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January 18, 2019• technique HOUSING GUIDE

LAUREN LAMBERT
LIFE EDITOR
Know What you Want
Knowing what you want out of a room-
mate is crucial during the initial phases of
the roommate selection process. Are you
looking for someone to share every wak-
ing hour and detail of your life with? Or
do you enjoy a friendly, yet distant coexis-
tence with your roommate? In all honesty, Nelson Shell North Avenue Harris
the roommate selection process is a whole
lot like dating. It is important to spell out Last renovated in 2016, Nelson As the highest-capacity on-campus This is a suite-style option availabl
what type of relationship you would like to Shell is a good option for students option, students who want to live on to students on East campus. Some o
establish with the person you are agreeing who want to live on West campus. The East campus have a good chance of the perks of Harris are its proximity t
to live with for the next year of your life. If apartment-style housing offers two, living at North Ave. A perk of living Brittain Dining Hall and its sunroom
you are looking to grow a new friendship, four and six bedroom options. Nelson at North Ave. is its proximity to the complete with pool table. Potentia
binge watch “The Bachelor” on Monday Shell is also equipped with meeting dining hall; a drawback is the frequent residents should be aware of rumor
nights and attend a fraternity’s biweekly rooms, a small gym and indoor bike fire alarms. Four-bedroom and six- that these dorms harbored a rat in
“Marg Monday” with your roommate, storage. The cost of living at Nelson bedroom units are available. The cost festation last fall. Each suite has fou
make it clear. In contrast, you might work Shell is $4,829 per semester. of living at North Ave is $4,829 per beds, two bedrooms and one bath
semester. room. The cost of living at Harris
best with keeping a respectful distance $3,610 per semester.
from your roommate, coming and going
much like ships in the night. Either way, it
is imperative that you share your intentions
with regards to your relationship with each
other before signing a lease.

Do Your Research
In addition to knowing what you want,
you should also get to know who you are
potentially going to live with. If you are
not personally familiar with the potential
roommate, try meeting up for coffee to get
to know them as well as poking around on
their social media to see if you have mutual
friends. Typically, taking a look at their so-
cial media and asking mutual friends will
give you insight on their interests and the
lifestyle that they lead.

Look for Common Interests

While you might not be looking for a
best friendship out of your roommate,
it might be nice to share common inter-
ests and lifestyles. Clearly, finding an ex-
act duplicate of yourself will not only be
hard, but nauseatingly boring. So strive to
find someone with some type of common
ground. Having similarities will not only
make you more compatible but will make
for easy passing conversation or opportu-
nity to spend time together. When consid-
ering a roommate, be sure to learn seem-
ingly mundane yet important things such
as the temperature they set the thermostat
to, how often they plan on having guests
over, if they have any pets, what time they
typically go to bed and their expectations
for cleanliness.

Consider your Options

Scouting out a new roommate can be
time-consuming. While you might find
someone that you really get along with, it
is important to keep your options open and
not jump at the first person that you find.
More often than not, roommate plans often
fall through, and people are left to scram-
ble at the last minute to find housing and
roommates. In addition, familiarize your-
self with the various ways to go about find-
ing a roommate. Get added to some of the
various Tech housing Facebook pages, ask
around amongst friends or test your luck on
sites such as Roomsurf.
The Flats
Located in Atlantic Station, The
Flats is close to popular shopping and
dining locations in Midtown. Stu-
dents can take advantage of the Sting-
er Green Route stop located near the
building for transportation to campus.
Floorplans range from two to four
bedrooms and prices start at $865 per
month.
The Standard
This luxury student living offers
spacious rooms and private bathrooms
in a variety of floorplans, ranging
from one bedroom to five bedrooms.
Located next to the GT Hotel and
Conference Center, residents can en-
joy close proximity to campus and a
pool. Prices for The Standard start at
$1,185 per month.
M Street
This is one of the most popular
campus options for students who w
to be near West campus. Located
Marietta Street, these spacious ap
ments boast amenities like wal
closets, a swimming pool, a fit
center and a dog park. Floorp
range from one to three bedroo
Prices start at $1,367 per month.
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JHAZZMYN JOINER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Living with roommates can vary, even
with roommates you genuinely like. There
will be days when you’re awakened from
your mid-day nap by laughter or loud mu-
sic. Then, there will be days when you and
your roommates are sitting in the common
Woodruff area laughing, watching movies and eating
Fulmer popcorn together. There may even be times
option available Although Woodies Dining Hall Female-only Fulmer is the cheapest when you barely see your roommates. Re-
ampus. Some of closed in 2017, the suite-style living regular undergraduate dorm option. It gardless of the relationship that you have
e its proximity to spaces within the complex are still is attached to West Campus Housing with your roommates, there are ways to
and its sunroom kicking. Built in the 80s and never and has traditional two-person rooms; coexist peacefully. Here are some things to
table. Potential renovated, some find the concrete each floor has a shared bathroom and expect when living with roommates.
aware of rumors walls and tile floors of Woodies spar- laundry room. A few lucky residents
rbored a rat in- tan. However, because they are older, will also have a view of the Stinger Communication is Key
ch suite has four the rooms are more spacious than bus stop in front of Couch from their
and one bath- those of newer apartments. Each suite windows, which is helpful during the When living with roommates, it’s im-
ving at Harris is has two bedrooms and one bathroom. morning rush. The cost of living at
The cost of living at Woodruff starts at portant to establish guidelines and house
Fulmer is $3,459 per semester.
$3,610 per semester. rules at the very beginning. In dorms,
resident advisors will typically have all of
the roommates fill out conflict resolution
forms. In these, roomates agree on things
like how many times the trash should
be taken out, how often dishes should be
cleaned and more. Be very honest with your
roommates about your needs, but also be
willing to compromise. Having these estab-
lished rules will make it easier to address
issues as they arise, and it will give everyone
the opportunity to adjust to the rules. If is-
sues do arise, make sure to reach out to your
roommates and have a respectful conversa-
tion about the issue.

Hanging Out
Some roommates end up being closer
than others. You may hang out and talk
about personal issues with one another.
However, in some cases you may hang out
less, or you may not hang out with your
roommates at all. You are not obligated to
hang out with your roommate or forge rela-
tionships with them, but it certainly makes
being roommates more enjoyable. It’s worth
a try to hang out at least once or twice to see
if there is a connection there.

All my Friends
There will be times when you or another
roommate will want to have friends over.
Speak with your roommates to make sure
it’s alright with them. Once your friends
come over, make sure to respect the envi-
ronment by keeping the noise levels down
and cleaning up after yourselves. Let them
know that you expect the same common
courtesy.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Street Square on Fifth Theory
It’s all about respect at the end of the
e most popular off- SQ5 is conveniently located in Theory is located in West Midtown day. Respect each other’s boundaries. Ask
students who want Tech Square, which is within walk- and is the newest off-campus resi- your roommates whether they want to be
ampus. Located on ing distance to classes, the Stinger bus dency available. Residents have access approached and talked to when they are
ese spacious apart- stop and popular restaurants. Ameni- to a tree-lined pathway to Centennial
nities like walk-in Olympic Park, as well as close prox- upset, or if they would rather be left alone.
ties include a rooftop swimming pool, Ask your roommates if any of your habits
ng pool, a fitness fitness center and community study imity to Tech’s campus. Apartments
park. Floorplans are furnished and come in one, two, are irritating. Though it may be something
space. Floorplans range from one to
o three bedrooms. four bedrooms. Prices start at $1,310 three, four and five-bedroom options. you’re used to or that seems like “no big
67 per month. per month. Prices start at $999 per month. deal,” it may be something that upsets your
roommates. You may or may not always get
along with your roommates, and you may
rarely even see them. Still, there are ways
to have a cordial and working relationship
with them. Happy rooming!
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KAMIL RAHHALI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Where to live next semester — a great question that every student needs to ask themselves on more than one occasion through
their college life. Academics at Georgia Tech can be a struggle and so can avoiding living in the CULC. Navigating the housing
process requires some research, which can be tough. So, we have helped you out a bit with this housing Q&A.

Q: Can I stay in the same room for two consecutive years in GT housing?
A: Yes, this is possible, but there is no guarantee. You will not be relocated to the
same room as last year; you will need to choose and get into your old room manually.

Q: What are the primary housing options on campus?

