you wouldnt be able to
distinguish what you are doing
offline. The assumption was that
reading these signals would be
complex enough that worrying
about it wasnt necessary.
With these issues coming
to light, one obvious questions
stands: How can I prevent this
information from being leaked?
Unfortunately, individuals can
only remain worried for the time
being. There are no specific precautions or safeguards currently
available.
Zajic, however, quickly added,
Ask me in a year; we are working
on a jammer to plug in as a USB
stick that can protect the field
around you so no one can steal
the data.
The progress that Zajic and
her team have made is merely the
beginning.
This is pretty much an open
field. We have just scratched the
surface. Many more things can be
done, Zajic said.

dents master study skills, learn

their learning styles and set goals.
Academic Coaching is also available to meet one-on-one with a
professional staff member and
come up with an individualized
game plan for the semester.
The Center for Academic Success invites students to reach out

if they are having difficulty finding a tutoring service that meets

their needs. The Center is located
in Suite 283 in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.
If students are interested in
becoming tutors for Fall 2015, applications are anticipated to open
in March.

Tutoring Center promotes academic success

MEGAN PRESTON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Hard as it may be to hear, winter break is over. The semester has
been proceeding for three weeks
now and is here to stay. The Center for Academic Success aims to
help students cope with that realization through a variety of programs designed to help students
stay on top of their coursework.
Programs include 1-to-1 Tutoring, PLUS Sessions and the
Commons Helpdesk, as well as
lesser-known academic recovery
programs like Reboot and Academic Coaching. The Center also
collaborates with several other
tutoring services including the
CommLab, OMED and others.
Assistant Director Christy
Lock emphasizes that many of
these programs are not only for
students who feel they are falling
behind but also for students looking to get ahead. She believes the
programs help develop transferable study skills that allow students to truly understand and
learn material.
The Director of the Center for
Academic Success, Dr. Shannon
Dobranski, agrees.
Students are sometimes reluctant to visit the center because
they think it is an indication they
cant succeed, when in fact it is
just the opposite students consulting us make their performance
even better.
Last fall, 1-to-1 Tutoring saw
approximately 2,380 appointments, while PLUS sessions assisted over 1,700 students from August through October. The 1-to-1

Tutoring program allows students

to, as the name suggests, discuss
problems and subject matter oneon-one with a tutor.
Tutors are students who have
already taken the course in which
they are tutoring and received an
A, after which they are certified
and trained through the College
Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). Those who utilize
1-to-1 Tutoring can rest assured
that the tutors are competent and
knowledgeable.
Tutoring is a popular option
because, as Lock puts it, it allows students to develop relationships with tutors that better
enable them to study and learn.
Unsurprisingly, Math 1502 is one
of the most common subjects requested for tutoring help. About
100 courses are accessible in total
through 1-to-1 Tutoring.
An alternative to the one-onone model, PLUS sessions provide
a group environment in which
to study. Short for Peer-Led Undergraduate Study, Lock considers each PLUS session as a safe
space for collaboration and talking through concepts. She notes
that PLUS has been more popular
since they moved to the Clough
building, likely due to their easier
accessibility and the increased
awareness the building provides.
The Commons Helpdesk is
more informal. Students can
swing by anytime during the
Helpdesks hours for homework
help and more.
However,
Lock
cautions
against waiting until homework
is due before coming to the Helpdesk: Come often and come ear-

ly, I cannot stress that enough.

Dobranski echoes the sentiment, believing that it is beneficial
for students to know that they are
not the only ones struggling in
classes, especially students utilizing Academic Recovery Programs.
One such program is Reboot,
a six-week seminar that helps stu-

Monica Jamison Student Publications

Tech students engage in 1-on-1 Tutoring in the Center for Academic Success. The center offers
various services including 1-on-1 Tutoring, PLUS Sessions, and Reboot and Academic Coaching.

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// LIFE

Tech student and graduates make 30 under 30

NICK JOHNSON

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

Three Tech students (one current, two graduates) have been
named to Forbes 30 Under 30
list for 2015: Partha Unnava,
Robert Parrish and Rob Rhinehart. The magazine lists 20 categories of 30 young game changes, movers and makers who are
all under 30 years old.
From the Manufacturing
and Industry category, Partha
Unnava, the 22 year-old CEO of
BetterWalk, and company redesigned the 4000-year-old crutch.
BetterWalk was founded in May
of 2013 by 3 BMEs from Tech
to improve the experience of a
crutch user.
Citing his experience having
broken his angle and being on
crutches for six weeks, Unnava
felt the underarm pain common
to crutch users. The vast majority
of the users weight lies atop the
axillary padding, causing uncomfortable or even painful stresses.
Unnava saw this as an opportunity and helped design the BetterWalk Crutch.
The new design redistributes
the weight away from the armpits
and spreads it to the sturdier parts
of the body. The design was a finalist in the 2014 InVenture Challenge, received venture capital in
the ZeroTo510 Medical Device
Accelerator and has been presented at the White House.
I compared the experience to
how I imagine Dwyane Wade felt
after winning the NBA Championship in 2006, says Unnava,
courtesy of bwcrutches.com. Even
now, to express the magnitude of
my emotions and the immense respect I have for this award, I only
have one word. Wow.
Unnava left Tech to focus on
his company and on a product
launch early this year; he plans to

Courtesy of Parta Unnava, Robyn Hooz Flickr, courtesy of Rob Rhinehart

Left, Parta Unnava is featured. Middle, quantum mechanics illustration. Right, Rob Rhinehart is featured. The current Tech student and past Tech students made the list by redesigning crutches, researching quantum mechanics, and creating efficient food.

come back and graduate in 2016.

