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CAMPUS LIFE
Study Space
Best: Architecture West
If you are looking for a study space that is nice and quiet
with roomy tables, good lighting, and access to a con-
veniently-placed pastry and coffee bar — look no fur-
ther than the first floor of the architecture west build-
ing. There are plenty of tables in the lobby, but if you’re
looking for a more secluded spot, there’s even a library
right off the main entrance to get a more quiet environ-
ment. The architecture building is centrally located, so
is a good place to spend those hour-long breaks between
classes, or to quickly walk to right after class. And if you
need a pick-me-up during your studying, there’s a micro
Highland Bakery bar right outside of the Architecture
Library to grab a pastry or a coffee. With it’s tall ceil-
ings, student projects and almost-brutalist design it’s also
arguably one of the most interesting buildings on Tech’s
campus in terms of architecture. Not to mention there
are a plethora of outlets can be found near almost ev-
ery study space. This spot checks pretty much all of the
boxes.
Worst: Clough
This may be an unpopular opinion, but the Clough Un-
dergraduate Learning Commons is definitely the worst
place to study. Sure, there are lots of seats and its primary
purpose is to serve as a study building, but it actually fails
at providing a good environment for studying. It is pretty
much a guarantee that you will spend more time walk-
ing around the Clough trying to find a table or space to
study than actually doing any kind of work. Aside from
the Starbucks (which also sadly is a time-suck, since those
lines take forever) and the occasional class, there is not
much appeal to the Clough building. However, if you are
one of the lucky ones who can snag a Clough booth, you
might have a different opinion; those things rock.
Campus Animal
Worst: Rabid Fox
Feral foxes inhabited Tech’s campus in early February
and attacked four students. The area around the Mo-
lecular Science and Engineering building, where the
foxes were suspected to be, was roped off and had cau-
tion signs. Trapping the adorable, yet rabid foxes took a
couple of weeks and forced students to look for alternative
routes to class in order to avoid a dangerous encounter.
Freshman Dorm
Best: Towers/Glenn
From having laundry on every floor to events sponsored
by various companies, Towers and Glenn are clearly
the nicest and cleanest freshman dorms. The benefits to
living in the most recently renovated buildings are end-
less. Residents receive weekly events with free food, and
legend has it, residents have never seen any cockroaches
wandering their halls. Their lounges even have seating
for more than four people! Further, these two houses are
ADA-compliant and LEED-certified. All these perks
make it clear that committing to Tech earlier in order to
get a better time-ticket for picking housing is definitely
worth it. So what if you never make friends with anyone
in your hallway, right?
Worst: Harrison/Smith
Of course, one can make a case for why most of the fresh-
man dorms are the worst one, but this year, the award
goes to a tie between Smith and Harrison. Smith’s bath-
rooms are notoriously awful, with the honeycomb lay-
out making a private morning shower nearly impossible.
Smith residents are frequently inundated with pests, and
the AC temperature is not customizable. That, coupled
with noise from surrounding highways and dining halls,
means Smith is a bad place to live. And even having
Kantwon for a PL does not make up for your neighbors
setting a fire in your kitchen from frying Oreos.Despite
having poorly maintained showers, smaller rooms and
an off-putting wall color, Harrison never stood out as
a pick for worst dorm. In the wise words of a Harrison
resident, “it is not the best, but it is not the worst either.”
That is, until the Floor 0 got flooded this last semester by
a busted pipe. Even though residents lost much of their
personal possessions and were forced to move out, they
were only compensated $200 for their inconveniences.
BEST & WORST OF TECH
Campus Toilet Worst: Crosland Tower Terrace
The idea of a terrace on the top floor of the library was
Best: Tech Tower
a nice one, but it was poorly executed. Shortly after Cro-
Tech Tower. As anybody who has found themselves in
sland Tower reopened following extensive renovations,
need of a wee at Highland Bakery knows that the rest-
students were quick to take advantage of this outdoor
rooms in Tech Tower are worlds apart from those found
space with a nice view. However, library staff became
anywhere else on campus. These bathrooms are not just
concerned after many students were seen sitting on the
clean — by campus standards, they are downright lux-
ledge of the terrace, which is seven stories above the
urious. The floors are a dazzling white tile. The stalls
ground. Due to safety concerns, the terrace has disap-
are more like individual rooms than the barely-walled-
pointingly been closed until a design solution can be
off shoeboxes in most campus bathrooms. The lighting
implemented.
is elegant. Students have been known to walk half-way
across campus to do their business in Tech Tower, and
who could blame them?
Off-campus housing
Worst: The Campanile
Best: Not student luxury apartments
There are almost too many problems with this bathroom
The best value for students seeking to live off of campus is
to list. First of all, its stalls provide practically no privacy
simply any traditional apartment. These apartments are
at all. Those doing their business here are exposed not
often cheaper per square foot than any campus housing,
only to other bathroom users, but to random passers by
allowing you to get more living space for the same cost as
as well. The heating and air conditioning never seem to
a four or five-person room in a complex like UHouse or
work here. In spring the toilets are known to be covered
SQ5. While many traditional apartment complexes do
in pollen, while in the fall one regularly finds piles of
not offer bundled utilities, the ability to choose your own
leaves in the toilet bowls. The toilets never seem to flush,
television and internet providers — or the lack thereof
and in winter, the bowls often fail to even fill with water.
— can save you money or allow you to pick a different
Perhaps the worst feature of this restroom is that GTPD
tier of service than a student apartment might offer. Pay-
often patrols the area, arresting people simply for doing
ing for your own utilities also gives you valuable expe-
their business there. Overall, this is probably the worst
rience in paying for and setting up utility services. The
toilet on campus, and students should avoid it at all costs.
major concerns when it comes to choosing an off-campus
Perhaps this is why it is used almost exclusively by drunk
apartment are the rates, the location and the terms of the
and high students walking home from parties.
lease agreement itself. Overall, though, a careful choice
of apartment complex can save a student money and get
Outdoor Space them much more living space.
Worst: 100 Midtown
Best: Tech Green
100 Midtown is one of the cheapest off-campus hous-
When the weather is nice, Tech Green is one of the most
ing options, and rest assured residents get what they
appreciated outdoor spaces on campus. Between classes
pay for. Cockroaches and water stains are arguably the
students can sit and eat lunch on a blanket, relax in one
most prominent features of the rooms. And while natural
off the many hammocks lining the edge of Tech Green
lighting is hard to come by, some living rooms do not
or just hang out with friends under the shade of a tree.
even have installed lighting. Throw in spotty WiFi and a
In the evening, the sprawling green space is also a popu-
management staff largely indifferent to these issues, and
lar spot for pet owners to let their four-legged friends run
100 Midtown represents a poor off-campus housing op-
around and play and for students to take a break from
tion. 100 Midtown’s only redeeming features are that it is
the rigor of Tech to play frisbee. It is also where beloved
cheap, it allows you to have a roof over your head and a
events like Sting Break take place. For those who remem-
bed to sleep in and it is moderately well-located right off
ber the many months when the area was closed for main-
the corner of campus.
tenance, seeing a healthy Tech Green is even more spe-
Unless you are balling on a budget, find accommodations
cial. Just make sure you don’t plan a picnic after it rains.
elsewhere.

ENTERTAINMENT
On-campus Food
Best: Twisted Taco
Hands down, the best on-campus food option is Twisted
Taco in the Student Center. Twisted Taco has a variety
of Tex-Mex food options for people of all dietary restric-
tions and preferences. The staff welcomes each customer
with a smile and move efficiently and effectively to get
patrons their meals! Their steak nachos and fried avo-
cado tacos are their notable dishes, and their sides are
absolutely divine. The line is long for a reason; this food
is good. Twisted Taco will never disappoint, with the
best guacamole on campus and their unbeatable combo
deals. Next time you are looking for good food on cam-
pus, look to Twisted Taco for all your needs.
Worst: Revelator
If there were ever an argument about the worst food or
drink on campus, you must look to the vending machines
for some of the nastiest eats around.
This year, some of our students uncovered an army of
ants guarding the contents in one particular coffee ma-
chine. No matter how bad the dining hall food can be,
we’d recommend steering away from the third floor of
the Clough where our insect friends have laid their claim
to it.
Campus Crime
Best: Faking Admission
Your typical campus crime might involve some alcohol, a
little weed, stealing some cones — a spicier one can rise
to the level of a heated Waffle House argument. Rarely
does it involve much action beyond the bounds of the
square mile box of Tech campus and its vicinity.
But this year, one campus crime shattered all geographi-
cal bounds of what could be expected from a college
campus crime. We learned of the tale of a Chinese na-
tional, who, desperate to receive acceptance at Tech after
being rejected from the Masters of Science in Human-
Computer Interaction program, decided to take her fate
into her own hands by descending into the Chinese dark
web where you can buy your way into Tech admission
as long as you have an undeterrable will and a healthy
amount of cash.
While she got far indeed — contacting a company to
fake a student visa, using the information of a Chinese
international student already at Tech, even securing an
apartment through a company that assists Chinese im-
migrants after arrival — her story came to an abrupt and
cheerless end as she physically came to Tech’s campus in
the United States and fruitlessly pleaded with the execu-
tive of the Office of International Education that she be
enrolled in classes.
All of her crafted visas and forms came crumbling down
in a crumbling castle of cards. GTPD was brought in and
she was questioned vigorously, an Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement agent joined the grill-down.
BEST & WORST OF TECH
Off-Campus Coffee
Best: BRASH Coffee Roasters
With three locations in Atlanta, BRASH Coffee fits its
most charming and inviting location in a dark blue ship-
ping container in the Westside Provisions District. Small
enough to seat only eight people inside, you can expect
high-quality, craft coffee and friendly, knowledgeable
baristas. BRASH ensures quality throughout their entire
pipeline by visiting and maintaining relationships with
farmers, sourcing and roasting beans, and building a
strong and cohesive brand, which includes their coffee,
customer experience and social media presence. Their
single-origin coffees are excellent in drip or pour-overs
and espresso drinks, with a variety of non-dairy milk op-
tions. BRASH also serves pastries from Proof Bakeshop
and teas from Kilogram Tea. There is outdoor seating,
and they prop open the glass doors when the weather is
nice. Visit the Buckhead or Midtown locations for more
study space. Honorable mentions include Chrome Yellow
Trading Co., Momo Cafe, and Bellwood Coffee.
Worst: Revelator Coffee Company
Honored with the well-earned title of worst coffee for
the second year in a row, Revelator Coffee Company
has built a reputation comprised of overworked employ-
ees, a high turnover rate, lack of customer experience,
NEWS
In the end, she boarded a plane back to Shanghai, Chi-
na, and had to pay a month’s worth of rent for an apart-
ment room in which she had only spent a single weekend.
SGA Initiative
Best: Increased Communication
Ask any student on campus to name three representatives
in the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR)
and most probably wouldn’t be able to tell you. Thank-
fully, the Student Government Association (SGA) seems
to understand this fact and has made strides to remedy
this issue. A monthly newsletter, an active reddit account
and other outreach has brought SGA closer to the fore-
front of students’ minds.
