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By Matt Schrichte Contributing Writer

While Tech students wait for news regarding the arrival of the H1N1 flu vaccine, those in charge of bringing the vaccine to campus are doing the same. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initially estimated that vaccines would be readily available around the U.S. by the end of Oct.. However, as of Thursday morning Nov. 5, the Stamps Health Services Center had still not received a shipment of the vaccines.

The journey to Tech begins with the federal government allocating vaccine shipments to state governments, who then redistribute the shipments to local governments.

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Then, the local governments dole out their allotted vaccines to medical service providers within their districts.

The Fulton County Health Department (FCHD) is the last stop for a vaccine before arriving at Tech.

Tech’s Health and Services Department (HSD) and their Department of Emergency Preparedness (DEP) have been collaborating in all aspects concerning the H1N1 virus on campus. Both departments have been in regular contact with the FCHD to inquire about the vaccines.

“I was in contact with them as recently as last Friday continuing to ask the question ‘When are we getting it?’” said Jonathan Baker, Director of Health Services. “They

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are cautious and conservative in their communication with us and it’s sort of a ‘when we know, you’ll know situation’.”

The largest obstacle to receiving the vaccine is the national deficit, which is largely attributed to its antiquated manufacturing process.

“It’s a 1950’s process so anyone out there at Georgia Tech who has some great ideas on how to manufacture a vaccine in a contemporary way, I’m sure the government would be happy to hear about it. These viruses are replicated in chicken eggs and it takes a long time to replicate them,” Baker said.

Because of the countrywide scarcity, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

has created a set of guidelines to help target the groups that seem to be most vulnerable to H1N1. The initial target groups included pregnant women, those who live with or care for infants younger than six months, health care personnel and people with preexisting health conditions.

“They have recently expanded the age category to the age of 2 to 24 year olds which most Tech students fall into,” Baker said. “We’ve finally reached the right demographic to potentially get vaccines. That’s good news for Georgia Tech because that takes our hopefulness to the next level.”The ACIP extended the age category to collegeSee H1N1, page 4

Poor voter turnout reported citywide

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Tech students and other local residents vote at Tech Rec on Tuesday. Voter turnout was low across the city, with only 6.47% of the total precinct voting. Compared to 41% in the 2001 elections, only 24% of registered Atlantans voted.

By Rebecca Tattersfield Contributing Writer

The City of Atlanta elections results were announced Tuesday, Nov. 2 after polling closed at 8 a.m. A few pivotal races were left undecided, as no one candidate achieved the required 50% vote needed to take office. The campaign will continue with run-off elections, to be held on Dec. 1 to fill the position of mayor, Atlanta City Council district 6, and other offices in the city council and school board.

The results for mayor in the initial elections came in Tuesday night to show that Mary Norwood only received 44.64% of the total votes, followed by Kasim Reed with 37.99%. Candidates Lisa Borders and Jesse Spikes made their concession speeches late Tuesday evening. Alex Wan, who received 33.27%, and Tad Christian, who received 22.34%, will also continue to campaign for the City Council seat for District 6

(Midtown).

Reed has said that he plans to continue his strategy of door to door campaigning which has proven successful for the past 17 months. Norwood has said that she plans to pursue the support of Lisa Borders, who came in third on Tuesday with 13.92% of the vote. In an election that has been so far muddied with questions of race and age, the two candidates are trying to keep to the high road as they continue down the road to Dec. The elections for precinct 02x were held in Tech Rec in the student center.

The environment was one of the major differences for this year’s elections with sounds of pins falling and students applauding coming from an event around the corner. Usually held in the Piedmont Room, the election station ended up in the Tec Rec in the Student Center instead due to overbooking. Poll manager Harold Robinson did say, however, that for future elections, including the runoff election, they’ll make sure to book

the Piedmont room early.

For Robinson, the day started at 6 a.m. He declared the polls open at 7 a.m. for the students and other voters of the precinct. “We have had about a 5% turn out, around one hundred people or so, from the 2,300 in the precinct,” said Robinson at 6:30 p.m. However, he was hopeful for a large amount of late-comers, due to people getting off work and out of classes later in the day, before he declared the polls closed at 8 p.m. At the end of the day, the official turnout was 6.47% of the total precinct.

The turn-out rate was low across the city. Compared to the 2001 mayoral race when Shirley Franklin was first elected, where 41% of registered voters cast a ballot, only 24% of registered voters turned out Tuesday. One district in southwest Atlanta had less than 5% voter turn-out, although other southwestern precincts saw turn-outs of up to 30%.

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Gameday logistics pilot released

By Vijai Narayanan Assistant News Editor

The Athletic Association (AA), in conjunction with SGA, will begin to implement a new set of game day rules and procedures starting this weekend at the game against Wake Forest.

The changes are designed with the intent of improving the flow of ticketed patrons in and out of the stadium, which has come under criticism following extended wait times at earlier games.

The change in game day logistics consists of two parts. First, the AA plans to designate one of the three portals in the student section at the North end zone as an exit only portal. Students entering the lower north gate will have to use the remaining two portals for entry into the stadium. This change was made in response to the heavy traffic experienced at the start of the game and two way traffic in between intervals.

“We’ve had experience with doing something similar in the past, and with the layout and logistics of the stadium I think it will really help improving the flow of traffic in and out of the stadium,” said Doug Allvine, the assistant athletic director for special projects.

The second change proposed by the AA is to require all students to display their reserved seat locator/voucher prior to swiping their BuzzCard for entry. Students will also be required to present their vouchers to ushers before being seated in their blocks. According to Allvine, this change will be implemented in order to preserve the integrity of student groups. In addition, this policy will be implemented in order prevent students with single game tickets from entering at the lower north end zone, reducing congestion and preventing them from taking group seats.

“The vouchers are issued to provide students in a group with the opportunity of sitting with their friends... that is why the ushers are checking patrons for vouchers before seating them,” said Allvine. According to Allvine, students will be required only to briefly flash vouchers to security personnel at the gate, and this will not add significantly to the time taken to move through the gate.

“What we’ve noticed is that traffic for the south [end zone] enters through Gate 7 because students have been conditioned to know that they need to enter at that gate,” Allvine said.

Allvine also said that another reason for the backup in traffic during football games is the See Gameday, page 4

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Gameday logistics changes include an additional seating voucher check at the gate.

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Campus Crime

By Vijai Narayanan Assistant News Editor White trash bag

At approximately noon on Oct. 28, officers responded to a call about a suspicious male in the Barnes and Noble Bookstore. The individual was described as wearing only a white trash bag around his waist. Officers made contact with the suspect near the entrance of the store. The suspect was in possession of a t-shirt and pair of shorts, which was later confirmed to have been stolen.

Upon questioning, the suspect claimed to have entered the Barnes and Noble after being robbed of all his possessions, including his clothes. He also advised that he

was in possession of his cell phone during, and after the robbery but did not call for any police assistance.

When asked why he did not seek help from an employee at the counter, the suspect admitted that there were circumstances surrounding his state that he did not wish to discuss. Atlanta Police arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect for indecent exposure.

Foot Race

On Oct. 24, an officer was dispatched to the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity house after a call about several people throwing items at

the fraternity house. The officer was notified that the people involved were currently several yards down, walking along the sidewalk of Ferst Drive. The officer gave chase, catching up to approximately ten people in the courtyard of the Architecture building.

The officer had the entire group walk back to the fraternity house, and the complainant only identified one person in the bunch as being involved in the incident.

The complainant stated that a group of Georgia tate students, who were members of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, were in their yard and irate at not being allowed into a closed party that night. A representative for the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity decided not to press formal charges because no damage was done to the house.

The suspect was issued a criminal trespass warning and allowed to leave the area.

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ach Tuesday, elected members of the two houses of the Student Government Association, the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), convene to consider allocation bills and discuss issues facing campus. Here is a summary of those two meetings.

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This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from Nov. 3, 2009.

Archery Club

The Archery Club submitted a bill requesting funding for additional competitions. The bill was submitted in a similar fashion to other student organizations, since the club was not around when budgets were due for the current fiscal year. GSS passed the bill, amended per JFC policy, 24-4.

UHR cut funding out the bill for the second two of the three competitions which the club sought funding for, citing that the time

frame was outside the six week window. UHR passed its version of the bill 43-3-1. It will go to conference committee.

Freshman Leadership Summit

UHR considered a bill to fund the Freshman Leadership Summit. Much of the $270.73 requested was for food at the event, which is allowed since the bill was to be funded using the undergraduate legislative reserve, which exempts the bill from JFC policy, the policy that normally excludes funding for food. ULR bills are also exempt from GSS consideration. The bill passed 45-1-2.

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Electronic “dream machines� were used this year, eight in total.

There had been a couple minor glitches with the computers according to Robinson, including voters being mismatched to their precincts. William Harris, fourthyear CS, said, “As a CS major, I wish there was more transparency.

With the old punching cards, at least you could tell exactly how you had voted. With these computers, it’s not the same.� “Throughout the day, 3 tapes will be run through the machines,� Robinson said. “The first is a short tape that we run through in the morning that makes sure no one has voted on the machines yet. At the end of the day, we run two long tapes. One goes to the Secretary State offices, and the other goes on the back window [in the student center] so that ev-

eryone at the polling place can see the results.� At the end of the day the main results were taken to the officials for Fulton County. According to Robinson, the whole process [of voting] takes only 15 minutes.

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Undergraduate by-Laws

UHR considered a bill that would amend its by-laws, requiring UHR members to attend or participate in at least two different SGA functions, such as a being a member on a committee, or attend an SGA function outside of the weekly meetings, as approved by the House at the beginning of each semester. Some representatives expressed that such a condition would be outside the requirements of a UHR representative.

The bill received a vote of 34-10, failing to meet the two-thirds requirement of the entire house, which is 39 votes, to be enacted.

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Candidates Norwood and Reed will run-off in Dec. for mayor, following Tuesday’s election in which no candidate got a majority.

