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TECH BASKETBALL’S BIG MEN, OLD AND NEW

SPORTS JOSH FORBES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Everybody knows, but nobody is

talking about it. Just over a month un-
til the day finally comes, and no mat-
ter how much Tech fans like to pretend
it is not happening, there is nothing
that anybody can do to prevent what
is coming: Ben Lammers is graduating.
Yes, the 6’10” fan favorite who has
been anchoring down Tech’s methodi-
cal defense, known for grinding oppos-
ing defenses and limiting high-percent-
age post looks is off to bigger and better
things next season. Fortunately, Lam-
mers is one of only two Tech players ag-
ing out of the program next season; fel-
low senior Tadric Johnson’s departure is
slightly mitigated by the emergence of
freshman Jose Alvarado and incoming
four-star guard Michael DeVoe.
DeVoe’s fellow commit Kristian
Sjolund was enthusiastic in his com-
ments to the media after signing, but it
is difficult to believe that his aspirations
of replacing Lammers with his spindly
180-pound frame and noted aversion to
contact will work out, at least in the im-
mediate future.
With no other frontcourt prospects
in the pipeline for next season, the
search for a new starting center will
turn inwards. Junior Abdoulaye Gu-
eye has shone in what has unquestion-
ably been a breakout 2017-18 season,
doubling his minutes, quintupling his
points and finding a reliable shot as a
key contributor and starter. But as a
stretch four best limited to a few reps
per game at center, Gueye is not the
long term solution for Tech, especially
since “small ball” centers are typically
more successful in the NBA than in the
NCAA, where 7-footers can use raw
strength and size to feast on less skilled
defenders. Redshirt sophomore center
See BIG MEN, page 21
Top L: Photo by Kirsten Reynolds Student Publications; Top R: Photo by Himanshu Dedge Student Publications; Above: Photo by Jon Long Student Publications

NEWS

GA Senate hears new bill on free expression

POLLY OUELLETTE
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
During the current legislative
session of the Georgia Senate,
which convened on Jan. 8, Sen-
ate Bill 339 was first introduced to
the senators and was then referred
to the Higher Education Com-
mittee.
The bill, which concerns free
speech policies on university cam-
puses and the ways that adminis-
tration should handle violations
to these policies, was read to the
Senate on Jan. 22.
It is to be reviewed by the com-
mittee on Feb. 13.
Georgia District 3 Senator
William Ligon, Jr., who was the
legislator who took point on writ-
ing the bill, said that he noticed
cases concerning regulation of
free expression taking place on
campuses all over the country,
such as administrations disinvit-
ing controversial speakers from
campus or students shouting
down speakers and not allowing
them to speak.
Ligon said he wanted to make
sure that this didn’t happen to
those institutions of the Univer-
sity System of Georgia (USG).
“What we’ve seen in states that
have enacted a bill like this, such
as Wisconsin, is that free speech
has been promoted and begins to
flourish on campus,” Ligon said.
The bill was adapted from
model legislation on free expres-
sion on college campuses that was
developed by the Goldwater Insti-
tute.
The current bill makes several
key points about free expression
policies on college campuses but
makes the overall assertion that
“the primary function of an insti-
tution of higher education is the
discovery, improvement, trans-
mission, and dissemination of
knowledge by means of research,
teaching, discussion, and debate,”
according to the body of the bill.
A few other introductory
points are made by the bill, includ-
ing the stipulation that it is not a
university’s responsibility to shield
individuals from any speech that
is protected by the First Amend-
ment, even if that speech is offen-
sive or disagreeable to a person.
The bill also states that students,
faculty or any other individu-
als who would like to speak their
mind on a college campus are free
to do so and will be physically
protected.
The bill also introduces dis-
ciplinary consequences for those
who attempt to impede or ob-
struct another’s free expression. It
states that if any student is twice
found guilty of infringing on the
First Amendment rights of an-
other individual, he or she must
be suspended for a minimum of a
year or expelled.
See SENATE, page 3
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POLLY OUELLETTE
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
UNWANTED VISITOR
On Jan. 17, an officer met with
a young woman and a victim’s ad-
vocate in the Georgia Tech Police
Department in reference to the
woman’s report of harassing com-
munications.
The young woman told the
officer that she had been receiv-
ing several text messages from
an individual whom she pre-
ferred not to have contact with
and whom she had asked to stop
contacting her.
Despite blocking the alleged
harasser on social media and her
cell phone, the individual had
reached out to the victim’s boy-
friend and friends to see where her
classes were located.
The victim stated to the officer
that she was overwhelmed with
the alleged harasser’s behavior
and would prefer to focus on her
school work, which she had told
the individual, who became upset
and has been trying to contact the
victim ever since.
Previously on Jan. 17, the
young woman was in her apart-
ment when the alleged harasser
began to bang on the door of the
apartment and stayed without be-
ing allowed in for approximately
40 minutes. She eventually vacat-
ed the premises.
Upon the request of the com-
plainant, the Dean of Students
was asked to contact the individ-
ual who had been harassing her.
SMOKE THEM ALL
While in the parking lot of 828
West Peachtree in Tech Square on
Jan. 21, an officer detected the
distinctive odor of marijuana that
had been lit on fire and allowed to
burn. He determined that it was
emanating from a parked car and
made contact with the individual
that later exited that same car.
The woman that exited the
car was the security guard at the
Barnes and Noble Bookstore,
which supplies many Tech stu-
dents with their educational lit-
erature. The woman admitted to
smoking marijuana in her car, and
when the officer inquired whether
she had any left, the woman stated
that she had smoked it all.
The officer informed the wom-
an that while she would only be
issued a warning for marijuana
possession, he would be giving her
a two year ban from campus due
to her criminal trespass.
The woman was escorted in-
side the store, where the woman
collected her belongings and the
manager on duty was informed
that the security guard was no
longer allowed on campus.
NAP TIME
A few minutes after mid-
night on Jan. 21, an officer ob-
served a young woman passed
out on a bench in front of Theta
Chi Fraternity.
Thinking that this was an un-
usual location for a nap, the offi-
cer continued to observe.
Shortly after, the female vom-
ited, and the officer intervened.
The officer determined that the
female was 18 years old and in-
toxicated. Through deductive rea-
soning based on her status and the
fact that she was lying on a bench
outside of a fraternity house, the
officer was able to conclude that
she had been engaging in under-
age consumption of alcohol.
Upon the officer’s request, a
Grady ambulance arrived. The
woman was evaluated and sub-
sequently released by emergency
personnel. The student was is-
sued a student code of conduct
violation.
USE YOUR BLINKER
At approximately 10 p.m. on
Jan. 25, an officer conducted a
traffic stop on Northside Drive at
14th Street. The vehicle did not
have its headlights, brake lights or
turn signals illuminated.
Since these are usually helpful
tools for drivers to understand the
behaviors of others while driv-
ing, these constituted violation of
traffic law.
Upon approaching the car,
the officer noticed that the ve-
hicle smelled suspiciously like
marijuana. When questioned, the
driver admitted to having a small
amount of marijuana in her pos-
session. She handed it over to the
officer, who took custody of it for
destruction.
The driver was given a verbal
warning for the headlight require-
ment and brake requirement and
charged for possession of mari-
juana under one ounce.

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ach week , this sec tion of
News will include coverage
of different aspects of bills
and resolutions that have passed
through Student Government. This
will include the Undergraduate
House of Representatives, Graduate
Student Senate and the Executive
Branch of both government bodies.
CASEY MILES
NEWS EDITOR
BILL SUMMARY
BILL AMOUNT GSS
Delta Phi Lambda Conference $540.18 23-0-0 38-0-1
Bhangra at GT Speaker $50 23-0-0 38-0-1
Bhangra at Circle City $650 n/a 40-0-0
Ballroom Dance Club $2108.80 24-0-0 39-0-0
Flying Club GPS $2,388.40 25-0-0 39-0-0
Airsoft Club Fees $2,956.92 17-1-0 32-0-1
Day at the Capitol $455 n/a 39-0-0
REVAMPING ELECTIONS
The Restructuring Commit-
tee presented to UHR the selected
changes they want to make to the
bylaws before the representatives
heard the bills for the night.
Among the suggestions were
the addition of two new special
reps: a transfer student rep and an
international student rep. Along
with those additions, the cur-
rent position of co-op rep would
be removed.
The committee felt that trans-
fer students and international
students did not have enough rep-
UHR resentation in UHR while co-op
students were often represented
by other positions. Additionally,
there were often either one or no
people running for the co-op rep
position resulting in no choice.
Under the current structure
there are class reps for freshmen,
sophomores, juniors and seniors;
however, these class reps did not
represent students that took five
or six years to graduate. Therefore,
the committee decided that more
senior reps should be added.
The final suggestion to the by-
laws suggested was to change the
major apportionment formula for
how many reps each major gets.
Each degree offering major is
given at least one rep, but if they
would allow more, they are put
into the apportionment formula.
Currently, every 1000 students
enrolled in a major gives that ma-
jor an extra rep beyond the first.
As it stands, there a few majors
that have a lot of students, but
not 1000. Under this plan, the
number of students needed to add
another rep would be either 750
or 500.
Under the 750 student plan,
they would add four new reps.
Under the 500 student plan, they
would add 10 new reps. This
would simply allow for more rep-
resentation from majors that are
large, but not quite large enough.
Finally, there were changes
suggested that could be made
without making changes to the
bylaws. These changes mainly fo-
cused on what reps would be do-
ing when they got into UHR.
First, they suggested that all
reps get involved in at least one
committee next year. Within
those committees, they suggested
that there be co-chairs, with one
elected and one non-elected. Ad-
ditionally, they want greater out-
reach during elections to get more
voter participation. Finally, they
suggested that JFC fast track be
expanded beyond what it cur-
rently entails.
BHANGRA DANCE TEAM
Originally, there were three
bills set to be voted on as fast
track bills, but one was pulled out
due to GSS also removing the bill
from fast track.
The bill was for a registration
fee for the Bhangra Indian dance
team. GSS pulled the bill out of
fast track because Indian dance
teams have gotten a lot of money
over the past few weeks.
When the UHR reps heard
that GSS tabled the bill for such
a reason, they decided that they
needed to vote on the bill. The bill
passed 40-0-0.