Additionally, a large platform point for next year’s under-
graduate SGA President and Vice President Pooja Juve-
kar and Haigh Angell was increased outreach to students
and student orgs on campus. Hopefully this focus and the
groundwork laid by Evan and Ayo’s administration this
year can be built upon next year.
Campus Construction
Best: Crosland Tower & Price Gilbert
The end of the fall semester saw the completion of the
construction on Crosland Tower. Before completion
however, students made it clear that they were not happy
with the noise being made by the team working to finish
the building. Noise complaints were heard through every
hour of the day from students studying in Price Gilbert
Memorial Library. As if the noise wasn’t enough, Price
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disrespect toward the coffee community and poor man-
agement. Do not be fooled by their store branding and
design — neutral color palette, succulents on every table
and a pretentious menu that offers avocado toast and
espresso drinks by the ounce. Their strategy from the be-
ginning has been aggressive growth and acquisition, but
once they acquired Atlanta staple Octane Coffee custom-
ers and employees began turning away from the brand.
Revelator now operates six locations, including three ac-
quired Octane locations, and has closed two other loca-
tions, its original Atlanta location and its pop-up shop in
SQ5. Their beans are still better than Starbucks beans,
but out of respect for coffee culture, do not spend your
money here.
Gilbert closed as soon as Crosland opened up. Follow-
ing the closing, the amount of study space available in
the library shrunk, especially quiet study space. While
there’s no doubt the new Crosland tower is more sleek
and modern than it’s older counterpart, the lack of study
space leaves students wanting for more. With an expected
completion date of sometime in 2020, students are sure
to continue to be unhappy with the current study space
situation. The age of the two buildings certainly doesn’t
help as hazardous materials may be present, slowing
down construction. Don’t worry though, the construc-
tion teams are doing “asbestos” they can.
Worst: The Dalney Building
Is there such a thing as good construction? For our case,
let’s hope so. The award for best construction of this year
goes to the Dalney building on west campus. The build-
ing, which will act as a parking garage and office space, is
scheduled to be completed sometime this summer. While
the construction of the building did displace some peo-
ple’s parking passes for this year, the quick construction
and the addition of hundreds of new vehicle spaces surely
overcomes that.
All in all, the building will have around 800 parking
spaces, adding more much needed parking on west cam-
pus and relieving pressure from other parking lots like
the State Street parking deck. Seeing as construction
started early last summer, the building is slated to only
take a little over a year to complete. Tack on the addi-
tion of many new parking spaces and offices being added
and it’s hard to see why this wouldn’t be the best campus
construction project.
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SPORTS
Athlete
Best Male Athlete: James Banks III
It is difficult to find a player who made more of an impact
on their team this season at Tech than James Banks III.
Banks joined Tech as a transfer from Texas and immedi-
ately made a name for himself as one of the nation’s best
shot-blockers, following in the footsteps of Tech big Ben
Lammers. Banks averaged 10.5 points, 7.8 rebounds,
and 2.5 rebounds per game, leading the Jackets on both
ends of the court. Banks was regularly a double-double
threat who can dunk with the best of them — see his
poster on Zion Williamson as exhibit A. Banks served
as both an efficient scorer on a team where every posses-
sion mattered and a brilliant defender on a team based
around defense — and Tech was simply a different team
with him on the court.

Best Female Athlete: Elizabeth Balogun

Freshmen sometimes have a difficult time acclimating
to the rigors of college basketball, even McDonald’s All-
Americans. Not so for Balogun, who led the team with an
impressive 14.6 points per game and often played with a
savvy that belied her inexperience. She posted a pair of
double-doubles, was the eighth-ranked freshman nation-
ally in terms of scoring and twice put up 30-plus points.
This was a season of real turmoil for the women’s bas-
ketball team. But if new coach Nell Fortner is looking to
ease the transition, she would be wise to give the ball to
Balogun early and often. She has the potential to be a
true superstar in Atlanta.

Performance
Best Performance: Tech baseball
Tech baseball has been buoyed by its starting pitching
this year, and LHP Connor Thomas is no exception. The
southpaw was stunning against a top-25 Louisville Car-
dinals squad on March 23, 2019, weaving a complete-
game shutout in under 100 pitches. Thomas’s CGSO was
the first since teammate Xzavion Curry shut out Wake
Forest a year prior, and only the second since 2013. For
his performance, Thomas was named ACC pitcher of the
week for his performance, the third such distinction of his
career. Thomas has attracted attention for the upcoming
June MLB draft, ranking as D1 Baseball.com’s best
draft-able pitcher in preseason rankings.
Worst Performance: Jose Alvarado
Jose Alvarado is the keystone of Tech Men’s Basketball’s
offense – as the Jackets’ best scorer and playmaker, Tech
looks anemic without him on the floor. But Alvarado
went cold in the worst possible game, playing arguably
the worst game of his career in Tech’s lone postseason
appearance, Tech’s first round ACC tournament loss to
Notre Dame. Against an underpowered Fighting Irish
Squad, Alvarado looked lost on the court, going just 1-8
from the field while committing four fouls and collecting
just three boards. Alvarado had been shut down effec-
tively by Notre Dame all season — against the Irish last
season, Alvarado scored just 24 points on 23.3 percent
shooting and committed five turnovers in 117 minutes
played.
Game
Best Game: Baseball blows out Georgia
Rivalry games always have a special air to them, and
despite the attempts of poor weather, the atmosphere for
Tech’s home midweek game against the University of
Georgia was electric. Midweek starter “Famous” Amos
Willingham matched up against the Bulldogs’ Tim El-
liot, who had allowed just a 0.39 ERA entering the night.
Willingham struggled in the first, yielding an early lead,
but settled in and dueled Elliot for four innings. Tech’s
offense worked deep counts and managed to knock El-
liot out of the game after just 4.1 innings, and blew the
game wide-open in the fifth, exploding for sixth runs.
Tech scored four more in the subsequent inning, driven
by home runs from Luke Waddell and Baron Radcliffe,
and finished the rain shortened contest on top 11-2.
Worst Game: Quick Lane Bowl
After starting out the season in a 1-3-hole, Tech football
fought back to finish the year bowl-eligible for its final
season under Paul Johnson. Despite a bad loss to UGA,
many predicted that the Jackets would carry their late-
season momentum into the Quick Lane Bowl Game.
However, Tech looked like they’d rather be elsewhere,
as they allowed Minnesota to thoroughly dismantle their
defense, losing 34-10. Tech’s lone touchdown, a Nathan
Cottrell 20-yard run late in the 3rd quarter, brought the
game within 10 points, but Tech’s defense allowed the
Golden Gophers to score 14 unanswered points to close
out Tech’s season. Paul Johnson’s tenure as head coach
was storied, but he might have wanted to close it out on
a different note.
Moment
Best: Syracuse vs. Tech
Syracuse entered their home game against Tech Women’s
Basketball undefeated in ACC play as the no. 12 team
in the country. They left hanging their heads, beating a
quick path back to New York, as a typically-clutch Fran-
cesca Pan helped hand the Orange their biggest loss, and
in turn, gave Tech their biggest win of the season. With
4:25 to go in the final quarter, it was Pan who drained a
three to tie the game up at 52-52 against Syracuse — put-
ting Tech in position to finally jump ahead and take the
lead. Kierra Fletcher closed things out for Tech, putting
up 10 of Tech’s last 12 points, to seal the victory for the
Jackets.
Worst: Thrillerdome
It’s called “The Thrillerdome” for a reason — Tech has
had a surprising amount of success against top 25 teams
in McCamish Pavilion, and the Jackets looked to repli-
cate that success against the Virginia Tech Hokies Janu-
ary 9th, 2019.
They almost had it, too – after trailing by 5 at the half,
Tech fought back to take a 49-47 lead with 3:25 to go in
the second half. The Hokies fought back, however, and
had jumped back out in front 51-49 with 24 seconds to
go. Tech got the ball back and pushed to tie or win the
game late – but a careless Brandon Alston pass out of
bounds gave the Hokies the ball with 3.4 seconds left,
handing VT the game. Who is to say how Tech’s season
might have turned out if Tech had managed to score on
that possession, but the Jackets went just 5-12 the rest of
the season after this hard-luck loss.
Drama
Best: Strip Club
It is unacceptable for any type of drama or scandal to
occur at the Institute, but sometimes these stories can be
amusing to those who can see the absurdity in some of
the situations. This school year has seen its fair share of
drama, especially in the sports department. The most en-
thralling scandal of the year was the instance of former
assistant-coach Darryl LaBarrie taking a high school re-
cruit on an official visit at Tech to a strip club to entice
him to join our Men’s Basketball team. A representative
of Tech athletics gave the young recruit money to spend
at the club. Even worse, he was unsuccessful, as the re-
cruit ended up playing for the Duke Blue Devils. See this
week’s Sports section for more insight on this drama!
Best: Machelle Joseph
By far the worst drama within the sports realm was the
firing of Machelle Joseph after an investigation revealed
instances of serious misconduct while coaching the
Women’s Basketball Team. The investigation, released
March 20th of this year, found that “Coach Joseph regu-
larly engaged in conduct that [student athletes and Tech
employees] considered demeaning, belittling, and insult-
ing.” Some of her players did not feel safe in her presence,
and one has recently come out with allegations of sexual
harassment. Behavior like this from a coach at Tech is
inexcusable and we hope that news like this will never
come to our campus again.

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Top L: Photo by Casey Gomez Student Publications; Top R: Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications; Above: Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletics and Danny Karnik
Shabbat 360 event held at the campus Chabad
JAIMEE FRANCIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Preparing for a Friday night
can almost be as daunting as
preparing for final exams. All of
your friends are going to a party,
but you are exhausted after a
week overloaded with the stress of
school and work. Your bed looks
all too alluring but you would
hate to miss out on yet another
night out.
Fortunately, 360 members of
the Georgia Tech community did
not struggle with this formidable
decision on April 5th: they put
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their other allures aside, and in-
stead came together for Shabbat
360 to celebrate the Jewish day of
rest at the campus Chabad.
Along with the 360 people
of this special Shabbat came no
shortage of festivities and food.
The night kicked off with a sushi
bar, live music and lots of pictures.
At sundown, the lively services
and festive meal began, featuring
traditions and foods from around
the world. Hundreds of candles
were lit, many blessings were re-
cited, countless plates of food
were eaten and a community was
strengthened.
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OPINIONS
Overseeing the logistics of the
night was Sarah Golden, a fourth-
year ISyE major and the Director
of Shabbat at Chabad. Golden’s
role is one she never imagined
she would hold: she did not re-
ally know what Shabbat was until
she went to Israel her second year
of college. Now she works every
week to help put together a Shab-
bat experience for the community
at Tech.
She described her role in Shab-
bat 360 as one that connects her
closer to the new community she
has found.
See SHABBAT, page 9
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HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
In 1996, Purdue women’s basket-
ball head coach Lin Dunn was fired
over alleged recruiting violations. Also
out the door was one of her assistant
coaches, a former Purdue star named
MaChelle Joseph. To fill Dunn’s spot,
the Boilermakers hired an assistant
from the United States women’s na-
tional team: Nell Fortner.
