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SPORTS

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NEWS

Investigating the cult of the albino squirrel

JEHOVA AMARILLO
TEXPERT

We welcome you to join our Albino

Squirrel Community Organization. We
are a very dedicated group of students who
have sought out the guidance of the legendary Albino Squirrel that resides on campus.
You may have seen some beheaded Low
Squirrels (brown squirrels) around campus.
Do not be fooled. You may think that an arrant weed whacker did this, but you would
be wrong. These are systematic sacrifices
to the Albino Squirrel. We make sacrifices
when the community is in need. Droughts,
famine, chemistry tests, that sort of thing.
Tests and class work can be very taxing,
so if you find yourself struggling, consider

joining. The community has nightly worship services in the tree area by the campanile. Occasionally the Albino Squirrel graces us with its presence, and we know that
we shall be blessed with bountiful crops
and wide grade curves for the days to come.
A word of warning, every nightly worship does require a human sacrifice in addition to our multiple squirrel offerings, so
coming to a meeting is kind of like playing
a very violent version of Russian Roulette.
It is an honor to be given to the Albino
Squirrel.
It is believed that those who honor the Albino Squirrel in this way will
come back as a Low Squirrel and be able
to live out life on Techs campus. It is
See CULT, page 3

Photo courtesy of istolethetv

This is a caption. From the Latin, cap-shun. It means squirrel. It means squirrel in Latin and good luck proving us wrong. Latin is a dead language. Good luck.

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// SPRING

Banning of Yik Yak Tech wins ACC Tournament

evokes student glee
APHROMOO SANTORIN
ETERNAL SPORTS WRITER

WALTER MITTY

YAK RIDING ENTHUSIAST

Recently, social media app Yik
Yak has come under recent fire
from Techs administration. Its
debated effect on productivity has
been trumped by recent discussions regarding the actual content
that trends from Yaks. Popular
topics that Tech students seem to
share are those revolving around
the difficulty of classes, how the
cups at Woodruff dining hall have
a strange tendency to stick together when stacked, and relationship
problems, typically revolving
around girlfriend or boyfriend
problems (but more often the lack
thereof).
Recent discussions on campus
involving yakked topics have a
tendency to weasel into the greater issue of mental health. Such
concern among administration at
the Institute have pressured the
Student Government Association
(SGA) to begin investigations to
determine whether Yik Yak has
played a role in mental health issues.
SGAs own Information Technology committee along with the
Office of Information Technology
(OIT), tasked with heading the
investigation, have jointly produced two nearly 100-page reports on the topic, as a result of
a 6 month-long investigation. As
a whole, these reports indicate
that Yik Yak promotes basic
behavior, develops a propensity
of sexual frustration issues, and

encourages behavior that is simply too hateful toward Georgia

State University and University of
Georgia students.
Most notably, the report recommended a ban on Yik Yak on
campus, that would be enforced
by new OIT software purchased
from a vendor that specializes in
identifying when Yik Yak is used
over Wi-Fi. Discussions with Yik
Yak corporate over how the app
will be limited over cellular networks within 100 yards of Georgia Tech property are still in progress. Dialogue involving banning
the app has already taken place at
other universities, Emory being
one of the most notable, where the
recommendation to remove the
app from university Wi-Fi failed
over controversy regarding free
speech.
The motion to ban was presented to the SGA Undergraduate
House of Representatives (UHR)
two weeks ago, where it passed
24-1-5. The ban takes effect permanently on midnight May 10,
the night before the first day of
summer classes.
For the most part, Tech students welcome the idea.
Yik Yak has become an unwanted complement to everything
I do, said Imma Buttcabbage, a
third year English major. Its become a drug, really I feel as if
I have to Yak about everything all
the time. I cant even sit on the
toilet without wanting to share
the details of what Im doing, like
my infamous crap Yaks.

A thrilling run to the ACC

Championship Game ended in
the most fitting way possible for
Tech: a victory over Duke to lock
up the conference title.
Tech secured the ACCs first
League of Legends (LoL) title on
Thursday, March 27, wrapping up
a three-day run that saw the Jackets defeat Clemson and Virginia
Tech before pulling out a narrow
victory over Duke in the finals.
Techs record now sits at 36-2
overall.
It was the latest achievement
for a team that, in its first season
of ACC competition, has demonstrated a strong ability to pull to-

gether in the final minutes.

Tech has been among the best
in the nation at winning late-game
team fights, and that skill proved
critical in the ACC title game.
Despite Dukes early-game
pressure, Tech was able to hold
their own, claiming mid-game
dragons, contesting a Baron
Nashor fight and, with one final
push, securing victory.
We just never stopped executing out there. This team knows
how to overcome adversity and
play to win. Teamwork OP, said
freshman Mid-Laner Mark Kim,
who was named tournament
MVP with an 11.7 kill/death/
assist ratio, including an ACC-record 19 in Game 3 of the Duke
series.

After the ACC collectively

approved LoL as a new scholarship sport in the offseason, Tech
quickly emerged as a national
power. Kim, a five-star recruit
from the CS department, and senior George Park, an ADC with
an average creep score of 415, have
led the way.
Whether Tech will qualify for
this years College League Playoff
remains to be seen.
The ACC title should give
Tech a jump from its current No.
8 spot but the overall low strength
of schedule could ultimately keep
the Jackets out of the playoff. Either way the ACC title represents
a major step forward.
GG Tech. No re, Duke, Kim
said.

Photo by Amanda Binder Student Publications

Tech does not just have the best football team in the state, it is also home to the best
League of Legends team. A Teemo Hat White Out-esque game is scheduled for 2016.

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// SPRING

Calculus to no longer be taught

at Tech; pointless
NILL BYE

THE MATHEMATICS GUY

A lot has been said about the
incoming class of Tech, stories
have been floating around: Over
the top SAT scores, almost perfect
GPAs, a hoard of valedictorians,
all that jazz.
Since there were so many
rumors, we at the Techlique obviously expected a couple of
mind-blowing statistics, but what
the office of admissions told me
still have me in awe.
Directly quoting the senior-most admissions officer
George P. Burdell, We dont
think a class this bright has ever
made it to Tech, we dont think
our curriculum can match up to

their intellectual level. In fact,

this issue has been bothering
them so much,
They plan to scrap of Calculus
1, 2, and 3, simply because most
parents claim their childrens first
words were either integrate or
differentiate, and they knew
their calculus rules even before
they were potty trained.
This is not surprising as it
seems most of the students seemed
to have received extra credit points
on their SAT scores pushing this
classs SAT average to 2470.
The highest SAT score was actually 2800 because the student
recieved extra points for doing it
in Greek.
Students may have to teach
the professor to let the professors

come to par with them.

An admissions officer claimed
that most students boast of extreme expertise in fields such as
singing, dancing, sports and one
student even claimed he could
have a full-blown conversation
with a stranger without any awkwardness.
Nobel prizes, black belts and
even official certification that they
havent ever pulled an all-nighter.
We may even build the iron
man. But what about our jobs,
internships, and research opportunities?
Will they be taken over by this
freakishly talented batch of students? Will these students put our
intellect to shame? We can only
wait and watch. Thanks Obama.

be playing and coaching basketball? What if small-time politics

was our true calling all along?
Besides, it cant be any harder
than winning basketball games.
Weve learned that nothing is
harder than that.
There are a few complications
involved with Gregorys candidacy. First of all, only Tech students
are allowed to run for president,
and Gregory definitely does not
fit the bill. However, he plans to
masquerade as a student, at least
until the election is over.
I have a Buzzcard, so that
definitely helps. If I just dye my
hair and wear younger clothes no
one is going to know the differ-

ence, Gregory said.

The vice presidential role is also
an issue, as it is traditionally filled
by just a single person. Gregory
hopes that the team can work together to create an adequate vice
president.
If you combine all of the political
talent on this team, it is just about
equal to any one of our competing
candidates, Gregory said. Its
kind of the same way when you
look at our basketball talent.
The future of this campaign does
not look too bright, unfortunately. The latest bracket forecasts
show that Brian Gregory and his
team will not make it past the first
round.

CULT

FROM PAGE 1

as a Low Squirrel and be able to

live out life on Techs campus. It is
all the fun of college with none of
the pressure. And unlimited nuts.
Because everyone likes nuts.
A second word of warning,
those who come back as Low
Squirrels do in fact run the risk of
being sacrificed in the aforementioned ritual.
However, if this is in fact to

happen, legend states that you

will come back as a grad student
bound to never leave Georgia
Tech. Albino Squirrel help you
and your poor soul.
Lastly, forever remember our
manifesto: ALL HAIL THE ALBINO SQUIRREL. FOREVER
WE PLEDGE OUR SOULS
AND EDUCATIONAL FUTURE TO THE GREAT ALBINO SQUIRREL. WE SHALL
NEVER STRAY.

Gregory tries to win something

TROY BOLTON

GETCHA HEAD IN THE GAME

In a surprise press conference,
Tech basketball head coach Brian Gregory announced his candidacy for president of the SGA.
If elected, the entire basketball
roster will collectively serve as his
vice president.
Gregory explained his decision
to run for office as an opportunity
to finally clinch a victory.
The team and I have struggled
so much all year trying to win
basketball games, Gregory said.
It got so frustrating, to the point
where we started to question ourselves. What if were not meant to

Illustration courtesy of Grandmaster Squirrel

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Zayn admitted to class of 2019

Tech students

required to
build own
calculators
BEN WYATT

HUMAN DISASTER

Photo by onedirection360

Youre insecure, Dont know what for, Youre turning heads when you walk through the door, Dont need make-up, to cover
up, Being the way that you are is enough. Everyone else in the room can see it, Everybody else but you. Baby you light up

DEREK SHONER

TMZ CORRESPONDENT
It was announced this
Wednesday, March 24 that
Zayn Malik was leaving the
world famous band, One Direction. Malik hopes to persue the
life of a more normal 22 yearold.
It was also announced on
Wednesday that Malik was admitted to Georgia Techs Class
of 2019. Malik had secretly applied to also world famous college while on tour.
Its the story of my life. said
Malik
Malik hopes to study aero-

space engineering , because he

wants to shoot for the stars.
We used math all the time
in the band. We had to calculate
the coordinates of our dance
moves and the speed at which
we could make all those middle
school girls swoon. said Zayn
on his qualifications to go to
Tech.
Malik even discusses how he
once spent an entire day thinking about how to use calculus to
calculate the slope of his manbun.
Many students at Tech are
unsure as to whether Zayn will
be able to succeed here, or even
who Zayn is.

Why did you misspell

Zany? asked Rambo Lin, 4th
year ME.
Okay, but do they only
move in one direction? Why
is that their name? Is not that
incredibly inefficient ... it must
take forever to get places, said
Ben Dan Snap, 2nd year ISyE.
Malik hopes to use Tech resources to begin his solo career
as well.
Yeah, I heard about Under
the Couch. And I want to make
that place bigger than that old
show Big, Comfy Couch. I
can do that. With my voice. Its
magic, said Malik.
Malik is also looking for-

ward to campus life. Even the

Tech ratio is something he looks
forward to.
Ive never really talked
to girls who arent in middle
school. But I have also never
really had any competition for
a girl. Maybe at Tech I finally
will, but I think I am ready,
said Malik.
Above all, though, Malik is
excited to begin the life of an average Tech student. He cannot
wait for the allnighters, Ramen
noodles, free t-shirts or steeply
curved exams.
I mean, what world wide
sensation would not give it all
up for that! said Malik.

