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SGA Elections to take place from April 9 to 14 By Vijai Narayanan Assistant News Editor
Candidates running for positions in student government have campaigned for the past two weeks in an efort to garner votes for the upcoming student body election. From the graduate side, candidates for student body President and Vice-President are running unopposed. he undergraduate ield includes a total of ive candidates for SGA Executive President and two for Executive Vice-President. he Executive Vice-President is responsible for running sessions of the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR). he candidates for
undergraduate Vice-President and President of the student body participated in an hour-long debate at the campanile on Tuesday, April 6. Common themes of the debate revolved around how candidates would increase student involvement in SGA and how they would address the current shortcomings of student government. Candidates for president were also asked about their thoughts about the proposed budget cuts from the state legislature and how that would afect their goals for SGA for the coming year. In addition to positions in the executive branch of student government, students have also been campaigning for legislative posi-
tions in UHR and the Graduate Student Senate (GSS). Over 70 candidates at the undergraduate level are running for positions in UHR. UHR and GSS are responsible for allocating the revenue collected through the student activity fee (SAF), which totals approximately $4.3 million for the following year. Voting for legislative and executive positions begin on April 9 and will continue through April 14. Results will be announced on the inal day of voting. Turn to page 4 for the full election guide to the candidates running for SGA. See Election Guide, page 4
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Undergraduate SGA president candidates discuss various campus issues at the SGA Executive Debates at the Campanile.
Ground-breaking honors Clough Tin Building to be demolished By Zimu Yang Staf Writer
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Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson joins former President G. Wayne Clough to break ground at the CULC construction site. The ground-breaking event took place on Skiles Walkway and honored Clough for his work at Tech. By Emily Chambers Editor-in-chief
“As we look around this campus of course you will note many impressive facilities, many impressive new facilities going up, so one could be excused for thinking this is just a normal day at the oice. However of course, it is not,” said Errol B. Davis, Chancellor of the Board of Regents (BOR) at the historic ground-breaking ceremony for the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC). he CULC itself was highlighted at the event. he building will feature “modern facilities… reined laboratories, technologically advanced classrooms and interactive learning environments” said Davis. he ceremony was held on Skiles Walkway at 2 p.m. on April 5. he ceremony included distinguished speakers, light snacks and artistic two- and three-dimensional renderings of both the build-
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Peterson presents a plaque to honor Clough’s status as President Emeritus at the ground-breaking ceremony. ing and the revamped Skiles Walkway that will come with the construction. In addition to campus administrators and leaders as well as Chancellor Davis, Tech was graced with a visit from a locally famous Federal Secretary, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and former Tech president G.
Wayne Clough. Clough, who was also a Tech alum (CE 64’, MS 65’) served as Tech’s president for 12 years, from 1994 till 2008. He left the Institute in 2008 to serve at the Smithsonian Castle. “When I got to the Smithsonian, it was very nice…. But I kept telling people we
need to have more fun. hen, six months later the Tech Glee Club showed up and sang at my oice. People came up afterwards and told me ‘hat’s what you were talking about’,” Clough said. During the ceremony both President G.P. “Bud” Peterson and Senior Vice Provost Anderson Smith thanked the countless private donors who have contributed to the construction of what Undergraduate Student Body President Alina Staskevicius called “he heart of the campus”. he participants and Davis also thanked both Governor Sonny Perdue and the Ga. State Assembly for working to help inance the project with $60 million in state bonds. Clough was awarded the title of President Emeritus by Davis and Peterson, a title that was conferred upon him as a gesture of thanks for his focus on undergraduate education as well as his contributions to the Tech community as a whole.
As part of Capital Planning and Space Management’s plan to redevelop the alleyway behind the Skiles Building, the Tin Building will be demolished at the end of this yeara Students and organizations currently using the space will be forced to move temporarily before being accommodated in a new facility. “We will redevelop area between Skiles and the Weber building. It will serve as the main pedestrian thoroughfare while Skiles is being redeveloped as part of the CULC project. So rather than do [the CULC project] in two phases, [we will be able] to close Skiles walkway so that we can do it quicker and for less money,” said Howard Wertheimer, director of Capital Planning and Space Management. Present eforts to accommodate the clubs afected by the demolition, including GT Motorsports, Wreck Racing, RoboJackets and GT Of-Road, consist of relocating their activities of campus to a facility near the corner of 14th Street and Hemphill near Home Park. A new building is currently under development to accommodate them, called the Burdell Center. However, the center is still in the early stages of planning and will be unavailable for several more years. Some representatives question the reasons behind the proposed demolition, such as safety and student convenience. “As you know Home Park is not a very safe place... One of these robberies was at the corner of 14th and Hemphill where two students were held up,” said homas Fraschillo, a third year ME student and GT Of-Road team leader. “It’s also a 35-minute walk from North Ave. Apartments, where most of the team lives.” According to some of the parties involved in the relocation, little communication has been made between themselves and Facilities. “he only information we have about this has come from our advisors,” Fraschillo said. Facilities maintains that there is transportation available to those who need it. “Right now our transit system does serve that building, and we do have the Stingerette service,” Wertheimer said. “We talked to the faculty and department chair irst but we obviously want to get the students involved in the conversation. If it hasn’t happened yet then it will.” Despite the issues, Capital Space and Planning believes the decision will beneit Tech. “I think it’ll be a win-win situation for everyone involved. he idea is to allow students proper space so they can be successful,” Wertheimer said.
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By Vivian Fan News Editor Friday, April 9
GREEK WEEK WHAT: he annual competition pits Greek house against Greek house through a series of academic, artistic, athletic and talent competitions, including Tug, Greek Sing and Stroll and a number of competitions. WHO: Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council. WHEN: hursday, April 8 to Saturday, April 17. SGA ELECTION POLLS OPEN WHAT: Polls for student rep-
resentatives, undergraduate vice president, undergraduate president, graduate vice president and graduate president open Friday morning at 8 a.m. on the SGA website. Students will be able to vote for their respective president, vice president and major representatives until next Wednesday. WHO: SGA WHEN: Friday, April 6 to Wednesday, April 14 WHERE: www.elections. gatech.edu NIGHT M ARKET WHAT: Teaming up Asian cultural organizations from Tech and Emory, Night Market features a variety of food, games and entertainment from coun-
tries all over Asia. Tickets can be purchased at the door. WHO: TASA, CSA, FSA, HKSA, ISO, CSFA, VSA WHEN: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Biotechnology Quad Saturday, April 10
GT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
WHAT: he Global Leadership Conference seeks to demonstrate the importance of leadership in an increasingly globalized world. he conference features speakers such as Dr. James A. Anderson, CEO of Fayetteville University, and a number of diferent workshops throughout the day. Registration for the conference is $5 per person. WHO: Sigma Beta Rho fraternity WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Student Center Ballroom
POLL OF THE WEEK How do you feel about increasing the Student Activity Fee 61.9% I don’t think SGA should ask students for more money.
15.9% What is the Student Activity Fee?
14.3% My organization needs more money, so I am for it.
7.9% I think they should increase it, but by less. Based on 63 responses
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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.
his edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from April. 6, 2010. Sigma Gamma Tau
Sigma Gamma Tau, the AE honor society, submitted a funding requesat through the Undergraduate Legislative Reserve (ULR) to host an annual banquet for graduating seniors in the AE department. he line item funding requests included the cost of renting, cleanup and security fees for the venue. his year the event will be hosted at the alumni house. he bill generated a lengthy discussion about the purpose of the ULR, and its role in funding undergraduate only events. Some representatives voiced their concern that the ULR was reserved to special projects of UHR, including the SGA banquet and the retreats. herefore, they argued that this bill should not be funded using ULR. Others pointed out the fact that such a bill was unlikely to garner support from GSS, and that the organization would only receive funding through the ULR. Representatives eventually reached a consensus that while it would be appropriate to fund
By Vijai Narayanan, Assistant News Editor
this bill through ULR, the SGA bylaws must be amended to deine a more clear policy regarding ULR funding requests in the future. he bill passed UHR 28-3-7. Because this bill requested funds from ULR, GSS did not consider the bill. Marksmanship Club
he Marksmanship Club requested funding from SGA to purchase equipment necessary for “range outings” conducted by the club each month. he line items in bill included the cost of ammunition, a spotting scope, and advertisement. he bill was amended to $650 from $985 in order to conform to JFC policy. he bill passed UHR 37-1-0 and GSS 243-0. CanSat
he CanSat Club submitted a bill to SGA requesting funds to purchase parts to construct a robot for a competition in Amarillo, Texas. he organization will use the parts to build a robot capable of launching into the air, landing, and driving to a remote location in the desert. Among the line items included servo motors, parachutes and a GPS chip. he bill was amended to $2675.20 in
order to relect JFC policy regarding funding for conference fees, and passed UHR 39-0-0, and GSS 25-1-0. Triathlon
he GT Triathalon Club requested funding from SGA in order to compete at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Competition in Lubbock, TX. Line items for the bill included race entry fees and travel expenses, totaling $2450. he club has approximately ifteen members participating in the upcoming competition. he bill passed UHR 39-0-1 and GSS 25-1-0. ORGT
SGA passed legislation put forward by Outdoor Recreation at Georgia Tech(ORGT) to fund purchases of items related to mountain biking trips. ORGT currently has a total of six mountain bikes for these trips, and the additional funding will allow them to purchase three more. he organization also requested funding for tools and parts to maintain the bikes, including wheels, pliers, wrenches, grease and lube. he bill totaled approximately $2,323.61 and was passed 39-0-0 and GSS 25-1-0.
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lot of things went on outside the bubble of Tech in the past week. Here are a few important events taking place throughout the nation and the world.
Conferedate History Month reinstated in VA Vi r g i n i a’s R e publ ic a n governor Bob McDonnell issued a proclamation on Wednesday declaring April Confederate History Month. Critcs were pa r ticu la rly appa lled by McDonnell’s decision to leave out references to slavery altogether from his declaration.
Obama announces new nuclear strategy U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a new defense policy as part of his Nuclear Posture Review restricting the use of nuclear weapons. The announcement comes days before Obama signs a landmark nuclear arms reduction
pact with Russia. he plan rules out a nuclear response to attacks on America involving biological, chemical or conventional weapons. However, this applies only to countries that comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, excluding countries like Iran and North Korea.
Underground explosion kills 25 in WV mine A huge underground blast caused by methane gas killed 25 coal miners at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia on April 5, 2010. As of Wednesday four other workers were missing as rescue workers continued to attempt to penetrate the mountainside above the mine, wary of a dangerous buildup of methane and carbon monoxide near the entrance. Oicials hope that the four miners still trapped were able to reach airtight chambers in the mine, stocked with food and oxygen to last for four days.
CorreCtion In the April 2 issue of the Technique, we erroneously printed that GTPD’s new K-9 unit was trained in Chatham Co. Fla. He was trained in Ga. We also misspelled the name of Oicer Jonathan Gibbons. We apologize for the errors and any resulting confusion.