23 years later, Tech women’s bas-
ketball coach MaChelle Joseph was
fired over allegations of player abuse.
In her place arrives a former coach of
a WNBA franchise, multiple college
programs and a one-time USA Basket-
ball Coach of the Year: Nell Fortner.
Whereas Josh Pastner was an injec-
tion of youth into the men’s program
a few years ago, Fortner arrives as a
steady hand. Serving as an analyst for
ESPN since she left Auburn’s program
in 2012, what Fortner lacks in recent
experience she compensates for in a
lengthy resume.
After finishing her playing career at
the University of Texas and spending
a few years as the women’s basketball
coach at Killeen High School, Fort-
ner began a series of assistant coach-
ing stints, first at Stephen A. Austin,
then at Louisiana Tech and finally
with the women’s national team. After
Dunn and Joseph left Purdue, Fortner
stepped in for a year and immediately
took the team to the NCAA Tourna-
ment, where they would lose to even-
tual tournament runner-up Old Do-
minion in the first round. When USA
Basketball came calling again, Fortner
left Purdue and became the national
team’s head coach. There, she would
lead the team to an Olympic gold a few
years later, in 2000.
When WNBA franchise Indiana
See FORTNER, page 15
Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications
360 members of the Tech community were gathered at the cam-
pus Chabad over a meal in celebration of Shabbat on April 5th.
News
NEWS EDITOR:
Jonathan Jeffery
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Will Finch
news@nique.net
While no concrete changes have
been voted into bylaw yet, the
proposed changes that encompass
this bylaws review offers a peek
into the new shape that USGA
might take in the fall.
Almost all of the changes fo-
cused on positional and procedur-
al changes held within Article I of
the bylaws, which, as opposed to
Article II on the executive branch
and Article III on the judiciary,
defines the role of UHR.
From the Seas to the Stars technique
In late March and early April, Tech hosted the
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tatives to use as reference docu-
ments.”
Some of the changes would re-
Campus Center and other
duce how many members of the ex-
ecutive cabinet have speaking rights
during UHR proceedings, in partic-
summer construction begin
ular, removing speaking rights from initial preparatory tasks for the
the JVP of Campus Organizations MARY BANGS larger Campus Center Project are
and the JVP of Finance, a change CONTRIBUTING WRITER expected to be completed by the
toward with USGA President Evan end of April.
Gillon expressed concern. This week, preparatory con- In other construction news,
A new Joint Standing Com- struction will begin for the Cam- the Weber I building reroofing re-
mittee, the Campus Organizations pus Center Project, impacting cently started and is expected to

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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.
JONATHAN JEFFREY
NEWS EDITOR
SINGLE TRANSFERABLE
On Tuesday, Undergraduate
House of Representatives (UHR)
members voted to approve tran-
sitioning to a single transferable
vote (STV) system for presidential
elections.
The scope of the bill, which
originally could have been inter-
preted to extend to all representa-
tives, was restricted to only presi-
dential elections after discussions
representatives had with the Of-
fice of Information Technology
(OIT). According to Rep. Akarsh
Hemrajani, OIT expressed con-
cerns that it would be difficult to
extend STV to multi-seat races,
which includes most of the races
for UHR positions.
While one representative be-
lieved that there was no inherent
difficulty in expanding STV to
multi-seat races, the resolution
was passed unanimously.
BYLAW REVIEW
On Tuesday, UHR launched
into an extensive bylaw review in
order to determine what updates
needed to be made to the funda-
mental way the body operates.
Certain responsibilities within
UHR were shifted around or add-
ed. The Open Forum Commit-
tee, which was meant to follow
up with issues presented during
Open Forum, was dissolved be-
cause UHR found that passionate
representatives pursued delving
further into the issues they cared
about anyway. Language was ex-
panded so that votes could be
taken on Slack instead of email. A
Community & Constituent En-
gagement Award was added.
Some of the more interesting
changes including setting expect-
ed time limits for UHR to com-
plete certain tasks. As two exam-
ples, House leadership would have
by the second meeting of the fall
semester, and the secretary would
be required to upload vote counts
to JacketPages within 24 hours af-
ter any meeting.
Additionally, the House Par-
liamentarian, currently in charge
of deciphering Robert’s Rules of
Order for UHR members, would
have a concrete responsibility as
the person who “creates and main-
tains informational documents re-
garding parliamentary procedures
that is to be made accessible dur-
ing House meetings for represen-
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tralize work relating to the manage-
ment of student organizations. As
an expansion of the former Joint
Campus Organizations Committee
(JCOC), the Campus Organiza-
tions Board would “meet as needed
for general organization and stra-
tegic planning” and include a re-
vamped JCOC underneath it, as
well as an Organizational Develop-
ment committee and an Outreach
and Collaboration committee.
Several new rules also pertain
to clarifying election rules. Instead
of having justices involved with a
campaign recuse themselves from
specific matters relating to the
Elections Code, justices are not
allowed to be in a campaign at
all — a justice wishing to run for
an elected position in SGA would
have to step out “for the duration
of the election,” and would have to
reapply to the Cabinet to be rein-
stated if they failed to win the elec-
tion. Additionally, justices them-
selves would be subject to removal
if they failed to live up the Code of
Ethics encoded in the bylaws
UHR voted to postpone the
resolution to next week’s meeting,
so none of the changes to the by-
laws have been finalized.
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traffic on Ferst Drive, sidewalk
availability and parking near
the Student Center. The section
of Ferst Drive between Regents
Drive and the CRC will be lim-
ited to one lane during business
hours. Flaggers will direct traffic
in this area between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.
Additionally, parking will be
unavailable in the southern cor-
ners of the W02 parking deck as
construction commences to create
a new entrance and exit from the
lot. Construction work will also
begin in the area 3 visitor parking
and W03 lot in order to inspect
utility lines, resulting in limited
availability for parking spaces in
some areas of these lots.
The construction is not ex-
pected to impact final exams or
commencement activities, and
construction crews have been no-
tified to keep noise to a minimum
during exam periods. All of these
Lindsay Bryant, senior director of the Student Center, is in
charge of guiding the direction of Campus Center construction.
continue through July. The main
entrance stairs to the building will
be closed throughout the reroof-
ing. Pedestrians will be rerouted
to enter through the alternate
entrance at the west end of the
building. There is no anticipated
impact to vehicular traffic other
than a closure in a portion of the
service parking lot.
Furthermore, a natural gas
improvement project on Cherry
Street began earlier this month
and will continue until May 3.
Some sidewalk closures are antici-
pated, and parallel parking on the
east side of the street will be closed
during the project. Vehicular traf-
fic will otherwise be unaffected.
Additional updates for the
Campus Center project and other
summer construction news and
obstructions will be posted on the
Facilities webpage at facilities.
gatech.edu/construction-notic-
es as they become available.
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BREACH? PLEASE!
On April 6, more details on
the scope and nature of the cyber
security breach has been released
online at breach.gatech.edu.
Tech started on a trail of inves-
tigation that would lead them to
discovering the breach on March
21, 2019, after they noted a “sig-
nificant performance impact in
one of its web applications.”
Within the next few weeks, they
were able to trace the source of the
vulnerability to an “internal, cus-
tom developed application which
contained a form that was vulner-
able to SQL injection.”
The first time the intruder ac-
cessed the system was on Dec. 14,
2018, but details haven not been
released on how often data might
have been pulled through that
source since. The web form was [a
better metaphor than an Achilles’
heel] that allowed the [intruder]
to gain access to up to 1.3 million
people associated with Tech.
“The outside entity gained
access to the names, addresses,
internal identification numbers,
date of birth and social security
numbers of current and former
students, faculty and staff, as well
as student applicants,” the website
reads. “Access did not include fi-
nancial information, health re-
cords, grades, or research data.”
Tech is currently in contact
with “leading forensic investiga-
tion and data analysis firms,” the
website says, but the investiga-
tion is “expected to take several
weeks.” After the investigation is
complete, a complete incident re-
port will be released to the public.
Both the U.S. Department
of Education and the University
System of Georgia have been no-
tified about the attack, and both
the Georgia Tech Police Depart-
ment and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation are involved in the
investigation.
The breach.gatech.edu web-
site will be updated as additional
information becomes available.
Tech has not yet notified or re-
leased information any specific
subset of Tech affiliates who have
been affected, but those are de-
termined to be impacted will be
given free access to credit moni-
toring and identify theft protec-
tion services.
EXCEL-LENT NEWS
After a petition started on
Change.org, administration de-
cided to allow the eight students
graduating from this year’s cohort
of Excel students to walk during
commencement.
The Excel program, which
stands for Expanding Career,
Education, and Leadership for
Students with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities, is a
four-year dual program in which
students acquire two separate
Certificates. The first is in Aca-
demic Enrichment, Social Flu-
ency and Career Exploration,
and the second is a Certificate in
Social Growth, Leadership and
Career Development. The current
president of the Excel Program’s
Student Advisory Board, Phillip
Murray, is the force behind a peti-
tion to Tech administration over
allowing the Excel students to
walk at graduation.
According to the Institute, the
students are not technically enti-
tled to recognition at commence-
ment because their certificates are
technically not undergraduate or
graduate degrees from the univer-
sity.
SGA released a resolution
earlier this semester expressing
support for Excel students and
requested that an exception be
made. As late as Sunday, Tech of-
ficials were standing firm on not
allowing Excel program certificate
earners to walk at graduation.
But after Murray’s Change.
org petition put the overwhelm-
ing support for Excel students on
display, school leaders responded
in parallel with public opinion.
To date, over 8,500 people have
signed the petition.
So, in addition to the Excel
program completion ceremony
scheduled for April 27, the eight
students making up the first ever
Excel cohort will be formally
recognized during graduation on
May 4.
IVAN A. NEW DEAN
John Tone, a professor in the
School of History and Sociology
and associate dean of undergradu-
ate studies in the Ivan Allen Col-
lege of Liberal Arts, will officially
step up to fill the role of interim
dean following current Dean Jac-
queline Royster’s Sept. 1 depar-
ture.
Dr. Tone has been a Tech facul-
ty member since 1990. As associ-
ate dean, his service to the College
includes providing oversight for
its Ambassadors Program, sitting
as a chair of the College Awards
Committee, and acting as the lead
administrator for strengthening
the undergraduate educational
experience within the liberal arts.
This is not the first time Tone
has specifically served in an in-
terim position, either. Recently,
he was the interim chair for the
School of Economics in 2017-18.
Tone will serve until the exter-
nal firm conducting a nationwide
search to find the next dean and
Ivan Allen Jr. Chair concludes and
the Institute names the new dean.
CEISMC consolidated for
efficiency and visibility
WILL FINCH
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Tech’s Center for Education
Integrating Science, Mathemat-
ics and Computing (CEISMC) is
realigning within the Center for
21st Century Universities to co-
ordinate the Institute’s efforts of
enhancing and innovating STEM
education systems.
Historically, CEISMC’s mis-
sion has been to enhance K-12
and post-secondary STEM educa-
tion by “drawing upon the exper-
tise and scholarly contributions of
the Georgia Tech community.”
