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Ongoing concerns regarding consistent false fire alarms have persisted for many years.
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On Nov. 8, four representatives of Techs Office of Government and Community Relations
(GCR) gathered to educate students and faculty about the connections between Tech and the
world around it.
The representatives focused on
delineating the role GCR plays
in the interactions between Tech
and the outside world. According
to Dene Sheheane, GCRs vice
president, the office is focused
on enhancing Georgia Techs
reputation and image. Sheheane
described the office as a threelegged stool, referring to the
Community, State, and Federal
Relations branches which respectively work with the City of Atlanta, the state government and
the federal government.
Chris Burke, GCRs Community Relations Director, explained
that his branch engage[s] at the
community level, with efforts
falling into two primary categories: business engagement, which
involves working with businesses
to encourage them to incorporate
talented students and faculty in
internships, co-ops and research
initiatives; and community outreach, which involves promotion
of Tech and STEM education in
various Atlanta communities.
Burke said that the Institute is
often the carrot to lure businesses
into the city. As a result, Burke
elaborated, Atlanta leaders view
Tech as a valuable economic asset
to the city.
While discussing GCRs community outreach, Burke explained
The Office of Government and Community Relations works heavily with the state government.
The office gave an informative talk on its relationships with local and state level bodies.
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Friday,
November 11, 2016
Addressing views on
sexual assault
We are PAUSE (People Against candidly downplayed the gravitas
Unwanted Sexual Experiences), of rape with no supporting data to
and we are tired. We are tired of fact check its validity. This most
seeing you use your news source recent article of yours tells us to
as a means of posting harmful assume every accused person is
opinions that at the least, do a dis- innocent until proven otherwise,
service to our student body and when statistics show that over 90
at the worst actively harm survi- percent of claims are substantivors of sexual violence. Publishing ated. We are told to question the
poorly worded, unsubstantiated judicial system, which time and
articles is not only dangerous but time again, has proven its ineffialso a false representation of our cacy by allowing rapists their freecampuss beliefs.
dom with minimal
Over the last
consequence.
year, you have
Sexual assault ... is We would like
posted
multiple
to provide you
no joke. and your readers
stories that both
directly and inwith some facts,
PAUSE provided by the
directly promote
(PEOPLE AGAINST National Sexual
a victim-blaming
climate that diUNWANTED SEXUAL Violence Resource
minishes the heiEXPERIENCES) Center. Fact one:
nous crime that
One in five women
is sexual assault
and one in 16 men
on Techs campus. Starting with will be sexually assaulted while
your article, Expelled student in college. Fact two: Over 60
speaks about his OSI ruling in percent of sexual assaults go unreOctober 2015 (Volume 101, Issue ported. Fact three: Only 28 per13), you have cultivated a sense of cent of sexual assault reports are
animosity towards the survivors of falsely made.
sexual assault that chose to make
Why did your news source
the brave decision of speaking out choose to publish an article that
against their assailants.
fights for assumed innocence
That following spring, in your when over 90 percent of sexual
April Fools edition, you posted a assault reports are proven true?
satirical article about banning By fighting for the rights and inalcohol from campus because it nocence of someone accused of
led to an increase in sexual as- sexual assault, you are simultanesault (Volume 101, Issue 26). ously marginalizing the survivor.
Sexual assault is a direct result of Having to endure the trauma of
the assaulter, not alcohol, and it is sexual assault and having authorno joke.
ity doubting a survivors experiThis fall, weve seen an article ence is the reason 63 percent of
that dismissed trigger warnings such cases go unreported.