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ElECtioN CANdidAtE ProfilES UndergradUate StUdent Body PreSident WallaCe Benton
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Corey Boone
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Friends, Techies, countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to tell you of the campaign trail Diferentiate from the false promises And listen to my words with an open mind!
ions in a serious manner was during the concealed weapons debate? Why is it that SGA “tries” to have meals with the general population, yet still does not seem to understand the needs and wants of the general population? Why is it that students do not know what SGA is or the functions that it serves? Obviously there is a disconnect. We need a student government that’s accountable, using funds generated by our student fees to solve campus problems, not hide them in inefective, “free” campus programs. I want the voting records for each member of the UHR to be online, so students
know how their reps are voting. I also want a well-advertised comment period for the annual budget, so students can vote, line by line, on what they like and don’t. I also want voter statistics available online, broken down by year, major, inancial aid status, ethnicity, state/country of residence, Greek/unafiliated, and gender. We must protect the secret ballot, but all of this information is already available—let’s use it to make SGA better. SGA needs to be sure that it is representative of the WHOLE student body. If it isn’t, SGA MUST reach out to voters who are, in efect,
quests in place on Oscar. o Oversee the Continued Redevelopment of Course Critique o Develop an Academic Rights and Expectations that will allow students and faculty to ind common ground. o Develop a Faculty-Student Mentoring Program. o Review tenure to place a greater emphasis on teacher efectiveness. o Implement a “Service Option” to be As Student Body President, I will: added to the curriculum of each major. o Expand the Add/Drop Period. o Advocate for an i-Tunes Library of o Lift Major Restrictions earlier during Tech’s best lecturers registration the period. o Advocate for more campus areas for o Add a centralized platform that al- students to “Hangout”. lows students to apply for overload re- o Advocate for a diversity component
to be added to the evaluation of all Tech faculty and staf members. o Advocate for a revision in campus alcohol policies that allow for a Good Samaritan Provision. o Advocate for more campus services that employ students o Restructure the Communications Board to include a Director of Student Engagement. o Establish a workable communications platform here at Tech that eliminates the countless emails that students receive on a daily basis. Enriching your Tech Experience is
I am not going to preach to you of my accomplishments before or during my tenure at Tech. What is more important is what I am striving for in this campaign. It is time that students are fully appreciated and represented in the student government of this luscious institution. Why is it that the irst time that the student body was asked our opinI am Corey T. Boone, and I want to be the next Student Body President of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Why, you ask? I’m running because I love this school and its people. I want to lead in a way that enhances the Georgia Tech Community, provides a learning environment that truly enriches lives, and proactively addresses the needs of all Georgia Tech Students.
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Jeff PorUBSky
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no WeBSite Provided Since I graduated High School my dream university was Tech. After high school I started in community college; after inancial diiculties I had to stop school in order to work. I worked for many years before I could make a return to school, at which time I set my sights on Tech. During that down time I had many friends who attended Tech and I was on campus often. I was either visiting the friends in the dorms or Home Park. hese interactions showed me the beauty of what Tech was all about. Now that I am blessed enough to be here I see it is my obligation to give back to the school and community that has given so much to me. I am ideal for this position, in part, because I have almost a full decade more life experience than the other candidates. I have seen the outside world and experienced its hardships irst-hand, which allows me to appreciate Tech. I will improve our campus lives by addressing the following issues:
My Vision—“Make SGA for YOU” I strongly believe that the best ideas arise from collaboration, and that the more students involved in SGA, the better decisions we will be able to make. More ideas, concerns, and information will drive SGA to improve all its areas. My platform is based on the following: Student Government SGA should be completely accessible to everyone. SGA will have a weekly optional digest of all the issues in EVERY COMMITTEE. Polls of the students will be used to get more feedback and ideas. I want to make a centralized formal application process for committees, so the most qualiied students are the ones who are selected. Student Organizations I want to make the system more eicient, so organizations can focus more on their own business and less on SGA bureaucracy. I want an improved system for funding requests that is easier to use and is LINKED with the accounting. his link shall make the reimbursements faster and will provide up-to-date statistics on the monies available, as well as history of SGA funds per event, organization, semester, etc. I believe that with more data the Legislative can make better decisions. I also want to make the process of starting an organization easier by providing all the information on the website and a step-by-step checklist of the requirements. Academics I want to have a committee devoted to registration issues.
Jimmy WilliamS
WWW.voteJimmyWilliamS.Com Experience • Vice-President of Campus Afairs • Junior and Member-at-Large Representative • Chair of Campus Afairs Board • Planning and Development Committee Chair • Co-founder of Kids@Kollege • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society • Georgia Tech Tour Guides • hinkBig@Tech Planning Committee • Library Advisory Board • GT1000 TL • Freshman Activities Board
Golden Ratio: For too long now women have been underrepresented at Tech. With a ~30% population of women on the campus it is time that we take this issue seriously and make a concerted efort to reach out to women (both high school and college age) to come be a part of our community. here needs to be speciic and extensive measures taken to assure the safety and well-being of women on campus. Safety: he safety and security of Tech students should be one of the highest priorities of the school. It’s not an issue that can be solved by one group. It requires cooperation from the administration, the GTPD and the student body with the SGA. he crime on campus is unacceptable and it’s time that real and efective steps are taken to prevent crime. Ignoring Tech’s security problem in the name of “avoiding bad PR” is counter-productive and actively negligent. Bridge the Gaps: It is the job of the president to be the spokesperson for the student body. his role requires dealing with administration and groups outside the school. During the last year I served on the Undergraduate Council. I facilitated and participated in a tremendous amount of communications between multiple diferent Deans and
My Vision – Building a Better Community Many of the issues we deal with as students are central to the Tech culture. Instead of addressing problems individually, I want to frame all of our work in SGA around the common theme of building a better community across our campus. his community must be built up in three areas: Academic Community We must address our strained faculty-student relationship and lack of interdisciplinary options in our classes and majors. I propose an Institute-based faculty-student mentor program, a redeinition of our grading practices, specialized tracks in each major, and more lexibility in allowing core classes to count towards minor credit. Campus Life Community In order to build community, we must not only relieve stress from academics, but we must build a more vibrant campus life community. here is much excitement around ideas of larger campus-wide events and an expansion of Tech Square. I want SGA to incentivize organizational collaboration with additional funding for these events, and I’d like to see Tech Square expand to include more studentfriendly options. Campus Support Community Our eforts to build community will fall short if we do not receive proper support from our campus departments. We
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UndergradUate StUdent Body exeCUtive viCe PreSident (evP) Brenda moraleS
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Mandatory Student Fee Advisory Committee • Sophomore Summit Planning Committee • Safety Task Force • Campus Portal Committee My Vision: he EVP serves not only as a member of the Executive Cabinet, but also as the Chair of the legislative body, the Undergraduate House of Representatives. My experience in both branches over the past two years has provided me with the knowledge needed to create a comprehensive vision for SGA and will allow me to be an efective leader beginning on the very irst day of my term. In my two years as a representative in the UHR, I have stood for accountability and responsible stewardship of the nearly $5 million Student Activity Fee budget that is entrusted to the House. I will foster accountability and responsibility in the following ways: • Open avenues of communication
between representatives and constituents. • Hold bill submission information sessions for organizations. • Provide training to representatives on the JacketPages system. • Ensure that representatives can advise organizations on the Joint Finance Committee Policy. I have and will serve as an unwavering voice for students in my role on the Executive Cabinet and as a member of Institute-wide committees. I will advance student priorities and work to foster a better community: • Fight for improved services, including streamlined registration, better dining options, improved parking and transportation, and intuitive athletic ticketing. • Introduce more fair policies for students and organizations. • Strengthen ties with administrators and other student leaders. • Encourage collaboration between organizations for more effective programming.
and Mgt major. I have been involved in many organizations on campus and have founded and led a couple of them during my time at Tech. Some of these include the CoC’s Undergraduate Council (President), he Young Entrepreneurs Society (Founder and President) and he Firewall (Founding President) and others. When I decided to run for this position, I was told by one of my friends that I was an SGA outsider, as I had not been actively involved in SGA in the past. I strongly believe that the STUDENT Government Association should comprise of the ENTIRE student body in practice, not only on paper. his is why I decided to run for this position. I aim to make SGA WWW.aJaik.Com a much more transparent and approachable organization which inI am currently a 3rd year CS volves all students in its decision
making process. I strongly hope that in the future there is no such thing as an SGA outsider and SGA Unlike most people who set goals for what they will do when they are in oice, the irst goal I am setting myself is for the election. Last year only 3,662 out of the 12,069 undergraduates Tech voted in the SGA elections. his is only 30.3% of the student body. Since, I aim to get more students involved with SGA, why not start with elections itself? My goal for this year is to double this number. While I hope you’ll cast your vote for me, the most important thing is that you participate in SGA and exercise your right to vote! I have my vote and I am going to need your help with the remaining 7,323 votes for me to achieve this goal.
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gradUate StUdent Body PreSident anthony Baldridge
If elected, my administration will focus on a number of major topics signiicant to the graduate student body. While these are not the sole issues that will be addressed, they are some of the most signiicant issues facing the graduate student body and ones that will be the main focus of my administration. • Student Health Insurance— Next year will be a signiicant year for the student health insurance in that Tech will select an insurance provider for the coming years. his will be a signiicant task for SGA and exploring all aspects and concerns of the graduate student body is of utmost importance. • Communication— ere are gaps in the way information is conveyed to the graduate student body for issues and events. To address this I propose the following: o Creation of a Board of Governors composed of organizational representatives from graduate only organizations. hrough this body, communication can be facilitated,
and a more comprehensive view of the graduate activities at Tech can be made a reality. o Create a Board of Regents Graduate Student Committee of the graduate student presidents of Ga. to provide a platform for concerns. o Develop communication resources and ways to disseminate information on our campus. • Professional Development— At Tech, a number of departments offer some limited opportunities to enhance professional development but my administration will work on a central plan creating programming and opportunities for all graduate students. • GTRIC— is year’s conference was an accomplishment. If elected, my administration will focus on the development of the conference and address the feedback ofered from this year. Involvement—As the graduate student population continues to grow, involvement will become increasSee Baldridge, page 7
gradUate StUdent Body viCe PreSident kathy SChnUre
he population of graduate students continues to grow. As this group’s presence and inluence becomes stronger on campus, the presence and inluence of its representatives needs to become stronger as well. Tech is fortunate to have an invested, diverse group of graduate students who devote time to representing their peers. After serving three years as a Graduate Senator, and two years as a member of the executive committee, I am seeking election as the Vice President of Graduate Student Government. Graduate Student Government and the GSS have made great strides in the past several years, and, if elected, I will strive to make the voice and needs
of graduate students heard. his will require the administration to focus on several initiatives. First, increasing the communication between graduate students and their representatives. Some departments and schools are extraordinarily skilled at this, while other groups have no idea if they even have a representative. It will be important to even the playing ield for those without representation. he creation of the new SGA website has been the irst step in making communication with GSG more straightforward and simple. Continuing to implement the site and ensuring that it is utilized to its full potential will be See Schnure, page 7
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heta Xi Fraternity M & M Mentoring Program College Ladders disenfranchised. ACC Leadership Conference DelOther issues: • GT Parking – Buzzcard readers egate for the parking meters and selling Sympathetic Vibrations Student Assistant permits per semester. • OSCAR needs to email students Student Academic and Financial Afairs Committee when they have a hold. • Allow students to create designs Ferst Center for the Arts Student for campus to ix major issues Advisory Committee whether it be designing buildings or creating a more “green” campus Porubsky from page 5 • Origin-destination studies to help ix GT Transportation issues associate Deans to the oice of Why vote for me? Because I, like executive afairs—even weekly Winston Churchill, “have noth- communications with State reping to ofer but blood, toil, tears resentatives. I have already estaband sweat.” he Black Stallion lished my presence with the adwill always ride again. ministration and created a strong link to state government. he second gap to be bridged is beBoone page 4 tween SGA and the students they about more that achieving a laun- represent. Too often the only time dry list of objectives. It is about you hear of SGA is when there is empowering every Yellow Jacket an election. You usually only hear to thrive during the best years of from your representatives when their lives. I believe that I am the they are running for oice—the only candidate with the unique rest of the year you have no idea experience necessary to do so. what decisions are being made in his past year, I have served as your name and with your money. Vice President of Communica- I will push to have stronger comtions where my duty is ensuring munications between the students that your voice is heard on issues and SGA, as well as creating inat Tech. Below is my experience. centive to have students particiExperience: pate in the afairs of SGA. SGA: Vice President of Communi- Greek Concerns: Although the cations, Chairman of the Campus Greek community comprises only Communications Board, Campus ~20% of the undergraduate popuAfairs Board, Chairman Aca- lation they are the most involved demic Afairs Committee, Man- segment. It is understandable that agement Representative, Planning special provisions be made for the and Development Committee, Greek community, like block seatInternal Development Commit- ing. Additionally, the provision tee, Cultural Afairs Committee, of adequate parking is well past Stipend Committee. due—parking should be accessiGT Student Ambassadors ble for every Greek house. Lastly, Honor Advisory Council it’s important that the Greeks enStudent Rules and Regulations joy a high level of sovereignty for Committee any chapter on campus. Undergraduate Academic Council I always try to live by an old Boy Undergraduate Curriculum Com- Scout motto, “Leave the place betmittee ter than you found it”. Tech has Tri-mester Committee forever improved me and before CIOS Taskforce I go I will leave Tech better than GT Choral I found it. All these things I can
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and will do—however, I need your support on April 9. Please remember to vote for me. God bless you all and God bless Tech.