The organization’s goals include
inspiring STEM enrichment and
outreach for students, provid-
ing professional development for
STEM educators and advanc-
ing research and evaluation of
current educational structures
among other objectives. Annually,
CEISMC programs impact more
than 39,00 students, 1,720 teach-
ers, 74 school districts and 200
schools statewide.
The organization is moving out
of its current structure within the
College of Sciences into the Cen-
ter for 21st Century Universities
(C21U) following a recent detailed
administrative assessment. C21U
works with campus administra-
tors and faculty to develop and
test new educational platforms
and techniques, functioning as
“Georgia Tech’s living laboratory
for fundamental change in higher
education.”
The consolidation of these two
centers comes after reports from
the Commission on Creating the
Next in Education (CNE) and
Comprehensive Administrative
Review (CAR) as well as the Insti-
tute Strategic Plan.
technique • April 12, 2019• 3
The former is a future-oriented
vision of educational models in-
tended to “reduce costs, improve
the effectiveness of current meth-
odologies, and increase oppor-
tunities and accessibility to serve
the needs of the next generation
and beyond.” Likewise, one of
the initiatives listed in the CNE
report focuses on early achieve-
ment and the promotion of early
STEM achievement as well as the
improvement of STEM teaching
and learning throughout the state.
The CAR report details an ac-
tivity assessment and analysis of
HR, financial and transactional
data, and collected process and
policies. The report includes a de-
tailed review targeted areas that
should consider potentially dupli-
cative or misaligned efforts within
sub-divisions and departments,
and based on distributed support
structures, concludes that “the In-
stitute should consider if there are
areas where academic units could
collaborate to be more efficient
and cost-effective.”
Because of the similarities in
their program’s visions, it seems
logical that C21U would expand
to include the projects and re-
search of a group like CEISMC to
coordinate efforts that affect edu-
cational programs from kinder-
garten to universities. Moreover,
greater coordination with efforts
aimed at students before college
and during college could lead to
an even greater impact in tomor-
row’s scholars, and such has been
the sentiment of executive director
of CEISMC Lizanne DeStefano.
The organizations’ missions
will continue to be distinct in
the restructured identity, but the
consolidation is anticipated to
improve efficiency and overall vis-
ibility for the centers.
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Star life to ocean climate discussed in summits
JEFFREY LUO
STAFF WRITER
Early this month and in late
March saw two summits which
focused on the earth and plan-
etary sciences. From Thursday,
March 28 to Friday, March 29,
Georgia Tech Astrobiology and
the Explorigins Group hosted
the Exploration and Origins Col-
loquium, a conference intended
to showcase efforts in develop-
ing space exploration technology
and studying the origins of life.
The OceanVisions2019 summit
— which was held from Monday,
April 1 to Thursday, April 4 —
presented on the current status of
ocean science, which includes the
study of ocean systems and their
interactions, as well as mitigation
and sustainability efforts.
This year’s Astrobiology con-
ference, which is the event’s sec-
ond iteration following the 2018
colloquium, brought in renowned
researchers and faculty. The first
day began with a lecture by Dr.
Kevin Hand — deputy project
scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab-
oratory (JPL). Hand explained
how it is determined if a planetary
body is “suitable” for life. Europa
and Enceladus — two of the re-
spective moons of Jupiter and
Saturn — are promising because
they may harbor interior oceans
that could possibly be home to
life; this has thus sparked efforts
to explore the moons’ surfaces.
Friday’s program consisted
of two segments — the morning
showcased technologies being
developed for space exploration,
while the afternoon presented on
the study of the chemical and bio-
logical origins of life. Plenary lec-
tures were delivered by researchers
including Paul Steffes — profes-
sor within the School of Electri-
cal and Computer Engineering
— who spoke on how radio waves
can be used to determine plan-
etary composition and identify
intelligent life. Sara Walker —
professor and astrobiologist at the
School of Earth and Space Explo-
ration at Arizona State University
— lectured on the common pat-
terns and “laws” of life; after all,
the ability to identify life’s origins
on other planetary bodies is much
enabled by research conducted on
past and present life on Earth.
Other talks included those
by Zach Siebars and Justin Law-
rence, which detailed the devel-
opment of new spacesuit materi-
als and submersibles to explore
interior oceans. Adrian Ildefonso
and William Jun talks focused on
developing electronics to function
in radiation environments and
creating methods to determine
rover location on the surfaces of
planetary bodies.
The colloquium was organized
with the hope of consolidating the
interdisciplinary fields involved in
the search for life, as well as ex-
posing such topics and research
to young career scientists and stu-
dents.
Dr. Micah Schaible—post-
doctoral fellow in the School of
Chemistry and Biochemistry and
an organizer of the colloquium—
noted that there are many tech-
nical obstacles to be overcome
in travelling to and operating on
planetary bodies. Schaible’s own
research focuses on studying the
effects of ionizing radiation on
dust particles, which can pose
challenges for astronaut-led space
exploration.
“On the surfaces of these air-
less bodies, you have this fine
powdered dust called a ‘regolith,’”
said Schaible. “Those dust grains,
during the Apollo era, were seen
to stick all over the astronauts …
where we are really pushing it into
is how these dust grains [will] af-
fect astronauts.”
Schaible works with RE-
VEALS, a multidisciplinary team
that partners with NASA in its
Solar System Exploration Re-
search Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
program.
“REVEALS is a bridging in-
stitution looking partly at science
questions we can answer and also
forwarding exploration technol-
ogy,” said Schaible. “The idea of
SSERVI is to be this loose-knit
network in which everybody is
working on not totally differ-
ent, but not totally the same, re-
search.”
Dr. George Zaharescu—post-
doctoral fellow at the Depart-
ment of Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences and an organizer of the
2018 and 2019 Astrobiology col-
loquiums—works to understand
the link between prebiotic chem-
istry and the earliest living organ-
isms. Zaharescu noted that study-
ing the origins of life involve both
chemical and biological perspec-
Explorigins participants packed into the Smithgall auditorium
for a public lecture on “Ocean Worlds of the Outer Solar System.”
tives; in his research, Zaharescu
studies chemical biosignatures
and the connection between the
biosphere and its abiotic compo-
nents.
“The easiest way to find life, to
understand what life is, is actually
to look at Earth,” said Zaharescu.
The OceanVisions summit was
jointly organized by researchers at
Georgia Tech, Stanford Univer-
sity, Scripps Institute of Ocean-
ography, and the Smithsonian
Institute. Among the conference’s
keynote speakers include academ-
ic faculty, researchers, and rep-
resentatives from environmental
organizations and nonprofits.
The first day featured research-
ers specializing in coastal climate
change—these included Dr. A.
R. Siders, Environmental Fellow
at the Harvard University Center
for the Environment; and Emily
Pidgeon, senior director of Con-
servation International’s Strategic
Marine Initiatives. Among the
talks included studies of specific
geographic regions; observations
have been recorded of adaptations
Photo courtesy of Georgia Zaharescu
// NEWS
made to address saltwater intru-
sion in the Philippines and Viet-
nam, as well as the construction
of communities resilient to storm
surges in Bangladesh.
Tuesday’s keynotes delved into
the building of resilient coastal
ecosystems, including those of
coral reefs.
The afternoon sessions focused
on the effects of biogeochemi-
cal processes—like acidification,
deoxygenation, and heavy metal
accumulation—on ocean ecology.
The evening featured an Ocean
Visions reception at the Georgia
Aquarium, which intended to
teach participants how to invest in
innovations that can lead to ocean
solutions.
Wednesday’s program elabo-
rated on the spatial planning of
aquaculture as a means of effi-
ciently utilizing marine resourc-
es. After all, many present-day
coastal countries operate off a
“blue economy,” which operates
through marine activities like
fishing and shipping. The day
concluded with a poster session
at the Environmental Science &
Technology building.
Thursday concluded with talks
on information and quantity-
driven models, which can be used
to create predictions regarding
human and climate impacts on
ocean ecosystems.
Ultimately, Georgia Tech has
continued to expand its presence
within the field of Astrobiol-
ogy, including by establishing the
Oceans Across Space and Time
(OAST), a NASA-funded project.
Students further interested in
astrobiology may consider joining
the Explorigins Group—a discus-
sion group comprised of students
and early career scientists focused
on the topics of life’s origins and
the search for life both within and
beyond our solar system.
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Under Pressure
For Tech, image comes before action
After becoming the subject of several
local news stories, Tech’s administration
decided to allow eight students from the
Excel program to walk at this year’s com-
mencement ceremony. While they were
also doubtlessly influenced by internal
forces — 8,500 people signed a petition in
favor of the decision — addressing issues
only in the face of external pressure has
become something of a trend for Tech’s
administration.
The Institute’s Path Forward initiative
exemplifies this PR-focused approach to
campus problems. An extremely outward-
facing plan to curb a harmful campus
culture, the initiative has so far given stu-
dents little more than press releases and
assurance that ‘Action Teams’ are hard at
work. The website claims that it “unites
students, staff and faculty voices,” but only
two students are currently involved in the
initiative. No meeting minutes are kept, so
“progress” can’t be reasonably tracked. A
Path Forward’s true purpose is painfully
clear: making it appear that Tech cares.
When it became apparent that senior
Tech executive Steve Swant had a flagrant
conflict of interest — Swant was on the
board of a software company that con-
veniently received several lucrative con-
tracts with the Institute — Peterson and
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the administration barred him from ac-
cepting payment from the company, and
an internal investigation cleared Swant of
any wrongdoing. Only when the situation
caught the attention of Georgia’s Board of
Regents did Peterson find it necessary to
terminate Swant’s employment and ad-
dress the egregious ethics violations.
Given Tech’s repeated bungling of
cut-and-dry common sense issues, it has
become increasingly clear to the student
body that the administration cares about
its image above all else — student lives and
basic ethics included. Without external
pressure, nothing changes.
Unfortunately, students have grown
apathetic towards the administration’s
lack of urgency. The few who take it upon
themselves to advocate for institutional
change only have five years to do so before
a new crop of students, one with no opin-
ion about the administration yet, takes
their place.
With a search for a new president un-
derway and several personnel changes be-
ing made throughout the Institute, Tech
finally has a chance to leave the spectre
of botched ethical decisions and surface-
level mental health solutions behind. The
next generation of Yellow Jackets deserves
better than that.