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Wingnuts to remain on campus until next May

By Kamna Bohra Contributing Writer

Auxiliary Services is now attempting a compromise for the relocation of Wingnuts and the East Side Market due to the nowdefinite construction of a new dining hall along North Avenue.

Auxiliary Services has not made a final decision yet concerning Wingnuts. “So much of [Wingnuts’] business is delivery that if they can [relocate] in the immediate off campus vicinity, students should experience no change in the service they provide,� said Rosalind Meyers, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services, in a written response to a resolution recently submitted by the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR).

The resolution requests “Wingnuts and the East Side Market [to] be preserved, not necessarily in their present location, but to a location in which they can continue to provide service to the Georgia Tech campus.� The resolution also cites “the close proximity of late night food and convenience stores [as] imperative to the safety of Tech students.� “We do not want Tech students to have to walk across the

bridge to the BP late at night to get snacks or basic necessities that East Side currently provides, and Auxiliary Services is coming up with plans to find a good alternate way of providing that, hopefully at a lower cost to everyone,� said David Moroniti, fourth-year AE major and Residential Hall Association (RHA) Director of Finance.

Despite opposing the new dining hall and the removal of the stores along North Avenue, Tech departments including the RHA justify the plans for construction. “Brittain is currently way over capacity. Quality suffers because of overcapacity and many problems can be addressed by shifting some demand over to a new dining hall,â€? Moroniti said in a press release. “It’s not that students don’t want a new dining hall. The students who live in North Avenue don’t have meal plans, so they need a late night meal option‌.

So long as the service of Wingnuts is kept up, location doesn’t matter,� asid Jimmy Williams, thirdyear BME and Vice President of Campus Affairs.

According to Susan Yi, manager and owner of Wingnuts, Auxiliary Services had approached

In Memorium John Behnken, an evening MBA student, passed away last weekend.

A service will be held in his memory Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. at Northminister Church in Roswell. In lieu of flowers, it has been asked at donations be made to the new scholarship fund being set up in his memory. Donations can be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc.

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aged students after realizing that the virus is causing serious health outcomes in this category. “College students are more susceptible than other because of their lowered immunities,� said Pepe Bowman, Nursing Supervisor at the Health Services Center.

College students remain particularly vulnerable to the H1N1 virus and many other communicable diseases like the common flu. Often their immunities are significantly lowered by the rigors of college life. The HSD is encouraging other forms of prevention in the vaccine’s absence. The Health Center is also encouraging students to get the seasonal flu shot.

The Health Center has administered roughly 3,000 of these inoculations so far this year. The shot is being offered at no additional cost to full-time students.

The unavailability of the H1N1 vaccine has allowed the HSD and DEP to create contingency plans for however many or however

few vaccines they are rationed.

The process for getting H1N1 flu shots will likely mimic the procedure that students go through for their seasonal flu shot. However, the process will depend on the amount of vaccine received. “It’s all dose-dependent. How many doses of vaccine we receive really dictates the scale [of the number of vaccinations],� Baker said, “We have a contingency plan to do thousands a day to hundreds a day. We’ve planned and prepared appropriately. We spent the entire summer working on these issues and I think we’re prepared.�

The HSD and DEP have requested enough vaccine for the Tech community, but it is uncertain whether they will receive such a large amount. They are certain that they won’t receive the entire quantity in one shipment. “We may have a restricted amount of vaccine and we will be following the same category of guidelines of priority when the doses arrive,� Baker said.

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Wingnuts will be at its North Avenue Apartments location until the end this academic year. Afterwards, Wingnuts will move off campus when the construction begins for the dining hall in May. them earlier this week about the possibility of remaining open for the rest of the academic year. Yi maintains that the eatery would still be accessible for Tech students and found a location off campus to move to, after Auxiliary Services first approached Wingnuts. Auxiliary Services maintained that Wingnuts would only be there until the end of this academic year, since construction

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fact that a majority of students arrive just before or during kickoff. “The data shows that most students come around kickoff, with over 1/3 of students coming just after kickoff. We really want to encourage students to come earlier, so we can help smooth the flow

plans for the new dining hall are already underway. “The relocation of Wingnuts is projected to be in May 2010 to Marietta Street,� Yi said. “The original $30 million plan was to have the dining hall in the center of the North Avenue quad, but Tech only has $10 million due to the economic downturn,� Moroniti said.

Current plans indicate that

the new 20,000 square-foot residential dining facility will seat approximately 300 people and include late night operation and an outdoor dining patio. The construction will also include an assessment and revamp of accessibility to North Avenue and the dining hall. Construction will begin in May 2010, and the new dining hall will be complete by July 2011.

of traffic,� said Allvine.

According to Undergraduate Student Body President, Alina Staskevicius, the new policies were announced in preparation for the Jackets’ game against the University of Georgia at the end of this month. “The reason why we’re piloting

it [new policies] during the Wake Forest game is that we know that we will probably have more attendance at the Georgia game in the next few weeks. This entire season has been essentially a pilot‌we keep revising what we’re doing and improving the game day experience,� Staskevicius said.

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Nobel laureate Larry Kroto speaks at the Ferst Center

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1996 Nobel Laureate in chemistry Sir Larry Kroto came to speak at the Ferst Center as part of the Honeywell Science Initiative.

Nobel Laureate Sir Harry Kroto was the feature speaker at the Ferst Center on Nov. 4. The event was the latest stop on the global lecture circuit sponsored by the Honeywell Science Initiative Lecture Series.

Kroto discussed his early life and what motivated him to be a scientist. He then gave a brief overview of his research and his ground-breaking discovery of the fullerene. As well, he discussed theological and political issues and criticized the present state of research and education. Kroto’s and his colleague’s work in stumbling upon fullerene provided a base for the development of future technological achievements such as nanotechnology.

“People are built bottom up

from nanotechnology,” Kroto said. “However, there is a level of ignorance of nanotechnology by the public.”

Kroto was also adamant in his views of the current state of education and how research is conducted, comparing it to his earlier days at university without restrictions.

“I was very fortunate not to be controlled as professors in England now are and professors here,” Kroto said. “Universities now have to do all these things and outside organizations say you have to know exactly what you’re doing.”

He stressed the importance of studying science and asserted the how discovery affects people’s lives even for those outside of the domain.

“This goes very deeply because people outside of science think science is only important if it is

useful and so you have to tell people what you’re doing and besides you can’t even know about that.

In fact when you discover something surprising which you didn’t know anything about, that’s the important science.”

The final segment of Kroto’s lecture focused on the humanitarian aspects of science. He stressed his discomfort in science’s role in the development of weapons such as napalms and land mines and then alluded to Joseph Rotblat, a physicist for the Manhattan project.

The lecture concluded with an impassioned plea for people to strongly consider these humanitarian concerns and work towards a better, more peaceful future.

For more information about Kroto and to see more lectures should visit www.vega.org.uk/ or www.honeywellscience.com/.

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Opinions

Opinions Editor: Kaitlin Goodrich From the saintly and single-minded idealist to the fanatic is often but a step.

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OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION

UHR ineffective

Hypocritical votes and lack of involvement alienates students Recent sessions have been disappointing displays of conduct by the SGA’s Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR). With this past meeting’s actions, we feel we must speak out. UHR has been hypocritically using loopholes in the rules for themselves but abusing student organizations that follow the rules and get things in on time. These abuses seem to happen only for the sense of power rejecting a bill gives them.

The Archery Club allocation this past week serves as a prime example. The Archery Club could not submit a budget this year to SGA because they were formed in March, months after the Oct. budget deadline. They instead went through the correct channels to submit a bill for funding. UHR, despite full bill approval in Joint Finance Committee (JFC) and Graduate Student Senate, denied full funding, without full clarification as to the motives for denying it. It is not SGA’s job to decide if a club is good enough to exist, especially a club that wrote out a thorough and reasoned request, and gave all UHR members ample time to respond to personal emails from club organizers, emails which no UHR members responded to.

What was passed in UHR last week was a last-minute bill advanced to new business without the required week’s consideration

and funded through the Undergraduate Legislative Reserve (ULR). This SGA-sponsored bill also ultimately approved funding for food. This is egregiously hypocritical for several reasons. The ULR is a reserve for UHR to fund projects specifically for undergraduate issues, not a way to fund pet projects of the UHR in such a way that goes around the standard JFC policies. Just because the freshmen representative did not submit the bill far enough in advance to get it through proper channels of JFC does not justify accelerating it through new business and the side fund of ULR. It is unreasonable that the ULR can be used to circumvent JFC policy. This perverts the true reason for that fund.

UHR also chose to ignore the bylaw that explicitly forbids funding transportation to events within 150 miles of campus. They waived that in order pass a bill to fund transportation of students to Grady. UHR has bylaws for a reason and must follow them.

SGA exists to address the concerns of the students on campus. If UHR cannot pass their own bill requiring SGA representatives to attend two outside events a year to reach out to constituents, perhaps they are no longer even pretending to be our voice, but rather enjoying the position of power without responsibility.

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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Jennifer Aldoretta, Entertainment Editor Vivian Fan, News Editor Nishant Prasadh, Sports Editor Kate Comstock, Focus Editor Kaitlin Goodrich, Opinions Editor

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YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wake Forest must waive whites As a huge fan of the Yellow Jackets, I wanted to quickly make the student body and all fans reading The Technique aware of what Wake Forest has done. As many of you are aware, the football team likes to wear white jerseys when playing in Bobby Dodd Stadium.

What you may not know is that Tech must get a waiver from the visiting school to wear the white jerseys typically reserved for the away team. Wake Forest has refused to sign this waiver.

They have decided to slap us in the face in our own stadium. I say that you voice your anger this Saturday and yell as loud as your body will physically allow and make them regret that they wore white in our house.

Levi Warner First-year A E

Reed poor choice for mayoral endorsement Your endorsement piece on Reed for this upcoming mayoral election is erroneously flawed.

It costs the city of Atlanta approximately 11 million dollars for 50 police officers. The 750 police officers he wants is not financially reasonable. Poor vision on his part.

