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NEWS

OPINIONS

technique Yeagers OSI complaints

News 2

Opinions 6

p4 The overlooked miracle p8

Life 10

Entertainment 14

JACKETS TRUMP UNDEFEATED FSU p24

SPORTS

Sports 24

ENTERTAINMENT

High displays
European
wealth
ZAHRA KHAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Habsburg Splendor, a collection
of masterpieces from Viennas Imperial
Collections, with its lavish gowns and
uniforms, with gilded carriages and
embellished armor, captures the spirit
of the Renaissance and the Habsburg
House itself. A chamber of art and
wonders, seeking not only to inspire
curiosity about the unknown, but also
to display the might and far-reaching
connections of the Habsburg family.
If the Habsburg Splendor exhibit at the High Museum of Art is
meant to be a display of the wealth
and power of the Habsburg House, the
strange painting of Madeleine Gonzalez would seem out of place. The Romantic paintings that are imagined to
have adorned the walls of the aristocracy are those of mythical creatures,
gods and beautiful women. However,
Madeleine Gonzalez is no courtly
beauty. She had what is now called
hypertrichosis, a condition that causes
abnormally increased hair growth.
Upon closer inspection, the viewer
notices a strange lack of detail in the
work: Madeleine is not painted as a
young lady but rather as an object. In
more Romantic and mysterious times,
Madeleine Gonzalez and her family were some of the many wonders
that fascinated the European nobles
and kings. They were passed from one
court to another as collectors items.
Items as novel as this family were evidence of the vast worldly connections
of their owners. This painting is one
of the many wonders found in the
Habsburg Houses Chamber of Art
Top L: Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications; Top R: Photo by John Nakano Student Publications; Above: Photo by Elliott Brockelbank Student Publications

See MUSEUM, page 17

LIFE

Einstein statue receives mixed responses from students

SHWETA BHAT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Last Friday, Oct. 23, the official dedication ceremony for the
new Albert Einstein Monument
took place. The statue of the famous physicist was transported
all the way from New York and is
the third and final statue of sculptor Robert Berks bronze Einstein
statues. The other two statues are
located at the National Academy
of Sciences in Washington, D.C.,
and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem.
Students have finally been able to

get their first peeks at the statue

since the northwest corner of
Tech Green had been blocked off
for construction for several weeks.
The addition of the monument has elicited varying responses from the students at Tech.
While some like it, others believe
that the statue is out of place.
I havent seen [the statue]
in person, but Ive seen it in pictures, said Stephanie Koshy, a
fourth-year IE. I heard about it
last week and was really confused.
I dont understand the connection between Albert Einstein and
Georgia Tech. We have had fa-

mous astronauts and faculty come

out of Tech that would have been
more fitting than someone who
had, to my knowledge, no affiliation with our institute. I just wish
Tech asked students for their input before they issued the statue.
Some students accept and
understand the connection between the Institute and the new
Einstein. They believe that Tech
is an institute that embodies science, so the art is fitting and
relevant to the environment.
I didnt see it fully unveiled but
I think its pretty cool, said Leila

See EINSTEIN, page 11

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Sculpted by Robert Beck, Techs new Einstein statue, located at

the northwest corner of Tech Green, is one of three in the world.

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// NEWS

technique

DAVID RAJI

their descent from the roof of the

Zelnak building and were then
discovered to be Tech students.
A check by the officer through
GCIC/NCIC returned no wants
or warrants for either of the students. They were issued warnings for criminal trespass as well
as Student Code of Conduct violations. Furthermore, they were
banned from making entrance
to both the roof of the Zelnak
building as well as the roof of
McCamish Pavilion.

RUE-FULL
At roughly 2:30 a.m. last Saturday, Oct. 24, a GTPD officer
responded to a report of criminal
trespass at the Facilities building
on Fowler Street.
The officer made contact with
an individual who said that he
had observed two persons walking on the rooftop of the Facilities building. The two had
known that the Facilities building connects to both the Zelnak Practice Facility as well as
McCamish Pavilion.
Both people were located by
the officer as they were making

CONCRETE EVIDENCE
On Friday, Oct. 23, at about
2:46 a.m., a GTPD officer responded to a report of a sick
individual in the courtyard between Matheson and Perry.
The officer, upon arriving
at the scene, observed an individual lying down on an area of
the ground composed primarily of concrete. After confirming
that the individual maintained
a pulse and had evidence of
breathing, the officer confirmed
that the person was, in fact, a
student. He also noted a scent
of alcoholic beverages in the area
immediate to the individual.

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nearly 20 percent, though researchers from the University of

Oxford say that eating processed
meats rarely and in moderation
will not cause significant harm.
Other class one carcinogens
include alcohol and plutonium.

MAURA CURRIE,
MONICA JAMISON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER,
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
MEAT CAUSES CANCER
The World Health Organization released a report on Oct. 26
indicating that processed meats
that have been smoked, cured or
treated with salts and preservatives are class one carcinogens to
humans, meaning that they have
been proven to cause cancer.
Consuming as little as 50
grams of processed meats per
day fewer than two slices of
bacon raises ones chances of
developing colorectal cancer by

North
Avenue
Review

NEW MALARIA DRUG

On Oct. 27, a report was released that Ivermectin, a new
drug used to kill parasitic worms,
may be useful in preventing malaria in patients.
Researchers from the Institut
de Recherche en Sciences de la
Sant (Institute for Research in
Sanitary Sciences) in Burkina
Faso and from Colorado State
University are conducting trials
in eight African villages and thus
far have concluded that the drug
paralyzes and kills mosquitos
in a similar way to the parasitic
worms it was designed to kill. In
villages utilizing the drug, nearly
10 percent more children survived the rainy season without
contracting malaria than those
without the drug.
The team behind this use-case
of Ivermectin was jointly award-

Two officers, including the

original responder, then proceeded to attempt to change the
students consciousness status
from a sleeping state to a state of
awareness. The officers were successful in their endeavor, and the
student converted his posture
into standing mode.
However, the student was not
capable of speaking in a coherent
manner and proceeded to vomit
shortly after standing. Some of
this vomit landed on the ground
adjacent to the location that
the original responding GTPD
officer was standing.
Later, at approximately 2:55
a.m., a Grady ambulance unit
arrived on the scene and transported the student to the Atlanta
Medical Center.
Both the relevant Hall Director as well as the on-call Dean
were notified of the incident. The
student received a Student Code
of Conduct violation due to his
alcohol consumption activity as
an underage individual.
NO DUTCH MASTER
At approximately 1:24 a.m.
on Friday, Oct. 16, a GTPD ofed half of the 2015 Nobel Prize
for Physiology or Medicine, with
the other half going to another
anti-malarial drug, Artemisinin.
EARTHQUAKE IN S. ASIA
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake
struck much of South Asia on
Oct. 26, destroying infrastructure in isolated areas of Pakistan
and Afghanistan. At least 385
people have died, and the death
toll is likely to rise as rescue and
aid efforts continue in more remote areas. UNICEF reports
that those living in hard-hit rural provinces are now at extreme
risk of death from exposure to
freezing temperatures in coming
days and nights.
IRAN JOINS SYRIA TALKS
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend
talks in Vienna to discuss the
Syrian conflict with representatives from the U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia and other countries.
While the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
support the Syrian opposition
groups, Iran supports the Assad
government. Russia is also allied

ficer was walking along Bobby

Dodd Way when he discerned
a strong odor reminiscent of
burning marijuana.
According to the officers report, he was able to determine
that the smell was indeed marijuana due to his knowledge,
training and experience. There
were no individuals observable
in the immediate area, but the
distinct odor became stronger
as the officer approached the
courtyard entrance of Hanson
residence hall.
Upon entering the courtyard, the officer heard sounds
that indicated that an individual
was moving away at some speed
from his location through the
pine straw and ivy. The officer
was able to locate this person and
stop her.
The individual, whose eyes
were reportedly glassy in nature,
was discovered to be a student.
Questioning revealed that the
student was in possession of various drug-related paraphernalia,
which she turned over to the officer. The student received a Student Code of Conduct violation
for the incident.
with Assad and has been increasing their military support.
Though Iran denies sending
combat troops to Syria, there are
reports of Iranian troops in Syria
in addition to the assembling
of a paramilitary force and the
deaths of Iranian volunteers.
Russia invited Iran to the talks,
and the U.S. will tolerate Irans
involvement. Secretary of State
John Kerry has said that ending
the Syrian civil war is crucial for
defeating ISIS. These talks will
be the first formal negotiations
between the U.S. and Iran since
the nuclear deal.
BLIMP RECOVERED
A U.S. military blimp that
detects missile attacks came
loose in Maryland and floated
for three hours before landing in
Muncy, Pa. Called a Joint Land
Attack Cruise Missile Defense
Elevated Netted Sensor System
(JLENS), the 200-foot-long
blimp caused about 18,000 power outages. Bad weather is the
suspected cause for its escape.
The JLENS is used for surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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READ.
THINK.
SPEAK.

northavereview.com

How many inappropriate slivers do you get a week?

Long distance bae leaving means you wear your ugliest underwear out of spite/cynical humor
Who here has been personally victimized by Dr. Speyer?
Just kidding, I love that guy but he has made me miss a large
number of various fun GT events
changing the fight song will not fix your Intradepartmental woes.
Stop tilting at windmills and do it right.
Windmills, cont. : plus, the one word doesnt make sense and
doesnt really fix the song. Remedial ENG 1101 methinks?
Please dont do the obscene war chant. It just looks classless as
anything.
I have a hard time believing that an entire department is corrupt.
#DontBeSadBecauseYouGotCaught
People need to stop being offended by everything all the time.
Were becoming a society where being in the oppressed group is
a desired thing.
technique and osi to eager to check actual evidence
Thought I was breaking gender stereotypes checking my oil levels. Turns out I was looking at the transmission fluid.
When Google scholar is your most frequently visited site, after
T-Square of course.
I finish a task, take a celebratory stretch, and promptly rip a blister on my heel. #youwinsomeyoulosesome
Heres to never stretching again.
still waiting for the day when the nique stops trying to be buzzfeed
and actually reports news

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DAVID RAJI

NEWS EDITOR
EINSTEIN COMES TO TECH
Last Friday, a statue of Einstein
sculpted by American artist Robert Berks was unveiled at Tech.
The statue is roughly 3,000 lbs.
in total and resides at the northwest corner of Tech Green, near
the Van Leer building. Berkss
widow Dorothy selected Tech to
receive the statue from among a
number of interested parties.
I think this is an iconic piece
that is going to represent Georgia
Techs commitment to improving
the human condition, said Provost Rafael L. Bras in a statement.
This is the third likeness of
Einstein sculpted by Berks: the
first and second are located at the
National Academy of Sciences
in Washington, D.C., and the
Israel Academy of Science and
Humanities, respectively.
STAFF COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Next Monday, elections for six
open Staff Council positions will
be initiated. The results of the
elections will likely be announced
sometime early in December. In

total, 61 individuals were nominated for the positions.