A: After escaping your freshman dorms, there are a few places on main
campus that you can turn your eye to as your new sleep cave. If you pre-
fer to stay on the east side of campus, North Avenue Apartments is both
the most prominent option and the closest to dining hall access. Living in
North Ave means having your own room within a single apartment which
you will share with a few other people. There are a few other apartment
options on campus. Two of them, open for undergrads, are located in the
northern area of campus: the Graduate Living Center and Center Street
apartments, both options providing quick access to the Bio Quad. Aside
from North Ave, East campus offers housing for non-freshmen in Harris,
a suite-style option.
West campus also offers a suite-style option — Woodruff. Woodruff is
just across the street from West Village, as are Nelson-Shell (Undergraduate
Living Center) and the Eighth Street Apartment options. Crecine, Mauld-
ing and Zbar are similarly on West campus, the latter two conveniently
right next to the CRC for those who frequent the gym.
For women interested in participating in the Women, Science and
Technology program, the Goldin and Stein Houses are offered for resi-
dence on East campus; Fulmer is available as a traditional dorm style on
West. The Women, Science and Technology program requires its own fees,
as does the International House, which opens up housing in the Gray and
Hayes Houses, both on East campus.
Q:How does the housing renewal process work?
A: Be on the lookout for when the housing application opens
up; summer applications will open up at a later date alongside
an email notification. Completing a housing application re-
quires a $600 prepayment, which you should get down as soon
as possible. Housing will be guaranteed for those who apply be-
fore the end of February, when the Fall applications will close.
Q: How can I join a roommate in another room?
A: Do they have an open spot? If so, your perspective room-
mate can pull you in through a roommate search and request,
done through the GT housing application using the roommate’s
GTID for search. In the case that you wanted to enter a specific
apartment that you know will be having an opening next semes-
ter, but find that the spot was taken by another newcomer, you
can ask a person currently in the room to switch locations with
you through the housing application. Otherwise, or if you are
having trouble figuring out the roommate swap or request, just
be quick when your housing slot comes.

Q: If I will not be on campus next semester, how can I get out of my hous-
ing contract?
A: If you are going to be away for the fall semester and be back in spring,
wait to apply for the spring-semester-only housing application, released later in
the fall. Otherwise, you can verify your being away and cancel your housing
contract by filling out a special form obtained through your program advisor or
program coordinator. Eligibility for this contract termination come under the
term that, “Georgia Institute of Technology Internships and Co-ops release need
to extend 35 miles from the Georgia Institute of Technology main campus.” If
you are in need of this contract termination form, you can also get it at the hous- Q: What happens if my roommate moves out?
ing office in the Flag building, less popularly known as the Smithgall Student A: If your roommate happens to mysteriously disappear after the start of the
Services Building, located just west behind the Student Center. semester when housing has already been paid for, try to un-mystify that disap-
pearance. In the case that it turns out your roommate moved out of their on-
campus apartment while the current semester’s contract is active, for some reason,
you get to enjoy a room all to yourself. You could ask them to agree to a room
swap if you want another person to move in with you. If a roommate moved out
in between semesters, chances are another student will move in to take their spot.
It could potentially remain unfilled. Any concerns you may have may be able to
Q: How do I become an RA or PL? be resolved by communicating with your PL, RA or housing director. Additional
A: Becoming an RA or PL requires you information on avoiding CULC residency can be found at housing.gatech.edu.
to go through an application process for the
job. Applications, when open, will be acces-
sible on the housing application page under
employment, and some of the trials on your
path to PL-hood include obtaining two letters
of recommendation, polishing and presenting
your resume and cover letter and creating a Q: Can student loans pay for off-campus housing?
welcome video for new students. A: Student loans can pay for off-campus housing. The FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid) allows you to specify that you plan
on living off-campus. The deadline for the 2019-2020 FAFSA is mid-
night CST, June 30, 2019 but it is highly recommended to apply as early
as you can to increase the grant money you can receive.

Additional information can be found at housing.gatech.edu.

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News 2 Opinions 5 Entertainment 8 Sports 16

THE DELINES STRIKE A CHORD WITH ‘THE IMPERIAL’

ENTERTAINMENT ELI HENDLER
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Every so often it is possible to go

about one’s daily life and stumble across
a gem. That is what listening to The De-
line’s new album “The Imperial” is like.
Formed in Portland, Oregan in
2012, by Amy Boone, Jenny Con-
lee of The Decemberists, Sean Old-
ham and Willy Vlautin of Richmond
Fontaine, and Tucker Jackson, The
Delines have yet to achieve a level of
popularity that they certainly deserve.
They released their first album,
“Colfax”, to generally positive re-
views. Following several tours that
brought them through Europe, North
America, Australia and Asia, and
saw the release of an accompany-
ing album, lead singer, Amy Boone,
was involved in a car accident.
Following Boone’s recovery, the
band announced the release of their
second studio album, “The Imperial.”
The album was released January 11,
2019, and it is truly worth a listen.
In the first song on the album,
“Cheer up Charlie”, the general tone
of the album and sound of the band
for new listeners immediately be-
comes evident. There is a certain vo-
cal style that Boone sings with that
is both very level and also extremely
emotional. It is evocative of the feel-
ing of struggling and striving for an
American dream while constantly
wondering if it may be out of reach.
The bluesy melody of the guitars and
keyboard is perfectly complimented
by well-timed horns interjecting — a
theme that holds throughout the album.
While the first songs of the album
have more lively beats, the first song
that begins to audibly reveal the slow-
er, much more blues heavy direction
that the album travels as it progresses
See IMPERIAL, page 9
Top L: Photo by Christopher J. Moore Institute Communications; Top R: Photo by Blake Israel Student Publications; Above: Photo courtesy of Decor Records

OPINIONS

The not-so-subtle racism of Rep. Steve King

HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
“White nationalist, white su-
premacist, Western civilization
— how did that language become
offensive? Why did I sit in classes
teaching me about the merits of
our history and our civilization?”
Those aren’t the words of a
blustering guest on Alex Jones’ In-
fowars podcast or an online com-
menter masked by his Reddit ac-
count. They’re the words of sitting
United States congressman Steve
King. In two short sentences,
King not only demonstrated his
profound level of bigotry but also
reminded Americans that fifty
years after the passage of a set of
civil rights acts and the deaths of
countless men and women killed
in the fight for racial equality, we
have not yet moved past open rac-
ism, not even in our nation’s leg-
islature.
How did we get to this point?
Any congressional candidate who
has a robust section of his Wiki-
pedia page entitled “Racist com-
ments, controversies and far-right
politics” shouldn’t be in a posi-
tion to declare victory on election
night. Yet King won his ninth
term in Congress last November,
defeating Democrat J.D. Schol-
ten by a little over three percent-
age points. But each and every
one of King’s previous comments
was swept under the rug without
real consequences. He claimed
that terrorists would “dance in
the street” if Barack Obama,
their “savior”, was elected presi-
dent. He described racial profil-
ing as “an important component
of legitimate law enforcement.”
He claimed that white men were
the most productive subgroup in
human history and then said he
meant not to refer to white people
but to “Western civilization”, a
convenient dog-whistle.
King’s racism has gotten clearer
and louder as the years have gone
on. “[Dutch political candidate
Geert] Wilders understands that
demographics are our destiny. We
can’t restore our civilization with
someone else’s babies,” he said in a
2017 tweet, which was then liked
by none other than former KKK
leader David Duke. And prior to
his idiotic, frankly flimsy, defense
of white nationalism, this was the
comment that stung me the most.
I’m the son of Indian immi-
grants. I was born in the United
States and I’ve lived my entire life
here. As difficult as people like
King try to make it, I love this
country. What about Steve King’s
“demographics” makes him any
worthier a parent of good Ameri-
can children than my mother or
father? And is this civilization
he’d like to restore made entirely
of Mayflower passengers and Na-
tive Americans? The beauty of the
See KING, page 6
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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Will Finch
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Adidas, the uniforms will be or-
dered through Adidas in a time-
sensitive deal.
The joint vice president of Fi-
nance mentioned during discus-
sions that the Joint Finance Com-
mittee had looked into reasons
why the women’s lacrosse team
consistently got less funding than
the men’s, but determined it was
due to actual differences in pro-
gram needs.
Men’s uniforms cost more and
Construction Updates technique
2019 looks to be another big year of campus
additions with three projects north of Ferst Friday,
2
Drive scheduled to finish by summer 44 January 18, 2019
the current Georgia General As-
sembly session.
The current language of the
Early action decisions and
resolution says that “the student
body of Georgia Tech is over-
whelmingly in favor of statewide
statistics released to public
recreational and medical marijua- SAT score range as 1450-1550 and
na legalization.” SAM BASKINS the mid-50 percent ACT score
CONTRIBUTING WRITER range as 32-35.
EXCEL-LENT COMMENCEMENT In total, students from 318
Evan Gillon, the undergradu- On Saturday, Jan. 12, Tech Georgia high schools were admit-
ate president of SGA, authored a released its early action decisions, ted from 96 different counties.
bill on the floor into new business with 4,000 applicants admitted. Students from all 50 states, in-

