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WELCOME FROM THE TECHNIQUE By Vijai Narayanan Editor-in-Chief
On behalf of the Technique staff and the rest of the campus community, I have the pleasure of welcoming new freshmen, transfer and graduate students to Tech. I’d also like to extend those greetings to new faculty and staff. I hope that you will find your time here as rewarding as I have during the past three years as a student. As the campus newspaper, the Technique strives to provide campus with the most accurate and unbiased information in a timely manner. Our current issue contains the annual “Freshman Survival Guide,” which aims to educate freshmen about Tech traditions and pastimes while also providing advice to help them make the most out of the next four (or more) years of their life at Tech. While aimed primarily at freshmen, current members of the Tech community may also discover new facets of campus – so read on to find out more! For those of you beginning your college career next week, I advise you to take full advantage
of the opportunities available to you during your time here. Most importantly, I encourage you to approach the next four years of your life with a plan. What do you want to get out of your time here? What kind of impact do you want to make on this institution? The plan you create will surely change during your time here, but it will allow you to strategically approach the opportunities available to you, thereby allowing you to make the most of your time. I also encourage you to seek out resources when you need help solving a problem or overcoming challenges. Tech is a very challenging place academically, but resources exist to help you succeed at every opportunity with which you are presented. If you need course help, make use of the many tutoring services available — either through the Center for Academic Success, Housing, OMED or your campus department. Lastly, take time to carefully choose the extracurricular activities you pursue. While your coursework will help you gain the knowledge necessary to succeed in your professional life, the ac-
tivities you pursue outside of class will help you grow personally and gain a better understanding of who you are and what you’re passionate about. I joined the Technique three years ago because I wanted to become a better writer and learn how to communicate more effectively with my peers. Since then I’ve discovered a passion for writing and created lasting personal relationships with many students, staff and faculty across campus. I can’t imagine my college experience being the same without having taken the time to write my first article in the fall semester of my freshman year. Wherever your college experience leads you, I sincerely wish you the best of luck on your journey. If you ever have any questions about a campus event or development, stop by the Technique office in Rm. 137 of the Smithgall Student Services (Flag) building or email me at editor@nique.net Feel free to also come by during a weekly staff meeting on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. and pick up a story to write.
THE ‘NIQUE: 100 YEARS The ‘Nique, as we call ourselves, had its humble beginnings on Nov. 17, 1911. Apparently, we were just as preoccupied back then as we are now with our football rivalry against UGA— our first issue revolved around an upcoming game against our old foe (a game that we lost, incidentally), and featured an article by legendary coach John Heisman. At the time, we were Tech’s second student newspaper, preceded by The Georgia Tech. In 1916, The Georgia Tech merged with the Technique, and since it was our name that survived, we like to pride ourselves on being Tech’s longest running student newspaper. We have chronicled everything from the first appearance
TECH TRADITIONS >>> Stealing the “T” Tech’s most famous landmark is also the crux of its most famous tradition: stealing the ‘T’ off of Tech Tower. Though a successful heist hasn’t been pulled off in over a decade, most Tech students can rattle off a list of facts and protocols for stealing the T (including which of the four T’s to
steal first, when to return a stolen T, and the details of the security system keeping the letters where they are intended to be). While it is also the root of the more controversial trend of scraping T’s off of campus signs, stealing the original T is still a prank most Tech students have dreamed of pulling off.
“Budweiser” Song <<< At almost every Tech athletic event, the Tech band, directed by Tech mascot Buzz, plays the Budweiser song. The song can be heard after the third quarter at football games, during the second-to-last official time out at basketball games and late in home games for near-
one for women—is a mad dash over the half-mile distance leaving many participants exhausted or injured. The reward for the winner, aside from bragging rights, is a large cake made by students, alumni or faculty and a kiss from either Mr. or Ms. Georgia Tech at halftime of that day’s football game.
The Ramblin’ Reck Club organized the first Mini 500 tricycle race in 1969, and today it remains a staple event of Homecoming Week. Fraternities, sororities, residence halls and independent groups sponsor teams of up to seven people—four riders and three crewmembers—for a race around
games and prominent oncampus events. The vehicle is maintained by the Ramblin’ Reck Club from year to year. Notably, no freshman should ever touch the Reck; doing so curses the football team to lose to Georgia and sentences the student to bad luck throughout his or her Tech career.
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The 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe that leads the football team onto the field at every home game is the older of Tech’s two official mascots. The Ramblin’ Reck dates back to 1914, a time when the Jackets were formally known as the Engineers, and has long been present at major sports
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When someone shouts the phrase “To Hell with Georgia!” it’s known as the Good Word and will often be heard as a cry from the student section at sporting events. For students and alumni, a win over a UGA team could define an entire season.
Peters Parking Deck that spans either 10 laps (for female teams) or 15 laps (for male and mixed teams). The annual event always draws a large crowd and is one of a handful of collegiate tricycle races in the country, and the Mini 500 commercial has won an Emmy award.
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>>> To Hell with Georgia On Nov. 4 , 1893, Tech and UGA met for the for the first time on the football field with Tech winning 286. The two schools that are separated by 70 miles have been in a heated rivalry known as “Clean, OldFashioned Hate” ever since Tech’s initial victory.
ly every other sport. It doesn’t matter whether they are 18 or 80—when the song is heard, Tech students and alumni alernate bobbing up and down to the iconic tune. Tech fans at away games may also be seen “Budweiser bopping,” whether or not the band is present.
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>>> Freshman Cake Race Before sunrise the day of Tech’s Homecoming football game, freshmen line up outside Russ Chandler Stadium and race to Bobby Dodd Stadium. The term “race,” however, implies a more civilized competition, as the Freshman Cake Race—which is split into two races, one for men and
of George P. Burdell on Tech’s rosters in 1920 to the peaceful, voluntary desegregation of the Institute in 1961. And of course, we have kept up faithful coverage of Tech sporting events, including the 222-0 whopper of a football victory (the largest college football victory in history) over Cumberland College in 1916. Today, we are published biweekly during the summer and weekly during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of “Dead Week,” finals week and Spring Break. Around 30 students keep our paper running, and of course, we always welcome new writers, photographers and editors, so feel free to swing by if you are interested.
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HOW TO... Get a date College can be a very stressful time, and what better way to take your mind off things than by dating? Dating at a school like Tech, where most students are academically inclined, and the girl to guy ratio is 1:2, dating can seem daunting to even the most experienced of daters. But with good guidance and a few tips, dating can be as simple and fun as it’s meant to be. Think outside the box when wondering where to meet the right person to date. Use your interests to meet people. Classes and your residence halls are a place to meet people but not always a hit. Join dance clubs, environmental societies, intra-
mural sports teams or multicultural organizations as these tend to attract interesting people. For guys, the Society of Women Engineers or Emory can be great places to meet women. For girls, the pickup soccer games on the SAC fields are great places to meet interesting men. When you do meet someone, don’t be shy or be afraid to be who you are. If you have unique interests and hobbies, try to include the hobby as part of your date. If you enjoy cooking, cook together instead of going to a restaurant or if you like dancing, take a dance class together. You get the point. Confidence, not cockiness
is the key. No one likes people who wear an attitude on their shoulder for no reason, whereas confidence is an immediate charmer. Girls like guys who come out and say what they want. If you like a girl, then don’t be afraid to tell her that and ask her to hang out with you in a romantic setting later. This even applies to girls being straightforward and telling the guy what they really want. Most importantly, don’t be afraid of rejection. Try and try again till you succeed. It’s not the end of the world if you don’t get a date with someone but you won’t know what to do differently unless you try.
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If you want to succeed at Tech, there are three essential rules you need to learn to live by. First, and most importantly, is go to all your classes. You have probably heard how easy it is to skip classes in college, especially with those big lecture classrooms. However, don’t let yourself fall into that trap. It may be tempting, but it’s definitely not worth it in the long run. Inevitably you will be playing catch-up, and your grades will suffer. Save your absences for real emergencies. The second big rule is do all your assignments on time. Re-
serve some time after class each day to do your homework. It’s up to you to budget your time when your parents aren’t here to remind you. If you are hanging out more than studying, your grades will start to slip. This involves assigned reading too; these are not your high school classes where you can skip the reading and still do fine. If you really want to succeed and get all A’s, you have to do the reading. The last and final rule is don’t procrastinate (too badly). Admittedly, everyone has trouble with this rule sometimes.
However, it will save you a lot of stress and countless all-nighters at the library if you are able to work on papers and projects in a timely fashion instead of waiting until the night before it’s due. Your thoughts will be clearer and more concise without the clock hanging over your head. If you do find yourself procrastinating, try to identify what the problem is. Maybe you need complete silence. If so, go to the library. Maybe you just need a break for twenty minutes. Whatever it is, figure it out and get it done. Your paper’s not going to write itself.
One hurdle you may face while living independently in college is getting along with your roommates. After living in the comfort of your home with people you know and understand, suddenly living with someone from an entirely different background can pose challenges. With the right attitude, every roommate situation can be at least pleasant, if not ideal. The most important thing to remember and be mindful of is the fact that at a diverse college like Tech you will have people from very varied backgrounds; economic, social, cultural and even political. Making an effort to understand why your roommate might do things differently or have habits and interests
that are different than yours will ensure that you don’t form a negative opinion about them. Find common interests and try to involve your roommate in activities you might be doing outside your academics; whether it’s joining an organization, going for a jog or catching a bite at a restaurant. Invite them to whatever you are comfortable with and don’t be disheartened or persistent if they are not keen. It is very important to be respectful of each other’s space, things and opinions. Talk to them and learn about their family, their past and their lives before coming to college. What are their aspirations and goals, and what are they expect from college? Trying to make a
connection is important but if there isn’t anything you connect on, don’t force it either. It would be great if you could be best pals with your roommate, but it’s better to be cordial than to hate each other’s guts. Finally set the ground rules early: cleaning responsibilities, tolerance to loud music, inviting guests over, sharing groceries and respecting each other’s physical space. The key to a good relationship with your roommate is that both sides are honest, accommodating and straightforward. There is bound to be a difference in opinion but what matters is that you deal with those differences with an open mind and the right attitude!
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Be a good fan Before you set foot in Bobby Dodd Stadium, O’Keefe Gym or any other athletic venue that’s hosting a Tech sporting event for the first time, you’ll want to be fully prepared for the experience. It’ll be a fun few hours under any scenario, but that first game will be even better if you’re prepared going in. First, learn the cheers. It’s a process that begins on day one of your collegiate career, when at convocation you learn that the Good Word is “To Hell with Georgia!” It takes a bit more time to learn the lyrics to “Ramblin’ Wreck” and “Up with the White and Gold,” but if you don’t make an effort to do so, you will quite literally be the only one still figuring things out when the first football game rolls around on Sept. 1. Secondly, always stay for the whole game. A true fan never abandons his or her team, whether they’re winning easily or getting stomped, and it’s just plain embarrassing to have hundreds of empty seats
in the student sections at kickoff. Besides, you’ll regret it if you show up late and miss a 74-yard touchdown run on the game’s first play, or if you leave early during a blowout and miss a huge comeback that results in an exciting, down-tothe-wire finish. Just do yourself a favor and take a few hours off from school to enjoy the entire college football experience from start to finish. It’s (usually) Saturday afternoon, after all. Beyond that, just keep it classy and professional. While it’s fun to jeer at the opposing team and sometimes at subpar referees, a good fan (and by transition a good fanbase) knows that noise is the most powerful tool available and doesn’t need to resort to unnecessary cursing and profanity to intimidate the opponent—especially considering there are plenty of children in the stadium. Get creative, by all means, but don’t embarrass yourself and the rest of your fellow fans by crossing that line.
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CAMPUS RESOURCES Registrar <<<
>>> Housing When you have questions about campus housing contact the Department of Housing. When you arrive to your room, be sure to check for problems. If you find issues, you can file a maintenance request on the
housing website to get the problem fixed as soon as possible. During the spring semester, the housing office will send out information on how to register for housing for the following year.
The Registrar’s Office is responsible for maintaining student academic records, including transcripts and certification verifications. The office is in Tech Tower. Official transcripts can be obtained from here, as well
as forms regarding academic standing, enrollment verification and degree petitions. The Registrar is linked with OSCAR, the system through which students choose class schedules for upcoming semesters.
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>>> Freshman Tutoring Tech may be a school with famously difficult academics, but the administration does not leave its students without resources to get by. Opportunities for out-of-class help range from TA office hours to department-organized tutors to resources at campus organizations.
For students just starting their college career, however, Housing offers tutoring to freshmen through its Freshman Experience program. Sunday through Thursday, tutors are available on East and West campus to help students survive tough classes, like Calculus, Physics and Chemistry.
What would one of the top technology institutes in the nation be without an established tech-support organization as a cornerstone? Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides assistance to the technological challenges of the entire campus, including those of faculty, staff and students. Several offices and facili-
Course Critique <<<
>>> Bursar’s Office The Bursar’s Office handles student tuition, financial aid disbursement and billing. It is located in Lyman Hall. This office is central for financial matters for students. The Bursar’s Office often emails students
ties are set up across campus, the most convenient of which being on the ground floor of Library West. For any trouble with wired and wireless internet, computer hardware and software issues, account information or any similar problems, you should not hesitate in seeking help at one of the OIT support locations.
about tuition payments as the deadline approaches. The office is undergoing a green transition as all bills and refunds are processed online. All student refunds are assessed through the Electronic Funds Transfer.