The students of Tech are smart. Almost

too smart, some might say. And while the
intelligence level coursing through this
school is highly praised, the administration noticed an increasing rise in modified
calculators that have been aiding students
in their course work. After much deliberation,
Tech administration has decided that
Tech students are simply too smart too
smart for normal calculators, that is.
Administration has concluded that
programming the calculators currently on
the market with special cheats and tricks
is all too simple for Tech students. Because
of this, they have decided to ban store
bought calculators forcing students to
have to build their own. Starting immediately, all courses that may require calculators will only allow the use of homemade
calculators on quizzes and tests.
This decision has, admittedly caused
some distress among students, especially
those in the minority who are not STEM
majors but are still required to take certain mathematics and science courses to
graduate.
Many other student who, though capable of completing the task, are also upset,
feel that the course load of Tech does not
afford them time to build their calculators.
In response to these arguments, Tech
has released an official statement saying
students who are unable to make their
own calculators because they are not
STEM majors may borrow from students
who are.
See CALCULATOR, page 2

Fifty Shades required ENGL 1102 reading

BELLA SWAN

EMBARRASSMENT
The English department recently announced that it was going to be offering a new ENGL
1102 section with the topic being The Greatest Love Story Ever
taught by Dr. Charlie Coal, an
erotica expert. E.L. James is the
greatest author to walk the face
of the Earth, he stated, which is
why the primary focus of this class
will be 50 Shades of Grey.
When asked to describe what
makes this novel a masterpiece,
Dr. Coal could not stop gushing.
Oh where do I even begin? he
asked. James is a wordsmith.
Saying 50 Shades was marvelously
written would be an understatement. I mean, just take a look at
the language- it is so vivid and descriptive and makes you feel like
youre there- in the moment with
Christian Grey.
Beyond literary analysis, Dr.
Coal reflects on the messages the
narrative conveys. In a culture
so caught up by mainstream feminism, this book reminds us that
men hold the power. This is a

mans world, he reflects. Dr. Coal

adds, Im really happy to see that
this novel has sold more than a
million copies because Anastasia
Steele is just such a role model for
girls all over.
Once the class is done thoroughly analyzing the book, Dr.
Coal plans to have a group viewing of the movie. Itll be really
good for the students to be able to
visualize novel, thanks to the brilliant acting by Jamie Dornan and
Dakota Johnson.
Watching the movie will be
helpful for the students final projects in which they will attempt to
creatively recreate scenes from the
novel. Dr. Coal believes that this
will be more effective than writing
a paper because he wants his students to have the full 50 Shades
experience.
With such an incredible and
thoroughly planned structure for
this course, it seems like it will be
a popular amongst the students.
In fact, a lot of the female faculty are jealous that they cant take
this course. Who knows, maybe
Dr. Coal can teach a night class
for them.

Design by Reed Moore Student Publications

With its recent blockbuster success , the world wide sensation Fifty Shades of Grey will be read
by every incoming Freshman from now on. Someone thought this was a good decision, apparently.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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News 2

Opinions 6

p10 Art Crawl Winner

Life 9

Entertainment 13

PRESIDENT CLOUGH RETURNS TO TECH p9

LIFE

p12

Sports 18

NEWS

SGA
candidates
announced
HASIT DEWAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With the announcement of three
campaigns for Undergraduate Student
Government Association (SGA) President and Executive Vice President, the
election season at Tech appears to be in
full swing.
Candidates for Graduate President
as well as members of the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR)
will also be starting their campaigns.
The candidates, who formally announced their intention to run on
Sunday, will now have two weeks to
campaign and garner votes before the
election process begins.
With three tickets running, this
year marks the second year in a row
with this number of candidates. Last
year, now Underdgraduate SGA President Dillon Roseen ran against Alex
Bandes and Conrad Rybka.
Aaron Solender with Alex Moran as
his Vice President head one ticket. Aaron has worked with RHA as well as the
Georgia Tech Ambassadors program,
and Alex has been involved with the
ISyE Faculty Advisory Board and ISyE
Undergraduate Advisory Committee.
According to Solender, they hope
to leverage their campus experiences
in order to work towards an improved
Tech environment.
Rather than creating a set agenda
of pre-determined ideas like the other
candidates, Solender and Moran say
they plan on using student body feedback to develop the specifics regarding
their plan of action.
According to them, their campaigns
focus is on the issues voiced by the
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See SGA, page 5

SPORTS

Baseball drops two of three versus UNC, tops Auburn

JOE SOBCHUK

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The No. 21 Jackets continued
their ACC home slate over the
past weekend with a Friday night
game and a Saturday doubleheader against No. 18 North Carolina.
The Tar Heels, who were right
behind Tech in the ACC Coastal
standings, took two of the three
games, 5-3 and 5-1, with a 6-5
Jackets victory sandwiched in the
middle.
The losses dropped Tech out
of the national rankings and into
a three-way tie at 5-4 for second

place in the Coastal division,

along with UNC and Virginia
Tech, just one game behind firstplace Miami. The team followed
the series with a 4-1 win against
Auburn.
The Tar Heels drew first blood
in Fridays game, bringing home
three runs in the top of the third
due in part to back-to-back doubles off of Tech starter Jonathan
King. Tech made a dent in the
fifth, when Wade Bailey scored
off of a Connor Justus single, and
tied the game in the eighth when
Kel Johnson hit his team-leading
seventh home run to right field.

However, UNC was quick to

respond, as catcher Korey Dunbar
knocked a two run homer over
the center field fence to reclaim
the lead. The Jackets then went
down in order in the bottom of
the night, netting the Tar Heels a
5-3 victory. King threw over 100
pitches in seven full innings of
work, giving up just seven hits to
29 batters.
After trailing 5-0, the Jackets
took a 6-5 walk off victory in the
early game on Saturday. A ground
rule double brought in the Tar
Heels first run in the second inSee BASE, page 18

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Brandon Gold ended his streak of 23 innings without allowing a run but contributed to five hit-less innings for the Heels.

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individual returned clear, and

he received a criminal trespass
warning from Tech campus.

DAVID RAJI

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

WANDERLUST
At 8:28 a.m. on Saturday,
March 14, a GTPD officer was
dispatched to the visitor information parking lot.
A call had been made regarding the presence of a suspicious person wandering in what
seemed to be an aimless manner
in the lot. The respondent had
also reported that his car door
had been opened by the individual, who then proceeding to
investigate the interior.
The individual was evaluated by Grady EMS unit 603.
GNIC/NCIC checks of the

LIKE WE BRINGIN 88 BACK

A GTPD officer was dispatched to McCamish Pavilion
in regards to a broken left leg at
roughly half past 11 p.m. on Friday, March 13.
Upon arrival, both individuals present at the scene were
identified as Tech students.
One was mumbling, making vague statements indicating
his belief that he should hide on
the roof due to the officer pulling him over. The officer related
in the GTPD report that he had
not made any traffic stops related to this incident.
The other student, who was
the respondent, explained the
pairs evening. As the pair had
passed McCamish Pavilion on
their way back from Macs Liquor Store, the student who
would later injure himself expressed a desire to climb to the
rooftop himself, so he located
a grouping of electricity grid
boxes and began to hoist himself up. According to the officers

NO SOCKS, NO PROBLEM
Bill 15J156, was considered
Tuesday evening. The bill called
for funding of soccor equipment, such as jerseys and shorts.
Much of the discussion revolved around whether socks for
the team was necessary, given
that sport socks are similar to
regual ones.
After striking the line for
socks, the bill passed 34-0-0.
DISC GOLF CLUB SCORES
UHR also considered Bill
15J157, a joint allocation to the
Disc Golf Club at Tech.
The organization requested
funding in order to cover registration and membership fees
for an upcoming tournament as
well as for other travel expenses
such as gasoline.
The bill was passed without
extensive debate with a vote of
36-1-0.

report, dents in the boxes were

easily visible.
Once the student had reached
the rooftop, he began holding his hand down towards the
ground so that the other student
could climb up as well. However, this was not possible due to
the fact that the the first student
was seated on a ledge roughly 20
feet above the ground and his
friend could not reach.
When the first student decided to vacate the roof, he began
hanging by the edge with both
hands. After letting go, he fell
and collapsed on the ground,
exclaiming in pain.
The officer asked whether the
injured student had consumed
any alcohol, to which he responded that he had not. Yet his
friend told the officer that the
injured student had consumed
at least four shots of tequila.
A bus from Grady Hospital
arrived on the scene to assess
the injured students situation.
He became combative with the
medical staff, and his arms were
restrained.
The on-call Dean was advised of the incident.

DAVID RAJI

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

A scaffolding collapse late
Wednesday night in Vietnam resulted in the deaths of at least 14,
with 30 more sustaining injuries,
according to Reuters.
Construction workers in the
Vung Ang coastal economic zone
in central Vietnam were working
as sub-contractors towards the
completion of a breakwater.
The project was organized by
Samsung C&T Corporation, and
the accident occurred at an in-development seaport owned by the
Taiwanese Formosa group.
Initial reports indicated that
the precise number of individuals
directly harmed by the incident
is still unclear, as the number of
workers present at the site was
within the thousands at the time.
Pham Tran De, the deputy
head of the management board
of the Vung Ang zone, stated that
the rescue effort was being treated
with extreme sincerity, and all police forces and border guards had
been directed to assist.
Vung Angs affairs have been
beset by a number of incidents
recently, with this being the latest. A wave of rioting and arson
by anti-China protestors erupted
last year against the zones facilities which were known to employ
Chinese workers. Those events
were thought to be in response to
a maritime territorial dispute between China and Vietnam.
As of 7:30 a.m. local time on
Thursday morning, rescue teams
as well as local authorities were
still involved in search efforts in
order to locate victims trapped
within the rubble.

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Top Gun is Best Gun.

Man, I really thought there was going to be a nice Pinterest board
with snack ideas perfectly tailored to waiting in line for the President of the United States... Us too man. Us too.
Im excited for the traffic jam--I mean, the President on Tuesday
Unbreakable! Their alive d*mmit! Females are strong as hell.
Anyone else have the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt theme song
in their head? Only me? Youve never even heard of that show?
Oh...
I saw the first mosquito of the year. Ive stopped looking forward
to spring.
You know what? Spring dresses are with it. Forget the bugs.
Spring is great!
Count the number of times your professor says what the shit
and what the hell
total count: what the shit 8. what the hell 5
however, other uses of the word shit: infinite
variations: what the shit, how the shit, plain out shit.
Fries or a milkshake. The eternal struggle. Fries and a milkshake. Obviously.
And so the season for hunting down extra graduation tickets begins. May the odds be ever in your favor.
I went out with the most amazing girl last week and she just
agreed to grab dinner with me. Yeah, this week is shaping up to
be freaking amazing!
2 classes cancelled, work delayed, and 3 homework assignments
moved. Thanks Obama!! You forgot the hashtag...
Who needs a snow day when Obama is coming to campus?
I wish I got a ticket for barombo combo. I mean Barack Obama.
I like you more than puppies like socks.
If I fits I sits...down and cry.#HellWeek2015

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White House proposes reigning in tuition

KENNETH MARINO
NEWS EDITOR

Although the main focus

of many of the initiatives announced two weeks ago at President Obamas speech at Tech was
on loan repayments and making
that process cheaper and easier, a
big part of the problem in the cost

of higher education has been the

price of tuition itself.
According to the Obama administration, this is another area
that the White House is working
on.
Were working hard, well
keep working hard to help on the
front end to keep higher education accessible and affordable,

said Secretary of Education Arne

Duncan during a conference call
with student journalists.
According to the College
Board, the average tuition and
fees for four-year public institutions is $9,139, a 17 percent increase in the last five years. Private four-year tuition and fees is
$42,419 with a 9 percent increase

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

President Obama gives a speech on college affordabilty at McCamish Pavilian. The focus of
the speech was on loan repayment, but the White House talked later about the price of tuition.

over the last five years.