Techs Staff Council deals with
a number of various issues, including health care premiums set
by the University System of Georgia. Committees of the Council
have also discussed items such as
staff recognition programs and
summer camps.
Voting for the available positions on Techs Staff Council will
be open from Nov. 213.
TECH TEAMS WIN HACK ATL
Both the first and second place
prizes of the Hack ATL competition were awarded to teams of
Tech students.
The hackathon, which took
place mid-October at Emory
Universitys Goizueta Business
School, involved the creation of
a new startup business within a
time-frame of 36 hours. At the
end of this period, the teams then
would have to pitch their ideas
to investors.
The first place-winning team
developed the mobile application Divy, which was designed
to facilitate a quick and easy reimbursement process. Garrett
Wallace, John Riley and Ryan
Brooks made up the victorious
team, and they received a cash
prize of $7,000 plus a chance to
get $100,000 worth of investment
from the Seraph group.
Second place winners created
the app Navlit, which locates
matches in personality and interests between visitors to a geographical area and residents. A
cash prize of $5,000 was awarded
to the team.

New finance program introduced

HASIT DEWAN

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Starting this fall, the Institute
will be offering a new Financial
Training Program for administration and professionals within
the Tech community. Developed
by finance professionals affiliated
with Tech, the program is meant
to empower the financial community at Tech with the knowledge
they need to successfully navigate
Techs business processes.
Financial experts at GTRI piloted many of the new courses this
past summer, providing advice
and commentary to increase the
effectiveness of the programs.
I found the training program

to be really practical, said Julie

Stovernik, assistant director of
Financial Operations at GTRI.
It provided me an opportunity to refresh and expand my
knowledge of Techs financial operations something we all can
benefit from. It was interactive,
informative and offered several
realistic scenarios for everyday
applications.
This Financial Management
Knowledge Development series
will consist of two segments.
The first will focus on educating
people to have a solid foundation
regarding Techs management
and financial processes. Topics
will include basic accounting, the
procure-to-pay process, human
resources, payroll, travel and ex-

penses. Depending on an employees title, he or she will be offered

more targeted courses meant to
focus solely on the responsibilities
and knowledge required at that
specific post.
The other segment, The Extramural Sponsored Training Program, will delve further in depth
in topics covered in the first segment and explain the management of grants and contracts.
This fall, the program will be
opened to an initial group of professionals within the Tech community. As the year progresses,
more people will be invited to
participate in the pilot. The goal
is to eventually have a full program that all administration can
participate in.

Photo courtesy of 401kcalculator.org

New financial training program will educate Tech professionals through two segments. The
program hopes to expand later in the year to include more administrators and professionals.

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Expelled student speaks about his OSI ruling

MAURA CURRIE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A student expelled from Tech
in September for sexual misconduct is now speaking out against
the investigative process of the Office of Student Integritys (OSI).
Chris Yeager was expelled on
Sept. 4 on a charge of committing non-consensual sexual intercourse. According to Yeager, the
alleged victim was a friend. Yeager
recounted his side of the events in
a Facebook post on Oct. 18.
I met her in January, 2015 ...
and we became best friends after
that, Yeager said. The alleged
incident took place at my dorm on
April 17. The day before, there are
text messages of her asking if Im
looking for a friend with benefits.
I have text messages between [her]
and [me] 20 minutes before sex,
and she was saying she was fine.
According to the post, the
woman consented to having sex
but later claimed that during the
act, Yeager covered her mouth
while she attempted to scream for
help, at which point she blacked
out. Yeager recounted that there
was continued intercourse before
the woman left the room and began talking to seven people. According to Yeager, she was fine.
April 18, she comes to my
rugby game, and there were witnesses that she was pointing at me
and giggling to her friends, Yeager continued. Later that night,
I was passed out on a couch, and

two witnesses saw her make out

with me while I was unconscious.
According to Yeager, he attempted suicide two hours after
a final exam that he assumed he
would fail. He stated that after
being released from the hospital,
he told his friends, including the
woman in question. According to
Yeager, she wanted to be friends,
but needed time.
The alleged victim contacted
OSI regarding the incident on
Jul. 20, nearly three months after
the alleged incident occurred, and
OSI contacted Yeager 11 days later to notify him of the allegations.
Per Title IX requirements,
said Peter Paquette, assistant dean
of students and deputy Title IX
director for students, the Institute will investigate a report
whenever it is received.
OSIs sexual misconduct case
policies resemble the stipulations
of Title IX, which mandate that
federally funded institutions take
action against perpetrators of
sexual violence.
Following an investigation
by an OSI Student Conduct Administrator, a decision to charge
a respondent must be made by
the investigating Administrator
with a preponderance of evidence.
However, Yeager claims that his
investigation was biased.
The investigator who expelled
me has had two days of sexual assault experience in her life, Yeager
said. She wouldnt even question
the witnesses who saw [the alleged
victim] immediately after sex. I

Photo courtesy of Chris Yeager

Chris Yeager was expelled from Tech in September for allegations of sexual misconduct.
His case was heard by OSI; however, he has claimed that his investigation was biased.

met with her twice. Both times it

was clear they didnt care what I
said. I know its a difficult thing to
speak out against. But all the signs
show I did nothing.
Yeagers case was only examined by the initial investigator,
though, according to Paquette, a
new investigator can be appointed
if a conflict of interest is found.

In cases resulting in suspensions or expulsions, a victim or

respondent dissatisfied with the
initial ruling can appeal the decision to the dean of students and
Institute president, who can sustain, alter or reverse the decision
as they see fit. According to OSI,
Yeagers case was not appealed.
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Light shed on African American experience

DAVID RAJI

NEWS EDITOR
Following allegations that
black female students were racially
harassed on campus, Tech President G.P. Bud Peterson oversaw
the formation of a task force to
examine the experience of members of Techs African American
community. The task force came
into existence at the beginning of
the semester and has since held a
number of meetings.
According to Archie Ervin,
Techs vice president of Institute Diversity and a co-chair
of the task force, the task force
now numbers 13 members, six of
whom are students.
The first big difficulty has
been to get interested parties together, Ervin said. We came together to talk about [the fact that]
students had gone to the Dean of
Studentss office and had made
known that there were lots of
things happening on the campus
in terms of students of color, particularly black students, that just
werent included in [the alleged racial harassment incident] that
there were other kinds of campus
issues and experiences that students felt that they were having
due to their racial makeups.
Ervin explained that the purpose of the task forces early meetings were to determine ways to
respond to people who had contacted the administration. Methods through which to make the

campus more inclusive and welcoming to everyone were a focus.

Our basic framing of it was
Are there experiences that people
can represent that would help us
to understand what these intersections are? Ervin said. And
if there are things that we see as
problematic in any way, are they
actionable? Are they things we
can do anything about as a leadership team? If they are, what can

you do? Thats sort of my lay of

the land of the task force.
John Stein, Techs dean of students and vice president of Student Life, also serves as a co-chair
of the African American student
experience task force.
Students have been, on their
own, collecting testimonies, or
stories, from other students, Stein
said. They shared that, as of [the
most recent meeting], they have

about 30 stories from students.

And these are stories of their experience here at Georgia Tech as a
black student on campus.
Stein added that the task force
had looked into planning focus
groups, which will be open discussions open to all students and
facilitated by a member of the
Tech community through the Office of Strategic Consulting.
Our hope is that we will get

through the bulk of the work

through this academic semester,
Stein said. We may bump into
the spring term and then have a
series of recommendations to the
President. The President was the
one who originally called for this
task force.
Stein emphasized that, while
the task force may have occurred
due to allegations of racial harassment, they are not the sole reason.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Techs African American Student Union meets to discuss their upcoming events. The African American student experience task force plans to work with student organizations that are oriented towards black members of the Tech community.

Opinions

OPINIONS EDITOR: Vidya Iyer

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Life is not a problem to

be solved, but a reality to
be experienced. Soren
Kierkegaard

The student judicial process review

Techs judiciary need to regain the trust of the students

The controversies behind Phi Delta
Thetas suspension and the expulsion of a
student over an alleged false rape accusation have students are up in arms about the
alleged unfair student judicial process. It is
no doubt in Techs best interest to conduct
a review of this process; however, before
we can applaud the institution for being so
proactive, we must call out the blatant bias
surrounding this review.
The legitimacy of this review process
must be called into question when only
two of the six members are not affiliated
with this institution. Not only are the majority of the members actively involved
on Techs campus, but the chief justice of
SGAs undergraduate judicial court is also
a part of the advisory board. This member
is being asked to investigate the process he
oversees by calling into question his ability to remain impartial.
Having many Tech-affiliated members
on this board may have its benefits be-

cause all these members are sure to have

the best intentions for the students and
this institution; however, it is difficult for
people heavily involved to find fault in the
situation, and the purpose of this advisory
board is not to validate the judicial process
but rather make meaningful changes.
The Office of Student Integritys (OSI)
judgement could also be called into question because students are upset by the
outcomes of their decisions. Therefore, it
could seem like a waste of resources to assemble an impartial board, but this is definitely not the case. In fact, if it is proven
that the judicial practices are fair, OSI will
be able to retain it legitimacy.
These recent events have garnered distrust amongst students. Therefore, Tech
should seriously consider hiring unaffiliated consultants or lawyers to oversee this
review process because without a proper
investigation, students are going to lose
confidence in the judiciary.

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

technique editorial board

Brenda Lin EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Nick Johnson MANAGING EDITOR
Vidya Iyer OPINIONS EDITOR
Jonathan Long SPORTS EDITOR
Samira Bandaru LIFE EDITOR
Kripa Chandran ONLINE EDITOR
Max Kaltman BUSINESS MANAGER

Trishna Chandarana ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Brighton Kamen DESIGN EDITOR
Alexis Brazier HEAD COPY EDITOR
Ross Lindsay WEB DEVELOPER
Monica Jamison ASST. PHOTO EDITOR

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Missing Tech student located

Unfortunately, the latest update is now making
Mr. Hubert look like one of the biggest idiots in the
history of Georgia Tech. The story is going viral. Gotta
feel sorry for the family. It wont help the Phi Delts
with their OSI complaint, either.

VTHVBE
Very well written... The facts were given. The BS
incrimination, accusations, speculations, bitterness,
and innuendoes were left out. Thanks!

Nancy
OSI responds to Phi Delta Theta claims
Conclusive video evidence proved the allegations to
be false, its embarrassing for the administration to
pretend otherwise at this point.

Pat
Its your typical Title IX university witch hunt. Twenty
years from now, when alumni donations are dropping
through the floor because the Greek alumni who
normally give 80% of all donations want nothing more
to do with Tech, then the people running the school
are going to regret that the Social Justice Warriors
made a complete joke of due process on campus.

VTHVBE
Preponderance (n) - when one girl is the sole witness
of her claims despite conflicting video evidence
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Numbers arent the only measure

I was reading an online article about ways to save time.
The article suggested to pay
someone else to do your cooking
or cleaning for you. The crux
of the argument was that even
if you paid money for someone
elses labor, it could still be a
good economic decision because
of the opportunity cost youd
pay if you did the work yourself
that is to say, youd be able
to spend more time working at
your own job, making money. I
was struck by the absence of any
other justification for trying to
save time for yourself. Spending
time with your friends and family, enjoying a book or a piece
of music these are irrelevant,
what matters is the financial aspect. To consider otherwise, it
seemed to suggest, would simply
be immoral.
I believe in a more holistic
approach to considering the
worth of your time. Its not
my aim to demonize worrying
about money completely. There
are certainly people who justifiably are worried about money,
where the difference could mean
being able to pay for school or
for the well being of yourself or a

... money is a number and

it can keep going higher
indefinitely...youve never
reached the maximum
amount ...