Nussenbaum from 5 his committee will poll the ENTIRE student body for ideas, and problems they’ve had, and will then work with administrators to improve OSCAR. I want a centralized permit system for all classes. I believe that by polling the student body, many great ideas will arise. I want to have the Academic Afairs Committee poll the student body on policy like Dead Week, Drop Date, improving Freshman Forgiveness, etc. Student Life I want to have a network-styled (like Facebook) website with information on every event on campus. his will allow for collaboration. I want organizations to use this system to communicate with the Student Body and advertise events. Organizations and students will be able to communicate and manage memberships. his system will also allow you to see who is in your classes, and help you connect with fellow students for projects, studying, and much more! Tech I LOVE TECH! I Love being at GT. I have learned so much and I want to give back. My goal is to make SGA accessible to EVERYONE. You need a President who has a vision and can bring people together, not his own personal agenda, and I am that person. Vote NUSS!
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need to optimize our transportation routes, improve our avenues for student feedback, and ensure we are not unfairly raising student fees without irst looking outside of the Institute for revenue. We also need to embrace the diver-
sity that we embody by pursuing additional Institutional support for diversity programming and outreach. Finally, we must create a coherent communications network and campus-wide calendar tailored to individual interests. My Drive I am running for Student Body President, not for perks or popularity, but because I want to serve you. I have worked with the administration in departments across campus and the issues are important to me. It is unfair to the students to have a long transition period after elections, when current projects are forgotten. As President, my transition will be seamless. I will begin ighting for you on day one. he time for SGA to excite a larger vision towards building a better community and carrying our message to you is now. It is no longer enough to make information about SGA readily available on our website, and as your President, you will hear from your representatives more than just during an elections cycle. I don’t want to build an SGA community; I want to build your community. To do that every student must be involved in providing solutions to the issues we address. I have the experience, and more importantly the means, for making our vision of building a better community a true reality here at Tech. Vote Jimmy Williams for your next Student Body President!
Baldridge page 6 ingly important and recruiting of new members to join student government and provide representation to this expanding population will be a focus of my administration. hrough the course of this year, I have served as Student Welfare Chair and am currently in my third year as a graduate student senator. From these oices, I have gained experience on the work-
ings of graduate SGA and Tech and have built relationships that will prove invaluable next year. If elected, my sole concern will always be the graduate student body. As we progress through these ever changing times, it is becoming increasingly more important to have our voices heard and continue to progress our eforts for the beneit of all graduate students. I appreciate your support in the election.
Schnure page 6 important in the next administration. Additionally, continuing to create new relationships and reinforce existing relationships with the administration, faculty, staf and undergraduates will serve to increase the visibility of GSG on campus, and hence continue to encourage graduate students to be heard. Having resources to solicit advice and to ofer the graduate perspectives can only serve to help graduate students in the long run. Concerns about health insurance and professional development opportunities have been expressed. In making the graduate voice heard, the next administration needs to ensure that issues that come up repeatedly are addressed. Next year will bring the opportunity to select a health insurance provider. Making sure that all avenues are explored and that a diverse group of voices are heard will be essential. Last week, the irst Graduate Career Fair was held, and feedback from that event will need to be reviewed so that the event will continue to grow, and so that new ideas or events for professional development can be implemented. As Director of the Graduate Conference Fund, I have seen irsthand how valuable GSG is to graduate students. As Vice President, I hope to ind new ways to provide value to students that goes beyond money. I appreciate your support in this exciting endeavor.
Opinions
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OUR VIEWS CONSENSUS OPINION
Progress and sacriice Progress should not marginalize college experience he current Tin Building is unsafe. It is doubtable that the building lifespan is not already near its end and that a replacement is needed. he process of replacing old and out-dated facilities is certainly nothing new to campus, but many times it seems as if little regard is given to the current student body that live through the transition process. Student organizations have the privilege and the need to have on-campus locations. he destruction of the Tin Building, however, puts this necessity at risk for several organizations. Students do not work, especially when dealing with extracurricular activities, during regular working hours. It is essential that students have a safe and convenient place to do the work associated with their extracurricular activities. Moving several student organizations into the Home Park neighborhood could potentially put students at risk, especially with the recent rash of crime against students traveling in
the area. Tech must accommodate these organizations better if the plan to close the Tin Building comes to fruition. Providing timely and eicient transportation late at night to the of campus location should help mitigate the situation, but ultimately the most efective solution to the problem is to ensure that the displaced organizations are given an on-campus location as soon as possible. Tech must continue to make progress on all fronts to ensure it stays competitive with other top institutes across the nation, and in this case, safe, but it should at the same time take all needed steps to ensure that the process toward progress does not diminish the Tech experience for current students. he construction at the center of campus, albeit necessary and worthwhile, has already been burden to the current student body; future plans should keep in mind the forced sacriice students are already making.
he Consensus Opinion relects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
Technique Editorial Board Emily Chambers, Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Saethang, Managing Editor Hahnming Lee, Business Manager Jennifer Aldoretta, Entertainment Editor Vivian Fan, News Editor Nishant Prasadh, Sports Editor Kate Comstock, Focus Editor Matt Hofman, Opinions Editor
Steven Cappetta, Advertising Manager Kelvin Kuo, Photography Editor Reem Mansoura, Development Editor Chris Russell, Online Editor
EDITORIAL CARTOON BY MAGGIE SMITH
—Jimmy Demaret
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Technique in exceptional hands By Emily Chambers Editor-in-Chief
he Technique is important. Not just as a student organization, not just as a piece of campus history and not just as a source of Friday entertainment. he Technique is important because it is our job to inform campus, to serve as a voice and a forum for discussion about both the successes and failures of campus groups, the administration and even ourselves. It is our job to inform students of labor rights issues on campus, of horriic crimes, of fantastic events and unfortunately, of actions that we feel were not worthy of us, the Tech student body. My tenure with the Technique is ending, and it has been my goal to serve as an accurate, diligent and respectful editor. I hope that you, our audience, have been at least satisied with our work, and if you have not that you have felt free to critique us. As I leave ofice it is my great pride to entrust the paper that I love and respect so much to the next editor, a soonto-be Tech undergraduate alum and Tech graduate student who I know will work tirelessly to serve you, the Tech students; Hahnming Lee. Hahnming has served this paper for four years, working as our Assistant Sports Editor his freshman year, one of the paper’s most thankless jobs. He is a skilled writer who covered not only the popular revenue sports but also club sports and summer events. He then became the paper’s oficial Sports editor, producing a
fantastic section and learning the ins and out of staf management that are so important to all organizational leaders. During his third year Hahnming moved over to the littleknown but critical business world of the paper, serving as our Advertising Manager in charge of physically building the issue each week and invoicing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of advertising contracts. He also gained critical sales experience working with local businesses and national advertising groups. his year as Business Manager he has taken on responsibilities never before given to a student editor, working on ad sales contracts for the paper, setting up our classiieds system and maintaining our internal human resources data. He has been a strong voice of reason on consensus issues, never loosing sight of the fact that it is the paper’s responsibility to relect even the most polarized of issues without marginalizing any campus voice. He has juggled all of his responsibilities lawlessly, all while taking on extra work at the paper as a copy editor, writer and ill-in meeting attendee for me when I was sick. Hahn, you have been such a blessing not only to this paper and me, but also to the school as a whole through your service so far. I look forward to reading the paper each week next year and watching you further your goals and visions for this great publication. Congratulations, and welcome to the best job on campus.
YOUR VIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nicknames cannot be forced onto students A lot of fuss has been made by the school over the potential nickname of the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Center. In truth, one cannot simply assign a nickname to a building. A building’s nickname must be earned over the years through the nature of the building. Case in point, he Campanile is regularly known as “he Shaft,” due to its tall shaft-like centerpiece and its embodiment of what Tech does to its student-body. We also have the hrillerDome (Alexander Memorial Coliseum), the Rusty C (Russ-Chandler Stadium) and of course, he Flats. he College of Computing is known simply as the CoC. Klaus is sometimes referred to as the Super CoC. None of these nicknames was assigned hey were coined by popular opinion. It is ridiculous to expect that an administratively assigned nickname would be capable of halting such a force of nature. However, despite these arguments, I propose the nickname “he G-Spot.” his name incor-
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porates the building’s namesake G. Wayne Clough. he CULC is intended to be a central part of campus and undergraduate life. It is a building that all undergraduates should be interested in locating and visiting as often as possible. Tom Neuman Second-year AE
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Teen pregnancy still a prominent problem While Facebook stalking younger students from my old high school this past spring break, I made a profound discovery. Half of the teens in my hometown had babies since the time that I had graduated. Okay, so the number wasn’t really that high. In researching my town’s teen pregnancy numbers, I counted ive girls who had children. Five girls among my 100 high school Facebook friends alone. Who knows how high the number actually is? According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancies, half of all pregnancies in the U. S. are unplanned—about three million each year. hree in ten women will have at least one child by the age of 20. Ga. ranked eighth in order of teen pregnancy rates with 80 pregnancies per 1,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19. Unplanned pregnancies not only create hardships for young parents, but also a inancial burden to taxpayers. Data taken from a 2006 analysis of the state of Georgia by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancies found that teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least $344 million in 2004. he average annual cost associated with a child is $3,526. In terms of national statistics, teen pregnancies cost taxpayers about $1.9 billion a year. Teen pregnancy is still a
“The most effective way of preventing teen pregnancy is through honest communication.” reem mansoura Development Editor problem in the U. S., despite the numerous contraceptive methods available. TV shows like MTV’s 16 and Pregnant (which starred a girl from my hometown last year) and Teen Mom try to depict the struggles that face couples who try to raise a child so early in their unstable lives. And yet, in the summer of 2008 we learned of the pregnancy pact made by over a dozen girls at Gloucester High School in Mass. hese young women decided to get pregnant and raise their children together. his was not a case of accidental pregnancy. his was a case of making an irrational and romantic decision. As a college student, I found it so hard to imagine that there are still teens out there who don’t know how to practice safe sex, or, in the case of Gloucester High School, that there are teens who delude themselves into thinking that having a child at such a young age is a good idea. Both issues, however, can be resolved through constant communica-
tion and efective educational programs. Sadly, we still seem to be in an era of abstinenceonly programs. My sixth grade year, almost 10 years ago, was the irst time I was exposed to any kind of sex talk in a school setting. I remember two high school students coming to my homeroom class to talk about the reasons why we should wait until marriage to have sex. Abstinence was presented as the only option of avoiding unplanned pregnancy. No one asked how to prevent a pregnancy if one did want to engage in sexual activity. his topic seemed so taboo at the time. It wasn’t until high school that the topic was approached in a school setting again, this time in my health class. he tone was more educational and provided options for practicing safe sex before marriage. Abstinence was still preached very loudly and clearly, but at least other options were given. It seems so obvious that abstinence-only education is
not that efective. We all know teens will still have sex, no matter how many times they are told not to. herefore, I was shocked when my youngest sister came back from her sixth grade class a few weeks ago and told me that she was given the exact same abstinence speech that I had received. he most efective way of preventing teen pregnancy is through honest communication. he Guttmacher Institute reported that 75 percent of American teenagers will engage in sexual intercourse before they are 20. Only 15 percent of teens report staying abstinent until the age of 21. With these numbers, it is apparent that a majority of teens are not waiting until marriage to have sex, or waiting for very long. With such a large percentage of teens having sex, shouldn’t we encourage open discussion when a child is irst introduced to this concept? Sex is ingrained into every part of our culture, our commercials, our movies and our songs. Teens are exposed to sex in a variety of avenues. Shouldn’t we start the discussion earlier? Shouldn’t we warn young children of the dangers of having unprotected sex? We have the knowledge and power to prevent teen pregnancy, and we should share this information with others as openly, honestly and frequently as possible.