According to Duncan, a major
reason that public school tuition
has gone up in recent years is that
states are cutting back on their
support of higher education.
Many states cut funding to
higher ed when the economy got
tough. Universities need to do
a better job keeping down costs,
but I would say budgets arent
just numbers, they reflect values,
Duncan said.
According to Duncan, part of
the solution to this is voting.
If enough young people vote,
this becomes a priority, Duncan
said. If you dont vote this becomes an easy thing or an easier
thing in tough budget times for a
Governor to cut.
One thing that the Obama administration has proposed as part
of their solution to rising tuition
is making community college free
for students.
The President started in the
State of the Union with a free
community college proposal and
we need Congress to partner with
us on that but that on the front
end could help reduce the cost of
college by 30, 40, 50 percent if
that were to become law, Duncan said. The goal here is not just
to reduce the burden of debt, but
to reduce the cost of college, and
that would be a huge step in the
right direction.
Another proposal was the
College Scorecard, which would
mandate that colleges report their
costs, the salaries and job prospects of graduated students and
graduation numbers.
I think that another incentive
is simple transparency and vis-

ibility, you probably have taken a

look at our college scorecard that
allows prospective students to
know what the average price is of
colleges and universities that they
may be interested in applying to,
and we think that transparency
plus a little healthy competition
is going to influence all sectors of
higher education, Duncan said.
Obamas record on higher education has not had unanimous
support. Senator David Perdue
(R-Ga.), himself a graduate of
Tech, criticised the Presidents approach to rising tuition in a press
release.
Its ironic that President
Obama continues to say that
something must be done about
higher education, Perdue said.
On his watch, college costs have
skyrocketed. We can all agree that
college should be more accessible,
and we cannot continue to burden
our children with more debt, but
President Obamas strategy wont
work.
Despite the Presidents push for
his community college plan, the
Republican-majority
Congress
has not taken up the proposal and
appears unlikely to do so anytime
soon.
According to Obama, there
does not exist just one single solution to the problems of higher
tuition and student loan debt.
So were continuing to just
chip away at this problem; theres
no silver bullet, Obama said during the conference call. Were
going to have to do things at the
federal level, the state level, at the
university level to really mobilize
the entire country around this issue of college affordability.

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beauty or emotional power.
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// NEWS

Tech to create part- Red Bus on the move for orphans

nership with Uber
DAVID RAJI

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KENNETH MARINO

campus are sketchier than others

to where you wouldnt expect the
student to wait on the curb for
you, Eisenberg said.
SGA will also coordinate with
Uber so that participating drivers
will know about events likely to
have many Tech students. Drivers
in the GT program will be contacted so that more will be in the
area to pick up students. Because
prices are better when there are
more available drivers, this would
likely reduce the cost to students.
It will actually reduce surge
pricing, Eisenberg said.
An early draft of the contract
between Tech and Uber also details the obligations that Tech
would have under the deal. In this
draft of the still unsigned contract, Tech would have to market
the partnership by sending an
email to students once a semester, posting about it once a month
on all of Techs social media accounts, sending push notifications
on Tech-controlled apps and placing ads in the freshman welcome
packets. The draft also required
that Uber be able to participate in
Lots of Ramblin Wrecks. Tech
was unable to determine what this
meant and is still in negotiations
to work out this and other issues.
Additionally, the contract
called for dedicated pickup and
dropoff locations on campus for
Uber services. Signs indicating
the pickup location will be placed
so that students will know where
to wait.
Other benefits to Tech in the
draft include 50 $25 ride vouchers to be used by the Dean of Students Office for emergency transportation for students.

NEWS EDITOR

Tech is negotiating with Uber

to establish a partnership between
Tech and the taxi and ridesharing
company.
The agreement would allow
Tech students to use a special student interface on the Uber app,
establish lines of communication
between Tech and Uber as well
as provide a number of deals and
promotions for participants in the
program.
Were going to be the first
university in the country to partner with Uber in this way, said
Justin Eisenberg, Vice President
of Campus Organizations.
One of the main benefits would
be the creation of a new interface
that would give students access to
a network of participating drivers
who have a rating of at least 4.7
out of 5, along with a number of
native language features.
Right now if you type in
CULC, it [the app] doesnt
know what the CULC is. It
doesnt know that when you say
CULC you probably want to
be picked up at the CULC turnaround Eisenberg said. Were
going to try to incorporate some
of that in there so students are getting a more seamless experience.
Another part of the program is
training the participating drivers
with Tech-specific information.
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On Wednesday, the North

Tech Green walkway hosted the
Red Bus Project, an organization
dedicated to raising awareness
about orphans needs around the
world.
Were just a student initiatives
program of our parent organization Show Hope, and what Show
Hope does is they give grants to
families who want to adopt but
cant afford to, said Jami Black,
an intern for the Red Bus Project.
If [students] are aware, we believe
we can make a difference.
The Red Bus is a fully drivable
double-decker bus which functions practically as a thrift store.
The stated purpose is to raise
awareness of the needs of orphans
on various colleges and universities. Students can donate their
unused clothing or buy clothing

from the bus, and the proceeds are

utilized for advocacy efforts.
The idea behind everything
we do is that there are over 140
million orphans in the world,
and were not really ok with that
number, said Brooke Lyle, the
Student Initiatives Program Coordinator for Show Hope. This
[issue] is right here in Atlanta, its
also overseas in China, overseas
in Africa. Thats why were here
speaking up for all of them.
Show Hope works to give
grants to families who choose to
adopt orphans. According to Lyle,
grants average 5,000 dollars, but
they may choose to allocate a
larger sum depending on the circumstances.
Show Hope believes that we
are the next generation of orphan
care leaders, Lyle said, explaining
why it is so important for the Red
Bus Project to inform college students specifically.

One of the most heavily emphasized aspects of the organizations work is that students are
able to effectively spread information to their peers. According
to Lyle, much of the dissemination of statistics is accomplished
through student interactions with
each other.
We believe that, when college
students are educated, they know
about the problem and can make a
difference, Lyle said. Awareness
brings education, and education
brings cause and change.
Red Bus Project representatives and interns were present on
Tech campus for the first time
Wednesday. In addition to their
trademark bus, the organization
had also set up tents and tables in
order to conduct clothing services. Students were welcome to buy
or donate articles of clothing as
well as receive information about
adoption.

Photo by David Raji Student Publications

A double-decker, red bus sits near Tech green. The Red Bus Project uses this vehicle
to drive to college campuses, sell clothes for charity and raise awareness for ophans.

technique March 27, 2015 5

// NEWS

SGA

Photos courtesy of Solender-Moran 2015, Jen & Jeff 2015, and Missy Zain 2015

Shown above are the three tickets for Undergraduate SGA

President. Campaigns started last Sunday for the position.

FROM PAGE 1

student body. They plan on using

population feedback to build
their platform and agenda.
The student activity fee is very
high and some students may feel
that they dont use everything that
they pay for, Moran said. Maybe
for them, we could work on making some parts optional We can
build a platform for what theyre
asking.
We invite questions, Solender said. We want open questions, and open communications.
If elected, we want to become representatives of the whole student
body, and hear the voice of everyone and do what is most important to them.
Jennifer Abrams leads another
ticket with Jefferson Losse as her
Vice President. Both Abrams and
Losse have been involved with the
Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors program as well as serving on
the SGA executive branch.
You get a passion from being
at Georgia Tech and so we want
to drive that passion, and keep it
going, Abrams said. There are
going to be times of frustration
and sadness but we want the community to be whole through the
good and the bad.
Abrams and Losse have focused their agenda on four key
points: safety, wellness, oneGT
and active transparency, which
together constitute their main
topics of interest. With some new
initiatives such as the creation of a
Wellness Task Force to be paired
with the Vice President of Student
Affairs and the creation of a Campus Safety Committee that will
regularly work with the GTPD
on campus safety issues, the pair
hope to increase transparency between SGA and the student body.

Through further developing

athletic and international/cultural
programs, they plan on creating a
greater sense of campus unity. Additionally, they hope to work with
Techs VOICE program to increase sexual violence prevention
programming within the Greek
community to develop a less hostile environment and reduce the
barriers between Greek and nonGreek students.
There should be a more efficient way of communicating
between administration and students, Losse said. We already
have a great relationship with the
administration and faculty and
that willingness to work together
will engender that active transparency.
Another ticket has Missy Pittard and Zain Sharif running
for President and Executive Vice
President respectively. Both Missy
and Zain served on SGA councils
and committees during their time
at Tech. Additionally, Missy has
worked in organizations such as
ODK and the GT Ambassadors
program, while Zain has been
heavily involved with cultural organizations on campus.
This diversity of experiences,
according to Sharif, adds to their
strength as an overall ticket.
We havent spent all of our
time in one organization, or one
avenue so were really coming
at this from a broad perspective,
Sharif said. We want to keep every single person in mind, and at
the end of the day, thats what we
keep gravitating towards: making sure that everyone stays connected.
To do so, they are focusing
on an improved CIOS/professor
feedback system, improved communication between SGA and the
general student body and an over-

all focus on fostering a more collaborative atmosphere, in hopes

of improving well being among
Techs populace.
Some initiatives such as the
revamping of student portals
and the improved CIOS system
will be extensions of current programs, whereas other plans such
as the creation of a Student Bill of
Rights to ensure a certain degree
of fairness in classes are undoubtedly more bold. Furthermore,
they plan on creating a weekly
SGA email that informs the student body of important updates
and campus features.
The key is, this idea of atmosphere, this idea of smiling. Pittard said. We want to see people
smile more. Our platform is increasing positivity and a sense of
community because at the end of
the day, those are the things that
affect students the most.
This coming Tuesday, March
31st, a debate moderated by the
Technique, featuring all the candidates, will be held at the Clough
building in room 144. All of the
aforementioned candidates will
have a chance to speak about
themselves and their platforms, as
well as respond to questions posed
by the moderator.
The elections for Undergraduate SGA President, Graduate SGA
President and all other offices will
open Friday, April 3rd at 1 p.m.
and will close Wednesday, April
8th at 4 p.m.
In last years election, Roseen
won with 53.6 percent of the 1,531
overal votes compared to 705 to
Rybkand and 620 to Bandes. Because he received more than 50
percent of the votes, he immeadiately assumed office, but if a candidate fails to get a majority this
year, the top two candidates will
face each other in a runoff.

