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OPINIONS

Rethinking
the liberal
bubble
BRIGHTON KAMEN
DESIGN EDITOR

According to the New York Times

website, at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8, Hillary Clinton had a 81 percent chance
of presidential victory. The next day,
Donald Trump had 279 electoral
votes. Political pundits, late night talk
show hosts and news anchors alike
were shocked by the turn, but examining an electoral map broken down by
district reveals huge divides in urban
and rural voting and reveals that the
media and liberal voters made two crucial mistakes in predicting how Americans would cast their ballots.
The first mistake was assuming that
the liberally-slanted media is representative of the entire United States if
Saturday Night Live, celebrities on
Twitter and newspaper editorial boards
were your only reference, Trump was a
talking caricature and stood no chance
of winning.
The second mistake was confirmation bias, due to how liberals (like
myself) live in a big-city, mostly college-educated bubble surrounded by
like-minded people.
It seems unfathomable to those who
lean left that the country we live in
elected someone who makes degrading
comments about women, immigrants
and minorities, but to people living in
smaller towns and rural areas crippled
by the recession with one in twenty
unemployed, Donald Trump was the
underdog. For them, Trump was not
afraid to tell it like it is and champion his deplorables while Clinton
was a crooked career politician who
Top L: Photo by Maria Furukawa Student Publications; Top R: Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications; Above: Photo by Sara Schmitt Student Publications

See BUBBLE, page 9

ENTERTAINMENT

Disney designer details Moana costume process

MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR

Neysa Bov is one of few people who can claim to be creating

Disney magic. The artist is currently visiting schools across the
U.S. as part of a promotional tour
for Moana.
Bov is responsible for the
newest animated princess intricate costuming, as well as that of
her demigod co-lead, her family
and fellow villagers on a nameless Polynesian island thousands
of years in the past. On Nov.

3, just prior to giving an hourlong presentation of behind-thescenes clips and renderings to

students, Bov sat down with
the Technique.
While Moana is Bovs first
foray into costume design for film,
it is neither her first work with
Disney nor her first time designing fashion.
I went to school for fashion
design, and I was studying a little
bit of animation in some classes ...
I worked in the fashion industry
for a little bit, and I made my way
to the toy industry designing Barbie dolls. Again, I had no idea how

to do it, but they gave me chances

and I took them and made sure
to work my ass off and make it
happen. While I was there I got
a phone call from Disney because
they were looking at my portfolio online and ... I put together a
portfolio for them for costume design, and went through five interviews with them, which was super
stressful. But they called me back
and gave me the job.
Though the film is a work of
fiction, much of the mythos in the
storyline is drawn from real Pacific Island legends. Therefore, it

See MOANA, page 15

Photo courtesy of Disney, Neysa Bov

With various wardrobe differences, many iterations of the Moana

character were developed by Neysa Bov and the Disney team.

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water runoff and condensate. In

these severe drought conditions,
however, even the cisterns are
running low. Tech encourages
students to try to conserve water both at home and at school
by checking toilets and faucets
for leaks, turning off the water
while brushing ones teeth or
shaving and only running the
dishwasher and washing machine with a full load.

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NEWS EDITOR:
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OPINIONS EDITOR:
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LIFE EDITOR:
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DESIGN EDITOR:
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ONLINE EDITOR:
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TECH SAVING WATER

Starting this week, Techs
Facilities Management will limit irrigation on campus to only
critical and at-risk locations,
such as Tech Green. This new
conservation effort is an effect
of the severe drought conditions present in North Georgia.
By limiting water usage to only
newly seeded areas and plants
minimum watering needs,
Tech will reduce water use by
about 90 percent, which will
save an estimated 4.2 million
gallons of water.
Tech is known for making
great efforts to conserve water.
Much of the non-drinking water
used on campus comes from the
nine cisterns on campus, which
are filled with collected storm-

ach week, this section of News

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passed through Student Government
This will include the Undergraduate
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TECH PARKWAY WORK

Traffic will be diverted from
Tech Parkway as construction is
being done on the road. In cooperation with the PATH Foundation, Tech and the City of Atlanta are making major changes
to the area. Starting Nov. 8,
southbound traffic from Northside Drive will be directed onto
what was previously the Northbound lanes of Tech Parkway.
The former northbound lanes
will now accommodate both
north and southbound traffic.
One side of the road will remain
open for parking.
The changes to Tech Parkway, proposed in April, will turn
the former 4-lane divided highway into a two-way street with
a dedicated bike facility and
wide pedestrian sidewalk. These
changes are in line with both
Georgia Techs Transportation
Master Plan and the City of
Atlantas Cycle Atlanta strategy.

LINDSEY PLOUSSARD
STAFF WRITER

BILL SUMMARY
BILL
Alpha Day at the Capitol
Equestrian Club Training
Alpha Phi Omega Convention
CCS Competitions
KUSAs Korea Week
Home for the Holidays Gifts

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$50.00
$3540.00
$989.50
$1600.00
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$500.94

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15-8-2
16-2-2
20-0-0
17-0-0
N/A

UHR
30-8-1
37-1-1
24-7-6
36-1-0
36-0-0
36-0-0

Both organizations are hoping

to contribute to increased safe
transport around the city for
cyclists and pedestrians. Upon
completion, the bicycle and pedestrian thoroughfares will run
from Luckie Street to Centennial Olympic Park.
These traffic diversions will
continue in differing forms for
the foreseeable future. Construction is slated to end in
March 2017.
NEW CANCER TREATMENT
Scientists at Tech have recently developed a new tool in
the arsenal for cancer treatment.
The novel targeted therapy has
been tested on mice, and it has
been seen to have a dramatic
effect on ovarian cancer found
in the animals. The therapy, in
which a nanohydrogel, containing a helpful RNA strand, is delivered into malignant cells, has
been successful on four mice,
leading to a drastic reduction
or even complete eradication of
large carcinomas with assistance
of chemotherapy. The therapeutic short interfering RNA
(siRNA) was developed by John
McDonald and Tech researchers, Minati Satpathy and Roman Mezencev, from Techs
School of Biological Sciences.
Their results were published on Nov. 7 in the journal,
Scientific Reports.
ITS ALL GREEK TO ME
Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed
service fraternity, sought funding to send delegates to their
biannual conference.
Earlier that evening, Alpha
Phi Alpha asked for funding for
their national conference, but
the UHR failed the bill because
members felt passing it would
be a misuse of the student activity fee. Rep. Seiling stated
she would be voting no, based
on the earlier discussion for the
previous bill.
We are putting all Greek
letter organizations into one
group, Rep. Zhang noted.
Social fraternities are different
than service fraternities.
Additionally, some members
were hesitant to fund a leadership conference, but because the
attending delegates would participate in 10 hours of service,
the UHR passed the bill.

JONATHAN JEFFREY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

TURKEY APPLIES FOR EU

Although Turkey initially applied to join the European Union
in 1987, negotiations continue to
drag on today, leaving the Turkeys application in a persistent
state of limbo.
The Turkish governments reaction to the failed July 15 military
coup attempted against Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has put Turkeys application
in future jeopardy.
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, in its
yearly report on Turkey, the European Commission criticized
the Turkish government for serious backsliding on fundamental
rights during the post-coup crackdown, especially the Turkish governments prosecutions journalists
and social media users.
The report notes growing concerns about the independence of
the Turkish judiciary, from which
several judges have been removed
or arrested, as well as allegations
of torture against Turkish government dissenters.
In March, Turkey and the EU
reached an agreement to allow
Turkish citizens to travel visa-free
through the EU on the condition
that Turkey blocks the 3 million
refugees living within its borders
from crossing into Europe. As of
today, Turkey has not met all of
the determined benchmarks on
the visa liberalization roadmap,
and the visa restrictions have not
been lifted.
European leaders have continued to question and criticize Turkeys actions over the past week.
On Tuesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude
Juncker expressed his conflicted
feelings about Turkey, worrying
that allowing Turkey into the EU
would compromise on our main
principles.

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Persistent failures plague Woodruff fire alarms

DAVID RAJI, MAURA CURRIE
OPINIONS EDITOR, NEWS EDITOR

Reports alleging numerous

false fire alarms in the Woodruff
Residence Hall have surfaced in
past weeks, suggesting a chronic deficiency in the buildings
alarm system.
Woodruff was subject to fire
alarm inspections in 2013, 2014
and 2015 by two third-party
groups, AFA Protective Systems,
Inc (in 2013 and 2014) and Convergint Technologies (in 2015).
The Technique was able to obtain
reports produced by those investigations through an open records
request.
The 2013 report showed that
six smoke detectors and four
sound devices also did not pass
the testing process. In 2014, the
number of smoke detectors failing
was halved while the sound devices that did not pass fell slightly to
three. However, it should be noted
that the sound device in the third
floor lounge of the south building failed both the 2013 and 2014
tests, meaning that they remained
unfixed for at least one year.
While only a single sound device failed testing in 2015, there
was also only one sound device
tested that year. In addition, two
batteries connected to the control portion of the system failed
as well. The number of smoke
detectors that failed to pass the
inspection rose from 3 in 2014 to
12. The detector in room 501 of
the south Woodruff building
which had not passed either the
2013 or the 2014 inspection
failed its test in 2015, meaning
it had gone unfixed for two years
at the very least. Also, 8 of the 12
elevator recall smoke detectors
failed their inspections.

Additionally, in the 2015 report is an inventory report of all

the relevant devices and items.
Listed alongside each is the install
date, and, according to the report,
every device was installed on June
18, 2015. Cross referencing this
information with a list of Life and
Safety department improvements
made at Tech from January 2013
to September 2016 (obtained
through an open records request)
presents a dilemma; no changes or
improvements were logged during
the entire summer of 2015.
Statements from the 2013 and
2014 reports that field devices
fire alarms and detectors in
the Woodruff complex required

upgrades went largely unheeded.

Records of Life and Safety department improvements made at Tech
from January 2013 to September
2016 were obtained by the Technique. Among the changes made
to Woodruff were repairs to the
main sprinkler line in summer
2014 and power supply replacement as well as basement fire protection improvements in 2015.
The upgrades made in 2016
involved a replacement emergency
generator as well as a program
module for flow and tamper of
sprinklers, the latter of which ostensibly made in response to findings by the 2013 and 2014 reports
that not all control valves were

locked, sealed and/or equipped

with tamper switches.
Records indicate that voluntary shutdowns of portions of
Woodruffs alarm and detection
systems have occurred in the
past, though largely in relation
to construction projects. Work in
Summer 2013, which consisted
largely of painting and ventilation
maintenance, triggered the alarm
system a total of nine times in
the course of 30 days. While no
definite cause was determined for
any of the nine incidents, Housing officials and contractors suggested that dust from the various
projects was clogging the sensors.
They were able to reduce, but not

Photo by Monica Jamison Student Publications

Woodruff Residence Hall is home to hundreds of students living in the West Campus suites.
Ongoing concerns regarding consistent false fire alarms have persisted for many years.

eradicate, further alarms by covering the sensors with plastic.

Continuing alarm issues which
disturbed the operation of Woodruff Dining Hall led Fire Marshal
Larry Labbe to approve a shutdown of the entire smoke alarm
system covering both residence
areas and the dining hall. Manual
pull alarms were still operational
and could have triggered audio
and visual alarms in case of an
emergency. Per fire code a Fire
Watch Procedure was initiated in
which logged patrols are conducted to catch any fires that might
occur undetected.
A similar procedure occurred
in September 2013, in which a
general alarm sounded for unknown reasons, and the control
panel for the system was able to
be silenced but not immediately
reset. The responding GTPD officer instituted a precautionary fire
watch, which on review by Fire
Marshal Labbe was determined
to be unnecessary. The procedure
preferred by residence life appears
to be for the alarm to be immediately silent and a reset request sent
to residence life, at which point
housing staff specializing in fire
alarm technology can complete a
full reset of the system.
In Woodruff, students behavior has responsively drifted towards apathy.
Yeah, I ignored a few [alarms]
because they were frequent, said
a former Woodruff resident who
spoke on condition of anonymity.
I would either stay in bed or go
in the bathroom until it [stopped].
They would occur three to four
times a week, and often nights
before a test. [Resident Advisors]
would just be hanging outside.
They never came and knocked on
my door or anything. Sometimes I
wouldnt even see them.

