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score of 1334.
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ber, for the more than 5,000 admitted
students in the early admission cycle,
rose over a 100 points to 1483/1600 for
a composite score of 2193/2400.
In addition, diversity was the name
of the game, as the Ofce of Admis-
sions accepted an incoming class with
students from all 50 states and 42
countries.
[Tis diversity] makes everyones
experience better, said Ofce of Ad-
missions Director Clark. Any homo-
geneous group is going to be worse if it
doesnt have diverse perspective.
Te trend shows that roughly 60
percent of the incoming freshman class
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On Jan. 13, 2014, the fourth
annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebration, a commemoration of
MLK through a variety of educa-
tional and inspirational programs
and community service opportu-
nities, began with its Coming To-
gether to Fulfll the Dream open-
ing celebration inside the student
ballroom. At the event, multiple
speakers and performances were
present to celebrate the dream of
MLK and to address the impor-
tance of overshadowing diversity
with unity.
Overall, the entire celebra-
tion involves more events for the
month of January that extends
from speeches, entertainment,
tours and remembrance.
Te purpose of the MLK
events is to commemorate the
continuing dream and vision of
Dr. King and help propagate the
dream, which is highly applicable
to our society today, across Tech
and the Atlanta community, said
Co-Chair MLK Celebration An-
uraag Bahl.
After the opening event, the
celebration continued with a
Hotel Rwanda movie premiere,
which displayed the true story of
a hotel manager, Paul Rusesaba-
gina, who housed thousands of
victims of the Rwanda genocide,
and followed the day after with a
speech from the Rwandan ambas-
sador, Eugne-Richard Gasana,
who spoke about his experiences
with Rwanda, the legacy of MLK,
and the signifcance of unity.
King was beaten, abused and
yet maintained a personal com-
mitment to nonviolence as the
most profound force for social
change in the face of political op-
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Te cold weather in the frst
two weeks of school has caused
pipe damage in various areas
around campus and inconve-
nienced many.
On Jan. 7, there was a wa-
ter sprinkler in the SGA ofces
which burst. Te burst pipe
fooded the east of the building
including Subway, Burger Bytes,
Kaplan Prep Admissions Ofce
and one of the large meeting
rooms. Several Tech personnel
and facilities personnel handled
the problem of pushing water
out of the north entrance and
then salted the area.
On Jan. 7, there was a water
main break on Techwood Drive
at North Avenue. Tere were
large amounts of water coming
up from the side walk and the
street fowing northbound to-
ward Bobby Dodd Way, the wa-
ter had already starting to freeze
over. Ofcers proceeded to
block the roads between Tech-
wood Drive and Bobby Dodd
Way and Techwood Drive and
North Avenue as Parking and
Transportation Services was ad-
vised as well. Tere was a major
underground leak that could
not be shut of. With help from
Atlanta Public Works, the water
main was repaired 10 hours later
and water restored to afected
residencies.
On Jan. 8, a water fow alarm
was called in the North Avenue
South Building. Atlanta Fire
Rescue Engine 11 and Tower 11
went to the eighth foor where
water was dripping from the at-
tic.
After checking the attic area,
a fre sprinkler pipe was found
to be broken and fowing wa-
ter down to lower foors. Tey
located a shut-of valve to stop
any more water from fowing so
that housing maintenance could
clean up and repair the pipe.
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Dear Oscar and Tsquare, Please stop arguing over ME 4056. I
dont know whats going on and the professors cant fgure it out
either.
Dear Georgia Tech, please stop selling my email address to local
businesses. KTHX, Bye.
Does it bother no one that there is sexism written into our fght
song? Why cant we just change it to the version thats already
popular: to raise the ratio not cheer on the brave and bold?
I vote for Dr. Rufn as the best smelling professor on campus.
I got out in 2009 and still read the Technique, I obviously need
a hobby.
Why are there so many Jesus humpers at Georgia Tech?
Today I wrote the date as 1/14/19. When did it become 2019?
Welcome to week 2: Where classes start and people who didnt
show up last week ask about the syllabus
Shout out to Jimssss ( Your bro DJ)
DJ Sliver here: Happy 2014! If any of you ask for Timber from
Kesha and Pitbull, you get kicked out haha
DJ Slivers Song of the Week: Dark Horse by Katy Perry, Juicy J
(Its edgy ok)
Sac felds are back yess (Editor Note: Defnitely the CRC felds....)
BOOM GOES DA DYNAMITE
If I seriously dont look like I care at your rush event, its because
i just want your free food not your pity
If I wanted to rush, I would have done it in the Fall
Age of the Yoga Pants.... Tank you Ned Stark
DJ Slivers Trowback: Ms. Jackson by OutKast
get ready for some feelings
All i need is porn and chicken and a biscuit or two
Vad was nice but we need to expand and actually get our fre-
power back... CPJ get to work
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On Jan. 4 at approximately
1:25 p.m., an ofcer driving by
the Burger Bowl noticed a male
individual discharging arrows
into a target on the feld. Te
target was placed in front of a
slight elevation.
Te ofcer made contact
with the individual and advised
him that he could not be in pos-
session of a bow and arrow on
campus, especially not the com-
pound bow with two training
tipped arrows that he had. Te
ofcer walked with the indi-
vidual back to his belongings so
the individual could place them
back into his carrying case and
provided the ofcer with his
BuzzCard. Te individual ad-
vised that he would be storing
it back at his parents house of
campus from now on.
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On Jan. 10 at approximately
2:16 a.m., an ofcer responded
to the Sigma Chi Fraternity
house in reference to an in-
dividual passed out between
parked vehicles.
Upon the ofcers arrival,
Grady EMS and another of-
cer were already on scene and
the individual was inside of
the ambulance being medically
treated.
Grady EMS paramedics
advised that the individual ap-
peared to be under the infu-
ence of alcohol and was un-
responsive but breathing. Te
individual had no identifcation
on their person.
Te ofcer spoke with wit-
nesses who had made the call,
who stated that while walking
through the parking lot had
heard a noise coming from be-
tween two of the vehicles in
the parking lot. Upon further
inspection, they found the indi-
vidual passed out and incoher-
ently laying on the ground.
EMS cleared the scene and
transported the individual to
Grady Hospital at approximate-
ly 2:32 a.m.
Te ofcer found the stu-
dents wallet while searching the
parking lot and identifed the
student. He then returned the
wallet to the students father,
whom he met at Grady Hospital
and informed of what had hap-
pened on campus.
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On Jan. 5 at approximately
2:57 a.m., an ofcer on patrol
between the area of Techwood
Dr, NW at the intersection of
Ferst Drive, NW when they
noticed a white Ford Explorer
traveling west at a high rate of
speed with no headlights on.
Te ofcer stated that, as being
a certifed radar operator, they
could visually estimate that the
driver was traveling 15 mph
more than the speed limit and
proceeded to pull the car over.
Te ofcer had to get the
drivers attention so they would
let the window down. An im-
mediate strong odor of burnt
marijuana and alcohol emanat-
ed from the car.
Te individual was honest
with the ofcer stating that he
had just left Opera Night Club,
where he had consumed alcohol
and smoked a small quantity of
marijuana.
Te ofcer asked the indi-
vidual to step out of the vehicle,
who informed the ofcer that
he did not have a drivers license
and that the passenger was
teaching him how to drive. Te
vehicle was rented by his aunt
from New York.
After conducting multiple
feld tests indicating the pres-
ence of alcohol on his breath,
the individual was placed un-
der arrest, transported to Grady
Hospital detention center and
later Fulton County Jail.
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According to Te New York
Times, the US House of Represen-
tatives voted overwhelmingly, in a
vote of 359 to 67 to approve a $1.1
trillion spending bill for the cur-
rent fscal year.
Te action was made in spite
of angry threats from Tea Party
activists and conservative groups
whose opinions are ignored as
Congress continually moves to-
wards fscal cooperation.
Te 1,582 page legislation is
what many House Republicans
have spoken against since the Tea
Party Movement began, being a
large bill being voted on before
most lawmakers could possibly
have read through it entirely.
For many conservatives, the
spending bill passed by the House
represented a tangible backslide
from fscal discipline, a $45 bil-
lion increase in spending.
Te Senate, controlled by
Democrats, is expected to pass it
easily this week.
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"Everybody can be great... because anybody
can SERVE. You don't have to have a college
degree to SERVE. Youdon't have to make
your subject and verb agree to SERVE. You
only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love." -MLK Jr. "Everybody
can be great...because anybody can SERVE.
You don't have to have a college degree to
SERVE. You don't have to makeyour subject
and verb agree to SERVE. You only need
a heart full of grace. A soul generated
by love." - MLK Jr.