Rounding out the Science
30U30 is 25-year-old ME Robert Parrish whose goal is better
chemistry through quantum mechanics, courtesy of coe.gatech.
edu. Parrish graduated in 2010
and is now a Ph.D. candidate in
the School of Chemistry. Two
years ago, Parrish was included in
Scientific Americans 30 Under 30
for the same research.
Popular culture often seems
to think that science is done at
3:00 A.M. by a solo grad student
in a white coat slaving over a lab
bench, Parrish said, courtesy
of me.gatech.edu. All of my best
ideas have come from having a
chat over a beer with a friend.
He uses quantum mechanics to

simulate electrons in molecules in

order to see if the molecule may
be a good drug candidate, reaction catalyst, etc.
The math and computer simulations that he uses are incredibly
complex. Fascinated by the complex patterns of weather and the
universe, Parrish has a knack for
finding approximations for these
page-long equations to reduce
computation time.
Of all the equations I studied,
the electronic Schrdinger equation of quantum chemistry was
easily the most difficult and therefore the most fun to work on, says
Parrish, courtesy of me.gatech.edu.
In their blurb, Forbes says,
Parrish is working on making it possible for Siri to tell a

chemist exactly where to put that

carbon atom.
Founder of Soylent, Rob
Rhinehart cinched a spot in the
Food and Drink category for
his efficient food. Graduating in
2012 in CS, 26-year-old Rhinehart raised $3 million in crowdfunding from 20 thousand backers. He asked for $100,000.
Thinking like a true engineer,
Rhinehart saw his unhealthy
daily peanut butter sandwiches
and cheeseburgers as a problem
to optimize. Experimenting with
different blends, he lived off his
product for a year and claims to
have felt better and more energized than during his undergrad.
Soylent is a vegan, kosher,
FDA-GRAS product and provides

a complete and healthy adult diet.

The company ships packages of
powder and oil blends, and consumers mix them with water and
drink up. The thick, beige liquid
has attracted the interest of the
military and NASA.
At $70 per month for 21 meals
or $255 for 84 meals, Soylent attracts those who do not have the
time, patience or money to make
food or eat out regularly. It wont
replace the food at events, but it
has the ability to replace the monotonous day-to-day victuals.
He hated the menial tasks
food required, like driving to
the grocery store, standing in
line, preparing food, then cleaning up afterwards, courtesy of
gtalumnimag.com.

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// LIFE

Dorm room food: using your leftovers

ALEXA GRZECH
LIFE EDITOR

With the college lifestyle usually lending itself to microwave

meals and packaged food, sometimes dining can seem mundane
and repetitive. Often, students
come across random food items
in their refrigerators and pantries, but immediately throw
them out or leave the items to
collect dust because they cannot find a way to use the food
for meals. In order to prevent this
major tragedy from occurring on
a regular basis, these dorm room
food recipes can help students save
money by finding a place for those
stubborn, random ingredients.
Only requiring sugar cookie
dough, cream cheese and fresh
fruit, a delicious dessert pizza offers a chance for students to use all
that random fruit they decided to

buy on their spur-of-the-moment

health kick.
By using leftover cookie dough,
students can use the dough create
a perfectly sweetened base. Flatten
the cookie dough, stick the dough
in the oven and then top with a
layer of cream cheese, if desired,
and fresh fruit. Besides, those 7
kiwis and 3 cartons of strawberries probably would not have been
eaten anyway.
Another easy meal that incorporates random food is the classic
staple, pasta. Put that half-eaten
box of noodles to good use by
making a vegetable spaghetti or
lemon garlic pasta meal. Cook the
noodles and add those left-over
veggies to create a tasty dish. Add
a dash of garlic and salt to make
the meal more flavorful.
Not an overly ambitious
meal, the traditional omelette offers students a chance to include

those never used foods. Add some

broccoli, tomatoes, leftover lunch
meat, cheeses and other random
vegetables to create a unique omelette masterpiece. Do not forget
to squeeze on that random Taco
Bell hot sauce packet that is collecting dust in the corner. Remember that the worst thing that
can happen is the failed omelette
turns into scrambled eggs.
Students should also remember
that they can always resort to the
lunchtime favorite, the sandwich.
To add flavor to the sandwich do
not forget to add leftover salad
dressing (honey mustard or ranch
is preferable) or spread on some
pesto or hummus. Sandwiches
can still taste good even with the
most random ingredients.
Never forget that a dessert
sandwich can also make for an
easy, pick-me-up meal. Just get
two pieces of bread, pick a nice

spread, and scatter on some leftover fruit and/or to make for a delicious meal. A longtime favorite is
the peanut butter sandwich. Add
some bananas, marshmallows,
chocolate chips, and spread on
some peanut butter on two slices
of sandwich bread to create a protein-filled, sweet treat.
Remember all those leftover
foods can also come together in
a nice minestrone-esque soup as
well. Just add some veggies (tomatoes, carrots, celery, and onions
are favorites) to a pot of heated
olive oil. Then add a couple cups
of chicken broth bringing the creation to a boil. Stir in some beans
and noodles and let simmer for
around 10 minutes. Top the soup
with some salt or cheese for more
flavor.
Hopefully these recipes help
students find a place for those
never-used ingredients.

Photo courtesy of Michael Fletcher

An omelette is an easy meal that allows students to incorporate various foods. Other easy-to-make meals using stubborn leftover
ingredients include vegetable spaghetti, peanut butter banana sandwiches, fresh fruit pizza, and seemingly minestrone soup.

CENTER

FROM PAGE 1

in progress, student leaders are

doing their best to cater future
building changes and innovations
based on the feedback of Tech students.
A small development group
composed solely of students, the
Student Center Expansion Committee (SCEC), has been tasked
with determining the most appropriate features of a new Student
Center that could accommodate
the needs of those who use them.
SCEC acts as a liaison for students, represented by leaders in
multi-tier organizations such as
SGA, SCPC, Ramblin Reck
Club, Greek Life, multicultural
groups and more.
Zola Zalesky, a third-year IE
and current chair of SCEC, headed the effort for spotlighting the
large majority of desired improvements from student input from
campus and electronic surveys.
Top recurring requests include
an increase in dedicated headquarters for student organizations,
consolidated dining locations and
larger essential rooms such as
the theater.
Despite good intentions, an
expansion of this magnitude demands sacrifice. SCEC is considering its likeliest source of budget
in a student fee increase between
$25 and $75, a move that will require approval by the USG Board
of Regents.
Greater space also requires
the reclamation of existing space.
Theres talk of expanding the new
building into the parking space
between the Student Center and
Flag building, as well the grassy
area between Skiles and Subway,
Zalesky said.
As it stands, no ideas are off
limits. Development of a new
Student Center still remains a
pressing yet drawn-out discussion
among Institute leaders.
For students, the Student
Center continues to serve as an
integral resource on campus and
though the exact definition of expansion is still murky, it may also
be hopeful.