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Office of Government Relations holds seminar on relationship with government, USG

JOSH TREBUCHON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Nov. 8, four representatives of Techs Office of Government and Community Relations
(GCR) gathered to educate students and faculty about the connections between Tech and the
world around it.
The representatives focused on
delineating the role GCR plays
in the interactions between Tech
and the outside world. According
to Dene Sheheane, GCRs vice
president, the office is focused
on enhancing Georgia Techs
reputation and image. Sheheane
described the office as a threelegged stool, referring to the
Community, State, and Federal
Relations branches which respectively work with the City of Atlanta, the state government and
the federal government.
Chris Burke, GCRs Community Relations Director, explained
that his branch engage[s] at the
community level, with efforts
falling into two primary categories: business engagement, which
involves working with businesses
to encourage them to incorporate
talented students and faculty in
internships, co-ops and research
initiatives; and community outreach, which involves promotion
of Tech and STEM education in
various Atlanta communities.
Burke said that the Institute is
often the carrot to lure businesses
into the city. As a result, Burke
elaborated, Atlanta leaders view
Tech as a valuable economic asset
to the city.
While discussing GCRs community outreach, Burke explained

that we are a public university,

and we have a public responsibility. Burke noted that his office has
a great interest in K-12 education, especially in the popularization of STEM fields, leading Tech
to host a variety of summer camps
and visits for young students.
Casey Aultman, GCRs Legislative Advocacy Manager, represented the State Relations division, explaining that her branch
works closely with the governors
office, the Georgia General Assembly and the Board of Regents
to advance Techs interests at the
state level. Citing several past successes, Aultman highlighted Governor Nathan Deals recent veto of

House Bill 859, often referred to

as the campus carry bill, which
faced opposition from many in
the Tech community, and the
continued existence and success
of the HOPE Scholarship.
Finally, Robert Knotts, the
Federal Relations director for
GCR, highlighted his branchs efforts at improving Techs relationship with the federal government.
Knotts explained that his division bring[s] national figures to
campus in an effort to improve
awareness of Tech and its role
as one of the nations leading research universities. Knotts also
highlighted his branchs sponsorship of the Federal Jackets Fel-

lowship, which gives students the

opportunity to intern in a federal
office in Washington, D.C.
Additionally, Knotts office
sponsors a Thought Leadership
Roundtable series in Washington,
D.C., which has helped to advance
national discussion of such topics
as women in engineering and African Americans in engineering.
Vice President Sheheane emphasized that his office is the
front door to the institution, and
that GCR will continue with its
efforts at improving Techs local
and national reputation to ensure
that the Institute remains a nationally recognized and well integrated part of the world around it.

Photo courtesy of Gene Phillips

The Office of Government and Community Relations works heavily with the state government.
The office gave an informative talk on its relationships with local and state level bodies.

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On Nov. 1, GTPD responded
to a report of a homeless woman
talking to herself at the base of the
stairs of the Barnes and Noble at
Tech Square. An officer arrived
and found the offender in front of
the store; she was detained while
they waited for backup. When the
assistance of another officer, the
offender was evaluated by Grady
Crisis Intervention and was later
cleared. Because she was not belligerent and insistent on talking
about her mother, the offender
was allowed to leave campus with
only a warning that she would be
arrested should she return.
JOHNSON ARRESTED
On Oct. 30, about 1:30 a.m.,
Tech police officers were approached by a group of male students in front of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity house when one
student in the group reported that
another unknown person hit him
in the head. After further investigation, Tech student and football
player Jalen Johnson was identified as the offender, and arrested
in front of the house for simple
battery (defined in Georgia as
intentional, hostile physical contact), and taken to Fulton County
jail. Johnsons bond was set at
$5,000, which he later posted and
was subsequently released.

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Intro to Computing using Python goes online

TRISTEN ALLEN
STAFF WRITER

On Nov. 1, the College of

Computing announced a pilot
program for its new online Intro
to Computing course. The course
will be available for free on the
edX platform, with an option to
receive a certificate of verification
for $99. The course will be available to take for credit for Tech
students as an alternative to the
on-campus CS 1301 requirement
during the upcoming semester.
The online course features a
new textbook written by Dr. David Joyner, adjunct lecturer for the
College of Computing, who also
serves as the digital lecturer and
course designer. The book is in a
digital format known as a SmartBook, and will be published by
McGraw-Hill.
The textbook will feature integrated video content as well
as review questions interspersed
throughout the text. A physical
copy of the book can be purchased
from McGraw-Hill for $25, according to Dr. Joyner, though it
will not include any of the interactive content.
The on-campus pilot is currently limited to 60 slots, all of
which are filled as of Nov. 9.
The online course will be supplemented by optional weekly recitations to assist students. Tests will
be allowed to be taken during
a wide timeframe of a few days,
although the exam must still be

completed in a single sitting. Tests

will be proctored by a digital system which monitors the students
camera, microphone and screen
for evidence of cheating, flagging
incidents for human review.
Zvi Galil, the John P. Imlay
Jr. dean of computing at Tech,
expressed an optimistic vision for
both the course and the program
at large, noting that Computer
Sciences students at Tech often
take 5 or 6 years to complete their
degree. He mentioned that these
online courses could be taken
during co-op semesters in order to
accelerate progress in the degree,
cutting down on the number of
semesters required to complete the
degree program.
In the future, students may also
be able to take the course while in
high school and receive credit for
CS 1301 if they are accepted into
Tech. Dean Galil expressed hope
that this new program would help
curb the cost of education, saying
that it is my hope and dream that
this will make a dent in the cost
of college. We are doing it for the
students.
The course will focus on an introduction to the science of computing through a combination of
skills-based education in Python
combined with a theoretical foundation in the science. The course
will teach Python skills though
manipulation of graphics objects
and will be based on the new
textbook.
Dr. Joyner dismissed concerns
that the online course would re-

sult in less engagement than traditional classrooms, pointing out

that students rarely ask questions
during in-person lectures, whereas
students are more likely to engage
the professor in an online chatroom during digital lectures.
According to Dean Galil, if the
course becomes available to high
school students, other universities
in Georgia may accept the online

course for credit due to a systemwide program through which

University System of Georgia
members are developing online
courses which may be accepted at
any member institution.
He was pleased with the fact
that Tech was producing the Intro
to Computing course, saying [the
course] is much better coming
from us, not from another uni-

versity in the system, because we

are, in computing and engineering, better than all of the others in
the system.
Students who opt to take the
online section of 1301 will have
the option to switch to another
section for a period of time after
the course begins and will not be
required to pay any additional
cost for course materials.

Photo by Sara Schmitt Student Publications

The Binary Bridge connects the College of Computing with Klaus Advanced Computing.
The College of Computing will begin offering an introductory course online and free of charge.

Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Truth is weirder than any fiction

Ive seen. Hunter S. Thompson

Reacting to a Trump win

What to do and what to avoid in response

Donald Trump won the presidential
election in the early hours of Nov. 9. Demographic-specific results show that a majority within the age range 1825 favored
Hillary Clinton, and the protests in cities
across the country since then show that
this group and many others were considerably distraught about the results.
Yet, refuting facts has rarely led to progress. Trump is now the president-elect,
for better or for worse. Instead of spending time decrying the masses upon whose
votes he rode to a victory, energy must be
directed toward the many avenues through
which one can express discontent in our
political system.
If you truly are upset about this election, join a political action group. Vote in
the midterm elections. The answer is not to
degrade those who have voted for Trump.
Tactics like those are only sure to further
the gaping divide between the already
fragmented segments of this country.

As young adults, it is crucial that we foster ideas of acceptance and understanding.

That means accepting Trump and understanding the people who support him. It
means accepting not everyone thinks the
same way you do and understanding that
there is no value in generalizing the negative traits of the few to the many. It means
fostering a environment civil discourse
rather than blind hatred. We collectively
must embody those qualities that so many
among us dislike Trump for lacking.
For those with fear and minorities
are not wrong to feel it take some small
solace in the fact that some of what Trump
says that he will do is most likely already
off the table. Many congressional Republicans do not hold such radical views as the
president-elect on topics including changes to immigration policy.
In any case, it goes without saying that
the country has changed. Understanding
why is now key.

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

technique editorial board

Vidya Iyer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Nick Johnson MANAGING EDITOR
Maura Currie NEWS EDITOR
Harsha Sridhar SPORTS EDITOR
Jon Long LIFE EDITOR
Kripa Chandran ONLINE EDITOR
Ross Lindsay WEB DEVELOPER

David Raji OPINIONS EDITOR

Kara Pendley ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Brighton Kamen DESIGN EDITOR
Sara Schmitt PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Alexis Brazier HEAD COPY EDITOR

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OPINIONS EDITOR: David Raji

Friday,
November 11, 2016

YOUR VIEWS | Letter to the Editor

Addressing views on
sexual assault
We are PAUSE (People Against candidly downplayed the gravitas
Unwanted Sexual Experiences), of rape with no supporting data to
and we are tired. We are tired of fact check its validity. This most
seeing you use your news source recent article of yours tells us to
as a means of posting harmful assume every accused person is
opinions that at the least, do a dis- innocent until proven otherwise,
service to our student body and when statistics show that over 90
at the worst actively harm survi- percent of claims are substantivors of sexual violence. Publishing ated. We are told to question the
poorly worded, unsubstantiated judicial system, which time and
articles is not only dangerous but time again, has proven its ineffialso a false representation of our cacy by allowing rapists their freecampuss beliefs.
dom with minimal
Over the last
consequence.
year, you have
Sexual assault ... is We would like
posted
multiple
to provide you
no joke. and your readers
stories that both
directly and inwith some facts,
PAUSE provided by the
directly promote
(PEOPLE AGAINST National Sexual
a victim-blaming
climate that diUNWANTED SEXUAL Violence Resource
minishes the heiEXPERIENCES) Center. Fact one:
nous crime that
One in five women
is sexual assault
and one in 16 men
on Techs campus. Starting with will be sexually assaulted while
your article, Expelled student in college. Fact two: Over 60
speaks about his OSI ruling in percent of sexual assaults go unreOctober 2015 (Volume 101, Issue ported. Fact three: Only 28 per13), you have cultivated a sense of cent of sexual assault reports are
animosity towards the survivors of falsely made.
sexual assault that chose to make
Why did your news source
the brave decision of speaking out choose to publish an article that
against their assailants.
fights for assumed innocence
That following spring, in your when over 90 percent of sexual
April Fools edition, you posted a assault reports are proven true?
satirical article about banning By fighting for the rights and inalcohol from campus because it nocence of someone accused of
led to an increase in sexual as- sexual assault, you are simultanesault (Volume 101, Issue 26). ously marginalizing the survivor.
Sexual assault is a direct result of Having to endure the trauma of
the assaulter, not alcohol, and it is sexual assault and having authorno joke.
ity doubting a survivors experiThis fall, weve seen an article ence is the reason 63 percent of
that dismissed trigger warnings such cases go unreported.
(Volume 102, Issue 5), an article
The underlying problem is not
that very poorly defended the idea in our judicial system but in how
of feminism (Volume 102, Issues society views the injustice done to
4 and 8), and most recently, an ar- survivors of sexual violence. By
ticle that fought for assumed in- having a news source that consisnocence of rapists (Volume 102, tently victim-blames, discredits
Issue 12). While disappointed in and creates doubt against victims
these publications, we were very of sexual assault when there are
pleased to see your anonymous facts that say otherwise, you are
submission from a rape survivor siding with the 90 percent of rap(Volume 102, Issue 9).
ists that you believe should be asWe even brought up the story sumed innocent.
at our meeting to show that the
Technique, we challenge you
Technique had some redeeming to become a news source that has
qualities that promoted campus integrity and value when addressinclusivity and a safe environment ing such a serious topic as sexual
to discuss difficult topics. You can assault.
imagine our disappointment when
To survivors of sexual assault,
the story had been redacted with we apologize for the uncertainty
no explanation. This was shortly our school casts on your experifollowed by the publication of the ences. We stand by you. We beAssumed Innocence article that lieve you.

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// OPINIONS

ROUND TABLE
ZAHRA KHAN
STAFF WRITER

It is a problem that is
becoming increasingly palpable in the United States
after Trumps victory was
announced late Tuesday
night. Protests sprung up
in liberal urban centers and
college campuses around
the country. Clinton asked
for Americans to stand together in the wake of her
loss. Even Trump recognized that the country was
too divided when he spoke
in Detroit in September.
Clinton and Trump
identified one of the biggest
problems with the way the
U.S. and its government are
structured; we are too ideologically split. On Wednesday morning, Obama delivered a statement calling
for all Americans to come
together and stand in solidarity. However, the U.S.
government has been a
quagmire of bipartisan politics for many years.
Shortly after Obama was
elected president, the 2010
midterm elections determined the House majority
to be Republican. In 2012,
the elections again resulted
in a Republican majority
in the House of Representatives. It is becoming increasingly rare for members

of Congress vote for bills

supported or introduced
by members of the opposing party. Many Republican members of Congress
strongly oppose Obamas
left-leaning ideas and have
tried numerous times to repeal bills that have already
been passed. Moreover,
Congresss approval rating
has been below 20 percent
for the most part since
2012, sinking to record
lows of 9 percent in 2013.
Political figures may
call for the nation to unite
as the going is tough, but
it is becoming increasingly
difficult to argue in favor
of that idea when it means
both sides have to compromise their ideas, leaving the
country and the government in an awkward stagnation where both parties
remain frustrated. It should
not come as a surprise that
the last two Congresses
have had little movement
on bills dealing with significant issues like the Zika
virus. The 20132015 Congress has passed the least
number of bills in congressional history.
It is understandable that
at a time like this, political figures will try to bring
the country together and
ask for people to remember their national identity.
However, it is also impor-

What does a Trump

presidency mean for the U.S.?
Looking at the paths for the United States after the
shocking conclusion to the 2016 campaign

tant for people to stand up

for their ideas and principles. The United States
might be one of the greatest democracies in the developed world because its
elected government does in
fact represent the people as a
whole: ideologically divided
and unwilling to compromise. There is no reason for
us to not accept it as such.
To ask people to consider
themselves as American before standing up for their
beliefs is a navely outdated
idea. We should be able to
recognise that certain parts
of the country are too different from others, and it
is important that we have
greater localized power instead of a federal Congress
that no one is content with.
Consider the fact that
the two candidates who
were able stir their audiences the most in this election cycle were Trump and
Sanders. Neither of them
are establishment politicians and both represent
opposite ends of the political spectrum. It is representative of the dissatisfaction
the general population has
with the political situation
in the United States and
cements the fact that the
popular political spectrum
in the United States is too
wide for it to be effective at
a federal level.

