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Phantom of the Opera delivers haunting performance
SHOWS Cameron Mackintoshs new
production of Andrew Lloyd Web-
Phantom of the Opera bers The Phantom of the Opera
LYRICS: Charles Hart, Richard opened at the fabulous Fox The-
Stilgoe ater in Atlanta last Wednesday.
Barring some minor flaws, the
DIRECTOR: Laurence Connor show largely manages to live up to
PERFORMER: Derrick Davis its legendary status. Much of the
credit for the shows distinction
LOCATION: Fox Theatre must be given to Derrick Davis
DATE: Feb. 22March 5 (Broadways The Lion King),
cast as the titular phantom.
OUR TAKE: His operatic range matches
and even might surpass such feats
DAVID RAJI of musicality as Rob Halford on
OPINIONS EDITOR the album Sad Wings of Desti-
ny. Yet, unlike some other nota-
Life 11
ENTERTAINMENT
ble phantom actors, Daviss voice
lands precisely within that critical
deep range that makes the charac-
ter truly come to life.
Daviss performance excellence
is not limited to gracing the the-
atre with his voice. Indeed, the
acting work on display whenever
the phantom shows up on stage is
tremendous. It would be difficult
to find a more captivating por-
trayal of a tortured, heartbroken
artist than the one made manifest
by Daviss prowess in his craft.
However, when it came time
for the rest of the leading cast to
See PHANTOM, page 18
LIFE
p13
Entertainment 16 Sports 24
OPINIONS
Bad movies
are not worth
your time
EVAN GILLON
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Am I a movie snob? Yeah, probably.
I am not thrilled about it, but I am
one nonetheless and not a fun person
to discuss the choice for a movie night
with. Chances are I will decline going
out to see a movie if it got poor reviews;
to me, bad movies are a waste of time.
I wish I could revert to my elemen-
tary-school self that found the good
in every film and television show, but
that naivety is long gone. I questioned
why it was that I left the most recent
blockbuster feeling dissatisfied while
my friends raved about it, or why Twi-
light was at the top of the box office
while other, clearly better productions
trailing at the end. I wanted more out
of my movie experience: more depth,
higher quality writing, more symbol-
ism and a social commentary to boot
these were what made film good.
It did not take long to realize that
not all film is created equal, and that
my enjoyment of a movie and its qual-
ity are independent of each other. No
longer was a good movie one that
I liked, and a bad movie one I dis-
liked. Instead, I learned to evaluate a
films merits on the basis of its qual-
ity rather than my own enjoyment. I
concluded that if I were to optimize
my time and money, I should prioritize
seeing good movies over those that
were merely popular.
Of course, there is no true con-
sensus on what is good and bad when
it comes to film the metric I have
used is based on critic reviews, and
while it is imperfect, theres an undeni-
able correlation between their reviews
See FILM, page 7
Photo courtesy of Matthew Murphy
Katie Travis and Derrick Davis perform in Cameron Mackintoshs
production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Theatre.
2 March 3, 2017 technique // NEWS

MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR
BASEBALL BOLO
Two GTPD officers were on
foot patrol in Tech Square on Feb.
19, when they were advised of a
suspicious person walking east
across the Fifth Street Bridge
the person in question, a black
male in his early thirties, matched
a be on the lookout or BOLO
description for an individual in-
volved in multiple on-campus
bike thefts.
The officers made contact with
the man and attempted to con-
firm or deny whether he was the
individual in the BOLO. The man
became belligerent, stating that he
had just come from the Tech base-
ball stadium but refused to pro-
vide his personal identification.
STEVEN KOCHANSKY,
GRANT LARKIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
TRANSPORTATION POPUP
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017,
Atlantas Transportation Plan
hosted a pop-up meeting from
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the
Student Center.
The volunteers and employees
of Atlantas Transportation Plan
asked lunch-goers a few questions
regarding their transportation
experiences and what they would
like to see city funded projects ad-
dress. Three poster boards were set
up, each posing a different ques-
tion. Students were handed stick-
ers to place in categories that best
answered each question.
The city of Atlanta contracts
out its project planning to a com-
pany, largely comprised of en-
gineers, called Vanasse Hangen
Brustlin (VHB). Acording to the
city of Atlanta website, VHB leads
Atlantas Transportation Plan to
support the long-term vision of
the Atlanta City Design effort and
provide policy and project recom-
mendations to build a world class,
sustainable transportation system
that addresses congestion in our
growing and evolving city.
The first step of the Atlanta
Transportation Plan is to col-
lect knowledge from the public
through various meetings, events,
workshops and pop-up events,
such as the one held at Tech, to
better understand the transporta-
tion needs and recommendations
of the city.
After the public data collection
step, the Atlanta Transportation
Plan team will then analyze data
and begin creating project recom-
mendations to hand to the City of
Atlanta policy makers.
CHANCELLOR TESTIFIES
The University System of
Georgia Chancellor of the Board
of Regents testified before the
Georgia House Public Safety
and Homeland Security Com-
mittee regarding House Bill 280.
If passed, House Bill 280 would
allow campus carry of concealed,
licensed handguns, excluding
housing buildings or athletic
events. Chancellor Steve Wrigley
and Tech President G. P. Bud
Peterson both endorse the law as
it currently stands.
With respect to campus carry,
we feel strongly that current law
strikes the right balance to create
a safe environment on our cam-
puses, Wrigley said.
In his testimony, Wrigley dis-
cussed how the University System
of Georgia has worked to improve
campus safety. Since the Univer-
sity System assessment, university
police departments have, imple-
mented system-wide police officer
training programs focused on ac-
tive shooter scenarios.
This fiscal year, we are in-
creasing the number of police of-
ficers System-wide by six percent.
Wrigley mentioned the communi-
cation alert systems and pointed
out Techs advanced crime ana-
lytics system, Wrigley said.
Ten months ago, Governor
Nathan Deal vetoed House Bill
859. House Bill 280 is essentially
a carbon copy of House Bill 859.
Regarding House Bill 859, Deal
said that from the early days
of our nation and state, colleges
have been treated as sanctuaries
of learning where firearms have
not been allowed. To depart from
such time honored protections
should require overwhelming jus-
tification. I do not find that such
justification exists.
It is likely that this bill will
pass the majority-Republican leg-
islature, but common wisdom in
the state political sphere is that
Governor Nathan Deal is unlikely
to sign the bill into law.
GIFT TO TECH
Voting for this years candi-
dates for Gift to Tech is now live
on the Student Alumni Associa-
tion (SAA)s website.
Gift to Tech is an annual con-
test in which funds raised through
SAA membership donations are
disseminated to organizations
chosen by the Tech community.
The winning project for this year
will win more than $40,000.
Projects up for receiving fund-
ing include the Counseling
Centers Alcohol and Substance
Abuse Recovery, C2D2s Travel-
ing Kiosk and Dream Board, the
Carbon Reduction Program(a
personal finance course), Pi Mile
Activity Stations, Students Tem-
porary Assistance and Resourc-
es, STEM Tutoring in Atlanta
Public Schools and Tech Ends
Suicide Together.
The first phase of online voting
will be open until March 17.

The officers grew increasingly
suspicious and placed the man in
investigative detention, removing
a knife with a blade longer than
four inches from the mans per-
son. The man repeatedly claimed
that he had been at the Tech base-
ball game and that he and his
wife worked there at the stadium
through a contractor.
The man, whose drivers li-
cense identified him as Larry Ja-
cobs, was placed in the back of
a GTPD patrol car on the basis
of possessing a weapon near an
educational facility. Officers relo-
cated to the baseball stadium and
conferred with the contract man-
ager there, who stated that neither
Jacobs nor any women worked
for him; however, the manager
did confirm that Jacobs had been
present at the stadium and was
uncertain why he was there.
Investigators did not believe
that Jacobs was in fact behind
the bicycle thefts but issued him
a two-year ban from campus for
criminal trespassing.
BILL SUMMARY
BILL
Womens Leadership Conference
USA Amateur Dance Nationals
Holi Show 2017
Triathlon Race Fees
Golf Competition Fees & Uniforms
Trailblazers Alt. Spring Break
Swing Dance Workshop
Brazilian Students Conference Trip
Resolution Affirming Solidarity with
Transgender Community
E
ach week , this sec tion of TRANS SOLIDARITY Beach, South Carolina, and the
News will include coverage Representative Runnels wrote Peach Cup Green, held at Univer-
of different aspects of bills and presented a joint resolution sity of Georgia.
and resolutions that have passed
affirming SGAs solidarity with The bill also included a line
the transgender community at item for GT Golf uniforms and
through Student Government. This Tech. The resolution came in the jackets that would stay with the
will include the Undergraduate wake of President Trumps elimi- club so that competitors can prop-
House of Representatives, Graduate nation of protections for trans- erly represent Tech while travel-
Student Senate and the Executive gender students in public schools; ing. Also included were items for
Branch of both government bodies. a change that Runnels said could training sessions at the CRC and
open the door for discrimination coach fees for strength training
MAURA CURRIE in multiple states. for competitors. The bill passed
NEWS EDITOR The Graduate Student Senate both GSS and UHR with mini-
passed the resolution per unani- mal opposition.
mous consent, and Runnels urged
the Undergraduate House to TRIATHALON FEES
AMOUNT GSS UHR do the same. The Tech Triathlon Team
$1,446.00 18-0-0 39-0-0 Multiple Representatives spoke sought funding for their race in
in support of the resolution and Lagrange, Ga.
$833.44 18-0-0 40-0-1 introduced additional opportu- The team expects to take be-
$7,186.50 20-0-1 36-0-0 nities for students to stand with tween 15 and 20 members to the
$900.00 19-0-0 37-0-0 transgender students. The reso- competition, with a focus on new
$3,964.93 18-1-1 36-0-1 lution passed through UHR per members, so they can gain experi-
$1,363.50 19-0-1 39-0-0 unanimous consent. ence early in the season.
$1,113.40 20-0-0 39-0-0 The bill was an attempt to re-
HOLE IN FUNDS secure funding that had been pre-
$1,500.96 19-0-1 36-0-0 GT Golf Club approached viously cut in the budget process.
N/A 14-0-0 39-0-0 SGA for funding towards its The bill passed UHR and GSS
Spring Break Open in Myrtle without opposition.