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In its latest earning report,
Samsung revealed it would be-
gin making chips for harvesting
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showed that the company has
overtaken Intel as the largest chip-
maker in 2017.
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as the Bell, has reported that the
processors involved in these chips
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The Bell reports that Samsung
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Hileman, a crypto-currency re-
searcher from the University of
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were to collapse and enter a bear
market like in 2014 to 2015, one
would wonder if Samsung would
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SENATE FROM PAGE 1
“If someone comes to your
campus to give a talk, everyone
will be aware that if you stand up
and disrupt that speaker and he
can’t be heard, and students are
there to hear the speech and learn,
or challenge it and be exposed to
new ideas, and they can’t do that,
then there are consequences to
that,” Ligon said.
Another provision of the bill
ensures the creation of a Com-
mittee on Free Expression by the
USG Board of Regents. This com-
mittee will be made up of at least
15 members and will annually re-
port their findings on any relevant
activities within USG.
Another item in the proposed
bill is the inclusion of free expres-
sion policies and regulations in
freshman orientation programs.
The bill defines the types of
speech that are not protected by
the First Amendment and that
the university is therefore allowed
to regulate or prohibit, such as
harassment, violations of law or
defamation. It also stipulates the
limited reasons why a university
might restrict expressive conduct
in a public area of campus.
Tech has several free expression
policies. Students, faculty and
staff may express themselves in a
variety of ways, including through
reservations of outdoor spaces,
signage and chalking sidewalks.
Members of the public are per-
mitted to use the amphitheater
adjacent to the Ferst Theatre for
any kind of legal expression if they Photo by Mitchell Williams Student Publications
submit a request five days before The Georgia Senate first heard Bill 339 on January 22. The bill deals with freedom
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During his stint as an athletic
director at Oregon State Univer-
sity prior to his current job, Tech
Athletics Director Todd Stans-
bury experienced first-hand the
entrepreneurial potential of stu-
dent-athletes.
“When I was at Oregon State,
I had these two student athletes
that, organically, we helped them
to incubate two companies with
athletics,” Stansbury said.
One student, who was interest-
ed in film, made a documentary
about the Oregon State athletes
as they went on a service trip to
Guatemala. The footage produced
drew up enough attention to land
him funding from investors to be-
gin a production company, which
now interfaces with Nike.
The other student was develop-
ing a product to help social media
— back in 2009, when programs
were still struggling to understand
and leverage Facebook and other
nascent platforms.
“I was willing to give him a test
kitchen to play around,” Stans-
bury said.
The student was able to devel-
op a successful company around
his product that was eventually
bought by Learfield Sports, a firm
specializing in marketing solution
for schools.
“If you can find out what a stu-
dent is passionate about, then you
never have to worry about them
again,” Stansbury said.
Stansbury gave this personal
story and several other bits of
advice during a Create-X Deep
Startup information session dis-
cussing sports innovation. The
session, which was held on Thurs-
day, Jan. 25, allowed attendees to
ask questions and learn first hand
the challenges of running an ath-
university and of opportunities to
solve problems within the larger
sports landscape.
Stansbury offered his personal
thoughts on which sectors will of-
fer the most room for newcomers
to enter and innovate.
“As far as the what?” Stansbury
said. “It’s so big. It’s so big because
there’s performance, there’s wear-
ables, there’s analytics, there’s a
better way to train, there’s the
next Gatorade, there’s fan experi-
ence and how do we make a bet-
ter fan experience? How do we sell
more tickets?”
Unlike schools like Clemson
or Alabama, which can rely on
steady droves of ticket sales from
its dedicated fans, Tech has to be
smarter about how it targets its
Athletic Director Todd Stansbury addresses a group of students at a Create-X Deep Startup
information session. As AD, Stansbury is pushing for more entrepreneurship in athletics.
diverse audience within Atlanta,
Stansbury stressed.
“Our challenges here are,
we’re in a big city. There’s a lot of
noise,” Stansbury said, answering
a question on Tech’s challenges
in connecting with fans. “Our
focus historically may have been
a little narrow, directly pointed at
the Georgia Tech alum, and our
market has to be broader than
that. And we can’t try and sell ev-
ery ticket in that stadium exactly
the same way. And that’s where
the analytics piece comes in. You
know, we’ve got to be much more
targeted and we need to divide up
that stadium.”
The analytics needed to assess
a large sports program requires a
stream of data tracking all aspects
of its operation, from recruiting
to player performance, and from
sales to fan experience.
“I just hired a new person to
run our external operations,”
Stansbury said in response to a
question on ticket and concession
sale analysis. “He’s in the process
of inventorying and analyzing
everything that we do, and that
is concessions, lines, how long it
takes, whether we go to clear bag
... Everything that we do is being
analyzed.”
Because it is tough to fit fans
into Bobby Dodd, the oldest on-
campus football stadium in the
country, when large, feature-filled
stadiums such as Philips Arena
and the Mercedes-Benz Arena are
nearby, Stansbury said that the
athletic department is looking at
“every closet in the [Bobby Dodd]
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stadium” to figure out whether it
can be converted into amenities.
The other piece that Athletics
would like to leverage: the talents
of members of the Tech commu-
nity, which gives GT Athletics an
edge over other programs.
“[Other schools] don’t have
what we have,” Stansbury said.
“They don’t have access to the In-
stitute.”
If a student is interested and
has the data analytics skills, they
can contact the athletic depart-
ment for opportunities to process
its data.
“Now that we have a masters
[degree] in analytics, we’re mak-
ing connections with students in
those areas that we will give them
access to real live problems that
we need help with,” Stansbury
said. “So there are opportunities
throughout the department where
we could definitely use the help
and will give students access to in-
formation that they would then be
able to try and find solutions to.”
In order to help involve more
students in sports innovation,
Athletics is planning to hold a
sports-centric hackathon.
“I am in talks with two pro
teams ... trying to identify what
are the biggest challenges they
have,” said Doug Allman, assis-
tant athletics director for innova-
tion.
“Once we figure that out, we’re
going to come together, and ba-
sically have a 25-hour straight
hackathon, and the pro teams
will be there, we’ll have corpo-
rate sponsors there,” Allman said.
“Are you really going to come up
with a solution in 24 hours? Prob-
ably not. But you’ll probably have
some good ideas.”
In order to be given the chance
to fully flesh out their idea, the
winner of the sport hackathon
will be offered a guaranteed spot
in the Create-X Startup program.
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They don’t think it be like it is, but it
do. — Oscar Gamble
February 2, 2018
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion CORRECTION: Jan. 12, 2018

Keeping students safe off-campus
Helping students get home and avoid crime
With four Clery Acts for armed rob-
beries having been put out near campus
since the beginning of the semester, Tech
students and staff have reason to be con-
cerned for their safety. GTPD has been
working with Atlanta Police to narrow
down suspects and has offered some tips
for students walking through Home Park.
Many students reside in the neighbor-
hoods north of campus and walk home in
the early evening, around the same time
that one of the armed robberies occurred
less than two blocks from the edge of cam-
pus. Although there is little Tech can do
to prevent robberies off campus, there are
measures that can be taken to help stu-
dents feel safer if they live off-campus.
Improved transportation services for
students living in Home Park could help
keep students safer and reduce armed
robberies. When waiting times exceed
15 minutes, many potential riders would
rather walk home. Having more frequent
trips by the Green route, or having a bus
service that goes off-campus at night could
help students feel safer and act as a deter-
rent along their route.
As it stands, students can also utilize
existing off-campus services. The Stinger-
ette service drops students off anywhere in
Home Park, all the way up to Atlantic Sta-
tion for only $2 a ride. Students living off-
campus in these locations should buy the
Safe Ride Home punch card, which they
can get from the Parking and Transpor-
tation Office on 5th and West Peachtree,
near Tech Square. Publicizing the service,
the location of the office and expanding
the Stingerette service by adding vans and
drivers could also encourage students to
utilize it rather than attempting to walk
home late at night.
Tech is still obligated to protect their
students, especially when so many live in
Home Park and robberies occur so close to
campus.
In the “Consensus” of an issue earlier this semester, we stated
that Spring 2018 would be the final semester that faculty could use
T-Square. However, faculty will be able to use T-Square till the end
of 2018.
Sincerely,
Technique Editorial Board
YOUR VIEWS | Online Comments
Character education and morality
Sorry, there is no problem with people; the problem is with
society. Babies come into the world without guile. Children
must be carefully taught to be greedy and self-absorbed.
Simply, when the foundation of the economy is competition,
then winning becomes the goal. But imagine if it were
cooperation, instead, then one’s purpose would be to find
satisfaction and fulfillment in life, embracing community to lift
all boats.
For example, Karl Marx believed that if competition were
eliminated, people would find satisfaction in their work and in
working for the common good of each other. He envisioned a
more DEMOCRATIC society where community members would
live modestly and share equal power.
See Wikipedia: Character Education to learn more.

The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
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technique editorial board Black Lightning

Brighton Kamen EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Raji MANAGING EDITOR “giving viewers the first hint that he is Black Lightning”
Casey Miles NEWS EDITOR Zahra Khan OPINIONS EDITOR
Harsha Sridhar SPORTS EDITOR
Just over a minute into the show, they’re talking about Black
Samira Bandaru LIFE EDITOR
Casey Gomez PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Lauren Douglas DESIGN EDITOR Lightning’s mysterious disappearance and the camera focuses
Tristen Allen WEB DEVELOPER Zoie Konneker ONLINE EDITOR on Jefferson Pierce; then his daughter’s narration talks about
Elizabeth Sit HEAD COPY EDITOR Beatrice Domingo WEB DESIGNER learning the truth about her family, and the camera focuses on
a poster of Black Lightning. I think those were two pretty strong
MISERS ABOVE TECH BY TONY WU hints (for any viewers who didn’t already know).

Roderick T. long

Kantwon Rogers spotlight

Proud of you. There are so many young students looking up to

you. You’re that guy!!!

