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ing and be replaced by Jill Watson
Working towards having virtual students as well
NOTICE
If you or a loved one is
a Public Policy student at
Tech, you may be entitled
to financial compensation.
Mesothelioma is a rare
cancer linked to asbestos
exposure. Exposure to as-
bestos in the Navy, ship-
yards, mills, construction
occupation or the D.M.
Smith building may put
you at risk.
A class-action lawsuit
is currently in the works,
to be filed against Tech.
Near-constant exposure
to asbestos in the build-
ing the second-oldest
on Techs campus, as
well as to black mold and
varying states of mildew
have ensured that all but
one Public Policy student
in the programs history has
contracted some form of
mesothelioma, lung disease
or internal decay; the sole
student who has not been
affected is a double-major in
Computer Science, and has
simply escaped this call of
the Reaper as a temporary
respite from the pain inflict-
ed by his academic choices.
Current Policy stu-
dents are advised to con-
tinue attending classes and
meetings in the building,
which has been next on
the docket for renovations
since 1924. During this
academic year, there has
been only one ceiling col-
lapse in D.M. Smith, in the
basement lounge area last
fall when particularly wet
ceiling tiles crumbled and
dumped toxic water onto
recently-occupied seating
below. Administrators hail
this unprecedented lack of
collapses as proof that D.M.
Smith is beginning to repair
itself and may not require
further renovation for an-
other hundred years.
Litigation from a 2006
case regarding chalk lung
in alums of the Public Pol-
icy program remains ongo-
ing, with the prosecuting
group of alumni represent-
ing themselves one of
whom having obtained the
Law, Science, and Technol-
ogy minor and all of whom
were immediately employed
with Deloitte upon gradua-
tion allegedly coughing
up clouds of chalk dust to
this day. It remains to be
seen whether their calls for
at least one actual white-
board, for the love of God
will ever be implemented in
the building.
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, April 1, 2017 No. 25
Jill Watson, Techs virtual TA, will questions. In extremely rare cases, a card-
being to replace selected professors begin- board cutout of President G.P. Bud Pe-
ning in Fall 2017. Professors who opt-in to terson may be used to replace a human.
the program will no longer have to physi- The cutout will move its mouth along with
cally attend lectures, which will now be Jills speaking in order to make up for the
led by the IBM-powered Watson TA ap- lack of human interaction.
plication. Tech administration hopes this Tech as also begun developing an in-
will allow classes that are taught by un- ternal program that may lead to students
willing lecturers will at least have a profes- in the College of Computing being placed
sor who shows up to class every day. into overflow classes which will auto-gen-
Tech officials first took note of profes- erate when waitlists inevitably fill up.
sors who would rather do research than Because the College of Computing al-
teach when a throwaway account on the ready has a negative number of available
Tech subreddit, /r/gatech, complained staff members, all overflow classes will be
about their professors seeming uncaring- taught by Jill Watson using speech sam-
ness towards their class. The user com- ples of Dean Zvi Galil.
plained that their professors only cared There will also be a small cardboard
about research and that they deserved head of a random College of Computing
professors who actually care about their lecturer placed at the front of any such
students, like at liberal arts universities. classes.
An unnamed official said that Tech SMART TA Professors may sign up for the Jill
takes these comments very seriously, Maybe one day in the future we can get Planktons lover Kar- Watson lecturer program by sending a
since the CIOS is regarded almost uni- en to come visit Tech and teach a course here. You go Karen! handwritten letter to Bud Peterson, as
versally as a tool people only use when well as any course materials they want the
they are really desperate for extra credit. had at least 20 upvotes, so we made sure student-professor interaction that is key lectures to follow.
The results are almost entirely useless and we addressed the problem immediately. to the collegiate learning process, hu- If these materials are not provided,
we mostly use them for kindling when we To ensure that students who are en- man surrogates will stand at the front of Jill will make a course plan herself using
have bonfires. Reddit, on the other hand, rolled in classes taught by Jill Watson the classroom holding a speaker while Google searches of key topics from the
is a serious forum of discussion. This post do not lose out on the crucial element of Jill teaches the class and answers student courses catalog page.
Baby Sized Burritos Bust On To Campus
After weeks of false starts and buildup, Chipotle has
finally opened in the first floor of the Student Center.
Though the opening was delayed, the grand opening
March 30 drew a large crowd. The line zigzagged through
the Student Center and out by the Campanile, putting
Panda Express infamous lines to shame. The Chipotle
manager said he had only seen lines of this size during
Halloween, when dressed up customers get free burritos.
The process of opening a Chipotle on campus was
spurred by a petition with thousands of signatures. The
petition argued that the Howell Mill and Ponce locations
are not convenient to students without cars, and the de- CHIPOTBAE
livery fees in the myriad of apps that can bring Chipotle Students are looking forward to having a new Chipotle on campus because who
to your door (or Clough) are too expensive. doesnt like Chipotle? Its way better than Willys could ever be. Just so you know.
Plus, students want better options in the interim of
student center renovation. After the petition was submit- marched along the line of future Chipotle customers. ed anonymity, claimed that she did not even notice the
ted to Chipotle corporate and the Student Center plan- Carrying signs that read Stop Gentrification Now!, protestors. When their position was explained to her, she
ning committee, the two organizations worked on the the impassioned students made their message clear by seemed apathetic.
drawn out process of getting the restaurant approved. also chanting that phrase. One protester, who requested Now I can get a burrito the size of a baby without
The original goal was a December 2016 opening, anonymity, explained that the price of adding avocado leaving campus and taco bell was trash, she proclaimed.
which was pushed to February 2017, and then to the end at Chipotle is the price of an entire burrito at Taco Bell. Despite divided opinions on the new establishment,
of March. The director of the student center said that de- Some students couldnt even afford to eat at Taco the manager expects that the protests will die down rela-
spite the hurdles that had to be overcome, we are happy Bell. This is just another in a long string of attacks against tively quickly.
to be giving students what they really want right now. economically disadvantaged people at Tech and in the At- Tech kids seem pretty disinterested in political mat-
However, not all students seem to want a Chipotle lanta area, they lamented. ters, so we expect to win people over with our tasty food.
on campus. The new restaurants location has been con- The majority of people in line were wearing head- In fact, we might expand to Tech Square in the future.
tentious as it opened in the space formerly occupied by phones and stared at their phones to avoid confronting People dont even remember when that area was sketchy,
Taco Bell. On opening day, a small throng of protesters the protesters. One Chipotle customer, who also request- so we should be good, she laughed.
INSIDE THE ISSUE
This year, the Technique, wanted layout from 50 years ago and in- The President of the United States starts reading the
to do something a little different corporate elements of the paper
Technique for his news
with our April Fools Issue than from that time. We had a blast
Useful Information .................... -1 Surviving an Apocalyps ........ 200
we have in the past. Instead of making this issue and hope you
Money Can Buy Happiness ..... 2 How To Life ................................ 7
making a spoof with our current all have a great time reading it.
Understanding Kanye .............. 5 Winning the Lottery ..................32
layout we chose to bring back a #thisisnotfakenews
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The
The TECHLIQUE
The Buzz On Spring Fashion
THE SOUTH S MOST TURNT COLLEGE NEWSPAPER

RANDALL FLAGG PENNYWISE Nothing says Spring in Georgia Next are the shoes. I recommend shoe chosen. Just remember to stick to a
Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor like a morning temperature of 40 and an some nice Toy Story Old Skools from white, green, purple, blue color scheme.
afternoon temperature of 80, so lets ex- vans. Designed perfectly for this outfit Finally, theres the quintessential
ANNIE WILKES THE CRIMSON KING JACK TORRANCE plore the perfect ensemble for the typi- in mind, the shoes tie everything togeth- piece, the Buzz Lightyear jacket. Perfect
News Editor Opinions Editor Sports Editor
cal spring day. Starting off, for the many er perfectly. These run at $70, which in for a typical Spring day in Georgia, the
CUJO MARGARET WHITE KURT BARLOW on Tech campus who go into a lab every the grand scheme of things is good for jacket is light enough to be worn in some
Life Editor Entertainment Editor Web Developer day, a nice breathable pair of jeans or shoes. If youre looking to spend more heat, but heavy enough to brave the low-
khakis is what you should be looking at. money, custom shoes such as NikeiD er temperatures of the early mornings.
SAMUEL NORTON WILLIAM WHARTON ATROPOS To those who dont have to be wear- can bring the perfect style along with The jacket is the key that unlocks this
Photo Editor Design Editor Layout Editor ing long pants, shorts are most likely a more athletic feel depending on the outfit, sending it to infinity and beyond.
your best option. One faux pas I see
BLAINE THE MONO HE WHO WALKS GREG STILLSON many students making is wearing cargo
Online Editor BEHIND THE ROWS Head Copy Editor shorts. Not only do you not need that
Editor Emeritus many pockets, the extra fabric can lead
to extra heat and chaffing.
Now onto the meat of this outfit: lets

Free Chegg Accounts For All start with a nice Buzz Lightyear t-shirt
from the Disney Store. Both fashionable
and cheap, the shirt runs at about $30
The Tech administration has finally heard the cries and pleas of students and have depending on your size. Moving on, a
decided to alleviate some of the stress that students face. As of next year, Tech has far too understated part of every outfit is
pledged to provide each and every student on campus a free Chegg account. Many the socks. For this, I suggest a green or
undergraduate students are overjoyedby this news because it would mean that there purple for the primary color of the sock
wouldnt be as many late nights and students can go to sleep and never involuntarily with the one that isnt primary being an
have to see the sunrise. accent along with blue. In my case, I like
Grad students, however, are not pleased by this news. We dont want our student a nice pair of green socks with purple
activity fee to go towards this useless resource, Grey Juate a graduate Civil Engi- polka dots, but any sock with the gen-
neer commented. eral green, purple, blue color scheme
Undergraduate students do not seem bothered by the displeasure of the graduate works. For this pair, youll have to shell
students as they are celebrating the good news. out a little more than your average pair
of white tube socks with pairs running

Lettuce Club Gets A Rival from $7.99 to $12.00. However, the qual-
ity and style are well worth the money.

With the excitement from the annual Lettuce Club competition dying down, a
new club has emerged on campus to steal their thunder. Broccoli club has started
Tech Ratio Flips For The First Time;
preparations to crown a new Broccoli Boy. This will be the first Broccoli Boy to grace
Techs campus.
Were really excited for this year. Well, its our first year, but its going to be re-
Not prepared to handle these changes
ally big, said Bruce Verdura, the co-founder of the club. We came up with the idea
all on our own. Its just a bunch of bros, so we figured why not bro-ccoli? On one fateful evening earlier this Students report that Professor Jacobs volume of sanitary pads and tampons
Verdura cites the recent popularity surge of speed eating as one of the reasons he week, as students were being admitted required female students in his classes that are sure to cause dumpsters to over-
and Cole Groente founded the club. The two met when they both ordered the same off the waiting-list, one admissions of- to sit in the back and wear large hats so flow. The waste company that Georgia
thing at Blue Donkey and got their orders mixed up. They were fast friends and de- ficer named Roger Rogers discovered that their male counterparts would not Tech had previously used has broken
cided to do something bigger than themselves. that he had accidentally admitted more get distracted. their contract as well.
Theres something about coming together once a year that really fosters a close females than males into the incoming Many male students are extremely Women on campus also had a lot
sense of community for us. We want to get as many people as possible. We want to freshman class. unhappy with the decision as well. They to say about the increase in students of
make this bigger than last year, well, bigger than any other similar campus events, After waiting to see whether or not are using Facebook to organize a soli- their own gender. One fourth year tear-
said Groente. he would be struck down by lightning darity rally for the men of Georgia Tech. fully hugged her friend and was heard
Verdura and Groente declined to comment on Lettuce Club as a possible immediately, Rogers went to his supe- The rally will take place in front of the exclaiming, It really is true. Girls go to
influencer.What we do is unique. No one else is eating heads of broccoli. Were get- rior to report his grave mistake. Rogers Campus Recreation Center, the manli- college to get more knowledge. Boys go
ting ahead, said Verdura. was fired immediately. In the few days est place the group could think of. They to Jupiter to get more stupider.
Verdura and Groente are both looking to become Techs first Broccoli Boy. The since the ratio flip was announced to fac- plan to sit in front of the building doors The Womens Resource Center is
title goes to whomever can eat a head of broccoli in the shortest amount of time. The ulty, a mass exodus of male professors and block any women from entering. preparing for a record number of ap-
competition will exclude females for the time being so that the group can maintain has occurred. Most of these professors We deserve one last safe haven, pointments in the coming years. They
their bro-broccoli image. have taught at Georgia Tech since the said Caleb Miner, with tears running also hope to expand Womens Health
Its all friendly competition. But Im going to win. Broccoli Boy is right up there first female student attended, and have down his face. into the rest of Stamps.
next to Barnacle Boy alphabetically and based on level of prestige, said Groente. been unhappy about the estrogen in their Expressing an unpopular opinion, In response to all the madness, Pres-
Verdura added, This is gonna be my year. I know the competition will be tough classrooms ever since. several brothers of ACO (Apple Cow ident Peterson released a statement via
but I can eat broccoli like nobodys business. I was surprised when they started Orange) insisted that the ratio flip would e-mail to students on Friday, March 31.
The pair are currently unsure of where funding is going to come from or of the admitting females to our Institute, said give them more hotties on Wet Friday. We understand that this switch in
finalized date for the competitive eating competition. They expect to have a Facebook Wendel Jacobs, an ECE professor. I Other fraternities worry their yearly the ratio is against tradition, President
page up later this week to help spread the word. didnt know girls were that smart. And tradition may turn into run-out-of-the- Peterson said. We are working with
Once the Broccoli Boy has been crowned, there are talks of competing with the now, I can just imagine that girls will roses if too many women attend. USG to correct the situation and are
Lettuce King. They would competitively eat both broccoli and lettuce and see whos start wanting to play football and drive Maintenance is also having to considering forcing some students to
who when it comes to speed eating those healthy green vegetables. cars too. scramble to prepare for the increase in transfer to u(sic)GA.
 SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 THE TECHLIQUE AF3

Frat Bro Passes The Turing Test; Re-

sults Not Particularly Exciting to Most
This past week saw the triumph of the
model SPERI 7.3 robotic human analogue
nicknamed the frat bro over the
Turing test.
The achievement is yet another victory
for the SPERI project, which has been in
development since the early 2000s. The
past few years have been something of a
lull in major change, with field models of
the robotic analogues including the
many that have been set up to roam Techs
campus easily standing out to even the
average bypasser.
Yet revolutionary updates to the code
and structure of the programming have
allowed for a breakthrough in the technol-
ogy. Just this past Tuesday, the prototype
SPERI 7.3 passed the Turing test with fly-
ing colors.
Scientists in the working group devel-
oping the project, including great mind
Sal Minsherts, were ecstatic, but not par-
ticularly surprised by the result.
We definitely credit the success to
our team binge-watching Westworld. It
really blew our minds, Minsherts said.
Essentially, weve now managed to add
some semblance of personality and in-
dividuality to our bots by implementing
a virtual memory like the revelries
After you have
from the show. a professor of machine learning at Texas finished trying to
Minsherts went on to say that, as a re- A&M, cautioned against widespread rap-
sult of the update, the new SPERI model id integration of the robots into society.
will be able to exhibit unique character- The system we have now with the make sense of this
istics and behaviors outside of those as- houses works, Damind said. When the
signed through programming.
He also stated that, while some re-
SPERIs are confined, both them and so-
ciety are able to live in relative peace. But
paper, send a copy
searchers are optimistic that the SPERIs when you grant them the ability to think
may be able to make use of their new- for themselves, its impossible to predict to one of your
found adaptive capabilities to take on dif- whether they will remain safe for the gen-
ferent appearances, the prospects for the eral public.
robots trying things like new outfits soon Minsherts lab is set to publish a paper enemies.
are not great. this May on their recent work with the
Others were less excited about the SPERIs. Tentatively, it is titled, Separat-
results of Tuesdays test. Gad Damind, ing the bro from frat bros.