(Volume 102, Issue 5), an article
The underlying problem is not
that very poorly defended the idea in our judicial system but in how
of feminism (Volume 102, Issues society views the injustice done to
4 and 8), and most recently, an ar- survivors of sexual violence. By
ticle that fought for assumed in- having a news source that consisnocence of rapists (Volume 102, tently victim-blames, discredits
Issue 12). While disappointed in and creates doubt against victims
these publications, we were very of sexual assault when there are
pleased to see your anonymous facts that say otherwise, you are
submission from a rape survivor siding with the 90 percent of rap(Volume 102, Issue 9).
ists that you believe should be asWe even brought up the story sumed innocent.
at our meeting to show that the
Technique, we challenge you
Technique had some redeeming to become a news source that has
qualities that promoted campus integrity and value when addressinclusivity and a safe environment ing such a serious topic as sexual
to discuss difficult topics. You can assault.
imagine our disappointment when
To survivors of sexual assault,
the story had been redacted with we apologize for the uncertainty
no explanation. This was shortly our school casts on your experifollowed by the publication of the ences. We stand by you. We beAssumed Innocence article that lieve you.
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// OPINIONS
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ZAHRA KHAN
STAFF WRITER
It is a problem that is
becoming increasingly palpable in the United States
after Trumps victory was
announced late Tuesday
night. Protests sprung up
in liberal urban centers and
college campuses around
the country. Clinton asked
for Americans to stand together in the wake of her
loss. Even Trump recognized that the country was
too divided when he spoke
in Detroit in September.
Clinton and Trump
identified one of the biggest
problems with the way the
U.S. and its government are
structured; we are too ideologically split. On Wednesday morning, Obama delivered a statement calling
for all Americans to come
together and stand in solidarity. However, the U.S.
government has been a
quagmire of bipartisan politics for many years.
Shortly after Obama was
elected president, the 2010
midterm elections determined the House majority
to be Republican. In 2012,
the elections again resulted
in a Republican majority
in the House of Representatives. It is becoming increasingly rare for members
WILL FINCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Democracy is the worst
government, except for all
the others.
After 18 months of what
some might very well call
one of the most divisive
campaigns in U.S. history,
all has screeched to a sudden halt. The vacuum left
by the elections political
conflict is unquestioningly
going to have to be filled
with something, which will
only be more political discourse if action is not taken
by President-Elect Donald Trump in addition to
American citizens.
So far, Trump, Obama
and Clinton have all agreed
on one thing: that unifying the country is a priority.
But our future commanderin-chief will only be able to
do so much in terms of the
U.S. political landscape,
potentially the most impactful of which would be
to set a clear and definite
example for the American
people by demonstrating a
standard for himself of gracious professionalism.
By putting progress and
cooperation above the admittedly numerous and
varied political differences
and points of contention
that divide the many and
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Attention: millennials do
care about politics
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The 2016 elections on Tuesday saw the ascension of several senators that collectively
represent a number of minorities. Tammy Duckworth, senator-elect of Illinois, is a double-amputee, while Catherine
Cortez Masto, senator-elect of
Nevada, will soon become the
first Latina woman ever in the
Senate. Pramila Jayapal also
became the first Indian American to be elected to the House
of Representatives.
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Life
LIFE EDITOR:
Jon Long
Samira Bandaru
life@nique.net
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CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Instead of somberly wandering
the deserted campus while their
classmates stuff themselves with
turkey and other treats on Thanksgiving, international students will
get the chance to celebrate the
holiday with local families.
As part of the Home for the
Holidays program, about 120 students will be paired with 80 hosts
who are willing to share their
houses with those who cant manage to make it home for the break.
Most students looking to be
paired are graduate students, but
hosts include professors, faculty,
alumni, graduate and undergraduate families, and even higher-up
Tech officials.
The program was initiated in
2014 by Brandie Banner, then
Vice President of SGA, and has
been brought back each year due
to the positive feedback that SGA
has received. Last year, nearly 100
percent of hosts and students said
the program facilitated a positive
exchange of cultures. In the future, SGA intends the program
to be run by the special events
team, since it is becoming more
solidified.
event began in early October. Flyers were put up in dorms and common spaces, and SGA encouraged
academic advisors to send emails
out to those their major.
The process of pairing students
with eager hosts began about a
month ago. The first step is dealing with transportation concerns
A student slices turkey for a Thanksgiving meal. In addition to having the option to
participate in Home for the Holidays, some students opt for a Friends-giving on campus.
LIFE EDITOR
The Technique got to opportunity to speak with Andrew Perry
and Sara Dada, Techs recentlyelected Mr. and Ms. GT, about
their thoughts on the role and
how it relates to their impact on
Techs campus.