Cynn Riley-Moore

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// OPINIONS
“Is celebrity activism or political
ROUNDTABLE commentary meaningful?”
RANJANI SUNDARESAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
I once met the Former
German Ambassador John
B. Emerson shortly before
the 2016 presidential elec-
tion. Among the least mem-
orable orators in a senior
crop of diplomatic grey-
beards, he is respected by
his peers as a prime example
of a diplomat. But diplo-
mats of modern democra-
cies, unlike their indigenous
gut flora, exhibit a growing
biodiversity, and the mark
of men like Emerson on
history will be eclipsed by
an incorrigible cast of ce-
lebrity diplomats who have
brought life to this most
colorless of professions. Ce-
lebrities have begun involv-
ing themselves in matters
of diplomacy, politics and
social issues and by doing
so have brought attention to
things long forgotten by the
general public.
Ambiguity and plati-
tudes constitute the syntax
and semantics of diplomacy
and the screenplays of such
political thrillers as “The
Darkest Hour,” but effective
diplomacy is no gentleman’s
sport, though professional
gentlemen and royalty have
infested its ranks for cen-
turies. Leveraging celebrity
for a cause, as exemplified
by UNICEF’s Goodwill
Ambassadors, is a more re-
cent development, dating to
the era of Jazz Diplomacy.
Criticized for its frivolity,
but at its core Realpolitik,
a selection of celebrities —
Bono and Clooney, for in-
stance — appear to have a
knack for it, particularly in
raising aid for overlooked
causes in the face of politi-
cal hostility and non-coop-
eration.
Celebrity diplomats are
criticized for leaching nu-
“Celebrity diplomats
are criticized for
leaching nuance from
their pet causes ... ”
ance from their pet causes,
but their success is borne
not only of their fortune
but of their fundraising in-
fluence with the masses.
And yet the appeal of
celebrity is hardly con-
temptibly populist — for-
eign leaders, too, display a
weakness for it. The foreign
citizenry does not miss the
absurd disconnect between
the privilege of celebrity
and the poverty they claim
to have been enlightened
by. The leaders of countries
often welcome celebrity in-
volvement in their duties
The entertainment industry is catching up on socio-
political issues, but can their actions drive change?
with open arms and give
legitimacy to celebrities’
power and influence.
Their involvement in
foreign causes often gar-
ners praise from the people.
However, whether foreign
aid is ultimately detri-
mental to a country’s self-
sufficiency is likely not the
essential question. The na-
ture of celebrity is at its core
outrageous, and a difficult
transition to the insipidity
of diplomatic circles pres-
ents an amusing spectacle
for all, a great public ser-
vice.
I conclude, therefore,
with a nod to one of histo-
ry’s greatest diplomats, Jean
Lannes. A highly excitable
military celebrity of small
stature, he was a confidante
of Napoleon Bonaparte’s,
who must have noted the
likeness.
His appointment by Na-
poleon as French ambassa-
dor to Portugal was notable
for its brevity. In Lisbon, he
conducted court affairs like
a vengeful Lear, plaintively
declaring war upon the Por-
tuguese on multiple occa-
sions.
He left Portugal in 1803
under clouds of glorious
disgrace, a placatory coterie
of lesser men following, as
ever, in his wake. Any coun-
try can command a fleet of
plenipotentiaries, but how
rare a diplomat who can
command his own.
ZOIE KONNEKER
ONLINE EDITOR
Celebrity activism is
useless until it exists as what
it is meant to be. Actions, in
this particular case, speak
louder than words.
Activism is intentionally
contributing to the aid of
marginalized or oppressed
communities. Activism is
using the talents, finances,
power and strength you
possess to make a difference
in the lives of others.
Activism is not wearing
a black dress to an awards
show designed by a hierar-
chical industry that per-
petuates the behavior you
are protesting. It is not
proclaiming feminism and
standing beside alleged
abusers in spite of over-
whelming evidence to verify
their victim’s claims. Activ-
ism is not standing in front
of a camera talking about
the expensive black clothes
you wear without uttering a
word about the reason you
are wearing them.
Raising awareness for
issues of sexual violence
is important, but it is not
enough if we truly want to
end the horrific behavior of
predators, famous or not, in
our culture.
There are many celebri-
ties who act on what they
say they believe by donating
plentiful sums of money to
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charities and organizations
that act to fight against the
culture surrounding sexual
violence. Many also make
valiant attempts to help
survivors by giving them a
voice, or purposefully lend-
ing them a hand in their
times of need, without
judgement, without speak-
ing over them. However,
there are many celebrities
that simply want public-
ity when the issue becomes
“ ... there are many
celebrities that simply
want publicity when
the issue becomes
relevant ... ”
relevant, not showing much
interest in spreading their
wealth, power or even their
words unless they are di-
rectly garnering attention
for their philanthropy.
It comes down to being
honest and “walking the
walk” as opposed to just
“talking the talk.” Criti-
cisms of Aziz Ansari have
recently arisen after he gar-
nered his own sexual assault
accusations, despite having
sported an all black outfit at
the Golden Globes as a way
to show his opposition of
the abusive and toxic patri-
archal culture — a culture
that he played a significant
role in, inflicting pain on
women he previously said
he wanted to protect. If he
had really been interested
in fighting sexual violence,
he would not only sport his
black attire, but do every-
thing in his power as a man
to not perpetuate rape cul-
ture, including apologizing
for his past behavior and
work to positively influence
those around him.
There is a need for more,
not just from celebrities,
but everyone. Celebrities,
though, with their swaths
of wealth, power and influ-
ence, are in a unique posi-
tion to really enact change
in the United States and
around the world. Money
cannot buy happiness, or
even a better society, but
what it can do is push agen-
das and fund projects that
are actually making a dif-
ference within communi-
ties.
If you would like to
protect vulnerable and op-
pressed communities from
sexual assault, you should
speak out, protest, vote
against abusers, donate to
charities, talk about it, pro-
vide platforms for survivors
to share their stories if they
choose, listen to what they
have to say and most impor-
tantly believe them. That’s
the kind of activism Holly-
wood needs.
8 • February 2, 2018• technique // OPINIONS

Why the “sports” belongs in esports

Step aside, football. Soccer,
take a seat. Basketball, hit the
showers. No longer can tradi-
tionalists stand guard keeping
“esports” out of the circle of tra-
ditionally accepted sports.
Complain all you want, e-
What did you think of sports is a sport, and there is no
denying it. Let’s open the dic-
the Grammys?
tionary to page 873, and look
up “sport”: “an activity involv-
ing physical exertion and skill
in which an individual or team
competes against another or
others for entertainment.”
Esports certainly require
physical exertion, if only on
a more minute scale than tra-
ditional sports. We think of
traditional sports as requiring
large physical movements — the
swing of a bat, the collision of
a defender and wide receiver, or
ALICE SHEN the swing of the leg of a soccer
SECOND-YEAR CHBE player — but many of these tra-
ditional sports also base much
“I really don’t know much off minutiae.
about it.” Consider the light tap of a
putter, the precise aim of a pool
player, or the flick of the wrist
of a bowler — each are physi-
cal exertions requiring preci-
sion movement. The only thing
that separates these actions from
the mouse movements and key-
board taps required for esports is
how each are represented in the
context of a sport.
Critics complain that e-
sports is not a true sport because
its results are not represented in
the real world — it is easy to
count how many runners cross
home plate, or how far a touch-
down drive must have traveled.
Yet, just like video games and
esports, traditional sports ex-
ist in simulated environments
— touching home plate means
nothing in the real world, but
in the simulated environment
of baseball, it has significance,
in the same way that killing a
player in DOTA II or capturing
an objective in Overwatch has
no real-world significance but
significance within a simulated
environment. The simulated
environment of baseball is regu-
lated by umpires, the simulated
environment of DOTA II is gov-
erned by computers, but the dif-
ference is negligible.
In a physical sense, esports
conform to the traditional defi-
nition of sport. But what about
popularity? I might not con-
“ ... just like video games
and esports, traditional
sports exist in simulated
environments ... ”
JOHN EDWARDS
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
sider Calvinball a sport for the
reason that there are no profes-
sional leagues operating dedi-
cated to playing it (though if
by some miracle one pops up, I
will be first in line for tryouts).
But football, baseball and soccer
have millions of fans around the
world, rabidly following profes-
sional teams wherever they go,
packing stadiums, buying mer-
chandise, watching on television
— hence, I am more inclined to
refer to these games as “sports”.
However, the exact same
phenomenon exists for esports
as well. The Overwatch League,
the highest tier of competitive
Overwatch play and one of the
biggest esport leagues in the
world, had ten million view-
ers alone in its first week, with
nearly five hundred thousand
fans tuning in for its inaugural
match — a significant figure.
Considering that the Yankees,
one of the largest sports teams
in one of the largest markets in
America, averaged only around
267,000 viewers for regionally-
telecasted games in 2015, it is
not hard to see how viewership
and the fan growth of esports
leagues compete with (and in
some cases, surpass) traditional
sports leagues.
Consider also The Interna-
tional (TI), the largest DOTA II
Tournament in the world. The
top prize at TI this year was over
ten million dollars. For com-
parison, the winner of the US
Open, one of the largest tennis
tournaments in the world, re-
ceives approximately three-and-
a-half million dollars. A team
slot in the Overwatch League
cost owners twenty million dol-
lars. Esports are just as lucrative
as major sports leagues, if not
more so. With esports growing
rapidly financially and in terms
of popular appeal, it may not be
long before they surpass tradi-
tional sports leagues in popular-
ity.
To say that esports are not
“real sports” is to examine sport
through a dated and rigid lens
— incapable of looking past the
definition of sport as it existed
50 years ago. So fire up your
computer, warm up the mouse
and download a copy of DOTA
II. Esports are the next evolu-
tion of sports, whether you like
or not, and they are here to stay.