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TRISTEN ALLEN
STAFF WRITER
EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENT
On Monday, Feb. 27, the Par-
liament of Egypt voted to expel
one of its 596 members in a 468-
8 vote. The expelled member was
the nephew of Anwar Sadat, the
third president of Egypt and his
namesake. President Sadat was as-
sassinated in 1981 by members of
the Egyptian army.
Mr. Sadat was a voice of op-
position to the current president,
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who came to
power after a 2013 coup, which
included President Sisi, then Gen-
eral Sisi, during the 2014 presi-
dential elections. Sadat has ac-
cused the current administration
of being overly authoritarian and
has grown louder in his opposi-
tion throughout Sisis presidency.
Sadat was reportedly ejected
due to suspicion, among members
of parliament, that he had leaked
drafts of an upcoming law to for-
eign embassies and had forged
signatures on a piece of legislation
he had drafted. The law that Sadat
was accused of leaking has faced
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tic and foreign critics, including
Senator John McCain, for poten-
tially preventing international aid
groups from operating in Egypt.
One lawmaker who voted to
expel Mr. Sadat was Alaa Abed,
who suspected Sadat of being
paid by foreign powers to oppose
the current government. Sadat
believes that many members of
the Parliament of Egypt have sus-
picions of foreign influence and
conspiracy in the popular uprising
that led to the ousting of President
Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
The expulsion of Mr. Sadat
further weakens the already small
opposition to President Sisis re-
gime in the Parliament of Egypt.
Sisi has large amounts of in-
fluence over parliament due to
his ties to the military, his large
popular support among citizens of
Egypt and actions like Mondays,
which have diminished the politi-
cal influence of rivals.
Many political enemies of
President Sisi remain in prison
or have had their assets frozen by
prosecutions brought by the cur-
rent government.
An April 2016 poll held by
Baseera said that 79 percent of
all Egyptians approved of Presi-
dent Sisis actions. 13 percent of
respondents indicated that they
disapproved of the Presidents ac-
tions. Sisi won the 2014 election
with 96 percent of the vote, which
was held without the Muslim
Brotherhoods political party.
Another member of the Parlia-
ment of Egypt, Tawfiq Okasha,
was expelled in March 2016 after
having dinner with the Israeli am-
bassador to Egypt.
technique March 3, 2017 3
Campus assault bill clears
House before Crossover Day
the bill specifies that such reports which does not clear this hurdle
MAURA CURRIE cannot give any details which is dead and cannot be further
NEWS EDITOR would identify a victim of sexual voted on or approved by Governor
assault without their consent. Deal, pending certain special cir-
House Bill 51, a piece of leg- Crossover Day is March 3 this cumstances. HB 51 is not guaran-
islation proposed by Represen- year and is the final day for bills teed to become law, but will con-
tative Earl Ehrhart of Marietta to be voted on and move between tinue to the Senate for a second
and aimed at protecting students legislative chambers any bill vote in the near future.
accused of sexual assault, cleared
the state House of Representatives
March 1 after extended debate.
The vote broke nearly upon
party lines, with 115 legislators
voting in favor of the bill and 55
voting against. Two hours of de-
bate preceded the vote and echoed
sentiments expressed by both
proponents and dissidents since
the bill was introduced into the
House Hopper on Jan. 11.
HB 51s most recent language
would prohibit public colleges in
Georgia from pursuing its own
investigation or disciplinary ac-
tions against a student accused of
a felony until a criminal investiga-
tion is completed; while the use
of the word felony implies that
the law extends to other serious
crimes, such as kidnapping and
armed robbery, Rep. Ehrhart has
stated that the legislation is meant
to specifically address sexual
assaults.
Employees in these colleges
would also be required to report
general information to law en- Photo by Mitch Williams Student Publications
forcement if they become aware of The State Capitol has been the site of numerous heated debates
an allegation of assault. However, over higher education policy during this legislative session.
4 March 3, 2017 technique
Techs OMSCS program recognized by Fast Company
JONATHAN JEFFREY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Techs Online M.S. in Com-
puter Science (OMSCS) recently
earned Tech the #3 spot on Fast
Companys 2017 list of the Most
Innovative Companies in Educa-
tion, cited OMSCSs success in
becoming the nations largest
computer science masters pro-
gram, while charging a fraction of
the typical cost.
The OMSCS program, which
was announced in May 2013 and
launched Jan. 2014, allows people
anywhere to take online Masters-
level classes of equal rigor to those
offered on campus and earn their
M.S. degree in the hot field of
computer science with a tuition
of only $7,000, less than a sixth of
the cost of an in-person student
of the regular $45,000 MSCS
program.
OMSCS is made possible
through Techs collaboration with
Udacity, which manages the on-
line distribution platform, and
with AT&T, which has donated a
total of $4.9 million to OMSCS
over two funding rounds.
You know, our motto is acces-
sibility through affordability and
technology, said Zvi Galil, dean
of the College of Computing.
OMSCS takes the high-acces-
sibility strategy of massive open
online courses and applies it to the
university model of high-quality
instruction in an effort to help
bridge the gap between the de-
mand for CS jobs and the produc-
tion of CS M.S. students.
The idea for OMSCS was born
in 2012, when Sebastian Thrun,
founder of Udacity, came to see
Galil and asked about doing a de-
gree for $1,000.
Im pretty good with num-
bers, especially [those] with a dol-
Tech was named one of Fast Companys most innovative companies in the education sector.
Fast Company specifically praised Techs online masters degree in computer science, or OMSCS.
lar sign, Galil said. So I told him
$1,000 wont do, maybe $4,000.
Neither of those numbers
ended up to be the final tuition of
$6,600, but the conversation be-
gan. Over the next six and a half
months, faculty worked on draft-
ing the initial five OMSCS classes
for presentation to the Board of
Regents, which approved the in-
stitutes endeavor.
OMSCS launched in January
2013 with 380 students, but has
already grown to a student body of
4,515, 70 percent of whom are U.S.
citizens. The program currently is
comprised of 30 courses and four
specializations.
Photo by Ashleigh Bunch Student Publications
// NEWS
A working paper, from collab-
orators at Harvard and Georgia
Tech, estimate that, based on cur-
rent enrollment and attrition data,
OMSCS could annually produce
725 M.S. graduates, which would
add seven percent to the 11,000
students nationwide who earn
M.S. degrees in computer science.
The scalability of OMSCS has
and will allow Tech to have a far
greater impact than a traditional
university program.
Our fair share [of CS M.S.
students] is 0.1 to 0.2 percent,
Galil said. We produce 30, 40
times that. So we are doing some-
thing that is very important na-
tionally, because we need these
graduates. We are impacting this
in perhaps a unique way.
The OMSCS program is first
of its kind at its scale, and al-
ready, it has been positively in-
fluencing the landscape of on-
line education. For example, the
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign has begun their
iMBA program, an online MBA
program; and here at Tech, an on-
line M.S. in Data Analytics is in
development.
In some sense, we change the
paradigm of admission. The para-
digm of admission in the U.S. is
admission by rejection, Galil
said. You reject everybody, and
accept few.
Its a paradigm thats uplifted
by the nature of online environ-
ment, and one whose partial ero-
sion could unlock the potential of
online education.
// NEWS technique March 3, 2017 5

COMPARING & CONTRASTING

THE SGA CANDIDATES
WHAT THEY ALL PROPOSE:
+ Integrating athletes into the broader campus community
+ Accommodating diverse organizations with distinct needs
+ Increasing transparency, dialogue between SGA and non-SGA students
+ Working to foster resources for health and wellness

WHAT THEY EACH PROPOSE:

Leanne & Apollo Lizzie & Connor Sujay & Richard

"Upon entering office, our first step
towards this goal will be to follow up by
meeting with each and every organization
on campus to ensure that they are able to
voice their issues and have us address their
problems."
"Lizzie's enormous SGA resume and
Connor's outside perspective are exactly
what the student body needs to provide
realistic solutions to wellness and inclusion
and an effective approach to representing
Georgia Tech students to state policy
makers, which is SGA's unique
responsibility.
"Our goal is to enrich the lives of Georgia
Tech students through innovative projects,
empower them through resources they
historically have not had access to, and
establish SGA as the microphone for all
student voices.

+ Foster relationships with Atlanta Police
Department and Midtown Blue
+ Promote creation of co-curricular
transcripts to display extracurricular
achievement
+ Work with campus to increase
pad/tampon availability in womens
bathrooms
+ Institute subsidized lab coats, textbooks,
and other supplies for poorer students
+ Create of Student Lobby Board, opinion
polls, training for capitol advocacy
+ Promote integration of Question,
Persuade, and Refer (QPR) training into
GT1000 and FASET
+ Create Helluva Volunteer program to
increase student engagement in Atlanta
+ Push for policies requiring professors to
post syllabi before registration
+ Work with PTS to create partnerships
with Gotcha Ride and Uber

where you can learn for yourself:

The Technique will host a debate featuring all three pairs of candidates at 11 A.M. on March 7 in CULC 152. Voting will take place
March 13-16 on elections.gatech.edu. Full platforms and biographies for each of the candidates can be found on their websites at
www.leanneapollo2017.com, www.lizzieandconnor.com, and sujayandrichard.com, respectively.

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Opinions
OPINIONS EDITOR: David Raji technique

You can jail a Revolutionary, but
you cant jail the Revolution.
Huey Newton Friday,
March 3, 2017
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion YOUR VIEWS | Letter to the Editor

Expectations of student organizations An unique love-hate

Both sides of Phantom situation warrant avoidance
In the wake of SCPC and SGAs Night particular location, removing the need
at the Fox event as well as the subsequent for a long line. Admittedly there are prob-
backlash from those upset at the website ably better ideas for contingency plans out
crash, a few questions must be answered there, but of most importance is that they
about the expectations of student organi- be put in place.
zations in comparison to those made up of Another possible solution is the imple-
professionals. mentation of a system similar to one used
Should we really expect less of student by the Fox website when selling tickets to
organizations simply because they are shows in high demand. The large mass of
comprised of students? The answer is com- people are kept on a holding page, and
plex. First, it needs to be said that no one smaller groups of website users are cycled
should be screaming at anyone for what is in to a buying page in smaller amounts so
obviously an unintentional mistake. Since as not to overload the servers. This would
when has shouting at someone ever solved require a significant amount of work on
a problem? It is certainly understandable the back end to set up the code for such
that tensions were running high, as at a system, but the payoff in the long term
one point it seemed that some would be would be worthwhile.
unable to get money back for tickets that Hopefully, both SCPC and other
they would not receive. But nothing bad student organizations as well will take
has ever come from a measured response lessons from this most recent incident. But
rather than a rash and emotional one. students also need to realize that respond-
With that being said, however, SCPC ing in a needlessly belligerent and hostile
needs to take lessons from this incident. manner is not the answer to any problem,
The fact that backup plans and redundant as frustrating as it might be. Professional
systems are necessary could not be pro- group, such as Sequoia Retail Systems
vided with a greater degree of clarity than (hosts of Techstuff), and Techs adminis-
it was in this situation. Instead of relying tration must be held accountable for what
solely on the Techstuff website for selling is in their jurisdiction. Student groups are
tickets online, an alternative could have in- limited in their resources, and those frus-
volved a signup on Orgsync. The first 150 trated by the Phantom incident would be
people to put their names down would be well-advised to direct their frustration to-
able to pick up their tickets in person at a wards the true roots of the problem.
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
Vidya Iyer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Nick Johnson MANAGING EDITOR
David Raji OPINIONS EDITOR
Maura Currie NEWS EDITOR Monica Jamison ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Samira Bandaru LIFE EDITOR Kripa Chandran ONLINE EDITOR
Ross Lindsay WEB DEVELOPER Brighton Kamen DESIGN EDITOR
Casey Gomez PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Beatrice Domingo LAYOUT EDITOR
WAITING FOR BLUEDOT BY SAMIRA BANDARU
relationship with Tech
I am going to graduate this grade, I immediately feel like I did
May, and only now, when the sep- not deserve it. I know that if the
aration date is very nearby, that I test problems were as difficult as
realized I have developed a love- the hardest homework problems
hate relationship with Tech. at the end of each chapter, I and
I love this school. Just recently mostly everyone else would not be
I became aware of the fact that able to get a good grade.
never before in I also hate
my life I have sur- when I get a bad
rounded myself ... never before in my grade on a test. It
by so many smart life I have surrounded is simply because
people, so many I tried my best,
geniuses; and that myself by so many and there is noth-
later in my life I smart people ... ing more I can do,
am very unlikely really, even in ret-
to live in this envi- SON DAO rospect. I did my
ronment again. In best, and it really
FOURTH-YEAR ME
high school, I was bothers me that
the top dog, every- there is something
one knew me and admired me. At out there, unconquered and that I
Tech, I converged to the average. I failed to conquer it.
was so fortunate to meet and work Finally, I hate it the most when
with many geniuses. Sometimes I get a bad grade on a test and
in a lab, I would just stand there, still get an A in the class. Thanks
try to follow and understand what to the generous curve, but no
my teammate is doing, who is thanks. I do not deserve this A;
running over all the calculations I feel guilty. I should not get an
like a flash. Many other times, A just because everyone struggled
I would learn so much by doing and I happened to be somewhere
homework with my colleagues, at the higher end. But what both-
who would explain the materials ers me even more is that I cannot
to me until when I fully grasp it. I come up with any solution for
love this school because it is really this. We cannot make half of the
a great blessing to be surrounded class fail the class, can we? To be
and befriended with those bril- clear, maybe it is just me being so
liant people. hard on myself. In my experience,
But I also hate this school. I if you got a C in a class at Tech,
hate that Tech has never made me you had acquired fundamental
feel satisfied. Maybe it is just be- knowledge of the subject; if you
cause I am a perfectionist, but let got a B, you had good knowledge
me elaborate on it. of the subject; and if you got an
I hate it when I get a good grade A, you had solid understanding of
on a test. It is only because the test the subject. It is just that in engi-
was made to be easy and did not neering, there is so much more
cover all materials that I was sup- knowledge beyond the grading
posed to know. When I get a good scale that bothers me the most.
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Alien invasions: theyve happened
Excellent, thought-provoking article. Certainly, Western
imperialism resulted in oppression throughout the globe.
But the unstated assumption of this piece (and most post-
colonialist ideas in general), that native cultures absent foreign
colonization were enlightenedin the sense of Rousseaus idea
of the noble savage and that western oppression is largely
responsible for current ills and todays inequality between the
West and former colonies, is not necessarily true.