Groups assigned via Tinder

The problem of arranging students into groups is one that
has baffled both students and teachers since the dawn of educa-
tion. By giving a class the freedom to choose their own groups,
a stressful form of politics arises; does one attempt eye contact
with the sole female in the room, locking down the potential for
a study-fueled romance that will never pan out? Or what about
the kid who always answers questions, whose coattails one could
ride to an easy A? These are the decisions that students are forced
to make. And, while their social anxiety ticks away, everyone else
forms their groups. Everyone, that is, except for the student that
smells like a sweaty mud walrus. And just like that, the match
is made.
On the other hand, some teachers choose to forgo this process
by randomly assigning their students into groups. This presents is
own issues, as some classmates will inevitably already be friends
and demand to work together. For years the group assignment
meta has fluctuated between these two poles, with a compromise
seemingly out of reach.
Dr. Todd LaFondler, a professor in Techs College of Com-
puting, is hoping to change that.
Students have already been using a group-making system on
their phones for years, said the grizzled man of 69 years.
He is talking, of course, about Tinder.
The infrastructure is already in place. The app has data on
everything a student could want in choosing a group partner:
gender, age, likelihood of getting screwed, etcetera.
LaFondler began implementing his system last fall to over-
whelming success. Barring one pregnancy and several minor
cases of Chlamydia, his CIOS results were glowing. Techs ad-
minstration plans to incorporate Dr. LaFondlers system across
the board, making small adjustments from major to major as it
sees fit. The change will roll out in phases, beginning this summer
by incorporating Ashley Madison into the International Affairs
program.
After analyzing this new trend, as well as Tinders monetiza-
tion in the form of Tinder Plus, education giant Pearson has tak-
en interest in this opportunity to extort more sweet sweet student
loan dollars. If the merger does take place, students can expect to
see a much different atmosphere both in the classroom and the
world of online dating.

Tech To Expand Its

Admission Criteria
On March 32, 2017, Techs Office of
Rejections opted to add additional ques-
tions to its application to better filter qual-
ified candidates and reduce the overall ad-
mission rate as much as possible. Among
the new criteria were questions asking
students about both their astrological sign
and their shoe size. Both questions are
mandatory in the new application.
Lick Shark, the Director of Rejections
for Tech, explained that this new infor-
mation would be used as part of a holis-
tic review process to determine which
students are the best fit for Tech culture.
In an interview, Shark said: These new
requirements will allow us to better deter-
mine which applicants to reject. In order
to reach our goal of a 1 to 0 percent ad-
mission rate, we really needed more op-
tions to filter out students. As a bonus to
the students who do get in, well be add-
ing shoe size and horoscope details to the
buzzcard.
When determining the new admission
criteria, the Office of Rejections attempt-
ed to include information which was uni-
versal, according to Shark.
As far as I know, everyone was born,
so everyones got an astrological sign, said
Shark. And if someone doesnt have feet,
then they are still able to apply by specify-
ing their lack of shoe size. If they come
here, we will work with them to accom-
modate their unique situation. Lack of
feet will never be a determining factor in
rejection decisions at Tech.
Shark explained the changes to the
BuzzCard by explaining how the info
could serve as a conversation starter for
students. Shark believes that simple ques-
tions like whats your sign or whats
your shoe size provide valuable icebreak-
ers that will help from the basis for lasting
relationships among the student body.
Putting fun facts like these on the
BuzzCard ensures that students will al-
ways have something to compare when
they first meet. This info will also be
stored in their official Georgia Tech stu-
dent account so campus departments and
student organizations may access it as
well, Shark said.
The new application will launch Feb.
29, 2018 through the Common Applica-
tion online program. The Common Ap-
plication has expressed interest in making
shoe size and horoscope details default
for all applications through its site and is
discussing this possibility with member
universities for potential launch in 2020.
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SCPC Promises Lively

Homecoming Perfomances
After much hard work and anticipation, the Homecoming Concert artist has been
revealed. In what was a drawn out and big celebration to reveal the artist, the student
body could not contain their excitement. Posters have been passed around, and there
has been extensive chalking outside Clough and around Tech Green. This Wednesday
was the final reveal. This included themed cookies in the shape of the performers
heads. The performers were revealed by the Campanile through unveiling large in-
flatables of the artists secured in the Campanile water. The next Homecoming Con-
cert will feature Tupac, opening with Elvis. Until the concert, the inflated bodies of
Elvis and Tupac will watch over campus swaying to the music of the wind.
The committee in charge of the concert spoke with the Techlique, and were quick
to emphasize the sheer amount of time spent contacting these artists in hopes for
their appearance on campus. Tupac, apparently, was easier to reach of the two, and he
was happy to make this his second performance of the millennia, his appearance at
Coachella in 2012 with Snoop Dogg Lion Dogg being the first.
Elvis will be performing his Elvis is Back album from 1960, along with hit
single A Fool Such as I. The committee relayed to the Technique that they are lucky
to have Elvis in Atlanta, since his last performance here was in the Omni in 1976.
Many students expressed their delight in having artists on campus that they could
relate to. Nowadays, Tupac and Elvis give off a very pale and tired vibe, as if they are
barely here due to their limited tours.

Campanile To Be Shut
Down Forever and Ever
Due to water conservation concerns, the administration has decided to perma-
nently turn off the Campanile fountain. When every seat in the student center is full,
the Campanile can be counted on to provide seats in direct sunlight and covered in
pollen. At the end of last semester, the fountain was turned off to avoid the water
freezing. Many students thought the fountain would return with warm weather.
Some students hypothesize the fountain will turn on once construction finishes
up. Others applaud the school for conserving water. Yeah, its an iconic piece of
Techs campus, but weve already got plenty of pictures of it. We need a bigger student
center more, said Jessica Taylor, second-year CE.
Other students miss the fountains happy spray. I like the gentle spitting of the
Campanile on my legs and arms. Plus the sound of the water drowns out other stu-
dents conversations. What am I supposed to do illegally after graduation now? Steal
the T? said Elizabeth Maria, fourth-year ME.
The money saved from turning off the water will be added to an account to help
fund the student center expansion project, which will eventually replace the Campa-
nile with student organization office space.

Mayan Apocalypse Part II:

The Impending Final Days
Campus was a sad sight to many on Monday morning as students begrudgingly
returned to their academic lives after a week of poor decision making and careless
fun. They were immediately forced to come to terms with their futures at this school
as registration for summer and fall semesters started. Meanwhile, tests from well-
meaning professors who didnt want to swamp students before break started to roll
in, forcing students to stay up late cramming even the first day back. Additionally,
Netflix announced that it would be taking several beloved titles off at the end of the
month; students were forced to fit hours of Buffy, The X-Files and House into these
last few days. Its not hard to see why despair has already set in all across campus.
Even as early as January, students report feelings of impending doom and a gradually
rising sense of doom.
They say they manage to quell those feelings with copious procrastination and in-
creased fabricated drama. However, with the freedom of Spring Break, these coping
mechanisms are tossed out the window while these students enjoy the opportunity to
relax and actually enjoy their lives. Upon their return though, they realize that finals
are scarcely a month away.
Despite the sunny weather outside, they feel a dark cloud of despair above them,
and cant enjoy the new warm weather. As they walk down Skiles walkway and hop
on buses, they feel the sense of dread within them growing, always growing. Its only
a matter of time now, the doom whispers. No amount of coffee can tamp down this
doom, and in a couple of weeks, well see the effects of it on these students. While
the library starts being occupied at all hours, and the hunt for a seat with outlets
in the CULC becomes more desperate, well see the familiar look of despair in the
students eyes.
If there was a line graph of impending doom on campus, you recognize a trend
of it gradually increasing and then rapidly spiking up towards the very end of the
semester. It plateaus around mid-April, and then stays at a maximum until the end of
the semester. There isnt much we can do to stop it, so sit back and get ready for the
doom. Its coming.

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For Grady, service, athletics key to Tech experience
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
Plenty of high school valedic-
torians find themselves at Georgia
Tech. Few are also student-ath-
letes. One is a Gates Millenium
Scholar, a Student Ambassador
and a driving force on the future
of Tech student-athletes.
Meet Alex Grady, a senior me-
chanical engineering major whose
athletic successes are matched
only by his involvement on cam-
pus. Grady defies virtually every
stereotype that plagues student-
LIFE
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Opinions 6
athletes. His decision to attend
Tech was a largely academic one,
but his impact has transcended
the classroom.
Gradys story begins as a high
schooler, when he tried track and
field for the first time. Immediate-
ly, he realized that he had a knack
for distance running.
Ive always been pretty good
at it, he says, and that pretty
good has turned into a passion,
and that passion has led me to
where I am today.
Although he was inexperi-
enced, Grady soon found that he
was outrunning his classmates at
p10 Everyone but Annie p15
Life 10
SPORTS
Newton High School, not to men-
tion those at schools around him.
The breakthrough was around
tenth grade or so. The competition
in my area just wasnt really com-
petition, so the track was like my
playground, in a sense.
Tech coach Grover Hinsdale
noticed Grady, and he made him
an offer. If Grady came to Tech,
there was a spot on the team for
him. But the opportunity to run
collegiately was hardly the stron-
gest factor in Gradys decision. It
had much to do with Techs aca-
demic reputation.
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OPINIONS
Profits are king
in private
prison industry
BRIGHTON KAMEN
DESIGN EDITOR
Despite accounting for only 4.4
percent of the world population, the
United States currently houses about
25 percent of the worlds incarcerated,
according to World Justice project
Rule of Law. With 2.3 million prison-
ers (as of 2017) in about 4,000 facili-
ties nationwide, the U.S. has turned to
a new means of housing them: private
prisons.
While the U.S. government has
been contracting prison-related ser-
vices such as prisoner transportation
and job programs for decades, the very
first for-profit, private prison opened
in 1984. The 1980s had seen a rise in
incarceration rates due to the War on
Drugs, resulting in prison overcrowd-
ing and high costs, and CoreCivic
(then called the Corrections Corpora-
tion of America) was awarded a con-
tract to take over and manage a correc-
tions facility in Tennessee.
The trend continued with other
private prison companies like the
GEO Group, who reported revenue of
$1.84 billion in 2015, which CoreCivic
matched in 2016. The rise in private
prisons matched the rise in incarcera-
tion rates, further bolstered by three-
strikes laws and longer sentences on
average. Contracting prisons to private
companies saved states money and was
profitable enough that corporations
such as Wells Fargo, General Electric
and Bank of America began investing
millions.
However, the savings and profit
translated to poor facility mainte-
nance, substandard security and
See PRISON, page 8
Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
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will pass a figurative baton when he graduates this spring.
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both students why they

MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR
B-B-B-BLOCKED
A GTPD officer on routine pa-
trol in the early hours of Feb. 25
observed smoke coming from the
vicinity of two males standing in
the back parking lot of the Theta
Chi fraternity house.
The males, who stood posi-
tioned behind two large trash
bins, noted the officer turning into
the parking lot and attempted to
leave the area quickly, continuing
to ignore the officers verbal com-
mands to stop moving.
The officer was eventually
forced to block the mens path
with his patrol car in order to keep
them from leaving the premises.
The officer, who noted the
strong odor of marijuana wafting
through the air, asked the males
had not responded to his verbal
commands, to which they replied
that they were afraid that the of-
ficer had caught them smoking il-
licit herbal materials. One of the
men revealed that he was in pos-
session of a clear pipe containing
what was suspected to be burnt
marijuana, as well as a lighter and
a grinder, commonly used in the
practice of grinding marijuana.
However, the students did
not have their identification on
them and were escorted by the
officer back to their home fra-
ternity of Tau Kappa Epsilon to
retrieve them.
Both students were charged
with Student Code of Conduct
Violations for smoking marijuana
and stated that they understood
how the process would work.
The officer placed a green sub-
stance suspected to be marijuana,
as well as the grinder and the clear
pipe, into a GTPD property and
evidence bin, whose contents were
to be destroyed.
EXTENSIVE SUPPLIES
Officers patrolling the area of
Techwood and Fifth Street late
on a Saturday night made contact
with two suspicious males who
were loitering in the area.
Upon making mutually con-
sensual contact with the men,
officers determined that the men
were in possession of the follow-
ing: 2000 Columbian pesos, ap-
proximately $100, a Phoenix .22
caliber firearm with magazine,
over 200 bullets in different lo-
cations of the mens car, various
marijuana and amphetamine par-
aphernalia, cell phones and three
identification cards, two of which
were from Mississippi and one of
which was from Georgia.
One of the men, a Mississippi
native, was arrested on counts of
carrying a concealed weapon, car-
rying a weapon on school proper-
ty and possessing a firearm on cer-
tain crimes; the other man, also a
Mississippi native, was arrested on
charges of possession of marijua-
na, possession of dangerous drugs
and giving false information to
an officer.
A MOMENTARY STUMBLE
An officer approached green
space in the vicinity of Hemphill
Ave. and Eighth St. to address a
man who appeared to be tripping
over himself just before midnight
on a Friday night. Upon speak-
ing to the man, it was confirmed
that he was highly intoxicated and
unable to maintain his balance.
The man, a student, was provided
a safety escort back to his apart-
ment where the mans roommate
agreed to monitor him through-
out the night. He was also issued a
Code of Conduct Violation.
Reaffirming and im-
proving teaching at Tech
JONATHAN JEFFREY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This years Celebrating
Teaching Day, where dif-
ferent groups showed off
their work on teaching and
faculty-development innovation,
was held on March 14 in the
Student Center Ballroom.
A large portion of those
groups were Faculty Learning
Communities: Center for Teach-
ing and Learning (CTL)-spon-
sored teams of eight to 12 faculty
members who collaborate over the
course of a semester or year to de-
velop a project around a teaching-
related theme with a budget of
$2,000.
Among the presenters was Dr.
Todd Zakrajsek, associate direc-
tor of fellowship programs in the
Department of Family Medicine
at the University of North , who
argued for engaging independent
of pedagogy.
The concept is: to what extent
is the student actually interested
in and working toward acquiring
some information in the class-
room, however thats being deliv-
ered? Zakrajsek said.
Over 140 faculty members
attended this years Celebrating
Teaching Day, making it CTLs
largest event of the year.
While CTL primarily offers a
support structure that faculty can
tap into at any time of their career,
it also plays a role in instructor as-
sessment and administering the
Course Instructor Opinion Sur-
vey (CIOS) and the Teaching As-
sistant Opinion Survey (TAOS).
Administrators at Tech of-
ten stress the difference between
summative and formative assess-
ments of teaching performance
and their respective roles in fac-
ulty development. The numerical
CIOS results that are averaged
from student responses at the end
of the semester is a good example
of a summative assesment.
However, while perhaps use-
ful as a metric, summative assess-
ments offer less qualitative infor-
mation in terms of guidance on
how to improve teaching.
One option that instructors
currently have to receive informal,
See FACULTY, page 5