ASHLEY PICKFORD
FOURTH-YEAR ME Excessive consumption The forgotten practice
“I don’t really follow that
stuff. Not my thing.” in the land of plenty of doing nothing
If you have ever gone out to lights, buying more food than One of the best classes I’ve and drive because cars are quiet
eat with me, you know that if what you need when it’s “on ever taken at Tech is Dr. Hans and drivers realize the inevitable
I cannot finish my food, I will sale” — are all social constructs. Klein’s PHIL 3127 class, not just emptiness of life if they do not
either take it to go or make you We need to learn to think because of its effect on my GPA, distract themselves. If we are so
finish it for me. It was ingrained deeply about what really hap- but because of its approach to uncomfortable with the few mo-
in me from a young age to not pens to our waste think about what enlightenment means to- ments available to think about
take for granted the food and the fundamental cycle of natu- day. The professor warns that our lives, then we need to con-
resources that were so readily ral resources. if students are content with life sider whether we are happy with
available to me In this age of as it is, then the them or not. Af-
— not just in the “In this culture of excess, the pres- class is probably “Life’s quietest ter all, we have
financial sense, seeming excess, it is sures on society not for them. moments are polluted been told what
but in the sus- are not poverty While a tad to want our en-
tainable sense. difficult to understand but the distribu- melod ra matic, with distraction with tire lives. For
FRANCIS YANG While mini-
SECOND-YEAR BA malism may
that resources are tion of wealth.
Economist Kate
this points out a an almost phobic sense example, a good
surprising neg- education at a
seem like an finite.” Raworth de- ligence of most of urgency.” top-tier school,
“I don’t care enough to unachievable scribes this pres- college students’ a solid job at a
actually watch them but lifestyle, it is im- SAMIRA BANDARU sure through lives: how often WILL FINCH company like
portant for soci- LIFE EDITOR a framework do we actively STAFF WRITER Google and sub-
maybe I’ll go on Twitter ety to adopt the depicting the stop and think urban, home-
mindset that we should use only relationship between environ- about the state of their lives? ownership are just a few high-
and watch highlights or what we need and move away mental, societal and economic “Doing nothing” has not lights on the stereotypical list
something.” from mindless consumerism. In boundaries. According to Ra- actually meant it for a while. of life’s milestones. It is not that
this culture of seeming excess, worth, “humanity is currently Specifically, downtime is syn- these goals are bad, but rarely
it is difficult to understand that using natural resources far be- onymous with Netflix, Reddit does anyone consciously decide
resources are finite. While we yond what the planet can take or Twitter time, and procrasti- that these are their aspirations.
tend to implement the concept ... it’s wealth not poverty that’s nating or distracting ourselves This is what was taught in
of recycling, the two other ten- putting the planet under pres- from student life feels better Klein’s lectures: enlightenment
ants — reducing and reusing — sure.” than the alternative of produc- is not dropping everything to be
tend to be overlooked. Society must collectively tivity. But whether we are binge- a philosopher, it is stepping back
Walking into a grocery make some drastic changes to ing a show or trying to graduate and deciding what you want
store, it is especially difficult to divert humanity from mind- on time, we neglect to step back your to life mean to you. Above
internalize the concept that re- less consumerism. In order to from the action and consciously all, it is separating society’s
sources on this planet are finite. do this, a mindset must be ad- think about our lives. On the expectations from your own
We are presented with options opted to tackle the issues that we contrary, we actively avoid being desires. Real happiness is the
upon options of snacks, gallons currently face. The first step to alone with our thoughts. difference between consciously
VAMSEE GANGARAM upon gallons of milk and rolls practicing a sustainable lifestyle Life’s quietest moments are making decisions and passively
SECOND-YEAR CS upon rolls of toilet paper. We is becoming cognizant of the polluted with distraction with living life.
consume as if the resources will finite resources on our planet. an almost phobic sense of ur- There’s no better time than
“I didn’t watch it but I did never be depleted — because it Then we can take steps to en-
does not look like they will be. sure prosperity in the future,
gency. God forbid someone’s college to start doing nothing,
stuck in a stall without a phone especially since popular opin-
see the first performance. One of the hardest parts about in the realm of ending poverty, for the little time it takes to do ion thinks students are anyway.
Definitely the attendance is creating a sustainable planet is mitigating the effects of cli- their business. Without a T.V. Whether it’s reflecting on your
changing society’s mindset, be- mate change and creating social show in the background, fall- major choice or rethinking
going down.” cause the concepts that we know structures that will allow for the ing asleep might as well be a your career path, having second
of as everyday tasks — throwing peaceful interaction between all race to lose consciousness before thoughts now is better than hav-
Photos by Kirsten Reynolds Student Publications trash “away,” switching on the communities. thinking too much. People text ing a mid-life crisis later.
// OPINIONS
Turning climate change
into an individual battle
“Once we all know that our
personal efforts matter,
we can inspire a larger
movement.”
ZOIE KONNEKER
ONLINE EDITOR
By the time this is published, change the world’s trajectory, then
several weeks will have passed what is the point?
since what I will call “The Most But that kind of thinking is
Depressing Lecture I Have Ever not helpful to anyone. I realized
Attended.” that one person can have an effect
The lecture was in an interna- on their surroundings. Setting an
tional affairs class, and the topic example and joining in the ef-
was — you will never guess — cli- fort to prevent the destruction of
mate change. our environment is progress — if
No matter where you stand po- there is one, there are many, and
litically, it is important to know you are not alone.
that we can all help prevent severe Once we all know that our
damage to our world by mak- personal efforts matter, we can
ing simple lifestyle changes and inspire a larger movement. If you
choosing to be intentional about get stuck thinking about what you
our decisions and keep in mind cannot do, you will never achieve
the way that we affect the world anything, but if you realize that
around us. you are not just a raindrop but a
Personally, after learning the part of a larger body of water, you
specifics of the way the environ- will succeed.
ment is changing, about water I would love to share with you
scarcity, about climate change, some simple ways that we can help
about rising carbon dioxide levels the environment without sacrific-
in the oceans and atmosphere and ing too much, and then I will share
about ocean pollution and about some more involved ways that we
deforestation I was in a horrible can get involved. I hope that these
mood. People in the class argued suggestions resonate with some of
for twenty minutes about how at- you and that we can implement
tempting solutions is futile and these measures into our everyday
that humans, especially Ameri- life and look forward to a brighter,
cans, will never turn from self cleaner, future.
interest to help the greater good. First off, turn off the lights
No one is thinking about the big when you are not in the room.
picture, it seems, and when we do, Unplug electronics when you are
we ignore it. If I cannot personally not using them, including power
strips. Turn off the AC in the win-
ter. Turn off the shower when you
shampoo and condition your hair,
turn off the faucet when you brush
your teeth. Give up red meat for a
few days — use it as an incentive
to treat yourself to a fancy, meaty
meal the next week. Eat fresh
foods, not packaged foods. Re-
duce, reuse, recycle. Carry a refill-
able water bottle and stop buying
plastic. Hand wash your dishes,
cook your own dinners and use
up that food at the back of the
fridge that will go bad if you do
not put it to good use. Use both
sides of the paper, use a refillable
cup when you get your daily Star-
bucks, donate to and buy from
local farmers, support sustainable
living in your own ways.
If you are looking for some-
thing more radical, go vegetar-
ian. Go vegan. Make a compost
bin, go waste free for a week, and
then challenge yourself to go for
two weeks without creating excess
trash. Use only cold water to wash
your clothes, walk or bike to class
or to the store instead of driving,
carpool frequently, and pay close
attention to the way that you are
interacting with the world.
There are more extreme ways
to get involved, but I will leave
you to do your own research for
that to decide what track is best
for you. If you aren’t economi-
cally able to do these things, don’t
worry — just do your best. That’s
all our Earth, and I, ask for. And
most importantly, talk to each
other. Spread the word about the
good things you are doing and
how your life may be changing be-
cause of your works. Maybe in the
process, you will change someone
else’s life, and the world too.
Sunday mimosas
Senate Bill 17, known as the
“Brunch Bill,” passed through
the Senate Regulated Indus-
tries and Utilities Commit-
tee with a vote of six to four.
The Brunch Bill would allow
restaurants to serve alcohol
and stores to sell beer starting
at 11 a.m. on Sundays rather
than 12:30 p.m. as it currently
stands. The bill was intro-
duced by Buford state senator
Renee Unterman, who called
it her “mimosa mandate.”
Selling out
The men’s basketball team
sold out McCamish Pavilion
again on Wednesday against
Syracuse, and this time it
only took the promise of free
t-shirts to pack the Thriller
Dome. This is the fourth sold-
out game for Tech this season.
Truly, the home-court advan-
tage is one of the few really
impressive things about Tech
Basketball, and the environ-
ment at home has played a key
role in the team’s biggest wins.
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Stay at home
A less effective flu vaccine
this year led to a higher num-
ber of cases at Tech, so high
that the Dean of Students has
asked professors to excuse sick
students regardless of whether
those students can provide a
note from Stamps. Despite ill-
ness, many students still attend
lectures due to fears of missing
material, but this practice puts
fellow classmates at risk of ill-
ness and increases the number
of flu cases.
Superbowl returns
Atlanta football fans still
reeling from the Falcons’
heartbreaking overtime loss to
the New England Patriots in
2017 can cheer for the Phila-
delphia Eagles in the 2018 Su-
perbowl. The Patriots are gear-
ing up for back-to-back wins,
facing the Eagles in Minne-
apolis. Superbowl LII features
two east coast teams with no
exciting underdog story, but at
least there is Justin Timberlake
to look forward to.
Life
LIFE EDITOR:
Samira Bandaru
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
Hanna Warlick
life@nique.net
Behind the scenes
BOBBY GUILD
STAFF WRITER
Tech’s Student Government
Association (SGA) plays a key
part in the campus community.
From daily tasks, like answering
student questions and passing
bills, to planning key events, such
as GT Day at the Zoo and SGA
week, the student government has
a multitude of responsibilities.
Each task is done according to
SGA’s mission statement “to em-
power student organizations, em-
body student opinions, preserve
student integrity and enrich the
student experience.”
The results of the hard work
of last semester is evident in the
progress made toward achieving
the mission. SGA Student Body
President and fourth-year IE Su-
jay Peramanu feels that the efforts
of the SGA, in conjunction with
the student body, can be most
readily seen in the positive chang-
es to the student experience, a
trend he hopes to see continue.
“This year, we have focused on
enriching the student experience,
which is one of the core parts of
our mission,” Peramanu said.
“Specifically, we have focused on
mental health, academics and stu-
dent services. We will continue to
do our part in making sure every