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Went home to do homework in order to avoid distractions. Just got done browsing
Imgur for 3 hours. Welp, that went according to plan.
Soo....how bout them HaWks?
The Sliver Box is asking how my quiz went today. Did I have a quiz today?
The amount of respect the Hawks are getting is STILL higher than my GPA.
Professors who assign homework during spring break are quite literally the worst.
ever.
one decimal more precise for pie day and everyone loses their minds!
Im 23 and just learned what gentrification means... Ive been in the bubble too
long...
Aint no sliver like a midterm sliver because midterm slivers be like NO SLEEP
FOR YOU
squidward is my spirit animal
All in favor of firing Brian Gregory say aye. AYE!!!! looks like you have one more
year to find more supporters
So, Obama was cool. I guess.
What is going on with Georgia Tech police? It seems as if they are agitated by
students now. What did we do? It is starting to concern me.
You know youre screwed when the Indians and Asians have left the library and
youre still studying.
That moment when your senior design partner whispers in your ear: the best part
of the muffin is the top!
Staying in my dorm alone at night during spring break is probably not the best
time to start a crime drama....
Why are all female characters eyes hazel. I know its supposed to represent that
shes ever changing and aloof, but come! *come one! *on!
im not laughing with myself, im laughing AT myself
square one, you are as awful as i remember. f*** square one
Recent discovery by a current tech student suggests that Students actually may be
able to survive on only water. More research necessary
Look up Dark Lord Funk on YouTube and let it change your life. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Youve changed my life, man.
The Monday after Spring Break might be the worst Monday in the history of ever.
Goal in life: have the job security of Brian Gregory.
But seriously, how can Brian Gregory still have a job? Is it just me, or has anyone
else seen the absolute collapse of GTMBK?
Whats the over/under for how many commencement fairs Tech is going to schedule and cancel?
Why doesnt Cookout have a rewards program? #preach
What if all the rejected slivers are stored with the rejected Yaks?

Opinions
OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Balancing public and private school attributes

Currently, Tech looks to schools like

MIT and Stanford as peer institutions, but
this is problematic. Tech is not a private
school, and this is not a detriment. Tech
should monopolize on its public status and
look more towards other public schools
like University of Michigan for direction.
Unlike many public universities, Tech is
not bounded by the state government as to
how many out-of-state students it admits.
The Class of 2019 has students from every
state and over 100 countries. This allows
Tech to set the bar higher by selecting not
just the best in Georgia, but the best in the
world. This is a major advantage over other
top public schools, such as University of
North Carolina, who has a mandatory 82
percent in-state students in its undergraduate classes.
By balancing rigorous academics with
competitive tuition and large pool of potential applicants, Tech will be able to grow
beyond even our current expectations.

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

technique editorial board

Brittany Miles EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lindsay Purcell MANAGING EDITOR
Kenneth Marino NEWS EDITOR
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Brenda Lin PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Connor Napolitano DESIGN EDITOR

Jon Long SPORTS EDITOR
Joe Murphy ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

THE RACE BY COLLIN CALDWELL

6
Friday,

That is one good thing about

this world there are always
sure to be more springs. - L.M.
Montgomery

Analyzing Class of 2019 Admissions

The Class of 2019s admission statistics are certainly impressive. Based on the
overall level of selectivity, Tech has just admitted its most competitive class in its history. While this accomplishment should
be applauded, the possible effects and
potential next steps need to be carefully
considered.
Techs rise to one of the most sought
after schools in the nation is not a coincidence. Compared to other prestigious
schools, Tech has very low tuition. Because of this, Tech has been at the top of
every major Return on Investment ranking, which is especially important in the
current economy. However, in the past five
years alone, Tech has increased in-state
tuition by 36 percent. The argument being
to put us more on par with our peer institutions. If the Institute were to continue
this trend of increasing tuition, we could
lose this advantage and perhaps lose competitive, prospective students.

technique

OPINIONS EDITOR: Wyatt Bazrod

March 27, 2015

OUR VIEWS | HOT OR NOT

HOT or NOT
Class of 2019

Spiraling Down

The most competitive class

in Techs history has just been
admitted and boy, are we proud
to go to the same school as
them. 27,264 students around
the world applied to be a part
of this selective class, and only
32 percent got the opportunity
to be Yellow Jackets. The soonto-be freshman have an average SAT of 2190 and 10 AP
classes a piece. With stats like
this, Tech students are proving
we really can do that.

On March 24, Professors

Greco and Fenton made their
second attempt at a world record breaking, largest ever
wave spiral on Tech Green.
Unfortunately, even with the
help of several hundred Tech
students and over 1,000 free
donuts, the world record could
not be broken. Here is to hoping our favorite Physics professors make another attempt.
Maybe this Not will help
raise awareness.

Spring is Here

Skiles Construction

Spring Break has come and

gone but the spring weather is
here to stay. These few warm,
breezy days, before the pollen appears, are some of our
favorite times of year. Walking down the cherry tree lined
streets is like walking through
a Tech-themed postcard. Sure,
the homework and exams
are as hard as ever, but take a
break, lay in a hammock and
thank your lucky stars you are
not up north right now.

We know that short cuts

cause ruts but what do bulldozers cause? Ugliness. Now, the
worst part of Tech Walkway is
not having to awkwardly say
no to flyers, it is the view.
The former green space is currently torn up dirt, mulch and
squares of sod. Plus, we cannot
figure out why it was turned
up in the first place. Maybe it
really was all the short cuts?
Hopefully, the grass and equilibrium will be restored soon.

TOP SLIVERS

What if all the rejected slivers are stored with the

rejected Yaks?

So, Obama was cool.

Running for SGA Pres. My platform is admitting only

dogs to the Class of 2020 and no homework ever.

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// OPINIONS

Rediscovering the lost art of CDs

I have been an avid lover of
online music since the day I realized it existed. I bought Hey
There Delilah for my lime
green iPod Nano back in 2006,
just as I have loyally bought
Spotify Premium each month.
But recently, I have come to the
conclusion that maybe CDs offer something that online music
and radio just do not have.
I will be honest. I was bored
over Spring Break. And it was
this boredom that lead me to
drive for hours around west
Georgia. But, unfortunately, I
was bored even while driving.
And so I reached for none other
than CDs.
Before last week, I had not
listened to a CD since high
school. I thought it was an outdated piece of technology that
was better off not even being
produced. I am now prepared
to admit that I might have been
wrong.
Sitting there in my seemingly
archaic car that cannot connect
to my iPhone, I rediscovered
the lost art of albums. At first,
I chose a CD simply because I
could not listen to Uptown
Funk one more time without

But pretty soon, I was

buying CDs at Best Buy like
Britney and Justin were still
together.

LINDSAY PURCELL
MANAGING EDITOR

purposely crashing. But pretty

soon, I was buying CDs at Best
Buy like Britney and Justin were
still together.
Somewhere, in trying to perfect the art of playlists, I lost the
joy that can come from just listening to music. My CD experiment has shown me that there
are more important aspects to
music than being in control of
it. Online music has made me
forget that.
Currently, I spend a ridiculous amount of time naming,
sorting and combining playlists, not even really for my own
enjoyment, but often because I
feel like its something I should
do. A lot of the time, I just want
to impress the person I am rid-

Balancing creativity
with originality

Unintentional
plagiarism it original. I fully believe that
is one of the hardest actions everyone is inspired by someto avoid in the music industry. one. No matter what a person
Writers are very protective of is doing, if it involves creativity,
their music and are understand- then they were once inspired
ably perturbed
by someone or
when they hear
something else.
I would like to know This includes not
a similar song
on the radio, but
how much one has to only music, but
they may need to
books, movies,
change a preexisting plays and art as
take a step back.
Where did they idea to be able to dub it well. So followget their idea?
ing our trouble
original. with the accomDoes their melody or guitar riff
paniment,
we
KARA PENDLEY took a shot at
sound similar to
another song?
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT writing some lyrI believe peoEDITOR ics. Being slightple need to really more lyrically
ize that there is a difference be- inclined than my friend, I was
tween being creative and being in charge of writing most of the
original. Not all creative entities song. We threw around some
are necessarily original. Creativ- ideas for a night and came up
ity can be an extension of what with absolutely nothing.
already exists.
The following day, we took
Over Spring Break, my friend an idea and finished our first
and I attempted to write a song. song. It seemed original to us,
This adventure proved as diffi- but I admit that I do not want
cult as we anticipated, though to look on the internet to see
we were surprisingly able to fin- if I can find the lyrics I wrote.
ish despite the many bug bites As long as I do not know there
we attained sitting out on the are similar lyrics out there, then
docks of Jacksonville, Florida.
I can still believe that what I
Thinking it would be the wrote is original.
most difficult part, we started
Through my experiment, I
out with the melody and gui- learned that people should retar accompaniment. My friend spect what songwriters have to
plays guitar and has been work- go through every single day.
ing on this song for years now. They constantly battle originalSo in truth, it took much longer ity and its varying degrees, all
than anything else we did.
the while knowing that their
But listening to the introduc- subconscious may accidenttion, I heard the remnants of ly duplicate another piece of
a song I had not listened to in work that might lead them to
years. It bothered me until we a lawsuit.
realized that he had accidently
I honestly do not know
used an old Green Day song. what is true. Is there an infiWe then changed the notes and nite amount of original ideas?
strum pattern until it no longer If so, does that mean only the
resembled the other song, but is extremely talented can truly crethat enough?
ate in this day and age? Or has
I would like to know how originality run its course, and
much one has to change a pre- creativity is solely about enhancexisting idea to be able to dub ing a once original idea?

ing in the car with or make

sure that someone elses Spotify feed shows that I am by far
the coolest, most hipster, Oh,
you havent heard of this band
yet?person out there.
While I was in my car listening to artists in thirteen-songchunks, I fell in love with songs
I had never heard of and ones
I had always skipped because I
did not like the name or the first
fifteen seconds.
Basically, I realized I had not
been giving my favorite artists
enough credit. I had been picking and choosing from their
songs, instead of listening to
them the way they intended: as
a whole.
Only using Spotify or iTunes

is like always shopping at the

mall. Sure, the choices are limitless but is it really always the
best choice?
I am not saying that I am
forever changed or that I will
never make another cleverly
named Spotify playlist again.
All I am saying is that a problem that used to be clearly black
and white, to me, is now a little
bit gray.
Honestly, until I went back
to CDs, I did not see how the
Internet really has revolutionized music. And yes, this revolution is amazing. The fact I can
download the entire Beatles
anthology in under ten minutes
is a miracle. But we are losing
something too; we are losing the
big picture, broad stroke artistic
goals of our singers and songwriters.
Since my return to Tech, I
have not relied on my normal
playlists. Instead, I have made
more of an attempt to listen to
the playlists the artists make
themselves their albums.
At the very least, gone are the
days of skipping through songs
for four minutes instead of just
listening to an actual song.

What is the most important topic for SGA candidates to address?

ANDREW BENTON
FIFTH-YEAR ME

Social connecting and

networking: helping people
meet people.