E
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.
JONATHAN JEFFREY
NEWS EDITOR
PUTTING THE $ IN STEAM
The Georgia Tech National So-
ciety of Black Engineers came to
the Student Government Associa-
tion (SGA) requesting funds for
their 6th Annual Black Women in
STEAM Luncheon.
Due to a venue change from
Wardlaw to the Student Center
Ballroom, some details on the
pricing for the first line item, room
reservation fees, were unsettled.
After some discussions, repre-
sentatives chose to postpone the
bill by one week in order to give
the organizational representatives
time to determine how much it
would cost to use the Student
Center Ballroom space.
The event is currently sched-
uled for February 9.
LADY LACROSSE
The Women’s Club Lacrosse
is ordering 60 new uniforms for
their team.
Instead of going with the
cheapest option for the uniform,
representatives decided to choose
a more expensive uniform that
offered more durability. Due to
Tech’s licensing agreement with
the lacrosse team regularly trav-
eled further distances than the
women’s, making the Men’s la-
crosse team eligible for travel re-
imbursements. While their analy-
sis found there was no bias toward
the men’s lacrosse team, the joint
vice president of Finance noted
that it might be useful to perform
similar analyses for other sports
groups.
“LEGALIZE IT!”
The Undergraduate House of
Representatives (UHR) chose to
postpone a resolution expressing
support for statewide legalization
of marijuana until next week in
order to give representatives time
to review the bill’s language.
The resolution would be given
to the Ramblin’ Reps, a group of
students that lobbies to state rep-
resentatives at the Capitol, but
UHR members were concerned
with whether the resolution would
become the sole priority of the
Ramblin’ Reps if passed.
A representative from the
Ramblin’ Reps told UHR that
with the current wording, the bill
would make marijuana one of the
main discussion points the Ram-
blin’ Reps would address during
BILL SUMMARY
BILL
Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Musician’s Network Equipment
GT Off-Road Shop Enhancement
Women’s Lacrosse Team Uniforms
Swim Club@GT Lane Rental
Satrangi Spring Competition
that would allow the students in
the Excel Program to walk dur-
ing Commencement along with
all other students graduating with
degrees.
The Excel Program is a four
year program in which students
with intellectual and developmen-
tal disabilities work toward either
a Certificate in Academic Enrich-
ment, Social Fluency and Career
Exploration or a Certificate in
Social Growth, Leadership and
Career Development.
Gillon mentioned there are
some concerns within adminis-
tration on how other certificate-
granting programs across Tech
would be handled. However,
within UHR, multiple representa-
tives expressed strong support for
this bill.
Because it was authored on the
floor and introduced into the New
Business portion of the agenda,
the resolution on the Excel Pro-
gram will be discussed in detail
during next week’s UHR session.
If passed, it would be a strong
indicator to administrators that
undergraduate students support
having Excel Program graduates
join everyone else at Commence-
ment.
AMOUNT GSS UHR
$5,136.38 19-1-0 28-0-0
$3,845.00 31-0-0 28-0-1
$2,607.11 30-0-1 29-0-0
$4,320.00 29-0-0 27-0-0
$2,432.55 26-1-0 27-0-1
$8,232.47 28-0-1 27-0-0
Over 20,000 students applied for
early action and 20 percent were
accepted. The number of appli-
cants grew 12 percent compared
to last year.
Tech is becoming even more
competitive, with the percentage
of students admitted decreasing
by 6 percent since last year. In to-
tal, 37,000 students have applied
for admission in both the early ac-
tion and regular decision rounds,
up from 35,600 last year.
Since the 2013 switch to the
Common App, Tech has seen a
consistent increase in applications
each year.
Of the students who applied
early action, 20 percent were ac-
cepted, 20 percent were deferred
and 55 percent were denied, ac-
cording to Rick Clark, the direc-
tor of Undergraduate Admission.
40 percent of students from
Georgia were accepted, while out-
of-state students were accepted at
a rate of 14 percent. The admitted
profile lists the mid-50 percent
The number of early action applicants to Tech has been
steadily rising over the years, leading to lower admit rates.
cluding D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam
and the U.S. Virgin Islands were
admitted. Additionally, students
from 55 different countries were
admitted.
Early action applicants are eli-
gible for scholarships such as the
merit-based Stamps President’s
Scholarship. Only 40 students are
selected for this scholarship.
Several students received news
of their acceptance in person. The
Tech Admissions team traveled to
schools in Atlanta, Warner Rob-
ins and Winder to directly deliver
acceptance letters.
Besides early action and regu-
lar admission seasons, there are
other pathways for students to en-
ter Tech. Each year, the Institute
enrolls about 1,000 transfer stu-
dents through “Transfer Pathway
Programs.” There are six pathways
that students can take, including
the “Georgia First Pathway Pro-
gram,” which offers first-genera-
tion college applicants entrance to
Tech in the fall semester.
Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications

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Georgia state officials sworn in at McCamish

tone for his term in office, claim- “Some think that we have of McCamish painted a different Despite a run which was de-
DEFLINA MARIN ing that “with unprecedented reached our peak,” Kemp said. “I picture, where dozens of Tech stu- fined by partisan politics, Kemp’s
CONTRIBUTING WRITER growth and unmatched oppor- disagree.” dents gathered in peaceful protest. inauguration focused on non di-
tunity, it is a great time to be a Kemp’s vision includes seeing More specifically, they chal- visive politics and attempting to
On Monday, Jan. 14, the Geor- Georgian.” Georgia become the “Southern lenged how “Kemp’s office has bridge the gap the election created
gia gubernatorial race came to an He promised to work on a wide capital of the world” through been changing the electorate of between the two major parties.
end with the swearing in of Gov- range of issues, from small busi- fully funded education, a busi- Georgia to suit their needs.” “We have so much in com-
ernor Brian Kemp. nesses struggle to third grade edu- ness friendly government and in- Kemp briefly addressed the mon, and as governor I will fight
Thousands of Kemp supporters cation and rural living conditions, creased protection for farmers. polarizing election in this speech, for all Georgians, not just the
from all over the state of Geor- and promised to keep Georgia Despite the earnest support commenting that “our state ap- ones who voted for me,” Kemp
gia flocked to Tech’s McCamish “moving in the right direction.” offered by those in the audience pears divided: metro versus rural, said in closing his speech, promis-
Pavilion for the newly appointed His comments were received with to Kemp’s words about a “state black versus white, Republican ing to work towards uniting the
governor’s inauguration. Along a standing ovation. united,” the panorama outside versus Democrat.” state once again.
with Kemp, several other offi-
cials were also sworn in, includ-
ing Lieutenant Governor Geoff
Duncan, Attorney General Chris-
topher M. Carr and Secretary of
State Brad Raffensperger.
David Ralston, a Republican
member of the Georgia House of
Representatives, addressed the is-
sues brought up by this year’s elec-
tions in his introductory speech,
stating that “the right to vote is
a very cherished right; it is one
which we should never take for
granted,” prior to the seal of office
being handed to Kemp.
After taking his oath of office,
Lieutenant Governor Duncan’s
inaugural address focused heav-
ily on technological progress and
proclaimed his goal was for Geor-
gia to become “the technological
capital of the South East, creating
an ecosystem of talent that leads a
global economy.”
Duncan addressed the audi-
ence with optimism, comment-
ing on his “[excitement] about the
bright future of Georgia” and “be-
lief that our best days are in front
of us.”
Duncan promised to provide
“21st century solutions for 21st
century problems,” as well as to
“start to lean into the talents and
resources of what I like to call the
Four C’s: churches, charities, cor- Photo courtesy of Christopher J. Moore Institute Communications
porations and citizens.” Brian Kemp, left, was sworn in as the Governor of Georgia on Monday at McCamish Pavilion. During his inauguration
Kemp’s speech set a hopeful speech, Kemp called for unity among Georgians and vowed to “fight for all Georgians, not just the ones who voted for me.”
4 • January 18, 2019• technique
Construction projects across campus stretch into 2019,
concluding as new developments also begin
JONATHAN JEFFREY
NEWS EDITOR
2018 saw the completion of
multiple large construction proj-
ects across campus, including the
Crosland Tower and Interdisci-
plinary Design Commons — but
several more projects will see work
in 2019.
Now that Crosland Tower is
complete, Price Gilbert will go
through a two year renovation
and will be occupied beginning in
spring 2020.
Two separate construction
projects are scheduled to begin in
late spring. The first of them, the
renovation of the Student Center,
doubling its size and rebranding it
as a Campus Center, is scheduled
to begin Phase I of its construc-
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is slated for completion in June 2019. The Campus Safety Facility and
the Dalney Building are two other ongoing projects on the north end of campus that are also scheduled to finish this year.
tion in May or June 2019.
Phase I construction of the
Campus Center will not affect
current Student Center operations
and consists of all new construc-
tion that includes an Exhibition
Hall and three other buildings
that comprise the Pavilions. The
Pavilions will function as space
for Paper & Clay, Healthy Initia-
tives, the Intake Space and a cafe.
Phase II of Campus Center
construction, which will replace
the current Student Center build-
ing, will not begin until summer
2020. The entire project is expect-
ed be completed in winter 2022.
The second development be-
ginning in 2019 is the overhaul
of a nondescript building beside
the McCamish Pavilion into the
ACC Network Production Cen-
ter, which will serve to help with
the video broadcast capabilities of
sports programs across Tech.
Other projects are nearing
completion. Coda, which held its
topping-off ceremony in the fall,
is under the final stages of con-
struction and will be occupied be-
ginning sometime in March 2019.
On the north end of campus,
three separate projects are all ex-
pected to finish in the spring and
summer of 2019.
The Campus Safety Building,
located in the southeast corner of
10th Street and Hemphill Avenue,
will open in March 2019 and serve
as the new headquarters of the
Georgia Tech Police Department.
The Kendeda Building for
Innovative Sustainable Design,
which hopes to become certified
under the Living Building Chal-
lenge, will be completed in June
2019. The Kendeda Building is
located in the northwest corner of
Ferst Drive and State Street. After
opening in June, Kendeda will
enter a year-long process where
performance will be monitored
and systems tweaked to attempt a
Living Building Challenge certifi-
cation in June 2020.
The Dalney Building “com-
bines three seemingly unrelated
program elements — a park-
ing structure, an office build-
ing, and a biological wastewater
reclamation facility,” according
to the website of the architects,
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple.
Dalney will help to expand
parking resources on campus.
Construction in the northwest
corner of campus will continue to
cause significant disruptions on
multiple streets through spring.
Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications
// NEWS
WILL FINCH
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
BETTER S.A.F.E. THAN SORRY
Last Thursday, the Secure, Ac-
cessible and Fair Elections (SAFE)
Commission voted to recommend
machine-marked ballots for the
state of Georgia. The decision
comes after many years of criti-
cism over the state’s voting system
and an especially contentious gu-
bernatorial race in November.
Georgia’s 16 year-old paper-
less touchscreen voting machines
have been criticized by cybersecu-
rity experts and voters alike. The
former emphasize that without a
paper trail, there is no way to do
an effective audit or confirm that
votes are recorded correctly.
This was also the opinion of
Tech professor Wenke Lee, co-ex-
ecutive director of the Institute for
Information Security and Privacy
on campus and sole cybersecurity
expert on the panel.
“There is no way to know for
sure that any real, useful sys-
tem contains no vulnerability,”
he reminded his fellow members
in a presentation in August. Lee
advised that the safest approach
would be not to use any cyber sys-
tem and repeatedly recommended
hand-marked paper ballots.
However, several country elec-
tions officials were concerned
about printing costs and potential
for human error. Other mem-
bers of the commission addition-
ally claimed that machines with
a touchscreen would be similar to
the interface voters are used to.
After deliberation, the major-
ity of the commission voted to
replace the current system with a
compromise: a computerized sys-
tem that prints paper ballots.
Opinions
OPINIONS EDITOR: Jon Long technique