ALEX COVINGTON

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

loved one. But theres an error in
thinking that occurs quite commonly for a simple reason
money is a number, and it can
keep going higher indefinitely.
If you consider having more
money to always be better, then
you will never reach the maximum amount of good possible:
two dollars is better than one,
three dollars is better than
two, and so on and so forth up
to infinity. Furthermore, the
hardness and tangibility of that
number means it can have a
disproportionate weight in our
thinking process. If you decide
to work fewer hours and cultivate a new hobby with your free
time, how do you quantify the
amount of enjoyment you get

from that hobby? Its a difficult

question to answer.
The same can be said of
grades: when you get back a
test or an assignment, theres
a clear cut number written in
red ink telling you the worth of
the work youve accomplished.
Its meant to reflect the knowledge and understanding youve
gained, but theres no guarantee
of that. Theres at least a cap on
how much you can exert yourself, with an A being the limit
of how high you can bring your
grade. Grades, however, have
the drawback of feeling even
more like a competition with
data about test performance
frequently being presented for
the class.

My argument is simply that

we should carefully consider the
amount of importance we attach to those numbers. If you
get a seventy on an assignment
you know you could have gotten
a ninety on, should you feel bad?
Maybe. But, how much would
your understanding have been
improved in working towards
that ninety? How important is
that understanding, in terms
of its satisfaction to you and its
usefulness? How important is
that good grade? What did you
gain by doing whatever you were
doing instead of studying? The
same sanity check can be applied to money, especially since
how much money you have isnt
a measure of anything other
than how much money you have
and the moneys only worth
what you spend it on.
In the end, the question is
one of value. Were all ultimately free to decide within our own
minds what matters to us. For
me, the most important thing is
obvious: to be happy and satisfied with yourself and the life
youre living. Keeping track of
numbers is useful only as far as
it furthers that goal.

Exercise is crucial for

better overall health

My passion for dance

allows me to relax

The initial plunge into the can get to the best of us. By
frigid water is an almost heart the mere fact that were at this
attack-inducing shock at 5:30 school, many of us are ambitious
a.m., but with a few strokes my perfectionists and can drown in
limbs feel warm and weight- the amount of stress we face.
less. After a lap
Devoting your
and a half, I
focus for a good

...
I
feel
no
stress
at
am effortlessly
half an hour to
all, which leads me exercising can do
propelling myself through the
in elimto believe ... exercise wonders
water, thinking
inating
stress
about breathing,
is actually a brilliant and developing
and only breathconsistent exidea. aercise
ing. And posschedule
sibly about how
(and sticking to
SAMIRA BANDARU it) will improve
much chlorine I
LIFE EDITOR your physical
can ingest before
I die. But durfitness and your
ing the moments when Im not overall willpower.
inhaling chlorinated water or
Exercising over the past few
drowning in an effort to keep months became a healthy admy chin above the five foot wa- diction. After going through
ter level, Im calm, my mind is a period of not exercising over
blank, and I feel no stress at all, the summer, there was a less
which leads me to believe one of than positive difference in my
two things Im actually a fish mood as well as my physical
in a humans body or exercise is state. Once school started again
actually a brilliant idea. Well and my roommate and I began
save the why-Im-actually-a- swimming, I felt less anxious
fish editorial for a later date.
and less stressed than I had over
My roommate and I started the summer, despite the fact that
our workout routine in Febru- this is my busiest semester yet.
ary of our freshman year, after
I realized that exercise, and
realizing that doing intermittent keeping my general mental
Pilates workouts in a dark cor- and physical health in check,
ner of the study lounge was a tad shouldnt just be a priority, but
sketchy. We progressed to more a top priority. What is the point
rigorous Pilates workouts in the of working for everything that
fitness room of Smith Residence youre working for, if youre not
hall, and after moving into sep- healthy enough to work for and
arate apartments the following enjoy the profits?
year, continued to workout by
Exercising was also a testaswimming at the CRC.
ment to my willpower. A few
Looking back at the past days ago, I realized that if I can
months of my routine exercis- wake up at 5:15 a.m. to jump
ing, these ritualistic workouts into a freezing pool and exert
are not only an exercise in test- myself more than I thought that
ing my physical abilities, but I could, then I could achieve
also an exercise in setting goals anything that I set my mind
and being constantly aware of to. Granted, I always had my
my physical and mental state.
friend plugging along right
Things are tough at Tech, next to me, but its difficult to
and if you havent experienced get through anything in life
it, you must be magical. Stress without support.

Oftentimes, I get asked why letting go. I have a much easiI joined a dance team. Our er time now opening up to new
practices tend to take up a de- people and simply being able to
cent amount of time, in which enjoy myself in new situations,
I could probably be studying thanks mostly, to dance.
or doing homeThis act of
work. To be
putting oneself
honest, I some- Its a time that allows out there applies
times wonder
to all areas of life,
me to stop caring ... and has helped
that as well.
Dancing well about classes, grades, me become much
wont impress
more
extroand projects. verted as a permany employers, it wont reson. I can credit
HASIT DEWAN dance with helpally bolster my
resume, and its
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ing me improve
not something
upon myself in
I would need to
that way.
use after college. Even winning
On a more social level, dance
a competition more than likely has introduced me to many peowill not help me much in my ple I probably would not have
post-college life.
met before. Being in college, its
Our practices and competi- fairly easy to find oneself socialtions are about more than just izing with the same core group of
dancing though. Its a way of people every day. While there is
expressing myself and letting nothing wrong with this, it can
out stress in a way thats purely be nice to sometimes meet and
physical. Its a time that allows socialize with different groups of
me to stop caring, albeit tem- people. Joining this organization
porarily, about classes, grades has helped me meet some people
and projects. This mental break I probably would have never
refreshes and rejuvenates me. met before.
Thus, even if I have to still work
Another benefit of dancing is
after a long practice, I feel fresh that it has tremendously helped
and energized; something we me stay in shape. Too often,
all need to feel more than we I have found myself making
normally do.
elaborate workout plans for the
As someone who can be in- upcoming semester, only to be
troverted at times, dancing has foiled by my own procrastinahelped me come out of my shell. tion and laziness. With dance,
Performing forces me to get up I am forced to engage in an inon a stage in front of hundreds tense cardio workout for several
of people I dont know and per- hours every week. The cardio
form. I cannot afford to be hit helps me stay in decent shape,
by stage fright when Im up most notably allowing me to feel
there we all depend on one a little less guilty when I make
another. Dancing well requires poor diet choices.
one to essentially let go of all
All in all, I have to say that
inhibitions and fully feel the joining this organization has
music. Only by doing so, can been one of the best decisions
one truly put on a spectacular I made at Tech. It has helped
performance. The more I have mold and shape me into a
performed on stage, the more better person and keep me
comfortable I have become with physically fit.

What is your strategy

when you dont get a
class you need?

MINA KUMAR
FIRST-YEAR CS

I like to fill it with a class

that fits a requirement
while I am on the waitlist

CHRISTINA BUI
FIRST-YEAR CM

I talk to my adviser and

see if there is another class I
can take in my major

CONNOR HUTCHERSON
FOURTH-YEAR ME

If I get stuck, I constantly

revise the schedule until all
the classes click

JENNA LECATES
FIRST-YEAR AE

I constantly refresh the

page all week
See BAC, page 9

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// OPINIONS

Remembering the plays

HOT or NOT that have made an impact
OUR VIEWS | HOT OR NOT

A young black high school

female was violently arrested
by a white sheriff in South
Carolina. It seems that the list
of police brutalities just keeps
getting longer and longer, and
racism within our nation is becoming more apparent. What
makes this particular incident
even worse is that this happened to an unarmed teenage
girl at school a place that
we are supposed to receive an
education and feel safe in.

I have been lucky enough to

see some pretty amazing football
games in my time at Tech. Perhaps the two most memorable
ones that I have seen in person occurred during homecoming, and
they both resulted in rushing the
field. I was a freshman during the
upset of undefeated No. 6 Clemson in 2011, and now as a fifthyear senior, I got to experience the
Miracle on Techwood Drive from
the front row of SWARM.
With these two incredible
homecoming games in the past
few years, its easy to forget another one that was perhaps more
important: the 2013 victory over
the Pittsburgh Panthers. In fact,
it is not a stretch to say that DeAndre Smelters deep fourth quarter catch in that game saved head
coach Paul Johnsons career here
and enabled the magisterial 2014
campaign to happen.
Since it was a few years ago,
here is the situation the Jackets
faced heading in to the game.
Their record sat at 5-3, but since
the team played two FCS schools
that season they would need seven wins to become bowl eligible.
With near-guaranteed losses to
Clemson and Georgia still to be
played, this game was a must-win

for the Jackets in order to keep

the bowl streak alive. Moreover,
that offense for that season was
the worst-performing Tech offense under Johnson, which combined with a middling 7-7 finish
in 2012. This meant that Johnson
was on the hot seat; an inefficient
offense with no bowl appearance
and another season of losses to
all four of our rivals would spell
doom for Johnsons tenure with
the Jackets.
The team faced a 3rd and 17 at
midfield late in the fourth quarter up 14-10, and there were two
possibilities for the game to follow
from here. Either the Jackets pick
up the first down and continue
the drive (and burn some more
time off of the clock), or they do
not, giving the Panthers another
chance to take the lead. Thankfully for Tech, the first option
happened. Quarterback Vad Lee
dropped back and heaved the ball
42 yards downfield to wide receiver Smelter. Smelter, with two
Pitt defenders right next to him
ready to make a play, sprang into
the air and reached over both of
them to make a sensational catch.
The Jackets scored on that drive
and won the game by a final score
of 21-10. The team finished the

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Homecoming week is marked by all of the games and

events that take place to get
people into the spirit of some
friendly competition. This past
week, it was announced that
Alpha Phi had won second
place; however, the next day
the website claimed Alpha
Gam won second. Was this a
mistake or was the right team
not recognized? We may never
know. Nevertheless, congrats
to all the participating teams.

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Cybersecurity

With the ever-growing

amount of cybersecurity threats, Georgia Tech is once again
on the forefront of research
and innovation by recently
forming an interdisciplinary
research collaboration of 200
researchers from nine labs to
form the Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP).
The goal of IISP is to push
research out into the marketplace so that people can feel
safe in this digital age.

Homecoming Mistake

regular season with a 7-5 record

and earned a berth in the Music
City Bowl.
But what if Smelter did not
come down with that ball? What
if the game followed that second
path? It is easy to envision either
one of those two defenders getting a hand on the ball, knocking
it away and forcing the Jackets to
punt. From there, the defense still
could have made the stop and won
the game, but they could have also
given up the touchdown and lost.
Then how does the rest of 2013 and
beyond play out? The team would
still lose to Clemson and Georgia, and not make a Bowl at 6-6.
Johnson would be fired, as fans
(and more importantly, the Athletic Association) would feel that
his option offense was ineffective.
We would find a new coach and
spend a few years with a mediocre
record because Johnsons offensive
recruits would struggle to adapt to
a more traditional scheme.
Instead, Smelter made the
catch and saved the program from
that fate. His catch gave management no reason to fire Paul Johnson, which set the team up for
its unbelievable 2014 season. (In
case you forgot, we beat all four of
our rivals in the same year for the
first time ever, shocked Georgia
for the first time since 2008, won
the ACC Coastal division, nearly
beat undefeated Florida State in
the ACC Championship game,
and upset former No. 1 Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl.)
Although the game was not as
flashy as Clemson 2011 or FSU
2015 and did not result in mayhem on Grant Field, the Jackets
2013 homecoming victory over
Pitt is still worthy of celebration.