SGA’s Information Technology Committee designed Course Critique to make course reviews and grade distributions accessible to both students and faculty. To use the site, a student types in a potential future
course. The website returns average GPAs, including the specific professors teaching the course or have taught it in the past. The percentages of students who made As to Fs are listed, as class sizes and number of withdrawals.
Interested in writing, photography, design or advertising? Join the Technique to get the chance to discover all aspects of campus! Weekly staff meetings Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Flag Building Rm. 137
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1. Wear your RAT cap. 2. Ride the elevator to the top of the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. It rotates. 3. Ask an upperclassman about Junior’s and mourn the fact that you may never get to eat there. 4. Buy a class ring. The year can be changed. 5. Drop a class. 6. Stand in line. 7. Go to the top of the Student Center and watch the sun set or rise. 8. Go to the beach. Any beach will do. 9. Visit Career Services before your senior year. 10. Blow off homework for a date (or a video game). 11. Pull an all-nighter — as if you have a choice. 12. Read at least one Technique from cover to cover. 13. Wander aimlessly around campus after being shafted by your last exam. 14. Run past a tour group screaming, “The Horror! The Horror!” 15. Complain about Auxiliary Services. Choose from parking, housing, dining, etc. 16. Meet the waitress at Waffle House at 4 a.m. 17. Count her teeth and play the Waffle House song. 18. Fall asleep on your keyboar dddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddd. 19. Go to a fraternity rush party and claim to be from Eni, Alaska. 20. Work for the Technique, or at least come to a meeting. We have free pizza. 21. Climb on one of the magnolia trees near the Campanile. 22. During senior year, show up for your last lab or final hammered. Don’t blame us for the consequences. 23. Dance. Dance publicly and
GRADUATE wildly. Ignore the laughter. 24. Call your parents and beg for money. 25. Call Financial Aid and beg for money. 26. Go to North Ave. and beg for money. 27. Build a wreck for Homecoming. Personal vehicles do not count. 28. Pick up a guy or girl in the Library East Commons. 29. Light sparklers in your oncampus apartment to celebrate New Year’s. 30. Run in the Freshman Cake Race. Senator Sam Nunn did, and look what it did for his career. 31. Compete in the Mini-500 race. Try to avoid causing a mass collision. 32. Shove a large metal, beerdistributing object in your dorm room. When it’s empty, pass out. 33. Vote in the SGA elections. It’s important to choose the people who spend your activity fee for you. 34. Put on the Freshman 15. 35. Work out at the CRC to lose the Freshman 15. 36. Date someone from another school. 37. Imagine your roommate is being paid to ruin your life. 38. Realize that your professors are, in fact, getting paid to ruin your life. 39. Give Dean Stein, or any other administrator, a hug. Tell him or her that the ‘Nique sent you. 40. Complain about construction on campus. 41. As a consequence of #40, use Dijkstra’s Algorithm to find the shortest path to your classes. 42. Eat Easy Mac and/or Ra-
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men noodles five times in a given week. 43. Wait 10 minutes for a Stinger when it would only take five to walk to class. 44. Watch three red routes line up under the North Ave Stinger stop before a blue route passes by. 45. Get some free condoms. Use when appropriate (guys and gals). 46. Successfully appeal a parking ticket. 47. Shack. 48. Go to Under the Couch. 49. Take a nap in between classes in the Music Listening Room. All the tour guides say it’s all the rage at Tech. 50. Join SGA. 51. Quit SGA. 52. Wish you were home (not too much in your freshman year — it looks bad). 53. Streak during Midnight Madness, but don’t get caught by the GTPD. 54. Go to every Tech home game during one football season. 55. Road trip to at least one away game. While there, try to convince the public address announcer to page George P. Burdell. 56. Take the Stinger to the CRC. 57. Decide not to go to the CRC when the Stinger doesn’t arrive on time. 58. Drink “Hunch Punch.” 59. Take aspirin and reconsider #58. 60. Skip class as a result of a headache caused by #58. 61. Spend a summer semester on campus and go to Flicks on Fifth. 62. Join one of the Student Center Program Council committees. 63. Have a conversation with someone on a bench on Tech Walkway, formerly known as Skiles Walkway.
64. Go to Athens. This is a No Brain Zone. Plan to stay the night. 65. Go down to Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day. 66. Ask a professor to lunch. 67. Ask a professor to happy hour. 68. Have a conversation with the Dean Griffin statue until someone notices. Then stare back like he or she is the weird one. 69. 70. Learn the words to “Up With the White and Gold.” 71. Break up, then make up, with your boyfriend or girlfriend. 72. Learn the story of Sideways the Dog. 73. Register for a class that is taught in Tech Square, knowing full well you can’t possibly get back on campus in time for your next class. 74. Go more than one week without showering. 75. Change your major. 76. Take a final. When you’re finished, immediately change your major. 77. Talk to a MGT major about their classes. Immediately change your major. 78. Get your picture made with the Ramblin’ Reck. 79. Relax on Tech Green, or for those with allergies, in the Clough Commons room with astroturf. 80. Think about transferring to U[sic]GA. 81. Wake up. It was only a bad dream. 82. Get lost while driving in Atlanta. Curse the plethora of roads named “Peachtree.”
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83. Make friends, or visit old ones, at Georgia State or Emory. 84. Make a late night trip to Wingnuts with said friends. Free half-pound on Wednesday! 85. Go to Burdell’s and wonder how they can charge so much money on the basis of “convenience.” 86. Sleep on your or your hallmate’s floor by accident. 87. Play trivia at Rocky Mountain Pizza, Fifth Street Ribs and Blues or anywhere for that matter. 88. Form an intramural sports team with your friends. 89. Enjoy the Campanile fountain while it lasts. 90. Bowl at Tech Rec. 91. Figure out why differential equations are important things to know. 92. Discover why the lights are always on in the Architorture building. 93. Visit a friend in the Architorture building. Take a care package of No-Doz and Red Bull. 94. Eat too many “Naked Dogs” from the “V.” Vow never to eat there again. 95. Express every opinion you’ve ever had on every newsgroup. 96. Discover that your roommate is not nearly as obnoxious now that he or she has Word. 97. Work with a professor on a research project for a semester, summer or a week. 98. Walk into a final and say, “What the hell is this crap? And where’s the regular guy?” 99. Concoct, but don’t enact, a plan to steal a ‘T’ off Tech Tower.
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A The first letter of the alphabet. It also allegedly appears on grade reports. We’ll believe it when we see it. Burger Bowl The giant field on West Campus where games of frisbee, soccer, rugby, baseball and much more. It earned the “Burger” part of the name because it used to have a Burger King there and you’ll know why it is called a “bowl” when you finally see it. BuzzCard Student ID and campus debit card. Don’t leave home without it. Co-Op Co-operative work assignments, where you alternate working at a company and taking classes. It may postpone your graduation for about a year but you’ll make a lot of money and will get a better job when you graduate. A good deal if you can get it. CRC Campus Recreation Center. A place to exercise and forget about differential equations for a while. Was used as a facility during the 1996 Olympic Games. Once known as the Student Athletic Complex (SAC). Course Critique SGA run website showing teacher and class GPAs. Used extensively during registration to figure out which professor gives A’s.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Curve The curious grading scheme by which a 50 can become a B. Beware, as it does not always happen. Professors will usually give you an idea of what to expect on the first day of class or in the syllabus. Dead Week The week before finals during which you are not supposed to have any tests. Be forewarned: some professors don’t understand this concept at all. Dean’s List Only takes a 3.0...sounds easy, doesn’t it? Just wait. Drop Day The Friday that marks the last day to drop a class. It’s recently been moved to a point later in the semester, taking some of the guessing out of the decision to drop a class. You freshmen have it so easy... Faculty Honors A 4.0? Keep dreaming.... Getting Out The elusive goal of any Tech student. It starts from Day One. Its target date usually extended at some point along the way.
Midnight Madness Starting Sunday before finals and continuing every night, students gather at midnight in public areas around dorms or lean out their windows for the age-old tradition. Promptly at midnight, students scream and yell to relieve the stress of their finals preparation. Some dorms provide food at midnight.
student organizations who ask for it. Sliver A comment, quip, inside joke or one-liner that runs in the Technique Sliver Box. Contribute one at www. nique.net.
Office of Information Technology (OIT) The campus computer office with a resource center in the Library. A pirate’s worst enemy.
Square Root Club The elite club that only admits members who meet this stringent criterion: the square root of your GPA is greater than your GPA. Get it? If it took you longer than a minute, you may soon gain membership into the group.
OSCAR Oh, Snap! Can’t Always Register. Also known as Online Student Computer Assisted Registration; it’s how you get classes, view your grades, pay your bills and, eventually, check your graduation status.
Stinger, Stingerette Campus vans and buses. They aren’t on a strict schedule so budget extra time if you want to make it to class, or just get some exercise and walk. An hour should be enough. See also Tech Trolley.
RAT Any freshman. Recruit At Tech, or Recently Acquired Tech Students. Originates from Tech’s strong military roots.
Student Center The central hub of campus, where you’ll find a food court, the post office, Tech Rec, the Music Listening Room and a computer if you need to check your email (or Facebook) between classes.
Good Word, The “To hell with Georgia!”
SAC Fields The fields right next to the CRC where pick up games and intramural sports games takes place. It stays light at night, making it a great place to go at any time.
Hill, The The area filled with old, historic buildings between the Administration Building and the Library. See Tech Tower.
SGA Student Government Association, the elected body whose main job it is to give out money from the collected Student Activity Fees to the various
Tech Tower The Administration Building. The ‘T’s atop the tower are probably more heavily guarded than anything else on campus. Tech Trolley Not really trolleys. They’re actually Stingers disguised as trolleys, with much more uncomfortable seats.
They run from the IC to Technology Square. Technique “The South’s Liveliest College Newspaper.” An excellent distraction during Friday afternoon lectures. Anyone can contribute, regardless of experience, and meetings are every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Room 137 of the Student Services Building. Technology Square Usually just called “Tech Square”, this is Tech’s giant leap across the Downtown Connector. Home of Barnes and Noble @ Georgia Tech, a hotel, the College of Management, and numerous stores and restaurants like Ribs and Blues and Tin Drum. Tech Walkway Tech’s “Main Street” for student walking to and from class. Prepare to be bombarded with flyers for organizations, blood drives, etc. Word Old tests and notes to help you study for tests. Professors are required to provide this, but good luck getting it from them. Greek houses are a better place to get it from. Word can be quite useful as many professors reuse the same tests every year. WREK Georgia Tech’s student radio station, at 91.1 FM, known for its sometimes eclectic offerings. You probably won’t like everything they play but there’s a good chance you’ll like some of it, so give it a try.
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ject was arrested, issued a criminal trespass warning for the Tech Square parking deck and taken to Fulton County Jail.
Campus Crime By Nishant Prasadh Development Editor Mistaken identity
Just before midnight on Aug. 3, a GTPD officer pulled over a driver who ran through a red light at the corner of West Peachtree Road and Peachtree Place. The driver did not have his license on hand. A check of the GCIC database revealed that the name and date of birth that the driver had provided to the officer were both incorrect, and that the driver’s actual license was suspended. The driver said a distant friend had told him to use the name and date of birth he had provided because of a problem with the car’s
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On the morning of Aug. 4, a Georgia Tech Hotel security guard alerted an officer that a woman was seated in a parking space in the Tech Square parking deck with her belongings lying around her. The subject said she was waiting for her son to arrive, but the officer found that there were two warrants for her arrest. The sub-
Shortly after midnight on Aug. 7, a GTPD officer pulled over a vehicle that had only one headlight and whose driver was not wearing his seat belt. The license of the driver turned out to be suspended. While the driver was being handcuffed, two other officers on the scene observed three open containers of alcohol in the car. The two passengers consented to alco-sensor tests and blew negative, but it was determined that the containers were located within arm’s reach for the driver. The driver was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving without proper working headlights and three counts
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Clough Commons set to open
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lot of things went on outside the bubble of Tech in the past week. Here are a few important events taking place throughout the nation and the world.