“
”
These mountains you are carrying,
you were only supposed to climb.
- Najwar Zebian Friday,
January 18, 2019
5

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

First impressions of Crosland

The new library has form, but does it have function?
Students got their first look at the newly
renovated Crosland Tower at the begin-
ning of the semester, and while the face lift
certainly improved the space’s aesthetics,
its practicality was met with a lukewarm
response.
The seven-story study space dramati-
cally increased the amount of student
seating, but this was at the expense of in-
dividual, cubicle-style spaces. Large multi-
seat tables fill the tower, giving the library
a more collaborative feel. This doesn’t stop
students from working individually at a
shared table, so this complaint is minor.
Most of these tables share an unfortu-
nate trait: backless chairs. Between the
stools and picnic-style benches, it seems
that the seating was not designed with er-
gonomics in mind. Given the inevitability
of hours-long study sessions, this may be
an example of Tech emphasizing form over
function.
In fact, this emphasis seems to perme-
ate every aspect of the new library. The
focus on natural lighting is great, but it
leads to a dark study space at night. The
open concept layout of several floors gives
the space a modern feel, but it leaves a lot
of seating out of range of wall outlets. The
wall of empty cubbies on the ground floor
would look great if they were full of books,
The Consensus Opinion reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
but the space could have been better used
as more study space or seating.
This could easily change, especially
considering the fact that the library is still
a work in progress. But given our status as
a leader in innovation, it would have been
nice to see a bit more functional innovat-
ing with the renovation.
These gripes do not change the fact that,
in all, the new tower is a fantastic upgrade.
The energy usage was greatly reduced, and
the variety of breakout rooms and collabo-
ration spaces will bring a lot of flexibility
and take some pressure off of the Clough
rooms. The sheer beauty of the space also
cannot be overstated, and the focus on
aesthetics helps create a good atmosphere
for working. The design was tailored to di-
rectly address student issues with the old
tower, and in that sense it succeeded.
Aside from the functional issues of
chairs and outlets, most student com-
plaints will subside once they get used to
the building. It is true that there are very
few books, but there is no doubt that this
reflects a low checkout rate. At the end of
the day, Crosland Tower stands out as one
of the most impressive spaces on campus,
and if Tech refines their approach on fu-
ture projects we can have both beauty and
function.
Martinez
Atlanta United star Josef
Martinez signed a five-year
contract extension with the
local club, ensuring a spot on
Atlanta’s roster until the year
2023. This year’s MLS MVP,
he scored a league-record 31
goals this season as he helped
Atlanta United secure the
MLS Cup title in their second
year. Martinez cites his well-
reciprocated love of the city for
his decision.
Career Fair
This spring’s career fair was
hosted in McCamish Pavil-
ion, a venue with considerably
more space than the Campus
Recreation Center. It also
doesn’t disrupt the regular
flow of campus, as the CRC is
an inconvenient place to occu-
py with tables and suits. Bet-
ter still, McCamish provides
a spot for students to leave the
backpacks. For students visit-
ing between classes, this has
been a long time coming.
You Kant Sit Here
Masses of students in Da-
vid Smith’s CS 1371 section
opted to attend the lectures of
Kantwon Rogers’ section in-
stead, leading fire marshals to
restrict any cross-lecture atten-
dance to avoid any potential
fire hazards. Students will now
have to show Buzzcards before
entering Rogers’ lectures. Ru-
mor has it that Buzzcards con-
nected to Kantwon’s section
are going for $300 a piece.
Hartsfield Wack, Son
As the government shut-
down continues to grind on-
wards, resources for agencies
like TSA are becoming in-
creasingly slim. A record num-
ber of TSA agents are calling
in sick in response to their fro-
zen paychecks, and it shows:
the absurd line to get through
security at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-
Jackson airport has made front
pages all across the internet as
proof that the shutdown is in-
conveniencing everyone.

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Lauren Douglas DESIGN EDITOR
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Streaming bubble ready to burst KING FROM PAGE 1