"Everybody can be great... because anybody
can SERVE. You don't have to have a college
degree to SERVE. Youdon't have to make
your subject and verb agree to SERVE. You
only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love." -MLK Jr. "Everybody
can be great...because anybody can SERVE.
You don't have to have a college degree to
SERVE. You don't have to makeyour subject
and verb agree to SERVE. You only need
a heart full of grace. A soul generated
by love." - MLK Jr.
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OIT-PS & SGA put new limits on printing for students
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On Jan. 1, 2014, OIT-PS,
which handles the service of mass
printing, in collaboration with
the Student Government Asso-
ciation (SGA) made the decision
to limit the amount of printing
on the central-ps to 1,200 pages.
Tey also expanded the existing
free allocation on printing for
departmental areas, such as the
computer clusters. Tese decisions
were made based on printing us-
age in the past and the efects of
the previous printing allowances.
Te decisions were made
based on data collected by OIT-
PS over a two year period and
in collaboration with SGA, said
SGA Director or Information
Technology Kevin Guebert. Tis
data pointed to a small minority
of students benefting from the
current policies, so recommenda-
tions were made to expand the
benefts to a bigger majority of the
student population. In addition, it
is hoped that the limitations will
encourage students to use the ser-
vice for what its intended which
is educational oriented material
required for their current feld of
study.
Another major factor in these
decisions were the serious ofences
that students used the central-ps
services for. Many students have
tried to abuse the mass print-
ing service for material that goes
against policy.
Tere were a number of abus-
es of the central-print service of
the years and this weighed into
the decision to limit central-ps,
Guebert said. Abuses included
but were not limited to printing of
note paper, inappropriate books,
sexually oriented material, politi-
cal fyers and blank paper. With
the decision to limit the resource,
the hope is that this waste will be
reduced or eliminated.
Guebert also believes that fur-
ther policies should be made to
prevent the abuses of the printing
services.
A policy should be developed
to cover attempts to print copy-
righted material and cover the
appropriate use of this resource,
Guebert said. Students have been
found printing copyrighted text-
books through central-ps, a major
violation.
Te funding for the printing
allocations will not be hindered as
a result, and due to the limitations
on central-ps, funds are more
likely to shift over to printing in
departmental areas if any money
is left over.
We expect funding to con-
tinue as it has in the past. OIT is
just adjusting the service to ben-
eft a larger number of students,
Guebert said. What is saved at
central-ps will be shifted to de-
partmental expenses. However,
should departmental expenses
exceed projected amounts, there
could be an adjustments in the
service to address any excessive
costs.
Policies are likely to change in
future years based on informa-
tion and potential implications on
printing in central-ps and depart-
mental areas.
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On Monday this past week,
Tech students traveled to the
Georgia State Capitol for Geor-
gia Tech Student Day at the
Capitol.
SGA organized this event,
which has happened for the past
fve years, giving students an
opportunity to spend the morn-
ing away from classes while pro-
viding them with an opportu-
nity to take a frst-hand look at
state government during their
frst day of the frst legislative
session of the new year.
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Earlier last month, the Partner-
ship for an Advanced Computing
Environment (PACE) announced
a new partnership with Emory
University to supply its neighbor
in Decatur with a new high per-
formance computing (HPC) clus-
ter.
Te computing cluster is
named TARDIS, which is also the
name of the time machine from
the British science fction series
Doctor Who, and is composed
of 12 nodes, or computers, with
a total of 768 processing cores.
An average desktop computer has
four cores.
TARDIS is a brand new thing
[and]... it recently just went into
full production mode, said Chief
HPC Architect Neil Bright.
Emory began this partnership
with Tech in order to replace their
old cluster, Ellipse, in the most ef-
fcient way possible.
Teir old cluster was old...
big... inefcient, Bright said. It
was time to get it replaced and
upgraded. Emory did a business
case and fgured out how much it
would cost them to do it, ramp up
their personnel and based on that
decided to outsource that particu-
lar ability.
On the new server, we can
now process 20 exomes per hour,
a 60-fold increase in speed, said
Michael Zwick, PhD, associate
professor of human genetics and
scientifc director of the Emory
Integrated Genomics Core, in a
news release by Emory University.
Tis is a dramatic improvement
and will allow members of the
Emory community to perform
larger experiments faster and for
less money. We will be a signif-
cant user of the new cluster and
our computational services will be
taking advantage of this exciting
new capability.
Part of the $500,000 grant that
Emory received for this cluster is
being given to PACE, which will
help to facilitate the setup and
maintenance of TARDIS. How-
ever, the cluster, which is dedicat-
ed to Emory, will only be reserved
for use by Emory personnel only.
According to Bright, there is no
way for Tech faculty to gain access
to this resource.
Traditionally, PACE has been
a partnership between the Of-
fce of Information Technology
(OIT) and Tech faculty where
the former assist in the setup and
management of high performance
computing investments made by
the latter. However, according to
Bright, this is an avenue in which
the department is investigating.
Tis is something we are in-
terested in expanding with other
universities, Bright said. Obvi-
ously, the Board of Regent schools
would be targets here. By doing
that, you gain economies of scale
and the ability to attract larger
grants and have a greater econom-
ic impact.
Physical distance is not a re-
striction in being able to remotely
work with these machines.
Tink Gmail, Bright said.
You can check it from wherever
you are - it doesnt matter if its lo-
cated in Europe.
Bright also referenced the new
HPC building and its potential
for this expansion.
Te bigger picture here is
the HPC building were going to
move into, Bright said. Some
very large data center space, of-
fce space, and operating as public
and private partnership may help
bring in companies as part of an
economic development mission.
Various partners from industry
could also beneft from HPC.
Tech & Emory partnership planned for HPC cluster
pression, Gasana said. Today,
please hear on human dignity
to call to us to take care of our
brothers and sisters. It is all of
our business because human lives,
freedom, and justice are being
threatened in this process.
Te ambassador explained and
called on various means to im-
prove the society and culture that
we live in.
He then called on the audi-
ence and society to reach out to
those in need and peacefully work
together to overcome oppression
and injustices.
Te solutions are not easy to
fnd but we do have some prin-
ciples to guide us in this confict
and troubled times. Gasana said.
Principles to value all human life,
principles of treating our brothers
with compassion, and principles
of showing generosity to those
who oppose and oppress in hope
of converting enemies into allies.
One important landmark on the
road to justice and equality is how
we treat the poor and the vulner-
able among us.
Te MLK celebration will
continue this month with other
events, such as the FOCUS Pro-
gram for prospective minority
graduate students, the National
MLK Holiday Observance event
for community service projects,
the Sunday Supper: A Communi-
ty Conversation & Meal to refect
on MLK and a Civil Rights Tour
in Memphis, Tennessee.
Some events have limited
spots, so students and other at-
tendees are expected to register
online for some events.
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OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion
Registration revisited
How a little more data can go a long way
When tackling registration, students
need as much information as possible so
they can make intelligent decisions that
best suit their personal learning needs. In
the current system, students sign up for
specifc sections of courses with litle in-
formation other than GPA distributions
and professor names.
However, many professors teach the
same course in several ways, and students
are currently unable to gauge these difer-
ences during registration. By giving stu-
dents access to more comprehensive data
about specifc professors and courses, the
administration could greatly improve the
registration process.
For instance, the administration could
provide snippets of professors lectures
for specifc courses. Students, when sign-
ing up for a course, would beneft greatly
from seeing a professor speak before enter-
ing the classroom. Te videos could simply
be short clips of professors explaining key
concepts to help students gain an under-
standing of the pacing of the course and
the teaching style of the professor. Tese
videos, ideally taken at a random time dur-
ing the semester, would provide students
with other contextual information about
the course. Tis could even motivate pro-
fessors to have higher teaching standards.
Other resources, such as Course Cri-
tique, could also be improved, providing
more detailed information about specifc
sections of courses. Course Critique could
include specifc metrics from Course/In-
structor Opinion Surveys instead of just
providing GPA distributions. Professors
who teach fipped or themed classes could
make this information readily available
before the frst day of class.
While some may worry about creating
a system where students deliberately move
towards certain professors and away from
others, the Institute is responsible for en-
abling students to learn efectively.
Te Consensus Opinion refects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of the
Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.
technique editorial board
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Dear Oscar and Tsquare, please stop arguing over
ME 4056. I dont know whats going on and the
professors cant figure it out either.
If buying 6 liters of Coke is wrong, hey, I dont
wanna be right. #openhappiness
Dear Georgia Tech, please stop selling my email
address to local businesses. KTHX, bye.
I got out in 2009 and I still read the Technique. I
obviously need a hobby.
Today I wrote the date as 1/14/19. When did it
become 2019?