Why I came to Tech
doesn’t matter
At my FASET in July 2015, I have no doubt that I would
there was a point at which some have been able to do well at other
admin was standing on the Ferst schools. It is very possible that I
Center stage and celebrating might have left other schools with
our accomplishments as a fresh- better networks, better writing
man class. Congratulating us, he skills, better knowledge of some-
whooped: “I want you to stand up thing or other. I have come to
if Georgia Tech was your dream understand that, save for “rocks
school.” for jocks” and that one manda-
My sweaty body curled deeper tory R class, what I have learned
into my chair, wishing I could academically at Tech is nothing I
actually sink into it and through could not have learned elsewhere
the floor. Of course, all of the — which makes the “why are you
yellow lanyards I could see stood at Tech” question that liberal arts
up and were ap- majors often face
plauded by the “Moreso than even in interviews a re-
parents scattered ally difficult thing
throughout the those experiences, the to answer.
theater. I did not people I have added What I think
and, on realizing is less ubiquitous
I could just have to my life because is the learning ex-
stood anyway, was of Georgia Tech are periences outside
then frozen with of the classroom.
emba rra ssment irreplaceable.” Lots of schools
when I locked eyes have a student
with a stern dad MAURA CURRIE newspaper, but
in my row. Shame CONTRIBUTING WRITER very few have one
on you. You know staffed mostly by
how lucky you are. engineers who
The end of high school and be- teach each other without the sup-
ginning of college was a difficult port of a journalism program.
time for me. Exhausted and ego- Lots of schools help their students
bruised by grueling standardized get internships, but not as many
testing and application season, I are located blocks from a top-ten
had been rejected by my stretch NPR station. Lots of schools are
schools for policy studies and in cities, but few are in cities so
writing. I had been wait-listed at livable as Atlanta.
schools that I thought were sure Moreso than even those expe-
bets. I had been accepted to one riences, the people I have added to
school, and the financial aid pack- my life because of Tech are irre-
age I would be on was frankly placeable. They have literally and
amazing, but it felt diametrically figuratively propped me up. They
opposed to what I wanted to walked home with me to West
study. I worried that liberal arts Campus after 2a.m. deadlines,
would be an afterthought and that musing about what it would be
I was not smart enough to handle like to be seniors who knew what
STEM stuff. I hated the south. they were doing. They texted me
But I got in, so I gave it a chance. See CURRIE, page 6

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The manipulation of online media
“I want to bring up
something that I feel I have a
moral obligation, as current
editor of the newspaper, to
discuss.”
SAMIRA BANDARU
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
I could very easily talk about
my time at Tech. While I do want
to impart all that I have learned
over the past five years, I would
refer you to my piece in the 2018
Freshman Survival Guide that
was more of a “swan song” than
this will be. It’s some pretty solid
advice, albeit without the lessons
gained from this long and ardu-
ous journey of being editor of the
Technique.
To sum it up: get out of your
comfort zone, take advantage of
the opportunities that you have
here and do not let who you are
now hinder your progress to be-
coming the best version of your-
self.
Now that we have that short
reflection out of the way, I want
to bring up something that I feel
I have a moral obligation, as cur-
rent editor of the newspaper, to
discuss.
I have been on the newspaper
for five years now. I have seen the
internal operations, I have seen
the external operations and I
would like to think that I have a
good sense of the various perspec-
tives from which the newspaper is
viewed.
I want to bring up an issue that
has been plaguing the Technique
for years and I’m going to try to
bring it up as diplomatically as
possible. I want to talk about the
importance of print media and
the manipulation of online media.
Within Tech, this concept is
lost on people, especially mem-
bers of the Student Government
Association (SGA), to whom I’ve
written multiple letters, drafted
aesthetically pleasing graphics for
the sake of easy mental digestion,
sent multiple e-mails and possibly
dedicated more time to ensuring
our ability to print than to what
actually goes in the newspaper.
After SGA hounded us about
pick up rates, we went through
the lengthy process of collecting
them (we had done significantly
better than the previous year). Af-
ter sending the data, we were met
with silence on the topic. In the
next budget session our efforts to
satisfy SGA with regards with the
data was not brought up — in-
stead, their members decided to
pick on an entirely different issue.
It’s almost as if SGA likes to
pick on the Technique just for the
sake of doing so — which is in-
teresting because we are the one
organization that actually calls
SGA out when they do something
questionable. Now, SGA’s latest
demand has been to digitize the
Technique.
While the Technique has spe-
cific reasons to disagree with this
demand, the importance of print
media in the larger scope of soci-
ety is not really something that is
brought up during our budget ses-
sions and bills because it is far too
complex of a subject to expect stu-
dent senators and representatives
to listen to — which is a sad and
unfortunate fact, only corrobo-
rated by the fact that it is hard to
get their attention, even with our
letters and statistics.
And perhaps it is simply an is-
sue with the fact that with every
year there is a turnover in the
house and senate, and new mem-
bers must learn the ropes all over
again, but that does not warrant
inattentiveness and callousness
especially when dealing with a re-
sponsibility such as budgets.
This brings me to the crux of
this editorial. Why do we print?
While our main answer is gener-
ally 1) the Technique is a tradi-
tion that has been around longer
than SGA, 2) we need to print
to compete in the various awards
that we consistently bring back for
our school and 3) the newspaper
is a creative outlet in a technical-
“While digital media
is certainly the future,
that does not mean
that print media is
dead.”
based environment, there a is big-
ger reason that extends far past
the scope of student government,
the Technique and Georgia Tech.
It’s true that print media is
quickly becoming digitized. And
while digital media has its upsides,
it also has its downfalls in that it
can be very easily manipulated.
Digital media has a role as a
great supplement to print media.
It allows readers and viewers to en-
gage with content and it promotes
discussion, which is what the
Technique strives to do. However,
print media captures and docu-
ments moments and events so that
they are permanently on record.
Journalists are held accountable
for their actions. There is a source
of truth in print newspapers that
is difficult to find in online media,
especially in multimedia forms.
There is a responsiblity and need
for comprehensiveness that falls
upon the reporter in print media
that is sometimes missing in on-
line media. This is not to say that
all online media is superficial and
cursory, but the barrier to entry in
order to generate online content is
much lower than that of print.
There is also a sense of cred-
ibility that accompanies print
media. As the only consistent stu-
dent news source on campus, the
Technique tries hard to accurately
portray the voice of the student
body in a holistic way, which is
sometimes difficult given the apa-
thy that is unfortunately present
in our community. Keeping print
media alive allows student jour-
nalists to convey important infor-
mation to the community, holds
them accountable for their work
and fosters a sense of connected-
ness that is lost through digital
media, where we are often coaxed
into clicking one article after an-
other, the content of which can be
less credible and from a less reli-
able source than in print.
In this era, there is a strong
drive for change. And often,
change is good. We are becoming
more progressive and accepting.
However, this does not mean that
old harmless traditions should die
out, especially when these tradi-
tions preserve a sense of account-
ability, credibility and journalistic
integrity that is sometimes lack-
ing in online media due to the low
barrier to entry. Print media holds
reporters to a higher standard,
and while digital media is certain-
ly the future, that does not mean
that print media is dead.
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CURRIE FROM PAGE 5
for math help that I could not
provide, but we would both laugh
about it. They reminded me I was
capable, not just academically or
professionally, but personally; that
I was worthy of ride-or-die friend-
ship and could give it in return.
Tech gave me them, and I
know nowhere else could have be-
cause it turns out many of us are
here for the same reasons: circum-
stance — or the lack thereof —
and money — or the lack thereof.
So many of my friends are here
because of a unique combination
of Zell Miller and other plans not
coming through, and I could not
be happier that our eighteen-year-
old selves were so disappointed.
Even those for whom Tech was
the dream, I have to assume, have
all questioned whether this was
the right choice. Such is the na-
ture of making choices.
It is extraordinarily easy to re-
interpret hindsight being 20/20
into meaning that the correct
choice could never be the one we
made. I wonder what we could ac-
complish as a human race if we
spent less time considering why
we did what we did and what we
might have done differently — if
instead we focused more on the
fact that we are here, and where
we could go. Certainly, I wish I
had spent less time wishing I was
not at Tech — however justified
my reasons — and more time
working hard to bloom where I
had been planted.
I hope that in a few short weeks
when I am no longer a Tech stu-
dent, I will stop being asked why
I came here. I truly, now more
than ever in the past four years,
believe that it does not matter. I
came here, and I was here and I
am leaving here. Intentions mean
nothing in the face of real, tan-
gible experiences that took place
during my four years here. The
question of “why” matters far less
when compared to my gratitude
that it happened at all.
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Tipping and the issue of

an uncertain paycheck
One of the most common
complaints I hear on campus is
“Unfortunately, [serving] is
about an uncertainty in grades one of the only jobs where
for classes with heavy curves, but
what many of the same students the tips you give them are
forget is that such is the reality for how they pay their bills.”
employees in the service industry. Black Hole Fun Wacksation
With over 2.5 million em- WILL FINCH As anyone with an internet April 15th is rapidly ap-
ployed as of May 2018, the service ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR connection knows, atronomers proaching, marking the last
industry is one of the most popu- were able to capture the first day to file your taxes. While
lated in America according to the ever image of a black hole this the shutdown delayed the pro-
Bureau of Labor Statistics. His- week. The black hole, three cessing of returns for those of
torically, serving and waitressing million times the size of the us with the foresight to file
has been one of the most popular student’s knowledge of the subject leaving any more than a 25% tip earth, is situated 500 million their taxes early, those who file
part-time jobs for students paying and more based on a relativity to is translated as five-star service. trillion km away from earth by the deadline should recieve
their way through college. Unfor- other students, or even subjectiv- Money talks, and servers remem- and was photographed with a their refund in no more than
tunately, it’s also one of the only ity, altogether. Now imagine if ber what customers say with it. series of eight telescopes across 21 days, according to the IRS.
jobs where the tips you give them your salary was determined the Student apathy is a subject re- the world. The photo shows a Failing to file your taxes can
are how they pay their bills. same way. You would hope that peatedly brought up in the Tech- ring of superheated gas being result in penalties, including
Under federal law, employers students might band together with nique, and it extends well-beyond sucked into the black hole, the death penalty. Don’t quote
can take a “tip credit” by paying empathy for the situation, but the college bubble surrounding where no light can escape. us on that though.
tipped workers as in reality, those campus. Whether its issues as
low as $2.13 per hopes would be large as mental health provisions
hour, and while “Tips are as much a in vain. or problems as small as tipping
some states pay metric of quality as “ W h e n servers, students should actively
more than others, young, college- think beyond themselves and
Georgia is among they are a majority of a age people come leave a positive impact on the
18 other states that server’s salary. Money into a restau- world around them. Sure, most
prefer the bare min- rant,” one server student budgets are tight, but put
imum. The assump- talks, and servers said, “servers are it towards an individual rather
tion is that tips ac- remember what crossing their fin- than the pockets of Amazon with
quired throughout gers that students that next, possibly needless, pur- Zvi Galil YouTube
the day will bring customers say with it.” aren’t put into chase. Thanks to an inquisitive During a YouTube
the hourly wage up their section. You Because tipping in America is student and the power of mass livestream of a congressional
to the mandated minimum wage, know they’re going to try to be as so often an unspoken rule, a lot of emails, Dean of Computing hearing on the spread of white
but there are six states that either cheap as possible and then leave a ambiguity complicates a funda- Zvi Galil was given an oppor- nationalism, comments had to
do not have minimum wage laws dollar at most.” mental concept: treat others the tunity to clarify the pronun- be disabled after a bombard-
or have legislature that does not While college students live a way you want to be treated. So, ciation of his name. “how do u ment of hate speech. The hear-
apply to tipped employees. Geor- stereotype of tight budgets, being at your next sub-standard restau- pronounce ur name,” the stu- ing gave Congress a chance to
gia is the latter. short on cash should not be an ex- rant experience, consider the op- dent’s college-wide email read. question social media giants
As a reference, think about the cuse for being a bad person. Tips tion that a long wait for food or Galil’s response? “It is hard to on the spread of hateful rheto-
last class you had where the test are as much a metric of quality as drinks isn’t the server’s fault, but is explain even face to face. It is ric on their platforms, some-
average was lower than a “D.” The they are a majority of a server’s rather a problem in the kitchen or like tzvi — tz like in pizza.” thing that played a large role in
uncertainty in the extent of the salary. Tipping less than 15% on a from the bartender. Use your own This just goes to show that the recent New Zealand shoot-
curve is scary, even for the aver- bill would mean that you needed judgement, but don’t make some- the answers to even our most ings. The YouTube debacle was
age student in the class. There’s to talk to a manager about poor one suffer for someone else’s mis- pressing questions are a simple just more proof that the inter-
an inherent stress because a final service. A 20% tip is considered takes. And most of all, remember email away. net was a mistake.
grade in the class is less based on a standard for service received, and that servers are people, too.