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FILM FROM PAGE 1
and a films quality. I worked un-
der the assumption that critics
had inherent validity as judges of
quality, as they are experts in the
field and consume movies much
differently than a layperson. If the
aggregate opinion of a movie from
over 150 critics is resoundingly
excellent, then there is a good
and legitimate reason to believe
that theres something special
about that movie, regardless its
popularity.
One might argue that the en-
tire point of movies is to entertain,
and depending on the extent to
which that goal is met, they are
good or bad. Indeed, it is true that
movies are entertainment, but
books are also forms of entertain-
ment, and reading high quality
literature is frequently cited as a
tool for self-improvement.
There is a definite reason why
To Kill a Mockingbird and
1984 are required reading in
many high schools these works
have been deemed good enough
and being in possession of enough
quality to the point that students
are generally made smarter by
reading them.
But there is no such standard
for movies and television. Film
is still primarily and mostly seen
as a way to pass time with audi-
ence satisfaction primarily being
seen as the main objective, but it
should not be. In the same way
that one would seek to read cer-
tain designated works of high-
quality literature to better their
knowledge and diction, individu-
als should seek out quality film to
Picture yourself in France and beyond...
better their creativity and percep-
tion of nuance.
All of this is not to say that
only the best movies are worthy of
ones time. The phrase pleasure
reading exists to show the dis-
tinction between books assigned
for education versus those that
readers choose for themselves.
One of my favorite television
shows is Hells Kitchen, and it
is no triumph. However, I clearly
recognize that while I very much
like the show, it is not good tele-
vision, and should not be labeled
as such.
My junior year of high school,
I began casually watching Mad
Men after it soundly defeated
House of Cards in the Emmys,
and thought it was straight dull.
Why would I like 50 minutes of
almost constant dialogue set in
the most decidedly sexist and rac-
ist 1950s Manhattan? I dropped
the show out of boredom, but
revisited it after it won further
awards thinking I missed some-
thing. I had.
It took my full, concentrated
and undivided attention and an
intense post-viewing analysis from
... individuals should
seek out quality film to
better their creativity
and perception
of nuance.
EVAN GILLON
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The A.V. Club to break apart the
subtle genius of the show. None of
the dialogue was superficial, no
interaction meaningless and no
placement of music careless. My
unwillingness to struggle when
watching the show precluded me
from being entertained by it, hav-
ing only been used to lazily watch-
ing television and movies and un-
willing to dig deeper. game for the new team comes
Ultimately, whether or not to
tackle celebrated film is a choice
of personal improvement. Simi-
larly to how exercise builds mus-
cle, reading improves diction,
and writing improves vocabulary,
exerting effort in choosing and
digesting acclaimed movies im-
proves how one enjoys good film.
In some cases, a movie is sim-
ply and innately not well suited
for a particular person. But most
of the time, a willingness to trust
the opinions of critics coupled
with giving a movie or televi-
sion show a good shot will usu-
ally leave the viewer pleasantly
surprised, and open the door to a
level of entertainment that bad
movies, no matter how popular,
will rarely reach.
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Atlantas new football club
has broken the record for sea-
son ticket sales for a Major
League Soccer team, with over
30,000 sold already. Clearly,
concerns over fan interest in
the team were most decidedly
unfounded. The inaugural
at this time, but it is likely the
this Sunday.
Hammock Garden
At long last, the fabled ham-
mock garden has been made
manifest on Techs campus.
As of Wednesday, the posts
to which hammocks will be
affixed had been put in place
in an area in the grass along
Skiles walkway. Heres hoping
for more success to come from
SGA this term.
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Fences have once again
emerged on Tech Green, re-
sulting i post-traumatic epi-
sodes of the destruction and
slow reconstruction of the area
last year. It is not entirely clear
what the reasoning for the
construction on Tech Green is
work on Atlantic Drive.
Mayoral Forum
A forum this past Wednes-
day for Atlantas mayoral can-
didates barred the public and
the press from attendance.
State Senator Vincent Fort, on
of the candidates, pulled out of
the event, calling the organiz-
ers big-shot lobbyists working
for moneyed interest and their
clients.
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A stronger argument against coal

Coal has played a long and
important role in the develop-
ment of modern society. The
mineral first emerged as a fuel in
Neolithic China, but its wide-
spread use really started in me-
dieval Britain, where coal was
easily accessible in rock layers
What topic(s) would you near the surface.
Britains extensive coal re-
like to see candidates for serves propelled the industrial
SGA offices discussing? revolution as it first began in the
early 19th century, and it was
due to the unique availability of
Parking coal that Britain soon became
the dominant industrial pow-
er of the 19th and early 20th
Mental Health centuries.
Similarly, coal power helped
to power the incredible industri-
Transportation al growth in the rest of Europe
in the mid-19th century, the
U.S. in the late 19th and early
Academics 20th centuries, and China in
the 20th century.
In the U.S., an enormous
Dining industry has grown around the
extraction of coal, employing,
at its peak in 1923, 863,000
Online Services Americans. Due to a variety
of factors, including increased
automation, declining coal re-
Housing serves, declining demand from
the shrinking American steel
... worldwide reserves of
coal are enough to last just
110 years at current levels
of global consumption.
JOSH TREBUCHON
STAFF WRITER
industry and increased environ- that coal simply does too much
mental regulation, employment harm to the environment for it
in the coal mining industry had to be a long term fuel source.
fallen to 65,400 by 2015. Those on the right have been
This drastic decline in em- for the most part unreceptive to
ployment has been regarded by this argument, either because
many as the unnecessary death they do not believe climate
of the industry at the hand of change to be man-made or be-
climate change regulators. Don- cause they feel that boosting
ald Trump has been particularly employment is a much more
friendly to coal, arguing that urgent task than protecting the
reviving the coal mining indus- environment.
try with clean coal technology It frustrates me greatly that
could bring thousands of jobs the public debate over coal has
back to the U.S. centered primarily on the issue
Much to my disappointment, of the environment. Regardless
the argument against the re- of whether or not you believe in
vival of the coal industry has climate change, you must recog-
largely been the environmental nize that coal is not a long term
one. It has been argued time and solution to the worlds energy
time again by those on the left problems.
The World Coal Association,
a global coal lobby, notes on its
own website that worldwide re-
serves of coal are enough to last
just 110 years at current levels of
global consumption.
If, as President Trump hopes,
a global boom in coal consump-
tion arrives on the back of clean
coal technology, the lifetime
of global reserves will fall even
further. It does not take an
economist to understand that a
110-year boom in employment
does not constitute long-term
growth.
To make matters worse,
the more the U.S. increases its
economic dependence on the
coal mining industry, the more
catastrophic and dangerous the
eventual collapse of the industry
becomes.
We, as Americans and as
citizens of the globe, must real-
ize that coal can no longer be
viewed as a vehicle for the con-
struction of great economic em-
pires. Coal is not an engine for
the world economy or a solution
to the global energy deficiency;
to treat it as either is like using
a Band-Aid to mend a crack in
a dam.

Campus Activities
Has technology devalued Perfectionism does not
Diversity
the human experience? make for a perfect lifestyle
Other Lets be honest our gen- plete assignments because most, After years of perfectionism, like, I was going to need to look
eration is highly dependent on if not all of my professors post I can say with confidence per- closer to home.
technology. homework and reading online. fect does not exist. I found people are beauti-
Safety Advancements, particularly I depend on my phone to com- I did not realize it, but for fully flawed. They have bad
in handheld devices, such as municate with my friends and most of my life, I have had this days. They get acne. They tell
sma rtphones, family. Especial- idea that I have jokes that no
iPads and smart- ly at Tech, when got to constantly one laughs at
watches, have
The small satisfaction everyone is busy present the best Destroying the idea of and they give

20% 40% 60% 80% made our lives of doing these simple with his or her possible version up sometimes.
more efficient by perfection was one of I looked at my
tasks without the use own schedules, of myself. This
Based on 52 respondents

AMAN MOORE
THIRD-YEAR ME
To be frank, the current
stinger/bus system is a joke.
Trying to get on a bus to any-
where is unpredictable at best.
The nexts predictions are
mostly very wrong, and the
buses more often than not end
up moving around in
one single group ...
JAMES PINDER
THIRD-YEAR MUSI
I would like the professors at
this school to have more strict
guidelines on scheduling and
graded work deadlines, just
like the students have.
JOSEPH LONG
THIRD-YEAR IE
Mental health issues need to
be addressed more urgently
than they are. Students dont
feel like they have a reliable,
making every- communication
thing we need of technology has been is best by email
accessible at the
tap of a screen cast aside ... or text. Living
without the use
or a swipe to of my phone or
the left. Our MARIA FURUKAWA laptop would
lifestyles have ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR make study-
dramatically ing at Tech and
changed over the past decade communicating with anyone
because now, instead of face- extremely difficult.
to-face conversation, we have However, I have noticed that
messaging apps with emojis to technology, ironically, discon-
express ourselves. Instead of flip- nects us from living in the pres-
ping through page after page of ent moment. Even though we
text, we read and scroll through try our hardest to communicate
material on a screen. Instead of what we mean over text, there
using mental math to calculate is still a possibility for miscom-
tip, we open the calculator app munication or misinterpretation
on our phones. of what was written. If, instead,
Essentially, technology has a conversation was held in per-
taken the hard work of talk- son, facial expressions, changes
ing to someone in person, of in tone, and hand gestures are
physically reading a book and some ways that miscommunica-
of using our minds to do some tion can be avoided.
mental math and replaced it With constant focus on a
with a device. The small satisfac- screen in reading and using
tion of doing these simple tasks phone applications, we limit
without the use of technology ourselves to a brightly lit screen
has been cast aside with instant and forget to appreciate the
gratification from attaining physicality of turning each page
what we want when we want it. or handwriting calculations on a
Has technology become sheet of paper. These daily little
so advanced that we, as a gen- things are what truly matter.
eration of Millennials, cannot It is great that technology
physically or mentally live with- catalyzes our lifestyle by mak-
out it? Think about it: if all the ing simple tasks fast and easy to
technology today were to run complete. However, at the same
out of battery or disintegrate for time, we should be aware that
included aca- the best things I could friends and fam-
demics, outward ily and I did
appearance, and have done for myself. not see perfect
personal interac- people. They are
tions. In other HANNA WARLICK not even per-
words, excep- ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR fect in my eyes.
tional grades, They are kind of
model hair and messed up. Even
skin, and always being polite. the people closest to me have
It wasnt that I could not leave their own special shortcomings.
the house if I was not looking And that is exactly what makes
and feeling my best, but rather them so great.
that I would feel bad if I wasnt. If you are saying something is
I would feel guilty for not pre- perfect, you are putting it up on
senting the perfect version of an unattainably high pedestal.
myself. I stopped seeing the comment
This seems crazy, looking that something was perfect as a
back. Of course you cannot be compliment. Instead it became a
perfect all the time. But it wasnt harsh dig. You should not mea-
until I stepped back and had the sure yourself (or anything else
realization that perfection does for that matter) on how it stacks
not exist that I truly felt free. up on the unquantifiable scale of
If I am not pushing myself to perfection.
constantly be perfect, then I can The definition of perfect, ac-
just be me. cording to the Oxford English
I assume my sense of perfec- Dictionary, is having all the
tion came from the media. From required or desirable elements,
movies and TV to magazines qualities, or characteristics; as
and the Internet, we are sur- good as it is possible to be. That
rounded with images of celeb- does not actually sound like a
rities with perfect bodies doing good thing to me it sounds
perfect things. Contrary to what fake. And why be fake when
these snapshots would have you instead you can be yourself?
believe, no one looks or acts like Destroying the idea of perfec-
that all the time. Especially with tion was one of the best things I
Photoshop and lighting and could have done for myself.
professionals, you cannot trust When you are striving to be
what you see and you cannot perfect, you are essentially aim-