Sac fields are back yesss
Welcome to Week 2: Where classes start and all
the people who didnt show up last week ask about
the syllabus.
I vote for Dr. Rufin as the best-smelling professor
at Georgia Tech.
If I seriously dont look like I care at your rush
event, its because I want your free food.
I hope you overdose on Vitamin C.
Vad was nice but we need to expand and actually
get our firepower back...CPJ get back to work.
technique * 1onuory TZ, 20T4* 7 // OPINIONS
Ive always wondered why al-
most every culture in the world,
seemingly independently, came
up with the idea of dragons.
Tere are no other mythical
animals that so
many humans
imagined inde-
pendently and
took to with
such vigor.
Personally, I
know with ab-
solute certainty
that I would
never have come
up with the idea
of a dragon. A
dragon looks like a fairly ran-
dom combination of animals
that arent even seen hanging
out together, much less repro-
ducing. A dragon looks like a
bat-lizard. Or a crocodile-moth.
Or a T-Rex-eagle.
Tink about it. Basically, the
entire human race fantasized
about creepy T-rex-eagle fusion.
First of all, we accepted this as
completely plausible. We then
came up with a logical con-
clusion, and we wrote books
about dragons, why they are so
powerful and why we should
fear them. Tere are people that
read these books and take them
literally. Isnt that ridiculous?
Im not really that afraid of
dragons. First of all, they dont
seem to pop up much in every-
day lifeat least not mine. If I
had a nickel for every time Ive
thought Man, Im glad I didnt
run into any dragons today, I
would need to rely heavily on an
alternate source of income.
Moreover, Ive always thought
that dragons might be unfairly
represented in the media. Tey
are vilifed, portrayed as mur-
derous, lecherous creatures with
a hunger for gold which really
makes no sense. Since were not
mercantilists, I doubt that kind
of payment would be readily ac-
cepted by an Applebees cashier.
Its not like dragons can carry
paper money, which is extremely
fammable. Overall, the whole
anti-dragon sen-
timent seems
quite excessive,
especially since
they dont even
exist.
Ten again,
the possibility
stands out to me:
Maybe dragons
really do ex-
ist. Perhaps all
of those people
were right, and their faith isnt
horribly and illogically placed. I
think, when I was younger, I en-
tertained the possibility of drag-
ons, and the world did seem like
a better place. I was comforted
by the concept of an incredibly
powerful being that, for whatev-
er reason, didnt kill its human
inferiors. I believed that dragons
had decided to leave us alone
and were just content to watch
us go about our business. Tey
were benevolent and kind, and
if you looked at them the right
way, they were even beautiful.
But as I grew older, I think
scientifc understanding started
to take hold, and my fantasies of
dragons dissolved into reality.
I now know that drag-
ons most probably dont exist.
Teres no way, biologically,
physically or even metaphysi-
cally, that dragons could be
real. Teyre just a whisper that
thousands of people happened
to breathe at the same time.
Maybe, if they are real, dragons
wonder what we think about
them. Maybe theyre laughing
at the concept of us believing
in them.
One things for sure: If
theyre watching, they certainly
dont believe in us.
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dont seem to pop up
much in everyday life.
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Self-help writer Tomas
Moore said, We need people in
our lives with whom we can be
as open as possible. To have real
conversations with people may
seem like such a
simple, obvious
suggestion, but it
involves courage
and risk.
A 2010 Uni-
versity of Ari-
zona study went
on to prove that
those that strive
to encounter
deeper conversa-
tions over small
talk have on overall higher sense
of well-being and happiness.
Walking to and from classes,
if I see someone I know one of
these three standard interac-
tions occur: 1) Te Hey whats
up? head nod. 2) Te How are
you? exchange where both par-
ties reply with Good! and 3) If
it is cold, Man, its so freezing!
(To the kid in my creative writ-
ing class, I still dont understand
how talking about the weather
will create universal life bonds).
Small talk has been intertwined
into every day acceptance.
Nothing of value is gained
when we tell our friends we are
doing good or great when
inside that might not be the
case. Dont get me started on the
weather. Yes, its cold outside.
Tats an obvious observation.
Do you really need to comment
on marginal occurrences in or-
der to blend in?
From childhood, we are
taught not to talk to strangers.
However, we walk by hundreds
of people daily on campus, so
who is to say that connections
cant be made with at least one
person on a deeper level? Grant-
ed, walking up to one of these
strangers and starting a conver-
sation would take great courage,
for in most cases this is disrupt-
ing our societal norms.
Is the reason for small talk
our increasingly fast-paced so-
ciety? Tese days, we care more
about what peo-
ple are eating
or wearing and
posting to their
Instagrams.
Deep conver-
sations are not
limited to topics
such as religion,
spirituality, trag-
ic or wonderful
life experiences.
Tey can be
very simple and act as starting
of points into a deeper, more
valued, and meaningful con-
versation. How about instead of
asking a friend, How are you?
why not ask, Hey, what class
are you headed to/from? Did
you learn anything cool today
in that class? What is your fa-
vorite/least favorite thing about
your week so far?
Furthermore, when frst
meeting people in situations like
Greek rush, joining a new club,
or going to a party the trite ques-
tions of Whats your major?
and Where are you from? are
asked and do not do anything to
help defne who you are.
Again, they are good start-
ing questions, but why not add,
What is your dream job? or
What do you enjoy doing out-
side of work and school?
Ask thought provoking ques-
tions and have deep conversa-
tions. We are all connected. We
all have had tragedy slap us in
the face. We all have had good
fortune feed our soul. Listen to
others; tell your stories. We all
have something to say. Small
talk is small. Te weather may
change, but if you want to
change as a person summon
your spirit and observe empathy.
Smaller talk leads to
smaller conversations
Do you really need to
comment on marginal
occurrences in order to
blend in?
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It started with DCs New 52
initiative back in 2011. Across
the board, DC cut their en-
tire mainstream output and
replaced it with the titular 52
books. Tis created a new DC
Universe (DCU) complete with
characters from the Vertigo line,
even though Vertigo remains its
own separate entity. Ostensibly,
the reason behind this was to
eliminate the infamously con-
voluted continuity of the DCU.
Te results of this movement
are debatable in their efcacy.
On one hand, sales boosted
signifcantly. On the other, the
mission statement fell to the
gutters. Some characters re-
ceived slightly diferent origins,
such as Wonder Woman. Other
characters not only essentially
remained exactly the same, the
new books could easily have
been the next issue in the ongo-
ing series.
Primarily, this can be seen
in Green Lantern, which failed
even to change creative teams.
Geof Johns, who had been
working with the title for many
years, continued his position as
writer. Tough the title intro-
duced a potentially interesting
concept, it was nothing that
would have been out of place
as the new arc in the old num-
bering and changed none of the
mythos Johns created.
If DCs main concern was to
streamline their continuity, then
they went with the pick-and-
choose method. Tey picked
their top-sellers to continue as
they were while only allowing
creative alterations to characters
and titles that did not top the
monthly best-seller list.
New 52 has become a mar-
keting brand, a structure that
could be debilitating to the con-
tent by adhering to an arbitrary
number. If only 40 titles are of
quality, why force yourself as a
company to put out 12 mediocre
titles merely to meet this num-
ber? And what if there are excel-
lent pitches being tossed out in
order to maintain a stable 52?
Marvel is only slightly less
guilty, and thats because they
havent pigeonholed themselves
into a certain number of titles
nor claimed that it was done to
ease the stress of a complex con-
tinuity. Just a year after DCs
New 52, Marvel came out with
Marvel NOW!, which did ex-
actly the same thing as DC by
re-launching a slew of titles with
new creative teams or creating
entirely new ones.
Marvels relaunch seems to
have been the more successful
of the two for a variety of rea-
sons, and they clearly want to
do it again because this year sees
Marvels All-New NOW! line.
Tey dont even bother to re-
name it. Its a blatant marketing
rehash of a marketing scheme
designed to challenge their
main competitions marketing
scheme. If that sounds cynical,
it is. Its also accurate.
Inherently, there is nothing
wrong with either company re-
starting titles to number ones if
there is a genuine reason to do
so. For example, Mark Waids
run on Daredevil deserved its
new numbering. It was a radi-
cally diferent view of the char-
acter and the direction Waid
wanted to take him. But why is
he getting an All-New number
one when its the same writer?
Part of Marvels upcoming
titles are already being changed.
Two titles, Inhumanity and Ele-
ktra, are changing writers before
the titles are even released. And
DC is pumping out mediocre
titles to replace failing titles for
the sake of maintaining a nu-
merical standard. It seems like
the companies are so attached to
their marketing campaigns that
they are allowing the content to
become a secondary concern.