WILL FINCH

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Democracy is the worst
government, except for all
the others.
After 18 months of what
some might very well call
one of the most divisive
campaigns in U.S. history,
all has screeched to a sudden halt. The vacuum left
by the elections political
conflict is unquestioningly
going to have to be filled
with something, which will
only be more political discourse if action is not taken
by President-Elect Donald Trump in addition to
American citizens.
So far, Trump, Obama
and Clinton have all agreed
on one thing: that unifying the country is a priority.
But our future commanderin-chief will only be able to
do so much in terms of the
U.S. political landscape,
potentially the most impactful of which would be
to set a clear and definite
example for the American
people by demonstrating a
standard for himself of gracious professionalism.
By putting progress and
cooperation above the admittedly numerous and
varied political differences
and points of contention
that divide the many and

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various segments of the

county, Trump would have
a markedly higher chance
to be able to create an image of clear cooperation for
Americans to emulate over
the next four years.
Otherwise, unification
rests in the hands of the
American public.
We should not collectively write off a Trump
presidency on day one. Instead, our thoughts should
be directed towards figuring
what exactly can be done to
mitigate political and social
division and hatred over the
next four years. And they
will certainly be long years,
if the first few days of the
aftermath of the election
are to serve as any guide.
While many of us may
be despondent or otherwise
discouraged by the elections final outcome let
alone the choice of candidates that were presented
to us the entire process
provides an opportunity
to better understand and
fully grasp the mechanics
and dynamics of our country. That opportunity will
only be thrown away, and
thus wasted, if we resort to
intolerance, discourse and
criticism of our democratic
system.
The divisive politics featured prominently throughout this past election season

do not need to be the focus

of American lives. There is
no good reason why we cannot move past them.
We should endeavour
and take great pains to remember that we are people
before anything else, all of
whom have fears, dreams
and want some sort of
change, whatever kind it
may be. The election is over,
and so too should be that
intense, ugly partisanship
and hostility towards each
other that only seemed to
worsen as Election Day approached.
Perhaps this will be an
experience that all Americans will remember, as the
voter turnout at primaries,
caucuses and elections at
every level of government
increase to levels higher
than ever before in history,
resulting in a better represented and politically active
American public. Whatever
the case, the first and possibly most important step towards any kind of progress
forward needs to be a step
over the partisan line that
so effectively and devastating separates Republicans
and Democrats.
Only when both Americas leaders and its people
are striving toward reuniting our countrys 50 states
will unification have any
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YOUR VIEWS | Letter to the Editor

Attention: millennials do
care about politics
Diverse Congress

Wildfire Smoke

The 2016 elections on Tuesday saw the ascension of several senators that collectively
represent a number of minorities. Tammy Duckworth, senator-elect of Illinois, is a double-amputee, while Catherine
Cortez Masto, senator-elect of
Nevada, will soon become the
first Latina woman ever in the
Senate. Pramila Jayapal also
became the first Indian American to be elected to the House
of Representatives.

On Wednesday, the smell

of smoke was very noticeable
across Atlanta, including within the campus of Tech. The
source was the numerous wildfires raging in the north Georgia mountains. Winds blew
the smoke south towards the
metro area, causing reduced
visibility and a potent smell of
smoke outdoors for many Atlanta residents. Thankfully the
fires do not currently represent
any significant threat to life.

Retention Rate

World Series Apparel

This year, Tech once again

was able to boast a considerably high retention rate of first
to second-year students of 97
percent. Records were also
broken as Tech has been able
to attain an historic six-year
graduation rate of 86 percent.
The metric was determined by
measuring the percentage of
students that began their studies at Tech in 2010 that were
able to earn their degrees by
this year.

I care more, however, that

we elected a bully who
made his throne out
of hatred ...

Ever since 2005, MLB responsible for organizing the

World Series every year, has
made it a policy to donate apparel that has been pre-fabricated to celebrate a potential
victory of the ultimately losing
team to World Vision, a charitable organization. However,
this year marks a dramatic
departure from that practice.
Instead, the MLB chose to
destroy the apparel to prevent
inaccurate apparel appearing.

CALEIGH DERREBERRY

THIRD-YEAR LMC

Initially, my letter to the editor was supposed to be about why

I disagreed with an article the
Technique ran earlier this month.
Then the American political cycle
reached its dramatic conclusion
and, well, it became impossible to
think about anything else.
My election night was, I would
imagine, the cookie-cutter college
election night experience. Me and
30-or-so undergrads piled into a
room, ate snacks and heralded the
end of what has been a long race. I
am a third-year; at this point candidates have been campaigning
for approximately half of my time
at Tech. I am very tired of politics.
Spirits quickly plummeted
as it became clear our favored
nominee would not pull through.
The far-off horrors we had joked
about were suddenly our most
likely reality. Red-rimmed eyes
became the norm. People paced
and stood alone, unable to grasp
what was happening. Behind me,
a couple discussed the way the
next four years might pan out. In
front of me, people watched the
Dow plummet and wondered
about the job market they would
graduate into.

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I thought mostly of the headlines crying millennial apathy.

Young people, according to the
media, do not vote and do not
care. Last night I sat in a room of
20-somethings who were enraged,
bewildered and frightened. We
care. We care so much we have
developed political anxiety.
I care, of course, that we have
elected a bully. I care more, however, that we elected a bully who
made his throne out of hatred,
and that so many people bought
into that hatred.
Some of us do not have the
luxury of denying Trumps personality in favor of his policies
or dismissing the way he demonizes minorities. Some of us see
ourselves directly threatened by
his words and will not (and cannot) move past them. Personally, I
cannot look at the president-elect
without thinking of the atrocious
comments he made about his entitlement to certain parts of the
female anatomy.
I do not pretend to think I
speak for all millennials the
term millennial describes a diverse group of people who only
share a range of birth dates. There

are, of course, college students

who cared about the election and
are happy with the results. But the
group I do speak for the liberalminded 20-somethings of various
races, gender identities and sexual
preferences that I watched CNNs
stressful election coverage with
has voiced its concerns. And it will
continue to voice those concerns.
To ignore us because you cannot
empathize is to give up sympathy.
This is the part where I am
supposed to tell people to do
something. The thing is, we millennials already know that we
are already doing things. Young
people, as previously stated, do actually care. Continue doing what
you are doing, millennials, this is
not a letter for you. Raise hell on
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Continue to disagree with those
who make hate commonplace.
Hug your neighbor. Live your life
in a way that will change the bleak
future we have been gifted.
This is a letter for the people
who have bought into the medias
portrayal of young people. Last
night, my generation saw the diversity and acceptance we believe
in threatened.
It is possible the businessman
could win back our trust he
just proved he can surmount impossible odds but he will have
to retract some of the campaign
rhetoric that led us here in the
first place. We will let him try,
of course. We are prepared to
make noise no matter the success
of his efforts.
My point is that millennials
are watching you, Mr. Trump.
And we care.

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Why going to GTL changed my life

What do seven people, twelve
weeks, and two eight-hour plane
rides have in common? One
thing Georgia Tech Lorraine.
Back in the summer of 2015,
I had the opportunity to go to
Georgia Tech Lorraine with a
group of seven guys that are now
some of my best friends. After
spending hundreds of hours on
trains, exploring 15 different
cities across Europe and spending time with such an awesome
group of people, I can without
a doubt say that going to GTL
was one of the best decisions I
made in my college career.
Back when I applied to go to
GTL, I did not have any plans
for going with a group or with
anyone in particular. After one
of the pre-trip meetings, I found
out that one of my friends was
going and that he was getting
a group of people together who
were also going. I saw an opportunity and joined up with the
group.
The only person I knew in
the group was my friend I
did not know any of the other
six people. For me, I am usually most comfortable when I
am around people that I know
and have spent time with. The
thought of traveling all summer
across a part of the world that I
have never been to with a brand

You are in complete

control of where you are
going, how you get there,
and what you do in a
new place ...

ROSS LINDSAY
WEB DEVELOPER

new group of people put me very

far outside of my comfort zone.
Fast forward a few months
and we are all at GTL in the first
week of class. For our first weekend, we decided to go to Brussels. It was not too far away from
Metz (only about five hours by
train) and there was a lot to see
a nice intro into our summer.
Between getting lost (my fault)
getting from the train station to
the hotel, doing a walking tour
of the city, exploring the downtown nightlife, and eating more
than a few gaufres from the
plethora of vendors (waffles from
a van never tasted so good!) we
were all exhausted! It was a very
fun-packed first weekend and I
knew if our first weekend was
this packed, I had a lot more excitement ahead of me.
As it turned out, I was absolutely correct. I clicked with

Not all journalism is

created equal

With the advent of the interI believe quite firmly that

net, everyone and their mother if someone writes something,
now have the opportunity to they are a writer. Everyone has
spread their ideas to the world something to say and deserves
in a matter of seconds. Tra- to have it heard. That being
ditional print journalism has said, avenues such as the Odlargely shifted in a digital-fo- yssey and Buzzfeed offer nothcused direction,
ing more than a
and
countless
Edits are minimal, as sick and twisted
new publications
bastardization of
are fact checks. The true journalism,
have
sprung
up in the wake
appeal of these sites one in which
of the biggest
your ideas will
lies almost solely in be whored out
communication
revolution in histheir ubiquity ... for shares next
tory.
to a list of 10
Although it
Why
JON LONG Reasons
has never been
My Big is LiterLIFE
EDITOR
easier to become
ally the Most
a writer, the rePerfect Human.
sulting flood of people eager Because they refuse to set a stanto have their voices heard have dard for quality in their articles,
largely watered down the world every single thing these sites
of journalism.
publish has to be taken with a
Sites like the Tab and the grain of salt.
Odyssey, online publications by
Misinformation and sensaand for college students, have tionalism run rampant, while
become some of the biggest con- weekly quotas force writers to
tributors to this phenomenon. produce content just for the
Rather than focus on quality, sake of producing it. Many dithese outlets strive only to at- sastrous articles, content that
tract clicks, likes and shares. should never see the light of day,
This is not to say that every- are published simply because
thing on these sites is bad, but writers were forced to submit
by skewing their goals towards something in order to meet their
sensationalized clickbait these weekly deadline.
outlets offer very little in the
I am no stranger to these
way of journalistic integrity or sites. I was a big contributor to
development as a writer.
both the Tab and the Odyssey,
Edits are minimal, as are and I can tell you with absolute
fact checks. The appeal of these certainty that you should keep
sites lies almost solely in their your ideas far, far away from
ubiquity; students feel that they them. Publish to sites like Mehave something to say and these dium, or better yet start a blog
widely-read outlets give them a and take ownership of your own
chance to finally be heard. There content. People will take your
is a sense that, due to their wide writing more seriously when it
exposure, they have created is not posted alongside meansomething with genuine and ingless clickbait. Have some self
real value.
respect. Damn.

the group pretty quickly and we

started planning the weekends
ahead. The rest of the summer
was filled with trips throughout Europe Paris, Barcelona, Hamburg, Copenhagen,
Geneva, and Marseilles just to
name a few.
Each weekend was more fun
than the last more walking
tours, seeing the sights, eating
delicious food, exploring new
places and having a great time
on adventures with an even
greater group of friends. Breaking my foot three weeks in (protip: do not lose a war with the
trenches of Verdun like my foot
did) could not stop me, and my
friends made sure of it. They
were right by my side every step
of the way helping me out, even
if I did slow them down a tad
here and there, and for that I am
forever in their debt.