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// LIFE

Paper and Clay creates artistic atmosphere

ALEX COVINGTON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tucked away on the third
floor of the Student Center is a
pair of rooms defined by clean
space and surfaces colored green,
white and teal. Walking in, one
might first notice the pair of
sewing machines in the corner
or the relaxed but upbeat music bubbling from the speakers.
As one goes further and detects
the subtle scent of clay, one can
see shelves lined with pottery in
a cornucopia of styles simple,
complex, abstract, concrete.
In the back, there may be one
or two people working on their
own projects with an air of gravity
and calm. This is Paper and Clay,
Techs art studio and lounge.
At Paper and Clay, a whole variety of creative projects are possible with the range of tools and
materials available for students.
Pottery wheels and glazes allow
the sculpting and painting of ceramics.
A large scale printer for posters
is available online many of the
posters hanging in the front of the
Student Center came from this
very location.
The front of the room features
the Inspiration Lounge, where one
can practice the arts of origami,
sewing, jewelry or charcoal. Raw
material for crafting is available at
a low price, and use of the equipment is free. For the uninitiated,
one more thing readily available is
expertise.

You dont have to know

anything to get started, just ask
questions, said DMiria Collins,
one of the attendants at Paper
and Clay.
Attendant intervention is not

a requirement, however. Though

activities like sewing and stained
glass require proof of proper training, most of the devices can be
used with nothing but the help of
an online video.

Free student-run workshops

also occur periodically as do paid
professional-led classes, the next
of which are pottery classes on
Feb. 20 and Mar. 27.
Many are drawn here for rea-

Photo by Monica Jamison Student Publications

Paper and Clay is located on the third floor of the Student Center. Some Tech students go to the
art studio to work on their pottery skills, while others go to hang out with their fellow craftsmen.

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sons beyond the need to simply

have a space to work. The relaxed
and free-form atmosphere attract
students even when theyre not actively working.
This is the best place Ive
worked because of the environment, said Thomas King, a studio attendant at Paper and Clay.
Kids here are doing what they
enjoy doing.
The attendants mostly allow
the users to exercise their creativity. Gabrielle Campiglia, one of
the current student managers of
Paper and Clay, recounted how
she saw a project that mixed the
use of clay and glass, saying she
found the openness that fostered
the idea to be a big part of the
creativity of the space.
This aura is one reason the studio has many regulars; about one
fifth of the people here at a given
time are here every day, according to Campiglia.
Part of this success is a result
of a number of significant changes
that were made in Fall 2013. At
that time, the photography dark
room was replaced with the Inspiration Lounge, and the office was
moved closer to the entrance.
This reconfiguration opened
up the space and attracted a greater influx of students, increasing
the amount the studio was used
threefold.
Now, Paper and Clay is the
perfect locale to perfect ones pottery skills, to make a gift for that
special someone or, ultimately, to
just hang out.

Georgia Techs
Journal of the Arts and Literature

Submit your artwork, poetry or prose

for the 2015 edition!
For more information: visit erato.gatech.edu
or e-mail erato@gatech.edu

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technique

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Joe Murphy

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Kara Pendley

entertainment@nique.net

14

Friday,
January 23, 2015

Newsies delivers extra extraordinary show

SHOWS

Newsies
WRITER: Harvey Fierstein
DIRECTOR: Jeff Calhoun
PERFORMER: Dan DeLuca
LOCATION: Fox Theatre
DATE: Jan. 20-25

OUR TAKE:

SOPHIE GONZALEZ
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Fox Theatre transports

audiences from Peachtree Street
to the streets of New York in
1899 with young newspaper boys
struggling to sell Joseph Pulitzers
papers on every corner. Showing
from Jan. 20 to Jan. 25., the show
presents a timeless story of friendship, loyalty and unwavering hope
despite unpredictable and innumerable obstacles that transcends
into the heart of each viewer.
Newsies is a relatively new
production, first premiering in
2011 at the Paper Mill Playhouse
in New Jersey, making its
Broadway debut in 2012 and
launching its first North
American Tour in 2014.
Disney Theatrical Productions based Newsies: The
Musical on the Disney film,
Newsies, produced in 1992.
The film and musical are
both inspired by the New
York City newsboys strike
of 1899 and chronicles the
events that culminate in the

city-wide protest.
Newsies follows the plights
of the New York paper boys,
known as the newsies, as they
struggle to withstand the citys
challenges. Many of the newsies
are orphaned and homeless, and
the young boys desperate life situations make selling Joseph Pulitzers newspapers their only option
for survival.
Young Jack Kelly, played by
Dan DeLuca, hopes to sell papers
only until he can finally leave
New York and head to
Sante Fe. Jack is a natural leader with a criminal
past that he tries to
conceal. As Joseph
Pulitzer, portrayed
by Steve Blanchard,
continues to raise the
price of his paper
to
increase
profits, the
newsies
suf fer.
O n e
d a y ,
J a c k
and his
disabled

friend, Crutchie, performed by

Zachary Sayle, are chased down
by the director of the juvenile detention center. Jack and Crutchie
find safety by hiding in Medda
Larkins theatre, where Jack meets
the reporter Katherine Plumber,
played by Stephanie Styles, with
whom he becomes instantly becomes infatuated.
From the opening act, the audience is greeted by the actors
heavy and convincing New York
accents. Each performer captured
the essence of the individual
played without breaking character. DeLuca radiates Jacks leadership and caring personality,
while Sayle commits to the
quirky, yet sweet demeanor of
Crutchie.
The lighting and set design truly gave the audience
an inside look into the streets
of New York in the 1890s. The
actors interacted with each set,
many of which spanned multiple floor levels as they climbed,
jumped and twirled at increasing
elevations. Between numbers, the
sets seamlessly transformed from
one corner of New York to another.
Additionally, Newsies
made frequent use of a projector that displayed images in the background
and the areas surrounding the actors. Using a
projector has become a
trend in stage productions because projected
images stand in for
costly freestanding sets.
At times, the images