Cheap marketing schemes hurt content
Its a blatant rehash
of a marketing scheme
designed to challenge
their main competitions
marketing scheme.
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With the use of physical books
on the decline and the rising de-
mand for digital resources, the
way that we look at libraries as a
whole is quickly changing. Te
way that libraries are being uti-
lized is also changing, especially
on college campuses. I dont think
there is one right answer to the
question What does the library
of the future look like? in the
same way that there isnt one stan-
dard library right now. I do think,
however, that Tech is doing the
right thing in being one of the
frst in the nation to move towards
the idea of a bookless library and
defning what that is.
One of the biggest reasons for
making the transition to a book-
less library is a change in habits
of library visitors. According to
the Georgia Tech Library Statis-
tics Dashboard, there has been
a gradual increase in visitors to
the library over the past 10 years.
While there was a gate count of
almost 900,000 in 2004, there
was a gate count of more than
1,300,000 in 2013.
Tere has, however, been a de-
crease in the amount of print by
more than half. While there were
more than 80,000 print book
checkouts in 2003, there were
fewer than 40,000 print book
checkouts made in 2012. Ulti-
mately, this means that a lot of
the print collections in the library
are simply not being used. Teyre
taking up space that could be bet-
ter utilized as study or gathering
space for students, faculty and
staf.
While print book checkouts
have gone down, the circulation of
digital media usage has remained
at high levels. In 2012, there were
recorded 2,628,140 searches of
subscription databases, according
to Guy Leach, the Electronic Col-
lections Coordinator in the Li-
brary. Te amount that these da-
tabases are accessed suggests that
there is demand for more space for
computers in the library.
I do realize that there will al-
ways be those who say that a book
in hand is better than a .pdf fle
or eBook, but times are changing.
Considering how old some of the
collections are in the Library, pa-
per and glue will deteriorate when
kept in certain conditions just due
to the nature of the material.
Te new EmTech Library Ser-
vices Center is the answer to this.
Te administration in the library
is promising that even though this
new facility will be on Emorys
campus, it will still be easily ac-
cessible to anyone from the Tech
community. Some of the enhance-
ments being promised include on-
demand scanning services, mul-
tiple deliveries of print material
per day and a reading room in the
EmTech Library Services Center.
Tere are so many possibilities
with the future. I mean, could you
imagine having print collections
delivered to Tech by drone like the
prototype in the video for Ama-
zon Prime Air? Tere could be a
large number of eReaders, iPads
or other type of tablets where us-
ers can access online resources
made readily available for rent
while in the library.
Ultimately, without print col-
lections going into this new build-
ing, there would be more usable
space, which I think is essential
and what many are looking for.
Regardless of how that space is
split, I think that quiet study space
like the current third foor must
be kept around. Collaborative
study and meeting space could
also be extended with the addition
of more space in the building.
According to Ameet Doshi,
the User Engagement and Assess-
ment Coordinator in the Library,
Brightspot has been selected as a
consultant and BNIM has been
selected as the architectural frm
for moving towards renovation
and construction of the Dorothy
M. Crosland Tower and Price
Glibert Memorial Library.
Even though all of this will
be happening after my time here
at Tech has ended, Im looking
forward to seeing how we revo-
lutionize the idea of libraries and
embrace the idea of this building
being bookless.
Bookless library promises
signifcant improvements
...Im looking forward to
seeing how we revolutionize
the idea of libraries and
embrace the idea of this
building being bookless.
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MLK Day
Next Monday is MLK Day,
honoring the birthday of the
inspiring civil rights leader,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Mon-
day will be a day of service,
charity and remembrance.
Events in Atlanta include a
parade, a volunteer service or-
ganized by Hands On Atlanta,
school-based civic education
programs and Americas Sun-
day Supper. Of course, it also
means a refreshing, sleep-flled
three-day weekend.
HOT
or
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Printing Problems
Central PS has begun en-
forcing a printing limit of
1,200 pages. According to the
Ofce of Information Tech-
nology, the policy was estab-
lished in order to better serve
a majority of students. Based
on statistics from the last two
years, less than fve percent of
students were responsible for
65 percent of the printing at
Central PS. Good luck print-
ing out those 1201-page text-
books.
Scarves on Sale
Qurbani, one of Techs
dance teams fusing bhangra
and hip-hop, is selling Pashmi-
na scarves on Tech walkway,
formerly know as Skiles, as
part of a fundraiser. Each scarf
is $10, and so far, the team has
been able to sell 35 scarves.
Given the bipolar freak show
that is Georgia weather, the
timing of this sale works out
pretty well. Qurbani will con-
tinue to sell scarves through
their members. Stay warm!
Syllabus Weeks End
Te second week of school
has signalled that work has
ofcially begun at Tech. Pro-
fessors have started assigning
homeworks and scheduling
tests. Te least fortunate of
us have already bombed pop
quizzes and skipped classes
to scramble reports together.
With another semester loom-
ing before Tech, at leasts stu-
dents can take comfort in the
absolute certainty that it only
gets worse.
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Alex Berry, second-year IE
major and Chinese minor, is the
sophomore class president for
Student Government Association
(SGA). An incredibly active stu-
dent on Techs campus, he is in-
volved in multiple SGA commit-
tees and campus events, including
this weeks Martin Luther King
Jr. Day activities.
When hes not busy with
homework and SGA proposals,
Berry can be found on the soc-
cer feld, with his many friends or
sometimes even napping.
Technique: What do you hope
to do with your major in the fu-
ture?
Berry: I hope to delve into
Global Supply Chain and Logis-
tics, eventually transitioning into
international business and corpo-
rate management.
Technique: What is your fa-
vorite aspect of Tech life?
Berry: I love the how easy it
was to make friends and to fnd
a family here. Coming from a
small high school in southwest
Georgia, I was a scared of the
vastly bigger environment.
Technique: You are currently
the sophomore class president.
Why did you join SGA your
Freshman year?
Berry: When I came to Tech, I
knew very little about the school,
its history and, most importantly,
the amazing people that go here.
I wanted to structure my in-
volvements around activities
where servant leadership was
abound, while simultaneously
having the opportunity to get to
know my class better.
In addition, I wanted to try
something completely diferent
from high schoolan extracur-
ricular that really helped me come
out of my study bubble.
Technique: What SGA cause
is most special to you?
Berry: SGA works on a variety
of initiatives and causes for the
student body. Hands down, my
favorite cause is supporting stu-
dent organizations!
Its not just about allocating
money, but also helping them to
connect on the student, club and
administrative level. Its rare that
a Student Government has the
potential to have so much impact
on individual students, as well as
such a voice in general campus af-
fairs.
Technique: You are very in-
volved in the upcoming Martin
Luther King Jr. Day events. What
portion of the events are you most
looking forward to?
Berry: So many months of
planning has gone into each
event, so its hard to pick just one.
If pressed, I would say that the an-
nual Martin Luther King Day of
Service truly embodies many of
the values that the late Rev. King
Jr. believed in. Every year, the Day
of Service connects students and
staf in a truly meaningful way.
Technique: What has been the
most challenging part of organiz-
ing the Martin Luther King Jr.
events?
Berry: To be honest, the Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. events are my
frst real attempt at event plan-
ning. Logistics, funding, market-
ing, etc. where all things my plan-
ning committee had to help me
learn frsthand.
Also, there was a major stretch
where the committee had to do
communication on an interna-
tional scale, from South America
to India to the U.S. Tat was def-
nitely a new experience.
Technique: What does Martin
Luther King Jr. Day mean to you?
Berry: Martin Luther King Jr.
Day is much more than a mere
day of remembrance. Te holiday
encompasses a call to action on
local and an international scale.
Tat call really resonates with the
Georgia Tech Motto of Progress
and Service.
Technique: Are there any oth-
er upcoming events at Tech you
are looking forward to?
Berry: First, Martin Luther
King Jr. Day of Service: Jan. 20.
Second, Martin Luther King
Sunday Supper: Jan. 23.
Tird, First Spring Connect
with Tech session for our newly
accepted Yellow Jackets.
Technique: What is your fa-
vorite thing to do at Tech when
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Today, no Tech basketball
game is complete without Techs
very own dance team, the Gold
Rush. But, back in 1981 this was
not the case.
In the Spring of 1981, a group
of about fve female students got
together and decided to form the
frst Tech dance team, then called
the Reckettes.
According to Leslie Martin,
co-founder of the Reckettes and
current Accounting Manager
for GTRI, most of the girls had
danced in high school and were
looking a way to have fun and
build a sense of school spirit.
Te Reckettes, which was com-
posed of about 20 students, began
their frst season performing at
Techs basketball games, but the
next year they expanded to both
football and basketball.