Studying abroad is an amazing experience and everyone

should take the time to do it if
they possibly can. While mine
was a bit atypical with the injury
and all, I still managed to enjoy
every second of it and would
not have spent my summer any
other way.
This is the time in your life
where you have the freedom and
independence to go to a new
place and a new group of people
to see new things and have an
amazing time. Being able to hop
on a train and go to any number of places at your leisure is a
feeling that is unlike any other
out there.
You are in complete control
of where you are going, how you
get there, and what you do in a
new place with so much to see
and do. Being able to get class
credit (and for some people, reduced tuition) while youre over
there is just icing on the cake!
You will be hard pressed later in life to be able to say Im
hungry. Do you want to go to
Luxembourg for dinner? and
then hop on a train and be there
45 minutes later. The adventures
to be had and the freedom to
feel are unmatched. Studying
abroad is one experience that
every college student should absolutely take advantage of.

sylvania, North Carolina and

Wisconsin were blue in 2012
deleted emails and rigged her but red in 2016) and oversimown nomination.
plifies complex issues ranging
At the core of the urban/ru- from economic uncertainty to
ral divide is a difference in pri- moral divides to the disconnect
orities. For example, many col- between blue collar and white
lege-age millennial liberals place collar demographics. This does
higher importance on equality not excuse Trump from things
and social justice than they do he has said, but understandfiscal policy. For factory auto- ing how he was able to reach so
workers in Michigan or miners many is crucial to shaping 2020
in Appalachia, whose jobs may and beyond.
be
threatened
So,
where
due to interdoes that leave
Anger
and
fear
national trade
Democrats and
agreements and generate greater voter liberal
voters
environmenta l
who were blindturnout than basic sided by the elecefforts,
equal
rights for marFor liberal
civic duty. tion?
ginalized groups
voters, ranging
do not take predisappointBRIGHTON KAMEN from
cedence
over
ed to scared to
DESIGN EDITOR furious, this calls
putting food on
the table. Refor a change in
gardless of which
strategy. Donald
priority is right or wrong, there Trump, despite his racist, sexare very real, very raw fears in ist, ableist and Islamophobic
parts of the United States that rhetoric, was the political outwill not abate no matter how sider who hit that deeper, often
many times we drag Trump resentful difference in priorities
through the press for something that an established candidate
heinous he said.
with a lengthy political career
Reading conservative posts could not reach. Anger and fear
and speaking with conservative generate greater voter turnout
friends can help delve deeper than basic civic duty, and we
into other reasons states went coastal elites cannot afford to
red. To disillusioned voters who revert to our bubble of liberal
already distrusted the establish- media, Facebook friends, and
ment, Trump was an outsider confirmation bias that made a
like them while Clinton was seemingly impossible election
more of the same. To nativist result a reality next January.
voters whose fear Trump stirred
You do not have to agree with
into xenophobia and bigotry, someone to understand them,
Clinton and her progressive but demonizing the people who
views were unthinkable. To disagree and turning them
college-educated voters who dis- into caricatures so as to not take
liked Trump some but Clinton them seriously will exacerand fiscal liberalism more, their bate the problem before it will
vote was for the Republican solve it. Now is not the time to
Party. Generalizing all Trump alienate, but to strategize and
voters as uneducated racists who look to the future ahead. We can
cannot be reasoned with ig- write as many SNL skits, think
nores legitimate concerns people pieces, and social media posts
have that future candidates can as we want, but come Election
address (states such as Penn- Day, every vote counts equally.

BUBBLE

How do you feel about

Donald Trumps win?

SARAH MOORE
FIRST-YEAR UND

I think its terrifying that

a self-declared sex offender
can be elected.

FROM PAGE 1

NICHOLAS COLONNA
FIRST-YEAR IE

Im a Republican, but not

a huge Trump supporter. So
a win and a loss.

SOUJI DUGGIRALA
FIRST-YEAR IE

Im in the Bernie Camp, so

Im devastated.

ENZO SOENEN

THIRD-YEAR BMED

I was shocked. I wasnt

expecting it at all.
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International students find home for the holidays

POLLY OULLETTE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Instead of somberly wandering
the deserted campus while their
classmates stuff themselves with
turkey and other treats on Thanksgiving, international students will
get the chance to celebrate the
holiday with local families.
As part of the Home for the
Holidays program, about 120 students will be paired with 80 hosts
who are willing to share their
houses with those who cant manage to make it home for the break.
Most students looking to be
paired are graduate students, but
hosts include professors, faculty,
alumni, graduate and undergraduate families, and even higher-up
Tech officials.
The program was initiated in
2014 by Brandie Banner, then
Vice President of SGA, and has
been brought back each year due
to the positive feedback that SGA
has received. Last year, nearly 100
percent of hosts and students said
the program facilitated a positive
exchange of cultures. In the future, SGA intends the program
to be run by the special events
team, since it is becoming more
solidified.

It was really born out of the

fact that a lot of international students dont really get the chance
to go home since its so far away,
said Ben Nickel, chief of staff for
SGA and program director of
Home for the Holidays.
In order to reach the most people as possible, promotions for the

event began in early October. Flyers were put up in dorms and common spaces, and SGA encouraged
academic advisors to send emails
out to those their major.
The process of pairing students
with eager hosts began about a
month ago. The first step is dealing with transportation concerns

so that students can easily get to

hosts homes, and then he begins
to look at the preferences that
students and hosts indicated on
a questionnaire. Some generous
hosts are even willing to let students stay with them for the entirety of break, so that must also
be taken into consideration.

Photo courtesy of Jon Drews

A student slices turkey for a Thanksgiving meal. In addition to having the option to
participate in Home for the Holidays, some students opt for a Friends-giving on campus.

Nickel tries his best to facilitate

the creation of groups of people
that can have an enjoyable and
fruitful experience. He combines
people with aligned preferences,
common home countries and
similar interests.
Its really cool when you
can pair someone with someone
that speaks their own language.
For example, there is a host that
speaks Turkish, so I paired them
with the one student that spoke
Turkish, Nickel said.
Safety, finances and a desire for
community are all concerns to international students.
Home for the Holidays is a
program that not only attempts to
make up for the absence of family
in the U.S. but also actively tries
to develop Techs community.
Culture change is a very specific point. It starts with getting
to know and understanding people who are different from you,
Nickel said.
Its a two-way street between
people who are Georgia Tech community members learning about
the background and the history
of the students theyre hosting, as
well as international students who
dont know what its like to have
Thanksgiving in America.
See HOME, page 12

Dada and Perry announced as next Mr. & Ms. GT

JON LONG

LIFE EDITOR
The Technique got to opportunity to speak with Andrew Perry
and Sara Dada, Techs recentlyelected Mr. and Ms. GT, about
their thoughts on the role and
how it relates to their impact on
Techs campus.
Technique: Can you give a
background of yourselves?
Dada: So Im from Marietta,
Georgia. I never really thought
about Tech much in high school,
but I found myself on campus
senior year and fell in love with it.
Since coming to campus, I knew I
wanted to be really involved in as
many things as possible. I didnt really know what those things would
be. It took some time but I eventually found them in the Womens
Leadership
Conference
and
Omicron Delta Kappa. Those have
probably been two of my biggest
involvements on campus. Im
really excited to hopefully graduate
in May, and Id like to work in
global health.
Perry: I was born and raised in
Peachtree City, Georgia. I was born
and raised in a UGA household,
I was told to go there, I was going
to be the worlds best doctor,
bilingual, all that. One campus
tour here and I was sold, I knew
I wanted to come here immediately. During my FASET summer,
I really solidified my love for this
campus. I really owe it to Georgia Tech for being able to find out
what Im strong in and passionate
about. Extracurricular-wise, Im
a new member educator for my
fraternity, as well as a FASET

leader twice. This past year, Ive

been serving as the director of the
Mental Health Student Coalition.
Thats kind of been my baby, I love
it. This is the second year its been
around and we finally got chartered, which is wonderful. [Saras]
trying to graduate soon, Im trying to extend my graduation. I really, really want UGA at home to
be my last football game.
Technique: A lot of what
people associate with Mr. and
Ms. GT comes from the halftime
ceremony and nothing else. What
other roles do you think they play
on campus?
Dada: Well its really cool, we
actually just got our first request
for an appearance at the MLK
Day celebration, we would serve
as emcees at the event. My big was
actually Ms. GT my freshman
year, and she just really represented a love for the Institute. I think
the role that she played, and the
role that we will play, is continuing that spirit and continuing to
be that force on campus through
[our involvement]. If we can be a
positive role model or positive influence on this campus, whether
it is just talking to one person or
implementing a policy change on
campus, that would be a really
valuable experience.
Perry: Its not that different,
we just love Georgia Tech. Its
funny, I thought I was going to
get recognized as Mr. Georgia
Tech and think Ive peaked, Im
done, but now I want to do more.
Its really nice being like Hey,
youre doing a great job, you can
keep going. We dont really have
any new responsibilities outside
what we are already doing. Its

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Sara Dada and Andrew Perry revel in their recent victory of being deemed Mr. &
Ms. Georgia Tech. The two will represent the face and spirit of Techs student body.

just kind of being that role model

or inspiration for other students
to realize the opportunities they
get by coming to Tech and being able to foster that love for our
community.
Technique: How do you think
the two of you embody the Tech
spirit?
Perry: In recent years I cant
think of any Indian Ms. GT, and
I cant think of any LGBT Mr.
GT. So its awesome to be able to
say Im a helluva engineer, Im a
Yellow Jacket, without either of
us being engineers or a majority in
this population. Its awesome being able to be a kind of trailblazer
for minority representation.

Dada: We are able to represent

different aspects of campus that
arent always remembered or recognized. I think another big thing
for both of us is something we
started talking about a year ago,
positive change on campus and
the things we have done to work
towards that: innovation, progress
and service. One of the coolest
things thats happened this year
since starting with SGA has been
seeing how often people use the
term positive culture change.
I dont know if we just werent
aware of it before, but I feel like
that wasnt something we talked
about a lot before last year. Being
able to see our institutes leader-

ship, our student leadership, talking about positive culture change

is really cool. We kind of sparked
a thought there, and people are
working to fix that.
Perry: Last year when we
found out we didnt win [the SGA
election], the first thing we said
was no matter what happens, the
stuff we want to do and the stuff
on our platform is gonna happen,
either through us or somebody
else. Its awesome that a full year
later, we are seeing that happen.
Ive gotten a ton of emails about
student health and wellbeing, and
that was one of my favorite parts
of our platform thats really kind
of come to fruition.

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// LIFE

Students ward off stress with meditation club

BOBBY GUILD

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The academic rigors of a Tech education are no secret. As Americas
future
workforce
trudges
through its Midtown Atlanta
campus, a common sentiment
begins to form: this place is
stressful. Though opportunities
for extracurricular activities and
exercise are abundant on campus,
one student organization strives to
provide an alternative method for
the Tech community to combat
stress.
The Meditation Club has begun
offering weekly meditation classes
to help teach mindful and
productive meditation but also
to help facilitate the creation of
a community which values what
meditation offers and supports
those who practice it.
Facilitating these classes is
Meditation Club officer, Suraj
Sehgal, who believes community
and a place to practice are the
most important things the classes
offer students.
We spend so much of our lives
constantly busy, engaging with the
outside world nonstop. Honestly,
with the meditation class, I hope
to provide an opportunity for
students to step back and bring
their attention within, to learn
how to spend more time with just
themselves, with no distractions,
Sehgal said.
Not only does this connection
help individuals, but it helps to create a stronger, kinder community,
one which values progress and
presence.
Imagine if Georgia Tech was
known not only for its bright,
passionate, and world-changing
students, but also for having students who are genuine, balanced
and kind, Sehgal said.

In todays world, it has

become so important for us to be
able to connect with ourselves, to
not only be aware of the present
moment but also be heartfully
responsive to any given situation,
he continued.
Seghal believes that meditation
can play a major role in making
this vision a reality, and hopes
that these classes help to spread
and explain the culture of meditation while getting rid of any misconceptions that people may have
regarding the activity.

First, meditation must be

understood. From the outside,
it can seem simple or easy, just
emptying ones head. However,
it takes intense concentration to
make it productive.
Meditation is about bringing
your attention to one thing. Some
meditations will focus on the
breath, others will focus on imagining your joys and fears. The
kind of meditation I do and teach
is called Heartfulness, which
focuses on the heart, helping
people connect with the very

organ that literally keeps us alive

and metaphorically brings us all
together, Sehgal explained.
This concentration does not
come easily, however. If the fullness of meditation is to be experienced, much patience and persistence is required.
Treat it like an experiment
dont get discouraged if your first
time is not some amazing peaceful
experience. It usually never is.
Meditation is an ongoing process,
and while it might seem slow, the
benefits you feel are real and some-

Photo by Sara Schmitt Student Publications

A student meditates at one of the Meditation Clubs weekly classes. At a place

like Tech, mindful and productive meditation can be a healthy stress relief.

times hard to quantify. Again, it

all comes down to experiencing it
for oneself! Sehgal said.
Seghal, who began meditating when he was 17, speaks from
experience when he says that
meditation takes time, persistence,
and dedication.
It is an incremental process,
which is why coming to weekly sessions can help provide a
sense of consistency when practicing meditation. It has been
amazing to see people who once
would struggle with keeping still
report, after just a few weeks, how
they are getting better at feeling
connected and bringing their
attention back to their hearts,
Sehgal said.
However, whether you go once
or become a regular, Seghal believes that the tools learned can
help in many ways.
I know that someone only
needs to learn how to meditate
once in order for them to have it
as a tool that they can use for the
rest of their lives. Whether its to
help them go to sleep, to feel peace
during a turbulent time in their
life, or to try to find their personal
purpose, Seghal said.
So whether youre looking to get
into meditation, find a meditation
community, or just try something new, these classes are a great
way to reduce stress and become
more connected with oneself.
Classes are held every Wednesday
at 6 p.m. in DM Smith 011, and
Meditation Club meetings are
held Monday and Thursday at
6:30 p.m. in the same location.
If meditation provides nothing
else, it is a way of taking a step
back, reminding myself that I
am alive, and taking a moment
to invest in myself, by doing
something that many of us have
seem to forgotten to just be,
Seghal concluded.