were powerful and advanced the

drama in the acts. During certain
numbers, however, the large and
slow-moving images simply distracted viewers from the otherwise astounding performance of
the actors.
Among the inspiring serenades
and routines was a script that
conveyed the desperateness of the
newsies situations as well as the
boys love for life and adventure.
The script was clever, witty and
raised many laughs from the audience, and the actors delivery
of the comedic lines was
timely and unexpected. Each character
was well-developed
and even relatable to
an extent.
T h e
l y r i c s
penned
by Jack
Feldm a n
w e r e
catchy
and

emotional. The intertwining of

the lyrics honesty and humor
combined with impressive high
notes produced numbers that
left the audience applauding and
wanting more.
The music created by Alan
Menken drew viewers into every
scene with powerful compositions. Famous playwright Harvey Fierstein collaborated with
Feldman and Menken to write
the book for the stage musical,
and every number captured the
essence of the newsies unwavering spirit. Each song emphasized the true vocal talents of
the ensemble, while each actor
conveyed the honest emotions of
the character while belting out
monumental high notes.
In each of his solos, DeLuca never wavered in
his strong renditions of
his characters hopes and
dreams.
Sayles rendition of
Letter from the Refuge made the audience feel the desperation and struggles
that the newsies
had to endure while
s i mu lt a n e o u s l y
conveying their
d e t e r m i n a t ion
to overcome obstacles. Sayle hit
every note while
maintaining Crutchies
unique voice.
The combinaPhoto Courtesy of Deen Van Meer
tion of the casts

Design By Connor Napolitano

Student Publications

See NEWS, page 16

Columbian musician releases crazy love album

JAMIE RULE
STAFF WRITER

Juan Esteban Aristizbal

Vzquez, better known in the
music world as Juanes, is a Colombian singer and songwriter.
He has been releasing solo albums every three or four years
since Fjate Bien (Take a Good
Look) in the year 2000. In 2005,
he released the single La Camisa
Negra (The Black Shirt), which
quickly became popular around
the world. This song was at one
point number 89 on Billboards
Hot 100, a rare achievement for a
song with non-English lyrics.
After proving himself with the
success of La Camisa Negra,
Juanes continues to release popular albums nearly a decade later.
Just last year, he released his sixth
studio album, Loco de Amor (Cra-

zy in Love). This album consists of

eleven songs, each with Spanish
lyrics written entirely or in part
by Juanes himself. Most are firmly
planted in the Latin Pop genre,
although, despite his acoustic guitar, others could easily be classified as rock.
True to its name, Juanes new
album contains songs about relationships and love. Of course, this
really does not limit the tone of his
songs, as he includes one for every
part of a dramatized relationship
instead of the sought after, unrealistic story of falling in love and
living happily ever after. The title
song, Loco de Amor, is about
the unnoticed stalker in love. La
Luz (The Light) is about two
people meeting at a wild party
and presumably never encountering each other again. La Verdad
(The Truth), which conveniently
is right after La Luz on the album listing, is about trying to
forget a relationship that was not
worth it or that ended badly.
Another of Loco de Amors
songs worth mentioning would be
Mil Pedazos (Thousand Pieces).
It is a nice example of when love
goes wrong. Mil Pedazos includes the decidedly dark (transalted) phrases My body explodes
into a thousand pieces and I cut
my soul into a thousand pieces,
but instead of being depressing,

this song is actually sort of uplifting because as he sings, Juanes

sounds quite happy about the
whole thing. If someone were to
listen to it without knowing Spanish, he or she might mistake this
for a song about kittens and sunny
days at the park.
Of course, an artist would be
hard pressed to release an album
entirely about love without including the obligatory two stereotypical love songs, one professing
undying love to someone, and
the other too whiny for the lyrics
to matter at all. Unfortunately,
Juanes did not escape this baffling
tradition, as Laberinto (Labyrinth) and Una Flor (A Flower)
fit these descriptions with Una
Flor being decidedly whinier and
more pining than the other ten
songs of Loco de Amor.
Even with these two throw
away songs, Juanes new album
was a popular release and has
been nominated for the 2015 Lo
Nuestro Award for Pop Album of
the Year. In 2014, Loco de Amor
was nominated for, and subsequently won the Latin Grammy
Award for best Pop/Rock Album.
As far as future plans, Juanes
has not announced a new album
or upcoming tour yet, but if his
release record is any indication,
he will have another album in the
next three or four years.

Photo courtesy of Universal Music Group

Juanes, winner of the Latin Grammy Award for best Pop/

Rock Album released a new album about the craziness of love.

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// ENTERTAINMENT

Dystopian show reaches out to new audiences

TELEVISION

12 Monkeys
NETWORK: Syfy
WHEN: Fridays 9/8c
STARRING: Aaron Stanford,
Amanda Schull

OUR TAKE:

JACK WEINKSELBAUM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Photo courtesy of Syfy

In new SyFy hit show, a deadly virus has been released that will eventually destroy all
of mankind. The time-traveling storyline will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

In the last 20 years of film and

television production, not much
has changed, at least with regard
to the story of 12 Monkeys. The
new Syfy series, based off the 1995
movie of the same name, follows
James Cole (Aaron Stanford, XMen 2) and Dr. Cassandra Railly
(Amanda Schull, Center Stage)
as they attempt to stop a deadly
futuristic virus that will destroy

mankind. Funnily enough, the

movie itself is based off a French
short film entitled La Jete, making 12 Monkeys a show based
off a movie that is also based off
a movie.
The first episode revolves
around Cole, a time traveller from
the dystopian year 2043, who is
sent back to 2013 to find Leland
Goines (Zeljko Ivanek, Argo) and
kill him. With an already unique
story, the show sets up the viewer
for something that combines both
similar and different storylines to
what was shown in theaters twenty years ago.
The show even provides an
experience unlike anything on
television before. If the viewer
owns a Philips Hue light bulb,
they can use the SyFy Sync app
to make their lights correspond to
the show, something only seen in
Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The
See MONKEYS, page 16