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focusing on improving social skills and providing various Pokemon-themed arcade
games, and an actually real
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With these two incredible

homecoming games in the
past few years, its easy to
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// OPINIONS

JONATHAN LONG

YES

SPORTS EDITOR

Hate is healthy. Have

you ever taken a nice
stroll around campus,
only to be met with the
sudden urge to punch
a fellow student in the
face? A complete stranger; you dont know their
name, their hobbies or
even what their mother
looks like. And yet the
feeling remains. For reasons known only to God
and Sigmund Freud,
you hate someone youve
had no experience with.
Saturday comes and
that feeling is welling up
inside you. The tingling
in your fists that will not
subside until they meet
a strangers face. But no
longer is your aggression targeted at your fellow Tech student; your
knuckles long for the
jugular of the red-clad
miscreant cheering for
the Dawgs.
You feel a certain
stirring in your stomach, the growing ties of
brotherhood between
you and the other poor
souls sent to suffer the
slings and arrows of
Tech. United by the
common bond of hating the visiting team,
or dare I say, the intruding team. Historic
Grant Field does not
deserve to be stepped

on by these devils. The

average IQ on campus
is dropping faster than
your GPA. Yes, you still
hate strangers, but you
can finally feel justified by the pretense of
school spirit.
Win or lose, you
fought together. You
released your hate upon
a more worthy victim,
leaving your soul free to
appreciate your brothers and sisters in suffering. Even after a week of
midterms, all-nighters
and illiterate teachers:
you are proud to be a
Yellow Jacket.
College football is so
integral to the college
experience because even
if you have no interest
in football, youre still
coming together with
your fellow students to
experience a moment
that is greater than all
of us. The camaraderie
for our school stems,
not because of the guys
running around on the
field, but because of the
fans that marched onto
your turf and disrespected your education.
At the end of the
day, we should be more
than just a diverse group
of people trying to get
an education. A college
should be a family, and
nothing creates a family faster than college
football.

VIDYA IYER

NO

OPINIONS EDITORS

I dont really understand the hype behind

college football. To
me, its just a bunch of
guys running around
in tights tackling each
other for a ball. Dont
get me wrong, the
discipline, reflex and
strength these players
have is no doubt admirable, but football just
isnt my thing.
Ive only been to one
game and left halfway
into it. I missed the
Brave and Bolds jaw
dropping moments like
the victory against u[sic]
GA and the Miracle on
Techwood, and I, frankly, have no regrets.
For me, football
games arent defining
moments to my college
experience. Are they
fun to go to once in a
while? Maybe. But ultimately it boils down to a
bunch of people coming
together to irrationally
hate another group of
people by yelling a lot,
sipping on beers and
eating greasy foods.
There are obviously
more experiences, better
experiences, that can define your college years.
I believe personal
discoveries and relationships make far more of
an impact than going

to every football game

of the season. College
should be a time of selfdiscovery and growth.
I think people should
be going out of their
comfort zones and trying new things. Perhaps
join the rowing team,
make out with your best
friend or take a random
video production class.
Learn about the things
that make you tick and
the things that make
you open up and talk.
These are the experiences that will enrich
your life. From them
come interesting stories
to be told or a lessons to
be learned.
However, to each
his own, and to the
avid football fans, these
games may be your
source of joy and existence. But I encourage
you to forgo a game and
save yourself a few hours
to go an adventure and
do exhilarating and out
of the norm.
These moments of
self-discovery are what
you are going to carry
with you out of college.
Not the mindless yelling and cursing. Not
the loud band playing
obnoxious show tunes.
And certainly not the
endless amount of time
you spend reacting to
a game you have no
control over.

BAC FROM PAGE 7

AMY LI

SECOND-YEAR ME

I usually just wait until

Phase II. A lot of people
hold [classes] because they
[originally] cant get into
another class

RACHEL MCBROOM
FOURTH-YEAR EAS

Throughout the first week

people are usually dropping, so I just perodically
check back
Photos by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Life

LIFE EDITOR:

Welcoming Mr. & Ms. GT

Samira Bandaru

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Henderson Johnson II and Marissa Missy Pittard have

been awarded the title Mr. & Ms. Georgia Tech 2015. 412

ASSTISTANT LIFE EDITOR:

Alex Covington

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HANNA WARLICK

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Never stand still, is the motto
third-year Raianna Brown lives by.
She interprets this as never settling or being complacent,
especially when it comes to
following [her] passions.
It is a good thing too,
because on top of being
a full-time Industrial
Engineering major at
Tech, Brown is enrolled
at Emory for Dance,
each week dancing 17 or
more hours.
At age five, Brown saw
the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater perform
in Atlanta along with
the Lion King musical,
and she became hooked.
She started with a summer camp and moved on
to teachers that pushed

her to take classes with students

five to ten years older than her. By
age 13, she was training in Ballet,
Tap, Jazz and Modern Dance at
Price Performing Arts Center in
College Park. Of the four members in Browns immediate family, all of them had matriculated
through Tech.
When I initially began my
college search, Georgia Tech was
pretty high on the list, Brown said.
However, I still maintained apprehensions about attending Tech
because I knew that I wanted to
continue to study dance in college.
Brown applied and was accepted
to Tech and knew she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her parents
and two sisters. She insisted that
she be able to continue dancing in
college, so during her first year, she
trained at the local dance studio
Gotta Dance Atlanta. In the meantime, she was setting up meetings
with the Vice Provost, advisors and

anyone she could get in touch with

who might be able to help bring her
dream to fruition.
She was pointed towards the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher
Education (ARCHE) program.
This program brings together twenty public and private colleges in the
Atlanta area to have cooperative
programs like library sharing and
cross-registration.
The latter is what interested
Brown. By cross-registering, she
would be able to pay for classes
through Tech and take classes at
Emory that would be transferred
back and apply as resident credit.
However, there was one problem:
Brown was a sophomore, and the
program required at least junior-level standing. Brown was determined,
and her advisor and the Registrars
office were willing to work with her
to make it happen. However, Brown
admits there is still a struggle between having two majors.
See BROWN, page 12

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Students and faculty discuss campus safety

ALEX COVINGTON

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

Of perennial concern to staff
and students is the safety of those
going about their business at
Tech. This past Monday, those
concerns were addressed openly
in an effort to create fruitful dialogue at the Georgia Tech Campus Safety Talk.
The talk provided an open forum for anyone who wished to ask
questions or bring up concerns on
the topic of safety. Present at the
talk were a number of senior representatives of safety groups available to answer questions. Christ
Leighty, the public safety director for Midtown Atlanta, talked
about safety in Midtown, which
is important to students because
of its close proximity, just east of
campus. He gave a number of tips
for students, such as keeping one
earbud out when listening to music to increase situational awareness as well as not talking on the
phone while walking for the same
reason. He also advocated hiding
personal belongings such as bookbags and purses in cars to help
prevent break-ins.
Officer Connelly of the GTPD
was also present to answer questions and take note of the concerns of attendees.

Student representatives of various groups also spoke about issues

on behalf of students. Alex Grady,
who represented athletes on campus, pointed out that athletes were
often placed at risk because of
travel to and from practice either
very early in the morning or late
at night. He pointed out the lack
of a bus option that could transport students, as well as the fact
that athletes with vehicles have
to choose between parking near
practice and parking at their own
dormitories.
Problems faced related to
Greek life were also addressed
by Melissa Holmes, president
of the Panhellenic Council. She
explained that the large amount
of late night foot traffic in and
around Greek housing called for
adequate lighting for back alleys,
which is not always provided.
Besides safety from robbery
and assault, another concern was
traffic safety. Participants brought
up problems such as confusion
over the HAWK signal on North
Avenue near the alumni house
as contributing to an increased
risk to pedestrians. Another issue addressed was the suitability
of crosswalks for individuals with
disabilities, given the lack of sufficient time for some to cross as
well as the lack of audible signals
to cross for the visually impaired.

The talk was initially meant to

be the Georgia Tech Safety Walk
but was moved indoors due do the
weather. The walk is an annual
discussion that allows for a tour of
areas of campus at the same time
that potential issues surrounding
those areas are discussed. In the

past, suggestions from the safety

walk have affected the implementation of campus development.
For example, the creation of the
pedestrian-only road running
between the Petit Biotechnology
Building and the Marcus Nanotechnology Building was a result

of the walk, as was the increased

presence of blue light emergency phones. Thanks to the these
events, the administration is able
to hear the voice of those intimately familiar with campus safety concerns and prioritize their
projects based on those concerns.

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

The safety talk was introduced by Eliot Beckham, campus infrastructure chair of SGA. Eliot emphasized that the goal was to get feedback from students and find out what they think is unsafe.

technique October 30, 2015 11

// LIFE

Professor named ethics champion

ELIZABETH RAMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Founder of the Corporate

Governance class in the Scheller
College of Business, Seletha Butler is known as Techs very own
champion for ethics. Her career
and research have provided her
with a vast knowledge and experience base in ethics.
Before coming to Tech, she
graduated from Harvard Law
School and practiced as an attorney for 14 years. Within this time
period, she gained experience as
both in-house counsel and external counsel for global firms focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
As in-house counsel, she had the
opportunity to understand how
deals were put together through
interaction with businesspeople;
in contrast, as external counsel,
she found she had to effectively
probe businesses for details to
gain strategic information to perform her work.
After practicing law, Butler
went on to gain more knowledge
by obtaining a Tech MBA with a
global focus. She has always been
enthusiastic about the academic
world, so she accepted a teaching
opportunity for undergraduates at
Techs Scheller College of Business. In between teaching classes
on business law and ethics, she
completes research.
Professor Butler conducts research that focuses on boards of
directors and corporate governance. She explains the importance of the composition and activities of organizations boards
of directors through her research.
Butler also helps find ways for
organizations to diversify their
boards of directors. Within her

other research focus corporate

governance she analyzes the
ethics of organizations and how
they function.
People or platforms that foster
and accept energy and the need to
progress through change inspire
Butler. She enjoys completing her
research because she looks at both
the theoretical view as well as how

it is applicable to industries. Her

findings directly affect each and
every organization. Industries and
trade associations around the U.S.
have recognized the importance
of ethics after cases like the Enron
scandal. They ask Butler to present her findings to them to help
them implement ethical standards
within their departments.

Photo courtesy of Seletha Butler

Professor Butler is an alumna of Georgia Techs MBA program. She teaches and conducts research on corporate ethics.

When Professor Butler is not

conducting research or leading a
classroom, she enjoys travelling
both domestically and internationally to see how people live and
also to integrate herself with other
cultures. She likes to shop for a
purpose and hang out with her
friends in her free time. She is also
passionate about following college
sports because of the integrity,
competitive spirit and hard work
that the players and coaches express before and after the games.
Butler feels that she is able to
balance her research, social life
and classes easily. She says her
favorite recent accomplishment is
getting students comfortable to
engage with [her] as a professor
and to have them share interests
and seeing how [her] experience
can help them in their careers.
Through a student poll, Butler
was awarded the Scheller College
of Business Professor of the Year
in elective courses in 2013. She
has the ability to make her ethics
class lessons relevant to the work
world by bringing in speakers and
fostering group activities. Her
goal is for her students to enjoy
learning about ethics so that they
may carry the knowledge they
gain from her class into the work
world. Professor Butler is an asset
to the Scheller team because of
her talent for mentoring students
and skill in collaborating with the
faculty team.
Professor Butler thoroughly
enjoys being part of the Jacket
community and is inspired by
young people looking to make a
positive impact on the society we
live in. She believes in inspiring
her students to cultivate a strong
understanding of the importance
of ethics to utilize in their lives
and careers.

EINSTEIN

FROM PAGE 1

Harrison, a second-year ENVE.