Technique: Can you give a
background of yourselves?
Dada: So Im from Marietta,
Georgia. I never really thought
about Tech much in high school,
but I found myself on campus
senior year and fell in love with it.
Since coming to campus, I knew I
wanted to be really involved in as
many things as possible. I didnt really know what those things would
be. It took some time but I eventually found them in the Womens
Leadership
Conference
and
Omicron Delta Kappa. Those have
probably been two of my biggest
involvements on campus. Im
really excited to hopefully graduate
in May, and Id like to work in
global health.
Perry: I was born and raised in
Peachtree City, Georgia. I was born
and raised in a UGA household,
I was told to go there, I was going
to be the worlds best doctor,
bilingual, all that. One campus
tour here and I was sold, I knew
I wanted to come here immediately. During my FASET summer,
I really solidified my love for this
campus. I really owe it to Georgia Tech for being able to find out
what Im strong in and passionate
about. Extracurricular-wise, Im
a new member educator for my
fraternity, as well as a FASET
Sara Dada and Andrew Perry revel in their recent victory of being deemed Mr. &
Ms. Georgia Tech. The two will represent the face and spirit of Techs student body.
// LIFE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The academic rigors of a Tech education are no secret. As Americas
future
workforce
trudges
through its Midtown Atlanta
campus, a common sentiment
begins to form: this place is
stressful. Though opportunities
for extracurricular activities and
exercise are abundant on campus,
one student organization strives to
provide an alternative method for
the Tech community to combat
stress.
The Meditation Club has begun
offering weekly meditation classes
to help teach mindful and
productive meditation but also
to help facilitate the creation of
a community which values what
meditation offers and supports
those who practice it.
Facilitating these classes is
Meditation Club officer, Suraj
Sehgal, who believes community
and a place to practice are the
most important things the classes
offer students.
We spend so much of our lives
constantly busy, engaging with the
outside world nonstop. Honestly,
with the meditation class, I hope
to provide an opportunity for
students to step back and bring
their attention within, to learn
how to spend more time with just
themselves, with no distractions,
Sehgal said.
Not only does this connection
help individuals, but it helps to create a stronger, kinder community,
one which values progress and
presence.
Imagine if Georgia Tech was
known not only for its bright,
passionate, and world-changing
students, but also for having students who are genuine, balanced
and kind, Sehgal said.
// LIFE
Students stop by tents set up along Skiles walkway to try samples of international foods.
The event, which ran from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., celebrated cultures from around the world.
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// LIFE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Shortly before graduation, Alex
Weiss, BME 15, and Ruwan Subasinghe, ME 15, began to contemplate an omnipresent problem
in America often overlooked
food waste. By some estimates, up
to 50 percent of all food grown for
consumers is never eaten and ends
up in the trash.
Eager to act on entrepreneurial
aspirations, the pair used these
statistics as a call to action.
While enrolled in Techs
Startup Lab course, Weiss and
Subasinghe scrutinized the current system of transporting harvested crops over long distances.
Because produce typically travels
hundreds or even thousands of
miles before arriving at a grocery
store, farmers rely on harvesting
crops before they are fully ripe
to account for the shipping time.
Their first idea came in the form
of living packaging allowing
plants to continue to grow during
transit thereby ameliorating the
effects of an early harvest.
Over the next 10 months,
Weiss and Subasinghe used the
multifaceted issue of food waste as
an anchor that would keep them
secured through the turbulent
process of launching a startup.
Utilizing perseverance, creativity,
ample research and the resources
of Create-X, a Tech initiative
fostering student entrepreneurs,
they have created a better way for
consumers to eat fresh produce.
Setting the
Agenda for
the Next
Civil Rights
Movement
Seventy students and thirty faculty will be able to tour Civil Rights sites in
Washington, D.C. Participants will visit the National Museum of African American
History & Culture, the National Mall, and other historic sites. The tour is a
bargain at $100 for students and $150 for faculty. Your fee includes a two-night
stay with breakfast, charter bus service, and tickets to selected venues.