American Sniper lives up to emotional hype

FILM

American Sniper
GENRE: War Drama
STARRING: Bradley Cooper
DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood
RATING: R
RELEASE DATE: Jan. 16

OUR TAKE:

JOE MURPHY

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Renowned actor and director
Clint Eastwood boasts a career in
the film industry spanning more
than half a century, during which
he has never strayed from controversy in terms of subject matter.
Never has this been more apparent
than in Eastwoods latest directorial entry, American Sniper, which

tells the true story of Navy SEAL

marksman Chris Kyle (Bradley
Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook).
Kyle rose to fame in the 2000s
due to his reputation as the deadliest sniper in American military
history, a title that he earned during his four tours in Iraq; the film
chronicles Kyles early military
years, the physical and moral dilemmas he faces in his position
and the increasingly corrosive effect that his time overseas has on
his family life at home.
In brief, Sniper is brutal in
its portrayal of the war as seen
through the scope of Kyles rifle;
no man, woman or child escapes
the violent ripples caused by the
conflicts between terrorism and
democracy, and Eastwood is unafraid of showing the gory details.
However, for a film that appears
so focused on its depiction of outward images of violence, the true
See SNIPER, page 17

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Coopers performance as sniper Chris Kyle is highly reserved yet barely hiding a certain level of intensity beneath the surface at all times, in response to the harsh environment of war.

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NEWS

FROM PAGE 14

strong vocals and the orchestras

impeccable skill made number
after number shock the audience
with their talent.
Among the impeccable numbers, DeLuca and Styles duet.
Something to believe in, stood
out in the minds of viewers for
both the convincing the audience
of the passion between the characters as well as the extreme difficulty of the songs notes. The pairs
vocals perfectly compliments the
others.

// ENTERTAINMENT

Perhaps even more unbelievable was the casts complex choreography. The numbers Seize the
Day and King of New York
wowed the audience with nonstop energy with every twirl, spin,
and backflip. Newsies without a
doubt earned its Tony award for
Best Choreography in 2012. The
casts intricate, fast-paced and
flawless performance literally
closed the show with nonstop energy in the companys Finale.
Although the other two songs
are more commonly featured for
their choreography, perhaps the

most moving song of the whole

musical was Once and for all
as the boys rally together one last
time before their face Joseph Pulitzer for the last time.
The sole issue of the whole
performance was the occasional
microphone thump that was probably not noticed by the completely
engrossed audience and did not
detract from the show.
At the end of the day, Newsies dazzles viewers and delivers
an impressive performance that
makes the audience root for and
share in the characters dreams.

MONKEYS

FROM PAGE 15

Photo courtesy of Deen Van Meer

Second One, both Syfy TV movies. This adds a 4-D element that
brings the viewer right into the
action and compliments the suspense that has become so characteristic of a Syfy show.
It is certainly evident that the
2015 12 Monkeys is an updated
version of its 1995 film counterpart, and not only in terms of
technology. However, while the
actors in the show and the movie
are different, the show retains a
familiar cast of characters. The
movie stars Bruce Willis as James
Cole whereas the show has the
relatively unknown Stanford in
the role. Additionally, names of
characters are changed slightly between both versions, and in some
cases genders are switched as well.
However, the changes are so slight
that even avid fans of the movie
will not be upset.
With similar characters comes
a similar story as well. Watching
the show definitely brings a sense
of dj vu for those who have seen
the movie. However, there are still
scenes and plot points that are
unique to the show that are not
found in the movie. After all, the
show has to run for at least a season with 42-minute episodes, not
a single sitting of 129 minutes.
Since only one episode has
been released so far, it is hard to
tell if the differences between the
show and movie will persist. Will
the ending of the show be the
same as the movie? Even if it is,
the show is stimulating enough to
entice people to continue watching. There was always a sense of
suspense after every commercial

The stars of Newsies did not fail to give it their all in their recent performance at the Fox, whether
it was in their singing, their acting or the unstoppable rapport that the cast held with each other.

break that kept it fresh, even for

someone who has already seen the
movie.
12 Monkeys definitely is
an attention-grabber. With time
travel being an integral part to the
story, there are definitely moments
that will make viewers stare at the
screen and think, What just happened? The show incorporates
everything from time paradoxes
to splintering (something viewers
have to watch to find out about)
that will definitely keep watchers
glued to the screen until the very
last minute.
There is also death and fighting to satisfy fans of action movies
as well. In fact, there was rarely
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High Shoals trail offers serene escape

KARA PENDLEY

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Photo courtesy of Kara Pendley Student Publications

Blue Hole Falls, one of the more attractive of North Georgias

many attractions, is only a short hike away for Tech students.

Attending Georgia Tech means

that tall buildings, sidewalks and
a starless night sky are daily sights.
Unknown to the many Tech students buried in their laptops, however, there is a world out there with
bright night skies, mountains that
dwarf the tallest skyscrapers and
breathtaking waterfalls cascading
down sheer rock cliffs.
Hiking is a great way escape
the city and Techs constant
stresses. Atlanta is in a prime location for the merger of city life
and nature; The Chattahoochee
National Forest is located just an
hour north of Atlanta, an easy ride
up GA 400. Within the national
forest, there are numerous spots to
hike, magnificent trails and some
of Georgias tallest waterfalls.
Ten minutes away from Helen,
a small town modeled entirely after a German Alpine village, one
can find High Shoals and Blue
Hole Falls tucked away in the
beautiful Appalachian Mountains. These magnificent waterfalls are two of the most impressive in North Georgia and well
worth the drive.
The trail is hidden away on a
gravel Forest Service Road; after
a bumpy ride (and a brief charge
through a small stream), hikers
can find the trailhead at the top of
the mountain.
From there, its a short, one
mile descent through switchbacks
by the High Shoals Creek until