OutKasts ATLiens
changed my life

I regard OutKasts ATLi- greets earthlings, a fitting saluens (1996) as the quality stan- tation coming from a couple of
dard for all hip-hop albums.
self-proclaimed aliens. The song
To me, no album to date has that follows, Two Dope Boyz
ever matched this masterpiece (In a Cadillac), features some
by Andr Andr
of the tightest
3000 Benjamin
rhyming on the
and
Antwan From the first moment record.
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upon revisitation that ATLiens three tracks.
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sage that life will always go on The song examines time and its
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pret it). We are then greeted that nothing can persist forever.
by a sample from D.E.E.P.
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New Dining Options

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Tech students speak on the brand new additions to the

Student Center: Ray's Pizza and Twisted Taco411

Friday,
March 27, 2015

Ramblin On aims to light up Bobby Dodd

NICK JOHNSON

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

To celebrate the end of the
Class of 2015s stay at Tech, the
Student Alumni Association
(SAA) is hosting Ramblin On on
Friday April 24 from 69 PM.
Held in Bobby Dodd Stadium,
Ramblin On is a party free to all
students, undergraduate or not,
who are graduating in May, August or December of 2015.
Its easily our largest event
of the entire year with over 2500
attendees last year, says fourthyear BA Carli Walker, President
of SAA. Ramblin On has been
a huge success in our efforts to
congratulate, support and instill
a strong sense of Tech pride and
tradition in our graduates.
At the end of Dead Week and
one week before the Presidents
Graduation Celebration, the party will feature a barbecue dinner,
Ritas Italian Ice, fireworks and
pictures with the Reck and Buzz.
Last years party also included a
dunk tank featuring Tech faculty,
a cotton candy stand, a photo
booth and pewter replicas of the
Reck for SAA members.
Graduating students must register for the event by April 21 via
SAAs website. Registering nets
students a free t-shirt at the event,
a chance to have a high resolution

photo on Bobby Dodds jumbotron and entry into a raffle for a

bluetooth speaker. Moreover, students who register before March
31 are able to vote on the official
Ramblin On t-shirt design.
Attending students can also
register a guest: registered SAA
members can bring the guest for
free, but non-SAA members have
to pay $5. Non-graduating stu-

dents can volunteer for the event;

last years party saw 150 volunteers. All students must bring their
BuzzCards and valid IDs for entry
in addition to their Ramblin On
tickets sent via email on April 22.
Bags are not allowed, but small
purses are and will be searched.
Any visibly intoxicated students
will be ejected from the event.
Planning is intense and be-

gins almost immediately after the

previous years party ends. Christian Peters, fourth-year ME, and
Marguerite Bernard, second-year
IE, are this years co-chairs of the
Ramblin On and Commencement Initiatives Committee. The
co-chairs spend the summer after
the previous Ramblin On creatSee RAMBLIN, page 11

How to survive
group projects
MEGAN PRESTON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Everyone knows that college
can be rough sometimes. There
are times when you fail a test,
fight with a friend or are pulled in
a million directions at once. Then
there are the times when your
professor assigns a group project,
which most students agree makes
any bad day worse. Here are some
tips to help you cope with the big
assignment.

Photo courtesy of Savannah and Audrey Andersen

Graduating students gather for Ramblin On, a party hosted by SAA. The event celebrates the end
of students careers at Tech and encourages them to give back to their Alma Mater in the future.

Dr. Clough speaks on ethics in engineering

BHAVANI JALADANKI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On March 24, Tech students

and faculty had the distinguished
honor of having Dr. Wayne
Clough, the former President of
Tech and namesake of the CULC,
speak about climate changes impact on habitats and mankind.
Dr. Clough was chosen to speak
by a new selection committee established by the school of Environmental Engineering.
This new speaker series brings
a distinguished leader to Tech ev-

ery fall and spring to share his or

her thoughts with Tech students
and faculty. After asking 1200
students and Tech alumni and
100 faculty and staff members,
the committee came to an unanimous vote for the selected speaker: Dr. Clough.
During the lecture, Dr. Clough
emphasized how engineers, not
just Washington bureaucrats,
need to focus on solving the major
problem of climate change. Citing
the rising sea level as evidence of
climate changes major repercussions, Dr. Clough illustrated cli-

mate changes vast effects.

He then raised a valid point:
With the government not even
spending money on our highways,
why would the government spend
money on a future event that some
still doubt? He believes engineers
have a moral responsibility to address this mounting problem.
The most important thing for
an engineer to keep in mind when
designing is public safety and welfare; we engineers have a code of
ethic, Clough said.
Recently, President Obama
and President Xi Jinping of China

Photo by Tyler Meuter Student Publications

Dr. Clough discusses engineers responsibilities in regards to climate change and the environment. Since his administration began, Tech has become a front-runner in on-campus recycling.

met and decided to mitigate the

effects of climate change, which
Dr. Clough believes to be historic
since the two countries are tackling a serious issue.
Every four years, the U.S. performs a climate assessment where
different U.S. agencies, such as
NASA and the Smithsonian Institution, must answer questions
specific to climate change. Certain agencies took serious action
after these assessments, such as
NASA which sent out a satellite
named Tempo which monitors
U.S. pollution.
Dr. Clough also spoke on the
Earths temperature that has been
increasing since 1880. The latest
measurement was in 2013, which
showed that the temperature has
increased by 0.16 degrees Celsius.
At this rate, the sea level would
rise by 10 feet by year 2200. We
would need a boat to see the
Smithsonian by 2200.
Dr. Clough then poses an intriguing question: How do we fix
this sea level rise rate of about 0.13
inches per year?
With the growing population,
carbon dioxide continues to be
an issue according to Dr. Clough.
In 2150, there will be 3 billion
more people and another 2 billion more by the end of the century. Dr. Clough feels we cannot
add that many more people. Although some carbon has resulted
from natural causes, he feels we
still have a responsibility to help
combat the man-made sources of
carbon dioxide.
His solution to this is mitigating the severity of the problem.
See CLOUGH, page 11

SYNC SCHEDULES EARLY

Waiting until the week before
the deadline to pull your group
together for a meeting is A Bad
Idea. Do not add to the stress of
a group project by working under
a time crunch. Communicating
early and often about your schedules will ensure that no one has
practice, work or other engagements which conflict with the
groups planned meeting times.
Whenisgood.net is a great online
tool to help you in this process,
as are group messaging apps like
GroupMe and Facebook.
COMPROMISE
Group work means teamwork,
and you cannot spell teamwork
without cooperation. Group
projects can be difficult when
there are opposing viewpoints or
conflicting personalities on the
team, but a grade-A project requires getting along. Try to put
aside any personal disagreements
until after the project is completed. Similarly, there is no room on
a group project for a my way or
the highway attitude. Be respectful and open towards everyones
ideas, and you will eventually
reach common ground. If a team
situation is getting particularly
prickly, do not be afraid to take a
step back for a minute and take a
breather. You will find a solution.
DO NOT BE THE SLACKER
Tech students are some of the
busiest around. College offers a lot
of opportunities; there is only so
much time in a day to take advantage of them while staying on top
of academics. It can be tempting
to push off doing group work in
favor of watching Netflix or even
organizing your sock drawer
basically doing anything besides
group work. Some people go the
extra mile and neglect their share
of the work altogether, which
forces their teammates to complete the work in their stead or
suffer a lower grade. Remember to
pull your own weight.

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For The Kids Dance Marathon raises over $100,000

VIDYA IYER

STAFF WRITER
On Saturday March 7, Techs
For the Kids (FTK) raised
$106,352.42 to help Childrens
Miracle Network hospitals. Techs
Chapter of FTK currently supports Childrens Healthcare of
Atlanta. This organization hosts
many events throughout the year
to raise money for the cause,
including their largest event,
Dance Marathon.
FTK has grown a lot, Hope
Skalak, a fourth-year BA and
this years president of FTK,
said. We raised about $30,000
my freshman year, and it was
really small and concentrated
with just the Greek community.
This year, we raised more than
$100,000 and had more than 500
dancers, including alumni, staff
and students.
The organizations willingness
to cater to the needs of the students could be a huge reason for
this years success.
We ran last years Dance Marathon for twelve hours, Bharat
Bert Sanders, a second-year
BME and this years Family Relations Director, said, but we realized that students here arent able
to commit to that many hours,
and we would do a lot better if we
condensed the number of hours to
make them quality over quantity.
Besides condensing the hours
of Dance Marathon, the organization has taken strides in becoming
more diverse to reach a wider au-

dience. The passion and closeness

of this years executive board is
another factor that contributed to
FTKs accomplishment.
This year, we did a lot of
outreach towards non-Greek affiliated campus organizations to
try and unite the entire campus,
Sanders said. We have an incred-

ibly diverse board that is very passionate about FTK.

They are some of my favorite
people, Skalak said. We hang
out all the time. We even go to
Jennis every Monday.
Together, the members were
able to have some memorable and
humbling moments.

Being able to support the

Miracle kids is definitely the most
rewarding part of being in FTK,
Skalak said.
Similarly to Skalak, Sanders
enjoyed the personal interactions
he had with all the families. The
highlight of Dance Marathon
for him, however, was the Room

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publication

Tech students gather at the FTK Dance Marathon Event to raise money for Childrens Healthcare
of Atlanta. The current executive members hope to reach a wider audience for next years event.

of Hope.
Because Dance Marathon
was shorter this year, we had to
find a creative way to honor all
of the families. It was a peaceful
room with pictures of the Miracle
kids and their stories all around
the room, Sanders said. The
best part about the room was that
people would write cards to the
kids and then hang them from the
ceiling on fishing wire. It was very
inspirational.
Terynne Burgan, second-year
IE and member of the FTK Finance Committee, cited revealing
the amount raised as her favorite
moment. She even held the 1 of
100,000 during the reveal.
It was so exciting because
we beat our goal of $100,000.
Throughout this whole year, we
kept talking about how we wanted to flip the 1, and seeing everyones faces when we beat our goal
was awesome, Burgan said.
While the organization has
made strides, the members want
to see this organization grow
further. Sanders hopes for more
people to know why they are
raising money.
When an organization truly
gets in touch with why they are
doing something, thats when it
flourishes, Sanders said. We
know what we do: we fundraise.
But why we do it? Its for the kids.
I want it to become more a part of
the campus culture.
The organization hopes to raise
over a quarter million dollars in
the next few years.

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Student Center
Dining Options
ELIZABETH RAMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A tasty lunch or snack can

change the mood of someones entire day or make or break a week.
For college students who have little time and resources to spend on
meals, campus dining options are
important determinants in their
quality of life.
The Student Center acts as a
hub in the center of campus for
purchasing quick breakfasts and
lunches in between classes. Students often dine at places within
the Student Center multiple times
a week since all options accept
Dining Dollars and BuzzFunds.
The recent introduction of increased variety in Student Center
food venues, most notably through
the opening of Twisted Taco and
Rays New York Pizza, seems to
excite most Tech students. Both

new additions to campus are locally founded, trendy staples

of Atlanta.
Twisted Taco brings the first
opportunity for students to get
Tex-Mex food on campus. With
a diverse collection of cheaply
priced tacos and vegetarian nachos on the menu, Twisted Taco
appeals to students with all kinds
of preferences.
Twisted Taco is so delicious.
I like the different options, Eric
Bush, second-year CE major, said.
Fresh to the Student Center
Food Court, Rays New York
Pizza has a well-known reputation at Tech due to its presence
in Tech Square. Their ready-made
single-slice selection consists of an
assortment of pizza choices with a
range of toppings. Rays option to
purchase by the slice allows stu-

dents to pay for the right amount

of food without worrying about
bringing leftovers to class.
No complaints have been made
from those who miss walking to
Tech Square to get to Rays or
going off-campus to search for a
Twisted Taco.
I had a Twisted Taco back at
home and always liked Rays in
Tech Square, so being able to eat
there by just going to the Student
Center makes things really convenient, having all those options
in one place. The more food options the better, Joseph Hooper,
second-year CS, major.
The universal reaction from the
opening of a Rays and Twisted
Taco in the food court among students has been positive all around.
Hopefully, the options continue
to impress students.