He was the father of science so it
makes sense and its in a good,
central location too.
But although some were open
to the idea of the addition of the
Einstein monument, some seemed
disappointed after actually seeing
the statue. The appearance of the
bronze Albert was not quite up to
par with expectations.
Its nicer than the weird circle
of bushes they had in the middle
of the sidewalk, said Haley Hoang, fourth-year, IE. After seeing
the statue, however, she added, I
think it doesnt look good. I like
the entire layout but I dont like
the statue itself.
Perhaps students are more appreciative of the monument after
learning that it is the last of three
Einstein statues of this kind,
brought over with the help of
Georgia Tech alumni.
I actually didnt know it was
one of three Einsteins. Why was it
given? Is it a homage to our greatness in pursuing knowledge and
advancing the human race? Thats
pretty cool, said Kali Nicholas, a
fourth-year ME.
Some people even made a connection between our success at
this years Homecoming game,
and the presence of the statue.
Previously the statue had
come under a lot of fire and people
were questioning it but after
the success against FSU, people
(on Yik Yak) are starting to believe that Einstein is a source of
good luck. So theyll start calling
it the Ein-shrine. People are even
suggesting that we put offerings in
front of the statue before games,
claimed Arsne Lakpa, first-year
CS major.
Hopefully the students general attitude will continue this trend
to a more positive note in appreciation of the special statute.

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// LIFE

by Samira Bandaru

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Class of 2016
San Diego, CA

Aerospace Engineering Major/Business

Class of 2016
Lithonia, GA

Organizations: Omicron Delta

Kappa, GT Student Ambassadors, Alpha Chi Omega, ChBE
Curriculum Board, Presidents
Scholarship Program

Organizations: Georgia Tech Chapter

of the National Society of Black
Engineers, Georgia Tech Student
Ambassadors.
On influencing change:
Mr. GT is the opportunity to
truly inspire students in general and show them that they
can achieve whatever it is that
they choose. I hope to, along
with Missy, speak up regarding
domestic violence awareness,
campus inclusivity and making
the most of the Georgia Tech
experience.

On influencing change:
Henderson and I both have
areas we are particularly
passionate about. For me,
these are student wellness and
student-faculty interactions.
Above all, I want to use this
role to keep morale high at
Georgia Tech and continue to
validate the incredible people
that are a part of this community.

Reactions:
I really just couldnt believe it, which
is why I almost passed out on the field.
My mom had to catch me. Everyone
was SCREAMING and so excited. It was
an all-around exhilarating and amazing
moment. It really is still quite a blur.

Reactions:
Utter disbelief. I was completely
prepared to be elated for another
friend of mine on the field that night
and when they read my name, it took me
a minute to process what had happened. The
night was full of happy tears, loving messages
and unparalleled elation for Georgia Tech. The
night was unforgettable.

BROWN

FROM PAGE 10

The hardest part of doing

both dance and engineering is
managing my time, Brown said.
Brown has to travel between
campuses for classes, rehearsals,
meetings and tutoring while still
trying to manage homework,
friends and sleep. Brown maintains that in the end, none of this
really hinders her.
If this is what it takes for me
to achieve my goals in both fields,
Brown said, I am willing to put
in the work for my passions.
Brown had choreographed a
piece entitled I Cant Breathe in
reference to recent police brutality and racial injustice in Ferguson
and the rest of the U.S. A video of
the performance with more than
1,000 views caught the attention
of one of her teachers who then
invited her to take it to Italy and
study with his dance company
there, Stalib Dance. Even with
the linguistic and social barriers,
Brown received ample praise.
It was amazing to have my
own
choreography
featured
alongside the companys work,
Brown said. But what was even
more amazing was to have members of the audience Americans
AND Italians come up to me
after the show and say how much
the piece moved them or spoke
to them.
As far as after graduation,
Brown wants to apply her Industrial Engineering degree to work
with Humanitarian Logistics and
organizations like FEMA and the
Red Cross to help optimize the
processes used in these organizations and avoid logistic failures
like during Hurricane Katrina.
Brown also strongly states, I
will have my own dance company
by the time I am 25.

When asked about combining her two passions versus leaving them separate, Brown said,
When I first began my journey
as a dancing engineer, I was very
adamant about not marrying the
two or somehow employing my
left brain and right brain together
to create something new.

Design by Rishabh Datta Student Publications

However, as her time at Tech

has marched on, Brown has realized that she is in an uncommon
and special position because of
her unique perspective.
Recently, I was highly inspired by Huang Yi and KUKA,
his dancing robot, Brown said.
I am really interested in work-

ing with interactive lighting and

playing with that and how that
may look for a dance performance
where the lighting not only accentuates the dancing but creates
a whole new landscape for the
dancers to explore.
Brown has recently danced on
campus at the Whats Going On:

Social Justice Concert and will be

performing on Nov. 21 as part of
the Miss Black & Gold District
Pageant in Atlanta. Brown is also
currently preparing for a performance on Dec. 35 that she
choreographed and will be performing at Emory in the Ahana
Dance Show.

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Between traveling back and forth from Emory to Tech while also simultaneously juggling her engineering coursework
and dance, Raianna is the definition of a Renaissnace woman, defying odds to follow all of her passions wholeheartedly.

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// LIFE

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technique

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Trishna Chandarana

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Jamie Rule

entertainment@nique.net

14

Friday,
October 30, 2015

A peek behind the spiderwebs of Netherworld

TYLER MEUTER

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Every year, based out of Norcross, Ga., Netherworld Haunted
House receives high marks as one
of the best frights in the country.
The Technique had the opportunity to talk with Ben Armstrong,
owner of Netherworld, to discuss
what goes into creating such a
popular attraction.
Technique: How did Netherworld get started? How long has it
been going on?
Armstrong: This is the 19th
year of Netherworld Haunted
House. It started when a bunch of
people who are in film and television that loved haunted houses
got together. We wanted to make
a haunted house that was unlike
any other. At the time, haunted
houses were Freddy, Jason and
movie-themed but we wanted
something that had a different
kind of storyline, and thats what
we did. We brought together our
production skills and created
unique things.
Technique: How earlier in advance do you start planning for
next years theme?
Armstrong: We are always
planning. Quite often we have a
three-year arc of storylines. Right
now we are actively discussing
ideas for next year. We know the
general theme and will start talking about the name a lot in the
next couple months after this season. Once we have the name, well
roll out the logos.
Technique: How are themes
chosen each year? Do they follow
popular media trends?
Armstrong: I have a philosophy about design, Give them
what they want and give them

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

The intimidating entrance to Netherworld does not compare to the rest of the haunted house. Netherworld set out to become a haunted house free from the common movie themes of others in this field.

what you want. What that means

is you want to give them the things
they want like chain saws and
spinning tunnels. But you want
to give them something unique
that they are not expecting.
Generally, our theme doesnt
conform to popular trends but
quite often it follows them anecdotally. For example, we had a
vampire theme around the time
all the vampire things were popular. But we didnt shoot for that,
we had a three-year arc of classic
monster themes. This included
werewolves, vampires, and our
version of a Frankenstein monster.
We strike out our own path but
we have to keep in mind things
that are familiar to people and

things that they will understand.

Technique: What does the
Netherworlds haunted house design team consist of?
Armstrong: Theres a core
group of people here that work on
building the main attraction. We
basically start right away. We have
a number of metal fabricators,
carpenters, and large group of
special effects artists we use. Bill
Johnson is the guy that comes up
with our icon characters and Roy
Wooley is in charge of the makeup
room. We have talented designers
that do costuming.
We all get together and based
on the theme as a core, we start
creating all the different elements.
We work all year and it evolves as

we move along.
Technique: How long does it
generally take for the actors to get
ready every evening?
Armstrong: We generally have
an excess of a hundred actors on
a given night and crew call is one
hour before performance. However, a lot of them will come in early
just because they dont want to get
stuck in traffic. But we have a very
rapid process. They go through
casting where they get their positions for the night and then go
to costume or the armory from
there. The armory handles the
big monster suits and costuming
takes care of everybody else. Finally they go from there to makeup. A lot of them have masks but

they need some kind of makeup to

go with it. The masks we use are
made of silicon or foam and move
with an actors face for much more
realistic effects.
Technique: Do actors play the
same role all season?
Armstrong: Generally, people
fall into certain categories. We
have a stunt team that does all of
the wire work, but they might do
different stunts depending on who
is currently available. Our parking
lot monsters tend to work in the
lot all of the time. They usually
are our more experienced actors.
We also have people that operate
giant puppets.
People tend to gravitate towards certain roles but we continually move them around until
we find out what they are best at.
Unlike a lot of places, we are open
seven days a week so we need multiple cast in different spots.
Technique: Have you been an
actor yourself?
Armstrong: Oh absolutely!
There were many years at Netherworld that this show did not open
until my contacts were in. I dont
act as much now because its gotten so big Ive got to spend a lot
more time running the business.
However, I was actually acting
last night. Quite often when Im
an actor, Im just goofing off. Its
fun and I love doing it.
Technique: How do you know
the right moment to scare people?
Armstrong: Scaring people
is an incredibly simple yet simultaneously complex thing. They
come around and you jump out,
thats easy. But its not like that.
You have to figure where they are
looking, and you make judgments
about who is going to be scared.
Youve got to figure out what
See HAUNTED, page 16

Atlanta Streets Alive breathes life into Peachtree

MONICA JAMISON

ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

A man walking on stilts and
giant, colorful birds intriguingly
attached to bicycles were, surprisingly, not the signs of the circus
arriving in town but of Sundays
Atlanta Streets Alive. From 26
p.m. on Oct. 25, 2.7 miles of the
iconic Peachtree Street were closed
to cars and open to all forms of
human-powered
locomotion,
from unicycles to skateboards
to dance. Along the route, from
Edgewood Avenue to 17th Street,
many businesses and organizations offered activities, samples,
free services and information.
After remarks by leaders, including Councilman Andre Dickens, City of Atlanta Chief Bicycle
Officer Becky Katz, Planning
Commissioner Tim Keane and
Midtown Alliance CEO Kevin
Green, the event kicked off with a
south bound bicycle parade.
Some participants even dressed
to the events theme of Fox-y
Halloween, dressing as characters
from past shows at the Fox Theatre
accompanied by a chorus of bike
bells. Many confused pedestrians
whipped out their phones to re-

cord the spectacle. At the conclusion of the parade in Woodruff

Park, entertainment, including a
yoga class, pick-up soccer and a DJ,
was available.
Heading northwards, many
activities were available near
the Peachtree Center, including local vendors, like Queen of
Cream and Chuice, inflatables,
zumba and poems written on demand. The density of people and
booths decreased until near the
Fox Theatre, where chalk artists
were showing that their medium
is not merely a childrens pastime, and The Graduates a capella
group performed.
Techs presence was visible
near 5th Street. Tech Athletics
promoted the upcoming basketball season, and the Tech Transportation Safety and Operations
Lab offered $10 Starbucks gift
cards in exchange for participating in a survey.
Highlights of the highly trafficked area that continued on until reaching 10th Street included
the #weloveatl truck, a mobile
photo gallery which featured local
photographers Instagram submissions of city scenes; Snyder Cycles
truck, which offered convenient

bicycle repairs; and Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, the event organizer,

which provided free bicycle rentals in partnership with the Atlanta
Bike Challenge.
The idea of closing the roads
to cars began in Colombia in the
70s, where now the ciclovas

take over 70 miles for seven hours

every Sunday and about two million people participate.
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
has organized Streets Alive since
2010, and last Sunday was the
fourth time that the event has
closed Peachtree Street to cars.