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Life
Whole Foods
grand opening
MADDIE SCHUSTER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Last Friday, Whole Foods
opened its biggest store in the
southeast on the corner of Spring
and 14th Street. Although this
is not the first Whole Foods in
Midtown, it is centrally located
in the Midtown business district
and right next to Tech’s campus.
This prime location caused loads
of Tech students to flood in for
opening weekend and will surely
allow many students to take ad-
vantage of the Amazon Prime dis-
counts to get healthy groceries at a
reasonable price.
The long-delayed opening has
been highly anticipated by Tech
students since it was announced
that the location had been se-
lected for the new store. But the
frustration that Tech and Mid-
town residents felt while waiting
for the store to open is overshad-
owed by the impressive amenities
and restaurants the store has to
offer. Fully equipped with a coffee
shop, juice bar, rooftop patio and
several restaurants opening later
this year, the mega-grocery store
has surely surpassed expectations.
The excitement of the opening
led to early morning lines await-
ing the grand opening and the
store being packed from open
until close last Friday. Many Tech
students flocked to the store to the
store to get a peek inside.
“It’s definitely not like any
store I’ve seen,” said second-year
ECON Erin Shinners. “Not many
stores have rooftop gardens and
live events like this, so it’s cool
to see a store offer more than just
food.”
Many other students feel the
same way. Offering everything
Photos by Casey Gomez Student Publications
LIFE EDITOR: technique
Lauren Lambert Campus clean up
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
Rosemary Pitrone
The Technique checks out the annual Tech Beautification 8
Friday,
Day. Volunteers did their part to help with maintenance on
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from live music to fitness classes,
the store brings more than just
shopping to the Midtown com-
munity. Inside the store, Whole
Foods offers a large variety of fresh
produce and organic products.
“I was shocked by the creative
ways that they presented their
fruits and vegetables,” said fifth-
year CE Nack Kyoo Jung. The
produce section has seemingly
everything under the sun, in-
cluding a “Produce Butcher” that
takes a spin on typical butchers by
providing the service to get your
fruits and vegetables sliced freshly
for you in store.
Many also believe the store
provides all the groceries needed
at considerably lower prices.
“Being a Prime member really
made Whole Foods comparable to
typical grocery stores,” said Kyoo
Jung. “I’m able to get cleaner food
without having to pay luxury pric-
es for it.” With the changes that
Amazon has made since purchas-
ing the store, the decrease in pric-
es has helped expand the reach of
Whole Foods to markets like the
college aged one, who tend to be
more health conscious than ever.
The location is optimal for
many college students, who often
prefer to walk to get their grocer-
ies. Whole Foods is a one-stop-
shop where people can purchase
food and toiletries that they may
need around the house, as well
as pick up a fresh meal from the
many options the food court has
to offer. The store offers a beauty
section where they have people on
staff to consult on makeup, bath
products and even a wide range of
essential oils and natural supple-
ments.
“Yesterday was not only my
first visit to the new Whole Foods
in Midtown, but my first visit to
any Whole Foods,” said Tessa
Stubbs, third-year CS. “From
what I have heard about Whole
Foods and from knowing that
they sell organic products, I was
expecting everything to be pretty
expensive. To my surprise there
were plenty of products in the
store that were reasonably priced
and work well for college students
on a budget … Overall, I was very
impressed and my expectations
were exceeded.”
Since its opening, the popular-
ity the store does not seem to be
dying down.
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SHABBAT FROM PAGE 1
“Getting to be a part of this huge
event for the past few years has
made some of my absolute favor-
ite memories at Georgia Tech,”
Golden explained. “The Jewish
community here is so diverse and
welcoming, and Chabad is truly a
home away from home!”
Golden is not the only one to
have spent a Friday night discov-
ering something new in her life.
Shabbat 360 marked the first
Shabbat on campus for Marlee
Miller, a first-year ME major.
“I had wanted to go before,
but I didn’t know anyone,” Mill-
er said. “Now that I know more
people, I will definitely go back.
It’s nice to know that you belong
somewhere. Even if you don’t go
to everything or do everything,
a community makes you feel ac-
cepted.”
For some, like Golden and
Miller, a Friday night tradition
like Shabbat is a new experience.
For others, it is a reminder of back
home, even if home is thousands
of miles away. Jonathan Bentata,
a fourth-year ChemE major, grew
up in Venezuela where his family
observed the holiday. Despite the
differences in cultures, Bentana
still celebrates Shabbat at Tech.
He explained how this practice
Community volunteers spruce up campus
ROSEMARY PITRONE
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR
On Saturday, April 6, teams
of volunteers donning gardening
gloves participated in the annual
Tech Beautification Day (TBD).
The event has been a Greek Week
tradition since 1998 and is open
to Tech students, faculty, staff and
alumni.
TBD president Isabelle Stasen-
ko, fourth-year BME, first partici-
pated in the event her freshman
year. She appreciates how TBD
allows volunteers to make mean-
ingful improvements to campus.
“I like seeing how campus can
change in just one day — you can
see how it transforms,” Stasenko
said. “Also just, the environment
has such a big impact on how you
learn and study, so coming out
of a hard test and seeing a pretty
campus and environment plays a
big part in it.”
This year, 550 volunteers regis-
tered to participate. On Saturday
morning, teams of up to 30 people
convened at the Campanile in the
morning for breakfast. They then
carried wheelbarrows, shovels and
other supplies to various locations
across campus for landscaping
and clean-up projects.
“We have people laying down
sod, planting flowers, planting
trees, [distributing] pine straw,
cleaning up bus stations, re-ston-
ing some of the pathways, [clean-
ing] up the recycling center,” Sta-
senko said.
Because of the nature of the
projects, TBD coordinates closely
with Facilities. One of their advi-
sors is Robert Paltz, a landscape
services manager. The executive
board has weekly meetings in the
spring with Paltz and Facilities to
determine which projects TBD
should take on. Their communi-
cation with Facilities also ensures
that their project goals remain re-
alistic.
“We come with ideas of areas
on campus we think could use
a little touch up, and then they
technique • April 12, 2019• 9
has united him to a community at this Friday will be the one to work frequently and so easily that it has finding a place where you feel wel-
Tech and given him opportunities up the courage to try something become worn out, and its meaning comed and accepted: where you
to grow with his new friends. new. Or maybe this Friday will be no longer clear. The feeling a com- can feel a warmth and connection
“We have different customs, the one to bring a tradition from munity brings is so sought after, in meeting new people, learning
we eat different foods and we pray home back into your life. The word yet so rarely achieved. But maybe new things and finding answers to
a bit different as well. However, “community” is thrown around so this Friday will bring you closer to your big questions.
[the community here] does ev-
erything they can, so you don’t
miss home,” Bentana said. “You
can meet people from all over the
world, you can study about any
topic you want and you can ask as
many questions as you want.”
Like Bentana, differences pose
no threat to community-building
for Shifra Sharfstein, the co-direc-
tor of Chabad at Tech. Sharfstein
explained how she views the dif-
ferences within a community not
as a force that divides its people,
but as one that adds beauty to the
community and its unity.
“It’s okay to have different
opinions, politically or in your
personal life: you may think dif-
ferently, you may like different
foods. But we can all come to-
gether and push aside anything
that divides us to focus on what
unites us,” Sharfstein said. “That’s
one of the most beautiful things
about Shabbat 360: how so many
different people were there, sing-
ing together and feeling a warmth
and a connection.” Photo by Allie Ghisson Student Publications
Netflix or a party may be ap- Pictured above are students, faculty and other members of the Tech community
pealing next Friday. But maybe observing Shabbat over dinner and activities at the campus Chabad on Friday, April 5.
come with ideas of projects that The executive board also area] so I’m glad that I’m making “[TBD] gives students a
they want, and we kind of cross- stressed the importance of the it a little nicer with the help of chance to give back to the cam-
reference and figure out which work that Facilities does to sup- some nice volunteers. I think it’s pus, and do some volunteering for
ones are practical that we could port TBD and the work that they an opportunity to give back to the the good of everyone,” said Shaina
do,” Stasenko said. “So, they’re do every day to maintain the ap- school.” Bolden, NEUR third-year, as she
very heavily involved. Today they pearance of campus. Sydney Tuttle, first-year IE, planted shrubs. “I like that I’m
pretty much supplied all the ma- “It’s cool to be able to help fa- voiced similar sentiments. This doing something that I’ve never
terials — like the pine straw, the cilities out and also, appreciate all is her first time participating in done before, and I’m getting new
mulch and whatnot.” of the work that facilities does on TBD as well. She heard about the experiences.”
Fourth-year IE Megan Stevens, a regular basis, because it’s a lot of opportunity through her sorority. In addition to Tech students,
vice president of communications work. Campus landscaping and “It sounded like something I alumni, faculty, staff and their
for TBD, has also been part of the everything is so beautiful all the wanted to do … It brings a lot of children helped volunteer at the
event since her freshman year. She time, and it’s just cool to be able people together from a lot of dif- event. Some TBD sponsors also
first got involved through Greek to appreciate and contribute to ferent groups, and we’re all help- brought volunteers. This year,
Week and likes the community campus in that way,” Stevens said. ing to make campus look beauti- sponsors included the Student
aspect of the event. Many volunteers enjoy the ful, and when we walk by we can Government Association, the
“I think the camaraderie part hands-on approach to service that be like, ‘Oh, I helped make that Residence Hall Association, Fa-
is really important,” Stevens said. TBD offers. First-time participant look nice,’” she said. cilities, Campus Services, Parking
“Not everyone wants to get up Vivek Rajasekar, third-year CS, A lot of students at Tech spend and Transportation, Capital One,
early on a Saturday morning to predicted that the projects would most of their time working in- Chick-fil-A, Tiff’s Treats and Papa
come volunteer to help lay pin- have a positive impact. doors. TBD is an opportunity for John’s. Stevens said TBD hopes to
estraw, but honestly, it’s always “The flowers and the trees, they volunteers to get out of their com- seek out more corporate sponsors
really fun for the people that do all look really nice,” Rajasekar fort zones by asking them to try in the future to ensure that the
come out.” said. “[I usually walk through this planting flowers or laying sod. event is as successful as possible.