Second, the last thing we need is a continuation of the corruption that has plagued Atlanta politics for years. Reed was Shirley’s campaign manager for both races which helped his brother, Tracy, get a job in the city working for Contract Compliance. He is already on the record saying he would not fire him if he became mayor! A recipe for nepotism.

The entire Technique staff has failed the alumni and the student body for such a poor endorsement.

Gary Anderson BS ‘87

Global citizenship not just awareness but mutual understanding I read your article in The Technique “Be aware of the world outside of Tech” and I really liked it.

This is my last year of college and I have been looking back, noticing how I have changed, and your article furthered my nostalgic spirit.

Case in point, I have started semi-seriously dating an Asian girl and in explaining some of the simple details of Vietnamese culture to my parents and friends from home has really given me a retrospective look at the knowledge of different cultures, creeds, ethnicities, races and religions that I have gained as a result of most of my friends not being the same as me, something I only have recently re-

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This differs so much from high school when my graduating class was under 20 kids just like me.

That’s not a typo. I just went to really small private school.

I came to Tech wanting a great education in engineering, but I got a great education in cultures, societies and religions. I am not sure what year you are, who your friends are, or where you hang out, but you are missing an important point.

Five years ago I would have completely agreed knowing what goes on in Pakistan is what being a Global Citizen is all about.

Who cares what goes on in Pakistan? Knowing doesn’t do anything to change it and chances are it won’t affect you.

Even if the U.S. goes to war with Pakistan, it will be just like Iraq. How has Iraq affected you?

The worst situation: someone close to you dies. While a tragedy, for the majority of America this will never come to be.

What does make you a Global Citizen is understanding the people who constitute the other countries surrounding you.

What I am saying is, even more than a piece of land, a country is a group of people. Understanding those people is your best bet at avoiding negative events (like war) with those people ergo eliminating your need to ever read about such events.

I will agree that moving outside of that ‘Tech bubble’ is key, but taking advantage of the vast amount of diversity while in it is key to becoming a global citizen.

Just like the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a country where that language is naively spoken, the best way to become a global citizen is to have a variety of foreign friends.

George Melcer Fifth-year CMPE

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Eliminate bipartisanship in politics In his farewell address in 1796, President George Washington once warned in the danger in the divisiveness that is the two-party system: “You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heartburnings which spring from these misrepresentations; they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.”

More than two hundred years later, our nation’s government has only gone on to follow what our founding father once warned of—a nation of bipartisan dissenters.

During the last decade, the United States has seen some of the harshest criticism against any American president through George W. Bush’s administration. At that point, left wing liberals spearheaded disapproval of the president and the then scandal-laden Republican Party. With the election of President Barack Obama came promises of the end of bipartisanship and the creation of a more unified government made for the people.

However, more than eleven months after the election that the lines of division become more apparent with pundits bleating over our television sets and even mudslinging relating to this week’s elections.

Although change was promised on behalf of the presi-

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dent and his administration, the only dissent has reversed from Democratic criticism of the GOP to the other way around. It begs the question at this point as to whether or not unity can be achievable within our supposed union.

Through last year’s presidential election, the Republican Party was given a message that in order to attract a majority of the American public they must have a more moderate stance as to today’s issues.

As well, the GOP has a golden opportunity to create a new face and image for their party.

Eleven months later, supposed new representatives of the Republican Party have included everything from the inept to the unreasonably offensive.

Case in point, last Tuesday was Election Day for governors, state legislature positions and mayors across the country. As with all election campaigns, candidates sought to receive support from a number of qualified organizations and high ranking people in the political establishment.

Some candidates received the endorsement of figures such as Andrew Young or Jesse Jackson. Others were honored with the endorsement of Alaska’s own Sarah Palin. In such an example, Palin supported dark horse conservative candidate for New York Congress Doug Hoffman, and soon afterwards witnessed a surge in popularity (although he eventually lost the election).

This surge along with Palin’s “rogue” policies led analysts and political columnists to tout her as the “GOP establishment.” However, is it really a good idea to bring in a woman who, according to a CNN research poll, 71% of Americans believe is not qualified to be president?

Even worse is the idea of a conservative extremist fulfilling that role as well, such is the case of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly, who currently make up the triumvirate of presidential condemnation present in today’s media.

If anything, their actions

and words can only be reduced to fear mongering or even extremism, a practice even RNC chair Michael Steele disapproves of. However, these people still continue to dominate the otherwise soft right-wing voice, making any possibility of inter-party healing even possible.

Despite low voter turnout, the elections still made a positive step amongst the political turmoil in America today with the Republican representatives clinching wins in states such as Virginia and New Jersey.

Although it is right for the GOP to change face in order to appeal more to the American public, it as well should not mean that the political affiliation should be looked at as a stigma, especially from the Democratic Party. Yet, elections across the country have been marred with finger pointing to what political affiliation a candidate is. Does it matter?

In the end, the only way the U.S. can move in a positive direction is to work together in a cohesive, productive way.

The aim of government, as George Washington once preached, is to reflect the needs of the American people.

Thus, we as citizens must look at a candidate for what he or she can do for our country and put energy into actually listening and making a difference.

Motto of service should reach classroom What’s in a motto? It’s not very often that people really think about it. The word “motto” is Italian for “pledge,” and usually sums up the fundamental motivation and purpose of a group or institution.

Tech’s motto is “Progress and Service,” a phrase that has been associated with the Institute for many years. The motto represents a pledge by all members of the campus community to work towards these ideals.

It’s a fitting time to think about our motto, especially since the entire campus is involved in the strategic vision planning process. When envisioning what our school will be like in 25 years, it is equally important to think about Tech’s core values.

Tech has made many progressive steps in terms of the type of classes and coursework offered. The classroom experience is one of the most important components of a college education. One of the most unique things about the classroom experience at Tech is the focus on not only learning the material, but also applying it to real-world situations. This model is most often seen in senior design or capstone courses, where students are challenged to integrate the things they have learned and use them practically.

In that sense Tech has made some good progress in furthering experiential rather than theoretical learning; however,

tial service-based curriculum.

There are many problems that face the city that Tech students could potentially tackle, such as poverty, urban sprawl and crime. Tech has an opportunity to give back by harnessing Jonathan Saethang the power of education and using it to improve the city. HowManaging Editor ever, the potential for impact is not limited geographically to the city of Atlanta. There have “Semester in the City” seminar been service-based classes and offered in the School of Public projects done by Tech students Policy, which brings students that have reached all corners of out of the classroom and into the world.

English Avenue to work on There are some things that projects that center around the can’t be learned in lecture. It’s revitalization of the area. hard to teach students how These types of classes com- to generate positive change bine education and social ac- unless they can experience it tivism to create a unique learn- first-hand. Hands-on learning experience for students. ing integrated with service The main thing that sets these would add a refreshing and classes apart from others is relevant component to the that at the end of the semester, curriculum, making Tech stuthere are concrete results that dents even more prepared for affect not only the students in the future. This is something these classes, but also the com- that’s already being done on a munities that they work with. small scale in select majors and This is definitely the right programs, but making service direction for the classroom ex- learning an experience that all perience at Tech. Integrating Tech students can participate service into an experiential- in could have a profound imbased learning model kills two pact on the Institute, both inbirds with one stone. Students ternally and externally. learn how to apply concepts We, as members of the and are more engaged and in- Tech community, take pride vested in their work. On top of in being able to use knowledge that, society stands to benefit and technology to make progfrom the work that students ress. Now is the time, more do. than ever, for us to consider Moreover, the city of At- how Tech can be of service by lanta provides an excellent lo- beginning to solve some of the cale for advancing a experien- world’s toughest problems.

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in line with the second half of the Institute’s motto, there is an opportunity to add a component of service to a Tech education.

A goal of the university should not be simply producing highly qualified graduates, but rather producing graduates who have the power to make an impact on the community, nation, and world. Service and learning do not have to be separate entities. By integrating service and learning, Tech has the potential to become an agent of change and progress for society. I know it sounds idealistic, but it is possible for students to have a positive impact when armed with knowledge and know how to use it.

Take the “Computing for Good” program in the College of Computing, for example.

The program is an upper level CS course that focuses on using cutting-edge computing techniques to solve problems ranging from public health to politics. Another exceptional example of experiential-based service learning at Tech is the

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“Less obtrusive construction.”

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“The constant fear of violence.”

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“That the campus didn’t turn into a river when it rained.”

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“Stingers wait times.”

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Giving is an important value HOT– or –NOT of Tech we should not forget OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT

Nobel visitor

Buzzcard funds fiasco

Nobel Laureate Sir Harry Kroto spoke in the Ferst Center to students on his achievements in the field of nanotechnology. These types of lectures are informative and interesting to those in the field, but Sir Kroto was also funny and focused on such a broad range of topics that anyone could relate to the subject. Everyone could appreciate the prestigious but relatable speaker.

Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, hundreds of dollars appeared on random students’ buzzcards. While this was initially exciting for those who took it upon themselves to have a Barnes and Noble shopping spree, funds were later removed leaving students in deficit for temporary fun. While maybe they should have seen that coming, it’s still a bummer to pay for Tech’s mistake.

Wingnuts website

Football frustrations

SGA has taken a stand on an issue that students are passionate about: Wingnuts.

Upon hearing that students would no longer have Wingnuts on campus to acquire a free half-pound of boneless wings on Wednesdays, an outcry was made. SGA has responded by creating a website for students to air their greivences and let the Institute see we are upset. Kudos on free speech expansion.

As if football seating weren’t confusing and frustrating enough already, there is yet another new policy for this week’s game against Wake Forest. Now students will only be allowed to enter seats via certain section breezeways and exit through others. While taking a bathroom break will become more of an adventure, we predict traveling out of the way to exit the correct door will cause inevitable chaos.

Albert Einstein is considered by many to be one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. Yet this preeminent physicist, whose research had a profound impact on things ranging from relativity to quantum theory, once said, “It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out.” This can be summarized in a single word: giving—giving of your time, your energy, your talents and your resources.