BILL SUMMARY
BILL
Indonesian Cultural Night
Hillel IsraelFest
Mens Club Vollyball Fees
Alpha Kappa Psi Startup Exchange
PhD2 Consulting Club Case Comp.
Black Graduate Students Assoc.
Sports Parachute Club Equipment
African Student Association
E
ach week , this sec tion of INDONESIAN CULTURE NIGHT order to highlight Jewish culture students pitch their ideas to angel
Techs chapter of the Ameri- for the Tech student body. They investors in Atlanta.
News will include coverage
can Georgia Techs Indonesian applied for funding to pay for Ko-
of different aspects of bills Student Association applied for sher Israeli food, a WREK Radio SHOW ME THE MONEY!
and resolutions that have passed funding to host their annual In- DJ, a visit from the Buzz mascot UHR heard a bill proposing
through Student Government. This donesian Cultural Night, a night and other resources. changes to SGAs stipend alloca-
will include the Undergraduate of celebration of Indonesian cul- Issues were raised by the Grad- tion method after review from an
House of Representatives, Graduate ture and lifestyle that is open to uate Student Senate regarding ad hoc committee. The committee
Student Senate and the Executive all Tech students. This year, the financial expenditures to bring chair Vathsan Ramprakash rec-
festivities will include cultural in camels, but UHR overwhelm- ommended that an allocation of
Branch of both government bodies.
food, traditional dances and mu- ingly supported the camels and a lump sum of money to orga-
sic performed on traditional in- the bill was passed as it was sub- nizations to be distributed among
TOKU SHI struments, as well as a silhouette mitted. its respective members at the dis-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER play that will depict an Indone- cretion of the president would en-
sian myth. AN OFFER YOU CANT REFUSE sure a more efficient allocation of
The organization applied for Alpha Kappa Psi, Georgia student fees.
financial support to pay for mate- Techs professional business fra- The measure was met with op-
AMOUNT GSS UHR
rials and to rent out the Student ternity, is hosting an entrepre- position, mostly stating that while
$927.24 22-1-0 32-0-0 Center ballroom, where the event neurship event where teams of this measure might put allocation
$2,243.90 24-0-0 33-0-0 will be held. The bill was passed Tech students present developed more in the hands of students, it
$1,292.25 23-0-0 34-0-0 by the UHR. business ideas to investors. still did not address the original
$475.45 24-0-1 33-0-0 The fraternity requested fund- problem of how much money is
$203.80 25-0-0 32-0-0 NETAN-YAHOO! ing from SGA to pay for market- allocated in the first place and
Hillel at Georgia Tech, a Jew- ing and promotional materials was lacking in oversight. Repre-
$709.64 21-0-0 32-0-0
ish student organization on cam- because they are seeking to draw sentative Ramprakash assured op-
$939.95 16-0-0 33-0-0 pus, is hosting Israelfest, their a large audience to the final event, ponents that while imperfect, the
$1,338.00 13-0-0 31-0-0 largest on-campus celebration in a Shark Tank-style event where bill is a step in the right direction.

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Breaking down Executive Student Government elections

MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR

The respective elections codes for the undergraduate and graduate SGAs are virtually identical, with word-
for-word descriptions of proceses, violations and sanctions shared between the two documents; both components
of SGA have oversight committees to provide judicial review of all election proceedings, supplemented by the
Undergraduate Judicial Committee or Graduate Judicial Committee as needed.
Both components of SGA also have elected legislative bodies the Graduate Student Senate and the Under-
graduate House of Representatives which are assembled and operate in much the same manner, though the
Graduate Student Senate is smaller. Election mechanisms and procedures operate largely similarly, save for a num-
ber of key differences; critically, potential violations involving campaign teams, materials and strategies are nearly
identical for both. The Graduate election took place from March 28 through March 31, and the Undergraduate
elections took place initially between March 13 and 16 before entering a runoff vote between March 27 and 30.
Both SGAs utilize elections.gatech.edu as their online voting platform for prospective voters.
However, there are some key differences between how executive elections are carried out and how a candidate
is deemed eligible to run, as well as in the general competitiveness of the race.

What s the dierence?

Who were on this Where do the rules How are the Who oversees Is SGA How competitive
year s tickets? apply? tickets run? the elections? experience needed? are elections?
GRADUATE GRADUATE GRADUATE GRADUATE GRADUATE GRADUATE
President: Sign sizes (may not exceed 18 Tickets run individually for The elections are overseen Candidates must have served
Historically, candidates have
Skanda Prasad, PhD ECE square feet) do not apply President and Vice President. by the Internal Affairs Com- in Graduate Student Senate
often run unopposed.
Muhammad Fahad Razzaq, MS EE woff campus. mittee. for one semester prior to run-
VP: Vineet Ravi Tiruvad, PhD ning for Executive Office.
BME

UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE

President/VP:
Leanne Francis/Apollo Liu
Lizzie Lisenby/Connor Brogan
Sujay Peramanu/Richard Wang
Sign sizes (may not exceed
18 square feet) apply both on
and off campus.
Tickets run jointly for Presi-
dent and Vice President.
The elections are overseen by
the Elections Committee.
Races are historically
No previous experience is
contested; 2017 is the second
required to run for Executive
straight runoff.
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Scheduling whistle changes to take effect this fall

that will result in recommenda- two-day standard blocks and These changes will afford students toward graduation. Techs steam
EVAN GILLON tions for investments in new tech- will better allow for classes to be more options when scheduling whistle schedule will also be ad-
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR nologies relating to class schedul- scheduled after 3 p.m., a time slot their classes, effectively reducing justed to fit into the new template.
ing and analytics. that is currently underutilized, scheduling conflicts and allow- The changes will go into effect
In late 2015, Tech formed the The new scheduling template with a four-hour flexible block ing students to create a schedule for the Fall 2017 academic term
Classroom and Academic Sched- increases the concentration of offered on Friday afternoons. that reflects their respective plans and are reflected in registration.
uling Task Force to address lo-
gistics issues posed by increasing
enrollment and size of campus.
The task force, commissioned
by Rafael Bras, provost and execu-
tive vice president for Academic
Affairs and Steve Swant, executive
vice president for Administration
and Finance, recommended five
best practices that are intended
to improve students planning,
resource utilization and general
scheduling functions between en-
tities across campus.
The task force was composed
of members representing all six
of Techs colleges and attempt-
ed a comprehensive analysis of
Techs current system by us-
ing listening sessions and focus
groups across campus, recent
survey results, benchmark data
from other institutions and cur-
rent space utilization and course-
enrollment reports.
Among the five recommenda-
tions were policies restructuring
the daily classroom-scheduling
template to allow for 15-minute
breaks in between classes and to
decrease conflicts, the creation of
anchor classes that have priority
over other, lower-demand classes,
introduction of various measures Photo by Noah Bryant Student Publications
to oversee and simplify the imple- The whistle on Techs oldest part of campus is a useful timekeeping tool as well as a historical tradition on campus.
mentation and a technology audit Its schedule will change along with class times this fall, in keeping with findings from the Academic Scheduling Task Force.

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MAURA CURRIE
NEWS EDITOR
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Sine die, or the final day of
this years legislative session, was
March 30. Two controversial bills
relating to higher education were
heard by both houses and will
proceed to the desk of Governor
Nathan Deal.
House Bill 280, which would
legalize the concealed carry of
weapons on Georgias public col-
NICK JOHNSON
MANAGING EDITOR
SEX AMBULANCE
Sex workers in Copenhagen,
Denmark have repurposed an old
ambulance in order to meet with
their clients, according to a recent
report from the BBC.
The Sexelance, with the motto
Dont come knocking if the car is
rocking, is intended to reduce the
amount of violence and exploita-
tion that sex workers experience.
lege campuses, passed through
both houses; in the House, 108
representatives voted in favor
and 63 against, with nine repre-
sentatives either not voting or ex-
cused. It passed by substitute in
the Senate, with 32 in favor and
22 against.
The bills sponsors, led by Rep.
Mandi Ballinger of Canton, are
allegedly working closely with
Governor Deals office to make
compromises which could assure
the bills passage. A similar bill
made it to Deals desk last year be-
fore being vetoed due to the lack
of certain exceptions that Deal
had requested.
HB 51 was tabled in the Senate
Judiciary committees on March
23, effectively killing the bill in its
original form. However, Rep. Earl
Ehrhart of Powder Springs moved
to append the vast majority of
the text of the bill onto an un-
related Senate bill, SB 71, which
addressed bankruptcy issues. This
form of HB 51, lacking only an
Sex work has been legal in
Denmark since 1999, but the act
of renting a room for sex work re-
mains illegal. Hence, brothels are
illegal. The Sexelance is free for
use, and volunteers are around in
case issues arise. Supplies for safe
and comfortable sex are provided.
The owner of the Sexelance
previously created the Fixelance,
designed for addicts to safely take
drugs. It was staffed with a nurse
and stocked with clean needles.
PRISON BREAK, NOT TV
Inmates broke out of a prison
in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, ac-
cording to CNN.
Twenty-nine escaped through
a tunnel that was dug under Cedes
Victoria prison, and 14 are still on
the run. Built in 1940, the prison
lacks recent security features and
is a point of discussion for the
Mexican government.
Due to the commotion, a riot
broke out in the prison, in which
original line which prohibited in-
stitutions from conducting inves-
tigations without the participation
of a sexual assault victim, passed
both the House and Senate.
JACOBS TO BE INTERIM DEAN
Following the departure of
Dean Gary May on July 1 of
this year, Dr. Lawrence Jacobs
will take over as interim dean of
Techs College of Engineering as
the search for a permanent re-
placement continues. Jacobs is
currently the associate dean for
Academic Affairs for the College
of Engineering as well as a profes-
sor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Mechanical En-
gineering. Jacobs will serve in his
new position until a permanent
dean is found.
A 15-person search committee
consisting of faculty and staff as
well as Nagela Nukuna and Da-
vid Scripka is currently working
to conduct a national and inter-
national search for possible deans.
three inmates were killed. Addi-
tionally, one of the escapees shot a
civilian during a carjacking.
The tunnel has since been
sealed off with concrete.
BREXIT TRIGGERED
British Prime Minister The-
resa May officially invoked Article
50, which triggered the process
for the United Kingdom from
the European Union, on March
30. Though nothing has tangi-
bly changed for the UK as of this
moment, the clock is now ticking
towards a deadline by which the
EU and UK must strike a deal,
lest both parties plunge into a pe-
riod of uncertainty in which trade
rules would revert to World Trade
Organization standards, and Lon-
don bankers would be effectively
severed from the rest of Europe.
As of this time, predictions of a
localized or even global economic
hit as a result of Brexit have prov-
en to be inaccurate.
FACULTY FROM PAGE 2
formative guidance is through a
Class Dialogue, in which a profes-
sor invites a CTL-trained facilita-
tor into the classroom in a guided
activity where students can openly
discuss their thoughts about class
structure and potential improve-
ments to be made.
Afterward, the facilitator com-
piles student responses and dis-
cusses them with the professor in
a formative style, and the profes-
sor can choose whether or not to
implement changes based on stu-
dent feedback.
As I tell the students, with the
others, Ill gather that and report it
as data with what you write now, I
will quote your group exactly with
what you say, so the professor is
hearing it through your words,
Weinsheimer said.
The final step of the process is
that the professor later talks to the
class and explains his or her ratio-
nale on any decisions made or not
made, completing the collabora-
tive exchange between students
and professor.
In terms of long-term plans to
improve teaching on campus, one
exciting development is the recent
completion of the Task Force on
the Learning Environments final
report and action plan developed
on its recommendations.
Working between May and
December 2015, the Task Force
on the Learning Environment,
composed of administrators, fac-
ulty and students, sought to iden-
tify ways to improve academic
culture on campus and develop
new initiatives to raise Tech edu-
cators to an even higher caliber.
Our work was underpinned
by a large, fascinating data set
arising from the Student Experi-
ence Survey, which was an im-
pressive, student-led undertak-
ing that generated a great deal of
valuable information, said Paul
Goldbart, dean of the College of
Sciences, who was a co-chair of
the Task Force on the Learning
Environment.
Some programs have already
spawned as a result of task force
recommendations.
First, a mid-semester survey pi-
lot program began in the School
of Physics, in which professors re-
ceive feedback from students dur-
ing the actual course of the semes-
ter, contrasting the post-semester
results CIOS offers.
Additionally, a new class of
teaching fellows, the Provost
Teaching and Learning Fellows,
was launched in the hope that
they would help connect faculty
members across disciplines and
departments to educational inno-
vation. Each Fellow is supported
by $14,000 and must attend at
least one conference on teaching
and learning.
Another relevant recommen-
dation of the Task Force was to
release written CIOS comments,
currently only available to profes-
sors, to administrators as well.
My expectation is that the
sharing of written CIOS com-
ments between faculty and lead-
ers (such as school chairs and,
possibly, deans) would engender
valuable, informed dialog that
would allow recognition of ex-
cellent performance and give im-
portant clues about opportunities
to address challenges and help
instructors achieve excellence,
Goldbart said.
I am, however, concerned
about the potential for serious
personal discomfort and even
professional harm that could arise
when students harass instructors
by making offensive, inappropri-
ate statements under the veil of
anonymity. Goldbart said. We
as a community should not toler-
ate such behavior.
Although passed in Student
Government, administrative ac-
cess to written CIOS responses
has not been approved at the
Faculty Senate level at the time
of writing.