Photo by Garrett Shoemaker Student Publications
Pictured above are students volunteering by planting trees for the annual Tech Beautification Day that has been
held since 1998. Community volunteers also distributed pine straw, planted flowers and cleaned bus stations.

Entertainment
‘The Code’ accomplishes what it is meant to do
TELEVISION
The Code
NETWORK: CBS
WHEN: Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
STARRING: Luke Mitchell
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSH TREBUCHON
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
CBS released the first epi-
sode of its new drama series “The
Code” on Tuesday. The show fol-
lows a group of Judge Advocates
— essentially military lawyers —
in the Marine Corps as they inves-
tigate and litigate cases.
The central character in the se-
ries is Captain John “Abe” Abra-
ham, portrayed by Luke Mitch-
ell (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”).
Abraham is a former grunt who
became a Judge Advocate after
suffering an injury which barred
him from holding combat roles.
Abraham is passionate and princi-
pled, a believer in justice who has
pride in the Marine Corps, even
if he is cynical about some of its
institutions.
Abraham cares about doing
his job well, but he is skeptical
of authority figures and does not
always feel the need to follow the
chain of command. The character
Sara Bareilles impresses with ‘Amidst the Chaos’
MUSIC
Amidst the Chaos
Sara Bareilles
LABEL: Epic
GENRE: Pop
TRACK PICKS: “Fire,” “Armor”
and “A Safe Place to Land”
OUR TAKE: «««««
ELI HENDLER
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Arguably the most success-
ful song ever released by singer-
songwriter Sara Bareilles is a song
called “Love Song.” Bareilles re-
leased the song in 2007 for her
debut label record “Little Voice”
which was released the same year.
Since then, Bareilles has stated
that, despite the name, “Love
Song” is not necessarily written
for a person, but rather for her
craft. She stated that at the time
the hit song was written, she was
having trouble finding her sound.
On her newest release and
sixth studio album “Amidst the
Chaos,” released on April 5, 2019,
Bareilles confidently continues a
musical exploration.
From the humble beginnings
of her musical career in California
bars through 17 years and six dif-
ferent albums, Bareilles has had
many opportunities to explore
different sounds and styles, and
on “Amidst the Chaos,” she has
found a way to draw from many
different genres and combine
them in her own unique way.
technique
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Josh Trebuchon
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Eli Hendler
10
Friday,
entertainment@nique.net April 12, 2019
Photo courtesy of CBS
Ato Essandoh (left) and Luke Mitchell (right) play Judge Advocates in the new CBS military-legal drama ‘The Code.’ The se-
ries follows a group of military lawyers as they investigate and argue cases, both as prosecutors and as defense attorneys.
is a simple cliche, the classic “mav- and fast-moving, and the show show, from its writing and set-up “The Code” is not a show that
erick” figure, but “The Code” is a does a great job of grabbing the to its characters, is just a — slight- is going to win awards. It is also
show that is clearly not interested viewer’s attention and holding on ly diminished — carbon copy of not going to challenge anyone’s
in challenging cliches. The series for dear life. 1992’s “A Few Good Men.” This is world view. It was never designed
is entertainment, not art, and Critics will point out that the true, but “A Few Good Men” is a to do those things. “The Code” is
there is nothing wrong with that. acting is sometimes subpar, but great film, and it is hard to argue meant to be consumed, not analy-
To its credit, the pilot certainly the cast does its job. Some will that having more content like it is ized, and there is absolutely noth-
is enjoyable. The plot is interesting also point to the fact that the a bad thing. ing wrong with that.
The album opens on a vaguely
country sound with “Fire” which
explores a failed relationship.
“Fire” sets up a certain expecta-
tion for the style and sound of
the album — the listener begins
to expect an album with a coun-
try-pop sound similar to that of
Taylor Swift.
By the third song, however, it
is clear that “Amidst the Chaos”
is so much more than just another
country-pop album. Track three,
“Armor” opens with a piano riff
that could easily be from a classic
rock and roll album. By the sixth
song, “Miss Simone,” Bareilles
has found a sound that could just
as easily be from someone like
Sarah McLachlan.
After five more songs, each one
exploring its own set of unique
sounds, Bareilles brings in John
Legend for the album’s closing
ballad, “A Safe Place to Land.”
The influence of John Legend on
this track is apparent. From the
orchestral strings to the strong pi-
ano that carries through the track,
to the interplay between Legend
and Bareilles’ voices, the arrange-
ment is a near perfect way to close
a great album.
Although some may desire a
more consistent sound through
the album, the variety provides an
interesting and refreshing dynam-
ic. One song can be a melancholy,
piano driven piece and the next
can be an up-tempo pop song.
Such a dynamic results in an al-
bum that is entertaining through-
out its track listing and one that Photo courtesy of Epic
stays fresh even after several lis- American singer-songwriter and actress Sara Bareilles recently released her newest studio
tens through. album, ‘Amidst the Chaos.’ The pop singer is best known for her 2007 hit single ‘Love Song,’
// ENTERTAINMENT
‘Fosse/Verdon’ brings fascinating couple to life
TELEVISION
Fosse/Verdon
NETWORK: FX
WHEN: Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
STARRING: Sam Rockwell
OUR TAKE: «««««
JOSH TREBUCHON
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
On Tuesday, FX released the
first episode of its new biographi-
cal drama show “Fosse/Verdon,”
which profiles the unique cre-
ative, personal and romantic rela-
tionship between Bob Fosse and
Gwen Verdon.
Fosse, portrayed in the series by
Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards
Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), was
a dancer, choreographer and film-
maker in the mid-20th century
who would go on to be remem-
bered as one of the greatest and
most versatile directors of all time.
Verdon, portrayed by Michelle
Williams (“Manchester by the
Sea”), was one of the most ac-
claimed Broa dway performers
of the 20th century. She married
Fosse in 1960 and quickly became
his muse and artistic partner,
helping him choreograph his plays
and films and accelerating his
creative process.
The pilot episode features the
aspects of the central relationship
which made it such a compelling
and productive partnership, as
well as the factors which ensured
that it was doomed to fail from
the beginning.
There are moments of tangible
love and devotion between Fosse
and Verdon. In these scenes, one
cannot help but be touched by
what one sees on the screen. There
are also, however, dreadful mo-
ments which remind the viewer of
just how complicated the story of
technique • April 12, 2019• 11
this artistic duo is. In these mo- escape the shadow of his wife. The series proves less progres- ing all of her development for the
ments, the viewer feels a deep, Early in the episode, several char- sive in its development of Verdon coming episodes, but if they do
personal frustration with the acters suggest that Fosse can only as a character. While Verdon is not improve on their effort in the
characters on screen. be successful with the help of his portrayed as powerful, effective pilot, it will be a shameful missed
The pilot episode’s greatest wife, a notion which he seems de- and independent — in contrast to opportunity to bring an extremely
strength is its emotional effective- termined to disprove. Fosse’s dependence on her — she complicated real-life character to
ness; at every turn, the viewer feels While Fosse’s dependence on feels a little one-dimensional. The the screen.
exactly what the writers want one Verdon is based on historical fact viewer never really ponders what “Fosse/Verdon” is an emotion-
to, and one feels it intensely. — Fosse did achieve most of his she is thinking or why she does ally intelligent, visually striking
Still, not every aspect of the artistic success while working what she is doing, because her mo- drama with fascinating characters
show is handled tactfully. The with Verdon — the character’s tives and feelings are portrayed as and excellent writing. Though the
writers go a little too far in try- insecurity about his professional less complicated than Fosse’s. pilot does have some holes that
ing to demonstrate how depen- dependence on his wife feels like To be fair to the writers, the pi- the writers will need to plug in
dent Fosse is on Verdon in his a choice made by the writers in an lot episode ends on what could be future episodes, the series is posi-
work. The second half of the pilot effort to comment on masculinity a major junction in Verdon’s char- tioned well to be one of the best
is dedicated to the beginning of and the expectation that men be acter development. It is therefore new shows of 2019, and it is well
Fosse’s work on the 1972 musical strong and independent. possible that the writers are sav- worth following.
film “Cabaret.”
Fosse travels to Munich to film
the movie, and at first leaves Ver-
don at home to pursue her own
work and to care for their daugh-
ter. The filming process quickly
stalls, however, and the writers
make it very obvious that the is-
sue is Verdon’s absense from the
set. Fosse asks Verdon to come to
Germany to help him, and sud-
denly all is well again. The whole
narrative is a little too obvious.
Still, it does the job, and one
can understand why the writers
went to such great lengths to make
their point clear — as Fosse’s
professional dependence on Ver-
don is essential to his character
development.
Fosse’s character is fantasti-
cally written and performed. The
writers strike a perfect balance be-
tween making Fosse sympathetic
and highlighting his more despi-
cable qualities. In the pilot, Fosse
struggles to deal with past trauma
while also suffering under a lack
of professional identity indepen-
dent of his wife. In his darkest
moments, he is plagued by visions
of his difficult childhood, and
he struggles to remain faithful
to Verdon.
Throughout most of the pi- Photo courtesy of FX
lot, he is also struggling to prove Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams star as Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in the new FX series about
himself as a film director and to the tumultuous artistic and personal relationship between the two legendary Broadway figures.
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HARSHA SRIDHAR
SPORTS EDITOR
And so my watch has ended.
This is the last issue I’ll ever
edit as the Technique’s sports edi-
tor. I graduate in December and
plan on submitting articles next
semester, but when you read this, I
will have finished my final editori-
al consensus. I will have spent my
final afternoon messing around
with Adobe InDesign. And so I
want to use my final Timeout as
sports editor to recap three of my
favorite Tech athletics moments
over the years.
MIRACLE ON TECHWOOD
Tech’s 2015 homecoming
game was against a highly ranked
Florida State team. From the start,
the Jackets played gritty, tenacious
football. They intercepted ‘Noles
quarterback Everett Golson, who
was interception-free to that point
in the season. A crucial fourth-
down catch from freshman Brad
Stewart led to a game-tying Har-
rison Butker field goal. With a
few ticks left on the clock, Florida
State sent out Roberto Aguayo to
kick a game-winning field goal.
Aguayo was one of the most ac-
curate kickers in college football,
but the kick was blocked and then
returned by defensive back Lance
Austin for the game-winning
touchdown as time expired. Fans
rushed the field, a nearly perfect
night finished in the perfect way.