Our biggest performance
was probably at the University
of Tennessee game, just because
there were so many people. But of
course, our frst performance was
nerve-wracking, Martin said.
Like any athletic organization,
the Reckettes practiced regularly
to keep up with their dance rou-
tines. According to Martin, the
most challenging aspect of the
Reckettes was balancing perform-
ing with a Tech workload.
Compared to todays Gold
Rush team, the Reckettes were
diferent in more than just their
name. Te Reckettes had a difer-
ent style of dance from the Gold
Rush. According to Martin, it
was more like the Rockettes' clas-
sic kickline and involved a lot of
contagions, where a dance move
is passed from one performer to
another in a kind of ripple efect.
Also, unlike today, most of the
Reckettes had no formal dance
training.
Te uniform was also very
diferent from todays uniforms.
Te frst Reckette uniform was
old fashioned and composed
of a dark knee length skirt and a
shirt with a large bow at the color.
Tey did, though, have a brighter
uniform that was used at football
games.
Like all other clubs and orga-
nizations at Tech, the Reckettes
had to be approved by SGA be-
fore they could begin performing.
Luckily, thanks to the support of
Dean Dull, who worked at Tech
from 1957 to 1991, the dance
team quickly became a legitimate
Tech organization.
Dean Dull was also responsible
for the creation of several other
Tech traditions. He is best known
for purchasing the Ramblin Reck
and for developing the Buzz cos-
tume.
We went to [Dean Dull] frst
because we knew he was very in-
volved and he thought [the Reck-
ettes] was a good idea. He even
came to watch some of our prac-
tices, Martin said.
According to Martin, though,
the Reckettes did face some oppo-
sition, which she associates with
the lack of other girls on campus.
Tere was a little resistance...
because we were something new.
But it was back 30 years ago and
there were much fewer female stu-
dents, Martin said. At this time,
the ratio was approximately 3:1.
Today, as an employee at
GTRI, Martin sometimes walks
around Techs campus and, while
much has changed since her Reck-
ette days, it defnitely brings back
memories.
Its like Oh deja vu!
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is in-state, and 40 percent will
be out-of-state; 10 percent of the
overall population will be from
abroad.
Te high-school class of 2014
was also the frst group to apply
to this school using the Common
Application, which 517 U.S. insti-
tutions of higher education use for
undergraduate admissions.
A number of the major public
universities around the country
have recently gone to the common
application, namely University of
Michigan, [University of North
Carolina]Chapel Hill, UVA
[University of Virginia]. [Tey]
who are all in the top 10 with us
in terms of public [universities],
said Rick Clark, the Director of
Admissions.
Te switch to the Common
App also allows Tech to enhance
Techs name recognition beyond
the state of Georgia around the
globe among talented students
without stretching its marketing
budget.
Now we can go to Madison,
Georgia but Madison, Wis-
consin or Southeast Asia
are the places were not going to
[recruit from]...but there are kids
that either should be here or at
least looking at us and we dont
think they were, Clark said.
For the last few years, the ac-
ceptance rate for both early and
regular admissions has gone down
due to the increasing number of
applicants. In 2011, 3,000 ap-
plications for early action were
submitted, and there were 9,000
applicants last year. However,
12,300 applications were submit-
ted in this cycle for early action
alone.
We already have 23,000 ap-
plications for [this year]. Last year,
it ended at 17,700, Clark said.
Te larger number of applica-
tions the process of admitting
exemplary students more difcult
than usual this year, according to
Clark.
Who are we to be judging
these students? Clark said. Im
excited about what these students
are going to become and where
theyre going. It gives me hope for
the future of our world.
Online courses such as
MOOCs (massive open online
course) may also play a role in
future undergraduate admissions.
Universities around the country
including Tech are rapidly ofer-
ing college-level courses to anyone
with an internet connection.
I could defnitely see a day
soon where were almost expecting
a kid would taken a MOOC be-
fore coming to Tech, said Clark.
Some current Tech students
are intimidated by these impres-
sive admission statistics, but most
are excited about the incoming
class of bright students.
Tese early admissions num-
bers refect well on our school, and
its improving the value of my de-
gree, said fourth-year BUS major
Melanie Cols.
Tech is on an unparalleled tra-
jectory, Clark concluded. Tere
has never been a more exciting
time to be [here] than right now.
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Te only thing that separates
us from the animals is our ability
to accessorize, rings as true today
as it did when frst stated in the
1989 movie, Steel Magnolias.
Accessories can certainly make
or break an outft. Nonetheless,
they will always be my favorite
part of any outft.
When done right, accessories
can really add some fun to your
everyday, humdrum jeans and T-
shirt. Accessory options are end-
less and usually very versatile.
One of the great things about
accessories is that they are essen-
tial for both stylish guys and girls.
Accessory choices arent just lim-
ited to basic necklaces or earrings
either. Belts, hats and even shoes
can act as accessories in many
style situations.
For the guys, picking out a
giant gadget watch is a perfect
choice to mix up your style. Or, to
really step your fashion, try add-
ing neon laces to a pair of oxfords.
A pop of color can sometimes be
just the thing an otherwise aver-
age outft needs.
Another big trend is pairing
a bright or patterned sock with
jeans or even dress slacks. Much
like the neon laces, an unusual
pair of socks adds whimsy and
character to an otherwise too seri-
ous outft.
Personally, whenever I feel like
my outft is a little on the plain
jane side, I throw on a really out-
landish piece of jewelry or a neon
fat and the next thing you know,
my outft has become interesting
and more than compliment wor-
thy.
A bold piece of jewelry, or if
youre brave enough, several pieces
of bold jewelry, can perk up any
outft. Be careful not to go over-
board thoughtoo many acces-
sories can overwhelm any style.
Scarves are another must-have
accessory to help not only with
fghting the freezing weather, but
also with completing the winter
chic look.
Infnity scarves are a great op-
tion for making a boring coat a
bit more interesting. More so, you
can pick from countless textures,
sizes and patterns. Luckily, no
matter what scarf you choose, it
will be very cozy on a cold winter
day.
I try always to accessorize my
outfts and I really cant count
how many conversations have be-
gun because of my accessories.
Typically, someone out of the
blue will ask me about one of my
crazy bug rings, gold-plated shark
tooth statement necklace or the
pair or hot pink fats.
Tese interactions give literal
meaning to the phrase Conversa-
tion Piece.
Your choice in accessorizing
is a fun and easy way to visually
express your personality. Tough
in some circumstances, we need
to keep our outfts more neutral or
muted, accessories can always add
some uniqueness.
youre not in class, studying or
working?
Berry: With no hesitation, the
answer is ftbolsoccer.
I cannot wait to play on the
new turf felds (thanks SGA)! Ill
be very blessed to play with the
[Tech] Challenge Football Club
for this years ftbol intramural
season.
Technique: How do you bal-
ance being a full-time Tech stu-
dent and being involved at Tech?
Berry: My friends are crucial
to helping me maintain the bal-
ance between my involvements
and academics.
Besides always encouraging
me to stay involved and make a
diference, they also hold me ac-
countable in my classes. Also, Ive
mastered the ability of the pow-
ernap.
Technique: If you could
change anything about Tech,
what would it be?
Berry: I think the way that we
look at student organization tran-
sitions can really be improved. Ev-
ery year, the vast majority of orga-
nizations have to start at ground
zero, with new E-board, new proj-
ects and lacking experience.
A great way to aid in this would
be transition workshops for new
and established organizations, as
well as giving more real leadership
and learning opportunities to un-
derclassmen.
Technique: Any advice to stu-
dents wanting to become more
involved around campus?
Berry: When looking to get
involved on campus (or of cam-
pus), take your time and fnd
something that you are really
passionate about, something that
wakes you up in the morning and
puts a smile on your face.
In addition, get outside your
comfort zone. Your involvements
from high school were important,
but they dont have to completely
dictate and limit your activities
now.
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Te Fab Four transcended pop
culture. No matter how one feels
about their music, the Beatles un-
deniably have been mythologized.
Tis is easily demonstrated, and
purposefully played with, in the
title of Vivek J. Tiwary and An-
drew C. Robinsons graphic novel
Te Fifth Beatle.
Because the Beatles are consid-
ered a unit of four, this mysteri-
ous ffth is immediately subject to
reader suspicion and curiosity, the
latter emotion compounded by Sir
Paul McCartneys quote headlin-
ing the back cover: If anyone was
the ffth Beatle, it was Brian.
Brian Epstein was the Beatles
frst manager, the young man who
felt his destiny was to introduce
the world to the nascent band.
Te Fifth Beatle is primarily Ep-
steins biography, but a biography
defned by his involvement with
the Beatles.