discreet resource to turn to
when in need, and are mostly
unaware of what resources are
available to them.
some odd reason, would we still it also can isolate us, from one
be able to successfully accom- another. So take time to discon-
plish the same tasks at the same nect and appreciate the present.
speed as with technology? Technology will always be here,
I, for one, would struggle. I but will each precious moment
depend on my laptop to com- of your life always be here?
take it at face value. ing for the impossible. And as in
Surrounded by these images, my case, killing yourself to get
it can be hard to realize that the there. So let yourself be messy
media is not a realistic portray- and have bad days. You are hu-
al of people. If I wanted to see man. Your flaws are what make
what a true role model looked you you.
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ROUNDTABLE
WILL FINCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The press your daily
reminder of all the lat-
est Hollywood drama and
happenings in Washington
D.C., even if the difference
between the two is less cer-
tain every day.
In recent months, the
term fake news has en-
tered the common vocabu-
lary, and served to taint
further the publics already
negative perception of me-
dia. Given the current ad-
ministrations constant be-
rating of media outlets like
CNN and others, main-
stream journalism has never
been in a more dangerous
position. However, they are
not without some degree
of blame.
A press that is widely
trusted by the public for its
independence and integrity
is also a resource for build-
ing consensus, so when the
credibility of that same sys-
tem is called into question,
it undermines any unifying
potential. Too often does
the media treat their view-
ers simply as many pairs
of eyeballs as opposed to
citizens, pushing a politi-
cal agenda similar to their
benefactors.
A failure to distinctly
separate ideology from re-
ality in our news has re-
sulted in a compromise of
both. Perhaps this is what
has resulted in the erosion
of much of the confidence
in the larger media sources
today in favor of articles on
social media without con-
nection to fact.
Our media is most defi-
nitely splintered, and people
are listening to only those
sources that lean toward
a single direction without
bothering or taking real
effort to begin with a com-
mon baseline of facts. As a
result, many conservatives
and liberals occupy two dif-
ferent realities.
It is the responsibility
of everybody on both sides
of the debate to listen to
both sides of the argument.
Failing that crucial step to-
wards understanding of the
actual situation, people end
up creating an echo cham-
ber that only amplifies the
opinions that agree with
their preexisting beliefs,
whatever those may be.
News sources are being
transformed into little more
than on-air advocates for
political parties, and con-
sumers are generally none
the wiser. If we look back
at the last years and how
divided the right and the
left have become has
this really led to anything
constructive? Or did we just
create enemies for ourselves
so we can feel good about
Changing our consumption
of news for the better
Rethinking approaches to attaining information in
order to combat biases and facilitate discussion
our opinions, damaging our
society while doing so?
Therein lies the appeal of
a more independent news:
it is less controlled by cor-
porate or political interests.
The legendary journalist
Jeremy Scahill once said on
this subject, I have chosen
to cast my lot with indepen-
dent media outlets because
I believe that only through
independent reporting,
where you are not beholden
to the interests of corpora-
tions or government, are
you able to really aggres-
sively pursue the truth.
The press is meant to be
free so that the truth can be
heard by the public with-
out filtration through re-
view by arbiters of opinion.
However, in todays world
the line between facts and
opinion has been continu-
ously blurred. Subsequent-
ly, the legitimacy of the me-
dia is repeatedly called into
question.
The Trump administra-
tion has capitalized on this
unchecked and dangerous
habit of the media, threat-
ening the very basis and
fabric of reality with fright-
eningly Orwellian rhetoric.
It will be a slow process, but
independent media without
rampant ideological influ-
ence reintroduces the idea
that politics can be a more
of a conversation than a
civil war.
ZAHRA KHAN
STAFF WRITER
Theres a popular Satur-
day Night Live sketch that
pokes fun at a situation that
many voters found them-
selves on election night. We
see some liberal-minded
individuals watching the
results with confidence as
the results are coming in.
Initially, they share a good
laugh over the prospect of
Donald Trump becoming
the next president of the
United States.
Yes, he had received ex-
tensive attention from the
media but surely that can
be owed to his experience
in entertaining reality tele-
vision and not because his
outlandish and impractical
ideas appealed to real vot-
ers. The night seems auspi-
cious and one of them even
claims, because of shifting
demographics, we might
never have another Repub-
lican president.
What he says is some-
thing echoed by many left-
leaning voters and therein
lies the root of the problem.
We are dependent on media
that is consistently one-sid-
ed, and so we surround our-
selves with what we want to
hear, people who reiterate
our opinions and figures
and data that prop up ideas
that we already believe in.
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Media outlets have al-
ways had biases and politi-
cal agendas. The great ma-
jority of American media
will consistently support
one political party, and that
may be preferable to a news
outlet that is seems unde-
cided about what it wishes
to be. American media is
well distributed across the
political spectrum so there
is no shortage of acces-
sible voices from all sides
for those who wish to hear
them.
However, as an increas-
ing number of people are
getting their news from
social media rather than di-
rectly from reputable news
outlets, readers and view-
ers will often find an echo
chamber and will rarely
need to hear something
that they do not agree with.
People will naturally gravi-
tate towards an outlet that
tells them what they want
to hear. But Facebook and
Twitter often distort our
views of the outside world
and make us more likely to
see heavily sensationalized
news than hear opinions
from the opposite side of
the political spectrum.
The biases of media have
always existed and should
not be blamed for much
harm because they exists
in the same sphere of news
that surrounds us. The
heavy filters of social media,
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however, through which the
majority of Americans now
get their news, distort our
understanding of the world
around us.
Unfortunately, that
means that voters are
pushed further and further
towards the extremes of
their political beliefs as they
consistently only hear argu-
ments dismissing opposing
opinions and confirming
their ideas. Engagement be-
tween opposing sides is rare
and often, as a result, only
leads to dismissal. It inten-
sifies already-held beliefs
without justification which
in turn creates a fertile en-
vironment for bad ideas to
catch on. The public is of-
ten misinformed, especially
about opposing opinions,
and this ignorance is rel-
ished and celebrated rather
than addressed.
Democracy is only ful-
ly-functional if the atmo-
sphere is conducive to dis-
cussion. Facebook feeds are
not. It is natural for news
sources to hold certain bi-
ases and push certain agen-
das. Certain media sources
will attract a liberal reader-
ship and others will attract
conservative readers. How-
ever, we need to be able to
create an atmosphere where
we are exposed directly to
news sources rather than
that which reflects what we
already believe.
Life
EXCEL provides alternative degrees
JON LONG
STAFF WRITER
Each year, hundreds of stu-
dents with mild intellectual and
developmental disabilities will
graduate from Georgia high
schools. Their post-secondary op-
tions are limited, with few insti-
tutions offering the infrastructure
necessary for their success.
Last year, Tech began its Ex-
cel initiative to offer a certificate
program for such students with
the goal of easing their transition
from high school to the working
world. The program, the second of
its kind in the state, began with
eight students entering into the
four-year program.
This year, the number has risen
to around 15 with plans to add 12
more per year.
They stay for a full four years,
said Lindsay Doolittle, third-year
CS and a peer mentor with the
program. They have classes that
are specific to them, but they also
take classes that are integrated
with the rest of Tech.
The first eight Excel students
lived in off-campus student apart-
ments last year, while some of the
newer first-years opted to live in
the traditional freshman dorms.
Students in the program work
with a variety of peer mentors that
help with things like academics,
exercise and cooking while at the
same time putting an emphasis on
independent living.
For example, there is a girl
that I cook with, Doolitle said.
Im her cooking support, but she
also has an academic support and
Kappa Sigma transforms into coffee house
ZOHA NAQAWE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Kappa Sigma Fraternity
held their first annual Coffee
House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Feb. 25.
The Coffee House was a phil-
anthropic event. All proceeds
were donated to the Military Hero
Campaign which aids wounded
veterans and their families.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity at
Tech was trying to plan the perfect
event to support their national fra-
ternitys philanthropy. Previously,
the fraternity only hosted annual
chapter events in the fall to raise
money and awareness for suicide
prevention, but had no events tied
to their national brotherhood.
Their other philanthropy
event, Kick the Stigma, was an
outdoor sporting event, so the
Kappa Sigma Alpha Tau chapter
president, Christian Kahf, fourth-
year ENVE, pushed the idea of
the Coffee House. An indoor
event whose main activity is to sip
coffee and listen to music is dras-
tically different than the chapters
fall tournament of kickball and
bubble soccer.
As this was the first Coffee
House that Kappa Sigma has
hosted, the road to the actual
event was filled with a lot of plan-
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a fitness support and an overall
coach that helps oversee every-
thing. Not everyone has all four
coaches, but most do.
The Excel-specific classes are
taught by two professors along
with several paid teaching assis-
tants. These courses cover a vari-
ety of subjects, such as reading
comprehension, math and science
as well as life skills like financial
literacy, intra-personal commu-
Students from the Excel program visited the Georgia Tech Police Department. The program is
for college students with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities to receive a degree.
ning. Those plans needed to be
flexible if the event was going to
be a success.
First, the idea was to have the
fraternity members serve the cof-
fee but the plan changed. Instead,
local coffee shops were hosted
and served their own products.
This cut the overall cost so more
The inside of Kappa Sigma temporarily became a coffee house as part of their philanthropy event.
There were coffee samples from Revelator, Land of a Thousand Hills, Condesa Coffee, and more.
The Phantom Dilemma
A disaster or a great opportunity? Whatever your view of
the discounted tickets to see The Phantom of the Opera,
there's no denying SCPC & SGA's hard work.413
nication and community engage-
ment, per news.gatech.edu.
Though the program itself is
designed to help students tran-
sition into the working world,
many students have already taken
the plunge and begun working
various jobs in the area.
[One student] wants to be a
parapro, Doolitle said. Right
now shes going through a pro-
gram thats seven to four every
profit would reach charity. It was
also logistically smoother since
the coffee brewing was left to the
professionals.
Preparations included organiz-
ing live music, reaching out to
coffee roasters and coffee shops
to help sponsor the event, adver-
tising to the student body and
day, getting a certificate to be a
substitute teacher. One works
at Paper and Clay, and another
girl even works at the Childrens
Museum downtown. They have
jobs on and around campus, and
theyll have jobs after school, too.
Students have also found
themselves ingrained in other
parts of campus as well, from the
Campus Christian Fellowship
See EXCEL, page 13
Though since you are a Techie
Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Excel
setting up the interior of their
fraternity.
Noah Schiach, third-year ME,
and a brother at Kappa Sigma
held many of the organizational
responsibilities for this event in
addition to building wooden ta-
bles to use at the event.
See KAPPA, page 15
Photo courtesy of Kappa Sigma
technique
11
Friday,
March 3, 2017
Bars in Atlanta
ALIX MACKLIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A brief disclaimer this ar-
ticle is useless, unless youre 21+.
(driven and most times over pre-
pared), you may as well survey
the course!
Sometimes, you need a change
of pace from frats and Rocky
Mountain trivia night. Lucky for
you, Atlanta is a hub for beers,
brews and bars. Honestly the
complete list is too extensive to in-
clude every hot spot and should
avoid locations, but what follows
are some tips and tricks for getting
your feet wet.
If you havent checked out
Sweetwater Brewing Co. or Mon-
day Night Brewing, youve prob-
ably been overwhelmed with a
slew of Facebook cover photos and
Instagram pictures from the two.
Sweetwater is the beer of At-
lanta, but beware because its IPA
heavy, which can be a major turn
off for some. According to Tech
student and Microsoft-bound
Emeke Nkadi, Sweetwaters beer
is [okay], but the atmosphere is
incredible. If youre a fan of the
hops however, Sweetwater is solid
for drinks. The brewery also hosts
some sweet up and coming com-
ics Iliza Shlesinger, Ron White
and Rob Haze to name a few
every other Monday for only a $12
cover. So, if youre an IPA junkie
or looking for a fun place to chill
with friends, Sweetwater may be
your place, but if youre anti-hops,
Id steer clear.
Monday Night is definitely a
Tech go-to. The beers are good
and proximity to campus is hard
to beat. In the words of Cavan
Hayes, fourth-year MATH, Its a
nice tucked away little spot right
off of Howell Mill. Solid beers
though the ambiance left some-
thing to be desired due to some-
what under-utilized space. Patio
was nice though.
If youre looking for a more
complex tasting, you should
check out Orpheus Brewing. Sit-
ting at the edge of Piedmont Park,
the venue is dog friendly with a
fantastic patio the place to be
on a Saturday after a morning at
the park. Orpheus showcases sour
beers, which may be off putting
for some folks, but according to
fourth-year IE, Anna Smith, its
her favorite place in the Atlanta
area, and one she wouldnt mind
making repeat visits to if she
See BARS, page 15
12 March 3, 2017 technique // LIFE