United States, when it’s not in one

of its nasty bouts of nativism, is
When driving down Augusta’s helped usher in digital stream- “And once every production that no one who wants to make
busiest road, motorists will often ing technology, which has largely a life for himself in this country
pass the ruins of an important overtaken physical media as our and distribution company and play by the rules is “someone
historical monument. The vacant viewing platform of choice. Rath- has its own streaming else’s baby.”
building is still in good condition, er than pay for each individual Who knows why Republican
and the blue awning that stretches movie or TV show, we can pay a service to pay for, we will all leadership finally decided to act
the length of its facade still glows flat monthly rate to watch what- be in trouble.” on King’s blatant racism by strip-
in the night. Though no signage ever we want, whenever we want. ping him of his committee assign-
remains, the shape of a giant torn And if Netflix doesn’t have what JON LONG ments. Maybe overtly defend-
movie ticket tells travelers that this we want, we can still rent digital ing white nationalism instead of
building bears the same signifi- copies from services like Amazon,
OPINIONS EDITOR making heavy allusions to it was a
cance as the Roman Colosseum Apple or YouTube. bridge too far. Maybe in the wake
or the Pyramids of Giza. They’re Then Hulu threw its hat in the of their drubbing in the 2018
driving past an abandoned Block- ring. And Amazon. And YouTube. producers — will almost certainly way to consistently know where midterms, the party realizes that
buster Video. And Facebook, for some reason. follow suit and create its own ser- you can stream a movie. And once aligning with racists is not the way
I pity the people that never Disney is considering its own vice, removing its content from every production and distribution to go.
knew the unbridled joy of choos- streaming service. Warner Media sites like Netflix in the process. company has its own streaming At any rate, I’m not angry
ing a movie from Blockbuster’s just announced its own stream- Droves of people have decided service to pay for, we will all be in about Steve King’s comments. I’m
seemingly endless shelves. Thanks ing service. It’s no surprise that to cancel their cable subscription trouble. glad he made them, because they
to Blockbuster, boring Friday companies would want to ride the for the cheaper, more flexible I can find a Blu-Ray or DVD show everyone, once and for all,
nights were easily remedied by a coattails of Netflix’s success, but world of online streaming. An copy of virtually any movie I want what’s on his mind. King claims
short trip in mom’s Honda Od- it’s important to look at how that irony of this, however, is that once for less than $10. I’ve made it a that “[white supremacy] never
yssey. Once I got my hands on affects consumers. more and more companies start habit to splurge on a physical copy shows up in my head [so] I don’t
a Playstation 2, For the sake of their own paid streaming services, of every movie I want to watch as know how it could possibly come
I learned that I this example, let’s it will begin looking like a more a way of future-proofing against out of my mouth.” After years of
could even rent “Netflix originals like assume each ser- expensive and convoluted ver- the inevitable streaming bubble consorting with white suprema-
video games from vice charges a flat sion of a cable subscription, only bursting. This means I watch less cists, attending their conferences,
Blockbuster and Bird Box aren’t going monthly rate of modular, decentralized and on- movies — I’m not going to pay for praising their virtues and support-
avoid the steep $60 anywhere, but outside $10. Three years demand. a $5 copy of Hotel Transylvania — ing their candidacies, I find that
price tag for games ago, most people With the increasing satura- but it gives me the peace of mind story hard to believe.
I wasn’t complete- content could go away were satisfied with tion of the streaming market, it’s that my favorite content will al- “Why did I sit in classes teach-
ly sold on. Block- at a moment’s notice.” using Netflix as hard to be certain whether or not ways be at my fingertips. If my in- ing me about the merits of our
buster Video was their sole stream- your favorite content will always ternet goes down, I can still watch history and our civilization?” If
a cultural staple of ing platform. be available to you. Sure, Netflix Baby Driver. No matter who War- King’s conclusion after years of
the early 2000’s, and even earlier But with Hulu jumping in and Originals like Bird Box aren’t go- ner Brothers sells the rights to, I education is that white human
I’d imagine. providing a different set of con- ing anywhere, but outside con- can still watch Blade Runner. beings are inherently superior,
Before my neighborhood rent- tent — some that was taken off tent could go away at a moment’s My argument is definitely not then I, too, wonder why King sat
al place became the historical site of Netflix, like It’s Always Sunny notice. Unless you’re willing to without flaws, especially when in those classes. He’s missed the
that it is today, Blockbuster CEO in Philadelphia — many people dish out $40+ dollars a month on it comes to streaming television. messages of tolerance and diver-
John Antioco made one of the chose to double up. That’s $20 streaming services, chances are There is also no way to purchase sity that are fundamental to the
biggest gaffes in business history. a month. Then Amazon came you won’t see it again. In the case and store anywhere close to the American experience.
Antioco was given the chance to along, and although a Prime sub- of TV, this may be a necessary amount of movies available to King might be the only con-
purchase Netflix for $50 million scription gives you several benefits evil; It’s probably too expensive to stream. But my reasoning holds gressman stupid enough to openly
dollars in 2000, back when Net- outside of streaming, it is further go out and buy physical versions weight: the digital streaming defend the sullied name of white
flix was mailing DVDs. Block- stratifying the content that’s avail- of your favorite shows. landscape is about to become a nationalism and white suprema-
buster turned down the deal. I’m able. Now we are at $30 a month. But with movies, the stream- battleground, and consumers will cism, but chances are good that
sure you can figure out the rest — Did you like being able to watch ing model may soon become ultimately make up the bulk of he isn’t the only one who feels that
hint: nobody has ever asked Suzie Thor: Ragnarok and Infinity War problematic. I shouldn’t need to the casualties. The age of Block- way. We should treat congressmen
in Cloudman to come Blockbust- on Netflix? Well prepare to start pay a monthly tithe just to watch buster may be gone, but physical who defend King — like his col-
er and chill. dishing out $40 a month, because movies. With film, consumers are media still holds a value that digi- league Louie Gohmert — with
Today, Netflix has a mar- Disney — who owns Marvel, Fox at the mercy of whichever service tal streaming will never be able to the same withering stares and po-
ket cap of over $150 billion. It and several other major content pays to have the rights. There’s no emulate. litical consequences he’s earned.
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Entertainment
Nat Geo’s ‘Valley of the Boom’ shows potential
TELEVISION
Valley of the Boom
NETWORK: National
Geographic
WHEN: Sundays at 9 p.m.
STARRING: Oliver Cooper,
Steven Zahn
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSH TREBUCHON
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
On Sunday, National Geo-
graphic released the two-part pre-
miere of its new miniseries about
the early days of the dot-com bub-
ble, “Valley of the Boom.”
The Matthew Carnahan di-
rected miniseries combines dra-
matizations of historical events
with interviews with many of the
figures who play prominently in
those events, creating a collage
effect which somehow evokes
both a history museum and Mar-
tin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall
Street” at the same time.
The series is a powerful juxta-
position between a subject which
is at least mostly historical and a
style which is completely detached
from reality. There are tales of
stabbings and DIY oral surgery,
plenty of fourth wall breaking and
even an interpretive dance.
Greg Laswell speaks on music, tour, truck stops
MAYA FLORES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
American folk singer and song-
writer Greg Laswell released his
latest studio album, titled “Next
Time” in September of last year.
The artist, who is currently on a
tour in support of that release, will
be playing a show at Eddie’s Attic
in Atlanta on Jan. 20.
The California native recently
took the time to speak with the
Technique about the tour, his mu-
sical influences and other aspects
of his life.
Technique: I’ve seen you lik-
ened to Leonard Cohen. Have you
been influenced by his music? Are
there any other artists you draw
inspiration from?
Laswell: You see, that’s such
a flattering comparison, but I
honestly don’t see it. I’ve seen it
used quite a few times and it’s re-
ally nice but I don’t particularly
find myself listening to him a lot
or drawing any inspiration from
him.
Instead I find myself more in-
fluenced early on by rock artists
like Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, and
REM.
Technique: So, this new al-
bum, “Next Time,” was written,
performed, produced and mixed
by you. How did you become so
in control of the music process?
Laswell: I’ve always done re-
cords on my own, except for the
last two before this. It just sort of
evolved that way. I really love to
do it. It means I can control every
aspect and make little tweaks ev-
technique
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Josh Trebuchon
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Eli Hendler Friday,
8
entertainment@nique.net January 18, 2019
While the surrealism of “Valley
of the Boom” is jarring in a series
which presents actual historical
events, the style is a strong artis-
tic choice for presenting the mood
and the people of Silicon Valley
during the dot-com bubble. The