U. of Miami booster reveals impermissible benefits from 2002-10
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The Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons will open to the public on Saturday, Aug. 20. The building will provide classrooms for first- and second-year courses and several group work areas. By Vijai Narayanan Editor-in-Chief
The G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons will open its doors to the Tech community for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 20. The Clough Commons will be open every day during all hours and feature a large number of common spaces, including 2,100 seats and group study rooms. The facility will house classes, labs and lecture halls for freshman and sophomore classes such as biology, chemistry and physics. Located in the center of campus, the aim of the building is to enhance cross-disciplinary education by providing a common meeting
space for students from different disciplines. To help facilitate this goal, a number of different campus departments and services have been relocated to the building, including tutoring and the Office of Information Technology (OIT). Designed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in the country, Clough Commons will receive only 11 percent of its water supply from the city of Atlanta. The rest will be drawn from a 1.6 million gallon underground cistern located under the new Tech Green. The Library is responsible for the physical management of the Clough Commons, facilitating collaboration between departments in the building and extending programming from its services
(such as the Open Forum series) to encourage interaction between students from various disciplines. Clough Commons is physically connected to the Library on two levels, allowing access from one building to the other. The Clough Commons will have an impact on both the way the Library is operated and on its role on campus in the future. By taking ownership of this building the Library effectively doubled the space that it previously managed, resulting in the shift of some resources from the Library to the new building. More importantly, the Clough Commons represents an increasSee Clough, page 5
An 11-month investigation by Yahoo! Sports into the U. of Miami’s athletic program revealed that dozens of Miami football players allegedly accepted a wide range of impermissible benefits over a span of nearly a decade. Nevin Shapiro, a longtime Miami booster who is currently serving a 20-year jail sentence for coordinating a $930 million Ponzi scheme, told Yahoo! that he supplied at least 72 current and former Miami athletes with benefits that are in clear violation of several NCAA bylaws. Among the illicit benefits that Shapiro provided were cash payments of as much as $50,000 to individual players; thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry and clothing; free yacht rides and trips to night clubs; prostitution paid for by the booster for 39 players; and bounties for any Miami players who were able to injure the star players on rival teams such as Florida and Florida State. Shapiro and other sources have provided considerable amounts of documentation to back up their claims. Shapiro also said that sev-
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National debt deal to impact major student aid sources By Mike Donohue Business Manager
After months of tense negotiations, which at times seemed likely to make the U.S. Treasury run out of money, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Act will raise the country’s debt ceiling, cap discretionary spending over the next ten years and alter various federal financial aid programs. In order to maintain the Pell Grant Program for low-income students, the Act will end the interest subsidy for graduate students enrolled in the Federal Stafford Loan Program and take away the authority of the Department of Education to incentivize ontime loan repayments, starting July 2012. Because of the cuts to the Stafford Loan Program, graduate students will no longer be able to receive a loan subsidized by the federal government and will begin to accrue interest from the moment the loan is taken. Previously, interest would not be charged until after the graduate student had graduated. Stafford Loans for undergraduate students will be unaffected. The Act also removes the authority of the Department of Education to refund to students fees charged in the loan application process as an incentive for on-time repayment of loans. The Department will continue to be able to incentivize electronic payment of fees. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the Act will raise education funding by $7.4 billion through 2016, but cut funding overall by $4.6 billion through 2021. The Pell Grant program will receive an increase
Photo by Pete Souza / The White House
U.S. President Barack Obama (center) meets with Congressional leaders John Boehner and Harry Reid to discuss debt reduction. of $17 billion over the next three years, and the Stafford Loan Program will be cut by $21.6 billion over the next 10 years. Tech does not have any specific plans in place to respond to the changes in the financial aid programs, but will “continue to monitor the situation,” according to Institute spokesperson Matt Nagel. During the formation of the deficit deal, Tech officials worked with members of Congress to maintain the Pell Grant Program. “Supporting programs that are designed to assist our students continues to be a high priority,” said Robert Knotts, Director of Federal Relations for the Institute, in an email. “We worked closely with Georgia’s Congressional del-
egation to support funding for the maximum award level for Pell Grants.” Many of the cuts mandated by the Act have yet to be determined by Congress and could include broad cuts to discretionary spending across all levels of government over the next 10 years, possibly affecting the Institute. “Tech receives the majority of its money from gifts and grants, and a smaller amount from state appropriations. The grants, or sponsored research, are heavily dependent on government funding sources, such as [National Science Foundation], Department of Energy, [National Institute of Health], Department of Defense and the separate armed services, which all have research interests
and significant funding,” said Bill Cheesborough, Director of Academic and Research Finance, in an email. “We’re all still in the position of facing cuts because the country has to do something to address our overall level of debt.” Despite the possibility of cuts, Cheesborough emphasized that there is still much uncertainty moving forward. “We could come out of this very well. It all depends on when and where the cuts are applied—if ever—and how the [departments that are cut] distribute their reductions,” Cheesborough said. Georgia’s Congressional delegation was split in their votes for the Budget Control Act. Two House Republicans and four House Democrats voted for the Act, along with Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted against the bill, saying it did not go far enough in reducing the deficit. He was joined by Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat who said the cuts were too stringent, and six House Republicans. The Act allowed the federal government to borrow up to $2.4 billion more over the next year, subject to several Presidential authorizations. That increase to the debt ceiling would finance the United States through 2013. As one of several conditions for raising the debt ceiling, Congress must approve an additional combination of $1.2 to $1.5 trillion in cuts and revenues by Dec. 2011 to be proposed by a 12-member bipartisan committee. The committee would be made of six Representatives and six Senators. Their plan would go directly to both the House and Senate for an up or down vote. Should Congress fail to pass the committee’s plan
Photo courtesy of the office of Saxby Chambliss
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R): “I cannot vote for [the bill] without...reforms to the way our govern-
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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R): “While I would have preferred more...cuts, I am pleased to have been a part of a...fiscal restraint...”
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Rep. John Lewis (D): “The Democrats gave and gave and gave, but we received nothing
NEWS
Technique • August 19, 2011 • 13
Dean’s Office to be restructured
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The Office of the Dean of Students, housed within the Division of Student Affairs, will have several new offices under its purview. Several of these will be combined as part of the New Student Office. By Maddie Cook Assistant News Editor
The Office of the Dean of Students is restructuring some of its offices as some will leave to go to work in the Center of Academic Success and some will join the Office of the Dean of Students. Joining the Office of the Dean of Students will be the offices of FASET, Sophomore Programs, Convocation, R.A.T.S. Week and Welcome Home. These offices will combine to create the New Student Office and will be relocated to the Smithgall Student Services Building in the Greek Affairs Office. “All of these are exciting changes...the best thing is I think that they are all done with the right reason and that’s to make things even more efficient and better for students, all in the best interest for students,” said Dean of Students
John Stein. Leaving the office to join the Center of Academic Success are the programs of GT 1000, Oneto-One Tutoring and Academic Support. These programs will now be under the direction of Provost Rafael Bras. “We’ll still work very collaboratively with [Academic Programs moved to the Center of Academic Success],” Stein said. Plans for the restructuring of the programs began in Fall 2010 as new staff began their terms. The concept was suggested under the idea that it would make more sense to have support for academic programs hosted within the Center of Academic Support as opposed to the Office of the Dean of Students. The Office of the Dean of Students hopes that these new changes will help better align their offices and departments with the
Tech Strategic Plan. The LEAD Program in particular is an organization that aligns with the Strategic Plan. Headed by Wes Wynens, the LEAD Program is hoping to further collaborate with the Office of the Dean of Students by pairing up with the Student Involvement Office. Another change to the Office of the Dean of Students is a newly created position, Associate Dean of Students. Cara Appel-Silbaugh now serves in this position to work alongside Dean Stein and the rest of the office. Previously at the University of California-San Diego, AppelSilbaugh worked as the director of Parenting and Family Programs. She is excited to work with the students in her current position. “It’s been a very smooth transition...so far everyone’s been very welcoming, very informative and helpful,” Appel-Silbaugh said.
Clough
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ing shift in the Library’s role on campus from being a repository of information for students to one that actively engages in increasing collaboration and interaction among various groups such as faculty and staff. “What we see with Clough is a different role on campus – a far more involved role in classroom education and programming and support of that... it’s a different role for the Library but a really good direction for us to go,” said Dean of Libraries Catherine Murray-Rust. As more information in the form of journals and publications move online, the Library will move its printed material to accommodate more collaborative learning spaces. According to Murray-Rust, students and faculty substantially use online databases subscribed to by the Library. The Library will continue to
serve as a conduit of scholarly information, albeit in a very nontraditional way. Just as the collaborative spaces in the Library influenced the design of spaces in the Clough Commons, information gathered from the latter will affect future renovations in the Library. Pending funds for the renovation of the Library, a project could potentially be underway to provide a new learning space for masters students. “If a Library tries to stay as a traditional Library then they will fail because they won’t be doing what they’re supposed to be, which is providing materials, providing help using them and creating a theater to do academic work. Clough [Commons] gives us a space to make this transition to be more useful and add value to programs on campus,” MurrayRust said. The Library also conducted a renovation on the first floor to merge both the circulation and
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The Clough Commons and the Library will both play key roles in increasing interdisciplinary interaction for students and faculty.
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Recapping the most important sto
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Tech punished for major NCAA
The NCAA concluded a 20-month investigation of Tech’s athletic program on July 14 violations within its football and men’s basketball programs. Penalties for the violations of probation and a series of recruiting restrictions for the men’s basketball program. Ad its 39-34 victory over Clemson in the 2009 ACC Championship Game, and thus Tech’ The football violations stemmed from an incident in 2009 in which then-Tech wide r clothing and other impermissible benefits worth a total of $312. Safety Morgan Burnett was also i not found guilty of anything; however, NCAA officials found that Tech had interfered with the inves a pending interview with an investigator ahead of time, and Tech was penalized heavily for a lack investigators found that a Tech assistant basketball coach had illegally scouted players during a sum The Institute has since announced that it will appeal the NCAA’s decision. Tech will have 30 da was made in late July to submit the formal appeal.
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GT Savannah degree programs ended
Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson accepted a series of recommendations presented by a task force he appointed to conduct a review of Georgia Tech-Savannah (GTS). As a result, starting next year, GTS will initiate a plan to gradually phase out its undergraduate and graduate degree programs and add new programs as part of a new operational model. The report filed by the task force, including current students and faculty, GTS advisory board members and alumni and members of the Savannah community and government, cited low enrollment, retention rates, and lack of revenue to cover operational costs for its recommendations. The task force outlined plans for a new model that features education catered to military personnel, professional master’s degree programs and undergraduate opportunities that would take advantage of Savannah’s resources.
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Three new stores open in Tech Square
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On July 9, a new GameStop store opened at Tech Square, and the newly relocated St. Charles Deli, which will now be called Chuck’s Famous, is expected to open by August 22. To replace the previous St. Charles Deli, Barrelhouse, a gastro-pub, will replace St. Charles Deli and has moved into its old location. GameStop will be filling in the space previously filled by Jazzy Nail and Tan, a nail salon. An arrangement with Tech Rec allows the Student Center facility to feature 10-15 new games a month from GameStop for Tech students to try and test out. The owner of Chuck’s Famous is the same owner of the previous St. Charles. The new menu will be altered slightly but will remain focused on deli and salad foods. Barrelhouse, whose name is a reference to a line in the Tech fight song “Ramblin’ Wreck,” features a 100-bottled beer selection, a full bar and elevated pub food. It is run by the same managers from Graveyard, a bar in East Atlanta Village.
USG Chancellor Huckaby visits Tech
Chancellor Hank Huckaby, the newly selected leader of the University System of Georgia (USG), visited the Tech campus Tuesday, July 19, to begin a series of tours at the campuses of USG universities. While on campus, Huckaby toured, among other things, the new Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons and the Biotechnology campus. Huckaby also met with campus leaders, student and administrator alike, to discuss topics such as the recent tuition hikes, his goals for the USG and budget cuts to the HOPE Scholarship program. A major concern that Huckaby addressed in his meetings was the role Tech will play in Georgia’s technology education sector now that UGA and Georgia Southern have started new engineering programs. “Tech is a premier institution. As far as I’m concerned, my office and the Board of Regents will work to maintain and sustain that. It’s too critical to the state,” Huckaby said.
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4 by punishing the Institute for major included a $100,000 fine, four years dditionally, Tech was forced to vacate ’s 2009 ACC title has been vacated. receiver Demaryius Thomas accepted investigated for wrongdoing but was stigation by informing Burnett about k of cooperation. Separately, NCAA mmer tournament hosted on campus. ays from the time the announcement
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String of car break-ins hits campus
A string of vehicle thefts and break-ins throughout the city of Atlanta hit closer to home following incidents at Campus Christian Fellowship (CCF), Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Theta Xi Fraternity and the outskirts of campus during the last week of May. GTPD received reports of 13 accounts of larceny from motor vehicle and two incidents of motor vehicle theft that occurred between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Thursday, May 27. According to the Clery Act alert sent on June 1 by GTPD, the perpetrators entered the vehicles by breaking windows and taking valuables such as GPS devices, iPods and cellphones from the vehicles. The vehicles were in the lot behind CCF and Theta Xi, near 4th Street and Techwood Drive. There were no leads at the time of the report—only speculations about a possible connection to a simultaneous series of car break-ins in the greater Atlanta area.
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Tech joins Manufacturing Partnership
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At the request of U.S. President Barack Obama, Tech will be participating in a new national initiative to promote domestic manufacturing research and technology. Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson and CoC professor Henrik Christensen will play key roles in the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a $500 million investment in emerging technologies intended to improve the U.S.’s future manufacturing capabilities. Tech is one of six universities participating in the AMP. “This is all part of [Tech’s] overall effort to take a leadership role in helping to shape the national agenda, particularly as related to engineering, science and technology policy,” Peterson said. “The fact that Tech has been invited to serve…on the steering committee is recognition of [Tech’s] history of leadership.” The initiative will focus in particular on robotics, national security, and materials and energy efficiency.
Deans Long, McDonald leave Tech
This summer, two prominent Tech administrators announced they will be leaving the school to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Assistant Dean and Director of Student Involvement Danielle McDonald departed from her post at Tech on July 15 to take the position of Associate Dean of Students at University of Florida. McDonald started working for Tech in 1998, specifically with Residence Life in the Freshman Experience program. Dr. William Long, the previous Chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, left Tech to start as the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at GSU. Long parted with the Institute on amicable terms with his colleagues. “We are certain that [GSU’s] College of Arts and Sciences will prosper under [Long’s] leadership,” said INTA Associate Chair and Professor Brian Woodall. Search committees expect to fill these open positions in this year.