student has what they need to be
successful here at Georgia Tech.”
This enrichment was facilitat-
ed by events and initiatives such
as the Brown Bag Series, Min-
imester Benchmarking, Career
Fair Benchmarking, the Mental
Health Allocation Committee
and Ramblin’ Reps. Through
these initiatives, SGA works to
promote solutions to issues, pro-
vide resources to students and
motivate the student body to be-
come more engaged in the cam-
pus community.
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SGA
Coordinating all of this can
be a quite daunting task that re-
quires constant communication
within SGA. It also requires,
however, constant communi-
cation with the students SGA
serves. Communication with stu-
dents is something Peramanu sees
as an area in which SGA can im-
prove, thereby bettering its ability
to work with the student body
toward a common goal.
“We hope to improve com-
munication for the student body
through newsletters and open
forum,” Peramanu said of SGA’s
plans for better communication.
This is just one of the many
things SGA hopes to make better
for this semester. By restructuring
internally, SGA hopes to improve
their efficiency and effectiveness
so as to better serve the student
body. Peramanu perceives this
change as a way to better spread
the workload.
“SGA is currently going
through restructuring to further
empower our elected representa-
tives to do work for Georgia Tech,”
Peramanu said. “Currently, most
of the legwork for projects is done
through the Executive Branch,
and we want to change this to a
more Legislative Branch.”
While change is sometimes
seen as foreboding, it is nothing
but a good sign in the case of
SGA. By keeping on top of cur-
rent and future projects, Perama-
nu expects the semester to be an
ecstatic success for both SGA and
the student body.
“The outlook for 2018 is
bright,” Peramanu said. “We have
multiple projects on the horizon
that are nearly done, and we are
excited to share our results with
the rest of the student body.”
It is with excitement that SGA
is working toward the completion
of several key projects for this
semester. These projects include
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ridesharing service discounts,
more hammocks, the creation of
a committee on sexual violence,
GT Health Day, Thank a Teacher
Day, I <3 GT Week and an inclu-
sive leadership conference. These
initiatives will help SGA achieve
its mission while simultane-
ously engaging the student body
this semester.
Through the purposeful in-
ternal changes being made after
reviewing last semester and the
projects on the horizon, SGA is
able to impact campus in a mean-
ingful way.
“SGA impacts every corner
of campus through our com-
mittees, our legislative body and
justices,” Peramanu said of SGA’s
impact. “A great place to check
out all of SGA’s accomplishments
this past semester is our Fall Re-
port that you can access on our
Facebook page.”
The coordination of this im-
pact with the goals set forth in
the mission statement have em-
powered SGA to create a cam-
pus consistent with its vision “to
help make Georgia Tech the best
place in the world to receive an
education: a place where students
boldly pursue their academic and
life goals, a place where there is
widespread student access to on-
campus resources and support,
and a place where there is collabo-
ration between students, faculty
and administrators.”
None of this would be pos-
sible, however, without the input
and effort of students. Even if
they are not an elected official,
students can become involved by
attending office hours, the Un-
dergraduate House of Represen-
tatives meetings or Open Forum.
By taking part in Tech’s po-
litical process, both students and
SGA will be able to more fully
realize the mission and vision to
which they strive.
// LIFE
NICK
WILLARD
“DRONE RACER”
ROSEMARY PITRONE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
If you have ever encountered
a drone in the air around Tech’s
campus, over Fifth Street Bridge
or in a local park, there is a good
chance Nick Willard was piloting
nearby on the ground.
Willard, a fourth-year AE and
professional drone racer, has been
flying drones since his senior year
of high school, when he spent
two semesters as a research lab
intern at the University of Ken-
tucky. The experience introduced
him to RC planes, and later to
drone racing.
“It got me hooked on doing the
drone stuff,” Willard said. “First,
it got me into RC planes for about
nine months before I actually got
my first little racing drone, and
technique • February 2, 2018• 11
I have pretty much done that of drone racing also calls for pro- ones require some maintenance, “All the drones are constructed
ever since.” fessionals to keep a collection of while others can just be stripped by myself, except for the ones I use
Willard races drones profes- drones on hand. for parts at this point.” in DRL — they use stock drones.”
sionally and has earned a coveted “Right now, I have around 17 He only uses about three from At each DRL race, the league
spot in the Drone Racing League drones,” Willard said. “Around his personal collection for racing, provides 350 to 400 identical
(DRL) alongside some of the best seven of them are in good shape, and leaves two or three for shoot- drones for participants to race,
drone racing pilots in the world. or in working condition; other ing GoPro footage. See WILLARD, page 12
The DRL usually hosts six races
each year, which air on ESPN,
where participants navigate com-
plex, obstacle-ridden tracks at ex-
tremely high speeds.
Willard is preparing for two
DRL races this March. He also
competes in local races through-
out the year, and makes a point to
get out and practice as often as his
class schedule allows.
Willard seeks out various spots
around Atlanta to test and fly his
drones, from Tech’s campus — if
he finds himself ahead of schedule
on his way to class — to parks and
buildings around town.
“Drones are so tiny. They al-
most fit in the palm of your hand,
so you can take them anywhere
you want. I sometimes fly in
the green space over Fifth Street
Bridge,” Willard said.
While there are many drone-
friendly areas around Atlanta,
those who fly drones should al-
ways exercise common sense and
adhere to Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration regulations.
“Don’t fly directly above peo-
ple, don’t go over the road, stay far
away from the sidewalk,” Willard
explained. “Just fly with precau-
tion; if you hit something, the
drone could spiral out of control.”
Racing drones, like the ones
Willard uses, are designed to fly Photo courtesy of Nick Willard
aggressively at around 60 miles Nick Willard, fourth-year AE, has the unique distinction of being a Tech student and a profes-
an hour. The aggressive nature sional drone racer. Willard competes in the Drone Racing League and has competed abroad.
12 • February 2, 2018• technique
Maintaining
friendships
after college
ALEX KLEMENTIEV
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A true friend, someone com-
pletely dependable, is a treasure
when found. They are there not
only during a difficult breakup
but also present as well to grab
coffee or go see the latest movie to
provide company.
The next few years spent get-
ting a degree are difficult. Dif-
ficult enough that some people
might seem invaluable. And it
makes sense. Spending time with
classmates becomes constant as
they are encountered in classes
and in dorms and even during
lunch. And then, two weeks be-
fore graduation, it hits: will they
still be in your life?
In a sense, yes they will still
be there. However, the boundar-
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ies are guaranteed to change and SOCIAL MEDIA WILLARD FROM PAGE 11
“Aerial photography and drone
making sure to pay attention to Facebook, Twitter and Ins- videography kind of creates a
them will be critical. tagram are all great ways to stay which accommodates those with whole new point of view,” Willard
connected. Messaging friends busy schedules. said, regarding the popularity of
HOW OFTEN IS TOO OFTEN? could not be easier without being “It removes a lot of stress, be- drones among consumers today.
After graduation, commu- too disruptive. That comes at a cause you basically show up and For those who want to get in-
nicating with these people will cost. When a best friend gets mar- fly someone else’s drone for the volved with drone racing, Willard
become less frequent. Physically, ried before you or buys a new car weekend. You go for four or five offered advice to help beginners
they might move miles away and or gets that great job after com- days, and they supply you every- get started.
time might not allow for pleting the same degree, it can be thing,” Willard said. “The biggest thing is finding
hours to be spent bothersome. A key to a great friend Participation in races like those other people to fly with and to
taking is not just someone who admires of the DRL also enables Willard help you, because it’s extremely
on the you when you are successful, but to travel internationally. Last intimidating to find all the parts
phone also encourages you to constantly year, the DRL season playoffs and and build your first drone or to
when the improve and is there when you are championship were held in Mu- find one you can get pre-built. It’s
new job down. They are proud of your suc- nich and London, respectively. nearly impossible to do on your
and re-
sponsibili-
cess, not envious, and at the same
time, they stick by you when you
Those were the first international
races for the DRL, and the races
own, so finding local people is ex-
tremely helpful,” he said.
ties increas-
ingly take
need support.
If both friends do decide to use
in London garnered an audience
of 3,000 people.
Willard also shared several re-
sources for newcomers, including
time.
The
social media, keep in mind that
friendships are built on trust and
In addition, Willard knows he
will be traveling overseas for two
multigp.com, the Reddit page r/
multicopter, and the Facebook
first support which can quickly disap- or three weeks for upcoming races groups “Rotor Riot” and “Mini
step is pear when one gets the new job this summer. Quad Club.”
to es- or spouse. Although it has brought him Due to the increasing popu-
tab- Walking on the stage and get- much success, Willard’s drone larity of drones, Willard knows
lish ting the hard-earned diploma is a expertise is not limited to racing; several people who have left their
how often you are willing to talk great feeling and it should instill he is also an experienced drone jobs to pursue either drone racing
to this person. Every year? Every pride to know faculty and friends videographer. Each drone that he or YouTube content creation full
month? Every week? These are all were supportive. flies has at least one camera that time. While Willard is still unsure
acceptable answers. Goodbye is never easy, and provides feedback to the video of where his future will lead him,
while looking at your classmates, goggles drone users often wear. he is certain about one thing.
WHO MAKES THE CUT? the realization may come creep- “We basically see as if we are “Drone racing is by far the
Much like high school, some ing in that sitting in the cockpit of it,” he ex- most fun and exhilarating thing
friends must be let go. They might they might plained. Most drones carry a sec- I’ve ever done. There’s really noth-
not be someone who was close not be seen ondary camera as well, “like a co- ing else like it — especially when
anyway, they might be bad friends again. Re- pilot, to do high definition video you fly with the goggles on. Be-
or both parties realize it is time member: recording.” ing able to be in control of such a
to part. if someone Willard uploads GoPro footage small, fast, and nimble vehicle and
The key is to realize you will matters, an from his drones onto his YouTube to go anywhere and see anything
most likely have less friends after email or Channel, which has over 13,000 — it’s just like complete freedom,”
graduating college, which is okay. even a text subscribers, under the handle said Willard.
Focus on making sure the people now and “Wild Willy FPV.” FPV refers to Along with his YouTube page,
who matter know it and show then is all it the goggles that provide drone us- Willard also has an Instagram and
them willingness to put in effort takes to keep ers with a “first-person view” from Facebook boasting a combined to-
to maintain a friendship. Design by David Le Student Publications a friend. the perspective of the drone. tal of over 12,000 followers.
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Ramen noodle event serves up disappointment
EVENTS