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Students line up outside Rays Pizza in the Student Center Food

Court. The Student Center continues to expand its dining options.

RAMBLIN

CLOUGH

FROM PAGE 9

ing their committee and planning

the years meetings.
We have been fortunate
enough to get Ramblin On down
to a science, Peters says. We use
previous years meeting agendas,
timelines, strategies and marketing survey results to set the timeline and goals for the following
years Ramblin On.
Funding for the party comes
from the Alumni, Student Alumni and Athletic Associations.
These organizations invest
in this huge graduation party in
Bobby Dodd Stadium at the end
of the spring for all graduating
students to enjoy, Bernard says.
At the beginning of Spring semester, each committee member
is tasked with a role, including
registration, marketing, photography and food and beverage.
[Our] role is to lead and
manage the committee through
the year in the planning and execution of all the numerous areas of Ramblin On, Peters says,
oversee[ing] the committee and
ensur[ing] committee members
are accomplishing their tasks in a
timely manner.
Of course, the food, prizes,
games and fireworks are always
a hit and enjoyed, Walker says,
but ... we are striving for our
larger goal of giving back to students and hopefully encouraging
them to support their Alma Mater
in the future.
SAA encourages all graduating students to attend as the party
will be one of the last times most
of Techs entire Class of 2015 is
together for many years to come.

FROM PAGE 9

He cites the New Yorks $25 billion spending budget on floodwalls post-Hurricane Sandy as a
strong example of mitigation. This
is a good step to take according to
Dr. Clough, but he suggests combining the money put into protecting the citizens on the coast
with mitigation.
According to Dr. Clough, if
humans do not slow down the
level of carbon dioxide released
into the air, mankind will enter
the Anthropocene age, a proposed
time period that will occur when
human activities prominently
impact Earth. During the Anthropocene age, there will be a
black layer of carbon left by humans along with an excess of plastic located in the ocean. In fact,
even the sand is predicted to be
mostly plastic.
Connecting climate change
back to Tech, Dr. Clough spoke
about Techs prestige in mitigation. Tech has a Carbon-Neutral
Energy Solution Lab and leads the
carbon-free environment campus
effort domestically.
Doing nothing is simply not
an option, and I took an oath as
a civil engineer that public welfare is the most important thing,
Clough said.
When Dr. Clough first came to
Tech as an administrator, students
complained about the lack of recycling on campus and demanded
change. Now, Tech is one of the
best campuses in the world when
it comes to recycling. Dr. Clough
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Friday,
March 27, 2015

Art Crawl award winner discusses artistry

JOE MURPHY

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
This past month, the Clough
Undergraduate Learning Commons has been dipped head to toe
in the annual festival that is the
Clough Art Crawl. Tech students
from all majors and walks of life
present their artistic masterpieces
to the campus community, and
some are awarded with actual
honors in addition to general recognition.
This year, graduate student
Sean Tamblyn took home Best in
Show for his multimedia sculpture piece Test Pattern; in light
of this recent win, the Technique
was able to pose a few questions to
Tamblyn regarding the methods
and meanings behind his work.
Technique: First off, could you
describe Test Pattern? What medium (or media) did you use in
creating it?
Tamblyn: A stained glass panel, made using copper-foil technique, forms the screen in a thirteen-inch television. The pattern
of the glass panel resembles color
bars of a test-pattern standard,
which was developed in the 1970s
for adjusting video transmissions.
Although most of the internal
components of the television have
been removed, the original rotary
power switch still functions and is
connected to a backlight for the
glass panel.

Technique: What would you

say the meaning is behind your
piece, and what effect did you
hope it would have on your audience?
Tamblyn: Following the
analog to digital conversion for
broadcast television, many older
televisions were obsolete and
discarded to make room for
HDTVs with digital tuners. Also,
my house was having problems
with our cable provider and the
customer service was very poor.
Realizing that the cost of cable
television easily exceeds $1000 per
year, I cancelled our subscription
and took up more constructive
activities.
Test Pattern is intended to be a
conversation piecea television
that can be on in the background
while people are having conversations (not necessarily about the
piece).
I hope that the audience will
consider the time that they spend
in front of televisions and other
devices, and the cost of doing so.
Technique: Have you created
art pieces like this in the past?
Tamblyn: Yes, I enjoy working with stained glass and finding
unique ways to present it. It is a
wonderful traditional art form,
which should be applied beyond
windows and lamp shades.
Technique: Coming from a
Management background, what
inspired you to enter the Art

Photo by Brenda Lin Student Publications

Composed of an old television overlaid with stained glass and containing several electric
features, Tamblyns Test Pattern took home the Best in Show award at the 2015 Art Crawl.

Crawl?
Tamblyn: I am currently in
the MBA program, but I also finished undergrad from Tech (AE
06). During this time, I went
on the summer study abroad trip
History of Art and Architecture
in Italy. Im not entirely sure, but
I think that it planted the seed for
me to learn more about stained
glass.
Regarding the Art Crawl, its a
great event and I wanted to par-

ticipate and support it. There is so

much creativity on campus and
I think that students need more
venues to express it.
Technique: Test Pattern appears to have some electrical components in addition to its stained
glass. Did you learn any of those
techniques here at Tech?
Tamblyn: When I took the
original components out of the
television, I found that the rotary
power switch is rated for 120v

AC and therefore could easily be

adapted for my backlight to the
glass panel. This was a simple connectionsimilar to wiring any
household lamp.
Technique: Do you see yourself producing more art in the future?
Tamblyn: Yes, especially since
we are moving to Cincinnati after graduation. Cold winters and
a house with a basement are ideal
conditions for me to produce art.

star. Today, its more like Hey

kid, youre good, but come talk to
me when youre already famous.
Being in Nashville, especially,
has really proven to me that its
all about acquiring new songs
and the rights to those songs for
the major publishers. Nashville is
much more of a songwriting town
than it is an artistry town in my
opinion. And your way into the
business as someone who wants
to make music will have to be
through writing and co-writing
with the people who really know
their way around town (in more
ways than one).
My biggest challenge has probably been staying motivated and
keeping my eyes on whatever my
goals are. At Belmont University,
Im surrounded by the most talented people Ive ever known. I
was lucky enough to get a spot as
a singer in the School of Musics
most exclusive ensemble, Phoenix, as an auditioning freshman.
Because of that, Ive had the immense pleasure of working with
other world-class musicians and
vocalists. Being around those
kinds of creative people keeps me
going.
Technique: Can you tell us
about your first public appearance
or your favorite musical moment?
Thannisch: My first public
appearance does a talent show
count? Im honestly not sure. Ive
done recitals since the age of five
and bar gigs since the age of 15.
However, my favorite musical moment, my biggest on-stage rush,

would probably be a tie between

two instances.
The first would be last spring,
April 2014, when a piece I composed/arranged for a 150 person,
6-8 part choir and a full string orchestra was performed at the University Singers concert. The piece
was called Apocalyptica, and it
was a mashup of the theme from
The Walking Dead, Pompeii
by Bastille, Sound of Silence
by Simon and Garfunkel, Mad
World by Tears for Fears and
The Second Law: Unsustainable by Muse, along with some
excerpts from ancient Gregorian
chants and Night on Bald Mountain, a famous classical piece. So,
that was pretty amazing to see all
come together. Theres actually a
video of it (mediocre quality) from
an audience members cell phone
on YouTube on my channel.
The next would probably be
when I opened up for Styx, Ted
Nugent and REO Speedwagon in
May 2012 as an 18 year old who
just graduated high school. I won
an open mic contest hosted by
97.1 The River to find an opener
for the show, and amongst 30
other solo acts, I won. Playing in
front of 10,000 people at only 18
was pretty amazing.
Honestly, any time I know that
I gave my best on stage and that
it was received and enjoyed by the
crowd, I feel incredible. Whether
it be because of one lyric, or hitting a ridiculously high note, or a
certain song that a couple at the

Singer/songwriter makes his way in the industry

KARA PENDLEY

ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Cole Thannisch is a new, upand-coming artist who continues
to blow away audiences, whether
performing in a bar or in front of
10,000 people. He is currently a
student at Belmont University in
Nashville, Tennessee, but comes
back to perform in his hometown,
Alpharetta, Georgia, and around
the Atlanta area.
The Technique had the privilege
of interviewing him and learning
more about his musical career and
being a musician in the industry
today.
Technique: What inspired you
to get into music? Did you sing or
play piano first? When?
Thannisch: I first started playing piano at four years old. Both
my parents had been singers at one
point in their life, in church, musical theater, and in an a cappella
group. I stuck with the weekly
practice/memorize/lesson/recital
routine with my piano lessons but
around the age of nine or ten, I
started composing my own music for nation-wide contests. Once
that happened, I kind of jumped
into a new world of making music. That led me to want to take up
electric guitar when I was 11. My
dad raised me on Eric Clapton,
Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, so
I suppose I naturally wanted to be
able to rock out like the guys I had
seen on TV and concert DVDs
time and time again.
I actually didnt start singing

Photo courtesy of Seth Kays

Thannisch recently released his single, Wont Leave You Behind and will be performing in the Atlanta area in coming weeks.

until I was 14. I had only done

choir in school until then but
once I got into doing high school
theater, I started to like using my
voice for music rather than just
talking or screaming at the TV
while playing video games. Ever
since then, Ive just loved performing in any and all formats.
Technique: What is it like to
be an up-and-coming artist in to-

days music industry? What challenges have you had to face?

Thannisch: Todays music industry is quite a challenging one.
Its certainly nothing like it was
back during the days of my rock
idols. Even in the late 90s and
early 2000s, record labels were
actively searching for new talent
that they could exploit and make
into the next rock or pop super

See MUSIC, page 15

Philanthropy at Work
Athletic scholarships
provide the resources
and opportunities
to fully grow as an
athlete, a student, and
a person.
Ollie Schniederjans,
MGT 2015
Georgia Tech golfer
A standout member of the Yellow Jackets
golf team, Ollie Schniederjans holds the
David Duval Scholarship, the Robert T.
Jones Scholarship, and the Homer Rice Total
Person Scholarship. He was named the 2014
ACC Player of the Year, is a two-time AllAmerican and two-time All-ACC selection, and
has been named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll four times.

In 2014, Schniederjans became the number one-ranked

amateur player in the world. He is positioning himself
to play on the PGA Tour after graduation. In his words,
My professional aspiration is to become one of golfs
greats, and receiving a scholarship to be a part of the
Georgia Tech golf team was a major step in my career
so far. It set me up for the best chance to reach my
goals moving forward.
Hometown: Powder Springs, Georgia
Current favorite hobbies: Swimming, tennis

Fully endowing all athletic scholarships is a top

priority for Campaign Georgia Tech, the $1.5 billion
effort to enable Georgia Tech to define the technological
research university of the 21st century.