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// LIFE

GTIA night market lights up Skiles

SAMIRA BANDARU

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

On a normal Wednesday night
at 7 p.m., Tech Walkway is desolate and quiet, save for the sound
of a random squirrel rummaging
through the trash. The Campanile
and Tech Walkway this Wednesday, however, was bustling with
sights, sounds and smells as part
of Georgia Tech International
Ambassadors (GTIA) Night Market, a cultural celebration combining street food, art, music and
carnival games.
GTIA is comprised of around
150 undergraduate students who
work closely with Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Office of
International Education to recruit
the smartest and best international students to campus and to organize events like the Night Market
that seek to promote inclusivity
and diversity. Night Market invited approximately fifteen different
cultural organizations and charitable organizations. The event was
comprised of performances from
Capoeira, Taal Tadka, Hellenic
Society, Mic Audio and GT Salsa.
There was also a food truck, which
offered foods from South America, Vietnam, France, Portugal, the
Middle East and Jamaica.
The Technique spoke with
Rishab Datta, a second-year ME
and Sudeep Agarwal, a secondyear CS, the coordinators for
GTIAs Night Market.
One of our main goals was to
celebrate international diversity

here at Tech, and the best way

we thought this could happen is
through some activity that highlights the many facets of culture,
Datta said. Agarwal continued,
commenting on typical GTIA
events that focus on singular
themes.
We wanted something different, Agarwal said. We wanted a
kind of sensory experience, where
you could eat the food, watch people dance, so its a very enlightening and enriching experience.
The team behind Night Market was only eight members, so
actualizing the event was a feat in
itself. Other challenges included
having a lack of storage space.

For an organization that

doesnt have a storage space on
campus, it is hard. Hopefully the
new student center solves that,
Datta said. Im also in SCPC,
and with SCPC, its different.
You have support, like advisors
and the student center, but for
GTIA thats not the case. We just
got chartered, so were a relatively
new organization, and we had to
do all our funding from scratch.
Its mainly logistical issues for an
organization that is so big and
doesnt have space on campus.
Especially during this time of
social unrest with the results of
the election, celebrating diversity
and inclusivity is essential.

It is important to celebrate our

differences and diversity for obvious reasons, Datta said. And
we want to live in a society thats
inclusive, that doesnt judge people
based on what they look like,
that doesnt judge people based
on where theyre from. We want
to promote friendship among different cultures and show people
that this is good, this is beautiful, and this is what we should
aim for.
In the future, GTIA hopes to
expand their Night Market to a
larger number of people, as they
were easily able to sell 200 tickets,
and will hopefully work out logistical limitations.

Photo courtesy of Janel Gale

Students stop by tents set up along Skiles walkway to try samples of international foods.
The event, which ran from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., celebrated cultures from around the world.

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The distribution of international students participating is

generally reflective of the overall population of Tech: there are
people from all over the world.
India and China were the most
represented countries, but participants also come from Pakistan,
Germany, Czechia and many others. Nickel says that once the program has the ability to expand in the
future, they will be able to place
students who live in the U.S.,
but not in Georgia, as well, sparing these students from having to
spend their break on campus on
their own.
Home for the Holidays at Tech
has been so successful and rewarding to its participants that other
schools have shown interest in trying to mimic the program. There
are even murmurs about creating
a program for the Christmas season in coming years as well.
Home for the Holidays hopes
to finish pairing and send emails
out to participants by early next
week so that they can begin planning their break.
I am super excited. I wont get
the chance to host anyone, but I
anticipate getting lots of emails
and phone calls the day of, Nickel said. I truly believe that it promotes an opportunity for change
in culture, and I hope that they
get a chance to get to know the
culture of the community they go
to school in and explore Atlanta.
He looks forward to receiving
photos from families and students
who are actively building connections in the Tech community
while participating in an American cultural holiday.

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Tech alumni grow sustainable food startup

ATTICUS HUBERTS

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Shortly before graduation, Alex
Weiss, BME 15, and Ruwan Subasinghe, ME 15, began to contemplate an omnipresent problem
in America often overlooked
food waste. By some estimates, up
to 50 percent of all food grown for
consumers is never eaten and ends
up in the trash.
Eager to act on entrepreneurial
aspirations, the pair used these
statistics as a call to action.
While enrolled in Techs
Startup Lab course, Weiss and
Subasinghe scrutinized the current system of transporting harvested crops over long distances.
Because produce typically travels
hundreds or even thousands of
miles before arriving at a grocery
store, farmers rely on harvesting
crops before they are fully ripe
to account for the shipping time.
Their first idea came in the form
of living packaging allowing
plants to continue to grow during
transit thereby ameliorating the
effects of an early harvest.
Over the next 10 months,
Weiss and Subasinghe used the
multifaceted issue of food waste as
an anchor that would keep them
secured through the turbulent
process of launching a startup.
Utilizing perseverance, creativity,
ample research and the resources
of Create-X, a Tech initiative
fostering student entrepreneurs,
they have created a better way for
consumers to eat fresh produce.

The nascent company born

from their efforts is called
Replantable, and their first
product is called the nanofarm.
This is not an ordinary farm but a
hydroponic smart-garden that one
would be more likely to stumble
upon while wandering through
the Starship Enterprise. The nanofarm is a cube-like enclosure that
utilizes LEDs and a novel hydroponic system to take virtually all
of the work out of gardening the
old-fashioned way.
Users begin by purchasing a
biodegradable plant pad that
contains the plant seeds. Currently, there are roughly 20 varieties of plants to choose from,
predominantly leafy greens and
herbs, although Replantable aims
to continuously add on. Next, users place the plant pad on top of a
basin of water and into the nanofarm. A digital timer is adjusted
depending on the plant variety,
and all that is left to do is wait for
fresh produce to grow typically
over the course of a few weeks.
Hydroponic growing methods
do not use soil; rather, they dissolve the required plant nutrients
into water and circulate it directly
over the roots. In the nanofarm,
the pad soaks up enough water to
keep the seeds moist, and because
nutrients are impregnated into the
pad material, the seeds have everything they need.
Weiss is an affable and enthusiastic character, with a hint of an
accent from his home town Philadelphia. Although his prime motivation lies in helping to reduce

Setting the
Agenda for
the Next
Civil Rights
Movement

Photo courtesy of replantable

Pictured above is replantables nanofarm. Sustainability and microgreens are the

basis for the replantable project started by Tech alumni at the Start-up Lab course.

food waste, what really gets him

excited is tasty, fresh food. He explained his delight in experimenting with new varieties of plants.
While basil and lettuces were
consistently the most popular requests, his technology allows for
the production of new forms of
produce that are not readily available in grocery stores.
Micro greens and vegetables
can be harvested after a only few
days of growth. They are very
tender and pack a punch of
flavor, allowing them to be used as
garnishes or in a mix with other

greens. The micro-root vegetables

that the nanofarm can grow includes radishes and beets. Similarly
to the micro greens, the tiny
roots taste like their larger
counterparts with an added flair
and tenderness.
Last month Replantable completed a successful Kickstarter
campaign raising over $61,000.
Although prototype units have
been in service for some time,
these funds will be used to fabricate the first production run of the
nanofarm. The new nanofarms
are expected to be shipping out to

customers sometime next year for

a pre-order price of $350.
The auspicious pair look forward to a future where consumers can pluck vegetables not from
grocery shelves but from their very
own pantries.
For other students interested
in launching a startup, Weiss
earnestly recommends getting involved with Tech-affiliated entrepreneurial organizations that can
provide resources and mentorship,
particularly Create-X and the
student run organization, Startup
Exchange.

M ART I N LUT HER KI NG JR. CELEBRAT I ON

Washington, D.C. Civil Rights Tour

January 13-15, 2017

Leaving at 11:00 pm on January 12 and leaving D.C. the morning of January 15

Seventy students and thirty faculty will be able to tour Civil Rights sites in
Washington, D.C. Participants will visit the National Museum of African American
History & Culture, the National Mall, and other historic sites. The tour is a
bargain at $100 for students and $150 for faculty. Your fee includes a two-night
stay with breakfast, charter bus service, and tickets to selected venues.
Contact information:
Maria Yagnye myagnye2@gatech.edu
Meagan Banks mbanks34@gatech.edu. 404-894-2561
Will this event require registration?
Students and Faculty may register at diversityprograms.gatech.edu. Registration
will begin on November 14 until capacity is reached. Credit Card Payments will
be accepted through Market Place.

Students who cannot afford the fee can apply for a Parents
Fund for Student Life & Leadership Student Leadership Grant
by November 18 by visiting
https://orgsync.com/129703/forms/188469

Entertainment

technique

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Kara Pendley

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:

Monica Jamison

entertainment@nique.net

14

Friday,
November 11, 2016

Rules Dont Apply in roundtable interview

KARA PENDLEY

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Rules Dont Apply explores
an age where the protestant
revolution strongly shaped how
people dealt with sex. The film
follows the life of Marla (Lily Collins, The Blind Side), a young
Baptist woman and rising starlet who moves to Hollywood to
work with the infamous Howard
Hughes (Warren Beatty, Bonnie
and Clyde). Arriving at the airport, she meets her driver, Frank
(Alden Ehrenreich, Beautiful
Creatures), a young man with a
dream to create his own future.
This movie may be the most
realistic representation of feelings
ever produced. There is character
growth, exploration and understanding. Harsh realities are dealt
with, and the viewer is swept into
the reality of the film.
In true Warren Beatty style,
he spent years creating this masterpiece. He directed, wrote and
starred in the movie and used it
as an outlet to explore the sexual repression of Protestantism
and the intense guilt associated
with sex.
The movie is an incredible nod
to women as Marla is told the
rules dont apply to you. Young
women are being challenged daily
to break the standard rules of
beauty, intelligence, success and
career paths. Tech women choose
to be the exception, and like Marla, inspire others to be as well.
Technique was invited to the
advanced screening and Q&A
session with actor/director/producer Warren Beatty, nominated
14 times for an Academy Award
and for 18 Golden Globe Awards,
and with actors Lily Collins and
Alden Ehrenreich. The screening
was followed by a more intimate
interview session with the three

actors where Technique was able

to gain insight into the movie and
the actors personal lives.
Technique: [To Collins] I
know that you played a mom in
Love, Rosie, how do you act like
a mom when youve never had any
children?
Collins: My mom and I are
best friends, but I always thought
she was a super cool young mom
even though she was in her 30s,
and now young moms are like
16, so technically she wasnt that
young. I have little brothers, so I
think about how I act with them.
I have a lot of friends who have
younger siblings, and I love playing around with kids. You just
cant prepare for something youve
never been prepared for. Its very
difficult. But its been fun playing
a mom, and Ive gotten lucky with
the children that I have played
moms to. Theyre really smart.
The kid who played my son in
this, Evan OToole, was just walking around set. He asked the most
intelligent questions, so he just
made it very easy.
Technique: You and Warren talked about feminism and
technology underlying in the
movie. Do you feel your character
portrayed a pre-modern feminist?
Collins: I do. I think that
wasnt something I intentionally
went out to teach in the movie,
but I think she was on that brink
of stepping out and speaking out
as a young woman about what
she was and was not willing to
do. Like in the screen test, they
brought out the bathing suit, but
she didnt do it. ... Even the way
she speaks to Howard is ballsier
than the other females that were
in the school with her. I think
she does represent this new age of
women coming up into the 60s.
In the end [Beatty] was very adamant that I come back wearing a
pantsuit and hair pulled back, not

Photo courtesy of Francois Duhamel-Copyright 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Marla (left) and Frank (right) bond as Frank allows Marla to break the rules by sitting in the front
seat with her driver. Rules Dont Apply comes out on Nov. 23 and speals to all generations.

somehow matured in some glamorous outfit.