Little things sometimes annoy the most After nearly three years here at Tech, some things really piss me of. First, the people who scrape “T”’s of signs around campus are idiots. his stupid hobby is in no way whatsoever in keeping with the Tech tradition of stealing a T from the Tech tower; it is simply childish vandalism. Stealing a T of of Tech Tower was an accomplishment because it took engineering skills to somehow get on the roof, remove a large, and probably heavy, lit letter and not fall of and die. Using a razor blade to remove a “t” from the Instructional Center sign requires the use of a razor blade, something many drug users are very proicient at. When people not familiar with Tech come on campus and see the signs vandalize, they do not realize that it is a Tech tradition, mainly because it is not, to remove “t” from signs; they believe that we as a campus are unable to properly maintain our signage. So for those who now feel depressed because they feel as if they no longer have a Tech tradition to hold on to, allow me to suggest a new tradition: showering. While I realize that some people may not care how they look when they go to class, and, honestly, I do not care how most people look either, I do care when people smell as if they have spent the night in a dump.
ing in that subject. So please, “So please always remember: esteemed faculty members, as people can turn their eyes unnerved as you may be about your apathetic students, take away; they cannot turn their some solace in the fact that noses off.” most students are equally unnerved to be in your class. Probably the one group of matt Hofman people at Tech that get to me Opinions Editor the most are Architecture majors. We all know: studio is tough; studio is a lot of work; When someone else’s ulty at fault the next semester. you were up all night workbody-odor begins to afect the Is college not supposed to be a ing on studio; your studio TA learning ability of the people learning experience where peo- hates you and everything you around them, there are seri- ple learn from their mistakes do. Trust me Architecture maous issues. It shows a complete and adapt to ensure a more ad- jors, we have all heard about lack of consideration for one’s vantageous outcome the next your plight with your studio fellow student, and a complete time around? classes, and I do care, but I lack of civility. So please alAlso, there seems to be a believe I speak for a large porways remember: people can lack of understanding with tion of the Tech campus when turn their eyes away; they can- some of the faculty when it I say that I do not want to hear not turn their noses of. comes to prioritization. If a about it anymore. With the semester rapidly student has ive classes in a seAs an Architecture major, coming to an end, projects, mester, chances are good that I believe you should be able tests and homework assign- not all ive of those classes to complain about your studio ments are beginning to pile up hold equal priority for named class for the irst couple weeks since for some reason it seems student. Chances are also of your freshman year, after that some professors have the good that the elective classes that please leave your comtime management skills of that the student is taking are ments to your fellow creatures college students. I guess the probably at the bottom of the of the night stuck in the buildline “A lack of planning of priority list. ings between the library and your part does not constitute Now, this does not mean Klaus. an emergency on mine,” does that students should say, “I Overall, I understand comnot apply when former person don’t care about this class, pletely that my complaints referred to in the quip assigns just give me an ‘A’.” Students about Tech are, at best, minor, the grade of the latter person. should show up to class and if not just petty and irrelevant; I understand that some- do the work assigned, but pro- I am just ine with that. Betimes things come up, people fessor need not take it so per- sides, if you let the big things get sick, lights get delayed, sonally when a student seems that get to you at Tech, chancclasses get canceled. But it somewhat disinterested in the es are pretty good you will seems for the most part that material. If the student was go insane. So I say, just stick the faculty at fault one semes- overly interested in the sub- to thinking about the stupid ter for scrambling at the end of ject, that student would most things; ignorance makes for a the semester are also the fac- likely be majoring or minor- happy life.
BUZZ Around Campus
What do you think the CULC nickname should be?
Bob Perez hird-year PSYC
“he building”
Katya lebedev hird-year HTS
“he head”
Vincent leibbrandt hird-year MGT
“he shaft”
mark Braswell hird-year MSE
“he Clough” Photos by Adebola Adedire
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OUR VIEWS HOT OR NOT
HOT– or –NOT Ground-breaking
While it appears that the administration may be a couple months, maybe a year, late on the oicial ground breaking for the CULC, it was wonderful to honor President Emeritus Clough by oicially naming the building in his honor and naming him President Emeritus of the Institute. he building should be a true compliment to Clough’s legacy here at Tech.
Delightful debate
he debate among the candidates for the Undergraduate Student Body President and Undergraduate Executive Vice President gave students a delightful opportunity to hear about the plans and concerns of the people that will lead the undergraduate student body next year. Allowing students to submit questions opened a new avenue for more people to get involved in the election and campaign process.
Registration woes
With another semester comes another round of registration problems. Apparently, the ISYE and AE departments are leading the race to anger students. ISYE has put permits on most of their senior level classes, and the AE department was again late about releasing their fall schedule. Fear not other departments, there is still time to make up ground during Phase II.
Lack of energy
he on-and-of power at the CRC on Tuesday afternoon gave people getting in their exercise a little more excitement to their workout. Unfortunately, the CRC has no intention of turning out the lights in the future to give people self-conscious about working out in front of other people a reprieve from social scrutiny of having all the it people stare at them while they sadly jog on a treadmill.
Honor Code ensures the quality, integrity of degrees earned at Tech Monday afternoon, I participated in an interview with a journalist from Azerbaijan. He had come to Tech to ind out a little more about American universities and, in particular, how we handle academic integrity. He asked the other participants and me why we have an honor code, some of the details of how we run our academic integrity system, and our views on academic integrity in general. It was fascinating to speak with the journalist because it was clear that we came from two very different cultures. He was very interested in the violations that happen most often on campus. When we told him how the cases that come up most were those of unauthorized collaboration, he was rather intrigued. He told us that the problem his country’s schools often face is students bribing professors for a better grade in class. We did not have much time to talk about why there was such a diference, but it did get me thinking about our issues at Tech. Why is unauthorized collaboration such a big problem on campus? I think it may rest somewhat in how we view the Honor Code at Tech. Much of our focus rests on the section describing student responsibilities. In brief, it says students must not cheat or plagiarize. We all know this, and we agreed to abide by it when we signed the Honor Agreement upon our entrance to Tech. he system we have set up to enforce academic integrity is also student focused. he professor reports a case to the Oice of Student Integrity(OSI), and then OSI takes it from there. If a violation is determined to have happened, the student receives a sanction. Yet, the student body of Tech
“Honor at Tech is not a one-way street. It is not the responsibility of only students to uphold our Honor Code.” mike donohue Chair of Honor Advisory Council did not create the Honor Code to put itself under more rules. It created the Code to make explicit an agreement between students, staf and faculty. It aims to “cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor.” Honor at Tech is not a one-way street. It is not the responsibility of only students to uphold our Honor Code. All of us, students, staf, and faculty, have our own responsibilities, and we all must ensure everyone else upholds their responsibility. he Dean of Students and faculty make sure we students do our part. Students, through the Honor Advisory Council and SGA, provide input on how the Dean’s Oice and OSI enforce academic integrity. But who makes sure faculty are fulilling their responsibilities? hat answer is simple. You do! Faculty must make clear their policies on academic integrity, in particular unauthorized collaboration. Many do this in their syllabi at the beginning of each semester. However, students must ask their professors if anything is unclear. Students go to each other for help irst. When students go to their peers, they should know what the can do with who. Collaboration policies should not be secret, nor complex. he only way to ensure clear policies is for students to open dialogs with their
professors early and often about academic integrity. he Honor Advisory Council is there to help open these dialogs. You may have seen us with our Honor Wall on Skiles Walkway this past week. We asked many of you your opinions about issues involving academic integrity on campus, and we will use your feedback in our future plans. HAC’s mission is to promote academic integrity on campus, advise individuals on the policies and procedures used to enforce the Honor Code and work to educate the Tech community about the speciics of the Code. he only way we can do that efectively is by getting feedback from the campus community. You can stop by our oice hours throughout the week. We’re there to answer questions about the process and the Honor Code in general. You can look at our website for more information about the Council’s activities, at honor.gatech.edu, or send us an email, honor@gatech.edu. he Honor Code ensures the integrity of the Tech degree. It tells other universities, businesses and oicial agencies that Tech grads earn their Tech diplomas. It tells them that Tech grads are people they can trust. It tells everyone that Tech is a place where honor and integrity can thrive.