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OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion
Campus Changes
Changes to campus should shape new traditions
As Tech students return to campus this fall, they return to a much different campus than the one they left. The center of campus is beginning to reopen, the Clough Commons is ready for classes and the doors to Junior’s have closed. This raises the question: how will these changes affect life on campus? More, on a campus with as many beloved traditions as Tech, should traditions evolve to match these changes? Or should we hold to them as fiercely as we have in the past? The Clough Commons will act as a common building at the heart of campus, both in a physical and intellectual sense. Students from different majors now share a common place in the middle of campus where interdisciplinary studies and collaboration can flourish. But, in order for this to change campus, campus leaders will have to provide programmatic backing for these physical changes. Clough Commons presents an opportunity to fundamentally change campus, but it will
require effort to implement these changes. It is impossible to deny that as campus changes, its traditions will as well. Take the Technique’s “99 Things to do Before You Graduate.” In the past year, fifteen items on the list needed to be modified or removed to stay relevant to campus. While this could be viewed as a failure to maintain parts of Tech’s history, it is important to remember that traditions are living things. They spring up, they grow, they change and, sometimes, they die. What campus leaders must do is evaluate which traditions to hold, which need to change and which are no longer relevant on campus. More, it is important to see that new traditions grow out of the old. Junior’s has closed, but what will replace it? And what new traditions will surround the Clough Commons? Surely, students will devise new traditions, but campus leaders should strive to see that the old traditions find a home there, too.
The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
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Tech requires work, but repays investment “Tech is a first choice for the best and brightest. In turn, the standards we set for ourselves are equally high.” G. P. “Bud” Peterson Institute President
This weekend, along with our new transfer and graduate students, we will welcome more than 2,600 freshmen to our campus. They will enter a community of scholars and more than 127,000 alumni, representing more than 125 years of tradition, ingenuity and innovation, all unified by our motto of “Progress and Service.” At Convocation, I typically challenge the freshmen to take advantage of new opportunities, to question and explore the world around them, and to embrace their passion. The saying “you only get out what you put in” holds true here at Tech; experience has shown that those who get the most out of their college experience are those who complement their academic pursuits with service, cultural, social, athletic and leisure activities. In this way, everyone in our community can experience first-hand what it truly means to be a Yellow Jacket. As these new members of our community join us, what will they find? Because the culture is formed by its people and its values, I am confident that they will find a community invested in fostering the success of its members. They will find a community comprised of highly motivated individuals who are focused on the highest ideals of integrity and a focus on excellence. It’s a community comprised of individuals who, when they see a problem, feel compelled to seek not just a solution, but the best solution. Tech is a first choice for the best and brightest. In turn, the standards we set for ourselves are equally high. This symbiotic relationship yields impressive results, exemplified by the new Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons—a facility that grew out of conversations between students and the administration about what the educational experience at Tech should look like. The completion of this marvelous facility two weeks ago is an achievement of which we can all be proud. They will find a community with a penchant for innovation and entrepreneurship, inspired to have an impact that improves the human condition. But inspiration is just a starting point. Through events such as Ideas to SERVE, Computing for Good and the InVenture Prize, as well as numerous other outreach and service opportunities, we are able to educate students about the process that moves ideas from identification to implementation.
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Many universities make sweeping claims about entrepreneurship, but results speak for themselves. During the past year, 41 percent of Tech inventors were graduate or undergraduate students, and 80 percent of our invention disclosures listed at least one student as a co-inventor. They will find a community focused on leadership and community and on the success of all of those in our community. When a student is admitted to Tech, it is based on the belief that he or she can be successful here. At the same time, we cannot ask students to challenge themselves without also providing the shelter and support necessary to weather the hard times they may encounter. Our network of support is both deep and wide. It cannot be easily summarized, but a great starting point is within the new Clough Commons, where students now find centralized, ready access to services such as academic advising, tutoring and technology. That’s quite an evolution from 1888, when we had 87 students, two buildings and only one degree program. To achieve our aspiration to be the technological research university of the future, however, we must continually recreate our educational experience and improve the sense of community to both anticipate and shape our future. The enduring set of values set forth in our 25-year strategic plan—integrity, excellence, impact, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and community—has helped establish our international reputation for progress and service. They form the core of our institutional ethos and create a common thread in planning for the Institute’s fuSee Tech, page 11
OPINIONS
Technique • August 19, 2011 • 17
Involvement pays with tangible benefits
For the Freshman Survival Guide, it’s tradition that the gray-haired, wise old seniors impart tidbits of wisdom to doe-eyed freshmen before starting our final years at Tech. As cheesy as it is, it’s an excuse for us to kick back in a lounge chair, smoke a pipe and pretend that we actually know what we’re doing. Well, my last year of college has arrived, so it looks like it’s my turn to break out the smoking jacket. As my friends enjoy pointing out, I’m annoyingly practical. If I don’t see the clear benefits of doing something, then odds are good that I will just not do it. I don’t read for class unless I don’t understand the material, I don’t put up with any of that “self-betterment” and “well-rounded education” mumbo-jumbo and I absolutely cannot stand organizations that are about leadership for leadership’s sake. So, I figured I would take a purely practical approach to something that tends to have a lot of fluff written about it: joining clubs and organizations on campus. In their first few weeks, freshmen will hear a lot about the importance of getting involved. Joining clubs, getting elected to various councils, joining different leadership organizations and generally just doing stuff with other people on campus will all have their merits sung from on high in the name of having a better
“A good GPA will open the door for you, but it won’t do much to keep recruiters from slamming it shut in your face.” Chris Russell
Opinions Editor work-life balance, giving back to the Tech community and making yourself a more wellrounded person. But, in the end, what does that actually do for you? In my thinking, if you sink hours a week into an organization, you had better get something back for it. For me, the profit from involvement comes from two directions: selling yourself to recruiters and just plain keeping yourself happy. While a solid GPA is going to be your number-one selling point to employers and grad schools, it’s not the only thing they look at. A good GPA will open the door for you, but it won’t do much to keep recruiters from slamming it in your face once it’s open. I spent sophomore year applying for about a half-dozen summer internships, and after the initial application, no one wanted to hear about my GPA. At all. What they did want to talk about was my two years of writing for different newspapers. They wanted to hear stories from studying in Spain
for a semester. They wanted to know what my research was focused on and hear about who I was collaborating with. They wanted examples where I showed leadership outside of class. They wanted to know what kind of hobbies I had. In a nutshell, they wanted to make sure they weren’t talking to someone who only emerged from his room to vomit memorized facts and figures onto a test paper every couple of weeks. As useful a skill as that is in college, it doesn’t make a lick of difference in the real world. Employers want to know that you’re creative, resourceful, independent and driven. They want to see that you’re a good investment, and showing accomplishments outside of the classroom goes a long way towards assuring them of that. Beyond their contributions to my resume, the organizations I’m part of are really what keep me sane—they are what have introduced me to more than half of my oncampus friends. Right now,
I’m sitting on a couch, watching the guy writing the editorial below mine wrestle with writer’s block (he’s on hour four now), listening to my coeditors swap advice on professors, complaining about how long our editor-in-chief is taking to pick up dinner and—of course—swapping cat videos with our managing editor. We just finished a procrastinatory trip to the new Starbucks, have spent the past two hours swapping stories from our summers and are indulging in some good old-fashioned selfpity about our registration woes. Translation: I’ve been hanging out with friends for the past six hours, and I get to put that on my resume. If it weren’t for the organizations I’m in, my college career would have been far less interesting, far less productive and would have had far less people in it. Joining a club—or publication, or organization, or council—is far and away the best way of making college memories. I might not remember what an eigenspace or Poisson distribution is, but I definitely remember winning a week of free coffee at trivia night with the trivia team, spending two all-nighters watching a printer in the College of Computing, throwing our editor-in-chief in the pool and singing Backstreet Boys with a bunch of Honors kids while watching the Virginia Tech game.
Leadership not an individual endeavor Congratulations! You’re an officer in your favorite organization. I’d imagine that you’re feeling a mix of excitement and fear, and that your mind is filled with grand plans for the future and more than a few bits of apprehension. Don’t panic! These feelings are perfectly normal. After all, being an officer in one of Tech’s many student groups is an important responsibility. People are truly depending on you, and you can no longer let “them” handle it. You are “them”! As you begin your adventure as one of the leaders of your group, it’s important to keep a few things in mind. First and foremost, get to know your fellow officers. They are going to be your closest allies, if not your closest friends. Only together can your officer board lead your organization; an organization driven by a single person only leads to a burnt out single person. Only by connecting with the others can you band together as a team. That means going out to dinner as an officer board every now and again, and trying to understand what makes your colleagues tick. Making an effort to connect will help all of you do a better job leading your organization together. When you’ve secured the team you will work with in the present, your next task will be
reach out to them when you’re struggling with a task. Also, don’t be afraid to deputize someone if you need help with a certain initiative—with their consent of course. It’s a great learning opportunity for those Mike Donohue who help you, and it will help you carry out your job. Business Manager When you finally come to planning your year—after making sure you have the bluntly, you should use those right people and resources resources. Externally, you have around you—it’s important SGA funding and an SGA ex- to think big but take it slow. ecutive position—Vice Presi- Often, student groups want to dent of Student Organiza- change everything right away, tions—devoted to helping you but immediately need to dial and your group succeed. You back their ambitions because probably know many older there simply isn’t the enough students who can be give you time. Resist the temptation to advice. The Office of Student change everything and instead Involvement always has pro- translate those grand dreams grams which help teach you into multi-year projects. how to best make use of what Of course, a multi-year the Institute offers you. project means that you need to There are also young alum- achieve intermediate goals on a ni of whom you can make regular basis. Lay the grounduse—for the next few months, work for future groups’ efforts. anyway. Most importantly, A year is a very short time, so many groups have faculty ad- identify that which you can visers or coaches. You should complete in an academic year, consciously make an effort to then strive to complete a piece use these people in particular, each time you meet. and to carve them out a place Above and beyond all of in your group. Letting them this advice, keep this in mind: just sit on the sidelines is a dis- have fun. No, really, just have service to them and a waste of fun. A dear friend of mine told talent. me that the day I looked to the Internally, your biggest re- next group meeting I had to sources are your members. It lead with a sense of dread was is guaranteed that there will the day that I really shouldn’t be people in your group who be leading the group anymore. complement your particular You have an awesome opporset of skills. Don’t hesitate to
“Get to know your fellow officers. They are going to be your closest allies, if not your closest friends.”
to figure out who will lead the organization next year. That’s a task that needs to be done now, not next semester. It seems really early but developing next year’s leaders is a task which takes many months and careful attention. You should not choose next year’s president in October, but you should have an idea of the handful of students who will form the core of next year’s officer board fairly quickly. Once you have identified those few, make a special effort to include them in small decisions and ask for their input. Give them meaningful tasks and maybe let one or two of them shadow you. Encourage them to invest in the organization so that when it comes time for the group to choose next year’s officers, there is a stable of younger students to step in whole-heartedly. When it comes to actually carrying out your job as an officer, you must understand that you have many resources available to you. To put it
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OUR VIEWS Hot or Not
HOT– or –NOT Swarming Starbucks
The center of campus is getting an extra jolt of caffeine from the Clough Commons Starbucks. Soon, students in all different stages of zombification will be trudging their way to the center of campus to get that boost of caffeine they need to frantically wrap up whatever it is they put off until the last minute. Hopefully the Starbucks doesn’t underestimate the drawing power of Tech’s favorite stimulant.
Northern Highlights
Students who tolerated the green plywood walls surrounding parts of North Ave. Apartments have had their patience rewarded. The new North Avenue Dining Hall lets hungry students in the complex grab a bite without even changing out of their pajamas, and the new volleyball pit lets them burn off the calories right away. The spruced-up bus turn around and quad look good, too.
Whippersnappers
Back in the good ol’ days, students had to walk around fifteen miles of plywood fences, just to get to breakfast. This year’s freshmen will never have that experience. In a few short years, no student will have the memory of walking around Skiles and through the Student Center to get from the Library to Van Leer. Where will the future generation be without such a character-building exercise?
Offended Offense
Starting redshirt junior offensive tackle Phil Smith was suspended for the first two games of the 2011 football season. Smith is one of the more experienced returning starters on the line, coming into the season with 14 starts in his first two seasons. Smith started 10 games during the 2010 season, helping the Tech offense lead the nation in rushing yards per game.