series is strange because the times
were strange.
“Valley of the Boom” follows
three distinct — though concur-
rent and interrelated — storylines.
The most well known of these is
that of Netscape, an early web
browser, and its groundbreaking
initial public offering.
The main players in the
Netscape story are co-founder
Marc Andreessen, portrayed by
John Karna (“Scream”), CEO
James Barksdale (Bradley Whit-
ford, “Get Out”) and co-founder
Jim Clark (John Murphy, “Lou-
dermilk”). Barksdale and Clark
also give interviews, while the real
Andreessen declined to partici-
pate in the project.
The series details Netscape’s
dramatic IPO, one of the first such
offerings for an internet-based
company, as well as its subsequent
battle with Microsoft for internet
supremacy — dubbed by the press
as the “browser wars.”
The series premiere and the
historical facts of the case set
Netscape’s story up as a caution- Photo courtesy of National Geographic
ary tale about the dangers of hu- John Karna (L) portrays Marc Andreessen, one of Netscape’s co-founders, in National Geographics
See VALLEY, page 11 new “Valley of the Boom.” Bradley Whitford (R) portrays CEO James Barksdale alongside Karna.
erywhere and try to get it as close
as possible to finished.
For this record specifically,
given the subject matter, and that
it was so emotional, I just sort of
thought that I had to do it alone
and make sure it was all mine.
Technique: That’s incredible,
what kind of creative liberties does
it give you? Are there any pitfalls
to doing everything for an album.
Laswell: Oh, definitely. It be-
comes very isolating, actually. It
can get really sad. It does allows
you to take more risks and make
more mistakes, though, which
can lead to some great songs.
Technique: The album art
from “Next Time” is really unique
and original. How did it come to
be? Is there any specific meaning
behind it?
Laswell: Yeah actually, it start-
ed as a derivative of the first song
on the album, “Royal Empress.”
My friend, Marla Frazee, who’s an
artist, did it just after listening to
the record, so that’s really special.
It’s not just about “Royal Em-
press” either, it draws pieces from
a lot of the songs on the record,
like obviously, “Supermoon.” I re-
ally love it, though, it looks so dif-
ferent than all my other records.
Technique: A lot of your songs
have been featured in television
shows. Is there a show you’d like
to have feature a song from your
newest album?
Laswell: Whoa, that’s a hard
question. I don’t really watch any
of the shows that use my mu-
sic. I guess it’d be pretty cool to Photo courtesy of Vanguard
hear one of my songs on a show American folk singer-songwriter Greg Laswell warms up before a show at one of the stops on
See LASWELL, page 10 his current tour, which is in support of his recently released eight studio album, ‘Next Time.’
// ENTERTAINMENT
IMPERIAL FROM PAGE 1
is the third track, “Where Are
You Sonny?” The song be-
gins with Boone singing al-
most completely unaccompa-
nied before the drums pick up.
Because Boone’s voice is almost
all there is to hear at the beginning
of the song, it is a great opportu-
nity to really listen to and appreci-
ate the sound she is able to pro-
duce and the feelings she is able to
evoke with little beyond her voice.
The only single off of the al-
bum, “Eddie and Polly” follows
The Delines are an alternative country and Americana group from Portland, Oregon. Their sophomore album, “The Imperial” addresses the struggles
of American life, from personal addiction to addiction in the family to crippling debt and economic woes, painting a bleak picture of the American Dream.
a string of slower songs with a
slightly sped up tempo and more
instrumentally heavy backing.
Although the song seems to be a
little faster and more upbeat than
those preceding it, the song con-
tinues to address similar issues
with the same gloomy outlook.
Following “Eddie and Polly”
the songs again start to slow down
and generally sound more depress-
ing. “That Old Haunted Place” is
a dynamic song that almost serves
as a microcosm for the rest of the
album. In the same way that the
album, in its entirety has a sort of
rise and fall impressed by the vary-
ing tempos of the songs, “That
Old Haunted Place” starts slowly
and builds to an urgent crescendo
peaking in the middle of the song.
However, before reaching what
feels like should be the height,
the tune and Boone’s vocals
drop off again. The whole expe-
rience almost screams the disap-
pointment and hardship that the
entire album is written about.
The penultimate track, “He
Don’t Burn for Me” serves as a
final hurrah of the album with
the chorus including backing
vocals from several other band
members. The song also alludes
to some of the sounds of the
early tracks such as the horns.
Ultimately, “The Imperial” is
a beautiful, haunting album that
dives into the deep end of diffi-
cult problems including drug ad-
diction — and having loved ones
suffering from drug addiction —
crippling, seemingly unending
debt, and relationship struggles,
among others. Boone’s voice al-
most seems tailor made for such
a project, and the accompanying
music is simple yet so compelling.
technique • January 18, 2019• 9
Although the year has just be-
gun, “The Imperial” is one of the
best albums to come out of 2019.
MUSIC
The Imperial
The Delines
LABEL: Decor Records
GENRE: Americana
TRACK PICKS: “That Old
Haunted Place”
OUR TAKE: «««««
Photo courtesy of Decor Records
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LASWELL FROM PAGE 8
I really enjoy, though. Probably
like an HBO show, I love watch-
ing HBO. Or, actually probably,
“Killing Eve!” I’ve been watching
that and it’s incredible, I think a
song from “Next Time” could
work well there.
Technique: You have said that
“I’ve found over the years that it
often takes one song, or one mo-
ment in a song for me to see clear-
ly where the record will head.” For
“Next Time” was there a song that
Laswell, pictured here with his dog Joey Lopez — named for his real estate agent — gave an interview about his
tour, his music and his hobbies. The singer is stopping in Atlanta for a show at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur on Jan. 20.
sort of set the pace for the rest of
the album?
Laswell: “Royal Empress” was
definitely that song, once it was
finished and produced I knew
what direction this new album
was going in, and I really just
jumped into the rest of it.
Technique: “Royal Empress”
is the first track on this album,
did you record the songs on “Next
Time” in order?
Laswell: No, not really. I
switched around the order of
songs. I rarely finished one song
completely at once. I sort of work
on them all at the same time, add-
ing bits here and there. I know
people don’t really buy full records
anymore, but I still pays attention
to the flow of the songs and how
one leads to another.
Technique: You’re quite pro-
lific; “Next Time” is your eighth
studio album. What is the one
song you’d play someone from
your discography to introduce
them to your music?
Laswell: Whoa, a hard ques-
tion for sure. I’d probably pick
“Comes and goes in Waves” off of
“Three Flights From Alto Nido.”
It’s the one track that’s most popu-
lar. It’s been played in a lot of films
and stuff, people really seem to en-
joy it. It sort of took off on its own
and got its own legs.
Technique: What was the
most challenging part of making
this album? How did you over-
come it?
Laswell: All of it’s a little chal-
lenging. But, specifically, I’d say
knowing when it’s done. Really
I don’t overcome it, it’s just that
Photo courtesy of Vanguard
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I have a deadline. Deadlines are
good, they force you to be done.
If I didn’t have deadlines I would
never finish anything.
Technique: So are there things
you’d like to go back and still keep
working on in your released work?
Do you listen back and think “Oh
I wish I’d changed this?”
Laswell: See, I don’t listen
to my own music after it’s out. I
can’t, it would drive me crazy, just
like you said I’d want to change it.
So, I sort of give it away when it’s
released, I don’t own it anymore,
it’s the listeners’, the fans’.
Technique: Other than music,
what can you be found doing in
your down time?
Laswell: Probably golf, I’m ac-
tually a really big golfer, I love it.
Oh, also my dog! His name is Joey
Lopez. He’s actually named after
my real estate agent. I thought
it was kind of a funny joke.
I’ve got a weird sense of humor
sometimes.
I actually really love dogs. On
social media cute animal accounts
are my favorite accounts to fol-
low. I’m always retweeting WeR-
ateDogs.
Technique: You’re on your
own tour now! What’s the best
part of touring?
Laswell: Touring is great, I
love to travel around and play dif-
ferent places. Between shows, I
love stopping at truck stops while
I’m on my bus.
Technique: So you’re com-
ing to Atlanta on January 20th!
Have you played here before? Is
there anything distinctive about
this city? What are your favorite
venues?
Laswell: I actually haven’t
been to Atlanta in years, like
probably seven or eight. So I don’t
actually remember. I’m excited to
be back though, I’m sure it will be
a great show.
My favorite place to play is
close to home in LA, there’s some-
thing special about southern cali-
fornia. Other than that, probably
Webster Hall in New York City.
// ENTERTAINMENT
VALLEY FROM PAGE 8
bris, avarice and complacency.
The story comes together con-
vincingly thanks to Carnahan’s
creative use of a variety of visual
and narrative effects and Karna’s
effective portrayal of Andreessen
in all of his calculating arrogance.
The Netscape portions are the
most entertaining part of the pre-
miere. For those who are unfamil-
iar with the story of Netscape, the
series will likely be dramatic and
The new 6 part miniseries follows the stories of several internet-based tech companies during the dot-com bubble, the financial
collapse which resulted from rampant overvaluation due to excitement over the investment opportunities created by the internet.
original, while for those who have
historical knowledge of the brows-
er company’s role in the dot-com
bubble, much of “Valley of the
Boom” will feel like an insightful
documentary.
The second storyline which
“Valley of the Boom” introduces
follows theglobe.com, an early in-