LTT! Competes in Chicago Improv Tournament

After [winning at regionals], The night before the tourna- innovative improv from around maTech performances, and put on
POLLY OUELLETTE I was more worried about tak- ment happened, there was a jam. the country, Isbill said. their own shows.
STAFF WRITER ing things too seriously, Isbill Everyone joins in and just per- Techs group even picked up On March 17, Neeta Thawani
said. When we went on stage, forms and has fun together, Isbill some tips and ideas from other will direct SuperHero Prov, a
Sometimes Tech students have the main thing we wanted to do said. We got to meet probably 50 college teams. show melding the DC and Marvel
a little trouble loosening up and was just have fun and enjoy what competitors who were all just ri- Wherever you go, there are Comics universes.
having a laugh. The members of we did. diculously talented. different methodologies, Isbill On April 7, The Improvised
Lets Try This!, Techs resident Isbill, as well as Miranda Fyfe, Saturday, the big day, came said. There was a team there from Guide to the Galaxy will use
improv troupe, dont tend to have James Nugent, Caleigh Der- around. While they didnt do as Canada, and they did something I random characters take audience
this problem; in fact, theyre so reberry and Thompson Bertron well as they had hoped and didnt had never seen. It was really cool members on a journey through
good at it that they competed on eventually made the trek to Chi- make it past the Super Regional to meet all those people and see the galaxy under the direction of
the national level. cagos Vittum Theater, after over level, LTT! had a great time and what they had to offer. Thomas Bertron.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, LTT! a month of practice. Teams would learned a lot. With the new experiences and Isbill encourages anyone inter-
traveled to Chicago to compete at compete in a Super Regional, Honestly my favorite part of ideas, LTT! will continue to put ested in trying improv to visit one
the 10th Annual College lmprov which pitted regional teams the competition was watching out hilarious content for the Tech of their workshops, held on Mon-
Tournament along with fourteen against each other for a spot at Fi- other people perform. It was a community to enjoy. They hit the days from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on
of the best improv troupes in the nals later in the night. blend of experiencing really cool, stage after the Fridays of all Dra- Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
country.
We had never expected to win
regionals at all, said Lucas Isbill,
third-year PHYS and leader of
LTT! The group we competed
against at regionals was Improv
Athens, and they had never lost.
LTT! competed at regional
semifinals last semester. They
placed second in a preliminary
round, qualifying for the wild-
card round, which pitted the
second-place winners against each
other. They came out on top, be-
coming one of three teams from
the region to move to nationals.
At both regional and national
levels the teams had around 20
minutes to wow the judges in any
way they could by getting huge
laughs from the audience. Judges
make their decision based on how
well each group achieves the goal
of the form of improv they choose
to perform.
LTT! normally holds two rela-
tively casual improv workshops
a week for their members, but in
preparation for Nationals they
narrowed down their focus and
got to work. One session was sim-
ply practicing a form of improv,
but during the other they would Photo courtesy of John Abbott
all focus on a skill that a member Pictured from left to right is Caleigh Derreberry, Thompson Bertron, and Miranda Fyfe of Techs resident improv troupe,
deemed was lacking. Lets Try This! They competed at the Super Regional level College Improvement Tournament in Chicago this past weekend.

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GT Night at Fox causes commotion
SAMIRA BANDARU
LIFE EDITOR
A few minutes before noon on
Friday, Feb. 24, a swarm of stu-
dents waited anxiously in front
of the door to the Student Center
Ballroom, ready to race to claim
one or two of the 170 remaining
tickets available for the Phantom
of the Opera at the Fox Theater
on Thursday, March 2. 330 of the
500 available tickets, were claimed
on Tuesday, Feb. 21, via Tech-
stuff2. The tickets were released at
5 p.m. and the site crashed shortly
thereafter.
SCPC and SGA worked to-
gether to subsidize the tickets and
negotiate with the Fox and pro-
ducers of the show to bring down
tickets from $70 to $34, accord-
ing to Sanjana Basker, second-
year INTA. Tickets per student
were sold for $15.
The methods SCPC took to
prevent the website from crashing
included posting the event only a
day before the event and not an-
nouncing the time of ticket re-
lease, as that method had worked
in the past for tickets for Fan-
tastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them last Fall.
Unfortunately, the demand for
GT Night at the Fox was much
higher than anticipated.
A lot of people happened to be
lurking on the website when ticket
sales went live and 1000 people hit
the site at the same time, Basker
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In partnership with the Governors Office of Highway Safety
said. Sequoia, the provider, was
unequipped to handle that.
Following the site crash, SCPC
received around 570 Facebook
messages, and a group of 20 mem-
bers worked tirelessly for two
hours straight on Tuesday night to
respond. The Buzzcard office also
helped in redirecting people who
had been charged money but not
assigned a ticket.
However, the issue of what to
do with the remaining 170 tickets
was yet to be solved.
The tickets needed to be sold
by the end of the week into or-
der to work on the logistics of the
event, so SCPC had to work fast,
deciding that Friday ticket sales
were their best option.
We realized that not a lot of
people would be able to make it
because of class or other conflicts,
but the reality is that with a lim-
ited quantity of tickets, putting
ticket sales during a time that
didnt work for all of campus
worked to our advantage, Basker
said. We got a lot of criticism for
opening lines three hours before
the ticket sales even occurred,
which I understand, but as it is,
there were people loitering around
starting at 8 a.m. and complaints
of cutting in line before our line
opened because the unofficial line
people had established wasnt be-
ing overseen by anyone.
The biggest worry in this sce-
nario was mollifying an antici-
pated riot of students at the doors
right before ticket sales.
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Most people that did end up
in line were really understand-
ing and accommodating, espe-
cially because the first thing we
did once lines opened was to go
around and address peoples ques-
tions regarding the choices we
made about ticket distribution,
Basker said. We even brought
out extension cords with power
strips for people to charge laptops
while they waited, which helped
lighten the mood.
SCPC started ticket sales at
3:30 p.m. and all remaining tick-
ets sold out within 20 minutes.
We pride ourselves at SCPC
in running efficient, fun, inter-
esting events and I personally
feel like, though we did the best
we could with what we have and
Im immensely proud of how we
Eager students crowd outside the Student Center Ballroom
doors prior to SCPCs GT Night at the Fox ticket release time.
responded, we can do things dif-
ferently next time, Basker said.
Because this has happened in
the past, with Cirque du Soleil
last Spring, SCPC is in the pro-
cess of brainstorming a number
of alternatives in place of using
Techstuff2, including using Org-
sync, in-person ticket sales scat-
tered over a week, with a certain
quota of ticket each day, or open-
ing an interest form for 24 hours
and randomly selecting people.
The Atlanta Life Committee was
unable to test out these options
ahead of time as they were prepar-
ing for GT night at the Aquarium;
however, the Fox has expressed in-
terest in doing other shows with
SCPC in the future, so SGA and
SCPC will be working to create a
solution.
that is rare, if not non-existent, on
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EXCEL FROM PAGE 11
to the club wrestling team. A lot
of the involvement, according to
Doolittle, is philanthropy and
community service around the
city of Atlanta.
The Excel students are getting
a full college experience, which
is something that has been virtu-
ally unattainable for students with
mild intellectual and developmen-
tal disabilities in the past.
Thanks to grants and dona-
tions from various groups such as
SAA, the Excel program is set to
continue growing until it reaches
its goal of 48 students.
For the 20152016 school
year, the Excel at Georgia Tech
program received SAAs Gift to
Tech. This was a grant of over $43
thousand to be used for funding
the career development capacity
of Excel.
We seek to create a culture
that embraces diverse learners and
employees in order to maximize
inclusion on our campuses and
create inclusive opportunities in
our communities, said program
director Kenneth Surdin, courte-
sy of the GT Alumni Association.
Through their efforts, Ex-
cel has managed to do just that.
Through their integrated classes
and job placement program, they
have fostered a kind of diversity
todays college campuses.
As programs like Excel begin
popping up at universities across
the nation, Tech will be able to
look back with immense pride
that their program was one of the
first of its kind.
 Georgia Institute of Technology
Diversity and Inclusivity Month
Safe Safe Space
Seoul Womens
Space Searching Leadership Peer
Night of LGBTQIA
Training Conference Diversity Interfaith Lunch Human Education
& Learn Library
Taking
Action, Making
Leadership Change: How to Take
Inclusivity
Engage in
Back the Persian Start Lunafest
Effective Smart:
Conference Activism Night New Year
Salary
(Nowruz) Negotiation
Workshop
Israel
GT Trans
Festival
Unite