Focus By Chris russell Online Editor
Students often talk about how being on a college campus—Tech’s in particular—is like being inside a bubble that separates them from the comings and goings of the outside world. Normally, they are thinking of things like politics and news when it comes to this, but sometimes there’s a bit more involved. Reality Unveiled is a project, hosted by the Department of Housing and the Oice of Diversity Programs, that aims to educate students on what else goes on outside “the Bubble.” While students inside the protection of a college campus don’t generally have to worry about things like poverty, genocide and human traicking, they are a part of daily life for millions of others people in the world. “his event is about letting students and members of Tech know what’s going on in the world.... How we, as part of a [college] campus, are separated from so much that is going on around us. his event helps us look around at the world, know what’s going on and take actions to change what’s going on,” said Siddharth Shah, second-year IE and an RA in North Avenue Apartments. While many students are vaguely aware that these things go on somewhere in the world, many don’t realize how close to home some of them hit. One fact that was strongly emphasized during the event was that Atlanta is the number one city in the United States for human traicking, particularly of a sexual nature. he ease of transport into and out of the city makes it popular with sex tourists, with some lying in only to ly out again immediately after being serviced. he event itself was set up in an unused hall on the irst loor of North Avenue East. Two apartments were modiied so each contained a handful of exhibits. he irst contained exhibits on poverty, immigration, genocide and human traicking and the second included homophobia, sexism, racism, substance abuse and hope for change. See Reality, page 14
focus Editor: Kate Comstock
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Illustration by Kelvin Kuo
By Andrew Nelson Staf Writer
With about 45 cultural student organizations on campus, one of the best ways for students to explore these diferent cultures is Tech’s annual CultureFest—a week-long schedule of activities sponsored by Culture Tech and AIESEC, featuring activities by eleven student organizations. Culture Tech has hosted this event since 1985, stemming from the Annual International Festival, and attracts at least 500 students to each event.
his year, there were over 2,000 students taking part in the four events throughout the week: the International Food Festival, Language Lunch, International Film Series and Night Market. he International Food Festival was Monday’s main attraction. he line of ethnic foods, cooked and served by their respective student associations for $5 per person, yielded a completely packed to-go tray by the end of the line. he Global Village, hosted by AISEC, provided booths for student organizations to set up informational centers and, of
course, more food and drinks for their club and culture. At the Global Village, students could also use “passports”—cards signed by each student organization upon interacting with their booths— to score a free t-shirt and gelato. “I went to the [International Food Festival Fair and Global Village], and all the booths were fun and entertaining,” said Michael Wong, irst-year EE, “I really liked the Haitian and Chinese booths.” On Monday evening, Fourth Street Apartments hosted an International Cof-
fee Hour, where students could practice language skills and learn about the country of Turkey and its culture over Turkish cofee. Starting Tuesday morning, the language events continued with students from the Language Institute and student organizations hosting the Language Lunch, a new event this year. Students could visit a kiosk on Skiles Walkway and learn conversational basics of diferent languages. “I went to the International Food Festival and the See Culture, page 13
Students go All in for Haiti relief By Kate Comstock Focus Editor
Photo by Jarrett Skov/ Student Publications
Reality Unveiled featured exhibits in North Ave. on taboo political topics.
On the night of Monday, April 4, a group of students met in the student center and attended a gambling party. No, this was not an illegal gambling event on campus, it was a philanthropy event that beneitted Haitian relief efforts. he event, named “All in for Haiti,” was organized by Sigma Beta Rho, a national fraternity that has a chapter at Tech. Although none of the members in the Tech chapter were directly afected by the
earthquake in Haiti, they do have national members that have sufered from the disaster. he fraternity wanted to sponsor an event that would let people enjoy themselves while giving to a good cause. “Our biggest goal was to raise awareness for diferent issues around the world and we wanted to focus on the issue in Haiti,” said Anirudha Midododdi, a co-chair of philanthropy for Sigma Beta Rho and a second-year IE. he event allowed students to enjoy a night playing See Haiti, page 12
Photo by Jarrett Skov/ Student Publications
Sigma Beta Rho hosted a casino night that allowed students to play casino games and give to Haitian relief eforts.
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blackjack, poker, craps and roulette while savoring free food and watching the NCAA basketball tournament. Sigma Beta Rho also gave out T-shirts to those that came out to the event. To help contribute to the relief eforts, participants were asked to donate $5. With approximately 100 people participating, the fraternity was able to raise over $500. All proceeds from the beneit will go to the SOS Children’s Villages International—an international organization that provides a loving and safe environment for orphaned or abandoned children. UNICEF estimates that 20,000 were lost from their families from the earthquake that occurred Jan. 12. Before the earthquake, it was estimated that approximately 300,000 orphans existed in Haiti.
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“We decided this would be a good way to get people to come out to raise awareness and raise money,” said Jason Bapna, a cochair of philanthropy for Sigma Beta Rho and irst-year IE. Sigma Beta Rho received help from the Institute of industrial Engineers in organizing the event and Phi Kappa Tau contributed by providing members that acted as dealers for the games. he Tech for Haiti organization also provided support by helping to market in the weeks before the event around campus. he event was sponsored with help from the Tech Student Foundation, AT&T, CCP Events and Walmart. CCP Events helped with the logistics of the event and brought the equipment used to facilitate the games. Walmart also helped support the event by donating food. In the past few months there
have been several events that were organized by Tech students to aid in Haitian relief. On hurs. Jan., 14 the Caribbean Student Association held a candle light vigil in honor of the earthquake victims. A beneit concert, GT Jam for Haiti, was held on Sat., March, 13 and included several diferent local bands and comedian performances. he Angels for Haiti organization has also been taking donations throughout the last three months. Last week, on April, 2, GT-Vibha, the Society of Step and Youth Outreach sponsored a program called, “REVIVAL: Haiti Mon Amour,” where all proceeds from a salsa dancing performance went to Haitian relief eforts. Sigma Beta Rho hopes to continue the casino themed event annually in an efort to try and bring awareness to other humanitarian issues around the world.
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Games at “All in for Haiti” included blackjack, poker, roulette and craps. Students also participated in rales during the night.
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Language Lunch. It was a great experience. It’s always nice trying diferent types of foods and discovering that you like them, like Korean bulgogi or hai iced tea,” said Pamela Chi, irst-year BME, “he language lunch was really fun, even though I couldn’t pronounce any of the phrases right, because the people were really enthusiastic.” From Tuesday to Friday starting at 6:30 p.m., the Student Center heater and the Student Success Center’s Clary heater hosted the International Film Series. Along with the movies shown there was a post-screening discussion on the cultural and political issues in each ilm with professors as special guests. he ilms were selected to highlight a particular culture and the importance of the integration of language; those ilms were J.S.A.: Joint Security Area, Good Bye Lenin!, Lagaan and Ten Canoes. he evenings as a whole were intended to explore cultures at Tech and the surrounding community “in an efort to highlight the human characteristics that we all share,” according to Culture Tech’s website. he inal event will be the Night Market, sponsored by the Taiwanese-American Student Association on Friday (April 9) night. he night will host live music and dance performances by student associations in the Biotech Quad from 7 p.m.- till 10 p.m. As the decades-long campus tradition is one of Tech’s biggest student-organized events, CultureFest was heavily advertised, with help from several of Tech’s academic and staf departments’ advertising of the event on their main pages. Student organizations and institute departments such as the Language Institute—who also helped with the Language
Lunch—recruited and contributed volunteer support to aid in logistics for the larger events in the center of campus. One issue this year was funding. SGA has been a major funding source for events, considering the impact CultureFest has on campus; however, SGA has recently withdrawn some funding for the event. “Unfortunately, Culture Tech was not given all the funding [by SGA] that was asked for, despite the Food Fest being a Tech tradition for the last 27 years. Culture Tech cannot manage on a budget so low and this will negatively impact our events in the future,” Ajeya Karajgikar, fourth-year ME and president of Culture Tech, said, “his is one of the few events that caters to international students and has always had a positive impact on campus by promoting diversity.” Culture Tech is sponsored by the Oice of International Education (OIE), which advocates international curriculum and students studying abroad during their time at Tech. Culture Tech works closely with them during CultureFest week. “here are typically two or three OIE advisors at any given time, helping out during the Food Fair event so that there is a smooth low of people sampling the international cuisines while the students are serving what they have proudly prepared,” said Gwen Fernandes, International Student Advisor and faculty advisor of Culture Tech. OIE and Fernandes also help new oicers in Culture Tech with preparation for Culture Fest and give general guidance on contacts and planning for the various events. Culture Tech is a student organization and meets in the Student Center; email gtculturetech@ gmail.com to attend meetings or join.
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he academic buzz around campus is of the new CommLab, also called the Communication Center. Professors in the Literature Communications and Culture (LCC) department, such as Jennifer Parrott, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, are promoting this newest addition to the Tech’s vast array of facilities. “Many schools have writing centers,” said Parrott, “and we are excited that Georgia Tech is now ofering a dedicated Writing and Communication’s center to its students.” According to its website, www. lcc.gatech.edu/writingcomm/ commcenter/, the CommLab’s mission is to promote, “excellence in WOVEN communication— written, oral, visual, electronic and nonverbal—in ways that enable members of the Georgia Tech community to have greater success in their academic and workplace careers as well as in their civic and community lives.” Tech’s new CommLab had its pilot version open on Wed., March 10. he pilot version, temporarily at D.M. Smith room 319, ofers services such as multimodal project help for students in English 1101 and 1102, as well as help on resumes and applications. It is available to all undergraduate students at Tech who are willing to take advantage of such a resource. However, some elements were put in place to help students make the most of this resource. “We are not simply a proofreading service, and we don’t guarantee A’s” said Parrott, “but the great part is that you get to direct what you want to work on in your essay.” he CommLab provides tutoring in all the areas of WOVEN
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The CommLab is open in room 319 of D.M. Smith, it ofers services to students looking for help with many diferent kinds of media. communication, such as posters, websites, papers, presentations, resumes and even graduate school applications. his includes an etutoring feature, which students can take advantage of after an initial face-to-face meeting. Students can have one face-to-face meeting and one electronic meeting per assignment, be it oral, visual or
written. he CommLab is a consulting service for planning any complex communication project, whether it is in groups or in teams, and can help students and group members in developing an argument. Also, the CommLab ofers See CommLab, page 14
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One room at the event had a map where several of the areas where sex traicking is most often practiced were marked. One of the most common was the intersection of Peachtree and North Ave. (two blocks away from the North Ave. Apartments) and another was in the middle of Buckhead. he rooms for poverty and immigration were made to mimic the environments the homeless and illegal immigrants ind themselves in. Cramped spaces, trash littering the loor and a large jug acting as a communal bathroom painted a gritty picture of what life can be like. Other rooms contained images representing the atrocities committed in various genocides, the drug-and-violence-illed lives of modern-day slaves and images demonstrating acts and themes of sexism across the world. Each of these was accompanied by a collection of facts, igures and quotes outlining the extent of problems like these. Laptops and speakers were scattered about each of the rooms, each with something diferent playing on them. One screen showed scenes from the Rwandan genocide, another showed propoganda used to trick young children into slavery and yet another showed videos of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. Audio also played a big role in the event, through ambient noise in several rooms and, most poignantly, in anti-gay propoganda that was played in the room dedi-
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cated to the problem of homophobia. At the end of the hall, counselors from the Counseling Center talked with students about what they saw and how they could ight issues like these. Stephanie Ray, Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Oice of Diversity Programs, was present at the event as well. When asked how she got involved, she said, “Last year I worked with Georgia State on their Tunnel of Oppression to get ideas for something similar for GT. I didn’t work with Reality Unveiled last year, so this year when the Department of Housing asked if I would help support their endeavors, I was more than happy to do so.” Ray said GSU’s tunnel was a joint efort between GSU, Tech, Morehouse and Agnes Scott. Ray said, “Last year, about 500 students went through their Tunnell of Oppression... Each of us had a room. Georgia Tech’s room was the tunnel of slurs, the very irst room you entered. On the irst day, I worked with Parking and Transportation, who provided a shuttle [to] GSU all that day [and] at least 100 GT folk took the shuttle that day.” Ray said one subject in particular sticks out to her from the exhibit. “Human traicking is the one that gets to me, simply because its a major problem here in Atlanta. We’re one of the cities with the most human traicking. It’s painful that this happens in your city,” said Ray.
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The room that with the homeless exhibit is shown above, the room included a shelter that replicated homeless housing.
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help at any stage of the project, whether it is planning, rewriting, reviewing, or formatting. When asking for help on a speciic assignment, the CommLab asks that students bring a copy of the assignment sheet and the most recent draft of the document or project. his helps both the tutor and the student understand the requirements of the project, and gives both of them a base from which to work of of. here are also online features. he Facebook page of the CommLab will feature weekly writing tips to help students become better writers. he Facebook page, along with the LCC page for the CommLab, features updates on operating hours, contact information, instructions to make an appointment and links for help with communication strategies. In the future, however, the CommLab hopes to ofer even more to its students. he CommLab is scheduled for completion in 2011-2012. he lab will have a permanent house on the fourth loor of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC), the new building being built next to the library and is slated to open in the fall of 2011. In addition to the peer and professional tutoring services at the moment, there will be spaces for studying, discussing and practicing writing and communication skills, as well as more online and hotline resources.