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Winters Tale succeeds despite relative obscurity

SHOWS

The Winters Tale

DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Watkins
PERFORMER: Jeff McKerley,
Matt Nitchie
LOCATION: The New
American Shakespeare
Tavern
DATE: Mar. 7-22

OUR TAKE:

JAMIE RULE
STAFF WRITER

The New American Shakespeare Tavern is an original practice playhouse located just off of
Techs campus. As its name suggests, the Shakespeare Tavern
dedicates most of its time to the
works of William Shakespeare
and greatly enjoys performing
these traditional plays.
One of the more favorable results of having a playhouse dedicated to the production of Shakespeares plays is that it is possible
to see the lesser known works that
are not particularly popular or in
great demand and therefore rarely,
if ever, make an appearance on a
professional stage. One such play
would be The Winters Tale,
which the Shakespeares Tavern
itself has not performed in over a
decade.
This play is proof that just because something escapes the publics eye does not mean that it is
not worthwhile or lacking in entertainment value. The Winters
Tale is one of Shakespeares longer plays, featuring two intermissions which conveniently divide
the story into its three stages as a
tragedy, a comedy and a conclu-

Photo courtesy of The Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Shakespeares The Winters Tale is its apparent lack of a single genre; while its
first act tends to delve into tragedy, its second and third transition toward comedy, appealing to a wide range of viewers.

sion that refuses to properly fall

into either category.
The play starts off with the
king of Sicillia accusing his pregnant wife, Hermione, of infidelity
and imprisoning her. Throughout
the first act, the king becomes
increasingly enraged as various
subjects and advisors attest to the
queens faithfulness. Still in the
first act, the wife and an older son
die while the king orders Antigonus to bring the newborn girl,
eventually named Perdita, into
the wilderness and leave her to the
elements.
Upon abandoning the child to
the wilderness, a bear appears, and
Antigonus runs from the stage,
fulfilling one of the more famous
and strange stage directions Exit,

pursued by a bear. Thus ends the

first third of the play.
With the first intermission
over, the comedy begins as the
audience is introduced to Autolicus (Matt Nitchie), described
succinctly by Shakespeare as a
Rogue. This character is a skilled
pickpocket, bard and liar who
provides entertainment and humor with each line. Nitchie gives
a striking portrayal of the cunning and quick-minded character,
drawing the audience into the play
and emphasizing Shakespeares
humor. The other aspects of this
second part, following Perdita as
a shepherd, are overshadowed by
the rogue, but the audience greatly enjoyed the presented comedy.
The third and final section of

The Winters Tale was decidedly

less comedic, and since it logically
came directly after the second
part, it was inevitably compared
to the prior presence of rogue Autolicus and paled in comparison.
This third part, through no fault
of the stellar actors, gave the play
a rather strange end. Including
mourning, love and a bit of magic, the resolution did not make
much sense within the bounds
of the reality portrayed in previous parts of the play. It did not,
however, overshadow the plays
prior success as a comedy. The audience seemed to enjoy the play as
a whole, and the actors appeared
to notice, performing better as the
show went on.
Though not overwhelmingly

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popular, The Winters Tale is

not a bad example of Shakespeare,
and the actors of Shakespeare Tavern have performed it in a particularly skilled fashion, making for a
success of a show.
With the production coming
to a close, The Shakespeare Tavern has already announced their
upcoming plays through June of
this year. Though The Winters
Tale is perhaps the most obscure
play to be shown soon, the tavern
plans to perform quite a few of the
Bards more famous works over
the next few months, including
Coriolanus and The Merchant
of Venice. In addition to these
traditional plays, the tavern also
plans to perform a play by Thornton Wilder titled Our Town.

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MUSIC

FROM PAGE 12

back of the bar had played at their

wedding, I know that Im doing
what Im on earth to do.
Technique: Tell us about your
first single. What inspired you to
write it? How was that experience?
Thannisch: My first real single
wasnt actually my first single.
I had released a couple songs on
iTunes back before I went off to
college at Belmont, but Wont
Leave You Behind is what I consider my most professional single
to date, after my first EP, Love,
released in 2013. The inspiration
from that song came from what
most would expect, a woman,
with whom I have only shared a
handful of intimate moments.
Nonetheless, my feelings towards her proved to be plenty
enough for a fun song to perform.
I actually wrote it way back in
spring of 2013 but hadnt recorded it until summer 2014. I wrote
it with the intention of being able
to be performed as an electronic
pop song and as more of a pop/
singer-songwriter tune, hence why
I released the raw studio version
of me and my guitar just playing
the song straight through in one
take along with my friend Alex
Ehlers (aka THOUGHTSEIZE)
dubstep remix of the song.
Technique: How much of your
music/lyrics do you write and
what type of subjects do you like
to cover?
Thannisch: Up until recently,
I have written every bit of music
and lyrics I release. Ive finally
begun to branch into the world
of co-writing and writing for
other artists. The subjects I kind
of touched on earlier, but they
can range from women (hell,
they mostly come from my experiences with women, both good
and bad), my life goals, someone
elses romantic fantasy or tragedy,
a personal experience or a friends
experience.
Although, the most intriguing
songs for me to write are ones like
my song The Cold, which will
be released on my EP come August or September. It isnt about
me. It isnt about a friend. Its
completely centered around an
idea of an unorthodox time signa-

ture and what winter could mean

for someone. I drew images from
things Ive seen around Nashville
in the lyrics of the song but it still
describes a persons own narrative. That narrative is just one that
was created/envisioned separately
from anything Ive done or experienced.
Technique: You currently live
in Nashville. How often are you
able to get back to Atlanta to perform? Do you have any scheduled
appearances in Atlanta?
Thannisch: I go back to Atlanta a few times a semester, more
so in the spring than the fall. I
actually have several dates scheduled in Atlanta for the rest of the
spring. Im playing at Rays at
Killer Creek off Mansell Road in
Alpharetta on Apr. 3 and 4, and
then I perform at the Alpharetta
Arts Streetfest on Apr. 19. Come
May, Ill be playing all over the
place in Metro Atlanta, mostly
in Fulton, Cherokee and Forsyth
counties.
Technique: What are your
plans for the future?
Thannisch: My plans for the
future boil down to this: never
stop creating. No matter what
I have to do to make a living,
whether it be a music teacher, a
private voice coach, a bar musician, a songwriter on music row
who only makes 10 percent of the
total revenue his songs earn or a
background singer on tour with
some other act, I will never stop
creating music. Its so cheap and
easy to make music by yourself
nowadays that you dont need
100 grand and a massive studio.
You can literally do everything in
your computer and make fantastic
music that someone will want to
listen to.
As a professional, I hope to stay
in Nashville after I graduate, or
possibly after a couple months of
being back in Atlanta. I know I
can always find work in Atlanta,
but Nashville doesnt pay local
entertainment nearly as well. Im
working on a few connections in
Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles as far as an artist career goes.
I try and keep my feet in a lot of
doors, and whichever one opens
up first will probably be the one I
sprint through.

Cinderella dances once more

FILM

Cinderella
GENRE: Fantasy, Romance
STARRING: Lily James, Cate
Blanchett
DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh
RATING: PG
RELEASE DATE: Mar. 13

OUR TAKE:

PATRICK BLACK

CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Cinderella is the live action
2015 remake of the classic fairy
tale that Disney first animated
in 1950. Starring Lily James
(Downton Abbey) as the titular
character, the film shares many
aspects of its characters and story
with its animated counterpart,
but like any remake worth seeing,
it does provide the story with a
few welcome updates.
The first noticeable change in
this version of Cinderella is the
films large amount of focus on its
heroines early childhood years,
before the evil stepmother (Cate
Blanchett, The Lord of the Rings)
comes into the picture. The audience is able to see how Cinderella
grew up, see more of her as a person and how she ends up in her
infamous situation with her stepmother.
Speaking of which, the movie
does a good job of giving the stepmother some extra character. She
is not initially mean to Cinderella,
but there is a gradual, but realistic,
increase in her cruelty toward her
step-daughter, which is refreshing
especially when compared to most
interpretations of the story. The
prince (Richard Madden, Game
of Thrones) is also given a decent
amount of character development
throughout the movie, which is a
far cry from the original.
The visual effects of the film
are given a good treatment as well.
With vibrantly colored scenes
and equally lively characters, the

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Lily James, relatively unknown apart from her television roles,

breathes refreshing life into the titular fairy tale character.

effects manage to capture the essence of the story of Cinderella

while still remaining somewhat
realistic. That being said, the
movie is not afraid to be flashy
and magical when it needs to be,
which is good since it gives the
movie that childlike sense of wonder that has become such a timeless tradition of the Disney name.
Despite these pros though,
there is a minor problem with the
movie, and it is the fact that the
prince and Cinderella practically
fall in love at first sight. They only
have three interactions throughout the entire movie, which is two
more than the original story, but
the characters know that they are

meant to be after the first meeting. While it can be argued that

the point of the film is Cinderellas rise out of a place of great
cruelty and a romance is only a
small part, it is still hard to accept
the couples instant, lovestruck
chemistry, especially by todays
standards. But it is only a minor
problem.
Overall, Cinderella is a decent adaptation of the classic tale
that may surprise viewers with its
emotional range. While it does
not deviate too much from the
general plot from the original, it
adds plenty of refreshing scenes
and ideas that breath some new
life into this story.

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BASE

// SPORTS

FROM PAGE 1

ning, and a two out grand slam by

third baseman Alex Raburn in the
fourth put Tech in a big hole.
The Jackets gained momentum
in the sixth when RBI singles by
Bailey and Ryan Peurifoy brought
UNCs lead down to just two.
Peurifoy delivered again in the
eighth inning with a triple that
brought home Justus, immediately followed by a Daniel Spingola
double to score Peurifoy and tie
the game.
Then in the ninth, Thomas
Smith became the Jackets hero as
he singled down the left field line
to drive home Johnson and clinch
the victory.
After the Tar Heels grand
slam, starting pitcher Brandon
Gold and three Tech relief pitchers (Patrick Wiseman, Devin
Stanton and Zac Ryan) combined
to throw a no-hitter over the
games final five innings. UNCs
first run snapped a 23-game scoreless innings streak for Gold, who
surrendered five earned runs in
the game.
Scoring began early in Saturdays second game as the teams
traded runs in the first, and UNC
added one in the second to take
a 2-1 lead. The Tar Heels would
add to that advantage in the sixth
and seventh innings, earning the
5-1 win. The Jackets, struggling to
sustain any offensive momentum,
did not have anyone reach base
over the games final four innings.
After the game, head coach
Danny Hall shared his thoughts
on the series, courtesy of
ramblinwreck.com.
They out-pitched us, Hall

TRACK AND FIELD

The mens and womens track
and field teams performed well
in the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa over the past weekend.
Three Jackets won their events:
Brandon Lasater won the 1500
meter in 3:47.17, Jazmyne Taylor
won the 400 meter dash in 56.43
and Bailey Weiland took first in
the high jump at 1.75 meters. For
his efforts, Lasater also won his
second career ACC Mens Track
Performer of the Week award.

Photo by John Nakano Student Publications

Senior outfielder Daniel Spingola notched hits in all four games over the past week to extend
his hitting streak to 12 games. He is second on the team in hits behind freshman Kel Johnson.

said. They have some very good

pitchers, and at the end of the day,
we were probably fortunate to win
one of the games. We played hard
and we took advantage of an opportunity to win the first game,
and Thomas Smith had a huge hit
to win it.
Second game today we just
made it too easy for them to score,
and we struggled with runners
in scoring position. We just ran
out of gas. We did a lot of nice
things to get back in the game
[on Friday] and then had to expend a lot of energy to get back

in the first game today after being

down 5-0.
The game against Auburn began as a pitchers duel between
Stanton and the Tigers Rocky
McCord. Auburn got on the
board first in the fourth inning,
but Tech responded an inning
later with an RBI double by Arden Pabst. Matt Gonzalez crossed
home to add an insurance run for
the Jackets in the sixth, and two
more runs in the bottom of the
eighth sealed the deal. Gonzalez
also had a stellar defensive play
in left field, throwing out Au-

burns Blake Logan at home to

end the sixth inning and keep the
game tied.
Spingola extended his hitting streak to a career high 12
games with a third inning single
and will carry that streak into
the weekend.
The team is back in action at
Louisville this weekend as they
take on the Cardinals in a three
game series. The team will then
return to Georgia for two games,
playing the Bulldogs in Athens
on Tuesday and Georgia State on
Wednesday.