novator in social media. Viewers
are much less likely to be familiar
with this tale, but the premiere
foreshadows heavily that the site
will not live up to its potential.
Beyond the show’s intentional
foreshadowing, it is difficult as
a viewer not to expect a negative
outcome in every storyline when
the series is about a famous eco-
nomic collapse.
Oliver Cooper (“Project X”)
and Dakota Shapiro (“The First
Month”) portray Todd Krizelman
and Stephan Paternot, the found-
ers of theglobe.com. Both deliver
solid performances as young, cap-
ital-seeking innovators struggling
with hesitant investors.
Krizelman and Paternot have
much more success securing in-
vestment after the success of
Netscape’s IPO, a plot point which
the series uses to demonstrate how
the success of a few companies
paved the way for riskier projects
with weaker business models to
become overvalued, thus creating
an investment bubble which was
waiting to burst.
The most bizarre of the three
stories told by “Valley of the
Boom” is unquestionably that of
Photo courtesy of National Geographic
technique • January 18, 2019• 11
Michael Fenne. Played by Ste-
ven Zahn (“War for the Planet of
the Apes”), Fenne is an eccentric,
charismatic businessman who
helps tech innovators to secure
investment by capitalizing on the
general excitement around the in-
ternet — a technology which few
of his investors even know any-
thing about.
Fenne is the most surreal of all
the characters in the show; Zahn
wears an extremely unnatural-
looking fat-suit while portraying
him, causing him to carry him-
self in a strange, almost inhuman
way. Additionally, Zahn is often
framed in front of bright light
sources, giving his character a
heroically glowing, halo-wrapped
appearance which is illustrative
of the illusions of grandeur which
the historical Michael Fenne was
said to have held.
“Valley of the Boom” is a show
which sets out to accomplish a lot.
It seeks to tell the story of how an
entire industry ballooned and sub-
sequently collapsed in just a few
short years, while also portraying
the unique culture and mindset of
Silicon Valley in the mid-1990s.
It is both a documentary and a
drama series. It looks to tell three
different yet deeply intertwined
stories all at once.
If the show is to succeed, it
will be due to this ambition. If it
fails, that too will be due to this
ambition. Based only on the pre-
miere, the series is fascinating,
entertaining and interesting. The
characters are compelling, the
writing is good, and the direc-
tion is thoughtful and effective.
Still, one could see how after a few
episodes, things could go wrong
— especially if the plot becomes
much more complicated or if new
characters are introduced.
At the moment, “Valley of the
Boom” is in the sweet spot — it
has the perfect level of plot com-
plexity, and the perfect number
of deep, interesting characters.
Viewers can only hope that the
bubble does not burst before the
end of the six-episode run.
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Tech victorious in ACC road opener at Syracuse
GRAHAM LEWIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tech beat the Syracuse Orange
73-59 in a one-sided thrashing on
the road, knocking off the 11-5
Orange in front of a raucous Car-
rier Dome crowd. Jose Alvarado
led the charge with 20 points, two
assists and three rebounds. Other
notable performances included
those of James Banks, Abdoulaye
Gueye and Curtis Haywood II.
The game started with Tech
coming out hot, shooting over
50 percent from the field in the
first half. The Jackets improved
even further on their most effi-
cient shooting night of the year,
averaging 68.2 percent shooting
in the second half. This perfor-
mance was a huge improvement
for Tech, whose offense ranks as
on of the worst in the ACC. More
impressive still is that Tech’s stel-
lar shooting night came against
Syracuse’s elite zone defense, a
signature of Syracuse coach Jim
Boeheim.
Tech avoided one of their big-
gest weaknesses during the game
by going for points in the paint
and avoiding the three point line
— Tech took just 12 three-pointer
shots in the game. Instead, the
Jackets focused on lobbing passes
to their big men on the inside,
where Evan Cole, Abdoulaye
Gueye and James Banks III com-
bined for 26 points. The strategy
made for the best possible use of
Tech’s possessions, something the
team struggled with earlier in the
season.
Tech’s defense was command-
ing during the game with the Jack-
ets creating long scoring droughts
for the Orange as the game pro-
gressed. Forcing and capitalizing
on turnovers, Tech grew their lead
quickly at the start of the second
half. Syracuse had 19 turnovers
in the game while Tech capital-
ized with 17 points on turnovers.
While it helped that the Jackets’
Jose Alvarado drives towards the basket in a win against Wake Forest. Alvarado has sparked
Tech both offensive and defensively, helping the team to a 2-1 mark in conference play.
shots were falling — Tech racked
up 38 two-point makes — these
turnovers gave Tech transition op-
portunities that turned a close win
into a blowout.
Looking forward, Tech is
ranked tenth in the nation in de-
fensive efficiency by KenPom.
com — a strong showing for an
otherwise inconsistent Tech team.
At times such as their win over
Syracuse and even much of their
close loss to Virginia Tech, Tech
has looked very good. At other
times, they have lost at home to
Gardner Webb. In their big wins,
Tech’s defensive switches from
zone to man has caused confusion
for their opponents.
As Tech proceeds with ACC
play, the Jackets’ next few oppo-
nents include Louisville, Notre
Dame, Duke, UNC and Florida
State — a difficult stretch, par-
ticularly the three games against
Duke, UNC and Florida State.
Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
// SPORTS
These opponents require the
type of play Tech showed against
Syracuse if the Jackets want to
sustain their hot start to ACC
play. Though, as Syracuse’s win
against Duke and Wake Forest’s
win against North Carolina State
prove, there is at least some degree
of parity in the ACC this season,
which can play into the Jackets’
favor. With enough effort on
both sides of the ball, the Jackets
have a solid chance at an upset in
any of the games in that stretch.
In order to shock the ACC,
it will require a strong effort on
the part of Tech’s leading scorer,
Jose Alvarado, who has averaged
13.9 points per game this season.
His scrappy play, effort and bas-
ketball IQ have cemented him as
the keystone in Josh Pastner’s ro-
tation. In addition to points and
assists, he also leads the team in
steals per game and is very good at
creating turnovers and opportuni-
ties. Tech’s offense has also been
greatly assisted from behind the
arc by both Brandon Alston and
Khalid Moore, both of whom are
shooting over 40 percent from
three, giving the Jackets threats
from deep and complementing
Alvarado and James Banks III as
scoring threats in the paint.
With conference play un-
derway, Tech looks to carry the
momentum from an impressive
Syracuse win with them as the
road gets even tougher ahead for
Alvarado, Banks and the rest of
Tech’s young but battle-tested
team. Such is life in the ACC.
// SPORTS
Key returns to Tech as good coach, better recruiter
HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
In hiring Alabama offensive
line coach Brent Key to serve in
largely the same role in Atlanta,
Tech football accomplished last
week what seemed wildly improb-
able: convincing a top recruiter
from a powerhouse school to leave
perennial championship conten-
tion behind in favor of a program
in need of revitalization. There
are a number of reasons why that
might have happened.
Perhaps it was the allure of
working with his old colleague
Geoff Collins, who put together
Tech’s vaunted 2007 recruiting
class, that won him over. That
class, which brought in Morgan
Burnett, Jonathan Dwyer, Der-
rick Morgan, Josh Nesbitt and
Roddy Jones, among others, re-
mains arguably the best in the
school’s modern history.
Perhaps Key had been pin-
ing to return to his alma mater,
which favored triple-option offen-
sive assistants under Paul Johnson
and left little place for the big,
burly offensive linemen Key has
coached at his latest stop.
Or maybe Key realized that
his career would advance no fur-
ther in Tuscaloosa and figured he
would be next in line to assume
the mantle of offensive coordina-
tor if Collins hire Dave Patenaude
flamed out.
At any rate, Tech has added a
coach whose resume, at least from
a layperson’s view, outshines that
of any position coach to patrol the
home sideline at Bobby Dodd Sta-
dium during the Johnson era.
The Key hire was not without
some minor drama. After both the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and
Rivals.com reported that Key
had all but inked his contract to
join Collins’ staff, Key denied ru-
technique • January 18, 2019• 15
mors that he had spoken to Tech
about a new job in the run-up to
the national championship game.
“I don’t know where it came
from,” Key demurred in reference
to the rumors when local media
questioned him about his plans.
While it seemed like the sort of
boilerplate denial made by a coach
whose mind was ostensibly on the
game immediately ahead, it also
left open the possibility that Nick
Saban had convinced Key to stay.
But when Key signed his contract
in Atlanta a few days later, that
doubt was officially quashed.
Key ranked as the No. 5 re-
cruiter in the country for the
Class of 2019 by 247Sports — he
has secured nine commits and
ranks better than any recruiter in
the ACC.
For reference, Andy McCol-
lum, Tech’s best recruiter last year,
was good for only No. 11 in the
conference. It is fair to expect Key
to drop in the rankings this year,
perhaps significantly so. After all,
Key has gone from recruiting play-
ers to a school that has contended
for national championships on an
annual basis to a school that has
not made a New Year’s Six bowl
since the 2014 season. Photo by Joey Cerone Student Publications
And as those who follow the Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt was a Tech standout recruited while Geoff Collins was
program have recognized time on staff. Collins has hired Key, an old colleague, to recruit similarly talented athletes.
and time again, Tech is a difficult