Over 130,000 people participated in this event last year. Earlier this year, Atlanta Streets Alive
took over the West End neighborhood and Highland Avenue. On
Nov. 8, the event will expand to
Clarkston, Ga., a city east of Atlanta in DeKalb County.

Photo by Monica Jamison Student Publication

Atlanta Streets Alive promotes many modes of human-powered transportation. This unhindered
acceptance lends Sundays Peachtree Street event to many unorthodox modes of transportation.

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// ENTERTAINMENT

Seraph of the End exemplifies creativity of anime

JAMIE RULE

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

With the fall television season
beginning in the US, it should
come as no surprise that other
countries are also marking their
calendars for the openings of exciting new shows. While American television tends to have about
22 episodes per season, shows in
Japan usually have twelve or thirteen episodes. These shorter seasons are called kru, which can
be translated as courses, and
tend to be less generic and more
focused than their counterparts
from America.
In Japan, kru always begin every third month (January,
April, July and October), meaning
that if a series is scheduled for two
consecutive seasons, there is either
a one week break or none at all
between the two seasons, which is
why popular anime such as Fairy
Tail or Meitantei Conan seem
to run non-stop.
While there are original anime
such as Darker than Black and

Photo courtesy of Wit Studio

Yuichiro awakes from his mental battle with Asuramaru, the demon residing in his sword. His friends,
Shinoa, Guren, Yoichi and Mitsuba are relieved, as his failure would have meant a fight to the death.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann,

it is worth noting that most anime
are generally created as a spin-off
or marketing strategy for popular
light novels or manga.
One such anime is Owari no
Serafu (translated as Seraph of
the End), which first premiered
in April earlier this year. The first
season, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, introduced Yichir
Hyakuya (Miyu Irino, Spirited
Away) and Mikaela Hyakuya
(Kensh Ono, Boruto: Naruto
the Movie), two orphans who
essentially become family in a
world ravaged by disease, vampire
invasion and monsters called the

Horsemen of John a true dystopian story.

In the first few episodes of the
anime, the two lose everyone they
have ever known, including each
other. Mikaela becomes a vampire in denial, refusing to drink
human blood and generally not
caring whether he lives or dies.
Yichir, on the other hand, escapes the vampires and vows revenge, joining the Japanese Imperial Demon Army in order to kill
every vampire who endures the
misfortune of meeting him.
The two are diametrically opposite: Yichir will save whomever he sees as family, no matter

the cost, while Mikaela is happy

to wait until the opportune moment to do so, minimizing the
risk of failure or injury.
The second season, Battle in
Nagoya, started in Japan on Oct.
10. FUNimation! and Hulu made
the episodes available to American viewers with English subtitles
shortly thereafter.
The first two episodes of Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya
show Yichir and the rest of his
squad recovering from their latest
battle, in which Yichir learned
that Mikaela was still alive and
subsequently lost control of his
powers, mumbling about Sin-

Race invites whimsy into competition

EVENTS

Red Bull Soap Box race

PERFORMER: Hinmen
Heads, Ghostbusters and
Grease Monkeys
LOCATION: North Ave.
DATE: Oct. 24

OUR TAKE:

DANIEL ENGEL

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This past Saturday, Oct. 24,
a large portion of North Avenue
was blocked for what might have
looked to unsuspecting bystanders like a wild downhill derby.
Outside the Ponce City Market,
several homemade soap box vehicles raced down the stretch
between Boulevard NE and
Dancing Goats Coffee. About
every three years, the Red Bull
Soap Box race is held in Atlanta,
though this is the first time it has
been by the Ponce Market.
This racing event is but one of
the many action sporting activities that Red Bull hosts or sponsors during the year. Other events
include activities such as surfing,
hang-gliding, motor-sports and
even rock climbing.
In order for a team to be qualified to enter the race, they will
need a vessel that appears to have
been crafted well enough to make
it to the bottom of the slope. Any
sort of propulsion mechanism,
such as pedals, are prohibited as
the racers are intended to just roll
down the hill as fast as possible.
The track also has a small ramp to

test how stable the vehicles will be

upon impact.
Though the immediate, stated
goal of the race is to reach the finish line the quickest, most of the
judges rated the teams based on
other criteria. For many teams, a
major component of their score
was the skit that they performed
before beginning their descent.
Each team usually acted out
a type of cinematic short based
around their vehicles theme.
For example, the members of the
Ghostbusters group gave a performance involving the Stay Puft
marshmallow, an important character from the movie, and then
went on a ghost chase down the
hill after him. Other teams, such
as the Atlanta Beer Festival team,
seemed to be revered simply because of their boldness after riding
a collection of beer kegs mounted
on a steel-framed wheeled vehicle
down the track.
There were also two participating groups which represented Tech
at the race. The first group consisted of Tech alumni who built a
miniature soap box replica of the
Ramblin Wreck. After launching
off of the ramp, one of the front
wheels of their vehicle was severely
warped due to the landing impact
and their race performance was
dramatically crippled. Some of the
judges and members of the crowd
teased them about the stability of
the vehicle since the builders were
graduates of Tech.
The Hinmen Heads, a group of
architecture grad students here at
Tech, built a stable car with a very
minimalistic cardboard hull. Before their departure through the
gate, they presented a video that

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Last Saturday, Red Bulls Soap Box race drew an interesting group
of participants. The streets were littered with curious spectators.

gave a glimpse of their construction process. The team captain,

Kara Thomas, mentioned laser
cutting their cardboard components. They clearly invested a
significant amount of time in perfecting the efficiency and structure of their vehicle. However, the
judges only gave them moderate
scores because they did not place
as much emphasis on their overall
team theme.
The judges certainly seemed to
value the wreckage that accrued
during the descent as well as the
creativity exhibited during all
of the many performances more
than anything else.
Second place was awarded to
Yongsa Dragons Breath, a team
which consisted of members from
one of the local martial arts studios. SNAFU, a die hard group
of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
fans, decided to outfit their car as
a T-Machine and with this won
third place.

The winning team, the Grease

Monkeys, seemed to exceed all
of the judges expectations. They
started their skit with Brass
Monkey by the Beastie Boys
while dancing in monkey costumes with a massive banana and
enlarged power tools. Immediately before launching their car
from the start, they began waxing
the car and playing Grease Lightning. The cart had a driver in the
front, and another monkey barely
hanging on in the rear. Many of
the judges agreed that their entire
act engaged the audience.
Though the Red Bull Soap Box
race will, in all probability, not be
returning to Atlanta for another
three years, it is worth keeping
an eye out for some of Red Bulls
other events in the meantime. For
those who could see themselves
entering the race in the future,
know that a crowd-pleasing theme
is probably one that will accumulate the most points.

ners while trying to murder everyone. Once the group had recovered sufficiently, they went on
to learn more about their demonpossessed weapons. These episodes are not particularly interesting since the plot is slow; instead,
the audience is treated to more
world-building.
This is, however, merely the beginning of Battle in Nagoya, so
these first, less intense episodes are
more than likely building towards
the coming fight and are indisputably giving important backstory.
The future storyline of this anime,
if anything like the manga it is
based on, will surely be interesting
as both Mikaela and Yichir will
attempt to save the other.
Unfortunately for the show, its
musical score is lackluster at best,
making the opening and ending cinematics entirely skippable
and the rest of the episode reliant
on the plot and characters alone.
While this might seem like a benefit, forcing the writers to actually
care what is being placed in their
show, even more interesting storylines can be greatly improved with
stellar music, as exemplified by
the popular anime Darker than
Black or Attack on Titan.
As the music of Seraph of the
End currently is, it does not fit
with the on screen action, often
feeling dreamy while the characters are actually fighting for their
lives. Despite the incongruous
music, Seraph of the Ends plot
is unpredictable, leaving viewers
eager for more.

HAUNTED

FROM PAGE 14

youre hunting. If you find someone you think will scare easy, you
can do that but sometimes you
want big game. Youre making
selections about where your hit is
going to be.
From there its all about your
presentation; how you look, the
approach, how you get at them,
and then what happens when you
get there. Once you get the initial
shock, then youre doing dialogue,
youre freaking them out, and
youre moving around the group.
Theres a lot involved with being a
haunted house actor.
Technique: When you get a
good scare out of somebody, how
does it make you feel?
Armstrong: Its awesome!
People came here to get scared
and youre here as an actor to scare
people ... If youve got a couple
tough guys in a row, you think to
yourself, Aw man this is a bummer. Whats wrong with me? But
then people start craving in and
falling for it and you think, Yeah!
Thats it, Im doing it right.
Technique: Are there any special effects tricks you can share?
Armstrong: We try to use almost everything. We have a lot of
floors that move, spinning tunnels, projections and lasers. This
year we have also added a foam
room at the end of our Vault 13
where you get immersed in bubbles over your head. We also have
a brand new elevator simulation
thats really cool.
Technique: How many people
do you attract every year?
Armstrong: We generally
get over 75,000 people to visit
Netherworld. We want everyone
to come out and visit your local
haunted house. Enjoy the season
and get your scream on!

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// ENTERTAINMENT

MUSEUM

FROM PAGE 1

and Curiosities on display at the

High Museum of Art this fall.
A chamber such as this was
common among the European
Elite of that time as it was a period
marked by revolutionary, cultural
and intellectual changes: the Age
of Discovery. Throughout much
of this period, the Habsburg ruled
a great part of the continent.
These Kunstkammers (cabinets
of curiosities) are the ancestors
of modern day museums. They
held encyclopedic collections of
objects, natural and man-made.
At the High Museum of Art,
attendees start with classic images
of European power. Knights in
shining armor joust in the center
of the room. The walls are adorned
with classic paintings of rulers, a
bust of Charles V, Holy Roman
Emperor, and the armor of Archduke Ferdinand II fill the space.
The oldest object of the exhibition, a goblet from the 15th
century, is found among these.
Its base is adorned with the letters A.E.I.O.U., which is said
to stand for the Latin phrase for
It is Austrias destiny to rule the
whole world. The Habsburgs
story starts here. These five letters were used everywhere by the
ambitious Frederick III, Holy
Roman Emperor, who aspired
for world rule for his dynasty.
Although he was the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III had
bigger plans for the House of
Habsburg. Within three generations, his idea of world domination for the Habsburgs was realized through a series of strategic
marriages with the sole heirs of

Photo courtesy of The High Museum of the Arts

Shell with Triton (left) and Carved Rhino Horn (right) are but two of the Habsburg Splendor pieces. Madeleine Gonzalezs portrait (center) was passed between courts and nobles as a novelty.

various dynasties. The House of

Habsburg continued to rule Europe until the 20th century.
Next to the goblet is a short
sword with a spindly handle
made of coral, an exotic material
that was thought to have mythical properties. In the next room,
the types of artifacts on display
change. These are no longer mere
recordings of history but a celebration of the grandeur of nature.
In this area, the artifacts are from
the age of exploration.
The items were part of their
Chamber of Art and Curiosities
and were meant to capture the
wonders of the world. Natural objects from newly-discovered lands
were embellished with myths and
folklore. These works combine

natural findings with the extravagantly high art of the time, a practice that is characteristic of Kunstkammers and the age of discovery
at large.
A goblet made of rhinoceros
horn, which was considered a natural aphrodisiac, has satyrs, creatures with uncontrollable desire,
carved at the base. Additionally,
a large gastropod shell is mounted on a haggard Triton, inviting
viewers to marvel at the wonder
and rarity of the natural object.
Other pieces nearby are carved
from ivory and coral with stories
of their own.
Another practice becoming
popular in this era was art collection. This was now seen as a sign
of cultured families and became

popular amongst those in power.