the trail branches off to Blue Hole

Falls. A small wooden overlook
provides a view of water plummeting 20 feet into a deep clear pool
that would be perfect for a quick
dip in the summer.
Backtracking to the main
trail, hikers can continue down
the mountain another quarter of
a mile to a split in the trail. To
the left, down small switch backs
and stone stairs, lies the second
larger waterfall. High Shoals Falls
cascades down from 50 feet into
a large pool, and adventurers can
climb at least 30 feet up the waterfall where it splits around a large
rock outcropping.
After enjoying the falls, visitors
can climb the 500 feet of elevation
back to the trailhead to complete
the 2.7-mile roundtrip hike. For
the more rugged adventurers, the
trail passes a couple of campsites
where visitors can pitch a tent for
the night; one clearing offers the
perfect spot to string up several
ENO hammocks, build a fire and
slackline between the trees. Needless to say, it is an ideal place for
college students to spend a weekend getting away to enjoy nature.
Following a long day of trekking through the woods, hikers
can grab dinner in Helen, a town
that offers an authentic experience
complete with cobblestone alleyways and German restaurants
alongside bed and breakfasts.
Overall, North Georgia and the
High Shoals Trails allows for a
complete experience far from the
busy city.

SNIPER

FROM PAGE 15

meat of the story lies in its realistic portrayal Kyles internal, psychological struggles, as his body
count steadily climbs in the name
of his country.
Cooper, who previously has
been mainly featured comedy
films rather than action or war
films, gives an Academy Awardnominated performance that
particularly includes subtle facial expressions and tense bodily
movements as he cycles through
Kyles early years as a promising
recruit, all the way through the
intensities of his tours and finally
ending with the unforeseen barriers he faces as a veteran in rural
America.
Accompanying Kyle along the
journey is his wife (Sienna Miller,
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), whose
struggles on the home front reach
entirely different levels of intensity
and often helplessness in the face
of her husbands growing moral
burdens.
These burdens, and Kyles
struggle to overcome them, form
the core of the film: the sniper is
forced to shoot down children in
the streets during his time oversees, then is expected to come
home after months and play with
his own children in the backyard
without batting an eye. The juxtapositions present in his life lead
Kyle on a path of degradation,
regret and eventual redemption,
and it is a credit to Eastwoods directorial skills that films shocking
ending does not manage to overshadow the emotional and physical realities present throughout
the story.

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KARTHIK NATHAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The year 2015 has not been
kind to the Techs mens basketball team. The team is still searching for its first conference win
three weeks into its ACC schedule with several tough conference
matchups left to play.
The season started off well in
November with a satisfying win
over UGA in front of an electric
home crowd. However, December brought a painful home loss
to University of South Carolina
Upstate and a road thumping at
the hands Brian Gregorys former
team, the Dayton Flyers.
It took a game-winning basket from Marcus Georges-Hunt
to beat (then 6-6) University
of North Carolina Charlotte at
home, and the Yellow Jackets have
not won a game since.
To their credit, they have taken
Notre Dame (now 14-2, ranked
No. 8 in the country) to double
overtime on the road, held Syracuse to 46 points in a one point
home loss and lost again by only 3
to Notre Dame at home.
Unfortunately, losses are losses
and there have been quite a few of
those in the past few years. Coach
Gregory is 52-60 overall and 1641 in conference play in his fourth
year at Tech. He has not won

// SPORTS

more than 6 conference games in

a season, and it does not look like
he will surpass that mark this season either.
To his credit, he is 4-0 against
a consistently improving UGA,
beat No. 6 Miami in Coral Gables
in 2013 and upset No. 7 Syracuse
on the road last year as well. He
has also snagged recruits ranked
in ESPN Top 100 national rankings such as Robert Carter, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Solomon
Poole, and Tadric Jackson.
Out of that quartet though,
Carter transferred to Maryland
last year, Poole was dismissed
from the team, and Jacksonheralded as a prolific scorer in high
schoolhas struggled (26 percent
from the field and 10 percent from
outside) in his first year.
Georges-Hunt is now the
teams best player but has struggled with offensive consistency
this season. However, he is the
teams best defensive player by far.
Whether he wanted it that
way or not, transfers have played
a large role in Gregorys time in
Atlanta. Four out of the six players who have played the most for
Tech this year transferred in from
other schools.
On the flip side, Gregory has
lost former 4-star recruit Julian
Royal, Carter, Poole and Stacey
Poole (Solomon Pooles younger
brother). The coach has also had
terrible luck with injuries, as several key injuries (e.g. Carters
meniscus, point guard Travis
Jorgensens ACL) have derailed
promising seasons.
Coach Gregory has shown his
ability to attract talented players but has not yet been able to
take the next step by developing his teams into the top half of
the ACC.
While Gregorys team have
always played good defense and
rebounded well, his offenses have
been underwhelming, most nota-

bly when the team needs baskets

down the stretch. This season has
been especially rough, with the
team shooting 26 percent from
beyond the arc (nearly dead last in
the country), 67 percent from the
free throw line (bottom third nationally) and 48 percent from the
field (about average).
Transfer forwards Charles
Mitchell, DeMarco Cox and
Robert Sampson have been surprisingly adequate replacements
for graduates Daniel Miller and
Kammeon Holsey, while transfer guard Josh Heath has provided some much-needed stability
at guard.
Still, the Jackets lack a playmaker at guard and a consistent
3-point threat (Quinton Stephens
has shot much better recently
though), which leads to wasted
possessions and overall offensive
inefficiency.
We have seen flashes of the
potential this team has, especially
when the offense starts clicking and the team plays with an
inspired effort as it did against
Notre Dame.
With No. 2 Virginia, No. 5
Duke, No. 15 North Carolina
(twice) and No. 10 Louisville still
on the schedule, it is quite possible that the team could put it all
together to pull off another 2013
Miami or 2014 Syracuse-esque
upset to highlight the season.
Even with such a win however,
Tech will most likely miss out on
postseason play once again.
The dwindling attendance at
home games has been noted by the
media, and there have been times
where it seems like there are more
opposing fans than Tech fans.
Athletic Director Mike Bobinski does represent a sense of hope
for the future: Bobinski oversaw
a successful basketball program
as Xavier Universitys Athletic
Director, one which twice made
it to the NCAA tournaments

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Junior Marcus Georges-Hunt dribbles the ball down the court

in a game this year. Georges-Hunt is the teams leading scorer.