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Story of the Year plays Masquerade Story of the Year is an American rock band from St. Louis, Mo. hey formed in 1995, and enjoyed plenty of commercial success with their debut album, Page Avenue, and the popular singles “Until the Day I Die” and “Anthem of Our Dying Day”. Since then they have released three more albums, including their latest, this year’s he Constant. hey are one of the hardest working bands in the business, constantly touring and recording music. hey will be playing this Saturday, April 10, at the Masquerade along with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and After Midnight Project. Tickets cost only $15, so be sure to check them out.
Comedy Gold at the Landmark Diner If you are in the mood for some laughs and good food this weekend, head over to the Landmark Diner for their weekly show, “Comedy Gold.” his show takes place every Friday and Saturday night, and was voted the best comedy show in Atlanta. Gilbert Lawand and Jarrod Harris are the founders and hosts of this comedy show that features new, up and coming talent. Lawand and Harris are no strangers to comedy themselves, both having performed successfully as comedians for a long time. he talented young performers also have plenty of experience. hey have performed everywhere from Comedy Central and Ferguson to Letterman and Leno, as well as many other shows. Parking is free, so be sure to go and check this comedy show out.
Imax: Forces of Nature at Fernbank his weekend you can check out the ilm Forces of Nature in Imax at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. his National Geographic ilm showcases the amazing power of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes; all in thrilling 3-D. Additionally, the science behind Earth’s iercest powers is explained as you follow scientists on their quests to understand how these natural disasters work. Audiences will also see what is being done to predict and prepare for these natural disasters. his Imax experience allows you to get a irsthand look at some of the most incredible forces in nature, all in the safety and comfort of your seat. Tickets are $13, and it will be playing at Fernbank Museum of Natural History until May 2. For more info, visit fernbankmuseum.org.
SCAD-Atlanta hosts AtlantAmation his Friday, April 9, is the irst of what organizers hope to be many annual AtlantAmation events. Seven shorts made by local SCAD-Atlanta students will be screened in a festival of shorts showcasing the students’ animated ilmmaking abilities. he selected ilms cover about 90 minutes with diferent style techniques and stories. Some of the shorts are funny, some are sad, some are heartbreaking and some are dramatic. Just because they are animated does not mean they are appropriate for all ages, however, and some may not be suitable for children. At the end of the screening there will be a question and answer session with the young ilmmakers. If you are interested in ilmmaking and wish to get a glimpse of what other young people are up to, feel free to attend this AtlantAmation event to be held in the Earl Smith Strand heater. Tickets are $8, and it starts at 7 p.m.
Lookingglass Alice at the Woodruf In the wake of the recent success of Tim Burton’s ilm adaptation Alice in Wonderland, the Alliance heatre at the Woodruf is presenting its own interpretation of the Disney classic in the form of Lookingglass Alice. Much more than just a regular play, it is an extraordinarily entertaining amalgamation between theatre and circus. Directed and adapted by David Catlin, the performance will run until May 2. Priced between $20 and $50 dollars, the tickets are well worth the costs. Visit alliancetheatre.com.
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How to Train Your Dragon GENrE: Comedy/Adventure StArriNG: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill dirECtor: Dean Deblois, Chris Sanders rAtiNG: PG rElEASE dAtE: March 26, 2010
our tAKE: ««««« By robert Solomon Contributing Writer
With How To Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks Animation inally sheds the oily skin of stale pop culture references that has plagued their output since Shrek in 2001. In this, inally, lies a story and characters that can stand on their own, with surprising warmth and heart. It is a ilm that can stand up next to the very best works by Pixar. One can only hope that with the impending end of the Shrek series this May that this ilm is a promising sign of work to come instead of a fortunate detour. he story itself is simple, and not out of place with the sort that Disney may have used in the past. his should come as no surprise considering Jefrey Katzenberg (the K in Dreamworks’ SKG) was at
the head of the animation resurgence at Disney with he Little Mermaid onwards. It concerns a teenage boy named Hiccup, who with his diminutive stature looks decidedly out of place next to the monstrous people that surround him, for they are all Vikings. he most disappointed of all the Vikings turns out to be the village leader, who also conveniently happens to be Hiccup’s father. hese Vikings do not have the problems of historical ones, instead being plagued by raids by dragons, who snatch up livestock like a bird would snatch a mouse. Tired of this insurgency, the Vikings ight the dragons, leading to a war without a conceivable end. Hiccup is small in size, but he more than makes up for this with empathy and ingenuity. Not only this, he is a big nerd (hooray!), fashioning a mechanical device designed to take a dragon out of the sky, hoping that its success will win him the approval he so desperately seeks. Hiccup’s attempt at shooting down a dragon initially is perceived to be a failure, but after a fearful walk, Hiccup comes across a small black dragon caught in his trap. As expected, Hiccup eventually frees the dragon after a battle with his conscience, but the expected taming of
the dragon takes much longer than expected. In a triumph of near wordless interaction, Hiccup and Toothless (his name for the dragon) begin to learn to trust one another. It doesn’t hold the poignancy of the opening of Up, but what does? Every step Hiccup takes closer to Toothless feels earned, until inally he takes a leap of faith, raising his hand to the dragon in an image that rivals the best seen in any ilm. In conjunction with this, Hiccup begins Viking training, but his unexpected success comes not through his strength of arms, but the empathy that lead him to ind that Toothless was not the killer the village folklore lead him to be. In summary, this seems rote and trite, but the quality of How To Train Your Dragon lies in the ilm’s exceptional execution and in its trust in the power of images to illustrate its emotions. None of this would matter if the dragon-riding sequences were not so thrilling, but they are, even more so than the equivalent sequences in the acclaimed Avatar. As one skeptical Viking goes from fear to awe while on their irst dragon ride, the visuals parallel the emotions, changing from barely controlled chaos to serene light, See Dragon, page 17
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Titans lacks in character development FILM
Clash of Titans GENrE: Action/Fantasy StArriNG: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson dirECtor: Louis Leterrier rAtiNG: PG-13 rElEASE dAtE: April 2, 2010
our tAKE: ««««« By Kenneth Phillips Senior Staf Writer
Clash of the Titans is fantasy ilm of an epic tale as old as… thirty years ago. As evident by the familiar title, Clash of the Titans is a “remake” of the last Ray Harryhausen ilm of 1981 which detailed the mythos of demigod Perseus, son of almighty Zeus. However, even Zeus has problems and his bickering with Hades might lead him and the realm of mortals to ruin. Rather clear from everything I have stated, the story borrows heavily from Greek mythology concerning the trials of Perseus of Argos. He is challenged to save Princess Andromeda, in what might be the basis of “white knight tales” and perhaps Hideo Kajima’s ictional storyboards, from the wrath of the gods and their terrible Kraken, the most fearsome of aquatic monstrosities. First, however, he must at-
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tain favors of Zeus and search for a method to defeat a beast which cannot be bested by the arms of mortals. his search is only the irst of Perseus’ diiculties for he must return alive and in time to become the hero of legends. So basically Clash of the Titans does not stray very far from the original ilm’s base, but it does have major diferences in both setting and back story, revolving around the city of Argos rather than Joppa. Most everything ephemeral to the major points in Perseus’ quest to becoming a hero has been replaced. I suppose it is a measure to make the story less relevant to the original Clash of the Titans. However, renaming a city or changing
the ictional history of Perseus has little efect when paired with much more successful measures such as adding interesting new races like the Djinn. he ilm also takes measures to return characters from the original ilm. Calibos, the adversary of Perseus in the original, revives his role with a completely novel identity as Acrisius, who was Perseus’ grandfather but is instead made his stepfather for the ilm. However, the greatest change to arise from Travis Beacham and Phil Hay’s screenplay is that the gods have far less inluence upon mortals than in the original. Instead, the gods have been cast as reactionary forces against secular humanism, spiteful from the loss
of mortal idolatry. Perseus even rebukes ofers of Zeus and chooses to face the Kraken to foil Hades for taking his adoptive family. So, the tale takes a turn to a conlict of man against gods where a group of soldiers led by a demigod travel across the wastes and to the realm of death to defeat the pantheon’s champion, but near the end, the line gets a bit blurry and it again boils down to one god’s champion versus another as it was in the original. hrough these changes in conlict and obtaining the favor of Zeus, Perseus’ motivations remain pretty shallow. He only wishes to be a isherman and embarks upon See Clash, page 20
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with both extremes and everything in between handled lawlessly. he 3D is not as essential, however, and if you see How To Train Your Dragon on 35mm ilm, you will not be missing much. It is the curse of well made 3D movies for the third dimension to be forgotten as the ilm itself picks up narrative steam. Many pundits have cited the lack of recognizable celebrity voices as being a reason that How To Train Your Dragon did not open to a comparable box oice to Shrek and the like. Whatever this decision may have cost them in dollars, it beneited the ilm immensely. Jay Barchuel (last seen in the forgettable comedy She’s Out Of My League) shines in particular, with his voicing of Hiccup amplifying not just his anxieties, but the very depth of his feeling. It is this empathy of Hiccup that permeates this ilm, and one could say this is the irst Dreamworks animation to have a soul. he ilm treats the characters with respect rather than contempt, and as such the audience does the same. With the gimmicks and crude winks at the adult audience eschewed, Dreamworks has taken its own leap of faith, one that should rightfully be rewarded. his will be diicult for Pixar to top with Toy Story 3 later this year, and this is certainly the best mainstream ilm to come out so far in a young 2010.