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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Fixing Techs crowded study spaces
Awareness, Buzzcard access need to change
With the steady increase of Techs un-
dergraduate enrollment from 12,360 in
2006 to 15,142 last year, it is understand-
able that spaces to study in may seem a rare
breed. Yet, a few simple changes and addi-
tional resources could go a long way to al-
leviate the intense crowding seen in public
campus buildings like Clough.
Understanding why there is such a pre-
disposition towards using Clough and oth-
er similar areas for many students is not
difficult. At FASET and during tours of
campus, it is not uncommon to hear from
the guides that Clough is where students
spend a lot of time studying. While the
statement is not untrue, it can serve to in-
correctly put forward the notion that there
are not really alternative places to look.
In reality, often times many suitable and
even quality zones for studying tend to go
unused simply because students do not re-
alize that they are available to them. This
is the case a significant amount of the time
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
Samira Bandaru LIFE EDITOR
Ross Lindsay WEB DEVELOPER
Casey Gomez PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Alexis Brazier HEAD COPY EDITOR
PARTYING BY PASTNER BY BRIGHTON KAMEN
OPINIONS EDITOR: David Raji
Sometimes the scandal is not what
law was broken, but what the law
allows. Edward Snowden
Harambes death highlights
with a good number of major buildings,
such as Mason and the MRDC.
An easy way to work towards fixing the
apparent lack of awareness amongst the
student body would be an online resource
that lists available study spaces on campus,
both for all students and for each major. A
link provided somewhere like Buzzport
would translate into new students without
experience having easy access to informa-
tion that lets them find new study spaces.
Another idea would involve broaden-
ing Buzzcard access so that any student
within a given college (i.e. the College of
Engineering) would be able to get into any
of its buildings after hours. This would be
beneficial for many of the smaller schools,
as their students would then reliably have
more options for study spaces despite their
majors not boasting robust buildings.
In essence, the solution to overcrowd-
ing is very much within reach. All that is
needed is awareness and minor change.
David Raji OPINIONS EDITOR
Monica Jamison ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Harsha Sridhar SPORTS EDITOR
Brighton Kamen DESIGN EDITOR
Beatrice Domingo LAYOUT EDITOR
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March 31, 2017
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YOUR VIEWS | Letter to the Editor
Americas hypocrisy
Last year, the country broke are ruthlessly tortured and mur-
out in rage when the 17-year-old dered every day. According to A
silverback gorilla, Harambe, was Well Fed World, over nine bil-
killed. Cincinnati zoo officials lion land animals die every year,
were forced to make the diffi- in the U.S. alone, for meat, dairy
cult decision to kill Harambe af- and egg consumption. Where is
ter a three-year-old boy crawled the outrage for these innocent
into the enclosure and fell into a animals? Land animals such as
12-foot-long moat. Harambe drug pigs, cows and chickens have
the boy through proven themselves
the moat and in- Look only at the to be intelligent,
advertently risked nearest point of c o m p a s s i o n a t e
ending the boys companions, yet
life. The encounter interest and you will the vast majority
lasted 10 minutes inevitably miss the of people choose
before the decision to not care about
was made to kill bigger picture. their pain and suf-
Harambe and save fering. Thousands
the little boy. This KELSEY FRESHOUR of people shout
incident obviously FIRST-YEAR BUSI expletives when
shows a severe Cecil the lion or
lack of responsibility of the zoo Harambe the gorilla or elephants
and a degree of negligence of the in zoos and foreign countries are
parents, but more importantly, it killed, but choose to continue to
shows the extreme hypocrisy of inflict pain and death on animals
the American people. by purchasing and using animal
First of all, many people re- products. I am not attempting to
sponded to this violent tragedy downplay the deaths of Cecil and
and parents reckless behavior Harambe and elephants across
with violent and thoughtless re- our planet. Rather, I am trying to
marks. There were death threats highlight the flaws in our think-
plastered all over social media ing. Just because an animal is
and people suggesting that the conventionally thought of as food
parents should be imprisoned for does not mean that their suffering
their negligence. While I do think is non-existent.
the loss of Harambe is tragic and Our culture has taught us that
that the parents should be repri- furry creatures, like dogs and cats,
manded in some way (possibly a and beings closely related to our
fine or ban from the zoo), suggest- form, like apes, are superior to
ing that the parents should be shot other animals. We have laws send-
point blank or go to prison is too ing dog abusers to prison and, in
extreme. stark juxtaposition, have laws pro-
Humans are flawed. We all tecting the disgusting practices
make mistakes and, unfortu- of the meat and dairy industry. It
nately, sometimes those mistakes is completely legal to grind male
cause devastating, irreversible chicks alive, castrate piglets with
consequences. Although the par- no pain killers, and rape mother
ents exhibited senseless behavior, cows after separating her from her
they do not deserve death for children. We have turned a blind
their ignorance. It is illogical to eye and a numb heart to these
conclude that a gorilla should be malicious acts because they are
spared over an innocent child who committed for our pleasure. We
had just started forming sentenc- have given ourselves the power to
es. As an animal lover and activist say that this animal is meant to be
myself, I am thrilled to see that so cherished, but this one is meant
many people care, but we should to be raped, beaten and eaten.
be careful to not misplace our an- If anyone wants to be a crusader
ger and sadness and to not allow for animal rights and scathe the
passion to cloud our judgement. people who cause incidents like
Moreover, a large portion of the death of Harambe to occur,
people were enraged that this be- then they need to open their eyes
loved creature had to die, but only and realize that as long as they
a small portion of the inflamed are consuming and using animal
bystanders are equally angered by products, then they are also com-
the millions of land animals that plicit with abuse and exploitation.
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// OPINIONS
What is holding healthcare
ROUNDTABLE in America back?
WILL FINCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The floundering of the
Republican-led effort to
repeal and replace Obam-
acare illustrates a modern
predicament: even if pro-
grams have problems, our
legislature is too divided to
address them properly.
The classic predicament
of partisanship in times of
need is how current weak-
nesses in American sys-
tems quickly become the
cause for collapse. While
Obamacare did insure more
Americans with healthcare,
it is not a perfect system.
Some plans under the Af-
fordable Care Act have de-
ductibles so high that they
are rendered unusable, and
in many places the cost of
insurance policies has in-
creased sharply.
But almost ignoring the
benefits of the healthcare
program, Republicans con-
tinually abhor the idea of
the government interfering
with health insurance. And
now that they have a ma-
jority presence in both the
House and the Senate, they
have made it their mission
to undercut the progres-
sive policies made by the
Obama administration.
Diametrically opposed
Republicans and Democrats
are in an endless tug-of-war
whichever party has leg-
islative dominance attempts
to reverse their rivals efforts
and push their own agenda,
often in the name of ideol-
ogy over pragmatism. This
alternating series of actions
result in a stagnation of ad-
vancement in a nation that
needs to evolve with the
times. Healthcare reform
was needed because the
U.S. system linked health
insurance to employment,
but the truth is, people need
medical care whether they
have a job or not.
As such, the first step
to reforming American
healthcare is recognizing
that no system is perfect
and that we should be striv-
ing for measures that can
improve conditions the
most within a reasonable
amount of time. Until Re-
publicans have a plan that
accomplishes this better,
time and effort should be
spent improving the system
we currently have.
Democracy is most suc-
cessful when we put the
state of the nation before
our differences, but our
leaders in Washington con-
tinue to make compromise
their last priority. The state
providing greater security
and the preservation of in-
dividual freedom do not
have to be mutually exclu-
sive, especially in regards to
public health.
Examining why healthcare in America seems to
face greater challenges than in other countries
Our northern neighbor
has embraced this and pro-
vides universal coverage for
health care services. Thus,
all Canadians are entitled
to participate in the health
plan regardless of age,
health status, or financial
means. As another example,
the Netherlands consis-
tently ranks number one
for its health care system,
which also provides univer-
sal healthcare. While the
U.S. cannot copy another
countrys structure, it can
translate these approaches
to better address Americas
issues of the cost, access and
quality of healthcare.
It is not a coincidence
that some of the best and
most cost-effective health-
care systems in the world
involve universal healthcare
and a stronger role for gov-
ernment. Republicans ab-
horrence toward such a sys-
tem today is backed solely
by traditional thought and
a desperate need to oppose
their opponents, neither
of which are needed to ad-
dress modern issues. There
is nothing wrong with a dif-
ference in opinion, but facts
and results should be what
policy is based on. Until
rigid party lines start to be-
come more flexible and al-
low congressmen to address
problems in our country,
the American public will
continue to pay the cost.
ZAHRA KHAN
STAFF WRITER
One of the biggest is-
sues during this presidential
elections has been health-
care. There was a lot of talk
on the right about intro-
ducing changes to the way
the health sector functions
in the United States, with
many conservatives ask-
ing for a repeal of Obamas
healthcare reforms.
Donald Trump had de-
clared that he would start
working on health care im-
mediately after arrival at
the White House. Trump
and Ryans recent bill, the
American Health Care Act,
was a fulfillment of that
promise, but it failed to get
the full support of Repub-
licans in the House who
claimed that it retained too
many features of Obamas
Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The new bill meant few-
er people would have access
to health insurance, indi-
viduals would no longer be
mandated to have insurance
and large businesses are no
longer mandated to provide
it. At the end of the day, pri-
vate insurance companies
and big businesses profits
come out as the winners,
but for a lot of House Re-
publicans, the profits were
not high enough. Congress
has been unable to agree
technique March 31, 2017 7
on an economically viable
health-care plan.
It seems that every
healthcare reform that is
proposed has too many
compromises and underly-
ing motives to provide what
they are drafted to do: pro-
vide universal health-care.
Congressmen are not the
only ones confused about
how to approach the sub-
ject. In a poll from earlier
this year, it was found that a
third of Americans did not
understand that Obam-
acare and the ACA were
in fact one and the same. In
another study from 2007,
62 percent of individuals
who declared bankruptcy
that year had unpaid medi-
cal expenses of over $1000.
When a system becomes
too complex for its own
users to understand,it has
fundamental flaws. Each
new healthcare reform tries
to integrate itself into the
mess that American health-
care rather than untangling
it. A lot of people who are
paying their premiums do
not know exactly what they
are paying for and what
their insurance provides.
It gets worse the major-
ity of Americans get their
insurance from private
companies who are not re-
quired to make public how
they are spending money.
Healthcare, an issue that af-
fects everyone in this coun-
try, is controlled greatly by
companies that have no
incentive to do their jobs
well, or keep their custom-
ers informed. If consum-
ers do want to know more
about the plans, the process
is convoluted. If healthcare
is going to be handled by
private companies who are
working for a profit, there
needs to be some sort of a
financial incentive for these
companies to provide better
service to consumers.
In much of the rest of the
developed world, citizens
are required or have the op-
tion to purchase their in-
surance plan directly from
the government. This en-
sures that hospitals do not
overcharge and means less
inflation in the healthcare
industry because theres less
money changing hands.
Scandinavian countries
guarantee healthcare to
anyone at a public hospital.
In Japan, all citizens enroll
in public health insurance
that is provided directly by
the government.
If America wants to
compete with the rest of the
developed world on health
coverage, private insurance
companies must be phased
out. Their work is unneces-
sary and serves only to in-
flate costs. However, there
is a lot of money involved,
so it will be a while before
anything changes, if ever.
8 March 31, 2017 technique // OPINIONS

PRISON FROM PAGE 1

Are you satisfied with the
time-ticket process used for
registration?
inadequate staff training. In Au-
gust of last year, then-Deputy
U.S. Attorney General Sally
Yates stated that the Justice
Department would begin the
process of phasing out for-profit
prisons, saying that private cor-
rections facilities were less safe
and less effective at providing
correctional services than those
run by the Federal Bureau of
Prisons.
The current administration
has already reversed this stance,
with Attorney General Jeff Ses-
sions overturning the ban on
the grounds that it impaired
the bureaus ability to meet the
economic damage of high re-
cidivism rates demands a shift
in perspective: according to the
Bureau of Justice, 76.6 percent
of released prisoners re-offend
within five years. Should prisons
focus on punishment or reha-
For-profit prisons
monetize a social ill ...
BRIGHTON KAMEN
DESIGN EDITOR
would be to lower the recidivism
rate and to discourage practices
that incentivize filling prison
cells. This includes profiting
from them.
For-profit prisons monetize
a social ill, offering a short-term
Crime in the U.S. is a prob-
lem, and the Department of
Corrections is far from perfect,
but for-profit prisons are not the
answer, especially when many
of them look to fill occupancy
quotas just to keep their pris-
ons open.
This is not to say that a con-
victed person should not have
to serve their sentence for the
crime committed, but rather
that a business depending on
people to break the law operates
against the safety of the com-
munity at large.
The only way for a private
prison to serve the community
while still completing its main
objective of generating revenue

62%
of students
future needs of the federal cor-
rectional system. Rather than
working to improve the Federal
Bureau of Prisons and Depart-
bilitation? In the case of non-vi-
olent crimes and first offenders,
it makes more sense to provide
programs that encourage people
solution that will eventually and
generally unavoidably become a
long-term problem. While states
may initially save money by
necessarily would be to offer the
same or better quality programs
than the Federal Bureau of Pris-
ons. But this exact course of ac-
responded Yes ment of Corrections, the cur- to return to work rather than making the decision to contract tion is not in the best interest
rent administration is opting to to house them until they finish out their corrections facilities, of a firm whose primary profit
outsource to the private sector, their sentence and, statistically, the loss will inevitably return source stems from the number
a move that could ultimately re-offend. in the form of more inmates to of cell bunks filled.
result in making the problem While violent offenders pay for, inadequate programs, They say crime does not pay,
much worse. should be kept separate as a and released convicts with fewer but with the upward trend of
How happy are you with the While the old saying Dont matter of public safety, the most economic opportunities who for-profit prisons, crime abso-
do the crime if you cant do the cost-effective solution to the have a higher likelihood of re- lutely does as long as you are
increase in time between time holds true regardless, the U.S.s high incarceration rate offending. the jailor.
classes from 10
to 15 minutes? In defense of solo travel: Life lessons from a
Extremely Unsatisfied
finding new perspectives strange mobile game
Somewhat Unsatisfied Five days, 8 museums, 44 from the other people around Last week, I downloaded comes to graduate school admis-
miles. The statistics of my recent you. Even if you are open to a mobile game called Ballz to sions. Its certainly not going on
trip to D.C. fail to depict the meeting strangers in the new my phone. I cannot remem- my resume. It has not made me
Somewhat Satisfied
most important lesson I learned: place, you look less approach- ber exactly why. I think one of a more popular or insightful or
I love traveling alone. able if you are already talking my friends recommended it, caring or, frankly, interesting
While a solo trip is some- and walking with your sig- or perhaps I had seen it being person.
Ambivalent
thing I have wanted to do for nificant other, friend, or group. played somewhere, or maybe I What it has done is provide
a long time, the closest I had Connecting with strangers was just wanted to see my iPhone enjoyment for enjoyments sake.
gotten, before this spring break, such a small thing in terms of scream, Storage is Almost Full And that is the real reason I am
Extremely Satisfied
was traveling with friends to time and effort, but one of the just one more time. Regardless, writing this editorial. Too of-
a new city and best parts of my I was immedi- ten, I have seen
spending one day trip when I look ately hooked. friends and class-
Look only at the
alone. Traveling alone allows back on it. The premise mates give up