Events
Thursday, March 2
6:00 PM, Student Center Theater
Seoul Searching (Movie)
In 1986, a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers attend a summer camp in South Korea.
Told as an Asian update to the Breakfast Club, come view this film about self-discovery. Co-
sponsored by the Counseling Center & Student Diversity Programs
Friday, March 3
5:30 PM, Student Center Theater
Lunafest
LUNAFEST is a film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about womens issues, high-
lighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities. Tickets and
more details can be found at http://www.lunafest.org/atlanta0303. Sponsored by the Womens
Resource Center (Womens Awarness Month).
Monday, March 6
4:00 7:00 PM, Campanile and Tech Walkway
GT Unite
GT Unite is a gathering of the amazing student organizations that we have on campus! Each
organization will host tables where participants will engage is specially designed activities.
These activities will showcase the organizations and give members of the GT community the
chance to get a taste of the great diversity we foster on campus. Participants will visit tables to
redeem for a GT Unite t-shirt. Sponsored by the Residence Hall Association.
Tuesday, March 7
7:00 PM, Student Center Ballroom
Night of Diversity
Night of Diversity is an annual event hosted by Delta Phi Lambda, where various cultural
organizations across Georgia Techs campus will perform in order to celebrate culture and
diversity. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Delta Phi Lambda.
Friday, March 10
11:00 AM 2:00 PM, Womens Resource Center
Start Smart: Salary Negotiation Workshop
AAUWs Start Smart program is designed to empower women with the skills and confidence
to successfully negotiate their salary and benefits packages. By learning strategies and
practicing effective language, participants gain valuable skills they can use throughout their
lives. RSVP at womenscenter.gatech.edu/rsvp. Sponsored by the Womens Resource Center
(Womens Awareness Month).
Monday, March 13
6:00 8:00 PM, Klaus Atrium
Persian New Year (Nowruz)
Celebrate this cultural event and learn about the Persian New Year by decorating eggs and
growing Sabzeh for a haft seen. A haft seen will be on display in the Student Center on the
second floor. Sponsored by Residence Hall Association & BuzzFunds.
Tuesday, March 14
5:00 - 8:00 PM, Student Center, Ferst Place
Human Library
The Human Library project was started to foster understanding in the community and to chal-
lenge stereotypes. How does it work? Simple. Fill out the interest form below. We will then
send you a follow up questionnaire to learn more about you. You are now a book that can be
checked out! We will then pair you with a book of a different genre (another attendee) to read
over a buffet of delicious free food. We hope you will join us! RSVP @ https://goo.gl/forms/
T6A7yCROWTQN8qR62. Sponsored by the Culture and Diversity Committee (CDAC), SGA.
5:30 9:00 PM
Safe Space Peer Education
Safe Space: Peer Education (SSPE) is Techs LGBTQIA allyship program for students. In this
training, participants will learn inclusive language, skills, and resources for practicing allyship
and supporting LGBTQIA peers who come out to them. Free dinner provided. Register at
safespace.gatech.edu. Sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center.
Wednesday, March 15
5:30 7:00 PM, Flag Building, Room 117
Taking Action, Making Change: How to Engage in Effective Activism
Join the Diversity Ambassadors and SLS as they explore the ins-and-outs of activism. They
will discuss the multifaceted methods one can use to fight for social justice causes and affect
positive change within your community. There will also be a discussion of how to get involved
with local Atlanta organizations. Co-sponsored by Serve Learn Sustain and the Office of
Student Diversity Programs.
Thursday, March 16
2:00 4:30 PM
Trans 101
Trans 101 is the LGBTQIA Resource Centers introductory education program designed to
provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to support transgender, gender
non-conforming, and gender questioning individuals at Georgia Tech. Register at
http://lgbtqia.gatech.edu/content/trans-101-registration-fall-2016-and-spring-2017. Sponsored
by the LBGTQIA Resource Center
Tuesday, March 21
12:30 4:30 PM
Safe Space Training
Safe Space is Georgia Techs LGBTQIA ally training program for faculty, staff, and affiliates.
In this training, participants will learn inclusive language, skills, and resources for practicing
allyship and supporting LGBTQIA students and colleagues who come out to them. Register at
safespace.gatech.edu. Sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center.
Friday, March 31
Noon 1:00 PM, Wesley Foundation 4th Street
LGBTQIA Interfaith Lunch & Learn
A joint initiative of the LGBTQIA Resource Center and the Wesley Foundation, the LGBTQIA
Interfaith Lunch & Learn series encourages conversation around the intersection of gender
identity/expression, sexual orientation, and faith traditions. Free lunch provided to those who
RSVP. RSVP at http://lgbtqia.gatech.edu/content/interfaith-lunch-and-learn-rsvp-march-2017.
Co-sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center & the Wesley Foundation.
Saturday, April 1
Historic Academy of Medicine
Womens Leadership Conference
The conference is a gathering of women who have sought to become leaders in the classroom
and the boardroom as well as the communities where they reside. Registration Required
(www.wlc.gatech.edu) Sponsored by the Womens Resource Center.
Sunday, April 2
5:00 - 6:30 PM, Ferst Center for the Arts, Westbrook Gallery
Diversity and Inclusivity Seminar
The purpose of the annual Diversity and Inclusivity Seminar is to give student leaders from
different communities the opportunity to interface with the common goal of fostering a stronger,
deeper, broader sense of community at Georgia Tech. Student leaders will be empowered
to think about how they, both as individuals, as well as representatives for their respective
organizations, can help create an environment that is actively inclusive of Yellow Jackets from
communities outside their own. This conference is invite-only, so please contact Anju Suresh
at shilpa.anju.suresh@gmail.com if leaders from your student organization would like to be
invited. Sponsored by Culture and Diversity Committee (CDAC, SGA), Institute Diversity,
Student Diversity Programs.
Monday, April 3
7:00 PM, Campanile
Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night is the annual candlelight vigil and speak-out for the survivors of sexual
violence. Sponsored by VOICE, the Womens Resource Center and PAUSE.
Thursday, April 6
11:00 AM 2:00 PM, Campanile, Rain Date, April 7
Israel Festival
Come join over 1000 other GT students at the Campanile to experience a showcase of Israeli
life and culture. This event is open to all students and there will be free food, t-shirts,
giveaways, live music, and a real camel! Sponsored by Hillel.

For more information call the Office of Student Diversity Programs at 404-894-2561 or TDD 404-894-1664. Please let the Office know if you need a
reasonable accommodation to participate in these programs. For a detailed description of these events visit diversityprograms.gatech.edu.
The Office of Student Diversity Programs appreciates support from General Motors. Thank you for your strong commitment to Diversity.
// LIFE
BARS FROM PAGE 11
were showing friends and fam-
ily around the city. Ive been to
Orpheus SO many times, but
would still be down [to go]!
Torched Hop Brewing Com-
pany, is a nice change from the
usual. It, too, has bar games like
skeeball, pool and darts, but
the atmosphere is a little more
of a classic Biergarten and less
cramped. Located right in Mid-
town, you can enjoy the restau-
rant, games and a rotating tap
list of house beers. As a side note
Corner Tavern is located off of Moreland Avenue in Little Five Points features a rooftop deck in ad-
dition to their tavern menu. Atlanta is home to many unique bars, breweries and cocktail hot spots.
the word on the street is that
Torched Hop is a popular dwell-
ing for UGA alum. Youve been
forewarned
If you venture a little past Mid-
town, you will not be disappoint-
ed with Little Five Points The
Porter Beer Bar. The Porter has
probably the most extensive and
most entertaining to read beer list
and the drinks are as on point
as Little Five! From porters to ci-
ders to IPAs to fruit and vegetable
beers to beers that could easily
fool a 30 year-old into thinking
that hes drinking chocolate milk,
the selection of drinks at the Por-
ter make it a fun place to explore.
In addition to the cozy and in-
viting interior, it also serves up
some great meals! According to
third-year ME Ryan Jacobs, if you
dont order the Mac and Cheese,
youve missed out! I went there
just for that. Be sure to ask
your servers for their recommen-
dations and to try something new!
If youre feeling classy or prefer
cocktails, dont fear! Atlanta has
more than just breweries.
Although Little Trouble gets
a lot of hype among Tech kids,
Photo by Samta Brahmbhatt Student Publications
ENVE student Eleanor Thom-
as says, Its pricey [consider-
ing] I was underwhelmed by the
drinks.
Consider checking out some
other ATL hot spots for cocktails
including The Mercury, Ticond-
eroga Club and Amer. The Mer-
cury has a fun 60s inspired am-
bience right in the ever popular
Ponce City Market, so its easily
accessible after an evening stroll on
the Beltline or date at the Markets
Skyline Park. If youre looking for
a little funkier, perhaps more re-
clusive spot, follow the Beltline to
Krog Street market and find the
Ticonderoga Club. This has a one
of a kind atmosphere and divine
drinks. Dont miss their Special
Cups especially the drink by
the name of No Garnish. Amer
is heavy on the bitters with an
Italian theme, but offers a notably
unique drink selection.
Other options worth exploring
if youre trying to broaden your
horizons in the world of beer in-
clude TAP, which has a great pa-
tio and is good for crowds looking
for cocktails, wine and beer, along
with delicious food. Urban Tree
Cidery, Front Page News, Park
Bench and Dark Horse all have
their own special niche in Atlanta,
including karaoke, great food, du-
eling pianos and of course a vari-
ety of cocktails, beers and wines.
The list continues, but hope-
fully you now have an idea of
the multitude of opportunities
for a good drink and an even
better time in your very own
neighborhood.
And of course, make sure you
dont forget your legal ID!
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KAPPA FROM PAGE 11
Schiach was already making
tables for the Kappa Sigma house,
but accelerated the process to
have the tables done by the Cof-
fee House date. All five new tables
were put to good use during the
event on Saturday.
The inside of the fraternity was
designed to house the sponsors
and the live music performances.
It meant to give off the vibe of a
local coffee shop and it succeeded
as every detail was localized. The
event showcased five different At-
lanta Coffee Companies and local
musicians, the band Junior Prom.
Christian Kahf said he hoped
that by transforming our house
we created the same authentic and
relaxing experience you would
find at a coffee shop.
The coffee shops were not the
only sponsors, as the event held a
raffle that gave away four tickets
to the College Football Hall of
Fame, a $100 gift card to Topgolf
and other coffee-related swag and
gift baskets.
T-shirts and coffee travel mugs
were sold before and during the
event. The coffee-stain logo for
the Coffee House that appears on
the front of the T-shirts and on
the travel mugs was designed by
Christian Kahf himself.
However, the most important
takeaway from the event was the
philanthropy. Though the event
was sponsored by many compa-
nies, it was far from a commer-
cial event, and it was successful
enough that it solidified the fra-
ternitys plan to continue the Cof-
fee House as an annual event.
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Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Monica Jamison
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Lakshmi Raju
16
Friday,
entertainment@nique.net March 3, 2017

Clough Art Crawl

engages students
The annual Clough Commons Art Crawl showcases Tech student art-
work. Including live readings, performances and mixed media piec-
es, the event is a celebration of students creative talents. The Crawl
was Feb. 23, but the art will be remain on exhibit until March 14.