Technique: One of the biggest
lessons in the movie is that the
rules dont apply, and as a female engineer, I have faced a lot of
people saying that I shouldnt be
doing this. What do both of you
want to portray to the college demographic through this role and
through your professional lives?
Ehrenreich: I feel that as you
get more involved in any industry or career, you are being told
more and more frequently the
way things are done traditionally.
It becomes your responsibility
to be diligent about continuing
to hear your own voice in your
head instead of the voices of other
people. When you dont have a lot
of experience and you are around
people with a lot of experience, it
is easy to get swept away in the
conventions they are presenting to

you. If you want to do anything

in any field that is great, or that
has purpose and is an expression
of who you are, you have to be really dogged about making sure:
A) that you can hear yourself and
you know what you actually want,
and you can hear your own voice,
which isnt always easy, and B) to
stand up for that voice once you
can hear it.
Collins: I just wrote a book
about exactly that, which comes
out in March. Its all about being
unfiltered. Its called Unfiltered:
No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me.
Its all about finding your voice
and not letting other peoples preconceived ideas about you affect
how you live your life. Specifically
speaking to young women, its all
about talking about those taboo
things that we dont like to talk
about, but in the end, we can all
relate to. ...

As long as youre solid within

yourself, and you are confident
and comfortable with the conversations that you are having within
yourself about decisions you are
making, no one else can judge
your experience. As long as you
are kind, direct and honest with
your words, no one can fault you.
As long as you are doing what you
are passionate about, you are doing it for the right reason. I think
it is really important to acknowledge and to be in conversation
with that voice within your head
to take that voice and use it
among other people.
Technique: You chose Alden
and Lily for this movie a long time
ago. What drew you to them?
Beatty: I like to talk about a
blink where the unconscious tells
you right away, and then the conscious mind goes into work. You

RESTAURANTS

The crisp, minimalist interior

draws attention to the two-wheel
theme with a gallery wall of black
and white portraits of cyclists, artists and activists; bikes hanging
above the windows; and projected
videos of cycling.
With a straightforward coffee
menu, the helpful staff does the
Octane beans justice. The French
inspired kitchen offers breakfast
and lunch crandwiches croissant-based sandwiches in addition to the usual pastries. For customers with dietary preferences
or allergies, gluten-free food and
almond milk are available.
The bicycle theme goes beyond
dcor: the coffee shop aims to be
a hub for the cycling community. Over a dozen bikes can fit on
the bike rack outside, or cyclists
can keep their bikes beside them
on the patio.
A vending machine offers spare
parts and energy bars. For those
without their own wheels, Cafe +
Velo rents bikes for $35 per day or
$200 per week.
Cyclists can easily pick up the
southern end of the Beltline near-

by on Irwin Street. Alternatively,

Cafe + Velo is along the Atlanta
Streetcar route, easily accessible via the stop a block away on
Hilliard Street.
For MARTA riders, the King
Memorial station is closest. Despite the encouragement of biking, car parking is also available.
Unlike some other specialty
coffee shops, Cafe + Velo is an ideal place to study. With reasonably
quiet music and an unpretentious
atmosphere, focusing is easy in
the well-lit interior. Unfortunately, the hours do not accommodate
late night studying.
While there could be more
power outlets, this is not a large
problem, considering that the caf
is not usually overcrowded. For
a break from working, check out
the bocce court outside.
Due to its unique appeal to
cyclists and solid drink offerings
in a beautiful space, Cafe + Velo
seems destined to stay in the race.
Open since late September, the
young shop intends to add events
like yoga, movies and group rides
to its offerings.

See RULES, page 16

Cafe + Velo peddles one stop shop to cyclists

Cafe + Velo
LOCATION: Sweet Auburn
CUISINE: Cafe
COST: $3 8
HOURS: 7 a.m. 6 p.m.
PHONE: (404) 458-2979

OUR TAKE:
MONICA JAMISON

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Photo by Monica Jamison Student Publications

The two levels of the patio provide ample space for enjoying a
coffee in the fall weather alongside colorful Edgewood Avenue.

In Atlantas saturated market of

coffee shops, finding a niche is key
to a newcomers survival. By adding a focus on bicycles to the typical craft coffee, Benjamin Boisson
and Jeff Demetrious Cafe + Velo
has differentiated itself from other
third wave coffee shops.
Despite its location on Edgewood Avenue in the Sweet Auburn
neighborhood downtown, Cafe +
Velo, with its spacious two stories
of patio space, feels removed from
the bustle of the city.

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// ENTERTAINMENT

MOANA

FROM PAGE 1

is critical to the filmmakers that

respects be paid to historical accuracy, even down to costuming.
To assist Bov with her job,
the Pacific Trust sent representatives to Disney with authentic
textile samples that would have
been present in ancient Polynesia.
Two major materials, tapa and
pandanus, are the basis for most
costumes in the film.
Because the materials are natural, they tend to be more structured than a fabric, said Bov.
How they move on people, and
how they move when wet is different and its important to get those
things right.
The character design of Moana
herself received much attention
following her unveiling, with
many praising her more realistic
and athletic build as compared to
past Disney heroines.
For Moanas costume I knew
she was an adventurer, a voyager,
and the costume had to reflect
that, said Bov. I added a slit to
the front of her skirt, which ended
up working technically as well.
We work very closely to the animation department and the simulation team. ... Whatever outfit
she wears needs to be historically
correct, it needs to have materials
that are accurate to the history,
and it has to allow movement.
Though functional at first,
Moanas ensembles are also aesthetically appealing. The bodice
of her travelers outfit, or the
burnt-orange top with the slitted
skirt, is embellished with snail
shells. Seen for mere seconds of
the film, a more formal look emphasizes red a color signifying

regality and royalty in the Pacific

islands and features ornate embroidery and handcrafted accessories.
Disney began marketing Moana merchandise several months
ago, including Halloween costumes that proved quite popular
without the film even having been
released yet. Though not explicitly
part of her job, Bov considered
how her work would translate to
the real world as well.
When Im designing something theres a lot of considerations: is this authentic to the
character and their personality
[And] would little girls want
to wear this? How would this look
on someone whos not the character? I think [girls dressing as
Moana for Halloween already] is
so incredible, Bov said.
To save her island, Moana
teams up with the macho demigod, Maui. Though legendary for
his heroism and shape-shifting,
Mauis luck has taken a turn by
the time Moana meets him.
Maui has been stranded on
an island for a thousand years, so
hes wearing things that he would
have been able to find there, Bov
said, referencing Mauis primary
costume of a pandanus skirt. His
necklace is things he could find on
the beach or on the island. It looks
handmade and it suits him physically because its a large piece,
sort of chunky, and it looks heavy
when it moves.
Students at the presentation
also viewed basic animations of
some supporting characters, Pua
the pig and Hei Hei the rooster, as
well as for Moanas father. These
animations, called calisthenics tests, aim to demonstrate the

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney, Neysa Bov

Through research on the textiles native to the Polynesian region and consideration of her
activities in the film, Moanas costume was carefully constructed. Moana premieres on Nov. 23.

range of motion of a characters

model before scenes are worked
on. For Pua, the clip demonstrated how a scratch from his back
hoof would ruffle shoulder fur.
That poor effects team. There
are lava monsters. Water is a character in this movie. I would walk
down the hallway, and I would see
a whiteboard with equations and
stuff. Im not kidding. We have
computer scientists at the studio,

and a lot of people we hire from

outside temporarily for each film.
They have to develop a lot of programs, even for hair.
Bov went on to describe a program called Quicksilver, which
was developed for Moana with
an unprecedented purpose in
mind: creating more realistic human hair, with enough weight
and fine detail that a characters
fingers can run through it.

Moana will be released nationally on Nov. 23 and features

the voice talents of newcomer
Aulii Cravalho and Dwayne
The Rock Johnson (Fast &
Furious 6), direction by Ron
Clements (The Little Mermaid)
and John Musker (The Little
Mermaid) and music by Opetaia
Foai, Mark Macina (The Lion
King) and Lin-Manuel Miranda
(In the Heights).

16 November 11, 2016 technique

Lights, camera, action on Tech campus

LAKSHMI RAJU
STAFF WRITER

When visitors tour the Tech

campus, tour guides often mention that The Internship was
filmed on campus. In the hit
comedy, which starred Owen
Wilson(Zoolander) and Vince
Vaughn (Wedding Crashers),
the Clough building and Tech
Green doubled as the Google
campus in California.
The Internship was released
in 2013, and since then multiple
movies have used the Tech campus as a filming location. The state
of Georgia, especially Atlanta and
the surrounding areas, has become popular for shooting movies
and TV shows, such as The Hunger Games and AMCs hit show
The Walking Dead.
In 2015, five movies were
filmed on campus. The most
notable,
The
Accountant
was released Oct. 14, 2016.
Ben Affleck (Argo) and Anna
Kendrick (Pitch Perfect) were
filmed at the steps to the Student
Center by the Campanile. The
movie also used conference
rooms in the Klaus building, the
Historic Academy of Medicine
building and many other
spots at Tech.
Released Apr. 16, 2016, the
HBO film Confirmation stars
Kerry Washington (Scandal)
and includes scenes at Tech.
Middle School: The Worst Years
of My Life, which opened Oct. 7,
2016, also used Techs campus.
Two movies with 2017 premieres, horror film Rings and
Tom Cruises (Top Gun) movie American Made, formerly
known as Mena, both shot
scenes on Tech campus.
The Technique interviewed
Deborah Greene, assistant director of the Office of Capital Plan-

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck converse on the steps to the Student Center by the Campanile.
This scene was filmed for the movie The Accountant, which was released Oct. 14.

ning and Space Management,

about filming at Tech.
Technique: Which buildings
on campus are used for or favored
for filming?
Greene: When we do permit
filming on campus, our goal is
to minimize disruption to classes
and research activities and to
maintain safety.
As a result, we usually do not
permit filming in research buildings and residence halls. Requests
to film in other campus buildings,
such as Clough Commons or the
Klaus Advanced Computer Center, and in outdoor spaces, such
as Tech Green, are evaluated on a
case-by-case basis.
We encourage filming in our
event spaces, such as the Historic Academy of Medicine, the
Campus Recreation Center and
various Georgia Tech Athletic
Association venues.
Technique: Does Georgia
Tech actively encourage the use

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of the campus for filming? Do we

advertise or in some way reach out
to production companies about
the availability at Tech?
Greene: No, we do not actively
encourage the use of the campus
for filming.
Technique: A lot of movies
and TV shows are now filmed
in Georgia, which has become a
popular filming location. Has the
state reached out to Tech about
using the campus for future films?
Greene: From time to
time,
the
Georgia
Film
Commission reaches out to
the Institute on behalf of requests
they receive.
Technique: Do the buildings draw film crews, or
it is Techs stature that lends more
interest in our campus?
Greene: It appears to be the
physical features and attractiveness of our buildings and campus that generates interest in
filming on our campus.

Technique: As it is a campus,
are you limited to accepting requests to film on campus by the
need to be minimally disruptive?
Do you have to keep filming to
academic breaks, or is that not a
concern?
Greene: We aim to minimize disruption to the campus instruction and research
missions.
We limit filming to times when
the campus is not in an active semester, for example, between semesters and during spring break.
We do have more flexibility if the
production company is interested
is using an event venue.
Technique: How do films request to film on campus? Do requests go through the Space Management Department?
Greene: Currently, permission to film on campus is a joint
responsibility of Capital Planning
and Space Management and Institute Communications.

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RULES

FROM PAGE 14

think it through seriously, you

study it, and you get dumber and
dumber and dumber.
I had a blink on both Alden
and Lily. What I saw immediately
in them, was a level of integrity,
discipline, intelligence, goodlooking, humor, and I thought,
Oh, okay, right away. ... Then
I went into my stupid phase of
studying and studying and knew
less and less but came around to
what I had faith in, which was my
first instinct.
Technique: Why explore the
subject of religion in your movie?
Beatty: Growing up in Virginia as a Southern Baptist ... and
seeing the hypocrisies involved
and the main one: the necessity
of guilt about making love. Oh,
there are a lot of other words for
it which I always contend have a
lot of comical consequences, and
a lot of sad consequences, which
has made us the laughing stock of
Europe and other countries.
And trying to study whether
that [hypocrisy] comes from
Jamestown, Virginia or the Massachusetts Bay Colony and
what are the assets of it and the
liabilities, and Im afraid I see
more liabilitiesBut I think this
liberation of the female, which I
think is the most important thing
happening on the planet, did help
lead to what we call the sexual
revolution of the 50s.
So some hot new movie star
that goes in at that age in 1958
where they are very interested in
merchandising sexuality, trying to
come to grips with it, studying it,
and trying to be entertained by it
I think that is the underlying
thematic tension and conflict in
this movie. I love it when Matthew
Broderick says to Alden, You
know why Baptists think fucking is bad? Because they think it
will lead to dancing. I grew up in
that sort of atmosphere, and then
I went to Hollywood.