To the Habsburgs, collecting and
commissioning art was a show of
their prestige a ruler had to be
seen as educated and refined by
his subjects. As a result, the fine
arts flourished in their court, and
this can be seen in the numerous
paintings, now on display, that
they collected and commissioned.
While some of the art on display is novel, much of it is reminiscent of the past. Roman influence on the Habsburgs becomes
apparent here, both artistically
and politically. Many of the other works depict ancient Roman
myths and stories with elements of
eroticism, perhaps best captured
in the iconic Jupiter and Io by
Correggio. A portrait of Emperor

Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro

Leopoldo of Tuscany by Pompeo
Batoni, depicts a statue of Roma,
symbolising the grandeur and
power of the Roman Empire, offering an orb to the Emperor.
As viewers move toward the
end of the exhibition as well as
the corresponding decline of the
Habsburg empire, they see a dramatic contrast between the clothes
of Franz Joseph, who became emperor in 1948, and wife Elisabeth
displayed and the gilded, baroque
style of most of the other work.
The campaign uniform of Emperor Franz Joseph and the velvet
day dress belonging to Empress
Elisabeth are relatively unadorned
and simple compared to the magnificently gilded carriage, an opulent sleigh that mounted natural
wonders. Since Emperor Joseph
was a conservative ruler, this
simple military uniform was his
preferred daily attire. This is indicative of changing fashions and
a declining empire.
Although the emperor was
not an art enthusiast, he commissioned the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the capital of the
empire, to house what his dynasty
had collected over the course of
centuries, to fortify the Habsburg
rule. Their legacy lived on.
In 1891, the formidable imperial collection was finally made
available to the public. This year,
more than 90 pieces made their
way halfway across the world to
be displayed in three museums
across the U.S. The Habsburg
Splendor exhibit at the High Museum of Art is a testament to the
Habsburgs monumental impact
on the world.

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10. Split reported initially by one newspaper (4)
11. Dance follows live jazz (5)
12. Song for that man on the radio (4)
15. Warm review read out (7)
16. Betray ones principles in very popular show (4-3)
17. Completely finished with a Latin paramour (3,4)
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20. Part of azalea, for example (4)
21. Vietnamese perhaps is like Scot (5)
22. Oddly ignored fondness for poetry (4)
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28. Evil bank acquires church, honestly! (9)

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2. Poor formality, I aver, involves one showing this?
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3. Writers optimism (4)
4. Hide treatment from the workers here? (7)
5. Generous policeman promises to pay (7)
6. Low-life needs time with brief (4)
7. Fed poorly no more, somehow getting easy cash
(5,3,3,4)
8. Left regent to change spectacles (9)
13. Start court proceedings? (5)
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15. Drank with heads of state when permitted (9)
18. More reckless son provides the bacon (7)
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// SPORTS

XC FROM PAGE 24

Photo by Elliott Brockelbank Student Publications

Junior defensive lineman Pat Gamble blocks Roberto Aguayos field goal attempt, setting up
Lance Austins return that led to a 22-16 Jacket victory over the undefeated FSU Seminoles.

FSU FROM PAGE 24

both shared a special bond with
their grandmother Louise, who
had passed away. The play was
dedicated to her as she used to
attend all of his football games.
When I picked it up and started running up the field, I saw a
lot of green. So, I was like okay,
maybe I can return it, Austin
said. Also Jamal [Golden], Chris,
[Milton], everybody, when I came
around it was a wall. My teammates did a great job of blocking.
So when I came around and I kind
of got by Aguayo, and I got in the
end zone, it was kind of surreal.
The game would not have been
won without the heroics of the defense. Techs defensive unit had ar-

guably the greatest performance in

the Johnson era, holding Heisman
candidate Dalvin Cook to only
82 yards. The stat sheet may say
that Tech gave up 16 points, but
10 of those points were at no fault
to the defense. FSU scored zero
points in the second half and after two close defeats to FSU in the
2012 and 2014 ACC Championship games, this momentous victory was four years in the making.
We just played better against
the run. We made a couple tweaks
this week in the way we were playing and it worked out, Johnson
said. Guys played hard. [Cooks]
a very talented guy. He broke
some tackles and we missed some,
but we had other guys there.
Tech had some big plays on

offense from quarterback Justin Thomas who had a 60 yard

touchdown run and a key 36
yard pass on 4th down to freshman Brad Stewart. Junior kicker
Harrison Butker made three
huge kicks including a 53 yarder.
For a team that had been
decimated by injuries all season,
winning against Florida State is
huge for the program after suffering so many heartbreaks this
year. The Jackets now sit at 35,
but they did not play like a fiveloss team against Florida State.
They played like everyone expected them to this year and
gave us arguably the greatest,
most improbable and most miraculous play in Tech football history. What a time to be alive!

the ACC is expected to qualify

six teams to nationals, so the
ACC is definitely a lot deeper.
The top two teams from each
regional meet automatically qualify for nationals, while some additional teams can receive at-large
bids. The top four individual finishers in each region from teams
that are not selected are also invited to nationals.
The weak south region means
that the teams have a chance,
though it is slight, at qualifying
for nationals. However, there is a
much better chance for an individual to make the cut and represent the Jackets instead. Lasater
feels that if they have a good day,
himself, Greenwald, or Solomon
could run well enough to qualify.
Right now all the teams [in
the south region] are kind of in
flux and there is no definite top
two, Lasater said. If things progress as they have in the past, Im
pretty optimistic.
At the ACC meet, the teams
will mostly focus on how well
they compete with other teams in
the south region, such as perennial powerhouse Florida State.
Comparing themselves with these
teams will serve as a good barometer for how well they can expect
to perform at the regional meet.
Hypothetically, if both teams
were to pull off the upset and win
the conference meet, both Lasater
and Fairey agree that it would be
the best accomplishment of their
collegiate cross country careers.
It is an unlikely scenario though,
as Tech is more of a track school,
and running for all three seasons
puts the runners at a disadvantage
compared to cross country focused programs.
Its hard to peak so many
times every year, to get the most
out of your training when youre
expected to go that many times,
Lasater said. Professional runners
run really incredible times mostly because they do a lot of base

the techn

training and they only have to

peak once.
A lot of people dont have any
idea about the magnitude of the
training. In high school I ran a
16:55 in the 5K, and just the other
day in one of our workouts I ran
that same pace for 10 miles. Its
just an enormous difference. Most
people think they are ready to run
a 5K after doing 25 miles a week,
whereas I ran 75 and Im probably
not ready.
In fact, as a middle distance
runner, Lasater feels that he is better suited for track. He puts himself into a different mindset for
cross country races in order to not
tire himself out too quickly.
I really like the competitive
aspect of track, so its kind of hard
to curb it for cross country, Lasater said. I always want to be
vying for the win, but with cross
country and the way our training
goes its just not realistic to expect
to win all the races. You just have
to restrain yourself, and thats the
hardest part. Its also hard just not
starting out too fast in races. I
may be able to run a fast first 400
but Im going to regret it later.
Dont try to be a hero and
destroy that pace, just make sure
you can do what youre expected
to do first and then if you really
feel good do it at the end.
For these next two races, Lasater will employ the same strategy that he has lived by over his
career: he plans to start conservatively and save his energy over
the first few miles before increasing his pace and trying to catch
as many runners as he can. It is
a common strategy employed by
middle distance runners, as they
have both the speed and endurance to gain quite a lot of ground
in the final stretch of the race.
Lasater hopes that this strategy
can carry him to a berth in the
nationals meet. If nothing else, it
will give him and the Jackets the
best chance to finish strong this
morning and give them confidence as they head into regionals.

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MARCUS MARSHALL
B-BACK

HARSHA SRIDHAR

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Freshman running back Marcus Marshall may be young, but he
has already made his presence felt
on the 2015 Yellow Jackets football
team. Hot off of big games against
Pitt and Florida State, Marshall
spoke with the Technique about
Techs win against the Seminoles
and his transition to playing college football.
What was going through
your mind when Lance Austin
returned that field goal for a
touchdown?
Marshall: You know, during
the play I was kind of in shock,
but, when I seen him, you know,
coming around the corner, I knew
it was about to be six. So I was just
real hyped.
What was your mindset
going into this game, coming off of a series of tough

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losses and playing against a

tough opponent?
Marshall: I expected to win,
to be honest with you. You know,
I felt like we could beat that team
in the end. Now, the way we won,
I know you cant really expect
that. I did expect to win, but the
way we won was just awesome.
Did the fact that it was homecoming add some meaning, or
was it just another sixty minutes
of football?
Marshall: I dont know. I
think we were just going out
and playing more football. Being
homecoming, being a night game,
being the white-out, all that just
adds extra hype, but like you said,
just a football game.
Florida State has had one of
the better run defenses in the
country this year. They only allow 135 yards per game, but you
guys got 261. Do you credit the
offensive linemen, the gameplan, the backs, everyone?
Marshall: I just think thats a
collective offensive effort. Thats
the kind of offense we have; we
expect to run for more yards than
any other offense, so thats just us
doing our jobs.
After the game, did you feel
a momentum shift in the locker room? Is this a confidence
booster or just another win?
Marshall: I definitely think its
a real confidence booster, but at
the same time we do understand
that you gotta keep moving forward, keep getting better, because
the seasons not over yet and weve
still got tough opponents to play.
Your brother [Keith Marshall] was arguably the best
running back in the country

coming out of high school. Do

you feel any additional pressure
because of his success?
Marshall: Not really, I dont
feel any pressure. I mean, watching him do what he did in high
school has just motivated me to
work other and to just want to be
like him, but I dont feel pressure.
In under a year, youve gone
from carrying the load at Millbrook High School to carrying the load at Tech. How do
the two offenses compare and
whats helped you make the
transition?
Marshall: Having some older
guys on the team to show me the
ropes, help me learn the offense. I
dont think I really carry the load
here; weve got plenty of running
backs. But its been a good transition so far.
Coach Johnson mentioned
that youve got a mile to go in
terms of your blocking. How do
you work to improve that on a
week-to-week basis?
Marshall: Just watching film,
trying to get a better understanding who I need to block and how
to block him, and just reps, really.
Taking more reps at it.
You guys have dealt with a
lot of injuries in the backfield
both Broderick Snoddy and
Patrick Skov have missed time.
How has the offense approached
filling that void?
Marshall: Its just the next guy
up, really. Youve gotta try to move
forward, and whoevers coming
up next needs to do their job.
Your game this Saturday is
against Virginia, whose only
wins this year have come against
William & Mary and Syracuse.

How do you avoid a mental letdown after the emotional win

last Saturday?
Marshall: I mean, if you
looked at us last week, you might
have said something similar. You
cant go into the game with that
mindset; youve just gotta feel
like every opponent is going to
be good. I mean, its the ACC, so

youve gotta go into every game

with the same mindset.
You can only lose one more
game and remain bowl-eligible.
Has that affected the teams
mentality?
Marshall: We definitely understand whats in front of us, but
I just think its going to help us
work harder to get these Ws.

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Marcus Marshall runs the ball in his 159-yard outing against

the Pittsburgh Panthers. He had two touchdowns on the ground.