Challenges in college far surpass expectations, build character This is your official welcome to Tech from your Undergraduate Student Body President. In a letter like this, I would typically tell you about the extraordinary legacy you are inheriting, about the quest for knowledge that you are about to begin, and about Tech’s many unique traditions. But after graduation parties and college brochures and FASET speeches, I think you’ve already heard these sorts of things enough. So today I am going to level with you—tell you my honest thoughts about college and about Tech. You have undoubtedly heard that college will be the best years of your life. After all, it was in the graduation cards, in the sage words of aunts and uncles, and in the advice of older friends. And heck, if that weren’t enough, Hollywood certainly wouldn’t lead you astray, right? From Animal House to Accepted—or perhaps more fitting, Revenge of the Nerds—it seemed evident that Tech would be a breeze. For me, I was sure that would be the case. Three years ago, I was still reveling in life without a midnight curfew. As not just a freshman, but also an indulged— though certainly not spoiled— only child, I was particularly enamored with the many experiences that I had never encountered. Even laundry and grocery shopping seemed like exhilarating challenges. You may have heard about the 1916 Cumberland Game, where Tech achieved the largest margin of victory in college football history, beating Cumberland 222-0. That was pretty much how I envisioned my college experience
“College will not be all sunshine and rainbows, [but] see these challenges not as unwanted loads, but as gifts.” Elle Creel Undergraduate Student Body President
playing out. Elle: 222, Failure: 0. But around mid-October after one particularly challenging week, the luster of college began to wear off. All of a sudden, I had a group project with team members who weren’t showing up to meetings. A friend came out to me—something I had never experienced before. I made a 64 on a test, easily the worst grade I had ever gotten. And I started to miss my family and my high school friends and home-cooked meals. All of sudden, college didn’t seem like the best days of my life. This will happen to you too. College will not be all sunshine and rainbows. We don’t lie in the quad all day listening to acoustic guitars and blowing smoke rings. A lot of you won’t find your best friends for the next four years in your first couple of weeks; it will take time. And students who exclusively imitate the Animal House lifestyle don’t usually stick around for very long. Simply put—sometimes college sucks. You will probably get homesick. You will pull all-nighters. You will fail tests, maybe for the first time in your life. Most upperclassmen will confirm that the ‘Sophomore Slump’ is a real phenomenon. You will experience
fights and break-ups. The freshmen fifteen may catch up with you. And you will question who you are and why you are here and what you want to do with the rest of your life. It will not be easy. So why is everyone telling you just about the good? Because, that’s what they remember. Ten years down the road, when someone asks you about your time at Tech, you will not recount your struggles. You’ll remember staying up all night with friends, just because you can. You’ll remember your first time taking a dip in the Campanile. You’ll definitely remember Freshman Hill. You’ll remember what it feels like to beat those Georgia Bulldogs down at Bobby Dodd later this year. You will remember turning twenty-one, or perhaps not. And most importantly, you will remember the connections you will make with other people. But that will be little solace in the tough moments, when your whole world is falling apart. So , rather than complaining, consider relishing the challenge. Churchill told his countrymen in April of 1933 in the midst of World War II: “We ought to rejoice at the responsibilities with See Challenges, page 11
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Tech from page 8 ture. All of us at Tech welcome our new students and faculty. You are the new problem solvers, the next step in shaping our culture and our future. As such, you reinforce who we are and challenge us to be even better. My hope is you will view Tech as a partner, providing the tools, the expertise and the opportunity in both setting and achieving your goals and helping the Institute to reach those
Challenges from page 10 which destiny has honored us.” What an extraordinary concept—to rejoice in bearing a burden. Each of you have been blessed with great intellect and natural talent—your admittance to Tech is a testament to this. Thus far you may not have experienced great failures, but now there are most certainly challenges ahead. See these challenges not as unwanted loads, but as gifts. They will prepare you to be our world’s leaders in research, innovation, business, and policy and they will mold you into a better person than you are today. And maybe down the road, you’ll also tell your nieces and nephews that college was the best four years of your life—not because of the great memories and not in spite of the bad ones,
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Opportunities, resources, networking abound in Graduate Student Government Welcome to Tech! New classes, new friends, new professors, a new campus, a new football season and best of all a new building with a brand new Starbucks! These are just a few of the things to look forward to as you begin this year at Tech. What many of the returning students know at Tech is that the journey from convocation to graduation will not be a smooth journey full of nice weather and warm sunshine. It will likely include a chance ice storm or blistering heat that will challenge you along your path to graduation. Without avail, your professors will raise those hurdles one notch at a time as you take strides to earn the degree that you seek at the finish line. One thing that I can assure you of though is the degree that awaits you will be well worth the money, time, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into it. The value of a Tech degree is rivaled, but unmatched. Be proud of this school and the work that you have done along the path to success, and never give up. Aside from academics, there is vast potential for personal growth and learning. For me, the Graduate Student Government Association is where I decided to learn outside the classroom and lab. The lessons
in this arena won’t involve equations of motion or calculus, but may involve writing white papers on the effects of the Special Institutional Fee (or the “Tuition” Fee as I not-so-affectionately call it) or generating graphs on attendance costs as compared to our peer institutions. Whatever your motivation, or whether you are a graduate or undergraduate student, seek out opportunities to learn outside the classroom. This is how you will truly complete your Tech education. You are not only learning for your career, but you are learning for your life. The experiences that you have while at Tech will change you forever. For the graduate students out there, I encourage you to come out to the Graduate Student Picnic on Sept. 2 from 5-7 p.m. on the Instructional Center Lawn for free food and t-shirts as well as to informally mingle with other students as well as faculty and staff. Over 2,100 of you came out last year, and we’d love to shatter that attendance record. If you are looking for some extra travel money for a conference or a fellowship to help you along your way to your degree, submit an abstract to the faculty-judged Tech Research and Innovation Conference to be held Feb. 6-7, 2012. Last year we awarded around $85,000 to Tech’s best research projects. And if by chance you
“Be proud of this school and the work that you have committed along the path to success, and never give up.” James Black Graduate Student Body President
are looking for a job after you graduate, be sure to check out the Graduate Career Symposium to be held March 8. You’ll get valuable information on how to succeed in upcoming job searches. Aside from the programs we organize every year, we are working on a few key issues of interest to graduate students. I already mentioned the Special Institutional Fee which we are committed to tackling and bringing down. The Tech administration feels much the same as we do when it comes to this fee. It hurts Tech’s competitive advantage with regards to recruiting the best grad students and it should be rolled into graduate tuition. Health insurance costs are going up as well, but again we have an ally within the administration. This year the President and his team have committed to increasing the health insurance subsidy for those in the mandatory student health insurance plan by $200 for a total of $400. They
have also committed to increasing this subsidy over the next 2-3 years until it covers the same proportion as is covered for faculty and staff. This is something that wouldn’t have been done if not for the hard work of graduate leaders in the past. We are also undertaking a process to break away from the Board of Regents’ health insurance plan and obtain a Tech-only plan that will allow greater control over benefits and premium levels. In closing, I’d like to reiterate what I’ve said before. Don’t limit your learning at Tech to activities within your labs or classrooms. Tech is full of opportunities around every corner to learn and make a difference not only in Atlanta, but around the world. Broaden your horizons within student organizations and make your mark on the Tech legacy. Mediocrity is not part of the equation for success at Tech, nor should it be. If I can be of assistance to you along your own path to success, a helping hand is only an email away.
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Preparing yourself for college By Siddharth Gurnani Focus Editor
The transition from high school to college is a tremendous one. It requires getting in the right frame of mind and preparing yourself emotionally and mentally for the challenges ahead. Whether you’re from Atlanta, elsewhere in Georgia, out of state or even another country, college poses more or less the same hurdles for everyone. One of the exciting things of college is being independent. But independence comes with responsibilities; from academics and networking, to doing laundry and other chores to taking care of your nutrition and health, you must learn the balancing act quickly. You’ve got to learn how to juggle many different responsibilities at once, and that’s a skill that is acquired with experience. Time management is crucial and the sooner it is mastered, the better equipped you will be for the other challenges of adult life. Tech is a diverse school. Students, professors and administrators come from varied social, cultural, economic and racial backgrounds. In a setting like this, it is extremely important to be accepting of others and their differing opinions, views and habits. Instead of shunning the ‘alien,’ making an effort to understand a different perspective and trying to learn something from the multitude of cultures would help you take a huge stride towards being an aware adult in the world. Tech is more diverse than many people admit or realize because they tend to cling to the personal groups in which they feel comfortable. Diversity doesn’t necessarily mean that two people are from
Networking 101 By Jess Swafford Contributing Writer
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Students study for final exams. Various resources like the Counseling Center exist on campus to help students overcome stress. two different countries; it just means two people share two different views. Try to challenge your beliefs and opinions by being part of different social, professional and academic circles. Another challenge of living independently is dealing with social and peer pressures. With temptations of all forms around, it’s a test of character to stick by one’s morals and principles. It is important to learn where and when to draw the line and how to say “no.” Knowing well your goals and principles will ensure that making even the most difficult of choices will become easy. Preparing for college is one thing, preparing for Tech another. As will be quickly apparent, there is a big focus on academics at Tech. Efficiency and productivity are the metrics students are measured on. But a competitive and stressful environment like this can kill the creative soul in many of us. Joining social organizations, taking dance or martial arts lessons, participating in intramural sports, volunteering around
Tech, studying abroad, writing, exploring Atlanta and pursuing photography are few of the many things to explore aside from ones academics. Not only do these activities keep the mind fresh, they will also involve meeting new people and opening up other exciting possibilities. Getting ready for Tech also involves preparing oneself for Atlanta. One of the biggest mistakes students often make is that they tend to get stuck within the four walls of Tech. There is a lot to explore in and around Atlanta: food, arts, music, nature, culture, etc. Crime and poverty are a reality in Atlanta and the best way to deal with them is by making smart decisions about the areas and times you traverse and being aware of your surroundings at all times. There will be challenges and hurdles and there will be difficult choices, but with an open mind and the right attitude, it will be the time of most self-growth and liberation. At the end of the day, keep it simple and have a good time.
Moving back to school each year can be a pain. Boxes seem to triple, and stairwells feel like Mario’s Endless Stairs. Before long, school starts, tests come, the thought of planning for the future has disappeared and we get caught up in the challenges of daily life. This is especially true for job searching and resume building. These are often the first things to be put on the back burner, but that doesn’t have to be the case at all. By choosing to network, job searching and resume building become easier. Networking does not have to be work; no more than saying “hi” to friends, it can become easy in no time by just making an effort to be noticed and heard. Start by talking to the different groups of people you know. They don’t have to be deep drawn out conversations. A quick e-mail can work wonders for keeping you connected. Making it a point to go to professors’ office hours is a simple yet effective step. Not only will you get help with class questions but professors who know you by name are more often willing to help with things other than tests and homework. Good relationships with professors can yield recommendation letters or new contacts in the professional world. Many Tech professors are actually interesting; the fifteen-minute change to your schedule will be worth it in more ways than one. Next, make a list of jobs you like and attempt to network with people in those fields. This means looking outside of your contacts at the Institute.
Do this by going to a career fair. While it is likely that students will vastly outnumber employers, putting forth an effort never hurts. Look professional, take copies of your resume, dress in nothing less than business casual and do not come back empty handed. Even if you don’t get a job interview, at least get the employers’ business cards as you never know why you might need to contact them in the future. Aside from professors and corporations, consider the fact that friends and family are also networks waiting to be tapped. It doesn’t take too much time to call an aunt, uncle or grandma. The more people that know what job, internship or co-op interests you, the more likely that something will be found. Also do not forget about friends. While they will not be as excited to hear about your work aspirations, they will try to help. Don’t forget that CEOs have relatives, and the CEO of a company you love just might be tied to a friend. In this age of social media madness, most top level executives in companies are also on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Use these platforms as a means of networking. Simply put, the best advice to networking is being willing to put yourself out there. Knowing and understanding that networking is a way of life and happens every time you meet someone is half the battle won. You are a part of multiple networks; you never know which one you might need to tap into at a given time. Networking is essential and hopefully you’ll be a master at it in no time. Take this advice to better your networking, and remember the old adage that it is not what you know, but whom you know.
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Navigating your freshman year at Tech By Alexander Kessler Assistant Focus Editor
new foods. Be conscious of what you eat.
Tech is an exciting place for a freshman: there is a world of opportunities and experiences that will take you more than four, five or even six years to discover. The most important thing, however, is to have a good footing early on. In your early years it is worth it to find some good direction. Here is some advice from older Tech students who have been around campus for a few years.
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Picking Classes
Talk to upperclassmen, evaluate the professors based on GPAs and ensure the class fits in your schedule well to give you ample time outside of class. Picking classes is always a gamble and sometimes despite all the prep-work, you are stuck in a class you do not really like. Rushing
With a big Greek population and a host of fraternities and sororities to choose from, it is important to test out the waters before you commit. Rush is meant for you, so don’t feel shy in going to as many events as you can and eat to your hearts content. Ask them insightful questions about them and make them chase you. But even if you are not looking to join, go anyway, have a blast, meet different people, network and get free stuff. Dining Halls
Getting the best meals at the dining halls is a matter of experience. Do not go during odd hours, try to befriend one of the chefs or simply experiment with
Living in a metropolitan city like Atlanta comes with having to be careful at night. Avoid drawing attention to you by being loud or walking casually through neighborhoods at night. Be aware of your surroundings and know how to contact GTPD if something happens. Take a friend along with you when you are out after dark. Health
One of the dreaded things about college is the pounds that are easy to gain. Do not sacrifice regular exercise or sport. Try walking to classes instead of taking the bus and be conscious of what you binge on during late night study hours. Avoid greasy food like the plague.
Time Management
Clubs
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The best thing you will ever do is make an hour by hour calendar. Use Outlook, Google or just plain paper and pen to plan out your day. Though it may sound crazy, plan out when you will study, hang out, eat and sleep.
Like every college there are hundreds of clubs, intramurals, and organizations to join. To find something you like, simply cast a large net and attend as many clubs meetings as you find interesting. Stick with the ones that engage you the most and that you are willing to spend the most time in.