Contact information:
Maria Yagnye myagnye2@gatech.edu
Meagan Banks mbanks34@gatech.edu. 404-894-2561
Will this event require registration?
Students and Faculty may register at diversityprograms.gatech.edu. Registration
will begin on November 14 until capacity is reached. Credit Card Payments will
be accepted through Market Place.
Students who cannot afford the fee can apply for a Parents
Fund for Student Life & Leadership Student Leadership Grant
by November 18 by visiting
https://orgsync.com/129703/forms/188469
Entertainment
technique
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Kara Pendley
Monica Jamison
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Friday,
November 11, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Rules Dont Apply explores
an age where the protestant
revolution strongly shaped how
people dealt with sex. The film
follows the life of Marla (Lily Collins, The Blind Side), a young
Baptist woman and rising starlet who moves to Hollywood to
work with the infamous Howard
Hughes (Warren Beatty, Bonnie
and Clyde). Arriving at the airport, she meets her driver, Frank
(Alden Ehrenreich, Beautiful
Creatures), a young man with a
dream to create his own future.
This movie may be the most
realistic representation of feelings
ever produced. There is character
growth, exploration and understanding. Harsh realities are dealt
with, and the viewer is swept into
the reality of the film.
In true Warren Beatty style,
he spent years creating this masterpiece. He directed, wrote and
starred in the movie and used it
as an outlet to explore the sexual repression of Protestantism
and the intense guilt associated
with sex.
The movie is an incredible nod
to women as Marla is told the
rules dont apply to you. Young
women are being challenged daily
to break the standard rules of
beauty, intelligence, success and
career paths. Tech women choose
to be the exception, and like Marla, inspire others to be as well.
Technique was invited to the
advanced screening and Q&A
session with actor/director/producer Warren Beatty, nominated
14 times for an Academy Award
and for 18 Golden Globe Awards,
and with actors Lily Collins and
Alden Ehrenreich. The screening
was followed by a more intimate
interview session with the three
Photo courtesy of Francois Duhamel-Copyright 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Marla (left) and Frank (right) bond as Frank allows Marla to break the rules by sitting in the front
seat with her driver. Rules Dont Apply comes out on Nov. 23 and speals to all generations.
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// ENTERTAINMENT
MOANA
FROM PAGE 1
Through research on the textiles native to the Polynesian region and consideration of her
activities in the film, Moanas costume was carefully constructed. Moana premieres on Nov. 23.
Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck converse on the steps to the Student Center by the Campanile.
This scene was filmed for the movie The Accountant, which was released Oct. 14.
Technique: As it is a campus,
are you limited to accepting requests to film on campus by the
need to be minimally disruptive?
Do you have to keep filming to
academic breaks, or is that not a
concern?
Greene: We aim to minimize disruption to the campus instruction and research
missions.
We limit filming to times when
the campus is not in an active semester, for example, between semesters and during spring break.
We do have more flexibility if the
production company is interested
is using an event venue.
Technique: How do films request to film on campus? Do requests go through the Space Management Department?
Greene: Currently, permission to film on campus is a joint
responsibility of Capital Planning
and Space Management and Institute Communications.
// ENTERTAINMENT
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// ENTERTAINMENT
Dr. Strange
GENRE: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
STARRING: Benedict
Cumberbatch
DIRECTOR: Scott Derrickson
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 4
OUR TAKE:
WILL FINCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After the arrogant but highly
acclaimed neurosurgeon Stephen
Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch,
Sherlock) loses the greater
function of his hands in a car accident, he grows obsessed with
reversing the damage by whatever
means necessary.
As he pours all of his resources into ineffective surgeries
and pushes his few friends away,
Strange resorts to seeking out a
mysterious Eastern remedy, which
is actually a society of sorcerers.
The desperate doctor begs to be
taught the same power for the sole
purpose of restoring the use of his
hands, but over the course of the
movie, his selfish motivations expand to address something more
evil on the horizon.