12% 24% 36%
Based on 34 respondents
KRISTEN MCCLELLAND
SECOND-YEAR EE
[In regards to registration]
Many popular classes are
consistently limited in size
meaning many students dont
get a chance to take the class
before graduation. In addi-
tion, would appreciate im-
proved accuracy to projected
class outline.
MAXIM MINTS
SECOND-YEAR CS
[In regards to registration]
Less discrimination against
people who entered Tech with
zero credits, like
international students.
JOSEPH LONG
THIRD-YEAR IE
[On the time changes]
It will be much more difficult
to remember when classes
start. The whistle as it
currently stands
will be of no use.
48% From the dis- At a bakery of Ballz is sim- nearest point of pursuits they en-
approving ques- you to ... be more in Columbia ple. There is no
interest and you will joy because they
tions of Uber engaged with the Heights, I met a plot, no twists cannot gauge an
drivers to the commuter who and no unnec- inevitably miss the immediate re-
silent but incred- locale and the locals. lives in Balti- essary elements
ulous looks I re- more and works (save for the pes- bigger picture. turn. Why should
ceived from some MONICA JAMISON in D.C. As she ky pop-ups that a prospective
friends and fam- ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR shared about appear every so HARSHA SRIDHAR mechanical en-
ily, I have come her extensive often.) SPORTS EDITOR gineer learn tap
to the conclusion backpacking At the bot- dancing? How
that I need to defend traveling trips, some of which she had tom of the screen is a ball. To- will playing pickup basketball
alone as a mode of vacation. done alone, I learned the enjoy- wards the top are a set of boxes open doors for an internship?
And maybe in the process, I will able feeling of connecting with with numerical values. Drag the But especially at a school like
convince others to embark on a like-minded person in a new ball down and a trajectory path Tech where academics often
their own solo trips. place. appears. Release and the ball seem all-consuming and even
The most obvious benefit of Other people I otherwise springs into motion, with each extracurriculars are chosen with
traveling alone is that you do ex- would not have connected with contact with a box decreasing its a wary eye on what might pique
actly what you want to do when- included a British photographer value by one. After each release, the interest of an admissions
ever you want. Eating at atypical at the Lincoln Memorial, who the boxes move down slightly. committee, it is important that
times, visiting bizarrely specific shared his passion for film pho- Let the boxes hit the bottom and we all strive to take time to do
exhibitions for hours and walk- tography, and my AirBnB host, the game is over. things that we genuinely find
ing to the point of exhaustion who shared her interesting ca- The first few rounds saw me enjoyable.
without hearing any complaints reer path along with her space. play with strategic forethought In fact, making enough mis-
are all possible. Of course, you Traveling alone allows you to reminiscent of a cocaine-fueled takes in Ballz has shown me the
can travel with people who have take in a place without another zebra. I moved about willy-nilly, danger of myopia. Look only
similar interests, but setting the persons filter or commentary, quixotically chasing after risky at the nearest point of interest
entire itinerary on what you and it is easier to be more en- opportunities while blithely ig- and you will inevitably miss
want and how you feel is a new gaged with both the locale and noring impending dangers. My the bigger picture. Maybe you
level of freedom. the locals. Additionally, all the scores were poor. will discover a valuable connec-
Despite my usual highly time to myself waiting in line, But a friend of mine, perhaps tion while swing dancing. Or
structured planning, I endeav- on the train or at restaurants taking pity on me, offered me maybe youll discover the topic
ored to keep a fairly open sched- meant getting caught up with some advice. Position the ball so for your next editorial while
ule, and this change, coupled my favorite podcasts, music that it might hit a row of blocks playing a meaningless game on
with being alone, allowed for and books. at once. Angle each shot in a your phone.
seamless improvisation and The effects of solo travel spill way that might attack multiple I am not saying that you
exploration. Wandering down over into everyday life as well. I clusters. Slowly, my scores in- should spend the rest of your
random side streets or switch- am now more confident about creased. I am not the best Ballz Tech career searching for the
ing up the restaurant for dinner doing things solo at home, and player (can I call myself an ath- most hedonistic path. All work
required no group consultation. I am making an effort to meet lete?) that I have ever met, but and no play makes Jack a dull
While freedom to do any- strangers and explore Atlanta in it would now be reasonable to boy, but all play and no work
thing or go anywhere on a whim an unstructured way. While no describe me as competent. makes Jack unemployed. The
is the clearest benefit, the more one may be around to take that What has the time I have point of college is to position
profound one is that you can perfect Instagram photo of you, devoted towards Ballz done for yourself well for the next step,
meet new people more easily. solo travel is invaluable as a way me? It has not built my relation- whatever that might be. Just
When traveling with a friend to learn more both about your- ships with others. It is not going dont lose sight of enjoying your-
or in a group, you are insulated self and your destination. to make the difference when it self in that process.
// OPINIONS
NIT Finals
The Tech Mens Basketball
team pulled out a win against
CSU Bakersfield, scoring 76-
61 to advance to the tourna-
ment finals, which, at press
time, still has not taken place.
The Tech Womens team has
also made it to the NIT finals,
beating Washington State this
past Wednesday 69-61. The
men will play Texas Christian
in the final while the womens
team will play against Michi-
gan.
Tech Alum Spacewalk
Shane Kimbrough, a Tech
alumnus with a Masters de-
gree in Operations Research
from the school of Industrial
and Systems Engineering,
took his sixth career space-
walk this past Thursday as
part of a maintenance objec-
tive. Kimbrough will return to
Earth April 10 to conclude his
five-month stay on the Inter-
national Space Station. While
there, he has flown a flag from
the Ramblin Wreck.
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Unexpectedly, the registra-
tion system will not be avail-
able over the weekend due to
maintenance. It is unclear why
it was decided that mainte-
nance should take place over
the first weekend after phase
I registration opens; having it
last weekend would have made
much more sense. It is possible
that there was no way to an-
ticipate the need for it, which
would make the timing just
unfortunate.
Maulding Power
This past Tuesday, an elec-
trical problem in Maulding
resulted in one of the electri-
cal panels smoldering. This
resulted in power to the panel
being cut, which resulted in
elevators not being usable as
well as equipment in data clos-
ets being offline. Students were
evacuated temporarily while
work was being undertaken.
The issue also affected access
to cable TV in Zbar apart-
ments.
Feminism can greatly
benefit men too
Gender roles in society often
hurt men as much as women,
especially emotionally.
CASEY GOMEZ
PHOTO EDITOR
Many people falsely believe express their emotions as readily
that feminism is specifically for as women and make decisions in
women, but equal rights can bene- their life based on what they want
fit everyone. Mens rights activists rather than on others expecta-
have risen to more prominence in tions of them.
the last few years and the thing Women have long fought the
that bothers me most about them idea that they need to stay home
is that they are fighting for the and raise a family. But now men
same equalities as women. Most are beginning leave traditional
mens rights complaints can be jobs to be a stay at home par-
completely resolved by feminism; ent. Because of the perception
specifically, societal expectations, of parenthood as a womans job,
parental rights, domestic violence men often face judgement for
and rape. their choice. Fathers should have
Gender roles in society often the option to be just as involved
hurt men as much as women, es- in their childs life as the childs
pecially emotionally. Female attri- mother.
butes are often considered nega- Additionally, since parenting
tive and used as insults for men. is thought of as a womans role,
This negativity prohibits men it is much harder for men to win
from being able to express emo- custody of their children, even if
tion or show any form of weak- the childs mother is unfit. The
ness just because it is considered court system in the United States
feminine. is biased against fathers because
We cannot allow one gender child rearing is not their job. Men
to grow up completely repress- should be the breadwinner, while
ing their feelings. Phrases such as women should be focusing on
you throw like a girl and dont cooking and cleaning.
be a pussy are detrimental to By dissociating the burden of
young girls and boys alike. These raising a child from the mother,
sayings teach boys that they al- we can allow both men and wom-
ways have to be strong and teach en to choose the life they want.
girls that they are not as valuable The perception that men always
as boys. Men should be free to want one thing and women al-
technique March 31, 2017 9
ways want another can be harm-
ful in more than one way.
Domestic violence incidents
and rapes committed against men
are grossly under-reported. Be-
cause men are considered so much
stronger than women, people be-
lieve that a woman cannot sexual-
ly or physically abuse a man. Not
only is this idea untrue, but it pre-
vents men from coming forward
and speaking about the abuse they
have suffered.
People sometimes laugh at and
ridicule male survivors of domes-
tic abuse rather than providing
them with the support they need.
This problem also applies strongly
to rape. Rapes committed against
men are not uncommon, but they
are under-reported. The main rea-
son for this is the idea that men
always want sex and women dont
and the fact that men tend to be
stronger than women.
If a man gets raped he could be
told hes lucky for getting laid or
that it is not rape if he enjoyed it.
No matter whether its a man or a
woman in the particular scenario,
consent is always necessary. As a
society we need to allow and en-
courage men who have survived
domestic abuse or sexual assault to
come forward and tell their stories
because it does not make them
any less of a man.
The equality of men and
women does not solely benefit
women. By dissociating negativ-
ity from being feminine we can
allow both men and women to
progress. Mens rights are about
allowing me to live the way they
want contrary to perceptions that
it makes them any less human to
be feminine.
Life
Tech hosts France Alumni USA Launch Party
SAMIRA BANDARU
LIFE EDITOR
On Tuesday, March 28, the
Consulate General of France and
Georgia Tech came together to
launch France Alumni USA, an
interactive network created first
to enable students to connect with
alumni.
The launch party was held
at the Ferst Center of the Arts
was attended by members of the
French Embassy and Consulate,
the leaders of International Af-
fairs at Georgia Tech, and Tech
students who had previously stud-
ied abroad in France. Alumni of
Techs study abroad programs
were welcomed with t-shirts on
which they could write about their
experiences studying abroad in
France and take photos at a pho-
tobooth in the Ferst center lobby.
Guest speakers included Yves
H. Berthelot, Vice Provost for In-
ternational Initiatives at Georgia
Tech, Louis Corail, Consul Gen-
eral of France in Atlanta, Iwan St-
reichenberger, Entrepreneur and
French Trade Advisor in Atlanta,
Tracy Turfait, Project Coordina-
tor and Thomas Turfait, Global
Specialty Business Unit Manager.
It [France Alumni USA] was
created first for the students
to enable them to connect with
alumni, said Corail, in his speech.
France Alumni USA helps to
expand your career opportuni-
ties and leverage your experience,
whether you have already been to
France as part of a study abroad
program, or are planning to study
or work there in the future. France
Alumni USA will provide access
to jobs and internships in both the
US and France, access to events
Redefining data science education with DSGT
SAMIRA BANDARU
LIFE EDITOR
Data Science @ Georgia Tech
(DSGT) is a student-run organi-
zation that has formed a multi-
disciplinary data science platform
focusing on giving students op-
portunities to learn about the field
of Data Science. Students are able
to develop their skills through
three main interaction channels:
semester-long projects, workshops
and events.
The organization started after
the founders, Stephen Go, fourth-
year IE and Matthew Rather,
fourth-year BME realized the po-
tential of data science during their
sophomore year.
We were learning a lot but
not getting more confident in
our abilities as data scientists,
commented Go and Rather in a
statement. Looking through sev-
eral job requirements, we found a
huge barrier for undergraduates to
enter the field with most roles
requiring advanced degrees. We
want to rethink the delivery of
data science education and help
our peers overcome the barriers
stopping them from getting their
dream jobs. Experience is an es-
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ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
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organized throughout the US,
and access to a directory of alum-
ni who have studied in France, as
well as many discussion groups.
This platform was also created
for businesses so they can inform
their communities, post jobs and
internship offers, promote their
brands and events, and expand
their network.
Around 300,000 foreign stu-
dents travel to France to study
each year, which includes 18,000
American students. Corail com-
mented on the importance of
studying abroad, emphasizing one
of the EUs most well-known and
respected achievements, the Eras-
mus Student Exchange Program,
creating countless links across the
European continent.
By coming to France, young
foreign students can enjoy an ex-
tremely rich culture and enjoy a
specific approach to learning that
we inherited from the enlighten-
ment age, which closely links
intellectual excellence to critical
judgement, and we do believe that
this kind of experience stays with
you all of your lifethat the spe-
cial bond that all of these students
have created with France will re-
main in their heart, said Corail. Photo by Samira Bandaru Student Publications
As a result, France has decided Guest speakers at the France Alumni USA Launch party pose for a photo after speak-
to create and to launch the France ing about the importance of studying abroad and maintaining connections with alumni.
Alumni Network to help them
keep up with these relationships to create the only full fledged interactions in France and several tastic partnership with Georgia
and continue to make the most American campus in France, LBAT programs. Honestly, when Tech because we have a campus
of their experience abroad. France Georgia Tech Lorraine in Metz, I look at campuses around the US, in Franceits a unique relation-
Alumni aims to create an inter- France, and has been able to fos- we are fortunate to have one of the ship, and its over five-hundred
national network of professional ter other study abroad programs most Francophile campuses that students coming to Georgia Tech
who have completed part or all of as well. Our campus has had a Ive ever seen. Its always a plea- in France every year, said Alexan-
their studies in France. This net- love affair with France over many, sure to work with our partners at dre Durand, Cultural Attach for
work is essential to helping young many years, said Berthelot. The the Consulate General. the Consulate General of France.
professionals truly leverage their France campus, Georgia Tech The France Alumni USA web- We really value this relationship
time in France. Lorraine is twenty-six or so years site is a worldwide network and with Georgia Tech and it was ob-
In partnering with the French old. But beyond Georgia Tech was launched in the US at the viously the place to organize the
Consul, Georgia Tech was able Lorraine, we have a lot of other end of 2016. We have this fan- official launch.
sential component of data science learned to help WAH maximize by determining key information currently testing, building, and
education. the value of their data and develop needed to understand these meth- compiling sets of learning re-
Over spring break, DSGT went decision-making tools. ods, Rather said. sources.
to the Philippines, collaborating Our ultimate goal was to in- DSGT hopes to see the organi- Students can get involved by
with a non-profit EMR company troduce the concept of data sci- zation grow to be a thought-leader following the Facebook page,
to put into effect a healthcare ence, and in doing so we hoped and innovator in the delivery of Data Science at GT.
product developed at a hackathon to redefine data science education data science education and are
last year.
We saw several opportunities
to apply data science in products
like electronic medical record
software, said Stephen Go. I was
looking for potential new partners
for project collaborations and for-
tunately secured a meeting with
the Wireless Access for Health
Initiative (WAH). As one of the
largest EMR providers in the
country, their system is deployed
in over 170 clinics nationwide.
Weve been working with them
on a number of different areas:
primarily usability, analytics and
strategy.
DSGT traveled to Tarlac City,
a province outside of Metro Ma-
nila to better understand their
users. Over the course of the trip,
Go, along with his co-founder
Matthew Rather had the oppor-
tunity to meet with local govern-
ment leaders, clinical executives,
doctors, nurses and other medical Photo courtesy of GT Data Science
professionals gaining insights into Pictured above are co-founders of DSGT, Matthew Rather (left) and Stephen Go (right), after a
users needs to apply what they meeting with the staff including nurses, midwives and administrators of a city health center.
// LIFE
Hiking Around
Atlanta
POLLY OUELLETTE
STAFF WRITER
There comes a point in the lives
of many Tech students when they
realize that they havent taken a
step off campus in weeks. Work
has gotten in the way, and there
are plenty of things to keep them
occupied on the weekends with-
out having to go far. Theres no
reason to leave, right?
Some students disagree. They
rely on regular excursions not only
off campus, but right into the wil-
derness.
While it might not seem like
there are good opportunities for
even a short excursion into the
wild when you live in the city of
Atlanta, there are a plethora of
hidden gems to explore close to
home. Organizations like Out-
door Recreation at Georgia Tech
(ORGT) offer easy ways to get
outside and be active.
technique March 31, 2017 11
But why go outdoors when the One of these students is Ste- tassino, an active member of the along for local hikes and mini-ex-
indoors has air conditioning and phen Scott, third-year BIOL and climbing club. cursions that dont interrupt their
is much cleaner? We asked some trip leader with ORGT. These adventurers often put studying too much.
notoriously outdoorsy people and Going outdoors is one of the themselves in calculated positions Chattanooga is awesome!
they told us why excursions are an best ways for us as humans to find of danger in attempts to get the There are tons of options super
important part of their lives. peace and a sense of self in our rush of adrenaline that they crave. close to the Smokies, said Alix
When Im in the outdoors, all lives. That is something Ive held Some climb higher than they ever Macklin, a fourth-year ME.
of the normal stresses of life seem on to in my pursuit of adventures have before, and others repel hun- The Blue Ridge Parkway is an
to melt away, and I am left with through climbing, and what I dreds of feet below the surface of amazing drive through gorgeous
just my fellow participants and hope to share with other people the earth. mountains and there are many,
the feeling of exploration, said through my work with ORGT, The outdoors often pushes me many hikes along the way.
Raleigh Slyman, a first-year BME Scott said. out of my comfort zone, which It is clear that in spite of ste-
student who goes caving and In addition to ORGT activi- makes a trip that much more ex- reotypes, Tech students really do
mountain biking with ORGT. ties, clubs such as the climbing citing and rewarding. So far my venture out into the sunlight for
Sometimes, despite the work club offer students a chance to favorite cave is Cemetery Pit. Its a some physical activity.
you have to do and the friends you take trips to climb on real rocks. large cave in Georgia with a 153- For students who want to get
want to stay in constant contact
with, its healthy to disconnect
I like climbing at Foster Falls
or T-Wall. The rivers at both spots
foot drop that you have to rappel
into, Slyman said.
more involved with high adven-
ture activities outdoors (or me-
from everything and everyone.
In fact, it can be quite a spiritual
are clear and refreshing. Both are
pretty awesome crags, adds Ma-
Some venture out on their
own, preferring to take friends
dium adventure ones), there are
plenty of options.
experience.
I think its important to be
able to focus on something larger
than myself and spending time
away from my regular life and the
city allows me to breathe and just
do that, says Jamie Rogers, first-
year BIOL. I love paddling and
hiking on long trips where I can
really just disconnect.
Kara Matassino, fourth-year
PSYC major agrees.
Being outdoors affords me a
greater sense of self and grounded
connectivity, said Matassino.
The expansiveness of nature is
humbling. Wilderness is elemen-
tal to life and without life, what
are we really?
ORGT allows students who
are especially impassioned about
getting outdoors to take on lead-
ership roles such as an instructor
or trip leader to share their love for Photo by Samta Brahmbhatt Student Publications
the outdoors with fellow students Stone Mountain is a popular destination for Tech students looking to get some fresh air and
looking for a relief from campus. get away from the city. Located in DeKalb County, its about a 30 minute drive from Tech.
Application Deadline for Fall 2017
Wednesday April 5th 11:59 PM
leadership.gatech.edu
12 March 31, 2017 technique // LIFE