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// ENTERTAINMENT

Dr. Strange magically expands the Marvel Universe

FILM

Dr. Strange
GENRE: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
STARRING: Benedict
Cumberbatch
DIRECTOR: Scott Derrickson
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 4

OUR TAKE:
WILL FINCH

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After the arrogant but highly
acclaimed neurosurgeon Stephen
Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch,
Sherlock) loses the greater
function of his hands in a car accident, he grows obsessed with
reversing the damage by whatever
means necessary.
As he pours all of his resources into ineffective surgeries
and pushes his few friends away,
Strange resorts to seeking out a
mysterious Eastern remedy, which
is actually a society of sorcerers.
The desperate doctor begs to be
taught the same power for the sole
purpose of restoring the use of his
hands, but over the course of the
movie, his selfish motivations expand to address something more
evil on the horizon.
At first glance, Doctor
Strange is simply another superhero origin story the seventh,
to be exact. While it does have
unique qualities and flair that
make it stand out among the rest
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the plot structure is not particularly different from the previous six movies.
Therefore, moviegoers should
go into the theater expecting a familiar story, but one that is told in
a more fantastical way think of

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios

The Ancient One shatters Dr. Stranges understanding of the boundaries of reality. Benedict Cumberbatch mystefies audiences as Dr. Strange adds on to the Marvel Universe.

Iron Man but with more magic

and visual effects.
Despite the similarity to previous Marvel movies, the visuals are
both literally and figuratively out
of this world. In comics, it is easier
to portray Stranges magic in before and after frames: the sorcerer
waves his hands and yells a magic
word. The film connects the two,
in a manner that is as visually
stunning as it is mind bending.
Dr. Strange is worth viewing
for visuals that compare to the
spectacles of the dream sequences
in Inception.
In terms of the characters,
Cumberbatch does an excellent
job in his performance as the egotistical Strange. Though he is almost type-casted for his portrayal
of arrogant geniuses, Stephen
Stranges journey from selfish to

selfless is only enhanced by Cumberbatchs brilliant performance.

Moreover, Stranges characterization explores some of the
more complex themes behind arrogance, and it is easy to see the
growth of the character as he is
forced to question his own beliefs
and motivations. Unfortunately,
the good Doctors complexity
comes at the cost of the supporting cast, whose additionally great
acting does not make up for lack
of character depth.
Although Kaecilius (Mads
Mikkelsen, Hannibal) is the
main antagonist, besides Stranges
ego, the character is overwhelmingly underdeveloped. He creates plane bending chaos in the
world, and yet by the end of the
film his name is easily overshadowed by his memorable fractured

eyeshadow. His purpose is not

to pose a threat to the Marvel
Universe but rather to serve as a
method of characterizing Strange
through reflection.
Known as the Ancient One,
Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch
and the Wardrobe) plays the Sorcerer Supreme. Though she is likeable, intelligent and mysterious,
she exists only to guide Strange to
his magical enlightenment. While
the film does force audiences to
reflect on whether her means justify her ends, it has little to no impact on the plot.
With arguably the most characterization of the supporting
cast, Stranges colleague Mordo
(Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Martian)
acts as a foil to Strange. He depicts
an experienced, more stiffly mo-

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tivated character, as opposed to

Stranges flexible, novel approach
to conflict. Despite the wealth of
acting talent in the cast, the film
is unfortunately less than the sum
of its parts.
Notwithstanding these faults,
the movie still provides an entertaining time for Marvel movie
fans. It epitomizes what the studio
does best, and it uses a working
formula to create something new
and exciting.
The most significant effect of
Doctor Strange is the introduction of a new and interesting
mechanism that the Marvel Universe now possesses, magic. Never
before has the comic book franchise put actual magic and mysticism in its movies, preferring a
more scientific explanation of the
weirder things in the universe.
However, with opportunity
comes danger, and the limitless
power of magic could create difficult situations for Marvel in the
future. With the idea that everything can be fixed with magic
now on the table, the temptation
to abuse this element thematically
is possible.
Stranges standalone film set
a solid precedent by deftly handling the plot capabilities of magic. The ending of the film is the
most questionable element. While
it was clever, it was somewhat
anticlimactic. Additionally, the
film is reminiscent of Richard
Donners Superman, released in
1978.
Marvels Doctor Strange
comes with no surprises the actors are excellent and the directing
is skillful. The new hero brought
to life by Cumberbatch may become a new fan favorite. Though
the newest Marvel origin story is
unoriginal, Stranges active role
makes the future possibility of the
Marvel cinematic universe as interesting as it is strange.

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// COMICS

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XKCD BY RANDALL MUNROE

SARAHS SCRIBBLES BY SARAH ANDERSEN

IN THE BLEACHERS BY STEVE MOORE

CLASSIC
FOXTROT BY BILL AMEND

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// COMICS

DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHEN PASTIS

CUL DE SAC BY RICHARD THOMPSON

LIO BY MARK TATULLI

CLASSIC
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SUDOKU PUZZLE

20 November 11, 2016 technique

// SPORTS

Womens water polo a growing group at Tech

CHRIS JOSEY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Water polo has arguably grown
in popularity since the Summer
Olympics in Rio; and luckily, the
Tech womens club water polo
team is here to give women the
opportunity to play.
Prior to last spring semester,
the team did not exist. Only a coed club water polo team played on
campus. Ana de Give a former
member of the co-ed team and
now the president of the womens
club water polo team spoke of
the difficulties in initially recruiting women.
A lot of girls were scared to
join because its scary to play with
guys if youre not used to it, de
Give said. So we had a hard time
getting girls [to join], but over
time we started to get some [girls]
going. It got to the point where it
made sense to make a new team.
The new team was chartered in
the spring of 2016, making it one
of the youngest competitive club
teams at Georgia Tech. Starting
with around 10 people, the team
grew to include 25 members, adding 15 women to its ranks since
the start of the fall semester.
Right now, we have more people coming in who actually know
water polo because the sport is
[growing] across the country, de
Give explained.
The team attracts women who
have had some experience in competitive swimming or rowing, but
some tend to not have extensive

competitive experience in the water whatsoever.

If they dont really invest
themselves, its not the sport for
them. Its a lot of swimming. In
a tournament your muscles get
sore from multiple intense games.
The club team competed at a
tournament hosted by the University of Florida earlier this week;
the team has also competed in
tournaments at FSU and UNC.
Currently, the womens club water
polo team is seeking to join the
Collegiate Water Polo Association
(CWPA) in order to provide itself
with more competition.
Anna Janoff, the original president of the team, said that the
group will probably get invited
in and see if we can make it and
hold our own as a new team.
They have really strict rules
about attendance and being able
to come to tournaments. If [a
team] misses a tournament, youre
kicked out for two years. Right
now, were working on getting
that commitment level up.
CWPA membership would
allow the team to participate in
more tournaments and interact with more teams in the area.
Janoff asserts it would help with
networking outside of the pool.
Its really fun to know people
from other schools and get connected to the water polo community, which is good for lots of
things. Even job networking,
Janoff said
Janoff also gives credit to the
Emory polo team for its assistance in forming connections

with local teams and growing as

a unit. Emory has been amazing.
Theyve really helped us grow, and
its really helpful that theyre in
our backyard.
Another helpful resource in the
Atlanta area is the CRC. McAuley Aquatic Center at the Campus
Recreational Center is home to arguably one of the best swimming
facilities in the nation thanks
to the 1996 Summer Olympic
Games.

The pool is a hot commodity,

de Give said. It provides the team
with an excellent training ground
to hone its skills and become more
dominant in the sport.
Connections within the team
are equally strong. Through competitions, members bond with
one another beyond their basic
responsibilities as teammates. De
Give was particularly effusive in
her assessment of the experience
she has had through water polo.

[Water polo] is a really great

sport. Weve worked to create a really close-knit community thats
really supportive, De Give said of
the group she competes with.
Ive made some of my best
friends [here]. Phoebe [Edalatpour] the current captain
shes one of my best friends. I
dont think we wouldve had that
relationship without water polo. ...
Its one of the coolest things Ive
done in college.

Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Womens Water Polo

Techs womens water polo team poses for a picture after a meet. The team, while still nascent,
is forging the connections and achieving the success it needs to build a strong program.

technique November 11, 2016 21

// SPORTS

Club tennis thrives in Hilton Head

HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR

For the Jackets mens and

womens tennis teams, the peak
of ACC competition season is still
months away. While the fall provides the group an opportunity to
gauge itself against the rest of the
NCAA, championships are won
and lost in the spring.
In the meantime, though,
another group of competitors is
slicing and volleying its way to
wins against foes across the South
and beyond. The Tech club tennis team ignited its season two
weekends ago with a fifth-place
finish in the United States Tennis
Associations Tennis on Campus
(TOC) 2016 Fall Invitational.
The tournament, originally
scheduled to take place in early
October, was pushed back to the
months last weekend thanks to
Hurricane Matthew.
While Matthew did not ravage
Hilton Head, the home to TOC
2016, it posed enough of a threat
that tournament officials postponed the event. Nevertheless,
the Jackets were ready to compete
from day one, and it showed in
the results.
Tech jumped out to a 3-0 record on the first day of competition, defeating a trio of teams in
pool play.
In the next round, they edged
the University of Floridas B
team. Thanks to the tournaments
delay keeping a team from attending, Florida was the only school at
the event allowed to bring a second squad. The Gators were competitive but lost to the Jackets by a
narrow 23-22 margin.
Tech then faced UFs A team,
with less success. This time, it was
the Gators who exited the courts
victorious with a 26-18 win that

Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Club Tennis

Members of the Tech club tennis team pose after finishing play at the USTAs Tennis On Campus
Fall Invitational last month. The fifth-place result bodes well for the teams chances this season.

left some members of the team

feeling that they had missed an
opportunity to prove their ability.
Nevertheless, Tech moved into
the fifth-place bracket and won
contests against a pair of Midwestern powers, the University
of Pittsburgh and the Ohio State
University, to clinch their spot.
The tournament, while not an
unqualified success for the Jackets
as a first place finish might have
been, nonetheless offered positives
to carry home.
The first was the teams ability
to quickly adapt to a new style of
play that came with the venue.
The Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center is notable for its clay
courts. The surface requires players to adjust their reactions and

shots to accommodate for different bounce speeds.

Luckily for the Jackets, though,
their teams experience and collective talent made the adjustment
smooth. A lot of the players on
the team have played junior [tournaments], so they played on clay
and hard courts when they were
in high school, said first-year
Kelly Zou.
For the girls, its definitely
a bit easier too, she added. On
hard courts, when we play against
the guys [in mixed doubles], the
ball comes back so fast that its really hard to get it back, but clay is
slightly easier.
Within the team, there is real
optimism for the second semester,
which brings about regionals and

nationals, club tennis championship season.

We actually have been to nationals all 4 years, said fourthyear Marissa DSouza, who has
competed for the club tennis team
each year at Tech.
Well keep practicing hard
and hopefully we can go on to nationals, she concluded.
Despite her relative inexperience in the world of college club
tennis, Zou feels the same way.
I feel like [Florida was] beatable, she laments of the teams
lackluster elimination round performance against the Gators.
While there is plenty of room
tom improve, there is no reason
Tech club tennis cannot return to
nationals this season.

SUCCESS

FROM PAGE 24

ing, whether that means getting

a Masters degree while playing
sand volleyball or going overseas
to play in an indoor league.
[Thomas] wisdom and the
people she brings in help us out
give us a bigger worldview, a bigger picture of what were doing
now and the struggles were going through now and how we can
use them ... to propel us into the
workplace and wherever our careers take us, Van Gunst said.
Jonathan King, fifth-year IE
(redshirt senior) and left-handed
pitcher for baseball, was a key
starter in 2015, pitching the most
innings on the team, before an injury early in the 2016 season.
TPP has helped King decide
that he wants to eventually move
into coaching after graduating.
I think that the Total Person
Program and some of the speakers
that have come and spoken to us
have really taught me and helped
me to understand that its almost
wrong for me to not pursue something that I feel like I should do,
King said.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Student-athletes are an integral
part of Tech, but many others feel
disconnected from them and the
affairs of GTAA. This has led to
pervasive myths and misconceptions about student-athlete academic performance and professional development.
Some of the inner workings
of the association have been explained here. Many were left out.
These and more will be expanded
upon in further articles.
As the Technique and GTAA
continue to demystify athletics
to the general Tech community,
hopefully the community discards its preconceived notions and
comes to appreciate these hardworking individuals and the effort
that Tech and GTAA puts into
their continued success.

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// SPORTS

Mens basketball outlook: Pastner era begins Friday

MARK RUSSELL
STAFF WRITER

A new era of Tech basketball

tips off this Friday at McCamish
Pavilion. The Jackets will be led
by new head coach, Josh Pastner.
Pastner was named head coach on
April 20 after the dismissal of Brian Gregory and he instantly got to
work on the recruiting trail to secure Techs 2016 recruiting class.
Tech only returns four of their
top 10 scholarship players from
last season and lost their top four
scorers. This season will be a major rebuilding year for Tech and
the Jackets were picked to finish
14th out of 15th in the ACC by
the media.
Not only will this team have a
completely different makeup, but
it will also play a completely different style of basketball.
Brian Gregory and Josh Pastner have very different offensive
philosophies and it will be incredibly noticeable this year. This new
style of basketball wont come
easy to the team, but it should
make for more enjoyable game as
the high tempo will lead to higher
scoring games. Tech loses over 80
percent of their scoring from last
year so this transition will be far
from seamless.
The leader of this years team
will be senior Quinton Stephens.
Stephens stands at 6-foot-9 inches
and can play both forward positions due to his long frame. Stephens averaged five points a game
last season, but had some big per-

formances in key games last year.