Elite Eight.
He also brought two of the nations top current coaches (Thad
Matta of Ohio State and Sean
Miller of Arizona) to Xavier as
head coaches before they moved
on to their current jobs. Both
Matta and Miller are potential
members of the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bobinski knows what it takes
to build a successful basketball
program and gave Gregory a

vote of confidence in 2013 by extending his contract through the

2017-18 season.
In the end, theres not much
we can do other than show up to
support our student-athletes and
hope for the best.
After a semester in which the
football team had one of its best
seasons ever, all eyes are on Coach
Gregory to finally break through
and do the same and get Tech
back to dancing in March.

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// SPORTS

Freshman strong in first invitational of Spring

ALISON LAVERY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Tech womens tennis team
opened the spring season this past
weekend at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa at the Mal
Moore Invitational. The team,
which features no seniors, is looking to put together a special season. This tournament also marked
the return of junior team captain
Megan Kurey, who sat out during the fall season while she was
recovering from an injury.
On the first day of the Mal
Moore Invitational, the Jackets
saw two wins and two losses in
doubles matches.
Freshman Paige Hourigan
and sophomore Rasheeda McAdoo were successful in their doubles set, while freshman Johnnise Renaud and junior Natasha
Prokhnevska also brought in a
doubles victory on day one.
Freshman Alexis Prokopuik
and sophomore Alexa AntonOhlmeyer were not as successful
in their doubles match, as they
were defeated 6-0 by Northwesterns Alex Chatt and Brooke
Rischbieth.
Kendal Woodard and Megan
Kurey, both juniors, were forced
to forfeit their match due to injury. There was only one win in
singles, by Prokopuik.
The second day of the invitational was more successful for the
Jackets. Renaud and Prokhnevska ended the day undefeated in
doubles.

Woodard and Prokopuik were

also more effective, winning their
first doubles match as a pair.
Hourigan finished day two
with a win in her first singles
match of the tournament, defeating Daneika Brothwick of Florida
State 6-4.
Renaud had a three set loss in
singles while Anton-Ohlmeyer
also experienced a two set defeat.
Day two ended with three doubles
wins for the Jackets.
McAdoo and Prokopuik were
victorious in their single matches
to bring the tally for the second
day of the invitation to three
singles victories and three doubles
victories.
Prokopuik had a triumphant
last day on day three of the invitational. She went undefeated in
singles as well as in her doubles
match with McAdoo.
Renaud recovered from her day
two loss and closed the tournament undefeated in doubles with
Prokhnevska. Renaud did not
compete in her singles match on
the final day of the invitational.
Hourigan defeated her singles
opponent, as did Anton-Ohlmeyer and Woodard.
Kurey had a rough start to her
singles match but bounced back,
gaining a win. McAdoo had less
success in singles, starting out
strong, then falling in the tiebreaker of her singles match.
At the close of day three, the
Jackets took home nine singles
victories and six wins in doubles
matches. In total, the team fin-

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Juniors Kendal Woodard and Megan Kurey are looking to build off their ITA All-American season
in 2014. However, Woodard and Kurey had to retire during their lone doubles match due to injury.

ished with 16 total victories.

Tech, ranked No. 18 in the nation, will host the NCAA KickOff Weekend at the Ken Byers
Tennis Center starting Jan. 24.
Techs womens tennis team

will open the weekend at 10 a.m.

in a match against the Columbia
Lions, ranked No. 40 in the nation. No. 19 Oklahoma State, just
behind Tech in the rankings.
The championship match will

be on Sunday at 2 p.m. following the consolation matches that

begin at 10 AM on the same day.
The Jackets will begin ACC play
Feb. 27 in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.

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BBALL

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Junior swimmer Ricky Lehner swims in a breaststroke event during a meet against the Savannah College of the Art and Design
and the University of Georgia last fall. Tech won 240-48 vs. SCAD but fell to UGA. Lehner finished second in the 100 breaststroke.

SWIM

FROM PAGE 24

and moving up in the ACC, Sarman said. [The team] has definitely improved a whole lot since
coming in as a freshman. Just the
whole mindset of the team, we
still all have that championship
mindset. Its been a great ride so
far... especially this season, and
Im excited to see what happens
next month.
Sarman and van Duijn have
embraced their leadership roles,
and during dual meets they rally
the team to swim their fastest.
Our graduating class, all of
them are awesome. Nico and

Mark are obviously great captains,

and they really picked up the team
this year and theyre doing really great. Elliott [Brockelbank]
swims with us, and hes a great
teammate to practice with, and we
motivate each other. Everybody
has their own way of contributing to the team and at the end of
the day. They all feel like family,
Safra said.
The team is excited as the major part of the schedule is coming
up. They have two more meets
before but are looking forward to
hosting the 2015 ACC Championship Feb. 24-28.
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on our finish from last year during ACCs and obviously qualify
multiple individuals for NCAAs
and multiple relays for NCAAs at
ACCs, Sarman said.
Sarman has a lot of confidence
in team to achieve those goals at
ACCs, and his personal goal is to
make NCAAs in an individual
event and on a relay.
van Duijn has been to NCAAs
multiple times in his Tech career
and is hoping to make it back for
one last time.
I set my goals more on
NCAAs than ACCs. My goal
last year was to score points in all
my individual events, but this re-

quires a top notch performance at

conference, van Duijn said.
van Duijn believes that home
pool advantage will be a big factor for the Tech team come ACC
Championship time.
We know this pool, and we
spend hours in here and know exactly what the walls are like. They
are usually different in every pool,
and we want to use that towards
our advantage. Plus the home
crowd. Im hoping we get a lot of
people to show up and support
us, van Duijn said.
The swimming and diving
team travels to Blacksburg, Virginia this weekend.