Te only backstory one gets of
Epstein is a brief fashback paral-
leling his various past rejections
with his early attempts to secure
de l i v e r s
a satisfac-
tory emotional
conclusion for Ep-
stein, the individ-
ual sections can feel
rushed.
In terms of art, the
book is stunningly beau-
tiful. Savannah College of
Art and Design alumni Andrew
C. Robinson draws most of the
novel and takes up colorist duties
as well.
Ethereal atmospheres domi-
nate the panels, enhanced with
ample use of vivid color; nothing
in this book is muted or subtle
in colors. Fantasy and dream se-
quences are drawn with the same
style as the real parts of the book,
causing that hallucinatory quality
to bleed into reality.
However, there is still delib-
erate care in depicting the char-
acters. Epstein and the Beatles
are instantly recognizable but
allowed to express themselves in
welcome.
Te Fifth Beatle fails as
pure biography because it does
not want to be pure biography. It
succeeds in educating readers in
the life of the man who, arguably,
is the reason the Beatles became
gods of music.
Following a prevalent theme
of the band it follows, the book
presents Brian Epsteins life with
a shroud of fction that expounds
upon the facts of his life to elevate
it into something tragic, beauti-
ful, something mythic.
a record deal. Besides that, the
graphic novel details only his life
in relation to the band and ends
with his early death shortly after
the release of the album Sgt. Pep-
pers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Te story balances his profes-
sional struggles of elevating an
unknown local band into a music
phenomenon with his personal
struggles. Both make equally
compelling reads and results in
sharing common themes and
symbols, particularly Epsteins
fondness for bullfghting.
Te dialogue is snappy and
Tiwary manages to give the main
characters distinctive voices, a
skill not many comic writers are
able to pull of. In particular, the
band members speak in a charm-
ingly weird and collaborative fash-
ion, as if they were always writing
lyrics to their own lives.
Te storys main weakness is
the pacing. It has a tendency to feel
disjointed because major chunks
of time are skipped page by page.
Getting the band a record deal,
Epsteins frst major challenge, is
solved in a short amount of read-
ing. While the entire graphic
novel makes sense plot-wise and
the exaggerated ex-
pressions granted comic
characters. Tey are real
people drifting amidst
vibrant, fantastic set-
tings. In other words, the art is
reminiscent of how a Beatles song
would look; beautiful characters
cloaked in the unreal.
Kyle Baker draws a small sec-
tion depicting the Beatles disas-
trous trip to the Phillipines. A
drastic change in style, this sec-
tion is presented satirically. Te
characters are caricatures and
run around animatedly as if in a
cartoon show. It fts the sections
subject and does not overstay its
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The Fifth Beatle
Vivek J. Tiwary and
Andrew C. Robinson with
Kyle Baker
GENRE: Biography, Fiction
PUBLISHER: M Press
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 19
OUR TAKE:
Beautiful graphic novel reveals the life of the man
behind the musical legend
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The Neon Lights Tour
with Little Mix and Fifth
Harmony
FEB. 21
at Phillips Arena
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Into the Night Tour
with the Naked and
Famous and Nico Vega
FEB. 26
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with Au Revoir Simone
MAR. 11
at The Tabernacle
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MAR. 20
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APR. 29
at Buckhead Theatre
Expect to see the Disney-chan-
nel actress turned pop star bring-
ing in new infuences from her
latest studio album, Demi. With
pipes like hers, expect great vocal
strength from her concert.
Tickets are bound to go fast for
Billboards Breakthrough Band
of 2013. Nominated for two
Grammys and hot of the heels of
a world tour, Imagine Dragons is
bound to put on a great show.
Broken Bells, a collaborative
project between Brian Burton
(a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and James
Mercer, is set to promote their
forthcoming album, After the
Disco.
Te British pop sensation re-
turns to the U.S. for the second
time as the headliner of her Spring
North American Tour. Expect to
hear selections from her most re-
cent album, Halcyon Days.
After the success of hit single,
Pompeii, tickets for Bastilles At-
lanta concert sold fast. While
many are still available on stub-
hub.com, only those willing to
pay a hefty premium are in luck.
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14 January 17, 2014 technique // ENTERTAINMENT
Sci-f flm eschews grity seting for theme of love
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Her may not be the frst flm
that comes to mind when you
think sci-f. Set in a not-so-dis-
tant future that eschews fying
cars and robot maids in favor of
clean, modern design peppered
with cues from decades past, the
technology on display throughout
the movie feels attainable. Direc-
tor and writer Spike Jonze focuses
on one technology in particular, a
technology we already have: the
operating system.
Te futuristic operating system
which the title references, Saman-
tha (Scarlett Johansson), is intel-
ligent, adaptable and seemingly
human.
Created specifcally for the pro-
tagonist Teodore Twombly (Joa-
quin Phoenix), Samantha replaces
Teodores previous Siri-like OS
and takes on the daily tasks that
Teodore requires while adding a
much more personal experience.
She speaks in a cheery and friend-
feel rather than the over-imagined
futuristic look of movies like
Blade Runner (also set in L.A.).
Te efect is aided by retro set
pieces, like Eames-inspired furni-
ture, and vintage costumes, such
as Teodores eraser-red collared
shirts, 1960s high waisted pants
and nerdy glasses.
Even more intriguing than the
setting is the relationship that
develops between man and op-
erating system. Typically lonely
Teodore enjoys having constant
and interesting company while
Samantha learns about humor,
ly voice, has a charming sense of
humor and desires to learn from
Teodore about the world around
her: in this case, a utopian Los
Angeles.
Future L.A. is one of the most
intriguing elements of the movie.
Te current concern with pollu-
tion is solved by a quiet, efcient
high-speed rail system, and not
a single car appears in any scene.
Computers screens are framed like
pieces of art rather than treated as
machines.
However, the design team ap-
peared to have aimed for a realistic
as you would a normal phone or
computer. Instead, he discusses
his problems with her and they
work out a solution.
Except, Samantha is far from
human. She can read an entire
book in a few seconds and talk to
thousands of people simultane-
ously. Unlike Teodore, Saman-
tha is not saddled with the faws
and limitations that come with
being human.
Despite this, she manages to
emulate the speech, emotions and
humor of an actual person. How-
ever, she is never able to recreate
the physical human body since she
exists only inside a mass of plastic
and silicon.
Troughout the flm, Saman-
tha struggles with not being able
to touch or feel, and Teodore
has no way to explain these con-
cepts because he has never needed
to. How do you explain what a
warm hug feels like? How do you
explain what it feels like to kiss
someone? Teodore has certainly
experienced a hug and a kiss, but
Samantha can only think of these
as distant concepts. Te couple
has fallen in love, but neither has a
way beyond words to express their
love for each other.
Her could have simply been a
social satire on our relationship
and dependence with technol-
ogy. Instead, the movie tackles
the question of what makes us hu-
man. Te answer? Unexplainable
emotions, our desire for a single
soulmate, a physical bond with
other peopleimperfections that
Samantha lacks.
love and how to act human.
Te pair grows so close that
Teodore begins to refer to Sa-
mantha as his girlfriend, to which
his ex-wife points out that he may
have found a wife without having
to deal with marriage.
While the notion of dating a
computer may seem completely
unnatural, the flm treats Sa-
mantha as humanly as possible.
Samantha seamlessly integrates
herself into Teodores life, trying
to be as human as possible.
If Teodore has a problem with
Samantha, he does not return her
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GENRE: Drama
STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix,
Amy Adams, Scarlett
Johansson
DIRECTOR: Spike Jonze
RATING: R
RELEASE DATE: Jan. 10
OUR TAKE:
technique January 17, 2014 15 // ENTERTAINMENT
Underwhelming start to Psychs eighth season
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Te winter of 2013-14 is prov-
ing to be one of new endeavors
for TV series. Tere seem to be
endless commercials and pre-
views for series premieres and pi-
lot episodes. Te past month and
coming weeks ofer a wide range
of shows from comic book ad-
aptations (Gotham) to teenaged
supernatural love triangles in Bit-
ten to science fction Helix. Even
an Australian TV series, Rake,
has been slotted for an American
adaptation. Tere appears to be
at least one new show starting in
every genre. Intelligence, Te 100,
Enlisted and True Detective are but
only a few of this winters new
shows.
Even with all of the new shows
to choose from, it is still nice to
have returning favorites. Psych
recently began its eighth season,
making it one of USA Networks
longest-running shows. It takes a
certain kind of creativity to main-
tain a series since 2008. Without
this, the show would quickly have
lost the interest of its audience.