Photos courtesy of Arts@Tech; Photos by Casey Gomez Student Publications

// ENTERTAINMENT technique March 3, 2017 17

John Mayers new EP catches the next Wave

MUSIC
The Search for
Everything: Wave Two
John Mayer
LABEL: Columbia
GENRE: Rock
TRACK PICKS: Still Feel Like
Your Man, Helpless
OUR TAKE: rection that Mayer intends to take
AYO ALADESANMI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The way contemporary music
is made and then released to the
public is changing rapidly. With
the unprecedented ease with
which artists can issue their mu-
sic, it is becoming more and more
common for artists to distribute
their work in nontraditional ways.
Free streaming services like
SoundCloud and DatPiff make it
incredibly easy to discover brand
new music from undiscovered art-
ists, and the immense catalogs of
paid services like Spotify, Apple
Music and Tidal allow listeners
access to millions of songs from
all kinds of genres, artists and
time periods.
Many even begin to change the
current notion of what qualifies
as recorded music. In 2016, both
Frank Ocean and Beyonc put out
visual albums not quite music
videos, not quite short films
that challenged the idea of music
being a solely auditory experience.
By adding and editing tracks
on The Life of Pablo after the al-
bums official release date, Kanye
West made many people ques-
tion what does and what does not
qualify as a complete work of art.
Now John Mayer has joined
the ranks of visionary artists
by opting to release his seventh
studio album, The Search for
Everything, as a series of three
four-song extended plays. Techni-
cally, the album is currently in the
process of being released: Wave
One was released Jan. 20, and
Wave Two was released Feb. 24.
The release of Wave Two
approximately one month after
Wave One provides a frame of
reference for considering the di-
shift from the abundance of coun-
with The Search for Everything.
The songs of Wave Two
are markedly similar to those of
Wave One, and together they
John Mayer in 2013. The veteran of the Atlanta music scene recently released Wave Two, the
second of two EPs containing tracks from his upcoming album The Search for Everything.
represent a holistic compilation of sound from those two albums is
the various subgenres of rock that not abandoned completely and is
John Mayer has explored over the incorporated adeptly on the al-
course of his near 20-year career. bum through Emoji of a Wave
Songs like Still Feel Like Your and Roll it on Home.
Man and Helpless signify a Lyrically, the songs on Wave
return to the highly enjoyable Two tell of the different aspects
and skillfully crafted pop-rock of the life of a man who is search-
of John Mayers music from the ing for both something within
Continuum era. himself and in someone else.
These songs are a welcome In Helpless, he pleads for his
own sake, singing if Im helpless
try-Americana music found on tell me now, tell me now/And Ill
Mayers last two releases, 2012s stop tryna figure it out. In Roll
Born and Raised and 2013s it on Home, he makes a plea to
Paradise Valley. However, the his love interest, singing roll it on
Photo courtesy of Mario Sorrenti
home/tomorrows another chance
you wont go it alone/if you roll it
on home over the soothing sound
of a steel lap guitar and a folksy
syncopated drum beat.
Mayer is at his best with an
impressive coupling of music and
lyricism. The sincerity of the lyr-
ics strikes a seamless balance with
the wistful and reflective nature of
the albums instrumentation, ulti-
mately allowing the listener both a
poignant and entertaining listen-
ing experience. Although much
of his audience may not have no-
ticed, from 2011 until now John
Mayer has been largely absent
from the music-making commu-
nity he once dominated.
After a tarnished public image
resulting from a 2010 magazine
interview, two lackluster albums
that did not rival the success of
Grammy Award-winner Con-
tinuum and a vocal cord sickness
that did not allow him to sing
publicly for almost two years, the
pop icon recoiled into a state of re-
clusion and self-reflection.
Mayer began to re-enter the
industry in 2015 by joining the
remaining members of the Grate-
ful Dead and embarking on two
successful tours.
As for the future of his record-
ed music, fans did not quite know
what was in store for the rest of
Mayers career or if he would even
continue his career at all.
With Wave One and Wave
Two of The Search for Every-
thing, listeners will be thrilled
that John Mayer has done what all
timeless artists have done: used his
unfruitful and tumultuous years
to fuel a major comeback release.
So far, the unfolding proj-
ect that is The Search for Ev-
erything has proven to be a
testament to the idea that the
best things come in multiple,
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Carlton: Inspiration, Touring
LAKSHMI RAJU
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
On Mar. 18, Vanessa Carltons
Liberman tour will bring her to
City Winery in Ponce City Mar-
ket. In anticipation of this event,
the Technique spoke to the singer
to learn more about her career and
new music.
Carltons mother was a pianist,
so she grew up with a musical in-
fluence. She studied at the School
of American Ballet from the age
of 14 with the intention of joining
the New York City Ballet.
For me it was either NYCB
or nothing ... Its a narrow and
ridiculous attitude. Honestly, I
think I just never wanted to leave
New York City. Its the best city
in the world. When I was turning
17, I started really retreating into
myself and re-thinking my career.
I knew I was going to quit dance
and put college on hold to try and
make it as a musician. I just knew
I had to try.
She was always interested in
music; the first time she wrote a
song, she was nine. She even wrote
the sheet music for the song. Carl-
ton called it the waterfall. It was
an instrumental piece.
Being chased by a herd of cows,
Carlton says, led to the weirdest
songwriting experience so far in
her musical career. Her coolest ex-
perience in this industry was tour-
ing with Stevie Nicks.
Her newest musical ventures
Liberman and Earlier Things
Live brought about a new tour.
Carltons explanation of inspira-
tion behind Liberman creates a
beautiful fantasy that draws one
further into the lyrics.
She said the themes are
mostly about knowing your place
in the network of the universe.
We are part of something huge.
Follow your instincts. Con-
nect to your environment and to
nature. Heal.
Carlton worked with Steve
Osborne on the album but said
that the challenges surrounding
the album creation were related
to achieving the perfect sound
palette. Once that was settled, it
was about execution.
Her favorite song in Liber-
man is Blue Pool, the fifth Im lucky that I get to structure
track on the album for which she
has all the writing credit. Carlton
was also able to give the story be-
hind House of Seven Swords.
It was a story, a message for
my brother. He was about to grad-
uate college, and I knew he want-
ed to take big risks and go out on
his own, and that song and that
tarot card is about knowing that
you are a sword with many sides
to your blade. All these sides make
up your character. And we decide
who we are. We dont have to be
born into things. Custom build
your life, Carlton said.
Vanessa Carlton will be playing a show at Atlantas City
Winery this month as she tours in support of her new album.
The release of Liberman was
postponed due to the birth of Carl-
tons daughter. This places Carlton
in the category of a touring mom,
so she schedules her tours around
her family. Her husband is also a
musician, so they are able to pick
on and off weeks to tour and be
with their daughter.
There is no manual when it
comes to being a touring mom. ...
Family is number one to me, and
singing could not compare to ei-
the tour like this. Its more ex-
pensive this way, but we make it
work, Carlton said.
Carlton has been to Atlanta a
number of times, but her favorite
memory is related to her experi-
ence here with her daughter.
I love Atlanta. ... My favorite
memory is pushing my new baby
around through a park that had
shooting fountains for the kids to
play in. It was during that thick
heat of summer and everyone was
happy and cooling off. Sid was five
months old, sitting on my lap and
taking it all in.
Photo courtesy of Emilia Par
PHANTOM FROM PAGE 1
step up to the plate, results varied.
Katie Travis, who portrays Chris-
tine, possesses near-immaculate
singing ability that she exhibited
to great effect. However, her act-
ing could be improved upon.
Instead of questioning whether
Christine was in love with the
phantom or Raoul, the audience
might occasionally find them-
selves wondering if they cared at
all about either character.
While Jordan Craigs portrayal
of Raoul was without fault, his
lent and made the audience feel
ther Davis or Travis. This con-
trast became most apparent dur-
ing scenes such as that on the roof
and also the return to the phan-
toms lair, when all three charac-
ters were present and singing at
nearly the same time.
As is necessary in any great
production of Phantom, the
instrumentation and scoring
throughout are nothing short of
fantastic. The reveal of Lot 666
and the Phantoms interruption of
the masquerade already worthy
of gasps in their own right be-
come truly magical when married
with the incredible musicality that
punctuates them.
Classic and timeless songs like
the main theme and Point of No
Return hit sonically with the
force of a wrecking ball. Elements
of the main theme, especially the
guitar and bass during the first de-
scent to the phantoms lair, stand
out for their exceptionality.
The mixing deserves a men-
tion as well; at no point was the
music too oppressive or over-
powering for the volume of the
characters singing.
Special effects were effortlessly
blended into the fabric of the pro-
duction. Instead of the usual slow
raising of the chandelier from the
stage which occurs in many
productions the chandelier
began hoisted and covered. The
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cloth was then ripped back by
some unseen mechanism at the
correct moment to reveal a spec-
tacular light show.
Notably, this production
drops the chandelier at the tra-
ditional moment rather than the
point in the plot used by the film
adaptation. While this detail
might not be of much conse-
quence to some, traditionalists
will be gratified to know of the
orthodoxy of this particular itera-
tion of the production.
While some of the sets de-
signed by Paul Brown were excel-
like were a part of the opera, oth-
ers lacked distinguishing quality.
The most memorable set was the
phantoms under-opera house lair,
the path to which was formed by
stairs emerging from a giant sec-
tion of wall.
The boat looked sinister and
moved slickly, and the phantoms
organ looked like it had been
dragged straight from Draculas
mansion onto the ominous set.
Less impressive was the of-
fice of the two Monsieurs,
which was painted a gaudy red
with random knickknacks lit-
tered about. Though the cross-
talk between characters that
occurred in the office was in-
tended to inject some form of
comedic undertone into the
serious subject matter, much
of the dialogue was lost, and
the scenes ended up being
confusing instead.
In addition to being bleak,
rather uninteresting and ulti-
mately lacking much in the way of
detail, the scenes set on the roof
as well as the graveyard tended to
drag in comparison to much of
the other offerings.
Even with the aforementioned
minor defective details, Mack-
intoshs production succeeds in
continuing the tradition of qual-
ity for Phantom, and the show
approaches perfection.
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20 March 3, 2017 technique
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
Bobby Dodd Stadium is, at
least for a few games, going to
be home to a Major League Soc-
cer (MLS) franchise. And that is
something to celebrate.
I say that because I know all
too well the apathetic shrug we
turn towards sports sometimes.
And I agree that with senior de-
sign projects and group projects
and capstone projects and, well,
every other type of project, it can
be hard to look much further than
the next deadline.
This is a big deal. Not only be-
cause fans from around the city
will flock to our stadium and take
up our parking spaces and block
our streets. But also because we
are getting the chance to play a
part in modern sports history.
Sure, MLS has yet to achieve
real mainstream support in the
United States. It certainly lags
behind the National Football
Picture yourself in France and beyond...
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field sits empty. The grounds will play host to
Atlanta United Football Club, one of two new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise for 2017.
League, Major League Baseball,
the National Basketball Asso-
ciation and the National Hockey
League in terms of mainstream
popularity. Walk down a street
and you are much more likely to
see a Cowboys jersey than one for
the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Yet MLS has something those
leagues just do not: real room for
growth. Despite playing in small-
er venues than football teams,
only seven of the leagues twenty
teams had average attendance at
or over capacity in 2016, cour-
tesy of MLSsoccer.com. Only
one team, the Seattle Sounders,
has an average attendance that
rivals that of Europes three top
leagues: Germanys Bundesliga,
Spains La Liga and the English
Premier League.
Soccer (or football, depending
on whom you ask) is the worlds
most passionately followed sport.
Manchester United fans hail from
all over the world, and you would
be hard-pressed to find a major
world city without a group of de-
voted fans discussing the virtues
of Lionel Messi. The sport plays
such a role in international rela-
tions that Tech professor Kirk
Bowman teaches a course devoted
to the relationship between soccer
and global politics.
If recent years are any indica-
tion, those seeds may have finally
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taken hold in the United States.
More and more European players
near the end of their careers have
found the appeal of living large in
American cities. And while thir-
ty-something Thierry Henry and
equally old David Beckham did
not exactly recreate the passion
of soccer on the other side of the
pond, it was a start.
So let us show the newly chris-
tened Atlanta United that our city
is, indeed, united. Let us rally
behind former Barcelona (and Ar-
gentina national team) manager
Gerardo Martino and his gang of
young players and veterans as they
bring a new sport to our city and
our stadium.
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TENNIS FROM PAGE 22
despite having one year remaining
in Atlanta. This year, the Jackets
have welcomed another blue chip
prospect to Techs lineup, Chris
Yun. A local from Lassiter High
School, Yun may well represent
the future of Tech tennis. And if
Yun moves up the ranks as quickly
as Eubanks did, the jackets could
become one of the most formida-
ble teams in the ACC.
However, the performances
of two athletes will not suffice.
Senior Carlos Benito and junior
Michael Kay, regular fixtures in
Techs lineup, are expected to
consistently contribute to Techs
continued upward trend in the
ACC standings. Benito has been
a fixture in national rankings ev-
ery year since his debut at Tech.
Kay has spent the last three years