TENNIS
Both the mens and womens tennis teams played Notre
Dame over the past weekend.
The women earned a close 4-3
victory over the Fighting Irish
while the men dropped their
contest 6-1. The teams are back
in action this weekend with two
matches each: the women travel
to play Wake Forest and Duke
while the men host Louisville and
Kennesaw State.
SOFTBALL
The softball team has struggled
to find a win lately, as they entered
their game against No. 5 Alabama
on Wednesday night on a six game
losing streak. The team only has
one victory in two weeks, a fiveinning 9-1 win over Pittsburgh.

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SHAMIRE DEVINE

FOOTBALL

NICK JOHNSON

ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR

Redshirt freshman Shamire
Devine is from East Point, Georgia, where he attended Tri-Cities
High School. Out of high school,
he was considered Georgias top
offensive line prospect. This season, he was part of an offensive
line that allowed an ACC best
0.79 sacks a game and paved the
way for Techs rushing attack,
ranked second best in the nation.
With All-American right guard
Shaq Mason graduating this year,
Devine is expected to play a large
role in the coming seasons. He
enjoys sleep, video games, and
horror movies and is majoring in
Computer Science.
Technique: Why did you
choose to come to Tech?

Devine: I wanted to get a great

program and degree. I didnt really have aspirations to go to college
when I was in high school until I
met Coach Buzz Preston. He told
me about all the things I could
learn and get out of Tech, and it
built into what I wanted to do,
plus I got an athletic scholarship.
Technique: You used to play
offensive tackle in high school.
Did you experience any challenges switching from tackle to
guard in college, especially when
protecting the triple option?
Devine: No, not at all. I didnt
know what the triple option was.
It was football. I came out here to
do my job. I played every position
on the offensive and defensive line
in high school.
Technique: What did you
think of this past season? The students thought it was great.
Devine: It was a season. Just
another season. We just have to
get better.
Technique: Now that Shaq
Mason is graduating, do you
think youll end up replacing him
at right guard?
Devine: I dont know. Id feel
better at left guard, but if coach
wants to put me at right, then Im
at right.
Technique: Did Mason give
you any tips or motivation for
the future?
Devine: He just said, Do as
I do.
Technique: Youre from Georgia, so what did beating UGA
mean to you?
Devine: It felt great that I
could get on Facebook and be like
Ha Ha, who won now? Everyone
was sending me pictures, like my

Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik

Shamire Devine played in 13 of 14 games this season, missing the Clemson game with
an injury. Techs offense posted 4789 total rushing yards this season, a school record.

old offensive lineman coach, the

one that coaches [at UGA] now.
He graduated from UGA and was
an offensive lineman. He sent me
a picture from 1900-something
of him pancaking a Georgia Tech
defensive lineman. I sent that picture back [after we won,] but its
reversed now.
Technique: Whats your favorite memory of the Orange Bowl?
Devine: Playing that community college in volleyball on the
beach outside the hotel. We lost
terribly by like 12 points, but it
was the best part.

Technique: What are your

goals for spring training and then
summer?
Devine: Lose fat, gain muscle.
Technique: Your Twitter bio
says you like gaming, anime and
horror movies, and youre the
coolest guy ever.
Devine: Thats all true. That is
all true.
Technique: What are your favorite two horror movies?
Devine: Amityville Horror
the first one and the remakeand
House on Haunted Hill.
Technique: What video games

do you like to play?

Devine: I play them all, Im
not really picky. It just cant be
trash. I play League of Legends,
Call of Duty. I play it all.
Technique: What kind of anime do you watch?
Devine: I go on Hulu and surf
until something comes up that
makes me think, Oh I might
watch this.
Technique: Anything else you
want to say?
Devine: To all the Tech students out there, it is hard, it is
rough. Just do it.

Sports

SPORTS EDITOR:

Jon Long

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:

Joe Sobchuk

sports@nique.net

Ramblin With Shamire

The Technique sat down with

offensive lineman Shamire Devine to
discuss the 2014 season. 419

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Friday,

March 27, 2015

Techs NFL hopefuls impress at Pro Day

KARTHIK NATHAN
STAFF WRITER

Scouts from all 32 NFL teams

were on campus the day before
Spring Break to attend Techs
football Pro Day. 11 former Yellow Jackets showed off their skills
in front of an audience that even
included a Canadian Football
League scout.
Among the participants were
past graduates Jay Finch (offensive lineman 14), Robbie Godhigh (running back 14), Sean
Poole (punter 14) and Orwin
Smith (running back 13). Offensive players from this past season
included running backs Synjyn
Days and Zach Laskey, offensive
lineman Shaquille Mason and
wide receivers Darren Waller and
DeAndre Smelter. Defensive drills
were completed by linebacker
Quayshawn Nealy and safety Isaiah Johnson.
Waller only took part in the
pass catching drills due to his
impressive NFL Combine performance. Smelters ACL tear in November kept him from performing in drills, but he was observed
speaking with multiple scouts on
the sideline.
What you hope is that all the
guys can get into camp and get
a chance to show what they can
do, said Head Coach Paul Johnson. I think most of the guys out
here will get that opportunity, and
thats all you can really ask for.
The standout performances of
the day came from Mason and
Nealy; Masons 40-yard dash
time of 4.98 seconds would have
placed second among linemen at
the NFL Combine. The guard

absolutely dominated the drills

he was asked to do and excelled
in a center-specific workout by
New England Patriots scout and
former offensive line coach Dante
Scarnecchia.
I felt like overall I had a
pretty good day, Mason said. I
wanted to do some things better,
but overall, I cant complain.
Mason is projected to be drafted in the middle rounds. At 61,
he is a bit undersized for an NFL
guard, so teams are reportedly
looking to move him to center to
take advantage of his athleticism.
This comes as no surprise to Mason though, as hes been training
at center since last summer.
Im definitely comfortable
snapping out of shotgun, and Ill
be prepared if thats the position
Im playing, Mason said.
Nealy turned in a vertical
jump of 36 inches, which would
have placed him in the top 10 for
Combine linebackers. The linebackers 40 time of 4.62 seconds
wasnt exactly blazing, but it was
a big improvement over his projected time of 4.8-4.9 seconds.
Its a great feeling; Ive been
waiting for this day for a long
time, he said. I feel great about
my results, and Im glad I got to
enjoy it with my seniors.
According to Nealy, scouts
would like to utilize his versatility
and play him at either middle or
weakside linebacker. Nealy played
in 3 different schemes during his
time at Tech and covered both the
run and the pass. He, like Mason,
is also undersized, which has him
projected in either the last round
or as an undrafted free agent.
Waller and Smelter may not

Photo courtesy of Danny Karnik

Linebacker Quayshawn Nealy exceeded expectations, posting impressive results in the

vertical jump and the 40-yard dash. He finished the 2014-2015 season with 92 tackles.

have had the statistical resume of

a Demaryius Thomas or Calvin
Johnson, but both have received
promising analyses from multiple
draft experts. Waller is projected
to be drafted in the 6th or 7th
round, possibly as a tight end,
while Smelter is less likely to get
drafted but is sure to get a tryout
with a team.
Given the declining propensity to pick running backs high in
the draft, its unlikely that Days
or Laskey will hear their names
called in April. Nevertheless, the
pairs tough running style, supe-

rior blocking skills and surprising pass catching abilities should

grant them further workouts with
NFL teams.
While Isaiah Johnson may not
have the flashiest of numbers, his
size and physicality make him a
perfect fit for playing strong safety
on Sundays. Johnson has been
projected anywhere from undrafted to a fifth round pick.
As for the older players, Finch
and Godhigh did not do anything
remarkable but could still earn
tryouts and spots on an NFL or
CFL practice squad. Smith looked

crisp in both drills and route running while Poole performed well
in an extended workout with a
Houston Texans scout and could
very well earn himself a tryout in
the coming months.
Paul Johnson summed up every
fans thoughts in saying that Tech
would miss these players dearly.
The NFL hopefuls will look to receive phone calls from prospective
teams and follow in the footsteps
of recent Yellow Jacket alumni
such as Calvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas, Derrick Morgan and
Michael Johnson.

Jackets end season with 63-48 loss in Oxford

JON LONG

SPORTS EDITOR
The Tech womens basketball
team played their final game of
the season last Sunday, a 63-48
loss to the 19-13 Ole Miss Rebels.
The loss put the Jackets at 19-15
for the season and knocked them
out of the Womens National Invitational Tournament.
Junior guard Aaliyah Whiteside led the team in scoring with
16 points, and forward Roddreka
Rogers followed close behind with
14 points as well as 11 rebounds.
Techs leading scorer, sophomore
Kaela Davis, fouled out in the
second half after scoring only
7 points.
The Yellow Jackets were slow
out of the gate as they allowed
the Rebels to go up 7-3 in the first
five minutes of the game, with
all of Techs points coming from
free throws.
Once a Rogers layup gave
the team their first field goal,
the Jackets went on an 8-0 run
to put themselves back in the
game. Solid play in the middle of
the half put Tech up 20-15 with
about 8 minutes to go, but the
Rebels bit back and tied the game
at halftime.

Photo by John Nakano

Student Publications

Sophomore guard Kaela Davis was a bright spot for the Yellow Jackets this season, ending the year with 652 total points and an average of 19.2 per game, both team highs.

The game stayed close until the

middle of the second half when a
10-2 run put the Rebels up 5343 with less than six minutes on
the clock.
The Jackets were unable to
catch back up and ended the game
scoreless in the last 2 minutes and

45 seconds.
Head coach MaChelle Joseph,
who just finished coaching her
12th season at Tech, attributes the
loss to depth issues.
It was a disappointing loss,
Joseph said, courtesy of ramblinwreck.com. When Kaela Davis

got in foul trouble, it hurt us because we are short on numbers as

it is. Our depth really hurt us today. There is no doubt about that.
This was Techs first trip to the
WNIT under Joseph, and the loss
put her at 6-8 in postseason play.
The Jackets started the season

5-1 and stood at a respectable

11-4 before conference play began. The team played fairly well
against ACC opponents, with
several big wins and close losses to
ranked teams.
They closed the regular season
with three straight wins, including a 71-62 win over the No. 16
Duke Blue Devils.
In the first round of the ACC
Tournament, the Yellow Jackets demolished the Clemson Tigers 80-53 but lost in the second
round to North Carolina with a
final score of 84-64.
This was the second season in
nine years that the Jackets didnt
make a playoff appearance. From
2006 to 2012, the team went
to the playoffs every season but
has only been once in the past
three years.
With only one senior on their
roster, guard Sydney Wallace, the
team is poised to make a big impact in the coming years. Davis,
a sophomore, led Tech in scoring
this season with 652 points and
averaged 19.2 points a game. Other key returning players are Rogers and Whiteside, both juniors,
who were first and second in team
rebounds and put up 329 and 456
points, respectively.