Tech went 7-0 when Stephens
scored ten points or more, which
included a 16-point performance
against the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers. Furtermore, Stephens will be
counted on as a 3-point shooter,
attempting a significant 97 three
pointers last year.
Pastner is going to want the
team to move the ball like a hot
potato and that all starts at the
point guard position where seniors Josh Heath and Corey Heyward will play.
However, Heath has been suspended for the first four games of
the Tech season due to violating
team rules. That is a big loss to
the Jackets as Heath has started
25 games in his career and Tech
doesnt have much depth at the
point guard position. Heath was
not a star but averaged close to
three assists a game last year, playing 17 minutes a game.
Heyward will likely replace
Heath in the starting lineup in
the opener as he did in Techs 9185 overtime win in its exhibition
against Shorter College. Heyward
only saw action in eight games last
season so he will look to make a
bigger impact in his final season.
Based on his 27-point performance in Techs exhibition, junior
guard Tadric Jackson could step
up to be Techs top scorer. Jackson
averaged 4.7 points a game last
year and that number is expected
to rise this season.
Techs top post option this year
will be junior center Ben Lammers. Lammers took major strides

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Senior captain Quinton Stephens shoots a free throw in a game last season. Stephens,
who averaged five points per game last season will play a large role on this years team.

in his second season and established himself as a very respectable

rim protector in conference play.
Over the offseason, Lammers
added 20 pounds of muscle which
should enable to compete better
in the post with the top players in
the conference.
This years team has three
scholarship freshman to play on
perimeter: Josh Okogie, Christian
Matthews and Justin Moore. All

three players can play multiple

positions and that was evident in
Techs scrimmage last weekend.
Moore and Okogie started in last
weekends scrimmage and had big
impact in Techs win.
Moore is a big point guard with
a long wingspan and has the measurements of the new generation
guards you now see in the NBA.
Okogie is a physical guard who already has great size as a freshman

and will have an impact on the

defensive end this season.
This season is expected to be a
challenge for the team. The ACC
is loaded this year and possibly the
strongest its ever been. The wins
may not pile up, but a championship is an unrealistic hope.
The Jackets open the season vs
Tennessee Tech on Friday and will
host 18 games this year including
Georgia, UNC and Notre Dame.

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// SPORTS

Jackets

Now sporting a 5-4 record,

the Jackets will seek elusive victory number six when they travel to
Blacksburg to face the Virginia Tech
Hokies this Saturday. Georgia Tech
is on the road for the second straight
week against a ranked team, and
they will enter this game with a lot
of uncertainty.
Against a potent UNC offense,
the Georgia Tech defense struggled
to keep UNC off the field and minimize the big plays. These have been
issues all season, and last Saturday
was no exception to what has become a highly frustrating rule.
The Tar Heels converted eight of
thirteen possible third downs, averaged 10.1 yards per pass attempt,
managed 8.1 yards per rushing attempt on the ground and only had
one punt on the day.
In total, Tech allowed the opposition to score 48 points and earn 636
total yards on offense. While the Tar
Heels do boast one of the top of-

now seems that Ted Roofs magic

has begun to fail, and a defense that
is known as bend-but-dont-break
is starting to do both.
On offense, Georgia Techs statistics on the box score belie the performance fans watching the game
saw. Dedrick Mills carried the ball
19 times for 132 yards and 1 touchdown that was one of the few bright
spots on the day. The
o f -

vs

has been noticeably better at

home.
In Blacksburg,
the Hokies defense
has been downright
dominant. In their
previous home game
against Miami, the defense registered eight total
sacks on quarterback Brad Kaaya,
who made mincemeat of the Tech defense earlier this season.
They have allowed just 11.5 points
per game at home, as opposed to
28.4 points per game on the road.
The Hokies defense will be missing safety Terrell Edmunds for the
first half of Saturdays matchup because he picked up a targeting penalty in the second half of their game
last week versus Duke. Edmunds
hit will deprive the Hokies of a key

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player on the defenses back end, potentially leaving them vulnerable to

the deep passes Paul Johnson so often
favors in key situations.
The injury bug will also affect the
defensive line, as edge defenders Ken
Ekanem and Vinny Mihota as well as
defensive tackle Nigel Williams are
all banged up. As the Jackets look to
get their offensive momentum going
again, key injuries like these should
allow the Jackets some reprieve.
The star for the Hokies this season

fense earned 518 yards of total offense but had few points to show for
their efforts. Additionally, injuries to
starting center Freddie Burden and
quarterback Justin Thomas caused
the offense to lose its rhythm.
Georgia Tech will need both
players to return against a stout Virginia Tech defense if they hope to
stand a chance. Furthermore, with
the recent announcement that Mills
will begin serving a two-game suspension this Saturday, the offense
will need someone to step up.
The overarching theme from last
week was that both the offense and
defense failed to execute in key situations. This weekend, it will be very
important for the Jackets to make
critical plays.
Like last week, the Jackets are
just one win away from a bowl game,
with three opportunities left to seize
the victory. The Hokies may provide
too difficult a test for Paul Johnsons
Jackets to meet.

has undoubtedly been quarterback

Jerod Evans. He has the second best
TD/INT ratio in the FBS, trailing
only Washington quarterback Jake
Browning and one spot ahead of
UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky,
with whom Georgia Tech fans are familiar. Evans is also on pace to break
Tyrod Taylors Virginia Tech records
for both passing touchdowns and total touchdowns by the end of the year.
The Hokies have had many fast
starts this year, and are outscoring
opponents 166 to 87 in the first half.
They have led at halftime in all seven
of their wins this season. Both are
worrying signs for a Tech defense that
has routinely failed to get off the field
early in the game. If the Jackets are
able to hold the Hokies down early
and put up some points of their own,
an upset might be in the works this
Saturday in Blacksburg.

PREDICTION: Hokies 34, Jackets 23

Hokies

The No. 14 Hokies will present

significant challenges to Georgia
Tech this Saturday. Coached by Justin Fuente, they have a 7-2 record on
the season and are in a tie as the first
place team in the Coastal Division.
Fuente came from an overachieving Memphis program to replace retiring VT legend Frank Beamer, and
he has more than lived up to the hype
in his first season.
Yes, the teams loss to Syracuse
four weeks ago had to be concerning,
particularly since the Orange are, by
all measures, an average squad. And
not all margins of victory have been
impressive. But that does not tell the
entire story.
On the road in the last two weeks,
they beat division opponents Pitt and
Duke by three points each. While
this appears to point towards a close
game for the two teams, the Hokies

fenses in the ACC, the Jackets hurt

themselves often with missed assignments and penalties. As the season
wears on, it seems the Georgia Tech
defense is being found out.
While the Jackets schedule was
definitely easier at the start of the
season, they only allowed 26 points
against No. 2 Clemson and generally held opposing teams to low offensive totals. However, it

Sports

NICK JOHNSON

MANAGING EDITOR
At Tech, student-athletes are
students first.
Their grades are not inflated,
they are held to higher standards,
and they do have plans for postgraduation life.
The Technique headed to the
Edge building next to Bobby
Dodd Stadium to speak with the
Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) and student-athletes
themselves to address these myths
and misconceptions.
NCAA COMPLIANCE
To maintain eligibility as a
student-athlete (SA), certain GPA
and degree requirements must be
met. These are set by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) and, therefore, must be
followed across the country.
NCAA compliance for Division I schools has strict guidelines.
In addition to needing a higher
minimum GPA at the end of
freshman year than non-athletes,
SAs must also fulfill progress toward degree requirements.
At least six degree-applicable
hours must be taken each semester, 18 each academic year, and
SAs must be full-time students.
Rising third-years must be at least
40 percent done their degree,
fourth-years 60 percent and fifthyears 80 percent.
The current progress toward
degree requirements were added
in 2003. Previously, recruiters at
many schools brought athletes in
knowing full well that they would
not complete their degrees.
As a result, the NCAA created
the graduation success rate (GSR)
and academic progress rate (APR)
metrics in 2002 and 2003.
GSR is the six-year graduation
rate. The latest data from 2008
shows that the freshman class
of 2008 had a higher GSR than
Techs overall graduation rate.
APR is a more timely measure
of SAs progression toward their

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degrees. Four Tech teams have

APRs in the top 10 percent across
the NCAA in their respective
sports, according to Chris Breen,
assistant athletic director (AD) for
student services.
Staying academically compliant is hard enough, but GTAA
provides ample support to ensure
the success of their SAs.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Instead of trying to internally
offer all the support SAs could
need, GTAA works with their
key liaisons across campus.
C2D2, the Language Institute
and others offer their services to
the SAs. These are services offered
to all students, but GTAA heavily
promotes its on-campus partners.
If we attempted to do all, that
would be the travesty of what may
go on in athletics, and were not
about that, said Phyllis LaBaw,
associate AD for Student Services.
A primary service that GTAA
itself does provide is tutoring.
The amount of [tutoring] requests from our student-athletes is
growing, said Michael Woo, assistant AD of tutoring.

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The Technique previews Tech's mens

basketball season, which starts tonight at McCamish Pavilion.422

In addition to the Hearn Academic Center on the third floor of

Edge, tutoring also occurs in the
Tech Center, meeting rooms, the
Edge dining hall and the conference room up to 16 appointments at any one time.
Were trying to figure out creative ways on how to build upon
our current space, Woo said.
GTAA relies on its experienced
staff to provide graduation plans
and academic support, all dependent on each individual students
needs. This staff helps SAs plan
their class progression, schedule
travel and makeup work with professors and seek the on-campus
resources they need to succeed.
In addition to academics,
GTAA also provides more holistic
support for its SAs.
TPP: PIPELINE FOR SUCCESS
The Total Person Program
(TPP) is Techs way of making
student-athletes more well-rounded and prepared for their futures.
The program was originally implemented by Homer Rice, athletic director from 19801997,
and serves as the model for similar

programs across NCAA universities. The Homer Rice Center

for Sports Performance, home
to TPP, also resides in the Edge
building.
TPP is divided into six categories: health and wellness and nutrition, leadership development,
community service, personal
growth and development, spiritual growth and career planning.
Leah Thomas, nutritionist
and director of TPP, works with
Sodexo and Sysco to coordinate
meals and snacks in the Edge dining hall and Nutrition Center.
Beyond her role as a nutritionist, though, Thomas fulfills the
latter five tenets of TPP by hosting
presentations, workshops, trainings and guest speakers. These
include finance 101, sexual violence prevention and a small-scale
career fair. SAs are provided help
with resumes, business cards and
career planning in conjunction
with C2D2 and the Comm Lab.
Many do community service with
Girls on the Run, Special Olympics and others.
One event is mandatory for all
SAs to attend each year. The rest

Photo by Sara Schmitt Student Publications

The Edge building, next to Bobby Dodd Stadium, is home to GTAA. In here reside an experienced
staff, a dining hall, a tutoring center everything Techs student-athletes need to succeed.

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are mandatory for specific groups:

freshmen must take sexual violence prevention training; upperclassmen must attend the SA-only
career fair.
The point of it all, according
to Thomas, is to make SAs feel
like theyve been prepared for life,
... to leave here prepared for anything and to feel supported.
Those who [choose] to not
just be a part of it but to actually
engage, participate and get something out of it will leave here feeling like [TPP] did a lot for them.
What do the SAs have to say?
STUDENT-ATHLETE SPEAK
The full text of these interviews
will be available at nique.net.
Sam Pierannunzi, fourth-year
BA and centerfielder for softball,
was able to get a minor in Spanish
and even study abroad in Spain
over the summer while leading
the team in runs and bases stolen.
Pierannunzi is currently deciding between graduate school and
pursuing connections made at the
SA career fair.
Theres everything you could
ever need. ... They help you in every way, shape, and form. Its pretty incredible, Pierannunzi said.
Andrea Demick, fourth-year
BA and co-captain of the diving
team, recently set a personal best
in the 3-meter dive and is secretary of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board.
Demick is going to law school
and used the LSAT prep that
GTAA offers in partnership with
NCAA and Kaplan.
[TPP] proves that the Athletic Association and the school
as a whole care more about just us
being athletes. It proves they care
about us as individuals after Georgia Tech and when we graduate,
Demick said.
Teegan Van Gunst, fourth-year
ME and outside hitter for volleyball, leads the team in kills and
maintains an impressive GPA.
Van Gunst wants to keep
playing volleyball after graduat-

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