Tech has established a long tradition of service and philanthropy. During the seven months that I have been here, I have been impressed and moved by the unselfishness exhibited by the people of Tech, who give to the Institute and the surrounding community.

The rewards of these types of activities are countless and whatever we do, no matter how small, impacts the lives of those around us. From our alumni to members of the Greek community, student organizations and studentathletes, the volunteer spirit is alive and thriving at Tech.

Giving of one’s time and talents is something that is personal and unique for each of us. However, as you decide where to focus your efforts, I ask that you consider what is important to you.

For example, Val and I are passionate about children, education, sustainability, the arts and being involved in the community. Val recently accepted an invitation to serve on the Childrens’ Cabinet, established by Georgia’s First Lady Mary Perdue.

This initiative is dedicated to stemming abuse and neglect,

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promoting foster care and adoption, and raising public awareness around issues impacting children throughout our state.

Here at Tech, we see a number of our students stepping up to make a difference. A number of local K-12 schools are benefiting from the generosity of Tech.

More than 1,200 of our students volunteer as tutors, mentors and in other capacities at local elementary, middle and high schools.

A relatively new tradition on campus, “Tech Enhancing Atlanta Metropolitan,” aka TEAM Buzz , now involves nearly 1,400 students who volunteer for a myriad of projects ranging from serving at soup kitchens to planting trees, cleaning parks and building bridges and pathways.

Students, faculty and staff from the Language Institute recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the White House for their work at the Atlanta Food Bank. Student organizations competing in “Can-Tortion” at this fall’s homecoming combined a building and display competition with community service. The thousands of boxes and cans of nonperishable food used by student groups to build circus-themed displays were donated afterwards to the Atlanta Food Bank.

Perhaps the most widespread way in which the Tech community gives back is through the Charitable Contributions Program, which benefits more than 1,200 local, state and international organizations.

For eight of the past nine years, Tech has received the Governor’s Cup for having the largest “per capita contribution” for an organization of our size. Despite these challenging economic times, I am confident that our faculty, staff and students will meet the $325,000 fund-raising goal we have established for this year.

What better time than the upcoming holiday season to get involved on campus and in the community?

Giving is a wonderful way to return the kindnesses that you may have received in your own life. In turn, you will find that everything you do creates a positive ripple effect that will not only enhance your college experience, but also the lives of countless others.

College is a time when you learn to be the person you will become for the rest of your life.

Find your passion. In the process you will find that you will not only help others, but you will also be well on your way to achieving your own potential.

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Local gaming companies give students taste of design process

By Andrew Ho Contributing Writer

Atlanta is notable for being an internationally-connected hub of business, transportation and culture, with companies that span the globe based here such as Turner Broadcasting, Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines, to name a few.

However, what Atlanta is less known for is its expanding video game industry, The city is home to several growing, well-received companies that have produced many sought-after games in the

gaming market.

CCP North America, a branch office of CCP (Crowd Control Production), based in Iceland is perhaps best known for its science-fiction MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) EVE Online.

EVE Online has attracted over 300,000 paid subscribers worldwide and is currently in its eleventh free expansion pack for new content, with the twelfth expansion pack due Dec. 1.

Not only is CCP North America located in the Stone Mountain area, it is a rapid-

ly-growing company that is creating new ties with the Tech community and actively recruiting among Tech students.

CCP originated in Iceland in 1997 and EVE Online was released in 2003, with the North America office being the result of a merger with the local-grown White Wolf Inc., a gaming company that is widely renowned for its ‘World of Darkness’ game setting.

White Wolf continues to produce tabletop and live-action role-playing games since

its inception in 1991, though the merger in 2006 has created new avenues of development for both companies.

In addition to the office locations in Atlanta and Iceland, CCP also holds offices in Shanghai and the U.K. Most of these locations work on game development on a number of projects, with the Iceland location devoted primarily to EVE Online, and the Shanghai office having recently announced a firstperson shooter game Dust514 that is tied in with EVE

Photo courtesy of CCP

The game EVE Online was created in 2003 and has 300,000 subscribers.

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Photo courtesy of CCP

EVE Online is a popular science fiction Massively Multiplayer Online Game.

Photo Courtesy of CCP

Home Park mugging victim shares experience

By Chris Russell Staff Writer

Photo by Sierra Schmidt/ Student Publications

There have been over eight muggings of Tech students in and around campus, most of which have taken place in Home Park.

Crime on and around campus is something that most students are aware of on some level. For most, though, their experiences with crime will be limited to what they see in television dramas and a heart-pumping scene or two in an action movie.

Others, though, have had a more tangible experience with crime. One Tech student who was recently accosted in the Home Park area spoke with the Technique about his experience.

As he wished to remain anonymous, he will be referred to as John Smith for the purposes of this article.

Smith said the event began on the way home from a trip to the

BP station around eleven at night.

“A friend and I went to the BP station, and when we were coming back, a car pulled up next to us,” Smith said. He said the car was a white or silver sedan, but that neither he nor his friend got a good look at the license plate.

“The passenger door opened, and the passenger showed us a gun. We weren’t exactly sure what was going on, but he pushed my friend and explained what was happening,” Smith said.

According to Smith, the passenger was a black male with short black hair who appeared to be in his late twenties. They didn’t get a good look at the driver.

Smith says one reason for the confusion was the weapon’s size.

“It was so small I didn’t realize it was a gun at first…it fit entirely in

his hand.”

After the robber demanded the pair’s wallets, Smith moved to comply with the request but was stopped.

“I reached for my wallet in my backpack, and he told me to show him my hands and took my backpack,” Smith said.

Smith said he and his friend waited until the robbers left the area before calling 911. “We waited until he drove away [but,] once they were out of sight…we called the police. We told the 911 operator we had just been robbed at gunpoint. The police response time was very quick; one said he was one block in one direction, the other one and a half in the opposite direction,” Smith said.

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Website facilitates course selection by providing virtual lectures

By Reem Mansoura Development Editor

Each semester Tech students use websites such as Course Critique and Rate a Prof to determine the quality of the professors who are teaching their classes.

Many students decide which classes to take based on the professor’s grade point average. Other students rely on word-of-mouth when choosing their professors and classes.

While some may feel as though GPA statistics and friends’ opinions are accurate measurements of a professor’s teaching qualities, others disagree.

Nathan Black, EE ’09, and Greg Koo, a first-year EE grad, took a different approach when it came to registering for classes.

Black and Koo cared about teaching quality, enthusiasm and effectiveness of a professor, so they relied on themselves to seek out the best professors.

“Knowing the impact a good or bad professor can have, we were disturbed that the only criteria for selecting a professor was subjective word-of-mouth and GPA stats, which can be surprisingly poor indicators of a professor’s teaching ability. It was this “cross your fingers and pick a professor” method that drove us to look for a solution,” Black said.

“Each semester when it came time to register for classes, both Greg and I would sit in on multiple classes to personally experience how each professor taught,” Black said. “This allowed us to make more educated decisions about which professors taught well.”

Black and Koo said they realized that there were other students who shared their interest in seeking out the best professors but didn’t have the time to sit in on different lectures. Thus, Black and

Koo created SitInLecture.com.

SitInLecture.com is a website that provides Tech students with a new decision-making resource when registering for classes with multiple instructor offerings.

The website currently offers audio recordings from over 60 professor’s classes across 17 departments.

“Students can now ‘virtually sit in’ on classes before registering and listen to professor teaching and analyze his or her enthusiasm, passion, dynamics, class involvement and other characteristics that SGA’s Course Critique or friends fail to provide,” Black said.

“In addition to the lecture audio clips provided, there are also comment boxes where former or current students review professors in their own words,” said Black.

Black and Koo both go into classrooms and record the lectures. They pick a good, representative sample of the professor’s teaching style and feature that sample on the website. While tedious, this method of recording ensures consistent, high-quality recordings.

“What you hear on the recording is exactly what you’d hear if you were sitting right there in class,” Black said.

No consent is necessary from professors to take audio recordings of their lectures which is in compliance with the Fair Use guidelines, which states that a portion of any copyrighted material may be reproduced for the purpose of education, critique and comment.

Both faculty and student feedback have been overwhelmingly positive.

“This site was extremely helpful. I really like bring able to preview classes before I actually pick them. I’ll definitely be using it from now on,” said Patrick Hunter, a second-year MGT. “SitInLecture adds a different

Photo by Joey Cerone/ Student Publications

Nathan Black and Greg Koo created a website that gives access to recorded professors’ lectures to help students make informed decisions about instructors’ lecturing styles when registering. dimension that Course Critique and RateMyProfessor do not offer. Although having statistical data about the distribution of grades and descriptions of teachers are helpful, sometimes it helps to hear the way they teach and listen to their teaching style. This site is great but I think it hasn’t fully developed and it needs full participation from the students to help expand the amount of audio clips,” said Albert Leung, thirdyear MGT. For professors, the website means that their classrooms will be full of students who actually want to be there, as opposed to students who chose that professor because of their GPA statistics.

“Students tell us they have

been waiting for something like this, and they hope we keep it up because they love the idea,” Black said. The website took nearly two semesters to build. SitInLecture. com is rapidly growing with new clips being added constantly.

Currently, Black and Koo believe that first and second-year students will get the most value out of the site because the majority of the site features required core classes.

Since these classes tend to be bigger than more advanced, major specific classes, core classes tend to have multiple professors teaching them, which makes choosing a class and professor much more difficult. Future plans for the website include possible student

involvement by allowing students to upload their own audio clips.

“I think it has the potential to be turned into a student-bodydriven WIKI where members all record classes and manage the site to help it grow much faster,” Black said.

“A lot of people don’t realize the extent to which their professors influence their choices that will affect them [for] the rest of their lives. You can be really turned on or turned off to an entire subject simply because of the professor.

One really inspiring professor can convince you to either major in or go to graduate school in a specific subject. At the same time, one really bad professor can push you to change majors,” Black said.