Illegal Food’s Late Night
Ramen Pop-Up
Host: Illegal Food
LOCATION: Little’s Food
Store
DATE: Jan. 26-27 and Feb. 2-3
OUR TAKE: «««««
ASHWATH MANIVANNAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In the quirky neighborhood
of Reynoldstown, hundreds of
people waited in the rain, their
stomachs rumbling. They were
promised a timeless dish; one that
is so deeply rooted in ancient and
modern Japanese culture: ramen.
As part of a promotional event,
Illegal Food, a modern American
restaurant, held a pop-up ramen
night in a dainty little food store,
appropriately named Little’s Food
Store. One might question what
a barbecue and burger place was
doing with ramen, but this very
curiosity might explain the only
reason why an immense amount
of people waited for hours in the
rain for a bowl of noodles that
unfortunately ended up being
bleaker than any college student’s
gourmet Top Ramen.
Japanese ramen has a rich
history, yet at the same time is a
relatively modest dish. It spent its
early years as peasant food, looked
down upon in medieval Japan.
Simply put, ramen is a bowl of
rice or wheat noodles suspended
in a broth with elements of fish,
soy or pork bones. The meat in a
bowl of ramen varies from chick-
Brockhampton packs a fifteen finger punch
EVENTS
The Love Your Parents
Tour
PERFORMER: Brockhampton
LOCATION: Buckhead
Theatre
DATE: Jan. 23
OUR TAKE: «««««
AYO ALADESANMI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Last week, Atlanta’s Buckhead
Theater was absolutely lit up two
nights in a row by an eclectic con-
glomerate of musicians who bill
themselves as “America’s best boy-
band since One Direction.” If not
familiar with the extremely talent-
ed 15-person hip-hop collective
out of south Texas, it is definitely
worth knowing that this descrip-
tion is purposefully ironic, serv-
ing to symbolize Brockhampton’s
larger ambition as a group.
In their music one will not find
the same focus-grouped choruses
or forced boyish charm that the
five guys of One Direction of-
fered for the duration of their pop
career. Existing as a “boyband”
Employees serve ramen to hungry customers
oldstwon for a ramen pop-up event staged
en to seafood to the most famous,
“chashu,” thinly cut slices of
braised pork. Accessories such as
“nori” (seaweed), “shoyu tamago”
(egg soaked in soy sauce), bamboo
shoots, corn and fish cakes, often
called “naruto,” elevate the base
bowl of ramen.
is a reflection of Brockhamp-
ton’s desire to be mainstream,
even though nothing about them
would be considered so.
For one thing, most boybands
do not include the producers and
visual artists they collaborate with
in their official headcount, but, in
a larger attempt to challenge what
can be accepted in today’s musical
landscape, Brockhampton does.
Through deceptively unrelated
musical, visual and technological
art (yes, technological — the band
has an app free for download in
the Apple and Android app store),
the larger goal of Brockhampton
is simply to work — to break
through into the mainstream and
force listeners to reckon with the
dense subject matter in their mu-
sic, as well as with the genius, ir-
reverent minds of 15 ultra-talent-
ed troublemakers.
At the venue, a couple min-
utes after 8:30 p.m. in a theater
filled to the brim primarily with
wide-eyed, expectant college stu-
dents, the seven emcees of the
band emerge to cheers. Imme-
diately, they break into “BOO-
GIE”, an upbeat song celebrat-
ing all the success the band has
achieved through releasing mu-
sic in their own truly industry-
disrupting way.
at Little’s Food Store in
by the owners of Illegal
Illegal Food offered three
types of ramen — tonkotsu, spicy
shrimp and tofu for the vegans,
but only the classic tonkotsu was
sampled for this review. All the
food came from a kitchen that
somehow managed to fit four
people bustling to steam noodles,
However, describing their
opening performance as just “up-
beat” is simply inaccurate. Their
opening act, in addition to all
of the remaining songs from the
night’s setlist, were performed
with the type of pure, unadulter-
ated vitality that could only come
from seven fanatical savants that
have all encountered personal
trials of their own, but emerged
victorious, unified and with the
world at their fingertips.
The next hour and a half of
music was pure madness, with
mosh pits engulfing unsuspect-
ing victims left and right, pal-
pable anticipation during every
brief silence between songs, and
by the end, a venue full of per-
spiration-drenched concert-goers
content after an electrifying live
performance.
But truly understanding the
nature of the pulsating, recipro-
cal transfer of energy between
the stage and the audience those
two nights can only be done by
recognizing the backgrounds of
each of the group’s members, as
well as the thematic content that
the band tackles in their frequent
releases. Throughout 2017, the
guys of Brockhampton showed an
impressive deal of resilience and
See CONCERT, page 13
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Monica Jamison
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Joshua Trebuchon
entertainment@nique.net
Photo courtesy Andrey Lukin
Reyn-
Food.
pour broth and assemble meat and
veggies into plastic to-go bowls, a
clear red flag. The tonkotsu ra-
men, noodles in creamy pork
broth with soft pork slices, ini-
tially looked underwhelming. The
noodles were clumped together,
the broth was more of a spicy wa-
The 15 member hip-hop “boyband” Brockhampton
did a performance at the Buckhead Theatre last week.
technique
Friday,
14
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ter than a creamy liquid and all
the meat and other ingredients
had sunk to the bottom.
The first bite, taken with hopes
of taste surpassing looks, brought
forth a sinking feeling as it only
bolstered initial judgements.
The tonkotsu broth, which is
supposed to be somewhat dense,
felt like powdered spices in warm
water. The runny both lacked any
sign of oil, creamy texture or pork
flavor.
The noodles, chewier than the
conventional standards, failed
to soak up any of the little flavor
the broth possessed and were only
saved by the fact that it was hot,
which complemented the driz-
zling cold outside.
On the contrary, the chashu
was surprisingly delicate and
pleasant, with a very familiar melt-
in-your-mouth feel that most pork
slices have. The corn, bamboo,
fish cake and seaweed emerged
only after trudging through three
fourths of the bowl and admitted-
ly they did make the experience
more bearable.
Nevertheless, these ingredients
should never be the highlight of a
bowl of ramen, but sadly these side
pieces, meant to simply accent the
taste of the broth, were the only
dynamic flavors in an otherwise
tedious and dull bowl of slightly
undercooked noodles and water
with spices dashed into it.
This ramen pop-up night was
a disappointment, but hopefully
the proprietors of Illegal Food will
learn from their mistakes. Their
attempt to experiment with other
types of cuisine is respectable, but
they utterly failed to capture the
true essence of the compelling
taste of ramen.
Photo courtesy of Empire Records
// ENTERTAINMENT
‘Birdboy’ swoops down into dark places
FILM
Birdboy: The Forgotten
Children
GENRE: Animated Horror
STARRING: Andrea Alzuri
DIRECTOR: Pedro Rivero and
Alberto Vazquez
OUR TAKE: ««« «
MOHAR KALRA
STAFF WRITER
Hand drawn animation is a
dying artform. As more and more
mainstream animated features are
rendered in 3D, animated film
seems to be losing its stylistic way.
Films, like “The Good Dinosaur”
and “Coco,” pine after visual real-
ism, earning praise for photoreal-
istic backdrops and textures.
The 3D animation industry is
scrambling towards realism, as if
the goal is to eliminate the dis-
tinction between computerization
and live-action. But, in the pro-
cess, the industry is losing all the
qualities that make animation so
special to begin with.
In experiencing the animated
image, viewers can experience
stories, worlds and characters
through a meticulously designed
lens, completely different from
their experience of reality. Anima-
tors that operate in 2D can modu-
late their rendering styles to add
another layer of visual storytelling
to film that live-action and photo-
realism simply cannot.
Last year, GKIDS, an inde-
pendent animation distributor,
quietly released two hand drawn
films: “The Girl Without Hands”
by Sebastien Laudenbach and
“My Entire High School Sinking
into the Sea” by Dash Shaw. Nei-
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film follows a group of animated characters as they battle addiction and other demons.
ary or groundbreaking story, with
the former retelling a Brothers
Grimm fairytale, and the latter
depicting a band of high schoolers
trying to escape their high school
as it falls off a cliff into the sea
below. Still, both were more im-
pressive than any other animated
feature in 2017 because of their
unique visual styles.
Laudenbach’s film was drawn
with minimalist brush strokes,
quivering with every frame, mak-
ing each character seem more vi-
tal and alive than any actor could
appear on screen. Shaw, too, drew
his characters with thick black,
modulating lines, pulsing with
blotches of color, at once defined
yet obscured to reflect his adoles-
cent characters’ search for identity.
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dren” by Spanish directors Al-
berto Vazquez and Pedro Rivero.
Drawn with lush pink and red wa-
tercolors, the film follows a group
of anthropomorphic teenagers liv-
ing on a post-apocalyptic island.
Dinky, the protagonist, is a mouse
seething under the reign of her
fatalistic religious parents. Along
with her friends, each combatting
their own emerging demons, Din-
ky attempts to find passage off the
island so she may escape the decay
and misery that colors their world.
Dinky and her friends cross
paths with a gaggle of charac-
ters, each battling crises of their
own. On their way off the island,
Vazquez and Rivero simultane-
ously turn the narrative’s atten-
tion to Dinky’s friend — Birdboy,
the reclusive son of the island’s de-
ceased resident vigilante — as he
attempts to evade the authorities.
Photo courtesy of Gkids
At the same time, Birdboy has
to come to terms with his father’s
death and suppress the raging
demons inside him with copious
amounts of drugs. Upon his fa-
ther’s wishes, Birdboy, dressed in
a pint-sized suit under his circular
head, tends to a diverse and beau-
tiful ecosystem hidden under the
rotting island’s surface.
Though the characters are all
little animals, “Birdboy” is far
from a children’s movie. In a man-
ner similar to “Maus,” Vazquez
and Rivero contrast the innocence
of the characters’ appearances
with the very real demons, both
internal and external, that they
must face as they find themselves
growing up into the “real” world
around them. This is world where
drugs are a salve for characters’ in-
ternal wounds, where cults of filth
reign in the wastelands on the is-
land, where people are murdered
technique • February 2, 2018• 15
over a couple of coins and trash.
And yet, along with the filth and
sin, there is beauty — glimmers
of hope in a good deed and a
pretty vista.
Vazquez and Rivero are able to
navigate this dichotomy through
their visual style. Cartoonish
characters are confronted at once
with black, gangly demons, and
golden, Miyazaki-esque pixies
that rejuvenate. The landscape is
awash with bright and somber wa-
tercolors, at once foreboding and
beautifully arresting. Every ele-
ment on screen feels real, though
it may not look it.
Unfortunately, the story does
not always achieve the poignan-
cy and coherence that its visuals
mange to. The plot often mean-
ders, hopping from location to lo-
cation without providing much to
digest about its characters. View-
ers are vaguely aware of charac-
ters’ demons and frustrations, but
neither is handled with enough
nuance for viewers to invest them-
selves in much beyond the visuals.
Vazquez and Rivero admirably
want to highlight the importance
of finding the beauty in one’s re-
ality. However, since their char-
acters lack the depth and color
of their landscapes, the directors’
attempts to communicate their
point come off as heavy handed
and a little convenient.
The plot pushes characters
from one event to the next until
everything is resolved in a pat
bow, leaving viewers with little
to munch on once the credits
start rolling.
Ultimately, “Birdboy: The For-
gotten Children” is a respectable
attempt at using the many oft-
overlooked assets of hand drawn
animation to deliver a very relat-
able coming-of-age. “Birdboy:
The Forgotten Children” is play-
ing at the Plaza Theatre.
16 • February 2, 2018• technique // ENTERTAINMENT