establishing himself as a member
of one of the best doubles teams
in nation along with his brother,
who graduated last year. Though
Kay has lost the other half of his
doubles team, theres no doubt
that his consistency on the court
will continue.
Techs ACC slate seems like no
more than a long list of formidable
opponents. Such is life for Jackets
in many aspects, from the football
stadium to the basketball arena
to the tennis courts. But with the
likes of Benito and Eubanks pro-
pelling the Jackets for the matches
looming ahead, and players like
Yun providing optimism for the
years to follow, that slate is less
a death knell than an invitation
for the Jackets to show that they
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Mens tennis prepares for conference competition
ALISON LAVERY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Spring sports would not be
complete without tennis. With
the ACC slate looming, the mens
team will carry a five-match win-
ning streak into bouts against top
opponents.
The Jackets have managed
to minimize any growing pains
they might have had after losing
Nathan Rakitt and Casey Kay to
graduation. They swept the MLK
Invitational at the beginning of
January and already have ten vic-
tories under their belt. The Jack-
ets have consistently moved up in
conference standings over the last
three years and show every sign of
continuing an upward trend. The
Jackets begin their ACC slate this
weekend with matches against
Clemson and Florida State.
As the ACC season begins for
mens tennis, Jackets fans remain
hopeful for continued success.
In order for Tech to have a full
season of consistent victories, the
Jackets will have to overcome a
few difficult match-ups.
Clemson and Florida State will
be the first tough match-ups that
the Jackets will have to overcome
this season. It has been three years
since Tech has bested the Tigers
and 10 since they have defeated
the Seminoles. Tech will compete
against Clemson Friday in South
Carolina. They will welcome Flor-
ida State to Atlanta on Sunday.
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Much like the Jackets, Clemson
has started this season strong.
Florida State, on the other hand,
has had a bit more of a rough go
of things so far.
Head Coach Kenny Thorne
will use any overconfidence that
the Tigers might have and any
doubts that may be haunting
Florida State to his advantage,
but Tech has a significant losing
streak to amend. Defeating both
teams in the span of a single week-
end (or even just one) would send
a strong message to the rest of the
conference from a team ranked
seventh in the ACC.
Tech will have some time to
regroup before they travel south
to compete against Miami on the
March 12. With a 3-1 record over
the past four years of match-ups
with the Hurricanes, the Jackets
likely have the same mental ad-
vantage over Miami that Clemson
and Florida State enjoy against
Tech. With that in mind, Miami
might serve as a brief reprieve be-
fore the rest of a difficult confer-
ence schedule.
Likely Techs most challenging Photo by Nate Jeffries Student Publications
opponent, Virginia has been at the Chris Eubanks prepares for a return during a home match. Eubanks, one of the most
top of the ranks in the ACC for highly touted players in the country, leads the mens tennis team by example as a junior.
the last three years. The Jackets
will compete against the Cavaliers a single loss. Two of those nine NCAA singles champion Somdev consistently been one of the most
towards the end of the season after victories were ACC match ups. Devarrman. carefully watched mens tennis
three back to back to back confer- Over the last five years Virginia Coach Thorne has accumulat- players on the collegiate circuit.
ence match-ups. has dominated Tech in every ed a talented lineup that is bearing A blue chip prospect out of high
Virginia was swift to defend match-up. That is no surprise; the fruit as many of its talented play- school, Eubanks has been in the
their first place spot in the ACC, Cavaliers have produced such per- ers have begun to write the final spotlight since his collegiate de-
opening the season with a nine formers as Indian national team chapters of their Tech careers. but and plays a leadership role
game winning streak and not member and former two-time Junior Christopher Eubanks has see TENNIS, page 20
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Schniederjans follows footsteps Track and field athletes
NISHANT REDDY
STAFF WRITER
If the name Schniederjans
sounds familiar, that is for good
reason. Ollie Schniederjans golfed
at Tech and was a three-time All-
American who is now on the PGA
Tour. Ben Schniederjans is a red-
shirt junior who is a pitcher on the
baseball team. Luke, a freshman
on the golf team, is proving that
he can carve out his own story.
The youngest of the three,
Luke began playing golf at the age
of 12, and by the time he was a se-
nior in high school, he was ranked
No. 51 nationally in the class of
2016 by the Junior Golf Score-
board. Following his siblings, he
signed with Tech.
It is easy to assume that the
youngest Schniederjans motiva-
tion was solely his family connec-
tion, but Tech meant much more.
This is such a great golf pro-
gram with all the resources we
have to practice. I really like the
coach [Bruce Heppler] and what
he prides his program on. And its
close to where Im from, and I like
that, Schniederjans said.
Coach Heppler has made Tech
golf a destination for talented high
school players. It is particularly in-
teresting that Schniederjans chose
to mention Techs practice facili-
ties. Just a few weeks ago, Heppler
hit the ceremonial first shot to of-
ficially open the Noonan Golf Fa-
cility. It became clear that a high
level of golf will be played here at
The Flats for a long time to come.
Regardless of where he ended
up playing golf in college, Schnie-
derjans says his brothers had been
preparing him with regards to
what it meant to be a student-ath-
lete in general.
They taught me a lot of time
management being a student-
athlete, especially here with the
difficult academics. Theyve told
me over the years to get ready for
Tech in that its going to be a lot
different than high school because
you have to manage your time a
lot better.
With regards to his golf tal-
ent, Schniederjans is everything
Coach Heppler could have imag-
ined and more. He already has
many of the finer skills that are
immensely important for a golfer
to develop.
Schniederjans describes his
biggest strength as his driver ac-
curacy. As for a part of his game
that hes looking to further de-
velop, he would like to become a
more consistent putter.
The Powder Springs, Ga., na-
tive has played in five tournaments
in his young collegiate career,
and he has traveled thousands of
miles. Golf is a game in which
players must always be prepared
to adjust to different time zones,
weather conditions and course
styles. Schniederjans has already
had the opportunity to travel to
Freshman golfer Luke Schniederjans follows through on a
swing. He has shown admirable poise early in his Tech career.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico for tour-
naments, and the benefit of doing
so is not lost on him.
It exposes you to different
types of playing conditions and
allows you to learn about that ear-
ly in your college career, Schnie-
derjans said. It will really pay off
over the next few years.
Schniederjans has proven him-
self to be precocious. And while he
might prefer to avoid comparisons
to his brother, he has outpaced
him. Ollie had six career collegiate
titles, but none came until his ju-
nior year. Meanwhile, Luke has
already won two titles: one at the
Carpet Capital Collegiate and the
another at the Puerto Rico Clas-
sic. The latter was a finish that saw
Luke shoot a sublime final round
65 en route to a comeback victory.
I just tried to stay in the pres-
ent. I was able to feed off my past
experience from my first win, and
I knew what the emotions felt like,
... and I was able to keep making
the putts fall.
Schniederjans will likely keep
doing just that.
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earn All-ACC honors
ALISON LAVERY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Techs indoor track and field mens teams ended the second day
team has been breaking career
best after career best this month.
Multiple athletes broke person-
al records at both the Music City
Challenge and the Tiger Tuneup
earlier this month. The ACC In-
door Track and Field Champion-
ships in South Bend, Ind., last
week were no different. The Jack-
ets made a name for themselves at
the championships as they worked
to hold their own against three
of the nations top ranked track
and field teams.
Looking to move up in the na-
tional rankings, Tech brought its
best athletes to South Bend. The
Jackets entered the championship
with 10 athletes ranked in the top
10 of their events. Earning 11th
and sixth places in the mens and
womens relays on the first day, a
solid but unspectacular start, left
the women 14th and the men
ninth when the day closed.
The team rebounded on day
two of the ACC Championships:
more than 10 athletes broke per-
sonal records on the second day
of competition. Junior William
Solomon finished in second place
with a career best 7.60-meter-
long jump and ended the day as
a member of the All-ACC First
Team. Junior Ksenia Novikova
also received All-ACC First Team
honors after surpassing her previ-
ous career best pole vault with a
4.06-meter vault.
Freshmen Benjamin Jean and
Tyson Spears ended the second
day of their ACC Champion-
ship debuts with career best per-
formances. Jean advanced to the
finals in the 400-meter with a
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personal record of 42.27 seconds,
and Spears posted career bests in
the 60-meter and 200-meter pre-
liminaries. Both the womens and
of the championship in 11th place.
Five Tech athletes received
All-ACC honors on the final day
of the championship. Junior Pres-
ton Smith posted a career best
15.11-meter triple jump that earned
him eighth place. After posting a
career best time in the 400-meter,
Jean ran a 47.18-second 400-me-
ter race. The fraction of a second
that Jean took off his day two
400-meter time earned him sixth
place and earned All-ACC Second
Team honors.
Junior Andreas Ward and se-
nior Kendra Collins also garnered
All-ACC Second Team honors for
their efforts. Ward placed sixth
in the mens 60-meter hurdles
and Collins took sixth in the
womens race. Earning themselves
fourth place and sixth place, re-
spectively, in the 800-meter, soph-
omore Avery Bartlett and senior
Andres Littig were also named to
the All-ACC Second Team on the
third day.
Tech ended the third and final
day of championship competition
after many career-best events. The
women left the ACC Champion-
ships ranked 13th, three spots
lower than last year. The men
shaved off three spots from their
2016 championship record to end
the 2017 ACC Championships
ranked 10th.
The focus for Tech now shifts
to the outdoor season. In May, the
team will host the ACC Outdoor
Track and Field Championships
for the fourth time in Institute
history, an opportunity to once
again welcome top performers
from across the conference.
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SENIOR NIGHT A SLAM DUNK
CASEY MILES
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Heading into the season, the
mens basketball senior night
matchup against Pitt would prob-
ably be seen as Techs best chance
of pulling off a conference win for
its graduating seniors. Instead, it
was the cherry on top of a sundae
of a season that honored the hard
work the seniors put in to make
the season what it has become.
Six senior players were hon-
ored before Tuesday nights game
against the Pittsburgh Panthers:
guard/forward Jodan Price, guard
Josh Heath, forward Quinton
Stephens, guard Corey Heyward,
forward Kellen McCormick and
forward Rand Rowland. Each
player was presented with a
framed jersey and flowers as they
received a standing ovation from
the crowd.
During the game, the seniors
continued the success they had
seen throughout the season. Ste-
phens and Heath led the seniors
in scoring, rebounding and assists
with nine points, six rebounds
and five assists as their respective
highs. Additionally, Stephens led
the team in playing time with 38
minutes; Heath was not far be-
hind with 35 minutes on the court
both key figures while stand-
out freshman guard Josh Okogie
battled some foul trouble.
While the seniors are not nec-
essarily the star scorers, their roles
will not be easily replaced. Heath
has been a master point guard this
season, successfully dishing the
ball out to the rest of the team: he
currently leads the team in assists
with 114 on the season. While he
is not the most prolific scorer, he
scores when the team most needs
it, especially last night where he
nailed two clutch three-pointers.
Stephens continued his qui-
etly consistent season with yet an-
other game that neither put him
in the spotlight or in the dumps.
If the Jackets have needed a rock
throughout the season, Stephens
has been there to make the clutch
three, force the crucial turnover
or dole out the perfect pass. He
currently leads the team in three-
pointers with 43 and is second on
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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Casey Miles
He might be the youngest sibling, but
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the team in rebounds, only be-
hind prolific big man Ben Lam-
mers, a junior. His consistency
can also be seen in the fact that
he has started and played in all 30
games this season.
If Stephens was ever to not
show up, Corey Heyward would
certainly step up in his place. An-
other player who has appeared in
all 30 games this season, Heyward
has been a rock on the defensive
end of the court. The son of a
late NFL player, Heyward brings
an approach to the court that is
as tough-nosed as it is cerebral.
When Tech has found itself with
difficult match-ups, particularly
against bigger athletes, Heyward
has consistently competed.
Finally, there are the three role
players in Price, McCormick and
Rowland. While each may not
have the most obvious contribu-
tions to the team, their input is
specifically needed. For Price and
McCormick, that means being
able to come off the bench when
starters are in foul trouble or need
rest. Prices lack of minutes were
less an indictment of his talent
than they were a statement of that
around him.
Rowland is a different story; the
walk-on joined the team knowing
he would most likely never see the
most playing time. But the energy
and leadership he brings to the
team has been exceptional. His off
the court work landed him a spot
on the Allstate National Associa-
tion of Basketball Coaches Good
Works Team.
With the game nearing the
final buzzer, Tech was able to se-
cure the ball and call a timeout.
This allowed Coach Pastner to put
Price, McCormick and Rowland
into the game for the final six sec-
onds, meaning that every senior
took the court last night. It was
the icing on the proverbial cake
that was a win on senior night.
Last years senior class was out-
standing. Guard Marcus Georges-
Hunt is battling for a spot in the
NBA, and other key contributors
graduated. However, this years
group is impressive in its own
right. They will be remembered as
Josh Pastners first seniors. Should
they keep winning, they will be
remembered as much more.