At first glance, Doctor
Strange is simply another superhero origin story the seventh,
to be exact. While it does have
unique qualities and flair that
make it stand out among the rest
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the plot structure is not particularly different from the previous six movies.
Therefore, moviegoers should
go into the theater expecting a familiar story, but one that is told in
a more fantastical way think of
The Ancient One shatters Dr. Stranges understanding of the boundaries of reality. Benedict Cumberbatch mystefies audiences as Dr. Strange adds on to the Marvel Universe.
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CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Water polo has arguably grown
in popularity since the Summer
Olympics in Rio; and luckily, the
Tech womens club water polo
team is here to give women the
opportunity to play.
Prior to last spring semester,
the team did not exist. Only a coed club water polo team played on
campus. Ana de Give a former
member of the co-ed team and
now the president of the womens
club water polo team spoke of
the difficulties in initially recruiting women.
A lot of girls were scared to
join because its scary to play with
guys if youre not used to it, de
Give said. So we had a hard time
getting girls [to join], but over
time we started to get some [girls]
going. It got to the point where it
made sense to make a new team.
The new team was chartered in
the spring of 2016, making it one
of the youngest competitive club
teams at Georgia Tech. Starting
with around 10 people, the team
grew to include 25 members, adding 15 women to its ranks since
the start of the fall semester.
Right now, we have more people coming in who actually know
water polo because the sport is
[growing] across the country, de
Give explained.
The team attracts women who
have had some experience in competitive swimming or rowing, but
some tend to not have extensive
Techs womens water polo team poses for a picture after a meet. The team, while still nascent,
is forging the connections and achieving the success it needs to build a strong program.
// SPORTS
Members of the Tech club tennis team pose after finishing play at the USTAs Tennis On Campus
Fall Invitational last month. The fifth-place result bodes well for the teams chances this season.
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// SPORTS
Senior captain Quinton Stephens shoots a free throw in a game last season. Stephens,
who averaged five points per game last season will play a large role on this years team.
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// SPORTS
Jackets
vs
fense earned 518 yards of total offense but had few points to show for
their efforts. Additionally, injuries to
starting center Freddie Burden and
quarterback Justin Thomas caused
the offense to lose its rhythm.
Georgia Tech will need both
players to return against a stout Virginia Tech defense if they hope to
stand a chance. Furthermore, with
the recent announcement that Mills
will begin serving a two-game suspension this Saturday, the offense
will need someone to step up.
The overarching theme from last
week was that both the offense and
defense failed to execute in key situations. This weekend, it will be very
important for the Jackets to make
critical plays.
Like last week, the Jackets are
just one win away from a bowl game,
with three opportunities left to seize
the victory. The Hokies may provide
too difficult a test for Paul Johnsons
Jackets to meet.
Hokies
Sports
NICK JOHNSON
MANAGING EDITOR
At Tech, student-athletes are
students first.
Their grades are not inflated,
they are held to higher standards,
and they do have plans for postgraduation life.
The Technique headed to the
Edge building next to Bobby
Dodd Stadium to speak with the
Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) and student-athletes
themselves to address these myths
and misconceptions.
NCAA COMPLIANCE
To maintain eligibility as a
student-athlete (SA), certain GPA
and degree requirements must be
met. These are set by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) and, therefore, must be
followed across the country.
NCAA compliance for Division I schools has strict guidelines.
In addition to needing a higher
minimum GPA at the end of
freshman year than non-athletes,
SAs must also fulfill progress toward degree requirements.
At least six degree-applicable
hours must be taken each semester, 18 each academic year, and
SAs must be full-time students.
Rising third-years must be at least
40 percent done their degree,
fourth-years 60 percent and fifthyears 80 percent.
The current progress toward
degree requirements were added
in 2003. Previously, recruiters at
many schools brought athletes in
knowing full well that they would
not complete their degrees.
As a result, the NCAA created
the graduation success rate (GSR)
and academic progress rate (APR)
metrics in 2002 and 2003.
GSR is the six-year graduation
rate. The latest data from 2008
shows that the freshman class
of 2008 had a higher GSR than
Techs overall graduation rate.
APR is a more timely measure
of SAs progression toward their
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