DECEMBER 31, 2016 FORTNER FROM PAGE 1 at ESPN as a television analyst, must be careful from her open-
Tech beat the University of enough so to return to coaching. ing statement onwards to por-
North Carolina in men’s basket- Fever was formed in 1999, it Fortner has received plenty of tray herself as in touch. After all,
ball just once in my time at Tech. hired Fortner as its first coach. praise from colleagues. “Having another coach the Jackets were
Tech also won a bowl game just Fortner would not begin coach- played for and coached against reportedly considering, Buffalo’s
once in my time at Tech. And it ing the team until its second Nell, she brings positivity, energy Felisha Legette-Jack, has much
just so happened that both took season, as she was busy with na- and experience at the highest lev- more recent experience and has
place on the same day. The foot- tional team responsibilities, but el that her student-athletes will not taken time away from the
ball team shot down the notion in her three-year tenure with the enjoy and embrace,” said South game.
that there was something special Fever, she led the team to its first Carolina women’s basketball If Fortner fails to lure the
about SEC football — their 33-18 playoff berth and first playoff head coach Dawn Staley. “She high-caliber recruits that Joseph
win over the Kentucky Wildcats win in franchise history. From will bring energy and work ethic, has brought to the table in recent
(a game the Jackets led 23-3 go- there, Fortner went to Auburn, but also great basketball knowl- years — among them this year’s
ing into the fourth quarter) was where she coached from 2004 to edge,” added Baylor coach Kim five-star freshmen — her hon-
their third win against a SEC 2012, notching a pair of NCAA Mulkey. Certainly, Fortner is not eymoon period in Atlanta may
foe that season. Meanwhile, the Tournament appearances. burdened by the wear and tear soon be over.
men’s basketball team knocked When she left Auburn in of recent seasons. But for that Nell Fortner served as a com-
off the then-No. 5 Tar Heels at 2012, Fortner was the image of same reason, it is fair to won- mentator for much of the NCAA
McCamish Pavilion. Alone, each a woman who had spent enough der whether she is prepared for Women’s Tournament this year
of these events would have been a time coaching basketball. “I’ve the non-stop rigors of coaching — but next year, she will likely
major cause for celebration among had a wonderful time, and I’ve college basketball again. As Josh be expected to lead her team to
Tech fans. Together, they made had some great experiences. I’m Pastner mentioned in a 2017 the big dance.
for a perfect way to send off 2016. just ready to do something else. interview with the Technique, It is a tall task, but her experi-
That’s the bottom line,” she said, coaches must constantly stay ence at the collegiate, profession-
THE 2017 NIT RUN courtesy of AL.com. Evidently, on top of the trends and prefer- al and international levels leave
There was something special Fortner was refreshed by her time ences of young athletes. Fortner room for optimism.
in the air about Tech men’s bas-
ketball in Josh Pastner’s first year.
That was confirmed when he
bought students Krispy Kreme
donuts to attend an National In-
vitation Tournament game. Tech
made a dramatic run through
the tournament, falling short in
the final. But taking a team that
had hardly a puncher’s chance at
winning more than two or three
conference games and turning it
into an NIT finalist was a major
achievement, one that proved that
Pastner deserved his ACC Coach
of the Year title.
I’ve always thought myself an
optimist about Tech sports, and
today is no different. I have faith
that athletic director Todd Stans-
bury and his staff of coaches will
build a culture that brings Tech
sports back to national relevance.
But even if they don’t, I know Tech
fans will continue to be buoyed by
special moments along the way —
moments like those that I have ex-
perienced these last four years on Photo courtesy of Auburn Athletics
The Flats. They make every hard- Nell Fortner coached at Auburn from 2004 to 2012, leading the Tigers to two NCAA
ship of Tech fandom worthwhile. tournaments. Fortner had served as an analyst for ESPN after stepping down as Auburn coach.

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Updates arrive on Joseph, LaBarrie situations
JOHN EDWARDS
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Tech athletics have made plen-
ty of headlines in the past few
months — not always for good
reasons. The results of two inves-
tigations into Tech athletics were
released last month, one regarding
recent NCAA violations and the
other regarding Tech’s findings
about coach MaChelle Joseph.
Here’s what the NCAA investiga-
tion found as well as additional
allegations that have emerged in
light of Joseph’s firing.
LABARRIE AND CARTER JR.
The NCAA informed Tech ear-
lier last month that it had found
multiple violations in its men’s
basketball program. Some of the
violations stemmed from head
coach Josh Pastner’s long-standing
legal feud with his former friend,
Ron Bell, but two of the violations
were regarding former assistant
coach Darryl LaBarrie, who left
the program last year following an
NCAA investigation.
The NCAA alleges that LaBar-
rie took a top high school recruit
on an official visit at Tech to an
Atlanta strip club, where a rep-
resentative of Tech athletics gave
both the recruit and a Tech player
who had served as the recruit’s
host $300 for use at the strip club.
It was later revealed that the re-
cruit in question was one of the
Baseball makes its way into Top 25 rankings
EMILY DYKSTRA
STAFF WRITER
Tech baseball is rocking and
rolling up through the national
rankings. The team started the
2019 stretch as a consensus top
35 preseason team and have now
made their way steadily into the
top 25 teams across a number
of lists, including the NCAA
coaches poll. With a 22-10 record
through April 7 that includes a
9-6 conference record, the Jack-
ets are standing strong atop the
ACC Coastal Division rankings,
though in the ACC Atlantic Divi-
sion, North Carolina State reigns
with a 12-3 conference record,
while the Clemson Tigers and the
Louisville Cardinals follow with
records that best that of the Jack-
ets at the moment.
It should come as no surprise,
following four straight wins over
ACC competitors Virginia, Lou-
isville, Notre Dame and North
Carolina, that the Jackets are
dominating individual ACC
leaderboards as well. Tech sopho-
more Michael Guldberg leads
the conference with a .442 bat-
ting average, while Tech junior
Kyle McCann is tied with Miami
sophomore Alex Toral for the top
number of home runs — thirteen
in total. Junior Connor Thomas
has snuck into the top five list
for strikeouts at fifth, with a to-
tal of 56 strikeouts, and the stel-
lar southpaw leads the conference
SPORTS EDITOR:
Harsha Sridhar
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
John Edwards
sports@nique.net
top prospects in the country, cur-
rent NBA rookie and Chicago
Bull Wendell Carter, Jr.
Carter, Jr. wasn’t the only big
name involved in the violation —
Tech Hall of Famer Jarret Jack was
reportedly the representative of
Tech athletics who funded the vis-
it to the strip club. The player who
allegedly accompanied Carter Jr.,
Justin Moore, is also no stranger
to Tech fans; Moore saw limited
minutes with the Jackets from
2016-2018 before transferring out
after LaBarrie’s departure.
The NCAA further alleged
that during its investigation of
LaBarrie, LaBarrie attempted to
cover up his involvement in the
violation, lying to NCAA inves-
tigators and coercing Moore to
do the same. According to the
NCAA, both violations consti-
tuted Level I violations, the most
severe level of NCAA violations.
In an interview with the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution last week,
LaBarrie admitted that he had
taken the players to the strip club
and that he lied to the NCAA.
However, he denied any knowl-
edge of the money given to Carter
Jr. or Moore, and further denied
that he had coerced Moore to lie
to investigators. The latter was one
of the most serious charges levied
against LaBarrie, particularly
compared to the relatively meager
amounts allegedly spent on Cart-
er, Jr.’s recruiting visit. Since then,
LaBarrie has apparently taken to
Luke Waddell unloads on a pitch, giving the Jackets a 3-2 lead over Georgia on a rainy
Tuesday night. Tech goes for the rubber game against Georgia on April 23 at SunTrust Park.
in innings pitched. Reid Detmers
from Louisville leads the confer-
ence with 86 strikeouts.
Guldberg returned to the field
this year after a shoulder injury
kept him from playing during his
freshman season. The Marietta,
Ga. native made ten starts as a
true freshman before the injury
and came into the 2019 season
with a vengeance. Towards the
end of March, he led the ACC in
batting average at .515, and while
Guldberg has cooled off from his
Sports Editor Harsha Sridhar recounts
his favorite moments from four years
of covering Tech athletics415
Justin Moore looks for a open shot against Bethune Cookman during a 2017 game. Moore
reportedly joined Wendell Carter Jr. at a strip club last year during the latter’s official visit.
private coaching, and even sought
work as an NBA scout, courtesy
of AJC.com.
JOSEPH AND HARRASSMENT
The fallout from MaChelle Jo-
seph’s messy break-up with Tech
athletics has continued, with fur-
ther allegations brought up from
former student athletes in addi-
tion to messages of support for
the coach from her old players.
A bombshell accusation dropped
earlier this month, however, as
former Jacket Niesha Butler ac-
absurd stretch of play, he remains
atop the ACC batting average
leaderboard. Most recently, Guld-
berg hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to
capture the Jackets 11-10 win over
then No. 9 North Carolina. The
Heels now sit at No. 21 after the
loss to the Jackets.
Meanwhile, McCann cannot
seem to get enough of the lime-
light this season — the junior was
named a Collegiate Baseball Na-
tional Player of the Week for two
weeks in a row during March and
Reflecting on Tech
cused Joseph of sexual harassment
in addition to emotional and
physical abuse.
In a statement released to
CBS46.com, Butler claimed that
Joseph had harassed and abused
her in her time as a student ath-
lete. In one incident, Butler says,
Joseph invited Butler into her
room during a road-trip and be-
gan touching Butler’s thigh and
buttocks in a manner that But-
ler described as “inappropriate”.
However, upon rebuffing Joseph’s
advances, Butler was told by Jo-
Photo courtesy Danny Karnik
has led the ACC in home runs,
RBIs and slugging throughout the
season. Those same rankings have
kept him in the top ten nationally
in those categories as well. Ad-
ditionally, McCann was named
to Perfect Game/Rawlings Col-
lege Baseball All-America Second
Team during the first week of
April.
A third player that has consis-
tently stood out during the 2019
season is redshirt junior Tristin
English, who was recently named
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Friday,
April 12, 2019
Photo courtesy Danny Karnik
seph that her “career was over,
and that [she] would never play
basketball at Georgia Tech again.”
Butler would leave the program in
January 2002.
In a statement from Joseph’s
attorney, Joseph denied the allega-
tions of sexual harassment. Joseph
also previously denied similar al-
legations, claiming that the com-
plaints against her are instead a
part of a campaign of harassment
in return for her fight against sex-
ism within the Georgia Tech Ath-
letic Association.
the ACC Player of the Week and a
Collegiate Baseball National Play-
er of the Week following Tech’s
series against North Carolina.
English established a name in
history for himself by becoming
the first Tech player in 18 years
to hit for the cycle, going four for
five with three runs batted in, five
runs, and an eighth-inning home
run in Tech’s 11-10 victory over
the Heels on Saturday. The last
player to hit the cycle for the Jack-
ets? Tech Hall of Famer Richard
Lewis back in 2001.
After trouncing UGA at home
last month, Tech did receive a
taste of their own medicine Tues-
day night, falling 12-2 to the
Bulldogs behind Tim Elliot’s ster-
ling performance. Tech had been
undefeated in midweek games in
the 2019 season before this week,
with their last loss coming at
UGA hands May 8, 2018 at Sun-
Trust Park. Tech will play Geor-
gia a final time this season again
at SunTrust Park, scheduled for
Tuesday, April 23.
The Jackets’ pair of wins over
North Carolina marked their fifth
and sixth win over a top 15 op-
ponent this season following wins
over the likes of UCLA, Louis-
ville, Georgia and Auburn.
Tech plays at Boston Col-
lege this weekend before return-
ing home to compete against the
Auburn Tigers once again. The
month closes out with tough
matchups against Virginia Tech
and Clemson.