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CCP

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Online. The Atlanta office has not released what the office is focused on producing and is focused on keeping their project very hushhush.

Possessing an established repertoire of intellectual properties, the staff of roughly 120 employees is eager to expand its horizons. CCP has been working closely with the Tech community by accepting a number of interns from the Computational Media (CM), Digital Media (DM) and Computer Science (CS) programs. Several Tech graduates are currently working at the company as well, though CCP is focusing on student outreach and helping to develop the local game industry and talent.

A number of CCP employees and executives were available for comment during a tour of the CCP office, which holds a fullystocked kitchen, dining area and several recreational facilities including a racquetball court.

Each employee’s desk and office holds its own personal décor and look, and the development office area is ordered by faux brick walls and street lamps to resemble city streets. No official mentoring or training programs are available to students who intern at CCP, but the reception of Tech interns seems to be very positive among the employees.

“Interns get a really good taste for how game development happens,” said Rich Thomas, Lead Game Designer, on the subject of the intern experience. “It’s kind of like sticking someone into a Cuisinart [blender] and seeing what comes out,” said Thomas.

“We had a lot of success with the junior guys in the programming department. We have older guys from NASA and Microsoft who work here that have plenty of experience in the theory area, but the interns are fresh out of college and experts with coding,” said

Photos by Blake Israel/ Student Publications

CCP Gaming, located in the Stone Mountain area, has been working with many students at Tech to expose them to the vast world of gaming design. Faculty is shown here enjoying the fully stocked kitchen; other amenities include a raquetball court.

Jim Adams, Software Engineering Manager.

“MMOGs present a huge range of issues due to their size, complexity. If we want to figure out how to manage 6000 transactions per second, we’d look to a graduate or PhD student,” said Adams.

Once interns are placed in a de-

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partment, they are put into teams to work on specific aspects of development in a software development framework called SCRUM. “Interns aren’t just getting coffee and shadowing people while they’re here, they do regular work,” said Natasha BryantRaible, Game Designer, who worked with interns from Tech

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over this summer. “[One of the so that seemed like it would be a interns] who I got to work closely good fit.” with just learned about the tool Additionally, CCP and GA we were using for writing content Tech faculty have been highly and started working with it im- involved with the revival of the mediately. It’d be great to keep an Atlanta chapter of the IGDA open dialogue [with Tech],” said (International Game Developers Bryant-Raible.

Association), a professional orgaMichael Tinney, long time nization that advances the careers game designer for White Wolf and goals of game developers inand now President of CCP North ternationally.

America, was also on hand for The inaugural dinner and panquestions. Although Tinney’s re- el was held in Sept. at the CCP sponsibilities as president differ office with over 200 members, a from game developers and pro- significant portion of which was grammers at CCP, he has been of Tech students and graduates. in contact with Professor Celia “Georgia Tech has one of the Pearce of the DM program at top three graduate programs in the Tech. He followed up shortly with county in gaming, and the CM a visit to campus with program is rapidly growing and an HR representative getting regular recruitment in tow, and efforts visits from the likes to create closer ties of Electronic between CCP and Arts and BlizTech continue. zard.

There’s “I didn’t get no reason why to see the interns local companies very often, but should not be takthe impression I ing advantage of got around the our bounty, so to office was that speak,” said Pearce, we were very who is also part of satisfied to the IGDA Atlanta have them. chapter leadership.

We cerAn information/rePhoto tainly need to cruiting talk from CCP Co u r tesy o f CCP work more with Georgia is to be held on campus Tech,” said Tinney. later in Nov., the DM Professor Celia Pearce has been program and CCP are finalizing spearheading efforts to get Tech the details on the upcoming restudents more involved with the cruitment schedule. video game industry and to attract Personnel from Tech and CCP companies to hire students and re- can be often found at the IGDA cent graduates. meetings that place every month “When we heard that CCP to discuss ways to help the local and White Wolf were doing this video game industry and offer merger with an office based here keynote speeches and information in Atlanta, I was particularly ex- sessions. cited, needless to say. My research The Oct. meeting was held group, the EGG (Emergent Game at the Waterhaven restaurant in Group) is focused on multi play- Tech Square, and the November er games, particularly emergent meeting was located at the Savangameplay, which is a big feature of nah College of Design in Atlanta.

CCP’s EVE Online,” said Pearce. Further information can be found “There were some students in the at www.ccpgames.com, www. group working on both tabletop igdaatl.org and egg.lcc.gatech. role playing games and MMOGs, edu.

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Crime

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“They questioned us there.

They took our statements several times. I was talking to detectives for a few days afterwards. They would call every so often and give me updates about the case,” Smith said. No new leads have been found. According to Smith, the police said there were several security cameras in the area, but none were positioned to get a good look at the car or its occupants.

Smith said this was not his first

experience with crime in Home Park. Soon after moving into the area, several cars on his street were broken into, and his neighbor’s car was stolen. His neighbor’s vehicle was returned later that evening, as a police officer found a man driving it in a nearby area.

The Georgia Tech Police Department was contacted about crime in the Home Park area, but didn’t want to comment on another agency’s jurisdiction. Home Park falls in Atlanta Police Zone 5, and the Technique was referred

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to the APD, but at the time of press no official word had been received from the APD. The GTPD did, however, offer general advice on how students could protect themselves.

Ian Mayberry, an officer in the GTPD and the initial point of contact, said, “What I can provide is the information on safe travel to and from campus, including [using the] Stingerette service and not walking late at night, not walking alone, etc.”

More safety tips can be found

online at the GTPD’s website.

Most are focused on two areas: how to remain in safe areas and how to deflect criminals’ interest by making yourself into a more difficult and less valuable target.

Parking in well-lit areas and avoiding stairwells in remote areas of a building are examples of the former. Keeping valuables hidden, not walking or working alone at night and avoiding using ATMs after dark are examples of the latter. The GTPD website also offers weekly breakdowns of crimes on

campus, but, again, due to Home Park being out of their jurisdiction, happenings there are mostly excluded from the reports.

A document in the Parent’s section of the Student Affairs site called “Take the Time, Prevent the Crime” lists several other tips and important facts, including a reminder that the GTPD’s jurisdiction ends 500 yards off-campus, stats on the size and resources of the GTPD and several safety tips similar to those available on the GTPD’s site.

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Fox Theatre hosts performance of award-winning In The Heights

The Fabulous Fox Theatre is currently hosting a week-long performance of the musical In the Heights. With music and lyrics by the talented Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2008, winning four, including Best Musical. With a story set in a Puerto Rican New York community, the show incorporates a musical style composed of different genres of salsa, hip-pop and soul. With only three more performances before In the Heights leaves the Fox Theatre and Atlanta, this is an experience that musical fanatics will not want to miss. Shows will be running all weekend with tickets between $36 and $65. More information and tickets are available at www.foxtheatre.org.

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DramaTech will continue their performances of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from Nov. 4-6 and 1114. All shows begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $5 for students and $10 for general admission.

By Emily Chambers Editor-in-Chief This weekend DramaTech Theater will continue their threeweekend run of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, presented in memory of Dean James E. Dull. The Friday, Nov. 6 performance will feature a special commemorative ceremony for Dean Dull.

“Honoring Dean Dull was really a DramaTech initiative. Dean Dull is someone who has given a lot of money to the theater and our work, and is really very appreciated throughout DramaTech. His death was very sad,” said fifth-year BIO and DramaTech

actress Katie Zimmerman.

The production member began practice for the show in late Sept., which is a bit more time than normally allotted for a performance, especially a Shakespeare.

“Some shows we will only have a few weeks, once we only had three weeks for a Shakespeare….

I would say you can really see the extra time and work in this performance,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman plays Viola, the cross-dressing and star-crossed heroine in a tale that involves long-lost twins, unknown lesbian affection and incredibly shiny bling.

Zimmerman works opposite AE grad Tamil Periasamy as Ors-

ino, Viola’s secret and not quite admitedly hetero-sexual love interest.

The cast has already completed four full productions. “Tonight [Thursday, Nov. 4] was an especially great performance. It’s really great when the audience is really responsive and you know you will have a great show when you have the level of energy we saw with the audience,” Zimmerman said.

Twelfth Night will continue to run Wednesday through Saturday until Nov. 14, with showings beginning at 8 p.m. Student tickets cost $5, and general admission is $10. Online reservations can be made at dramatech.org/reservations.

All That Remains headlines at Masquerade tomorrow night

Hardcore rockers rejoice as All that Remains, one of the more commercially successful American metalcore bands, gets set to perform at the Masquerade this Saturday night, Nov. 7. Within a genre defined by its mixture of hardcore punk and extreme metal, All that Remains puts more emphasis on the melodic components of their music. If you are frustrated by the slow grind of Tech life or enjoy moshing to head banging music, this performance might just be the perfect choice for you this weekend. Tickers are $18.50 in advance, cash only at the box office. Doors open at 7 p.m.

More information and tickets available at www.masq.com.

High Museum presents exhibit on da Vinci’s artistic influences

If a more refined and relaxed experience is what you seek this weekend, consider “Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius,” an exhibition currently on display at the High Museum of Art. The exhibit is composed of three sections representing the different stages of Leonardo da Vinci’s life as a sculptor, a student and a mentor. Over 50 pieces of work will be displayed at the exposition, roughly 20 of which will be shown in the United States for the first time. Admission is ing full-length album. growling vocals and a higher cho- $15 with student ID. More information, museum hours and For those unfamiliar with rus which sets it as annoyingly dif- ticket reservations are available at www.high.org.

Massive’s EP gets split reviews MUSIC

Massive Attack Splitting the Atom (EP) GENRE: Electronica LABEL: Virgin TRACK PICK: “Pray for Rain” RELEASED: Oct. 4, 2009

OUR TAKE: !!!!!

By Kenny Phillips Senior Staff Writer This month bears into the world Massive Attack’s Extended Play Splitting the Atom. Containing four tracks, it is little more than a teaser to pave the way and whet the appetite for the upcom-

Massive Attack, the group is one of the pillars of the trip-hop genre and has released four albums over the past 18 years. The band specializes in experimenting with moody sounds with an eclectic collection of beats and pitches.