FROM PAGE 24

The Jackets are currently struggling beyond the three point line,
shooting just 26 percent as a team
on the season, their lowest mark
in at least 14 years.
Mitchell feels that the talent
is there to improve, but that the
players have to be more confident
in their abilities.
We have great shooters, but
it all comes down to confidence
and making as many shots as you
can, Mitchell said. You cant be
thinking about the shot you just
took; you have to figure out a way
to plan the next shot you take and
shoot it like its going in. It all has
to do with the confidence we have
in our players to just take the next
shot and play basketball.
Mitchell is one of five new
frontcourt players on the team
this year, but he is the only one
with previous ACC experience.
He feels that it is a great benefit, as it has familiarized him with
the players, coaches and systems
in the conference.
Conference games are generally the hardest fought contests on
the schedule, and he believes that
the game can be won by the team
that plays with more heart.
It just comes down to who
will play the hardest, strongest,
toughest, and who is going to
be the most physical and most
dominant down low in the game,
Mitchell said.
Despite the Jackets 0-5 conference record as of press time,
Mitchell feels that the team is
growing mentally and learning
from their experiences.
Were all building off of our
mistakes, just small things that
you can fix overnight, Mitchell
said. In that part of the game I
feel like weve grown, whereas
physically we are always going
to be dominant. It just comes
down to who is going to come
out and play tougher that game,
and hopefully thats us each and
every game.

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January 23, 2015

Mens swimming team enjoying breakout year

MARK RUSSELL
SPORTS EDITOR

For the seniors on the mens

swimming and diving team this
year has been the most successful during their time at Tech. The
hard work they have put in the
past four years is paying off and
the team is hoping to finish the
year strong.
Led by captains Mark Sarman
and Nico van Duijn, the team has
reached new heights during their
time at Tech.
The two of them have their
goals set high for themselves and
the team as ACC Championships
are just around the corner.
This past weekend, the swimming and diving team hosted
senior day, honoring ten student athletes from the mens and
womens team.
The mens team once again
continued their hot streak as they
beat Duke convincingly 200-88.
The seniors had a great showing at the meet with Andrew
Kosic qualifying for a NCAA Bcut in the 50 Free and 100 Fly
events and won three individual
events. Tech swept several events
including the 1650 free, 500 free
and 100 back events
Tech moved to 8-3 overall and
3-1 in ACC play and have had
close meets with some of the best
teams in the country.
Currently collegeswimming.com
ranks Tech as the No. 23 team in

the nation, making them one of

the most successful sports at Tech
right now.
van Duijn, a Switzerland native, swims in the Fly event and
his 100 fly and 200 fly times are
second best in Tech history.
van Duijn and junior distance
swimmer Yuval Safra both participated in the 2014 European
Swimming championships.
Safra is originally from Israel,
and the Olympic facilities the
team uses played a major role in
choosing Tech.
Both Safra and van Duijn have
fond memories of the European
championships, and they both set
personal records in their events.
It was a great experience. It
was my second time swimming in
the elite-level European championships on long course. I had lifetime bests in both the 50 and 200
Fly events. Overall, it was definitely a great experience to swim
on that level, van Dujin said.
The more experience you get racing under pressure in a situation
where youre really nervous, it
just helps you every time and you
get better.
Safra swam in the 10K and
25K races on an open water course
which he described as a marathon
for swimming. Despite never
swimming in the 25K before, he
finished seventh in the event.
The experienced members of
the team have gained have helped
Tech succeed this year.

Photo by Danny Karnik Georgia Tech Athletics

The 2014-15 Tech swimming and diving seniors jump into the pool after their Senior Day meet
versus Duke including mens captains Mark Sarman (far left) and Nico van Duijn (second to right).

Many others have competed

besides van Duijn and Safra in
major competitions. Senior Andrew Chetcuti competed in the
2012 Summer Olympics for his
home country, Malta.

Sarman, who swims in the fly

and IM events, is very pleased with
the season this year and is proud
of how the far the Tech swimming program has come since his
freshman year.

Our freshman class this year

has a bunch of studs and just getting everyone on the same page
and to swim and compete towards
a common goal: ... getting better

JOE SOBCHUK

said. Rebounding is not a skill;

its all about effort and wanting
it and going to get it. Thats my
mentality, and it helps our team
get second-chance points. Its
something I can do to help my
team and get an advantage in the
game, and Im good at it, so thats
what I am going to do.
Mitchells primary goal coming into this season was to be
the best rebounder that he could
possibly be.
He works to be a dominant
physical presence down low and
make it tough for opponents to
control the ball after a shot.
The team has played a few close
games against strong ACC opponents over the past few weeks, including two heartbreaking losses
both against No. 8 Notre Dame.
Mitchell feels that the teams
confidence allows them to play
well against those teams, and that
they can improve even in defeat.
Everything is a process,
whether we had won or lost that
game, we can still see how we
can become a better team just
by watching film, Mitchell said.
There are 18 games in the ACC,
and every game is going to be
challenging, especially against the
top of the conference. Going into
games like [the 2OT loss to Notre
Dame], we have a lot of confidence with the whole team behind
you, and it gives us the amount of
energy that we need to play with
every game.

See SWIM, page 23

Charles Mitchell relishing go-to role at Tech

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Jerod Ray Student Publications

Junior power forward Charles Chuck Mitchell battles for a rebound versus Syracuse in a game
earlier this year. Tech lost 46-45. Mitchell is averaging 11 points and eight rebounds per game.

For forward Charles Mitchell, basketball is simply a game of

confidence, toughness and effort.
The six-foot, eight-inch tall
junior transferred to Tech from
Maryland over the past summer to be closer to his ailing
grandmother.
He grew up nearby in Marietta, and his homecoming season so
far has been productive for both
himself and the Jackets.
Life as a Tech student is different than what Mitchell became accustomed to at Maryland,
mostly due to the academics.
Mitchell feels that he did well
in his first semester but that it
required a lot more studying and
focus on schoolwork. Luckily for
Mitchell, adapting to a new team
was not an issue.
I fit right in perfectly with
the team and it just felt great,
Mitchell said.
His impact has certainly been
noticed by the team. He is second
on the Jackets in points per game
and field goal percentage, and his
69 offensive rebounds rank first in
the ACC and eighth in the nation.
He is also one of the few players in the country to record more
offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds, which allows the
Jackets plenty of opportunities to
score second-chance points.
Its all about effort, and I tell
people that all the time, Mitchell

See BBALL, page 23