Considering the show follows
the cases worked by a fake psychic
detective with a penchant for rule
breaking, Psych has the perfect
excuse for doing almost anything
with its plot. Over the past seven
seasons, the show has explored
various genres of flmmaking, in-
cluding old westerns, Bollywood,
soap operas and, most recently, a
musical.
Troughout the series, Shawn
Spencer (James Roday) and his
partner Burton Guster (Dul
Hill, Men of Honor) solve crimes
that the Santa Barbara Police De-
partment are having trouble with,
have deemed unsolvable (such as
the Mr. Yin and Mr. Yang mur-
ders) or have decided the case is
too strange to actually be worth
Episodes, for the most part,
follow a logical chain of events,
even when the events themselves
are less than logical. However, the
writers did not satisfy themselves
with creating a comprehensible
detective show. Tey added com-
edy, probably Psychs best quality.
Most detective shows are seri-
ous; the characters are intent on
catching a killer and have no time
for jokes except perhaps at the end
of an episode, after the suspect
has been arrested and presumed
guilty (few if any detective shows
actually have any follow through
with the people they arrest).
Psych, on the other hand, seems
to be dedicated to humor; the
characters just happen to solve a
their time.
With such leeway to do what-
ever strikes the writers fancies, a
show can go one of three ways.
Te writers could ignore the fact
that they are able to do anything,
making for a more realistic, but
rather boring, show.
Te writers could go in the
complete opposite direction and
make the show incomprehensibly
strange, but it would include ab-
solutely everything that the script-
writers might desire.
Fortunately for its viewers,
Psychs writers opted for the third
path by taking the middle ground.
Tis third choice creates episodes
that do make sense but stretch the
imagination.
As far as the overarching story
goes, Psychs frst episode of the
year falls fat, but this is somewhat
excusable due to the resurrec-
tion of Despereaux, arguably one
of the most cunning adversaries
Shawn and Gus have faced during
the series.
Hopefully, as the season goes
on, the show will not continue to
ignore what it presented as major
plot points in previous episodes,
such as the replacement of the
police chief or Shawns confession
to not being a real psychic. Tese
could lead to some interesting
future episodes, but might also
make Psych less of a lighthearted
comedy as the main characters
face life-altering changes.
mystery while jesting and making
endless references to other movies
and TV shows along the way.
With this concept, the show
seems to be destined for greatness.
So far, it lives up to its potential.
Te return of Despereaux (Cary
Elwes, Te Princess Bride), an elo-
quent and crafty art thief who was
presumed dead, has started the
eighth season with a bang, or at
least with a few good laughs at the
expense of the British. Te frst
episode of this new season is set
in England and does not have the
usual case to solve. Rather, Shawn
and Gus go undercover to prevent
a crime from happening while try-
ing to fgure out Despereauxs true
identity.
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Technique: When did you frst
get into baseball?
King: I was four years old.
Just watching it on TV and stuf,
it was something I always wanted
to do. I always had a ball in my
hand.
Technique: What was your fa-
vorite team growing up?
King: Probably the Yankees, I
dont know why. I was a Yankee
fan, moved to Atlanta and Ive be-
come a Braves fan. But when I was
really little, I liked the Yankees
probably because they won a lot.
Technique: Do you have any
pregame rituals or superstitions?
King: Not really. Ill listen to
music or something if Im pitch-
ing that day. Other than that, not
really. Ill usually just hang out in
the locker room with the players.
Technique: How did you end
up at Tech?
King: Out of high school
I was recruited by them. I came
here and visited and just fell in
love with the school, the program
and the coaches. You cant re-
ally beat the education here. Just
knowing the athletic history and
how prestigious this school is, it
was a no-brainer for me.
Technique: What is your ma-
jor and why did you choose it?
King: Industrial Engineering.
I chose it because I have always
been pretty good at math and I
enjoy doing math based problems.
Technique: What other
schools were you considering
when you were applying?
King: I was considering a cou-
ple of schools around my home-
town. Middle Tennessee State,
Western Kentucky and Mem-
phisschools like that.
Technique: What do you plan
on doing with your major when
you graduate?
King: Im just going to see
where life takes me after here. I
dont really have a set goal or plan
yet.
Technique: Do you plan on
playing baseball after school?
King: If at all possible, thats
what I would like to do. Im going
to play for as long as I can.
Technique: How do you pre-
pare in the ofseason?
King: Work. We work and
work. We try to get stronger in the
weight room. We lift and we keep
ourselves in good shape. Almost
all of us try to eat very healthy and
try to keep our bodies in shape,
and try to also break down where
we were not so good last year and
try to think about how we can
make ourselves better next year
and improve on our weaknesses
and mistakes.
Technique: What are your
personal and team expectations
and goals for this coming season?
King: Team wise, we want to
win the ACC and go to Omaha
for the College World Series.
Tats always our goal and we be-
lieve that were a prestigious pro-
gram and we can make it there.
Tats always a goal. Anytime that
we dont do that, we feel that we
couldve done better. Personally,
I want to improve on last year:
throw more quality innings and
be the best pitcher I can be for the
team, throw in any situation that
we need to and not limit myself
to be just one role person. Id like
to be able to help the team in any
way possible.
Technique: What is a typical
day l for you during the season?
King: If its a game day, well
go to class of course. Ten de-
pending on if Im throwing that
night, Ill work out after the game
or some of us will have morning
lifts. Weekends are our confer-
ence series, so we have a game on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and
usually have a pregame meal pro-
vided for us in the locker room.
On Sunday mornings, well go up
to the Georgia Tech Hotel and
have breakfast together before the
gameits our favorite day of the
week. Our of days are on Mon-
days, so thats when most of us
have our heavy class load or labs.
Technique: If you could
change one rule about baseball,
what would it be?
King: I would probably go to
wooden bats for hitters. Being a
pitcher, I like pitching to wood
bats a lot more.
Technique: Who is your fa-
vorite pro athlete?
King: I like [relief pitcher
Craig] Kimbrel for the Braves.
Hes pretty fun to watch. Ten or
twelve of us got to go to a game
this fall and got to watch him
pitch; it was really fun and excit-
ing. Also, theres [starting pitch-
er] David Price from the Tampa
Bay Rays. Hes actually from my
hometown, so hes kind of like a
hometown hero. Im a big fan of
[him].
Technique: Would you say
you model yourself after the way
those guys pitch?
King: I would like to say that,
but they both throw a little hard-
er than I do. I try to learn from
them, like what they do and how
they get people out.
Technique: What are your
hobbies outside of baseball?
King: Im a big movie watcher,
I can quote movies well. Tats
one of my things, I really enjoy
watching movies. [My favorite
movie is] For Love of the Game;
its a good baseball movie and has
always been my favorite. Im also
trying to start reading more.
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Kurey looks to carry success to spring season
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After a successful fall season
for the Jackets womens tennis
program, the spring season begins
this weekend, with the Lady Jack-
ets playing in the Michigan Invi-
tational.
Te most notable performance
of the fall season was the sopho-
more doubles team of Megan
Kurey and Kendal Woodard win-
ning the USTA/ITA National In-
doors Championship. Originally
ranked No. 26 at the time of win-
ning their national championship,
the team of Kurey and Woodard
has since catapulted up to fourth
place in the ITA womens tennis
ranking, which in turn makes
them the highest ranked doubles
team in the South and the ACC.
We have been playing togeth-
er technically only a little over for
a year. We didnt start out playing
together freshman year. We played
a couple matches together at the
end of the fall and then played all
spring season freshman year and
have been playing together since
then, Kurey said.
Kurey grew up watching Kim
Clijsters and Roger Federer and
even though Kurey now has a
national championship under her
belt, she is still focused on im-
proving and has her goals set high.
We are really looking forward
to the season starting this week-
end. We play Georgia at home this
spring so we are especially really
excited for that match. Kendal
and I had such a great fall winning
National Indoors, but we want to
continue that success this spring.
We know that people will be after
us and we cant wait, Kurey said.
Te ACC is arguably the
toughest conference in the coun-
try for womens tennis. It boasts
eight schools in the ITA Top 25
rankings, including Tech at No.
20. Te team knows this will be
the toughest the ACC has ever
been with the addition to Notre
Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh to
the ACC.
Te ACC is such a competi-
tive tennis conference. Going into
the conference season, you know
that you are always going to have
tough matches every weekend.
We always have to be prepared
no matter what team we have that
day cause anything can happen,
Kurey said.
Te Lady Jackets will have
their hands full this weekend with
the competition at the Michigan
Invitational. Michigan comes into
the spring ranked eleventh, but
a frst place fnish this weekend
could mean that this young Tech
team has made signifcant strides
since fnishing 15-10 overall as a
team last season.