This style was exceptional enough to place Massive Attack’s single “Teardrop” as the opening theme of the television series House. Fans have been waiting the long six years it has been since the release of their last studio album, 100th Window.

Beginning with the single “Splitting the Atom,” I found it quite difficult to distinguish anything but madness. The track is a set assortment of tones, claps, low

ficult to interpret lyrics. However, the greatest turn-off of the piece was the bright claps.

I can understand Massive Attack’s desire for contrast in a muddied song, but these provided more of a sensory attack. To paint the correct mental picture, I would write it akin to a flick of light disturbing a melancholy migraine.

“Pray for Rain” is the golden boy of the collection. It provides a necessary lightness that the rest of the pieces lack. It begins with a gentle bright sound which transitions to encouraging drum beats coupled with intriguing lyrics. I See Attack, page 16

Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship play Tabernacle this Sunday The Tabernacle will be featuring mainstream bands Boys Like Girls and Cobra Starship this Sunday night. Boys Like Girls is a pop-punk band from Boston that has a light touch compared to bands of the same genre and is reminiscent of the sounds of 90s pop rock. Cobra Starship is a pop-rock band known for their rhythmic beats that incorporates elements of sync pop. If the sweat and the darkness of extreme metal aren’t to your liking, this performance is the perfect alternative for your weekend plans. Doors open at 5:30pm.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the box office. More information and tickets are available at www.tabernacleatl. com.

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New Bored To Death resurrects television comedy TELEVISION

Bored To Death NETWORK: HBO WHEN: Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

GENRE: Noir-rotic comedy STARRING: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis

OUR TAKE: !!!!!

By Rebecca Tattersfield Contributing Writer HBO’s new series Bored To Death is the resurrection of television. The show is a classy reminder of the golden age of television and follows the antics of an accidental Sherlock Holmes in modern times. Basically, it’s a detective show with absolutely no forensics.

Tthe series is still clever though, and you feel smarter watching it.

The storyline is an expanded version of one of producer, creator and writer Jonathan Ames’s short stories. The show follows a young novelist as he wanders Brooklyn dealing with heartache and writers’ block while wearing a trench coat.

Visually, the series is a combination of The Maltese Falcon and a Wes Anderson film. The true gold of the series is its script. Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has a cameo in one episode and says to the main character, “You must really suffer from the terrifying clarity of your vision.” This script is all clarity of vision, but none of the suffering.

Jason Schwartzman (Funny People, The Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore) plays the main character, conveniently named Jonathan Ames. Ladies, if you don’t have a huge crush on him after the pilot there can only be one explanation, you’ve fallen for silver

fox Ted Danson (Cheers) instead.

Danson plays Jonathan’s boss, George Christopher, a hilarious over-the-hill but in his sexual prime magazine editor. George is tall, sophisticated and is always wanting to be doing something, be that a colonoscopy or a night out at a Russian bar. Don’t worry gentlemen, there is plenty for you too, plenty of Zach Galifianakis that is. If his role in the summer hit The Hangover didn’t do it for you, this certainly will.

The story is relatively simple and easy to follow. Jonathan Ames is dumped by his girlfriend Suzanne in the first episode for drinking too much alcohol and smoking too much pot. Unable to write his second novel, he deals with his grief by posting an ad for himself on Craigslist as an unlicensed private investigator.

He finds himself “solving cases” within the hour. His two confidants are his boss, George Christopher, and his best friend, Ray Hueston (Galifianakis). He is single handedly keeping Jonathon in to drugs and truly believes that the cure for Jonathan’s broken heart is sex. Also, George has a different sexual partner and sexual fixation in every episode. For example, in episode four, “The Case of the Stolen Skateboard,” he has a thing for golden, undulating armpit hairs.

Ray, on the other hand, is short, fat and hairy. He is a struggling cartoonist, often drawing superhero versions of himself in which he is tall, buff but still hairy. He doesn’t like what Jonathan is doing, or what anyone is doing (or not doing in the case of his girlfriend).

However, he is always there to help Jonathan on his missions, as a getaway driver or as a decoy. Conversely, George is always on the other end of the telephone when-

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ever Jonathan is in a tricky spot, either needing advice or proposing some new grand scheme. He is the aye to Ray’s nay in Ames’s internal moral debate. So far in the series, there have been no more major developments. That’s the best thing about new shows: they aren’t going anywhere just yet; all they have to do is explain how they got here.

Watching the characters unfold without dreading impending plot twists is so relaxing and undemanding that there is time to enjoy the finer things in the series, like the dialogue. One could argue that the dialogue is too scripted, that no one really talks like that. This is true, and personally, I

love it; it’s like I’m reading a novel.

For example, I learned more about Jungian psychoanalysis in episode three, “The Case of the Missing Screenplay,” than I ever did in a psychology class. But sadly it does make the characters come off as slightly awkward, especially Jonathan.

Schwartzman delivers the role like you would expect him to, with limited outward emotion.

This works in his movies where the art of withholding can be fully appreciated, but in one hour episodes once a week, it only serves to alienate.

On the upside, it looks like the show is hitting its stride as the characters and actors mesh. Re-

views have been getting stronger and stronger by the episode. With only three episodes left in the first season, HBO has announced plans to keep it for a second.

People should watch this show, especially college-aged people.

There is heart ache and marijuana, aversions to hard work and a lack of sex in the life of the nerd —things most Tech students will find familiar.

Not to be forgotten, there is good old-fashioned detective fun.

This isn’t a show about forensic science or crime scene investigation; this is a show about a guy with a notepad. Best of all, there are no singing cheerleaders, magical islands or moody vampires.

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cannot really offer much in negative criticism on “Pray for Rain” except perhaps that I found it repetitive, but even that gave me time to recover directly after “Splitting the Atom.”

The other two tracks sound a bit alien, which is ironic considering the genre. To expand on my comment, I felt the beats were a too other-worldly.

They were characterized by strange beats in “Psyche” and a ghostly industrial beat in “Bulletproof Love.” Speaking of “Psyche,” the treatment on Martina Topley-Bird’s vocals sounds eerie on her long notes. “Bulletproof Love” also uses such methods to contaminate the voice of Elbow’s Guy Garvey three minutes into the remix.

On a whole, Splitting the Atom does not provide ample example of how creative Massive Attack

can be. All of the songs are repetitive and cramped. Of course, I am far parsed from this genre and have no prior understanding of it or Massive Attack.

I usually prefer to avoid the style of something that has expressive guitar or annoyingly cheery lyrics. I will not say these songs do not have an appealing substance of their own, but it is clearly evident by the constant repetition that it is inadequate.

Instead, let me say that I am unimpressed. Much as it would be from anyone not familiar with the subject, this may come off as a crass remark considering my impression is based on a flimsy twenty-two minutes, but I say it because many others may be considering buying this as their first induction to trip-hop.

Splitting the Atom does not deserve the investment of the clear hearts of a new flock. It is my opinion that it lacks the strength to carry even mild curiosity.

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UTC to host Beat Battle next Friday EVENT

Beat Battle WHERE: Under the Couch WHEN: Friday, Nov. 20 @ 7 p.m.

WHO CAN ENTER: Tech students and alumni COST: Admission $1, Entry $10 and After Party $2

PRIZE: $100 Scholarship

By Mark Jackson Contributing Writer Music lovers, are you curious about the hidden talent that lies deep within Tech campus? Think you might have some of your own? Well, now your chance has

come to prove how talented you really are.

Next Friday, Nov. 20, the Music Production Enclave (MPE) will be hosting their third annual beat battle that will be located at Under The Couch. The format of the tournament will consist of a bracketed style, and each entrant will be showcasing a few of their hot beats during each round of competition.

The event will run from 7-9 p.m. and an after party will be hosted by the African American Student Union that will run until 2 a.m. Admission to the battle is $1 and the entry fee for performers is $10. Or if you’re simply interested in attending the after party, it will cost you $2.

In past years, the battle has been judged by a small panel of

people not associated with Tech.

Most have been people with a hiphop background. For the first beat battle that was performed, two of the judges were Paul Garcia of the Real Hip-Hop Network along with rapper Furious Stylz.

So far, there are less than ten people who have entered the tournament, including the talented Wonton Soup, who was the winner of last year’s battle.

We know there are more talented music makers out there, so we encourage any interested people to sign up. The event is open to all Tech students and alumni.

There is no entry deadline, but there is a maximum number of entrants.

You can register for the event at MPE’s Cyberbuzz website, cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/MPE.

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THEME CROSSWORD: IT’S MAGIC

By Robert Zimmerman United Features Syndicate ACROSS 1. Musical loners 5. Formal agreement 9. Villain Lugosi 13. Push into action 18. Book following Joel 19. Offshoot of the ocean 21. Elevator man 22. Miss Thomas 23. What some magicians take 26. Steals a look 27. Raymond Burr role (19671975) 28. Understood 29. Quagmires 31. Grant’s adversary 32. What Rick and Elsa would always have 34. Bonnie of the blues 35. Beer in London 39. Shed 41. Going astray 44. Author Nin 45. Crucifix 47. Seize quickly

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2009-10 Georgia Tech Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Preview

On the Rebound: 2009-10 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball

After finishing 12-19 last year, the Jackets enter the season with high hopes and higher expectations The Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backcourt this season will largely look similar to that of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team.

Shooting guard Lewis Clinch is gone, but the addition of a few new players and the return of several key starters will add much needed depth at the guard positions.

Sophomore guard Iman Shumpert, who became the de facto point guard last year due to injuries, will be one of the starters at guard. Although he led the team last year with 116 turnovers, the former five-star recruit improved throughout the season and exhibited poise and ability that will certainly continue to develop with experience. Shumpert became the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go-to option and will set out to further establish himself as a leader on the court.