As criminal as it is to have only 10 minutes between each class, you must face the unfortunate reality that if you are not willing to run you will have to use campus transportation. Not to say that the service is undeserving, but buses and the trolley leave a lot to be desired in terms of timing. The LED signs above bus stops are typically accurate within a couple minutes, but it takes vehicles a lot longer to traverse campus in between classes when hordes of students are crossing streets. On the other end of the spectrum, the Stingerette is a wonderful service that will pick you up on a moments notice and drive at any hour of the night. Use it instead of risking the streets alone at night.
Football Games
Buy tickets in the SWARM section and scream and yell until you vocal cords give out. Learn the “Ramblin’ Wreck” and all the necessary cheers. Use face paint liberally. Wear old gold and white, and only white for the game against Virginia Tech. Lastly, cheer on the Jackets as they seek revenge on the Bulldogs this year. What’s the good word?
The Ratio
Learn to turn the 2-to-1 into the 1-to-2. Don’t stay indoors all day; go out and meet more people. Networking is key. Discover where all the local hot spots are both on and off campus and frequent them. Join a fraternity to participate in formals, semi-formals and mixers with sororities.
Socializing
Everyone wants to be part of the ‘cool’ crew, but it is very easy to be typecast a ‘Techie’ here. A big part of college is exploring ones interests, and Tech has many avenues to do so. Many Tech students find it hard to get out of their comfort zones and, as a result, find themselves buried in their books. With an open heart, embrace the people around. There is much to learn from everybody. Wander around campus, talk to people you do not know and join more clubs. Do not be overly critical of people who might have different interests, and try to consciously develop interests and hobbies outside of school. It will do you wonders in the long run to meet new people and try new things.
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Students board a Stinger to return to campus after Convocation at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The Stinger service operates from 7 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekdays and does not run on weekends.
Summe addit The Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Classrooms with wall-to-wall writing surfaces and plasma screens are part of Tech’s initiative in hands-on group learning, All freshman lab classes will take place in new lab rooms, and some Biology and EAS classes will take place on the rooftop garden. The Center for Academic Success will is located on the second floor and offer walk-in 1-on-1 tutoring. Offices specific to PreHealth, Pre-Teaching, Scholarships and Undergraduate Research are located on the second level as well, offering constant academic advising to all majors. OIT has moved to CULC as well to address a higher-volume of laptop repairs and technical troubleshooting. A Starbucks for that quick pick-me-up in the morning between classes, along with café seats strewn about outside for casual hangouts or group meetings.
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Tech Walkway Formerly known as Skiles Walkway, this stretch of Tech’s campus has been a landmark part of the center of campus for decades. Physically, it is just a long, wide stretch of sidewalk that connects the Library, Skiles and Freshman Hill to the Campanile and Student Center. In practice, though, it has acted as a central advertising service for campus organizations. Organizations can either pass out fliers to students going from class to class or chalk advertisements for events on the ground to take advantage of the eyes-permanentlydowncast stereotype of the shy Tech student. At least partially closed for the better part of last year, Skiles Walkway reopened this summer as Tech Walkway after getting a makeover. Most noticeably, a new Spanish Steps style stair case now connects the walkway to the Library’s main level, and several sets of tables and chairs have been set out near the new Clough Commons building for students to sit, eat, chat or study in the sun. Photo by Will Folsom / Student Publications
Tech Green The amount of green space on campus increased significantly this semester following the end of construction on the Clough Commons. Students can finally enjoy being able to see across the expanse of green in the center of campus as they walk from one part of campus to another. Formerly known as Yellow Jacket Park, Tech Green provides a central location for students to study, nap or hang out. Underneath Tech Green is an underground cistern that supplies water to the Campanile and the Clough Commons. Capable of holding up to 1.6 million gallons of water, the cistern is one of the largest in the U.S. For those burdened with allergies, the Clough Commons has a room with astroturf to provide a similar green and relaxing experience to students. Photo by
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er tech tions North Avenue Dining Hall Open 24 hours a day on five days of the week, the new North Avenue Dining Hall (NADH) will begin serving up meals to students beginning this Fall 2011. The facility spans approximately 20,000 square feet. Students will have the opportunity to choose from a large variety of meals, including menu items served at Brittain and Woodruff dining halls. Constructed to accommodate approximately 300 people, NADH will help alleviate the traffic from those other dining locations, where the number of meals served daily has in recent years greatly exceeded the number of meals for which their respective structures were designed. The late-night meals will include more grab-and-go options for students, and midnight bus routes will run between East and West campus to provide all campus residents with the ability to safely access NADH.
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Brock Indoor Practice Facility Following a $3.5 million gift by John and Mary Brock, construction for the $9 million indoor practice facility commenced earlier this year in Jan. The indoor practice facility, built for the football team, will allow coaches and athletes to avoid inclement weather while striving to improve their performance. The facility includes a â&#x20AC;&#x153;recruiting platformâ&#x20AC;? on which recruits and their families can watch the football team practice during scheduled visits. Approximately 90 yards long with only one goal post on the northern side, the facility allows easy access between inner and outer fields. This facility also features a 280,000 gallon cistern, ensuring that energy usage is at a minimum and allowing for irrigation of the track, football and baseball fields in case of a drought. Photo by Thien Huynh / Student Publications
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Finding arts and music at a technical university Tech is a school simply for technology, without any creative minded students who love art or music, right? Wrong. The Institute has developed many programs and clubs over the years for those right brained students who want to explore the more ‘artsy’ side of their left brain. Different clubs on campus, such as DramaTech, Erato, the band program and many more channel energy into exploring the artistic world. DramaTech is a student run and directed drama program that produces many fabulous shows a year. From main stage performances to improvised comedy,
DramaTech continues to entertain the minds of many. The students direct, act and produce the shows that they perform, and have a great reputation across the campus. “I have done DramaTech for two years,” said Chelsea Fechter, a third-year BME major. “I think it’s a great program that allows students to get involved and express their creativity. We do everything ourselves. We get the rights to different scripts and students act, produce and direct the shows. Most students who become involved in the program say that it’s a great way to maintain their sanity from the demanding world of calculus and chemistry,” Fechter said. “It’s a way for them to just let go of stress
and have fun.” Another program on campus that allows students to express a more artistic side is the Erato publication. Erato is a publication composed of plays, short stories, artwork and poetry written by students and even faculty. The magazine is published once a year and students are welcome to join the staff which edits the magazine. From literature to music, Tech has it all. The band and choral groups at Tech are top of their class, with a choral group performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Georgia Tech Orchestra performing many popular concerts. The wind ensemble and concert band also attract quite a crowd and allow
many students to explore the lyrical world of music. The music program also has a jazz band, so students can play anything from classical music with the orchestra, wind ensemble, and symphonic band, or explore a more upbeat and fast style of music with the jazz band. Jenna Fair, a second-year BME major, has great interest in the band programs and believes they have helped her in school. “I don’t know what I would have done without these programs,” Fair said. “With all the stress of school and work, band is simply a place to come and unwind and perform music that relaxes the soul. I love to play with such a talented group of people. We all come together for the same
purpose and that is that we all want to expand our minds and relax in a beautiful tune.” Fair has taken three concert bands and marching band. “I love the variety of music the band program has to offer. Marching band is so much fun and represents the school of music because they are so big and that’s who everyone see’s. But there is also much more to the music and arts program at Tech and I would encourage anyone to get involved,” Fair said. Therefore, an ‘artsy’ student going to this school of technology should not be discouraged. Tech offers practically everything to students. It is just a matter of finding something that suits one’s interests.
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30 Minutes indulges Dance disappoints after delays in lewd, loud humor FILM
30 Minutes or Less GENRE: Comedy, Action STARRING: Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride DIRECTOR: Ruben Fleischer RATING: R RELEASE: Aug. 12, 2011
OUR TAKE: ««««« By Brian Edmonds Contributing Writer
30 Minutes or Less, director Ruben Fleischer’s crude, lewd and often hilarious film, does not pull many punches. In between many laughs, the audience often finds itself gasping and cringing. But would you expect anything less from the man who turned a zombie apocalypse into a canvas for sophomoric humor, a la 2009’s hit Zombieland? The central plot line can be gathered from the movie’s trailer; two madmen strap a bomb to an innocent pizza guy’s chest and demand that he rob a bank for them. Perhaps one of the movie’s few flaws is that it spends far too long developing its plot. Why anybody would be psychotic enough to strap a bomb to a stranger’s chest and demand he rob a bank is irrelevant, the whole situation is preposterous. In order for the movie to work, viewers have to suspend disbelief and enjoy the mayhem. The pizza boy, played by Jessie Eisenberg, involves his slightly more successful best friend and roommate, portrayed by Aziz Ansari, in his bomb-laden, bank-rob-
bing quest. Ansari appears to have more raw comedic talent than Eisenberg, riffing with some very funny dialogue that feels like it would fit perfectly into his popular stand-up act. But the two make a good team, and their scenes together hit many of the right comedic notes. The bank robbery scene itself is a madcap adventure that scores quite a few laughs. Danny McBride plays the evil “genius” with the detonator. Perhaps most famous for his dark persona in HBO’s show Eastbound and Down, McBride is very believable as a twisted and challenged man. Repetition of this act, however, renders this angle a bit tired. Fleisher gives too much screen time to McBride’s foul-mouthed character in the exposition of the film, and as a result the movie drags through a few of the plotbuilding episodes. 30 Minutes or Less, find its legs with the introduction of a secondary character played by Michael Pena. Pena portrays a Hispanic hitman and at times reaches moments of comedic genius. He is bloodied, beaten and humiliated in the movie and the audience is howling the entire time. Look, if you’re going to this movie to see an Oscar contender or a slice-of-life drama, then you should probably watch the trailers again. Movies like 30 Seconds or Less are disposable entertainment: big, loud and bawdy. When they are done right, they can be a lot of fun, but most, like 30 Seconds are a bit uneven, with plots that a blind man could see through or with slow spells that lose the laugh momentum.
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A Dance with Dragons George R. R. Martin GENRE: Fantasy PUBLISHER: Bantam Spectra RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011
OUR TAKE: ««««« By Hank Whitson Assistant Entertainment Editor
Newcomers to G.R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series may not appreciate the significance of the release of A Dance with Dragons. Long-time fans have been waiting for the fifth book since the 2005 release of A Feast for Crows, and Dance has been in development even longer than that. Feast and Dance are technically two halves of the same story, which Martin was forced to split in half due to the manuscript’s staggering length. Rather than splitting the story chronologically however, Martin opted to divide the book by character, and the events of the two novels
occur concurrently for the most part. Many of the readers’ cried foul when favorite characters, like Bran, Tyrion, and Daenerys, did not appear in Feast. These absences, paired with frequent delays in publication, ratcheted up readers’ expectations for Dance to towering levels. Consequently, it isn’t terribly surprising that the book is something of a disappointment. The results of this experiment with separate but concurrent narratives are a pair of books that don’t feel nearly as tightly written or complete as the three that preceded them. In the first three novels, the plot plays out like a beautiful chess match, with each event logically leading to the next while meaningfully altering the state of the world for all the characters. But in Feast and in Dance the characters readers care most about are spread out and diluted with new, less important point of view (POV) characters. Martin’s greatest strengths and gravest shortcomings as a storyteller both stem from his myriad of characters. He has been known to skillfully shift POV to redeem characters that initially seem monstrous, or lay the groundwork for meticulous Machiavellian conspiracies. But he also occasionally gets hung up on new characters who simply aren’t as interesting as the others. A Dance with Dragons is chiefly a story about journeys and many of the chapters read like medieval travelogues. Bran’s chapters, which detail his journey north to learn the mystical abilities of the greenseer are excellent, but briefer and fewer than one might expect. The narrative exploring Jon Snow’s command of the Night’s Watch starts and ends strong, but the lengthy middle section
mostly boils down to grudging negotiations and now-familiar conundrums of duty and honor. Daenerys chapters are perhaps the best-balanced in the book, blending genuine political intrigue, romance, and the bloody violence of dragons. The slowest chapters in the book are focused on a familiar character now known as Reek after being broken by torture. Many of his chapters are spent dwelling on his past and continuing abuse, the foolishness of his past and the appalling evil of his captors. Martin loves to do terrible things to his characters that irreparably alter them. Most often, this manifests as an abrupt and unexpected death, but he has also been known to cripple, maim and blind characters, especially if they are the heroic sort who would go through any other fantasy epic unharmed. Normally, this is one of Martin’s admirable qualities as a fantasy author. But in Dance, he continues to do shocking and awful things to his characters, though their implications are generally shallow or titillating rather than moments of profound and violent characterization. Like Feast, the pace picks up toward the end. This is especially true when the concurrent narrative ends, and we re-join those characters featured in Feast, but that takes a good six-hundred pages. There are a few thrilling pivotal moments and shocking twists, but one gets the sense that the grand plots and tremendous battles are being saved for the next book. Overall, the writing is solid throughout and one cannot help but be impressed by the breadth and depth of Martin’s world. But hopefully he will be able to trim the fat for the next novel.
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Piedmont Park Students looking for recreation should head to Piedmont Park. The park offers swimming and fitness classes, tennis and basketball courts, and soccer and baseball fields. The sprawling green lawns are also perfect for perfect for Frisbee, football and kite-flying.
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Botanical Garden
If you want to relax, head to the scenic and tranquil Atlanta Botanical Gardens. In addition to exhibits featuring a wide variety of trees, flowers and shrubbery, the gardens feature an elevated canopy walk that allows visitors to explore one of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last natural forests.