We are so excited about the
future of this program. We have
so much young talent on the team
right now and of course our awe-
some senior captain, but with
more great young talent coming
in the next year, the future is look-
ing so bright for the GT Womens
Tennis program, Kurey said.
On the seven person roster
for the Jackets, there is only one
senior, Switzerland native Mu-
riel Wacker, the lone captain of
the team. Te rest of the roster is
made up of freshman and sopho-
mores. Kurey and Woodard were
a part of the No. 1 ranked 2012
recruiting class and last years
class featuring Rasheeda McAdoo
and Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer was
ranked No. 6 in the nation, ac-
cording to tennisrecruiting.net.
McAdoo is the daughter of NBA
Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo and
led the team with nine singles
wins during the fall.
After this weekends invi-
tational, the Jackets go frst to
Nebraska for the ITA Kick-Of-
Weekend then to Charlottesville
for the ITA National Team In-
doors before starting conference
play. During conference play, the
Jackets boast a home schedule
that features nationally ranked
opponents like Georgia, Clemson,
North Carolina and Duke.
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Jackets dominated on glass, fall to Panthers
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Te Jackets fell to 10-7 (1-3 ACC) after
sufering an 81-74 loss to No. 22 ranked
Pittsburgh Panthers. Senior guard Trae
Golden led the Jackets with 22 points on
6-16 shooting and sophomore guard Mar-
cus Georges-Hunt added 13 points. Pitt
was led by senior forward Talib Zanna
who scored 22 points on 8-10 shooting to
go along with a team high nine rebounds.
Forward Lamar Patterson had 12 points for
the Panthers, all coming in the second half.
Pittsburgh has built a great program.
Tey play with great toughness. Tey share
the ball well. Tey know exactly who they
are and they rarely take a bad shot. Te guys
know whos getting the shots, so theyre
always in good position to rebound, said
Coach Brian Gregory.
Pitt opened up the scoring on a layup
by Zanna and would take a 9-4 lead at the
15:30 mark on a three pointer by guard
James Robinson. Tech took their frst lead
with 10:20 remaining after a Kammeon
Holsey dunk that put the Jackets up 14-13.
Te lead lasted just 22 secondsDerrick
Randall responded with a dunk of his own
to put the Panthers back up by one. After
starting the game 0-4, down by two, sopho-
more guard Chris Bolden connected on a
three point attempt to put the Jackets up
19-18 with 7:46 left in the frst half. Bolden
fnished just 1-8 on the game. Georges-
Hunt hit a three at the 7:09 mark to put
the Jackets up 22-20, but then the Techs
ofense went cold, not scoring for the next
3:49. Tech ended the half on a 6-2 run to
take a 35-32 halftime lead.
Sophomore guard Solomon Poole
missed his second straight game due to mi-
graines, and senior guard Jason Morris was
also out after sufering minor injuries in a
car wreck. Having already lost Travis Jor-
genson and Robert Carter Jr. to season end-
ing injuries, Tech was limited in this game.
With freshman forward Quinton Stephens
picking up three fouls in just fve minutes
of play in the frst half, Tech was forced to
play players like junior guard Stacey Poole
Jr. at the forward position, a position he is
not accustomed to playing.
Defnitely [not used to playing it],
Gregory said. Still I thought we got good
minutes from Corey [Heyward]. Hes com-
ing on pretty good for us. And we had
some guys that didnt get to play as many
minutes because they werent as focused as
they needed to be defensively and they got
in foul trouble. Q [Quinton Stephens] only
played 10 minutes and he had fve fouls.
We need him out there and he stretches the
court. It takes away a lot of our stuf when
hes not able to play at that spot for us.
Pitt started the second half on a 9-2
run, fve of the points coming from Zanna.
Stephens would break the run on a three
pointer from the left corner to cut the Pan-
thers lead to 41-40 with 15:06 remaining.
Stephens picked up his fourth foul with
13:09 remaining. After Stephens three,
Pitt went on a 18-5 run over the next eight
minutes to increase their lead to 59-45.
Back-to-back layups by Holsey pulled the
Jackets within ten with 7:11 remaining. Pitt
maintained a steady lead for the next few
minutes as both teams traded baskets. Tech
would cut the lead to just fve on a Golden
three with 49 seconds left in the game, but
two free throws by Zanna put the game out
of reach for the Jackets.
Te story of the night for the Jackets
was rebounding. Tech was out-rebounded
38-18 for the game, and 19-6 in the second
half. Pitt fnished the game with 22 second
chance points. Losing Carter Jr. was def-
nitely part of the reason Tech struggled on
the glass. According to Georges-Hunt it is
difcult to replace his nine rebounds per
game. Gregory did think this was a valid
excuse for getting out-rebounded by such a
wide margin.
It doesnt matter if you have fve guards
out there, you gotta hit people, you gotta
get to the ball and you gotta pursue it. You
gotta fnish the defensive possession with
a rebound and we didnt do that. So you
can make excuses with the injuries or what-
ever, but you gotta fght on the glass and
we didnt have that so Im disappointed in
that, Gregory said.
Hoerner awaits frst season as Tech coach
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With a new softball season comes a new
head coach. Coach Shelly Hoerner will
begin her frst season as the head coach of
the Tech softball team this coming season.
After a disappointing season last spring,
which saw Tech fnish with 25 wins and 30
losses, Athletic Director Mike Bobinski de-
cided to hire a new coach.
Hoerner, who was the head coach at the
College of Charleston for the past eight
years, saw the position as a great opportu-
nity for her career, and knew she had made
the right choice after a visit to Tech.
Once I stepped foot on campus here,
it was phenomenal. Te administration, to
the atmosphere, and to the academics obvi-
ously, that was huge. Just what Tech soft-
ball has done in the past intrigued me and
obviously its a great conference and school
to be at, Hoerner said.
Te ffth full-time head coach in Tech
softball history, Hoerner replaces Sharon
Perkins, who had seven successful years at
Tech. Perkins led the Jackets to three ACC
Championships, won three ACC Coach of
the Year awards and made consecutive ap-
pearances in the NCAA tournament her
frst six years.
Its a tough act to follow, Hoerner ad-
mitted.
Hoerner also praised Tech for its long
history of great coaches. Ehren Earleywine,
the coach before Perkins, ran Techs pro-
gram for fve seasons at Tech and went on
to run a top program at the University of
Missouri.
Hoerner comes in with solid credentials
as well. She led the College of Charleston
to three consecutive 37 win seasons, includ-
ing two fnals appearances in the Southern
Conference Tournament. In 2007, Hoerner
won the Southern Conference Coach of the
Year award.
Hoerner hopes to lead Tech to the post
season and make appearances in the NCAA
Regionals and Super Regionals.
We want to continue the success thats
been here, but even take it a step further,
Hoerner said.
Hoerner has also brought in two new
assistant coaches with her. Assistant Coach
Jake Jury comes in from Hoerners staf
at College of Charleston as an outfelder
coach.
Weve worked together for fve years.
And trusting in coaches is important, Ho-
erner said.
She noted that the trust amongst the
coaching staf will help to make this team
successful. Charlotte Morgan, who was an
All-American at the University of Alabama,
will be the new pitching coach. Overall,
Hoerner is excited to see what this coach-
ing staf can do.
Tis team has blue collar players and
blue collar assistants who just want to get
down to it and work hard, Hoerner said.
While the Jackets may not have had the
results they wanted last year, their roster is
still a strong one. Senior shortstop Ashley
Tomas won the ACC Player of the Year
award last year as a junior, making her the
fourth consecutive Jacket player to win the
award. Coach Hoerner sees seniors Tom-
as, catcher Aslysha Rudnik and outfelder
Hayley Downs as the teams leaders.
Teyve been here when this program
has won. Teyve been here through the
hard times. Tey are very hard workers,
which are my kind of players. Tey want
to win, they know what it takes to win, and
they want to have fun, and they also just
want to enjoy the game, Hoerner said.
She also noted that Tomas, Rudnik
and Downs have responded positively to
a new coach in their fnal season, and that
their work ethic has set a good example for
the rest of the team.
I want to see what they can do on a dai-
ly basis, said Hoerner, when asked about
Techs schedule this season.
Tech will face tough competition in
ACC play as well as against successful pro-
grams at the University of Arizona and the
University of Alabama. However, Hoerner
stressed that the team treats each game the
same.
I want us to get better every game, said
Hoerner.
Hoerner also had a message to the fans.
Come out and support us. We are a
blue collar, hardworking team, Hoerner
said. We are excited when we play and that
will transfer over to the fans. You will enjoy
watching us play, because our team is going
to be fun to watch. We like to run and we
can hit the long-ball.
Te team begins its season on Feb. 8 at
home against Missouri State.
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