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New God of War appeals to gore-loving gamers GAMES
God of War III CoNSolE: PlayStation3 GENrE: Action-Adventure dEVEloPEr: Saint Monica Studio rAtiNG: Mature (M) rElEASEd: March 16, 2010
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I don’t think I’ve ever before played a game that made me widen my eyes in shock nearly every minute. his game puts every classical war movie to shame, calling them out on their relative timidity. It embraces violence and destruction as the key component, which is what many gamers really want to play. God of War III is an example of the game every politician and social conservative loves to hate, thus making it a favorite of everybody else. he game relishes in its brutality and is a non-stop chain of shock and awe with an emphasis on gruesome shock. hose who are able to stomach the smorgasbord of guts will experience the most frantic, fast-paced action game yet–one where style and substance are successfully fused
into an amazing, albeit sadistic, experience. he basic plot structure is simple but saves itself from being cliché with the constant twists and turns as well as inversion of common themes. Despite being the third game in the series, all one needs to know is that the antihero, Kratos, has been betrayed by the Olympian gods and now works with the titans to extract only the bloodiest of vengeance. Riding on the back of Gaia, the earth titan, the game begins with him ighting of Poseidon and attempting to climb Mount Olympus and reach Zeus. However, he soon discovers that Gaia is all too willing to cast him aside for her own revenge against Zeus, and he is thrown of the mountain by her in an act of betrayal. After this, he wakes up to ind himself in the Underworld with many of his powers gone. At this point, Kratos vows to kill everyone that stands in his way, including every single god on Olympus. here are very few genuinely good people in this game. Kratos, himself, is often hard to like. Much of his dialogue is reduced to one-liners (“I will kill all of them!” and its variations), and his cruelty can sometimes be too much. here are often random cut-scenes and moments where characters will ask Kratos for help, only to be killed or told that he doesn’t care about their problems. An explanation of him at his
best makes him only mildly more likeable. It’s an odd aspect on the game, as it has no relation to either the plot or gameplay and seems to be cruelty simply for cru-
elty’s sake. he graphics showcase the PS3’s full talent. he opening level is absolutely gorgeous, featuring a seamless massive environment for
Kratos to travel. he action is fast and frantic with the cut-scenes even being a part of the game, See God, page 20
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yet there is never any lag. Riding on the head of Gaia the titan and ighting a giant watery Poseidon is the deinition of an epic battle. In certain moments, it almost seems photo-realistic. Of course, the gameplay is where this game ultimately shines as well as horriies. Kratos wields two blades attached to long chains, allowing him to perform feats of Spiderman-esque agility as well as kill large hordes of undead soldiers. he moves are endless and involve everything from tearing of heads to using people as battering rams. he game inds
more and more creative ways to kill enemies with Kratos, at one point, gutting a giant warthog and ripping out its innards. In another moment, Kratos ights the Cyclops and rips out its eye, leaving a fountain of blood in its wake. he violence can be a little too much at times. Kratos often kills civilians for no reason at all, and the boss ights are often a guilty pleasure. I don’t think I’ve ever played a boss ight where half the ight consisted of torturing and beating the enemy and ending with an eye-gouging. his game is not for the faint of heart and every moment is one of destruction and
gore. he voice-acting and soundtrack are both top notch. he music heightens the atmosphere, reminiscent of movies like Troy and 300. he sweeping orchestral sounds blend well with the action and add a level of depth and intensity. Overall, the music makes this game feel more like a high-budget movie in which one controls the protagonist. his game is deined by what often makes video games controversial: blood, gore and violence. Anyone who can stomach the violence will ind this one of the most high-energy and satisfying games of 2010.
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a rather basic revenge plot. he character development is also a bit strange. Of course everything can be explained away by the fact Perseus is a demigod, but going from a life at sea to, after spending only ive minutes with a sword in his hand, jumping through giant scorpions, is a bit ridiculous. I understand he’s a legendary hero and Sam Worthington gives Perseus a somber action hero portrayal, but could not some more time be used to make a more natural development? To answer my own question,
no, there was no time to spare for leshing out characters in Clash of the Titans and Perseus was lucky to be given what time there was to spare between action sequences. To be frank Clash of the Titans takes the same route as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland where the established story becomes setting for action scenes. Despite what negative opinions I have given here, the movie is actually enjoyable even if it is more a technical spectacle rather than following in the footsteps of Hellenistic drama. It is a very capable action movie and ine choice for entertainment while escaping the returning heat.
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RBI and two runs scored. Junior catcher Cole Leonida went 3-for-5 with an RBI double as he continued to thrive in the cleanup spot in the lineup. “It seems like every time I come up, there’s a guy on base and there’s more pressure on the pitcher. I’ve [also] got great protection behind me with Skole and Chase,” Leonida said. On Saturday, as the Jackets recorded their third 20-run game of 2010. Junior center ielder Jef Rowland continued as a run producer at the top of the order. Rowland went 3-for-5 with a homer, four runs scored and ive RBI, and he was a triple shy of the cycle. Junior shortstop Derek Dietrich went 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, three runs and four RBI. Plagman went 4-for-5 with a double, and Skole hit his eighth homer and had three RBI. he support was enough for Tech junior right-hander Brandon Cumpton on the mound. Cumpton allowed 10 hits to the Blue Devils, but held Duke scoreless through ive innings and left after seven, giving up three runs. When Cumpton left Tech was up 16-3 and Head Coach Danny Hall had reserves in at nearly every position. Redshirt sophomore outielder Matt Simonds had a two-run homer, sophomore inielder Connor Winn hit a threerun double, and redshirt sophomore outielder Roddy Jones recorded the irst hit of his collegiate career. Tech won 21-5. he Jackets got a solid start from sophomore left-hander Jed Bradley and scoring quickly to earn the 9-4 win. After picking up two runs in
the irst, Tech used fourth-inning homers from Burnette and junior designated hitter homas Nichols to pile up ive runs and chase O’Grady from the game. Bradley, meanwhile, had little trouble. he southpaw gave up two runs (one earned) on nine hits and a walk while striking out seven. he relief corps held down the fort, and Tech completed the sweep. Burnette continued his hot hitting with another good game, going 3-for-4 with the homer and three RBI. Skole added a solo homer, Plagman had two RBI, and Dietrich went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Two days after the series inale, Tech welcomed Kennesaw State to Russ Chandler Stadium. he Owls had defeated the Jackets 7-4 in Kennesaw, but Tech returned the favor with an 8-2 victory. KSU struck irst with a run in the top of the irst, but Tech bounced back with three in the bottom half, capping the scoring with a Skole solo homer. Tech added another run in the fourth and got a two-run homer from Burnette, his 10th of the year, to expand the lead to 6-2. Tech sophomore Mark Pope, was in command on the mound. He went eight innings, surrendering two runs on just the four hits and no walks, striking out six. Plagman, Burnette and Nichols each had a pair of RBI, and freshman right-hander Buck Farmer came on to pitch the ninth and recorded three strikeouts as the Jackets won 8-2. Tech now enters arguably its toughest road stretch of the season. he Jackets have a threegame set against No. 4 Virginia this weekend, and on Wednesday they will take on Georgia.
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one out, UGA looked to take the lead away from the Jackets. HowRush again got into early trouble ever, Rush got out of the inning with a one-out walk but Rush got by recording another strikeout out of the jam thanks to an inning and inducing a ly out. ending 6-4-3 double play. Tech looked poised to add to In the home half of the second, their 3-1 lead in the third inning Yee pulled the ball down the line when sophomore third baseman for a one-out double. Kuzma fol- Danielle Dike tripled with only lowed suit with a double of her one out. Head Coach Sharon Perown scoring Yee from second. kins then took out Dike in favor Another UGA error allowed We- of freshman pinch runner Kelly seman to get to irst base, and Delashmit, but the move proved moved Kuzma over to third. to be unproductive as DelashMcCloud then hit another mit was thrown out on a ielder’s Tech batter with a slow curve ball choice. Yee walked again but Tech to load the bases. McCloud was was unable to get her home. able to settle down as she struck he fourth inning passed without freshman third baseman Cait- out any major scoreboard changes lin Jordan, and Rush lied out to but UGA struck for another run end the inning. in the top of the ifth. Rush made Rush started the third inning a terriic play by stabbing a line with a strikeout but then allowed drive for out number one, but UGA to load the bases. With only then gave up back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases. A sac ly scored Schlopy for her second run of the game. T e c h could not add to their lead in the bottom of the ifth inning, and sophomore right ielder Jessica Sinclair made a great diving catch to end the top Photo by Jarrett Skov / Student Publications of the sixth Hope Rush throws a pitch at Mewborn Field. Rush inning. threw a no-hitter in Friday’s match against VT. [ T h e catch] was
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amazing. It’s the same catch she makes every day in practice so it was pretty phenomenal,” said Perkins after the game. Junior center ielder Christy Jones led of the bottom of the sixth with an opposite ield single and then stole second base to give Tech a runner in scoring position. Yee was then hit by a pitch and Kuzma followed with a sac bunt to put two runners in scoring position. Weseman grounded out to irst but scored Jones from third to give Tech the lead. 4-2. Rush had a two-run cushion going into the seventh, but yet another hit by Schlopy got Rush into trouble to start the inning. Rush walked a batter to bring the goahead run to the plate. he hitter, catcher Ashley Razey, blasted a three-run homer to deep center ield to give UGA the lead. Tech came up to bat in the home half of the inning and they were retired in order to give UGA the victory 5-4. On April 2 and 3, Tech hosted a series against ACC rival Virginia Tech and swept the Hokies by a combined score of 27-3. On Friday, the Jackets blasted Virginia Tech in the irst game of the day 15-1 and won 3-1 in game two. Junior irst baseman Kristine Priebe went 4-6 with a homer and six RBIs. Jones, Yee and Weseman all had three hits to lead the Jackets to two wins. In the circle, Rush pitched her second no-hitter of the season in game one and sophomore pitcher Jessica Coan struck out 11 batters in the later game. Priebe carried her strong hitting performance into Saturday’s game. She had two home runs including a grand slam to give the Jackets a 9-1 win for the sweep.
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Lynn Blau makes a return at the. Blau won two singles matches in straight sets in weekend ACC road play. By Steven Cappetta Advertising Manager
he No. 20 Tech women’s tennis team went on the road April 1 and 3 to face two northern ACC rivals. On hursday, the Jackets faced a Boston College team that has only beaten Tech once in the all-time matchups between the two. Two days later the Jackets
faced Maryland, looking to extend their 10-match win streak against the Terrapins. Tech was able to win both matches, cruising while only losing one individual point. Against Boston College, the Jackets took the match 6-1 starting with a sweep through doubles. Sophomore Irina Falconi
and junior Sasha Krupina were the irst to inish with the score of 8-1 over Alex Kelleher and Katharine Attwell. Next, sophomores Hillary Davis and Lynn Blau clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 win over Olga Khmylev and Jacqueline Matabah. he sweep of doubles ended with a freshman Elizabeth Kilborn and sophomore Viet Ha Ngo victory, 8-4 over Ina Kauppila and Brittany Delaney. In singles, No. 1 ranked Falconi pushed Tech’s overall score to 2-0 when she shut out Kelleher with a 6-0, 6-0 win. Falconi’s successful performance has been noted throughout the season, as she earned her ifth ACC Player of the Week award before the match. he win against Kelleher gave her 17 wins in the dual-match season. Tech’s lead grew to 3-0 when Blau knocked of Kauppila 6-1, 6-2. Davis clinched the Jackets win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Delaney. After Krupina had the lone loss on the day in a three-set battle with Katarina Gajic, Kilborn and Ngo each took their matches in the third set, 5-7, 6-1, 10-2 and 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 respectively. In the next matchup the Jackets swept the Terrapins
7-0. In doubles play the Falconi and Krupina tandem ended irst with an 8-1 win on court one over Jordan Hansbrough and Lexi Brand. Ngo and Kilborn clinched the doubles point with another 8-1 victory, beating Burce Kurkan and Eleonore Paillaud. Davis and Blau were the last team to inish the doubles sweep (8-6) and solidify Tech’s 1-0 lead going into singles play. he Jackets moved to 2-0 when Davis, who has won ive of her last six matches, beat Paillaud 6-0, 6-1. Falconi extended both Tech’s lead and her own singles record (18-1) with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Maggie MacKeever. Next to secure the win was Krupina, who inished her match with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Hansbrough. Blau brought Tech’s lead to 5-0 with a win over Brand 7-5, 1-6, 10-6. he inal score was 7-0 after Kilborn and Ngo concluded their matches. Kilborn took down Kurkan 6-1, 7-5 and Ngo held of Julia Huschke 7-5, 1-6, 10-6. he Jackets will face No. 5 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina on April 10-11. Tech will honor its only senior, Amanda McDowell, before Sunday’s match, the 2010 home inale.