Attractions
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Pemberton Place
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Adjacent to Olympic Park, Pemberton Place is home to the World of Coca-Cola museum and the world-famous Atlanta Aquarium. The Aquarium is the largest in the world, where you can observe fish and other aquatic life including penguins, otters, rays and jellyfish in a number of different environments, including rivers, cold water and ocean.
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Masquerade The three stages of the Masquerade, named Heaven, Purgatory and Hell respectively, gives this music venue a unique edge. Different artists of different styles can utilize this opportunity to optimize their performances. Performers in the fall include Alkaline Trio, Gym Class Heroes and Yellowcard.
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The Tabernacle
Church-turned music venue The Tabernacle is one of the most prominent places in Atlanta for music lovers to gather. It is a fantastic place to enjoy performance from Dream Theatre, Arctic Monkeys and Deadmau5 who will all be gracing the stages in the fall.
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Concert Venues
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Variety Placehouse Variety Playhouse is a theatre and nightclub within Little Five Points thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect those preferring a smaller venue. The Whigs, Portugal. The Man and Los Lonely Boys are some of the performances coming in the fall. Fans of indie music will learn to love the Playhouse.
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Star Provisions is home to some of the top ranked restaurants in the Atlanta area, including Bacchanalia and Abattoir. Yeah! Burger serves make it yourself burgers with organic ingredients. Taqueria Del Sol serves up some of the tastiest tacos in Atlanta, and Osteria Del Figo has Italian fare and wine.
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One of the most historically significant and prominent landmarks in Atlanta, the Fox Theatre annually puts on more than 300 performances, covering everything from concerts to movies to plays. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midtown Atlanta location makes going there an easy endeavor for students. Watch out for Fall performances such as Wicked, Adele and others.
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One of the most-visited museum in the world, the High is one of the most prestigious art establishments in the southeast. Part of the Woodruff Arts Center, the High have on hand over 11,000 piece of art from over the world.
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Catherine furnishes unique, refreshing adventure GAMES
Catherine CONSOLE: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 GENRE: Adventure, Puzzle DEVELOPER: Atlus Persona Team RATING: M RELEASED: July 26, 2011
OUR TAKE: ««««« By Andrew Ho Contributing Writer
There is a hotly-debated topic within the sphere of video gaming that pits the traits and qualities that define Western and Japanese games against one another, though this may often devolve to online flame wars or passionate debates among friends. While the general decline of quality in Japanese games published in the U.S should be noted, Catherine is a refreshing and unique exception to this trend. It is difficult to pin Catherine into any particular game category or genre, mixing parts from puzzle, dating simulations and adventure gaming into an entirely unforgettable experience. Far removed from fantasy elves and space marines, the story of Catherine takes the peculiar narrative direction of being a play within a game. The player follows the unspectacular tale of Vincent
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Brooks, a 32 years old software engineer whose life becomes especially convoluted within the span of a week. He lives alone in a crummy apartment, hangs out nightly with his friends to drink and is suddenly finding himself pressured by his longtime girlfriend, a very mature and responsibility-driven woman named Katherine, into marriage. While drinking on his own at a local watering hole to contemplate his situation, a mysterious, gorgeous girl arrives from out of his fantasies to sit down with him. One thing leads to another, though Vincent can’t remember what exactly happens, which ends up with him waking up in bed next to a very affectionate damsel named Catherine. As if things
weren’t already troublesome enough however, Vincent also begins to have ghastly nightmares involving his personal anxieties, talking sheep and climbing inexplicably towers made out of magical blocks. There is an odd mixture of the mundane and mysterious at work within Catherine that makes it such an engaging experience. Despite the risqué cover art and promotional material, the story is mostly mature in the sense that it that holds themes that many adults themselves can relate to. Yet there is a fantastical element at work here that compels the player to actually sit through the lengthy cut scenes and dialogue, as the wonderful voice acting work and sharp, stylish graphics also en-
hance the game’s presentation. Parts of the game are drawn in a fetching 2D animation style while the majority of the game’s graphics are rendered in an interesting cel-shaded style. The decisions that Vincent makes during his waking hours have a crucial impact on the story as well as the nightmare stages. Not only do cut scenes tend to happen at this point, but Vincent can also talk to numerous characters to affect their actions and outcomes, play an arcade game, receive and send text messages and other seemingly minor details that flesh out the world. The way the characters interact with Vincent, from being wistful and contemplative, to judgmental and harsh, along with their own
troubles make the environments feel rich in character and detail. Catherine also possesses challenge, competitive and co-op modes for players to further hone their skills and attempt for high scores in various stages, while also offering the option to skip stages that have been completed at a sufficiently high score in subsequent play through. This makes the process of running through the game for the nine different endings far less of a chore if one is truly set on seeing every possibility. On that note, the morality issue here isn’t as horribly black and white as it tends to be in other games where ethical choices are made. The impacts of these choices aren’t immediately apparent, but can result in some decisive changes through the story. Granted, most players will likely feel like taking the straight and faithful path in having Vincent stick with his long-time girlfriend, but situations and events arise that effectively call these decisions into question. The puzzles can be frustrating even on the easy mode, but whet a player’s appetite for adversity. The cut scenes roll by, but keep the player interested enough to stop from skipping through them. Half of the game thrills the logical, ordered side of the mind while the other half evokes intrigue and drama, creating an unusual, enchanting balance unlike so many other games in the past years.
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Athletic venues embody Tech’s winning background By Alex Mitchell Senior Staff Writer
The Jackets have a long and storied athletic tradition, and the sports facilities in which they play are a large part of each sports team’s history. The sections that follow detail the homes of several of Tech’s varsity sports teams. Bobby Dodd Stadium
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field houses one of the most storied programs in college football. The stadium was built in
1913 by students and is the oldest active on-campus stadium of any NCAA Division I football team. In 2003, the stadium underwent renovations that increased the stadium’s capacity to 55,000 seats. The largest crowd at the stadium since then came in a game against No. 2 Notre Dame in 2006, with 56,680 fans in attendance; the most in Tech history was 60,316, when the Jackets hosted Georgia in 1973. Because of the stadium’s age, it has gone through numerous reconstructions. The most recent
renovation was in Summer 2009, when the sound system was improved and a $4.5 million, 2,400 square foot video board was erected above the South end zone. Tech named the stadium in honor of former Head Coach Bobby Dodd in April 1988. Dodd led the Jackets to a 165-64-8 record in his 23-year tenure as the head coach and served in some capacity with the institution for 56 years. The field was originally named after John W. Grant, a one-time member of the Georgia Tech board of trustees, in 1914.
Russ Chandler Stadium
Russ Chandler Stadium, the home of Tech baseball, opened in 1930 with the funds that Tech collected from the 1929 Rose Bowl game. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and has a listed capacity of 4,157. The attendance record of 4,609 was set on April 9, 2008, when Tech hosted Georgia. Tech has hosted numerous NCAA Regionals and ACC tournaments at the stadium over the past two decades. The stadium also served as a training site during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It was named in honor of A. Russell Chandler III, who donated much of the necessary money needed for its renovation in 1985. Hank McCamish Pavillion
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Russ Chandler Stadium has hosted an NCAA Regional tournament for the last three seasons. Russ Chandler is located in the center of campus, and has served as a training site for several occasions.
Beginning in Fall of 2012, the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing in the new McCamish Pavillion. The Pavillion is currently under construction and will seat approximately 8,800 fans. Tech formerly played in Alexander Memorial Coliseum, the home of the basketball teams since 1956. The Coliseum was famously nicknamed the “Thrillerdome” by Tech announcer Brad Nessler during the 1984-85 season after five exciting finishes to games. While the McCamish Pavillion is being finished, the Jackets will split playing in Philips Arena and the Gwinnett Arena.
O’Keefe Gymnasium
O’Keefe Gymnasium was used by O’Keefe High School during the 1950’s and was given to Tech in the 1960’s. It has hosted Tech’s volleyball team since 1995. The gym is able to hold around 1,000 people. The Pep Band helps keep the crowd energized during games, leading them with a cheer of “Point Tech!” every time the Jackets win a point. Bill Moore Tennis Center
Tech’s tennis program hosts one of the nation’s best tennis facilities with the Bill Moore Tennis Center. Its namesake, Bill Moore, is a member of the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame. He provided the funding to help open the Center in 1988. The center features outdoor courts that can seat 1,500 and a two-story indoor court structure. Shirley C. Mewborn Field
Starting in March 2009, the softball team began playing its home games at the newly built Shirley Clements Mewborn Field after 21-plus years at Glenn Field. Mewborn Field can seat up to 1,500 spectators, and like the baseball field it has both chairback and bench seating. The facility also features indoor batting cages and bullpens along the sidelines. Tech has hosted NCAA Super Regionals at Mewborn Field in each of the stadium’s first two seasons.
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Tech looks to split carries in even race at starting B-back By Alex Sohani Sports Editor
For the first time under Head Coach Paul Johnson’s tenure at Tech, there is not a player who has been named as the clear-cut leader at B-back. After the departures of former standouts Jonathan Dwyer and Anthony Allen, the Jackets may look to earn their yardage at the B-back position by committee, and not with one standout. Generally in Johnson’s spreadoption offense, the start at the B-back position will earn over 1,000 rushing yards during a season with four strong candidates to carry to weight at the position this year, the coaching staff may take a strong look at splitting carries evenly in order to leave players fresh throughout the game and have the players playing their best. Going into fall camp, redshirt senior Preston Lyons has been named the starter at B-back, with redshirt freshman Charles Perkins being named his back up. Lyons came to Tech as a transfer from Colgate, and was immediately named the back up to Dwyer and Anthony Allen for each of his first two seasons. Lyons has been praised for his ability to block well, and his surprising athleticism. “Preston is a better runner than people give him credit for, he is actually one of the better athletes on the team. If you go by 40-time,
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David Sims (Left) and Preston Lyons (Right) are two of the four B-backs competing for a starting job next season. All of the backs have a strong skill set and should contribute carries in the 2011 season. vertical jump and all that stuff, he’s actually a really good athlete. People look at him and don’t give him enough credit,” Johnson said. However, Lyons hasn’t locked his starting position as redshirt sophomore David Sims and redshirt junior Richard Watson are making a tough push to earn some major playing time along
with Perkins. All four players are impressing the coaches during summer camp. Perkins was the first commitment for the 2010 recruiting class and is expected to be a future starter for the team. Sims is a developmental player who began his Tech career as a quarterback. However, Sims’ athleticism and size allowed
him to move to a more natural B-back position. Watson has primarily played special teams in his career, and backed up Dwyer and Allen in his first two seasons playing. With so much depth at the B-back position, it appears as though the carries will be spread fairly evenly, as all of the players
have shown they have the ability to move the ball. Each player has his strengths, whether it be blocking or moving between the tackles, and that could decide when each player gets to see the field. Lyons has been praised for his movement between the tackles, along with his blocking, but lacks the speed some of his backups have. Perkins and Sims have raw talent that needs to be shaped, but both are new at the position and could see significant improvement as the season progresses. Both have been praised during the offseason for their burst off the line of scrimmage, but need improvement on their blocking. The competition at the position has ignited a fire behind these players and caused each to continue to improve throughout the offseason. “Every day you have to come out and play your best or someone is going to take your spot. When you have three or four guys competing like that, it definitely brings out the best in you,” Lyons said. After fall camp has ended, Johnson, along with the other coaches, will release a depth chart, listing stats at each position and his backups, the week of Tech’s home opener against Western Carolina. Regardless of who starts at B-back that game, fans should expect to see multiple players getting important touches depending on the situation in the game.
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Quarterbacks
Tech will have to find a way to replace former Tech standout Joshua Nesbitt’s production at quarterback. Redshirt junior Tevin Washington was thrust into the starting role last season after an injury to Nesbitt during the Virginia Tech game, and Washignton is the current leader for the starting job. However, redshirt freshman Synjyn Days is pushing him for the starting role during fall camp. The passing game struggled last season, with the team combining for an overall completion percentage of 38.1 percent on 168 attempts. While Head Coach Paul Johnson does not want to necessarily throw the ball more, he wants to see the team throw it with more efficiency and accuracy. Look for Washington to improve on the short passing game to the A-backs.
Running Backs
Senior A-back Roddy Jones and junior A-back Orwin Smith return this year after starting in the 2010 season. Both Jones and Smith struggled with ball security throughout the 2010 season and will need to be more focused on avoiding fumbles in the red zone. At times, the A-backs struggled to block and elude quick defenders, but with the experience and depth returning, the unit as a whole should be much improved. At B-back, senior Preston Lyons, sophomore David Sims and freshman Charles Perkins are in a virtual dead heat for the starting job. All three players are hard-nosed runners, and in several interviews, Johnson has stated that it might be the deepest position on the team. Look for the yardage to be split fairly evenly among three or four backs.
Offensive Line
Junior Omoregie Uzzi leads the offensive line after starting 12 games in 2010 and earning second team AllACC honors. Uzzi comes into the 2011 season as a preseason All-ACC guard and will be one of three returning starters on the offensive line. Beyond Uzzi, the offensive line is one of the least experienced units in the nation and the conference, but contains a lot of raw talent. Tech will have to replace All-ACC center Sean Bedford with sophomore Jay Finch. Finch played well in 2010 at left guard after replacing an injured Will Jackson and pushed Bedford for the starting job at center last season. The offensive line should improve as the season progresses, but with such a young group, there could be struggles to win the battle on the line of scrimmage.