GENERATIONS BAKERY
I started this business in August,
based on the pound cake. I won a pound
cake competition and Id never won any-
thing, nor competed in anything like that
before... The look on someones face when HAND-POPPED KETTLE CORN
they taste any of it. I cant describe it.
I had a friend of mine that got me into
this. He retired and he started doing it
LEGACY BAKERS and selling his kettle corn at Emory. ... I
love making it; my wife loves eating it.
Fall 2012 is when we started. We just
love coming here. Weve had kids that
started as freshman and graduated. Im
the baker. Shes the brains of the opera-
tion.

OLD FASHIONED CANDY

Ive take turn of the century recipes that
Ive found from the 1800s, and this is what
Ive come up with. ... One of the neat things
about candy it brings back memories.

REY S CUBAN SANDWICHES

On Wednesdays is the time that I
kind of take off, and I like to come here,
again I cant say it enough, because of the
students. The second best thing is her. Its
a great thing to work with your wife.

The Faces of the Georgia T

 // LIFE technique March 31, 2017 13

a Tech Farmers Market JAVA GENESIS

Were a small-batch craft coffee roaster,
and weve been in business for five years,
and weve been coming to the Georgia
Tech market since Fall 2012. Everything
on our table has been roasted within a day
or two of us bringing it to the market.

MIKE S COMFORT FOODS PURE BLISS ORGANICS

Were a company that makes quality
Im Russian and Czechoslovakian and
certified organic snacks: granola, nut mix-
my mom did a lot of baking when we
es, energy bars and bites. This is probably
were kids, so I was able to learn a lot. I
the only time that the general public will
sell European type food. Stuffed cabbages
have a chance to try everything we make.
with ground beef, bacon and rice, piero-
gies, and vegetarian chili.
BEREN S FROZEN CUSTARD
Ive been doing this since I was 12.
I heard about the market from my two
SUNSHINE FARM
boys who both go here. I love giving
In 2008 everyone was losing their custard to people who have never had it
homes, the banks were losing money, I before. To watch the first time they taste
TASTEFUL CREATIONS it, theyre just amazed at how good it is.
was about to sell my property. I decided
I started out as a regular bakery and to go to UGA and take some Master
I became gluten free about six years ago. Gardener classes and I became a Geor-
I found that a lot of people had been re- gia Master Garden Vice President.
questing it. This was all made last night
from 1:30 a.m. to this morning. I have
not been to bed yet. Its hard, but you
Photo by Samira Bandaru Student Publications
want it to be fresh. Design by Brighton Kamen and Beatrice Domingo Student Publications
 technique

Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Monica Jamison
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Lakshmi Raju
14
Friday,
entertainment@nique.net March 31, 2017

Shots Fired hits target of race in the current era

TELEVISION
Shots Fired
NETWORK: FOX
WHEN: March 22
STARRING: Sanaa Lathan,
Stephan James
OUR TAKE:
JOSH TREBUCHON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Race, corruption, police abuse,
child custody and sibling rivalry.
A show which addresses all of
these complex issues might be
ambitious, but it just might also
be brilliant.
On March 22, Fox aired the
pilot episode of its new drama
Shots Fired. The series, created
by Gina Prince-Bythewood and
her husband Reggie Rock By-
thewood, examines the reaction
of a town in North Carolina to
the shooting of an unarmed mo-
torist by a police officer during a
traffic stop.
The premise of the show is,
at least at first, unfortunately fa-
miliar for American audiences.
Whether or not one believes
that America is suffering from
an epidemic of police abuse and
violence, one cannot deny that
the shooting of unarmed citizens
by law enforcement has been
the subject of significant cover-
age and discussion over the past
several years.
As the show progresses, how-
ever, its premise reveals its clev-
erness and novelty. The shooting
that opens the pilot episode is not
of a young, poor black man but
of a middle class, suburban white
teenager. The officer who shoots
him is black. Those investigat-
ing the shooting are not friends
Pastor Janae James (Alisha Hinds) is interviewed by reporters in Shots Fired. Hinds
supports Stephan James and Sanaa Lathan in the show about police violence and race.
of the police department but
seemingly impartial investigators
seeking justice.
While the show does not ap-
pear to follow the white officer,
black victim narrative that the
audience is expecting, it certainly
does not leave race out completely.
From the beginning of the pilot,
race plays a role in every decision
made and conclusion drawn.
Preston Terry (Stephan James,
Race), the attorney placed in
charge of the case against the of-
ficer involved in the shooting,
is chosen explicitly because he is
black to avoid inciting tensions
should the officer be indicted.
This question of what role race
should play in the investigation
and discussion of police abuse is a
central theme in the pilot episode,
and Stephan James character
wrestles with it constantly.
While the action and drama
of the pilot intensify throughout
its hour duration, the thematic
climax of the episode comes in its
first half.
During a press conference,
Preston Terry gives a powerful
speech mourning the death of
remain captivated as long as the
Photo courtesy of FOX
post racial America, and de-
clares as his aim the discovery
of truth and the delivery of jus-
tice for all Americans, regardless
of race.
Later, Terry reveals that race
does have some influence over his
view of the case when he discusses
the matter with his investigator
Ashe Akino (Sanaa Lathan, Fam-
ily Guy). These doubts about the
role of race are underscored when
a second killing emerges, this one
of a black teenager (possibly by a
police officer). Still, the speech on
justice and truth cements James
performance as a strong one, and
places Terrys struggle over the
significance of race at the themat-
ic center of the show.
While much of the show is
serious and socially aware, it also
offers a thrilling plot with fre-
quent twists. The series has much
left to reveal, and audiences will
producers keep them guessing
about the truth.
The shows greatest weakness
may be its ambition. The produc-
ers introduce audiences to scores
of interesting characters with their
own subplots and personal con-
flicts, possibly setting themselves
up for failure if they are unable to
develop each character fully.
The subplot surrounding Ashe
Akinos shaky family life is eas-
ily the most compelling. Pro-
ducers would be wise to focus
on developing that one in paral-
lel with the nearly as interesting
plot concerning Preston Terrys
rivalry with his brother, who is a
professional athlete.
Still, the show touches on sev-
eral weaker subplots tangentially,
and the creators will likely not
have time to develop all of them.
The show could be improved
significantly by a greater empha-
sis on Terry and Akinos histories.
Sanaa Lathan exhibits great act-
ing potential as Akino in the pilot,
and if she is given the opportunity
to play Akino in more private set-
tings, she may elevate the acting
in the series to among the best in
television right now.
While Shots Fired is tread-
ing on thin ice with its excess of
subplots and characters, its com-
pelling plot and the strength of
its leading actors could make it
an entertaining and thought pro-
voking examination of several key
American social issues.

Production-heavy Phantogram rocks Tabernacle

MONICA JAMISON
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
On their international tour,
Phantogram stopped in Atlanta
for a lively performance at the
Tabernacle on March 17. The elec-
tronic rock group released their
third full-length album, fittingly
titled Three, in Oct. 2016.
From the opening song Youre
Mine, the stage presence and en-
ergy of the leading duo, Josh Cart-
er and Sarah Barthel, captivated
the crowd. Even people in the bal-
cony area were standing during
the majority of the performance.
In some of the early songs,
the Carters vocals were not well
mixed; it was difficult to hear
what he was singing. However,
as the night progressed, this error
was corrected.
The two level stage of Taber-
nacle was well utilized. Barthel
especially made the most of the
upper stage, occasionally moving
up there to play the keyboard,
sometimes in a cloud of smoke.
Photo by Nikita Peker Student Publications The production accompanying
Sarah Barthel, the lead vocalist of Phantogram, performs at the the music was intense though for
Tabernacle. The concert focused on their recent album Three. the most part it complemented
the performance. A large projec-
tor was behind the stages, and the
video content changed song to
song. The most striking use of this
tool was in the third song, Dont
Move, where star lights moved
in a way reminiscent of a time
warp. The fire image on the pro-
jector during one song echoed the
album cover of Three. A VCR
style background built up antici-
pation to a song later in the show.
At other times, a Xbox Kinect
was used to display live video of
the band on the projector screen
in a stylized manner, such as in-
frared. While the use of current
technology is commendable, the
effect of the distorted video be-
hind the musicians was simply
distracting and over the top.
Despite these small missteps,
the show maintained high energy
throughout and reached a peak
when Big Boi emerged on stage.
Phantogram has previously col-
laborated with the Atlanta rap-
per in the project Big Grams, and
Phantogram had hinted on their
Facebook page about the reunion.
In their second song with Big Boi,
Carter rapped, and Barthel did
back up vocals in all songs.
After that popular interlude,
Phantogram continued with a bal-
anced set list. While many bands
touring after the release of a new
album fall into the trap of play-
ing nearly exclusively new songs,
Phantogram did not disappoint.
When Im Small, the hit off
their first record Eyelid Movies,
was well executed live with loop-
ing and a drawn out outro. One
of their quieter tracks off the same
album, Mouthful of Diamonds,
was also successfully translated
into the more intense and flashy
concert that represents their cur-
rent sound.
However, the hit Answer off
of the new album Three was not
as good live as on the record. This
disappointment may have partial-
ly due to people talking over the
song, a downside of the boisterous
St. Patricks Day crowd.
The encore was rounded out by
You Dont Get Me High Any-
more, a hit from Three. The
concert encapsulated their chang-
ing sound and personality as they
continue their rise to fame. Inevi-
tably, some quieter songs, simple
backdrops, and respectful crowds
may be lost along the way.
// ENTERTAINMENT
No tomorrow for Annie Innovative ode to
EVENTS
Annie
the city of D.C.
PERFORMERS: Tori Bates,
Bunny Baldwin
LOCATION: Fox Theater
DATE: March 17
OUR TAKE:
VIDYA IYER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The U.S. National Tour of
Annie, directed by the origi-
nal director and lyricist Martin
Charnin, graced the Fabulous Fox
Theater this past month.
This popular musical opened
to the scene of the Municipal
Girls Orphanage. The voices of
Annie, played by Tori Bates, and
Molly, played by Bunny Bald-
win, opened the show with Annie
calming Molly after awakening
from a nightmare. The girls voices
pierced the air as they exchanged
dialogue with one another. This
scene was followed by Annies
backstory, which set the basis for
the plot of the show.
Miss Hannigan, played by Erin
Fish, barreled in on stage as Annie
was trying to escape the orphan-
age to find her parents and stole
the spotlight. Fishs deliverance of
each line and acting commanded
the stage throughout the entirety
of the show.
As the girls started to sing
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iconic musical, which played the Fox Theatre earlier this month.
audience could be seen smiling
and perking up to this familiar
song. The smiles continued to
stay as Sandy the dog made an
appearance.
The show took a turn for the
worse when Bates began to sing
GENRE: R&B/Rap
Photo courtesy of Joan Marcus
what is coined as the eternal
anthem of optimism: Tomor-
row. The outlook was anything
but optimistic. Bates rendition
of this song was quite pitchy and
consistently landed flat on key
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MUSIC
At What Cost
GoldLink
LABEL: RCA Records
Link has his fellow DMV rapper
TRACK PICKS: Crew,
Meditation
OUR TAKE:
VES GRANTCHAROV
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
At this point, GoldLink is used
to getting praise for just about
everything he drops. After The
God Complex and its single So-
ber Thoughts showed the world
for the first time his now instantly
recognizable flow and style, critics
have been in love with him.
After a spot on XXLs coveted
freshman list, a second mixtape
and a string of loose singles, he
has released his debut studio al-
bum, and it does not disappoint.
In fact, it is his best work yet.
Now with At What Cost, he has
shifted gears slightly away from
what he calls future bounce as
he tells a story of his upbringing
in the DMV.
After releasing Crew last
year as well as Meditation,
Summatime and Pray Every-
day (Survivors Guilt) in the last
technique March 31, 2017 15
couple weeks, the full album has
GoldLink exploring stories of his
teenage flings, dangerous neigh-
borhoods and his unadulterated
love for the city of D.C.
In an interesting move, Gold-
Cicero introduce the world he in-
habits in the album. By removing
himself at key moments, he allows
listeners to see why they should
learn to love all of D.C., rather
than just the main character of
the album.
The whole album has him
making interesting and some-
what unexpected decisions. In
The Parable of a Rich Man, he
raps through a lo-fi vocal filter
while showing the frustration of
a certain woman in his life as his
fame turns into a vice with a con-
sequence. The leading single and
most radio-friendly song Crew
acts as the beginning of the more
traditional rap sound that covers
the last leg of the album.
Although this is a more fo-
cused and personal project than
his previous releases, GoldLink
still wants to make hits. Medita-
tion, produced by previous part-
ner in crime Kaytranada, gives
more of the unique blend of rap,
jazz and house that only this duo
could create.
Featuring fellow D.C. native
and 2000s R&B star Mya, Roll
See GOLDLINK, page 17
16 March 31, 2017 technique // ENTERTAINMENT