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6-2, 6-1 victory to put Tech ahead 2-0. Sophomore Dusan Miljevic won 6-2, 6-0 on court six over Mansield, and freshman Magin Ortiga took down Ryan Lissner 6-3, 6-1, clinching the match in Tech’s favor. King, ranked No. 62, had a relatively easy victory over Kiuru to add to the lead, but Potvin and junior Miguel Muguruza faced closer battles in their matches. Muguruza held of Wyss 7-5, 6-3, but Potvin’s match against Collins went to a tiebreaker in both sets. Ultimately, Potvin came through to pull out the victory 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6). Against BC, King and Spir cruised to an 8-1 win over Jonathan Schroeder and Alex Skinner, and Potvin and Smith took down Akash Muppidi and Erik Kruetzer 8-5 to secure the
point. Gomez and O’Brien faced a battle from Adam Davison and homas Nolan but held on to win 9-8 after sweeping a tiebreaker. O’Brien took care of Skinner 6-4, 6-2 on court four, and Ortiga cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Brian Locklear. he Eagles rebounded with a pair of wins to close the gap. Muppidi edged Potvin 6-4, 6-4 in the second light, and Miljevic put up a ight against Kreutzer but fell 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). It appeared that Schroeder had the edge over Spir in their ifth-light match, but despite dropping the irst set, Spir rebounded to win 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. King, also fell behind early but rebounded to complete the comeback victory 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Tech will make its inal road trip of the year to face Duke and North Carolina this weekend.
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No. 4 ranked Guillermo Gomez makes a return.
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2009-10 Men’s Basketball wrap-up: Season Superlatives By Kyle Conarro Staf Writer
In a season that was widely expected to be a major bounce-back year after a rough 2008-09 campaign, the Tech men’s basketball team struggled to live up to lofty expectations during the 2009-10 season but inished strong. Tech encountered highs and lows throughout the year, beating eventual national champion Duke but losing to Miami, inishing strong with a 4-2 mark in postseason play. Several of the highlights from the season are recalled in this article. Best Moment: Beating the Blue Devils GT vs. Duke, 1/9/2010 After losing to rival Georgia in Athens, the Jackets bounced back to topple thenNo. 5 Duke 71-67 at home. Duke led for much of the game, but Tech rallied behind junior forward Gani Lawal, who had 21 points and nine By Ryan Gomba / Student Publications rebounds. After a irst half in which Duke pulled out to a big early lead before allowing Tech to go on a 14-2 run of its own, the second half proved to be much closer. Duke led by six going into halftime, and the teams remained within six points of each other throughout the inal 20 minutes. he score was tied at 60 with just under three minutes remaining, but the Jackets forged ahead and closed the game out to pick up their irst conference win. After the inal whistle, Tech students stormed the court to celebrate the win over the eventual ACC and National Champions. It marked the second straight year the Jackets had defeated a top-10 opponent after last season’s upset victory over No. 6 Wake Forest.
Most Disappointing Moment: Tucker’s Buzzer-Beater GT at Maryland, 2/20/2010 Maryland guard Grievis Vasquez hit a jumper with 13 seconds left to put the Terrapins up 73-72. Freshman forward Derrick Favors responded by grabbing an ofensive board after a missed jumper and laying it in to put Tech on top with two seconds remaining. A quick timeout gave Maryland the ball at half-court with just over one second on the clock, and in that short span, Clif Tucker handed the Jackets their sixth road loss in conference play. After taking the inbound pass near the wing, Tucker turned and launched a three with freshman guard Glen Rice Jr. in his face. As time ticked away, the ball dropped through the net, dashing Tech’s hopes for a key road win over a top ACC foe. Biggest Surprise- Game: NCAA Tournament, First Round GT vs. Oklahoma State, 3/19/2010 Tech was predicted by many to defeat No. 7 seed Oklahoma State in the irst round of the NCAA Tou rna ment. It was the way the Jackets won that was a surprise. he Jackets shot an unBy Doug Kim / Student Publications characteristic 96 percent from the foul line against the Cowboys, missing just one of their 25 opportunities on the night and nearly setting an NCAA Tournament single-game record. hey also shut down Oklahoma State star James Anderson, who shot just three-for-12 in his 11-point efort. Despite being outdone in ield-goal percentage and three-point percentage, Tech’s free throw shooting lifted them over the Cowboys and into the second round of the tournament.
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Most Improved Player: #41 Glen Rice Jr. Freshman guard
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After coming of of the bench for most of the season, Rice joined the starting lineup for Tech’s last 11 games. Over these 11 games he averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds, also snatching 1.6 steals per By Doug Kim / Student Publications game. After reaching double igures in scoring just once through the end of January, Rice did it ive times the rest of the way, including a career-high 17 points in the loss to Clemson on March 2. He also led the team in three-point percentage, closing the year shooting 46.7 percent from beyond the arc.
Favors had a solid ofensive season for the Jackets, shooting just over 61 percent from the ield and averaging 12.4 points per game. He shot 65 percent from the ield in the ACC tourney, averaging close to a By Tim Nowack / Student Publications double-double with 17 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. His best performance of the year came against Maryland in the regular season, where he scored 21 points and recorded 18 rebounds, nine on the ofensive end. Even though Tech barely lost that game, Favors’ ofensive display remains a highlight.
Biggest Surprise- Player: #11 Brian Oliver Freshman guard/forward In Oliver’s collegiate debut, the freshman from New Jersey shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc in the inal 10 minutes of play, notching his irst doubleigures scoring efort of nine on the year. His best game came in the By Rob Combier/ Student Publications road loss to Florida State, when he shot 46 percent from long range and inished with a career-high 20 points. Oliver was third in the ACC in threepoint percentage for the season, shooting 38.1 percent in conference games. He also averaged 8.3 points per game in conference play.
#14 Derrick Favors Freshman forward
Best Defensive Player: #1 Iman Shumpert Sophomore guard
After struggling defensively early in the season, Shumpert emerged as a staunch defender, leading the team with 58 steals while averaging 1.9 per game. In the postseason ShumpBy Kelvin Kuo / Student Publications ert was charged with defending the ACC Player of the Year (Vasquez), the Big XII Player of the Year (Anderson), the Naismith Award winner (Ohio State’s Evan Turner) and the leading scorer on the National Champions (Duke’s Jon Scheyer). He proved up to the task, forcing Turner into nine turnovers and holding the rest to low ield goal percentages.
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Men’s Tennis Baseball cruises through four more extends win No. 2 Jackets outscore Duke 43-12, trump KSU streak to eight By Nishant Prasadh Sports Editor
With a pair of easy home wins over Maryland and Boston College, the No. 25 Tech men’s tennis team has vaulted to second place in the ACC standings. he Jackets swept Maryland 7-0 on Friday, April 2 and took down Boston College 5-2 a day later. Tech is now 15-3 overall and, at 6-1 in conference play, second in the ACC behind only Virginia, the nation’s No. 1 team. Doubles play against Maryland started well for Tech. Juniors Eliot Potvin and Ryan Smith were the irst to inish, taking their match 8-3 over Jesse Kiuru and John Collins. he court one tandem of sophomore Kevin King and freshman Juan Spir then clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 victory over Graham Knowlton and Ian Mansield. Even with the point secured, the third doubles match went down to the wire, as Tech juniors Guillermo Gomez and Dean O’Brien won 8-7 on a tiebreaker over Tommy Lane and Sergio Wyss to sweep doubles play. In singles play, the Jackets faced challenges in some matches but were ultimately able to win all six matches in straight sets. Gomez, ranked No. 4 in the nation, rolled to a See M-Tennis, page 26 Photo by John Nakano / Student Publications
Tony Plagman stretches out to catch a throw to irst, beating a runner for an out during Saturday’s win over Duke at Russ Chandler Stadium. Plagman went 6-for-12 in the series, and his 10 homers this year are tied for the team lead. By Nishant Prasadh Sports Editor
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Kevin King makes a backhand return. King beat Thomas Nolan and Jesse Kiuru in singles.
Tech’s No. 2 baseball team rebounded from its third loss of the season in strong fashion, collecting four wins over the past week. he Jackets rode an offensive outburst to three big home wins over Duke from April 2-4, then avenged the previous week’s loss to Kennesaw State with an 8-2 victory on April 6. Tech improved to 26-3 overall, and the team’s 11-1 record in ACC play has the team atop the conference standings. As junior right-hander Deck McGuire took the mound for Tech on Friday, April 2, it appeared that he was on his way to another stellar performance. McGuire, who entered the game with a season ERA of 1.17, struck out the irst two Blue Devil hitters and cleared three innings without allowing a baserunner. Duke left-handed starter Chris Manno was shaky in the early innings.
Manno allowed two baserunners in the irst inning, but he managed to strand both. One inning later, Tech got on the board thanks to an RBI double by sophomore second baseman Jacob Esch, who scored on a balk to put Tech up 2-0. he Jackets’ lead increased to 3-0 in the third when senior irst baseman Tony Plagman, who was hit by a pitch after working to a full count, scored on an RBI double by sophomore third baseman Matt Skole. On the mound, McGuire ran into trouble in the fourth, as Duke closed the gap to 3-2 and had the bases loaded with one out, but McGuire induced an inning-ending double play to escape. “He made some bad pitches with two strikes... But he settled in and pitched out of it,” said Head Coach Danny Hall. McGuire kept the Blue Devil bats quiet in the next two innings, and in the bottom of the sixth Tech exploded for eight runs.
Manno—who had thrown 102 pitches in the irst ive innings—hit Skole with his irst pitch of the sixth, and junior right ielder Chase Burnette launched a drive for a two-run homer. “We grinded some at-bats early on and got his pitch count up; you could tell he got tired there late,” Hall said. Manno was pulled, but Tech continued to hit; the Jackets batted around, sending 11 hitters to the plate. At the end of the sixth they led 11-2. Tech added a runs in the seventh and in the eighth. he game ended 13-3 for Tech. McGuire was solid on the day, allowing three earned runs on six hits and a walk in seven innings pitched while striking out ive. Freshman right-hander Clay Dalton pitched two scoreless innings. Burnette had a strong day at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a homer, three See Baseball, page 25
No. 6 Softball tripped up by UGA after sweep of VT By Alex mitchell Assistant Sports Editor
he Tech softball team hosted UGA on Wednesday, April 7, in front of a full capacity crowd of 1,500 at Melbourne Field. he game featured two teams both ranked in the top 20 in the nation with Tech No. 6 and UGA No. 12. UGA mounted a seventh-inning comeback and came away with the victory. Freshman pitcher Hope Rush started the game for the Jackets and got into trouble early by allowing an inield single to the irst batter she faced, UGA center ielder
Taylor Schlopy. Rush settled down and got the next two batters to ly out before Schlopy attempted to steal second base. Tech sophomore catcher Kate Kuzma attempted to throw out Schlopy at second, but there was no one covering base and the throw sailed into center ield. Schlopy took advantage of Kuzma’s error and raced to third, but a powerful throw might have retired Schlopy had her back not intercepted it, blocking the catch that could have put her out. Schlopy scored and gave UGA a quick 1-0 lead. Tech wasted no time answering UGA’s early lead as
redshirt senior second baseman Jen Yee walked to lead of the bottom of the irst. Yee promptly stole second base, and Kuzma bunted her to third. UGA pitcher Sarah McCloud hit sophomore shortstop Kelsi Weseman to give Tech runners on the corners. Weseman decided to steal second and this time, UGA’s catcher made a throwing error to score Yee from third, tying the game at one. Another UGA error loaded the bases, and Rush added an RBI to give Tech a 2-1 lead. In the top of the second, See Softball, page 25
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Christy Jones touches home plate on a slide in a game at Mewborn Field. Jones hit .571 in the series against Va. Tech and had two steals against UGA.