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// SPORTS

Chargin with the University of Virginia Cavaliers

ALISON LAVERY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Technique spoke with Matt
Wurzburger, football beat writer
of Virginias student newspaper,
The Cavalier Daily, to preview this
weeks football game between the
Jackets and the Virginia Cavaliers.
Tech won 35-10 on homecoming the last time these two teams
played each other.
Technique: The Jackets have
an impressive tendency to buckle
down and turn things around
completely in the last few seconds
of the game. How do you expect
Coach Mike London is preparing
to combat Techs ability to gain a
win in a last minute drive?
Cav Daily: Thats a great question, but I dont have a solid answer to that. Quite frankly, teams
under Coach London have not
performed in clutch situations.
You dont have to look any further than Virginias game against
UNC. The Cavaliers were down
16-13 after the third quarter, and
the Tar Heels scored 10 unanswered in the fourth. Obviously,
the best way to combat a potential game-winning drive is keep
hold of the ball, which is not one
of the teams strong suits. Virginia
turned the ball over four times in
that final quarter against UNC.
Technique: Obviously Techs
win over FSU last Saturday has
jumbled the ACC rankings a bit,
and there has also been some discussion of Coach Londons contract as Virginias head coach ending within the year. How would
you say Coach London and the
Virginia football program are
gearing up to finish out the season
as an ACC competitor?
Cav Daily: It is important
to remember that Virginia is not
technically eliminated from bowl
contention, but it will take a 4-1

finish against Georgia Tech, Miami, Louisville, Duke and Virginia Tech. So naturally, making a
bowl game for the first time since
reaching the Chick-fil-A Bowl in
2011 is still the end goal for this
team. I believe that doing so is the
longest of long shots, so I think
the more realistic goal is to finish
the season as strongly as possible,
and by that I mean play competitive, competent football for the
final five games. Above all else, we
should be defeating Virginia Tech
for the first time in 11 seasons. If
the Cavaliers could find a way to
defeat the Hokies then the season
wouldnt feel like a total failure.
Technique: As Notre Dame
and Duke proved earlier this season, an agile rushing defense that
can put pressure on Justin Thomas
and shut down his passing option
early on in the game has a good
chance of victory. Will the Cavs
defense be able to combat Techs
swift triple option without cornerback Tim Harris, who is out with
a shoulder injury and after losing
linebacker Eric Gallon to a season
ending injury?
Cav Daily: The triple option
has been a thorn in Virginias side
ever since Paul Johnson took the
reins at Georgia Tech in 2008.
During his tenure with the Cavaliers, coach London is 1-5 against
the Jackets, and Techs average
margin of victory in those five
games is 16.6 points. The triple option is hard enough to stop when
at full health because it requires so
much defensive discipline. Pounding the ball on the ground wears
down a defense. I wouldnt characterize either Harris or Gallon as
elite players, so the Cavaliers will
miss them more in terms of depth
than for their playmaking skills.
Technique: Coach London
commented on the Cavs proficiency at scoring in the red zone
and how important the points

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Isnt it odd that humans have created specific areas to defecate, but
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per possession are during that

time. Only about half of their
red zone points have come from
touchdowns. Techs defeat of FSU
revealed shortcomings in FSUs
redzone offense, as FSUs young
offensive line had some issues protecting their quarterback as Techs
defense completed assignments
and crowded FSUs offensive line.
How do you expect UVA to perform in the redzone this week?
Cav Daily: I would expect
more of the same in terms of redzone touchdowns. Virginia has
scored on 89 percent of their trips
to the redzone, but only scored
touchdowns 53 percent of the
time. Were seven games into the
season, so I have no reason to expect a miraculous change.
Technique: This week no UVA
players were named to the ACC
Players of the Week list and the
Cavs have lost quite a few players
to injuries. Is there any player in
particular that you think should
have made the cut for ACC player
of the week or could possibly earn
the title after this weeks meeting
with Tech?
Cav Daily: Personally, I dont
get too worked up about weekly
awards. Any given week will see
multiple players worthy of awards,
but there is room for only one
player at each position. I think
Taquan Mizzell made a compelling case for Offensive Back of the
Week. He rushed for 117 yards on
24 attempts and added 57 receiving yards. I do believe that if Virginia is to beat Tech then Micah
Kiser is going to have to play at a
very high level. Id argue that Kiser is the Cavaliers best defensive
player this season, and as a linebacker he will need to play a big
role in slowing down the brutal
triple option.
Technique: What do you
think is the biggest advantage
UVA might have over Tech and is

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Justin Thomas runs the ball in a 35-10 victory over UVA last season. The Cavs have struggled to stop the option in recent games.

it enough of an advantage to win

the game?
Cav Daily: Id say Virginias
biggest advantage over Tech would
be in the passing game. Through
eight games the Jackets have allowed 1,558 passing yards, which
is the third-highest total behind
in the ACC behind only Virginia
(1,740) and Syracuse (1,752). Matt
Johns is often too careless when

throwing the ball, but he can sling

the football around. But no, it will
not be enough of an advantage.
Techs offense will have its way
with the Cavaliers, and Virginias
offense is not potent enough to
keep up with the Jackets.
Technique: Any predictions
for the final score?
Cav Daily: Georgia Tech 44,
Virginia 23.

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Friday,
October 30, 2015

Austin secures Miracle on Techwood Drive

MARK RUSSELL

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It has been seven years since
the Florida State Seminoles have
travelled to Atlanta to take on
one of their regional rivals. Seven
years since the Miracle on North
Avenue, where safety Cooper
Taylor forced a fumble on the
goal line that was recovered in the
end zone to seal a 31-28 Tech victory over the No. 15 Seminoles.
Fast forward seven years and
the undefeated No. 9 Seminoles
have the ball on Techs 39 yard
line with 6 seconds to go. The
score is tied at 16 and Florida State
sent out one of the best kickers in
college football history, Roberto
Aguayo, to attempt a 56 yard field
goal. Aguayo had never missed
a fourth quarter field goal in his
magnificent career. It appeared
that Tech might suffer its second
straight loss on a 56 yard field goal.
The Seminoles had won 40
of their last 42 games, 30 regular season games in a row, and
28 straight ACC victories.
Oct. 6, 2012, was the last time
they had lost an ACC game.
Against all these odds, the
Tech special teams unit was not in
the mood to lose their sixth game
in a row. At the snap, Techs line
got a good push and junior defen-

sive tackle Pat Gamble blocked

the kick as it crossed the line of
scrimmage. The ball rolled to the
Tech 22 yard line and some Tech
players thought the play was over.
However, sophomore cornerback
Lance Austin, who usually doesnt
play on the field goal block unit,
picked up the ball with the intention to score. Austin ran the ball
with an escort of fellow Jackets
immediately to Techs sideline
to have the best chance to score.
Once he got to Techs 30 yard
line, there was nothing but teammates and 70 yards of grass ahead.
Austin got a key block from
senior cornerback Chris Milton,
who took out FSUs holder 30
yards away from the end zone.
Only Aguayo stood in Austins
way from a miraculous Tech win
and becoming an instant legend. Aguayo tried to run Austin down, but he made a cut
away from the sideline at the 18
yard line, causing Aguayo to
fly in the air like a helicopter.
With nobody in the way, Austin scored the touchdown, giving
Tech a 22-16 win and cementing
himself into the history books.
Chaos immediately broke out.
Austin was mobbed by teammates in the end zone and students began to swarm the field.
Austin and Gamble helped
Tech pull off one of the great-

Photo by Elliott Brockelbank Student Publications

Sophomore cornerback Lance Austin runs a blocked kick down the sideline as the final seconds run off the clock. It was FSU kicker Roberto Aguayos first career miss in the 4th quarter.

est and most stunning plays in

Tech and college football history.
The Miracle on Techwood
Drive had just occurred, breaking
Techs five game losing streak and
giving the Jackets a Homecoming
win nobody will ever forget. Players and coaches were overcome
with raw elation and disbelief.

I was just hoping he was going to kick it low because it was

such long a kick. It was crazy because we blocked it, and I see it
run across the line. I go from yelling Get away from it to run, run,
run. What a great play by Lance
[Austin] to pick it up, Johnson
said. We were due. It was our

turn. Weve seen so many of these

close ones like this go the other
way, its good to finally be on the
right end of one for a change.
The return was a special moment for Lance Austin as his
twin brother Lawrence crossed
the goal line with him. They
see FSU, page 20

Cross country teams battle for ACC championship

JOE SOBCHUK

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

After an eventful regular season, the mens and womens cross
country teams travel to Tallahassee to compete in the ACC Championship meet this morning. Both
teams look to have strong outings against one of the best running conferences in the country.
Following the conference meet,
the teams will have two weeks to
prepare for the NCAA South Regional meet.
On the mens side, seniors
Jeremy Greenwald and Brandon
Lasater are expected to finish first
and second for the Jackets, while
sophomores Nahom Solomon and
Matt Munns will also vie for a top
spot. Senior Zane Coburn, along
with juniors Alex Grady and Patrick Fleming, are poised to round
out the top seven for Tech.
We need myself, Jeremy [Greenwald], and Nahom [Solomon]
to run as a pack, Lasater said. I
would like us to all be top 40 at
ACCs. The four through seven
runners need to all run together
as practice for the regional meet
so they have a little more experience in a crowded environment,
making sure they are together and
running their pace.
Juniors Hayley, Keady and
Melissa Fairey will lead the pack
for the women. Senior Morgan
Jackson, junior Sarah Bowles, and
freshman Alexandria Melehan
comprised the rest of the top five
for the Jackets at the Pre-Nationals meet and should produce simi-

Photo courtesy of Mike DeZarn

Senior cross country runner Brandon Lasater competes in a meet earlier this year. He hopes
the team can have a strong outing at the ACC meet and perhaps send a runner to nationals.

lar results this morning.

The teams have been decreasing their mileage in the past few
weeks in preparation for these
important meets. The teams
workouts are structured this way
by design, in order to do most of
the hard work earlier in the season
and build a base so that the team
can focus more on speed work
and be a little fresher for the more

significant meets. For example,

Lasaters weekly mileage is now in
the 60s compared to his mid-70s
mark in the beginning of the season, but he says that most of the
younger members have had their
totals cut even more.
The women lost several runners from a year ago due to graduation, and coming in to the season
it was up to Keady and Fairey to

assume leadership roles. Fairey

feels that they have succeeded in
doing so and brought the team
closer together.
We try to bring everybody
together and demonstrate a hard
work ethic at practice, and train
to be the best and stay focused,
Fairey said of her team. I try to
serve as an example and help out
the freshmen.

I guess whats been really good

this year is that the team has been
coming together and were bonding more in general. Were doing a
lot more hanging out and getting
to know each other and making it
a good team atmosphere.
She feels that the extra effort to
bring the team closer together has
reaped its benefits during races.
I would say it makes me perform better because youre not just
competing on your own; youre
running for other people, Fairey
said. The top five people score,
but all runners in the race can still
push other teams scoring back, so
no matter what youre running for
your team and not just yourself.
Lasater is one of the leaders on
the mens side, and he prefers to
lead by example.
I do everything I can to perform to the best of my ability and
I expect the same from the team,
Lasater said. Between myself and
Jeremy there is a lot of leading by
example where were in the training room every day recovering and
doing everything were supposed
to in order to make sure we get to
the races healthy and in shape. If
you want to be good you do the
same thing. Personally Im very
rarely serious, so Im also there to
lighten the mood.
Surprisingly, this mornings
ACC meet is actually more challenging for the team than the
regional meet that follows. As
Lasater explains, The south region is generally considered a
weaker region, and we never really get at-large bids, whereas
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