Sustos Osborne speaks on new album and tour

JAYDEN GARDINER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Promoting their new album
& Im Fine Today that was re-
leased in Jan. 2017, alternative
band Susto has been touring the
U.S. and Canada. Susto opened
for The Lumineers at the Infi-
nite Energy Arena in Duluth on
March 8. The Technique had the
opportunity to speak with the
lead vocalist Justin Osborne be-
fore their performance.
Technique: First of all, how
would you describe the sound of
your band?
Osborne: I would say its like
a mixture of folk music, elec-
tronic music, punk rock and 90s
bangers. We want to keep it eclec-
tic, keep it interesting and fun, so
we try different things.
Technique: How did you get
into music, and can you tell me
some backstory about how Susto
came about?
Osborne: I got into music just
from falling in love with listening
to music. I really wanted to write
my own songs, so I started doing
that around when I was 13. Then
I started doing it as my job, and
I love it.
I was in another band for nine
years, and I was tired of tour-
ing and trying to make it, so I
dropped out of the band and went
to school for a few years or so. I
went down to Cuba to study Latin
American culture as an anthro-
pology major. I made some differ-
ent demos when I was there, and I
showed them to some friends and
people thought they were really
good, so I came back and some
friends joined me along the way.
We made the second record re-
cently, and its become my career.
Technique: How did you decide
the band name?
Justin Osborne poses with the other members of the band, Susto. The group recently
released their second album, & Im Fine Today, and will be opening for The Lumineers.
Osborne: While study-
ing Latin American culture, I
found this word called susto.
Its a Spanish word which means
when your soul is separated from
your body....
Technique: Is there anything
you would have done differently
so far in your career?
Osborne: Theres one pair of
shoes I bought, and I underes-
timated the size when I should
have bought a size bigger. Thats
about it.
Technique: Susto just released
their second album on Jan. 13,
Far Out Feeling. Congrats on
the new release. What does this al-
bum mean to you? And how does
it differ from your first album?
Osborne: Every Susto album,
every time you finish an album
and put it out, its a special mo-
ment. You think of it as a long-
term project. It feels good now,
but we were stressed out in the
months leading up to the record.
You have it finished, but then you
have to wait on it to come out, and
you cant change it. It was a really
happy moment getting it out.
Compared to the first record,
it was a new, more expansive
sound. It feels good to get it out
Photo courtesy of Missing Piece
there; it feels different from our
first record different genres to
delve into.
Technique: What song you
would most recommend to people
who have never heard SUSTO?
Osborne: I think it depends
on what youre into. I think the
one most people could appreciate
is Far Out Feeling. Its the first
song on the album. Its an interest-
ing song, a bit of a dark song. And
yeah, hopefully you like that song
and keep going since its the first
song on the record.
Technique: You guys are about
to embark on an arena tour open-
ing for The Lumineers. Thats
amazing. How do you feel about
it? How did you react to knowing
you were booked on this tour?
Osborne: Its a huge deal!
Were excited about it. Were ner-
vous but also excited. Its going to
be a big thing for the band: weve
never played shows this big, and
were going to be playing a lot of
them! Im really excited for the
next month. Its also really fun
playing shows. So many people
will be hearing us for the first
time. Some people might not like
you; some people might really like
you. So we have no idea what to
expect and thats really exciting.
Its a really cool thing for The
Lumineers to bring us on the
road. It really helps to give us a
push, especially with our new
album just coming out. So I feel
very, very fortunate; we all do and
were all very excited.
Technique: So whats the plan
after the Lumineers tour?
Osborne: Were touring for
another five weeks after The Lu-
mineers tour, and then well go
home for the summer. Well go
out playing different festivals.
Then well tour more in the early
fall. I really want to go to Aus-
tralia this year too, but well see,
maybe well wait until next year
for that.
The record is still new, so were
determined to be on the road pro-
moting it for the rest of the year
and the first half of next year.
Then well chip away at the next
record and continue.
Technique: Is there anything
else you would like your Atlanta
fans to know?
Osborne: We love Atlanta,
and we cant wait to come back. It
feels like home every time we play
here. Were so excited to go to the
South on this tour, and we cant
wait to come back.