Joining him in the backcourt will be redshirt senior Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Andre Bell, who missed last season after being diagnosed with spinal stenosis. The versatile Bell, who has played both wing positions and point guard for Tech, will provide the Jackets with much needed experience and depth in the backcourt. Bell averaged nearly 25 minutes per game during the 2007-2008 season and was regarded as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best on-ball defender.

The third starter in the backcourt, who will be the main point guard for the Jackets, remains to be seen. Junior Moe Miller split ball-handling duties with Shumpert last season, but Miller suffered a concussion in late Sept., his third in the last 12 months. Still, he has been cleared to practice and played in Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent scrimmage.

The other candidate to start is freshman Mfon Udofia, whom Head Coach Paul Hewitt has praised repeatedly. Udofia averaged 20.1 points and shot 54% from three-point range in leading Miller Grove High School to the Class AAAA state title. He is a quick left-hander who will look to leverage his speed to propel Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast-break mentality.

The starters will have plenty of help, as the backcourt depth has improved this season. The two main reserve guards from last season return as well, and those twoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;junior Lance Storrs and sophomore Nick Foremanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will see the majority of the backcourt minutes off the bench. As a freshman walk-on last year, Foreman was utilized primarily on the defensive end of the court. Storrs emerged as a solid three-point shooter for the Jackets, shooting 35% from long range on the season.

If Miller is able to stay healthy, and if Shumpert can build off of his success from last year and reduce his turnover numbers, look for the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backcourt to be faster, stronger, and deeper all season long.

Frontcourt: new hights

During the 2008-09 season the Jackets stumbled to a 2-14 record in ACC play, Tech increasingly struggled as the year went on at getting the ball to the post. Then-sophomore forward Gani Lawal was often in double teams, and then-junior Zachery Peacock, a natural power forward, had to play out of position untill the Jackets switched to a three-guard scheme. This season, an influx of talent should make Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frontcourt a force.

Lawal provided a strong inside presence for the Jackets last season as the focal point of Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive gameplan. He finished with 15.1 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game and had double-digit points in 26 31 games. Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortunes rose and fell with his play; notably, he had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the upset of No. 6 Wake Forest and posted 20 points and 14 rebounds in the ACC tournament win over Clemson, but he failed to reach a double-double in many of Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s losses.

This year, the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talent in the frontcourt should receiven an upgrade as they welcome freshman Derrick Favors to their roster. In his time at South Atlanta high school, Favors was team captain for three years and led South Atlanta to a Class AAA state championship during his senior year. He earned numerous accolades after the season ended, including several Player of the Year honors and the MVP award in the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AllAmerican game. During his senior season, the four time all-state selection averaged 28.1 points, 13.3 rebounds and 5.0 blocked shots during that year. The 6-foot-10 Favors provides a welcomed post presence to compliment the 6-foot-9 Lawal.

Behind Lawal and Favors, the Jackets have a combination of depth and talent that the team lacked last year. Peacock will be the primary reserve forward; he started 30 games last year and posted 9.2 points per game while recording 21 blocks and 32 steals.

The tallest member of the team is 7-foot redshirt junior center Brad Sheehan. Freshman forward/center Daniel Miller stands 6-foot-11 and weighs 252 pounds.

He should provide a strong presence near the basket. Miller, a native of Loganville, Ga., originally committed to Georgia but switched to Tech.

Head Coach Paul Hewitt looks to maintain an up-tempo pace, but he acknowledged that the team plans to play more inside-out ball this year and take advantage of their talent on the front line.

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Hewitt brings back most of his coaching staff from last season. Assistant coaches Peter Zaharis and John O’Connor have been with the staff for several years, as has Director of Operations Willie Reese, a Tech basketball alum. The lone newcomer is assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie, who also played at Tech from 1998-2001 and was on Hewitt’s staff in the 2004-05 season as a graduate assistant.

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Heading into the 2009-2010 season, the Jackets roster has seen small yet significant changes. Two key starters from last season’s squad graduated, but Head Coach Paul Hewitt has brought in a talented recruiting class to help turn the team around after last season’s 12-19 finish.

The most notable losses for Tech are forward Alade Aminu and guard Lewis Clinch, each of whom completed his fourth year of eligibility last season. The 6-foot-10 Aminu recorded 49 blocks and shot 52.2% from the field last season. Clinch was academically ineligible for the first half of the season, but after returning he led the Jackets with 15.5 points per game.

In addition to Aminu and Clinch, Tech saw the departures of forward Bassirou Dieng and guard Gary Cage, both of whom also finished out their eligibility last year.

As for roster additions, there are many, and the most prominent newcomer is forward Derrick Favors. His commitment to Tech has generated plenty of enthusiasm, though many speculate that Favors is likely to leave early for the NBA draft, perhaps after his freshman season.

Five other freshmen—two guard and three forwards—offer depth and talent to a strong roster. Of the guards, Mfon Udofia could start from day one at the point, and Glen Rice Jr. is the son of the former NBA three-point ace of the same name. Forward/center Daniel Miller offers plenty of muscle in the post game, and forward Brian Oliver will be a reserve at the wing. Forward Kammeon Holsey, an athletic power forward, has taken a medical redshirt for 2009-10 after tearing his ACL. In addition to bringing in a solid recruiting class, Tech looks forward to the return of two veterans whose futures were in question. Redshirt senior guard/forward D’Andre Bell returns to the Jackets after sitting out 2008-09 with a medical redshirt, and junior forward/center Gani Lawal comes back after withdrawing from the NBA Draft. The return of the two stars, coupled with the impact of the freshmen, should help the Jackets skip a rebuilding period and return to contention right away.

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had 15 digs while junior Mary Ashley Tippins put up 51 assists.

In Tech’s second matchup against N.C. State, Tech swept all three sets to take the match.

The first set was close, with neither team leading by more than three points most of the way, but Tech managed to pull away in the end. A three-point run concluded with an ace from sophomore outside hitter Alison Campbell, and Tech won the first set 25-20.

The second set saw Tech ini-

tially fall behind, but the Jackets took advantage of six consecutive Wolfpack attack errors to go ahead 9-4. The Jackets were in control as they won 11 of the final 13 points to take the set 25-14.

The third set proved to be a tough one for both teams as neither one was able to break their lead open by more than four points. Tech was able to pull ahead 23-19 late in the match, and victory appeared to be in sight, but the Wolfpack closed to within one point at match point. A Mead kill gave the Jackets the point to close out the set, 25-23, and secure the

sweep for their tenth ACC victory.

DeMichelis recorded doublefigure kills for the second time on the weekend, notching a teamhigh 13 kills. She was the only Tech player to have ten or more kills in the short match. Roderick and sophomore Bailey Hunter had nine and eight kills respectively.

A strong defensive effort helped the Jackets overcome struggles on offense. The Jackets hit just .165 as a team on the day, but they held N.C. State to a .000 hit percentage and forced 26 attack errors.

McCullers posted 11 digs and Tippins accounted for 26 assists.

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pull ahead 31-28.

“It started to feel like one of those nights, but we stopped them on the three yard line, and it was a turning point in the game,” said Defensive Coordinator Dave Wommack.

The Jackets started their first drive of the second half with a 41yard run from Dwyer. Tech closed in on the end zone and it looked as though Nesbitt would add a third touchdown run, but he fumbled at the Vanderbilt three-yard line and the Commodores recovered.

The Jackets held Vanderbilt to just three yards on the ensuing drive and forced a punt. Tech took over at Vanderbilt’s 40-yard line and turned in a 10-play drive that included Peeples, Nesbitt, Jones, and Thomas each touching the ball. Dwyer capped it with a three-yard touchdown, and the Jackets took the lead 35-31.

Vanderbilt looked to answer, but receiver Jamie Graham fumbled on the first play of the drive, and the Jackets took over on the Vanderbilt 19-yard line. Jones took a pitch for 16 yards and was tackled at the Vanderbilt threeyard line. Dwyer then punched it into the end zone for his third touchdown of the game, giving the Jackets a more comfortable 42-31 lead.

Dwyer would finish the game with a career-high 186 rushing yards on 22 carries and the three touchdowns. It marked the junior’s second consecutive 100yard game on the ground after he ran for 125 yards against Virginia last week.

“I think I’m running with a purpose. Ever since last week, a couple guys on the team challenged me to run the way they know I can run. Every time I touch the ball I just try to make plays,” said Dwyer after the game.

Tech rebounded from allowing a 28-yard run to Norman and

forced Vanderbilt to punt. The Jackets took over on their own 13yard line, and Head Coach Paul Johnson elected to throw deep on the drive’s first play.

Nesbitt found Peeples running a seam route down the right sideline, and Peeples ran the remainder of the way for an 87-yard touchdown that gave the Jackets a 49-31 lead.

“We put that play in on the sideline. We felt like [Peeples] might be wide open and he was,” Johnson said after the game.

Norman then fumbled on the ensuing kickoff and the Jackets recovered deep in Vanderbilt territory. Dwyer, Peeples, and Jones all got carries on the 32-yard drive, and Jones ran the ball in for a 15yard touchdown. Jones finished the game with 80 yards on nine carries and a touchdown.

“It was good to finally get Roddy into the endzone. He has been kind of a blocker lately,” said Johnson.

Jones’ touchdown put the Jackets ahead 56-31, and that would be the final score. Vanderbilt struggled offensively once again and punted, and Johnson brought in Tech’s reserves on offense. Five players carried the ball on the drive, and Tech took up the final 7:38 of the game clock and completed the victory.

With the win, Tech moved to 8-1 overall and 2-0 against opponents from the SEC. The Jackets did not put together a long, time-consuming drive to open the second half as they did in each of their past two road games, but the defense tightened up after allowing the field goal and the offense put up 28 unanswered points to close out the game.

The result was Tech’s first 50-point game since the Jackets defeated Samford 69-14 in 2007.

The Jackets hope to carry the momentum of the win into their game against ACC rival Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon.

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By Zack Smith, Contributing Writer

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The Demon Deacons travel to Historic Grant Field to take on a top-10 opponent, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Wake Forest holds an overall record of 4-5 and a losing record of 2-3 in the ACC as well. Recently they have struggled with a streak of three losses to opponents Clemson, Navy, and No. 17 Miami.