school at which to recruit. The ac- letes from attending his alma ma- 18-year-olds he targeted at UCF. elite talent but could not do any-
ademics are rigorous, the culture ter. This evidently did not worry It is highly unlikely that they will thing with it — but the five-star
is far from laid-back and while Collins enough to prevent him make college decisions based on prospects are yet to come knock-
Atlanta is a bustling city, it is hard from hiring his old colleague, and message-board rumors. ing. Perhaps Tech will find the
to paint a picture of stardom at a for good reason. Key’s job at Cen- Tech football is undergoing a same result when it comes to foot-
school that does not even domi- tral Florida was to convince ath- similar transition to that which ball; maybe Collins, Key and the
nate its own city in terms of fan- letes to pick his school over Tech, men’s basketball started nearly rest of the coaching staff will have
base. But if anyone can succeed in and like it or not, negative recruit- three years ago by hiring a young, to rely on good halftime adjust-
this environment, it is the tandem ing is part and parcel of the job upstart coach with a great recruit- ments and player development to
of Collins and Key. of a college football coach. And ing record. get wins.
A concern brought forth by those afraid of the hypocrisy that On the hardwood, the results But if the program’s new iden-
some fans is the rumor that while would ensue if Key now espous- have been mixed. Josh Pastner tity as an aspirant thanks to re-
at Central Florida, where Key es the virtues of his Tech degree seems to be a better in-game cruiting powerhouse works out,
coached before his stint in Tus- and experience ought to remem- coach than most expected — the it will be largely thanks to Brent
caloosa, Key recruited negatively ber that the 18-year-olds Key is book on his Memphis tenure was Key, home at his alma mater at
against Tech, discouraging ath- targeting now are not the same that he was capable of bringing in last.
Sports
Transfers offer instant impact for basketball
JOHN EDWARDS
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Tech basketball is becoming
quite the hotbed for transfer tal-
ent. After picking up the sensa-
tional transfer from Texas, James
Banks III, earlier this year, Josh
Pastner landed another impact
transfer this month in the form
of Jordan Usher, a 6’ 3” forward
from USC. Pastner has recruited
like a madman thus far, bringing
in four-star talent in the form of
ESPN Top 100 recruit Michael
Devoe in addition to Kristian
Sjolund and Khalid Moore, but
in terms of players who can im-
mediately make an impact, Banks
has arguably been Pastner’s most
significant acquisition this year
and Usher may yet provide similar
immediate impact after becoming
eligible.
It is hard to overstate the im-
pact Banks has provided this sea-
son. After spending two seasons
on the bench at Texas, showing
off solid efficiency in limited time,
Banks transferred to Tech and was
granted a hardship waiver by the
NCAA, allowing him to play im-
mediately. The waiver processed
literal hours before Tech’s second
game of the season against No. 5
Tennessee, and after rushing to
the game, Banks picked up five
points and seven boards off the
bench, kicking off a breakout sea-
son for the 6’9” forward. Banks
has been instrumental in Tech’s
frontcourt, anchoring Tech’s stel-
lar defense and providing an in-
timidating rim presence. While
an excellent scorer in the paint,
Banks has shined at the other end
Geoff Collins’ first goal: change the narrative
JOHN EDWARDS AND
HARSHA SRIDHAR
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
AND SPORTS EDITOR
Geoff Collins is in the mood
for a major transformation. Under
head coach Paul Johnson, Tech
was frequently seen as a football
program that made do with what
it had — with the rigorous aca-
demic standards of Tech, it could
be difficult to recruit high school-
ers that are generally less-than-
enthusiastic about taking calculus
as a required class. Thus, John-
son’s triple option allowed Tech
to succeed with less of a talent in-
flux than other programs without
compromising the quality of the
education Tech athletes had. But
as a result of its difficulty in re-
cruiting, Tech alumni are hardly
as prevalent in the NFL as other
storied programs. Given Collins’
recruiting style, it certainly looks
like Tech’s newest coach is look-
ing to change things up and build
his own reputation.
Tech has always had to make
do with very little. Tech’s ath-
letic revenues consistently rank
towards the bottom of power five
schools — among eight ACC
schools reporting finances pub-
licly per USA Today, Tech ranked
SPORTS EDITOR:
Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
John Edwards
sports@nique.net
of the floor, ranking No. 2 in the
ACC in offensive rebound per-
centage and No. 1 in block per-
centage and defensive box plus/
minus. By Player Efficiency Rat-
ing, Banks has been Tech’s best
starting player, and Banks ranks
just second behind Evan Cole in
effective field goal percentage.
Under Banks, Tech’s defense has
evolved into a force to be reckoned
with — the Jackets rate as the No.
10 team in the country defensively
according to KenPom.com, be-
hind only Virginia and Duke in
the ACC.
Jordan Usher promises a simi-
lar impact. Having been simi-
larly relegated to bench duty on
a strong USC team, the former
four-star recruit has averaged 14.3
points and 6.1 rebounds per 40
minutes in limited time at USC
this season. Usher has displayed
excellent sharpshooting skills
while at USC — the forward has
shot 37 percent from beyond the
arc in his collegiate career and 73
percent from the free throw line.
Turnovers have been an issue for
Usher this year — he has just a 1:1
assist to turnover ratio — but he
still promises to provide an extra
offensive boost for a team that
needs more scoring threats.
Usher and Banks are impact
players, to be sure, but why Tech?
For both players, the answer hits
close to home, quite literally.
Banks was born in Decatur, and
Usher was a standout at Wheeler
High in Marietta, leading his high
school team to the state GHSA
7-A semifinals. Both players were
former top prospects from the
state; according to ESPN, Banks
was the fourth best recruit from
Geoff Collins signs autographs before Tech’s basketball game against Wake Forest. Collins
and his staff are working hard to push the narrative of Tech as an NFL-friendly school.
last in total revenue — and the
combination of poor alumni sup-
port and high academic standards
had always hampered the recruit-
ing ability of Paul Johnson’s pro-
grams. The highest rated recruit-
ing class under Johnson’s tenure
They’ve got the Key
Football nabs Alabama offensive line
coach and Tech alum Brett Key to join
Geoff Collins’ coaching staff.415
Georgia and ranked No. 57 na- at the other end of the floor and
tionally in the class of 2016, and provide the Jackets with another
Usher was the No. 12 recruit in deep ball threat.
the state for the class of 2017. Pastner’s success with Josh
Both players found themselves Okogie and Ben Lammers in his
locked out from significant play- first two seasons accelerated the
ing time at their previous schools. clock of his rebuild significantly
Returning to their home state — Tech’s surprising success in
and going to college in Atlanta at Pastner’s first two seasons thanks
a program where they can be of- in no small part to these impact
fered serious minutes yields ben- players proved a significant de-
efits to both Tech and the players. mand among students and alumni
Banks has blossomed into one of for good basketball at Tech, and
the best defensive players in the Pastner has some pressure to pro-
country while anchoring one of vide a little faster than expected.
the best defenses in the country, Bringing in top tier transfer tal-
and Usher can similarly develop ent gives Pastner an immediate
James Banks rises to contest a shot by Nickeil Alexander-Walker during Tech’s game
against then-No. 9 Virginia Tech. Banks has been an elite defender for the Jackets.
Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
according to 247Sports.com, ment, Tech needs a new way to
2009, was ranked just No. 7 over- build their program.
all in the ACC. The triple option Collins is shaking things up
ensured that Tech found success for his first tenure as a head coach
without a great degree of talent, at a Power Five program. Under
but with Johnson, the maestro of Collin’s offensive coordinator,
the flexbone, heading to retire- Dave Patenaude, Tech looks to
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impact for the team — after all,
Tech’s success in the ACC thus
far is in no small part thanks to
Banks’ emergence as one of the
best players on the team — while
allowing him the time to further
develop his own raw recruits out
of high school, players like Devoe
and Sjolund who display promise
but require further refinement.
Players like Banks and Usher
provide Tech with the opportu-
nity to win now and win later —
a victory for Pastner’s program,
both in the short run and in en-
suring that he will have seasoned
players as the years go on.
Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik
implement a spread pro-style of-
fense for 2019 and beyond, and
making a pro-style option work
requires, well, pro talent. Tech re-
cently signed its first tight end in
over a decade, and wide receiver
prospects who would have seen
minimal looks in the Johnson of-
fense now figure to feature much
more prominently.
Perhaps Collins’ enthusiasm
on the recruiting trail will con-
vince donors who were pessimistic
about the Jackets under Johnson’s
watch to open up their wallets.
Tech’s facilities are unlikely to
compete with those from the likes
of Clemson and Alabama, but
incremental improvements like a
few extra staff members to assist
with recruiting could pay off very
nicely for the team.
Finally, Collins will have to
make the program friendlier to
NFL scouts. “Ga. Tech hasn’t
been a real scout-friendly visit
over the years but hopefully this
new regime will change that,” said
former Seattle Seahawks scout
and current Senior Bowl execu-
tive director Jim Nagy on Twit-
ter. While Paul Johnson contested
the claim on Twitter, Collins will
have to work to ensure that the
doors to his program are visibly
open to the NFL. His hearts-and-
minds campaign begins now.