Receivers
Junior Stephen Hill and senior Tyler Melton return as starters at the wideout position. Hill struggled in 2010 after trying to replace former Tech standout Demaryius Thomas. However, coaches have raved about his offseason work ethic and expect great improvement from the junior. Both Thomas and Melton are experienced with blocking for the offense and are speedy enough to take advantage of one-on-one matchups deep down the field. Hill’s 6-foot-5 frame will prove useful in jump ball situations, and his offseason work suggests that he has grown bigger and stronger in order to battle defenders for the ball.
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Key skill players to watch for on offense
Tevin Washington RS Junior Quarterback
Stephen Hill Junior Wide Receiver
Orwin Smith Junior A-back
After an injury to former Tech quarterback Joshua Nesbitt, Washington was thrust into the starting role. Washington needs to improve his passing numbers, as he only hit 25 of his 61 attempts, but he led the offense well as Tech led the nation in rushing in 2010.
Hill struggled in his new role as the go-to receiver in 2010, but has to live up to the hype in order to open up the rushing attack. Hill’s height advantage will aid him in jump ball situations, and while he struggled, he still led the team in receiving yards last season.
Smith took over the starting role alongside redshirt senior Roddy Jones last year. Smith broke off the longest rushing play of 2010 and averaged an outstanding 9.7 yards per carry. Smith is also a threat in the passing game and will continue to succeed in the offense.
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ndependence Bowl. Tech struggled to prevent turnovers in the redzone and prevent opponents from find new leaders at each of the key positions to avoid complacency and find a rhythm on both sides of ball.
Defense
Defensive Line Going into the second year in the 3-4 system, all three starters on the defensive line return to a unit that should highlight the defense. Junior Izaan Cross and redshirt senior Jason Peters start on opposite sides of the line at defensive end. Cross made two starts as a freshman and made every start last season, while Peters is the most experienced player on the line. Both players should highlight the line, and increase the pass rush that struggled until late last season. Redshirt senior nose tackle Logan Walls is slightly undersized for the position, but he has experience playing and should be able to plug up any major gaps in the line. The line is one of the deepest units, as multiple backups such as redshirt junior defensive tackle T.J. Barnes got playing time last year and will get some looks behind the current starters in relief. Barnesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6-foot-7, 333-pound frame will prove useful in run support situations. Depth will be key on the line, and it should be the strongest asset of the defense.
Linebackers
Junior inside linebacker Julian Burnett was a solid presence in the linebacking corps in 2010 and returns after leading the team with 89 tackles despite only earning a starting job midway through the season. Despite having just been converted from B-back in the offseason, redshirt sophomore Daniel Drummond has shot up the depth chart and could start alongside Burnett at inside linebacker. Drummond played linebacker in high school and has great mobility despite his size. Redshirt freshman Quayshawn Nealy showed great promise during the spring game and should be a strong reserve behind Burnett and Drummond. At outside linebacker, sophomore Jeremiah Attaochu and senior Stephen Sylvester will pair up to create a solid starting tandem. Attaochu played mostly as a situational rusher early on and earned more playing time as the season progressed. His physique is considered optimal for the 3-4 defense, and he will be used in several blitz packages by defensive coordinator Al Groh. Sylvester was Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top option at the position last season and started every game in 2010. He led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss and ranked among ACC leaders in forced fumbles. The play of the linebackers will be critical in order to increase the poor turnover margin that Tech sustained in 2010. The linebacking corps expects dramatic improvement in the pass rush, and if the defensive line holds it own, the linebackers should expect to earn more sacks in the upcoming season.
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Secondary
The Jackets will have to replace the entire starting secondary from the 2010 season after an early departure from former Tech safety Jerrard Terrant. Senior safety Rashaad Reid, who has played both corner and safety in the past, returns the most experience in the secondary with 15 starts in his career. Speedy sophomore cornerback Louis Young created buzz during the spring, after playing mostly on special teams last year. He is expected to step up this season and provide the team with a star that the secondary had lacked in 2010. Sophomore safety Isaiah Johnson started three games last year, earning playing time in every game and leading the 2010 freshmen with 46 tackles. Junior cornerback Rod Sweeting earned significant playing time last year and improved significantly as the season progressed. Sweeting ranked No. 2 on the team with seven pass break-ups despite a limited role. It is essential that the secondary grows quickly as the season progresses so that the defensive schemes can become more diverse. To this end, Young and Sweeting will be expected to cover one-on-one situations well in order for more blitz packages to be used than in 2010.
Players to look for on the defensive side
Jason Peters RS Senior Defensive End
Jeremiah Attaochu Sophomore Linebacker
Senior Jason Peters will have to to surpass his 2010 season statistics with 52 tackles in 13 starts. Peters could make an even larger impact on the team and increase his sack count. Peters is the most experienced lineman in the group, having the most playing time of anyone on defense.
Despite playing primarily in a reserve role, Attaochu still managed to rack up 23 tackles and three sacks. Attaochu is well-suited for the 3-4 OLB position and should continue to succeed as he gets more experience. Look for Attaochu to wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks.
Louis Young Sophomore Cornerback
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Playing as a back-up in 2010, Young played in 12 games and had 10 tackles. He has the speed to be able to bait quarterbacks into throwing the ball deep, so he can have a chance to make a play. Young should add a huge boost to a team that struggled to get interceptions last year.
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Head coaches bring experience, winning tradition to Tech than 14th in any year since 2000 and has won the outright ACC title each of the last three seasons. Sharon Perkins - Softball
Perkins enters her fifth season at Tech after winning ACC Coach of the Year twice in her first four seasons. During her tenure, Tech has more ACC wins than any other school and has seen its highest national ranking in school history at No. 7. The Jackets have won the ACC regular season and tournament title for the last two seasons and spent the entire 2010 season ranked in the NFCA top 25 poll for the first time in school history. Kenny Thorne - Men’s Tennis
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Head baseball coach Danny Hall watches his team at the Tech vs. UGA baseball game. Hall has 737 wins with the Jackets, and consistently has teams that compete for the top of the ACC standings. By Alex Sohani Sports Editor Paul Johnson - Football
Johnson is entering his fourth year at Tech, implementing his high powered spread option offense. Under Johnson, the Jackets have a 25-14 record and are 16-8 in ACC play. Johnson has won more games in his first three seasons than any other coach in Tech history. Before coming to Tech, Johnson was successful as the head coach at Georgia Southern from 1997-2001 and Navy from 200207. Johnson sports an impressive 132-53 career record and led Tech to a No. 7 ranking in the 2009 season, their highest ranking since 1999. Brian Gregory - Basketball
Gregory was hired as the 13th head basketball coach by Tech on March 28, 2011 after the men’s basketball program had struggled
to live up to expectations since 2004. Gregory comes to Tech after coaching at Dayton from 2003-11. Under his guidance, Dayton University went to the NCAA Tournament two times, and made three NIT appearances. The Flyers won the NIT Championship in the 2009-10 season and compiled a 172-94 record under Gregory’s tenure. MaChelle Joseph - WBB
Joseph is entering her ninth season as the head coach of the women’s basketball team, leading the team to five straight 20-win seasons and compiling a 153-97 record. She became the fastest coach to reach 150 wins while leading the team to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Joseph has established stability and a winning tradition to the program, contending in the ACC and national spotlight. Danny Hall - Baseball
Hall enters his 18th season at Tech as the all-time winningest baseball coach in school history with 737 wins. The Jackets have been to the NCAA Tournament 15 times in his career and been to the College World Series in 1994, 2002 and 2006. He is the only coach in school history to reach the College World Series in Omaha. Since taking over the program, Hall averages 43 wins per season and has helped 92 of his players be drafted by the MLB on 103 occasions.
After a successful career as a player at Tech, Thorne returned to his alma mater to coach the men’s tennis team to a high level. Thorne goes into his 13th season as head coach after a successful 21 win season in 2010-11. The Jackets finished 13th in the nation and reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament,
both high marks for Tech under Thorne. Thorne was recently surpassed by former Tech standout Guillermo Gomez, breaking his original record for the most career singles wins in school history. Bryan Shelton - Men’s Tennis
Shelton enters his 12th season as one of the most successful coaches in school history, being one of only five Tech coaches to guide a team to a national championship. The Jackets have won the NCAA title once, and two indoor ITA national titles during his tenure. Shelton has earned ACC Coach of the Year honors four times during his career, and was named the 2007 ITA Coach of the year. Going into the 2011-12 season, he has compiled a .697 winning percentage with a 198-86 record at Tech. Tonya Johnson - Volleyball
Johnson enters her third season as the head coach of women’s volleyball at Tech as the seventh coach in school history.
Bruce Heppler - Golf
Going into his 16th year as head coach, Heppler has established Tech as a powerhouse golf program that is well known throughout the nation. During his tenure, the Jackets have been to the NCAA Tournament every year since 1998 and have had nine top-8 finishes in the Finals. Tech has not finished lower
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MaChelle Joseph has led the women’s basketball team to five straight 20-win seasons and five consecutive NCAA appearances.
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Baseball players prep for future via draft, summer league By Alex Mitchell Senior Staff Writer
Following a disappointing loss in the Regional last season, a few of Tech’s baseball players decided to continue playing baseball this summer. Nine players elected to travel north and play in the Cape Cod League, and a handful of players went to different leagues around the country. Four Tech players joined the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League this offseason, by far the most Tech players on any team. Sophomore first baseman Daniel Palka stood out for the Gatemen by leading the team with a .327 average. Palka improved on his .297 average last season at Tech, but his one home run in 110 at bats for the Gatemen suggests that Palka could become more a singles type hitter for the Jackets next season. Joining Palka in the Gateman’s everyday lineup has been junior outfielder Brandon Thomas. After hitting only two triples in 205 at bats last season for Tech, Thomas hit three triples in only 132 at bats for the Gatemen this summer. Thomas also added a team leading nine doubles to his three triples, and looks poised to take a role in the middle of Tech’s lineup as a strong hitter for the upcoming season. Sophomore shortstop Mott Hyde also played for the Gatemen this summer, and the young player struggled to get on base. Hyde’s average was 125 points lower this summer than it was for Tech and he had twice as many strikeouts than walks. One bright spot for Hyde was his running as the sophomore stole seven bases without being
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Dusty Isaacs pitches from the mound at Russ Chandler Stadium. Isaacs played a bullpen role last season as a freshman RHP. He posted a 2.44 ERA during the summer playing for the Hamilton Joes. caught stealing once. Sophomore pitcher Matthew Grimes joined his three hitting teammates on the Gatemen and much like Hyde, Grimes had a disappointing offseason. Grimes allowed 23 runs to score in only 32 innings, let batters hit .301 off of him and carried a 1.66 WHIP throughout the summer. It was a tough summer for the soon to be weekend starter, after he showed good signs as a freshman last season by going 7-4 as a midweek starter. Sophomore center fielder Kyle Wren had a productive summer for the Cotuit Kettleers of the
Cape Cod League. Wren did not hit .340 like he did for Tech last season, but his .282 summer average was good enough for fourth on the team. Wren created havoc on the base paths this summer and stole 18 bases. However, after only drawing six walks, Wren will have to do a better job getting on base more next season if Tech wants to win a title. Junior pitcher Luke Bard also competed in the Cape Cod League this summer, playing for the Brewster Whitecaps. Bard had a nearly identical summer statistically as he did last spring, but he did so as a starter.
Bard went 2-2 after starting seven games for the Whitecaps and managed to drop his ERA from 2.72 to 2.61. Bard walked 21 batters in 41 innings, so he will have to work on his control if he wants to be a dominant starter for Tech next season. The Harwich Mariners started slugging junior Jake Davies at first base this summer, and Davies had mixed results. Davies did hit a long home run for the Mariners but he hit only .241. He also struck out 33 times in only 112 at bats. Davies hit five homers for the Jackets last season, so expect to see Davies in the middle of Tech’s
lineup next season. Sophomore pitcher DeAndre Smelter proved that he could be a force in the Tech bullpen this upcoming season as he struck out 12 batters in 12 innings for the Falmouth Commodores. Smelter only made 10 appearances this summer, but his 2.13 ERA was impressive. Junior pitcher Buck Farmer had a tough summer for the Chatham Anglers. Farmer struggled to a 5.57 ERA and only made it through 21 innings in his four starts. Those numbers may send up red flags for the future Friday Tech starter. However, Farmer only had two bad starts, as he won his first first two games by only giving up four runs in those starts. Sophomore catcher Zane Evans elected to join the Leesburg Lightning of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and had a terrific summer. Evan’s OPS was .780 this summer thanks in large part to his three home runs and 18 walks. Evans drove in 22 runs and proved that he is more than a great defensive catcher. Sophomore pitcher Dusty Isaacs had perhaps the most impressive season of any summer ball player. Isaacs started seven games for the Hamilton Joes of the Great Lakes Summer League and went 5-1 on the season. He posted a 2.44 ERA and struck out an amazing 50 batters in just 44 innings. Isaacs was a force out of the bullpen for the Jackets last season, but Head Coach Danny Hall might consider starting Isaacs more often next season. In total, 26 current or future Tech players competed in different summer leagues around the country. Although they will not