Last Saturday’s loss to Miami was especially disappointing, for the Deacons. Wake led the entire game and had the upset in sight until a touchdown pass by Miami quarterback Jacory Harris late in the fourth quarter put the Hurricanes ahead 28-27. The Deacons drove downfield but were unable to get in range for a reasonable field goal attempt. Wake freshman kicker Jimmy Newman attempted to make the kick from 60 yards out to win the game, but his try fell short.

Perhaps the most compelling of Wake’s recent losses is that to Head Coach Paul Johnson’s former team, Navy, which still runs a triple-option offense. Navy’s sophomore quarterback Kriss Proctor scored the winning touchdown with a 40 yard run late in the third quarter. Wake Forest’s loss in Annapolis, MD could spell trouble for the team as they head to Atlanta.

This Saturday, Wake Forest will attempt to exploit Georgia Tech’s struggling pass defense with their strong passing game, but the main cog of their offense may be out for the game. Senior quarterback Riley Skinner has accumulated an impressive 2,290 passing yards and 18 touchdowns this season, but due to a concussion, Skinner did not practice Monday or Tuesday night and his status for Saturday’s game remains uncertain. Wake’s backup quarterback, Ryan McManus, has only attempted 14 passes this season for 47 yards and no touchdowns.

Wake Forest’s defense ranks near the middle of the ACC, allowing an average 23.3 points and 360 yards per game including 141 per game on the ground. The unit lost two of its best players from last season, including No. 4 overall draft pick Aaron Curry. With Tech’s season-high performance of 597 total yards last Saturday in Nashville, the Deacons could have trouble containing the Jackets’ potent rushing offense.

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This weekend the No. 10 Jackets return to the Flats for their first home game in three weeks as they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

The meeting will be the first between the teams since 2006.

Last Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt resulted in an offensive slugfest, with Tech rallying in the second half to nearly double Vandy’s score, 56-31. The Jackets’ offense displayed some versatility during the game with less than usual reliance on the triple option and the ground game. Junior quarterback Josh Nesbitt once again showed the rarely utilized passing ability that helped Tech to score touchdowns this season against opponents like FSU and Mississippi State. Even with two passing touchdowns, the running game did not suffer. Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns and junior B-back Jonathan Dwyer had three, and for the fourth time this season, no field goals were necessary to aid in Tech’s victory.

The Jackets’ defense struggled in the first half to contain the Commodores’ young but quick running backs, yielding 28 points to one of the statistically weaker offenses in the SEC. However, Tech made adjustments at the half and held Vanderbilt to only three points in the last two quarters. The unit forced four Vanderbilt fumbles, three of which led to touchdowns for the Jackets.

Tech’s return to ACC play this Saturday marks the team’s first meeting with Wake Forest since the 2006 conference championship in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jackets lost the title game 9-6 with neither team scoring a touchdown. Now, as the top ranked team in the ACC, Georgia Tech has the opportunity to revenge the ’06 loss.

Offensively, the Jackets will continue to rack up rushing yards using the triple-option and could explore a possible integration of more well timed pass plays, primarily to Junior wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, the eighth-ranked receiver in the nation in terms of receiving yards. The defense will need to step up the pass rush against the Deacons if the Jackets want to take pressure off their secondary against Wake quarterback Riley Skinner.

Although a victory against Wake Forest likely would not do much to advance the Jackets in the BCS rankings, it will take them one step closer to winning out the season and earning a spot in the ACC Championship Game.

PREDICTION: Tech 21, Wake 17 sliver

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Football improves to 8-1 with win at Vandy

By Alex Mitchell Contributing Writer

Tech went into Nashville on Saturday night and defeated their second SEC team this season, pulling away in a shootout to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores 56-31.

The victory was the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eighth of the season, and they are off to their best start since their National Championship season in 1990. The win also gave the Jackets their fourth road win of the season, something they had not achieved since 2000.

Tech gained a season-high 597 yards of total offense against the Commodores behind a great running game and a much-improved passing game. Vanderbilt came into the game with the 34-ranked defense in the nation, but Tech was able to hold onto the ball and wear the Commodores down.

The Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense came out firing after receiving the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening kickoff. Junior quarterback Josh Nesbitt handed the ball off to junior B-back Jonathan Dwyer twice to start the game. After a seven-yard run on first down, Dwyer took the second handoff and raced to his right, bounced off tacklers, and gained 38 yards. After three more plays, Nesbitt kept the ball himself on the option and scored the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first touchdown from four yards out.

It did not take long for the Commodores to answer. Vanderbilt quarterback Larry Smith completed all of his passes on a 71-yard drive in which the Commodoresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spread offense seemed to confuse the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense. Freshman running back Warren Norman had three carries during the possession, and he finished the drive by catching an eleven-yard touchdown from Smith to tie the game at seven.

The Jackets got off to a quick start on their second drive thanks to a 23-yard run by sophomore A-back Roddy Jones. However, an incomplete pass from Nesbitt to sophomore receiver Tyler Melton on third down forced the Jackets to punt.

Smith and the Commodores capitalized, as on the first play of the drive Smith ran it himself for a 35-yard gain. He suffered a hamstring injury at the end of the play, though, and was forced to leave the game.

Redshirt senior Mackenzi Adams took over for Smith and was able to complete a pass to running back Zac Stacy for 47-yards. Van-

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Left: Embry Peeples escapes a pursuing Vanderbilt defender en route to an 87-yard touchdown. Peeples had two receptions for 117 yards.

Right: Jonathan Dwyer cuts after taking a handoff. Dwyer had a career-high 186 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 8.5 yards per carry.

derbilt opted to rush Stacy two times near the goal line and he found his way into the end zone from three yards away to give the Commodores the lead 14-7.

Tech elected to try and pass the ball to tie the game. On the driveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first play, Nesbitt completed a screen pass to junior receiver Demaryius Thomas for a 21-yard gain. After two runs, Nesbitt dropped back again and had sophomore A-back Embry Peeples wide open thirty yards downfield, but Peeples could not haul in the pass. Still, the Jackets continued to attack the Commodore defense on the ground, and a oneyard Nesbitt touchdown runâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his second of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ended a 12-play drive and tied the game at 14.

Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense finally forced a threeand-out, and the Jackets took over on their own 11-yard line after a punt. Dwyer was able to give the Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense some room

with two carries for eleven yards. Nesbitt then dropped back and found Peeples for a 30-yard gain through the air. After a few more running plays, Nesbitt threw a deep pass to Thomas for a 35-yard touchdown.

It was the first of two passing touchdowns for Nesbitt, who finished the day with six completions on 13 attempts for 193 yards and two touchdowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The offensive line] did a great job of giving me time to throw the ball,â&#x20AC;? Nesbitt said.

Vanderbilt started their next drive on their own 19-yard line and after a first down, Adams ran up the middle but redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Logan Walls stripped the ball. Tech recovered deep in Vanderbilt territory and needed only two Dwyer runs to reach the end zone.

Up 28-14, Tech appeared to be on the verge of pulling away, but Norman took the ensu-

ing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and Vanderbilt narrowed the gap to 28-21.

The Commodores then held the Jackets to a three-and-out and forced another Tech punt. On the third play of the drive, Stacy broke into the open field and ran 62 yards for a touchdown, and Vanderbilt tied the game at 28. The Jackets were unable to answer before halftime, and the first half ended with the score tied at 28.

The Commodores started the second half with an efficient drive backed by five Norman runs. Adams completed four of six passes on the drive, including a pass that was tipped by junior linebacker Brad Jefferson but caught by receiver Udom Umoh and resulted in a 42-yard gain. Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense tightened up in the red zone and Vanderbilt stalled, settling for a field goal to See Football, page 22

Volleyball rebounds from first home loss, wins pair on road

By Steven Cappetta Assistant Sports Editor

Following its first home loss of the season, the volleyball team traveled to North Carolina over the weekend and played a pair of ACC matches against the North Carolina Tar Heels and the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Although the Jackets have struggled on the road at times this season, they picked up wins in both matches, defeating UNC 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-18) on Oct. 30 and sweeping N.C. State 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-23) on Oct. 31. The wins moved the team to 16-7 overall and 10-3 in ACC play.

In Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first matchup against UNC, the Jackets dropped the first set but bounced back to win the next three and take the match.

The first set was close early on, but UNC outside hitter

Branagan Fuller had four kills over a nine-point stretch as UNC took eight of the nine points to pull ahead 11-5. Tech gradually fought back, forcing a tie at 18 all, but they allowed UNC to put together another long run and go ahead 24-18.

Fullerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh kill of the set clinched the set for the Tar Heels, 25-19.

The Jackets broke open a close battle in the second set with a five-point run, and they prevented UNC from gaining any momentum en route to a 25-20 victory that tied the match.

Tech got off to a strong start in the third set, quickly building a 13-7 lead. UNC crept back and was able to bring it within two at 24-22, but a kill from senior middle blocker Brittany Roderick gave the Jackets the win and the match lead at 2-1.

In the fourth set, Tech

jumped out of the gates, taking a 5-1 lead and building it to a 12-6 advantage. The Jackets prevented the Tar Heels from taking the lead in the set and cruised to a 25-18 victory that clinched the match.

Five Tech players had nine or more kills, and Roderick led the way with 13 throughout the evening. Senior outside hitter Chrissy DeMichelis added 12 kills and freshman Monique Mead had 10 while also contributing six digs and six block assists.

Sophomore middle blocker Asia Stawicka had nine kills, three solo blocks and three block assists. Sophomore outside hitter Bailey Hunter also had nine kills; the mark broke a streak of 18 games in which Hunter had recorded doubledigit kills.

Junior Jordan McCullers See Volleyball, page 22

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Freshman librero and defensive specialist Hannah Tucci makes a dig during a game against Duke at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Gym. The Jackets lost to Duke in a five-set contest in Oct.