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ANNIE FROM PAGE 15
notes. It was a painful number to
get through because of the per-
formance, and it was saddening
to see this beloved tune taken in
such a direction.
After this point, Bates voice
was just shrill. Instead of giving
the audience a child-like delivery,
Bates voice sounded strained and
uncomfortable. She delivered each
of her lines at the same tone and
manner as though she was stuck
on one setting, unable to show the
appropriate emotions necessary
for each scene.
Part of Annies classic charm is
the children with youthful (mean-
ing nasally, at times) voices. How-
ever, the actress seemed as though
she was having trouble finding a
balance between this classic An-
nie sound and one that could be
universally appreciated, and, un-
fortunately, her performance suf-
fered for it.
While Bates performance as
Annie was disappointing, the rest
of the cast alongside Miss Hanni-
gan certainly did not disappoint.
Other notable performers
on the cast included Gilgamesh
Taggett, who portrayed the
wealthy Oliver Warbucks, and his
assistant Grace Farrell, who was
played by Casey Prins. Taggetts
baritone voice was a pleasure to
hear. Both he and Prins were phe-
nomenal on stage. They, like Fish,
commanded the stage but in a
calmer and respectable manner.
Both actors were able to compen-
sate for the overzealous Annie,
who shared the stage with them
throughout the show.
Picture yourself in France and beyond...
Another star performer was the
actor who played Franklin Dela-
no Roosevelt, Jeffery B. Duncan.
Although coming across as some-
what whimsical at times, Duncan
executed his role with grace and
served as comic relief.
Overlooking the main char-
acter, the musical could still be
appreciated by the strong perfor-
mances of the other cast mem-
bers. Additionally, the set design
and transition between scenes was
smooth and did not interrupt the
performance.
The musical demonstrates the
power of optimism during a time
when the political climate of the
country was tense, which some
would argue is the case current-
ly. Annies chipper attitude and
ability to see the brighter side to
situations is a lesson that everyone
can learn from. This moral of the
musical is one of the main reasons
why the show became a hit and
continues to be a household favor-
ite show for the whole family.
However, if one is looking for
an exciting evening, it would be
better to go do something else.
The exception would be for the
case of those who are diehard fans
of the musical; for them, this ren-
dition of Annie might be worth-
while to see. This show also fits
the bill for those looking for some
family friendly entertainment.
The show is definitely more suited
for children rather than adults.
While the musical is no longer
playing in Atlanta this year, the
show is playing across the country
with the closest upcoming show at
the Tivoli Theatre in Chattanooga
on May 2 and 3.
technique March 31, 2017 17
GOLDLINK FROM PAGE 15 for someone who does not know an accident, it is fitting then that
about the culture, making the al- At What Cost was released just
Call would fit seamlessly in any bum be a particular gem for D.C. around the same time as Drakes
low key house party playlist. Even natives. massive More Life. But while
though he does touch on heavy Although GoldLink is by no the world was distracted by the
subjects, his artistic goals defini- means an unknown name, he has very familiar Drizzy, GoldLink
tively avoid having a heavy tone. an undeniably low key presence in put out one of the best albums of
In a time when it feels like proj- hip-hop, and mostly this seems to 2017 thus far, so listeners should
ects fall under the two extremes be by his own design. Even if it was get acquainted with the DMV.
of either being entirely morbid or
completely detached from reality,
At What Cost strikes a refresh-
ing middle ground.
GoldLink shows that he is one
of the most versatile artists, even
without a strong singing voice.
Much like the history of D.C.s
music, At What Cost covers
many sounds from the Go-Go in-
fluence on Have You Seen That
Girl? to Steve Lacys bouncy bass
in Some Girl.
He is as comfortable on the
Herside Story remix by Irelands
Hare Squead just as much as he is
on the trap-infused beat of Pray
Everyday (Survivors Guilt).
These tracks prove that putting
him in a box is a mistake.
The sheer amount of references
to D.C. is overwhelming. Refer-
ences to hangout spots, favorite
neighborhoods and even specif-
ics like the minute difference of
Maryland accents all show up.
With the rap culture of cities
slowly eroding from the globalism
of the era of Soundcloud and local
slang being used worldwide, it is
almost surprising how low profile
the DMV has been.
One of the coolest aspects of
the project is that it can act as an
introduction to the DMV for the Photo courtesy of RCA Records
outside world while also leaving Rapper GoldLink poses in a promotional photo. The artist
pieces that are difficult to pick up recently released his debut studio album At What Cost.
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GRADY FROM PAGE 1
In high school, Gradys parents
gifted him a Tech sweatshirt for
Christmas. Previously set on at-
tending MIT to study aerospace
engineering, Grady initially shook
the gesture off.
But his interest was piqued.
And the more Grady learned
about Tech, the more he liked it.
When head coach Grover Hin-
sdale told Grady he had a spot
on the track and field team if he
chose attend Tech, he was sold.
Also propelling Gradys deci-
sion was his recognition as a Gates
Millennium Scholar. The honor
connected Grady with a commu-
nity of scholars across Tech cam-
pus and beyond.
His college track career began
inauspiciously. In his first prac-
tice, he developed plantar fascitis.
In laymans terms, his arch col-
lapsed. He spent the rest of the se-
mester undergoing rehabilitation.
But not all was negative. He
thrived in the classroom. He used
the performances of team veter-
ans to motivate him in his reha-
bilitation efforts. And he became
involved in the Student-Athlete
Advisory Board (SAAB). Per the
Athletic Associations website,
SAAB meets monthly to discuss
issues relating to Georgia Tech
student-athletes, to bring forth
concerns or suggestions for pro-
gramming for student-athletes,
and to plan community service
projects. Along with such stand-
out athletics as footballs KeShun
Freeman and womens tennis
Alexa Anton-Ohmeyer, Grady
became a key member of the Ath-
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CASEY MILES
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Following a 69-61 victory over
Washington State on Wednesday,
the Tech womens basketball team
earned a spot in the finals of the
WNIT. Tech will travel to Ann
Arbor, Mich., to face off against
the Michigan Wolverines this Sat-
urday at 3 p.m. Michigan (27-9)
topped Villanova 65-61 to reach
the finals. This year, Michigan
boasts a 19-1 home record. The
Jackets lost at home 92-52 against
the Wolverines earlier this year.
FOOTBALL
Tech footballs spring prac-
tices began this week in prepara-
tion for the annual spring game
on Friday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The
spring practices will serve as the
first battleground for the spot of
starting quarterback. With Jus-
tin Thomas graduating, redshirt
junior Matthew Jordan is the
leading candidate. But there are
currently seven other QBs listed
on the roster, meaning there will
be plenty of competition heading
into the season.
22 March 31, 2017 technique
Five things: Tech baseball cools after torrid start
NISHANT REDDY
STAFF WRITER
Winning their first six games
and nine of their first 10, Tech
baseball looked poised for a strong
campaign. There were questions
about the rotations depth, but
those issues seemed ill-founded.
As of late, though, doubts
have surfaced. The Jackets have
dropped to 14-9, including a mea-
sly 3-6 in ACC games. Yet despite
the slump, individual performers
have shown significant promise.
BART GOES DEEP
Catcher Joey Bart has been
one of the most valuable players
on the team at this point in the
season. Bart is batting .374, has
29 RBIs and 11 home runs. That
last figure puts Bart in the team
lead. Against Mercer, he notched
two more home runs to put him
in a tie for second nationally. On
the day, he went a perfect five for
five at the plate with the two home
runs and five RBIs. His contribu-
tions helped lead to Techs con-
vincing 11-3 win against Mercer.
Already on watch for the John-
ny Bench Award, Barts hot bat
cannot be understated. A well-
rounded catcher is hard to find,
and Bart is shaping up a player of
that caliber.
Barts contributions will be
especially crucial if the pitching
rotation does not solidify its per-
formance and Tech is forced to
put together high-scoring outings
to earn wins. So far, Bart has been
performing well, but one hitter
cannot carry always carry a team
to victory.
FAST STARTS ARE KEY
43.18 percent of Techs runs
have been scored in the first three
innings of the game. They have
CASEY MILES
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Its old hat at this point, but at
the beginning of the season, no-
body could have predicted that
Tech mens basketball would find
itself where it currently is. How-
ever, those opinions gradually
changed over the season and when
the team narrowly missed the
NCAA Tournament, there was a
sour taste left everyones mouths.
That includes mine. Like head
coach Josh Pastner, I was con-
vinced that our quality wins and
improvement over the course of
the season would be enough to
put the Yellow Jackets in the tour-
ney, particularly considering the
strength of the ACC. However,
the committee made the choice to
put plenty of other qualified teams
in over us. I understand that, and
scored 27, 23 and 26 runs in the
first, second and third innings,
respectively. The Jackets are 5-0
when taking a lead at the end of
the first inning, 8-1 when leading
after the second inning and 11-1
when leading after three innings.
The fact that the Jackets have
such a stellar record in these situ-
ations and a mediocre one overall
shows that they have faced more
than their fair share of early shell-
ings, thanks in part to the quality
of opposing batting and thanks in
part to the inconsistency of Tech
pitching so far.
In a typical game, the start-
ing pitcher will get through all 9
hitters in the lineup sometime in
the third inning. When an offense
succeeds in the first three innings,
it puts additional pressure on the
pitcher to adjust. If Tech can con-
tinue to come out to fast starts,
their winning ways will continue.
THE FIRST FIVE
Despite inconsistency from
Techs arms, they have been in-
strumental in earning wins. A ma-
jority (11 of 14) of Techs wins can
be attributed to effective pitching.
Particularly in the first five in-
nings of each game, Tech gives up
an average of just 3.13 runs in the
first five innings. Starting pitch-
ers usually pitch for the first five
innings of each game on a good
day in college baseball, and Techs
have put in some quality efforts.
The bullpen is slightly less
settled. 68 of opponents 145 runs
against Tech this season have
come in the sixth inning or later.
That will need to change in order
for the team to pull out more close
wins (and avoid blowouts that are
a result of poor pitching.)
Jay Shadday (2.50), Ben
Schniederjans (2.79), Ben Parr
(3.12), Jonathan Hughes (3.32)
and Xzavion Curry (4.60) have all
Josh Okogie sizes up a defender in front of a packed McCamish Pavilion. Through a combination
of promotions and performance, Tech basketball has attracted sizeable student attendance.
at this point Im happy we didnt
make the tournament. This year
wasnt the year we needed to go to
the NCAA tournament; it wasnt
even supposed to be a year where
we qualified for any postseason
tournament.
With that being said, I think
the NIT was perhaps the perfect
tournament for us to make this
year. First, the games arent played
at a neutral site until the semifi-
nals. Lucky for us, this meant
that we got to see two more home
The Tech baseball team gets ready between innings in the season opener. After a
hot start, followed by a big slump, the team is looking to bounce back in ACC play.
started games for Tech this year
and have good ERAs.
DATOC SHOWS PROGRESS
As a freshman and sophomore,
Jared Datoc made 19 appear-
ances over 16.4 innings as a relief
pitcher. This season he has already
appeared in 14 games and has
pitched 24.1 innings. Datoc also
has 27 strikeouts, second only to
Xzavion Curry (31) on the team.
Extrapolated to a K/9 ratio, Da-
toc is recording 5.25 strikeouts for
every nine innings he pitches. As
Datoc makes longer appearances
in relief, he continues to demon-
strate his effective nature.
games in McCamish. These home
games served as the perfect spring
board for Tech to build momen-
tum heading into the tournament.
Had we made the NCAA tourna-
ment we most likely wouldve had
our first game a decent way away
from Atlanta, against quite the
high seeded team. Particularly for
a team inexperienced in such situ-
ations, that would have been a dif-
ficult experience indeed.
Second, it allowed the crowds
to continue to build at McCamish.
If he continues his solid pitch-
ing, it is fair to assume that he
may be in competition for an op-
portunity to start games next sea-
son. In the meantime, the righty
is a reliable option in the bullpen
whom Coach Hall can call during
key situations in close contests.
THE .300 CLUB
Twenty-three games into the
season, Austin Wilhite (.377),
Joey Bart (.374), Trevor Craport
(.354), Wade Bailey (.352) and
Coleman Poje (.329) are all bat-
ting over the coveted .300 mark.
Bart, Craport and Bailey are ev-
eryday starters in the lineup, and
Photo by Casey Miles Student Publications
With Josh Pastner trying to reig-
nite the idea of the Thrillerdome,
a couple hyped up postseason
games simply added fuel to a fire
that was just beginning to burn.
As the regular season wore on, a
combination of giveaways and an
unexpected influx of wins con-
tributed to an increased fan turn-
out. Particularly in games such as
the Indiana contest, which was
nationally televised, commenta-
tors consistently noticed the size
and vigor of Tech crowds. That is
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Photo by Casey Miles Student Publications
Wilhite has started 22 of 23 games
this season while making an ap-
pearance in the one he didnt start
in. Poje entered the season expect-
ing to start every few games, but
his consistent hitting has provided
him with the opportunity to start
19 out of 23 possible games while
making an appearance in all 23.
Batting averages over .300
show more than mere power or
placement. They demonstrate pa-
tience at the plate, a willingness
to wait for the right pitch. Tech
will need to continue maximizing
the value of its at-bats if it is to go
about bettering (and perhaps soon
evening) its conference record.
the perfect antidote for the tepid
image we had earned in the Brian
Gregory years. And it might make
the difference on the recruiting
trail. Highly-touted forward Jor-
dan Tucker, who was leaning to-
wards Indiana over Tech, might
think twice after watching the
McCamish crowd rattle the Hoo-
siers (and the team thoroughly
outplay now-unemployed coach
Tom Creans bunch.)
I could talk for hours about
the future of Tech basketball un-
der Coach Pastner, because it is
a lot brighter (and clearer) than
it was under Coach Gregory. He
has demonstrated a willingness
to reach out that is difficult not
to admire. But more specifically,
these feats have been possible
thanks in large part to fans.
Earlier this season, the Tech-
nique interviewed freshman guard
Josh Okogie. Okogie took the op-
portunity to plead for more fan
support. And whether its thanks
to the Krispy Kreme donuts or
free T-shirts or raffles or just their
style of play, that support has
come in spades.
So if you have shown up to a
Tech basketball game, rumbled
the bleachers and chanted, Air-
ball! with the rest of the student
section, pat yourself on the back.
You have been part of the first
season of what may well be a leg-
endary turnaround. And whether
Tech won their NIT champion-
ship game against TCU or not,
that is something to relish.
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Strafaci notches first career win at Valspar
ALISON LAVERY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
While most Tech students
spent last week relaxing at beach-
es and vacation spots across the
country while catching up on
sleep, freshman Tyler Strafaci and
the rest of Techs golf team spent
their spring break preparing for
the Valspar Collegiate Tourna-
ment in Palm City Florida. Stra-
facis hard work throughout his
debut season and spring break
paid off. His victory at the Valspar
Collegiate earned him his first
collegiate tournament title and
brought the team to three tourna-
ment victories so far this season.
With fellow freshman Luke
Schniederjans, who was recently
named the ACCs mens golfer of
the month, Strafaci proved that
new talent was going to be instru-
mental in giving the jackets more
upward momentum in the colle-
giate golf rankings.
It didnt take long for Strafaci
to get into the swing of things at
Tech and prove how big of an as-
set he is. His rigorous high school
education was a factor in his
smooth transition to Tech.
Strafaci talked about that shift,
saying that he went to a high
school that was very demanding
academically and I used to miss
a lot of school for golf. So it pre-
pared me to go to Tech and once
I got here, I adjusted pretty well
and felt pretty comfortable.
With his history of hard work,
Strafaci does not shy away from
pressure, which makes him an
impressive force on the course.
Strafaci made his collegiate debut
last October where he competed
at the Golf Club of Georgia Col-
legiate Tournament and the Cy-
prus Point Classic. Strafaci tied
for 43rd place at the Georgia Col-
technique March 31, 2017 23
legiate Tournament. Paired with
Schniederjans, and he earned the
jackets another victory defeat-
ing Greyson Sigg and Spencer
Ralston of UGA at the Cyprus
Point Classic.
A memorable fall debut left the
team excited to see what Strafaci
and other newcomers had to of-
fer the Jackets, earning Strafaci a
spot on Techs travel team. Since
his fall debut, he has helped Tech
work their way back up in colle-
giate rankings after a few months
of middling performances.
The Clemson Invitational
in April will be the Jackets fi-
nal chance to demonstrate their
improvement before the ACC
Championships. Consistency
is something that Tech golf has
struggled with throughout the
season. There always seems to
be at least one disastrous round
in every tournament the Jackets
compete in. Strafaci and his team-
mates started to break out of this Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
slump last weekend. If they can Tyler Strafaci follows through on a swing during a round. The Davie, Fla., native has shown
continue to push themselves up capability beyond his years, winning the Valspar Collegiate Tournament as a freshman.
and further out of this dismal pat-
tern, their chances of contending team. And if youre worried too trol and remaining at peace with four All-American titles through-
for a conference championship in- much about helping the team the rest a victory at their final out his collegiate career, a national
crease exponentially. score and think, If I make a bo- in-season tournament is within championship title for the Jackets,
Were just focusing a lot on gey here ... , its going to hurt the reach. All that Tech has to do now and possibly a professional career
attitude towards the game and team. Its more about just taking is show that they can pass this test on the course, theres no doubt
just a very positive outlook and care of the stuff you can take care with flying colors. the Strafaci will continue to be a
were working on our short game. of and if everyone does that on a Its difficult to tell if a victory staple in Techs mens golf lineup.
Strafaci explained, I mean obvi- five-person team youre going to in their final tournament will be Those goals realization starts with
ously when were training in the have a really good shot at winning enough to carry Tech on to an wins at tournaments like these,
weight room and were practicing a golf tournament. ACC Championship, but theres proof that Strafaci is becoming
its very much a team atmosphere The Jackets are comfortable no doubt that Strafaci and his acclimated to the rigor of the col-
and were all pushing each other with competition away from teammates are looking to the fu- legiate circuit.
to get better. home, as nearly all their tourna- ture and setting goals and holding With only one sophomore on
But when were at a tourna- ments this season have been out themselves to high standards. the team, players like Strafaci and
ment, I think for the most part, of state. Traveling to Salem, N.C., Strafaci ended his high school Schniederjans will be expected
we are all concerned about just for the Clemson Invitational career with two state titles, and to take major leadership roles in
taking care of what we need to should not be very intimidating ranked in several amateur tourna- their junior year. They will have to
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Buzz builds as Jackets
pave path to NIT finals
CASEY MILES
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Tech mens Basketball contin-
ues to march on against all expec-
tations. This Tuesday they beat
Cal State Bakersfield 76-61. The
win was the second straight wire-
to-wire victory for the Jackets fol-
lowing their win against Ole Miss
74-66 in Oxford, MS.
Techs current four-game win
streak in the National Invitation
Tournament (NIT) has come on
the back of a strong offensive per-
formance. After Tuesdays game,
the Jackets are 17-0 when scor-
ing above 70 points this season;
in all four of their NIT games
they crested that mark. The offen-
sive performance has been led by
freshman Josh Okogie with other
players chipping in for one or two
of the games; Okogie has topped
20 points in each game with im-
pressive efficiency.
The Jackets entered the NIT
being given the No. 6 seed in
the section of the bracket headed
by ACC rival Syracuse. Through
some luck and dwindling faith
in a head coach, Tech hosted
their first-round game against the
3-seed Indiana. The Hoosiers,
uncomfortable with the idea of
hot-seat coach Tom Crean being
booed in front of a home crowd
on national television, agreed to
play at McCamish Pavilion. Head
coach Josh Pastner paid for all stu-
dent tickets to the game to pack
the house in hopes of bringing
home the win.
The energy in the dome was
electric as Tech pulled away late to
a 75-63 victory. Throughout an-
other stroke of luck, higher seeded
Georgia dropped their matchup
SPORTS EDITOR:
Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Casey Miles
sports@nique.net
to Belmont. Tech hosted Belmont
the first Sunday of spring break
with Pastner continuing to buy
student tickets while also tacking
on 1,800 Krispy Kreme donuts
for fans attending the game. The
Jackets grabbed a lead halfway
through the first half and did not
look back with their 71-57 win.
With the win against Belmont,
Tech travelled to Oxford, Miss.
to face Ole Miss after the Rebels
upset 1-seed Syracuse. The road
has been a tough place to play for
the Jackets this season. With only
two wins on the road heading into
their game against Ole Miss the
odds were stacked against them.
The Jackets had played a solid
pair of tournament game, but it
was here that their streak was sup-
posed to meet its end.
But Tech jumped out to an
early lead and held it for the en-
tire game. A scary moment came
in the second half when Ole Miss
came within four points and a
packed arena roared to life, but
Tech kept the lead and punched
their ticket to New York City.
Tech faced upstart No. 8 seed
California State University
Bakersfield, who had made their
tournament run in a similar style
to Tech. Both teams came into the
game as great defensive teams, but
Tech came out swinging early and
continued their hot streak, even
away from home. The win gave
Tech its second ever berth in the
NIT finals, with its first coming
in 1971, 46 years ago.
The tournament was much
smaller back then, and every game
was played in Madison Square
Garden. Tech reached the finals
with wins over La Salle, Michigan
and St. Bonaventure. After the
time of writing, Tech will have
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Freshman golfer Tyler Strafaci makes
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tournament win.423 March 31, 2017
faced off with TCU to determine
who wins the 2017 National In-
vitation Tournament, an accom-
plishment that has catalyzed the
likes of South Carolina and Baylor
in recent years.
TCUs path to the NIT finals
has been quite different than
Techs. The No. 4 seed from the
Iowa region began their run with
a close win over Fresno State. They
then travelled to Iowa to face off
against the top seeded Hawkeyes.
In a slugfest, the Horned Frogs
came out with a 94-92 victory.
They then punched their ticket to
Madison Square Garden with a
rout over Richmond.
Tuesday night, after Tech took
down Bakersfield, the Horned
Frogs faced off with UCF. In the
68-53 victory, big man Vladi-
mir Brodziansky was the leading
scorer with 18 points in only 22
minutes on the floor. The big-
gest takeaway from this game
was the offensive outburst from
the Horned Frogs in the second
half. TCU outscored UCF 39-22,
showing that much like Tech, the
second half is where they shine.
The biggest key for Tech will
be holding steady on defense
and forcing turnovers. A cursory
glance at TCUs tournament run
shows they can put up plenty of
points, but also winning in slower,
more drawn out games.
Junior Ben Lammers has been
on a hot streak, but will have his
work cut out for him against Brod-
ziansky. That will be the matchup
to watch, and it will be important
that Okogie and the rest of the
team continue their offensive out-
burst. If the Jackets come out early
like they have so far this tourna-
ment their chances are great for Top photos courtesy of Danny Karnik; Middle photo courtesy of Georgia Tech
bringing home a postseason title. Basketball; Bottom photo by Casey Miles Student Publications