CONCERT FROM PAGE 10

focus in dropping an acclaimed
trilogy of albums entitled “Satu-
ration 1,” “Saturation 2” and
“Saturation 3,” filled with verses
chronicling stories of strug-
gle and maturation unique to
every member.
For starters, Kevin Abstract,
the group’s ringleader and main
vocalist, occupies an incredibly
distinct place in society by iden-
tifying as gay and by being a rap-
per. On “Junky,” a Saturation 2
highlight, he poses as a weary
listener, asking, “Why you always
rap about being gay?” then swiftly
answers as himself, “’Cause not
enough n***as rap and be gay!”
In the same song, he makes a bold
declaration relating his race and
sexuality: “I do the most for the
culture, n***a, just by existing.”
Ask sociologists everywhere,
the intersectionality of race and
homosexuality within the black
community — and more specifi-
cally the hip-hop community — is
a complicated topic that deserves
rigorous analysis on its own.
But as if this one couplet
from Kevin Abstract was not
dense enough, just try to imag-
ine that another six emcees
within the same group also pos-
sess the intelligence and talent
to pack verses just as potent into
the 48 songs that constitute the
Saturation trilogy.
What you are now imagin-
ing is the reality of the music of
Brockhampton and is what makes
a concert experience like this one
so exceptional.
In an age of unprecedented
social progress, Brockhampton Photo courtesy of Empire Records
is a group that reflects America’s Seven members of Brockhampton pose for a promotional photo. The hip-hop group’s many members, who
ongoing growth and that offers are largely from South Texas, sometimes refer to themselves ironically as ‘America’s greatest boy band.’
something for everyone listening.
Socially-conscious pop culture and Joey Badass for embodying tal illness and even Mac Miller But now, for the first time ever, by 15 20-somethings from south
consumers of today laud artists the spirit of “unapologetic black- and El-P for holding it down for there is a one-stop-shop for almost Texas. The collective sense of
like Frank Ocean for being the ness” with respect to 21st century the white folks and being ex- any kind of person to engage with freedom and contentment during
watershed in reconciling hip-hop politics, Kid Cudi for rebounding tremely talented hip-hop artists in the idea of finding one’s identity their performance was a powerful
with homosexuality, Vic Mensa in his career after issues with men- their own right. through music, and it was born reflection of that.
// ENTERTAINMENT technique • February 2, 2018• 17

Renowned for its

exceptional Pho and
vermicelli dishes, Nam
Phuong is hands down
the best Vietnamese food
Buford Highway has to offer.
A building that seems some-
what rundown is covered up by
a Pho with a beautifully balanced
broth and a hearty, meaty flavor. The
appetizers offer a stark contrast be-
tween fresh shrimp spring rolls and suc-
culent pork rolls.

La Pastorcita is the quintessential Mexican restaurant

serving up the classics from gorgeous whole mojarra with
a mouth-watering tomato sauce to your everyday soups,
tortas and sizzling fajitas. The menu features no English, but
thanks to modern technology, it shouldn’t be too much of
a hindrance to the flavor experience La Pastorcita provides.
The blaring trumpets from the jukebox puts the cherry on
top for the best Mexican culinary experience on Buford
Highway.
An outstanding Malaysian comfort food restaurant on
Buford Highway, Mamak offers vibrant flavors that comple-
ment succulent pork and seafood dishes. This family friend-
ly restaurant allows customers to order several main dishes
and a hefty bowl of rice to be shared around the table.
Expect to be blown away by rich, bold flavors that incorpo-
rate salty, sweet, sour and bitter that can’t be found in any
other cuisine.

From the creators of Sweet Hut, Food Terminal offers

a variety of Malaysian dishes and is comparable to criti-
cally acclaimed restaurants across Asia. The atmosphere is
modern, fashionable and trendy, while still maintaining the
street-food feel that was originally intended. The menu con-
sists of stunningly light and balanced chicken broths with
noodles and bok choy to rich, dark orange curries. A wide
selection of teas are available to complement the hearty
and comforting Malaysian flavors. After the main course,
authentic desert options are offered, such as the delicious
mango ice cream.
The perfect restaurant for your first experience eating
Korean food, Sokongdong has an English menu and an un-
beatable atmosphere furnished with traditional tiling and
décor. A piping hot stone bowl of soondubu is served with
a variety of fresh and colorful Korean banchan (side dishes).
Sokongdong is comparable to traditional Korean restau-
rants in Seoul and never fails to provide a satisfying meal
with the perfect amount of balance between fresh vegeta-
bles, delicious stone bowl soups and grilled meats.
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BIG MEN FROM PAGE 1
Sylvester Ogbonda has regressed
heavily from a freshman season
where he was posting an unin-
spiring 1.6 points per game. This
leaves but one option for the fu-
ture: the freshmen.
Coach Josh Pastner announced
his intentions to put Ogbonda,
along with freshmen Evan Cole
and Moses Wright, on a redshirt
program for the rest of the season
before the UNC game on Jan. 20.
Clearly a true redshirt experience
is impossible for all three of them,
as they have each appeared in
numerous games this season, but
Pastner said that their days would
no longer be focused around pre-
paring for games, instead lifting
and doing positional drills six
days a week.
With Ogbonda’s future contri-
butions to the team expected to be
Tech forward Abdoulaye Gueye hustles in the paint against Clemson. With star center
Ben Lammers graduating after this season, other players will have a chance to shine.
relatively low, who are these two since the duo’s minutes have both
freshmen tasked with filling the been kept under five in any game
shoes of “The Lamminator?” Cole they actually get in as of late, it is
and Wright are both true fresh- safe to say that there is not much
men, both 6’9”, both 210 pounds, gameplay to examine.
and both have extremely limited What follows is an attempt to
playing time from which to draw extrapolate the small amount of
any long-term insights. data available on these freshmen.
Wright started the first game Actual mileage may vary.
of the year against UCLA, but af- Pretend for a moment that
ter going 0-6 in 16 minutes with Cole and Wright have accumulat-
as many rebounds as he had fouls ed enough minutes for their num-
(2), he was relegated to the bench bers to be treated as serious bases
until the final games of non- for their careers going forward.
conference play where he started Wright averages 10.2 points, 8.3
again for four games. Despite net rebounds and 1.4 blocks with
playing over 20 minutes in a game a 43.2 two-point shooting per-
six times and getting serious rota- centage per 40 minutes, while
tional minutes throughout the 16 Cole averages 8.5 points, 7.4 net
games he appeared in, Wright has rebounds and 0.7 blocks at a 58.3
only topped the five-point mark two-point clip. The first thing
once with a 19-point effort against that sticks out is the lack of blocks
a subpar Florida A&M squad. from both big men. Part of this
Cole has yet to start in any of the can be attributed to a lack of op-
14 games he has appeared in, and portunities, but the Tech’s defen-
Photo by Katherine Shambaugh Student Publications
sive identity may need to change
moving forward to a more man-
zone hybrid scheme that allows
for undersized frontcourt men to
close on the ball sooner and use
their quickness to slow opposing
centers. While a year of weight
training may work wonders for
physicality, a 6’9” frame in the
paint is never going to win on
strength and length alone.
Neither has a serious edge
in rebounding, but in terms of
points per game, Wright is a more
skilled scorer simply because his
10.9 shot attempts per 40 dwarf
Cole’s 7.4. That being said, this
does not mean that Wright is nec-
essarily the better shooter; with
an effective field goal percentage
(eFG) of 38.5, Wright is a clas-
sic example of the Monta Ellis
fallacy: conflating volume with
efficiency. In fact, Cole has the
superior offensive rating (89.4 vs
85.9) of the two, even with a lower
usage percentage. Unselfish play
could prove useful next season if
the Jackets take the Technique’s
recent advice and cut the dreadful
space-and-pace offensive scheme
and operate through Alvarado
with knockdown shooters Okogie
and Devoe.
Truth be told, it is far too soon
to know what to expect from ei-
ther of these players in the 2018-
19 season. Aside from Cole’s pe-
destrian zero point/one assist/two
rebound performance in the five
minutes he was given in the loss
to FSU, neither of the two has re-
corded a statistic in a meaningful
game since Miami.
Only time will tell which of
the two will emerge on top in the
race for the starting job next year.
If Ogbonda somehow defies the
odds and steals the starting spot
away from both of them, rest as-
sured that he will receive more
than a little attention from this
paper when the 2018-19 season
rolls around. Replacing Lammers
is a tough task, and the field of
candidates has been set.
technique • February 2, 2018• 21
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
I write this brief Timeout min-
utes after witnessing the close fin-
ish between Tech and Syracuse on
Wednesday night, so fair warning:
my perceptions are highly colored
by the heat of the moment.
For a while, I have wondered
what the point of collegiate athlet-
ics was (or ought to be) for those
of us who do not follow power-
house programs. After all, look
at the last 10 winners of March
Madness: North Carolina twice,
Duke twice, Connecticut twice,
Villanova, Louisville, Kentucky
and Kansas. With the exception
of maybe Connecticut, that is as
blue-blooded a group as you will
find. What is left on the table for
the rest of us?
Tonight, watching a struggling
Tech team knock off the good-
but-definitely-not-great Syracuse
Orange, I was reminded of what
we have at stake: the spoiler effect.
The chance to shout “Airball!” at
a five-star recruit moving through
the stages of athletic grief, real-
izing he is about to lose a con-
ference game to an engineering
school? Priceless.
So no matter how long this sea-
son lasts or what it brings, let us
not take the joy of stealing others’
joy for granted.
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Women’s basketball faces uphill battle
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
Yes, Tech has two NCAA-
sanctioned basketball teams.
The news may come as a sur-
prise to some, given that the In-
stitute’s women’s hoops program
largely toils in the shadows. Men’s
head coach Josh Pastner became
a cult hero on campus last sea-
son when he purchased Krispy
Kreme donuts and game tickets
for the second round of the Na-
tional Invitational Tournament
against Belmont, a game the Jack-
ets would win en route to an NIT
title game appearance.
Yet women’s coach MaChelle
Joseph, who is hunting for Win
No. 275 at Tech and who led her
team to the NIT title game last
season, is a relative unknown.
No T-shirts in the bookstore are
adorned with her quotes. Her ev-
ery decision is not breathlessly dis-
cussed on message boards.
The same is apparent during
games. The men’s basketball team
has sold out four straight games,
including Wednesday’s contest
against Syracuse. The women play
in a quieter version of McCamish
Pavilion, even against elite confer-
ence opponents.
Part of the disparity stems
from the tradition and popular-
ity of men’s basketball worldwide.
Men and women all over the
world buy Steph Curry jerseys and
don Jordan Brand shoes. Rivalries
at the collegiate level like the Re-
search Triangle battle between the
UNC and Duke are essential to
the national cultural fabric. An-
other issue is a pair of misconcep-
tions about the women’s variant
of the sport: that it requires less
athleticism and skill to play at a
// SPORTS
high level and it lacks the seem-
ingly nature-defying feats that the
men’s game provides.
Yes, women’s basketball is a
different sport. With the excep-
tion of a generational player like
Brittney Griner, slam dunks are
an alien concept. Full-court press-
es are not reserved for specific
situations. Rivalries do not garner
wall-to-wall coverage on ESPN
leading up to the game.
Yet this season, Tech’s women’s
basketball team has demonstrated
not only quality play but signifi-
cant potential for upward mobil-
ity in the years to come.
The team stands at a respect-
able No. 73 in the Ratings Power
Index, a measure that orders all
teams nationally on the basis of
record and schedule strength.
They have done so in an excellent
conference; six of the top 25 teams
by RPI belong to the ACC. And Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
they have done so with a young Forward Kaylan Pugh drives into the lane during a home win against Wake Forest. Pugh
starting lineup; of the starting has been a major contributor in the paint for the 2017-18 women’s basketball team.
five, only forward Elo Edeferioka
is a senior. ity and Tilford’s confidence at the an otherworldly performance by than other teams often do, keep-
The youth infusion in the first point guard spot provide a crucial Louisville’s Asia Durr (a Georgia ing them fresher down the stretch.
unit can be traced to freshmen advantage over opponents with native) on Dec. 28, the Jackets They likely will not get much
Lorela Cubaj and Kierra Fletcher greener bench units. O’Neil, in would have knocked off a top-five publicity down the stretch —
and sophomores Francesca Pan particular, has put together strong Cardinals team. Instead, the 74- even their postseason success last
and Chanin Scott. Pan, a highly performances down the stretch; 71 decision marked a slow start to year was quiet — but Tech’s wom-
touted international recruit and she is the team’s leading scorer in conference play. A close six-point en’s basketball team might be the
2017’s ACC Freshman of the Year, conference play. loss to Virginia, ranked No. 28 most competitive one on campus.
shoulders the load offensively, but Tilford and O’Neil will leave nationally, was another missed Whether it is Kaylan Pugh’s hard-
she has received much-needed voids to fill when they graduate opportunity for a quality win. nosed style that so aptly represents
help from standout guard Fletch- at the end of the season. But the Yet there is no reason that the her Memphis background or the
er, a Michigan native. Fletcher is a Jackets have two elite prospects Jackets should not be able to at grace of Pan’s three-pointer, there
five-star prospect who won a state bound for Atlanta in time for the least contend for another deep is something to appreciate for ev-
championship with high school 2018-19 campaign: forward Eliza- NIT run down the stretch. The ery sort of basketball aficionado.
Warren Cousino. beth Dixon and guard Elizabeth starting lineup has shown more With only Edeferioka set to
Experience has trickled down Balogun. The two Elizabeths are than enough athleticism and scor- graduate amongst the starters
into the bench unit. Senior for- ranked No. 21 and No. 25 respec- ing ability to keep the team close and plenty of young talent on the
ward Zaire O’Neil and senior tively on espnW’s Class of 2018 with quality programs, and the way (the Jackets have three other
guard Imani Tilford, both of prospects list. bench can be a difference-maker, prospects rated three-star or above
whom had starting roles on last In conference play, though, both in the direct impact of its other than Dixon and Balogun),
year’s team, have become leaders the story for the Jackets has been play and in that it allows Joseph the team’s stretch of conference
off the bench. O’Neil’s physical- “close but no cigar.” If not for to play her starters fewer minutes games are a preview of the future.
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Golf readies for Amer Ari
EMILY DYKSTRA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tech men’s golf team consists
of a small, yet impactful group of
individuals who look to build on
the success they experienced in
the fall season. Last year, the men
finished the season with a national
ranking of No. 22 behind schools
that included conference foes such
as Clemson, Wake Forest and
Duke University, with SEC pow-
erhouse Vanderbilt sitting atop
the list.
The estimated potential rank-
ings for the upcoming season were
listed by Golfstat and included
a potential ranking of No. 16 if
every single player was one shot
better per round. Tech’s reputa-
tion only increased from there
onwards, placing them at No. 3
nationally in the same rankings
by the end of November. After
opening the fall season with a win
over highly ranked Alabama at
the Carpet Capital Collegiate, the
depth and experience of the team
showed throughout 2017.
Tech’s success starts at the top
with head coach Bruce Heppler.
He was named an honorary Tech
alumnus at the beginning of 2018
and was honored on Jan. 25 as part
of the Alumni Association’s Gold
and White Honors Gala. Heppler
has coached the team to 11 ACC
championship appearances in
the past, along with sixteen trips
to the NCAA finals, but is still
in the pursuit of a national title
with Tech. Last year, the Jackets
did not perform as well as they
would have hoped at ACC’s and
missed out on a trip to the Na-
tional Championship by one shot
at the regional tournament, which
has unfortunately been typical in
recent years. Heppler, along with
Golf head coach Bruce Heppler looks on during the Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament
in September. Under Heppler’s watch, the Jackets have played at an elite level so far.
assistant coach Drew McGee and
the rest of the team, will strive to
better their performances from
last year in the hopes of appear-
ing at the national championship
this year.
While the Jackets’ rise through
the rankings has been impressive,
it has hardly been sudden. It start-
ed over the summer, when six of
the competitors qualified for the
United States Amateur Champi-
onship in California, including
freshman Noah Norton. The men
performed well across the country
in the events which they chose
to compete. Looking forward,
the team has already secured two
commitments from the class of
2018, Connor Howe from Utah
and Luke Karaulic of Georgia.
The team is led by four seniors
in James Clark, Jacob Joiner, Chris
Petefish and Michael Pisciotta.
Clark will be redshirting this year,
but has served as part of the Tech
lineup for all but three events in
his career. Joiner qualified for the
U.S. Amateur over the summer by
winning a qualifier and can be ex-
pected to build on his success from
last season. Pisciotta advanced out
of a U.S. Open local qualified
over the summer and has been an
essential player since coming to
Tech as a top-ranked player in the
state of Georgia. Lastly, Petefish
also qualified for the U.S. Ama-
teur over the summer and played
in numerous events leading up
to the season that will bolster his
confidence and ability to perform
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Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
in key situations without losing
his nerve.
The season has been off to a
good start with the experienced
team, including two wins over the
course of four tournaments and
second and fourth places in the
other tournaments. Those top fin-
ishes have put Golfstat’s relatively
conservative preseason prediction
to shame.
This weekend, the team is in
sunny Hawaii for the Amer Ari
Invitational, the first tournament
of the spring season. The Atlan-
tic Coast Championship tourna-
ment in late April will be held
at Old North State in New Lon-
don, North Carolina, a familiar
ground for Heppler and the rest of
the team.
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technique • February 2, 2018• 23
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
INSIDE BASEBALL
Former Tech and Miami (then
Florida) Marlins baseball pitcher
Geoff Duncan has announced a
run for Lieutenant Governor of
Georgia. Duncan currently serves
as a member of the state represen-
tative for his Cumming district.
Duncan played for the Jack-
ets from 1994 to 1996 and was
drafted in the 69th round by the
Marlins upon leaving. Duncan’s
opponents within the Republican
Party include former state sena-
tor Rick Jeffares and current state
senator David Shafer.
ALL-ACADEMICS RELEASED
The ACC released its 2017
Academic All-ACC selections for
football Wednesday, and on the
list were two Tech players. Both
sophomore guard Parker Braun
and junior receiver Brad Stewart
earned the honor for the second
year in their respective careers.
Although Tech’s football line-
up for the coming season is not
set, it is almost a foregone conclu-
sion that both Braun and Stewart
will be starters when the team
kicks off against Alcorn State.
The release of the volleyball
selections brought with it another
two players: senior economics and
international affairs major Gabri-
ela Stavnetchei and freshman bio-
chemistry major Cori Clifton.
READ.
THINK.
SPEAK.
Sports
This year marks a signifi-
cant shift in Tech sports, as
from July onwards, Tech
sports uniforms and apparel
will officially be produced
by Adidas. This is a change
that many fans have been
excited about since its an-
nouncement in Aug. 2017,
and it will mark the end of
a 10-year deal with Russell
Athletic.
With the new deal comes
a change in the apparel it-
self, namely the colors.
Tech’s official colors in-
clude White and Georgia
Tech Gold, with Buzz Gold
and Georgia Tech Navy as
accent colors. The problem
is, though, that many fans
have complained about the
discrepancies in shades of
colors between uniforms.
For example, the men’s bas-
ketball team uniform has
a yellowish gold while the
women’s team uniform fea-
tures old gold, along with
other slight differences in
shades of color between
all the Tech sports teams.
These inconsistencies are
offputting and hardly do
a proper job of uniting all
Tech sports teams under
one umbrella as a consis-
tent, recognizable brand.
SPORTS EDITOR: In the Shadows technique
Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
John Edwards
Nobody is talking about
Tech women’s basketball.
24
Friday,
They deserve the attention.422 February 2, 2018
sports@nique.net
Fifty
Shades
of Gold
Rohan Kansara
Furthermore, many peo- tion in an interview. Con- Stansbury explained the This quote likely came
ple have complained about trary to what some might need for such a process in as good news for fans seek-
the lack of consistency in believe, there was an exten- the same interview with the ing consistency in color
apparel colors. All it takes is sive process behind final- AJC by explaining, “What scheme, as Adidas and the
one trip to the bookstore to izing a color to use for the makes it so complicated is Tech athletic department
find hoodies, tee-shirts and athletic programs and ap- that, with gold ... what that clearly took the last decade
other clothing items are not parel. Starting from 20-30 color looks like on a helmet of complaints to heart and
colored according to the of- shades of gold in August vs. apparel vs. indoor vs. (hopefully) arrived at a so-
ficial color scheme of Tech, 2017, the choices were nar- outdoor, whether there’s a lution. The result will be re-
but rather seemingly ran- rowed to a final four in Oc- metallic sheen to it or not, leased this spring, probably
dom colors like lime green tober and finally to one. it changes.” to much fanfare.
and bright pink. While
this is not necessarily a bad
thing (some people appre-
ciate the range of options,
even if they are not the of-
ficial colors), many lament
the fact that the apparel
line does not stick to the
color scheme as many other
schools’ apparel lines do.
With the change to Adi-
das being the official pro-
vider of uniforms and ap-
parel, many fans anticipate
a more consistent color
scheme, especially when it
comes to sports uniforms.
In fact, the exact shade
of gold that Tech and Adi-
das will be using for next
school year and onwards
has already been finalized
as of mid-January, albeit
not released to the public,
as athletic director Todd
Stansbury disclosed to the Photo by Harsha Sridhar Student Publications
Tech fans looking for school apparel at the bookstore (pictured above) will find a selection
Atlanta Journal-Constitu- of items from different manufacturers, different styles and different shades of gold.